Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

• #81 John R. and #3 J im Hunte r r~ed this close until••• - - • PRADO JULY /ffb 'fJ,,§ By Maureen Le e Weather was as hot as th e ra cing at Prado Monda y, Ju ly 4t h . Wit h t he J a ck Rabbits a s s po n s o ri ng cl ub , th ings go t unde rway s lowly (for t hem) whe n th e ambulanc e was late for prac t ic e sessio n , but spee ded up as the day went by ..T he Jack Rabbit s re~IY ke e p thei r he a t board ul.l. You can see what 's coming up wa y ahead of ti me. In the cool of t he mornin g, Li ghtP at P at rick rode weight s ta rs Da vid Ham. and Kirk Into Cyc le M cDow e ll rene wed the ir wee kly ba tt les News' paces. on thei r Hoda ka an d Honda res pe cti vely. In th e 50cc class i t was Jay Le wis winni ng the main wi th that really excellent Amateur -clas s youngster named Chr is Robin s on behin d him. • ~ Iuu Ik ~ 1966 BSIJ 14-. <71ce IuIee4. ~ IuuJe ' - ' ~ It» ~ UI. dock ~ ~ to. JUJIJ, Ul.ckJiNf Ik ja/wiOd _ VICTOR tJ. IuJ.e tJ. IJ~ - ~ Th e Bullaco trigad e wipe d up the res t of the Light weight classes. Late ly you see more of the se mac bine s than an y other brand . ca rl Patrick took the Z50 E xpe rt clas s by getting way ou t in front and s taying t he re a nd another of hi s Novice cohorts from Ascot Park , Jobn Sprague, took the 250 Amate ur Main . J im Beny won the 250 Novice clas s with cbampion s urfer Mi cki e Munoz in s econd. Tb ere' s the spirit of Indep enden ce for you! Instead of sp endinll: J uly 4th in the ni ce cool ocean, ickie wa s ban gin g ten In hot lea ther s M on th e back of a Bultaco. THUNDERBOLT SPITFIBE MK 11 · .. '" '" = Long Beach Honda ''" " THE • • • • ---------~_. HILLTOPPERS M.C.: cordially invites you to th e Now Distributed By • .FIRS AN NUAL T • T Hee Scrambles~ e~ TEE HEE SCRAMBLES) 218 MaiD SL • Vonice. CaliL 90293 Send Sl.DD for Webco Accessory Catalog, Dealers write direct for lists and prices. Above: J . J enkins, udy Leader. Below: Joe Nelth e and Don M iller shared 3rd place. - - -~ -- -- -; SA VE up to $10 0.00 New ' 66 Honda's and Bultaco 's Two BIC Location s MA YWOOD·BELL HONDA 6101 Atla nti c Blvd. 583-3409 LOMITA HONDA 2073 W. Pacific Coast Hwy. 326-3810 • motorcyclin g ra c es a t Hill snap . Gap' • • JULY 17 : Pract ice starts 8 a, m. l 1,Tmlle Course • •••••••••••••••••• • Little Bikes 9 a.m. Big Bikes • Am. & Ex. 12 noon Novice Bi g Bikes 2 p.m. •••••••••••••••••• Limed from Castaic Junction North on Hwy. 99 to turnoff. T ake Val Ver de P ark turnoff at Shell Station and Serra Motel from Hwy. 99. (See map) •••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••• .................. Ga te Donation $1. Hot Food & Cold Be er Overnight Camping See pos te r for entry & Gate prize AMA Sanctioned -- Point e ve nt MAP· • COMING SOON! ••••••• : the : CALIFORNIA SCRAMBLER • by DOT :Telescopic forks .- Aluminum Rims • and : 35 HORSE POWER ,,'.. t Van Wyck Enterprlses 8841 Brookhurst, Anaheim , Ca lifornia Tel. (714) 776·3809 Dea ler Inquir ies Invited ~ • • • • • RON J ONES PRESENTS IN EL TORO 0 ••••••• ~ u.. ~'~ ~- ----- t'" Durin g the day'S events, P ra do had much more t han it's usual s how of cras hes , some re s ulting In broken bones; but none of them were so hair-rai s in g as t he o ne Involving Joh n Rice. With the 21 i nct.e rs ridi ng with the 500 Exper ts an d J im Hunter out i n front, J ohn R. wa s as usual provin g t ha t he can go as fast as a nyone . was flying down the s traight with Darw in Ballard a nd J ohn Heynemann on their thundering Goldie's ove rtaki ng him. Da rwin got by on one si de right at the poi nt on t he straight when you ha ve th e bi gges t handful of thrott le yo ur bik e Is capable of givi ng yo u, :l!1d J ohn , in turni ng his he ad to look at him as he went by , mov ed over jus t a little and J ohn Heyn emann was o n t he ot he r side. Tap ! John H. wen t into turn one so cros sed up you co ul dn't beli e ve it. and Jo hn R. was bouncing down the straight in a rolled up li ttle bal l wit h hi s Honda right along s ide copying him. all i n a bi g cloud dust. All J.H. had was one small scratch , although his machine only s urvived one lap In the thi rd moto later . Bill RUey had L a rry W hurn to co nil tend with in the Open Ex pert class. l\'ilbum won the f i r s t moto an d the second and Utird hea ts saw so me real hard riding, but it's al ways seemed that at Prado anyway. when competition is hea vies t , Bill al ways ha s a bit more dri ve and a co u p i e of extra ponies luck ed awa y. Mike Cham berla in on a new 500 Triumph won his c lass In spite of a very determine d loo king Ed Bee c hing chasing him on a BSA, the s e two being a nice lit tle dis tan c e ahead of the res t of the pack . T he Open Novice class fell to Rollie Cl ar k with Ed E noc hs second. This event could have gone to either man, they were !eally cha rging, ( Re s ults wer e In Cyc le Ne ws last week) 1 ~ ~ ~ WWice Gi • • : SlOS Atlaltic GA 3-1433 • • • : 4328 E. AlGht. 439-0943 : •.....•.••.................................•............. , ::: :; John R. Gets Of[ 0 ~! UI. UIiIuUx'jtMt Spanish Armada • 8,leA HfJ",Ja Royal NE 84864 Enf ield Specialist COMPLETE ROYAL ENFIELD PARTS S UPPLY 1955 T O 1965 SHELL Rd. MOTORS century 3346 Lynwood, c.lif. gJuui

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