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i- 4 4' it" 'tf; 4' The Shheveport Times Sunday, May 17, 1970 3-D Stock Car 3 I In LSU-NO Grabs Up Trio 1 Fast Race Speed Explained By Top Stock Car Owner Race. For Today NEW ORLEANS Three outstanding Michigan basketball players including All-America junior college star C. B. Gordon have signed basketball grant-in-aids with Louisiana State Univeristy in New Orleans. Joining the 6-foot-5 Gordon in signing with the Privateers were Drivers entered in the opener By Bill Schulz of oil compared to the usual five or six Quarts flow throuch of the Captain Shreve late model stock car series' today at the a cooler during the constant cir 26.1 points and 17.7 rebounds a game for Centreville J.

He was the nation's 14th leading scorer and the eighth best JC rebound-er. The husky Ridley averaged .18 points and 22 rebounds a game, ranking as one of theUop three prep rcbounders in Michigan. Both Ridley and Serra were All-County, All-Conference, and honorable mention A 1 1 -S a e. Among the more than 20 schools seeking the services of the talented pair were Michigan and Michigan State. RACINE, Wis.

(AP) They are called stock car races, but the cars run faster than 210 a pair of Walled Lake Central State Fair Speedway will have an added incentive to perform well from the start of the day's cuit from the reservoir under the left front fender through the engine and back. The aluminum radiator costs $600 to $800. racing. Track director Bud Carson, of High School standouts, 6-foot-5 forward Mike Ridley and 6-foot guard Bob Serra. Gordon was rated as one of the top 15 junior college prospects in the country last year, averaging "In one race, Roger burned his m.p.h.

because their owners make them as little like showroom buggies as possible. "We go over them from bumper to bumper," said Norm Nelson, 47, of Racine, who has been racing, as a driver and standard car couldn't take it." "The G-forces are tremendous, cornering at those kind of speeds," he added. "It affects both the car and driver. That's why we use this kind of a seat." The small bucket seat had rests behind and to the right of tho driver's head. It also had braces reaching around the driver's body.

"On some tracks," Nelson said, "there's no straightaway no spot where you can get a little rest. After a while your neck muscles give out," he said, flopping his head on his right Mar-tar Auto Racing has guar Foot from the heat," Nelson said. "Besides the heat on the track, the exhaust pipe runs un anteed $500 to any driver setting fast time and winning his heat race, the trophy dash and the der uVre," he said, pointed to owner, for 29 years. 50-lap main event. to these 'v.

His two Plymouths rank first The guarantee will remain in the carpeted floor under the driver's legs. "We figure it gets up to 140 degrees inside the cars." "Out brakes are pretty special. We use metallic brakes on stainless steel wheels. They and second in the 1970 United States Auto Club (USAC) standings. His driver, Roger Mc Clukey, Tucsoiy is first in driving points and Nelson is shoulder.

"That's why the side won't warp from the heat," he second. i WU10 NDMTTI I '111 MN SUMI 0i iM.inrrtr,. -Mo W.m7i lt9 lntiinp(in llltnt ln4Mpeii 1M-IM Munr.tr "The first thing we do is go said. "All chassis parts are either enlarged or reinforced. Then we put on racing shocks.

over every weld, and take the production out of them, said Sometimes we use two on each etfect for the other two parts oi he series, June 7 and 21. Carson has used the formula for many years in his weekly race cards in' Oklahoma City, and it's resulted in all-out pe. rmances from top drivers who might be tempted to "pace" themselves in the early going. Heading the entry list for today's race is Ernie Derr, the 10-time national champion from Keokuk, Iowa. Derr will be shooting for his 15th consecutive feature victory on the International Motor Contest Association's championship circuit.

Nelson the all-time USAC point winning THE BIG ONE is everything! wheel." leader. Then we put on a lot USAC rules allow a 430 cubic headrest. Bolted where the back seat was were two small radiators to cool the transmission and rear axle fluid. A small insulated bottle for drinking water which the driver sips through a tube attached to his harness hung from the metal web. Heat is a major problem.

A scoop on top of the car pours air down to cool the driver. Air hoses lead to front wheels to keep cool brakes. Four gallons stiffer springs and torsion bars." inch engine. The cylinders in the standard 426 are bored out "We take out all the excess," .020 making a 429.61 in. power plant.

USAC rules allow one he said of the work done in his Racine shop. "If something is not functional, we get rid of it." four barrel carburtor. The engine comes with two, so one is discarded. A rigid web of steel tubing safety and strength, is top prior Other top entries include Fred who will KEOKUK'S ERNIE DERR (left) returns to the site of past conquests as he rolls his '70 Dodge Charger into State Fair Speedway for a crack at the three-weekend Captain Shreve IMCA stock car series. The first race comes up at 2:30 this afternoon.

Shown with Ernie after last month's Pelican 200 race is MAR-CAR promoting the local speed cards. (Times Photo by John Moore.) 73 WINthe.1 ity in turning a street machine L.to a 'stocker." Starting at the car's frame, it runs up alongside the radiator and back through the firewall where it joins a "squirrel cage" that surrounds the driver and extends through the rear floor INDIANAPOLIS LLEN dy fryar, the flyer trom Baton Rouge; Gene Newsom of West Monroe; Irv Janey of Cedar Rapides, Iowa, in his 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner, and Fred Horn of Marion, Iowa. All are among the top ten in the lastest national rankings. Gales open today at 12:30 p.m. Qualifying begins at 2 p.m.

and the first of six races gets under way at 2:30. The same format will be followed for each of the Captain Shreve series. Cr-ieu4MMM'kt JJllIltil Jlill MCA TV mUrTTITKM 54th ANNUAL DMONDS Well Itclkvej bfl MI tai IH '(Vrm tor rw Defense, Pitching Hurt Southern State in 1970 MAY 30th MEMORIAL DAY HURRY! BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW! TELECAST BEGINS 10:30 A.M. RACE STARTS AT 11:00 A.M. ing and anchors to the frame.

"it's just like an old fashioned bridge," Nelson said. "It's a functional part of the car. Now the car can be wrecked, but you keep the car's basic shape you keep a little space in there for the driver." "As a car goes through the corners, the whole body distorts like this," he said, twisting his hands alongside each other as if EXCLUSIVELY IN SHREVEPORT AT also swatted six home runs, tops in the A1C through reg- Smolinski Is GSC President STRAND DOWNTOWN SHREVEPORT 523 MARSHALL STREET Theatre-Shreveport SEATS $5.50 TAX INCLUDED Chat clothiers wringing out a wet cloth. "A RUSTON Harold Smolinski, head of the accounting depart' ment at Louisiana Tech, has MAGNOLIA. Ark.

Final unofficial baseball statistics released by the Southern Slate News Bureau this week reflect two basic weaknesses in the 1970 Mulerider diamond squad. While the pitching staff registered a composite earned run average of 5.55, fielding support behind the young Rider hurlers was not adequate, especially in key games. Coach Bob "Cotton" Staten's team finished with a record of 12-17, his first losing season in thrpp vears at the helm. The been named president of the lar 6eason play. Senior shortstop Mike Moore from Little Rock was second in hitting with a average.

Other top hitters included senior outfielder-first baseman Jim Eth-ridge of Marshall, with and outfielder Larry Clonin-ger, also of Marshall, with catcher-outfielder Rick Arnold of Alta Loma, and first sacker Artis Green of Plain Dealing, with .273. Gulf States Conference for the 1970-71 school year. AUTOMOTIVE WEEK Smolinski's appointment was made at a meeting of the executive commute of the GSC last week in Lafayette. Also named as officers for the AUTO CKNTf Riders wound up tied with, coming year are Marcus Mapp of Northeast State, vice-president As a team, the Riders batted .270. Unfortunately, their opponents swatted at a .290 clip.

With a nucleus of two sopho and president-elect, and Dr Draylon Lewis of the University of Southwestern Louisiana, re Henderson for fourtn place in tne Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference standings, each with 4-6 marks. Hitting was the Riders' strength in '70. Centerfielder Curt Boans, a sophomore from Clearwater batted a elected secretary-treasurer. mores and four freshmen, SSC's mound crew was much less effective than in '69, when senior In taking over the position of GSC prsident, Smolinski re- plces Burt Boyd of NorthweS' healthy .368 to lead the team. He tern who servea during 1968-71) The past year Smolinski, fireballers Lou Crua and Gary Murray anchored the staff.

Rooke Lee Haynie of El Dorado recorded the lowest ERA, 3.18, winning both of his decisions. Freshman Jimmie Johnson of Lonoke finished strong, registering a 5-4 record and 3.64 ERA. who is chairman of the Athletic Council at Louisiana Tech served as vice president and FD1SEC5 L3 ELTTEE) rm president-elect of the Gulf States Conference. "EL TIGRE" WITH 2 BELTS OF FIBER GLASS ON A 2-PLY POLYESTER CORD BODY. now Ej Wy' pi? pirn fed.

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