Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

'II by , by Don anen A near re.cord group in pleasing weather, add a"TT course in ideal shape, I5Q or so good running scrambles 7IJachiDes complete "With riders, compute them all together and you get a night of fUSJ, sport, and excitement Without parallel anywhere. Last Saturday IJiBbt was1lJarked by the lack of Elsinore regulars and the appearance of a host of new laces and-names. pnia Copeland Sunday morning July 9th, Ray Copeland, l1IllIlager of Sunny Valley Speedway polled into the track about 8:00 a.m. to start weparing for the race (scheduled to begin at 1 :00 p.m.) and found a camper lllUked there 'Waiting for the race to start. Jerry 1l0beTtson and family, on vacatiQn from Shelton, Washington, read about the event in CYCLE NEWS and camped at the track saturday night so that he could run his Bultaco Sunday. Jerry's waiting was not in vain because he walked off with firs t piaee in tile .250 • ,.. . it asn"t an .eqy"VictorY or ~eny though as w~ 'Ward of GIants "Pass, Ore. kept hisBt1ltaco])USiJing biro all the a;y. rrd . es BID t "TIle tOOcc class saw 1Ves 'WCD'd an a "Bultaco, "Buck Shaw, Crescent City, ca:ftfcmJlia on a Yamaha and Rex l"tttullo, 1IIYttle "Paint, Ole. on a "Brid.gestone battle it out for the top thre:e places. Wes came Ollt of the nrst corner in the lead and kellt if there, with Buck right behind him. Rex got around Buck 1n the second lap but didn't stay *here very long be:cause :Buck saile.rl tight back around lIim. Buck. held se"COnd place up un the last lap when tbey came out of the last cmner Rex carne 100 'E-xpert aUle In the first heat it was Tom !'lockWOf'd, an a Kawasaki that !lies. TDm said hat he's been riding Ascot and falling down, but looked very good here, moving through the paek with ease. Keith Mashburn, on a :Bultaco Lobito, followed Tom to the wire with vigor. In the second heat it was a different story as Rusty Burkert did the job on T. Warren and .J. Northern. Rusty Burkert's dad does his tuning and has had a lot of help from Crowell's Cycles. The Semi went to J. Northern, who put in a good evening of riding. Of interest to everyone Who remember a hardcharger, Cris Smith was at trackside still recuperating fr.am a broken leg. Cris is hapJlY to be able to move about more now. 20D-2-aO ~ash Back after an absence was -n. Carlton. J'iding to thin! :place in the 200cc Expert class on an Oss.a and another third an .a Greeves in the 2.50 -Expert event. D • .Hanison did the job in the 200 Experts on a "Bultaco by veyy hard .riding. D. Kana ae came back after his vacation f.or some sport on that "Bultaco Peli.can. "Kanajl8.e 'fade to first in the fust "Moto llIid, after 1 called him the fallingest rider, he .had to show that it was possible to .hang on to the hike for five laps hich he did (in that -race). Repeat Perfo~a ee Bob cLane of Glants Pass, Ore." BSA-,mollDted., . d a repeat perf

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