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Cycle News 1966 11 17

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• SUZUKI X and MORTON X-6 -6 ~ . ~ ~ I ~ ~ ; Mike Morton and Suzuki lIare blasted away best track and rounded out season Novice Miie Morto. a. S.ZIti 'ave 'lasted awa, tile hst of tract records aid r...'" OIt a great seaso. of "o.e f."racking in winner's . flattractillfl i. tile wi•• r's circle. Friday igllt JJ, at Ascot Pari Califor' ano er eyent frida, nigll' Noy. Jl, 1966 a' Asco' Pari in Gardena, (alifor' was tile scene of ano""er tllilling Novice main even' win by Mike Morton and lIis teamma'e Suz ki 1-6 Hustler. This was "'e , st night of flattracl radng a' Ascot for tile las' nigll' flattrack at Asco' lJy IIis teammate Suzuki Hus"er. Tllis this year as well as 'he (alifonia Slate Half-mile Championship, which Mor'on and Suzulri ran away wi'h in 'lie the Califor '0 State Suzuki witll the tIIis wllich Morton Novice class. The combination of fan'astic piloting and tile security of dependabilty 'enea'" IIim, put Mor'on and Tile fantastic dependalJil'y beneatll him, pu' Morton Suzulri far allead of 'lie pack. The fine mechanics of U.s. Suzuki Mo'or (orp. employees, Allen Goslee and Jim Suzuld for ahead the pacl. Tile mecllanics Motor Corp. 81ack, put feathers in their caps "'is night. Toge"'er Mor'on and the Suzulri 1-6 smaslled 'lie old Noyice one this nigllt. Togetller Morton tile Blacl, pu' fea,IIers tIIeir tile Suzuki 1-6 lap 'racl record ('ha' Mor'on set las'montll)of 23:93 to a new record of a fas' 23: 74. track (that Morton se' lastmonfh)of fast Then Mor'on and Suzuli wen' on to furtller victory, by IJrealing the Novice 5 lap Tllen Morton Suzuki went lJy breaking tile ~ record 'llat they "'emselves se' las' Sept. 9, a' 2.07 to a new blazing 2.02 and fas'er that tIIey themselyes set last faster ~ 9, at IJlaling IIIan all lllree Ama'eur big lJile heal races. I tIIan tllree Amaleur lJig bike Ilea' ! U. S. Suzuki '0 I '0 '0 Motor Corporation ~ 13767 Freeway Dr. Santa Fe Springs, SUZUKI ~ Calif. SUZUKI _OTOR IIIIOTOR CO.. LTD. ~ oo; L TEST-RIDE THE X-6 HUSTLER AT YOUR DEALER -~~--- lZ'Zti

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