Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
Issue link: https://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/125541
'B USHMASTERS RABBIT SCRA MBLES .~ For Your Neare~t"Bu ilt 'To-Go" Dealer Call TR. 7·2400 Of PO. 9-0441 MOTORCYCLES Slory by Ri ch lI'ald"n Pholos b)' Ste ve Hi gb ee NEstobli _ $Inn " " " Authorized Dulor Sunday, Jan uary 7, dawned bright and sunny for the Bushmasters M.C. Rabbit Scram bles in the Badlands s outh of Bea umont , Calif. Re cent r alns had washed out the ac cess roads so that the pits were a bout a mUe fro m the course, which gave the spectators s ome ex erc1se for a change . TRIUMPH • HONDA • .MW SUZUKI • PIlEUI TIlES D.... spnD.SPOIlT MOTOR OIL USED CYCLES 283-42771 280-8244 PlII1s, SlIpplitS I .. II,.in ....11 Fl._In, ~ -e -§ ,.. OPEN 101. - , P,M. FRID YS Tin 9 P.M. CLOSED lUNDAYS II< MONDAYS . i}. -, .e- ..... 417 L Gum · MONTEREY PAU 4 ./ocb Eut ", G.rlioId ••••••••ill••• Judson Prods• • • •••• ••• F ers, • I i l l " ," .\ i·r • • ran c i!"oco C;J,slo ro il, Dri·sli dc, Fi- • d o1 S~ ranks &: sea l s , John Coop"r &: • Ri c J ohn Root s. All Avallablo From • • • • SIMPSON MOTORS 4210 San Fomando Rd, GI.ndal., Calif. 91204 • • • ( 213\ 247-3068 • • • • ****** •• *********~* THE .....UT FUT ~£CI"'L R...CING IIOOTS. S ~ h ,.h, l. c eO. we i_h t 2 Ibs . per pa ir $15.95 Pl u.:c.;i~ KENMAELy Q shoeman ~ _ ._ Route 2, 80x 758. Corona, Cilif. Ide '", wtt. UJ,arr M'! The l . "'"1f $25. plus C.O.D... PoStl,' Send boot or carbolrd cu.... t TOUR I _~~S ·:A ....=.. · _ Plo pl.te numberodJack Johnson Is only 15, but he ..d his V.n Toch f1nlsbod • spirited socond In tho 100cc division. Ov.r.1I lop honors In the .... vy_1 &hi class _ t to Trlumpll-tnountlld Jim 8nIIIs, lie.. hasill., down a f1.. road In • hurry. Trailbikes Alt er a parade lap around the 4.5mile co ur s e the trailbike riders lined up over the ir front wheels . As the flag n ew Phil Wood grabbed the lead up the ha rd, s li ck dirt road past check one and left down a fire break whi ch snaked along the top of a ridge for abo ut a mlle. The desert riders showed their s tuff when a cou ple of bum py downhill s ecti ons were encountered as Earl Roese ler look the l ea d on the sachs 80. Across a ,gr as s y fie ld , through a small ditch an d 0' EUROPE AIR FARE, HOTELS, MEALS FOR FREE AND SIGHTSEEING Th. tour wi II be in May.June, 1968. W the purchase of (~NORTON , A.J.S. Start plannin, your .acatlon now. ith a new m otorcycle ~ MATCHLESS, BMW Enjoy the Tulip F.sti.a l ln Holland and the world-famous l s i. of M an TT a ll for FREE! GLENDAL E CALIF. PH: (213) 244-5000 • TRIUMPH or BSA FOR DETAILS CALL OR WRITE " VAN-DER-KOLK" 50NS 180950. BRAND BLVD. I 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 - ' tour. H~_U _U_D_D_a_a_a_D_C- C_ ( Jack Johnson had the lead. Richard Hook did an endo ott his Yamaha when he hit the di tch too fast, but he was up and goi ng qui ckly and lost onl y a. few positions. The course dropped int o a wash at check two where Jack Johnson had the lead followed by Phil Wood, Earl Roeseler, Don Grieve and BUI Burr. A narrow twisty sandwash kept the r iders working in first an d second gears and finally led into a bi g cur vy sandwash that was good for third an d fourth. There were a few spills along this mile lon g section of the course as the Novices were learning about sand and rocks . Roe s ele r lost his spark plug and any chance for a win in this section. Past USED PARTS ALL MAKES maam*~ 40% TO 60% Off • YAMAHA DEALER • SCRAMBLER MOTORCYCLES 1801 W. Burbank Blvd, Burbank. C.IIf. 849-5907 or 845-8731 Elt. . 7 the third check the course led up a. narrow cu t out of the wasb and onto hard dirt, around a. hill and up a canyon, Phil Wood now had the lead on his powerfui TT Yamaha single and began to pull away from the pack. In many places here the tra.11 was wide enough for only one bike as it wound through the scrub trees, along a. wash and up a ridge toward check one. As they topped the hill approaching check one Phil Wood had a. commanding lead on second place Don Grieve, who was pulling away from l2-year-oldScott Smith. Jack Johnson and Ron Lambert were batillng for the chance to pass Smith. Roeseler had changed plugs and moved up into 25th pia c e • The desert riders made good use of the downhills again as Jack Johnson charged pas to take third fr om Scott Smith while Roe seler zappe d four riders and moved into the eleventh spot. ••••••••••• to send yOlD' questilns The Answer Man, Care of Cycle News, B. 498, Long Beach, Calif. Sorry, YOhl. of mail does not allow us to SeId indio viduaI repl ies. • •••••••••• •