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Dave Campos ponders how to wring more
ponies from his Sportster.
Rick Blake reached the clocks this much ahead of Nicosia, but redlighted.
TOP FUEL ELIMINATOR
JOE SMITH H-D
9.226 Sec. 141.5 mph
TOP STREET ELIMINATOR
TONY NICOSIA KAW
11.934 Sec. 115.53 mph
TOP QUALIFIER
JOE SMITH H·D
8.975 Sec. 166.05 mph
TOP SPEED
BORIS MURRAY TRI. 4
167.59 9.114 Sec.
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Soris Murray finds too much traction for his double Triumph.
Triumph Three. Nicosia had no trouble
with top A/SB Troy Pegues' Harley.
Tony's worst fear had come true; he
was to meet the Honda. Rick Blake did
it in 11.21 and Nicosia was slower with
an 11.93. 'Blake, however, pulled the'
one pants-down boo-boo in drag racing
and red-lighted. When it was over, Tony
wiped his forehead and said, "That's
easily the fastest Honda in the
country." Rick l(I'inned. "Oh. there's a
lot of stuff we have to do to it yet."
This being the fIrst year in several
that the bikes were back here, it's a bit
shameful that they didn't receive better
accommodations. It looks as if the
decision not to hold a record meet for
the bikes may have been the result of a
certain tire company's politicking.
Several riders said that since some prize
money was contingent on the use of
that company's slicks it was desirable
that the street bikes be allowed to use
slicks. This means that a lot of
privateers who can't/won't buy these
tires would have an unfair disadvantage
and therefore didn't show. The record
books stayed closed.
Although the Sunday program was
scheduled to begin at 8 a.m., the bikes
did not start even the first round until
after 4 p.m. After the fIrst round was
completed, the bikes were called up
again much too quickly. It looked as if
the
NHRA looked upon the
motorcyclists the way the general public
looked upon the four-wheelers two
decades ago.
But Smith, Murray, Campos, Nicosia,
Blake, and the rest of them never got
uptighL
(Results on page 26)
Jeff Gough does a burnout of Carl Morrow's
pointy special.
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Wins . ,
again.
Sandblasters M.C..
Hare & Hound
March 7,1971
Trailbike Class
1st Terry Clark - Baja 100
2nd Larry Roesler - Baja 100
3rd Mitch Mayes - Baja 100
the HarleyDavidson
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