Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
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ATTENTION COMPETITION RIDERS! A & A MANUFACTURING Now Features I Select Line It jQUllitJ COlIlJIInents for All cycles AIR CLEANERS COMPRESSION RELEASES ALT. COVERS-HONDA SCRAMI and more, MUCH MORE ~ention Cycle News when Writiag 11 A & A MANUFACTURING • • 1036 EI Camino Redwood City, Calil. Dealer Inquiries Invited ~'T[HlE55 • HODAIA ~ .. SALES" PARTS· SERVICE EDDIE CROWELL 10427 Ptair;~.lnglewood OR.l·95iJ "i~non> So. . 01 tIMI top 12 In the Ascot \2 ollie point sUndings. Standing left to rlchl, Romero, Lacher, Haaby, Lewis, Gosch ..d Bruc.. Kneeling, 011 the leIl, Is Sa Tanner hich point leed. and Relph White. First thr. in point st_dlngs received awards and the top 10 all received &ardahl jackets. o LAWNDALE CYCLE INC£ • YAMAHA ~ • • Motorcycle Racers Incorporated, tbe national riders' union. sponsored tbe annual AMA professional riders banquet and award night for tbis season - and a rousing success it was. Trophies and tribute were paid to tbe top ten local riders in tbe half. mile and TT racing divisions based on points gained at Ascot and Irwindale race tracks. Hosts were tbe MID board members. Ralph White, sammy Tanner, Neal Keen. Blackie Bruce and Walt Mahony. Over 200 people attended the annual affair tbat is the gathering of the clan for the last time each season. Special achievement awards were presented to Mel Lacher,Shorty Seabourne, Mike Morton and Larry Earhart. The awards came in dual forms of trophies and stop watches. Roxy Rockwood was master of ceremonies for the awards night that annually pays tribute to the top professional riders from Southern California. Motorcycle industry notables were on Mnd from Triumph, BSA. Suzuki. Harley-Davidson and Montesa along with many cycle dealers from the area that sponsored many of the riders in 1966. ,Also present were race promoters. Don Basile. Don Brymer and Jack Tice, the three promoters who will again host the vast majority of the AMA races in the area again in 1967. Additional special awards also went to the top tuners in the half mile division with C.R. Axthell.Gary Bray, and Jack Hardy taking home gold cups and jackets for a job well done. In addition to the many elegant tropbies awarded to the riders, there were also two dance contests, a fast contest for the new and younger riders, and a waltz contest for tbe older members present. The two winning couples also received tropby awards. Tbe MRI board bas already begun making plans for next year's banquet whicb will be just one of their many projects to promote better racing in the area next year, VELOCETTE 15324 • BOULEVARD SP 2 1822 OS 6 iS48 THE FAMILY FUN CENTER a.",. ~ Levvis 'ihI'IJmm ~Yamaha C. R. Axtell, tuner lor Sam Tanner, received the tuner 01 the yur award Irom Cycle News, (held by Tanner right) along with a Daytona Helmet and a Berdahl jacket. DAYTONA 400 S. Atlantic - Los Angeles 2G~544 PROVEN ~g~" THE 32 TO 40 TO 1 LUBE RACING CASTOR and SUPER FILM Extremely clean burning UNEQUALLED for INJECTOR or GAS-OIL MIX Amate.. Shorty seaborne, ·Our group had HAWTHORNE LAWNDALE CALIF ~~ 40'" lewer cavatles!" Due A T I SALES"SERVICE" PARTS" RENTALS ""&""~AI"AII" Hlp point NoYlce\2 mile award was given to Marty lIacOonald, seen here with tuner Jack HardJ (rlcht) and sponsors H-O Dealers Assoe. President Joe Walker. (left) lIt!' ADDZIP ADDITIVES t433-1437 FIRST ST. ESCALON. CALIFORNIA. ... : a. '" ... '" ...