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DRAGS [ro m page 1 • Road Rider Rundown By Robert O. F ee RRC Rules Available . Print ed c o p i e s of the recently adopt ed Southern California Road Riders Committee rules for Road Rallies and T ours are available from the Committee for Better Mot orcycling for 25¢ each. They can be picked UP in pers on at 6524 No. L emon Av e. in L ong Beach, or mail the coi n and a s tam p e d . selfaddr ess ed envelo pe to the CBM , 205 No. Vermont Av enue, Gl endora , California 91740. Too Tireds Too Tired • At a rec ent meeting, members of the T oo Tired Moto rcy cle Club could hardly must er the energy to make their way to the tab l e after an afternoon swim party at the San F ernando home of Herman and A nnet te Ly st er. P ot Luck was the theme and the emphasis feU on sa lads with seven varietie s and t hree variations of baked beans . T he T woTl reds are all vet eran moto rcy clis ts who hav e been active in road ridin g and hav e made si gni ficant cont ri butions t o th e impr ovement of the sport. Th e cl ub has a closed membership, limited to invitation only , with unani mous accepta nce by th e ot her members and a maximum membership of t went y . Th e maximum was reached within t wo week s after t he cl ub first organize d. Th e Too T ireds have no uni forms, nor do they require members t o att end the meetings which are not regul ar. Besides the social aspect of congenial companio nship, t he club exi sts to aid any othe r organized cl ub t hat needs and requests advi ce based On weU over a hundr ed ye ars of combi ned moto rcycle experience. T hose requesting phy si c al work, however , general ly find the members of this cl ub j ust T oo T ired. $2 ,056.42 to City of Hope • With th e final biUs pr esent ed and al l expenses paid, Rober t Adsit , Treasur er of the So. Calif. Road Rid ers Committee issu ed a check, Jun e 5th , to the Ci ty of Hope Medical Cent er f or $2,056 .42, th e proc eeds from the $3,937.50 coUect ed f rom the 29 Palms City of Hop e RaUy , April 30th. tim e. Th e " Beez ers" are mounted side by side vi a a uni que jack-shaft coupling and is a fine example of mechanical i ngenuitY.On Joe l 's first run the bike was shut off well befo re the finish li ghts and still turned in the tw elve-sec ond bracket . In a second try he fell victim to speed wobbles and managed to maintain control. T he bike was l oaded on the t ruck for safety reasons , but will return to competition in th e very near futur e. Like next week maybe. TWO ot her addicts of inches wer e Chuck Adams and Ed McDonald. Chuck's Triumph of 45 inches won the B Fu el class at I rwi ndal e. turning 10.87 E.T. and 132.54 . while E d McDonald' s Harl ey with its newly- crafted 90 inches won A Gas at Lions. Ed turn ed 11.87 and 108.04 . which is darned good , " ri ght off the t rail er ." WANT TO DO WHEELIES ? --First i stall a BARNETT CLUTCH Upset! T op Gas was a scene of sh eer embarrasement f or Harl ey- Davidson via the hands of Bruce Miller. when a mechanical gremlin crept into the works and allowed the gas Honda of L arry Gros sman to take home th e money and honors of Top Gas at Ir wi ndal e. Both bi kes had won their respec ti ve classes but not much hope was hel d for Grossman when t he bi k es were O the line. n Miller had t urn ed a f ull second fast er in t he class win and tha t 's a lot of distance for a smaUer machine t o try and better. I think Grossman was as surprised as Mille r. AVAILABLE NOW, BT & E VlLUERS DUCATI CLUTCH & PLATES RIDERS SEE YOUR DEALER. WE DO NOT SELL RETAIL Ol d and New Don McEvoy was back i n compe tition for T op Fu el at Irwindale. T om Whiteman rode f or McEvoy and showed hi s st yle in a clo se run against Murray and Cook. The McEvoy single engine fueler didn't win but i t was not fa r behind when th ey reached the light s. C l ose enough for the SI 5 runn er-up money! McEvoy's Cycle Shop is on P eck Rd . i n EI Mont e and Cyc l e News i s on the counter . You can pick up a copy and ~i3l>1IWlT ~'''l.' ••'.''.I'' 4915 PACIFIC BLVD., VERNON, CALIFORNIA, PHONE: 589-5488 vie w his fine machines in one swoop , so make the scene, drag fans . Thanks! Bruce Mi Uer assumed the greatest part of my job at Lions Sunday to enabl e me to concent rate else where . 1 am grat eful and say than k s , Br uce. Any dealer who puts his back i ng on a bike deserv es notice , and two source s have put their efforts , plus purs es on Brick Price and his new 450 Honda. N.S.Enterprises and Honda of Crenshaw shar e this spotlight and des erv e it. Happy Fathers Day at L i ons. Sunday , J une 19th. . (Resul ts on page 12) Bay Mare, June 12, 1966 BILL RILEY OPEN EXPERT 1. Mike van Aker 2. 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