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ROLLICKING NOWALK ROCKETS RUN
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Slory and Pholo s IlY Georl:e lIays
2l The sky was gr ey and the air was a bit
",, chilly Sunday, May 4, as 185 road riders
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s igned In at Little Lake Park near Nor§ walk, canr., but the gloomy weather
..., didn't dampen spirits , and everyone had
fun r ight fr om the start. The 7Q-mile
~ route took the riders east to Harbor
c.J Blvd., then south to Hwy . 101 In Newport
=<: Beach, then north on Hwy : 39 back 10
c.J the park.
cj By 10:00 a.m.; the parking lot was
:-. filled with bikes, and the riders were
U competi ng for trophies . Firs t they tur ned
in their s tam ped route shee ts and drew
a poker hand. Then they tried their luck
at games of chance, testing thei r ski ll a t
tossing a baseball Into the mouth of a
milk can, and tossing rings at hooks on
a board.
TIlen ca me lunch, a deli cious cornbtnation of ham and beans , cole slaw, and
corn bread. A wild contes tfollowed chow.
Contes tants wer e Issued two lemons ,
one In the toe of a nylon stocking. The
object of the game was to hold the stoc kIng behind your back, and by s winging
the le mon In the stocking between your
legs , bat the other lemon acr os s the
finish line.
The fun and games were followed by
trophy presentations. Over 90 trophies
and gUt certificate s were awarded, nearly one award for every two r iders. Some
clubs present r uns to make money, but
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MOTOICYCLES -
the Rockets' only objective was to show
the cr owd a good ti me, and that they did.
You never saw a gr oup have more funas
the tro phies wer e awarded amid a barrage of good- natur ed wis ecracks , and
howls of la ughter . By 4:00 p.m.. the gold
was won and the happy r iders were on
their way home.
May riders were surprised that they
didn't have to show their AMA cards
when they signed up for the r un. Thls was
because the run was sanctioned by a new
organization, the Southern California
Motorcycling Association. The President
Is Dale Stoddard (also pr esid ent of the
Nor walk Rockets). Vice President Is
Elll s Smith, and Ji m Keck is Ir easurer.
TIle SCMA doesn't intend to conflict with
the RRC or the AMA , and stands r eady
to co- oper ate with them at any time.
Among the objec tives of the SCMA are
to get more people out for weekend r uns.
Including outriders as well as the clubs ,
car dr ivers who are Inter es ted In motor cycles, family gr oups , s mall bike riders,
and to pr es ent motor cycll ng to the public
as good clean fun. Although the SCMA Is
only 4 months old, It already has over
100 members. As well as outriders.
member clubs Include the Norwalk Rockets , o ve r iander s , Fr eight Jockeys , Ar tes la Pioneers, and the Tam pa Road
Runners .
Anyone Interested in joining can write
the Souther n Callfornta Motorcycling
As sociation, P .O. Box 4514, Wilmington,
Calif. for an application blank. Dues are
$1.50 per year.
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Old bikes always attnct a lot 01 attantlon on a run. Oldest 'IImple was tills beautifu l '5 1 Indian Chl.f owned by Red Thoma. 01 Lon, Beach.
2441 Long Beach Blvd.
Long Beach, Cal if.
10 8 l k' s So. of San Diego Fwy.
20 Years at same location
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Oidesl rider lrophy winners were HeUle MItchell. 78, of Hunlln,lon Park and John R.
Rohrbeck, 61. 01 EI Monle. Hellle's been
rldln,lor 40 years.
·B. cky and Chuck M
yers of the Pacific Coaslers sl&ll In alter the run. Three riders lrom the
Pacillc Coasters took home a lotal of el,hl Irophles.
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SANTA ROSA JO-MILE
NATIONAL RACE
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FInal arrangeme nts have bee n made
with the Dir ectors of the santa Rosa
(callf.) Fair grounds to hold an AMAsanctioned 10-Mile National Championship r ace on that one-mile dir t track.
According to race promoters , Bob
Barkh1mer Associates, tnc., the race
date Is now deflnl tely set for Sunday,
July 28.
The Fai rgrounds dirt course at santa
Rosa Is reported In excell ent conditi on
and presents a beautiful setting with Its
turfed infield. The covered s tands accommodate approximately 5,000 spectators.
Many top Eastern rider s will be In
attendance, traveling nor thward af ter
the As cot Park 50-lap TT on July 27 to
partake of the mile trac k ac tion In purs uit of Nati onal Championship points
and purses .
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