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FAR WEST 'DESTRUCTION' RUN
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Tom Dill in g
A local group or sadists who ar e also
the Far West M/C competition committee had a rece nt brain nash. "Lets lay
out abou t a mil e long mud cou rse, let
two ride r s share a ma chi ne , run It tor
four hours, an d s ee how many dam n fools
will try, we 'll call It an Endurance race,"
So Sun day, March 10 abo ut 60 oI us
D.F .' s sbo wed up and spent tour hous
glee!ully trying to des troy our selves and
our machines .
The 176- 0pen class with 26 en tries
was sent ott an d thirty seconds later
starter Ros s Kuhnle s ent 36 0- 175 rider s
oIt. The !lrst tew laps Included a steep
downhill, the worlds largest mudhole
and a steep uphill. The remainder was
ruts, redwood trees, s tumps, sticks and
one tricky spot that was straight, level,
an d dusty. After the fi r s t few laps the
hills and mudhole were routed out and
the eve nt settled down to plain misery.
In the 0- 175 class the team of Brian
Lee and Tim Mil ton rode Tim' s wlt e's
Hodaka a tas t s tea dy pac e to overcome a
two minute pl us lead set by Ray Cr ive ll o
and Tom Dilli ng on Crivello' s Honda 90
during the early part of the race. Lee
and Milton went on to win by over four
laps with a total' ot 72. Crive llo and
Dilling were s econd with 68. rave Jackson and Kim Laws on used a 160 Honda
and rode In with a s mooth thir d with 60
trips. Larry :l' iller and Terry Harvey
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swapped oft another 160 Honda for 58
laps an d four th place trophies, Rich
Miller an d Don Kennedy came on str one
In the la tter part or the r a ce using
r.Ull e r's Hodaka and picked up ruth place
with 54 trips .
The 176- 0 pen clas s was won by the
Iron man oI the day , Gary Howard. Ga ry
r ode his 650 Trium ph SOLO with the days
high or 82 laps. Nolan Hunter an d Ed
Nielson chased Mr. Howar d for four
hours on Nielson' s Vict or but came up
with an 80 lap co unt for second. Ben
Crlngle and Herb Zeck wer e r ight behind
them sha r ing Benny's 250 Honda for 79
trips and third. Ji m Ander son and Glen
Reed used Reed ' s Husky an d pulled In
one la p behi nd Crlngle an d Zeck for
to urth. Fifth went to the other only so lo
r ider oI the day, Jerry Aggeler •Agge ler
kept his 250 Greev es all to hi mself for
the en ti re afternoon and 77 lap s for a
hard earned trophy. rave Reynolds an d
Edgar Fr isbee tra ded off rave's 650
RIDE AN ENDURO FOR FUN IN
THE CALIFORNIA DESERT APRIL 7
By Dick Wright
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On the Southern Califor nia sports
calendar this yea r we have !lve Enduros
s che duled. The !lrst was held by the
Pros pec tors M.C., and the next one will
be the Shamr oc ks M.C. Eig hth Annual
Mojave Hospital Benetlt RWl.
Endur os are one ot the most enjoyable
ways ot spending a Sunday a s a conte s tant
In an or gani zed mot orcycle com pe tition
event, witho ut having to get on a starting
line with the hotshoes. In an Enduro, a
rider can cr uise the cours e at his own
speed while taking In the beauWul CalItornla mountain scenery, and Is aided
by organized chec k points and gas stops.
The Sha mr ocks M.C. has not been
known to throw the hardest runs; just
rough enough to give a rider some good
bench racing until the next r un, or It
will give him the feeling ot really earning
a trophy It he wins one.
The big bikes will go the !l r s t f1!tymile loop for a real enjoyable ride In a
good variety oI hills, sandwashes, and
open boondocks. Then they 'll come In tor
a lWlCh break and head ouUor a seventyfive-mile loop that takes them up Into
TRAILBLAZERS ANN'L ~
BANQUET MARCH 30 ~
Triumph trying to catch Mr. Aggelel' but
came up one lap shy for 6th .
Everyone had all the riding they ....ranted for one day as there wasn't too much
playing after the run , Ju s t a lot ot gr oanIng a bout sore s pots , then very slow
loading up an d drivi ng home.
Thanks to Don Turnbull tor le tting
everyone tear up his property an d play
In his mu d,
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Speed Sculpture
at Pomona College Show
The Pomona College (Calif.) art departme nt Is sponsoring an exhibit entitled
"Speed Sculpture" In the Montgomery
Ar t Center that open ed Wednesday , Mar •
6, and will continue through Sunday,
Ma r ch 24.
The exhibi t consists ot motorcycles
an d one racin g car, all of whic h have
be en modl!led to meet the r eq uirements
oI their owne rs for speed and de sign .
Billy Al Bengston, a Los Angeles
painte r and cycle enlhuslas t who exhibited In the last biannual Inte r natio nal
art s how In Sao Pao lo, Brazil , has
selected the motorcycles on the basis of
their aesthetic value.
The theme or " Spe ed Sculptur e" Is
the ble nd of utili ty and ae sthetic value In
the machines disp layed. The Montgomery
Art Galle r y, at the corner of Boni ta and
College Avenues In Clar e mont, Calif.
will be open daily during the exhibit
rr om 1 to 5 p.rn,
the snow line. Gas may be a problem tor
those with small gas tan ks , but there will
be a truck setting up a special chec k torty
miles out on the sec ond loop, a t Sage land
In Kelso Valley . They will take your can
of gas up It as ked, or you can set up your
pits the re .
The Trail Bikes will go only the !lrst
flt ty- mil e loop , which was laid out by a
number ot ride rs, Including a co uple ot
trail bike Novice s . ThIs Is not to say that
it Is a co mplete ca kewalk. Only a rider
with tour or fi ve recent traIllng parties
under his belt and the ability to r ide a
sandwash should have a good go at It.
The an swer to r iding a sandwash Is to
keep your rpm's up and stay on the top
oI the sand. Don' t try to stee r with the
tront wheel, but use body English as In
waterskiing. The thing to r eme mber Is
tha t this run Is n' t a speed race; you are
racing the clock, so you want to keep up
a good, consis tent pace and stay out of
trouble. Don' t try to r ide over your head
It you're late, jus t go for the !lnis h and
ge t ' em next time. Above all, HAVE
FUN! (Results will appear In Cycle News
after the Endur o .)
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The 31st annual meeting and banquet
of the Trailblazers will be held at Rodge r
Young AUditor ium, 936 W. washington
St. In Los Angeles on Saturday night,
March 30th.
ThIs Is a group of early motorcyclists
and the organization was founded In
1937 by A.F . Van Order , and meetings
have been held each year since. OVer
150 pe r s ons attend each year, an d a
larger cr owd Is expec ted this year, according to Floyd Clymer, pr eslden t of
the organization.
!\lany prominen t names In motor cycle
circles will be present, so me oI the m
to rmer Nati onal and International racing
Cha mpions . Former Sherltf Gene Biseatluz, who rounded the Los Angeles
County Motor cyc le Squad which later
became the California Highway Patrol,
Is a member aod expects to be pr es ent,
as will many other famous personalties.
Any motorcycle r ider or enthusiast
who s tarted r iding twenty or mor e years
ago Is eligible and Invl ted to attend.
Wives and gir l friends are also Invited.
There are no dues, and the charge for
dinner and entertalnment Is $6.00.
Res ervati ons , with check for $6 .ootor
each ticket, can be mailed to Floyd
Clymer , 222 No. Virgil Ave ., Los Ange les, Calit . 90004. Telephone: (213)
388-5119.
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TICKETS ON SALE
at all three stores.
FRO NTIER DAY
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BU FFALO FEED
Mason Motors
3360 E . Colo rado
Pasadena
Ed Kretz & Sons
41 j E . Garv ey
Monterey Park
12 to 2 p.m.
By: Dave Mason, Ed Kr etz and Skip Fordyce
Skip F ordyc e
14th at Mai n
Rive rside
May we urge all customers and fri e nds to
get thei r ti cket.s early .
\\'e a re orderi ng food by tickets sold and
anticipate no tickets avail able at Calico.
March 10, 1968 Carlsbad Moto-Cross
100cc Senior Class
1st - Gary Bailey Hodaka
For a first..hand demonstration of
HODAKABILITY,visit your dealer
for a free test ride. . '
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