Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

_ 14 ANOTHER CALIF, WIN HODAD 90 FIRST PLACE lOOcc CLASS DRAGS from page 11 of AI Sherwin ·that he defeated. Le Rov turned 13.98-93 .26 a nd Sherwin. earlier in the A s treet hik e class win , had turned 12.94-98.76. But, needles s to say , Wyman won when the race was for top money. Compe titi on was given some extra s pecial entertainment when Karyn Raslawski rode her h usb and' s recordholding A gas Harley in competition. Karyn now bolds the record for the lastest and quickest trip any lemal e ha s made on two wheels at Lions Drag Strip; Anothe r unus ual entry was provided by Mike Leeds with his three-wheeled Harley. Not too fast, but different, and a fine machi ne to see i n looks and 45degree to rque turns off the line. Ma ny Mo re FRANK MORGAN Barstow Hare Scrambles M B 19 ay , 66 T. MULKEY 90cc Novice M ain Dehesa S cram bles, M B 1966 ay , HODAKA BILITY IS THE WAY TO WIN A REA DISTRIBUTOR IN SOUTHERN CA LIF. BEL OW KERN COU NTY LINE H. A. NELSON (213) 243-10 17 Glenda le, Calif. Irwindale an d Lions each had fine turnouts in all classes of many fine men a nd machines. Don McEvoy backed up a nd made official his B fuel record for Irwindale's re cord book. Nira J ohnson won top gas at the same location and Ch uck Ada ms won the B fuel class while setting th e first half of a reco rd slightly bette r than McE voy' s . They wlll have to back It up within two pe rce nt to c li nch the victo ry. Sonny Rasla wskl took his bike away from th e wife and won A gas at Lions. Milford Blair turned 11.5 6 and 128.20 for top fuel bik e. Ca lendar Da tes Next Sunday, May 22, will be the first $250. 00 once-a-month mee t at Lion s . Promis es have been made by most all of the leading competi tion bikes In fuel, gas and street classes for a try at this ja c kpot. Saturday will be preparation and competition all In one package for many at Irwindale Raceway's drag strip. In that package may be the greatest combined weeke nd yet to take place. (Results on pa ge 12) BUCO RESEARCH MEANS RELIABLE PROTECTION WHEN YOU NEED IT. Sefid for free catalog and include lot for report on safety helmet research, SNELL APPROVED BOX. 1065 NO R T H LAN D CENTER SOUTHFIELD MICHIGAN I ROAD RACING TIRES As Used By the Pro's at Daytona & Carlsbad: all popular sizes now I In . ~ Both front & rear stoek 2. 75x18 & 3.00x18 3.00x19 & 3.50x19 SHELBY 1939 W. Artesia Blvd, 321-6166 ENT• Gardena ,---I 2·STROKE SPEED EQUIPMENT 1B57 Merced Slreel £1 Monle, ca lifor n ia 91733 ACA Phil osophy • though so me of the top riders in t he AMA are carrying our bann er as of .late. Cooperation and Conflict It 's amazing how much intrigue and behln d-the-scenes activity is going on concerning the ban ning of ride rs Irom the forthcoming F .I. M. sanctioned event at Rivers ide. We hear ge nerally through the grapevine that the even t is a good idea, but if a motorcycle event is to be held at Rivers ide it sho uld be under another sanction than ours. So, instead of doing eve rything possible to promote the sport an d gi ve motorcycling a good prestige rac e on the West Coast, some people se e fit to do eve rything they possl bly ca n to dis c oura ge rider s from participati ng in t he event. We would like to tha nk the A.F. M. for ca ncelling the ir May 22nd event in favo r of the Riverside e vent . We feel this was a noble gesture on their part and when the date was set, we truly didn't know It conflicted with their date . We hope so me of the ir rid ers will be abl e to come down from the northe rn a rea a nd par ticipat e. Appli ca tions for F .I.M. lic e ns es and entries will be accepte d unt U 10:30 a. rn. on the mornin g of May 22nd. F .I.M. lice nses ar e requir ed. Baron Von Essen, Vice Presid ent of the F .I.M. will be here to obse rve the ra ce i n pla ce of Major Good e. Bes id es our re gular A.C .A. classes a nd the P roduction event , we will ha ve a special side car event. If any info rmatio n is needed by any ride r they may contact the A.C .A. secretary M rs. Beve rly Capalite (714) 847-7629. • • . Short Track and Moto-Cross It looks as though the A.C .A. short track session at South Gate is finally going to get off the ground. This Thursday night, May 19th, the riders will have their first opportuni ty to practice on the new short track surface and on the following Thursday will be the first A.C.A. event. Iilformatlon can also be obtained re garding these events by contacting Mrs. oapaltte, We feel we've been very fortunate in having some inclement weather this month. The Fire Marshall has granted us another Irvine date of June 5th. Following our previous policy, a new course will be laid out which will be a little shorter and not so rough on the riders, and one that a water truck can be driven over which should eliminate the dus t in the back part of the course. By Roxy Rockwood JOSEPH BUEGELElSoEN CO GOooj'VaR It neve r ceases to amaze me how many things can occ ur i n one week. My last wee k' s column was ve ry sho rt and had little to say. A great deal was cut from it an d this added to its brevity. We s ubmitted an open letter to Mr. Brunda ge, Dist ric t 37 Refe ree (AM but the Editor A) of this newspaper saw fit to censor this letter. Various reasons were given . such as Mr. Brunda ge would n't do this, and I had no grounds other than rider's heresay in s ub mit tin g s uch a letter. Of course , I take a dif ferent stand on this: I feel that if I wish to su bmit an open letter to the paper then the editor should print the letter, since the letter was from me to M Brunda ge a nd was well r. doc umented. (Ed. note: Mr. Cooley' s open letter to Mr. Brundage appears in its entirety on pa ge two, as does Mr. Brundage's reply. Our reason for delaying Its puhlicatlon was to allow both sides to be heard.) 1. unde rstand from the edito r that the lette r will be read to Mr. Brunda ge a nd he will be a llowe d to writ e a rebuttal , so my open let ter and his rebuttal s hould. appear side by side , if it ever does. I am pleas ed to say that si nce the writ i ng of my ope n lett e r to Mr. Brunda ge he has retra cted his statement to s eve ral of the · rid ers , so the lette r accompli sh ed its purpos e. W do e not wis h to become i nvolve d i n a ny kind of le gal conflict with the A.M.A. nor do we want to instigate anyone becoming involved legally with the AMA , but we do fee l the ride rs should be Informed of their rights and we do not feel the AMA has the ri ght to infringe on these rights. Bes ides that, we under stand the AMA is having enough difficulties among their own members without our doing anything to agitate the situatio n. For general Information, the A.C.A. Is interested In member clubs, and any of the AMA clubs wishing to hear about our association's program should contact us. This little offer should gI ve some of the clubs and members quite a leverage with the AMA sports committee. We hope you get what you're fighting for -the right to have a say-so in your association's rules . It appears that one of our basic philosophies that a rider has the right to participate i n any event or with any association he wishes has caught on and is beginning to spread. It looks as SEE YOUR HODAKA DEALER ~ • LEY'S COLUMN WILBUR J. CEDER 1904-1966 W ilbur J. Ceder, 62, Pres ident of John son Motors, tnc . , Pasadena, cattr., pas sed awa y on Wednesda y, May 11, 1966. Mr. Cedar, along with the la te William E. Johnson, founded the IIrm In September, 1938, that is the distributor for the Britlsh-made Triumph motorc ycl e in the 19 western s ta tes . Born on January 28, 1904, in Marinette, Wiscons in, Wilbur Cede r s pent his younger yea rs in Spokan e, W in gton. ash In his teens he worked In lumber ca mps and saw mills In the Pacific northwes t. T he Ceder family moved to Calilornia in 1924 where he became Involved in the movie Industry, workin g IIrst as a prop man and later as an Assistant Direc tor a t Hal Roach, Universal , M ack Sennett and FRO Stud ios. In 1926 he married Ros e Schwartz. Mr. Cede r then becam e interested in a ccountin g and s tudied at home before entering the profession and , in 193:1, opening his own firm. Then , In 1938 he teamed up with Bill Johnson to form John son Motors as a retail outlet for the T riumph motorcycle. Not long after, Johnson Motors became the Triumph distribu tor lor the entire United States. In 1950, with the motor cycle industry growing a t an a ccelerated pace, the territory became the . 19 wes tern states. Mr. Ceder, Secretary-Treasurer o f the firm lor 24 yea rs became it s President on the death 01 Mr. Johnson In 1962. He was also President of BSA Motorcycles-Western, a subsidiary of Johnson Motors, Inc., and distributor 01 the BSA motorcycle In the 19 western states. In addition to being Instrumental in the tremendous growth olTriumph Motorcycle sales over the years , Mr. Ceder also spearheaded the construction of a new distributor building now being completed in Duarte, Calilornla. He was an active member of the American Motorcycle Association and the Motorcycl e, Scooter and Allied Trades Associa ti on. Wilbur Ceder lived at 136 Spinks Canyon Road in Duarte. He is s urvive d by his widow and by a brother Donald of Hollywood and sisters Mrs. Lydia Nagle of Los Angeles and Myrtle Pearse of Salinas. THE FINISH LINE You had to look twice at Carlsbad to make sure yo u were not i n Daytona. Every top tu ner and rider in the area was on hand to s how t hat they really wa nt to see true p rofessional road racing i n the state. Over from En gland was top BSA man, Harry Sturgeon along with T riumph exeSuzuki will have to be rec koned with. cutive Dennis McCormack. Down from This became apparent at Daytona an d Oakland was a re a BSA official, Pe te was more evi de nt at Ca ris bad. In a s hort Colman. Out from Milwaukee came racing amount of time the Suzuki people have division manage r Dic k O' Brien for H-D. done a n amazing job with the "Hustler" Top Tuners On Hand 250 model and you can bet that you will Tuner-wise , Monte Miller was the re hear much more about them before the from F res no with a rig for Chris Draaye r. season is over. Orin Hall broke out the potent Pa rill a Champions Sidelin ed from sacramento for Ron Grant. Jerry It was a tough break for both Buddy Branch again was out of retireme nt to Elmore and Dick Mann to crash. Both tune for Dick Hammer on the Je rry Sewould certainly have been contenders In guin special. the races had they had a chance to show Tom Cates was on the wrenches for the stuff that has made them two of the BSA, Leo Lake and the res t of the Dayfinest going . tona winning crew were there for Yamaha Dick hasn't lost his tau c h even with Fred Moxley and crew rested from though he says he Is working from dayDaytona and in the Suzuki crew. Suzuki light to dark in Hawaii. Elmore Is a real Vice President Jack McCormack also credit to the sport and a gentleman all was on hand to view the races . the way. He can win or lose with the Danny Macias had the hot Triumph in . same smile on his face and never make the pits for Buddy E lmore, the fastest an excuse or alibi. qualifying Triumph at Dayt ona. When It's hard to belie ve , but the clo s es t Elmore crashed in practice, Travis Pettrack for Buddy to race on Is As c ot , ton took over the ride. which Is 700 miles lrom El Paso. He ' ll The Ri ght Com bi nat i on be back in a ctio n In about a month and Once a ga in one of the best three-way will be back In Ca lifornia in July and combinations of rider t tun er and machine September for the nationals. came through when It counted the most. A s pecial tha nks to M ann, Elmore and The combination, of course, is that of Winte rs for coming to Ca lifornia to hel p Rayborn, Leonard Andres and H-D. mak e the first protes sional road rac e a s uccess. This threeso me hit the traU l ast year and s howed sparks of going a ll the way. Half-Mil e Happenings T he two Ca rlsbad eve nts in whic h Rayborn has won both the 250cc and t he big Th is Friday night s hould again be a bi ke races proves they are more than hear t stopper at Ascot. It will be the last ready for the nati onal roa d ra ces - this local ra ce lor Mert Lawwill for many year. weeks as he heads east i n quest of the Ha ve watched a lot of out of state national ti tl e. Mert wanted the wins bad ly las t F riride rs come into Ca li fornia , but none has day and missed out against champ TanImpressed me as much as the des i re and effort by Bobby Winte rs . T hat Daytona ner by inches both times out . He thinks win gave him the confidence he nee ded he can do it this week and Sammy is just and he's a charger all the way and all as convinced as ever that he can't, so the time. He can come back and race in the curtain ringe r for Lawwill should be Cal ifornia anytime. We need more like a national type all the way. We ais o hate to see Chris Draa ye r him. Ralph White tried a Norton twin for leave , as here is a rider who does nothing but improve. He can ride in a ny type the first time. T his one is owned by race with the best in the field . Don' t be Clarence Czysz and ridden most of the s urprised If Draa yer knocks off a cou ple ti me by Buddy P arriott. Ral ph looked of nationals this year after his " traingood for his firs t ti me on a comple tely ing " peri od here at Ascot. di ffere nt type of machine than he is us ed to runni ng. • .. •

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