Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

Rac ing Bulletin ••••• • • .. GRAHAM SPEEDWAY MOVES MID ·SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP Wit h hopes of attracting s ome of th e top mot orcyc le ra cer s in t he Na ti on , th e Blu e Baron s M otorcycle Club of T a coma ha s c hanged t he da t e of t he i r MidSe aso n Champi onshi p rac es at Gra ham Speedway from July 8t h t o Thursd ay ni ght Ju ly 14th . Trave ling profe s sional ra cer s from t hroughout the Uni ted State s co nve rgi ng on t he Northw est Region for t he AMA Na t iona l Ch a mpi o nshi p TT Rac e s at Cast le Rock , W ashington J uly 15 & 16th are s ure to tak e adva ntage of this extra payday at Gra ham. Anoth er factor t hat sh ould sw e ll t he e ntry, no racing activ ities are s ch e dul ed in th e Oregon a rea July 14th , a llow ing P ortland rac in g g rea ts Glen Adams a nd Sonny Burr e s of P ortland and a hos t of o the r experts to he ad north. Gra ham Speedways offici a ls report t hat pit fa cilitie s a nd seati ng hav e been in c rease d in anticipati on of one of th e bi gge st eve nts in th e tra ck ' s hi story . Graham's regular weekly rac i ng program will be c urtaile d July 15th in fa vor o f q ualifying trails at th e Nati onal on F rida y night . Motorcycle raci ng will re s ume July 22 nd at the re gular starting time: 8:00 p.m, The tra ck is located 9 mile s s outh of P uyallup o n Meridian Av e. COOLIES BI' \\ '( \ If • " COLUMN ('(nIh 1) • Eu rop e is fine . and th e F . l.M. me etings .and e ve nt s I attended we re grea t, but. 1t ' S wond erful to be back in th e good old U.S.A. There's no place like home. While I was gone , quite a few things transpired. I am very happy" to see that the Dirt Diggers e ve nt at P e rri s was succ essful and that they had such a fi ne turn-out of rider s . Sinc e I return ed , I' ve been asked many time s whether we ar e goi ng to s upp ort th e Dirt Di ggers' s t a nd co nce rni ng the A.M.A . and their c ha rte r. If the Dirt Di gger s wish tl? pursue thi s mat t er, th e A.C.A. wlll give them a ll the legal assistanc e that is necessary, and we will stand behind th em 1000/ to s ele ct 0 and choose the association the y would like to have sanction their e ve nts . W e also respect th e right they have t o s el ect the association t he y de sir e to affilia te with. T wo week s ago, a letter appeare d in Ihi s newspaper e ntitled · W hat a bout W s ?" I have been requ e sted hy several e peop l e to a nswer so me of the qu estions put forth in this article, a nd I will be more th an happy to do s o. T here a re many poin t s rai s ed whic h woul d ta ke a gre at deal of s pace to co ve r a nd a great many words, hut in hrief, th e A.C. A. is, more or less , a one-man ope ration, but s o a re othe r organ izations. Fo r one man to run an y association would be virtu ally impossi hle; it tak e a grea t deal o f help and work by many people. I hav e s pearheaded th e A.C.A wilh principle s th at are upheld by othe r individuals , a n d t hese people are really th e ones who made th e A.C.A . grow. We would very much like t o s e e F .l.M. rules us ed in this count ry at motorcycling e vent s , an d we hav e upheld th ese rul e s to th e best o f our ability. The ad option by othe r motor cy cling associations of these rule s will help forward motor cycling i n th e United State s , as well as I:~ing inte rnational competition to this co untry. It is a te rri ble feeli ng to go to international rac es an d s ee all the countries repres e nt ed with th eir rider s and not have o ne of t he greatest nations i n tbe worl d repres ented. It makes you fee l , mo re or less , like an out s id e cous i n to a great s po rt. I 've never consi de red mys elf as the absolute a uthority on moto rcycli ng or th e judge of good or evil i n the sport. I' m pro ne to al l t he inadequaci e s of a huma n being. I hav e mer ely tried to be as fair a nd as know ledgeable as possible wi th re gar d to the sport in which I am greatly i nter es ted. The reason for lh e re quest for A.M.A . 2-STROKE SPEED EQUIPMENT $5950 Purse for Ascot Entri e s c los ed J ul y 2nd fo r th e annual running of th e Natio nal TT Champi on ship that comes to As c o t Pa rk on Fri da y and Sa turd a y ni ght s July 2 2 and 23 rd . A re c or d hi gh purs e of $5 ,950 ri de s o n th e e ve n t wit h $4 , 500 goi ng ri d e s on t he e ve nt wit h $ 4 ,5 0 0 go in g to t he 24 fastes t E x pe rts a nd $ 70 0 to t he 15 fast est Ama t eurs. Th e bal ance of th e pu rse wi ll be paid i n l a p mo ney to th e l e ad e rs a nd t he four fast est Expert q ualifie rs . Th e annual e ve nt i s sanctioned by th e Americ anM o torc ycle A s s o ciation and pr e s ent e d by J . C. Agaj anian . NOMADS POKER RUN On the i r pok er run, June 24th, th e Nomad s o f Gard ena led a pa rty o f 30 bi kes a nd 36 people to Malib u Beach . Be fore th e run even got unde r wa y No el Bou ch e r wra pped up th e hard luck trophy with a brok en cl utch. Oth e r membe rs pitch ed in and helped him fix it, e na bli ng him to rid e th e event. Th e rou t e l ed throug h La ti go Canyon , a very winding road that put everyone 's clutch work to th e te s t. At th e e nd while both bik es a nd peo ple sat around and rested , a Bell helm et wa s ra ffl e d off, won by Bill Marshal from Ha rbo r Ci ty who had ridd en th e run on a BMW. The winni ng pok er hand was drawn by Larry Ell i ot t, the seco nd by Marvin Okumi and third by J o ey Kiih ul a. Mounted o n a Triumph TR-6R. DRAGS from front page ge le s in it s t rip t o th e north , compo s ed o f t wo Triumph s , a Honda a n d a Ha rl e y. EI ght pe op l e and fou r a utos. Thi s s a me gro up a rrived at F re mo n t a nd re t u rn e d i ntact which i s a maj or a c comp lishme nt ' ove r a 4 t h of Ju ly we eke nd . "The Kin g i s dead ! L on a Iive Ihe King! ". is a c ry passed down through the ages from t he old cou n t ry and no w re newed wi th e ve n ~real('r ' e ne rgy in e st a bli she d a class record of 1l. 30 el apsed. ti me. T he Triumph built by Mike Tuck er and ridden by yo ur re po rt er set th e mil es per hour figu re at 119.04 Harley Was There J oe .Smith joi ne d t he trek north with the Cycl e New s caravan , but fou nd no co mpe tition. His Har l ey is sponso red by La i dlaw' s Har l ey-D a vids on of San Gabriel. J o e an d Lai dl a w a re loo ki ng for o the r Ha rleys to race. Any ta ke rs? Funny Bikes c yc le dra g racin g. When t he ra ci ng action be gan at Fremon t , Di ck Rios a nd his twin eng ine T riumph "Two Tim e r" , becam e vic tim s o f an up rising in sp eed and el a ps ed times plu s th e "almost" common a pepe a ra nce at drag me ets, of me ch a ni cal failu res . F oothill Cycl e C ente r o f Upland s en t J im Cook a nd Boris Murr ay to th ei r destination and mat ch race wi th Di ck Rios unawa re that the t eam would re turn home wi th a royal c rown res ul ti ng from thre e straight wins , a new W rld a nd st rip o record o f 9. 67 s ec onds elap se d time and speed of 157. 89 mil e s per hour. . Thi s was not a day of one qui ck a nd fast run but of many . Th es e a re the ti mes tu rned in th eir o rde r of runnin g by the fuel burning Triumph doubl e, "Fl us tr ation" ; 9. 72 sec .- 156 .52 mph, 9.8 3 - 156. 52. 9.89- 154. 00, 9 .67- 157 .89 , and 10.1 3s e c. - 153.00m ph. It was th e fin a l th ree of that se ri es whic h defeated Di ck Ri os and eve ryone had to be qui ck, fo r th e now " e x-Kin g" gave not a n inch despite a dest royed gearbo x. Lo ng li ve the Kin gs , Murray a nd Cook , but I hop e compe ti tio n will mak e the m wo rk ha rd to ke ep the title . Thos e famila r with drag racin g kno w " funny cars " . and t hei r pe rfo rmances . These ve hciles a re by all o uts i de a ppeara nce, s t ock . In si de is something el s e agai n a nd nitro-methan e i s th e maj or power so u rce . W el s ta nds a nd he smoking ti res s e nd s pec tato rs to t hei r lo cal deal e r for a new ea r purchas e or t une up of the old . Now bikes a re to gat he r a little o f the spo tlight by th e a ppeara nce of two Triumph s and one BSA, each burni ng fuel a nd retaining stock a ppea ran ce. I hope mor e cy cle brands wil l app ear on th e dra g ra cin g progr ams, for ther e i s a greate r public app eal in s how t ricks tha n s how room. Orenalles vs Ebeling E ach Hond a fe U vi ct im of me cha nic al pro bl ems and o nly one ra ce was a c tually run. Wh e n time a rri ved fo r the fi rs t round, Dick Oren all es ' 350 Hon da wasn't read y an d so both machines sat it out. At the s e cond round both started but Ebeli ng's 450 Hon da los t its fi re due to a broken ignition conn ection and the 350 made a si ngl e run. Fo r the thi rd match ea ch fi red. staged without fa ult and as t he s ta rter's Il ag cam e up, ac celerated to the fi nis h lights . T he 450 took the win turni ng 12. 21 ela psed tim e to the 350's 12.76 E. T. E val uatio n of th e two out of thr ee mat ch ma kes it a dr aw a nd so meti me mayb e t hey will meet without "bugs " a nd o ffici al ly decl are a "i nne r. 218 Main SL • VeDice, Calif. 90293 Send Sl.DD for W ebco Accessory Catalog. Dealers write direct for li sts and prices, Triumph sets Records Eddie and Loui s e Doty won th e Mos t care ful Dri ver a ward. . The next run plann ed by th e club wi ll be J uly 24t h, when th ey will rid e t o Azusa to pan gold. Th e start will be at ' Honda o f Gardena a t 9:00 a.m, Bob Lou x of Mod esto, Calif., a nd Bob Ebeli ng s ha red record s o n 40 i nch Tri umph gasse rs . Loux rod e th e Triumph owne d by Kosman, th e we st coast dis trib uto r of Alf Ha gen dra g frames . T hi s machin e wei ghs i n at 195 lbs, a nd wit h Lou x' s li ght weight , plus Tr iumph po we r, NEXT WEEK-Willow Springs Weekend. Hilltoppers at Prado Park rid ers at the re ce nt Ri ver side ra c e was that we wer e trying to get th e course certi fie d for a world's point"e vent. T his world' s point e vent could be sanctioned by th e A.M..<\. . or s ome other c l ub, but it wa s nece ssary to have a good e ve nt in order to obtain th e certification : and we are happy to announce th e co urse ha s been certified and is eligible for a world's point e ve nt. So, th e A.M.A. . ,NEW.: :,'~-4'_~ PARR . T AN • • • Sunton lotion c ompounded es pecially to produc e a rich bronz e tan on men w ith fa ir skin. The s creenin g o gen t , 2- Eth oxyethyl p , Methoxyc innamate, inhi bi ts w avelengths pro d uci ng s ickly yell ow hues. We a s ked o u r cf-temists to pro d uc e a superi o r produ ct. This is it . 4 oz . 2 .00 rid e rs who did co me ou t and parti cipate in our event, in th e lon g run , mi ght ha ve hel ped themsel ves and th e A.M.A . But , no matter who parti cipated, the y helped mo torcycling in gene ral in this co un try as far as i nte rnational e ve nts are co ncerne d . T he E dit or mad e a mi s take whe n he replied t o the question that L ore n W il son put forth that the rid er s had to j oin the A.C.A. i n order to partic ipa te i n scram':lles or road ra cin g. T hi s i s not t rue . W do require that rid er s be me me bers of the A.C.A. i n orde r to parti ci pate in fl att racki ng bec aus e of th e ins urance , but we hav e nev er require d rid er s be membe rs of th e A.C .A. t o pa rti cipate in our road ra ces or our mo to c ros ses. W provid e $1 Oo-deducti ble e medieal i ns uran ce for non-profe s sional e ve nts . As far as my co nt rol ove r Willow Sprin gs is co nce rne d , I mer ely th row motorcycle e vents at t his co urse and ha ve nothi ng to do with fees c ha rge d to pra ctice the re , nor d oe s t he A.C. A. T he re is an e xce lle nt in s uran ce policy i n force , in fa ct it is s uch a good poli cy that we notic e the A.M.A. (Continue d to page 14) ~ ~~JIl[H L E55 HGDAKA EDDIE CROWELL 104 27 Pro iri r . lng lrwo od OR .3 ·9 573 WANT TO DO WHEELIES ? --First install a BARNETT CLUTCH AVAILA BLE NOW: Circle City Cycle Center HONDA & BSA 525 Maple St., Corona, California • 6T & E V ILUERS DUCA TI CLUTCH & PLATES RIDERS SEE YOUR DEALER. 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