Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

r-;;;iiiiiifiiDiir" 1 ..I WEEKEND OVERNIGHTER SLATED FOR liST. 31 FUND - AlIBteur Hour- runs from 7 to 9 p.m. (lIBking it two hours) Saturday night, August 26 at tbe party-time portion of the District 37 Grand-Prix overnighter at Bay Mare this month. So bring your guitar, zither, harmonIca or what have you to entertain tbe campers and wi n a cash prize while resting between two jampacked days of scrambles-desert racing on an all-new course. There'll be a lively band on band for dancing 'til tbe wee hours after the allB teurs do their thing. And it's all tor a very good cause - the District 37 Competition Committee treasury. Folding footpegs and ball-ended levers will not be enforced. D15t. Pres. Jean Carter promises a good time for all. send your entries to him at 15543 Nordhoff. sepulveda, Calif. 91343. Entry fee is $4. BYRoxyRockwood The last column for a few weeks as we are 0(( to the Midwest for a couple of Nationals and a flock of county fair baH-miles and short tracks in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois. A good show at Indy last weekend. Nixon is the rider to beat on both the big and small jobs and he proved it once again by winning the 250cc race and leading the National big bike event until ignition troubles set in. Gary has lost the National point Ie ad for the first time this year. Mert Lawwill, who bas led tbe National chase in past seasons, hut never before this late in the race, is now in front. Gary and Mert now head for the National short track at Chicago and the National TT's at Peoria. Gary has a slight edge on Mert when it comes to short tracking but Mert is the kingpin on the TT's. FODr Straight in Calif. After these two events the two riders then come back to Californta for four straight Nationals at San Jose, Ascot, Sacramento and Carlsbad. You can rate them both dead even in all four races. CaliIorni a will once again decide who will be Number One next year. Neither rider has ever he ld the top "pot and carried the much sought after di gi t. A fine ride by Cal Rayhorn at Indy last Sunday. All of the spokes in his rear wheel were ready to 'fall out at the end of the race. Polished Art Baumann, who now lives within a shadow ot Ascot, was super-smooth and was out of oil at tbe finish. California has long been low on top.tligbt Amateur road racers but Baumann, Odom and Walt Fulton have changed all of that and they will me~t for tbe final time this year at the Carlsbad National in september. These three will put on a show tbat will rival the Experts. Odom is now ,the most soughtafter rider since Dan Haaby -was an Amateur. The offers are rolling in as lie can win on any type track and any brand of equipment. No decisions until after November on this subject. Baumann is now looking for a dirt track ride in the TT's and half-miles. A hot prospect for some deale I or distributor, as this lad is marked for stardom next year as an Expert, but is wise enough to want to get dirt experience against tbe likes of Odom and the rest of the yellow plates. half-mile. None are yet consistent winners but then who reallY is anymore at the home of the champions? Cbalk up another fine ride for Ron Grant in the 250cc ra~e at Indy. He and Hammer are potent on the Suzukis when the bugs are all finallY eliminated. Skip Van Leeuwen backing up his lucky National win with another regular season TT victory. Skip has finallY arrived and lIBy stay to visit the tront spot for many a race coming up. Back in a few weeks. Carlsbad will, repeat, host a Novice road race at the Nationals in september. They were not on tbe original entry list due to a gun jumper by the AMA GHQ. There will also be a big bike Amateur race. The last warmup prior to the National comes up on Aug. 20th. Don't miss it it you want to be a contender at the Nationals. Aggie bas also added a short track race at the Lancaster Fairgrounds at the ~arlY Fair the end of this month. This Fair drew over 80,000 people in three days last year. Look for a west coast record crowd to attend the races. 25 miles from the center of San Jose, Calif. as a place where they can ride. Commissioners asked the recreation department to see if it can find suitable undeveloped land. Recreation Director B. V. Amyx said he doesn't think the county owns any land tbat would be suitable for the motorcyclists. The commission told Amyx tbat if be can't locate a suitable site, he might suggest means of getting access to private property which contains a mountain. Tbere presently Is a racing and hill climb area f (J' motorcycli sts near Uvas Dam, but It is on private property. IIHf1ef1: rriva" ....1 by J. Ray CbenowUb Anyone have a private mountatn motorcyclists could use? If so, the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Commission would like to know. The commission this week was requested by a group of motorcyclists to open up 75 acres not morp. than Try It at you, local IllIltaco st_ Fo, y_ n.... st Bullt-to-CO durer call TI. 7-2400 • PO. 9-0441 Elsinore, Calif. TT Aug. 5th 1st .-oPEN EXPERT 1st COMBINED SWEEPSTAKES CLUTCH CARGO J, Kate - Victor Special Second Both Classes OXNARD SPORTS FESnVAL Motorcycle TT 500 EXPERT CLASS 1st Clatc:ll Cap 2nd J. Kato (Both using BSA 'Zlp Kit") Markel Okay Now BSA TWIN WINS &58 EXPERT CLASS Loll Cycle BewI 1st JIM RICE 2141 BRUCE ANDERSON Hayward SCrantles 1st Bruce And.son 2Id Jill Rice FREMONT, CALIF, TT 1st Jim Rice 2Dd Bruce A, HAYWARD, CALIF, Apia 1st Jill, 3rd Bruce. ATTENTION YAMAHA OWNERS If you own a YAMAHA 100 Single YL2 or YL2C you need an -ANGEL CROWN-, increases fork rake, lengthens wheelbase. One piece alloy casting mfg. by Angel Eng. Co. only $17.95 Write - Wire - Phone crescenta lICllley SPORTSCYCLES 7139 Foothill Blvd. Tujunga.Calif 91042 phoDe 352-5917 ..... , .. •• '4 • • • • • I' you .,anllo calcha ~.' Box 331 2745 .. ItiIIaInn SA ~ ... VICTOR SHOOTING STAR RESULTS Marke 1 is now healed from his foot injury from last month. He took a wild spill on a half-mile the ni ght before the Indy road races. A rider fell in front of him and gave him no way to go but up and over. Talked with both Markel and Nixon and botb are ready to come into Ascot for the Eight-Miler next montb and win it all. They eacb won at Ascot last year. Gary from the back row - Markel from the crashwalls. Gary and Bart could one-two the bot and cold running local kamikaze pilots and become the first from out of state to win tbe big ooe. Time will tell. Mel Lacher, Cbuck Jones and now Jim Nicholson coming up as the late season hotdogs on the Ascot f, you'll have 10 bUy one' 91010 phone (213) 359-9211 . .. '.; t:• ..... ,0:, ":: :.~ '':: ::. I

• Cover