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FAMOUS word s th at if you ca n' t get to you r own feet without hel p. th at you a re not fit to rid e (It's a good ru le . beca use it has sto pped riders from just la ying on the tr ack playing possum to get a res ta rt). W he n they lined up again . J oe Spisa k was s..nt to the p its for a n equi pmen t violation . no mu ffler . Thi s left just Christian. Preston and Son ny Nuu er . On t he retst a rt , Alan Ch r istian and N utt er got tied up coming out of turn one. Contact .was mad e bv Ch ristian with N utter. N utter was de'arlv out in front. Christian 's foot peg derai led N u rrer's cha in and he we nt · into t he infield . C hrist ian went on for the win with Presto n ta king secon d and giving C hrist ian a lot of room . O ne ra ce later it was tim e for th e S~ra tch Main. Den ni s Sig a los h ad earned a ride in this one. too a nd he was on t he sta rti ng line wa iting for C hr istia n. Preston and Ge ne Woods. I'h is t im e Ron P resto'n go t in t o C hris tian a nd t hev both went down. The race was stopped wit h no pen alt y. On th e restart. Ch rist ian sho wed wlw he is the rid er most th in k will be the' new U.S. Champ . He je tted out to a big lead and was still pulling away at m e finish line . 16T his week will be t he fina l nigh t of the Coors Cup qualifying and w ith the points earned the night before a t Asco t and the tw o earl ier q ualifiers a t " n tura and San Berna rd ino , we all will kno w who will be in the U. S. Nationa l on October 14 . Cook cooks at Ventura By Denn is Gree ne VENTU RA . CA . SEP T . 9 Due to the rain earlier in the week, 30th annual • HALF-MILE -NAT ONAL WITH CONCORD YAMAHA'S JUNIOR INVITATIONAL JORGY SEEKS TRIPLE IN ASCOT NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE TITLE BATTLE . . . Jo rgy became f irst AMA r ider to gain two Ascot nat ional v ictori es in one season . . . Now goes for three Stev e, Springer try to stop him Results SAN BERNARDINO, CA. SEPT. 6 SCRATCH MAIN EVENT: 1. Ron Preston ; 2. Gene - .... Jt;L..- ...-:fuffirri:&' !\1i:f"" J AY SPR INGSTEEN ------, SPECIAL OFFER FOR RACE FAN S 2O- LAP ... HAL F- MIL E the T uesday night Speed way show . was moved to Sa tu rday n ig ht fo r just th is on e tim e. A much larger crowd was on hand tha n was expected on such shan notice . It was a great nigh t of racin g w ith Alan C h ri st ian ag a in win n ing t h e Scrat ch Ma in Even t. . " . Jo hn Cook , th e rid er ou t of n ort hern Calif. , has been m ak in g a name for himself on the big tra ck at Ascot . but up until ton ight , really hasn't bee n there on the sma ll tri cky tracks. Coo k won his heat race. the sem i a nd th e Ma in Event . • T ro y Ingolia has m ad e th e move out of Jr. Speedway to th e big b ikes qui te well and ad de d one m ore win to his credi t in Division T wo. R ou n d ing o u t th e n ig h t . Man y Spellman won his very first Division Three Main Event. • \ .. ..l Adult Ao_od NAT IONAL OUJd Adul t OUJd c...a! -.,.,.d ....... lon ~a! ~ $12.00 $6.00 $10.00 $5.00 A~SO _sunUi TICKETR"ON IYIIUIU AT ~~ ~:~;;olOATA Ccm.f'OlVoT~ ~JIII IICII'IS AV AI L.AB l..E AT ~1100 321· 323· 1142 IN ClOSID 'S MY CHIC I fOl -r-' _ Make check or money order payable to AGAJ AN IAN ENT ERPR ISES. P .O. Box 98 • Gardena , Ca lif. 90247 NAMI _ ADDI US 'HOH. STAll _ z,, _ I I I I I I I I I I I I I I AL EX JORGENSEN "WHERE THE HARBOR, SAN DIEGO AND 91 FREEWAYS MEET" ~I Free Pa rk ing for Motorcycles CANOGA PARK SUZUKI - _ - G iv es yo u more - - - Wood s; 3. Bob Schwartz; 4. J ohn Sandona. HAN DICAP MAIN EVENT: 1. Dennis Sigalos: 2. Shawn Moran: 3. John Cook; 4. Mark Manion; 5. Phil Gag non ; 6. Tom Morley . DIVISION TWO : Joe M eylor DIVISION THREE: Jeff Tom lin. GARDENA. CA. SEPT. 7 SCRATCH MAI N EVENT: r. Joh n Cook; 2. Louis Lindwall; 3. Jo e Mevtor: 4. Bob Mclain. HAND ICAP M AIN EVENT: 1. Tom Ferris; 2. Joe Me ylor; 3. Dan M cNeill; 4. Louis lindwall; 5. Dave Sims: 6. W ayne Ishii. DIV ISION TWO: Keith Larson. COSTA MES A . CA. SEPT. 8 SCRATCH MAI N EVENT: 1. Alan Christian; 2. Gene Woods; 3. Dennis 5 igalos; 4. Ron Preston . HANDICA P M A IN EVENT: 1. Al an Christian ; 2. Ron Presto n; 3. Sonny Nutter; 4. Joe Spisa k: 5. Dennis Siga los: 6. Dan McN eill. ~ DIVISION TWO : Tom Burmeist er. DIVISION THREE: John Connolly VENTURA. CA, SEPT. 9 SCRATCH MAI N EVENT: 1. Alan Christian; 2. Dan McN eill; 3. Stev e Columbo ; 4. Gene Wood s . HANDICAP MAIN EVENT: 1. John Cook; 2. Dan M cNeill; 3. Mark Marion ; 4. Tom Burba: 5. Joe S pisa k: 6. Brad Oxley. DIVISIQN TWO: Troy Ingolia. DIVISION THREE: Mary Spellman. Purchase an y Ca nog a Pa r k Suz uk i RM, MAICO, or ITALJET a nd for the" next 30 days your parts and /or accessor ie s w ill be di scounted • S% SHOP US LAST! Canoga Park Suz u k i will meet or be at any a dv erti se d price It's silllple If you bought a bike so mewhere else . . . YOU LOST MONEY! 7045 Canoga Ave. Canoga Park, CA 91303 %13-884·0413 19