Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

40 By BOXY BOCXWOOD Roll ' em ou t lor another 30 F riday ni ghts. Th e curtain goes up ... Sammy Tanner aud company this Friday ni ght ...d the weekly steeplec base is underway once again at Asc o t Part.. Th in gs could be differe nt thi s year but Ta nne r s tarting his 11th year of racing is still the head and shoulders favorite to win more than the res t of the preten ders to th e Y.. mile crown. Ral ph White and Dan Haaby will again t eam up to try and stop Sammy from winning. Th e reliable old BSA singles will come out of moth ba ll s onc e more to t ry for th e headlines at the only track that appears left for them to win on. Th e"top amateurs from l ast year will break out H-D's , v eios. BSA' s . T riumphs and Enfields for their first atte mpt at ra cin g with th e big boys . First ye ar expe rts ar e like c annon fodder at Ascot. It mi ght be diffe rent this year. A whole raft of new novice rider s bow in this Friday and it is anybody's gues s who will be th e number one boy. It us ually is not a rid er who has be en burning up th e scrambles track s in th e are a . BSA in the bi~ bik e s lIIId Yamah a in the novice class have held a tight grip ... th e main events in past s easonsFriday night Cllll giv e you a pretty good idea if the brands will do it again in '66. IT SPECTACLE UNDER UlJITS On Satu rday night the TT rid ers return for ano ther flin g ove r th e jump and RilES (Con ti nue d ) reprimand inflicted by the Chai rman as punishment for corrupt pr actic es. Sec . 2: For ungentlemanly conduc t or willful infraction of the s e R u 1 e s , t he Referee may s us pe nd any rider for the remainder of any e ve nt and may require that ...y offensive attendant he removed from the grounds . (# 29) Sec. 3: F or insubordination. talking back . ...d for minor offens e s generally, the Ref er ee ma,v fine a rid er from $5. 00 to $10.00 f... each offen se . (#30) Sec . 4: For major off ens es, corrupt praeti ces and for violations of the prin ted rule s . the Chairman of the Executi ve Board may fin e a ride r up to $50. 00 for each offens e . or suspend hi m for any period up to permanent disqualificati on . (#3 1) Sec . 5: Disqualific at ion ent ails the lo s s of ...y righ ts with regard to any e vent in respect to which the c ause of di squalification arises . and may he extended by the Official Refer ee to app ly to any other eve nt of the same rally or run . (#32) Sec. 6: If a prote st a gai nst an y machine which has won or tak en part in comp e tition be upheld , such mach in e and its ride r shall be re gard ed as not ba vin g t ake n part in the competition and the other rid ers shall be placed accordingly. (#33) Sec . 7: Any le gitima te ex pense to whi ch the Orri cial Referee may he put as the result of a protest must be paid bY the protestin g party and the Referee must demand in advance from the protesting party a deposit sufficient to cover. in his opin· ion, the e xpense whi cb may be inc urre d incidental to such prote st. (#34) Sec. 8: Any promoting club fallin g to enforce and abide bY th e AMA and Supplemental Rules may in add ition to other penaltie s he fined up t o s ix eligi bility points on their RRC Calend ar stan dings. Go FORMS Sec . I: Protest to Referee or Chmn. of th e E xecutive Board on app eal. To be printed on the blank side o f a 3x5 file card. Official RRC R.r.r•• ( Chmn., Exec. Board) Oear Sir: Pleas. find h.r.wlth $ ._•• •••• as a f•• for a prot.st aca lnst . AMA#•••• •••••• IN CONTEST•••••••• •••• •••• •••• h. ld by .. under Sanction # Oat •••••••••••••• SICn.d AIIA# . Add r.ss . U st one s pecific c ause for protest and ini tial : sec. 2: Appeal from the Chai rma n of th e Executive Board to the AMA Competition Committe e . see Art. x..~"Xl Sec. 4 of the AMA rul es . Ii. OFFICIAL JUDGING FORMS sec. I: Th e forms set forth in this section shall be used by all promo ting c lubs for judging purpos e s and the complet ed cards shall he returned to th e RRC Referee within 5 days of the comple tion of the rally . tour or pok er run . around th e turns. Hammer and Mulder have each won one with Van Le euwen playing a good s upporting rol e. T hin gs s hould not be too much differen t this ti me around. Th e novice TT'ers comp et e for the first time und er the lights. The new short co urse for th e small jo bs should put a real s lidin g show with the t ra ck always much faste r afte r dark . Th e nigh t ra cin g season is her e and - will stay with us from now until next Novembe r. Ra ce time every Friday night is set for 8 : 15 pm , Th e s ame gee s for the once a month TT ev ents that now run on Saturday nights . INDOORS RETURNS One week from DOw OIl Saturday ni ght. April 9th, the lightweights return to the indoor paved track at the Long Beach Arena. They go for the final time on APril 30th. Rid er s who wan t to road race. AMA style, should get re ady when Carl s bad hosts its first professional event in May and the following week the new road rac e co urse at F t. Worth. T exas is opening with a money race with a s peci al invite to all Californians to rec eiv e some of th at T exas hospitality. Will ha ve more on th e two road ra ces in th e next few weeks. The rac e a t .Car l s bad may be th e final warmup before the natio nal event in Sep t ember. ROUGH AND SANDY SI KEGIAN MOTORCYCLE E PO IUM PARTS - SALES - SERVICE - NEW - USED 15006 East Arrow Higltw.y, Baldwin Puk, Calif. Pho... 338-7010 APRIL 24 BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA & NEVADA Third Annual Tri-State Classic SCRAMBLES Sec . 4: Dres s Competition: Clu b, couples and family. AT SPROCms PARK Nam . Chart. r # AMA # . Club Coup les F amIly •••••• JudClnC standards shall b. t o RRC Sopp. . Rules GENERAL APPEARANCE ( 2 pu max. ) 1. Shirts •••••••• Award 2 pls.1f matched 2. Pants 1 pl. for near malch 3. Caps 0 pl. for mIs-malch 4. En.. mbl .. 5. In sl Cnl a . H. lm.ts: Deduct 5 polnls If nol dIsplay.d. ... Safety and pracllb lllty of un iform ( 20 pts. Max.) Gen.ra l conduct whll. observ.d ( 15 pis. max. ) FOR CLU as ON LY : to pis. max imum P.rcenlac. of m.mbers In uniform . 6 m.mbers or more must appear for judglnc Larcest Club: Count numb.r of m.mb.rs In uniform. TOTAL POINTS Judg.'s slgnatu r•••••••• ••• ••• ••••••••• •••••• •••• located at Ihe bonom of China Grade Loop, near Bakersfield STARTING TIME: 10 a.m. Smal! Bikes 12:30 a.m. Big Bikes Sponsored by the Sprockets Motorcycle Club for the benefit of BOY SCOUTS OF A RICA (MAIL ENTRY BLANK WITH ENTRY FEE CHECK OR MONEY ORDER POSTMARKED BEFORE MIDNIGHT 18th APRIL> Deadline for tech, inspection, 9:30 a,m. and 12 n on day of the races, Mail Entries to Sprockets M,C" P,O. Box 6132, Bakersfield, California.) ENTRY FEE(MAIL ENTRIES ONLY) SL25 American Motorcycle Auociation District 36 A Sec. 5: :Waster T ally Form. LIC.# •••• ••• ••• Saf.ty •••••••• •• Appearance TOT AL LIC.# Saf.ty Appearance TOT AL . Official EN....y 81.11 Il . . e. ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • •••• • • • • •• ••• • LIC. # Safely Appearance TOTAL . ......... •• ~ ._ _. ..... ..... LIC.# Saf.ly Appearance TOTAL I ........ ..... L._ _ ....__..•. _ _.. _ •. _ . ..•_ _.• M ....... . . . . .. . M _ . _ I I I _ ._. _._--_.._ .._._--_. ._ CIty - - _ . _ . _ ._._-_..•.-:__.............•_... .__ _ _ _ .u. c.. 1 " _ _ - --_._ - - - - . . . •._ ••.•_•.__•..•_. _•._ •.._ ....._.__ . _•._.._._..•_- :au. I IMrebr .... to CODform to arid eompl7 with Ute rut.. 10 vemIq tbJt coaUlIt hl CODMCtioa. with tile CcapetU10D of tbe A.mcicaa. fIlotorc:Jde AuoclatioD. IDe and I further &tree t o bald !tlaJD,ete. the Amertam ~ ~ b.. . . .. <:c.d.-t c.mruttee, the Director of Contelltl. the Promoton. th e owaen of the ~ or &D)l' 01. the for u;y Jo. .. bQtIr7 to ...,..If or propet'tJ. aD d to . .ume aU i ' b 111t1 for &D,J' lou or 1DJur7 or pnp8rt7 bl wbkh t 1UJ _ _ brrofoNd bt r . . - of m:r part:1cipIItfoD 111 thia cont.t. HAY. YOU DAD nUl INTW.Y ILANIC1'_ ._ _.(' - -' YI I _ IK)) to ...u I _•••••••••• _ ••••••••••••••••• eh. AHlllariIft . I ..... ~ - ; . . --.. H ri . . .; ........ • • • •• • • • • ••• ••• • • •••• • MASTE~ JUDGE'S SlGNATURE _ _---....---- -- .c••••••••••••• ........ LIC.# Safety •••••••••• Appearance . TOTAL . - IID1NIJ NO.. C IRC LE ONE• • • Novice . • • . Am ate ur. •• • Ex pert I•• . • Expert II • •••• •• •• ••• •• •••• • •• • LIC.# Saf.ty Appearance tOTAL DRAGSTER HEADQUARTERS -~ N am ; •••••••• ••• •••••••••••••••• AMA# L1c#••••• _ ••••••••••••••• Class CC•••• _ ••• ••••••••• Judging standards shall b. to RRC Supp. Rules. SAFETY AWARO 0, I , or 2 po lns 1. T Ir.s 6. Turn rndl cator. .... (condition) (oper ati on) 2. Horn (t on . ) 7. Tall IIcht s (volum . ) (op. r atl v.) 3. Headlamp 8. First aid K i t ( di m & brlcht) 4. Brak. Llghl •• ••• 9. Fir. (op.ratlv.) Extlncu l she r 5. R·Vw Mirrors... .. 10. Flares APPEARANCE ( awar d O( I , or 2 pis.) 1. Clean liness (mot or cy cl . or dress ) . 2. Neatn.ss 3. Uniform 4. H.lm.1 ( s) 5. Display TOTAL POINTS JUDGE'S SiGNATURE . L IC. # Saf.ty Appearan c. TOTAL All Clubs Invited All Classes ........ 145-1 West WWtla FeIertaa - ...... 847·7629 Se c . 2: Each form shall he prin ted on a 5x7 fil e c ard . Refer to Para. C . Art . I, Sec's 1. 2, 3. 4, 5 , and 6 , for j udg ings t...d ...ds. Sec . 3: Dres s Competition, Solo. Sideear and 3-Wheel CL ASS L1C. # Saf.ty ••••• •• _. Appe arance •••••••••• TOTAL •••••••••• KNOBBY TIRES RECOMMENDED F.I.M. Rules Entries ctose 10:30 I :.en .....•...•.............. I -~ ~ ...... 2. ,...ra •• sa-- - - - - - - -- - s-.. Ale - - - - - -..- - -..- --e- _: •••••c:.:..•• J

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