Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

• • HOOLIGAN OPEN CLASS 1. Bud E kins Tri 1. Wall Axt hel m CZ 2. Curl Coleman T ri 2. Lon P et erson Tri 3. Lon Pelerson Tri 3. Phil Bowers CZ WHEELI I SMOOTHD - TM conti nuIne cro$I-country adventuru 01 JournallsVracers Jim Nicho lson and Marty MacDonald. In Oklahoma City, Jim lakes oyer llIe wrltlne choru: May 7, 1963 - Tuesday • • JIM GOES TO CHURCH I went to work at a Methodist church . No, I didn't become a preacher , I just s craped paint off windows. At least I got to get out in th e s un. Mark got home late, He went somewhe re with Ge ne. May 8, 1963 - Wednesday SHOE SHINE Same thing a s ye sterd ay. Nothing new except when I pet Jimmi e' s do g Tips y, she wet all ove r my newly pol ishe d s hoe s . May 9, 1963 - T hursday THE ASH CHURCH • • I wen t to work at the church. I fi nished a bout three-thirty and then went loo king ar ound th e church. I met two girl s . Afler we talked for awhile I went down to the basemen t where they had j us t compl et ed a bun ch of rooms the re . Ev erything in the church was made of stained ash aod was really beautiful. Mark came in late, said he went to a night c lub with Gene and danced wit h some women. (Cont in ued Ne xt Week) • r • • • ASCOT HALF-MILE RESULTS Friday, June 3, 1966 WH EEL I:=:::::~ WaP I ..-_ L Under auspices of the Italia n Minist ry and Institute for Foreign Trade , Rome. Motorcycles, Motorscooters , parts and accessories from the skilled designers and craftsmen of Italy. NOVICE MAIN EVENT 1. Larry Prue tt Yam 2. Rick VeUer Bul 3. Dan Kelly Yam AMATEUR MAIN EVENT-I O Laps 1. Casper Greif BSA 2. Rand y say BSA 3. Larry Shipman BSA EXPERT MAIN EVENT-I:! Laps 1. SaImIy Tanner BSA 2. Elliott Sch ultz En l Tri 3. Gene Romero EXPERT T ROP HY DASH-3 Laps 1. Gene Bomero Tri 2. Sammy Tan ne r BSA 3. Ralph White BSA H-D 4. Mel Lacher Ti me: I :12.:!6 NOVICE TR OPHY DASH-3 Laps 1. Larry Prue tt Yam Yam 2. Keith Kruser 3. Dick T urne r _ Bul Yam 4. Dan Kelly Time: 1:18.13 ITALIAN MOTORCYCLE SHOW CENTURY CITY PAVILION LOS ANGELES , CALIF. JUNE 20-JULY 2 ASCOT T.T. RESULTS Saturday, June 4, 1966 WHEELI ITALIAN';";=:~ I NOVICE MAIN EVENT-8 Laps 1. Gene Cannady Bul Bul 2. J ohn Sprague 3. Roy Spiker Enf Time: :1:10.:1 9 dent In a c lean sw eep for lhe night. Dista nce Re cord? AMATEUR M AIN E VENT-I 0 Laps 1. Rich Thorwaldson Tri T ri 2. Duan e Keeter Tri 3. Ron Kruseman Tim e : 8 :.9.85 EXPERT MAL" EVENT-l:1 Laps 1. Gene Romero Tri 2. Jack Simmons Nor 3. Dick Hammer T ri Time: 12:00 .12 EX PERT T ROP HY DASH-3 Laps 1. Gene Romero Tri 2. Ski p Van Leeuwen Tri 3. Dan Haaby BSA 4. Dick Hammer Tri Time: 1:37.98 GOOiliEAR BLUE STREAK MOTOR RACER Now Available in T hese Size" 2.75x18 & 3.00><18 3.00xI9 & 3.50><19 SHELBY :~c~a:..l?ks Tires Comm Soon ENT.l!l39 W. Artesia BIYd. Gardena, Calif (213) an-6166 ASCOT T.T, from page 1 UP late in the rac e to move by Skip Van Leeuwen for thi rd a nd then clos e on Simmons before t he laps ra n out. The Trophy Dash wi n went to R0mero , who had also scored two straight Dash decisions on th e half-mile th e last lWO weeks. Van Leeuw en was second , Dan Haaby third and Hammer fourth in the Quick two-Iapper that pitted the fastest four against eac h ot he r lor the gold. Romero's stlffest test ca me in th e heat rac e when Haaby pulled e ven co rning out of the fi nal turn . A good j ob of riding high and right to the wall kept Romero in front and prevented a Gene kept th e fans wat ching and breathless wll h his wid e open, ful l bore l eaps ove r th e famous Ascot j ump. Dick Hammer app ears to be th e only rid er who can COme close to shooting th e hump in t he same class a s th e new Expert wi th a bri ght lutur e In cycle racing. F ich Thorwaldson got back into the win groov e again with hi s bes t ride in three month s to win th e Amateur final. J a ck Konl e was a chal lenge r unUJ droppinl: out with a blown engi ne . Har d-ridi ng John Bradford charged his way i n for the fastest heat ra ce win, but the mach ine agai n prove d to be master ov e r the rid er. Lap after lap in the final , t he bounc in g Brad ford found himse If more off the machine than on, in a desperat e effort to take the l ead. The machine finally pitched him on his head to rule out any chances of a win. Gen e Cannad y again displayed goo d lorm to win his s econd s traight nov ice final and again close th e point gap on l ead er , J ohn Sprague . Bakersfield's Roy Spik er made a clo se rac e of II in the early stages but shifting prob! ems dropp ed him back to third a t the finish. The next IT, the last before the National So-Iapper, goes the firs t Saturday ni ght i n July. Th e most recent cam e very c lose to topping the best non-national purse mark as II paid over $2700. to the riders last Saturday night. Romero was so busy shaking hands lhat he forgot to pick up his $SOo-p lus winnings. What price fame ?

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