Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

6 I T H E 19661 I I I I I I I I IS HERE ! TRIUMPH OF BURBANK 1329 11. HOLLYWOOD WAY 848·7233 ~ E AD PORTlIIG,SPEED TUIIIII~ RACIIIG - OUR SPECIALTY--I ~OR JOIN THE WINNERSI Barstow Hare Scrambles 250cc elass > HU5QVARNA - 1,2,3 lst overall·Bob Belt·HU5QVARNA Sidehack cla ss· Also HUSQVARNA Coachella Valley Euro. Scrambles 250cc Expert· ist • Malcolm Smith HUSQVARNA 250cc A iteur • lst - John Bailey ...!IIIIIIt. HUSQVARNA ~ 2nd - Dan Smith HUSQVARNA I Immediate dJivery problem MdA~~~TORS 2422 Eo HUNTINGTON DRIVE DUARTE., CALIFORNIA hl.phe... 359-454& ATIONAL MOTOR SUPPlY CO DISTRI BUTOR FOR By Vonna lIal ey The trail bike s had their own co urse (separate from the big bikes ) to run on Sunday for the P ros pe ctor' s hare scrambles. Th ey left abo ut 15 minutes before the big bikes and ran three 15-mile loops . The course was just great; it was easy going all the way. Frank Morgan was le adi ng until a few feet from the finis h he crashed real ha rd an d that put hi m third ove rall. Earl Roesele r too k first with David Willlams comi ng In second. The first girl i n was Jan Dits on, finishi ng sixth. Ste ve Hedgecoth was doin g well unt il he crashed an d his gas tank came off, but he tied the ' ta nk down and continued on to finish 14th . Rosemarie Martino enjoyed t he day by sitting along t he trail and watching the race , as he r machine lost a screw from the primary case and s he had to quit. The Pr os pect ors ce rtalnly know how to throw a run; it was enjoyed by everyone . (Results on pa ge 12) IRVINEJrom page 1 Largest stock on West Coast Dealer Inquiries Invited OUALITY MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORIES ALSO IN ~WCK PHONE: • • • '. fou r ti mes) , t hen rod e hi s 360cc CZ in t he 500c c class (and won it) requi ring another t hr e e rid e s . With a total of s even race s unde r hi s be l t , along c a me the Hooligan at t he en d o f t he day . T here was Walt on t he SUZUKI 21 3 633-5178 POWER 34 50 157 10 Garfield Avenue, Paramount, Calif omia 90723 ONLY s EX CHANGE Cal l' , Res idents ad d4'lf, • FITS SUZUKI 80cc POWER THE KIT INCLUDES • The D.sert Master, Bud Ekins. starting line looking calm and smiling ••.a nd •• •you guessed it.. . he won! L on P eter s on rode a Monte s a i n t he 250cc class a nd t he n wailed In the Open Class a boar d a bi g Triumph to take third ' overall an d a second in the Hooli ga n. Geo rge Walke r from Santa Barbara rode both the 175-200cc class and t he 250cc class . Bul taco-mounte d. taki ng home a t rophy i n the 200 class. a nd a fourth in the 250. He was busier than a bird dog in a field full of grouse ru nning between t he two machines. There was barely time between races to swallow some water, wash off the top two layers of dirt a nd jump Into the saddle again. It was lucky for him that his section of the 250 class was the thir d group, as the 175-200s ran ri ght in front of the 250 motos . Ekins Is Something Else Th e Open Cl a ss went to Bud Ekins. In t he firs t mot o, Bud got a bad s ta rt and was far back in the pack before working his way up . He won by a wheel. In that kind of ground (an d we me an INth e back s ec tlo n had holes like bombc raters ) his rid e wa s so methi ng e lse. But then. le t·s fac e It , Bud Ek i ns In the rough IS so methi ng e ls e. Cliff Co l eman chased hi m a round very clos el y and bet wee n th e two of them they put on q uit e a show. As for ot her rid ers in the Open contingent , Ray Bi erman put on a good s how despite t he fact tha t l1!s motor is get t ingtire d. taki ng a well -ridd en t hi rd i n one mo to. Ronni e Wilson, on a Matchless . actually got off the li ne first in the t hird moto and l ed Eki ns a nd Coleman until t hey got back Into t he trees and di s app ear ed from view , turning In a very nice ride. The 175-20 0cc classes were scored separately although they ran together, and featured one of the best all-round ride rs In the business, Lee Stumpenhaus . On a 200 Gree ves , .L ee too k bome a first Prec ision SOmm Boring to Rac ine: Specs Beefed U P Cyl inder for Hard Runn ina: Ju mbO Over ·s ized Pist on Specia l Rings New Wr ist Pins Specia l Raeina Port Tim ine: By Expert s POWER S TEVE SCOTT MANU F"ACT UR ING co . 269 E A S T' S I O L E E S TR E ET TH O U S ....N D O AKS. C ....L',.. F irst L icensed Cyc le Wreck ing Yard In 11 Western States 0 ee r I0. 0 0 0 4 Part. 'or • Prompt All M. .... M. n 0.11.."" &< Mod.l. • Cycle TOM CLARK'S Specialties ---- . _--__.. _-_ ........._._0..... T...IIOUt - _•• • _ ,.. ... _ _ _ 0 ...·IY _ .. _ _ .. l ... · _ i25 8tb 5, rr rl .-...._ c..o,-... _ _ _ ...__ ,.oe;..-. I - - . ..... _ ~ "'..... Mod e. to. .. _ _. " ... L.,. . ----'"'-- ..... _ Ar• • Cod. 209 5 2 ~ ·2955 - • • • • All For Now Irvine is now c los e d down until around November, and more than one ride r is a little wistful about that, although they all feel that when the rainy season comes , Irvin e will be the place to rid e. We wish a sp rinkle r system rea ll y capable of putting out gallons of water could be s et up, because the circuit provides the real old-fashioned kind of rough scrambles that is fast disappe ar ing from our local scene. All we ne ed in that area is water to hold down the dust. Re s ults su &:; 100cc CLASS 1. Norman Banham 2 . Ste ve Hed geo th 3. Chuc k Basney rtsce CLASS I . J im Doron 2. Red T homas 3 . Chief Gal brai th Hod tlon tl on Bul Mon Jlul 200cc CL ASS 2. George W alker 3. Da vid Megorde n ____ r_ _ 10 _ _ ' - csnr, after ha ving three ding-dong battles with Ge orge Walker. also on a 200 . and J i m Doron on a 175cc Bultac o. J im, who rides such different events as Prado Park scrambles. short track and Irvin e moto-c ross , was giving his competitors all they wan ted and then some. Th e 50- 100cc class went to Norman Banham on a Hoda ka, a nd this particular Hodaka has the tront en d out to the re with extensions welded into the frame to do it. T he 50 class seems to be dying on the vine a nd this we hate to see, but it seems inevitable as t he machines keep changi ng and becomi ng faster each ye ar . Anyway , Chuck Ba sn ey took a t hir d overall i n t he com bined class on his potent 50 . Al t hough given a hea ds tart e ach time (being on a smaller machine ), he sh owed the troops t hat a well-ridden 50 is s till a mac hin e to be reckoned wi th . The 2:iOcc c lass wa s dominated by Malcolm Smith and hi s Husqvama. Rid in g against such charger s a s Phil Bowers, Harry Gre enle e . Rus s Darnell and Walt Axthelm, th e Husky Just ate them up. At one tlme , Axthelm got past Smith on the start and with Malcolm close behind hlm, led throu gh the light, twis ty seetion onto what cons ti tute s the siraight at Irvine. Right then Smith took a handful of throttle, blew pa st Axthelm and that was all she wrote. Th e 350 cc c lass fe ll to En gli s hman Alan F ox on a Honda. T his is a machine tha t at a fi rst quick glance you would s wea r was a Triu mph. Set up for real rough goi ng , the machine looks like a nd , a t times, goes like a big Open ctass job. 1. Le s Stu rnpenhau s ~ 111.. _1'""t'C>olTtif'. .. . . _ · _ .. _ _ .. • . . _ .. _ • TRAIL BIKE REPORT GE HUSKYI T I PROSPECTORS trim P 1 ace dust was a bi g hazard, then across the Hi-Vista Roa d again and into that uphill 100 mph, So-foo t- wide sandwas h t hat is the favori te of mos t riders who hav e had the plea sure of ri di ng It in the past. T his was h le d to a box canyon which soorted signs like " Next T ime Take T he Bus , " and "Sha rp Left Turn Ahead, · an d that' s what It was . T he only way up the side of a roc ky mountain side t hat proved t he undoin g of qui te a few. Over the top and the old story of wha t goes up must come down, a nd down wen t the trail . t hrough bould ers by the a cr e. i nto another s andw as h. Then all th e way to the pits It was first a sandwash, then a road . About t he ti me you t hought you could relax for a whil e, int o another was h. Be li ev e me , the guy who laid out this o ne was an art ist a t makin g it " rela xle ss .· But . ki dding aside , it was a good event. Th e wi nner overall was Gre evesmounted Ga ry Conrad . And when Ga ry wi ns, he works for it. At t he s moke bomb, he was about te nth and he had to ea t dus t an d work his way up through t he pack to ge t the le a d, but this Is whe re he shines and app ear s to be enjoying it. Second wa s Bobby Ferr o on a Triumph and thi rd place P hi l Bowers, rid ing a CZ, was followed by Norto nmounted Mike P a trick . 250c c CL ASS J . Malcolm Smith 2. Donald Smith 3. Russ Darnell asuee CLASS 1. Al Fox 2. J . M. Robert s 3. Dan iel Klin e • Hus lIus Gre li on tlon Gre • s ooee CLASS 1. W Axt helm alt CZ 2. Go rdon Si mmons BSA 3.01m tladow BSA ~ om ... FllEEtlTIUII RO N JON ES PRESENTS IN EL TORO gJuy,J

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