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• They'll race just about .y.rythlne at Lone Beach (durine Intermission, that Is)_.__ Above, Elliott Schultz, thrM WhMls It. Bottom right, Randy Say unicycle.. AlIa c;. _d w: A _ I••f ladoor ad'an and ,pili .. (59) Skip Van L...... wI,h., (20) _Ida't da tIIat. LeatIIer, daa't Ilv. eaad tradlon. Above: Butch Corder, two in a row lor the Northern Star. Sacramento's Butch Corder became the first rider at the '67 Lonr; Beach indoor races to win two main events in the 250cc class. Bntch madeit two straight last Saturday night on his light, fast Triumph Cub. A combination of Goodyear two-ply road racing tires and -Liquid rosin· did the traction trick for Butch. It was the fourth straight time the north has defeated the south in the 250 final. Earlier, it appeared that the southern riders wollld finally break the hold as top point riders from Disl. 36, Jim Odom, Phil Cancilla and Dick Mann were all three eliminated from the main event in the semi-mains, Corder and one time main event winner Mert Lawwill carried the banner for the north and took two of the top three finish spots with Rebel Jack O'Brien scoring a distant second to put the only dent in the northern combine. spills and crasbes witb no less tban THUMPS Blasting Butcb won four straigbt races during tbe evening tbat saw a record 170 riders tum out for tbe next to last race of tbe '67 Winter season. Along the way to top spot in tbe pay line the pride of sacramento won his beat race. semi-main event. tropby dasb and final! O'Brien and Lawwill also ran 2-3 to Corder in tbe dasb event tbat pits the fastest semi winners against eacb otber for tbree Quick rounds and a chance to kiss a buxom lass wbo is always on band to pass out tbe tropbies. While tbe south was again being sbot down in flames in tbe 250cc class tbe locals kept area bonor alive onc e again by turning back ail invaders in tbe ultraligbtweight 100cc division. A new winner comes up every week and tbis time it was Dan Kelly. tbe second amateur to ever win a main event attbe borne of slides and crasbes. Old Kel bested previous main event winner Gene Romero and converted TI'er Skip Van Leeuwen in tbe eigbt lap final for his first win behind tbe yellow plate. Novice Rick Woods upset Kelly and experts Van Leeuwen and Dusty Coppage to win tbe dasb for tbe second straight week in the little bomb class. Tbe fatality rate was just as high in tbe 100cc class as far as point leaders fighting their way into the final. Point leader Ralpb White and runner-up Russ Robinson botb watcbed tbis one from tbe pits after getting bounced and banged out of tbe final. The fast-moving program witb tbe. record entry also had a new high in fifty-two riders hitting tbe concrete sometime between 8:30 p.m. and 11 p.m! Again there were no injuries of any type. Tbe action was viewed by AMA Executive Secretary, Bill Beuy. wbo stated after tbe sbow that be had never seen so many races in one evening in bis entire life. Come back on Feb. 4tb. Bill. for tbe season cbampionsbip wben tbe entry list sbould bit 200! (Results on page 12)