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.. celve these manufacturers co-oper ation In promoting a cycle sport. Show your appreciation by patrontzlng or purchas- LL MOT IS ing, By Bob E be li ng -1 • ) American Hot Rod Association officially appoints Motorcycle Director. :After consecutive years of pleas and repeated atte mpts in persuasion, the A.n.R.A. officially appointed Bob Ebeling as National M otorcycl e Director• . - A gr eat many duties and privileges come with the position and number one is an attempt to standardize r ules and eli mination procedure. It is too la te in the year of 1968 for a complete re- write of the r ule book which Is in the hands of som e two thousand motorcycle drag competitors and yet so me effort is being made by sending out bulletins that explain minor changes and define some of the " not 100 clear" existing r ules. . Lis ted here are the new class breakdowns for 1968: Stock Bike: AB -lll1cc - open; BB- 780cc-1ll0cc: CB - 551cc 779cc: DB - 356cc-550cc: EB - 310cc355cc: FB - 266cc-309 cc: GB - 21Occ265cc: HB - 17Occ-209cc : IB - 130cc169cc: JB- 97cc-129cc: KB- occ-secc , This class breakdown applies to both sto ck and modified divis ions. Class requlrements ror -a stock bike have only been slightly altered and you must check the rule book for full information in stock classification. The changes or additions are as follows : Carburetors may only be modified by removing air cleaners or changing Jets, needles or throttle slides. Absolutely no changes may be made to the engine other than a maximum overbore of .045. Handlebar styles are optional, but no " cllp- ons " are allowed. Open exhaust is permissible and twostrokes may r un expansion chambers. The modified bike division changes are as follows : Engines swaps are acceptable, but changes must be to a frame spec ifically designed by a lic ensed manufa cturer for the said displacement engine. Frame must be a stock wheelbase, althou gh forks may be exchanged fr om other makes as long as they ar e not chopped or altered in height or degree . of r ake and trail. Rear shocks may be r emoved and stiffeners added in their place. Factory r ider or r oad race seats mus t be used and s ecurely attached. Gas ' tank must be of at least one gallon capaci ty. No tube tanks al lowed in this division. New classes for Gas and Fuel bike divisions: AGOB & AFOB - llll-open: BGOB & BFOD - 780- 1ll0cc; CGOB & CFOB '- 551- 779cc: DGOB & DFOB - 239- 550cc : 0- 238cc; EGOB & EFOB Added safety rules for all divisions: Stock division machines need not have steering dampeners unless provided by the manufacturer. All bikes must have their fuel lines wired or clamped at each terminal. Modified, gas and fuel division bikes may run any style handle bars providing they measure 12inches from a centerline of the forks steering head. All above rule changes will be put in effect immediately for National events and it is my sincere hopes that all local drag strips under A.H.R.A. sanction will run by the book! As a result standardization will prevail as it is intended. New Elimination Procedure In Bristol, Tennessee, on June 7, 8 and 9, I will attend In this new official capacity and inaugurate a new elimination procedure as follows: There is a total cash purse of 500 dollars. Fuel bike eliminations will be run by a qualifYing process that allows four bikes to run for Fuel bike eliminator. TOP TRADE 1" ON NEW YAMAHA. Remember It will be a big National event · on Ju ne 7, 8 and 9, at Bristol, Tennes see! The four qutckes t qualifiers will race at $25.00 per r ound (win or los e). The top fuel bike will receive a bonus of $75.00. All fuel bikes not qualified for top eliminator will run for a class trophy. The sam e eli mination pr ocedure will apply for top gas but with a lesser pay off. The four quickest qualifiers will race at $15.00 a round (win or los e) and top Gas bike will receive a $50.00 bonus . There is a bala nce of $135.00 to be awarded in a competition eliminator progr am. The competition eliminator will be determined on a handicap basis between all stock and modified division clas s winners. The class winners will "dial their own" handicap, with a one-tenth second breakout. Top Eli minator will r eceive $100.00 and the r unner-up will be awarded $35.00. 336 :1 At Ir windale Raceway, Bor is Mur r ay and his big twin-engine Triumph won top fuel eliminator but the days top elapsed time was turned in by the Lai dlaw spons or ed Harley of Joe Smiths . Smith's "Knuckle Head" clocked a fantastic elaps ed ti me of 9.44 s econds dur ing qualifying r uns . Attendance was belo w normal at Lions Drag Strip which made an ea sy day for Ed Thomas , the cycle pit dir ec tor , but for s ome of the racers It was far fro m uneventful. Ed McDonald's Harley-Davidson comple tely obliter a ted a cyli nder, piston, rod, etc. and the har des t part was they were obtained on loan. The 500cc Suzuki ridden by Sommers was a los er In the C s tock s treet bike class . Sommers let the thr ee s tar s get In his eyes and drew a big red light that let the 444cc Honda ridden by Hinds cr utse through the lights for a class trophy turning 14.38 - 89.02. W HITE INTERNATI O NAL CORP. M anufac ture r 01 QUlllly Motorcyc le. • • •• • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • .. I·illmll \ir I Ill(' r~ , .Iudxo n Prods. .. • l ·r.lIt ('j~ ( ·o ( "' :'oo toroil, Uri -slidp, F t- .. .. ~ I a s ~ t..il n k ~ l\: ~ (, :J ( s • .Jo hn C o o p.or &: JI- .. Hie .Iu hn Boots. Al l Ava ilab le From • .. SIMPSON M OTORS 4210 San Fern ando Rd, Glend ale , Calli_ 91204 .. ,. ,. ,. 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TRI-STATE CHAMPIOflSHIP TT SCRAMBLES HAYWARD SCRAMBLES B ak ers fi eld, Calif. May 5, 1968 100 Novi c e C las s Hay ward , Cali f. May 4, 1968 100 Am.- Ex. C l as s 1st KEN GREEN M/B /B 2nd RON TYPER M 1st JOHN GENNAI M IB 2nd JACK JENSEN M IB Distributed by - - - M Sportscycles 311 E. Alexander, Tacoma, Wash. , 98421 IB - 0> .... Lynwoo~N E 8-4864 Las t Week's Racing Contingency Awards One problem which has plag ued the A.H.R.A. in past years has been a lack of cooperation with dealers and distributors in the .posting of contingen cy awards. It's hard to understand, for asa result of a small effort the awards for this coming national event have been pour ing in. It's a great reward to find these various cycle distributors and manufacturers , welcome my approach with a r eady " yes " and the following awards. 25 dollars cash to top fuel, gas and competition e li m i n a t o r c1r om Cycle World Magazine. For eac h top eliminator there Is a beautiful Safetech helmet, from Paramount, California. Two Alloy r ims fro m Nor th American Imports, Garden Grove, Calif. Two elec tronic Tachs from Rydax Inc., Los Angeles , Calif. One ca n each, Chain Klea n and Chain Life , fr om Pe tr oc li e m of Santa Fe Springs, canr., to each class winner. Kawasaki will awar d a racing team jac ket to any Kawasaki rider that s ets a new A.H.R.A. r ecor d and awards a ten dolla r gift cer tificate to eac h Kawasakimounted clas s winner . . Yamaha will awar d a jacket to Yamahamounted recor d setters and ten dollar gift cer tifi ca tes to eac h class winner . A grea t Bonanza Mlni- Bike for top fuel eliminator, fr om Bonanaza Industries , San Jose , Califo rn ia . A set of cus tom tailored leathers by ABC Leathers of Compton, California , fQr top fuel. One Grant Van Tech fr ame fr om Grant Industries of Los Angeles. This is not a complete tally of all contingencies , for more varificatlons are on the way. 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