Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

DRAGS from frolt Pile • Bob Bravennan was matched against Charles YOIBIg, both Yamaha-molMlted and turning in the thirteen second bracket at better than 102 miles per hour. Bob did not stage properly and when the yellow light countdown began, Bob's lane drew a red light which gave the win to Charles. Braverman said ·color me red!· and congratulations to Charles Young and Burt's Yamaha of AZUsa. A similar event occurred in B street and the win went to Dick strickland's BSA. Even though Dick received the trophy gold, he would have rather trounced Triumph by just simply going faster and being Quicker. The 30.50 machines are increasing their performance to stay ahead of Honda444 bikes and this they are successfully doing. Harry Couch rode his Triumph to class winner in the C street division and Len Jasmin turned his over to Bob Michaels, who secured the C gas trophy. Honda's only strong contender was Le Roy Wyman and his 350cc record holder. This week Le Roy turned 13.80 elapsed time with a speed of 100 miles per hour and that is speed for a 350. At Lions Friday night seems to be less than ideal for competitors because of the conflicting calendar with other cycle events. As a result the turnout was not strong and the only hot competition was in D street class and F gas. Dave Allee brought out his record holding 305 to defeat three other contenders for tbe trophy in D street. This week he turned an elapsed time of 14.13 with a speed of 92.49 miles per hour. This is a little below par for Dave, but that will be remedied. Yamaha gave us a great race for F gas class between BOb Braverman and Dusty Foglesong. BOb's machine is a drag bike and Dusty's a road racer, but other than gearing there is a scant line of difference. Bob took the heads-up race with a final time of 13.18 with a speed of 102.38 Coming Attractions Next weekend, Irwindale Raceway will give us a first class race for top bike between the eight fastest machines of the meet. This shoul d be worth seeing! Sunday ,. Lions drag strip presents another all bike meet with 66 A.H.R.A. trophy classes. Then there will be a race for$I,OOO.OO prize money and while all of this goes on someone may set an A.H.R.A. world record or an A.M.A. national record. This is the first time that A.M.A. has sanctioned Quarter mile record runs and so score another stride in drag racing for bikes. Gates open at 9:00 a.m. Be there! One week from the aU bike meet, or September 17th, there will be the Arizona state bike drag championships with a big bundle of money for the winners and there are trophies to boot. A caravan to Tucson raceway will leave the SOuthern California area at 9:00 p.m. Friday, Septemher 16th, from the Eastland shopping center parking lot in Covina. The center can be seen from the San Bernardino Freeway on the north side. It is illuminated by a big May Co. sign. To be more explicit: take the san Bernardino Freeway east (from L.A.) to the Barranca turnoff and tum! Head North and the lot is directly to your left. See you drag racers at each of these big meets! (Results on page 16) . ................................................................., I ~ ..... • : ! i ! P :~ gUS fer k" 1'1 Ne BdC' ' ! Comes i ~ • • : • - i • • • SO DOES HUZOIL !! • • For two years (l!lli4 & 1965) Neil rode a 4-cycle bike in the desert & (thanks to HUIOil) held the #2 & #1 lightweight plate for those years respectively. For 1966, Neil switched to a 2-cycle and since we didn't make an oil for 2-stroker, he left us, Well, to make a long story longer... Neil hadn't even finished a race this year. Last week we gave him a can of our NEW 2-CYCLE OIL THE RESULTS?............ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • i : fIRST IN CLASS· FOURTH OVERALL ; PONDEROSA HARE SCRAMBLES SUNDAY, SEPT. 4th : ~ NEIL FERGUS ~ THANKS TO HUZOIU ~ ~ . • to< 8" high, laced, weiaht 2 Ibs. per pllir $15.95 plus C.o.d. post.ae KEN MAELY the shoeman Route 2, Box 758, Corona, Calif. Itk fit, "'lit IJIII, UI,in M,I 122.50 .. L. Roy.ym. . .ets off the mark on his 350cc Honda lor a run 01 100mph and 13.80. (Don Burbin PholDgraphs) L. Roy .yman swlIch.d Irom hI's own Honda to Ed McDonald's Harl.y-Davldson for his Ilrst ride on a machine 01 this tJP" Send boot or CIIrdboaird cutout. NATIONAL MOTOR SUPPLY CO OISTRIBUTOR FOR GOO~EAIl BLUE S1REAK MOTOR RACER Now A vailable in These Sizes 2.75x18 & 3.00><18 3.00x19 & 3.50><19 Special SHELS Y Dirt Track Tires Commg Soon Artesia 81,111. 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