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••• ···SUIUKI OWNERS··· 8 CONVERT YOUR 8Gee TO A HIGH PERFORMANCE 9lee THISINCLUDES: " Precision Cyli nder Boring ONLY Competition Cyli nder portin g SUZUKI & BULTACO Speed Equipment, Speed tuning " " " " Beeled up Cylinder New Jumbo Domed Pi ston New Rings, W rist pin & Keepers Expert Install ation SEASON ENDS $34.50 EXCHANGE B & WENTERPRISES, INC, 128 SO, PACIFIC AVE, SAN PEORO 832-53 A.M.A. PROFESSIONAL ROAD RACING Two top Arizona riders hold mementos 01 season j ust past In Tucson. Recipients 01 Eastside Cycle Park trophies are (l eft) Bobby Beard and Mike Bradley. SUNDAY JUNE 19 By mutua l agreement of spectators , ri ders and track owne rs, the season has ended in T ucson at Eastside Cycle Park. From now until late fall , the weathe t will be too much on the warm side for wat ch in g. rid i ng or promoting motorcycle races comfo rta bly. The past season . which started in Novembet, 1965. has to be termed a whopping success . and was far and away the finest cycle raci ng ever seen in the state of A rizona. E spec ially appreci at ed were appearances by some of the finest West Coast IT ri ders , such as Jim Hunt er. Dan Kelly. Dusty Coppage. Jim J erry. L onni e Walter and othe rs . Plans for next seaso n will be much the same, and during t he summer the track will be put i nto tip-top shape . regraded and oiled. Tr ack owners Herb Morris and J ohnny Thompson promise that any L.A . riders making the trip will find a well prepared track. well run event s. and a nice a-h our- tone prac tice peri od i n t he morning, REGISTRATION 10:00 TIL NOON PRAG JCE TIL LOO RAaNG STARTS 1:30 · · · · · · • · FREE HONDA MECHANIC SCHOOL • American Honda Mot ors is now sig ni ng up stud ents I or a l o-day free co urse i n Honda mechanic s. Stud ent s will lea rn the basi c service tec hni ques coveri ng th e four most popul ar Honda models , i nclud i ng th e 450. Conducted by Roy Whitt en. service manager for American H onda , the element ary course will qualify those who complete it for employme nt as apprentice Honda mec hani cs. A cert ificate of acco mplis hment will be i ssued and a placement service wi ll be offered. Th e course is absolutely free . Acco rding to Whi tten, its purpose is to • expa nd the number of motorcycle mechanics and develop new service personnel. • Class es will be conducted from 8:30 a.m, to 5 p.m, at American Honda headquarte rs , 100 West A lo ndra, Gardena, Calif. Anyone i nterested i n taki ng the co urse or hi ring graduates may obtain fur th er i nfo rmat io n by wri ting t o that address. - - - -- - - - • WORLD ON WHEELS P asadena' s famed Rose Bo wl will be t he sce ne of t he firs t Worl d on Wheels car and motorcycle show Au gust 7 , 1966. Promoted by Bob Beagl e and assoclates (Box 361. L y nwood, Calif.), the one-day outdoor exposition will fea ture selected entlres in 47 classes of show competiti on. Motorcy cle ent ries will compete in fi ve classes: Custom , Semi-Cust om (street), Sto ck. Competition and A ntique. Uniike most custom shows . this one is promised to offer a real competition for honors . Trophi es, i n t he fo rm of s ilver champagne coolers , will be awarded on meri t basi s by t he j udges. A maj or portion of the p rocee ds will be turned ove r to Hope House for Mul tipl e Handicapped Children. Contest jud ge for the motorcycl e c at egory wlll be Chu ck Clayton, E di t or of Cycle N ews. " • NEWS FROM NEVADA SA N D l lt lSO • " " • • • • " " " : Steve Pederson once more boomed his "Barcelona Bullet" to FIRST PLACE In the 150cc-180cc class at the AlIA Sportsman Road Races on the very fast Pacific Raceway In Kent, Washington, June 5, 1966. e Change your "racing luck" with : OSSA - She's a Bear! " • • • U.S. Importer & Distributor OSSA • ••••• TELESCO forks & shock s SPANISH AMAL carburetors FEMSA igni tions .......................................................................... ANAHEIM MOTORCYCLE CENTE R INC. 127 S. M,lOch ~st e' Ave .. An.1hei m . Ca lif. •• •• ••••••••••••• ALL-NEW J966 GREEVES Las Vegas . Nevada, May 29th By Reg Sheldrick T hey called it Sunri se Raceway and i t 's a dandy . E very now and again something happens to get a perso n real excited, and to day was my day . Covering today 's rac es was a great pleasure fo r many reasons. T he win d. al way s pre sent . forgot to bl ow hard, t he temperatute was perfect for racing. what appeared to be t he largest crowd of the year brought thei r lunches , l awn chairs arid kids out to see t he moto rs go...and they sure went ! F or all you Caiifornia riders who pl an a t rip t o Ve gas , l eave you r money, your wife or th e kids at home, but don't forget your sc ooters . Y ou've got a tr eat in sto re here. This half-mile track is goi ng to draw people and riders! I f you 'd like a fitsthand report , call Ji m Pet er son of t he Dirt Diggers ; he and our Bob Nell put on a sh ow for th e people t hat real ly had them hanging. They swapped l eads so of ten that th e winner was decided i n t he last f ew second s of th e t hird heat. As to the track itself, the entrance road leads to the large, marked-off pit area with plenty of space to test ride your machines before practic e and race time. The track is to the left, and is an up and down half-miler with a long sweeping tom to an uphill climb, off camber left, to a sharp ess leading uphill to the jump. The surface is extremely smooth and hard, Class C tra ction recommended. Spectators can see the entire track, as well as Las Vegas itself. A ribbon- cut ting c eremony by Gary Stewart , track owner , .pteceded t he rac es and tbe f irs t eve nt was off . The 50cc Seniors and Juniors ran tog ethe r and t he race was won by D. Miller ri di ng a Yamaha. He took the se nio r Class, and Mike North (H onda 50) won the Ju nior . T he 100cc class was , as usual, domi nat ed by Danny Sromall a . Despi t e a few missed shifts and a coup l e of wild slides. Danny came out on top wi th his Honda 90. Phil Venezuela stayed clo se i n one heat , but Danny turned it on and edged him out to take the t rophy. 1 think this boy needs more competition and 1 woul d like to see a match betwe en Danny and one of th e t op 100cc s eat ers from Califfornia, maybe a two or t hree-man l o-lap ride for a worthwhil e prize ! A ny challengers?? T he 250 Novice cl ass saw an unusu al ent rant , F rank Rayhill on a Honda 125cc semi- s treet machine. Frank is an airm an at Nellis who chugged hi s way around th e track and look ed like he was havi ng more fun t han anyone. Horsepower Hene ymoo n • • • • • N EW fORlCS • • ",," TU. VIl HI W ss WHfIlU,SI HIW OlAUOX NfW 1KI CC11 NEW 1.UGI 2 -S1'tOlQ AiI-QIAHII v." su., • HIW THIII-GAUON TANll: • HIW "ONT FlN DI. AND .....a • HIW m lNO STtIL MANOtDA I S • NIW 0tAJN GUIDI AMI) CtIAIH OI LII • HIW DOLllU-ACTlON IlAI IHOCXS OtSnlMnOl, NICK NIOfOlSON MOTOIS. 11629 Yanow.n. North HorJywoocl, CaiN. T he 250 Novi ce was won by Fre d Morgenstem on a Bulta co. Fr ed was married on Saturday and spe nt hi s first honeymoon day showing th e boys how t o wi n th e Nov i c e T rophy. Romping i n second was Ji m Hill, Mont esa- mount ed, and third, J erry Cox and hi s Harley . Amat eur 250 honors went to Bob Ahlstrom for the seco nd straight week. • lIax Switzer lu dlng 2S0cc Expert e..nt at Sunrise Raceway near Las Vegas. as he and his Y amaha found the new t rack t o th eir liking. B ob Walling stayed on hi s pi pes and took second with st atl and third , both Bulta c o ri ders . The hot-doggies then lined up for th e 250 Ex pert. Max Switzer leaped in fro nt at the start and harreled to a gond win, followed by Billy Hill (Greeves) and Bob Tooley (Bul tacn) , Looks like Max has found the groove with his oew Taco. The duel i n t he sun by Jim Pet erson (Tri umph) and Bob Neil (T riumph) was the best of the day , as through t hree heats they co nstantly cha nged leads . Neither was more than half a bike lengt h behind most of the race, and P et ers on flashe d over th e line i n t he third to take the Open Class trophy . The day' s rac es ended with a Sweepstakes race for a case of Val vollne oil donat ed by Herb Hill 0 11 Co. This eve nt was won by Max Swi tzer on his · silver streak " , Bultaco. • • • Night Racing? I n t he work s may be night raci ng here Fri day or Saturday night if enough i nte rest c an be whi pped up. L i ght in g is now avallable. How about it you Ar izonaCalifornia hot shoes-interest ed? L et me know; drop a postcard t o Reg She1 dri ck , P.O . Box 5511 , L as V egas, Nevada . lf enough rid ers will come up, there will be a merc handise Scramhl es , A. M.A. sanc tioned. We' ll make our new Sunrise Rac eway a mus t on your raci ng ca le ndar . Nevada Sk ies To Br igh te n L arr y Suit of th e Ku s toms is goi ng wei rdo , and has e n t e re d th e · Wel rd World of Pancho. " He, and a few of his cl ub members , ha ve st ripped down their Har l eys and will emerge in gl owing co l ors for th e Sierra Run to L ong Pine. L arry says hi s motor gets five shades of purple! Shades of Bi g Daddy Roth what next? One of our local s collared me at last week ' s race s and said . · When are you goi ng to mention my name?" O.K . will do, Marvin Van Buskirk . St1ll 100king for new s fr om y ou R.R.C . members .! Whats doing? Where? How? Let me bear fr om you. (Results on page 12) • •