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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1970
Page
10
A speculative piece imagines a new race series where the government drafts the rules for street racing and automakers play doubles as insiders. It notes compression limits, safety mandates, and insurance gatekeeping shaping faster yet safer cars and a shifting performance market.
Hunter leads the season by nearly 700 points and aims for his eighth feature win in the Saturday doubleheader at Lorain County Speedway. The No. 8 car returns after a near-miss last weekend's 100-lap event, with qualifying set for 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. super-sprints ahead of an 8 p.m. racing start.
The Weekend program at Dragway 42 West Salem features six Pro-Stock racers led by Don Nicholson and Arlen Vanke, plus wheelstander crowd favorites The Little Red Wagon driven by Bill Golden and others like Hemi Under Glass and Paddy Wagon. Gates open 6 p.m. tonight with eliminations at 8:30 p.m. Sunday showcases six top wheelstanders starting at 2 p.m. with drivers tuning rear wheel brakes for straight runs.
A dense list of racing events for the weekend across multiple venues and series. It covers European F/5000 and hillclimb championships in Thurton England and Mont Dore France, SCCA regional races in New England, Thompson Speedways Connecticut, Grattan Raceway Michigan, Bonneville Utah, Bowman Gray Stadium North Carolina, Lorain County Speedway Ohio, Norwalk Dragway Connecticut, NHRA World Championship at Miami and Bakersfield, plus club events at Parma and Cleve areas. Includes stock cars, drag racing, hill climbs, and rally events with varying times.
The Ohio Division of Wildlife forecasts good fishing on the coming weekend with walleyes offshore on Gull West Stone Niagara and near Kelleys Island. Perch across Lake Erie, bluegill and bass at Leesville and Punderson, and walleyes deep near Berlin Reservoir bridges are noted with spinners, nightcrawlers, and cheese bait advised.
The reader sees a golf standings page listing multiple classes and players. Barbara Jezewski appears in Class 4 and 4A with Marguerite Perkine and Pat Marshall also named. The section shows a range of classes from A to D and notes payment as a final focus.
Fifty golfers tee off tomorrow at Echo Valley for the seventh Louis Cohn Memorial Golf Tournament. The 36 hole medal play event runs Saturday to Sunday, with five classes and trophies for top finishers. Starting times list players from 8:00 to 9:44 with a long field including Tom Jones Roy Lewis and many others.
CHICAGO AP Congress controls the path to merging the NBA and ABA. Walter Kennedy says no legislation this session due to antitrust concerns and election pressures. A merger bill like the NFL AFL model is drafted but not ready, following a court case spurred by the players association.
The Union 76 RaceStoppers feature eight top professional models and beauty queens selected for talent and education. They travel across the nation to major venues from Daytona to Riverside and Indy qualifiers, posing for fans, signing autographs, and making racing events more than just a show.
Horse entries listed for 10 races at Northfield with purses ranging from 800 to 1500 dollars. Notable runners include Dazzle Joys Key Buckeye Mirage Roman Sword Kathy Kris Adios True Mite Emily Brewster Penny Time and Kaptein Gray among others with multiple races and partner ponies.
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