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up too. Lana wa s swe atin g and co mp laini ng ab out h er mascara running as she in ch ed Whisp er 's bi ke up. Her fee t kept slipping on th e ro cks an d her arm s ac he d . " I got to rest... " she gaspe d, She wip ed her fo rehead and le an ed agai ns t th e bi ke as Whisp er held it up . " We almost go t it ," Whispe r tried to encourage Lan a. "Three m o re fee t. to "That's three y ards! I can 't do it." " So n ow wh at are we going to do ?" " I don't know. What ?" Whisper started to cry. " I don't wa nt to ra ce any more. I'm go ing bac k." " O K. Go." Whi sp e r h esitated . The decline looked treacherous. Lana was laughi ng. " I wonder what our husbands will do when they co me around on their sec o nd loop an d see us here !" Whispe r wiped her eyes on her sleeve. "Some b o dy 's co mi n g! " "G ood. Act really forlorn , an d th ey'll h elp. " Lana didn't know if his surprised expression came fr om dis covering sh e w asn't a bo yar because th ey both a p p e a re d unha rm ed from th e en tanglemen t o f th eir b ikes. " Man , all I w as trying to d o wa s ge t yo u b ack o n course ," he said afte r h e ra n out of cuss wo rds. "N o w I see y o u aren't even en teredo•• Lan a read the name " Hank" on his b laze r. Des p ite the fa ct th at he was wearing lea th ers, she th ou gh t he kin d of resem b led Burt Revn old s. "Tm reall y sorry," Lan a apologized. " I' m jus t riding a loop fo r practice. Am I goi ng in the right di rection t owar ds the co urse ?" He n odded and pic ked u p his bike . A seco nd lat er he was angrily h ol ding a cab le in his hand. One end wasn't attached to anythin g. " I 'll be damned !" He th rew it d o wn. " May be...may b e I could ride y o u back?" Lana suggested. His glare an swered h er q uestion . " Is it too far for yo u to p ush it back.. .maybe ?" 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International Raceway Motorcycle Chariots first 1/2 mile lime at Ascot Oval Racing Fri, Aug.IS, 8 AMAPros PM~ it Also Exs, Jrs, & Novs Pit Gat e 5:30 PM, Pract ice 6 P Qualify ing 7 PM, F irst Race 8 P upcoming ,l The man that came straggling along looked like h e was p ushing fifty. With much effort and h eavy breathing, he made i t to th e top and parked his bi ke . He d idn 't need an explanation. He came down to Whisper's bike , gras ped the bars and pushed it to the to p : By now his breathing had progressed to wh ee zing. He then, between gasps of air, offered to wait for Lana and see is she needed help up the hill. Lana, not wanting to be responsible for his possible coronary, said, "I'm going to ride around the hill. I'll catc h up with y o u later, Whisper." Lana slid . down the hill , alternating between he r feet and her bottom. She rode alongside the m oun ta in range un til she foun d an opening . It led t o a fire ro ad . She rode it in the directio n she wan ted to go an d then decided to cu t ove r to wards the course agai n . A bike was comi ng u p fast behin d her. She glanced back and saw a rider wearing ablazer of the clu b promoting th e race . He came u p besid e her. "Hey , son you're off course!" uWhat ?" BANG! her again. " Well...what are y o u going to do? Sh e asked fidgeting nervousl y . "Have y o u ever been towed?" He asked in a tone that meant sh e had better say yes. " Why? My bike runs." "You can not tow me. I will not let y ou to w me . Therefore , I will tow you with y o ur bike and y o u will sit on mine and hang on. " She thought he was still a little upset. He tied his ro pe to the b ikes an d gave her detailed instructions. When the ro pe was taut they began to move. Lana was jerky at first but they managed to travel twenty feet before she let the rope sag an d wrap aro un d h is forks. Han k un tangled th e rope an d gave her a review of the instructio ns she received fro m h im just sixty seconds before . T hey trie d it again. He went slow enough for her, but she h ad no idea he 'd be angling off for a right t um. She pu t her leg out thinking she was going to go ove r. She was still upright so she thrust her foot back, missin g t he foot peg an d landing on the brake. (Continued on page 50) Fri. Sept. 26 - Golden West Invitational Sat. Sept. 27- National Half -Mile Camel Pro Series I~ I~ ~I on Adult tick et for any Friday AMA event. I You may bring a friend & save $ 2.00. ~ ;;..a ~- - - - - - Save $I.OO CYCLE PARTS WATCH FOR OUR NEXT BIG 8ALE IN THI S PAPER Mike Patrick ~ • YAMAHA af CORONA 110 1 E. 6 th Street, Corona, CA _ (714) 735·7721 . ' 41