Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

1966 OHIO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP T.T. RACE MEET PbotGs by DoaaId E. Pummell Photos Donald After an absence of 12 years from Allee ao of tbe trac ks Ohi o, the tracks of Ohio. professional toIuist trophy racing returned to the tourist Dayton Motorcycle Club's • Action Tcack of South west ern Ohio. " Track ot Southwestern Ohio.· Since 1954. J.R. Kelley of Dayton. J .R. Dayt on. bas beld the title of Ohio T.T. Chamhe ld Ohi o pion. whi ch he won on tbe Tre at y City whicb the Treaty Cit y t rac k Green ville. Motorcycle Club's track in Greenville. On 00 SUnday. October 23rd, J.R. rel m23rd , relinquisbed his title when he presented the quished when prese nted th e trophy to the new Ohio T.T. Champion. t rophy th e Ohi o T. 'to Cham pi on. Ronnie Rall. RODDie Rall, of Mansfield. the reigning Mansfi eld, rei gning Ohi o ~ mile champ, Ohio 'h mile chamP. Trimnpb mount ed Ronni e Triumph mounted Ronnie set the pace pa ce for tbe program during qualifications the pro gram durin g qualifi cations when be turned in a sizzling 25 :20 he turn ed seconds ne w t rac k reco rd. s econds lap for a new track record. GOld wrist wat che s were a warde d to watcbes awarded GOld Rall. TOm Faulkner of Dayton. and Don Dayton, and Berner of Springfiel d for the top qualifyof Springfield th e qualify' ing times in ea ch class of riders. in g each rid ers . The Novice Heats were won bY4 BerTbe Be rHans en Milwauk ee . ner and Royal Hansen of Milwaukee. The Novice Final went to John Francis of wen t Dayto n, Hanse n Daytoo. Hansen was s ecmd, Jack Bastin secood. Basti n He ights , of Highland Heights. Kentucky was third, and Tom Diepsenbas of New Paris. third. Di epsenbas of Paris, Indiana was fourth. The Amat eur Heats went to Tom Amateur He ats Fanlkner and Bill Si egle r of Maderia. Fanlkne r siegler The Amateur Final dev eloped into a four developed man tag team match with Faulkner nipFaulkner man ping Siegler for the win , wit h Earl th e win, with E arl Starkey of Columbus edging out Mike Col umbus Mansfie ld. Brown of Mansfield. The fir st Expert Heat wen t to Rall in first E xper t went in the time of 2.37:90 seconds. Not to be of 2.37: 90 outdone by friend Ronnie. T om Hei! of outdooe Ronni e, Tom Heil Da,yton. riding one of Edgar Fubr' s Dayton, ridi ng E dgar Fuhr' Jl(Jlrerful H-D specials, captured the llOlI"e rful specials. second Expert Heat in tbe time of 2.36: Ex pert the 20 s econds. seconds. Rall led the expe rt Final from flag to expert !lag with Heil on a sho rt s trin g in the flag short string Triumph's shadow. The dogfi gh t for Triumpb's Tbe dogfight Rail on his •., 10 a De. T rac k Reeord In llIe Cba..lonablp. an bl• way new Track Record Ih. Chall'4llonsh1p. 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Alameda St., Compton, Calif. 90224 - PlIone (213) 774-1574 plac e third and fourth place money stole the limelight from the front runners. Harold t~ runner s . Ha rold Lyons of Indianapolis, riding Pop DreyP op er's screaming Beez er Twin, fought e r's screamin g Beezer T win , foug ht off c hal len ges lap after la p, challenges lap aft er laP. first by Bob Hinkle of Phillipsburg. then by Dan Phillips burg, Nealeigh of Rossburg. In the fi nal laps. Ro ssbur g. final laps , the trio would storm out of a comer, tri o would down the chute a nd then tickle one anch ute and other i n ot he r in the ribs with handle grips ri bs ha nd le through the turns. th rough turns . After the fall of A.M.A. starter Duke Duk e Arter Pennell's checkered nag, the judges Pennefl vs Rag, the declared Lyons had nosed out Hinkle ha d and Nealeigh for third place IIllIney. Nealeigh t hird money. The line up for the feature race of l in e the th e afternoon ha d Rail on the aftern oon had Rali o n the pole positio n tion with Heil. Hinkle and Nealeigh Heil, Hin kl e alo ngside . Star tin g in fif th spo t was alongside. Starting in fifth spot John Hery J ohn HelY of Union wit h Mike Moore of Uni on with Mi ke th e outside. lin e Vandalia on the outside . Off the line and th e th e first lap wa s a nd at the end of the fir st lap it was Heil .in the lead with Rall. Hinkle, . in th e Rail , Hinkle, Nealeigh. Moore and Hery in a s narli ng and snarling Nealei gh, pack. At the e nd of the front Chute, Rall th e end th e chute , Ra il reached into his bag of 72 mile tricks, ba g Y2 t ricks , th e passing Heil high on the outside, riding the the rim of the track like a hi gh wire high a rtist. Hery artist. Lap two HelY dropped out with a ruptured fuel tank. Ronnie a nd T om, Ronni e and Tom. setting a torrid pace, droppe d the lap a to rri d pac e , dropped times into the 24 second bracket. Lap th e bra ck e t. La p Neal 13 proved unlucky for Hipkle as Nealprov ed eigh, the Rossburg Flash, moved under eigh. th e Ros sbur g goin g t hrough him going through the esses . At the end esses. end If lap 18. the leaders started lapping the 18, t he lea de rs lap pin g the slower riders. with Rail moving on rid er s , Rall through. an d Hei! getting caught in trafthrough , and Heil ge tti ng caught fic brought an end to a race that either brou ght ra ce could have won. co uld ha ve After a victory lap, Ronnie stopped la p, Aft er at the starti ng line where he received th e starting li ne the honors of being crowned Ohio T .T . hon ors bein g crowne d Ohio T.T. Champion by J .R. Kelley, who stepped Kelley , down af te r a reign of 12 years. after (Re sul ts on page (Results 011 IBge 16) HeI'. Ibll a d HI.1e square II off ... slide, above, aid belo•• DaJtDII M.C. Presl ...nt Wall Hinkle and s11......... and below, Dayton President Wa lt lieU. s.ta pre.lds tIIe I s tile troplly Ie ... champ R_le Rail. (What' s tile lUtter Walt doG'l lbo.e , to _ cIaa. . Ronnie (WIulI'. Will matter Wa lt don't those , . . , OMe &lrls . - Ie lIIe races?) pretty Oldo Clrls COIIlI to the , • • •

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