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7 7 ASCOT RACING BEGINS APRIL 26th! • • (MRI + AGGIE - RACING) (+ OR - AMA) ( !) event s held under th e new p urse str ucture. and backed up t hei r indivi dual feelings by sta gi ng (alon g with doz ens of non- member s) unpr ece dent ed boycotts of th e ope ni ng ni ght flattrac k race, A pril 5 , and . th e .A pr il 6 T T as we II. On the fo llowi ng Tuesdex , fu rth er negotiations were held bet\ween promoter .A gaj ani an and th e lARI Board memb ers , re sul ts of which w ere announ ced to a well-att end ed MRl gener al me mber ship me eti ng on Thursday , April 11 . Only thr ee hour s were needed t o iro n out a ll difficu lti es betw een th e MRI a nd t he promoter , although a pr evi ous meeting in Las Vegas betw een A MA repres entatives and the promoter to arrive at the or ig i nal arr angement had tak en thre e day s . T he new p urse structur e is as follow s: .A $1500 guaranteed pur se will be paid to all A scot r ider s , P L US a true 40% of the overag e, this to be disbur sed by the MR1. The contingen cy of this arran ge ment is that promot er A gaj anian be allow ed to take ov er moni es former l y paid to the AMA for insurance, and A s announc ed in last week 's issue of Cy c l e Ne ws , an amicable agreement f or the 1968 p rof es si ona l motorcycle racin g seaso n a t A scot Park has been reached by pr omoter J .C . A gaj ani an and the B oard of Direc t ors of Mot orcyc Ie Ra cer s,lnc., a repr es entati ve group of professional rider s and mechani c s whi ch now boasts a t otal membership of 251. The ori ginal di sa greement ca me ab out when .Asc ot sanctions were issued by the AMA f or flat $1500 guaranteed half-mile purses , and flat $1800 guaranteed To.T. purs es. .F or at l east 10 years r i der s .in the Southern Calif orn i a area have been paid 40% of the gross gat e, after tax es. so this news was greeted with great disappointment to say th e l east . Especially si nc e. fo r the 1967 seaso n. the 40% had i n actuali ty be come 30%, due to t he AMA' s insistence that hi gher i nsuranc e premiums be paid from the covera g e. Upon announ cement of th e tlatpurs e arra ngement , the ov erwh elm ing majority of MRl membership vot ed not to ride i n or s upport any .A s cot 7 7 • • i n turn the promoter will provide ins urance as good o r better than that set up by the AMA. Th i s disp ute s the AMA' s co nten ti on tha t it was neces sary t o take an ad ditional 10,* from last ye ar 's overage to keep the insurance fund so lven t . Th e guara ntee i s 217 tim es great er than last y ear's $600 guarantee and wi ll gi ve rid ers the high est purses ever pai d a~ the 183rd & Verm ont ra ce tra ck. Rid ers and mecha nics v ot ed unan imously to compete under the new conditions . It i s hoped tha t the AMA will a gree to the plan (and a meeting of the Ex ecutive Committee has been se t up in Washington. D.C. in an a tt empt to negotia te), but. with or witho ut the blessin g of the A merican Motor cy cle .Assoc i a tion, the 1968 A scot Park pro fes sional fla ttra ck mot orcyc l e raci ng s ea so n will DEFINI T E L Y begi n .F r iday ni ght, April 26th, 1968 , Aggi e ha s state d . A t presstime, a phone call from Cy cle New s to AMA Ex ecu tive Di rector Bill B erry , placed in an at tempt to get all si des of the pi cture. resulted i n a flat " No comment ." *****************~ ~ : THE TWO-WHEELER A. * ~ : ~ :~ SUZUKI * Ready for Inmediate Delivery! * ~ *~ * * ~*****************J ~ 867 •• Calton Aye. San Bernardino, callf (71 4) 885- 3445 co .. ::;: SHELL MOTORS ~ 3365 Ce ntury 8 1vd• • L yn wood - NE 8-4864 • • TOP TRADE IN ON NEW ~==-==-=:=----- ' \ \ CZ ¥ * Triumph ... S uzuki Jawa • at WaIt A xth el m Triumph-Suzuki Motors. 1049 W. 5th sc. Pomona, Cal if. (714) 629-8642. __ .. \\ ( I ' r- , " \ .._'J.;,;v -- _.- " Hey man, this your f1rstde sert race?" DESERT PHANTOMS M.C. Present 8/10 Mile Course TT 'SCRAMBLES Di stri ct 31 Points Adelanto Raceway AMA Sanction Big Race Sunday APRIL 28 Lightweight Prac. 8:30 Big Bikes rmo r~ Rest Rooms RefresJunents DIRECTIONS: Bars tow 66 31 91 395 A~~ /p r S1.25 admission $2.00 entry fee Gates open 7:30 a.m, Practice all day Sal S1.00 per rider $1.00 per car load spec!. Caterer For information call Down ey (213) 861·5189 ~ GTR _ .. THE HOTTES 350 GOING T Fer til. ...... . 01 JOUr ...,... Sa. -- • ~t IIcc..l_ Dlstr. IIIC" (2UI 772·2101

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