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12 ,.- RESULTS by Maure en L e e U T.T.'D IN TUCSON" WE Tucs on ha s some star-quality rider s , the re 's no doubt about that. Ducati moun ted Mike Brad l ey really hauls a round the track a nd is ve ry sbowy in the tu rns. E as t e r Sunday he won bis section of the 250 Expe rt c lass , wit h anothe r Arizonan, Ron Gar y on a Bultac o, behind hi m. Holdin g down a comforta ble third was Californian Ji m Kincaid on his blu e Honda. C al iforni a had been invited to rid e th e smooth , tight , nogroove E asts id e tr ack (see " Sc ram blin" Aro und) and some of ourshoes dro ve all night ~I O DESTO RE SERVOIR SC RAMBLES I~IP ERI ,U. TT J to get the re. Modes to M/C .-\pril 3, 1966 UNOF FI CIAL RES ULT S The ot he r section of the 250 class was just as exciting, if not more . Yogi Mar i cs al Sunday , .-\pr il 3, 1966 of Tucson on a BuIta c o, spent the th ree motos battling San Di e go' s Chuc k Ba ker on 60 NOVICE a Hus qvarna. Bak e r was out on tbe Husky for the fi rst ti me, doi ng a beautiful job 250 NO\ l CE 1. All en Noaks T OH loocc NOVIC E ~I.-\IN 1. Bill Co ll ins MON ins pite of ti redn es s . He rarely ri des a 250, us ually c amp aigning on a 100c c Zundapp 2, John Aphillip HO:ll 1. M. G. Sat te rfie ld SUZ 2. Bob Nob el H-D that he was also ridin g at Tu c s on, but al l that driving and rid in g didn ' t seem to s low 2. Ken Distler HON 3 . Mar k Stove r MON him down until Swee ps tak es ti me . Th e thnughtof ridin g two s weeps was j ust too 100c c NOVIC E HON 3. J a ck John son much and Chu ck wisely de c lined to ride . Mari s c a l gave him a real t ussle in th e moto1. Bob Knudsen YAM 4 . R. Simms VAx T cr os s, le adin g a couple of times , but a t th e end it was Baker fi rst , with Anah e im ' s 250 AM- EX 2. L ouis Fender HOD Th e 100c c clas s wa s also fun . A 1. Ray Hurr BSA J a c k Wilkin s on on a Honda, th ird . ioo c c EX. MOTO 2. Don Bryant ยท MON 125c c NO\lC E Tncsonian named Bob Beard on a new 1. Chuc k Bak er ZUN T UCSON E ASTSIDE CYC LE PARK Yamaha twin took second behind Chuc k 3 . Mike Akatifl BUL 1. Don Hickman BUL 2. Wayne Hos aka HOD April 10, 1966 2. Terry Hawley Baker's Zundapp, and later on, won the BUL 3. Grant Brown ZUN 500 NOVIC E 3 . P et Lozano BUL Novice Sweepstake ! Although all th e 4 . John Kenyon YA.'I 1. June J ew e t t BSA 125cc MOro little bikes were gi ven a headstart he 5. 2. Gre g Miller AJS 1. Chuck Baker ZUN 200cc NOVIC E still turn ed in a remarkable perfonnance, 200c c NOnC E MOTO 3 . Jack Churc h T RI YAM 2. Bob Beard 1. Joe Williams OSSA It was a good three laps before any we BUL 1. Ge ne Cro 4. Jim Dunnagan BSA 3 . John Finch YAM 2. Lynn Mobley BUL app reciahle gain wa s made by the ,big 2. Charle s Grahne HON 4. John Hatley YAM 3. Larry Hunt BUL bikes on the tiddlers , and at the e nd BUL 3 . Robert Duryea 650 NO\lC E Bob had more of a lead built up than HON 4. Rod Reynolds 1. Dean Caster BSA 250cc NOVIC E MOTO 200 AM-EX he s ta rt ed with . 2. Da le Gray BSA 1. Jack Pilkington HON 1. Mike Yam OSSA Th e Ope n class gave one of the 250 c c AM . MOTO 3. Ed Bearcrurt AJ S 2. George Miraval BUL 2. Don Lazano BUL top local rid er s a c hance to show his 1. Bill Cody MON 3 . Ro ger Dav is YAM 3 . T erry Miller BUL s t uff. Gord on P airi ma n on a 500 T ri2. Don Harri s HON umph, really wa ils. He can set UP a s li de 3 . Larry Slaughter BUL ------~------,--------_J 25 0 E X MOTO at a ny poin t in a turn he cho oses. Second 4 . Dav id Cl emo HON 1. Chuc k Baker HUS wa s North Holl ywood' s Mik e Morton and NATIONAL C IIAMP IO:llSlII P HARE & 1I0 UND 2. Yogi Maris cal BUL thi rd, Tu cs onian J ohn Broc kett, both 250cc EX. MO 'TO By IIllltoppers M/ C April 3, 1966 HON 3 . J a ck Wilkin son on Triumphs . A lot of at tention wen t to 1. John McMurren BUL Dus ty Coppage , who spent Sunday s how2. Harr y Hay e s CZ 1. G. Co nrad ASCOT RESUL TS : GRE E x 250 E X MOTO ing how a Na ti onally ra ted profe s sional 3. Bill Silverthorn MON 2. B. F erro T RI OE Friday , April 8 , 1966 1. Mik e Bradley OUC ride r beha ve s when beset by pro blems. 4 . Jo hnny Apple BUL 3 . G. P re ston T RI OE 2. Ron Gary BUL Aft e r racing at th e Long Be a c h Are na 4. L . Berqu e s t 15 L AP EXPERT F IN AL: BSA OE 3. Jim Kin c aid HON saturday nigh t , they loade d up and 250c c NOV. SE MI A BSA 1. Sam my Tanne r 5 . D. F letche r T RI OE drove th rough the ni ght to get to Tuc s on , 1. All en Gi bbs MON 2. Dan Ha aby BSA 6. J . N. Rob erts HON 2 1" OP EN NOVICE MOT O 2. J oe Ph ill ipson a rriving in the pits j ust before the fi rst HON 3. ~ Iert LawwiIl II-D 7 . J. Ca maret I. F red Moren o T RI T RI OE Expert Op en mota started. 3 . Ed Geldreic h ~ION 4. Guy Louis ENF 8. G. Cole 2. Gen e Nord brock GRE E x BSA 4. Ke ith Crimin He got out to the line astride his HON 5. Dick Hammer BSA 9 . O. T hompson BSA OA T RI 3 . Bill Ste by Triumph (his " fun" bike, not the one J 10. B . H arvey T RI 6. Jim Nicholson T RI OA he rides Ascot on) without the benefit 250 c c NOV. SEMI B 11. N. Nic holson VEL 7 . Ch uc k Jon es GRE Ex OP E N E XPERT MOTO of a rear brake. The inevitable hapI. Gordon Johnson GRE 12. II. Gre enl e e 8. Eddie Wirth BSA TRI OE 1. GOrdon P airiman TRI pened on one of the turns . the front end 2. Rick Ec kert GRE 13. S. Hurd MAT 500 Ex BSA 9. Neil Ke en 2. Mike Morto n T RI 3 . Don Harris locked up and Dus ty c rashed very hard. BUL 14. B. Hirs t T RI OE BSA 10. Ralph Whit e 3. John Brockett TRI 4. " 'ayn e Williams HON Next mota , he appeared on the line on 15. J . Byers T RI OE the BuIt a co he had ridden the night 3 LAP EXPERT TROPIIY DASH: NOV SWEEPSTAKES 16 . n . McLaughlin T RI OE 250cc NOV. MAIN befo re at short track , with just a re ar I. Sammy Tanner BSA 17. B. Red dish T RI OA I. Bob Beard YAM 1. Gary Mc L a rt~' brake, as the Tri umph was suffering BUL 2. Dan lI a ab y BSA 18 . O. Bry c e TRI 500 Am 2. George Miraval BUL 2. Larry Bishop BUL from twisted front forks. Down went H-D 3 . Mert L aww lll 19 . A. Mc Kni gh t TRI OA TRI 3 . Fred More no 3. Paul Hed ger JAW.4o Dusty agai n. Well , came the last mota 4. J i m Nic ho lson T RI 20. B. Harry Am CZ 4 . John lI a wley and he was back on the trusty Triumph BUL 21. T. Smith T RI 0 .40 EX SWEE PSTAKES as they had wacked the forks into some 22. L . Cole 10 L AP :\.'IATEU R F I1'iAL : GRE Am 1. Mike Bradl ey DUC sort of a shape, and you guessed it , a OPE N AM-EX SE MI 1. P ete Bod ette BSA 23. J . Galey T RI ON 2. Gordon Pairiman TRI 1. L eo St. Gennaine BSA third trip to the ground. He neve r griped USA 2. John Carter 24 . E. Water s MAT 500 Am 3. Dus ty Coppag e T RI once a nd befo re the Sweepstakes, gave 2 . Al F inan TRI liSA 3. Caspe r Grie f BSA OE 25 . B. E wing 3 . Jo e Sti mmer a whe elie exhi bition along t he main T RI 4 . J ac k Kno le USA 11'i00 0 H SPE EDWAY s t raight , ridin g on th e footpegs . Anot he r 4 . Chas . Dickinson T RI 5 . Ron Kru seman BSA T RAIL BI KES Lo ng a each , April 9, 1966 rid er tried the s tanding rout ine and it BSA 6. Whitey lI arper 1. D. W ams illi li ON didn 't work out so well. OPEN AM-EX MAIN TRI 7 . John Larson 2. II. Waldon Jr. 1I0 1'i DASII T he Sweepsta ke was a din g do n g 1. Travis P e tton T RI 8 . Barry W tmore hi II-D 3. R. P a xto n lION 1. Jack Si mmons HON battl e be t wee n Mike Bradl ey on th at 2. Les Hom ( am.) ' T RI 4. R. Bowen H0 1'i 2. Dan ll aa by USA pote nt Ducati and Gordon P a iriman on 3. Vern Gillihan T RI 8 LAP NOVICE F INAL : 5. C. Steven li ON irth 3. Eddie W lION hi s Triumph . Th e pair rod e like there's 4. Ch as. Dic kinson T RI 1. Marty Mac Donal d II-D 6. R. Ma th eny BUL 4 . Ch uc k L an dgu th lION no to morro w, and the y cros s e d th e finish YAM 2. Don Rob er ts 7.' J . D ttson YAM OPEN NOV. SEMI lin e with Bradl ey winnin g by a front 3. Ed App le gat e MON 8 . O. Allerd 8 LAP "C " MAIN lION 1. Dav e Cle mo MAT wheel. However, sitting in th ird pl a c e 4 . Roy Spik er ENF 9 . W. P opol e c e liON BUL 1. Sonny Nutter 2. Ga~' Fine lI ON an d ridin g s moothly, wa s Dus ty Co ppage. 5. Hob lIarrison GHE H01'i 10. T . Bryce BUL 2. J. Willin gham 3. Dennis Donn brui s e s an d all. T RI 6. Dic k T urne r BUL ll . B. Landeleld HER 3 . Ch uc k Palmgren T RI 4 . Sheldon Ba ke r HON 7. Da ve L ew is IIUL The day was a real success, co n12. J. Gil christ YAM BUL 4. Lonny Walter s sidering it was Easter Sunday. A large 8 . J im De e han lION 13. J . Bowe n liON 5 . Ski p Van L e euwen T RI number of spe ct a tors parke d along the OPE N NOV. ~IA IN BUL 9. Sc ott Gerhar dt 14 . S. L eak 1I0 D I. Gary ~Ic Elrath BSA main straight and around the track . The 10. Denny Miller BUL 15 . B. Yarbrough 110 0 10 LA P "R" MAIN T RI 2. Fr ed Bevan ride rs numbe red about fifty , which made 11. L en Ear ly H-D 16. E. Chester 1I0 D I. Gene Romero T RI 3. Dennis Donn T RI for a ni c e , tight program . T her e will l' :\.\1 12. Dic k F ox 17. Y. Champ HOD 2. W e Kizziar ayn BUL 4. Barney Culbe rtson VEL be one more ra c e at T uc s on ' s E ast s id e 18 . W. Andersen .Ir YAM Times for th e events: 3. Brian Groo ms T RI Park before the heat shuts t hem dow n 19 . F red Bis c oe 1':\.\1 4. Dusty Coppa ge ~Ialn E ve nt . 15 laps : 5:58 .85 BUL FOR OFFICIAL RESULT S for the s ummer , and we 'd like to see 20. R. Marti no 110 0 5 . Steve P e ders on GIL Amat eur Main , 10 laps : 4:09. 63 W e : P.O . Box 121 rit more of our t roops making the trip. The No,'ic e Ma in , 8 lap s : 3:33.55 Imperial . Calli. track is excellent, RE AL L Y well-main15 LAP " A" F EATURE tained and a re a l slider. 1. Eddi e Mulder TRI 2. Dan ll aaby I BSA .-\.II. R.A. W L D RECORD S OR 3 . Mert L awwill II-D Fr esno, Cal if. ,\P ril 3 , 1966 BARSTOW M.C. STAKE SC RAMBLES 4 . Edd ie W irth lIO N Marc h 27, 1966 5. Arvll Sp ariss YAM LI ONS RESUL TS CL ASS: STOC K 6. B. 1I0lland HON Sunday , April 3 , 1966 25 Entries - 7 Finishers El B: All en L . Blac k T ri 13. 79 94.53 7. J ack Si mmons H01'i I/ B: Dos s P orter Han 17.1 8 75 .4'1 8. E. lIammond T ri TO P F UEL: Dic k Rlos BUL a I. J e rry W gner 250 Gre T ri 148 .76-10 .52 9. Butch Land guth Dick Rio s HON A F UEL : 1s t Overall Sl: P E R ST OC K: 10. L. Stumpe nhaus GRE Joe Bowe n 2. 90 Hon T ri 13.2 4 99 .55 s / EB: Char le s Bums li ar 12. 25-108 .34 Ed McDonald 1st Ul Lt- wt Al G AS: 11.66-11 1.80 Tuck er & Rob er t s Tri B/GAS: 90 Hon 3. C ar l Steven DR.-\GST E R: 2nd Ul tra lt-w t Bob Vineyard lion 15.35-9 6. 25 C/GAS: ~I / D B : Ga s, Da ug W ts on H-D 11. 61 114 .50 a 4. Oliver D. Angell 250 Gre Du e 15 .45-8 0.93 Ruben P ortillo E/ GAS: ~I/ D C : F ue l, L e s li e Gomes Tri 10.7 8 135.00 1st lt-wt J im Murphy Han 21.90-5 4 .75 F /GAS: 5. Chuc k Ra mag e 500 BSA 1st Open Cl ass n /STRE ET : Richard lI al e BSA 14.89-90.36 HI-\I OrNT AIN ENDURO 6. Hank McGill 80 Suz lion 14.28-88 .32 IRWINDAL E RES ULTS yman C/ ST RE ET : L eRoy W CAL P OLY CL t:l1 (mi ssed 1 c hec k) Sa turday , April 9. 1966 Han 15. 64-80 .86 O/ST REET: Stev e Co x San Luis Obis po Feb . 20 , 1966 7. Ra ymond Shorb 90 Hod E/ ST RE ET: Coo nlield-Co nov er Yam 15 .4'1-77. 25 Top Fu el : P erry & Sco tty T ri 10.34 150. 25 Swee ps ta ke s 987 pt s Da ve E kins SUZ Runn er Up: Bob Ebeli ng IR"IND ALE RESUL T S lIo n 12.74 102.62 1s t Open A 98 4 pts Eddie Day T RI Sa turday. April 2. 1966 1st 500 ,-\ 98 3 pt s. Eric ~l o b er g BSA Top Gas: Rod Man ue l H-D 12. 30 108. 00 1st 35 0 A 979 p t s W iam Ballheim ill BSA lIon 450 TOP F UEL: Bob E be ling " 979 pts ~1. .J. Bardon USA T op St re e t : Ed Mc Donald T ri RUNNER UP : Murray & Coo k H-D 12.1 7 2nd 500 A 977 pt s Le s Dunn in g BSA T ri TO P GAS: Nira Johnson 1st 2 ~0 II 97 3 pt s Robert Youn g BSA Al F ue l : P erry & Sc otty T ri 10.34 150 . 25 TOP ST RE ET: Ed McDonald Har 2nd 2.~ 0 II 970 pts ,J. T heroux GRE C/ F ue l: Bob E be li ng Ha n 12. H 102.62 2nd Ope n A 970 nt s E arle Fr e elan d T RI AlST RE ET: Ed McDonald Har 12.12- 109.22 1st 250 ,\ 9.0 p t s Llo) 'd Li n g l ebach GRE AlGas: Rod Manuel 11- 0 12.3 0 IOS.00 II/ STRE ET : Tony Dod ge Tn 13 .04- 104 .7 4 ISl Open II 969 pt s Don 'litch ell T RI B/ Gas: Nira Johnson Tri 12.00 I ll .00 yman C/ ST RE ET: L eRoy W Han - 14.2 4-90.00 3rd Open ,\ 969 nt s Bob Key s T RI C/Gas: L e n Jasmin Tri 13 . 23 96 .77 O/ STREET: Rod Kno x 968 pt s Dic k Owens 2nd 3~ 0 II BSA E/ Gas: Benny Mastas Yam . Rod Man uel Har 12.6 0- 106 .25 A/GAS: 4th Open A 967 pt s Cal Bott um NOR B/ GAS: Nira Johnson T ri 11.63- 114.21 .~ lh Ope n A 96,'; pts AI Roge rs AJS AA/Stre et: Ed McDonald H-D 12.1 7 Len Jasmin C/ GAS: Tri 13.57-96 .25 2nd Ope n II 965 p t s T erry T e tton T RI AlStree t: P aul Mortenson II-D 13.79 97 .08 D/GAS: Ron Knapp Yam 12.77-9 9.00 6th Open .-\ 964 pt s Ed Cro well ~IAT B/Str e et: Tommy Hammod T ri T ri - 122.00 A/F EL: Murray & C ook 2nd 2.;0 ,\ ' 962 pts Ear l Hol brook GRE C/ St ree t : Han 14.80 93.00 Vic Man ue lli Bob Ebelin g Hon 13 .00-10 1.91 C/ F EL: 96 1 pt s (;Je n Ha s ton 'Ir rt 2.'}O " COT E/Slreet: Steve Ro wle s Suz 14.88 85.06 -