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- .Ol ... 'MULDtR;' SCOTT SHARE ASCOT TWIN BILL llf Photos by Dan Mahony GARDENA, CAL., May 14, 1971 ::; Ascot presented its new double-header ~ Short Track and T.T. program for the w first time and it was a winning z combination from the opening lap. ~ Tbe fast moving program now (.) becomes a regular part of the season and t; will run the fIrSt Friday night of each .month from now until lovember. Gary Scott, by far and away the best Junior rider in the nation in any category, fmally got his chance to compete against the Experts in the 250cc short track program. AMA rules stipulate that all classes will ride as one and it give the Novice and Junior riders a chance to show what they can do against the Experts. Scott moved up consistently toward the main with three wins and held the pole position for the main_ The others to make the mai .. were Novices Scott Brelsford, Steve Nichols and Gary Caldwell messed in with Experts Gene Romero, Dave Aldana, Frank Gillespie and Dallas Baker. Scott, looking for his fourth straigh t first TT win and stop Scott's TT win win of the night, shot to the front. streak at three. . Brelsford came on to pass Romero and The Expert final was one of the best chase Gary the rest of the way to the finish. Gillespie hung onto third with in years with first a comedy act by uTeam-Mexican" Romero and Aldana. Nichols and Romero scrapping all the Dave took a header on the first lap, way for fourth. The Novice won out. coming out of turn three. Romero, who TT action opened with a stunner had gotten a bad start off the line, came finding rookie Terry Dorsch topping by, made a u·turn and fell off. Aldana Skip Van Leeuwen, Romero and Mulder jumped up but was "talked" back down in the Expert heat race. Terry led it all by Gene. Red flag out and are-start. the way from start to finish. Mike Both riders recovered in time to make it Haney topped John Hateley and Ralph back to the line. White in the other Expert warmup. Scott switched from short track and Aldana had been duped. Romero was off the line in front with Dave far back 250's to the TT and the 650 and won his [Lfth race of the night in the junior at the end of the first lap. Van Leeuwen heats. Ron Moore took the second heat broadsided Ralph White and Eddie after Rick Newby forgot which was the MuJder was coming from the back like a TT track and which was the short track runaway freight train.. layout. . Mulder slipped by Romero for the Scott looked like a sure winner in the lead on lap eigh t and Van Leeuwen Junior final until the 6th lap when he spent the final two rounds trying to pass overshot turn two. Newby, the only Gene for second but failed. Haney rider close to him, jumped into the lead ended up in fourth with Hateley with Scott closing and again trying for running fifth. Baker and Keith the lead. On the eigh th lap Scott again Mashburn are not around at the finish overshot the same turn and the margin due to mechanical problems. was enough for Newby to pick up his (Results on page 26) ~ Baron, Benites Battle Headlines AGA Show By Richard Steck CARLSBAD, CAL., May 16, 1971 Bruce Baron (Rickman) took a dual win in the 125 and 250 Senior classes. Rueben Benites made it a sweep for Rickman team, taking second in the 125 Senior class. Baron and Benites took first and second respectively in the first and second motos. Their only opposition coming from David Boydstun in the third moto. The combined 250 Intermediate and Senior classes put on spectacular racing. Baron, Benites, (Husky this time), Bob Maynard (Maico), and Morris Malone (AjS) jumped ahead of the pack. Baron led Benites who then seized his engine, letting Maynard take his place. Malone stayed on Maynard's tail the whole way waiting for a mistake that never came. In the third moto, Maynard took the lead with Baron in second, Malone in third. After four laps, Maynard lost a chain and did not finish. A lap later Baron's engine loaded up in a tight tum. This dropped him to fifth at the finish and Malone took the win. Baron was the 250 Senior winner and Malone was the 250 Intermediate winner of the day. Rick Williams from Yuma, Arizona tried a little California racing and won the 125 junior class on a Sachs, er, DKW. His long drive was rewarded with a Premier helmet. (Results on page 28) 125cc Sr. third place finisher Dave Boydstun 1251 decides he'd beller hop back on his bike before 125 Intermediate winner Bill Jones (221 and filth 125 Sr. Dick Frampton scoot past. Terry Dorsch made a surprise win in one TT heat race. Gary Scott was almost unbeatable. Haserots Latest Speedway Stars Bill Cody and Rick Woods have at it at Orange Co. Fairgrounds. the challenge of Mike KonJe for the win. Story and Photos by Dennis Greene Bruce had the go spot as well and had to COSTA MESA, CAL., May 14, 1971 hold off Larry Shaw and Rick Woods in The Feature Match Race is a well-named the Handicap Main. Bruce ran all out for event. "Wild Bill" Cody and Rick the four laps with Shaw and Woods Woods came to the line and put on the chasing each other. race of the nigh t. At turn one there was Sonny Nutter did a fine job earlier in no space at all between Rick and Bill. the evening when he laid his bike down They were so tight they looked like a to avoid hitting Stu Morley. He was man and his shadow. Cody came out of turn two and pulled ahead, if you can back in the Scratch Consolation along with Stu, Cody, Mike Bast. Nutter call a three-or four-inch lead "ahead". Into turn three and four Wild Bill still showed them the way around. The big one of the night was the pulls out while Rick bobbles and loses Scratch Main. This event brought the even more ground. Cody went on to get the checkered flag. four best of the night together: Steve There are several uBrothers" racing Bast, Larry Bast, Mike KOnJe and Rick teams. Greg and Bruce Haserot may not Woods. Shaw came out of the hole first have been the best known of these to lead all the way to the fmish. Bast brothers but, after tonight the fans will got in just ahead of KonJe, and Woods, know their names well. Younger brother who had engine failure at the starting Greg did have the upper hand in the lin"e, watched from the field. Handicap Consolation event; he held off (Results on page 26)