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BAD A Photos by Dennis Greene Abovr. A Ie. 01 the many Joust.s. Below: Walt Fulton Jr.. SOcc conqueror., At least a half a dozen new names ca e over the road racing horizon and are on their way to future stardom if performance and results from last Sunday's AMA sportsman road races at Carlsbad can be used as a measuring guide. Names such as 8ill Manley, Gene Romero, Eddie Wirth, Dave Smith, Steve Pederson, Johnny Apple and Dave Damron are just a few of the over 100 riders who rode like coming national champions in the now-monthly races hosted by the Playbovs M.C. • 'three of the new Kawasakis were on M I ey won hi s fi rs. roa d race an hand looking exceptionalIy fast for a ever with a great ride, winning first time effort, without fairings. . ... h d Steve Pederson and Steve MacLaughover Eddi e MuIdenn Wle eat an lin both broke out the new factory rigs semi and then coming back in the with Pederson pulling a second to Smith. ... For the second straight month Mac open cI ass fi naI to ou tl ast Wle Laughlin fell off hard but again walked hard charging and fast improving away. He spilled in the final on the first turn and the machine could not be Gene Ro mero. repaired in time to re-enter tbe race on fSUZUKl1 ! .l --~ -. . --I ~ solo uz I I I I I I I I While Manley's NDrton was always just out Df reach frDm the Triumph Tigers it was Wirth and JDhnny Apple who gave Romero the run fDr second place gold in the big bike chase Dver the Carlsbad natiDnal circuit. These three riders made a trophy dash out Df the ten-mile final with secDnd and thi rd place changing hands as Dften as a dollar bill. Wirth appeared to wrap UP secDnd Dn the final lap and was hDlding a seven length lead with only a half a lap to gD when RDmerD full bored the rest of the way tD nip Eddie by half a wheel at the line. Apple was mDre than a clDse fDurth. Mulder and Manley agaill gave the crDwd a thrill in the heat and semi with both riding. the rear wheel on every lap between the number Dne and tWD turns. Mulder's full bore broadslides Dn pavement thrDugh the number one CDmer will have tD be seen to be believed. This style may nDt be accepted in some quarters of road racing but it mDre than pleases the paying customers. Eddie came up with problems in the semi and did nDt ride the final but still kept way UP in the newly established PDint standings fDr the nDW monthly events. In The Lightweights It was strictly a Dave Smith affair in the Grand Prix 250cc class with young Dave Smith the class Df the shDw. Dave finished fourth a month agD in the main event but had it all to himself this time Dut. He's the tDP rated threat to bring the Daytona nDvice titfe back to Calif. fDr the second straight year next month. * : * PRADO PARK FE8. 12 175 AM-EX MO'fO 1. Dave 8rooks - 8al * : * : * * : * : * : * : * : * : * * : 200NOVMQTO 1. Stan Rogers 2. Secondo Colnmbem 3. Dave Knhnhoff 4. Russ McGowen 5. Bob Rochwik 6. Ray Nakamoto 7. John Hawley 8. Joe Pender 200 AM-EX MOTO 1. ,Jeff Runyan 2. Joe Hamilton 3. Rick Dnlkee 4. 8rad Stankey 5. :Jim Paalnott : II overall (1st in New Rider Div.) in the 250cc combined AMA road races at Carlsbad Raceway Sun., Feb. 12th. Jim"s huslin' X-6 is normally at home on a dirt track, but REAL horsepower works I anywhere. Being your Suzuki in and Jim will make it go just a's I ~t~M& IT'S UP TO YOU TO RIDE IT! I I i iL_________ _ ---i CE~.!RER I 515 N. VICTORY BLVD. BURBANK, CALIF. 145-3771 149-7295 I __ ••• And the Little 8ikes Action in tbe Ultra-Lightweight class for machines under 250cc found Dave Damron on a fleet 150cc Suzuki carrying away the honors in the 200cc class with a smooth effortless ride. Paul Wilde wheeled a Yamaha 80 into the win in the 100cc class against some of the 90's and 100's with the veteran dirt tracker looking like a road racer all the way. Daytona champ Walt Fulton dropped down to the 50cc class this time and turned hack January winner -Old- John Hateley. Fulton on the Suzuki and Hateley on the Yamaha 50 'rode them as if tbey were 500cc machines and whizzed by many of their larger counterparts. Glory For the Headlight Set I., The popular production class for street machines 250cc and under again proved to be a training ground for many new riders. For the second straight month Dave Damron captured the 250cc class final with a 15 inch Suzuki with dirt tracker Randy Say trying road racing fDr the first time and finishing a clDse second. Both say and DamrDn gDt off in the heat race bu t gDt back up to transfer and run one-two in th e final. MDnte Pierce was a two class winner first in tbe Grand Prix class Dn a racing equipped Bultaco and then came back to run a production Bultaco in for the win in the 125cc class. DDn Thomas trophied fDr the second straight month. this time he WDn the prDductiDn class Dn his Yamaha in the 100cc division. c***************************************~ : Jim Bassey (our ·Walter Mitty- Service Mgr.) blasted to a second the re-start. * JUST A fEW WINNING: * : _ - 8uI 8n1 8n1 801 801 8uI 8uI 8ul _ _ _ _ 8nI 801 8n1 8ul 8nI ~ NOY MAIN BULTACOS: * 4. 5. 6. 7. Chuck Thompson Frank Chauen John Colubero Pete Antisto 8. Jim 8utler 250 AM MOTO 1. John Lohor 2. Bob Ledford 4. Dewayne Lnndberg 6. Ron Moore _ _ _ _ 8uI 801 8uI 8n1 - 801 - 8uI 8ul 8n1 8nI : * * : * * : : * * * CARLS8AD RACEWAY FEB. 12 : U5cc G.P. CLASS 1. Monty Pierce - 8nI 125c~200cc PROD CLASS 1. Monty Pierce . - 8nI : : * : * * BULTAC~'ESTERN t : PO 9-0441 BaI~West II '-1I'f4IU :: ., IUIV\ * '* ****************************************: 1. Sandy Rainey 2. Mike Smith _ 8nI - 8uI 3. Secondo Colambero - 8uI Call ... lor yo... IlUrest Ballt-T.&o Deal.