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GiOil'iUli ~ BLUE STREAK • Q., M010RRACFR . Now Available in These Size,,_ 2.75x18 & 3.00x18 3.00x19 & 3.50><19 SHELBY :~c~a:aCk Tires Conung Soon DESERT FANS- • Next Week --2 De'sert Features SAN DIEGO SCRAMBLES • • • • ENT. 1939 W. Artesia BIYd. HOT TIME AT DEHESA By Matt Randy John Rice or • Rapid Recovery· from his crashes and near crashes and his hauling Honda demonstrated that engine size is not the only prerequi~ite for giving the big 40-inchers a run for the gold, as he chased Travis ·Panther· Petton who leaped into the lead each Moto Cross for an easy victory. We wonder if Travis uses ·tiger paws'? "Slidin' Bill Silverthorn swept the board by winning all three Motos on his mighty Montesa. Second Place went to lightweight star Donnie ·Ascot· Matthews on a Bultaco. The Oilers MC of Imperial Beach played host for another TI' Scrambles at Dehesa, located on the 8equan Indian Reservation outside San Diego on SUnday July 17. With temps in the high 90' s famed local hotsboes McCarley, Bayes and Co. gped for area beaches, The track was rougher and dustier than usual even though the water truck was used frequently. Undaunted by the heat and dust, over 100 riders turned out for a day's fun. The 500 Novice Moto Cross was won by Ken Cox on his Honda followed by former lightweight rider Norm Sllmmey. Mac McAllister on his new Triumph scored an easy victory in the 40-inch Open Novice, over second place rwmer Dick Woods. Look out Experts, he'll be with you real quick! , Clyde Litch the Long Beach lad scored a hat trick in the 500 Expert by winning all three Motos with the belp of Honda. Second Piace went to Holiday Honda's Don Finan aboard-would you believe... a Honda? John Kenyon and his Montesa outraced fellow riders for number one in the 250cc Amateur Moto Cross. The 250cc Novice Main saw number 140z Ron McGuire and Bultaco from Monterey Park lead all the way followed by Norm Summey on his Ducat!. Joe Phillipson on a Bridgestone copped the First Place Trophy in the 90cc Expert Moto in a torrid battle from start to finish. Carol Gooding, (Yamaha mounted) racked up another win in the ladies' Powder Puff Race. (Results on page 16) Gardena, Calif (213) 321-61&6 DRAGS from page 1 phy elimination by Steve Hurd's NortO? Bruce tried to leave the startmg line in neutral but couldn't make it and the Norton gave no quarter. Steve took the trophy turning 13.85 E.T. and 95.94 miles per hour. LeRoy Wyman showed us that his Honda is con istent by winning the class turning 13.83 E. T. at 9%.68 mph. Also in the winners circle was Don Bower and his Triumph. Don had to defeat three other equal displacement machines to coUect the trophy gold. He showed great performance and came out on top turning 13.36 E.T.and96.87mph. The smaller displacement classes were led in speed and elapsed ti,ne by Dave Allie's Honda. Ken La Plante won F Street and Gerry Korman took G Class glories. The little 100cc Yamaha of GrifBoyce defeated H street competitors in good style. Points or Interest The twin BSA of Joe Peterson and Skip Torgerson is suffering the growing pains of remedy and error in way-out new ideas. Their fantastic double has cost over S3,OOO in construction and development. Kolbe Cycle sales has helped ease this cost and is greatly responsible for the bikes development. A firm named RaceCarSpecialties,located in Reseda has done much of tbe machine work for the bike, such as the steering heads and uniQue jack-shaft coupling. A new help has come from PennzoiL Co. by joining in the sponsorship party. The oil is under tremendous load in this machine and has proven itself as the ideal lubricant under torture. No seizures, or glaze on surfaces under close contact and that is a chore for any oil. Bob Braverman ran his TDIB Yamaha gasser at Lions in preparation for some hot co m p e ti ti 0 n scheduled at the A.H.R.A. record meet next weekend. He is completely determined to be the world's quickest and fastest 250cc gasser and if will power has any bearing on the outcome, he wiU have no problems. Bob turned 12.73 elapsed time and 102.38 miles per hour, for the Lions record book and will even do better at the World Record Meet. That meet is next weekend (July 30th & 31st) at Lions. The cash awards are now at $400.00 and trophies will be awarded on the Lions drag strip class system. The A.H.R.A. classes will apply to World Records only. The most exciting race scheduled for this 'oig weekend will be between the dual- I., l. Wife engined Perry and Scotty team who turned 152.00 miles per hour Sunday and Murray & Cook who hold the strip record of 157.06 mph. Heads up and throttles open for a great two days of quartermile acceleration, beginning at 8:00 a.m. Saturday morning. (Results on page 16) Aggie Expects 150 for Friday Flattrack A few of the invading riders who were here for last week's National Steeplechase Championship are expected to remain in the Southland for Friday evening's (July 29) program at Ascot Park in Gardena. J.C. Agajanlan expects an entry list of 150 for the 18-event race meet. Sammy Tanner, the famed flattracker, will be looking for his 10th main event victory of the season. Tanner is closing in on Al Gunter's all-time record for number of wins at Ascot Park. Tanner now has won more than 330 races at the 183rd and Vermont A venue oval during a brilliant ll-year career. Dan Haa!n' and Ralph White are Tanner's closest pursuers in the race for the 1966 flat-track title at the 183rd and Vermont Avenue plant. The Amateur championship is close with Casper Grief, Ron Kruseman, Pete Bodette and Joe SChmidt the leaders. Don Roberts, Larry Pruett and Marty McDonald are in a tight scramhle for the novice lead. .'-""_.#_~ -- TECHNICAL TIP Riders of Yamahas with oil injection are cautioned not to run the engine with the clutch pulled in for more than a few seconds at a time. since the oil pump only works when the clutch is engaged. This means be sure to shift into neutral and release the clutch when you come to a stop. HODAKA MEN WIN So. Cal. M.C. Scrambles Red Rock, July 24, 1966 100cc EXPERT 1sf Jack Morgan HODAKA - HODAKABILITY IS FOR EVERYBODY HODAKA GIRLS WIN Oil.s M.C. Scrambles Dehesa, July 11, 1966 POWDER PUFF MOTOCROSS 1sf Carol Gooding 2nd Carol Chiara •• Silver City M.C. Scrambles Sunrise Raceway, JUly 24, 1966 1 S. Slagle sf SEE YOUR AREA HODAKA DEALER DIST~I~UTOR IN SOUTHERN CALIF. BELOW KERN COUNTY LINE H. A. NELSON (213) 243-101 7 Glendale, Calif. • • •~. SubsCII be to Cyclo Nows- soo palO 8. YOU'LL ALWAYS SEE IT FIRST IN CYCLE NEWS . 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