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CARTER TOPS SPEEDWAY ACES AT PACOIMA By Mike Capallte Photos by Dennis Greene ur Dealer t on this we have o more! SUZUKI VI LLAGE West Coast High way ort Beach, Cali forn ia 714-642-3470 ROBERTSON & SONS 26 Tujunga Avenue Hollywood, C alifornia 877-727 2 COOK MOTORCYCLES 200 Roberts Lane ale, Cal ifornia 93308 805-399-8570 RANGE HONDA 2020 Ch~man ge, Cali fornia 92668 714-633-7344 DA OF REDLANDS 5 West Redlands edlands, Californ ia 714-793-2833 PACI FIC SUZUKI 261 Garnet S teet iego, California 92109 714-488-3888 REN W ILSON M OTORS Sepul veda Blvd. ulveda, California 894-9218 BURY CYCLE SHOP Thousand Oaks Blvd. sand Oaks, Cal ifornia 805-495-7227 lNSTER SPORT CYCLE 4 Weslminster Avenue stminster, California 714-893·7057 OEHR BROTHERS 317 Victo ry Blvd. ank, Cal iforni a91502 9-6421 84 SON & SONSM OTORC LE YC 2909 W O est live urbank, California 849-4054 O M.C S S& SERVI CE NS . 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Th e second heat found speedway new co m e r Jim Ni cholson (Eso), who Is one of the cr owd favorites with his spectacular sliding style, taking the lead right oU the line, but as he came around the fir st lap, the dust still hanging In the air from the start made It hard to ju dge the corner and Jim spun out, bringing a gr oan f rom the tans as they reall zed he was eliminated for the evening. This left the lead open for Tim Harris (JAP), who took the win with Jim Ashworth (Jawa) second. Thrilling Heats The third heat race was a wild one as Steve Scott (JAP) and Bruce Haserot (Jawa) tangled I n the second lap on the back straight and went down, causing a re-start whi ch Haserot could not make, thus puttIng him out f or the ni ght . On the , restart, Stu Mor l ey (JAP) took the lead and John Hateley was moving up when the fir e went out in his JA P and sent him to the pits. Homer Knapp (JAP) spilled and Sonny Nutter (Jawa) f inished In the secon d slot. The fourth heat was the fastest, as It found Sammy Tanner (JAP) and Jon Thomas ( Jawa) fighting for the lead with the cr owd on Its feet cheering them all the way. Tanner took the 4-lap win In 59.4 seconds. The f ifth heat was all Chuck Jones ( JAP); he held the lead fr om start to f inish, but In second slot was a duel between Randy Ellis (JAP ), outtor the first time and showing a lot of style, and Scott Wilson (NSU) . They changed positions back and forth with Randy coming out on top, Wilson handies his NSU real well on the track, but says he i s looldng for another ride si nce it i s a little dltticuit to find parts f or his double-knocker single, which i s probably the only one i n the country. The sixth heat had Don Hawley (JAP) i n the lead with Elliott Schultz (JAP) running a close secon d after a sliding battle with John Cart er (Jawa). Carter passed Elliott, but Schultz was able to take It back on the last lap. The f irst sem i showed that sammy Tanner i s really consi stent In his r iding John Carter, here leading Sieve Bast, was the big money winner at Whiteman Stad ium, taking the accident-shortened "A" Main Event ablllty. He was i n the second slot behind Thomas and took over the lead on the last lap to wi n with a time of 59.4, the same as hie heat r ace tim e. The second semi was a thriller that found Jack O'Brien worldng his way uP f r om a back row handicap, and as he passed Sonny Nutt er and Lee Sturnpenhaus ( Jawa), who wer e having a battle of thei r own, he set his sights on Steve Scott, but the best he could do was to pull up beside him on the last lap to finish second by about two f eet. The third semi was one of the closest races we have seen yet, as Chuck Jones, St eve Bas t , Elliott Schultz and Stu Mor ley were so evenly matched that at any time during the race, you could have cov er ed all of them with a blanket . Jones took the lead only to have Steve Bast take It away so Jones put on a burst of speed and took I t back again, but In the last lap, Bast again wrestled first place away and they crossed the line Bast, Jones and Schultz. The f ourth sem i was all John Carter's. Rick Woods jumped into the lead oU the start, but John quickly took It away f r om him and for the rest of the race they r an evenly with Don Hawley in third and trying to move up, but he couldn't qulte make it. Cash To Carter I n the A Main, Tanner charged out of hi s back row handicap starting position to zap Scott and Bast on the outs ide j ust like he was In the hi gh groove at Ascot, and as he was setting up to move In on Carter , a bad spill In the back straight by Scott brought out the black flag and sp the race was called with Carter winning) Sammy second and Bast third. Steve appeared to have hurt his hack , but was In fairly good spirits as the ambulance hauled him oU . Th e crowd was bigger , the action faster and now that Class A speedway racing is also bei ng run on Sunday nig ht at Trojan Raceway In South Gate , it looks like this type of racing Is going to come on r eal strong here In the Southern Callfor nia area. (R esults on page 16) ====McNAIRY AIDS SAFETY PROGRAM = = = = A t this year' s Daytona 200-m11e AMA National Championshi p road race, a hard-ridden f our th place went to new National Number 30, Jack McNairy f r om Dallas, Texas. But McNai ry hasn' t been able to com pete In later Nationals although, HarleyDavidson mounted, he performs wi th skill In n attrack, TT's and short track r aces as well. The r eason? He' s recently completed his junior year at East Texas State University where he majors in Business and Industrial Education. Though his heavy college schedule doesn't permit him to race the National Circuit except dur i ng summer vacation months, McNairy keeps his thoughts on mo torcyciea the year round. He' s even found time to give talks to groups of ~ a, ~ 0> .... gf _ ;g ~ ~ v.> ~ ~ t.:I ..::J ~ U Match Race Melees The first ma-ch race pitted veteran Don Hawley against Whiteman promoter Dude Criswell, both mo unted on JAP's, but Criswell fell and Hawley granted him a restart. Dude j ust couldn't make it, though , and Hawley fini shed a halt-a-lap ahead. The second match race was Jones against Schultz wi th both riders again JAP-mounted. Schultz took the lead, and although Jones was trying hard, he couldn' t catch him; i n f act he tried so hard, he spilled in the cor ner after the checkered flag attempting to make a last-ditch effort. The Trophy rash consisted of the top four men from the four fastest heats How close can II gel? Battling It aut In their heat race are eventual running for a piece of the purse, a kiss wiMer Sammy Tanner and second place Jon Thomas. SIIIIy show Is a trom the lovely trophy girl , a gallon of real crawd-pleaser. Blendzo11, and a special IDendZ011 Tshirt. Ernie Aragon, the head of Aragon Distributing co., di stributors fo r Blendzoll, had these T-shirts ma de uP special j ust for the Trophy rash winners each week to win along wi th the gallon of 4cycle Blendzoll racing cas tor - bas e 011 the he donates. Jack 0' Bri en got all the goodies. The C Main was a runaway for Schultz though Hawley tri ed his best to catch him, but was not able to do It as Stumpenhaus finished third and Ellis fourth. In the B Main , It was Jones flrstoU the line and taldng the l ead, but 0' Bri en In a beautiful di splay of r iding ability slipped under Woods and Jones to take th e lead ABOVE RIGHT: Jack O'Brien, on the Inside, beat out Chuck Janes, Rick Woods (left) and Jan Thomas In "B" Main Event. and then wi n It going away. BELOW: Third semi main finds Steve Bast euttlng In franI of Elliott Schullz as Stu Marley bears down an the duo. By Car ol Sims ;:. eu elementary and hi gh school stu dents on motorcycle safety , emphasi zi ng defensive r iding and pointing out do' s- anddon' ts . School guidance counsel ors have been high In thei r praise of Jack 's effor ts and McNairy says, "It's proven to be a lot of fun . Y ou can't imagine the interest shown by this age group." T he personable young Texan, wi nner of the Santa Fe Amateur Shor t Track National In 1966, rode his tlrst street motorcycle as a high school junior. Hls parents tlrst required that he make the school honor role f or a year and then pay for the bike himself If he wanted to r ide. Well, he wanted to . And nowthatvacation time Is here, look for Jack McNairy Jack McNa , Nal 'l Number 30, performs a wheene an his H· O Spri nt during to be hack•••burning up the country's iry aff'lrack play Ume. McNair y augments colle ge schedul e with talks to yaung- race tracks •••until school once more siers an ri der safety. beckon s In september . -.

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