Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

. ASCOT ~-MILE TO HAAIY • A.M,A. PROFE5SIONAL ROAD RACING Things at Ascot centinue to become more complex with the passing of each Friday night. Who is the best rider? Not just in one class, but all three? After eleven weeks of red-hot racing the question is more difficult than ever to try and answer. T hi s wee k Da n Haa by and G e n e Romero we re the stars of t he s how with R al ph Whit e an d Mel L a c he r playing s uppo rt i ng role s. R omero , t he up sta rt fi rst y ear E xp ert fro m up the c o a s t . was pitted against Mr . As cot , Samm y Tann e r i n the heat ra c e. It wa s a re p e a t of t he T rophy Dash t he pas t few w e e k s with Ro me ro taki ng t he l e ad out of t he las t t urn to ups e t t he fo ur-time kingpin. Haaby co unte red by winning his ninth heat rac e in 11 week s . Out came White for t he last five- lapp er a nd toppe d t he ti mes turned in by t he t wo previous winners i n a s tart to finish duel wit h Me l Lach er . Th e T r a p h y Da s h was s et wit h Romero looking to bec ome th e firs t to win th ree in a row this s eason. He did , by a shade ove r Haaby, wit h Whit e t ryin g agai n to find a way t hrough for the On Su nd ay. June fifth. t he o wn ers of the E lsino re TT t rac k staged a no- poi nt TT Scra mbl e s . 'T hi s so rt of thing ha pp e ns ne a rly eve ry open Su nday . Som ewhere, s o me o ne is promoting a no-po i nt rac e. Alth ough bless ed with near-id eal weather, few riders s howed up for th e well run event . T he la ck of entries nec e ssitated combining some cl a s s es and t he us e of moto cros s events i nstead of the normal elimina tio n heats. Chuc k Mine rt . as the only SOOcc E xper t entered , had to rid e the Amate ur event . In a display of true sportsmans hip, Chu ck cons ented 'to start forty Ieet behin d the oth er ri der s. ~linert won two oI ,the three motos but so mehow ti ed for firs t pla ce with Richard Kouns. Anoth er probl em c aus ed by t he lack of entries was the fa ct tha t Eul e en Long was forced to ride with t he men in the 175c c cl ass. · Worl d on Wheels , · t he P a s ade na Ro s e B o wl c ustom s how , ha s e nt rusted C ycle News with a fe w of th e i r valuable e ntry blanks . No t everyo ne can ha ve o ne , o nly t hose wh o come in o r writ e a nd ask . Pl e a s e e nc los e a self addr e s s ed, stampe d e nvelo pe fo r an early re pl y. Entrie s ha ve to be in to the show office by Jul y 24. 1966 . A wards to be competed fo r i n t he five motor cyc l e divisions a re t rophi e s i n t he form of silver champagne coolers . Unlike most c ustom shows . th e val uable p ri z e s will be awarded on t he basis of s how me ri t , and no t o ne-to-eac h-exhibito r re gardl e s s of t he re lative perfection of his machine . SUZUKI CONTEST A thi rty-day, 2Q-market promotio nal ti e-In ha s bee n okayed by U.S. Suzu ki Mat er C orp .. and Ca pit ol Records promoting the 'Youn g Lovers " t he me feat uri ng the albums of ' T he L ettermen ' , accordin g to Suzuki ad manager , Walt Berk. Sta rting dat e of t he promotion was June I, with th e grand pri ze for th e individ ual 2Q-market winn ers a pair of Suzuki sp ortcyc le s . P .O.P. an d entry blanks will go UP in a ll Cap itol Rec ord outl et s and Suzu ki Dea l ers In the markets sele cted. . We RIDE What We SELL ~SA $!iE:D IRV" • SEAVER ( 714 ) 542-8691 2402 N.MAIN, SANTA ANA JUNE 19 REGISIRATION 1000 TIL NOON PRAGJCE in. LOO RAQNG STARTS 1:30 Say Seventh Winner It wa s all the way wit h Ra ndy Say this time in th e Amat eur final. Ra ndy led two weeks a go to t he fin al turn before he lost t he win. T his ti me he hel d off rep eated bids by J oe Sc hmidt to bec ome th e sevent h strai ght Amateur in a s many weeks to win the 10-lap final. Common s ens e a nd coo l head s return ed to the No vi ce class and once (Conti nued on pa ge 10) ELSINORE LADIES pa ge 12) DAY (Re s ults on \ · · · · · · · , · From H Iw ay 395, Take Hlway 78 From Escondido to Encini tas Rd. SAN D l l 6 0 day event. Meaning, of cour s e , that rider s who hold professional license i n the Amateur and Expert classes such as Edd ie Mulder can be eligible to run this event. (T he re will also be a n A.C .A . -A .M.A. race at P erri s on J une 26t h, hut there w!ll be no purs e due to the short notice of the da te a nd pape r work involved. ) Angel Hair and Polish Dept. WHEELS SHOW SUNDAY win. La ch er ca me withi n le ss than t hree laps of s cori ng a maj or ups et in the final when he j umpe d to th e front wit h Ha aby o n his rear whee l. Around an d a round t hey went, wit h Haaby tryi ng for the lea d ev ery inc h of t he way and teammate Whit e ri ght behind. Lacher s li d wide on lap 12 with both Daaby and White drivin a by on the Ins ide to ron one-two a t the finish . La ch er ran third with Tanner In for his dimmes t (inish thi s year. sixth. SCRAMBLIN AROUND By Maureen Lee We' re sorry to hear that one of our local hots hoes is bei ng ca used some emba rrassment ove r a t rophy he was give n down at Impe ria l Beach. Mistakes will ha ppe n, this we know (all too well) but if t he guys who refe rred to David Ham as " t ha t trophy thie f" when he wal ked i nto a bi ke shop rece ntl y would t hink a little bit before they start saying things like tha t , the worid would be a happier place . Do you really think Da vid would ever ha ve to take a trophy that he didn't win or was give n? He is so consistently a winne r, and ha s been for a fe w seasons that his home must be full of them. For his own ve rsion of the story, see the Letters to the Editor section. Togethe rness Time We know the 500cc Expert class are a c lose-knit bunch , and they're proving it a gain this month with weddings in t hat depart ment . Th is coming Saturday , J ohn Heyne mann will take as his bri de June Bosw ort h an d wedding bells will rin g ve ry shortly for Jim Hunter and his Gi nny. P ersona l congratulations all a round. Th es e four people are nice to know! F or any girl with marriage on her mind, if yo u rea ll y want to see yo ur intended a t his worst (and he 's a racer), be in his pits for some months before you get marrie d and s ee his reacti ons whe n things fall off his scoote r, or brea k ju s t when he' s rea ll y doin g good . It mi ght c han ge yo ur mind ! You Need Three Don' t forget your three number plates if yo u ride Pra do. This is a good rule even t hough it's goi ng to mea n work (i n o ur family it' s four e xtra right ther e ) but if a s co rer misses yo u head -on at a time when you' re a lmos t side-by-s ide with some one else in a pac k a t the c hecke red. and they score you wrong, los ing you points; you' ll bles s t he fac t that from now on t hey'll be a ble to c heck on you from another an gle . . Sports Comme T he announcement that to protect Hopet own (Co rriganville) t he eve nt will be run as a joint A.C .A.- A.M.A. eve nt was proba bly th e biggest ne ws to co me out of t he Thur s day evening Di s t rict 37 Sports Commit tee meeting. T he Di rt Diggers said that to keep it going the way it always has been run a nd so that eve ryone can rid e. the A.C. A. will also be in volved in the running of the two- Ca s per Greif. Vice-President. called the meeti ng to order and bus in e s s was sp eedil y transacted. Other s ubjects i nclu ded the fact that the Los P adres M.C. would not be penalized for illegalities at their scrambles at Bay Mare due to the fact t hat they are a new club an d this was t heir first scrambles. T hey had cancelled their May 29th meet because they felt they couldn 't cope with anot her run at this time. The Sinne rs announced that their run at Bay Mare, J une 12t h, woul d ta ke place. T he Jack Rab bit s will als o be hol di ng their Ju ly 4th scrambles. The J uly 24th 13 Rehels event has been cancelled. Trail bikes at desert events will run in two classes in 1967: Division I whic h correspo nds with Expe rt , and Divis i on II , whic h is Amateur. It was brought up that pit a reas at dese rt events should be marked bette r with definite areas for parking. Truc ks and people are spread out all over the desert , a nd with rid ers comi ng i nto the area full bore, someone could easlly be injure d. The Competition Committee report brought out the fact that at the Nomads scrambles at P ra do Park, Monte Da rli ng was listed as having finished i n fifth place. He ha s questioned this and short of regis tering a protest , a re-check found that he finished in third. The re su lts have been corrected. When old bus in es s was t ransacted , Bob Hayes rea d an open letter to Neil Kee n regarding the controve rsy over the Sportsman-Class · C· rider and Keen's explanation of the MRI's stand in the dissention. A question wa s rai s ed regardi ng th e lawsuits that Ea rl F lande rs had mentioned at the previous meetin g and Ca s per Grei f i nvited F landers to explain t he situation. One suit involves a pit acciden t i n Dis t rict 36 invol vin g so meone who was hurt whil e standing i n a l ocation that eve ryone was repeatedly war ned away from. T he other is from a rac e run at Willow Springs quite some time ago i nvolving a rider. eber ot the Side ha ck As sociaGa ry W tio n stood up to say that his Association ha s cl a imed the moon for a location of some of their e ve nts. From the moon pictures Weber ha d seen on hi s job at JPL . the area looked j us t !:feat. Aft e r the applaus e di ed down . it was poin te d out that the Side ha cks had to hold a race the re before the y co uld lay a claim to the lo ca tio n. So much (or NOW... . Another question from t he floo r regarded poli ti cs an d th e Ju ne 7th Prima ry. Wer e t he re any candidates who fa vored mot orcyc les ? It was brought out t hat Mayor Yorty of Los Angeles i s al re ady on re c ord as favo ri ng a motorcycle pa rk. Als o, Lt . Govern or Ande rs on is a n exmotorcycle rac er. and it is d ue to hi s e fforts tha t t he la s t four Sacram ento races have been held. Bill Adams as ke d Earl F lande rs if he would like to co mment o n Lin Kuchl er' s res i gnat ion from t he AMA . Earl Flander s stood an d s aid t hat Kuch ler wa s now to joi n the NASCAR organizatio n and that his position would be filled by Bill Berry on J uly 1st . T he meeti ng adjourned at the s urprisingly e a r1 y hour of 9 o'clock. ~-------- RON JONES PRESENTS IN EL T aRO Sku,t

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