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.... 0') TROY JORGENSON MONTANA M MORIAL SCRAMBLES E • Story and Photo by Cha rlie Rossell It 00 'D .... was a cold March day, 1963, when 0') 54-year-old Troy Jor genson, fr om Harlowton, Montana, quallf ied for the Trophy Dash at the Black Eagl e Scrambles Track in Great Falls, Montana. After parking his bike, this all-around veteran of motor cycle compe ti tion suffer ed a seizure . On the way to the hos pital, Exper t Number 87w, Troy Jorgenson died of a heart attack. Eac h year the Gr ea t Falls Motor cycle Club opens the Montana r ough event season by dedicating the first r ace in memory of this great competitor . Snowy Scramble • '. Under cloudy s kies and s now flurries the 125cc Main Event r oared away on Sunday, March 10. Kawasaki-mounted Bruce Smi th sponso r ed by Er landson Cycle of Lewistown, Montana squeaked out a narrow win over Rober t Vonada and his Van Tech Hodaka. Bringing up the third pla ce position was Hodakamounted John Klemenclc fro m Great Falls. The 250cc main was black-flagged when Dick Hembd and his Bultaco slid out and Larry Mill of Helena, Montana did a wild high-side endo after losing control of his Bultaco in the sweeper. On the re- start Robert Vonanda (also Bultaco) leaped in fron t to take the win followed by anothe r Helena, Montana rider Ed Vtros tko. Jim Klemenclc picked up third place spot after a bad start. He brought his Sprint from fifth to third but was unable to overtake Vlrostko. The 650Cc Main was an easy win for Jim Slack with Dennis Sows. tying up the second place spot. Three-Way Go As the Troy Jorgenson Open Class conte nders lined up three riders looked like possible winners - Triumph- mounted Jimmy Slack and the Bultaco team of Robert Vonada and Ed Virostko riding for Ray's Cycle Shop of Helena . These three had turned the fastest !tmes. Charging off the line Vonada made it clear that he was the one to beat as he led the race In By Robert O. Fee Nineteen clubs answered roll call at the March meeting of the Southern Callfor nla Road Riders Committee , Monday, March 3 when Chai r man J.M. Jones called for or der at 8:10 p.m , Mos t of the evening 's business was concern ed with the coming City of Hope Spring Tour, Apr il 27. Bob Decker of the Toppers M.C. reported that he has lined up lots of entertalnment for the rider s enjoyment , A children' s carnival will be the featur e attraction for the kids . The parade will be led by" Syder " who r eally thrilled the crowds In 1965 with his darIng wheelies . Another new addition will be the Highland Park Elks' Lodge drill team. The Victor McLaughlin gr oup and the Ace of Clubs drlll tea m will also r eturn to the •68 Spring Tour . Sher man Ames, Presiden t of the Harley- Davids on Dealer's As sociation, announced that the deal ers would donate a M- 65 Trail Bike for r affle. Another r affle se t up by Decker will be of interest to Southland Road Ride rs . With mos t clubs al re a dy signed up, the winner of the raffl e will receive fr ee entry for two to all the r oad rallie s or poker runs spons or ed by the participating clubs . Dick Wilki ns of the Sociables volunteered to print the advertising filer s and posters at his cost. They will be In the mail the fir s t week in April. Rul e Rhubarb A controversy developed over the rules when Refer ee B111 M111er moved to ac cept the revised rules as sub mitted by the Rules Com mittee without a r eading . A question of or der was r ais ed on the propriety of adoptin g any business, especially changes to the by-laws without reading the changes to the body. IIililier was fearful of a three-hour discussion of the rules' merits . Chairman Jones, who chaired the 1965 meetings and suffered end 1e s s bickering over the -, Eaeer starters In the 125ee Main Event, fr om left, Robert Vonada (Hodaka Van T ech), Ed Vlro st ko ( Bullaco), John Klemenele (Hodaka) Ron Komar (Honda) and Bruce Smith (Kawasaki). SmUll (11) emereed Yletorl ousj Vonada was 2nd, KI....ncl c (9) took 3r.. Komar finished 4th. a flag -ta-flag win. The fight for second developed into a ding-dong contest between Slack and Virostko. Playing it safe, Vlrostko hung a wheel under the Triumph and walted. Finally on the fifth lap Slack went wi and Virosiko dove under and went on to take second spt with Slack forced to settle for show position. The track was in excellent condition and although it was a blustery day there was a good turnout for the kick off race of the season. (Results on page 16) Modifying The 450 HONDA For Speed and Sport "part 2 ~ ~ rule's adoption at that time was equally S as anxious as M111er to avoid a midnight ] adjournment. He acquies ced to the de- c. mand for a reading but ruled that no di sSuspension, Tires and Brakes cussion or amendment would be entertalned. Following the r eading, the body By Dick KiI~roe accepted the new rules as read . The Artesla Pioneers objected to the rule requirfng the promoting club's r efThe toughest problem that faces a 450 eree to r ide the route of a Poker Run Honda owner Is how to give away 75 three hours before the run. Howard Eble pounds to competitive bikes and still and several others pointed out that this obtain competitive handling by using the was a safety feature required by the AMA. stock frame . The rule changes were both major and The most outstanding aid to our road minor in character. Major in that almost racer's handling problems was the addievery section had minor correcti ons in tion of a pair of Cerian! road racing wording . These minor changes will have shocks, using the Malo- Cross springs, a major effect on procedure and delewhich are necessary to handie the ingation of authority. Other changes have creased weight. Super Hawkshocks fit ted the effect of streamli ning the originals, with the YB-CB92 chromed sp rings wor k eli minati ng som e duplications and changbetter than the stock shocks . The Cer ling the numbering system. Cycle News ani or Glrling type shocks will r equlre will publish the new r ules for rll r oad fabr ica ti ng ' d!ffer ent mounting sockets rider s to r ead and clip . on the s wing arm. RRC Referee Bill 'Miller .t3.ted that We have always suspected that the the rules committee would make every stock forks under go some side-flexing or effor t to consider any fut·.re suggestions twisting under certain high speed corner for change and recomn .end amendments ing conditions, and usi ng the 305 scramto keep the rules wor ~ able, bler for ks , which are about I " longer, A ro ll call vote r, s ulted, afte r three have stiffer springs and thicker walls, hand votes were too evenly divided on a not only helps the flexing proble m, but motion by Charles Buckner to pr ovide aids the ground clearance and increases fr ee entry to the Pine Cone Rally for the the trail, thus " s lowing down" the handRRC Reps who work eith er Pi ne Cone or ling slightly, which also helps . Use of a the Sprin g Tour . The measure pass ed by br ace a t three locations on the for ks only 4 votes . helps also, especially If you favor any On a motion by Miller, money was type of fron t br ake that exerts an uneven appr opriated to print judging for ms to braking force on the for ks , thus ca us ing confor m with the changes r equired by the flexing pro ble ms from both ends. new rules . The amount was for RRC use One of the mnerent advantages of the only . The member cl ubs of the RRC must dual-disc br ake is that it features absecur e their own for ms . solutel y even loading under all braking Chart Steward Lamar Haywood noted conditions. That's why we s ti ll use the a poor char t turn -in for January, probstock for ks with heavier oil. They seem ably due to a shortage of chart forms . to work al l right with Goodyear or Avon His motion to exten d the deadline until " round type" tires . It's when you use "larch 15th carried. the triangular Dunlops that you experiChart Standings as of Jan uar y are: ence really s cary unstable handling in Male Solo: Jack Ander s on 199 fas t sweepers not taken al l the way' Gal Sola: Dot Porterfield 190 leaned over . The " V" type tires do help Pas senger: Joy Garcia 198 thr owing it down Into a corner, however , Sidecar: Sherman Ames 184 and there are turns where you have to Club Percentage: Santa Aana exert mor e than a little effort at the Cruiser s 100% handlebars to force the bike over with Lucky Wheels 100% the round tires. As a rule we would The next meeting of the RRCwill be on advise r ound tires for fast cours es with April Fool' s oay, 8:oop.m.at the Alhambanked or s weepi ng tur ns, and V ti r es bra P rudential savings and Loan Buildfor flat s harp- corn er ed short courses Ing, 1300 Valley sive., Alham bra, Cal. like Carl shad, where you need quick All road clubs are Invited to attend. handling and " dive for the ins ide" characteristics. Again, the trend toward lower profiles notwithstanding, 450 Hondas definitely need 19" wheels to obtain proper ground clearance and handling; We were absolutely horrified to sec Honda come out last year with 18" wheels on their Daytona entries , and feel that this definitely led to crashes they otherwise could have avoided, such as JIm adorn's In the Amateur race. Streamlining also has a pronounced effect on 450 handling , but that again is another story . 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