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Cycle News 1966 10 20

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,- CIO .... ~ Q., DRAG RACING ~ .... 0) .. 2 • Ql .Q e CYCLE ALLEY S U By Bob EbeliDg Would you believe tbat Murray and Cook tunled an elapsed time of 8.83 seconds? The "Frusllation" did just dlat, but witb a sligbt advantage of 100 feet, Jim Cook twisted tbe wick, fun tilt from below tbe Irwindale drag strip tower and crossed tbe starting line in massive billows of rubber smoke. Wben tbe time was announced, tbose who had not seen bis head start will never recover tbeir normal relaxed expressions and will wonder why tbe Foothill cycle wOJlder can't back it up, When it came to die actual "heads up" eliminations for top fuel Murray & Cook were faced with the rapid Triumph single of Don Harris. Don is a cyclist with many advanced ideas in speed performance that have netted him some great results and today his elapsed times were stopping the clocks at the figure of ten with miles ner hour in the mid-1~0 range. Harris C ~ lo:l :i!: "'~ lo:l ""~ ",« u u 0~ ",J 0", ~o :.. z'" - >u«z "'''' SlHN'S<;;;':~'<''\'' ~'."'~<;";f"'''' '~ _ . , - - - . WANT THE BEST IN CYCLES AND SERVICE? USE THE DEALER & SERVICES DIRECTORY • lfACIf efeU eDlTfR CANOGA PARK 1'1I11 Uaa 01 PM• •d A_• • f. ALL IlRA.DS SpacI.11lal la Ii. . . N. . . . '50 ~1tY""'ERIALIlEACH tn414Z3-1Dl a. 1'i"1fl1l1,"fiM" ~ "Ui. ~~ 7233 CANOGA AVE,346-3700 - Do WHEELIES t - Wanta - .. • --First install a BARNETT AVA1LA8LE~NUTCH BTIE CLUTCH PLATE KIT .. Yanaha 19&1 anll later 21iOcc - a05cc .dels. G\f . l'~_ u ;;tr ~ ...-J.C7I1'NfRI" RIDERS SEE YOUR DEALER. WE DO NOT SELL RETAIl. ~'o., ••• c. •••••,•• - - HOTSHOE - 4915 PACIFIC BLVD., VERNON. CALIFORNIA, PHONE: 589-5488 - T-SHIRTS!! Here's a lnall new item _lie awailaMe to JOU hm CJcle News... a top-qualilJ, combed celli. T-silirt willi a rider in red leathers bo" ....ting it on tile back. lbe nllDber plate is IIlank so Jou can ink-in JO'" I . Ir Jour favorite racer's . .lIer, Available in sizes medillD, lqe IIId extra large, QuantiIJ is liIllited, so get Jour 0 rder in now! I I STREET BIKES ... 2.00 THE SMALLEST --_.--- ------ - -------. each ~------------CYCLE NEWS FIND CHECK DR 110. FOR 6477 LONG BEACH BLVD.

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