Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

:>J ~ 01 c, CALENDAR OF EVENTS ~ W ED. lInugII SUN. JULY 6-10 MOVIE·· "Huh?" fUlurine Ilat=<= Irack and TT rac ine al Ascot. tz:l Also See racine al Corrieanville, -.J Lone Beach Indoor and fantasllc ~ wheelles by Eo Mulder. Santa MonU lea Civic Aud. Admission $1.50 per person. Readers are advised that listi ng In this cal ..dar Is a free service. Cycle News dlsc ialm. any responsibility for c.... cellatl on or changlne of evant. by promoters without notice. tz:l SUN DAY, JULY nn, SCRAMBLES - Oakland M.C. al Hayward Speedway, 3792 Depol Rd., Hayward. AMA sportsman sancti on. Admlss lon 51.50 ride or watch. Track open s 4:00 p.m., slenup and practice 4:30-6:30 p. m., racing at 7:30 p.m. SUNDAY, JULY 24th. ROAD RACIN G SCHOOL - For beginners. Bring your machine, hel· met, gloves , COUles and leather Jacket tol2930 Pierce SI., Paco ima (W hiteman Airpark). Conducted by Bob Braverman, Steve GIbson, Dave Hetzler and other members of associated road racine organizalions, over paved 4/10·mlle track with 6 t.as and e o o d· s l z e d , straight away. From 10:30 a.m to 6:00 p.m. Tota l fee 57.50. ROAO RACEPRACTICE-AI While' man Airpark, Paco ima, for AFloI Road Race to be held Sunday, Jul y 10. From 9:00 a.m, on. Tota l fee 52.50 all day. Stadluni localed al 10500 San Fernando Rd., near Van Nuys Blvd. UGHTWEIGHT TT SCRAMBLE5Llghtweleht., Inc. II.C. at Perris. Small bikes only. For fwther Info contact Floyd E. Lewis , Sec., 5702 Parapet St., Lone Beach, phone HA 9-0405. TT SCRAMBLES - Bay City M.C. al Champion Speedway, south of San Francisco. Signup and practi ce 9·11:30 a.m., race at Noon. Admiss ion $1.50 ride or walch. All classe s If 5 or more, powder pUff for girls (under·100cc). SAT. & SUN. , JULY 9-10 ROAD RUN-Third Annual Big Bear .C. Call (714) Run by Toppe rs M 889-8063 for further Info. SCRAMBLES - HllIloppers M C. . Dlst. 37 points event at Casta ic Course. Limed from Caslalc Jun e· t lon on Hwy 99. Signup 8:00 a.m. ( litt le bikes), big bike s at Noon. Rough scrambles. SUNDAY, JULY 10th. HI LLCUMB - East side M.C. at Uns Dam on Hall Ranch, Morgan HIli. AMA sportsman sancllon, a ll classe s from 200cc up. Practice 9:30 a.m. , sta rt at Noon. Big trophies . TT SCRAMBLES •• Four Aces M.C. event at Prado Park. Llghlweight practice begins at 8 a.m., races start 8:30. Heavyweight pracllce (Incl. Novice) 12 noon, races 12:30. Dls t. 37 polnls , win trophy In thl s one and get free en· try Sept. 18. SCRAMBLES • • By Oile rs M .C. at new Imperi al track. Take Hwy 101 to Imp. Beach·Coronado turnoff. Pa lm Ave. to 17th Sireet , left to end of 17th. Pracllce 9 a.m, THREE - STAR TT •• At Chab lis, Washington, 20 miles from Cas tle Rock. W EDNESDAY , JULY 20th 7· M ILE NATIONAL· Half-m i le AMA Nallonal Championship at Lincoln , Illi nois. ONE - STAR TT·- At Speedways , tne. , Port land, Oregon. Call 232· 9253 In Portland for deta ils. TT SCRAMBLES - HI Boots M .C. at Dehesa. From Hwy. 101 take Hwy. 80 east through EI Cajon. Off Fwy. on 2nd St., so u th to J amacha St. Follow Singing Hills signs pas t country club to Dehesa Rd., then Into Harbison Canyon. Lime starts at Dehesa. JULY 22 - 24 MONDAY, JULY 11th ROAD RIDERS CD-.IITTEE MEETING - Monthly meeting at 3815 N. Baldwin Ave., EI Monte. All road clubs are Invited to attend. WEDNESDAY , JULY 13 ON E • STAR TT •• Portland, Orecan Speedway. Night races. Call 232·9252 In Portland for deta ils. FRIDAY, JULY 15th TIME T RIALS •• For TT • Nation· al at Castl e Rock. SCRAMBLES •• By Shelton M.C. at Shelton Fa irgrounds, Shellon, W ash. SCRAMBLES - Fresno M .C. at clubgrounds, Cheslnut and Clay· ton, south end of Fresno. Night race, AMA sanc llon. SATURDAY, JULY 16th. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TT RACE-30·Lap Heavyweight AMA TT Nallonal at Castle Rock, Wash. Night race, Amateur and Expert Class C. Event sponsored by M t. St. Helens M.C., Box 51, Cas lle Rock, W ash. e A.C.A. SHORT TRACK - Oraap county Speedway. PIt cate op.. at 6:00 p.m. First event at 8:00 p.m. 50, 100 & 250cc Cla.ses. Track Is located off lhe San DleCO Fwy. south 01 Tuslln, across frail EI Taro Air Stallon. EVERY THURSDAY NI GHT SATURDAY, JULY 9th. ROAD RACE - AFloI Los Angeles Chapler al Whiteman AIrpark SIadlum (10500 San Fernando Rd., Pacoima near Van Nuys Blvd.) Pract ice start s 12:00 Noon sharp , f1 rsl race 2:00 p.m. All classes and producllon. Pre-enlry 58.00 GP, 55.00 producllon. Enlry at track 52.00 more, entry free Over 200 miles. 40% of gate purse. Preentries close July 5. Info and entries AFM, PO Box 8352, Unlver· sal Clly, Calif. 91608. Phone (213) 762· 9875. EVERY W EDNESDAY NIGHT GYPSY TOUR - - Starts at Roy, Washington. By the Tacoma Yellow Jackets M.C. 1918 S. G Street, Tacoma. Phone SK 9-3979 or UN 3-1586. SATURDAY, JULY 23rd TWI UGHT TT -- 1 • Star Class C TT race by the Ravens M , P.O. _C. Box 2231, Renton, Wash. Phone BA 6-2319. NIGHT FLAT TRACK . - At Dunes Speedway, Hauser , Oregon, 7 miles north of Coos Bay. Races start 8 . p.m. Nationa l Riders Assn. Sanclloned. 50 • LAP TT CHAMPIONSHIP •• Nationa l Championsh ip contende rs go for those big points at Ascot Park starling 8 p.m. J .C. Agajan· Ian promotes Ihls one at 189th and Vermont In Gardena. EUROPEAN SCRAMBLES - So. Cal. II.C., lImed from W agon Wheel In Red Rock area. Two courses, AMA-sanctloned, entry fee 53.00. Trail bikes 8:00 a.m., Novices 9:00 a.m., Amateurs 10:00 a. m. , Experts 11:00 a.m. SCRAMBLES Comm issioners Benefit Scrambles at Atas cade ro Speedway, north of San Lui s Obi spo. SATURDAY , JULY 30 CLASS A SHORT T RACK- Va llejo Speedway,ValleJo. AIIA·sanct loned. Time tria ls at 7:00 p.m. , first raCe 8:30. Just across new brldee from San Franc isco , 59 miles west of Sacramento. FLAT T RACK • Night event at miles north of Coos Bay. Nail. riders Assn. Sanct ioned. Races start at 8 p.m. TT SCRAMBLES - Sprockets M.C. night race at Sprockets Park, Bakerslleld. Slenup 6:30 p.m. for all size bikes, races start at 8:00 p.m. Track Is located at the bottom 01 China Grade Loop. Relreshments available. SUNDAY, JULY 31 200-MILE ROAD ENDURO · Great· er Vancouver B.C.M.C. 1630 Boun· dary Rd. , Burnaby, B.C. POKER RUN • By Norwalk Cen· ta urs M .C. 01st 37 Road Riders points event. Call (213) 964·2674 for Informallon. SUNDAY, AUGUST lIh CUSTOM SHOW • " A WarId on Wheels" at Pa sadena Rose Bowl. Swap meet, Custom Show, FashIon Show, etc. Five cateeorle. for beauly bikes. For entry blanks. contact Cycle News. SATURDAY, AUG. 6th POKER RUN •. Hosted by Cycle News and Includes at the ceneluslon, the showing 01 all new Cycle Action Movies. Starts at the Cycle News office, 64n Lone Beach Blvd., at 10:00 a. m. and ends at the EI Taro Marine Air station at 1:30 p.q\. Entry fee Is $2.00 Including admission to the movie theatre. SAT.& SUN.JULY 23& 24th ROAD TOUR· Southwest Chapar· rals M.C. 2nd Annual Camp W I· shan overnight lour. R.R.C. sanct loned point run. 52.50 mall entry 52.75 post entry. Approx 200 ml from L.A. near Sprlnevlll e, Fun and games st art at 8:00 p.m. Sat. B.B.Q. dinner at 4:00 p.m. Trophies at 6:00. Family camping grounds, fishing. ante rtalnment and dancing In Camp lodge. P ick up entries from dealers or ca ll Bob: 325-0425 or Hoss: 442-1646 .. . THIS IS THE DIARY of two " typica l AmerIcan teenagers , " J im Nicholson and Marty (M ark) M acDonald, who left California bound for Vermonl or bust, with their bikes in a t railer towed behind the ir rlckely old truck. We find our heroes on the threshold of a new adventure, as Ji m continues the taie: lIay 18, 1963 - Salurday FISH AT T HE BRIDGE Got up la t e, ate bre a kfas t . Decided to go fishing down so me where by a bridge. Da nny went along with us a nd June packed us a lu nch . Whe n we got down to the bridge which crosses ove r th e c hannel whi ch co nnects the fourt h SCRAMBLES - Lodl M.C. at Lad; Cycle Bowl. Dlst 36 AlIA sportsmen sanction. Signup and practice 6:00-7:00 p.m., 6 or more riders make a cla ss. Class C tracllon, hleh point trophies all cla..es. Every Friday night through Aug. 26. Call 368- 7182 for furlher Informati on. HALF·MILE FLAT TRACK-Ascot Park ,183rd and Vermont InGardena. TIme Tria ls 7:00 p.m. Flr sl race 8:15 p.m. Dunes Speedway, Hauser, Ore.., 7 ATTENTION PUBLICITY COli· MITTEES •• Be sure to send Cycle News notic e of your comlne events and we will IIst them In thls depa rtmenl Iree. A post card or a poster will do. Be sure to Include dlrec llons to the event , starting times, etc. lake with the fifth lake . we fis hed fo r a n hour or so. We Ie ft early because it s ta rted raining a nd t he wind ble w so har d we couldn't ke e p our li nes in the waier. We ate our lunches then dr ove ba ck to the house . We went t o the bik e s hop to fi nd out whether th ere wer e a ny ra c es goi ng on thi s wee kend. (T he re were n' t .) We rea d some maga zin e s , had s uppe r and a fte rwar d ra ced t he cars . Went to be d a bout 12 :00 . M 19, 1963 • Sunday ay DAYS AT SEA We got up fai rly early . While we at e break fas t we disc ussed what we s ho uld do thi s he re day . We both de cid ed to do s ome more fis hi ng at t he seven c hai n l akes . We got all ready , eve n had rainsuits j ust in ca se. We loaded up Sam's di nghy , whi ch is abo ut 8 fe et lo ng wit h t he 3.6 hp outboar d moto r. and cli mbe d in af te r iocki ng up th e tru ck which we l eft by th e dock where we ha d gotten stuc k the other day . I pull ed th e starte r co rd and a way we • EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT TWO - STAR TT .- Cla ss C event by Gray' s Harbor II.C. at Elma Fair erouods, W lnglon. W ash rite c/o P.O. Box S07, Cosmopolis , W ash. 300 IIILE ROAD POKER RUN Campout and field me et. By the Black Jack s M.C.. Porlland , Ore. Wrlle for entry to 9225 S.W. 80th, Portland. 97200. • ACA SHORT TRACK - South Gate Speedway. Pit gates open at 6:00 p.m., cillse 7:00 p.m. Professional Class A rules , 50cc, 100cc and 250cc classes. Take Firestone cutolf ..st of Long Beach Fwy. to Garfie ld, south on Garfield one block to Southern, west on Southern to track. DRAG RACING - Carlsbad Rae.. way, opens 5:00 p.m., eliminations at 8:00 p.m. Handicap system , large Top Bike trophy. Pac. Cst. Hwy. 101 to Palomar Airport Road turnoff, then eas t past airport to Raceway. PRACTICE SESSION - South Gate Raceway ( FI restone and Long Beach Fwy.) NO License or membersh ip necessary. 500cc singles only, no brakes. For further Information call (714) 842·3813, ask for M ike. DRAG RACING·Fonfana Drac City, San Bernardino Fwy. to Etiwanda turnoff, north to Foothi ll, rlehl on Foothill to strip. Gates open at 5:30 p.m, e llmlnations slart at 8:00 p.m. SATURDAYS DRAG RACE-I rwindale Raceway. 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays . Trophies, plus cash bonuses for street, fuel and cas classes. T ake San Bernardino Fwy. ea st to Oranee , North on Orange which becomes irwindale AVL, to Raceway. FRESNO DRAGWAY - Drae rac ing every first and third Saturday. Next meet June 18th. Gates open at 12:00 Noon. TT STEEPLECHASE-First Satur· day night of each month at Ascot Park , 183rd and Vermont, Gardena. AMA Class C event , first race 8:00 p.m, EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT SPORTSMAN SHORT TRACK Valley M.C. at Cycle Land Speed· way, 14 miles south of Chico on Hwy. 99·E and Gage Shippee Rd. Pit eate closes 8:00 p.m. Race. start 8:30 p.m, Contac t Dick lie Afee, 6633 Penty Rd., Paradise, Calif. for more Info. SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS DRAG RAC ING-Lions Dra g Strip, 1:00 p.m_ on Saturdays. 9:00 a.m. on Sundays. Trophies and E.T. bracke ts. Strip Is located at 223rd Street , south of Alameda. went , at the fantastic speed of 5 mph. We stopped at various places aro und W La ke and fished. A few hours after. olf we putted down past the fifth lake and fisbed the channels . I caught a small bas s in the lily p ad s as Mark was pu lli ng UP s un fis h and perch by the doz en s . Ju st a bo ut eve ry time we' d cast our li nes o ut. he re 'd come so me ai ' boat around th e be nd . blasti ng its hom while goi ng th rougn t he b ridge . T hey didn' t mind sp e edin g pa s t u s with their bi g grins and th e wak es of th eir boats almo st capsizing us. We c rni sed t hrough the twisti ng channel s an d almo st ca ught some wild du ck s. We turned l eft t oward th e s e ven t h lak e at the pla ce near t he reed s that we fis hed last F ri day . We neede d so me more worms so we decided to go do wn to Michigan Cen ter L a k e an d buy so me mor e. W headed acro ss tb e la st and e roug hest o f these l akes. Th e wav es we re so hi gh that e ve ry ti me we hit o ne we would ge t a show er of wate r i n ou r faces. We not ic ed a n out boa rd in the cente r (the Voice of California) 6477 N, Long Beach Blvd. Long Beach, Calif. 90805 Or: Box 498, Long Beach, Calif, Phone: 423-0431 (Area Code 213) From L.A. Phones: 636·8844 P u bl is he d weekly except th e fi rst and last we ek of th e calendar y ear by C&S P ublishin g C o mpa ny . P .O . Box ~ 9 8 , L on g Be a c h . C a lifo rn i a . • Charle s Cla ytc n Ed itor Sharon C tayt on ••.• Business 'tan a l:e r Gil HrO\\lI. . •. •.••Adv erustng \Ian a l:er Dennis Gre ene Ph ot o Editor Gay T ho maso n .. C irc u l a t ion • :\l ana ~er CONT RI BUTORS: Ca rl Bartle tt , Dale Boller. Annette Ca mp , Wes Co oley. Mi ke C rowley. Bo b Ebeling, Robert O. Fee, Larry Hal ey , Herman , Ma ureen L e e, Joe Lopez , Walt Mahony , George Maness, Bill P e tti grew, Jo hn Ramos, Dan Re ynolds . Ilo xy Rockwood , Earl Raese l e r. Applica ti on to mail a t second c las s postage ra te s is p ending at L ong Be ac h , Calif. • Any part of this ne ws p aper may be us ed wi t hout permission as long as c redit is gi ve n. Editor ia l co nt ributi ons, ca rt oons . ph ot os ar e we lcomed and will be paid for upon publicatio n. Self-addressed. s ta mped e n- to velope assures return. Single Copy P ri ce 15¢ Subscriptions: On e year 2nd c las s mail . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • $7 .5 0 Ad.ertisin g ra te s " i ll be sent • on re quest. of tlie lake that seemed to be co nke d out. We steere d up to th e m. T hey were a e bun ch of tee nagers . W offe red our help a nd to wed th em to sh ore . Aft er tangling the prop in wee ds a fe w dozen tim e s . we turne d into the c hannel whe re the hai t store is . We pulled up a t a do ck a nd t hen we nt over to wher e they were hol di ng an annual car p co ntes t . It was a cont es t whe re th ey give a ll s orts of priz es for the ones who shoot the largest carp wit h bows and ar rows or s pears . (l for got , yesterday we were down her e . to o. ) We s t arted up the mot or and he aded back towards the lake. Onc e on the lake I noti ced an old a ban do ne d house which we decided to s pe nd the night in be cause it was gett i ng la te . So we l an de d t he boat an d pulled it up to the old house. We carried most of our stuff inside. '1 went down to a store to p ho ne J une and le t them kno w we wouldn' t be home t~ ni ght . When I got bac k we started a fire where One had been going inside the house. We planned on cooking our fish a nd drying out our we t clothes. Just as the fir e got going. a man c Wl\e ba rgin g in . yelli ng at us and cussing Ius for trespassing on his property. He told us to get the hell out of here and leave the boat he re. Mark said we couldn 't do that. The man s aid he was goi ng to call t he s he riff. We quic kly pulled our boat into the lake and we re gone within minutes. We di dn' t know wha t to do now so we decide d to s tay at an ice hou s e just at the e nd of t he lake. We pl an ne d on sleeping outside and bui ll a fire near the ti n hous e. Aft er thi s we fis he d on the s ho re of the l ak e. We caught fish as soo n as our bait hit th e wa ter. W fis hed e ti ll dar k, then laid down next to th e fire. We didn ' t ha ve any s leeping stuff . just Ou r ra ins uit s . About tw elve o'clock I got up an d lI t th e fire a ga in becau s e neither one of us wa s ab l e to ge t a bit o f s l e e p. Ev en by the fire it was cold a nd we were ru nni ng out of wood_ W e de cid e d to try and sleep in the old ice hous e . so we spe nt the res t of the night i n t he re . W both slept on t he !loor. e Still , ins ide t he ic e hous e , we co ul dn ' t get any sleep bec a use of tbe e xtre me co ldness . ( Cont inu ed Next Week) • e •

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