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c:::o .... ce 0> ~ ... ~ ij c CI) ~ ~ la:I ...:l U >. U GnDt'1I 8UIIdl . . . . tbe 'WIIIIIen. RaiIIer' tbeD 1aft tbe respoas1bWl:yol dlreet1Dc bIkea from e1asaltlcatloD to eJlmhwtlOllB for Bruce MUler, tile cycle pit dlrector, a large group 01. Orange COUDl:y Indians struck tile warpath to be c1I1et. Contus1on resulted and a decision was made that QrangeCounl:yRaceway.!.s not yet readY Cor cycles. Or Is It that they don't want to be botbered? DRAG RACING I: \ I',() II I III ·11 r I ~ Wbat started ODt to be a weetead of lteaeliDe eveats, eDded as a debacle. EbeliDg's match race at Lioas drag strip Dever came aboDt, for the competitioD broke dluing tiae trials. Oraage eo_ty Raceway had its first good Bight for the lUes and eaded 1riUl a decmoD of DO f1Irtber bike activity - DDIiI some later date. ~ LiODS cal E.T.'II, 13.58 aec:CIIlda. It wasn't quite that close in the modified dtY1s1on. Dean Lanza'IIBarleyturned 13 seconds nat for the tropby in AA, and DIck strtcklands BSA won the B class at 13.03 seconds. Quickest of the gassers at Lions was a Norton, sponsored by American Speed Cycle. MIke Maland rode the Norton Cor a trophy that was woo at 12.21 seconds and 108.78 miles per hour. Better than SO entries signed into Next Week Irw1ndale'll races were shut down beCore the finsJ ellm1nat1oDS, due to the tragic accident 01. an AA Fuel dragster. Such a weekend, combined with personal !rwItrat1oos, Is enougb to make a perBOll WODder U it's worth It all. ImDdale A small turDout Cor Fridlly II1gbt actlnties, gave only Cour in the t.ttle Cor top bike and a rema1n1ng two Cor Junior. Tbe Cew street bikes were placed in contention Y1a a bandtcap system and a small purse. Barry Couch's SO.5o-inch Triumph came out of the pack Cor a win at 13.10 seconds and with 99.77 m11es per hour. Just prior to a t1na1 race for top bike between Don Barris and Joe smtih, respectively Triumph and Barleymounted, a race accident brougbt the action to a halt. Boris Murray, the pit director, raced a hard decIs10n on wbere or how to spllt the purse evenly between the two reIDll1n1ng contenders. Prior to the C1nal, Smith's Barley-DIlndson had traveled the qurter in 10.83 seconds. Don Barris took the Triumph on a rapid ride at 11.02 seconds. Since only two contenders were in position Cor tile ;rr. purse, It was decided to stage a two out of three match race. Jerry Nance on his 650Cc Triumph was a one round w1DDer and steve Rowles' 250cc SuzuId had scored one. Each bike had turned an identical 12.18 second E. T. Alas, we shall never see the winner, Cor this race was also kept from completion due to the accident. Maybe next week Jerry and steve will run the ftnsJ, or possthly they are COIItent with speculation. Orange CODDty Everything looked okay; a couple of the N.a1 Ra_, 1......1. IIKl .. Ib II.. far a fast II. Irlp. best were there such as Joe Smith and Rich Richards. smtth was runn1ng alky, and netted a 10.47 second run, while Gary was takInc the 45-inch Trlumpb on runs below 10.30 seconds. Uilfortunately the Triumph lost Its rtngs on a time trial and couldn't compete Cor the c:aah pt aft repl. S.rurda, af1llnl_ sc.....l.. Her.. at a _eat lleellnr. a Honda (f. laM) aad a Tri umpl! purse. There were qulle a Cew bikes in the slower brackets. Tbe races were run on a handicap that gave proof of a maChine and rider's coos!stency. steve Rowles' SuzuId, Leonard Sciacca's BSA,andTom Lion'S class book. Bruce Miller cast otC the heavy yoke of frnstrat10n and dIslII'PO!ntment of the previous II1gbt at Orange and became the fastest and quickest at Lions. Bruce's 55-inch sPortster SUper bike, recorded a best run of 10.96 seconds and 120.64 mUes per hour. It's remarkahle how close It is between AA and B street bIkea, botb stock and mod1f1ed. Speedy H1gh rides a Harley and Leonard Sciacca throws his leg over a BSA. Each bike won its class with identi- Back to routine, with action at Irw1ndale on saturdlly and LiODll on Sunday. (Results on page 16) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• SUBSCRIBE aall wiD tile mamlDe at ,.., dreams. H_ III.k ... page 2. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ON THE NEW 360(( STOVERALL WmI OVER A 1 .'1IIlf lEAD 80 MILE ARE AND HOUND 395 STARTERS! BEATS 'EM ALL ALL SIZES .. ALL MAKES Armmol IIDIIS 01 OT• •Am D. , •., legs ,et tire4 .f st••"i.g .p ••" t'e se.t's t•• ••,,, t. sit ....-•• , ••'" Ii'e t. get t'.t "ecb,e" ,i••,e? -·"e. trr • GIUVES .... see. It's .'.t's ., f,•• t ti.t CI••tS. R., f., • DlSTllmOl: IKI IICIOlSOI .TOIS," Ready to 8629 V.o.., lid II..,...., II c.If. (213) PO 4-1614 . . 1.! "'20 Years Racing Experience to Sene You" TBEY'RE THE BEST