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Mashburn Bombs Trojan Photos by Mike Mason Scrambler Keith Mashburn and oval ace Rick Woods met for the first time at AMA sportsman short track at Trojan Speedway in South Gate last Tuesday night. The two riders each won their heat races, along with Lee Stumpenhaus and this set the batUe lines for the Main Event and Sweepstakes handicap finaL Alloy.: K.I a.... tak•• to S tak RI_ 111 ......._ _...1. It was Mashburn's first try at oval racing and he made it a good one by clocking the fastest 250cc class heat win. but it came tbe hard way. Masbburn found himself broadside on one turn and bad the cboice -of hitting tbe wall at full throttle or bailing off the back end. He wisely chose tbe latter and after unbending the machine was agaln underway and onto his first speedway win. Veteran lightweight racer Woods took the lead right a way in the ten lap final with Mashburn dogging his rear wbeel. Wi th two laps to go, Masbburn sbot to the inside and took over to win. Marty Endless sbowed UP for the first time in the every Tuesday night events and upset opening nigbt winner. Tom Warren. in tbe 200cc class. Marty and Tom each won their respect! ve heat races before Endless came back in tbe final to record his first oval win at Trojan Speedway. Keeping his undefeated record intact was steve McMahan in the l00cc class. For the second straight week, this fine prospect for the professional ranks won his heat race and MaIn Event. He then came back in lire Sweepstakes race to air dIIrI•• willi ..,.,. upset tbe larger machines and go on for the overall win. The Sweepstakes. whicb is fast becoming one of the best events in the Soutbland. pi ts tbe top three from every class Main Event agains teach otber in a handicap system that finds the smaller machines in front of the larger 200's and 250's. Mula.... broadsided and bombed his way fro.. last place all die way to IIIIrd hebe IOlne 1ocIf. to 1ocIf. em tbe froat strailbtaway In tbe late laps. Keitb was los ed hi'" IlIto tbe air and Iuded In tbe Infield. He was only sIIa11e111 up and •••••••••••••• : SLOW HOlDA 11 : I I I WAIIT IT TO GO FAST? I I II I I Our specialist. 1liiy. lIM • •- . So9O, 110, 250, 3115 ...... Pol1ed _ ... aMI _In. plstoe., ya'",,, fDr bl", I I I I I c_. _I.. porforMnc.. Rac. _I•• for IIJMt or track., 81. bore kit• •d olIMr ~... I B ..... ENTERPRISES I I 121 S. Pacific AYe., SII . . . . . • ......laMMI • •••••••••••••• LATEST RESULTS PROVE IT•• HODAKABILITY DOES IT EVERY TIME! Elsinore IT May 6 100cc Expert Class 1 st R. BURKERT· Hod. 2 nd M. CARVER· Hod. 3 rd S. NICHOLS· Hod. 1 2 ACA Moto Cross Apri I 30 IOOcc Amateur/Expert 1 st GARY BAI LEY· Hod. 2 nd TIM MORRISON· Hod. 3 rd JACK PERRIN· Hod. FL Sutter 31st Annual Cross Country - Apri I 30 90cc Amateur Class st RICK WHITEACRE - Hod. nd GARY COLLARD· Hod. Full lock slide .., oval aeo Rick Woods. or wa&ebed tbe rest tile race as MCMaban 011 (or tbe win. The Playboys bost sportsman short tracking every Tuesday night and sPOrtsman lightweight TT events every Tbursday nigbt at Trojan speedway, located just off the Long Beacb Freeway at FiTestone Blvd. Pits open at 6:00 p.m. both nights witb racing at 8:15 p.m. (Results on pace 16) weDt ** MAleO ** "COMES ON STRONG" Ti ny Bear Run May 7 120cc Class 1 st ROGER TV/EDELL· Hod. 2 nd GARY BAILEY· Hod. 3 rd E. SCH EIDLER· Hod. FM'f Saner 31st Annual Cross CIUIIhy Ran April., 1961 5lIOcc Am. & Ex. - - "'0 ••• lsf Jial Sair. 2nd Mel Grise! - BSA 3rd Stan Stanton - Tri Pinelwrst, ldallt HlI'e SCl'lImbles April 23, 1961 OpeD Class- - Jsf Old ".,.. ~':: 2nd BM Walters - 650 Tri Stili. . Calif. Area RlllreSlltatlYl H,A, -.ELS' NELSON NI. Calif. DI strlllllttr • 1:1 LEAVITT POWER TOOL CO.IIIC. 22655unrh.lllytL. P..... em) 243-1011 R=~;r:;Y:i~~Vo GI"'Ie, Calif. Dell....... I..,..,... By PABATCO 3rd Gary Ma1IIews - 44D BSA IIIIAICO • • '- _F~ WESTERN DISTItIWTOR West of Mi..s.sippi River COOPER MOTORS 2815 W. Olive. Burbank. C.Iif. 0 .......