Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

2 FRIDAY, MAY 6th. SCRAMBLES-Fresno M.C. presents nl& sc rambles at Fresno. ht SATURDAY, MAY 7th. TT -STEEPLECHASE - Ascot Park In Gardena. 189th St. and Vermont In Gardena. Starts at 7:00 p.m. SATURDAY-SUNDAY MAY 1 and 8th. ROAO RUN - Tra velers M . 3rd .C Annual Spaghet ti Run. Mall entrl es cl os e May lsL Mall to Travelers M . 823 W. Vista Way, Vista, can.C fomla. Fee Is $2.25. Post entry: $2.75. Kids under 12, $LOO. Starts at McKnl ghts Chevron Stat ion , 810 E. Vista Way, Vista. Olnner start· In& at 5:00 p.m. Saturday. Check·ln deadline, 6:00 p.m. Saturday. Ap· prox. 100 miles of paved road. Campln& with open fires. SUNDAY, MAY 8th. TT SCRAMBLES - Eastside Cycle Park In Tucson . Callfomlans lnvlted. Practice from 9:00 a.m, 'til noon. Hwy. 80 to Tucson, tum off on W ilmot to Eastside Cycle Park . SCRAMBLES - Dunes Speedway, Hauser , Ore&on. 7 miles North of Coos Bay. N.R.A. Sanctioned. Racln& starts 1:00 p.m. HARE SCRAMBLES-Barstow M.C. 01sL 37 points. 9:00 a.m. start. Limed from Freeway about 5 miles S. of Barstow. Entry is $3.25 Includ ln& ambulance fee. All benefits fol the Elks Lod&e C r ip p I e d Children Fund. ROAD RUN - Mothers Day Run by Norwalk Rockets. Call: (213) 8639106 for Info. SCRAMBLES-Sprockets M.C. Scr_ bles at Bakersfield. TV SHOW - CBS "Sports Specta· cu lar " - European motorcycle rac' In& See TV Guide for ti me and . channel , Sun. aft . SPORTSMAN HILLCLlMB-SanJose Dons M.C. at Hall Ranch, Uvas Dam area. Vlr&ln hili . Starts at l:00 p.m, 2DOcc and up. A.M.A. Sanc· tioned. Information : J.M. Berrld&e, 343 J erome St., San Jose, Calif. SCRAMBLES - Sportsmen M.C. at Perris. Double-header in een junetl on with Prado event. Lunch break to switch race tracks. BI& bikes a.m., little bikes p.m. SCRAMBLES - Gophers M.C. at Prado Park. Riverside Freeway toward Riverside to Hwy. 71. Tum off 71 on Euc lid towa rd Ontar io, &0 appro.. L8 miles to P ine. Turn right 1.1 miles to Chlno-Corona Road, tum rl&ht at market and con' tlnue south to track. Small bikes a.m., bl& bikes p.m. SCRAMBLES - HI Boots M . at .C Dehesa. From 101 south ta ke Hwy. 80 East throu&h EI Ca jon. Take 2nd SL offramp, &0 south to Jamacha St. Follow Sln&ln& Hills si&ns past country club to Dehesa Rd. Follow Dehesa Into Harbison Can· yon. Lime starts at Dehesa. SATURDAY, MAY 14th. ROAD RACE PRACTICE • For Carlsbad A.M.A. Road Race Sunday , May 15th. Unlimited practice available from 1:00 p.m, to 5:00 p.m. $5.00 per rider. Coast HWy. to Palomar Airport Rd. offramp. East to Raceway. SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 14-15th. ROAD RUN-4th Annual Las Ve&as Run by the Lucky Wheels M. C. Call : (714 ) 983·2524 for Information. SUNDAY, MAY 15th. TT SCRAMBLES - Oilers M.C. at Dellesa. From 101 South take Hlway 80 East through EI Cajon. Get off Fwy. on 2nd SL, &oln& south to Jamacha St. Follow Sln& ln& Hills si&ns past country club to Dehesa Road. Follow Dehesa Into Harbl· son Canyon. Lime starts at Dehesa. HILLCLIM8-Fresno M.C. presents their Annual Hll lc limbat Bass Lake . FRONTIER DAY & BUFFA LO FEED -Shop Hop sponsored by Dave Ma· son, Ed Kretz and Skip Fordyce. Calico Ghost Town, 12:00 noon to 2:00 -p.m, Lucky Rider Trophy and other awards. Dinner donation $1.25. A.M.A. ROAD RACE • Carlsbad Raceway. Class C, $1,500 purse. Pit &ate opens 8:00 a.m., closes PROMPTLY at 11:00 a.m. First race 1:00 p.m. Classes: Novice event, Am./Eap. LI&htwelght, BI& Bike. A.M.A. competition licens e required. GRAND PRIX SCRAMBLES by the Hllltoppers M.C. of SI&nal Hili. Dlst. 37 points. On new course MONDAY, MAY 16th. OPERATION MOTORCYCLE BLOODBANK - Ca ll any phone number on R.R.C. Road Riding Calendar for Informati on. She Craves' Em A Thank You Will you please print this in yo ur Cycle News pape r cause it is the only way I know how to thank all the motorcycle riders and friend s my husband . Ronald J. Curtis , had, -f or a ll they hav e done for me a nd my three chi ldren s in c e Ron was killed April 6, 1966. I would li ke to than k eac h a nd every one personally but t hat would be impos sible so this is the bes t way I ca n think of to tell everyone. Than k you from the bott om of my hea rt . . DOROTHY CURTIS Monrovia, Calif. P .S. Ron was the president of the Nite Lighters M.C. of Monrovia and I know it would make him very proud to know how many friends he had. I know I su re am. And again I want to thank you all very, very much . Wonderful People Enclosed find chec k for $5.00 for one ye a r s ubsc ription to Cycl e News . the greatest. Ju st a few notes from us folks up here in th e Central Coast area. Mr. " G" (t hat ' s me ) a nd my R-60 have trav eled over 30 ,000 miles in the last twe lve months , Weekly FRI DAY , MAY 20th. MOTO RCY CLE MOV IES-presen ted by Cycle News. Hoover High School Auditor ium, San Dle &o. First show 7:00 p.m. Advance lic k e t s are $L50. Write Cycle News , Box 498, Long Beach , Calif. 90806 EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT A.C.A. SHORT TRACK· Oran&e county Speedway . P it late open at 6:00 p.m. First event at 8:00 p.m. SO, 100 & 250cc Classes. Track Is located off the San Dle&o Fwy south of Tustin, ac ross from EI Taro Air Station. SCRAMBLES-Madera Braves M . .C present Night Scrambles at Madera Clubgrounds. EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT SAT. & SUN., MAY 21-22nd GREENHORN ENDURO - 31th Annual 4DO-mlle run by Pasadena M.e. Starts and fin ishes at Pear· blossom. First rider leaves at 6:01 a.m. Entr ies close May 7th. Mall entry $1. Post entry $9. Address entries to: Greenhorn, 817 Chehalem Rd., La Canada, Calif. Greenhorn (preferred) or DlsL 37 entry blanks only. All classes Includln& hacks and trail bikes. Mufflers and licenses requ ired. Overnight stop at Red Mountain. Accomodatlons limited, camping equip. recommended. Riding posItion drawln& May lOth at 8:00 p.m., PIlC Clubhouse, 21 E. Howard Pasadena. SUNDAY , ~AY 22nd. ROAD RACE-United States Nationa l Open at Riverside na tional Raceway. F.I .M. tioned. F.I .M. licens e for required, no other. race 12:00 noon. P re-entries May 16, contael A.C.A. at Whltin&, Fullerton, Calif. Grand Int er· sancrider s Fir: : close 145·B SUNDAY-MONDAY MAY 29th and 30th. Mrs. " G" and I started off last August , solo on our B.M,W. R-60' s touring Zi on and Bryce Canyon, Yellowstone Naiional Park, north into Canada and ea s tward t hrough Winnipeg . Nia gara Falls, uppe r New York Sta t e to my son's in Worcest er, M s sa c hus et ts . Aft er a a brief res t and vis it over La bor Day it was Westward Ho! and back to good old Californ ia. c overing 8,000 miles In 22 day s on the road . Pr etty good fo r a couple of beginn ers, neither e ver hav in g been on a motorcy cl e a year and a half a go. we had lots of expe riences both good and a little bad , and we met a lot of wonderful peopl e . II' e are the half-way stop if you a re cycling to San F rancisco, app roximately 225 either way. Stop in some time and I will take time to show y ou th e c ount ry Cliff Boswe ll (my 30 mile neighbor) has well c overed in his travel s and grea t c ove rage for Cyc le , This summer we are goi ng north into Br itish Columbia for two weeks . Hope to give you a story to ch eck ove r and maybe publish. HERM GREENAUGH Ata s cad ero Men From The Boys In a recent Cyc le News report, a s ta te ment was made a bout sepa rati ng th e men from th e boys. Th is was in regard to th e Hilltoppers ' Na ti onal Har e & Hound fiasco. Its hard to be lieve t hat t his c lub j us t a few months prior to the National: put on a rea l good event . and then complet ely blew the Nati onal. Man, lik e this is the big rac e of the year, the one e verybody dreams of. And to top it off, Dis tr ic t 37 Sports Committ ee turn ed ri ght ar ound an d ga ve them an oth er chance at it . Th e worst part of it . th ey said (Hill- HALF·MILE FLAT TRACK·Ascot Park, 1Urd and Vermont In Gar· dena. Time Tr ials 7:00 p.m. First race 8: 15 p.m. SATURDAYS DRAG RACE- Irwindale Raceway. 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Troph ies, plus cash bonuses for street, fuel and gas classes. Take San Bemar· dlno Fwy. east to Orange , North on Orange which becomes Irwindale Ave., to Raceway . SUNDAYS DRAG RACING· Fontana. 8:30 on Sundays. Troph ies and E.T. Brackets. San Bernad ino Fwy to Etiwanda to Foothlll ,rlghton Foothil l.to strlp. FRESNO DRAGWAY - Drag ra cing every second Sunday. Next meet May 15th. Gates open at 7:00 a.m, SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS SCRAMBLES & SHORT TRACK Atascadero Ramblers M.C. at Atascadero Speedway. Two·day meet , Identical sportsman scramb les programs Sun. and Mon. All classes, sl&n'up closes 11:00 a.m. , first race at noon. Sportsman short track Voice of California Please se nd me a free sample copy of yo ur Cycle News . En c los ed is l 5¢ to ins ure fast s ervice as I am very anxious to rea d your pape r. I had no idea I'd be s o lucky as to find a newsletter a bout cycles. If I can have a s ubsc ription form also, I' d ce rtainly app reciate one. I guess you could ca ll me a cycle " bug" 'cause I sure crave bikes. I love to ride them anytime of the day or night. It 's in my system now! Thank you . LI NDA SAMP IETRA Glend ale , Ca ll f. Sun. night , 250cc and under~ Prac· tl ce 7:00 p.m. , first race 8:00 p.m. Also road rider trophy awards Overnight ava ilab le at nearby Atas· cadero Lake. limed from Gorman South and from Newhall.Palmdale turnoff north. For further Info call Pete Brown 436-0158 days. DRAG RACING - Lions Drag Strip 1:00 p.m, on Saturdays. 9:00 a.m. on Sundays. Trophies and E.T. Brackets, plus special purse of $2SO every 4th Sunday. Strip Is located at 223rd Street, south of Alameda. toppers ) t hat t hey were going to run t he 1st and 3rd loop backward s . The 1st loop wasn't too bad if you like low level flyi ng-but that 2nd loop, s omebody had to be completely out of his mind. In my own personal opinio n. this loop didn 't separate the men from the boys-but t he idi ots from the men. Th er e were more rocks in that 62 mile loop then there were in last years whole 500-mil e Greenhom Enduro. And the biggest j oke was that they wanted you to rac e throu gh the stuff! But I have nobody to blame ot her tha n myself for riding thi s e vent. All I hope for is t hat in th e fut ure, all clubs, no matter who th ey ar e, us e a little co mmon sense in layin g out th eir runs. Take into co ns ide ration that t here ar e be ginners as well as ex pe rts . who hav e to cross ove r their trails , c li mb th eir mounta ins , and ride their roads . So come on fellows, how about it? Let's have some good runs from now on. P .S. Gooaluc k next year, Hilltoppers ! TOM R. (T INY) MAXWELL #23 S.G .V.M.C . , El Monte Slow Enduros, Anyone? Would llk e to put in a word for us cy clists ove r fifty an d it s hould i n elude the younge r ride rs j us t starting out . I s ii ll love to ride but am not tou gh e nough to keep up with th e youn ger ride rs and still to o young not to set a thrill out of ridin g endurance runs that a re not timed too fast. I mi ght add I ride a 1966 T.S.F. Gree ve s. I would like to get in con tact wit h ot he r rider s who li ke to ride as I do. I co uld eas ily lay out an e ndurance run in t his ar ea for t he s lowe r rider s . W e have plenty of ope n sp ace to ride i n if the riders will us e spark arreste rs . ould Camp grounds a re available. W li ke to hear from rider s or Trail Cl ubs. All riders please write i n to your U.S. F ores t Ser vice, 630 sans ome s t . Sa n Franc isc o, Calif. a ski ng for equal rights to our publi c land s for motorcycle trail riding. H. ROBT. DOKE 14 6 Oli ve Sl. Oak Vie w. C alif. (the Voice of California) 6411 N. Long Beach Blvd. Long Beach, Calif.90805 Or: Box 498, Long Beach, Calif. Phone: 423-0431 (Area Code 213) Published we ekly except the fi rst and last we e k of the c alendar year by C&S P u blis h in g C omp any . P ,O . Box 49 8, L on g Be a ch , C aliforn i a . Edi tor Charles Clay ton Sharon Clay ton Busines s Manager Ca rol Sims M anaging Editor Gil Brown, Advertising Manager Ph oto Editor Dennis Green e Gas Thomaso n . ,Circ ulation Mana ger Jack Byrd StalT Ph oto graph er CO:"T RIBUT ORS: Carl Bartle« . Dale Boll er , wes Cool ey , Mike Crowley. Bob Ebeling. Robert O. Fee . Larry Haley , Herman. MalB'een Lee . J oe Lop ez. Walt Mahony, Geor ge Manes s , RoXJ' Rockwood, John Ramos, Ea rl Roesel er. P ublis hed 50 weeks a year in Long Beach . Cal ifornia. Entere d as 3rd class mail a t Lon g Beach P os t Offic e. Any part of this newspaper may be us ed without permiss ion a s lon g as cr edit is given. Editorial contributi ons, cartoo ns , photos are wel comed and will be paid for upon publi catio n. Self-addres s ed , stamped enve lope ass ures return. Singl e Copy Price Hi¢ Subscriptions: One s ear 2nd clas s mail •.•• • . . • . . . . . . . • $7. 50 Advert isin g rates will be sent on reque st. - The continuing cro ..·country adventures of j a urna ll st/ ra c ers J im Nicho lson and Marty McDona ld. J im takes pen i n hand: April 22 , 1963 - Monday DIZZY DAY When we got to work t here wer e two new guys th ere . I t hou ght maybe Lloyd fi red us or something for not coming to work Sa tu rday , but he said we only had to work if we wante d to and we didn't want to. Anyway. we ran out of na il s a bout 9:00 a nd went to some hi cktown da nce hall, Th e ot he r guys kept buying us beer a nd we Just sa t a round shooting the bull whil e enjoying the fruits of lab or. We got ba ck to work abo ut 10:30. F or so me reason or a nothe r I ke pt falling off th e scaffo ld and I don' t th ink I hit more tha n a doz en or two nails on the hea d the res t of the day . T hey ca ll me " Ligh tning" - I never hit in th e sa me pla ce twic e. After t he day was ove r old Erni e hand ed us our c hecks a nd said they didn't need us no more. Now ain't that a fine howdy-ya-d o. Aft er that Asmore showed up and we, or Mark and I. went ove r to see J immy Ryan as we promis ed to do at th e rac es Sunday. W had c how there. Jim sa id e his bos s would hire one of us as a pa inter. W nipped a co in for the jo b e a nd I got it . I a m to go to work tomorrow (t hat ' s on the prev ious pa ge ). I like th e jo b real we ll but th ey won't let me work with my shi rt off. Ap ril 24 , 196 3 - Wedne sd ay JIM MARKS IN THE LOG I got out of bed , dressed a nd got (Conti nue d on pa ge 9) •

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