Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5tll NOVEMBER 1sHli TIJUANA TO LA PAZ RALLY sponsored by the National Off Road Racing Assn. Classes for two wheels and four. For further info contact NORRA, Inc., 19730 Ventura BlVd., Suite 6, Woodland Hills, Calif. or call John Lawler (213) 883-4140. SAT. " SUN. NOVEMBER 4" 51b ENSENADA PDKER TDUR-SpDllS. by Cycle News. Soard poker run from TIjuana 10 EnsenacU, 65 miles. Dances. cockflchtln&, fir.. works, flshlne derby, molorcycle parade. cu stam contest, sll_ souvenl r pi ns 10 each entf3llt. Mall name, address and $2.50 lor each pre-entry 10 Cycle News, BOl 498, Lone Beach, CallI. . SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5th AFM ROAD RACES, 1st professional event at Orange County Int'l Raceway, $500 purse. Admission $2.00, practice 10 a.m., first race 1 p.m. Located off Santa Ana Fwy. at san Canyon Rd. 50-MILE SCRAMBLES by sage-Hoppers M.C. of Encinitas, Cal. 2nd Annual "Brush Bash." Limed frolJl Interstate 5, Encinitas, and San Marcos Rd. Lunchwagon, heads and ambuiance. parade lap 9 a.m., first race 10 a.m., 100Cc all classes. second race Noon, Experts all classes except 100cc. ThIrd race 2 p.m., all Novice classes except 10OCc. AMA sane., Dlst. 38 point event. $3.00 entry, no admittance charge. For info call Bob Gooding 753-2907. HARE SCRAMBLES presented by the Kern Co. Trailblazers, 1st Annual "Monster Run." Banner drops at 11 a.m. for 70 miles of fun. Limed north from Intersection of Hwy. 33 & Hwy. 46 (Blackwell's Corner). Limed south from DevIl's Den. Dist. 36-A AMA point run. ~all (805) 746-4058 for further info. Spark arrestors will be required unless It rains. INTERIIATIONAL MOTD-CROSS at Aztec P.k In $edan, Kansas. PAR-FIM _ctlo... l~m1le cours.. Natllllal and Inl'1. classes. lIlIIi, and tr.'es. Also trials lie day .... fore. Clllc:essfons, rest rooms, etc. COIItact wmr.. D. Grape"'n.. Pres., PARA, P.O. Bos 359, Seda... Kansas f•••trI.s and more Info. Entrl.s clos. Oct. 21. HARE SCRAMBLES at Palmdale, Calif. presented by the HI-JInx FMC. Not an endurance test but a test of sId1l. ThrUling 1-1/2-hr. jaunt over hill and dale. Riders meet at 9'30 a.m., race at 10 a.ml Entry $3.00, 125cc mas:. Take palmdale Fwy. to Ave. S, left on Ave. S and follow the lime. Come win a trophy. SCRAMBLES SCHOOL-- Learn how to ride like the experts. Lessons In scrambles & TT technique taught by District 37 top racers. Group and Indlvldua1lnstructlon plus practice races. $10 per day, bring own scrambler. Perris Track, near Riverside, Calif. PONDEROSA HARE SCRAMBLES by Greyhounds M.C. start at 10 a.m., trophies to 50% of entries. presented after race. FInishers eligible for merchandise drawing. AMA Dlst. 37 rules apply. Minors bring notarized statement of release from parents. 15 miles east of Lancaster, Calif. on Ave. J. JACKASS ENDURO by Foothill Hawks Moe. LINd from Red MountaIn. Start, noon check and flalsIl at Red Mountain. Appro.. 110 III1.s. Llc:. and muffler optiMal. First rider leav.s at 8:01a.m. 100cc B riders flnl sh at cIIeck. Mall entries close mldnllllt Oct. 22, entry lee $4.00. Mal entrl.s to Foothill Hawks, 7813 S. Blacklord Ave., Whlttl_, Calif. Post Entrl.s $5.00. 0_ r EUROPEAN SCRAMBLES at Deadman's Point, by the Desert Challengers. $3.00 entry, 3 separate I-hour races, approx. 30 mi. No affiliation required, trophies to 40% of finishers. TraUb1kes 10 a.m., small bikes 11: 15 a.m., big bikes 12:30 p.m. Turn off Hwy. 66 3t Lucerne Valley cutoff, go east to Hwy. 18 In Apple Valley, Calif. NOVEMBER 11th and 12th DIRT DIGGERS 9th ANNUAL GRAND PRIX and 2nd Int.matlonal Moto Cross. Entries open Sept. 15 and close mldnl&ht Oct. 23. Mall .ntry only. $100.00 post entry f••• All class.s. Start posltlDll d.termlned by poslmark. Limited number. SUNDAY, NOyEMBER 12th POKER RUN, .1.st Annual Tle.r Tour present.d by EI TllJes M.C. AMA sanc., RRC point run. Starts Irom Paul's H-D, Alondra & Lakewood In B.llflower, CallI. Startlne 11m. 8:30 a.m. Trophies, check point, everyDlle w.lcome. For m.e Info call (213) 634-2356. TT SCRAMBLES at Eastside Cycle Park, Tucson, Ariz. Calif. riders always welcome. Come early and race all day. Practice 9 a.m. til Noon, races Noon to 4 p.m. For more Info contact Eastside Cycle, Inc., 4940 E. 22nd st., Tucson, Ariz. Call EA 7-6902. 21st ANNUAL COWBELL DERBY, endurance run by the Hayward M.C. AMA sanc., approx. 125 mUes. Entry fee $3.00 no post entries, lots of trophies. Start and finish at upper Lake, Calif., no. end of Clear Lake on Hwy. 20, 20 mt. east of UkIah on U.S. 101. Entries close Nov. 8, send to Ralph Arbltelle, 22070 Montgomery, Hayward, Cal. 94541 or call (415) 581-9225 for more info. SAT. " SUN., NOV, 111b & 18tb GRAND PRIX AND INTERNATIONAL MOTD CROSS Presented by th. Prttspectors M.C. AMA and ACA sanction. DI It. 37 TT Points. 180cc.250cc run Sat. Nov. 18, 81e k . Sunday Nov. 19. First event 9:00 ..... boll "'ys. Mall entry 0111,. EIIt" $5.00. Posbnark det_loes start position. 1.IIIIted entry. Entrl.s open Oct. 15 and close mldnllht Nov. 10. Fr_ay all the way to L.A. County Sheriff's Hon. Ranch on Hlway 99. Llm.d f. appro.. 5 mll.s oIf fr••way. 30 mloutes from downtown L.A. Good spectalor cours•• Ambulance and conc.sslons avallabl•• Fr•• HOcUka elven 011 Sunday. Souvenir Pins. Mall entries to Prospectors M.C. 220 E. 64th Place, Ine1ewood, Calif. SUNDAY, NOVeMBER 19111 HARE SCRAMBLES by HI-Jinx FMC at El Mirage, Calif. Dry Lake Bed. 50mile ride in approx. lo-mUe loops, 125cc max. Riders meet at 9' 45 a.m., race at 10 a.m. Entry fee $2.50. Take Barstow Fwy. past Summit Inn to Adelanto turnoff. In Adelanto go Ifet at EI Mirage turnoff (posted) and follow the lime onto tbe lakebed. Trophies to top places. ANNUAL HARE SCRAMBLES by Polka DOts M.C. at Wilseyville, Calif. (Schaad's Resort). Limed and arrowed from Jackson, state Rt. 88. Spark arrestors required, AMA sane., rain or shine. $2.00 to ride, $1.00 to watch, refreshments and rest rooms. A & B classes 0-10OCc, 101-25OCc, 251-0pen, Sldehacks. Perpetual trophies. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24th LEGISLA TIVE MEETING at the san Franciscan Hotel In San Francisco, Cal. Open to alI Calif. M.C. dealers, this special seminar is hosted by the International Sport-Cycle Foundation. Guests will Include Assemblyman John Foran and sen. Randolph Col11er, who wish to work out differences with the motorcycle Industry before next year's session. Dealers, here's your chance. For more Info contact Ted Long, Director, Cycle Foundation, P.O. Box 5945, san Francisco, Calif. CYCLE '68 MOTORCYCLE SHOW, pr.sented by Int.matlDllal Sport Cycle Esposltlons al Brooks Hall In San Franel sco' s CI vic Center. H.ld durlnc official Calli. State Cycl. Week Nov.2·5. Hours 4-11 Pom. Nov. 2 & 3; 11 a.m. ·11 p.m. Nov. 4' 11 a.....11 Polio Now. 5. Adults $2.00, cblldren under 12, 75¢. FatuI' Ine customs, antiques, racers, movl.s, door prizes Includlne 1_ motorcycles, Ewel Knl.wel's openlne nl&htjump In Civic Center. Also Introduction of '68 models, CIvic Cent.r GP by AFM's GP and sldec'ars, and contln... ous Indoor bicYcle racloe on closed course. SAT. " SUN NOVEMBER 25th" 2&Ib, 3rdANNUAL INDIO MOTORCYCLETOUR sponsored by Pactf1c Coasters M. C., cosponsored by IndioChamberofCommerce Orange Co. 'n". Raceway ~~~~~Jb.Jll'~ DEPT. of CORREO'ON Oct. 29 & Noy. 5th ; ~'I Antelope Valley Raceway will roar to a special 250Cc to looOCc combined battie with Yamaha-mounted Ron Pierce meeting 650 Triumph-powered Jim Deehand In a David & Goliath contest at the next-to-last AFM points race october 29th. Antelope Valley track Is located on Pearblossom hlgm,.y slightly west of Hwy 138. The AFM climBX' will be the race of the year at Orange County International Raceway. just off the Santa Ana Freeway near EI Toro, Calif. Nov. 5th. Ron Grant, Art Baumann and Ron Pierce will dice It out In the grand f1na1e of a very close 250cc points race. All other classes will compete on the two tricky, fast pavement courses. _._._._._._._._._._._.-. ,,~tl~ w~ ~Il:-~3TOUR 01 EUROPE WE~K~~~~~ION4 , AIR FARE, HOTELS, MEALS FOR FREE AND SIGHTSEEING NORTON , A"J S. The tour will .. In May-June, 1968. ~ Start plannlne your vacatlDll now. ~. MATCHLESS, BMW EnJoyth.Tullp Festival In Holland TRIUMPH and II. warld-famous lsi. of Man 'th W th e purchase of I a new motorcycle FOR DETAILS CALL OR WRITE Bob Barkhimer & Associates, Inc. ~.JII'.JII'.JII'.JII'''''''''.JII'~ PROFESSIONAL ROAD RACING $500 PURSE - AFM SANCT, LAST 2 POUlTS RACES a'MAI ADA SEASON Put these dates in your pocket for future reference- FREE PARKING. Adm. $2.50 PURSE: $450 plus 40% SUN. OCT. 29 AFM ROAD RACE Good th1ng we publish a new paper every week. Pd sure hate to see our mistakes go Wlcorrected for a whole month like some of our contemporaries In the publlsh1ng fleId. Hearken back to last week's orange County International Road Race report titled "Grand prix stops Traffic." In the first place, Steve McLaughlln, the racer who stopped the freeway now temporarily, did It In practice during the week prior to race day. He did not end up ON the freeway, but the car drivers crashed anyway. Also #111 In the picture on page 7 who won the 500Cc eV99t was of course, DOn Vesco, not Ron Grant. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19th Exposition Bui Iding, San Jose County Fairgrounds, San Jose, California Beat the crowd at RI versl de "' NOVEMBER 23rd-2&th BATTLEFIELD ENDURO, 2nd Alllual event by MIssissIppi Enduro Team at V1cksbur&, Miss. Top Soull.m states rld.rs challenll lop N....m states rl ders lor Top Team Tn~ pby. AMA sanc.. 3 rI ders make a team. Trophies all class.s, 7.ft. top rider tropby. SlI riders make a class. AMA 'card, muffl.rs & IIc.ns. plates mancUlory. Run starts at HOIIda Shop, 2424 Clay Sf., Vlcksbur&, MI ss. at9 a.m. NOVEMBER Jl, 24, DECEMBER J, 8, 29, JANUARY 5, J9, 26, fEBRUARY 2, 9, J6, 23& 24. ANTELOPE VALLEY GRAND PRIX .r VAN-DER-KOLK & SONS 1809 SO. BRAND BLVD. TT all for FREE! GLENDALE, CALIF. PH: (213) 244-5000 DO YOU WANT TO JOIN THE TOUR WITHOUT RIDING A MOTORCYCLE? This is possible. For those we have available a special deluxe motor coach that will accompany the toUL

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