Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

• SCRAMBLI , AnO D by .are.... Lee It's never easy to have to write of the pOints and actually he should bavereceivedanumberjust over 100. about this subject but there are times when we have to. Charlie Instead of making a fuss (which Coughran of the Hilltoppers passed some guys do over nothing at all) away last week from the injuries Charlie said that he understood received at Perris. Charlie wasn't mistakes can happen to anyon and that he didn't want anything said one of our young riders but a mature man who still enjoyed racing and about it so as not to cause anyone any more work or trouble. As long working for the spOrt by being a good club member. said one of the as he knew personally that he Hilltoppers sadly at the funeral. -I should have had a lower number and think we've lost our best member had earned it he wasn·t the sort to have to prove it by carrying it on and if he wasn't the best, then he his bike at the cost of making a row was darn close to it.about a mistake being made. Our nicest memory of him and The Hilltoppers scrambles on one that we feel needs to be told September 24th will be a Benefit for now is that when the 1967 scrambles Charlie Coughran and it will be a numbers were sent out. Chatlle point run. So let's make this a good ended up with 11555x which he couldn't account for because he one. huh. for a nice guY who with knew what his record was for 1966. his family was a real part of our Some checking was done and there spOrt. was a mistake made in the computing WILD ONE AT SOUTH' GATE by Maureen Lee The Trophy Dashes got pretty wild on Thursday night. August 24, at South Gate. In the 250 class there were just two riders. Lee Stumpenhaus and Keith Mashburn, both -Pellcan--mounted but the two of them put on a good show, with Mashburn doing a wheelie down the straight after going wide on the turn and almost losing it. In the IOOcc ba h the first turn got wild with elbows flying as everyone fought for that extra inch of space which means so much on that tight track. Gary Bailey on his Hodaka grabbed off the lead and held onto it for the trophy. _ _ 8y Roxy Rockwood The East is down on top new talent this year. The best looking novice we saw is young Danny Ware out of Lawton. Okla•• who is traveling with Freddie Nix. He rides a Sprint. Odom mad all other Amateurs look pretty sad back there but one yellow plate. Jim Compton. trom Ohio. looks llke a potential comer. Jim hails from Newark. Ohio and rides a BSA. Only one first year expert really showed any promise at the races I attended. This was Denny Kannenberg from MinneapOlis. Denny rides H-D' and Honda and has shown a lot of improvement over last year. Mechanical ttouble& kept him back in a couple of races. MinneapOlis, by the way. starts indoor short track r.ng on Sept. 16th and is supposed""'ro have a full schedule of under-tbe-roof racing through the winter months. n SEPTEMBER 3rd ............. ~ ~ USED M/C PARTS COMPLETE ENGINES AND GEARBOXES The final big four on the National trail the next four weeks in a row and the Grand National title at stake between Gary Nixon and Mert Lawwill. Nixon leads Mert by less than 40 pOints. First on tap is the 7-Miler at san Jo e on tbe half-mile this coming Sunday afternoon. You can flip a coin b tween Gary and Mert on this one although neither rider is favored to win. This track hould be right down Markel's alley for his 21st national victory. HGlI......-.ted JI-.y IbpollII _ hi. _ d ..FIll .... E_t -' lilt 'TIlarsUyf. Soutll Gat. TT ......t. &.ty lei I., ch.... him h.rd, but lbJlllGlld IIeld linn. Lut ....'. Soutll Gate 250cc M.ln Event winner. lIU"aco rIder Lee Stumpenh.u•• FIIn t11lrd I Z fir .................. .. 'I *"7 W. II. deli'''! * I eo... A... sa ........... :":, (714) 1IS-M45 ************* Calir. Decides Number One 1/1I. II ""' out. .r"**"*"~~**"'" fiE TWO-WIlfUl I Palmdale. California THREE MILLION liTHE ORIGINAL" IIllITIlImMllmIf TIlree in a Row tllis Co 'ng Weeknd J.C. Agajanian ups his race events to three straight this time with a short track on Thursday night at the Lancaster Fairgrounds at the annual Fair. Friday night and the riders retarn to Ascot for the final warmup for the ~Mile National. sat urday ni gilt and the one-'a-mon th TT races. Three races on three different types of tracks. The Fair at Lancaster last year drew over 80.000 people in three days so look for a full house at tbe Thu rsday night chase in the Desert for the first time in three years. TIRES ALL MAKES. YEARS, MODELS WE HAVE A LARGE SELECTION OF NEW TIRES FROM $U5.,. SAVE $$$1 BRAND NEW YAMAHA FORKS 80cc Trail/Street .. $35.00 YDS 2-3 $55.00 AITED FI A Special Sacramento Trip New Girl WiDDer Antelope Valley Raceway G.P. RAel G Road Racing Note The Powder Puff Main was an _ Back after a two-week "vacatioD- in the Midwest aad ready to go with fonr Nationals bere i. California. Will lIave to cake a brief time-out to llead back to tIIelllillOis State Fair to aallOmlce tluee .days of car races bat tile rest of the way is cycles. Although it did not appear on the original schedule. there will be a Novice Championship road race at Carlsbad at the National meeting on sept. 24th. Riders will not have to "e nter in advance due to a mixup between the head office and the promoters, All Novice riders may signin the day of the races. A full show of Sportsman races will run on saturday, sept. 23rd. Entries for the Amateur and Expert riders close this Sunday at midnight on the regular $5.00 entry fee. After that a rider may still enter on race day for the normal $25.00 late fee. the end, although Hodaka-mounted Eric Jensen was really putting on the pressure. The 250 Main saw Mashburn grab Off the lead with Gary Bailey hard after him and Stan Rogers in third. By the time the checkered fell, Lee Stumpenhaus had moved up into the third spot but Mashburn was still holding onto that lead and no one could take it away from him. _ DOW Ray.oDd Ro.ps The 100cc Main was won by Jimmy Raymond (Honda) with Gary Bailey chasing him hard. In third place in the early laps was Stan Rogers (Honda) but Stan came to grief after the jump and Tom Warren (Bultaco) leaped into third spOt with Rogers ending up fourth over-all at THE FlisH LI l"~~ ..J upset with neither one of the previous weeks' winners uP front. Diane connolly (Hodaka) first time out on the track came out of the scramble for running room in that tight first turn and shot over the jump into a lead that she built up and wasn't challenged for. Elaine Olds(Yamaha) took second with Eulene Long(Honda) starting to catch up to her in the last laps but Elaine h Id on and made no mistakes. (Re aUs oa p.ge 16) ,o...t~G'" .tst~ .16, OfltANGE ~ and development co. AVE,. GOLETA,CAL.IF •• 93017 11'". to5-9I 7 -(!191' THE HQMj QF CH_AMPIONSI The Orange County MC has come up with a special bus for the trip to the 25-Mile National at sacramento. It is air-conditioned and will leave the night before th e race and return right after the event on Sunday night. Total tab is $16.00 and you bring your own liquid. Contact the boys in the OCMC for more details. If you want to fly, the n keep in mind that PSA now goo s up there for the first time for a special $30.00 round trip flight. There will again be a short traGll. race at the Fairgrounds on saturday night. This is the world's shortest short track. The starter has to stand in the grandstands to do the flagging as there is no room on the track! A rider does not turn left - he just keeps spinning donuts! HARLEY & TRIUMPH BSA, AJS PARTS WE SHIP ANYWHERE. WRITE OR CALL FOR OUR PROMPT SERVICE - 835 W. FOOTHILL BLVD. 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