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• - r= ~~Sl"\\O' 00 Cl> OIl '" c, U ~S. Distributor 00 .. GARDNER CARBURETOR '" '" ..; CO> Cl> ..Q S '" 269 O ral A~. Goleta. Calif. 9])17 •................... ~ ..... By R. A. E be li ng Harley-Da vidson is full stride for the quart er mile. In recent weeks of drag racing activity. the Mi lwa uk ee brand has secured full 'squatters righ ts to the win ners circle. : NEW' 'n Santa A.a 0 : CI) : ~ Husqvarna 360 Moto-Cross Test 90'lf.\\ & developm•• c.. e e r..l e :<: : r..l ...:l U Draco's Motorc)'cl es KAWASAKI Special izing- in 2-stroke Tun ing 1629 So. Sland3rd Ave. S3nb Ana, Cal. 92707 (714) 543-9681 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ::... o WANNA DO WHEELIESt GET A BARNETT- CLUTCH & GO NOW AVAILABLE Clutch Plate Kits For HODAKA 100 (With wider drl Ve PI31e lor more bonding surl3ce) You r Barnell Deal er has them , Now. Alum inum Alloy, Corprene ~ Bonded. We Dot Not Sell Reta~l. AJOoI~~ '/ SEE YOUR BARNETT DEALE~!~II'NUW rB--. , __ NEW FOR BULTACO EL BANDIOO 360 =E=-- = '00" , •• , ....... 4915 Pacific Blvd" Vernon, California, Phone: 589-5488 DALLAS,TEXAS NOY.9&10 PROFESSIONAl and Sportsman Scrambles Jr. & sr. Classes 0 -125•• • 250••• 500•• All ClIII11Iedd. n Cords A•• l!lIled At Irw1ndale Raceway. Joe Smith rode his Laidlaw " knucklehead" dragster to top bike victory and defeated the well known Leo Payne in a special two-out-ofthree match race. In last Saturday's match race H-D couldn't lose, since each rider was Harley mounted. The outcome seemed solely dependent upon a rider's reflexes and the proper traction. Both machines were equal conten ders In the power department but Smith 's special clutch compound by Barnett delivered slippage that prevented those excess revolutions of waste at the asphalt and Smith delivered a "coup de gras" In hum1l1ating fashion to Payne. Tucson If ever a drag strip could be consider- ed a rerun of " To Hell and Back", Tucson quaillies as number onel An old des ert wash crossed the propos ed strip site and rather than provide a culvert under the asphalt, the strip was contoured to pr ovide a passage for flash Goods. A 40-Inch Triumph. at 130plus mph wouldactually beco me airborne at the finis h lightsl As a finale, the shutoff area resembled grandmo ther 's washboard. At this location, Dave Campos of Albuquerqu e, New Mexico showed an extra bounty of hair and secured top bike with a bes t elap sed time of 9.93 seconds at 148 mph. Lions Sonny Raslawskfe, on a short term leave from Uncle Sam's m1l1taryservice added yet another chevron to the Harley rank and file of winner s . Leo Payne accompanied Sonny to the WilmIngton location and between the two of them, they squeezed a winning elapsed time of 10. 88 s econds at 132. 85 from fifty-five inches of stock H- D Sportster. Drag r acing fans will not see Raslawski for another six months or until his present service obligation has expired, but from that time on it will be drag racing every weekend. Stock • S anctioned LOCATION N W Southwestern course E in southwestern Dallas DIRECTIONS Easl .n HIglIway 115, "'" 2nd Aftn .. • N ....p lIId lIIe B",,"n Road oiL Entrance .ne nile tram .N ..... Olre.d ••s will be p.sled. STARRING EURO PE'S LEAOING MOTO-CR OSS RID ERS AND WORLD CHAM PION5 CHALLENGING AMERI CA' S BEST TOR TEN H AN· S S ALLM weden * JO ROBERT· Belgium* EL JEF TEUWISSEN •Belgium * VLASTIMIL VALEK· Czechoslovakia * DAVE BICKERS - England * ROGER DeCOSTER· Belgium * TORLEIF HANSEN· Sweden * KONECNY· Czechoslovakia * CHRISTER HAMMORGEN • Sweden * PIERRE KARSMAKER· Holland * BENGT ALBERG· Sweden * ADOLPH WElLS. Germany * PRIZES GALORE LIMITED ENTRY TROPHIES. MERCHANDISE. MONEY F.r _ or IDID...d.. and entries: Inlemall..a. M cn.... 41!ll PalmAft•• La M ..... e.., Colli. 92103 Phone 1n41 1iO-4Z8! or 460-8151 The one machine that really had a bag of surpr ises in store for contender s was the 500cc Suzuki of JIm Parks, spons or ed by Montros e Leasing Trail and Spor ts Co. His stock class two-stroke deliver ed a fine performance of 12.53 seconds and 104.93 mph. The only bike that could be consid ered r easonabty -ctose to Park' s Suzuki was Witherell's "B" class winner , a 650cc BSA . Wetherell's best perform ance net ted a best time and speed of14 .13-86 .87. M odified and Gas Suzuki not only disp layed Its top for m in the stock division but also secured the honors in modified . The familiar name " Sommer s" appeared again on the win ner ' s ro s ter as he defeated aU contenders with 500 In the short time of 12.59 seconds at 102.38 mil es per hour. Leading man In the gas dragster elim1. nati ons was Jerry Nance and his 650cc Triumph. Jerry s topped the clocks In 11.86 seconds with a speed of 112 mph. Jack Murphy's Suzukl was a close second with 12.67 secon ds elapsed time . Doo' t Forget! Bonnevill e' s r er un looks like the s econd cousin to a s ure thing later this month, but to be certain contact Mr. Earl Flander s , 200 W. Walnut St., Pas adena , Cal. (213) 793-1 925. Lions Dra g Strip will post $1000 bike dr ag meet on Saturday, November 23. (Res ults on page 16) --.... U5fD PAKrS ALL MAKES 40% TO 60% OFF " /YAMAHA DEALER >10 SCRAMBLER MOTORCYCLES 1801 W. Burbank Bl vd. Burbank. ca nt, 849'5907 or 84S-ll738 Ext. • 7