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, I Harms (H- D) and point leader To m Rockwood (Triumph) . On JUDe 7 Harms turned back Rockwood with Geezer Emick (BSA) running thi r d. The following wee k 'Rockwood and Harms ran 1- 2 ahead of BSA-mounted Rick Elisararras.Emick's beat race time was quick enough to put him in the Expert Trophy IAsh, but he went out of the Main with mechanical I ASCOT LOOT TO LACHER story by Carol Sims Photos by Denn i s Greene, Bill P e tti grew & Len Fallscheer " '" ..., More Mashburn Novice point leader Keith Mashburn (Yamaha) continues his winning ways, taking the last two green-plate MaIn Events and increasing both his Ascot and National point le ad. ' Se cond to Keith on June 7 was Dive Stroman (H-D), ahead of Don Dudek and Bob F ulton, both on Yamahas. The most agresslve ride turned in the following week was that of Terry Donahe r , mounted on Al Gosley's Kawasaki_ Coming from a 9th place start, Donabe r was 5th on lap one, 4th on the third time around, 3rd by lap six, and, making a now-or-never last lap effort, swooped by Stroman for second spot at the finish. (Results on page 20) MIIhIJ Mel Lacher, the pride of San Dlelo, has too le d his Harl ey-Davi dson to three slra ll ht Main E....t vlelo rles at Gardena, Ca llf.' s As cot Park. He' s rap idly clo s lnl the l ap on point leader DeWayne Keeter. Terry Donaher (201) la ve Novice winner Keith Mashburn a real run for It last Friday, Kawasakl ·mount ed. He worked throulh the pack to a fast-cl oslnl 2nd. Cornerful of aoreuhe Novlcas - #139 Dave Stroman (H- C), #162 Randy Sml1h (SU ZUki), #170 Bob Fulto n (Yamaha), #101 Keith Mash burn (Yamaha) , #201 Tiff}' Donahlf (Kawasa ki) and #115 Da ve Aldana I BSAI_ VACA VALLEY RACEWA Y Suzuki akes -t' I • , y . ~ 500 JUNE 1~ 1968 Pr.~,,'i •• Closs ·JSTDA~8URCHARDS - SUZUKI Dave rides for Munroe Motors in san Francisco who own and IUne the constant front running Sumi which Dave rode to victory. LIONS DRAG STRIP MA Y26, 1968 TOP STOCI CLASS SUZUKI .... .... .... :; Whittling The Field Swapping Amateur Main Eve nt victories the past two weeks were Don ~ Q) A multi-rider north turn accident sent Amateur #25x Mike Norton to the hospital two weeks ago where, until recently, he was listed in " poo r " condition withbead Injuries. Although sUll semi-conscious, the outlook is now considerablY brighter and he continues to show improvement. Another bospital1zed rider , Novice Larry Mane, has been removed from intensive care and Is making rapid progress toward recovery. In each Instance he was hassled by point leade r De Wayne Keeter and Chuck Jones , both BSA-mounted, before sbaking off the oppost tion and salling on to the checker. Two weeks ago Kee ter was runnerup after Ji m Nicholson (BSA) unloaded in s pectacular fa shion while running third to Jones, whos e bik e blew shortly. Last Friday J one s an d Keete r ran 2-3, following a r es tart when early . leader Shorty Seabourne (BSA) cr ashed on lap six and hi s ma chine was s truck by Tri umph- moun ted Pat Gosch. F ortuna tely , both me n escaped with bruises. Hanns, Rockwood Amateur Aces :l:. ~ woe s . For the last two Friday nights at AsCot Park, June 7 and 14, Mel Lacher and his Harley-Davidson have won the Trophy Dash and the Expert Main Event. This gives the San Di ego star three IS-lap haIfmile feature victories in a row, but they didn't come easy. . Sev eral Expert Main Ev enter s were co nspicuous by their absence a t the J une 14 race. Albert Gunter, riding Shell Thoot's Royal Enfield, made only three practice laps before the engine expired and he was olit for the night. Jim Nicholson will be out for a longer period of time. He r eported June 11 to do the deed for Uncle Sam and Is currently at F ort Ord, as Is Expert #IOx Johnny Isaacs. Nicholson, who only bad two weeks aboard the potent C.R. Axtell BSA, was disappointed indeed at l eavi ng such a good ride, and Axtell has decided to park the machine rather than find another pilot. "" U.S. Sumki Motor Corp. 13767 Freeway Drive Santa Fe Spriap, Calif. RON SOMMERS - SUZUKI RH SInII8'S rilles fir 3 Star " c ycle and tlefeatetl IIIlIcblaes of .a larger ~spla~ II set lip Ii_ ad lip ni les ,er Ilr. . . II. en ~ :c: lzJ ..,J ~ U