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;;a SPOOL HUIS FRONT SlUO 15,11,., 20an AXLE SIZE ~ REAR 542.00 4714 Brooks Montclair, Calif. 91753 Dealors Welcome Let's p II Ibe lllO....cycle races GENE H, MYERS YAMAHA Dealer NEW & USED SALES Authorized Parts - Service & Repair 4459 Redondo Beach Blvd. Lawndale, Calli. (213) 542-4041 PENTON , l00-125cc 2 Pentens only __ $&45. 00 Walt Axthelm's Triumph-Suzuki Motors 104!1 Wost 511 St., PClllona, Calli. C7l4l629-8642 JHAALEY-DAVID80N I Rapido SpDrtster '",moolag Dellv., Harley-Davidson of Oceanside 215 Via Del Manle Ocunslde, Call 10m Ia (714) 757.7510 .,..·.CATU _. _01.. _ ...... ---,----, n. .... l_WIbcocallllol ... .... _1 ...... . ,• • _,92 _ _ .... --- """"""'" of iIMrIII to II _SI_", _ _ 'fIIT• • Z1. _ _ eG :INC. . - . ~ _ Tho traph, dash II_up loaturod lour dlll. . .t bruds and sizes 01 machlnos. Surprlso 01 110 nlpt was Kolth Mashb..n, iar rllht, on a 350cc YlIII»ha, Kolth turned tho qulcllnt overall tlmo 01 tho ovonlne: a wIllstlln, 23:11. Mol Lacher, 37, wabbed tho Iud and hold It all tho wa,. By Carol Sims Pbotos By DeDDis Greene GARDENA, Cal., May 16-Mel lAcber, world's fastest chemistry student, concocted a formula at speed, skill and determinatlon tbat paid off witll another clean sweep at Ascot Friday night. The Harley-mounted pride of San Dlegostate College powered to victory In bls beat race, the Tropby Dasb and tile 15-lap Ma1n Event. But tIlere were plenty at upsets and surprises along tile way - beg1nn1Dg witll tlme trials. Amateur Keltll Mashburn startled tile troops by whistling to quickest overall tlme at the even1Dg - 23.11aboard Dennis Mahan's 350cc Yamaha, smallest displacement machine now competlng In eitller tile Expert or Amateur ranks. Then, In tile first of two Expert beats, second-fastest qualifier ShortySeabourne (500cc BSA) was turned back by unranked Carl Patrick (65Occ Triumph), who went wlre- to- wire in scoring bls 1D1t1al white-plate win on tile Ascothalfmlle••.a beautlful JOb, too. Lacher dido't have an easy tlme of It in bis heat race, eitller. Ron Kruseman (65Occ Triumph) grabbed tile lead off tile llDe and not untll tile tbird lap did Mel manage to overtake bis eager opponent. Llke last week, Amateur and Expert semis were run (first 3 Amateurs and flrsf 4 Experts golDg directly to tile Ma1ns from their lIeats; first 2 semi f1D1sbers filling out tile respectlve fields), and tbis cbange In tile program wtll contlDue for the rest of tile season. After qualifying tblrd fastest,PatGoscb (650cc Triumpb) worked bis way past Geezer Emlck(500cc EISA) and tIlen Chris Hansen (H-D) to take tile Expert seml In beads-up fasbion. Hansen grabbed tile flnal transfer spot to tile maln. passed tIlem botll In tile next corner, and was lead1ng at tile end of one lap_witll Kl!itll right on bis tail. Suddenly, after two laps, Mashburn's machine faltered, slOwed, and pulled in to tile pits witll mechanical problems. Yillllaha Makes lbe Dash Trophy Dasb tlme found four different makes and four different sizes of macbiDes on tile llDe: Mashburn's 35Occ, Seabourne's 500cc, Lacber's 750cc and Goscb's 65Occ. Off tIley spun. and Lacher led all tile way, witll Gosch cballeng1ng strongly. Masbburn was right In tbere for tbird and Shorty bad to settle for fourtll. Mel picked up tile loot, tile Cycle News trophy and a kiss from pretty dancer Linda Marr for bis efforts. Thougb Lacher led tile Ma1n from flag to flag, tile rest of tile field supplied some of tile closest and most excitlng racing seen to far tbis year. Kruseman was second for two laps, tIlen Seabourne got by and clung tenaciously to runnerup spot. Fourtll place as alternately beld by Jim Odom (H-D), Paul Conserriere (H-D) Lloyd Houchins (BSA) and Goscb, who mailed down the position on tile flnal turn after stormlng througb tile seething Mol reaches lor tho CYCLE NEWS troph, Irom Eric Ralts, assl stant editor, but his e,o Is on troph, Ilrl Linda Marr. , From tIlen on it was all Donaher, as be stretched out a half-a-straigbtway advantage over Dudek en route to bis 8t1l straigbt wiD. Dudek, In turn, held a wire margin over third place Bob Fulton H-D and BSA-mounted Stan Hill at the checker. Ron Spillman (Trlumpb) got by semi winner Randy Smith (H-D) for 6th; Nortbern california's Ray Vantl (Triumpb) round out tile f1D1sbers. Edwards Upsets Enlde Lach.'od tho Main Irom w1 ... to-wlre but Paul (12) Kruseman,Shorl7(I)Seaborno, Paul (9r) Consorrloro and J 111111' (77) Odom loupt and traded back and lorth lor tho runner up spots. r"--~F=-=W"-"="'t!l--=-IlF"""'-""--"'IfI!I!""""~f""-~""";""'" I The 2 Strokes That Don't Smoke Are Using "~te.dtatt RACING CASTOR "Cllee' 'lte Winners" rite, use "~te~t" Racing Castor 'There's aADDITIVES Reason. ADDZIP 1433-37 First Street Escalon, Calif. pack from last place. Point leader Sammy Tanner (Royal Enfield), victoriouS three tlmes this year got a bad start, was boxed in by traffic and could never overcome bis earlylap badicaps. Conserrlere took 5t1l, Houchins 6t1l, Tanner 7th, Odom 8t1l and Patrick 9th. Hansen unloaded without Injury on lap 6 wb1le runnlng next to last. Velvet VelD The Amateur Ma1n waseagerlyantlcipated. Althougb top contenders Dave Aldana and Don Castro are cleanlng up on the National circuit back east, point leader Terry Donaher and bls velvetysmootll 500cc Velo have beaten tIlem botll at Ascot. But now be had Masbburn to contend witll, and thougb each man had won bis beat, Keith's was tile quickest. Unfortunately, tile expected battle did not materialize. Into tile first turn Mashburn led, followd by Don DuJcek(Triumpb) and Donaher. Then Terry really set sail, In a night of spectacular flnlsbes, Freddie Edwards pulled off tile most fantastlc of tIlem all. The Yamabamounted Novice, yet to win a flnal over Suzuki-riding polnt leader Don Emde, decided be dido't want to be a bridesmaid anymore. But both were surprised to flnd Central California's leading Novice, Ted Sloan (Kawasaki), beading up tile Ma1n Event pack witll two laps away. By lap three" however, Emde bad the lead and Edwards was firmly in second. On 'they wailed, Emde down low, Edwards taking thebigb road. Closer and closer came Freddie, looking for tile openlng. Flnally, on tile last turn of tile last lap Edwards made tile supreme effort and, accompanied by the cheers of a thoroughly aroused crowd, roared to the flag for bis first half-mile victory. Sloan was a solid tblrd beblnd Emde, with Ri k Talbot (H-D), GuY Smlth (Suzuki), Dennis Palmgren (Yamaha) andRlc Holly (Honda) running 4, 5, 6 and 7. The Hondas of Milo Waiz and Cbuck Hart were followed In by DickCatuto(Yamaba). Will Tanner find tile groove again next week? Will Masbburn and Donaher finally come to grops? Will Emde avenge bis defeat? Be on band for this Friday nigbt's thr1ll1ng episode - it's two- wheeled competition at its suspenseful best. (Results on page 24) .