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ABOVE:Arm·band changing antics. CENTER: Rub.n (8) Bonitos I.ads tho 125s. BELOW: Larry Pfulz.nr,ut,r start.d for the winning team. add UP some distance while the teammate rested. Dealer support helped make the day a solid success for all the entires. One bad thing marred the otherwise beautiful day: Steve Hamilton'S 1969 Yamaha 125 was stolen out of the pits. Il anyone has a lead on who the dirty, cowardly thief was who took it, Cycle News would appreciate knowing of It. The license number was 846210 and it was locked, so It had to have been taken In a truck of some sort. (Results. on page 20) Welsh Turns 9.10 Seconds At Atco From Cycle Illustrated magazine ATCO, NEW JERSEY, oct. 26, 1969time ever for a bike. He then won Top oct. 26 was expected to be a memorable Gas, despite turning the slowest e.t. day for Northeastern dragging, but when of the day. the Ioformation from the Chrondeks was Roy Strawn, promoter of the motorall toted UP and certified, It proved to be cycle drags for Atco, pald out over a memorable day for the national drag $1600.0ll in total purse money, with a scene as well. Larry Welch rode the "few manufacturers (notably Yamaha) aclimping Sonny Routt's double-engined tually giVing contingency money. Next Triumph A/F dragster to a 9.10 e.t. at year promises to be even more lucraa terminal velocity of 164.53 mph. tive for the rider, according to Strawn. The 3rd Annual National Championship Interested parties may contact him at Motorcycle Drags was sponsored by 17 Hillside Road, LeVittown, Pa. 19054, M.A.M.A. (Middle Atlantic Motorcycle (Top Qualifiers on page 21) Association). A large scale promotional effort was capped by getting entries from Larry W.lch burns his twin .nlln.d Triumph stars like Leo Payne, Sonny Routt, Bob • off tho mark at Atco. Barker (68's National champion) Cook Neilson, Larry Welch, Nick Palmerone and Guy Learning. The record turnout of fans came expecting thrills and upsets, and they weren't disappointed. During the summer chamPionships, two months preVious, Learning turnedan e.t. of 9.26 seconds, but was beaten by Palmerone with a time of 9.30. Learning had his revenge on the""26th, however, by winning Top Fuel eliminator after Welch had red-lighted In the semi-final. Palm(REINFORCED erone couldn't go fast enough to qualify for the eight man runoff which had a slowest e.t. of 9.42 seconds. Leo Payne qualified at 9.30, but was shut down by Bob Barker'S Super Sportster In the first round. Baker then proceeded to eliminate Welch in the semi. The confrontation between Barker and Learning never reallY materialized since Barker red-lighted out. Palmerone did take Consolation Eliminator with a 10,49 at 129.12 mph for his AA/F dragster. Biggest surprise of the day was the gas Ciragster final. Larry Welch had taken another double-engined Routt Triumph to a best qualifying time of 10.16 seconds. Eliminating" the E&Jteam dragster and then Harold Steele's AA/D rig Welch moved onto the line with a machine that was missing badly on one engine. Hoping to Psych-out his opponent Ron Feinger, Welch made no show of his problems. Feinger jumped his A/D machine Into a red-light and Welch s'talled. TRANSISTOR DUAL IGNITION (no points) Following drag rules to the letter, Welch FOLDING FOOT PEGS pushed his AA/D twin to a win with an COMPLETE PARTS & ACCESSORIES e.t. of 131.72 seconds. This was a nearly unapproachable record. Welch lost Top Fuel, despite turning the fastest GET REAL 8" CLEARANCE wit" t'e additiol of a . Joel lo••rt factory-tu.ed downswept pipe TO RESIST BREAKING> NEW 250-360 CZ MOTOCROSS Als. A..iI••,. for CI's; . MOTOCROSS & SPEEDWA YBIKES IN STOCI 350cc & 500cc I.S.D,T. Jawas in stock NEW BIKES - ALL MODELS Norton / Hodaka / Jawa CA ('70 Hodakas for the dirt - ONLY $395!) SOUTHBAY MOTORCYCLES 213 S. Pacific Coast Hwy. Redondo Beach, Calif. (213) 379·3344