Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

TEA-TOWN TT RACES REAL FUN SHOW .. .. Classes _re divided 1ftto soee, lOOee, 175cc, 25Occ, and Open and are sanetiODed by tile FMM (Feden.clon Mexicara de Moloclcl1smo), the Mexican equivaleat to our AMA. It was a champlonsh,lppoint standing event for ' the Baja California district. Lone American en trant In 250cc cla ss Steve Cooper (I) on a Kawa sa ki loaned to him by a Mexi. can from Mexlca li lea ds ulti ma te winne r and lo cal lavo rit e Xavie r Tesnado (34), also Kawasaki. Santos amolla (Bultae o) an d #88 Car los Irlbe (88) riding an Ossa loane d him by an American a re In hot pursu it. The TT Ra ce spo ns ored by the Cl ub Islo de Tijuana at the La Mesa race cour se, Eas t of Ti juana, Mexic o on the Te cate highway, Sunday , Febr uary 18 was short on participants but long on fun for the riders ' and entertainment of The course was in beaullful shape and much to the lik ing to the hand ful of American r iders who truc ked their bikes to the border track. Severa l expressed their enthusiasm by saying that they thought It to be the fines t TT co urse In ~~r hundr ed spectators, ... San Di ego v~e~a~'l:~~~"IIII;:J Impressive ly staffed Red Cross (Cruz Roj.) ambul.nc. arrived alt.r lite 5th h. at and after ha ng. Ing around lor about an hour with no accidents, got tired and departed wi th th, final moto In each cl ass y.t to be run. Llchtwelght IIeld In IIrs t s weep. r with wlM ing Itder Oscar Lujan 01 Mexlca ll out In front. S.c. ond place P....o Breceos (5) and Raul Medlnl (I) also olllexicall, are pressing. Next to las t Is only American rider In the croup, Nora Ray, a Clrl ham G.rdena, Calil. PINCH PROOF T IRE TOOL The friendly Mex ica n Motorcycle Club Members dld eve rything In their power to ma ke the day pleasa nt for your cor respondent but were very apologe tic about the poor pa r ticipation. They poi nted out that the Mextcan r iders were ge ner all y not as skille d nor do they have the finances to pr epare elaborate raci ng bike s a s the ir American neigh bors. For these r eas ons , they not only welc ome but e s pe cia ll y inviteAmerica ns who wis h to gain racin g experi ence without the stiff compe ti tion usually found, even In the Novice class es, north of the border . Afte r the poin ts wer e tallied and results posted, beautiful trophies wer e presented to the first three In all classes amid the cheer s of the enthu s iasti c cr owd which had not dispersed . We were shaking hands and sayi ng " Adios " 10 new fr iends both Mexican an d American when one of the Mexican riders Invited several U.S. riders to his home for refreshments which included steak, tortillas and beans (your correspondent was invited too). For one and all the TT races in Tijuana B.C., Mexic o will be fondly remembered. (Resul ts on pag e 16) . 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S1I .l 01 THE MA ELY FLAT SP ECIAL RACING BOOTS . 8 .... h igh. l ac e d . weight 2 Ibs. p er p a ir s e.e .e. $1595 plupo st • •• • KEN MAELY t he shoeman Route 2, Box 75B, Corona, Calif. I rA: fltt ",~" wit. lUar~ . "t l ~25 . plu s C.O.D. & Po st age Send boot or car boa rd cutou t ..............•.........................•.............., HARLEV- DAVIDSON UN IQUE D ESIG N ELIMIN ATES TUBE Of TROUBLES. ONE END PUTS ON, OTH ER R EMOV ES . .. GRE AT. 223 . CAMINO REAL . MO N ROVIA . CALIF . 9101 6 WRITE - 213-447-8342 00 .. ~ .... 239 N. Au"l", ,'yd. AaIh.I",. C.L, P...... (714) $33-1309 It 'There were only two entrants In tile big bike div ision so aU tbe 250cc bikes ran Open Class too. It was these two class es that provided the thrills of tbe day. It was a four-way duel in the 250cc class with the local favorite Xavier Tesnado on a Kawasaki nar r owly shading Ame rican rider Steve Coope r of Chula Vista on a n Identical mount, whic h he borrowed fr om Angel Rosa of Mexl call, when his own BSA was wrecked during pr actice . The local defending champion, Carlos lrtbe whose r egula r ride, a BSA was tor n down for repatr s, was loa ned an Os sa by Richard Ray of Gardena. The cycle was a fine mac hine but was set up for desert use an d had knobble tires which gave very poor traction on the smooth fast track. The poo r traction and havin g to learn how 10 race a twostroke were too much even for a rider of his sk ill and he was bea ten by his friend and fellow towns man San tos Zamorra, on a Bulta co . In the Open Class, Ste ve Cooper on the bor rowed Kawasaki and Pa ul Br anson on his Velocette put on a s how that the fans will long remember. At the end of three motos they were tied for first place and a 5-lap match race, to decide the winne r, was set UP . In the 5- lap even t the le ad changed han ds four Urnes and the race e nded In another tie which res ulted in the gr a nds ta nd emptyi ng onto the track and the fans de manding a r e match. The judges agreed and i n the final race Steve Coope r c r os sed the fini sh a little ahe ad but you could have cover ed both bikes with a Kleenex, they were that cl os e . The 100cc class also resulted In a tie but for second position. The runoff saw Enr ique Martinez of Mexlcall on a Yamaha beat out Bob Ce r nuda of Gardena for second s pot. Ric hard Ray , a lso of Gardena, was never threatened for firs t place. The U.S. had no r eprese ntatives In the lightweight division but the officials ile allowed Dick Ray 's lovely W , Nora to ride her Hodaka in the me n's even t " Jus t for fun." She would have trophi ed too as s he fini shed in the top thre e in each rnoto , Mexico dominated the 175cc class with Ka was a ki-mounted -L e o n a r d o Medina capturing top mone y followed by Enrique Mar ttnez on a Yamaha and Xavier Rodrigues on a n ts lo, ~*~~ .. .. Long Special W Have Many New J968 XLCH &XLH's In Stock Now e .........~~~~ ••~:;.!On9 ••~::~~••~~~~.~~~-~~! ~

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