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. "",, .. ~ lODY WINS HALF MIL.E Photos by Eric Raits GARDENA, CALIF., Aug. 14, 1970- Road racer, navy pilot, violin player, magazine wrlter--an now Ascot main event winner. Jody Nicholas is all in one and of them all the most desired came after along, long walt. Jody Nicholas tried the Harold Allison Norton for only the second time this year and walked out of Ascot on Friday Night with all the marbles. Jody has been trying for the big one on an off and on basis, mostly off, insce 1962, anditflnallycame up Jackpot. The Allison Nortons have made It into the wtnn'er's circle three times this year with three different riders. There has never been any question as to the horsepower of the big 750 twins and if riders can be found to ride them the job gets done. Nicholas came from third place to win his heat race, sling- shoting from the back to pass both Eddie Mulder and Shorty Seabourne. A third spot in the time trials put him in the Trophy Dash for the first time ever where he out throWed Tom Rockwood for the second surprise of the night. Spills in the early portion of the show took out amateur Bob Fulton, Reg Chosney and Len Earl. Fulton fell in the first turn of the first lap of practice and came UP with a shoulder injury. Chosney dumped his machine in one of the expert heat races In front of Earl who went over the toP. Chosney walked away but Earl was hospltallzed. The form sheets did not hold ture to form In the Amateur Class right from the start. Chuck Hart and his smaller 500cc BSA out-timed the rest of the amateurs on the 650 and 750 machines. Then Hart was forced out of the heat race, only to come back from last In the semi win. Hart then went after the main event win but went to the sidelines after two laps. ro BASSANI CHAMBER SPECIALISTS MANUfACTURING EXPANSION AND PORTING SERVICE AVAILABLE, COMPlETE PIPE REPAIR SERVICE. 1164 "C" fOU.TA'. IrA f-AlUEI. 714 630-1821 Stan Rogers and Wayne Hosaka to the main event down to the last lap before Rogers fell on the first turn. This put Rick Durkee UP into second--only Rick fell off in the last turn. ThIs gave the surprised Adam Lee second place behind the Vesco BSA. Rockwood jumped into the lead in the Expert final with Nicholas, Seabourne and Lloyd Houchins close behind in a four rider duel. Tom looked like the rider to beat unW Seabourne agatn got Into one of his famous wing-dings which shot him straIght up in the air going on the backstretch. Rockwood was .caught on the outside, between Shorty and the wall and while Shorty was doing his thing Nicholas scooted by on the inside to take the lead. The next ten laps found Rockwood dicing back and forth with Shorty and Lloyd before he finally broke awayagatn to challenge Nicholas tor the win. The laps ran out and it was the former road racing champ in for the win and a sweep of the three times out on the trackfor the night. Houchins dropped out before the end of the race, not from Seabroune - fright but with mechanical troubles. Seabourne, who had landed back on the machine on both his head and other parts of the body, got back in for third place over Dewayne Keeter. Once agatn both Kenny Roberts and Gary Scott were back at Ascot on the smae night but once agatn engine troubles broke IlP a promised duel. Roberts dropped out of his heat race with a dead engine and Scott won his heat race with ease. The engine troubles for Roberts ended another win streak at nine straightw1ns. F or Scott the heat race and ma1n event shot him back into contention for the point lead after missing Ascot two weeks ago to race in 80uth Dakota. ~ ~~ (imichrome '~~'/Shines Suddenly :'!' • 51 ml chromo I s a honey Jl:hcCleans quick as a bunny 11:; lOMPETITION Tube 51 . CHEMICALS Can 53.45 713 Estes Streot • Iowa Falls, Iowa 50126 Jody Nicholas leads Eddie Mulder and Lloyd Houchins through an Ascot turn. Road racer Mike Lane gave Scott a run tor the money in tile 250 final and led for the first three laps before giving way to the more experienced Scott. The two Yamaha riders then went on for a onetwo finish with Suzuki mounted Ben Moore pulling a third. The win by Nicholas now gives Ascot nine different haIt mUe main event winners in the EJlP9rt Class this season. The past six Friday night trophy dashes have produced six different winners. Talent has never been so abundant at the Gardena oval where half mile events continue each and every Friday night. The Ascot half mile national is now less than a month away. (Results on page 22) CONLEY'S ACCESSORIES -Tuned Exhaust -Fork Braces Torsten Hallman Racing, Inc. 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