Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

~ DRAGS from page 1 (!)~ ~ ¥eeJu~ RON JONES PRESENTS IN EL TORO SJuv,i et~ ~ RGCS4- EVERY W EDNES DAY NIGHT Pit eale opens 6 p.m., Practi ce 7 p.m. , FREE PARKING GENERAL ADMISSION SUO Racine al8 p.m, DIRECTIONS: On Santa Ana Freeway between Laguna Canyon & EI Toro lurnoll s. A.C.A. Sanctioned SAVE BIG MONEY "-> New '66 Honda's and Bultaco' s Two Ble Locations LOM ITA HONDA 326-3810 2073 W. Pac ific Coasl Hwy. M AYWOOD-BE LL HONDA 6101 Aliantic Blvd. showing of 305 Yamahas on his 305 Honda. When l he Yamahas gel tuned fo r th e qua rter mile he may hav e some hard rac es to win. C. Prohaska ha s s ecured his s econd s t rai ght vict ory in E Str eet wit h his Yamaha and doesn't plan on losing t he thi rd or fourth or e tc . Any challenge rs? F Str eet was Mont esa' s place i n the w nner' a ci rcle in the ab le han ds of t Gerry Korman. whose 175 cc turne d 15.59 E.T. and 80.64 mph. Willie Butl er had some problems with car buretion on his Tr iumph via the float bowls. but still turned 12.89 E. T. and 102.62 for the cl ass trophy . Bein g race dir ect or at Irwindal e doesn 't l eave him much time for his bik e, but soon the probl ems will be so l ve d. Th en wat ch the records change. Ron Knapp' s Yamah a carrie d him to t he C Gas trop hy booth after defeating P aul Ack ermann ' s 350 Honda and F. Hunt er ' s 350 . Ron turn ed 13.32 and 97.40 . Bob Brav erman took E Ga s gol d at the speed o f 96.05 and in the s hort time of 13.4 2 s econ ds . Ear lier Bob had turn ed i n the high l2-s ec ond ran ge. Next 583-3409 ATIONAL MOTOR SUPPLY CO DISTRIBUTOR FOR W k ee "While the car s away , th e mic e will play , " s o th e sayin g goes, and whil e this cat is at F remont Dra g strip , Bruc e Mlll e r will be "chi ef mouse" at Li on s Drag St rip. Help Bruce put on a good s how and if you don't you will find out that mic e can bit e. Cyc le News will brin g a complete report on Northern Ca lifornia dra g racin g and the outc ome of the 2 out of 3 mat ch race betw een Dick Rio s' "Two Tim er' and Murray and Cooks twin - engine zuki will ente r as usual. but two ot he r manufacturers-- Kaw asaki in t he l 25c c class a nd Brid ge stone i n the 50cc ar e al s o expected to compete . Russia Strong on Two Whee ls T he Russian s wlll hol d their Fi rst Mobile Display of automobil es. mota rcycles and bicycl e s i n eight European count ries , to be foll owed by a Second Mobil e Display i n six Eastern Eu ropean count ries . Although no one kno ws the extent of Russia' s motorcycle produ ction ca pacity, mos t motor cycles ar e produ ced by the auto factori e s . Since the re are 28 a uto factories in Russia, it is a ssumed that lbe re are a like number or rac to ries pro duc ing motorcycles. The fi rst group will travel throu gh Austria, W est Germany. Bel gium, Holland. Denma rk , Norway , Swed en and Fi nla nd. Th e second party is sche duled to visit Cze chos l ovakia. P oland . Hungary , Ruma nia . Bulga ria a nd Yugoslavia. • Honda F-2 Spo rts Car Wins Honda' s Formula- 2 sports cars won ra ces four time s straight . Driven hy Brabham an d Hal m of London. England , the machines placed first and second in a recent Lo ndon Trophy ra ce for t heir fourth win in a row . Si xteen car s started a nd 11 finished. • the National Circuit By Annette Camp W AUKEGAN, ILL INOIS - Thi s wee k t he boys really got settled i n the i r ne wly- rented bouses. P hil Hawk. Bil l Er shi g and Darr el Dov el rented one hou s e and Sid Ca rlson. Jim McMurren. Julian Arthu r and two boys , one [rom T exas. one from Oklahoma, rent ed th e ot he r. Both hous es a re rar e and quite ol d. T he first on e comes comple te with two ac re s of land. a pond and an outhous e. Th e othe r cott a ge come s with s ev eral j acks i n th e basem ent t o hold it up . Both houses wer e furni shed deluxe. Th e boys too k dona ti ons from var ious friends . but acqui red most of the furnishings during "Clean Up Week " he re in Waukegan. Th i s i s a yearly thi ng where everyone cleans out old household fumi shinga, basements, ga rages, spot, going down in the IIrst twn. Bill took a third in tile final . '"anen got fourth in the amateur IInal. Th e only one missing now i s California novice Bob McElvaln. who went back borne to work o n his Hondas . Th e others co ntinued the sam e old grind. ge tti ng rea dy for a th ree-race weekend in Wisco nsin. Th e weather i s beautiful and the forecast is "race." • • More Arr i vals T hi s last week brought some more familiar fac es to the Na tio nal racing ci rcuit. M ert Laww ill arrived. a long wit h Neil Keen an d C hri s Dra ay e r. T here i s a lso a California Amateur back her e by t he name of Ke n Lewi s, 36y , from Redwood City . Everyo ne was ra ther spread out th e wee kend of Jun e 18 and 19, as there we re a lot of race s goi ng on. i ncludi ng t he well- kno wn roa d ra ce a t La c oni a. • .. Flustration'", Largest stock on West Coast Dealer Inquiries Inviled QUALITY MOTORCYCLE A CCESSOR IES ALSO IN STOCK PHONE: 2 13 633-5178 F irs t Licensed C yc le Wreck in g Yard In 11 Wester n States All Mak ee Prompt Ma il Deliv~r y " Mod el . -. 72S 81h S' r ••, Mod ••tc, C. liC. . e co o '" :: c '": c: -e :B By Sun Youn g C hoy Kawasaki Aircraf t Co. has anno unced that their new 250cc twi n two-stroke ma t arc s c Ie s a re soon to be massproduce d, with the export busi ness starting in July. Prototy pe s of t he new A- I model were mad e last fall . then tested an d correc te d for the American marke t. Th es e new 250cc rota ry twins hav e Kawasaki ' s e xcl us ive " s uper-lube" SY S tern a nd the company has great co nfiden ce in thi s a dvanced two-st roke. Top spee d of t he super sport type bike is ove r 90 mph. In addition to the 250cc. t he compa ny anno unc ed two new l75c c mode ls the BIlTL and BilL. Both e xport mod els . and feature the rotary supe r- l ube sy s te m. Isle of Man TT Po s t poned TOM CLARK'S • News From Japan 157 10 Garfield Avenue, Paramount, Califo rnia 90723 0 . .. 10.000 P. rtl 'or Do not for get , Irwindal e ha s all cl ass es for trophi es on Saturday s with ca s h for Top Fu el , Top Gas, and T op Str ee t. It ' s a great place to ra ce . ( Res ul ts on pa ge 12) Cycle Specialties Ar•• Cod . 2 0 9 SH · 2 9 SS T he most exciti ng Gra nd Prix i n th e world , the Is l e of Man To urist Trophy race, has been postpon ed because of seaman s tri kes in Great Bri ta in. Ori ginally scheduled Cor June 13, 15 and 17, the event will now be held so metime bet wee n Augus t 20 and Septembe r 11 (ne w da te to be announced). In t his ra c e Honda. Yama ha an d Su- .. .s Q .c: ~ Slart of the Expert lIa ln Event at Chlppawa Falls, W ise. nnd s th_ Wesl Coasl riders In the lineup - Bill Ershle (43x), Chuck Felton (69) and Sid Carlson (73). and j unk. Upon dri vi ng a round tow n one can find s ome reasonably good discarded s tuff . T he boys got eve ryt hi ng from beds, dishes, c ha I rs an d rugs to barbecu es . Short Tr a ck Sty mies J im, Sid and Jul es t ook tIme out from hous ewo rk to rid e Santa F e short track again, on June 8 , al ong with Dar rel D I J" ave . im se t fourth fastes t ti me. took a se cond i n his heat, a fourth In the T rophy Dash, a fourt h in, t he semI. But he fell to se vent h i n the Main Event when he dev el oped bik e troub le. J ules won t he Consolat ion ra ce. Sid c rashe d a gain in hi s hea t a nd now has given up hi s short-lived career In s hort tra ck. Bi l! Er shi g i s goi ng to take over his Eve nt . Nell Ke en fi nishe d tbird th er e be hi nd Bab e DeMay . Nell di dn't rid e the s hort tra ck Sunday afternoon . but won the balf-m ll e at Kaukanna , W isc. Sund ay nigh t. J i m McMurren won his heat a t Lanca s ter . but fi nished sixth in t he Main. He rode the s hort trac k t he ne xt day at Sun Pr airie . t aking a second i n the final behind winne r Bab e DeMay. Th en he left ther e at five o' cl ock an d drove the hundred a nd fifty mil es to Monticello. Iowa for the s hort track t hat ni ght. He arriv ed j us t a s time trials had started. He too k a win i n his semi and a seco nd in the fina l. One of the Tex as boys , Amat eur J ack McN ear y . 20m. bea t Bab e DeMay in his semi , wbi ch is a rar e thing to do if yo u a re an Ex pert. at Sun Prairi e . He wen t (Con ti nue d on page 14) Lions M C Motocross / M ar Mesa June 26, 1966 : iram 90cc Novice/Expert Class : lst Wayne Hosaka HODAKA : • • w as~ _~ ~~~ ~~ n Th en J im an d Jule s went to Mon ticello , Iowa for a s hort track rac e th e f 11 " a o wing Sunday nig ht , and both boys made the Main. P hil and Bil ly , alo ng wit h Denver. Col o. amateur Warren F li ck e nger , went to Con ver se . Indiana for a ha lf-mile the re. Ershi g ne w i n his hea t to tak e an easy wi n. then finis he d thi rd i n the fin al . P hil too k a thi rd i n hi s heat. as di d Flicken ger. By M n Event time the trac k was in ai pr et ty bad s hape . It ha d we t and dry spots .on it , as they had bee n wateri ng i t with a fire truck. T his wa s also the the firs t time they had run bik e s on it . At the start of the Main . Ph il hit a slick 100-M California-Nevada Hare and ile ;:J Hound Championship June 26, 1966 F S TRAIL BIKE IR T Jack Morgan HODAKA .. Th ree-Race Weekend T here were also two halt-miles and a short track in Wiscon sin thi s la s t weekend. Th ey ran Saturday night, Sunda y afternoon ( whic h was the short t rack) , and Sunday nil:ht at Kaukanna. There was also a four s tar s hort track a t Monticello , Iowa, Sunday ni ght. All thes e races were within a hundred miles of each other, with the exception of Monti cel lo, which was about one hundred and fifty miles from the short tra ck in Sun Prairie. Wiscon sin. At Monticello. Me rt Law will mad e a cle an sw eep from his heat to the dash. d semi. an o n to th e Main Event. Mert ha d also ridden the ni ght before at th e half-mile at Lancaster . W sc ons in. He i ~e. More Traveling HDKB O A A ILITYTWICE • WANT TO DO WHEELIES ? · -First install a BARNETT CLUTCH • • • • AVAILABLE NO W, 6T & E VlLLlERS & DUCATI CLUTCH PLATES I AREA DI STRIBUTOR IN SOUTHERN CA LIF. BELOW KERN COU NTY LIN E J I ~~~ • H. A . NELSON (2 13) 243-10 17 I I _" Glenda le, Calif. 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