Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

SATURDAY, FEB,lO, 1968 .... • • (Tentative date ) TV SHOW Wide World of Sports Hopetown G.P .' films . In Ins tallments; International and sidehack races on this date . Approximately 6 to 8 weeks later, Powder Puff and sportsman events will be shown. On ABC TV at 5 p .rn , FEBRUARY 10th & 11th ELSINORE 100-M ILE GRANDPRl X by the Gr lpsters M.C. at Elsinore, Cali!. For the first time since Catalina a race through town and surrounding countryside. 9 mile course, rain or shine. Small bikes sat. , big bikes Sun. Dlst . 37 desert and scrambles points. Mail entries only , $10, close Jan . 22. Starting position determined by postmark. Motels and cam pIng available. Mall entries to Grlpsters M.C., 703 S. Olive , Anaheim, canr, 92805. Spectators free. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, lS8 SCRAMBLES- TT, at new Adelanto Track on Hwy. 395 near Adelanto, Calif. Gates open 7:30 a .m, Fir s t race 9 a .m, Admission $1.25 spectators , $2 to r ide. Course open for practice saturday, Feb . 10. • PAC. COAST CHAMPIONSHIP MOTOCROSS, by searair City M.C., PO Box 268, Federal Way, Washington. At ·the Enumclaw J.C. Rodeo Grounds, 1 mile N.W. of Enumclaw , Washington. Onemile course, international r iders. Event will be televised. ENGLISH TRIALS by the So. Calif. Trials Assn . at Little Rock, Calif. Foothill Trails area. $1.00 per bike to r ide in the area, $2.00 to ride the trials. Limed or red arrow signs from 77th st. In Utile Rock. Take 77th St. south to V se., go r ight to cabana area. Starting time 10 a.m, Overnight carnpout Sat. night. Plenty of good, long, natural water sections. Cal l SCTA Sec'y Ray Moreau at (213) 370-8491 for further Info. ACA CHAMPIONSHIP ROADRACESat Willow Springs Int"I Raceway, Rosamond, Cali!. season opener. Pit gates open at 8 a .m .; first race 11:30 a. m, All Grand Prix and Production classes plus Sidecars. Tr ophy presenta tion at track. For Info write ACA, P .O. Box 247, Fullerton, Cal . 92632 or phone (714) 528-4290. SUrmAY, FEBRUARY 18th AMA SPORTSMAN ROAD RACES at Carls bad Raceway, Ca r ls bad, Calif. Sponso red by the Playboys M.C. All riders , both pro and sportsman, welcome . Classes from 100cc to Open. Also pr oduction class for under-2 50cc machi nes. Pits open at 9 a.m.; practice until 1 p.rn , First race at 1:30 p .rn , Everybody r ides both heat race and final In both classes . 18th ANNUAL HI MOUNTAIN ENDURO by Penguins M.C. Start- finish at Rlnconada Ghost Town. Lim ed from santa Mar garita tur noff, 7 mi, north of San Luis Obis po, Cal if . Spark arrestors r equired. First rider out at 8 a .rn, Sunday. Rider s meeti ng on Cal Poly campus, 7:30 p .rn , satur day. Entry $3 through Feb. 3; post entry $5 Feb. 3 through Feb. 17. Minor s need notarized cons ent form fr om parent or guardian . Mai l to Cal Poly Penguins, A.S.1. Box 111, Cal Poly, san Luis Obispo, Calif. 93401. SUNDAY, MARCH 3rd ANNUAL 100-LA P PROFESSIONAL TT RACE at Ascot Park, Gardena, Calif. Race starts at 2 p. m., all the stars will be there. Track located at 183r d H Vermont In Gardena , Calif., just off the Harbor & san Diego F wys. MONDAY, MARCH llth-SUNDAY, MARCH 11th 200-MILE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSIftP ROAD RACES at Daytona Beach, Flor ida. .....-.-.-.- '.'.- GRAND PRIX ROAD RACE, presented by International Sport Cycle Expositions, Inc. , In conjunction with the San Fran- ..y, .t t****************** IYTY,.,.. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18th • cisco chapter of the AF M. First In a series of professionally promoted road races In the area. To be held at Vaca Valley Racewa y, Vacaville, Calif., south of sacramento, just off Interstate Hwy. 80. GP classes 0- 175cc, 176-250cc , 251-0pen; also Le Mans start Production race . Sidecars r un for $100, minimum of 6 entries . Purse Is 40% of paid admissions. Entries clos e Jan. 31. For entries and further Info write International sport Cycle Expositions , Inc., P.O. Box 5945, san Francisco, Calif. 94101. Phone (415) 589-23 65. ... A,C,A, Protessional ; . ". FOR CUSTOM INSTALLATIONS, see the machinis ts listed under SERVICES in the Cycle News Dealer & Services Directory. "'\j YOUR AD HERE ...............rra : ... 11 Sun, Jan. 28th SCRAMBLES : : Fo r as little as : -t Craig Ro ad Speedway Las Vegas, Nevada Cal l : TOM ... ... ••••••••••••••••• •• $5. . (213) 42~043J LIUUlJU.LII !Now In Stoc/( -, t , , 68 aSA Victor Enduro's 68 Hodaka 100(( 5 speeds "~ , ,... ~ HONDA MOTO BETA · Avail able for Imme diate Del ivery t t ~. ' ~, SEE THEM AT t THREE HUGE SOUTHLAND LOCATIONS 15745 Lak ewood Blvd. Paramount, Calif. (213) ~ E ll-4313 ..... ~ _~ .... 224 N. Anaheim Blvd. Anahei m. Cali f. (i 14) 535-3647 _~ .... _~ .... 9536 E. Fires tone Vd. l d Downey, Calif. (213) 869-0600 _~ . . THE NEW IMAGE By Chuck Cl ayton ~ Many of the safety suggestions that a re bei ng a dvised by the F e deral Hi g hway Safety Bureau and rus he d into law by some states ar e good, ne cessary and in fa ct long ov erdue . Special ope rato rs li censes and examinations of co mpe te ncy for moto rcycle operators , minim um helmet standards and la ws requi ring a re a r-vie w mirror for road motor cvcles have our wholehearted su ~ port. Yet It IS cun ous that t en states have e nacted severe helm e t-wea ring law s alone , without any of the more wort hwhile safety provisions , So yo u do n't have to know how to op erat e a moto rcyc le to rid e o ne with th e blessings o f Alabama , Ar ka nsas , F lo rida , Idah o , Indi a na , Kans a s , N.Car· ol ina , etc. But if you try it wit ho ut a hel me t o n, th e y'll put yo u in jail. I s thi s safety , or is thi s suppression? (! have se arche d for a good analogy to ma ke this s it uat io n s e em real but it is without pre c edent. It is something like handing a pi stol with a hai r-tri gger to someone who 's never held a gun and saying, · Go ah ead and play with it, but wear a bullet-proof ve st , " ) L elting ri der s on the stre et without any Qualifications mak es it i nevitable tl\at s o me o ne , soo ne r , not later, will cras h hi s moto rcy cle and we can only ho pe that pe rson ' s head i s not traveling over 14 mph when it hits th e cem e nt , be ca us e ov er 14 mnh no helm et is mad e that can prev ent brai n damage • .As for t he abrasio ns and broken bon es that the unli cens ed rider mi ght s uffe r. I fe el that he s ho uld be e nti tle d to ho ld the s tate c riminally re s po ns ible for allowing him o n their highways without che ckin g his ability to rid e sa fe ly , I wi sh I could say tha tthe moto rcycle i nd ustry was unanimou s i n its oppos itio n to se ve re , re s trictive l egi slation ma s que rad i ng in th e c lo a k of · s a fety, " But here agai n we are divided by co ntrove rs y . It shoul d be abundantly obvi ous to th e numbe r o ne holdout , American Ho nda, that Americans won 't tak e to co mpuls ory headge ar as me ekly a s th e Japane s e o n th e home l stanrts did. Ho nda sal es wer e down 69% in the U.S . last year , afte r re gis t eri ng gains sinc e 1958 . How many sal es did re s tri c ti ve laws a nd the t hrea t of more lo s e for Honda? Is n ' t it just possible that a lot of lon g haired kids spe nt the ir a llowa nc e s o n conv ertibl es , instead of a Honda a nd a helm et? Mayb e Ho nd a can re co up its los s es by de vising a ne w na tional ad c a mp a i gn slogan: · Yo u me e t th e nicest peo ple i n a c ra s b helmet ." Or: • You me et th e nicest people in jail if they're ca ught without a helm et o n th eir Hon das. · It is rumor ed that Ame ri can Honda manageme nt i s lookin g fo r a way to alter their stand in favor of he lme t law s without lo sin g fac e . They s ho uld n' t le t pa st mi s t a kes drag them down . In Am eri ca the re is a saying , • A wise ma n c hange s his mind often . · C e rtainly if Honda r ealizes that helme t comp uls io n was not s uc h a good id ea after all , the y would not be alone in this i ndu s try . I c onfess that your publish e r on ce beli eved that restri ctive l e gi s la tio n against motor cy cles was in evitable . I have since see n the erro r o f my ways . It to ok the Hell ' s An gel s , s ta lli ng A.B. 9 78 in Ca lifornia a ft er all th e • goo d guy s · orld , the monthly magazme witn ha d copped out , to wa ke me up. Now Cycl e W Ihe se co nd hig he s t motorcy cl e ci rc ula tio n s ay s t he California helm etlaw will sur el y pass t his year. Motorcy cling's voi c e is too weak to beat the ann mo tor cycle forces , they claim . Whew ! If tha t's mot orc yclin g's answer to the S Hell ' s An geles , I'll take ( onny Ba rge r . 1 would pr efe r that Cycle World joi n us i n our struggle agai nst un fa ir legislation , but if that i s too much to a sk , a t least l et us hop e that they will re conside r their rema r ks o n the · ine vi tabi li ty " of co mpuls ory helm et laws in vi ew of th e la te s t i nforma tio n from Washingt on (see thi s c o lumn last week) . The y s ai d also tha t California would e nact A. B. 978 last ye a r but it was defeated at the last moment by th e e ffo rt s of i nd ivid ua l motorcycle en thustasts who we re ashamed , as I wa s , by th e id ea of Hell 's Ang els at least trying where we ha d give n up. It will be har d to beat the anti-motorcycle le gi s l a tors in th e we s t agai n . P romul gat i ng de fea ti s t attitudes on the pa rt of eminent spo kesme n in the in d us try is a ha nd ica p we 'd rathe r do witho ut • C ;; i; ...., CI) = ~ t.:l c:3 :>.. U

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