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o ,... ~ Ol .,;, " « ~ w Z w ..J U >- U JODY SWEE_PS;SCOTT WINS TOO Photos by Walt and Dan Mahony GARDENA, C~., Aug. 13, 1971 Jody Nicholas got back in winning gear on the Allison Norton tonight at Ascot, scoring his fourth main event victory in the last five outings. It was a full sweep for Jody, who stormed through from time trials righ t on through the heat race, trophy dash and then the tmal. Previous winner, Paul-Conseme, came up with engine problems during practice and was unable to come to. the line for the heat race and was out of action for the night. Jady topped Eddie Wirth and DeWayne Keeter in his heat win with Terry Dorsch surprising Mel Lacher in the second .Expert outing. Dusty Coppage had to pull out all the stops to top Terry Sage and Sammy Tanner for the Expert Semi win. Nicholas grabbed off his fourth trophy dash win of the year, beating out Lacher, Dorsch and Keeter. His fourth victory now pulls him even with Lacher for the most dash wins this season. Lacher led the first lap of the final but it was Dorsch gunning through fast to take the lead and hold it through lap four. Then Nicholas, who was third at the end of the first lap, got going and passed with power on the outside to take the lead on lap five. Dorsch stayed with the point leader the rest of the way for a close second with Wirth moving by Lacher late in the race for third spot. Keeter forgot to turn the gas on the first lap and worked his way from far back to tmally catch up and finish in 8th. Gary Scott is now in the process of building a new winning streak in the Junior class and led a Triumph parade from wire to wire in the final for his 10th straight main event win in his class. A heat race win earlier in the program now has his new streak at three as he once again goes after the Junior record of 16. Soctt's winning. main event time broke his own track record but he will have to wait until national night on Sept. 25 to go after the only mark that he does not hold. The Junior 15 lap mark is still held by Tom Rockwood, set in 1968. Novice Scott Brelsford turned in two great come-from-behind rides to again score in the heat and tmal aboard his A&A Yamaha. In the heat race it was from 6th place to win with the fastest ligh tweigh t heat time. The ride in the final was probably his best this year. He was ninth on the first lap. From then on it was a polished professional ride all the way to front position that finally came on lap seven of the eight lap event. Brelsford actually proved he can ride in and through traffic, something that many front running Novices have not been able to always do in past seasons. Tom Norton started second and finished second to give Yamaha a one-two finish even though Steve Nichols was absent this week. Chuck Hart, injured two weeks ago, was on hand to watch the races for the first time. Tom LaFortune fell in practice and was hospitalized but his fall did not ap£ear to be serious. I Results on page 28) turn one. He went much of the race on the high groove and here passes John Sperry. Jody Nicholas (23) takes to the high groove to push off the drive by Terry Dorsch. FIRSTCARRERA INTERNATIONAL OFF-ROAD RACE OCT 7-8-9 Seven hundred seventy-five miles, covering the Baja peninsula from the Pacific Ocean to the Baja Gulf - this is the course planned for the First Annual Carrera International Off-road Race to be staged October 7, 8. 9. The Baja Racing Association and the Palm Springs Dune Buggy Association are working in cooperation with the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce, the Camara de Comercio de Mexicali, the Direccion General de Tu-rismo de Baja California and the Camara de Turismo de Mexicali to sponsor the race for the benefit of schools and orphanages in Baja California. The guaranteed purse is 50% of all entry fees. Motorcycle classes are: Class 6 - 125cc and under; Class 7 - over 125cc but less than 251cc; Class 8 - over 25O<:c. One, two or three riders may ride one machine. Competition numbers and starting positiOns are to be assigned by drawing. announced for 6 pm. Saturday. September 11 - one hour after entries close. The drawing. open to the public. to be held at the office of the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce. 190 Amado Road. Palm Springs. The entry fee of $250 per vehicle will include gasoline at each point, tickets to the festive "Good Luck" party at the EI Mirador in Palm Springs and Awards Presentation at Mexicali on October 9. The EI Mirador party plans include cocktails, a BeautY Contest, and a show of vehicles and related products. Registration and inspection of all competing vehicles will begin at 12 noon at the hotel. At 8 am on October 7. the first lap of approximately 250 miles is scheduled to begin. From Palm Springs, the route goes south past the Salton Sea; across the Mexican border through Laguna Salada; southwest through the Sierra to Colonia Guerrero dn the Pacific 'Ocean - the first overnight stop - in the maximum running time of 15 hours. At each overnight stop, riders will find many distributors offering parts and services to those riders mounted on their brand of bike. Friday, the 8th, with another 250 miles ahead and an 8 am start, the race wends southward to EI Rosario; east, then south to the check point, Rancho Chapala; north to the second overnight stop on the Gulf of California. The maximum running time for this second leg is 12 hours. Scott Brelsford (B4Y) had to pull out all the stops in the Novice Main when he was ninth into-- . In 10 hours on Saturday. a zig·zag route runs to the finish line at the Mexicali Country Club. With free snacks and refreshments provided by the Baja Racing Association. the presentation is to be there at the Club. Special commemorative trophies will be included in the presentations. The monetary awards - First Overall - 10% of all prize money; class winners: 1st - 30% of all prize money in the class; 2nd - 25%; 3rd - 20%;.4th - 15%; 5th Included in the almost $15,000 worth of contingencies for motorcycles is $6,500 from Kawasaki and a new AJS 370 from Norton Villiers. Also offering many valuable prizes are DKW, Jawa, Wooco, Bueo, Montesa, Bultaco and Steen's. The notifications of other contingencies continue to be received. To join in the excitement of this race that will benefit many, send a check, payable to "Carrera Internacional", P.O. Box 1803, Calexico, Calif. 92231. Any further information can also be obtained by writing to this address. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Nope. Yep. (When it eomes to filling parts and aeeessories orders on-the-spot,an average of nine out' of ten isn't "ad.) '(J~b ~\, (llf ~,~!,~~~,,~!.~~o~t". tU I Los Angeles. 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