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- C!ffl!lfl'~.ftl(tlf::J All of the politics that tried to keep Gary Nixon out of the Grand Prix of Japan held last weekend was all for naught. Gary didn't win - he didl/t even ride. He made 1.he mistake of informing officials of his cracked hand that was obtained in the Carlsbad 250cc road race National and the Japanese doctors turned thumbs down on his racing. ft was the same hand that turned the throttle to second place the week alter Carlsbad at the Oklahoma City halfmile National race. the number one spot. Numbertwoahvays has to try a little bit harder, you know. Gary packed up his helmet and put the cast back on his hand, watched the race A new H-D 125cc model was deand headed home to get ready for next livered to one of the top two-stroke season. Maybe some year the Americans mechanics in the area last week with will finally get their long awaited chance orders to strip it down and make it to show what they can really do. really go for the llP and coming indoor '!be scramble is on already by the seasons at Long Beach and Oakland. '!be various brands to set and sign their road lOOcc class has been uPped to' include racing teams for next season. Yamaha 125's at both locations. is talking of five 250's and three '350's No word regarding road racing plans for Daytona with only Nixon set at this for Honda next season. '!be three 450' s were dry-docked aiter Daytona and two time. of them were sent to Canada. '!be record Suzuki rumor has it that they have again signed Dick Hammer and Ron Grant setter ridden by Jimmy Odom is back in and both will again ride the potent 250' s. the basement in Racine, Wisconsin. But in addition, Suzuki will also have '!bere is a four rider Matchless G-50 team in the making for Daytona but will both riders on the new Suzuki two stroke twins at Daytona. Race rumors surprise all as it will be four Amateur say that Hammer and Grant really got a riders instead of the usual Experts. good deal money-wise to sign for both '!be four that are now being selected classes. Will confirm or deny this rumor will be goodies. regarding the amount in the near future. Only four more Friday night halfKawasaki has new hopes after Ralph miles left to go at Ascot and one more White set a new heat race record at 'IT before the curtain rings down on anCarlsbad and right now White is the only other successful season of racing. rider that they are talking serious busiLatest speed tuning secret for Ascot ness with for next season. No definite concerns anAmateurwboputhismotherwork on the Kawasaki 350 plans for '68. in-law on behind and went out tuning Rumor has It that Harley-Davidson with Mammy listening and looking for will make their strongest effort in years defects. It didn't wor.kand the Amateur in for next year on the National circuit now question did not make the MaJ.n Event that they have lost out to Triumpl:t for last FridaY. Next time try father-in-law. CYCLf PROfILES By •• M. drama you are _vblng and It ID87 be "" t!Iat be bas sbedhisertme-baWingattlre - fOl' belmet and gloves. On the TVscreen be ID87 be riding around in a luxurious limonsine. But he has no hesistancy about jumpillg on his Yamaha and spinDing off into the dirt roads of the hills around his palatial home. Cycling is fun, Williams says, and it is his regular procedure, after a long and tedious session in the TV studios, to get away from it all on his cycle. For Williams, trailriding is the perfect J;emedy for dissolving the tensions bronght on by a hard weel<' s work on the set. "SOmetimes Pm on the set for 8, 12, or 14 hours at a time," says Van. "'!be work mounts day by day with the tension, and by the end of the week I feel pretty wound up. '!bat's when I like to relax by cycling through the Malibu rolls (California) mountains, or high desert areas on one of my Yamahas." Van is no stranger to Yamaha's swingIng world. He's been an avid motorcycle enthusiast lor more than ten years, and at the present time Is the' prOUd owner of two lOOcc twin Yamahas. Both have been stripped and personalized by Van to featherweight perfection for desert riding. During his early motorcycle days, Van enjoyed competing in hare 'n hound contests, scrambles races, and local enduros. Today, however, he simply enjoys leavillg his cares and problems behind by taking his family and a couple of bikes off on week-end excursions. in Van's words, "Cycling is a fantastic sport, in a world all Its own. Nothing else can compare with it." How right he is. "sktas Television acting may appear to be glamorous; but liIe reallty Is that it Is exIIausting and gruellingwork...attimes, work about as tough as you can find, particularly for such a TV series as the Green Hornet. V.. WlIII_s You may be watching the drama on your TV screen - police squad cars combing the city streets in search of America's No. 1 public enemy, the Green Hornet. Van Williams, the featured star of the nationwide television series, may have long since finished his work in th,e KNIEVEL OffERS INDIANS $100,000 After successfully completing a 16-car jump in Seattle, Wash. last week Evel Knievel suffered an injury to his lower spine. After being treated by a Seattle M.D., he has flown to Montana for a muCh-needed vacation. His next performance will be in san Francisco, Calif. in November on or about 'Thanksgiving Day at the Cycle '68 show. He is sCheduled there for two jumps. He definitely will make the san Francisco appearance. Regarding his schedule Grand Canyon leap, Knievel has of this date (oct. 2) offered $100,000 (one hundred thousand) in cash to the Navajo indian Tribal Council to be put in a bank of their choice in order to guarantee payment to Navajo workman for the construction of the access road, parking area, runway and takeoff ramp. Knievel has asked the Navajo Tribal Council for a 12-month permit starting immediately in order to begin work on the project at the jump site he has chosen. Following his San Francisco appearance he will depart for Daytona Beach, Fla. where be will make several public appearances. During the Florida visit he will be testing the jet-powered sky cycle almost daily at the Orlando Factory where the actual jets are manufactured. Please address all inquiries for further information to Evel Knievel, % H. Carl Forbes, BuSiness Manager, P.O. Box 85161, Hollywood. Calif. ---- -- ----·-~ I -~----- ST._Of~. n,.,. caaAATION MeN • • , (_.-.ll.".",_..-T....... ~~I967 I' - .. u.iIJ_~1 c:-""- _----_.. ----- .. •. ~ . 01'-. ~;- t""1..- WORLD'S BIGGEST TROPHY! 0-.. C. 'CL. When the Hayward Motorcycle Club decided to award a huge trophy to their overall high-point rider of the Dist. 36 season, they didn't mess around. The monumental award stands 8 ft., 2 in. tall, with a retail value of $750. Recipient of the giant trophy pre'sented on Oct. 7 was BS.A rider Jim Rice, shown recei \'ing his smaller 650cc Expert brass at the last event of the season. Rice made it a triple crown by taking overall high point honors at both the Fremont and 'Lodi. Calif. tracks as well. 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