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... ... " llll III Q, ... ... .-: ... .. 0) ... oCl S u 0 ~ fo) :c: fo) -.J CJ :.. ~ By stan Coffee The Sprockets of Bakersfield retamed to daytiae action SlIIlday, the sixteenth of October and with some olle hllluired aad twenty riders sigaed is, the action was hot, heavy and swift. As so often happens lately. the twobundreds and two-rtrtys provided most or the excitement. Tracy Bright was tile 'Big G...• among the two-bundreds. 'Ibis young amateur put fnrth a masterI'ul perfonnance and was a picture nf • full-Jock· sliding perfection as be sailed through bis first two beats _ molested and 'cooled it· in the IiDaI moto flK a first overall. Tracy is fittee n years old and be has three mort! years to practice up for Ascot and San Gabriel. then - watch out! Yanillg in the Sweeper Mike Couch. who finished second in the two-tift' novice go. could almost consider himself first. because GalY McLartY was so far ahead of the pack on bis ·Husky· that he really couldn't be considered a part of the race or for that matter the entire class. The ~ fifty Novice Main is usually a tight, har~fought, laiock down, slamtBng affair, Int with McLart' on the scene all the action takes place from second place on back. several people claim they saw him yawn in the sweeper. The two-fifty amateur mn was a. near repeat of the novice main at San Gabriel the saturday night before. The only difference being Midge Gritfith who was the third man in the Dan Reed. .T oe Roselleny -UoorOU1Jll' lnsteaQ of Phu Todd. This time Reed came out 00 top with .Gritfith second and Rose bertY on his Benelli riP.bt 00 his wheel for third.. Aller an atended absence Jeff (Mickey Meuse) Sperry retnrned to the Bakersfield track and took no time at all hitting the groove again 00 the Tex Tborpe sprint with Three wire to wire wins in the fifteen-inch expert class. Doo Harms from Fresno 00 another SPrint was second just nosing oot Mike Linthicum. The other classes were by no roeans dull. Ramy Matthews once again swept the boards on his pOteJi: little Bridgestone in the fifty go rounds and Jim Owen and Augry Hensley 00 a matched set of Hodakas took the ninety novice and amateur classes respectively. The Open Finals saw the 'SnortinNorton- of Bill Skinner pot it at Doo cameron for the novice win. and • JakeGr:ilU.th rode the saroe brand to victory over Harlan Hinkley's Triumph in the Expert Division with Ror. Pierce OIl an En1leld headio g the Amateurs. The event was well run with very little tiroe lost between rooms and a great deal of credit must be exlemed to the Sprockets for a first class ~ of mcinl!:. AltllOUIb Sprnck.t. P.-k f.at.... nlcllt tim. action our pbolDcraph" doesn't. TIle.. shots tak.. at til. •• • place •• II.r In lb.....on wb.. ...,. tim. rae.. _ . tile lblnc, Left I. Georp Omo Jr, w.,. Photos IlY Deaais Greene (1lel!Adls ... pace 16) - - - ~ - - - - AVAlLABLE SOON BTlE CLUTCH PLATE KIT fw Yamaba 1966 and later 260cc - 305cc models. POWER RESEARCH Equlpp.d bikes hit til. winner. clrel.! At POWER RESEARCH you cet no baloney - JUST RESULTS! P.R. equipped bikes Include 1965 & 1966 A.C.A.. Road Radnc Clullnpl_. (50ee, l00cc, 12see) Twa Bolll\llyflle Record hold_., W".. lnC "_X .. d Oe-.t bllIe. IlIdtItinC tile Bultacos of Nell F_CU', Gaorc. W.rk_, ..d _ y odI.s! Get In"" tile pro_ perfar_en crawd T .... y_ twn-eycl. tunlnc lD POWER RESEARCH! POWER RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENT CO. 2S! Ol'llCe Aft., Goleta, CaUt - PlI.llHll~tU RIDERS SEE YOUR DEALER. WE DO NOT SELL RETAIL. - - - 4915 PACIFIC BLVD .. VERNON. CALIFORNIA. PHONE: 589-5488 -'