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(JAP). Elliott proved that there Is no SAVAGE COPS CLASS A OPENER AT TROJAN By Mike Capalite Photos by Dennis Greene SOUTH GATE, Cal.. Aug. 4 - The action was fast and furious Sunday night as the 500cc fuel-burning Class A machines journeyed to Trojan Raceway for the first of their weekly cliSs A shows on Sunday evening. The races are run under the rules and regulations of the Speedway Control Board, and the program Is a true SpeedWay program . In this type program, 18 riders qualify for the races, with two of them alternates and 16 Included In the actual program. The 16 men ride series of 20 races, with each rider competing five tllpes, and In these five events a rider will be pitted agalnsteveryother rider at one time or another. According to their finish In each of these races, points are awarded with the winner getting three, second place two, and third place one . A t the end of the 20race program, the points are tallied UP, and the high point men (the me n with the fastest time races and the men wi th the fastest qualifying times) are moved uP Into a series of scratch and handicap races. They not only get paid a certain amount of money for each point they earn, but the top riders can move Into the scratch and handicap races for a shot at the rest of the purse. a- Poin t System Popular ThIs system proved to be very popular wi th most of th e contes tan ts . For instance, as Lee Stumpenhaus pointed out, he won his first race, then unloaded In his second race. Still he was able to come back for his other three races, but had It beenaprogress!ve-styleprogram, his second race would have been a semi ~-CUSTO cr -~ • rn ~ I cce sso r l e s E G I REG. S24.95 SALE $18.95 en \ 1 =-= z ~ SAVE UP TO 50% ON NEW PARTS I : ~ I ..........-. REG. S20.00 J;; ~ SALE Sl3.88 ~ REG. $ 8.95 ~ t; SALE $ 3.88 ~ a. I PARTS fOR ALL ODnS 3: o -t o ::a ;;;;;C;~irl ] ~ SALVAG E 835 W. FOOTH ILL AZUSA 334-5912 WE SHIP COD ANY.WJlERE TI RES TUBES '1:1 ~ ~ en HELM ET ., ~~s~~t~~~~"ft:s~e~~:~d:~ ~:~ ~ other, sliding the corners In fantastic style and finally working his way up to ~ the win position. Stumpenhaus finished 0> second with Carter and Nutterfollowlng. ... Conse rIiere Comes ThrOUgh Every rider roced against every other man at leas t once, making IIlI' a diver sified program. Here Elliott Schu ltz leads Ron Miller. Only man to deleat Swede Savage throughout the evenlnts events was P aul Conse " lere, who took the Top Handicap FInal. 0> Jack -O' Brllln take s" the Insid e &,o ove, J ohn Carter goes outs ide In one 01 the thril ling 4lap event s. and he would have been out of the running altogether, making not a penny for his efforts . Another aspect of the setup Is that it mikes for a better spectator sport since a favorite rider Is not able to be eliminated for the evening by falling down In his first race, and it also lets the better riders prove that they are the better riders by their riding ability rather than • by a stroke of luck. As an example of the fast pace of this type of program, the first 20 races were run off In less than an hour and a half. As It was a new track to the riders, each man received two runs In time trials and the faster of his two attempts was the one that counted. Successful stock car driver Swede Savage, lured back to bikes for a go on one of Jerr~' Fairchild's rapid JAP's, set a track record for all to shoot at; he was top qualifier with a time of 13.31 seconds for one laP. In his third program race Swede set the four-lap record with a time of 51.75. In the Trophy Dash, Savage was pressed by Jack O'Brien (Jawa) but Jac k just couldn't seem to find a way to get around, as Swede Is both smooth and consistent. Elliott Schultz and Jim Nicholson had a duel for third with Schultz taking his JAP over the line for third while Ji m had to settle for fourth on his Jawa. , Swede Sets Sail The Combination Handicap final consisted of the top time trlaler, the top man for race time, and the two top point men, and since Swede was all of these, It was just backed down the line to get the next fastest riders. The Top Handicap Final had the crowd on Its feet as Savage, who had been undefeated In all of his previous races, was on the rear line with 0' Brien, Nicholson, and Paul Conserrlere (Jawa) In front of him, so the fans knew that this was going to be the race to watch. And they weren't disappointed. First Swede got around 0' Brien and then set his s1gbts on Nlcholson. It wasn't quite so easy, but In a fantastic display of cornering ab11lty, he got Jim, and then only had Conserrlere In front of him . But Paul was riding llke a man possessed by the devil as he kept ahead of Swede and stayed In the lead fo r the full distance. So Savage took his first loss of the evening, although he did so knowing that one of the top riders had beaten him out. It seems like speedway racing I s on Us way as the percentage for the purse for this first night at Trojan was more than double the purse the first night at Whiteman. or ' course the riders did not run for this, as the track guaranteed $800.00 against 40% of the gate , and will do the same next week . So all y ou speedway fans , and those of you who hav en't seen this type of racing, make it on out to the corner of the Long Beach Freeway and Firestone next Sunday evening for an action- packed night you will never forget. The show gets rolling at 7 p.m, (Results on page 16) -.:-. Wlnnlneest rider 01 lhe evenlnl. Swede Savage recei ves Troph y Da sh gold from beauteous Sonl Mahafle. Swede has bee n burning up the naUon's stock car tracks, returned to bikes lor Clas s A speedway races. As' Savage came forward from his rear starting position, he got around Woods, then took Schultz and proceeded to work on N cho1son . Jim held back Swede's bid until e last corner wilen he drifted a little wide coming out and Swede slid In under him for the win. The next final found Schultz on the rear line with Lee Stumpenhaus (Jawa) , John Carter ( Ja wa) and Sonny Nutter Batt ling It out lor top honors In the Combination Handicap race , Swede Savage gets underneath Ji m Nicho lson to take over the lead on la st turn. Swede rode a JAP, Ji m a J awa. MOTORCYCLES ONLY SALVAGE We buy JUnk.. & sell Fine Used Parts AI so tons of H. O. Obse l~.e Stuff. 45' s-Knuckel-Oiu' Pal Complete Service Frame & Fork Straightening, Bob Ross 1 Wesl4lh 26 We Service what /hey sell. si. 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