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.. .. .,. PALMER '>C co ¥ Q., "<0 POWERS MOTORCYCLE ~ PARTS 6 ~ACCESSORIES C7 For 11.1 Brallds and.odels. C.H. lIII.at & Ken Conover, Owners 4020 Tyl.r 51. Arllneton, Cal. (714) 687·1373 0: M ,.., ... '" PAST ." :.: lo:I :l!: lo:I ...:l SKIP FOR ASCOT " ~~ :I: t..> :>. t..> ~ ",u -- ><.:)u Z'" -0 "' .... :;:; «", TT "-0 W« "'~ 0'" z"- «2 VICTORY '" ~ ",« ,,~ 0", ~o <.:)~ z'" - .... u«z e<'" m1l1635 W.VAUEY avo ALHAMIlIA, CAUFOIINIA 91103 .--flifrL-iO;oIS·l : • • 'I'IQ!!!'P • •• I • I I 3341 CIIdIHJ Blft. • L,..... IE Hl&4 ••••••••••••••• '. •••••••••••••• • SAVE .ned • : • • • HONDA PARTS: Wilmington Discount Cycle Center 1505 Avalon. Wilmington, Calif. TE4-0558 PHONE • • • INSURANCE THE MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE WRITER Since ~937 You can Insure through your dealer agent, Eddl. Mulder didn't make the show at Tular• .,d cam. down 10 rid. the Ascot TT Ins_ad. H. worked hard but only managed ninth. or 'o\rlte us direct. Also. :Jr.o;e ceJ:er sJ¥lngs on .111 bUSiness CQlfcrJge. JOHN W. MAYNARD 3447 MOTO R AVE •. L.A. 90034 836-52:1 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 1268 Lince:'" A"'e. S,ln Jose, C.1 d. 293·8085 SEATTLE, 'NJstl,r,gton Dou~ I J s-MaynJrd 9027 S. 35th Aile. S.n. Seattie, WE 2·5300 Wash. Upsets and fireworks greeted the Ascot fans Saturday night, July I, and not all of the rockets were in the sky. Jim Peterson scored the night's first upset when he squirted his 250cc BSA to the hotly-contested Novice win. It was Peterson's first Ascot victory, and BSA's first Novice win at the track of the lakes and flowers in recent history. Larry Wilburn took advantage of Jim adorn's absence (he was winning at Tulare) to romp home first in the Amateur final go-around. He set a terrific pace for the rest of the mostly-Triumph-mounted field on his red-hot Jomo twin. Fireworks really started popping all over the track when the Experts lined up for their big go. Over the jump and around the left and right turns it was almost-undefeated Skip Van Leeuwen carrying the mail for Triumph right up until the late laps, with Dave Palmer on a Norton poll with a short fuse running close in second place., waiting for his chance. It came in the late laps when Palmer powered around the Dutchman to take his first Ascot win of the season and set Skip down for his second Ascot loss this year. The only other man to beat Van Leeuwen at Ascot this year, Dusty Coppage, took third. One highlight of the show was the 6th place victory by Gary Nixon, on an extremely rapid Triumph. Nixon is turning into a top notch allaround rider with wins on pavement, ovals and soon, who knows? Maybe TT's too! (Results Abov.: Van Leeuwen got second, for a chang•• Below: Novlc.. will be Novices. LAWNDALE CYCLE 15324 HAWTHORNE BLVD. LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA 616-0161 (':") SP2-1822 T~~1Hnada C-z (t. Husqvarna Complete Service. Parts. Me ....,•..., ~ M 0 :(rtF'!.",: ei:: ::.: I'~ • I· In 5 2422 E. HI'~T1 (;TO:ll DRIVE I)L'AIlTt:. C\I.IFOR:"IA '.I.ph.... 359-4541 Above: Dusty Coppage look third behind Van LHuw.n. Below: Dav. Palmer, the man who shol the Flying DUlchman oul of the wlnn.r's saddle. 00 page (6)