Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

;.. Schultz cops class A Troian win By Mike Capallte SOUTH GATE, Cals, Aug. 25 - Elliott Schultz proved that you can be the hard luck man of the evening and still be the hero of the night, as he proceeded 10have more than his share of problems, but stayed with It 10 garner enough points 10 move Into the Tr ojan Raceway " A" Main, The Class A speedway program seeme d 10 be filled with spills: 10 start with , Jim Nicho lson was leading hi s fir st heat, lost his adhesion and went down. Then In the fourth hea t, one of the more spectcular spills too k place as Jim Doron los t It trying to go under Al Holley and bo th of them wen t down In a tan gle of men an d ma chi nes . Al was so tangled in his ma chin e that the y had to r emove the fr ont whe el 10 extract his le g, but both r ide r s were okay except that Al had s kin ned his hand up s ince he had C iled 10 wear his a gl oves . Schultz had his Cirs t heartbr eaker In th e fourteenth heat when he was lea ding ove r Steve Bast and John Ca r te r • With a l ap an d a half to go, his machine started mls-Ciring , an d al though Elliott held ba ck th eir bi ds till the last corner , when they ca me down the line for the checkered flag, both Bast an d Carte r pass ed hi m and Schultz had to settle for third. The next hea t bro ught the cr owd 10 its feet as Ji m Nicholson an d Eddi e Mulder ha d 'a t it for four laps as cl ose as you could ever make It with both r iders put ti ng on a bea utiful displayof full-lock sliding with Nichols on finally taking the win. Nicholson Crashes, Then Wins Aft er the twenty hea t races, Wlliner s of the fo ur fastes t hea ts came outfor the Trophy Dash which lined up Nicholson, Conser r l ere, Mulder and DeWayne Keeter. The flag droppe d, Mulder s hot in lo the lead an d as the r iders s tarte d inlo the second lap, Nichols on dove low on the The C Mal n was dom inated by a boy up from Oklahoma , J im Posey, who was taking his fi rst ride on a speedway bike and showed he might be a man 10 reckon with as he was able to stay ahead of second place man Rick Woods and third place and fourth place men Chuck J ones and John Carter. Sunday's Main Events were just the way Main Events s hould be, as each one provided a li t tle mo r e excitement and thrills than the last one . When the B Main pulled 10 the li ne, it was evid ent that there woul d be a battle as Ste ve Scott , DeWayne Keeter, Ste ve Bast and Jim Nicholso n consti tute d the line up. It be ca me a Nichols on- Scott duel right a way a nd J i m was able to hold hi s machin e a little lower in the corners 10 pull a way from Steve for the win, but in the me an time, they put on a fan tasti c display of r ldin ' an d slldin ' a s only Sco tt an d Nichols on coul d do. Schultz Comes Through The A MaIn lIne- UP was both impress ive and formidab le, pitting Eddi e Mulder, Sonny Nutt er, EliiottSchultz and Pa ul Conser r le re, with the crowd somewhat l ea ning toward Elliott a s his luck was jumping ba ck an d forth be tween good and bad. After his engine failure in the 14th heat, he had come ha ck In the 18th heat to take the lead again an d with one lap to go, the mac hine started to misfire, but he was able by s hee r will power 10 retain his lea d till he cross ed the li ne for the checkered flag and was che ered by the s pectators . For thi s reason Elliott ha d the fans on his side an d a s he was pushing Mulder for the lead with Nutter and Conser rlere r ight behind him, the cr owd was on its feet and cheering. This ti me EllIott didn' t let them down as he powe red around Mulder after r unning side by side for three laps s o close that sparks were ny- Moment of Trophy Dash truth as Ji m Nicho l son dive s under Eddie Mulder and goes on for the win. Nicholson also broke Troj an track record In taking "B" Main EvenL c us hion on the high s ide of the track an d when he did, both Nutte r an d Conser r le re came under him to ta ke s ec ond and third with Eddie com i ng across four th . It s eems that a s the wee ks go by, the a cti on ge ts be tt er as the riders are be coming mor e a ccuslomed to the t rack an d the machines are getting around a little quicker, which was evidenced by Jim Nichols on in the B Main where he proceded not only 10 win It, but also set a new four- lap r ecord of 51. 57. So If you li ke tight racing an d lots of excite me nt where you are sitting close enough 10 s e e all the happen ings, come out 10Trojan Race way every Sunday night for an a ction -packed evening of r a cing thr ills . (Re s ul ts on page 20) SWEEPS TO VICTORY • SADDLE BACK MOTO-CROSS AUGUST 18, 1968 100cc J r. Cl ass 1st Rusty Burkert 2ndNor Benham m 3rd Dan Daigh 5th Jeff Creager - HODAKA - HODAKA - HODAKA - HODAKA 100cc Sr. Class 1st Tom Rapp 3rd Claude Henderson 4th Mike Holliday 5th Dan Etheridge Th ey're uprl ghl.here, but Paul Conserrlere (left), DeWayne Keeter and J im Nicholson crashed spect acularl y I n Dasn, all emerging unscathed. I - HODAKA -HODAKA - HODAKA -HODAKA PIONEER TOWN EURO. SCR, AUGUST 18, 1968 100cc Expert Cl as s lst Jack M organ 2nd Bob Ben 3rd W An dersonJr. es 4th Tom Hoyle 5th Di ck wright Two men, two speedway cornering styles: Rick Woods and Bruce HaseroL Ins i de and found Conser r iere was trying for the same groove. Down they both went, taking Keeter with them In one. of the most s p ec tac ular end -over-end crashes of the eveni ng, but luckily no one was injured . Afte r a short delay ' whil e Paul obtained a new strap for his steel s hoe, the race was re- s tarted. On the restart, Eddie again jumped 10 the . Iead with Nicholson and Conser rie re r ight behind him . Eddie was doing a good job of holding the m back until he drifte d just a little wide an d J im and Paul both' got unde r hi m with Nicholso n pulling out for the lead and the win. The trophy was presented by As cot prom oter J .C . Aga janian who will s tart r unning the Class A speedway ma chin es . on Augus t 30, an d was out getting a first han d look a t the Trojan track an d a Class A Speedway progra m . Ing as Elliott's footpeg was rubbing Eddie's cham, but Eddie held right In and tried, but when Schultz put on his late bid, both me n drifted a little wide ' whi ch let -Mul dar ge t Inlo the l oose 100cc Amateur Cl ass lst Terry Clark -HODAKA 2nd Jeff Wright -HODAKA 3rd Jim SUnlllers -HODAKA 4th Warren Griffi n -HODAKA 5th HaywardM endenhall- HODAKA For a first..hand demonstration of HODAKABILITY,visit your dealer for a free test ride. ; Flanked by former Wor ld Speedway Champ ion J ack Milne (left) and Ascot Promoter J .C. A gaj anlan ( who has replaced Fri day night half-mll e flattrack with Cla ss A racin g), Ji m. Ni chol son accepts congratulati ons f or D a ~h win. -H ODAIll\ -HODAKA -HODAKA -HODAKA -HODAKA Forthedea,ler ~ --. - u : nearestyou,wnte: - .-.1''''- "!'"reo ",.......... ' .0. lOX n~ ATHENA.. OUOOH 97813 1I01l'I\' 1101"1\' 1I01l'I\' 1101"1\' 11011'''' 11011'" \ HOIl'" \ HOII'" \

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