Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

l. the National Circuit Around the country with the Californians B)' .- Annette Ca mp Wh en everyo ne arrived back in Wauke ga n from the long weeke nd of rac in g i n Ohi o, they were a ti red and dirt y bunc h, but ra t her t riumphant. F or they had sho wed that they would not tolerate un s af e ra e i n g condi t ions. W s of ord prai s e wer e hear d for thos e ra cer s i nvol ved i n th e d isci pli ning of the moto rcyc le out la ws (report ed i n Cycie News la st week ). Ji m McMurren wa s the hap pie st to he home . for he wa s anxio us to prepare for the wee kly Sa nta Fe s ho rt trac k. IJe is third in point s ta ndmcs ther e and mor e than li kel y in the to p len in s hort tra ck s tan d in l;--i i n t he na ti o n.. ' .... T he nig ht of Jun e 29 he won hi s heat. th e da sh , his se mi and was Iourt h in the fi nal. Mert Lawwill took second in his heal , third i n his se mi , fifth in t he da s h and fift h i n the final. Mert is s i xt h in point s ta ndi ngs at sant a F e. Roger Ri eman is i n front a nd F red Nix i s in second. Th e Fou rth of J uly wee ke nd was a not her th ree day s of raci ng in the s tate of Wisconsin. Only one of the gang wenl a differ ent dir ection. Th i s was Red McKeen 27x , an d his wife Jud y. Th ey went to two TT' s. Th e firs t o ne wa s i n North Webster , Indi ana. Red led th e final until t he l as t two lap s, Then J oe Evans, Nati onal #46 , too k over t o win. Red took a well ear ne d second s pot . The ne xt day a t W a sh , Illinois Red ab had bike t roub les. His TT bik e i s a • s nortin' Nort on," Red rides out of Barney ' sSp eed Equipment i n Paramount• Calif. Red and Judy then drove up to Wisco nsin for the F ourth of July hal f l-MILE NATIONAL From Front Page a thrilli ng s how in the final when prerac e favo rit e J ack Warren was dueling for th e win with Springfield 's Ben Breed i ng. W en came up wit h a nat ti re on arr t he 7t h la p but refus ed to quit a nd ran ri ght down to the wi re wit h Bre edi ng for t he win at t he end of t en laps! W rren is a two time a mateur winne r a at nationals this year: T hi s was Bree di ng's first bi g win, Ohio's Le nny Waldo . a one ti me winner at natio nals , was a d i st a nt thi rd. T he natio nal trall now swings west for two nationals. This weekend at Castle Rock, Washington and the rollowi ng week at As cot P a rk in Los Ange le s . P rior to the Li ncol n race, DeMay ha d one 5t h place and one 4th place finish in national half mile comp etition. Har d luck conti nue d to dog George Roeder. Well on his way to a transfer to the final i n the heat ra c e. the Ohio fa rmer brok e a chain and was out of the running. (Results & P oint Standings on pa ge 1Z) • 1" .. mil e at Ka ukanna. He took fifth in his heat ther e. Beaver Dam ~ - M il e Th e fir st half-mil e in Wis cons in was at Beaver Dam. Thi s wa s a ret urn for so me of the ra cer s. Th e track was really i n ba d s hape thi s time . No body had worked o n the tra ck until race lime . T he Amat eur main was won by Ron Monr oe of Se attle . Washingt on. By Expe rt mai n ev en t tim e th e track wa s reall y rough. Phil Hawk and Bat es M yneaux ol banged toge t he r in th e main , kno ckin g off Phil ' s a ir cl ean e r. Mert Lawwill too k the win. with Babe DeMay i n s econd. Ni el Keen was third and Bat es Molyne au x who inCidentally is makin g a great co mebac k aft er a s erious injur y, was fourth. J im McMurren was fifth. Th e amateu r final was won by Ron Monroe of Washi ngt on. CANOGA PARK Custom Seats - Mowrcycl e Painting Pickup & Delivery Service ~ 7233 CANOGA AVE. 346-3700 WANT TO DO WHEELIES ? --First install a BARN Ell CLUTCH AVAILABLE NOW: BT & E V lLLl ERS DUCATI CLUTCH & PLATES Wausau Nex t Th e next days half-mil e was at Wausau , at th e fai rground s . Th e se tti ng was quite pi cturesque. A park s urro unded the tra ck and the re was a carni va l going for the F ourth of July we ekend. F rom t he i nfie l d o ne co uld see the F err i s whe el turning lazily in th e ba ck ground. Th er e was a fai r amount of c rashi ng i n the amateur heat rac es , l eaving only fi ve rid ers to go to the final. Dennis Kand enb ur g 20j . took the win. W est coa st amateur Ron M oe was fou rth onr and Keith J ohnson was fifth . Both are from Seattle , Washin gton . Sid Carlson won hi s heat and took a fourth in the final. Mert Lawwill ag ain took fir st sp ot, with Bab e DeMay i n second. Bat es Molyneaux s e, was third. Jim McMurren fe ll and injur ed his knee. But he was up and ok and will limp if he has too. to Santa F e. F rom he re the ra cers all drove about s ixty miles to t he center Eastern part of W s cons i n, just above Milwauke e . to i return again to Kau kann a for Monday's half mile . T he tra ck wa s in excellent s hape tack y, yet with a cus hion, The program was fa s t from start to finish. Me rt fell i n t urn four during his qualifying lap . He got his steel sh oe. foot still i n it . caught up betwee n the c arbu reto r and the engine o n his Ha rl ey KR. T his rea ll y gave his a nkle a turn and put him out for the day. He is limping around no w, but will be bac k in co nt ention soo n. Th en ther e was anot her spectacula r cras h i nvol ving P hil Ha wk i n turn three. Anot her rid er hit his front whe el In the heat ra c e , put ti ng him end ove r end . He suffered many abrasions and a Inju red right hand. He will be back at it again soon. Also he was s ec ond fastest qualifier of the day. The exp ert final was fast and furious. Babe DeM to ok the ch eck er ed nag for ay the win, with Ohio' s Joe Mes saros in second. Our boy Niel Ke en was third and Bates Molyneaux was fourth. In t he amat eur final it was again Dennis Kandenburg i n first, with Dallas , T exa s Jack McNairy in se cond. By Roxy Roc kwood THE II ISH LINE Sa mmy T ann er and Da n Haaby really put on the s how l a s t Fri da y i n what ha s to be a ne w role fo r Tanne r. . T his t im e it was Sammy coming t ro m way back to just abo ut gra b another Win . The past tw o se a s o ns have usually found him' out in front wi th Haaby or some ot he r ri de r closing fast i n t he lat e laps. • . We've said it befor e but last Friday pnm ed to score .th e bi ggest s woop e ver night again proved that Tanner is having his best seas on eve r in over ten on the Cahformans and the boys from years of racing. Oth er rid er s may win back. east~ . Fust time national press ure prove d the main eve nt from tim e to time but to be too much '.'5 only two northwes t you hav e t o beat Sammy every week . nd er s mad e the s i xteen man ti nal. Th ey di t ' re IcIon took the last two pos itions. P Elliot t Sc hul tz agai n look ed great It co uld be differ ent this ye ar but all th e s ame fron t runn er s wlll be ba ck . and we will go o ut on the li mb and say that he will wi n his first main event of in cluding w inn e r Dave Palm er and s e cond plac e. Bart Marke l. Bad Bart the s eason this coming Friday ni ght. fie ha s hee n finishing a co ns istent rode Ca stle Rock last year with a ha ltsecond a nd thi rd the last lew wee ks and mlle ri g withou t a rear brak e a nd led it until the final two turn s . T wo slower i f Schul t z Is goi ng to win one this year. nders tha t ha d to be la pped cost him thi s F riday is the ti me to start. F ollowin g P at Gos ch of late it i s his 6th Nati onal TT win. Aft er Ca stle Rock all the ri der s head Int er esting to s ee what an out-o f:stater ca n do agai nst the locals whe n he rea lly for Ascot and the nat ional TT the next get s th e ha ng of it . week end. Only o ne ri der, Palmer, has P a t l ed all the to p guys i n eit he r t he ever won bot h the Cas tl e Rock an d the Ascot e ve nt. heat , se mi or th e fi na l last we ek and is ready to gi ve the la ds a run from now No rider has eve r won the Asc ot SOlap Nati onal more than onc e. Def endi ng on. When you ca n do it i n the ea rly laps it is j ust a matter of time before yo u Ascot . champ is Sid Payn e who rumbled can also do it in the la t e one s . of ret irement th e la st few mo nt hs . Sid Randy Say is also star tin g to l ook was ~ nt e re d .at the last Asco.t T! and agai n hk e the top prospect after missrod e In practice but did not ride in the ing most of l as t ye a r and the fi rs t pa rt regu la r program . of this season. Only forme r As cot TT winner that He was a flne novi ce two ye ar s ago will not he entered this ye a r is Dick that did not ca ll his sh ot s righ t when h e Mann who is busy in Hawaii tryi ng t o l earn how to Hula on a Su zuki. mad e the mov e up the ladder last year. Going back out on an other limb , not He 's on t he right trac k now a nd co uId go all the way. so fa r ..this time . l et's say that t he Castle Rock National TT win will come TT N atilUna 1 N ex t back to California once agai n. No ce rTop TT rider s j our ney up to Castle tai n ride r as tbe re .ar e too many t ha t can win the north west biggie. Roc k this c oming weeke nd for their second annual 30-lap National TT race. Watch SChul tz at As cot thi s F riday nlght_ La s t year the boys up that way were all -------- - ~i~ RIDERS SEE YOUR DEAL ER. WE DO NOT SELL RETAIL For additional 5'110 dl~CC:~~~~ I:: .50 fil s 50 ~'oo, •••••••••,.. DO YOU WANT TO WIN - - - -..... OR DOHl YOU? 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