The DynamiteR had a perfect banner stut in fast open territory for
the 210 Open Class riders who would
be making two loops on a thirty-fi vemile course.
If the riders thought the start wa..
fast, they hadn't seen anything yet as
they were heading for a seven-mJle
straight salt falt run, which is just like
Bonneville without the benefit of proper
gearing and tuning which caused a few
bikes to die by the wayside.
Price Pushes Preston
Gary Preston, H38 Open Expert 00 a
Triumph, moved right up to the front at
the smoke bomb !xlt was pushed by
Reed Price, H25 Open Expert also on a
Triumph, most of the fifteen miles to
the dry lakes. This created an all-out
drag on the dry lakes between Preston
and Price which was won by Price.
Preston was able to pass him in the
boon-docks, a couple of miles from the
dry lakes, and had a good lead at the
first gas check which he held for the
entire second loop. Gary came in for a
solid win, turning the seventy-mile
course in one hour and forty five minutes
to lead a contingent of nine Triumphs to
the finish line. The second man in was
Price, who tried desperately to close
the gap wt didn't quite make it, arriving
at the finish line approximately one
minute behind Preston.
The third and fourth finishers were
also dueling it out on the Bonnevilletype dry lakes with Bob Arison, #80
Open Expert on a Triumph winning out
over DoYle Fields, H204 on a Triumph,
who received 1st Open Amateur. The
first 250cc bike in was a Bultaco rIdden
by Bill Messer, HIOOx. Bill held his
position throughout the entire two loops
which shows that he really had the
Bultaco tuned right to be able to keep
up that pace.
Most of the riders agreed that the
course was very well limed and safetymarked, especially going across the
dry lakes where the Dynamites had placed
orange pylons to mark the course, but
many felt they had enough of the dry
lakes since most of the desert bikes are
not set up for Oat-out top speeds,
The Dynamites are to be congratulated for the efficient manner in which
they handled their run. Everyone was
able to get a good day's racing in and
still have plenty of time to get home
early and start tunin g for the next race.
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Sunday's race was typical of all the desert events held in the Hi
Vista area, as you were riding in powdery sand which you could not
see through unless you were one of the leaders. The terrain is very
fast if yo. have the gnts to tum it on, get 0(( the course and stay out
of the dust, but this Clla get a little hairy since the side trails are not
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Trail Bike Class
The Trail Bikes started 15 minutes
after the Open Class, and went one 35mile lap on the same course tha t the
hig bikes used. The winner. Jack Morgan. H13 on a Hodaka, had moved up
into the big-bike riders and was running
about HOth when he came over the
finish line of the trail bike class. Jack
has been one of the most consistent
winners of this class. and has lead in
the point standing of over 400 points.
The second man in on a Honda went
by us so fast that we couldn't catch his
number. There was quite a duel between
·Norm Benham, H301 on a Hodaka, and
Pete Foster, H279 also 00 a Hodaka,
with Norm pulling out all of the stops
and leading Pete to the finish line by
only 100 fee t.
The amazing Jan Ditson, using her
clean feet-up style, came in for a solid
5th on her Yamaha.
All of the trail bike riders really enjoYed this course, as there were no
impossible hills. It's races like this
that make you want to come back for
more. wt we're all praying for rain.
Above: Gal')' Preston, THE WINNER! Above right: Bill Messer, first 250 rider In. Right: Jeff
Wright, on his flyIng machine. Below: Reed Price, 2nd man In.
DYNAMITES HARE SCRAMBLES
Hi Vista, Oct. 29, 1966
Gary Preston, Open Exp,
Reed Price, Open Exp.
Bob Arison , Open Exp.
Doyle Fields, Amateur
Bob Ferro, Open Exp.
Steve Kirk, Amateur
Howard Beach, Amateur
Jeff Foster, Amateur
Bill Messer, 250 Exp.
TRAIL BIKES
Jack Morgan
Nonn Benham
Pete Foster
Jan DUson
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They WARNED you not to mess ;«Ith the frame!
BSA OPEN HOUSE
On September 17, 1966, BM
Motorcycles-Western held an bpen
house in their new million-dollar
building at 2745 E. Huntington
Drive, Duarte, California. Mr. E.W.
·Pete" Colman, Vice President and
General Manager, greeted over 800
people and presided at the informal
gathering. Tours of the sparkling
new facility, dedicated by Lord
Snowden in November of 1965, were
conducted, after which refreshments
were served. Each of the ladies
recei ved an orchid, and the gentlemen were presented a small re,Plica
of the trowel used by Lord Snowden
at the dedication.
BSA-Western is certainly to be
congratulated on their plant which
utilizes the most modern methods
available in their office, warehousing· and processing departments, in
keeping with the constant growth
and popularity of the BSA machine ..
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