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MEET THE RACERS
By Stall Corree
Is Mike Lane for real? This was the qnestion asked by many of.
the frostbitten spectators who braved the cold to witness the monthly
bash presented by the Bakersfield Sprockets.
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JOHN CARTER #49r
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J ohn Is one of those rare native
Califo rnians. born In Glendale , July 2.
1944. He is dar!< haired, of s li ght build.
soft s poken and very easy to like.
Joh n' s mother and dad now make thei r
home in Monroe . Oregon . His dad Is an
a vid motorcycl e fan. who partici pates
in TT ' s and scrambles events there.
John ha s a younger brother who is now
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In Ute Navy.
J oho began his rac in g by riding
scrambles for a yea r and then gettin g
into it profess iona ll y in 1965. His
Novice number was 254r and he rode a
Harley-Davidson. He became a Amate ur
this year and now rides a BSA In flattrac k. Next year, 1967. he will be an
Ex pert and may gil to T riumph on Ute
Y.z-mile. but Utls . is not definite. John
got into pro racing simply becau se he
like to rid e and had always wanted to
for as long as he can remembe r.
Of all types of racing. he likes ha lfmil e an d road racing Ute best. Sacramen to , the mile track. Is his favorite
rac e track though , This yea r' s Na tional
ther e was his first Amateur National
win and Ute biggest and most Utrill in g
win h e had had . John says his wors t
c ras h in ra cin g wa s at the recent Asco t
short tra ck . John says he just for got It
was a \
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