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'" "I" II .. = Qll Q., Il C5 ..... ., ~ = .. '2 C Q E ., ~ ::s '" ::s 3 co Qll .c "C a. '" ~ Col ~ Col -.J U ~ U Kellb Kruser looks ...tter and ...tt.... From lhe Nortb, Jan Crawford. AMATEUR ACTION Flyln' PIIII Todd (18x) faund Ibe track 10 bll IIkln&. won !be Auteur Main wire 10 wlre.lhrtJ MacDOIUIld (14x) took bll first ride on a BSA and It fell fin.. ASCOT HALFiliLE (C.t ,ap 5) TIle fiul 1IIree rIIIds saw Bruce eeatl tl IleII ellser lid cllser 11 SclllltL At lie filii sil, IIItIl riders dialled tbe tlnnles all IIIe WlJ H witll SeII.11I -.I fbe Enfield a Ilalf a wlleel aIIead If BrICe _lis ISA! From lhe Soulb, Ron Ladler. Haaby and Pat Goocb both put on late lap drives to finish three-four with Lacher dropping all the was back to fifth. It was nearly the same story in the amateur final with Phil Todd holding off Gary Waldo from start to finish. The two crossed the last line with Waldo just Ot.lt of the lead. Each rider had won the amateur main in their last appearances at Ascot. Rick Ellisarraras actually now has three straight main event wins in a row fc. Suzuki. It was up to point leader Dave smith to supply the action. while hung up most of the way around fourth and fifth position. A late lap bid carried Dashing Dave all the way to second place at the finish. Ellisarraras also won his heat race and has tenfortwelvE on the season. Everybody returns to action again this Friday night with the TT riders. now fully rested from the national TT. going on Saturday night at 8:15. Mike MorrllUJ II IDOviOI up steadily. (Results on pace 16) EYEL KNIEYEL CRASHES AT GRAHAM SPEEDWAY Story & Photos by Vic Ebbutt Evel Knievel, one of the world's outstanding motorcycle stuntmen and a man 1 both admire and respect. crashed Friday night while attemptingtojump 16 automobiles at Graham Speedway. However, I am happy to announce that at the latest report he T",. to J-P 16 cars. It'l _rea_ . , . . . lIIat Eval KaI..,a' won't uke It. is out of danger and in medical language is in· satisfactory condition.· This means two broken ribs and a broken finger. The consensus is that the roughness of the approach, across the track and through the uneven infield. kept Knievel from gaining suffictent speed to hurdle the great distance between the ramps. As he descended. his rear wheel hit the top of the station wagon which was the last of the 16 cars. his front wheel banged down and he lost control, cartwheeling the length of the off ramp. through approximately 25 feet of gravel and coming to a stop on the track. Craslliel Ie a The shrouds of his parachute were entangled in his rear wheel and sprocket leading to speculation that the bard jolt on the ramp caused the ; parachute to pop open, entangling and locking UP his rear wheel. From his room at St. Joseph' s Hospital in Tacoma. Knievel said that the jump could be done on that field and. in approximately three weeks barring unforeseen circumstances. he would attempt the jump again. There are times when being a correspondent is a miserable job. Lilre when you must report the injury of a person you like. admire or respect. This was one of those times. ct_ of dlllt, bel.... collad8d _ ClXkad ribs aad a ...... fte..,. -