Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

. LUCKY SPOKES SCRAMBLES Brush Prairi e, Wash. Sun., May 26, 1968 l00c c TROPHY DASH 1. Mark Baker ELDORADO RACEWAY sa cr.IIIento, Cal. Fri., May 11,1968 By Bobbie Kelly BIll A MAIN 1. Mark Baker 2 . Bill L ewis 3. D-"Ie IIixson 200cc TROPHY DASH 1. Bob Wiggfns Bri A MAIN I. Bo b Wiggins 2. Di ck Wall 3 . Mark 'Ba ke r Bri Bul Bul B MAI N I. Brad Mill s 2 . Adm n Lewis 250cc T ROP IIY DASII L Bill E lde r A MAIN I. Bill Elde r 2. Ken Ha rt 3 . Verno n P e ny Bul Yam Yam Kaw Ka w H-D II-D Ya m Bul B MAIN I. Ge or ae McNe lly Ya m Kaw 2. Jeny Kouvo 500 c c T ROP IIY DASH H-D L Bill El der A MAIN Hon I. J erry Kauvo 2. Vernon P e ny Bul Hon 3 . Jim Ba y s B MAIN Hon I . Mike Dolan Hon 2. Virgil sampson OPEN cc TROPHY DASII Tri 1 . Doyle McN ett A MAIN T ri 1. Doyle McNett Hon 2. Jerry Kouvo T ri 3. Hen ry Sch m m B MAIN L Cliff Scott 2. Norman Stencil 100cc NOVICE CLASS 1. Ron Tobey Suz Bri 2. Pa t Roon ey 3. Jeny Helwig Hod M-B 4. Tim Cul ve r 100cc AM,\TEUR C LASS Suz I . Kenny Roberts Hod 2 . Bob Reynolds 3. Ca rl L e ihr Bri 4 . Fred McFarland Hod 200 cc NOVI CE CL ASS L Bob Penderge st Bu l 2. Greg Moore Hul 3. Chris Reams Bu l 4. J oe Boll Bul 200cc AMATEU R CL ASS I . Roy Real Bul Bul 2. Jim Rodaers 3. Mike Ellis Yam 4 . Jeny Baugh O ss 250cc NOVICE CLASS L Mike Strobel Suz 2. Mike W tkamp al Ka w 3 . J im Ni ch ols BIll 4. Sam White Hon 250cc AMAT E UR CL ASS I . Mike Corcoran Bul 2. Ray vatne H- D Kaw 3 • .Joe lI en ry 250cc EXPERT CLASS I . P hi l Hinkle Suz 2. E ric Jorgense n Hu s 3 • .John Jor gensen Kaw 4. Mike Rockwell Yam Tri Nor RIDGE RIDERS POKER RU N Apache Canyon, Cal., May 19,1968 By Bill P e tti gre w 95 Entries - 73 Finished SWEEPSTAKES WINNERS Teny Wilson 65 0 Tri Bob Fortier Hod Yam T om S towers W GH HAND Si d Rice Bul Bill Neal B ul Hon Dorene Porlner Roger Evans BSA LOW HAND Wes Wantz Martin Mooney Terry Wilso n ELSINORE TT EI sinore, Cal. Sat., May 25, 1968 10 0 NOV ICE I st Ma in 1. H. Egge Jr. 2. T. Trana 3. P . Shaver 2nd Main I . G . Mikendoll 2. L. Bird 3 . B . IIidusky 200 NO\l C E 1. B. Huntsman 2. C. Lamourco x 25 0cc NOVIC E I. K. Currel l 2. L. Boc hkay 3. R. Wimer 35 0 NOVI CE I. L . Bochkay 2. F. Bendra t 500 NOVI CE 1. P. E l dri dge 2. P. Shepherd OPEN NOVIC E I . E . EkdahI 2. P. El dri dge 100 EXPE RT I. D. Hopkins 2. K. T en nis 3. J. Coo ke 25 0 EXPERT 1. R. Vanderpool 2. E . Ol e s en 500 EXPERT I. J . Sprague 2. D. L enar 3 . J. Ke en e r--EX1iAUSTNOTES-~' ~ ~ 1,.. Ka w Yam Yam Bul Yam Yam T ri Bul Bu l Yam BIll H- D Hon T ri II us Tri T ,i Hod 1I0d Hod Ya m Bu l Tri BSA Hon By Bill P e t ti gre w ... 13,000 spectators watched Ronnie Rall wheel hIs Harley to first place honors at the L ivonia, Mich . 5-Mil e half-mile Na ti onal on Sunday, June 2. Bad Bart Markel still managed to c op a great s econd with Southern California's own H- D man DIn Haaby went out early with carbur e to r t rouble and di do ' t make th e Main. This Na ti onal sets the overall AMA poi n t s tandings as follows ; fi rst, Ma rkel 150; secon d, Rayborn 146; Nixon, 12 6; and Fre d NiX, 96 . Hig h gr oo ve a c e Mel Lacher held off BSA man De Wayne Keeter to bring firs t i n the F riday, Ma y 31st Main to HarleyDavidson, again. Jim Nic holson, out for ' the fi r st ti me on C .R . Axtell' s BSA single, looke d like he was go ing to do the job .in prac ti ce and hIs heat but got a te r r ible start in the Main. J im (Nat' L #2 8) managed to work his way UP to third in th e Main whIc h i s the best that movtn' Beeza has do ne in many a moon . If Nic ho l s on doe s n' t have any mechanical problems next wee k, I predict anothe r winner for the big "A" Main event. Mark Br els ford ( BSA ) did a magnificent job of fe ndi ng off T om Rockwood's (Tri) c harge in the Amateur Mai n . L oo ks as If we might see some good battle s from these two in the futu r e. Ever s Bike Lives Again Desert ace AI Rogers has recently pu rchased Evel Kni e vel's bent Las Vegas motorcycle and says he plans on rebuilding it and setting it up to run in the 1000 mile Tijuana to La paz run later in the year. Al has named hIs mount " Caesar' s Miss ." Bultaco of Spain Is now trying out s everal disc valve road racers that may eventually be for sale here in the U.S. to s erious minded riders. The new mac hines are e xtre m ely light and are being tested in th e 125cc and 2 50c c divisions. The s mall diame ter tube frame s help to ke ep the weigh t down to the low 193 lb s , The motor s are air-coo led and bave a s i ngl e carbure to r mo un ted on the left s ide and the right being the driv e side , this gi ving a ce rtain amount of updraft. The ne w r igs will s tay with their s ixspeed gearbo x. F ive - s peed Quaife gearbox clusters to fit Tri um ph gearbo x s he lls are not bein g marketed i n E ngland and s houl d soon be available to you Triumph Road racing enthusias ts. The annual Southe rn Califor nia Greenhorn Enduro is now ove r with the r e sults and s tor y to be in next week' s issue. A possibl e favor ite to take Sweeps takes or c lass is desert ace Mike Patrick aboard one of those immensely popular Yam aha IJI'1 Enduros . Watch for the complete story in ne xt week' s edition . 1st ANNUAL FIRECRACKER GRAND PIX INTERNATIONAL MOTO-CROSS Free Decals to all Entrants ,. I "\ \ t Bul Tri Tri YOUNGEST FINISHER Chuck McDaniel 10 y r. 5-M NATI ONA L ILE Livoni a, M ichigan Story-Photos-Results Will Appear Next W eek! CHERRY CREEK NAT'L CHAMP, HARE & HOUND Salt Lake City, Utah, Sun" May 19, 1968 500cc CLASS I . Jack Byers 2. Bill lIil1 3 . Lany Rob inson 4. Ron Wofford 5. Wayne Spencer OPEN CL ASS 1. Al Rog ers 2. Jon Tbomas 3. Don Bohanan 4. Ken Guio COOL 1 mile from the Pacific STARRING TORSTEN HALLMAN · and 3 other outstanding European mot.cross stars 125cc CL ASS I. Frank Forster 2. Frank Morgan 3. Kenneth Cottam 4. Ron Burpo 5. He r b Uh l 250cc CL ASS I . Bill Huhl 2. Ea rl W erthe r 3. Douglas Sander 4. Kip Sander 5 . Deane Kingsford 6 . Ke ith J. P e a rs on 7 . Norm Mill er DANA POINT CALIFORNIA Hod Hnd Hon Hod sac Bu l Bul Mon Mon Kaw Yam Met Gre Hus Hon T ri T ri T ri Tri Due to lack of space the following results wi II appear next week: LIONS DRAGS-Jun e 2 . 1968 MEMORIAL DAY HlLL C LIMB-May 3D , ORAN GE COUNTY ROAD RACE- J un e 2 . DUE L EU ROP EAN SCR.- May 3D, 1968 t.onr SCRAMBLES-May 26 , 1968 PRIZES GALORE FOR AMERICAN RIDERS Ot~LY ADMISSION A.lts $3.00 Children FREE For further info. call Cl14) 460-4289 0-100cc - $350 cash Mail Entry $10 101-250cc - $400 cash Post Entry $25 251-0 pen - $400 cash Mail Entry to: INTERNATIONAL MOTO-CROSS P. O. 80 X3511 SAN DIEGO, CALIF. Q., ~ ;::

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