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'" : CI.. II ~~ ~ YES · n. lIIapall rl& Iuds Prldlllora's Trlllmph hera, 1IIl1ll. at II. ftalsb It was II. alii. way _ 4 Polia-Dots ./e Scr.'''es He'vetia Pad sTMARK BRELSfORD MONTESA-VIVA 250cc UPERT MA'N If anyone was betting on the.AMA Sportsman Road Races in Las Vegas Sunday, Feb. 19, (just friendly wagers. naturally) they were probably giving odds against Buddy Parriott's winning. Thirty-eight year old Parriott, the father of five, had entered his old #1, an elderly Norton, against the latest hot California hardware, notably Eddie Mulder's #12 Triumph, the BSA of Ron Grant and the rapid Honda of Art Baumann. .And there were plenty of dark horse riders in the field who were also capable, by sheer courage if not horsepower, of winning this first motorcycle event on the lush Las Vegas 3-mile course. Well, they would have won a jackpot, because Parriott did romp home the winner after a brilliant road race performance. Lurking in 4th, then 3rd place, while Dale Alexander (883cc H-D) and Mulder (500 Tri.) tussled for the lead, Parriott waited until the 11 th lap of the 15-lap excursion before taking full command of the race. After that, with studied ease, Parriott passed the pair and left them far behind as he crossed the finish line. Parriott also won the Q-200cc main event on a Bultaco, followed by Ron Grant, riding a deceptively stock-looking Yamaha 100 twin. It was Southern California's Swede Savage, propelled by an out-of-thebox Kawasaki who took away the biggest class of all, the 250cc G.P. Swede was followed over by Northern Cal's AFM star Art Baumann on a Suzuki. Tough luck for Art, his Honda 350 tweaked a valve in a preliminary race but not before he startled a few of the guys in the grandstand by his rapid lapping of the unfamiliar course. Another victim of gremlins was Grant's 500cc ride. SIDECAR SPECTACULAR California's sidehack enthusiasts journeyed en masse to the Nevada spa to demonstrate the spectacular show that the three-wheelers can put on. Doug Bingham, a professional builder of sidecar rigs had his new Harley kneeler, co-piloted by Ed Wade and together they led the early laps of the Sidecar Main Event. It took the tried and true Triumph rig of Reg Pridmore and Ernie Caesar to shut the Harley down. But Doug will be back with a few more bugs worked out to take up the challenge again. And Tony Nicosia had to be seen to be believed, hustling to a well-won production main event win on his Suzuki. ST IAY MARE SUNDA Y fEB. 19 1961 PEIIIS VALLEY M.C. TT PERRIS UCETRAU 115cc AM • EX • MAIN s'DEAN HENSLEY MONTESA-VIVA VISIT THE NEWEST .ONTESA DEALER TO SERVE YOU- BILL KRA USE HONDA 1251 S. LalRfA AT CENTURY 'NGLEWOOD.611-0406 618-5035 KUDOS AND CREDITS Although the road races were not as smoothly run as the saturday drags on the same course (reported last week), they served as.a perfect ice-breaker to open the Stardust course for motorcycle racing. Thanks to the wholehearted support of Northern and Southern California AFM riders and the considerable turnout of AMA sportsmen, a full field of 117 riders met for battle. Cooperation of the two associations for the advancement of road racing was very heartening to see. And the L.A. branch of the AFM as well as the local Silver City Scramblers gained some valuabl e experience in learning how to run a road race. It is hoped that the lessons learned will be studied byeveryone involved and that the next Stardust road race (slated to be an AFM professional event) will come off without a hitch. (ResuILs on page 16) (More photos on eenterspread) m GE O. OMO JR. MONTESA-VIVA ~~. SOLE ~ ~ u.s. Distri.,tor & 'MPORTER MONTESA MOTORS 3651 w. len", IIwI. Los A.,e'es CAU US TEL 663-8258 fOR THE LOCATION Of THE DEALIR "EAIIST YOU.