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TEN YEARS AGO The double-engine Honda Hawk streamliner made a one-way run at Bonneville of 285 mph. However the 'liner later hit some soft salt and crashed, so a two-way official record could not be set. Malcolm Smith and Gunnar NillIon teamed to take the motorcycle victory in the NORRA Baja 1000, as well as second overall behind Parnelli Jones' fast Bronco. Eighty miles from the finish Nillson hit a rock and was thrown into a bed of cactus, and though huge splinters penetrated to the bone and could not be removed without medical attention, he made it across the line. Second bike was the four-stroke Honda 350 twin of Bill Silverthorn and Gene Fetty, while Phil Bowen and Mike Patrick utilized a two-stroke Yamaha 350 twin to talte third. English factory AJS rider Vic Eastwood made an appearance at the CMC's Saddlebaclt mOlOCJ'OlSS, sweeping all three motos of the 500cc Expert class. The Federacion Motocicliste Internationale approved the Formula 750 road racing cataegory, with world championship status set for 1974. Despite suffering a broken toe in the fmal moto, Husky's Heikki Mikkola collected the overall win at the TransAMA Series round in St. Peters, MO. Suzuki's Joel R.oben, winner of seven Trans-AMA events the previous year, won his fint moto of 1971 for a second overall placing. Top American was Brad Lackey (CZ) at 13th, right behind R.oger neco.ter (Suz). Tim Han (Mai) won the 250cc National class. KGB·FM & 13" HOST THE /ko·/O'ffe ~ f!Jtr:o sa Bottlers • ...J ..-4 00 (j) ..-4 ..-4 ..-4 M ~ SAT. NOV.14 ,.0 e ONE NIGHT ONLY ~ :> 0 Z Gates Open 6:00 pm Racing Starts 8:00 pm _cANts '00 HO~=-a\ TICKETS 18 ~gw GET YOUR TICKETS AT: SELECT-A-SEAT OUTLETS SUPER SHOPS-SAN DIEGO SAN OIEGO AREA HONDA DEALERS BOX OFFICE-NOV. 10-13 CHARGELINE (714) 565-2865 TICKETRON - LA and SAN DIEGO MAD JACK'S * * * * * * * WATCH RIDER PRACTICE FREEl * DEL TACO SWEEPSTAKES • HONDA CR250R • $1,000 STEREO SYSTEM-MAD JACK'S • $600 in DG RIDING GEAR • YEAR'S SUPPLY DEL TACO LUNCHES YEAR'S SUPPLY COCA-COLAaD YEAR'S SUBSCRIPTION to DB & MX ACTION Intermission Special: 4-Stroke Race TAKE SIX EMPTY COKE CANS TO GATE F FOR YOUR FREE EARLY ENTRY PASS. "Coca~ola" is a reoistered trademark of the Coca-Cola Compeny. Amateur Race· Sun. Noy. 15 - Race the PRO Track - Call (213) 830-7519 ~~~~~~~6'~C~~~~'r~~RENDORSED Ken -Habeck, a schoolteacher from Seattle, WA, took $100 in cash for winning the second annual High Desert 100 near Bend, OR. Dick Jagow finished second in a close race. FRANK STACY ISDE TOP AMERICAN GOLD MEDALIST MEMBER WORLD TROPHY TEAM Since if was the night before Halloween, Perris Raceway held a "Girlie Night" aJong with their regular TT scrambles. The girls in this case were men in costume, and the winner of that competiton was reported to be one "Carlotta Got-A-Lot,'· from the Virgin Islands. In the regular Open Amateur/Expert class the winner was Walt FOIter. who had recently won a four-day trip to the Virgin Islands as a result of his appearance on the TV show The Dating Game. • (' s F DIEGO JACK MURPHY STADIUM LS SAN Wyman Priddy took- a pair of CZS to wins in the 250 and 500cc Expert classes at Mosier Valley MX Park in Arlington, TX. Mike Kidd bested J .C. Kl1lXllleyer and Jon Minonno to win the 250cc GP class in a road race in Green Valley, TX. In other action, Tommy Byan was the winner over Pee Wee Gleuon in 250cc Production. 'aG ~ ~ Frank's choice of boots and gloves ¥';:~.1~ .... "':',-'\"'")- ~~4t~ &Jf1l!rt,·lIJIPt! HI-POINT * RAC..I; * HI-POINT RACING PRODUCTS Penton Imports Company 3709 W. Erie Ave., Lorain. OH 44053 9604 Oates Dr.. Sacramento. CA 95827 5