Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

FORESTERS RESTRIO USE OF TRAIL BIKES .. Restri ction of off-trail. c ros s -co unt ry motor veh icl e travel o n portions of Inyo and Se q uo ia Nati onal Fore s t s ha s be en announc ed by Re gi onal F o re ster C harles A . Connaughton. A reas in which travel by j e ep , motor bike and t rail scooter is prohibited include Hume Lake. Tule R i ver a nd C annell Meadow in t he Sequoia National Forests and t he Mt. Whitney Di stric t in th e ln y o National F ore s ts . Maps showing restricted motor vehicl e a rea boundari e s and de s i gn ated routes are available from s upervisors of t he Sequoia Na tional F ore s t , P orterville. the lny o Nati o nal F o re s t a t B isho p o r fro m t he Re gi on a l F ore s ter at 630 Sansome St •• San Franc i s c o . Connaughton s ay s the restriction s were desi gn ed to "protect soil and wat ershed value s.· R e s triction o f trail trave l by vehicle s in t he northern part of the Kern Pl ate au a nd within t he Dome L and Wilde rn e s s al so re main i n ~W~ ~ 11 J. C. Agaianian Presents EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT A.M.A. FLAT TRACK RACING -. Time Trials - 7 p.m. First Race - 8:15 p.m. ~ Vallejo Short Track: Industry Reports Sales At Record Level • ... The Motorcy cle, Sc oote r & Alli ed Trades As s ociation repor ts rec ord sale s for the firs t qua rter of 1966. Th e industry group predic te d that final figur es for. 1966 would pro bably s how a dollar volume in excess of $300 mill ion (up fro m $225 million i n 1965) spent by Americans for the purc hase and maintenance of motorcy cl es and motorscooters. This would reflect an increasing trend toward the s o- ca lle d heavyweight mach ines (250cc engines or more) as well as continuati on of the interest in lightw ei ght cycles and scooters. Unit sales co uld incr ease by more than 200 ,000 - 750,000 mac hin es -- according to th e MS&ATA. Overall growth fo r the ye a r sh ould be a pproximately 40 pe rce nt . MS&ATA officaJ Arnol d Mende also said !hat Current California registration figures for motorized two-wh eelers hav e reached 350,000 making th is the numbe r one motorcycle state in t he nation lor this type of vehicle. The industry also cited proje c ts now underway in provid ing assistance to federal. state and l ocal a gencies in developing uni form standards for licensing the rid ers of motorcycles and scooters. FRANCISCO WINS By J une Spenger Good weather a nd a $45 0 pu rs e lu red 82 AMA rid e rs to th e second we e k of short track rac i ng a t Vall ej o Spe edway , promoted by J.C. A gajanian. Increased crowds b rou ght t he a nnounce me nt t hat . star ti ng ne xt Friday night , ri d e rs will re c e i v e 4 0% of t he gate rather t han a flat pursewe lcome ne ws inde ed. The t rack was well prepa re d (with a he a vy c ushion), heat race times were laster tha n last week, a nd the riders seemed very pl e a s e d with th e wa y things are being run . T.T. STEEPLECHASE ACING Rrst Satwrday Nic)IIt Each Moll•• RACING STARTS AT 1 ,." Dorresteyn On Hand In the Trophy Da sh, Di c k Dorre s teyn (Suz uki) fini s h ed l ast be c a us e of e ngi ne tro uble , afte r winning hi s heat rac e by more than hal f a l ap. Th e ma ny- t i mes National Champion had to be c on te nt with a C ons olation win t hi s ni gh t. bu t e xp e c t s to ha ve his ma c hine i n top s hap e be fo re F ri da y: L ooking better t ha n e ve r , Duca ri mounted Rich F aria followe d up a heat race win with victo ry in the Trophy Da sh ove r B u t c h C orde r (T ri umph ), Duane Francis c o (Bultac o ) and Dorre s t e yn. The Ma in E vent found Franci s c o , Faria a nd C o r de r s i de by side , c hanging pla c e s t hro ugho ut t he e ntire race . Francisco e ve nt ual ly c a me o ut on to p , but t he crowd we nt wild before the contest was dec i de d , so c lose was the quarter- mil e 250 c c a ction. ( Re s ults on Page 14) Ascot Park 183rd & Verm ont - /J££ /( Wf/M! ITHE 19661 I I I I I IS HERE! TRIUMPH OF BURBANK 1329 N. HOLL Y WOOD WAY 8 ~ 8 - 72 3 3 Off Harbor Freeway I I I ~ EAD PORTlNG, SP E E D T U N IN ~ ~O R RACING · OU R SPE C IA L TY - l - HONDA ~. 1257 S. LA BREA 671·0407 INGLEWOOD MOTORCYQ.E INSURANa Fa! c. Winner will receive the bike of his 01' her dreams (less tax and license) exactly as described on his entry blank. (Prize limited to auy machines currently available in the U.S.) 2nd Prize: Hodaka Ace 90 3rd through 50th prizes: Record of Sammy Tanner singing -The Flying FleaWinner will be announced in Cycle New s of Thursday, December 22,1966. ~------------------------~ speed without endangering faste r riders. ,... _---------------------- -J { SUBSCRIPTON BLANK IS ON PAGE 14 The AFM endorses this proj ec t 100% and recomm ends it to anyone co nsider- ing road racing o r wishi ng to improve their riding ability. T he re will be news a nd edi to rial remarks fort hcomin g in t his col umn which will be pertin ent to t he motorcycling scene i n Californi a an d on t he West Coast• BOx 498 6 0 I I I I • Winners will be selected by the staff of Cycle News . Decision of the judges is final. All entries become the properly of C&S Publishing Co. Conteslis not open to employees of C&S Publishing 01' their families.

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