Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

• AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE ASS'N SANCTIONED PROFESS IONAL R AD RAe $1 '.. 5 0 0 0 0 PURSE Novice - Amateur - Expert p A ateur-Expert 250cc Class lus m SE E TH E WHO'S W HO OF MOTORCYCLE RAC ING IN ACT ION Bud d y Elmore Bobby Winte rs Gary Nixo n Dick Hamme r Walt Fulton Jr. Dan Haaby Cal Raybo rn Ralph White Dallas Baker Don Vesco And scores of ather A.M.A. Professiona l Riders RIDING TH E W ORLD'S FINEST RACING MOTORCYCLES GATES OP EN 8:00 A.M. PRACTICE Til NO ON HEAT RACES 1:00 P.M. MAIN EVENTS 3:00 P.M. SATURDA Y PRACTICE 1:00 TO 5 :00 P.M. CARLS • P . O . RO X 26 . C."U RAD, CALIFORNIA P HON E ( 7 14 ) 722 ·36 5 0 FRO HIWAY 395, TAKE HIWAY 18 FROM M ESC ONDIDO W EST TOENCINITAS ROAD. SIMI VALLEY NATIONAL Sunday , April 24, 1966 (3 45 Solo M/ C E ntri es) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11 . 12 . 13. 14 . 15. 16 . 17 . 18 . 19 . 20 . 21. 22 . 23 . 24. 25. 26 . 27 . 28 . 29. 30 . 31. 32 . 33. 34 . 35 . 36 . 37. 38 . 39. 40 . C II A ~ I P I O N S III P 41. 42 . 43 . 44 . 45 . 46 . 47. 018 . 49 . 50 . IIARE SC RAMBLES Bill F ullmer Op E xp Ed C rowe ll on Ex p Bill Johnson Op Nov Jimmy Thomas 250 Nov IIa rry Wil son Op Ex p Steven Ellsworth 250 Nov Ro be rt Curre n Op Nov Bill Bradshaw Op Nov Ra ymond Jones Op Nov Rod Pa c k on Nov _ _ _ _ _ _ --'- IR WI NDAL E DRAG RESULT S Saturday , Apri l 30, 1966 TO P FUEL: RUNNE R- UP : TO P G AS: TO P ST REET: Murray & C ook Don lIa rris J oe Smit h Ed McDona ld Al F UE L : B/FUEL: Murray & Coo k Tri 10.51 -146 .00 Tri 10.97-12; .8 5 Don lIaITis AlGAS: B/GAS: C/ GA S : J oe Smith li a r 12.36-110 .56 Nira Johnson Tn 11.75-113.92 Thoma s W alters BSA 13 .02-101.35 AA /G AS: A/ST REET: B/ STRE ET D/ST REET: E/ STREET: Ed McD on ald Al She rw in Don Earll Bob E be l inl: St eve Rowl e s Tri Tri li a r liar Har li ar T ri Hon Suz 10.51-146. 00 10.97 -127 .8 5 12.36-110.56 12.49-107.0 0 12.49- 107.01 13. 63- 96.84 13 .52- 95 .05 14.22- 93 .00 14.07- 91.25 ASCOT HAL F-MI L E RESULTS April 29 , 1966 EX PERT MAIN EVENT " A" MAIN E VE NT- 15 L aps 1. Ralph White BSA ' I. Dan llaaby BSA BSA 2. Sammy Tanner IR VINE MOTO-CRO SS 250cc CLASS 1. Walt Axthelm CZ 2 . Eddie Mulder Tri BSA 3. Dan IIaaby May I, 1966 2. P hil Bowers CZ 3 . Jack Simmo ns lion II· 1l 4 . Mert Lawwill 5. Eddie lIammond BSA 3 . Malcolm Smith IIus 4 . Blackie Bruce Bul 50 cc C LASS 6. Mel Lacher II-D Gre 5. Bert E rsll ig Hon lion 4. Willis Smith 1. Mike Smith 7. Blacki e Bruce En f Gre 6 . Ch uc k Jones Mon 2. Dave Smith lion 5 . Bob Riley 8 . Don Ha wley USA BSA Bul 7. Ralp h White 3. Ric hard Kou ns lion 6 . Ray' McCarty BSA 9. Mike Van Ness Hon lion 7. George Walker Bul 8. Butc h Landguth 4. C huc k Basney 10 . Guy Louis ' E nf 7 hneider CZ 9. Lonny Walter Bul 5 . John Hen dri x lion 8 . E d Sc Rodden Tim e: 5:54.30 Paul CZ 10 . Don Ha wley Yam 9 : DeWayne Ke e ter Mon T ime: 2:27.73 100c c C LASS AMATE UR MAI:'i E VE NT CZ I. Alfred Guzman Gil 10 . Ron Root ·' B" MAIN E VE NT 1. Pete Bodette BSA 2. Gene Cannady IIod 350cc CL ASS 1 . Steve scot t Bul 2. Tim IIaITis USA 3. Don Alfred lion 1. J. N. Roberts lion 2 . Mert Lawwill II-D 3. Casper Grief BSA 4 . Steve IIed gcoth lion 2. Al Fox Hon • Den nis Gildehaus Hon 4. Jac k Konl e BSA li on 3 . Alan Lewis 5 . Sandra T ermin BSA • Skip Van Lee uwen T ri 5. Bert E rshig BSA 6. David Cain Suz 4. Howard Markham USA • Pat Gosch H-D BSA 6 . Ron Krus eman 6 . Don Watkins Gil 5 . J im Storey lion. Bruc e IIolland lion BSA 7. Larry Bue II 7. Bob Maynard IIod • Dew ayne Kee ter Mon 8. John Larson Tri 8 . Ken Parrott IIod 500c c C LASS T ri • Jack 0' Brie n T ime : 4:06.32 1. W Axthelm CZ alt • Randy Say Yam 175cc CLASS 2. Ronald F ry BSA 10 . Eddie Wirth lion NOVIC E MAi N E VENT I. C hie f Gal braith Bul 3 . O. D. IIarlow BSA Time: 1: 41 .3 1 I. Marty McDonald H-D Mon 4 . William IIamme r T ri 2. J im Conncf ly Yam 2. Don Robe rts BSA ' c" ~L4.L EVEJliT-8 Laps 3 . Larry Pruitt 3. J im Doron Bul 5 . Chuck ~line rt 'Il Ya m 4 . John Coryell Bul 6 . Art IIe inrich BSA • L e e Slumpenha us Gre li on 4. J im Deehan Mon 5 . Red Thomas 5 : Dic k T urne r , Bul • Ivan Oden Gre 6 . Wm. Blake s le e Mon OPEN CLASS · J im Connefly Mon Ya m 6 . Dic k Fox 7. Larry P re ston Oss 1. Bob Ferro T ri • Russ Robins on Ya m 7. Roy Spike r E ng 8 . Robert Ga rdi a Oce 2 . Lo n P e ters on T ri • Bob Ba iley Tri 8. Da ve Lewis Bul a 9 . Gerald Bl a ck for d li on 3 . Don W tk ins Tri • Gary Bailey Tri 9. Chris IIartman Bul 4. Ray Bierman Tri · Dalla s Ba ke r USA 10. Gle nn Baird Yam 5. Mil Green Tri 200 cc CL ASS Bul • J erry Welling ham 11. Carl Spotts Ya m Tri 1. Lee St umpe nha ux Gre 6 . Rick James 12. Ed Applel:3te lion Mon • Le s Hom 7. IIarry Gree nlee Tri 2. Mike Smith O. Larry lI e ins e lman Duc Tim e : 3:23.93 Tri 3. Da ve Me l:orde n Bul 8. Red Lud ford Tim e : 1:21 .64 9 . Jo hn Gaetz Tri Gre E XPERT T ROPIIY DASII 4. No nn Meter Tri Bul 9 . Dick Wril:ht ROPIIY DASH-3 Laps 1. Ralp h W hite BSA 5. John Cola nbe s 10 . Ke n Watki ns Tri T ri 2. Sa mmy Tanner USA 6 . Rik Lowry • Da n ll aa by BSA --1 7 . Bob Maynard • Skip Van Leeuwen Tri 3 . Guy Lo ui s E nf nul ll ooLI GAN RAC E • Butch Blackie Bruce Enf cz • J ack SiLandguth . Hon 4 . Time: 1:11 .85 1. WaH Axthelm mmons lion 2 . IIa rry Greenle e Tim e : 30. 18 l 3 . Ray Bierma n 4 . Al F o x. li on O RANGE COUNT Y SIIORT TRACK LIONS DRAG RES ULTS Friday April 27 1966 lOOcc MAIN Sunda y , May I , 1966 ' . 1. Ri ck Woods Yam 2. Eddie McGrel:0r Yam 100 cc TRO Pill' DASII AlST REE T : 3. lIer be rt Browne ll IIod li ar 13 .08- 82 .34 Ed ~lc D on al d 1. Ri ck Woods Yam 4 . David Aldana B/STREET : SUz Georl:e J onovtch xo r 13. 09- 101. 05 5 . Ga ry Ca lkins C/ ST REE T: Yam Le Roy W yman li on 13.90- 92.97 250 c c TROPlIl' DASII 6 . Jim P e terson D/STREET: SUz Stev e Co x li on 15.36- 82.94 I. Ri ck Woods Due F /STREET: llill C la r k lion 17 .56- 70.86 250cc MAI:"i 500c c ~IA IN AlG AS : I. ,John Bradford Sonny Raslawski IIar 11 .43- 114. 50 Bul I. Da.ve Smith Toh B/ GAS: Mike T ocker Tri 11.84-11 5.0 0 2. Rick Woods Duc 2. Mike Smith T oh E/GAS: Ruben Portillo Duc 3 . James Deeha n Due 3. Bob Grave r Toh F /GAS: 4. Eddie McGrego r Gerald Korma n Mon 15 .53 - 8 1. 15 Mon 5 . Lee Stumpe nha us Gre 6 . Dave Smith Al F UE L : l 'tterback & Muller Har lIon Dick Vic k Op E xp Tri Gene De mpsey on Exp ~n ,r Mike Patrick ' oe Exp NO Reed P ri c e on E xp T~ Jack Ross o n Am T~ Barry IIirst Op E x Tn 250 E x G~ Bob Belt T erry J etton on E x Tn Gary Conra d 250 E x Gr!' TRAIL BIKE S (67 Entries) James C a ma re t Op Exp Tn 1 Earl Roe seler E xp John Coot s 250 E xp 2: Frank W. Morl:3n E xp Jo hn Bailey 250 Am 3. Robert Paxton E xp Jack Byers 0." Exp 4. David Williams Am Bob McLaughlin 2~ 0 E xp 5 . Bob T . Moore Exp Ge orge Da rnell 250 E xp 6 . Howa rd Vassar E xp Lo n P e te rs on Op Exp 7. Jack Johnson Am Bill IIa rry 250 Am 8. Howa rd Jacks E xp Dick Fletcher OP Ex p 9. T ed Toutin Am Jay Roberts 350 Am 10 . Dave Dou glas Am Dick White OP No" Ron Bishop 250 NoV 1st Girl - Jan Ditsnn Bob Reddish Op Am John Ga etz 250 Exp SID EHAC KS (7 E ntries ) Oliver Anzete 250 E xp I . Dou g Bin gha m II-D Glen Th nmas oe Ex p ade ( P asa.) Ed W Gle n Cole 250 Ex p 2. Don Ken t T ri Bill II oliand Op E xp Joe Ga rd ne r ( P a ss.) Bob Riley 250 Ex p 3 . J e rry K. P ers on Tri J ohn Stee n 500 Ex p (P a s s . not listed) Bill Oliver 500 E xp Bul 4 . Jame s L eBlanc Ben Bok on E xp C ha rles Gratz (Pasa .) oe Nov Don IIinckley 5. L arry Burley II-D Darne ll Kline 250 E xp Gracie Burl e y (P a s s .) Ron ald F ry 500 E xp II- D 6 . Da ve Roe s ch Paul Ro dde n 250 Am Bob She pa rd (P a s s . ) C li fford Swa fford 500 Nov Bill J ohnson 250 No v TOTAL ENT RIES: 419 Noel C obbs 250 Am T OTAL F INISIIERS: 178 Jo hn De s kin 500 Nov Rod Morrison 250 Nov _ _ RESULTS INDOOR SIIORT TRAC K Long Beach Arena April 30, 1966 • •

• Cover