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It was " a cceler a ting poorly." There "" were no acceleration problems F r iday g>" night. NicholSon tr ied nume r ous paths ;:, and techniques in feeling out the unfamiliar mount, finis hed second behind ~~~c~~~:~r~~~~ ~:~rinh:~ =: ~ dog- fighti ng with Phil Todd, Albe r t Gun- ,-: ter , Clyde Li tc h and Jon es along the way. "" M utual Admiration Dept. LACHER LEAPS INTO ASCOT LIMELIGHT Both tuner an d r ider were pleased with the outcome. said 'Axtell, " Can he r ide a motorcycle or can he ride a motor cycle ." Said Nichelson, " The handling an d power characteristics to g e the r are astounding." Then, looking ahead, Jim added , "With a bit more practice I feel that I' ll gain more control of this high-groove BSA's capabilities." Few who witness ed his ini tial performance would disagr e e. A hard- fought four th in the fi nal went to Al Gunter (Matchless) ahead of Randy Say (BSA), Phi l Todd (BSA) and Cly de Li tch (Triumph). Li tch spilled on the 13th lap, hastily remounted and conu nued , losing only three spots in doing so. Chuck Jones (27) on his way to Expert he at race win. Photos by Denn i s Gree n e S to ry by Carol Sims Brelsford Barrels The BSA of Mark Brelsford garner ed Amate ur class honors of the eve ning. Second at the start to H- D r ider Don Harms (who had earli er won the quickes t yellow-plate heat race), Br elsfor d took ove r on lap three and s ta yed there ti l the fi nis h, windi ng up in front of pointleader Tommy Rockwood (Tr i umph), BSA r ider Mike Morton and Harms . Novi ce a cti on s ha ped up as another Keith Mas hburn sweep . The talented young Yamaha pilot whizzed to heat race vi ctory, then foll owed through with his sixth Mal n Event win of the season, s tretching his point lead en route . Bob Fulton, also Yamaha, led briefly, held second until lap 3, then was over taken by rapid H- D r ider rave Stroman , whos e heat race time was the faste s t of the green-plate goers . Fulton hung in for third, with fourth spot going to Don Dudek (Yamaha). (Results on page 20) It was Mel Lacher's tum to take home the gold at Ascot Park Friday night, May 31. The harddriving San Diego Harley star hamassed decisive flag-to-flag wins in all three races entered the heat race, Trophy Dash and IS-lap Expert Main Event ~~~llIGHT SUPER ~I®~~ Mel Lacher (H-D) Expert Mai n wiMer. Consis te ntly placing in the money . Lacher -now moves to third in half-mile point standings behind leader De Wayne Keeter and Don Haaby, who is still campalgning in the east. Last week's- record-breaking Maln Event winner Keeter, BSA-mounted, scored fastest heat race time of the night, and worked his way from fourth to second in the feature. A crowd-pleasing ne w combination turned up in the form of r ider Jim NicholSon and theC.R.Axtell-tunedBSA, long ridden to championship titles by Sammy Tanner. Tanner and Axtell came to a parting of the ways early this season. and Nicholson hung up the Joe Dudek Triumph two weeks ago after stating that PRE -DR I LLED KNURLED EDGES made of duraluminum $17.00 t o $23.00 Chromed Stainless Steel C$pokes - 3 ~ each :5 DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED W rIt e fOT fR Ef lit eratu r e NORTH AMERICAN IMPORTS P. O. BOX 621 GARDEN GROVE, CAL. 92640 J im Nicholson (BSA) lead ing Phil Todd (BSA ) through the south turn and endin g up third overall. WE CARRY ALL MODELS 150cc 200cc 250cc 305cc 500cc 50cc BOcc 100cc 120cc EXPANSION CHAMBERS BULTACO BANDIDO , , , , , • • • • • , • • • $54.95 BULTACO PURSANG ••• •••••• •• •• 10% Down 24 months on Bal. NGK SPARK PLUGS for All Motorcycles BOcc Suzuki Trail Bike $299.00 with this ad 75C 120 Suzuki Trail Bike $399.00 with this ad DALE BROWN MOTOIS 2441 LOIIg Beach BI,d. Lo", Beac', Calf. 54.95 HODAKA 90-100cc , • •• • •••••• • • • • 39.95 SACHS aOee 39.95 I YAMAHA aGee I • • • • • ••• •• • • I • I • • I I • • ••••• I • • • I • I • • 39.95 YAMAHA 100cc single ••••••••••••• 39.95 YAMAHA DT-l 250cc single ••••••••• 54.95 THIS QUAL ITY LI NE OF TWO stroke exhau s t systems ha s been de veloped to provid e a broad ove rall powe r ran ge making them well s ui ted for TT, fla t tra ck , s crambles, and des ert events. All chambers feature heat shi e ld for maximum rid er s a fety and all are fini sh ed in competition black. Not s ugges ted for st reet us e. SOL D THROUGH AUTHORIZED-DEALERS ONL Y 21B MAIN STREET, VENICE, CALIF. 90291 • '" ~ Cr.> S> ~ ~ ...:J U ;:.., U