Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

BAY IlARE SC:U-LES ,,"12,1911 5llec: CL ASS 1. Robert Fiesler Z. Craie Love 350cc NOVICE 1. Jolin WUey Z. Dacene Smitll 500cc AM./EXPERT I. OIudI Berry 175cc CLA 1. Bandy Smitll Z. Jerry wellingham 3. Jam es Carter 500cc OVICE 1. Joe Gar..... Z. Dan Border 3. R. F. Millner Z$Occ EXPERT I. Joe Brown 2. Wayne Schmidt 3. Jay Carter 100cc CLA 1. Gary Bailey Z. Marshall eibert 3. Joey Sanders 4. James Daley ~. Mike David 6. Romie Peet 7. Ed Strand 8. Tim Morrison 9. Ken MarldJam Z50cc AMATEUR • I~dy Burak 2. Don Shor e 3. Bill Friant 4. Tim Hart ~. James Cooke 6. Larry Nolen 7. Daniel Kline 8. Tom Mulo 9. Jimmy Thomas 10. Larry McCleUan 11. Dave Newton IZ. M.W. Freeny 13. Gary Bailey 14. Mike Leitch 1~. Wayne Hudson Pts. San Mateo El SObrante 8 8 8 FOI"t Bragg Woodside 7 lOOcc CLASS 1. Ron Grant San Mateo 88 Z. Georganne Muhlberg San Francisco 6 3. Reg Pridmore Santa Barbara 4 lZ5cc CLASS 1. Hayes Williams Z. Steve McLaullblin 3. Windy FOI"ema.D 4. Dick Raschke 175cc CLASS 1. Jim Williams Z. Ed Meacor 3. Fred Muhlbere 4. Maurice Conserriere Z50cc CLA 1. Art 8alaanu Z. Ron Gflult 3. Bob Cambou 4. Merv Wrigbt ~. Steve McLaucblin 350cc CLA 1. Art BaUlllllJlll Z. Ron Gmnt 3. Dick Kilgroe 4. Dave Barchan!s ~. Martin Brink wortb 500cc CLA I. Dick Kilgroe Z. Tom Povey 3. Eric Dahlstrom 4. Phil Makanna :I. Jack Nichol lOOOcc CLASS 1. Tnunan H....phries Z. Dave Bostrom 3. Paul BeoneU, 4. Bill Lyons :I. Ed Meagor 1380cc SIDECAR 1. Beg Prhbore Emie Cae8lll"(Pas) Z. Jim SadUek Marti Strong (Pas) 3. Merv Wrigbt SParks, Nev. covina Sparks, Nev. Berkeley 8 8 6 6 I. Z. 3. 4. ~. 6. 11 8 7 6 6 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara 8 Eureka 6 Sacramenlo EI Sobrante ? 4 ? ? (Pas) 4. Dave Boesdl TlIj1mga Tom Ri4Yard(Pas) Beseda 500cc CLASS 1. Tim Harl 2. B.D. Carpenter 3. Irish Cobb 4. Greg Smi lb ~. Kemeth Farmer 6. eil Cald well 4 Vallejo Daly City San Francisco San Francisco San Rafael 3 MEET THE RACERS RON GRANT AFM NO.1 By Dick Cutlass When asked 10 think of a rider who has been the most 8UccessM in furtherIng lbe aims and image or Road Racing on the west coast, our vote would have 10 go 10 San Mateo's Ron Grant. Now Z7 years old. Ron gained his first Road Racing elQlerience on a racIng bicycle near SUrre:Y, England. Realizing that his slender ·twiggy" build was In some danger or becoming overdeveloped in the legs only, he shifted his naturally coQ)etiti ve Interests 10 molorized bikes wilb his debut resulting In a lOth placing in lbe '61 Brands Hatch point s&aDdings." This is roughly equivalent 10 winning .. AMA ational umber as a novice! Be decided 10 migrate 10 lhe .S. of A. with a diSPbced Hollywood type ~ Dick Wyler...... introduced him to Jli.s first F1M Daytona effort, whi cb he led anW his Manll expired late in lbe race. He tIleD cJimlued a '6Z West Coast But Hod Hon Soz Hod IkId Hod Hod 6re Gre Gre CZ Gre But Gre Gre Gre CZ Bul Gre Gre :lCl-100cc G.P. Ron Grant Georganne Muhlberg Ron Pierce Tony Nicosia Bert Cal dwell 101-17~ G.P. Ron Grant Goorgame Muhlberg Mike Conserriers Tony Nicosia Fred Muhl beeg : CZ Mat CZ CZ Hon Mat ALL PRODUCTION Ron Grant Jobn Graber Beman! Brinkworlb James Bar! Sid Chambers Bill Giles Bill Boomer La1Jl.Tence Singee Yam Bul Yam Kaw Mon Suz ItJ It J Z$O G.P. Art 8aImIann Ron Grant Steve Pederson Tom Filll2y r-SRnlllDroff-i~ '1ll!ID ~ __ l :~ ~I~ I HODAKA :~ A I I 2~1 OPEN G.P. Yam Yam Yam Hon Hon Art Baumann steve Pederson Ron Grant Dick Kilgroe Tom Finlay James Cben Yam Yam Bul Hon Hon --------------y. yo.. OO EXPERT Joe Brown Frank Roseberry Wayne Schmidt George Omo III Husk Gre 3~ Nov./AMAT Gre Gre Gre Husk Gre Suz Kaw Yam Hon Yam Hon Jaw Duc Jaw Mon • flavid SPray berry Darrell Smith David Matthews Stan Sanderson • • • • BSA BSA BSA Hon Ron Doc Hon 100cc OVlCE Warren Sanders Suz . JetTY Sanders Suz Donavan Bowman ? Emie Winslow Hod Ricb Biddle Mat Tn Tn Tn Tri l00cc AM./EXP Mike LaDe Avery Bensley Jeff Johnson Jim Maxwell RandY Matthews OP OVICE Cllnlon Howe Dave Mooney Darrell McCauley Ray COvey Bob Francesco CZ zoo Tri Pete Willis Tri BSA Rick Blake RandY Smith Tn Pat Mufl)by Tri Ray Yinger . . wins : J(ondtuJ, : .. SOcc PRODUCTION CLASS • : April 2 at Whiteman Park : • AFM Road Races • : : : RllIer: Sid Chum •• of Chambers Ent.-prlse. U.s. Representative : .. P.O. Bos 20033 Loag Beach 90801 : .. : Write f . Dealer InfDnua.. : : ******************* I AT LAST ......... em) OP AMATEUR Clarence Pitman Tn Rory Randall Tn John scantlin Tri Tom Lynch Tri Bob Leppek Tn 281-1143 • lin'!' 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Mid/:e Griffith EASTER EGG HUNT WINNER Ages Hi Lela Marie WoUord • : • • : • : • : Harold Sprayberry Ages 7-12 Sharon Bosse KiJ'by Shropshire _ by winning lbe OIIe and only race ever beld at Oakland's new airport before a record crowd of 40.000 011 the fabulous HOIIda Four. we vividly recaU anotber • Four" appearance of bis at Cotati later t.bat year. wilen he cheerfully agreed to ride a boll stock 30~ after the Four died In the pits, and easily notched a t.binI over all, bebiJId a pair or Manlles! 1963 foand bim riding a lben competili ve ~ Superba wi< 10 a second at the AM Daytona! In '64 he furtber astolmded the warlcP s best ractory ridees by finishing a stmng second 10 Alan Shepard's MZ Four on Orrin Hall's supertight and _erfast AMAlegal Parilla. which also dominated west Coast Road Racing for three long seasons. and even managed 10 emharass lbe mighty Honda Foor at Laguna Seca by finishing a lap ahead with Norris Rancourt aboard. (But that's another slory.) '64 was also the year Ron rode Ibis same "Gadget- 10 an impressive viclory at Dodge City. '6~'66 saw him placing second at lbe first 7:!-Mile Carlsbad National ahead of Daytona winner Bobby Winters befOl"e switching rrom the trusty Parilla 10 the really overpowering Suzuki X-6, with which he won Kent, Washinglon. Carlsbad again, and IIIOre than a few AFM derbies - Climaxing in his seWng an AFM point record 10 b~ come their outright cbampion in tbe ZOO and 3:lOcc classes, and AFM number 1 ror '67. Grant gi ves most credit (01" his rachis succe es 10 his lOi re Barbara and 10 bis boss at American Rell, ,.tlo both approve and ....olebeartedJy support his efforts as the AFM· s new San Francisco Chapter President and his po!iLtion as a BS..<\ and Suzuki Factory team rider. Indeed, Ron Grant provides the best example we've seen of lbe theory that "tt takes a great rider as well as a good bike to win races·. T~~Nonda C-z (t. HwqvarlUl. Complete Service. Parts. .'~Iin MOTtO. 5 2..22 t:. 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