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.... .... speed equipment business. Or Is there? Chuck Etenburn has a Honda with more displacement then Sexton's Honda, yet Sexton had an elapsed time and speed sup erior to Etenburn. Sext on won his E modified class with a 14.39 E.T . and 98.00 mph timing ti cket. Eten burn's performance figu res that won the 0 Modified trophy were 14.54- 91. 93. ~ '" Q" Important Notice There will be no bikes a t Lions Drag Strip on Sunday, January 28th. That Is a day fo r stock cars and funny cars onl y. "Remember, you sa", it FlRST In Cycl e Watch for the complete s tor y of a gath er ing of bikes from across the na ti on at the Winter Nationals held in Scottsdale, Arizona. Some were win n e r s , some lose r s . Were the bikes all quicker or fas ter than the standing National r ecor ds ? Did Suzuki set a new record with the 500cc two- s troke for the quarte r -mil e? Did e Harley- Dlvidson defea t Triumph , Nor CII ton, BSA a nd a ll the othe rs as In past -g, months? Find out in the s tory of A. H.R .A. c:: Winter Nationals at the lan d of Sun and E Sand . E ~ .. Two stre.t class bikes have at It, with the one nearest the camera se eming to have the advant· age at the moment, since he's already on his way. Play a game called "tip the can" and you have the day's"best elapsed tim e and miles per hour at Lions Drag Strip. What has become a well-known team combination, Brackett and Miller, did just that and recorded a speed of 123.08 at 11.40 seconds on the Harley-Dlvidson Sportster, "Super Bike." The greatest number of entries at the beach was made up of stock street bikes, and manager C.J. Hart posted a few dollar s igns for the top bike, then the action really began. Hondas fought Suzukls and BSAs tried to put one over on Harleys, but when it came right down to the nibbins of who was best, Clarence Bailey and his 74" Harley were on top , Clarence had recorded a quick 12.56 seconds for the quarter mile and his speed was 106.54 mph . Runner-up, or second best in speed and elapsed time for the shor t bursts of ac celer ation was the 55-inch stock s treet bike of Al Sherwin. His Sportster mad e the trip in 12.97 s e conds at 102.27 mph . What happens when you change things around a little bit, like a set of cams or high compression pistons? Well,AI Sherwin did just that and his recorded fi gures for the quarter were, 12.38 - 108. 00. That was a Sportster just like Jim Sherwin'S so there must be something to this " ~*****************~ * # SUZUKI ~ : ** Ready for Inmediate Delivery! * * '* : THE TWO-WHEELER A 867 W Collon Ave. San Bernardino, c allf . (714) 885-3445 ~***************** Join the LEADER i '" s USED PARTS ALL MAKES t>l News· Next W eek ~(: :s ul:s:.:n~p::e~1:):" R e: t o: ag 6 ~ :c= .,J U >-. u I:DDDI*~ 40% TO 60% Off il YAMAHA DEALER ... SCRAMBLER M RCYCLES OTO lBOl W Burbank Blvd" Burbank. Calif. . 849·~907 or 845·8738 Elt. .. 7 ~::::::::::::::~ SUZUKI OWNERS nrs BIG BORE Con ve rt yo ur 80 to 9 i cc - $34.50 (ca st Iron cylin der) $39.50 (Alloy cylin der) 118 to 133 cc - $37.50 (Send old cyli nder In IIchange) Ki ts include: Jum bo domed piston. rings , P ins & Keepers new gaskets Sma ll labor charge If Installe d In our shop ' fork bra ce s (50's, O' s and 120's) Sti ng e rs to co nvert e xha ust (most 80' s ) Compression Rel e as e s sol d II< installed Mail Orders Accepted Send Check or Money Order 3 STAR SPORT CYCLES rormerly B & WEnt. or San P edro 1525 So. La Clenega Blvd. Dave Frisk, well known speed tuning S pecialist Los Angeles , Calif. 90035 formerly with B & WEnL is our new service m anager. OL 5-5101 O OL 2-1885 r