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.. «:> ., "" '" ASCOT SHORT TRACK Coat. from 16 esperiaced sIII)lt tladters 1m. the local ACA po.,. • The Kamikaze pilots, who are used to riding the bigger jobs every week, once again gave a displa,y of riding and a public showing to the fans in the stands and over a million people watching TV. why they are still the best going when it comes to racing on a dirt oval on any size cycle and any size tmck. They won six ont of tea beat races, took three out of !be four places iD !b.e trophy dasb and Iben capped off !he first Asoot sbort track by takiDg tea of !be top twelve places iD !he 15 lap "A" liDal event. Northern California did not have its two aces, Dick Dorresteyn and Rich Faria. entered for some reason but did send well seasoned Butch Corder, Phil Cancilla and Duane Francisco. plus a novice by the name of Jim Odom. ~ Rapid Novice Surprisingly it was up to Odom to carry the northern honors and that he did doing an extra fine job of riding all afternoon against the easoned veterans from the south. The Suzuki green plate won his heat race. placed second in the trophy dash and then ran a solid second in the 15 lap feature that hosted the front runners from the four semi-main events. Class of tbe entire field "'as Cbris Draayer wbo posted the fastest beat race time, "'9n !he dash and tben came back to run away wilb !be feature main event of !be afternoon. 'The closest race of the day came in the "B" final. made up of ridem who did not finish high enough in the semi's to transfer to the "A" final. Butch Corder tagged Dua.ne Francisco for the win on the last lap and the two crossed the line tied together. Lots of Entries 110 riders showed up for the first A scot short track to prove once and for all that there are more than enoogh riders and lightweight machines in the area to hold this type of race OIl a more regular basis. The TV people(Channel 5)who taped the show, stated afterwards that it was their best show by far for the followers of the In be. A good indicatioo of DJJre to come in the near future. (Results on page 16) RIDE Top: Looks awful, but sIIucks, It doa't burt. IIlddle: TlOphy dash.s Rick Woods (30), and PaUl WIlde shaNd lbe r. .ards of 'IIclOlJ. Bottom: K..... sh...m (35x), . . tile 250 ChamplOllshlp on a ne. Gte..,... SOUTH GATE RACEWAY CHAMPIONSHIP ... • TODAY • • • SPECIFICATIONS SIIeclal Jim.5, Aile, YII" piHs. • Enatne: Vertical twin - air cooled - light aliDy aonstruction C8rburetion: TWo l~" Amal Monobloc Ipltlon: One coil-battery-contac:t breaker .... II stnIIIe: 75mm II 74nvn HorsepcMer. 53 l'hi- I It: 654cc (40 cu. in.) EIectrlaI ~ 12 volt, AC/OC I 'nIIiD:: 9 to 1 EIltiIIust systIInCTwin downswept pipes V. . . .-r: Overtlmd valves Gui1IDIl: 4 speed with footI:ha'1(l8 c:.n dalp: Full performance 1st gear - 2.51 (final - 12.t2) EftIlIM Il.dutIch mID: "2.01 !IU ~d gear 1.60 (final 7.79) GurboIl QlUnlIi!rshaft sprodret: 20T 3rd gear 1.14 (final 5.58) BoIt-on rut wIteet SIIIIIdIet: 47T 4th gear 1.00 (final 4.87) Wheel...., 56" 1 speedometer:- ISO mph ~ Illn&th: 85 ,4" TIIChometer: 10.000 rpm Gniuriit - - - 8" Wheels: Front - WM2 x 19 WIll&hI= _390 Ibs. Rear _ WM3 x 11: SUi ~ 33 ir>ches (anladen) Tires: Front - 3.25 x 19 Dunlop ribbed Seat: Dual style Rear - 4.00 x 18 Dunlop K70 CentIlr stMId/side stand: Color: Flamboyant red. white pinline trim Gas t8,*= 3 gal. and lots of chroine 01 t8nIl: 2'h quarts C1utcll: Multipie disc. Ha""""'-: Hi A ten desilln Cui,.. &SA MOTORCYCLES - WESTERI .811331" 2145 E. Hmllgfl8 anft, ....... calif. DIll I.2JJ) 35iH21l THURSDAY night, October 27th. saw the short track championship decided at South Gate with some of the top name riders in ACA dirt tracking fighting for the top. Paul Wilde was outstanding in both the 50cc main and the lOOcc classes. He went home with the greatest share of the gold. Paul has just built a brand new . JAP-type fmme for his lOOcc Yamaha. It looks as if this -is the ans wer for SOuth Gate. The machine seemed to handle better and accelerated quicker out of the corners than the rest of the equipment. Rick Woods returned after being awa,y for a month with a broken collarbone and captured the 250cc trophy dash. In the 250cc B Main. a new rider just up from Peru and riding his second flat track event in the United States. Coco Campbell on a Honda, was the winner, followed by Jim Connolly. Connolly led the B Main for the first three laps and Coco had been running in fifth spot but worked his wa,y through the pack to take the win. The last event at SOuth Gate was a little disappointing. For some reason. the water truck mysteriously disappeared and the dust cloud could be seen for several miles. At first, it was thought the event would have to be called because of the danger of the riders not being able to see _ each other, but after the practice session. most of the loose dust had" been blown away, the course developed a cushion and the dust was very light. (Results on page 16) LOll Beach HONDA _ _