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~ORANGE -~ COUNTY SPEEDWAY Q" •fOI AWTTA'DW • • •••••• 011 A MOTO BETA p1I_ (213) 139-9000 • • We tnslall compression releases on all 2-strolles· CULYER CITY CYCLE CENTER •••••••• LAWNDALE CVCLE 15324 HAWTHOIllIIE BLVD. LAWNDALE, CAUFORNIA Orllll. CWIIIJ lIOCc T,., D'" _ _ . . . . . . . . . (2), I.e. . . . . . 500cc ISA .. I .,eelll Opee Cllsa rIC• •1I1c11 lie 1110 • • • WecIDescIay n1gbt, sept. 20 saw an old t1me rider aDd frteDd of the ACA come Into tile wIDDer's c1re1e in tile 250Cc Main EgeDt, BU1 COdY from Lagga Beacb, Baltaco mOUlded. BIll bad a J'eII1 scramble 011 bis baDds to beat oat tile Tropby Dub wIDDer '14 sal Acosta. sal and BU1 cbanpd positiOll8 several times in tile 15-1ap Main with BIll Clllllinc oat abead. Hot beb1nd tile two frOllt I1IIUIllI'S was 1278 Jeff JaIms 011 a Duc:at1, followed closely by Chuck sutoo, HOIIda mOlD1ted. In tile l00cc Main Event, last fIlU's l00cc c:bampion, In bot pursuit of tbis t1t1e ap1n tbis year, was 12 Russ Rob- 1nsoIl 011 Ids SUzuId.. Rusa _ ' t quite as fortlmate in tile l00cc Tropby Dub, flnisbiDg secood to '36 rave Aldana from santa Ana, also Suzukl-mOUDted. rave bas reo1Iy come up a loDe way tbis year aDd Is sboW1nc f1De class. He gave a demOll8trat1011 011 a 500Cc BSA and did a very exce1leDt job 011 tile quarter-m11e course. We look for rave to move up Into tile bigger class next year. Rigbt beb1nd rave came Ron Taylor on a Yamaha. Earlier tbis season, Ron was almost lJI'Wtable, but rave Aldana and Ross Rob1nson started ftDdlng the groove and bave been a real challenge to Ron tbrough tile latter part at tile season. Last week sbowed wbat It Is IIoPed will be a trend In tile future, a real Interest to tile Open Class event, with quite a few open class macb1nes coming out to tile course. It Is Imazlng bow well tile 500cc and ()pen machines eel around tile quarter-m11e course. There was a special event held for tIIem and the eventlal wllIDeI' was 12 Ross Rob1nson 011 a BSA, followed by PuffY McGowen, also BSAmOlD1ted. We hope we can Interest more to tbis Open Class event In tile future. Don't forget for exclt1nc shorl track racing for both tile rider and tile spectator; it's every Wednesday night at orange COlIDty Speedway. (Results on page 16) tVIVA' MONTESA SUPERBIKE .-----,----- story and PlIoto& by BW PetUcrew Lee Wheeler Is one of tile bardest cbarg1.ng NovIce 250Cc riders at Ascot, an observation beld by many of tile reeutar Friday n1gbt Soutbern CaI.1fornla group. Altbougb many of rac1Dg's mlsfortunes bave been bestowed upon tbis IASUMIOIL DesI&IIId Elc"slYII, .... alt . .11II18Ii_.. Oi stn billed Nationally by KASUMI OIL CO. FOR DEALER IlllFORIlIATIOIl young racer such as; ba~ to fID1sb tile MaIn wltbout an ezbaust pipe; or barinc tile ever-present Ascot wall drtve bis sb1ft lever tbrough bis foot, plus a few of tile otber annoying 1nc1de11ts, be Is st11l In tile top ten to potnt standings. • 676-oMi1 ~ SP2....22 25t11 AYOo S- lilt. . Clllf. PII.... Arel Coda (415) 515-6240 Dr 7n04535 A HlDdler ColorfUl as tile rider may be, U Ids mlchlne doesn't haDdle or go It's most lI88UJ'edIy a lost cause. Wbeeler's Montesa f1attracker Is a fast, very good band11nc mach! De. Tbrough tile efforts of tile dIatr1butors' bead rac1nc tecbn1c1an, Dick Brown, tile "S\lperb1ke" (as It Is affectionately known) was formed. Dick built tile rig from tile grOlllld up using all bis knowledge and sId11 as rider, macb1nist, and tuner. TIle frame Is of particular s1gnlf1cance. Tbrough radical design cbanges I THREE MILLION USED M/C PARTS Slrlppod-down v.llon of Leo ....1.,.. lion"" t1ltlrlcur sIIowl relult. of much tllllO and .tfort ~, racln, "cllnlclln Dick Brown, the bike now bas a variable wheelbase of 51 Inches to 56 inches. '!bere are not only horizontal changes available but also vertical, for each dUferent track or type of racing. Although BHP ratings were not available at the time of printing, It's plain to see the machine Is competitive. It employs a 34mm carb with remote noat. Wheeler's f1attracker. finished In a beautiful candy apple paint job, Is yet another example of the fierce battle for that little bit more speed or a little bit better handling thai rages at f1attrack events across the country. No Compuison < Spoelll "111IO II INtted b, vlrtabl. . . . .IIIa.. w11lcb can'" cbanpd from 51 to 56 Inc..... Vertical Htap c . II.... Ift. .d to IIiJat to track condition.. Europe has Its various types of racing but none compares to the fantastic speed and ability displayed on Friday nights here In Southern CalUornia. As one European was heard to say at a recent Ascot event, "'!bey're either crazy or have one helluva lotta guts", to which the reply was... "Both." IE PAY CASH FOR USED PARTS - ALL MAKES DISMANTLING 1967 TRIUMPH BOf'.lllEVI LLE 1967 HONDA SCRAMBLER 1957 BSA 650cc A-10 1965 SUZUKI 80 1965 HONDA SUPER HAWK WE SHIP ANYWHERE. WRITE OR CALL FOR OUR PROMPT SERVICE -