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ASCOT
Gardena, California


1979

U.S. Speedway National Qualifier
August 23, 1979
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    Ascot Speedway August 23, 1979    

My rider was a former ½ mile and mile rider. He didn’t like the short tracks. We only got into the runoffs because he did so well at Ascot. The sad thing is that if we could have got enough points to go to the UK to race he would have done well. I guess that is life. So close but so far away!

I do have one story to tell you. One night at Ascot Frank my rider and Mike Bast had a match race after intermission. Mike came into our pit area and he was telling Frank how they would ride the best 2 out of 3 races. You know I will win the first you win the second and then we will go for it in the 3rd race. Mike told him I will go low in the first corner and you can pass me high in the next corner. He had a well choreographed race. Frank told Mike “you know Mike I have no idea where the hell this bike is going to go!" Well Frank won the match race that night. Every time Mike would walk past our pit area he would look at Frank and say animal, animal. Russ.

Ascot Speedway 1979
This is a picture from Ascot close to 1979. The bike on the left is mine. The rider is Frank Adamo. Next to him is one of the Moran brothers. Shawn or Kelly I am not sure. The next rider is Brad Oxley and I think the next man is Barry Briggs not sure. Russ
Compliments of Russell Smith