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NEWS FROM
BACK EAST
tory & Photo by Judy McKeen
Due to no rain August 12. we got
to run another short track at Dorsey
Speedway. It·.; getting to be a weekly contest between the weather man
and the racers. There weren·t as
many Experts as usual. due to the
fact that most of them ba ve headed
for the midwest racing circuit. We
wi 11 also be heading for the Short
Track National. then catch some of
the midwest race tracks for a few
weeks.
The Trophy Dash saturday night
was a mixture of Novice. Amateur.
and Expert. Red McKeen on a Bultaco won with a straightaway lead.
Troplly Dalh lineup at Dorsey Speedway _
IL to R) Buddy Barnes, IIlke II)'ers. Earl
lI)'ers, EddIe Adkins, Red IIcKftIl, Don Twl a-
Don Twigg on a Ducati and Mike
Meyers aboard a Harley Sprint battled
it out for second place. Meyers
cros sed the finish line about a wheel
ahead of Twigg. for second place
honors.
Sears Sizzles
The first Semi was won by Don
Twigg. but the surprise of the night
was Dick Sears on a Triumph. Dick
rode faster and better then he bas
ever ridden before. He says he wants
to make his old hoss Jim Hunter
proud of him. and let him stay here
on the east coast. Dick got a third
place hehind Mike Myers. Another
rider. Henry Paradis. who rode his
first professional race in two yeaJs.
did a beautiful job of taking fourth
place.
In the second Semi Red McKeen
and Earl Myers. both riding Bultacos,
jumped out in the lead. Those two
put on a really great race. There
wasn't a wheel's distance between
the two of them at any time during
the entire ten laps. Everyone thought
it was going to be a dead heat but
Earl crossed the finish line a fraction of a wheel ahead of McKeen.
Third place was Luke Zechman and
fourth John Porter. Both riders were
aboard Bultacos. These Novices are
doing a good job of making the Main
weekly along with the Experts.
1n the main. whe n the flag was
dropped. Don Twigg jumped into the
lead. Dick Sears did a wheelie
across the track in front on Mike
Myers, Earl Myers and Red McKeen.
All three had to shut off until Sears
got straightened around. McKeen was
last into the corner. but picked his
way through the pack until he came
up on Dick Sears who was in second.
Sears gave him a fit but he finally
got by him and started for Twigg.
There just weren·t enough laps in
the race for McKeen, who took second place with Sears in for third.
There are only four more races this
season here at Dorsey and we hope
to make a couple of them when we
come back from the midwest.
(Results on page 16)
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