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THE NEW MOTORCYCLE JOURNAL - - Thurs.. Sept. 23. 1965 - - PAGE N INE • • t • • Dave Allee (275) a nd Haruo Koshino zip through turn in 125-175cc race w ood, also on a 350, w as seco nd. Triumph-mounted Mike S uth er la nd of Los Angeles was third overall and first in the open class . R aci n g got off to a late start beca use many riders were delayed by rain in the surrounding areas. The first race was for the 50cc class I and II and the 100cc class. It was a 10-lap event, 25 miles, with H aruo K osh in g from Sa n ta Ana on a Suzu ki win ning Class 1. Class II winner was Bud J on es from S a nta Ba r b a r a on a T oh atsu, and the 100cc class win ner was Chief Galbraith from G olet a on a Yamaha. T he secon d race of t he d ay w as for the l25cc and 175cc classe s -- 12 laps, 30 miles. Ov erall w inner w as D ave A ll ee from Redondo B each on a l75cc Honda. Second pla ce wenf to Haruo K osh in o on a S u zu ki. Throughout the e ven t, Haruo and D a ve continually changed positions, with Dave winning by approximately four b ike lengths in the last lap. One of t he spec ta cular rides of this e ve n t was by Ralph Lee Clercq from Los Angel es on a Ducati. Ralph was unabl e to get his m achine to start a t t he be ginnin g of t he race, and a ll the riders h a d co m p letely g 0 n e t hrough turn one befor e Ralph was able to ge t his machine sta rted. In t he ensuing 12 laps, Ralph passed all the ot her r iders except the t wo front leaders and many ti mes t hrou gh ou t the race turned lap times faster than the leaders. The third event of the day was the 250cc class race , a 35-mile, l4-lap event won by John Buckner from La P uente on a Yamaha. From the very beginning, J ohn broke ou t in the lead, followed closely by Vic Vila and Murphy. J ohn continued to pull away from the pack and had a comfortable lead by the time he r eah ed the third lap. In the following la ps, Mu r p hy and V ila ran wheel to wheel, with second place changing several times. C lose to the end of the race, Tony Mur ph y and Vic Vila w ere forced to retire from the race because of mechanical difficulties, and S tev e Gibson and Gordon Jennings moved up into second and third p osit ions. Kim Kimball from Los Angeles on his Mon tesa, while going through turn nine, fell but was uninjured . The fo urth event was the l 2-la p pr oducti on class. T his race, unlike the other G.P. races, has a Le M a n s start, and the riders may start their m ot orcy cl es in any manner t h ey wish. O ver a ll winner was Wallace Sh a w from S ou th S a n Gabriel on h is Harley -D a vid son . . The spectators were thrilled by the acceleration the Harley displayed in the straightaway. Wallace showed tremendous skill in wheeling his Harley through the corners . Open class winner was Ian McKelvie from Buena P ark on a Velocette . F irst in t h e 350cc class was N o. 42, Dick K il gr oe from H ayward o n a Honda. F ir st in t he 250cc class was D a ve Lacey from L os Angeles on a Duca t i. F irst in t he l 25cc class was Myron Tracy fro m Bellflower on a H onda. First place in the 50cc cl ass ' w ent to B u d J ones on a Honda . REGIONAL DISTRIBUTORS N G K K L G STEEN-C REC INO L AVON T IRES T ANK SEA L A IR SEA L ST A-LUBE OIL CAL-LEATHER CHA IN M·C·M MUFFLERS SIMICHROM POLISH CECO·FAIR INGS LUBE GASGACINCH CONTINENTAL T IRES MACO LEATHER SEATS TANKS & SEATS CHIPPEWA BOOTS SEE YOUR LOCAL DEALER We Sell Who lesa le Only! Milne Bros. Accessories 22 N. Greenwood 793· 91 71 Pasadena, Calif. 91 107 .- (Area 213 ) -- 68 1-7439 • " , 2815 W OLIVE, BURBANK . Day's big winners included , from left, Wallace Shaw, Ian McKelvie, Dick Kilgroe, David Lacey, Myron Tracey and Stanley Wegner. Shaw and McKelvie finished one-two in 500cc-open class . Shaw is fro m South San Gabriel . £DKR~& SON MOlorcyite Paris and Accessories EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR FOR ~. • W have moved to NEW , LARGER headquarters to provide e BETTER SERV ICE to our FAST GROWING dea ler organization for ROYAL ENFIELD, BENELLI & PARILLA Motorcycles . Covering the Western Un ited States. COOPER MOT ORS 22025 S. F igue roa -- Torra nce . Ca lif. Phone 328·1 242 SAUS -- SERVICE 100% fINANCING OAC Open 7 Da ys Mon .-S at. 10--7 ~~ Sun. 10--6 "'SA - HODAKA- ~~ \S't2 FRANK H. COOPER 2815 W Olive St., Burbank, Calif. . Phone (213) 843-4633 L.A.Area 849-6066