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, DID IT fOi A GIGGLE by Byroa "Mad Bomber"' Black Mike the Bike Hallwood has won more IT races (yawn) at the Isle of Man this year (snore). SO what else is new? Last year after picking up the Lightweight (250) race on the Honda 6, he was asked Qy an excited announcer what he was thinking about as he was racing. "I was figuring out the plot of a novel I'm readin g ri gb t now," he mused. "And were yo u going as fast as you could?" continued the announcer undannted. "Far from it," quipped Hallwood.. ifI'd gone any slower I'd have fallen · . . . . . . ... . ... ... over.- One British journalist was preparing to smoke his pipe one day, but had trouble striking the paper matches from a folder advertising a prominent English electrical equipment manufacturer. "Just like their ignition," commen~ed someone nearby. ·... . .. . ... ..... . My friend John Blanton has a· novel idea why Japanese racing machines are s u c h world-beaters. ·Why," I asked him, "is a Japanese two fifty cc machine so much faster than an English or Italian 250cc machine?" "Japanese ccs are bigger," he inscrutably smiled. · .... .. ....... . . . n,llI'fllcllut, lookl ",ully "liD. Sklp V,. L_...... (left) ,lid Eftl KnI,.., (rIPt) ...der wile.. lIuIl ...,k, CYCLE NEWS pbolo IflIpller VIe Ebbutl pall bll old "'II IfWflftlJ filet SOUTH GATE by Maureen Lee With an improved jump that can really make a rider sail in the air, TT racing wentonas usual Thursday night at SOuth Gate. There was a mini-bike sidecar exhibition just before the Trophy Dashes as in a very short while the sidehacks will be racing there, according to the track owner. That should be wild to say the least! The Powder Puff ,Association is also on tap for an exhibition (although that may be an unfortunate choice of words), on the TT track. Stan Rogers won the 100cc Trophy Dash and Keith Mashburn (BuUaco) the 250 Dash. Masbburn jumped the flag and was put back and Lee Stumpenhaus grabbed off the first lead with Gary Bailey (Greeves) right after him. On the very last lap Stumpenhaus went a little too wide and Mashburn ducked under him to take the win. During one practice session for the Isle of Man TT Races this year, there was a danger signal at a certain point on the course. When the riders returned to the pit, they found out why: the word went around that there bad been sbeep loose on the course."I know,· commented Yamaha rider Terry Grotefield, ·two passed me.- In the 100cc Main, Tom Rockwood shot into the lead wi tb Gary Bailey (Hodaka) in second. Stan Rogers dropped it after the jump and the race was black flagged. Rogers lay there for quite a while but recovered in time to re-start. Rockwood again took the lead and no one could take it away from him. Bailey finally nailed Rogers with excellent riding going on between the fourth and fifth place men, Tom Warren and Don Dudek. The oniy difference between them seemed to be that Warren could pull out of the turns better. PEGS FOR YAMAHA : , We are pleased to report that Wheelie Wheeler, the Lancaster, Calif. Dealer returned safely from his Alaskan adventure (see Cycle News June 29. 1967). Covering a I1ttle over 7000 miles on bis little Hodaka, Wheelie took in such offthe-tourist-track sights as Muncho Lake, Steamboat Mountain and poal River. Wheeler dressed warmly in a , f."'. ia..... or -Ps t , t easy RIDERS SEE YDUR DEALER. WE DO NOT SELL RETAIL :~ tt 49U : : I_~_~ __ 90051 If :roa ba ve any good IIIDlorcyc:1tDg slories, seod !be.. ia 10 Byroa Black, care of Cycle ew aod we'U print tbem (tbe only really good ones. He knows we just can't print everything in Skidoo suit, Barbour suit, longjohns and mittens. At Fairbanks Alaska, he took time out to tie the state champion in a local Field Meet. The Alaskan champ was also Hodaka mounted. Wheelie got a nice trophy and his picture in the local paper. Before leaving Alaska he was made a member of the Walrus Club, an honorary society headed by the Governor. ph... bad ...... COIlS_d. Oilier lIuIa lIuIt tile b1. laoIl,d llIowra... _ . USED PARTS ALL MAKES aa:a:DI*~ 40lf" TO 60% Off , P. H. 589-5488,t 15324 HAWTHORNE BLVD. LAWNDALE, CAUFORNIA 676-0161 (':<) SPZ...Z2 ~"Frame Clamp Foot Restl No. 7-8 Complete , $5.00 pro Ret. " $ 3 WEEKS VACATION 5.00 pro Ret. , N:.::,:'~.. :::~:::. :' l ~"Frame t .-J 1101 W. Burbuk Blvd. Bur",,*, Calif. "5907 Dr 145-1731 Elll.. 7 WE OFFER No. 1-0 1" Frame Clamp Foot Relts , Complete ... YAMAHA DEALER .. SCRAMBLER MOTORCYCLES lAWNDALE CYClE t OTHER MODaS No. 3·4 Clamp Foot Rests Complete _ . __•..$5.00 pro ReI. --_~~ ~ Pacific lI.d.• Vemo•• Calif. Pho.. , 213 519·5411 . . . ... .. .. .. . ... . TIle lasl 1'1 of till Journey .as by IINI doWll til, COllI of CuJlu, Th, Hoctakl lho.,d vlIJ II til , .." liter III 10111 _ ,nlaOllI J~. 'De .." tI. . . as • •Iy blld ,ad, fl• . , . . Ji\ Not to mention what you can get for playing with your mind. The word is that a number of Northern California racers have metamorphosed into full-race acid heads. One was expounding, "Man, it's great! I've gone on trips with my wife, my kids, even my dog. It's so beautiful that I feel like slipping acid to everyone in the world! • "Next tbing you know YOU'll be pouring LSD into your crankcase," I commented. "No, man, I give my bike a real kick," he gleamed, "with STP!" Yuk, Yuk. a family cycling newspaper). TRAIL MODELS i t i....s special .. ......... . . .. .. The 250 Main ended on a bit of an anti-elimax. Lee Stumpenhaus was holding on to the lead with Mashburn and Rogers behind him when Mike Tillman crashed and it was decided to end it right tben as the curfew time was almost there. Tillman, however, was able to make it to the pits und er his own steam. (Results on pa ge 16) : , No. Y-IOO Yamaha Foot Rests. • •• $5.90 pro Ret. ~~~:hsu~~~r~~~ ~f~erB~S~u~~ excursion into the Alice-in-Wonderland innards of his engine, he decided to get more pleasure out of life while buildi ng it up again. SO with two quarts of Pearl he began the long job. Put the cases together, on wi th the engine into the frame (while risking a hernia), and chugalug with the Pearl. Then hook-up the electrics, carbs, etc. etc. and put on the tank and fairing, DONE! Then with a satisfied belch through the pearly haze John glanced down to see his cam chain master link lying innocently on the floor••• • WHEELIE MAKES IT • Qui ck Keco very r----------PASSENGER-: " DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE, warns the National 8e.fety Council, and this could apply equally we 11 to drinking while working on your bike. 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