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HAND AT 4 ACE'S GRAND PRIX 1:> o ~ w Z W ..J U >- U The Four Aces tried a new starting system and"'i"tworked seventh row with sixth row Cannady (Yam) passed 'Smith on the hill. Then came Bill Bogner (CZ), Mike Patrick (Yam), No. 108 (said to be have been IN) an Amateur Ralph Garrett who went out two laps later. Rich began pulling away to a bigger and bigger lead. Cannady went out. Bogner got Smith but Smith waited for the pavement and got Bill on the downhill esses. Patrick stayed a distant fourth. Through the dust came Amateur Leroy Davis (Hus) closing on the Experts lap after lap to finish fifth from No. 126 on the start. Also sneaking up there for seventh was Jack Byers (Rich/BSA). Even on the fast straights the Suzuki of Thorwaldson's and the CZ of Bogner's stayed right with that big Triumph ridden by the "King of the Desert big bores" Gene Smith. Fantastic. With all this taking place there was more. The Novices, Powder Puffs and Hacks thrilled the large turn out of spectators: guys in Levis, grils in - well, they were mostly covered, and I even saw a guy in a suit. George Elliot rode wire to wire winning the 251-Dpen Novice on a Maico. Joyce Soyka won another Powder Puff on that fast Rickman with Patty Domay first 100 and third overall. Keven Hamblin got top 100 Novice. Ray Mitchell pulled off the 250 ovice class out of 131 entries while young Alan Cooke took the 200 Novice on a 125 Yamaha with Andy Kirker first 175 . fair~ly well. on another Yamaha. The hacks ran a shortened course with No. 1 team of Ralph and George Whi('ney winning. There is another Whitney team to watch, that's Tom and Pete on the Greeves. Dads better look out, as soon as these two can reach the ground they'll tear 'em up. The GP was great and everyone had great praise for the 4 Aces. 1 can tell a good club effort by how good and fast you can get the results. Well, we got unofficial ones for all races before the Hacks were off the course. That's great John McCown is still puttin' on the dog! Har-har. Here he and Kookie race with Pat Fonteyn (114). Costa Mesa Qualifies Riders for Speedway Championships Proof poSitive it was warm out there. Then again, what's that guy in the background doing in a suit? ~ J "'"'_ ~ ~ ~ ... . . Big Bill Bogner has just come off the asphalt and now samples a different brand of traction. By Mike Capalite positions in the championship race next COSTA MESA, CAL., Oct. I, 1971 - A Friday nigh t. The qualifying riders and change in tonight's program gave us the their scores are: fmal qualifying round for positions in Mike Bast 6 the United States Championships this 6 Bill Cody coming Friday night. In a series of eight Rick Woods 6 sera tch races, 32 riders a ttemp ted to Steve Bast 6 add to the scores they had received in Sonny Nutter 6 the first round held at Bakersfield. 5 Mike Konle The action was fast and furious and Dennis Gildehaus 5 for many riders it was a matter of 'do or Scott Autrey 5 die'. A few upsets came along as many Larry Shaw 5 of the riders showed some of the best , ........•....5 Les Chan key riding they have shown all year. Joe Fitzpatrick ......•...........4 By virtue of gaining. three points by Ed Williams .........•.......... .4 winning their qualifying race, Bruce John Fishburn ..............•... .4 Haserot and Dave Gifford were given Bruce Haserot ....•......... .' 3 two of the remaining berths, as per the Dave Gi£ford 3 FIM rules governing championships. Mike Clancey ............•.......3 With the last four riders all having a Greg Haserot (reserve) 3 second and a third to their credit, they Don Cullum (reserve) 3 )tad to run off for the last position with The rest of the evening's program the winner making the program and the was devoted to Handicap· races which second and third man qualifying as turned out to be little Les Chan key's reserve riders for the championship. meat. Les, who is not much bigger than An attempt to run off this race after a minute, looks for all the world like he the first intermission against Don is just holding on for dear life coming Cullum, Mike Clancey, Greg Haserot out of the corners. He held on in good and Stu Morley ended in a pile-up of all shape tonight as he won his heat, his four riders as Stu and Greg went down semi, and brought home the bacon in on the first lap and Mike spilled hitting the Main. His ability must be inherited their bikes and Don laid his down to from his father Joe Chankey, who was avoid the fallen riders. Greg was shaken once the Hungarian Speedway Champ. up so they waited till after the second Next Friday will be devoted strictly intermission to hold the race. Mike Clancey made it to the championship to the Championship "dces, so if you haven't purchased a reserved seat, better with Greg Haserot, Don Cullum coming on as reserves in the outcome. get there early because it looks like they will have a turn-away crowd and jf you Using the impartial starting system of want to see some good racing, this is the the FlM for championship races, the one to attend. riders will ballot on Monday night at the (Results on page 32) SRA meeting to detennine their