Weekend Racing Boosts Riverside and Stardust Nascar Sports
All forms of racing are offered with the Hot Rod magazine Drag Racing Championships at Riverside and the Las Vegas National Championship sports car races at Stardust International Raceway. More than 76 drag classes contest for over 30,000 dollars in prizes as practice and qualifying begin, with Sunday finals and 18 000 grandstand seats. The sport car events draw 150 entries across Formula, production, and sports racing classes on a 10-turn, 4. miles course, with major drivers including Long Beach’s Toi McEwen and Jerry Titus switching classes for new challenges. ASCOT Park hosts motorcycles and USAC midgets, while Sunday features 14-event AAA stock cars.
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Riverside
Las Vegas
Stardust International Raceway
California Sports Car Club Region
Paints
Unis
Sun
Billy Young
Jerry Titus
Jim
Dittemore
Titus
Car Club
Heidelberg
Tanace
Elkhart
Wis
United States Auto Club
J. C. Agajanian
Rain Does Not Stop Ralston in Club Tennis Clash
US ranked Rennys Galstor from Bakersfield eased into the Queen's Club lawn tennis semifinals with a 6 4, 6 3 win over Manuel Santana of Spain. Riessen and Roche advanced as Mary Ann Eisel led the American effort by defeating Karen Melville to reach the women's semifinals.
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Fllondon
UPI
Rennis Galstor
Wsauger
Bakersfield
Queen’s Club
Manuel Santana
Spain
Santana
Brazil
Ralston
Winbledon
Roy Bruson
Jand
Bobby Wilson
Marty Riessen
Evanston
Nicola Pilic
Bill Emery
Segram
Pine Ave
Riessen
Neat
Tony Roche
Public Service
Nicola Pietrangeli
Mary Ann Eisel
St. Louis
Karen Melville
Australia
Hot Rod Queen Penny Ward to Attend Riverside Drag Races
Penny Ward will add glamour to Riverside Raceway at the Hot Rod drag races this weekend. Long Beach racer Tom McEwen is among the favored drivers in the event, adding anticipation to the card.
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Penny Ward
Riverside Raceway
Long Beach
Tom McEwen
Volvo marks tenth US anniversary with Torrance HQ opening
Volvo of Sweden celebrated ten years in the United States with a $1.5 million West Coast headquarters in Torrance. AB Volvo executives noted U.S. is now its largest export market among 130, and Volvo, Inc. runs a 400 dealer network from three distribution centers in Rockleigh New Jersey Houston Texas and Torrance. Sales growth since 1962 included the 1225 sedan and 1800S sports coupe and 1966 expected totals around 6,500, with production expanded to supply more markets while preserving U.S. allocations.
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Volvo of
Sweden
United States
Torrance
AB Volvo
Svante Simonsson
U.S
Simonsson
Volvo, Inc
Rockleigh
Houston
Texas
TRE New Building
Volvo
Sam Mitchell
Volvo Western
Valvo
Scandinavia
Foothill Fantasy 8 and the Riverside Track Day
A fragmented report details an annual racing program and related events at various venues including Foothill and Riverside. It mentions admission, race entries, and schedules with scattered references to dates, prizes, and participants, highlighting an active weekend of speed events and track actions.
T-Birds roar against Outlaws in Long Beach Arena
National Roller league clash sees Los Angeles Thunderbirds in first place and Texas Outlaws solid in third. Warmup races start at 8 p m with the main game 30 minutes later at Long Beach Arena.
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Los Angeles Thunderbirds
Texas Outlaws
Long Beach Arena
Los Angeles
Texans
UCLA Ace Wins Enters Semis
UCLA star Charles Pasarell survived a tough match to reach the NCAA tennis semifinals as four Californians advanced. Pasarell defeated Joaquin Loyo-Mayo 6-1 5-7 9-7, while Stan Smith USC beat John Pickens Rice 7-5 4-6 6-4. Tom Edlefsen USC ousted Robert Brien 7-5 6-1, and Tan Crookenden UCLA downed Jerry Cromwell USC 6-3 3-6 6-2.
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Miami
Fie
Charles Pasarell
UCLA
Pasarell
Joaquin Loyo-Mayo
Southern California
Stan Smith
John Pickens
Rice
Tom Edlefsen
USC
Robert Brien
Mississippi State
Tan Crook-enden
Jerry Cromwell
Surtees Declines Ferrari Le Mans Ride Over Third Driver
British ace John Surtees angrily refused to drive for Ferrari at Le Mans over the entry of a third driver. He protested to Ferrari manager Eugenio Dragoni after Lodovico Scarfiotti was added, saying he would not participate if the arrangement stood.
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Surtees
LE Mans
France
Brit- Surtees
Dyer Et Suithees
Eugenio Dragoni
Magn
Dragoni
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Johnny Gillette
Kate Bel
Care Bros
Long Beach Blvd
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Volkswages
Pori the Pealer
Ricketts Motors
Volkswagen
Ametice
Lakewood Blvd
Yamaha
Ace Bike Shop
E. Artesia
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Renault
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