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Cycle News 1971 03 16

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.. if .... C>. ;:: Cll - 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. . 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. • .aJa 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 ~~ oDtpBrformBrs

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