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'" ... c '"o . "M .... en en e '" .., " ~ w Z W ..J U >- U Scott Autrey Flying In Engla nd. Califo rni an teenager. Scott Autrey, is flyi ng in the First Division of th e league and h as been earning high scores at most tracks he races. Team partnered with Wor ld Champion, Ivan Ma uge r, Scott is learning rapidly and doing very well in w hat is the toughest speedway competit io n in the w orl d . He's been flooded with open bookings fo r special championship me e tin gs which is the mark of a job we ll do ne. S umne r McKn igh t is pl oddin g on at Sw indo n, continui ng to learn t he trick s of the trade and provin g o ne of the most popular am bassadors of the sp or t fo r many a d ay . Sumn er is wowin g th e spectators an d impro vin g w ith every me e tin g. Action d uring a World Ch ampio nship qual ifying ro und in Scandanavia. And ers Mi chan ek of Swed en leads. MAVRICK Dealer Inquiries Invited Phone: Mauger and Briggs Fail to Qualify in World Long Track I. 29.95w:~:r ~$ >~ R eign ing world lo n g tra ck cham p io n , Ivan Mauger . and his closest rival . Barry Briggs, h ave both failed to qualify fo r the final o f this year's title becaus e of . mach ine failure. Mau ger wa s eli minated in C zech oslov akia an d Brig gs dip ped ou t in We st G ermany. Bo th su per stars were well placed wh e n th eir e n gines gave out in cr ucial q u alifyin g races. Mauge r will n ow c o neen trate o n th e de fen se o f hi s world sp eedway tit le. Boocock Tests Engine BSA Speedway Bri ti sh Lions test ski ppe r. N igel Bo o cock , fro m Co ventry, h as been trac k t e stin g a n ew speed way engine man u fact ured by BSA. T he eng ine is b ased o n BSA ' s motocross special and h as b een a da pted to fit in t o a J awa s pee d way fra m e sp ecificall y for sp eedway purposes. Boocock h as been testing it th oroughl y and reports that it is "very, ve ry c om petit ive" , H e h ope s to race it a t Coventry soon Australian Star Injured A us tralia n intern ati onal star , Phil Crump , h as b ro ken his arm in an off-track accident in England an d returned to Australia to recuperate. Crum p , mainstay of th e Australia n test side las t se aso n , was drivin g home from a mee tin g at King' s Lynn when his car go t a flat tire. While ch an ging th e wh eel , t he jack slippe d an cru sh ed C rump 's arm u nder the ch assis. T h e b reak was expected to take four months to heal so th e y o ung A ussi e deci ded to retu rn ho me . Australian Promoters' Conference Down Under in A ustralia , th e an n ual promoters' co n fe re n ce re ce n tl y m ade sev eral m ajo r d e cision s for th e n e w s um m e r se a s o n c o m me ncing in Septemb er. Mo st impo rtant was th e unanimous agre em en t to again co n tr ac t a Bristish Lions test team to tour the co un try. T his year th e Australian promoters wi 11 h ave a gre a te r say in the . co mp osition of the side and seve ral big names are likely to be o ve rlooked fo llowing lac k-lu str e p erfo r••lances in th e p ast. An in te rs tate league com p eti tio n will be inaugurated an d it is t o be h oped that th is proves th e necessary stimulan t to b o ost solo m o to rcycl es ahead of racing cars in speedway popularity. (8P5) 824-4261 ;Y Deluxe Mbdel $34. 00 pair . 4" Iravel w/50·90 progress ivelY Bolt On 1.4 Gal ons Of Extra Mileage. Now you ca n extend Ihe range of your bike wilhout rep lac ing your ex isting lan k with a larger, more expensive one. Ou r ne w SPARE TANK is how. It comes with adjust ab le brackets 10 fit just about a ll fron l for ks and hold s 1.4 ga l. of gas , water o r o il. The SPARE TANK, which doubles as a number plat e , is pe rfecl fo r desert. e nd uro and cro ss-co unt ry riding. For more info , write JACWAL Co rpor ation, 6337 Manchesler Blvd.. Buen a Pa rk, Californ ia 90620. JACWAL CORPORATiOn M anufacturers llmporter s /Dist ri buto r s of Mot or Sport Accessor ies 6 3 3 7 Man chester Blvdz BuenaPar k/ Ea. 9 0 602 / 17 14 1523-7660 springs Spring Ral los from 65 t 10 125t In slock Shocks come with 7St as slandard spa.. springs S8.00 pair. Complete rebuild klls S5.00 ea. H2" EIl1!nslons $3.00 pr. Seals $1.50 pair Please specify motorcycle make& model. Mount type required. Eye at each end or eye and cle vis type. NeM In slock lhe new " M avrick" 5-way ' adjuslable heavy duly shocks , rebulldable lust rous chrome springs , 11\2" or 12%" lenglh avai lable. Cenler 10 eenl1!r of eyes 3\2" travel. We Pay Postage on Prepa id Orders. Calif nia Residenls add 5% for sa les I.. NOW NEW ADDED WARRANTy .. . ... If Ihe sea l fail s on any MAVRICK unit wllhln 90 days from date 01 purchase we wi" replace Ihe sea l free. P.5. Does anybody else do t his ? MAVRICK DOES IT AGAIN Take advanlage of the besl buy of Ihe year. SPOOL HUBS , 40 hole wllh 5/8" bearings Inc luded. Best alloy with chrome like finish. .t-, $10 00 ... on this Inlroduclory 1\. . , offer. ,... , .' A Calif. res idents add 5% sales tal. l" STAINLESS STEEL , ':~ SPOKES ~ IN STOC KNOW .~ . Dealer Inquiries Invited MA VR ICK NORTlf AMERICAN IMP ORTS 2326 cerro Gordo, P.O. Box N Mojave, Calif. 93501 -