Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

2 MARCH 14-20TH, 19&& SCRAMBLES, Richmond Ram· DAYTONA SPEEDWEEK. Darton.. bl.rs M.C. at Rich IIIOnd. Florida. A.M.A. Prol.sslona' and Sports_ rac.s. 200-nlll.r Grad HARE SCRAMBLES-Lost Anpls Me. Start at 10:00 a.m. rain or Pr ix March 20th. shin.. Hlp Vista area, limed Irom Uttl. Rock cutoff at Hlways 14 and 138. Run laid out with Ilnlshers and beelnn.rs In mlneL Caterln, SUNDAY, MARCH 211, _ truck In pit area. Club also holdlnl ACA ROAD RACES - Carlsbad trophies lor Castaic run Jun. 1965. Rac.way. All ACA classes Incl· udlnl the 100cc class. Also two races lor the production class. Pract ice bellns at 9:30 a.m. Entrl.s close al 11:30 a.m. Rac.s start TT SCRAMBLES-HI Boots MC. al Debesa Track n.ar San 01.,0. al 12:00 p.m. . From 101 soulh tak. Hlway 80 .ast. throulh EI Cajon. G.t off Fwy on SCRAMBLES - Hawthorn. Go· 2nd str.et, IOlnl south to Jamacha ph.rs MC at Bay Mar•• Llttl. St. Follow Slnllnl Hills sips past bikes practlc. at 8:30, hUvy· countrY club to D.hesa Rd. Follow w.l,ht Exp.rt and Amat.ur at Deb.sa Into Harbison Canyon. Lim. 11:30. Novlc. heavywelpts starts at D.hesa. start at 2:30 . From 1000 Oaks (V. ot ura Fwy.) take Hwy. 23 North to Hwy. 118. L.ft on 118 across RR track, rlpt on rac" FIVE CLUBS POKER RUN, 2nd /C Clubs. track road about ~ mil. put AnoUlI by Oxnard M Starts at 10:00 a.m. sharp, al tracks. Dlst. 37 point run. Disco Parklnl lot Vineyard and HARE SCRAMBLES - Lost An- Hwy 101, Oxnard. For more Inlormatlon contact B.n Siron I1.1s MC. Dlst 37 polnls. man, 4020 So. "J", Oxnard. Phone (805) 483-7600. SCRAMBLES - Bakerslleld Sprock.ts at th.loot 01 Chloa Grade. 0-200 sl,."" CIOHS II 9:30 a.m. 250-0..... class sl,.up clos.s at _ , Dlst 36A rules. Rubber covered foldlnl PIS and thr. correct number plat.s r....lr.d. TT ROAD RUN - Yuma Pr ison Run. Call Norwalk Ceal..rs, (213) are.. 964--2674 lor Inlormatlon. SUNDAY, MARCH 21 , _ INDOOR SHORT-TRACKllemorlal Collseu... Portland, Ore. N.R.A. sanctioned. First race 8:00 p.m. POKER RUN, lsI. Tracy M /C at Tracy. APRI L 1,1966 SCRAMBLES , So. Counly M /C at Uvu Dalll. Disl. 36 POKER RUN, 3rd. Wond.rlust M , It P I.uant HIli. /C SCRAMBLES , lst Foothill Scrallbles at Oakdal •• SCRAMBLES, 11th. Sallnu Ramblers M /C al Salinas. PRO FESSIONAL TT, San Jos. Speedway ,Dlst. 36. TT SCRAMBLES-Sportsmen MC. al Prado Park. Gat. donation 5L25. U&Irt_lpls at 8:00 1.01. 811 blk.s at noon. 811 blk. novices at thc na rrow trails. Leather jackcts, switch. bla de knives , sideburns and green teeth are not the escutcheon of the trail rider. It is my understanding that trail ridcrs a re quite toleran t of horses a lld mul es in the wilderness in spite of the horse flies, Her e is food for an editori al : " Si erra Cl ub, leading voice of conservation and leading opponent of trail biking. agre es cy clists ar e not immoral. ' • As a member of th e Club. and a longtime mountaine er. I am mys elf opposed to bikes going into stri ctly hiking country becaus e th ey do di sturb th e wilderness aspect . But as a cy clist I am also of Ihe opinion that there ar e many who ride bikes who ar e human being. I just might add th at I am no longer a paid s uhscribe r for the fran k reason that I expec te d the publication to be " th e Voice of O>.lifornia" an d not j us t LOS ANGEL ES RACING NEWS. I pe rsonally agree with othe rs who have written yo u that the re a re many aspects of cycling outsid e of L .A racing. For inslance. touring. sightseeing. Can't you e ve r get anyone to write about this? Like Cliff Boswell in Cyc le magazine? En RIC HARD30N J a cks on I AM A MEMBER of the Sie rra Club an d concur in thc basi c motives of th e club, b ut do not concur wit h the p resumpt ion that people who takc trail cycles into the wilde rness butCher thc fish and gamc. destroy trces. h:r ruruc hu r~t;:t a nu na lun: lU\'t::r~, a nu gen er.llly foul up thc landscape. ~fotorcycli sts of the Hell's Angcl s variety a re not interested in wheeled vehicles that a re limitcd t o tcn ml'h widc open in 10\\ ~ear , which is thc us ual way of tr.lveling up p FLAT TRACK - Start of 1966 nl&ht hail-mil. season at Ascot Park, 189th and Vermont10 Gardena. SUNDAY, APRIL 3RD HILL TOPPERS NAT ION A L HARE & HOUNDS RESCH E· DU LE . Limed Irom Y It Luc.rne, and Iiso from Barstow. 10 a.m. Sharp. Souvenir and IInlshers pin. AMA points run. TT STEEPLECHASE - Ascot Park 189th and VerlllOot 10 Gardena. Starts at 7 p.... MONEY EUROPEAN SCRAMBLEs2:00 p.m. Llptwel&ht entries Don Watkins preHOts _tiler In clos. al 9:15, heavl.s at 12:50 theserl.s runnlnl each Op. SuIIday p.m., novices at 2:05. Lat. entrl.s lor '66. All desert rules and rider wHl be charled $5 entrY fe.. River- classification ....red too. Starts side FrHway toward Rlversl de promptly at 8:30 a.m. location Is to Hwy 71. Tum off 71 on Euclid limed from Hwys 395 and 66 (Pllelan toward Ontario, 10 approx. L8 .RoaeL) mll.s to Pine. tum rl&hl- Ll mll.s to Chlno-CorODa road, tum rl&ht and continue south to traek. FRIDAY, APRILS, 19&6 STAKE SCRAMBLES-BarstowILC. Entry f.. $2. Startlnl 11m., 10:00 a.m. Slart Is at Sllsh X' Caf., 10 miles S. 01 Barstow on Barstow Rd. Limed from Fwy In Barslow. Event Is similar 10 Turkey Runs In 'other Hctlons. You sl&ht throup rille TRAIL 81KE FlJN RUN - First 01 type PHP slpts lined up on next Hrl.s 01 .venls to run on the 3rd check polnl. Sunday 01 each month throup Dec. 10:00 a.m. poker run, 1:00 p.m.II.ld meet. No spHd contests. Lots 01 DRAG RACING - Irwlndalerll'eway trophies with sp.clal awards lor In Irwindale. Trophies plus clsh youn,sters and ladl. s. Fr.e Bultaeo bonus lor streel and luel classes. will be awarded to hi-point rider 01 the year. Maximum displacement Is HARE SCRAMBLES-Los Anclanos 125cc and all machln.s must have 1st Annual "March Har." evenl. mulll.rs and license plates. Entry Sixty mll.s. Starts at 10:00 a.m. Is $2. Evenl will be canc.lled In Limed Irom Ocotillo Wells on Hlway case 01 rain. Location Is limed from 78. ' Hlways 395 and 66 (Phelan Road). TT SCRAMBLES-Prospect.,s MC. at Donation $1, .ntrY IH MARCH 2&-2lTH,1966 51 Perr is. 25,t lor ambulance. All plus WORLD RECORD DRAG MEET Uons Oral Slrlp, San DlelO Fwy & IIpl. .l&hts al 8:30 a.m. Heavy Alameda SI. See "Cycle Alley" _ I,hts at noon. novice hea vies at 2:00 p. m. this week. Voice of California THURSDAY,MARCH 31, 19&& IIlDOOR SHORT-TRACKIIe_laJ Coli_OJ, Portl.d, Ore. N.R.A. sanctioned. First race 8:00 p.lII. SATURDAY, APRIL!!, 19&6 INDOOR SHORT-TRACK A.M.A. · sanctioned Class "A". First rac. al 8:00 p.m. Lonl Beach Arena SUNDAY, APRIL24, l!&& POKER RUNAnnUlI WH idden Destination" evenl. Trophies .d awards ,alor.l Starts at 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. It San Fernando Valley H-D Shop, 16113 Sherman Way , Van Nuys. Post entry, $1.75. Mall .ntrl.s no later than April 17th, to Vall.ymen MC• .,. HarkI.road , 675 Walson, Simi, CallI. Mall .ntrY $L50 . APRI L 28-38, MAY 1, 1966 CYCLE WORLD MOTORCYCLE SHOW - Los Anle les Sports Arena. the re us ed to be , an d nobody else seems capabl e of pu Uin g the fun of th e road or trail into words and p icture s . OUt you Mr. Rich ardson ? We pay gen e rous ly for freelan c e s to ri es. ~~:~~~~~~fl~_ who a rc offended by the presence o f those who are not pu re in heart. If the editor feels that hc should not share his wilderness area wilh trail cycles. then perhaps he will favor a segregated wildern css with sepa rate but equal fa clities . D AVID L. I cH ELSON, M .D . M enlo Park, Ca lif. [The editor, who rid es a motorbik e to work . agrees that it is possibl e fo r a motorcyclist 10 be pure in heart. Th e club's policy on aD· road use oj motor ve hicles mak es PIa moral j/ld~ men ts. It simply cOPlte1lds that oD-road t'ei,;cular irm.'t! seriously dama ges tlre uil. d eruess e1lt'iro1l me n/ and destroys-for bik e rid ,'r GIld 'lOti-rid" alike -tltl)'lhing d escrib· able as a true wildenze ss e:rperie,u e.] Editor-Thanks for brin gin l: the lette r in th e Sierra Club Bull etin ( reproduced a bove ) to our attention. ~ o . Cli ff Boswell pref er s to l

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