Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
Issue link: https://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/125457
~ UGHTWEIGHT DIVISION NOVICE 250-ToCaI eIItry 50 Georee Walker Bul steve Ellsworth Hon AI Vanderpool Hus Gary GerLicb Bul Jon Thomas Gre Gary Heiner Gre Cbuck Kocsis Yam Billy Yarbroueb Bul Jack eartwricbt Hon Walt Rodolece Hus AMATEUR ~Total entry 14 steve staats Gre Bill Waters Gre Jimmy Thomas Bul Huch Gipe CZ Fred DanIlen(elzer Bul Lonnie Betts CZ Gary Robyn Gre Larry Halcy Hus Terry Tracby Bul EXPERT 250-Total entry 20 Bob Belt Gre Lynn Cole Bul Oliver Ancell Gre Gary Conrad Gre Lloyd Llneelpcb Gre Bob McLaucb1in Hus Gary Cole Gre W.L. Harry CZ Carroll Ditson Gre Ed Scbneidler CZ HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION NOVICE 650-20 1I00-25 Bill B1omcreo Tri stan Staats Tri Wes McAllister Tri Russ Jar! Tri IILL. steve. lbomas LaF-eaiD Gail A. Ferrell Ed EmpSOn Guy G. smith Tri Tri Tri Tri Tri Cm~eM.WiUis M~ AMATEUR:IOOo3 650-13 350-7 Rod Pacll Tri steve H1U Tri Gene Smith Tri T01II center Tri Bill ,JoImsoo Tri Bob Mazzenp Tri Bob Garnett Tri Warren selgf1'ed Tom Kuddy Vel Oscar V. Loya Jawa EXPERT 500-3 650-18 Mike ~ck Larry Bergquist Lon Peterson Reed Price James Martloo Jack Byers Dick Fletcber Gary Preston J.N. Robert Glellll Thomas Nor BSA Tri Td BSA Trt Tri Tri Tri Tri TRAIL BIKES-Total entry 36 Jack Marean Hod Jack Johnson Han Jan Ditson Yam Bobby steffan Hod Dick Wright Hod Rime Oshima Suz Carl E. steven Hod Bill Vdiando Hon John Mackay Hon Rod Robbs Hod HOT TI EAT OLD RED ROC By Bill Pettierew Red Rock Can yon again resounded to the song of large and small motorcycles as the Soutbern California M.C. h 0 s ted anotber European Scrambles on the twentyfourth of July. Two-hundred and forty entries braved the 110 degree weather to pro v e their prowess. There were two courses provided. one for the trail bikes and a larger one for the big bore bikes. Actioa on the small coowse cot oft to a wlleelie o( a start with ,Jack _ _ in the leall. Jack led tbroacb IBOst o( the race with the only oppositioa ~ inc (rom some bidt-spirited Honda Altboucb the Honda go's sported IDlII'e visible puncb. Jack's weD baDdled Hodaka proved the better bilIe (or IIIis JIflrticular ride. As usual the 250cc class provided many types of action along tbe course. In the Novice class George Walker astride his Bultaco. fended off second place, Honda mounted steve Ellsworth to cop first. Hard riding Al Vanderpool grabbed a good third. Greeves-mounted Steve starts combined his ability and his bikes' handling to gain first place laurels in the 250cc Amateur class. S t eve was closely hounded by second place Bill Walter who also rode a Greeves. Jerry Tbomas teamed UP witb his Bultaco to fend off tbe -rest of the field and clincb a third. • Fira '!'i.e Bob Belt. in his Ilrst ride on a bIa~ sP&DldJll:'new Gree.,es Cballenger Ilf~ ce~ in trouncing aU competmoo wbi Ie breaking in his new 1JUe in the 250cc Expert eveDL L.TnD Cole and his Greeves foogbt it out witb Oliver AII&I!I. also 011 a GreeveR. Tbe end result was a well-.ned secood for L,JIIII and a just as welM!arned third for Oliver. AllBteur 650cc's waced a &Dod race between riders. not bikes. Trilllllpb cashed in on aU tile glory in the first fhe places in tile class. Rod Pack • "8. • • • • • • Glem Thorn. . of the San Gabriel Club, open Eaperl. managed to win a bard fought first from Steve Hill. wIlo chased Rod most or tbe way. Tbird place man was Gene Smith. Variety _.It Isn't much, but we call It _ _ Mille Patrick oa lais last _viIIg I\l0rtoa. IBOWed dD_ aU bis ~ la tI1e Open Expert eveal. Mille C8IIIe from bebind to a strone Drst pmce by the end o( tI1e race. Larry BerCQlliBt and BSA ~ lIP f... a erasIMIodcing second. Lan:Y. did _ e (aney ~_ ing to avoid a pil_ OR a tricky wasb on the c:omse. I . - , Pe~ touPt tbe dust aU tI1e way (or a tbird OR bis Trilllllpll. As far as tougb days go. this was one of the tougher ones. not only on machines but on tbe riders. One of tbe 250cc Expert finishers fainted and a rider in the 650cc class was still missing wben tbis reporter left for borne. WItb !Word from some- wbo stayed on. the Highway Patrol am a Sberiff from Mojave were called in for the search.' Organization was excellent and thanks are due the SO. Calif. M.C. for a good rough day of scrambles. 'Ed Ocdee. lad _e oat early to practice witlJoat teUine lIIIYORe ~ be was COine. Be was 8IIalIen ... in a faU near tI1e _ _ road and decided to sleep in die shade _til be felt better. Be was located by IligbtfaU after SO Calif. M.C. and SberiWs dept. oflic~ bad speat the day seard1ing (... 1Iim. MORAL: WIleD ....ine out to practice lake a friellll aIclae. or ~ least _ wI1ere I,UiDg. ""'·re • .. • • teO •