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i Speedw~y Goes S'outh--and the Fans ~o WILD M ,... Cl 0" '" :; '" ~ w Z w oJ U > U Si x man heats, m ainl y for demo p urp oses, gave t he fans quite a sh ow and they ate it up. Dub Fer r ell t ook the lead an d kept it in t he Hand icap Mai n. Two 0 1 t he world's best : Barry Briggs lIeit) and Ivan Mauger, current World Champ, Jawa-in' away. ORMOND BEACH, FLA ., Mar. 6; 1973 Speedway, like .. other alcoholic pursuits, is addicting. Ask any of the fans who made the. Tuesday ni gh t eve nt and they 'll answer; fast, exciting. and professional. The pros came to Volusia County Speedway to promote the revival of the art of speedway racing that died out in the U.S. in the early forties . The sport has since found a new following on the West Coast in the last few years. • w w w On hand for the events we re the top US riders; names not fa milir to the So ut h, wit h large fo llo wings in Ca lifornia: " Wild Bill" Co d y , the Bast brothers, Sonny Nutte r, Un ited States Champ Rick Wo o ds, Scott Surrey (w ho will race English speedway this year) , and Mr. Spectacular himself, David Aldana. Anyone who h as been to Daytona in recent years h as either seen or heard of Barry Briggs, usi ng speedway form at the memorial Short Track with a conventional bike and thrilling the fans. Seeing him on a speedway bike on a perfectly prepared track is hard to believe. w w To ove rs hadow Briggo would take some d o in g bu t Ivan Mauger, c u rre nt World Ch am p , was on th e car d, to o, along with a re d-haired , besp ec tacled Sco tsman n amed Bert 'Haggis' Harkin s , who lo o ks mo re like a school teach er than a speedway ace. The highlight of the Tuesday eve ning race was Briggo and Sonny Nutter in a heads-up match race which Nutter controlled to the extent that he was able to wheelie to the flag alongside an astonished Briggs as the stands went wild. Thursday's program was - rained out and rescheduled for Saturday. Due to the short track, neither Briggs nor w • A ldana wer e ab le to ma ke the speedway eve nt. Rai n h ad turn ed th e track in to a tacky o val, ma kin g slides difficul t. T he p rogram saw Ivan Mauger d o a t urnaro und co mpare d to his T ues day victory . Scoll A u trey, Ed Williams, and Sonny N utter co ns isten tly crossed the finis h line first throughout the m ulti-heat program, but it was Du b Ferrel who won the Handicap Main, big race of t he nigh t, *********** Unned Racing Association Presents DIGGERS SECOND ANNUAL LAME DOG ENDURO Desert Cente r, Calif. Saturday lid' Sunday RED GARTER ENDURO Not street legal NO Spark Arresters required, For the average rider. Unlimited entry. Mostly virgin course. We were forced to move from Ballinger Camp to Randsbu rg area . .. Post Entry, $6.25, Entry, $1.00 BLM, Father & Son teams, Powder Puff. Limed from highway 14 and Garlock cut off. Pits near Randsburg cut off . Rocks, sand , hill, and other good stuff. APRIL 14&15 Entry Fees Include BLM & Liability Insurance Fees. Entry: $13.50 Mail $15.00 Post Opens Jan. 15 'Closes April 4,1973. Team Riding Is Encouraged Hacks Welcome For Further Info . Call (213) 787·5208, (213) 988-2967, or (213) 421-9179 or Write: United Racing Assoc. 6600 Gerald Ave. Van Nuys, Calif. 91406