Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

-America's Only Weekly Motorcycle Newspaper" PU.b1 iSher••• •• Charles C . C la~·ton lIuslDe.ss Mam.ger•• Sha ron Clayton Ci rcul a ll on M2r• • • Gaye Thomason F.dl lor •. • ••• • ••••• • Carol Sims .·\ d. e r!;. S1 ng M2r••••• • Tom Culp Photo l-.dJtor. .. .... .. n en m s G reene . . . Ed it ori a l sto rres , ca rtoons . pho tos . a nd will be paid for upon publication (e xcept p",SS rel ease s and " Voic e" Iet ters .) Adell" . are we-lcomed d re s s e d, sta mped e nve lope ass ures Ass·t. flus. ~I gr• . • ''''linda Fo ster return. Lab Technici an • •• •Bill PeUigre" S ingle ro p~' price • •• •• • •• • 25c Rpct"pllonlsl. ... .. . Lo uise Marshall su bscn puon: One Jear 2nd C'lass P ubli s hed we ekly e xce pt the fi rst Mail .•• '~.' ... ' • , • , .' , • , $7.50 One, \ ear fi rs I ( la s s ' Iall . , $14 .00 a nd last week of the cale nda r ye a r by C&:S Publis hin g Co., P os t Office (SU bs cn bers pl ease allow thro'e week s for addn-xs chang e.) Box 498. Long a eacn . California . . Ad" e rllsmg . ra il'S and c i rcula tio n Second Class pos ta ge paid a I Lon g Beac h , Ca li f. lnformatlOn WIll be s e nt upon requ est. Please change my two-yea r 2nd class subscription to a one-year 1st class sub and bill me for the dlff e r ence. My being a Po s tal Supervisor I s hould have known better . NAME WITHHEL D Largo, Florida TH E LOSERS SPEAK OUT COME GET YOUR MONEY ! There are s ever a l AMA professional riders who neve r received the ir 1967 Districi 37 Poin t Fund mon ey , due to lack of a pr oper addr es s. The y ar e: Butch T u r n e r , Bob F er ro an d Don Hughe s. It the s e riders will either call (213) 245-7481 or wr ite to the addre s s below their checks will be s e nt to the m: BERT BRUNDAGE 5575 Terrace Drive La Cr es ce nta, Calif. 912 14 S1DEHACK OPINION POLL The Side - Hack Assn. made gr ea t progr ess in 1967, an d we wis h to thank Cycle 'ews for the accur ate an d ti mely reporting of our eve nts which proved very benefic ial to the growth of our sport. With the start of the 1968 season, Including profes siona l T . T. events at Ascot, several peopl e hav e wr itte n the Association for info r ma tion on future racing events , how to join the As socia tion, an d oth er requests too num erous to list. Yet we feel that man y people who would have written did not do so because the y were unable to obtain our address or contact lodivi dual me mbe r s . In orde r to properly infor m the publi c an d to obtain a clearer picture of spectator interest in s idehack rac ing, we would appreciate the opportunity of having a poll taken by Cycle News on the following questions: I. Does the s pec ta tor enjoy sldehack racing at As cot? 2. Woul d spectators like to s ee more sidehacks race at Ascot? 3. lf anyone would be inte r e s ted in infor ma ti on on compe ting with a s idehack , please incl ude your name and a ddress. In the in terest of unbiased opi nion we fee l that all letters for the above s hould co me to Cycle News where mem be r s of the Association would assist you In the tabulation. We fe el that su ch a poll would be a gr eat asset in th e future planning of the Sidehack Assn's goals an d gr owth, We hope that you will be able to conduct thls poll In Cycl e News in the near future, and thank you in advance for the consideration of the Idea. M1KE VAN LAAR Pu blic Information Chalrman P .O. Box 622 South Pasadena, Califor nia 91030 ("To ma ke it easier lor readers 10 give dle ir opinions to this poll, the co upo n below Is provided lor your convenience. Mail yo ur opinions on the Si de hack Que slion s to Sidehack Poll , c/,? Cyc le News, Box 498 . Lon g Beach, CalIl. belo re Feb. 20, an d watch for results in thi s newspap er." ) ••••••••••••••• • • SlDEHACK OPIl'iI10N POLL • I do _ _ do no l _ _ enjoy wa tchIn g si deback raci ng a t Ascot. • • I would _ _ woul d oot_ _ li ke to • • • see more si dehack races at Ascot. • • • (Check here and Incl ude Jour name an d add ress if you want 10 receive • more inlo rmation on si de hack co m• petition.) • • • • • . ·ame • • • Address • • City : State Zip : . • Mail to Sidehack Poll. c/ o C) cl e • • • :IIews, IIox 498, Long Bea ch. can t, Deadline for opinions 10 be included • • in publi sh e d tal ly is Feh. 20, 1968 . . ....... _.-_ . U ke many other members of the Roa d Rider s Committ ee , I have sat back and done nothing to answer the malicious attack s on various indi viduals, cl ubs and the RRC in particular whlch have appeared in r ecent issues of the Cycle News . Howeve r , this las t barrage has brought me to the poi nt tha t I fee l I must speak out. I do s o knowing that a s a motorcycle dealer I ma y be jeopa rdizing my very means of li velihood - because I depend upon the road riders of So. Calif. to be ab le to earn a li ving a nd s upport my fam il y and I know there will be some who do not ag r ee with me a nd ther efor e ma y choos e to take their business elsewhere . I hope not, but neverthe less I feel I m us t gi ve the readers what I fe el to be a true picture of the RRC. It is true we have had cl ubs drop the ir membership in the RRC lately, but we also have had other clubs join . Fo r you see in the RRC, just as In many ot he r clubs an d organizations , we have me mbers who are so men tally im mature that when things don't happe n the way the y want the m to, then they pic k up their ma r bles an d go hom e . But we, the clubs s till a ctiv e in RRC, do not feel that the way to solve pr oblem s is to run from them . We know the RRC is not perfec t, It may nev e r be, but we are here , wor king and trying to mak e it better. Many of us hav e had wha t we think to be good ideas onl y to be voted down by the ma jority, but we don't jump up and quit beca use we can't have our way. I pe r sonally could care le s s what some individual thi nks who has sat on hl s poc ke tboo k for the last two years an d done nothing but cri ticize . I will ac ce pt criticism fr om an yone as lo ng as he is willlng to work right alongs ide to help motorcyclmg, but not from someone who attends one mee ti ng a year an d then comes only to find fa ult. I say thi s not as a " Johnny-come latel y" either, for I have be en an active me mbe r of the RRC s ince the ver y fir s t night it started an d I have held every office but one in this pe r iod of time . But still my lo ngevi ty of service would not give me the right to sit on my backside and do nothlng but find fault with others who are at lea st trying. It is a well known fact that the only people In thls world who don't make an y mistakes are those ·...ho sit on their rumps and don 't do a damn thlng. I must also question the writer's Intent when in one colum n he s tates that every club who puts on a run has ' only one thought in mind - the almighty dollarand in hls ne xt co l umn states that the RRC's bank balance is much lower than the pr evious yea r . As if to say the clubs judge the s uccess of their runs by the profit they ma ke an d then using this same set of standards whlch he has jus t cond emned to proclaim that the RRC is falling because of the size of the bank a ccount. Speaking for myself and the Nor walk Centaur s I can honestly say that if we had taken the hours we have spent in preparing for our upcoming Yuma Run and applied thls amount of ti me in some for m of profi table moonl ighti ng we could have dona ted the money to the club and been much be tt er off financially, plus we wouldn' t have had to listen to any of the petty gr ipe s that always s eem to accompan y eve ry r un. However , li ke mos t of the othe r cl ubs in the RRC, the Cen ta ur s judge the s uccess of the i r run by the number of sati s fied parti cipan ts, an d not by the numbe r of dollars we have in the bank. Inctdentally, because of our past sue - MEET THE RACERS B)' lI" .~I , Aski n s Wall Fulton III The na me of Walter F ulton is one to be reckoned with in motorcycle competition. There are two of them to be reckoned with, the father Walter II, and sone Walter 111. Walt , the younger, catapulted into the upper s tra ta of cycl e racing by winning the 1966 Novi ce Rac e at Daytona, with an average s peed of 89. 122, shaving more than two minutes off the record then standing. His father ha d paved the way for him . The el der Walt is a West Coast official of the Ame rican Motorcycle Assoclation an d he has enjoyed a real reputation as a racer in AMA ev ents . However, he retired from co mpeti ti ve racing in 1957 and flve years later hls son and name- ces s with thl s r un, we will be able thls year to al s o hav e a fr ee field meet for the riders. So you s ee, we are progressing . Also, con tra ry to what yo u read In the " funny papers" (r efer r ing to the writer's column , not the Cycl e News an d/or Its staff) the RRC does not have a " damn- the - outride r s " attitude, Thls we do say though - don't just come and te ll us what you want, but also s end along some he lpful sugge stions as to how we could possibly do it in a manner whlch will be fair to all . In conclusion let me say thls latest ' barrage from some of our mo re prominent Juveniles will not be successful In destroying the RRC , beca use the RRC and what it is trying to do i s bigger than these petty attacks. In fa ct - what we will need even more than luck this year ma y have already been a ccompli s hed - to ge t rid of the deadwood! SHERMAN AMES Pomona, Calif. We, the undersigned cl ubs, ha ving read the above rebuttal , wish to add our voices in the hope that the readers will realize that we are here, working and trying to help Indlvlduals, club s and the sport of mo torcycling in gener al. We also feel that the new set of officers an d repr esentatives we now have will enjoy much s uccess thls year. Perhaps because ea ch one Is trying to justify what he fe els t o be his obli ga ti on to help this s por t and not by trying to s atisfy hls own pe rsona l ego. l-larll yn Roosa, RRC Secr e tary Ace of Cl ubs of Los Ange les Col oramas I.C. • or walk Centaur s l-I.C. Calif. RaInbows M.C, s ake was racing with an AMA competition license. The sensational young Walt literally gr ew up on a motorcycle In Or a nge County , Under his father's wat chful eyes, Jle was riding at the ag e of seven . Fo r four ye a rs he and hls father attended the ACA events, The boy rode 50cc machines and Initiated himself Into the realm of cycle racing. He learned that you had to be not only good in handling a bike but tough to cope with co mpetitors an d brave to win your laurels, During those years young Walt was a s tudent at a high s chool a mere 40 miles fr om his hom e In Or ange , He s pe cialized In mechanical and te chnical co urses . driving his machine to and from school wor king on it a t night, and racing ove; the weekends . Eve n though hls fa the r the n worked for U,S. Suz uki , young Walt enjoyed the immense distinction of being an Amateur s pons or ed by Harley- Davidson, which spared nothlng in he lping Walter HI to rise to the top of the cycle r a cing ranks. Young Fulton attained Exper t status, and the elder F ul ~.on is Sales Manager for Johnson Motors, West Coast Triump h dis tributor s . Oniy 19 years of age , a co llege dropout after one s emester , young Walt ex pects to be drafted an d says he is not only willlng but gla d to devote several years of hls youth to the service of hi s nation. ' Then, he says , it will be tim e eno ugh to return to the professional ranks and bulld his reputation. A veritable ti ger on the race track , young F ul ton is a very quie t and unassuming youngster off the track . He says that right now cycle racing is hls whole life and obsession. He lives very s imply , with no Indulgences, and s pends hls non-cycle time quietly at home. Practically all his friends and a cquaintances are cyclis ts . He talks interminably with them, on every ang le and a spec t of cycle racing. He says that this Is the time of hls li fe when he feels that it Is wise to learn as much about cycle racing as he possibly can and also to ge t in as much experien ce as he can, Later, young Walt expe cts, there will be time for other thl ngs . Knights M.C. Lucky Wheels M.C. In c, El Tigres M.C. Golden State M,C. Toppers of Fontana Play Boy's M/C of Long Beach, Inc . Lan cers of F ontana Hl/Way Kings M/C Overlanders M.C , Silv er Eag les M.C. California Motor Maids NOTICE! Anyone planning on going to Las Vegas to ride the ACA TT Scrambles, Sunday Fe bruary 18th , call (714 ) 528-4318 after 6 p.m, for infor ma tion on tr ack and l ocation. Let's answer that challenge , fellowl DID YOU KNOW? . .. That the recent compulsory hel met edi tor ia ls ove r L ,A, TV station KNXT caused mo re con troversy and br ought more Individual lett er s than any subject since fluoridation , according to a s tation spokesman. ***•••••••••**•• ••• ...That Eve l Kale vel and Torsten Hallman were both born on the same da y, October . 17th ? They are Libr a s , the astrological s ign for" balance." ** • • • • • • *• ••* • • •• • • ...That ne xt week Cycle News will featur e comp lete. coverage of the AMA Indoor Short Track National Championship at the Houston, Texas Astrodome ?

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