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. . . , 0 - . Is swift _ a 1M . . . IIIPiU at Carlsbad, Calilonlia III 1IIIidl lie ...." Ills coUarboDe. His bes& fllta& flJUlIII was last year. eiPIb oa lIIe GIud atIoaa.I cirelli!. despite Illisl!lillC several national eVeDts doe to the Carlsbad iDj..-y. Married, bi wife's _ _ Is Enes IUId tIIey have a daucbter, Katbleea. 6. Baddy attended nstiD H.s. in E1 Paso. Served in lIIe artiUery at Ft. SiD. OIIIabo... dDring his army stiDt fJoIII '55 to '57. ...... ~ ~ :z: ~ ..:I Bap Is"eII. U TIlts _ _ will ...... tile rau-u..e n!tanI to raciDc of ODe of the ..ti08· s top riden. wbo bolds 13 . .&tonal champioasllips, won the lK3 Grand atioaal point tide and las been tbree times. So far, be's beea a tridesnaid at Daytona, laviDe fiDisbed second in '58, '59 and '6Z on tile road cowse. Last year, .mile be was m..... ging a moto... cycle sbop in Hawaii. bis employer. Jobn Field, was named -small businessman of lbe year.9 Tbis winter be started bis own business in Ricbmond. California. Dicl MlUIII' s Frame SPecialties. a comJIlU\Y which produces special racing bile frames. still single. be became interested in motorcycle competition 9because Ric'" mond Well Scbool was a big place....... I was 100 SIIIll1l for atbletics. so I jusi IIDt interested in motorqcles·. When otller teeaaeers were playing football or racing for tIOpbies on the drag stdps witll tIIeir cars. be was OattrackiDg on a t_.meeler for money. After a trief DiDc at raciDc in EDeland in 1965, be retumed to United States competition, Is now in Ids 16t11 year of pro ~etiti08. with DO end in siellt. I ~ IIOT Dl CK IIANN 1UIIIIe,.. DBT DAYID (Swede) SAVAGB.Jr. TIIi career motor racing COlIIpetitor started III qarter lllidcets at tbe ace of Dille. _e88 YO. collllt tile tricycle races be OI'IIlIIized _DC the ~ set in s Deilhbortlood in SU BeranliDo. CaIiJaIDja. From quart« midcets be gradlated to tbree-qaarter lllidgets, then eo Urta before -c1IeatiDe a little" 08 Ids ace to start racing IIIOCOrqcles at the ace of 17. o.e clay be _ldted a sclllJllbles ca.peUti_. beauIIe entllusiastic aboat t _ _eelers and tooII lIP the spod. This Is Ids four&h year as a pro. tlIinl as an expert lid« ~zIIIg in dirt track racinc. In '63. be _s the n1llllher 1 novice in Ibe United States, ...... ill '64 placed second in the l00-mner fill' liellt_iellts at DaytODa. The last two years be bas dnlpped out of tile Daytona zoo-mner witll e.cine trDnble. His first ride aboard a KawasaIU was on February 19 at StardustlDtematiOllal Raceway at Las Veps _ a 9comp1etely stocII ...... staDdamZ50cc A-I-R that bad -probably 5 m1Jes lIB it &ad bad never been jetted for the a1tUude. 9 He won IIle race by 14 see0IIds aIIlI described the ride as 9 rabaloas.· s.ccesa in road rad... l!l&arUDg with tile IDod IlIdsb m bis first ODe at Daylooa rex. years allD, bas caused biDI to concen&late on road courses tbe last t.J __ AD employee of tile Moatesa dislrtbatorsbtp in Los Anceles, be beca.e aCQl8iated with DaB Gumey &ad !lopes _ day to foUow GmDt:Y's lraiI eo ~ for a ride iD FOIDIala ODe GnIIIlI PrIll _cllines oa tbe iDtematioMl c:IIuIpiODSllip trail. Be and bis wtle SIaeryt bave a 14-Dmtb-old daucllter, lIIeIJy. Savage attended Pacific B.s. in S- BenI&nIiJIo. thea s- BerDardIIIo VaDey CoUeee, ud be pt.m to COlIliDebis coUege edDce'iDn. Savaee's fatIler Is a veteriDadaD. practicing in tile resort .ooea of Bte Bear. caJiJDmia. IIBET BUDDY ELMORE DefeDdiDc cbaIIIpiOll of the Dtlytoaa AMA ZO&-lIIiJer. o. 1 motorCYcle race iD the United States III 1966. Elmore will _ !be '67 season _ tile new Ka_ saII1 A-I-R Z5lI satl&'day. March 18 on !be 3.81-mile Daylooa road course. EIIIIOre won tile main eveat last year, riding a TdlUllPb. Illf 1:18 over George Roder of ~evlUe. O. A specialist in road IIlCing, EllllOre bas been a professiOllal ridt!l' for five years but bas a total of 11 years of competition behind him. including _teur sportsman c:ompetition. In tbe off-season. be is a journeyman electrician, bat from Mardi to November be CClq/ete in more than 40 national events COIUI&-to-coast. His olber hie wiD in '66 was the lOO-miler at Laconia, .H., wbiclllle _n scant weels after snrviving Rapid Ralph Wltlte. MBBT RALPH WHITB It's the 12th year of racing for young Torrance building contlllctor, who is a favorite of fans at Ascot Part!., Gardena, flattrack races dlat dominate two-wheel spectator competitioo 011 the Pacific Coast. Be was the California State Dirt Track Champ in '63, and last season be fiDtsbed second in the nlllllber of main event victories at Ascot to the fabled - FlyinC F1ea9 , SaJmly T&IIIIer. wiDning seven to Tanner's 10. His '62 Daytona debut brougbt him a lbin! place fiDisb in the zoo-mner. and be foUnwed Ibis witll a victory in '63, foarIII place finisbes in '64 and '66 and a DNF in '65. Last year, trying tile liell~ weig1Ua lor tile first time, be _s clocked OIl Ibe first lap from a standing start IlI'OUDd tile Idell banIIed oval at a pbenomenallZ6 IIIPb which is tile course record. Wllite's even a wiDDer indoors. Be bas won two of tile wild iockMw laces at LoIlc Beach (Caiiforaia) Auditorium. ill race any size bike 00 any type 0 f CODl'Se. probably ..d so 75 times last season. Be tbiDIIs pavement, particalarly on a road course. Is the toDCbesi cbaUenee to a bike rider -because yon bave to be anoo&Il ud can·t aa1I:e 100 8aIIY mil" laIIes·. GradDate of G _ t Hiell ScbooI in S- DiellD and S- DiellD City College. be was a i0oi desiper at Solar Aircraft. SU DiellD. before moviDC to Los Meeles and s1artiDC a concrete sabcoatractiac IusiDess. Married two~ f yews. be ...... wife Carolyn have one son. 6 mouths ofd. IIBBT BOB WINTERS MBET TONY MURPHY In 1966. sIlorUy prior to the IIPcomiDe DayIooa lDternationai Motorc:ycle Race, a severe blow was dealt to the Y_ha Racing Squad wilen it I earned that Tony Murpby, !be oob certaiD choice for tbe team that year. was IIOt lIDine to be able to participate in the big lUIIInaJ racing event. For as fate wonJd bave it, TOIIY's turn for spend! ng two years in tbe Army with Uncle SUI bad IlnaUyarrived. This year, however. baviDe received a medical discbarli:e. TOllY will be oa the tradI at Daytona as an offlcial member 01 the Yanalla Racing Team. In 1965 T08Y _ both the Laconia atiooal Z50cc Class Cbampl.08sbip ...... Ibe Western C_dian Cbamploasbip. two of the top IIIOCorcycie races beld eacb year. Born in Loudon, EDgland. be becan Ids motorcycle racine career in 1961 and by 1962 he was ooe of "-rica'~ IIIOsi promisiDc road racers. .. 1963 be enteredZ3 races aDd ran up a rem&Jllable reconl of ZO wi. . ud O8e place! On bis way to these victorie , TOllY set both single lap and race records at such famous tracks as Willow Springs and Riverside. California,. and Daytona Beach, Flodda. were be _ !be 350cc class in tile lZ5 m1Je URited States Motorcycle Club (Fedellltion of International Motorcyclists) Race. He was most proud of the fact that his wlnnine machiDe was a 9110memade special 9 , and he won several500cc class races with it. Tony will be riding in the expert class of the 100 miles 250cc race on sat..-day, March 18, usinC a specially tuned YlUllaba road racer with newly designed YIlS-5. 5 port engine. D...mC the 90 (( season,9 Tony is employed by Yamaha IDteraationai Corporation as Warranty Manager. He Is Z6 years old. married, and a resident of Los ADCeles. sec_ IIKII ...... ..." T., ..,..,. Bob WiDters. a rtrst-year expert rider who was a IIIst minute addition to tile 1966 Yamaha Racine Team, turned out 10 be the. taIII of tbe racing cirenlt last year wilen be led the Yamaha squad to an incredible 8-out-of-Cbe-firsl-ll1-p1aces victory at tile 1966 Dtlyliona lDtematiDnal 101 mile ati'" c:bampi0DSbip. This year. Bob will once acaIn be OIl baDd to IIIa1cb bis sIIiU apiDst tile best riders in America as lUI omcial _her of tile 1967 l'_ba Racing Team. Mol<ed aboard a 9Y_ba SlIeclaI9 witll a lie 5 port eneine. never before ased in cc.petitioD, Bob will pi t lbs racing sIIiUs qaiDst IIIOre than 108 other riders entered in tlIis year's hig race on March 18th. The Yamalla people ~ 1 TRAIL CLASS DlslrtHtell Bf H.A.IELSOI PIIIIe WJ) Za-1Q.l GI_ale. CallI. SeIIIIIIf Ie. e-tr HODAKA • N•• CallI. Dlshi.... LEAVITT POWER TOOl.. Co. I.e. ms s-t se BllIlIo It-.cllo C.,..,.. Calif. ..... (91&) 63W!l78