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imichrome $IIln. SIll_I, SllIlclvo_ I. all.., CII•• qulell U • OMPFnTlOIL T C CHEMICALS , By W.M. AsJdns Art by B.E.R. Sel'V1ce 5t c. $2ot An hour-long weeklY television show, " .••Then Came Bronson," dramatizes cyclist Bronson in adventures throughout the nation. The drama wUJ be a presentation of the NBC Television Network, making Its debut on Wednesday evening, Sept. 17 in full c010r (lD-ll p.m. PDT-EDT, 9-10 p.m. COT). Michael Parks has the starring role as Bronson. In each episode be wUJ reach a new destlnatlon in his motor.cycle odyssey across the length and breadth of the land. 704 W h,n,lon A •••• .. Iowa Fall' low' . - '.frick's COII/Mfifion Enfupris, ·s~ ·S_.. ·'PMto ........,'''''" _Sc,...,.. I... ' •• 7-. . . . 1201 ... S,.... W. Co.... , ..". Speclallzld Triumph - Honda Rlpalrs ' Cuslom Raclnl' Enllnls Machlnl Work' MIUssl Klls C,I. Borlnl ' Hud Porllnl MIKE BURKE Motorcycle Specialties 15178 "a,mlr 51. Vln NUls, Cal. 91406 Tiliphone (2\3) 7 0-4779 - DESERT SET UP SCRAMBLES KAWASAKI SPEED KITS l20ce , 175ee ~6 $ wrl. or call ".DO lIP DRACO'S MOTORCYCLES U21 So. Sr.dlnI ""., s.ta AlII, Cal. 12707 (714) 54WUI II S.lts-SeAicl Barney Tillman's SPORT CENTER 6027 ""Itder Bl~. E. Lo. (213) 723-3323 An~lea Eacb episode will d8al with Bronson's Involvement with tile people he encounters. in one WIlY or IUIOther, the result « baYing encountered them will &trect their liYe•• Parka Is well equipped tor the tiUe role u Bronson; He Is a competent and hlC:b1y experienced motorcyclist, with one bike tor da11y ttlmlng, and one u a spare, and a tblrd that Is used tor tile punisbment required In stunt scenes. 'lbls new color TV .bow Is be1ng sbot entirely on location all over the country, with ttlmlng crews on the road tor as long as six months. To facilitate pbotography a special motorcycle with a sidecar has a camera mount that enables the camera operator to keep pace with Parks as be rides his motorcycle. Torsten Hallman Racing, Inc. ...t COllt DI.L fo, PEIITOII MlflrcJcle. To'.... Hall...n "lela I ..... I...... , ,.clnl.III_1I1 U.s. DIsL for Tralllbo"IIolD-C,oll tlra. For ...., Info. wrlle 0' call 5345 Tlllkin St., La ... II, Cal. 12041 (714)4&0-1402 tl~ NICK NICHOLSON MOTORS 11573 Van O..... en. ~o. Hollywood ,,13, 764-8'174 - 20 YC.lrs. EJperience THE TWO-WHEELER A SUZUKI I • Bronson in a way Is a throwback to the young adventurer ot 100 years ago who set oul on borseback 10 seek new horizons, see the land, meel new pople, and tlnd new experiences In living. Yet be's also a modern man In tune with the times. He's not a dropoul. He Jusl teels there's a 101 ot living to be done that Isn't possible In a job thai ties him to one place and the same da11y routine. Bronson's mode oftravells his motorcycle whlcb Is almost a part ot him. It'll take him to some ot the nation's most scenic places. Under consideration are sucb areas as the Redwood Empire, the RocJdes, the Sierra Nevadas, and the Florida Everglades. . 1be company of 50 to 60 people Is expected to be on the road tor up to six monlbs withoul a break. In the series the title character, portrayed by Michael Parks, quits his job as a newspaper reporter "just to take of!," to bave new experiences and adventures In living and to meet new people. Parks was born In Corona, Call1., but by the lime be was 15 he bad lett borne and was on his own. Actually "home" bad nol been anyone spot In his growing years. When truckdriving jobs were scarce tor his tather, the entire family (Including a brother and three Sisters) pitched In on odd jobs. The family was constantly on the move and often the liVing quarters were catchas-catcb can. Alter Parks lett home he did complete bIgb school lD Sacramento, Cal11. By that time be bad attended 21 schools. He also spent brief periods at junior colleges. Ma1nly, however, Michael crisscrossed the state worJdnc al various jobs - truck drlYer, fire tlgbter, caskel upholsterer, and farm band. Both sports and acting Interested him and It was a lIWe theatre performance that t1nal1y started him on his way as an actor. Despite Parks' success In Hollywood, be, like BronsOn, dropped bIs career tor a time lD 1966. Like Bronson, he wasn't running away but wanted to experience 111e on a dlfterent side of !be colD tor awhile. Llke Bronson, Parks Is also an expert motorcycle rider. Durlhg the filming ot the pUot, Michael could hardly be kept off the bike even tor dangerous scenes. Producer Bob Justman was even dumbtounded to discover that Parks was riding In bill-climbing contest sequences. Roehr Brothers' brand new Catalog and Hlgb performance Manual Is now available. Th1rtY-two pages of bIgb pertormance equipment and accessories and all of !be famous Roehr Bros. modUl- cations, plus the complete line of Van Tecb racing components are lDcluded. 1be catalog Is loaded with detailed technical Illustrations and diagrams. An all- new question and answer section bas been lncluded to belp get maximum performance trom l1gbtweigbts. Many new breakthroughs lD performance engtneer1ng and Illustrated and explained lD deta1l. 1be Catalog-ManuallB one of !be most comprehensive around tor the enthusiast. A copy may be obtained by seDd1Dg $2 to Roehr Bros.-Van Tech, 317 North Victory Blvd., Burbank, Calitornia 91502. Raymond Takes Four Dashes At Tore O.c. MOTOCROSS TEAM ~., ReaQ fir I_etliate Delivery! I ROEHR BROTHERS CATALOG AVAILABLE TV's Bronson Styled After Actor Michael Parks 1&7 W. Collon Av.. $a! Bamardlno, Calif, (714) &15-3445 -- TRIUMPH • SUZUKI Walt Axthelm's Triumph -·Suzuki I.~otors 1049 Wist 51h 51., Pomona, Canl. 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La", 2 CYCLE CITY Moto-x Accessories .. E"lpment Flico BlVd.• West Los Anaeles. Cal. LO.,rA HOlDA Sall.'Parts'Slrvlce Compll. IInl 01 Spill! Equl....1 Cu.lom Pal.lIn" Frlllli Works, Fr_ Dlllpln,' Bulill., DISClant Prices H All Slies 2073 Pacilic Coa.1 H.,. 32".10 or 3250.U EL TORO, CAL., Aug. 13, 1969 - Jimmy was up to his old tricks apln, etving both tile Short track and TT riders a tit, wlnn1ng the 125ee and 250Cc TT trophy daShes and the 250cc and 500Cc sbort track trophy dasbes, rtdIng bIs Yamaba lD tile Ugbtwelght events &Ddhls Montesa lD tile heayYwelght events. Altbougb Jimmy won the 125cc TT trophy dasb, be was not so successful lD !be main. Sieve Nichols, Yamaha mounted, held of! Jlmmy's pursuit to take over tlrst place, and Jimmy had to be content with second. Outstanding short tracker, Ron Taylor, Yamaha mounted, tlnJsbed lD third'. In the 250Cc TT main event, Jimmy agal.n was unable to get the flrstspotand bad to be content with second, with very popular rider, Ray Vanderpool, up from San Diego on his Bultaco, taJdng first place and Mike Hannon, also Bullaco mounted, lD thlrd spot. Wayne Hosaka, came up r1ding a real sharp red Triumph and took both tile trophy dasb and main event In the 500cc TT. In sbort track, SteTe Nlcbols, who bad won tile U5ee TT main was successful lD wlnn1ng the trO()by dash, but bad a terrible time lD the main event and could do no better than t11tb spot, with Scott Autrey coming througb lD the mainevent and taJdng over first place on the lasllap trom Gary Scott. Tom Vudeman took over the lead trom Devon Sowell and beld on to win tile 250 sbort track main everit, with a second place going to Jimmy Peterson after a week's absence. Sowell got of! to a terrl!lc start, but bad a dlftlcult time negotlatlng the west turn and ended up lD tblrd spot with Jimmy Raymond taJdng tourth. Arter that hairy crasb whicb caused a restart, we are happy to announced 12 rider, Mark Kruse, did not suffer any sertous lDjurtes, merely a bruised right shoulder. In the 500cc short track main event, a young man whohasbeenbammerlngaWllY at the winner's circle over !be weeks, Mike Hannon on bIs Bullaco, made It look ute an easy win even tbougb right beb1Dd MIke were Jim West, Triumph mounted and trophy daSb winner Jimmy Raymond. ' Next WedneQy ntebt tile ACA short trackers and TT riders will go at It again at Orange County SpeedWllY, with tile first event getting under way at 8: 15 p.m.' With !be season coming to a close, !be temp of tile compel1l1on Is lDereulng. There are only tour more events remaining and tile championshIP eveat OIl tile n1ght of September 10th. (Results OIl PIIC!! 26) Raymond (213) 894-9218 WARREN WILSON MOrOiS MOJOIlCTCLI 5C.U5-UIIVIU SOu'" or Nordon IJl sepulveda. Call(• 9000 SEPULVEDA BLVD.