Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

00 ~ ~ c.. ~ ~ 00 C\> t .c ~ '" ~ ~ !oJ :c: !oJ ..:l ~ U race of the year, and both courses were made up of mlJes of Dice, moist sandwashes, tight tralls, and no rocJcs. On the Sluldblasters' course, the first race up " . the l00cc class, wan by Dave EkIns OIl his ZlIIIdapp. Jack Morgan toot sec:ood. The next race was the 250 Novice, and this was a good duel between Randy Burak and a rider with a P3 number, but only the official cbeckboard will tell the outcome of that one. Tbe combined Opeo,and 500ccAmateur and Expert race lined up next, laJdng off "With a big roar. Ron Nelson on his 360 Montesa grabbed the lead early In the race and built It up to receive tbe checkered flag with room to spare. I bad forgotten bow fast be can go, since be has been out for some time with a broken leg. 'I'I!e second man In was young steve Staats, an Amateur on a Triumph. Mike Patrick pulled In tbtrd. Steve Hurd (Matchless) and John Tbomas, an Amateur on a Triumph, were dueling it out all the way for fourth spOt, and the official count will tell tbe final result. Tbe 100cc Novice went off next, and our lap sheet shows that tbts race was won by Dean Goldsmith (Hodaka) followed by W.C. Stanfill In second,and Badger Maynard on his Moto Beta, In tbtrd. Tbe race I really enjoyed was the combined Open and 500cc Novice, In which Triumph-mounted Bob Tondro (last week's w1nnerL, grabbed tbe lead, with Richard O'Neal on a 500cc mach1ne, r1gbt on his tall. Tbese two young tigers really moved out from the pack, dlc1Dg That fasl novice Bob Tondnl (303) IIDlthroueh sandwash traffic like tile Pomona freeway. Off fo' an hour's racing adv.,ture thai only ends when the checke' ftles. by taking the 250cc Amateur-Expert race, to make It twelve wins tbts year and #1 for two years In a row. Unfortunately, we were not able to get any other results on this race. In ·tbe lOOcc Amateur-Expert race, Jack Morgan and his Hodaka took an early lead. Dave Ekins (Zunctapp) was way back In twentieth, but was able to move througb the pack and catcb Morgan a mile from the finisb. That last mile was a tlatout duel between these two top riders, with Morgan getting Ekins In the last ten feet by only a wheel's length. In the 250cc Novice race, Husky rider Art Helnrlek grabbed the lead and beld It to the fln1sh, with Jultan Palaceos, taking second. Tbe combined Open and 500cc Amateur and Expert event was the last race of the day, and did they put on a show. Steve Hurd, on his Match12ss, who still had an outside chance to take Number One rider of the year, caught the lead at the first turn, wltb Gene Smith (Triumph) second, and Mike Patrick (Norton) in tbtrd. Ron Nelson was running ninth, and Howard Beach was dead last, after taking off thirty seconds late. back and forth, until they botb dropped Into a sandwash on the last lap In a barto- bar pOsition. Tonllro had the Inside, and made It clean, while 0' Neal lost a little time on the side of the bank. TonlIro pulled In first and 0' Neal was second atter a highly competitive duel. Number One 250 rider of tbe year stlll up for grabs, and botb top contenders, Bob Belt and Don Watkins, were on the starting line of the com,b1ned 250cc Expert-Amateur go. Gary Cole rode his Husky to the win, with B111 Yd1ando, an Amateur coming In second, and Bob Belt Amateur coming In second, and Bob Belt taking tbtrd. Stan Phillips, another Amateur, pulled In fourth. IIonlesa's Ron Nelson won ft,sl open lID, ,an oul of ps willi a on... lnu. lead In tile secGld chas.. On the first lap, the inspired Steve Hurd came over the big jump near the home check t1rst, with other pOsitions remaIn1ng the same, except that Nelson was beginning to move up. By the halfway mark, Nelson bad moved Into first spOt and Hurd was a solid second. Witb three laps to go, Nelson ran oot of gas and Hurd took over the lead, coming across tbe finish Une for the win, and pOssibly taking over the Number One Rider spOt,. It w1ll be real close when the pOints are counted at the end of next week. Jack Byers (Triumph) moved up to take second, Gene Dempsey, (Triumph) grabbed third, and Beacb came from dead last with a wild ride to fln1sh fifth. steve staats was the first Amateur in. It was a great finish to a great year of racing. See you all next year at the Al Vanderpool Back- to- Back E u r 0 pea n Scrambles Benefit Event on January 7, 1968. (Complete Results UnavaIlable) The Other Side of the Picture Back on the View Finders' course, tbe first race of the day was the l00cc Novice. Tbe ground was very icy at 8: 00 a.m., and as the first riders in the pack hit the slick, off-camber hills on the back of the course, a lot of them slid down the hillside. Dean Goldsmith and Badger Maynard (Moto Beta) were able to get through In good shape, really turning it on and putting on a good show, with Goldsmith finally taking the win. Maynard, hot on his tail, placed second, and Tracy Saylor, also on a Moto Beta, pulled in third. Bob Belt tied up the Number One spOt BAIDGESTOIE THE MAELY FLAT SPECIAL RACING IIOOYS. 8'" hllh. laced. weicht 2 lbs. per pair $15.95 plu. c.o.d. posta•• KE shoeman MAELY the \,o~~lt c::~ltc."" and lt~S~ Route 2, Box 758, Corona, Calif. , . tit, .'It fJIII, development co. .l69 ORANGE AVE., GOLETA,CALIF" UI'/1r~ ""i $25. plus C.O.D. & Postaee s.4 1IMI or carIlDanI Mike Pal,lck placed hleh among Ihe big bikes on ano"e, snorlln' Norton. 93017 PH. 80S-9tj'?-e919 cu-.ut ',t. 't,... ,., 'I' •• ' '" t '0 ....... , •••. ''''~. ~ •••• , •• "'., ~lJ,

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