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"" - montt~a YSH8ULD ROY BURKE PUT IRS FAITH IIIIJITESA? o. 1111. Dtesa ts a very good machine and wi II win lots 01 races lor me, ~ says Roy Burke, a a new Montesa dealer at Portland. Oregon. Roy has been raeInglor 20 years. He knows a winner when he sees one. says Roy, ~. cal't walt ti I the Montesa 360's get here.~ They're due in February. Meantime. go see Roy Bur1te at Portland Honda. Just go In and shout It'l JI. H__ ftlSlll 0111, a.clL 111""0' ..tt10 . . 8SA 0&1-.""" \VA u.s. DUtribMtor ~ .... Cohlaml...... TO'S 'I OCU TACHS 6,12........ "'2.16.lI801I.P.IJI. ~TURES • ~ & £xl. eu.tNonecI • 2% AccurIIcJ' ~ ~ Ctw~ Pol..... r • __ e - - e- t oat at g1m"1 BtU MaDJey (Trt) tool< tlJeos-EJlpert 1D a pretI)' 1If1d set at motos. BeD FatJraldy (TrtumpIJ) almost made a GreeD BorDet SILIIdw1dI oat at Mlke ~(BSA) 011 tIJe back lI8CtiOD aDd later MaDJey "abut tIJe door" GIl FakmldJ comiDC oat at tIJe sweeper, wbOe flttb place tIDiaber DoD 0g1lYie lIII1Jed aroaad 011 b1s VeJocette with b1s usual crtn 011 b1s face. Terry Dorsch (Trlumpb) 1I0Il ODe moto despite tbat baY}' compeUt1oD aDd ftD1shed second over-all. EarlY 1D tIJe _ SOlI we spotted Terry 1D tbe Norice class aDd watched blm work b1s wy lIP to ~ 1D 0IIe - - . NutYMr it's Ascot tor Terry aDd we sugeet oar co- • INtent Speed ~inp etwome Pot~ (i;ti;;,n ._ lIA"'AC~=.rC'" F. . ."C8 lD Expert 10 • • - - . 1IIt'1 TIIIJ' Dancll'1 e.... lD r_ tIJe bands wbo'Ye beea 1D tile Ilastne. a wlJ11e. TeD years ago tbere was DO ODe betterl Vlctor-1IIOIIIIted CIIIIct MlDert WIllI tIJe 500 EJlpert go wltb tIJat sql8r-fut T0D7 D8DD1s (BSA) secoad aDd JIm IIIIIder (BSA) tIIlrd. At ODe time RuDlIIr aDd M1Dert came aroaad tIJe rock turn 1D tbe1r usual InlmltaNe style, came toeetIJer like a bank sbot with tbe 8Dd result tbat "FeetB" ~ tool< HuJlter's Beezer --.,- SDk - don't know wbo Goldie is, ask some at MO TESA MOTORS. INC. lao Y1ctar _~ ...... tM1I CAL co1amn1st Roxy Rockwood mJcbt Ialep on blm. see yoa nut yMr at tIJe flrst 0118, would you be11eve it's 0DlY a c:ouple at b1s eye -aaWllY? eo. ...... Bill 1iIoIl til . . . . . 250cc .xpert ..... (Results IW lie ...... TT'. III TUCSOII By Berb Morris MOTOR ·E_ _ CLES s;-.~ AIItIoo.... DuI.r TllUMPH • HONDA . . . . SUMI • P1RnU TIRES Do... S'UD-5POaT MOTOR OIL USED CYQES 283-4277 280-8244 , ..... 5tIpp1i.. & 1.,.lrs ••11 Fht..... '.M. .....M•• , OPfN FRIO'" n 'l1lI 9 CLOIID '.M. '._ ~ ..., ~. SUNDAYS. MONDAYS 417 Eo UIYEY • " I EtiJ ,All 4 - . EM 01 Got6oW It looks Ute the rae1ng season at Eastside Cycle Park 1D Tucson, Arizona Is off to a aytng start, with both good cr01lds aad good riders showIDg lIP, and the track Is 1D perfect CODd1t1on. The _!ber bas been ideal (suooy aDd cool) and eYeryODe Is as '-PPY as a jaclaLss eat10g cactus. Wb1te in other parts of the country riders chomp at the bit all winter, waiting tor warm _tiler to come, in Tucson they have to walt all summer(or roast their gourds) tor !be cool winter weather tor competitive riding to really be enjoyable. A tew west coast riders usually travel to Tucson tor the races, and tile event on December 10 was no exception. Dick Mills trom san Diego was over tor tile third time, and Jeff Sperry from Bakerstleld rode a big HarIe7 aad looked particularlY impressiYe. 1eIf says he's wending bls way back east so he won't be late tor Daytona. Nothing like an early start. As Maureen Lee mentioned io her column after she'd been to ooe of the Arizona races, "Tblngs are oat run on a very commercial scale and U's prlmartiy just a good day's riding," and she's right. This race varied a UttJe In that aspect, since the A & A Supply Co. trom Phoenix and Chula Vista donated a top ot the Une Grant helmet to the big bike Sweepstakes winner, and a local restaurant gave two steak dinners to the winner of the small bike Sweeps. Plus a local 011 P8Cll 26) spot a1FllJ'ded a case at beer tor an eYeDt wbich was pt'OIDIJtly woo by an 18- nlgbt year-old boy. 1be awards were all anlIOlIDCed over tile P J.. system aDd tbat was as commerclaJ as things got. 1be 1DtermlsPOll wbeelie CODtestCQDoo Unues to be a crowd-pleaser with 8IIOUllb spills aDd an oc"'Pone l 70 to 8O-yarder to keep spectators eagrossed wlJ11e tile SweePStakes events are being l1Ded lIP. 8eYeraJ racers continue to tmprove and impress, amoag tlJemRoDGarytrom Tucson riding a Harley Sprint this year. Also a tellow named Fred VUJopoto wbo just mOYed to Arizona trom New Jersey, and a youngster riding a SUzuki X-6 named David Lauver. 1bese tellows, along with v1s1tors Mills and Sperry, stood out tbls parUcuJar day and will bear watch1ng as tile season progresses. (Results on pages 28) CARLSIAD W ROAD UO", SEASON arEls JAN. Bill " ' ' ' ' ..... ..clIIIJ,....... ert ........ a Trt- events will again be used lor tIJe 250cc macb1 0es aDd tile bIc bibs. The smal1er UgbtweigtIt machInes and tbe prodDct1oD riders will use a shorter course. 'DIe tmlDta will be open to all Sportsmoo and professiOQU riders and there will be a class lor eYery size machine and every age ot rider. Most of tIJe factories and distributors are again planning on bllckInc offlda1 racing teams aDd most posWons 1nclude riders trom C&JUornia. This will afford the pari-time rider a cbance to eitber race against or watch tile top notcII pros 1D action on Daytona w1nnI.ng equip- ment. The tIIlrd Sunday 1D J8.IIIIIU'}' aad tIJe tIIlrd Sunday 1D February have been selected to give all riders two races betore heading tor OLytona. The dates bave also been selected so as not to confiict wi til tIJe opening two professional TT. elates lit Ascot for the new '68 season. Every rider that enters any of the c:Jasses is guaranteed a ride 1D both the 2J For tbe third straight year !be Playboys M.C. of Long Beach will get AMA road rac10g underway at tIJe popular Carlsblld Raceway on .January 21st. They will also host an event on Feb. IStb and both will serve as warm-up rides tor tbe many riders and macbI.oes that will be beading tor Daytona and tbe annual speed week 1D March. The same course that is used lor the once-a-year NatiOQU pr~ssWoal beat race and the tinaJ. Nobody sits on tbe side11nes at Carlsblld, a popular ruling started by the Playboys three yoars ago. U tile 250cc class and tIJe big bikes classes have a large enough entry tbey will be split 1Dto two div1s1ons, one lor tIJe pros and the other tor the strictly noo-llcoosed sportsman, or part time, rider • Pit gates on tbe 21st will open at 9:00 a.m. with practice running until 1:00 p.m. Races begin at 1:30 p.m. Carlsbad Raceway is located just eastof Oceanside and the town of Carisblld.