Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

ROBERTS ROARS AT EUROPEAN SCRAMBLES HEY! NORM REEVES DOWNEY IS OPEN MON. - WED. - FRI. 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 9536 E. Fire stDneBlvd. 869-0600 ANSWERING WANT ADS· SAY YOU SAW IT IN CYCLE NEWS TRIUMPH 65(kc-$JI 95.00 ." ::r plus - T ax, Li cense, & Set-up e Q INTERNATIONAL M /C til .... - ~ Steve Staats (Bul) comlne up sandwash leadInc Husky rider Gary Conrad (backeround). S teve was passed by Con rad, who placed second 250 Expert, and went on lor a well ea."ed third. St ory by Dic k Wright ~ ~ - Tbe San Bernardino M .C ., a new club with forty-three hard-working membe r s, picked a good area for their race; they had two courses with two races going most of the time. Course number two was four miles l ong, with very tight and deep sandwashes and a couple of sandy hills; low gearing and good knobbies were the answer . Course number one was three-and-a-ha1f miles, and was more open and fas t . Tbere were no rocks on either course, and the weath er was just r ight, with a little wind to blow the dust away. As always, there was a big turn-out for the Novice Trail Bikes; they went an hour on the #1 course, with Ji m Summers , #578, passing Terry Clark, #395, right at the last turn to take the win. I don't think Terry knew he was that close. Tbe Trail Bike Amateur-Experts went on cour se #2 at the same time, with Wes Anderson Jr., #4, showing a lot of class In tak in g the win on llls S.S. Hodaka, and F r ank Morgan , #6 0n a Hodaka, was pushIn g him all the way . Eric Jensen , #7, took third, also on a Hodaka. Nick Gula, #730 on a 360 C. Z . had to work his way up from fifth spot on the fir st loop of the Open Novice go to take the win with a bi g lead at the end. He was really handling that C. Z . In the tight sandwashes. Chuck Raudman, #893, was second, and Bob Melton, #337 was thlrd. Tbe 250cc Experts were r unning on the fast course, and Gene Canandy, #952x, had a big lead at the first check-point, with Larry Bergquist, #888x, running a distant second. On a close check It was l earned that Canandy mi ssed one deep sandwash and was dtsqualilled, but Ber gquist had turned It on as only he can do and passed Canandy before the flnlsh anyway. Tbe big race was f or second place, wi th Gary Conrad, #21x on a Suzukt , holdi ng It In th e early part of the race, but Gary Cole, #5x on a HuskY, seemed to have more pressure and was gaining ground with each laP, flnally passi ng Conrad on the fifth lap to take second. Lynn Fortner, #20x on a Husky, kept up a fas t, 'f eet- up pac e and put the pass on Conrad to com e In third, and Conrad took fourth . A t one-fifteen, the Combined 500 and Open Amateurs went off on the tight course. Lynn F ortner , #506, stlll an Am ateur In the Open Class, grabbed the lead r i ght at the start and had built It UP to three minutes at the f1n1shllne an hour later. Tber e was a good duel between Don Hinckley, #104 on a Triumph, and Dennis Ranipel , #31 on a 360 machine. ~ rhone (2'3) 346-3100 ~ J.N. Roberts, #2 on a 360 Husky, took the combined SOOcc and Open Expert go in the Mojave desert Sunday, June 9 with a thre&minute lead. Lany Bergquist, #888x on a Bultaco, took the 2SOcc race in his usual fast, classic style. u :~:~ BILL i 233 Canoga Ave. , Canoga Park Top desert ace J.N. Roberts (Hus) lIylne around the San Bernardino M.C. course to snatch top honors overall. J.N. will be In the Stardust 7·11 belne held June 12 to 14 and Cycle News wi ll have compl ete coveraee of this rather lucrative event next week. $25,000 In money and contlneencles will be awarded! Shamrock M.e. rider hustl es his bl e 40 Inch 's Tr iumph around sandwash area 01 course! (R esults on page 16) Amateur SOOcc pilo t Lynn Fortner (Hus) lI ew his Husky to a very convlnclne II rst 500 Amateur. KRAUSE 'S I II/ I I /H I If If /1,./", ' /.. r c HONDA/~/ YAMAHA 1l51S. U I I I Aet C...twy • BMW .......Md • • '71..0406 Hinckley pulled out all the stops on ,t he last laP, passed Ram pel, and came I n to take second and first Open Amateur . Hampel took thir d, and was second 500 In . Tbe 250Cc Amateurs had a good go, wi th To m Potee t, #45 on a Bultaco, taking the lead and building I t up each lap, until he touled a plug. Tb en Bill Walters, #88, John Maroney 1161x, and Arvle Spar ks , #183mx, all trie d to take over at one time, r i di ng three abr east I n the wide valley just after the starting area. Tbe next laP around, Walters got the lead and went on to win I t , Maroney was second, and Sparks was third. Harry Lowrte, #227x, was changing a pl ug when the banner dropped, but really gotwi th l t and moved up trom dead last to fo urth place (not a bad day' s work, eh?) Carll\olarsha1l, #8B4x on a Husky, took the 250 Novice race, and Gary Wester gaard was second. W.L. T ur ner, #218x, placed thi r d on a Greaves . Tb e com bined 500 and Open Exper t race was the last ot the day. At the !irst group ot hoop- dee-doos , w h e r e the course crossed a sandwash about a mile f rom the start , deser t ace J.N. Roberts, #2 on a borrowed Husky, had the l ead. Smoke bomb Gaetz, #39 on a Triumph, and the young new Expe r t Steve Staats, #95 on a Bultaco, were both dicing for secon d spot. The next time around, Roberts had bui lt up a bi g l ead, doi ng wheelles up the hllls, and br oadslldl ng . tight turns In the sandwashes , John Gaetz was running secon d wi th that bi g Triumph turned all the way up, gi vi ng I t all he had on that tight course. Staats was running third and Gary Conrad, 1126 on a Husky, was In fourth. Rober ts kept building UP his lead , and Conrad passed Staats on the third lap, and then passed Gaetz on the tourth lap, tlnally taking over second position. Staats then passed Gaetz to take over third. At the t1n1sh, It was Rober ts for the wi n, Conrad secon d, and Staats third. Gaetz pulled I n fo urth and took first Open Class . To m Maxwell, #54, pulled fifth and second Open Class . Tbe San Bernardino M .C. had wellmarked courses, with good danger marks at the big ditches and road crossings. Tbe checks were well-manned, and the races went off like clockwork; also, It helped a l ot to be abl e to get the r esul ts from the club. Tb e team of HuskY riders out of Tracy's Shop In Burbank, had a good day, with a Open Amaleu r win, a 250cc Amateur wi n, and f irst and second In the Expe r t go. The Rescue #3 Team was out again, and ther e were more thana few of us who needed their help. 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