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- 0 M e "n ~ e, ..... '" ~ .n '" ii <{ '" ~ w Z w ...J U >'J Juniors D enny Kanigae Ion top) and Jim Read er find out that it is physicall y impossible for two masses to occupy the same place at t he same tim e. Neither were injured although both bikes just laid th ere and wh imp ered f or a while. GILLESPIE DAZZLES FANS TO ' WIN ASCO.T By David Swift GARDENA, CAL., April 14 , 1972 Fran k Gi llespie won h is first Main Event at Ascot to night. He also won t he Trophy Das h. Yes, it was a good nigh t fo r Frank Gillespie. Not wi thout a b it of fortune , m ind you. In an earlier h eat , Frank had a fit trying to get around Sammy Tanner as Sammy held on for h is 402nd AMA half-mile win. As they both thundered ou t of the las t tum, Frank p layed to win, unsuc ces sfully, b ut it was the width of a typewritter ribbon that separated th em. Frank was running a remote second in th e Trophy Dash when lead er Dave Aldana came o ff in th e second turn. Gill espie's style smoothed out a bit fo r th e remainder five-la p d ash , a nd a fte r h e . t o o k the ch ec k er ed flag h e d azzl ed the cro wd with a perfect wh ee lie th e le ngth of t h e grandstands. A gu y w ho d o es th at des erv es t o w in a Ma in Event. Fas t qualifier R on Mo ore, a firs t -yea r Exp er t , led everyo ne ar ound for th e first co u p le of lap s of th e Mai n. It was clear that Fran k was going to p ass him, though , a nd he did o n lap 3. After t hat Gillespie tu rned o n the 01' charm wi th p er fect ex it s o u t o f each tum with a b onus tuck-in th at looked sharp. A co up le of laps afte r Gill espie got Moore , Aldan a followed suit. Mark Williams cam e up from the rear and challe nged Moore for th ird but by then Ronnie h ad drifted into a position h e co uld ho ld. Mert Lawwill b rought an o ld, old ~~~" Motorcycle Corpo ration 172 Freedom Avenue Anaheim. Cali fornia 92801 RACING CASTOR . I '8tedJ4'l ;ACINC CASTOJ 1 " Blend zall" Corporation has posted a total of $15 ,700 contingency award money for 1972 A.M.A. National winners that win with " Blend z.all" and display the "Blendzall" stic ker. The awards to cover T.T., short track, road race, and motocross national events. The following 1971 Trans A.M.A. winners received "Blendzall " awards totaling $3150.00: Syl vain Geboers, Roger De Coster, Joel Robert , Adolph Weil, Werner Schutz. "Blend zall" awards received totaling $600.00 : Kenny Roberts , Ginger Molloy and Howard Lyngaard. "Btendzart" distributors and dea lers have the stickers and the "B lendzall" products. IP~~W Corporation • 1433-37 First St., Escalon , Ca lifo rnia 95320 (209) 838-79 12 See over 150 of the best off-road cycle actio n photos ever taken, including som e in full eolor. All the top riders in . . . Crash & Burn .~'\ *'i> JUJnp Shots ~90c i e C> ~~'O'i> C'\\~ or. rIals .~~ ~ '\- ~ t::J ActIOn . Harley flathead that sounded somewhat b etter than it ran. It last ed him lo ng enough to p ut him in th e Main b ut neither he nor the bike were in to p shape. Me rt held on to fifth fo r m o st of t he race but Torn R o ckwo od managed to overcom e so me tractio n p robl em s to pass him just before the last-lap flag . Tanner, who was certain ly o ne of the top contenders tonight, had to settle for a leisurely cruise aro und the oval after Shorty Seabourne collided with him earl y in the ra ce. T anner lost a foot peg - for the second week in a row, which is a record th at Roxy Rockwood has y et to verify - but poor Shorty was out of the race. T oo b ad. It was h is first feature start in nearl y a y ea r. The Junior p ro gram was upside d own. Las t week 's wi n ne r Al Baker set fast qual ifying time tonigh t but never got o u t o f th e semi . To top it o ff, Scott Brelsford , who seems to b e go ing slower this year than in 1971, wa s th e last to tran sfer to the Main. Then h e turned righ t aro u nd and won it . H e, RexBarrett , an d Larry Gino d id some lever-hangers for a few laps before th ey set tle d in th eir res pecti ve positions. To m Horton st art ed in the rear of the p ack slo wly mosied up to fourth b y th e en d of th e eve n t passing Brian La Plante in th e final st ages to do it . Northern Cal ifornia sc ra mb les star John Gennai was able to beat last week's winner Scott Erickson in the Novice feature. (Results on page 40) If you like cycle ac tion, you'll love "D irt R iders' Pictorial," Get a copy to day. Only $2.00 at your local cycle shop, or send check or m on e y ordertoe Riceburner Pub lications Dept.2-C P.O. Box 1267 North Hollywood, Ca. 91604 Dealer inquiries invited. ,. .......·"' ........Vh·.-.iYY' ..·""'..••• . . ..._ ....."'.V_"'.v.: - - • • . WARREN : WILSON . M 0 TO RS .. . MONTESA ,• 'Mo t o rc y cl e 9000 SEPULVE DA BLVD. So ut h of No rdoff in Se p ulveda , Cal if . (2 13 ) 89 4-9218 Sa les Se r" ice ....... .. ~ : Frank Gillespie 1761 passes Ron Moore on the outside to lead the Main Event . Gorgeous style .