SRA at Ascot
Danny Becker
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and John Hateley show the difference between Class A IBecker! and Class C (Hateley)
styl~s.
Photos by Dan Mahony.
Delano TT
by Accu Report
DELANO, CAL., Oct. 29, 1972 - The
smoother, slick surface familiar to
District 35 tracks was presented and it
didn't slow down anyone as Was evident
by the full-lock slides ",ith fast lap
times.
Doug Garrison had 'em jumping in
the 100 Junior-Expert class, worlUng his
way up to 1st in one lap then keeping it
·through lap six. Competition Was hot
and close all the way through, Doug
being pressured by
Expert
Kim
Shropshire till tum one pulled_ Kim
down in lap three.
Tim Phillips got himself some new
leathers and cleaned up the 200 Junior
class to show them off.
The Delano track doesn't leave a rider
much room for passing so' more often
than not the finish is determined by the
start, barring falls and collisions. Such
was the case in the 250 Experts. Ron
Tobey led off the start line and over the
fmish line.
Bill Payne has been an Expert for
three weeks, ridden eight races and is
currently eight for eight wins. In his
heat race today Bill muffed it off the
line, putting himself back to ninth place
among the 360 Juniors and Experts_ It
took only three laps for him to work his
"
Maico up to first then proceed to
stretch his lead. In the main he had
learned his lesson, jumped off the line
into an early lead and really stretched it
out, beating his nearest opponent, Jeff
Johnson (Kaw), by nearly a third of a
lap.
Dave Aldana (left) and Steve Gresham banle.
Photos by Dan Mahany.
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by Howie Fowler
GARDENA, CAL_, Nov. 3, 1972 Tonigh t marked the third s?eedway race
ever held at J _ C. Agajanian's Ascot and '
o
hottest class "C" Experts, John Hately, Z
Dave Aldana, and DeWayne Keeter,
~
showed the class "A" guys that they too w
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can ride the rue.! burnel'S.
The first scratch Semi-Final pitted W
..J
four class "A" riders in a quick run for U
>the money. "Wild" Bill Cody pulled the U
hole shot for a wire-la-wire win.
In the second- scratch Semi- Final it
was class "C" rider Dave Aldana who
lead Danny Becker, DeWayne Keeter
(Another class He" r'der and former
speedway rider), and Jim Gresham.
Aldana had already taken second in his
handicap heat and then won the
handicap Semi-Final. In his scratch heat
Aldana lead all the way beating out
Sonny Nutter, Larry Shaw, and Don
Cullum.
The Division ][ Main wen t to Scott
Silvadge followed by Steve Nutter, Mark
Cherry, Greg Comstock and Robin
Nicolaides.
The handicap Consolation event was a
contest between Guy Waterson, Troy
McKee, Dubb Farrell, DeWayne Keeter
and Ron Stewart. Farrell pulled off the
win with Waterson a close second. Third
belonged. to Troy McKee followed by
Keeter and Stewart.
In the handicap Main class "C" ace
was put on the twenty yard line,
eviden t1y because- in his previous races
he had shown the class "A" guys. He
was nol to be taken lightly. Steve
Gresham won, Bill Cody took second
with Becker third followed by Mike
Konle, Aldana and Larry Shaw.
DeWayne Keeter was top man in the
scratch Consolation followed by Mike
Konle-. Third was won on the last lap'by
Larry Shaw dropping big Jim Gresham
to fourth.
Winding up the program was the
scratch Main featuring three class uA"
speedsters and none other than Dave
Aldana. Mike Bast and Aldana were the
fastest with Bast getting' a hard earned
win_ Aldana nabbed second place
honors dropping Cody back to third
with Danny Becker taking fourth.
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Open class gets down to business.
395 TT and H a l f - M i l l e e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - by Imogene Rees
ADELANTO, CAL., Nov. 5, 1972 395 Cycle Park got off to a roaring start
with their first day race to finish the
season_ A big crowd of racers showed to
greet the morning sun.
The 1'00 Nov. started it off with Gary
Evans (Kaw) and Chris Morland going at
it. Gary got the lead but his much
improved racing from of late got the
best of him and threw him in the south
turn_ Chris roared past and had it all to.
himselL A hot battle took up for second
between Toby Sweaney (Kaw) and
Teressa Stannart (Kaw) who are two of
our great gal racers. They put on a good
show with second going to Toby. In the
half mile Gary Evans (Kaw) rubbed the
bruises away and zapped the whole pack
with no strain. Second again went to
Toby (Kaw).
.
Greg Wilburn (Yam) and Lance
Baldwin (Yam) went at it in the 125
IT. Greg found the groove and stayed
in it to take first. It was the same duel
in the half mile. (Yam) scooped up the
brass.
I t was another double header in the
250 forJeffClark (Bul)'>d, r" _.. _.... ,
In the Open Novice a long time
absentee dominated the race_ Gary
Kauffield (Yam) who h as been winning
the pain t runs around town took first.
Dan Rees riding hard on his Suzuki took
second_ In the half mile it was Gary
again with a second for Thomas Howe
(H-D)_
Out in front in the Expert IT was
Rip Sweaney. Vince Meade (Kaw) tried
to find the way around him, but Rip's
an old master at this game and Vince
had to settle for second. The half mile
was another story and Vince laid it to
em grabbing first. Rip was in there for
second.
Tom Horfolk (Yam) grabbed the lead
in the 250 Expert IT with some
pressure put on by Earl Roloff (Yam).
. Tom hung in there strong and grabbed
the brass with Earl close behind in
second_ In the half mile, Roloff (Yam)
got it off the line and soon had it all to
himself.
The Open Expert saw Bobby Sanders,
on a new 750 Norton get the green stuff
wh ich he digs more that! trophies.
Bobby cranked his big Norton on with
some real style in the half mile and
zappbd 'em ali. -"f' t I I
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