Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

competition In the higher class, a little tougher_He matched his new 250cc Yamaha s ingl e against more experienced Don Emde an d his twin exha us t 250Cc Suzuki s ingle, and ca me off second best. 0> g:, 01 0.. ~~~ i~o~~~s~~tc~~te~~kiga;~~~ ~ third In points. C\l Mills, Ring - 1, 2 ;- nie 250cc Expert Moto-Xsawareturn match between winner Dick Mllls and R.W. Ring. These me n are so evenly matched that anything can happen and usually does. At the ir last meeting on March 10, Ring rode his Husky to victory and this week It was Bultaco-mounted Mills turn to grab the checkers. Gary Landry did a very efflclent riding job to gain third. In the 250Cc Novice Maln , Vic Hannan maneuvered his Yamaha into an early lead which he retained throughout In spite of the relentless pursuit by Bultaco pilots, Jack Sweeney, who placed second, and John Garrlsh, third. A .s trange r In these parts, Ed Newcomb on a Triumph, out-gunned BSA jockey Dan Danner to acquire first In the 500cc Novice moto with Ray Vanderpool trying In vain to catch the four-strokers with his screaming 350cc Yamaha. Open Novice class was dominated by another Northern rider, Puffy McGowen, who showed his BSA exhausts to persistent Triumph pilots Don Hoy and Jerry Pendleton who were crowding him all the way, to bag second and third spots. The poorly patronized Powder Puff moto was skillfully appropriated by pert Nisei cutie, Chris FUjikawa on her Brldgestone speedster, closely pressed by Shirley Newsom on a Hodaka. After traveling all the way from Las Vegas, It was regretttable that Gem Willey didn't compete In the third moto, She still garnered enough points for third. Closely IxInched alllle end of lap one. lIIe 250cc Expert field Is led allhls point by Gary Landry (116). DIck Mills (2) eventually took lIIe win, fl.W. Rlne (4) nnlshed second, Landry 'Mlund up 1II1rd. Slory and Photo by Bill Hanner March 24, the Mesa M.C. presented Its second TT scrambles of the 1968 season at the beautiful Mesa Speedway near San Diego, Cal. The entry list was swelled by many riders from the Los Angeles area and one very welcome group of eight riders from Las Vegas, Nevada. Practice time promised a renewal of the Matthews, Finan, Carter feud 10 the Open Expert class but with the chance of a surprise by some of the "out of towners." Matthews Makes It Don Matthews, pilot of Mike Garrett's rapid BSA Gold Star, limped noticeably in the pits, still suffering from his Feb. 25 spill, but astride his cycle he looked as fit as ever as he displayed his r iding skill In several controlled slides and other fancy maneuvers. As the entries In the class were numerous , heat races were the order of the day. Matthews easily captured first in his heat and Al Finan, riding Earl Roloff 's newly rejuvenated "Snortln' Norton" for the first time this year , took his heat In an easy breeze. The start of the Maln took several minutes as these race-wise Experts broke and returned, trying to galn an advantage. As the starter finally found them all momentarily in a line of his approval, the flag was dropped and the . roaring hoard exploded off the line as a single unit, Grant Brown held a slight lead as they went Into the first turn with Don Matthews and Al Finan hard on his heels. Com I n g down the grandstand straight, Matthews edged by Brown and took the lead. Finan had the speed, but found a little difficulty passing Brown. When he was finally successful, Matthews had lapped one of the stragglers, who dropped his scooter right In front of Finan as they approached the [ump, Quick action by Finan averted what might have been a serious accident, by literally throwing his mount into the boondocks an d skirting the Jump. This unforseen piece of ba d luc k put him out of - " contention for the win. Matthews too was experiencing some misfortune. He lost his right rear shock and had handling difficulties that would have forced a less skl1lful rider to retire from the race. Grant Brown maintained his steady ridIng to gain third place honors. Pre-Teen Speedsters -0.- Vegas, Nev. surpassed the efforts of all MOt • Stat In his heat, while ll-year-old Earl any U ers Roloff Jr. outclassed the field In his heat It was rewarding to see so many out of to set up a natural Interstate rivalry . town visitors at Mesa Speedway, esAs they lined up for the Maln Event, a peclally the group from Las Vegas which highly partisan group of mechanics and Included Billy Williams sr.; Bl1ly WUriders crowded along the fen ce. Although lIams Jr _, Tom Johnston Jr., little Mike they were disappointed In Roloff's fallure North, Gen and Jay Willey, Tim Kaiser, to give a ride commensurate with his Grant Kaiser and Tom Jones. By check!ng abllity they nevertheless stayed toebeer the results you can conclude they werea the talented Nevada youngster who resklllful group, resplendentln the colorful pulsed the frustrated efforts of Bob raclng silks of the Vegas Valley M.C. Silverthorn, denying him victory In the When they packed their gear for the final yards of the last lap while Dave return trip to NeVada, they had to make Stauffer, always In contention, had to room for some Callfornla Gold. It is settle for the show position. hoped that all the visitors had an enjoyJim McGuire exhibited his customary able time and to those who for some winning ways by pocketing top honors In reason didn 't cop atrophy, try again, all three lOOcc Expert motos, being you may have better luck next time and you're sure to have .fun. crowded only once by Jim Harmon who would like to repeathrs upset win over.. __...The .next event at Mesa Speedway will McGuire which he accomplished Mareb be April 21. It will be a TT Scrambles 10 at Dehesa. Jay Dunn rode Impressivepresented by the Experts M.C. Mark the ly to pluck third point honors. Dunn also date on your calendar and be therel pocketed third place points In the 200cc (Results on page 16) Novice moto behind winner Wayne Clark on a Yamaha and Tim Kaiser, Las Vegas Bultaco pilot who gathered second. Ray Vanderpool, who has been domindevelopment co. ating the 250cc Novice events lately, was parading his new yellow Amateur ~69 ORANGE AVE • • G O L E T A , C A L.IF . • 9301 7 PH . 805 -96"-(1919 plates for the first time and found the .............. r----:-------- 1 THREE MILLION I III Ie I · ·I I Shhhh.. Shhhh... I I ~ The 100cc Novi ce class looked like real entertainment when dim inutive Mike North, a 12-year-old speedster from Las THE HOME OF CHAMPIONS! ~ • I USED M PARTS WE PAY CASH FOR USED PARTS - ALL MA KES 66 YAMAHA 100cc twin 65 HONDA SOO 64 HONDA CBll 305cc 64 YAMAHA YGl80cc 64 HONDA CA17 300 Dreil11 WE SHIP ANYWHERE. WRITE OR CALL FOR OUR PROMPT SERV ICE - MOTORCYCLESAlVAGE 835 W. FOOTHILL BLVD. AZUSA, CALIFORNIA PHONE: (213) 334-5912 ••••••••• ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ We hesitate to make any noise about the world's quietest motorcycle. But listen closely and we'll whisper about an exciting new development - HEY!! there's been a change. Tip toe into Norm Reeves and see how they improved the world's finest motorcycle. After you see it, if you must tell a friend please don't shout. We want to keep it quiet. ~ ~ ~ ~ I , I~~~;~~m~.GE,~~~I~b~~.D ,~,~~J~2~I lI ~ (2 13) ME lN31 3 ~-- (7 \01) 535-16 47 ( 213) 869-060 0 ~ ... from $049.95 (U ·Bui'd'um JCifJ Severo' Models _ None oy er $189.501 Send 25c 'or 'ares' ;n fo "· mation and Free Dec:a l. '30.page Catalog - S 1. I...' J1 ~~ lII zm ~ ..... 55.aIIIrIII . . SALES SERVlCE HOCKIES MOTORCYCLES "ODAKA GREEVES OSSA Complele Machine Shop Facilities 22025 So. Figuerpa Torrance, Cal i f orn ia (213) 328-1242 GET MORE SHCAS wrrH SACHS THE BOONOOCKEH It's Pure sachs Now available at McLAUGHLIN MOTORS 2422 Eo Hunllnelon Dr. Duarle , Calif. Phone (213) 359-4541 ~ ~ t.:l :e ~ l;,) :... l;,)

• Cover