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b attery of lights mounted insid e a parasol-type reflector and installed on a 130 ft. p ol e in th e ce n te r of the tr ack. Th e Westinghouse people say th is ty p e of system can be in stalled fo r abo ut on e-third o f th e cost o f conventio nal lighting. MRA and th e Park Department plan to h ave th e first of the Cy cle Par k facilities o pen ear ly next year . To fin d out how th e club manage d to sw ing su ch a deal, call member Tyrell Hart (50 3 ) 772-4680 or dro p him a line at 3 12 1 Dark Hollow Rd ., Medford, Orego n 97 5 0 1. • Scott 51. John's Honda rig illustrates the d iversity of Junior Speedway equipment - going up against anything from fuel burning kart engines to 200cc Triumph Cubs. Speedway Central HANFO RD, CA L. , SEPT. 5 H an f o r d' s Sp eedway pro gram co m b i ne d a Junior Speedway scratch and handicap show with the regular Division II events. The evening's racin g was furio us due to las t minute: pressures on riders working to "make th e cu t" fo r the upcomin g championshi p . In th e han d icap racing, th e regular hi gh ya rdage m en blasted throu gh tr affic to win in each heat except for heat two wh en Ron Hardin too k orr fro m th e 10 ya rd line . Dan Toomey, lo okin g good after a two week injury lay o ff , to ok hea t four fr o m the 30. Ivan Blac ka won fro m the 20 in heat three and Dan Huc ka ns d id it from the 30 in heat o ne. In th e Main Ivan Blacka handled th em all fo r th e win. The scra tch show saw one o f the best performances yet by a n ort h ern ri der in h e a t t w o . J ohn Mc D o nnell of Sacramento re ally mix ed it up and ca me o u t on to p , but co uld n ' t ge t to the Main . The Main sh aped up with Do n Hu ckans, J ack Martin, Ron Hardin and Dave Skiles at the ga te. The experience of Mart in and Huc kans paid o rr as th ey we n t u p front q uic kly . Th e surprisingly good p erformance of Sk iles and Hardin kept t he rid ing up fro n t in high gear. Dan Huc kans , who rides a venerabl e J .A.P. , simply o utrode and o ut -po wered Martin fo r a o ne length lead at the . ~~~ ~ Results HANDI CAP M A IN : 1. I va n MaS~~~~~. 3~U,~~k'I~S' D an ..i' Bt ac k a , Keener and Scott trample To edo on Red Wings! Late 'race results : ano th er Red Wing win ! If there 's a secret to a win ning bike, it' s tuning. Not just th e engine, but the suspension too. That's wh y Red Wing shocks are on so many bikes in the winner's circl e. Red Wing shock s make suspension tu ning a snap with the ir selecti on of opt iona l sp rings and five spr ing-rate pre load pos it ions . Just d ial them in to suit yo ur bike and track . Red Wing shocks a re rebu ildable too; they can be 100 % restored if they ever wear out. And . . . don't forget the oth er ha lf of the Red Wing total , tu ne able suspension system, the Red Wing compet it ion fork. It' s got tr iple-lip seals; high pe rformance damp ing, hydraul ic stops to prevent bo ttom ing, lightweight alloy slider s, tempered stanc hion tubes and 3 po sit ion p reload sp rinqs. When it comes to pe rforma nce, you can 't beat The Sys tem ! At the Toledo Grand National half mile, "Mr. Dirt" Corky Keener made it two more in a row for Red Wing suspension with top spot contender Gary Scott grabbing a second place using Red Wing shocks. Corky and Gary showed the cream of the half mile talent the way around Toledo relying on their Red Wing shocks to provide the ultimate in handling and power control in the tricky game of half mile racing. When it comes to performance you can 't beat the system. -- Maruben i Ame rica Co rp ., Red Wing Gro up. 20 0 Park Ave.. Dept . CN85 , N.V.C. 10017 NBI Raiabaw Stickie I-= Here it is - Cycle News ne w Rainbow Stickie Changes colors be fo re your very eyes !! Reflects every co lor of t he Rainbow !! Is~ just fill out this order blank and send to : Cycle News Products PO Box -1-98 , Long Beach , CA 90801 a = -.::s 2. Huc k an s. 2 . Jack Marti n . 3. D o ug Sk iles. JR HAN D ICAP: 1. L an ce K in g. 2 . Ron K i rb y . 3 . Jim Si zemore. J R SCR ATCH : 1. La n ce K in g. 2 . Lo u is K o ssu t h . 3. Jim Siz emo re . 31