Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

INDOOR SHORT TRACK RACING a l _ A_a In san DlelO. All classes, no;lce, ama1_ and elql8rt professional s. AMA sanctioned by J.C. ApJanlan. T'Ml classes: lOOcc & 250cc. For further Information call DA 3·5055 In Gardena. Additional races al San Dlelo In May and June. TRIALS & RELD MEET, held at Doullas Aircraft Rod & Gun Club al Lakt Isabella Lodle. Six traps, Ilant slalom, slow race, atc., $2.00 entry. Steak barbecue Sat. nlpt, brtakfast available Sal. & Sun. Seml·famlly affair, ladles class, reams of trophlts. Takt Hwy 178 to Lake Isabella. Contact R.N. Beleman,4265 Petaluma, Lakewood, for more Informatlon. SAT. & SUN., APRIL 29 & 3D, 1967 CITY OF HOPE SPRING TOUR~ RRC points event, Nl.A Tour Award. At 29 ",alms, Calif. Parade starts at noon, downtown 29 Palms. SUNDAY, APRI L 3Otb, 1967 , TT SCRAMBLES, FoUl Aces M.C. pre_Is at Prado Park. LIFtwal.ls praellce 8 am. race 8:30. All bll bikes practlce 12:30, race 1 pm. Side Hacks welcoma and Loners. AlIA sancIioned, Dlst. 37 points run. TT SCRAMBLES, 5/B-niIle drt course at Masa. Take Inlerstate 5 to Main St. In Chula VIsta, III. follow Maln for S miles to Brown Field. Look for sips to track. Practice 9:00 a.m., flrsl race at 12:00 noon. Tall lur sugesled, ~ sanctllllled. HARE SCRAMBLES at Calif. City, marked from lolf cour_ San Gabriel Valley M.e. sponsored. Start 10 am. Don'l park In lilt middle of Iht plls. FRIDAY, MAY 5th, 1961 AlIA SHORT TRACK, vallejo Sp..dway, Val'eJo. Quarter'mllt track, novice, amateur & expert proftsslonal riders. Flrsl ract 8:15 p.m., artd every Friday nl pt throughout the summtr month s. MAY 6, 7, 13 and 14tb PLEASURE FAIRE at Wtstlakt Vilialt In Thousand Oaks. Elizabethan Fair prtsenttd by radio statl ... KPFK. Dally processions and ctrtnlOnlts on tach day of tho fair. Art ell splays, crafts, psych.dellc happenings. Admission fr... Takt Ventura Frwy. WISt from L.A. to D.ck.r Rd. turnoff. Tum rlpt (north) to Simi Rd. then left for two and a half mll.s to fal rlround. SUNDAY, MAY 7tb, 1961 AFM NATIONAL ROAD RACE, Cotati, CaUf. ... 6th ANNUAL PROSPECTORS ENDURO, In III. scenl c Afton Canyon arta. Starl 9:01 a.m. Approx. 130 milts, muffle and llcenst not rtqUlred. Start and finish at Martha's Caft and Lak., 15 min. east of Barslow ... Hwy. 15, at Harvard Rd. offramp. Food, ps, and fr.. sWlmmlnl for .veryone at start. Camplnl facllltlts. Follow-up by BarstowJeep Rescue Squad. Mall $3.00 10 Prospectors ..C., 1651 Mark.1 St., Gardena. Dtadllnt ml dollht Sat., April 29, post entry $'Loo. Drawlnl for numbars !lay 2 at Thorn"'rl Park In Gardena at 8:30 p.m. TT STEEPLECHASE RACES, capitol Sp..dway In Wtst Sacramento. Novice, Amateur & Expert will run for 40'11\ of lIIe lale, AlIA sane. PracUce at3:3O p.m., Ume trials al 5:00, nrst race at 6:00. Admission $2.00 for adults, alts 12-16 and unlformtd _vlctmen $LOO and kids under 12 f.... Fr.. parklnl too. TT raclnl al Capitol tvery othtr Sunday tvenlnl startlnlMay 7. MONDAY, MAY 8th, 1967 OPERATION MOTORCYCLE blood donations Call Ken al (213) 964-2674 or 333-1942 for Information. SATURDAY, MAY 13th, 1961 HALF.... LE FLATTRACK, Tular. County Falrlrounds, TUlare, Calif. AlIA Class C dirt traCk, nllbt rac., n.w liFts have b.tn In· stalltd. Novlct, Amateur, Expert·rldt for 40% of lilt latt. Practice starts at 5:30 p.m., tlmt Irlals at 7:00 p.m., first ract at 8 o'clock. R.f.... Hank G.ndusa of Fresno offlclatlnl. Adml sslon $2.00 adults, $1.00 al" 12·16 & uniformed strvl comen, under 12 fret, and parkInl free to all (with euard In attendanct). SUNDAY, MAY 14,1967 SECOND ANNUAL MOTHER'S DAY RUN by Norwalk Rockets. Call (213) 863-9106 for Information. TT SCRAMBLES at Debtsa Speedway, AlIA sanctl_d. Sianup at 9 am, racts at noon. Locattd n ve milts tast of EI ClIjon, out J_cha Rd. All classts, trophies awarded. $1.25 to rl de. Approx 3/8 milt TT course, Ifadtd surface. SUNDAY, MAY 21st, 1967 TT SCRAMBLES al Sprocktts Park, locattd al fool of China Gradt near Olldal.. Sponsortd by lIIe Baktrsfleld Sprockels. AlIA sancUontd. Ract sian up will clos. al 10:30 a.m. sharp wllh first tvent at noon, TT STEEPLECHASE RACE, Cap 1101 Speedway In Wtst Sacramento. Novlct, Amateur and Expert will run for 40% of the late. AMA sanctlon.d. Practlc. at 3:30 pm, tlmt trials at 5 pm., first race at 6 pm. Adnilsslon $2.00 for adults, $1.00 agts 12-16 & unlformtd strvlctmen, undtr 12 fr••, Fr.. park. SAT, & SUN. MAY 21, 28,1961 MOTOR MAID RUN by Calif. Motor Maids. CaU (213) 866~522 for Information. DISTRICl 37 ~ 1967 *~ II Deaths Among Drivers and Passengers of Mo'or-Driven Cycles* By Type of Accident. United 5'at.., 1955-1964 NUMBER OF DEATHS TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS COlLISION WITH Overturning, Running Oft Roadway Other and Other Decnhs Per 100,000 Motor Vehicle Fixed Object Railway 1,132 69S 66 14 337 20 114,9 B91 5U ~ 9 279 16 113,3 19 lB YEAR TOTAL ,1964 1963 Train Noncollision Accidents Nontraffic Accidents Vehicle. Regist.red 116,4 1962 769 462 34 10 2U 1961; 702 U2 37 200 1960 1959 737 428 040 5 7 245 17 117.B 12B,4 no us 34 18 254 16 136,2 1958 665 399 28 12 209 17 127.6 1957 759 ~8 39 5 25B 19 161.9 1956 666 391 33 B 221 13 1~ 1955 625 338 33 9 233 12 151.6 • Motorcycles, motorbikes and motorscoofen. Source of basic data: Deaths, from reports of Vhol Statistics Divilion, Notional Center for Health Statistics; motorcycle registrations from report. of Bureau of Public Roads, United States Dept: of Commerce. SpOIlS.'" by tile Sprockets Mlt.cycle elu" come to the ANNUAL Three victorious competition riders in the recently run cycle races at Daytona International Speedway, flashed across the finish line with KLG Spark Plugs fitted in their engines. First place in the 200cc sportsmans Class was won by Howard Vogt of Steeltown, Pa., on a Bultaco; he carried the KLG decal to victory against a strong field of competitors. First in the 78mile Novice Race went to young Kenny Stevens from Sarasota. Fla., on a 250cc Yamaha Road Racer. tuned by Herb Hitch out of Barney's Motorcycle Shop in st. Petersburg, Fla. Ken, like Howard, also used KLG spark plugs. In the 1oo-mile "Open" Race, KLG had yet another first place - Frank Camillieri [rom Boston, Mass., on a Yamaha, was the" first amateur rider to get the checkered flag. He was also fifth overall and way ahead of a great number of expert riders. Frankie. like tbe other Daytona winner, had high praise for KLG spark plugs. A check of machines indicated that 94 competition riders who participated in the Sportsman. Novice. Amateur and Expert Races over the 3-day spectacle of speed used KLG plugs. In the 2oo-mile National Championship, 18 of the first 20 to finish the race used Smiths tachometers. Winner Gary Nixon and runner-up Buddy Elmore, both on British Triumphs, depended On Smiths instruments and cables. as did the Harley Davidson, BSA and Matchless models that followed. The Nisonger Corporation of New Rochelle,N.Y .. and Los Angeles, Calif., who import KLG Spark Plugs and Smiths Instr uments, established headquarters at the famous race course, where their representati ves 'Uffered technical assis~': ance to a great number of riders and mechanics. "In recent years motorcycle registrations have increased at a faster pace than has the number of deaths attributed to these vehicles" said an article in the March-April issue of Inspection News, a magazine pu blished by the Retail Credit Company. The article by a Senior Statistical Analyst of the Metropolitan Life lnsuranC'e Company of New York. Mr. Robert S. Levin, and Research Associate Jules V. Quint pointed out a considerable decrease in deaths per 100.000 vehicles registered in the period studied. Registrations rose from 412,000 motorcycles in 1955 to 985,000 by 1964. Deaths per hundred thousand motorcycles fell from 151.6 in 1955 to 114.9 in 1964. The 1966 registration figures are now being compiled and they ar,e expected to tally about 1,581,000 in the U.S. We predict there will be a further diminution of deaths and accidents per 100,000 as more experienced and better moti vated motorcyclists carry On the sport. A breakdown of the type of accidents resulting in fatalities year by year appears nearby. "These figures show that our safety record has improved conclusively during the past 10 years," says John M. Motley, an insurance agency coordinator who sent us the article. -While I'm not a street rider myself (the desert is my sport) I am concerned by the do-gooders and political opportunists, that if given a free rein, will legislate our sport out of existence. I believe factual communication and discussion based on data such as contained in this article are effective methods of combating those who intend to save us from ourselves," says Mr. Motley. Aggie Talring 98 Club Reserrations for Indy 500 Arrangements have been completed to fly members of the J.e. Ag~anian "98" Fan elub to the Indianapolis •~OO" race May 30, 1967, Two plans are available. Tbe deluxe Plan "B" includes the airline trip, a $35 penthouse seat. meals enroute and transportation to the track, with a complete cost of $235.00. Plan "A" includes the same accommodations as Plan "B" with the exception of the seat at the speedway. By popular demand Agajanian Enterprises has arranged to have $15. seats on turn 3. Complete cost: $215.00. Flight will be via a Boeing 727 Astrojet airliner. A deposit of $50 will hold reservations on a layaway plan. The downpayment may be made to the Agajanian "98" Fan Club. p.O. Box 98, Gardena, Calif. For further infonnation phone DA 3-5055 or FA 1-5323. KLG Sparks~ Winners at ~ Daytona ~ LATEST STUDY SHOWS STEADY DECREASE 'N CYCLE DEATH RATIO APRIL 23 BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA & NEVADA Fourth Annual TRI-STATE CLASSICS )f- TROPHY PRESENTATION "idflY, APRil 21 8 p./II. to 2 fl./II. SeRAMBLES AT SPROCms PARK ~ P,~fP,~S\""~""{s, 'llCat'" at tile bonom of Cbiaa Grade Lllp, aear Bakersfield SEND CHECK OR MO.O. with ENTRY TO: SPROCKETS M.C. O""\~S" BOX 6132, Bakersfield ~O"{S Of "{R POSTMARKED BEFORE MIDNIGHT APRIL 12 ~ ALLINTERESTED PARTIES ARE INVITED at American Legion Post J53J4 Rayen St., Sepu'reda, Ca'if. " " ..... . PRACTICE TIME: Saturday, April 2212:30-4:30 AMA & District 36-A Rules (3# plates, folding pegs) PRE-ENTRI ES ONLY - RACES: Sunday April 23 10:30 a.1n. til? $5.00 Good Both Days. ::£ 1: ~ ~ Iz:I :z: Iz:I ...) U ;:.., U

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