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NICHOLAS AGAIN AT CARLSBAD ROAD RACE Pbo(os ... Demlis Greeae Nicholas was the eventual winner of the Open Class aboard bis BSA 650 but It was Manley wbo gave road raclng same new wr1nldes and added calor . Thes e two riders battled it aut In two beat races with IchoJas the winner each time. Then in the ten-lap t1nal1t was a tree-tor-all of the , type seldom seen in pavement pounding. Manley and bis TT Trlumpb held alt the bard- cbarging Jady tar the I1rst five la,ps. In tact, • Icbolas was movi.ng througb the pack from fifth to third on the first lap. The DIxie Flyer was second at the end of lap two and did nat take the lead until the fifth go-around. Jody took over first on lap !tve but on the tricky upbill lett bander It was Manley broadsllding by the tormer Na tional Champ - on the outside!! Tbis obvi ously scared the Navy Flyer as be poured It on, regained the lead and went on tor bis s ec ond s tralgbt big bike win at Carlsbad . Manley Spectacnlar The entire race saw Manley TT -ing lett band carner tha t bas gained mucb respect tram one and all who have eve r ridden the track. Tbis Includes every toP rider in the nati on. SomebodY torgot to tell B1ll, as each and every lap tound blm In tul1 locked slldes and many times with the front wheel blgb In the ai r - wiele open in third gearl JohnnY Apple , with anaddltiooa1 month to work ove r the new Suzuki 500, rode well all afternoon and the new racing model never missed a beat. Apple won the 500cc class bonors and was tbird overall, beb1nd Nicbolas and Manley. the WIlen you mix TT racing aDd road racing you are bound &0 have excit.ent aDd perhaps close raciDg. That's what happened at Carlsbad la.st Slmda.y in the big bore division when rough aDd tumble Bill Manley locked bams, or we sbonld say bars, with Velvet smooth Jody Nicholas. It was an e~en closer sto the rapid 250Cc Grand Prix c.Ias.s. . cboIas took b1s first Carlsbad ride aa a 250 and was again the winner t t e much harder than the big bik e ert. Nicholas ••• AgaiD ! The opening beat race saw , lchoJas and bis Yamaha duel au too and the team Kawasaki all the way . The lead changed tour times before cholas grabbed the lead coming do the tIDal stralgbtaway and beat out the new ace by less than two teet! The second beat saw Fulton take the lead on the tIDal lap and beat Jody tor bis only lOss of the ~.. cbolas really rapped It on In the t1nal and scared the win with running roo spare. Atleast by more than the two beat race margins. The colorful •"avy man now joins a select list at a very tew r iders that have ever won both a 250cc and big bike teature. • V bit Blakeslee wheeled bls 200cc , Bultaco In tor the under 250c c Grand Prix class win and had litUe, It any, trouble alOllg the 'II3Y. Roger Baeder tonk the ultra-small class bonors on bis l OOCc Kawasaki. In the Production class It was scrambler Stan Roger ma.k1ng bis first road racing appearance on bis Bultaco and be made It a good one by taking three class wins during the afternoon aver Bob Lend, also Bultaco mounted, Ron Pi erce came up empty banded tor the eve nt and bad no 250 to ride so be dropped down Into the lOOCc class and took borne the troPhy on b1s Yamaha l OOCc single. The next sportsman road racing date bas not been set by the Playboys .C. at tbis time. They will pass the maath of March due to the Da.ytona events. Ibklne It two 0 ... Class wins In a row at Car lsbad, Jody NIcholas a llO plck.d liP the 250cc Grallll PrIx e..at lhf s tl... out. Here the shadow of bls Yamalla follows him down"wh.. ne hili.· Obvlolls ly _ joy lne hillS.If, Bill lIanl.y ITr llllllflh) thrill.d the crowd with hIs f.11lock s ll des. 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