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the most moto points for !lr s t an d
F . Ching second.
Yamahas 1-2-3
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B)' Bill Petligrew
The 250 Novice main held the upset
the evening. Young R. Ellis or ACA
short track tame usually wins this event
hands down. in tact, he bas racked up
enough wins to be point leader tor the
bond . It was not In the cards tor him
Saturday nlgbt though, as R. B. Lamastus
took the win with J. Ar ledge and J. Grace
thi rd . All three were on the new Yamaha
DT- 1 Singles . Bulta co' s good name was
upheld In the 250 Expert go though, with
'Taco mounted, ex-Ascot bots boe J .
Sprague winning one ot his three trophies
tor the night In thi s bash.
P. Shepherd proved that cubic inches
aren' t everything when, with a 360 Husky
and consistent r iding, he was high point
man In the 500 Novice motos leading
home D. Finley, second on a Victor,
and G. Herron, third astride a big
thumping Matcbless.
The Open Novice Motos turned out to
be the usual T , Simpson cakewalk as he
won all three by a IraIn length. When the
battery hangs together, he and his super:
strong, blue and white Trtumph are
Invincible In class.
The 500 Open EXPert class was taken
by J. Sprague on a pre- unit Triumph but
only atter J. Foxe put up a good struggle,
winding up second. Sprague made It
three trophies tor the evening by winning
the sweepstake race defeating 100Expert
winner W. Hosaka.
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I! you're staying home on Saturday
night and crying " scram bles ain 't what
they use to be " blame only yoursel! as
the atmosphere Is early Californili casual
and the racing vintage tun at Elsinore.
See you next week?
(Results on page 20)
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THE
BUL'S STAMPEDED
/
For the last ten weeks an 'e xtre mely
valuable service bas made Its elf available to desert riders in DIstrict 37 in
the torm or an emergen cy helicopter .
The Pat Hustls owned chopper with
pilot Jim Lasley at the controls rues
over the desert courses keeping an
eye out tor injured riders. 'The chopper
works in conjunction with the grea t
new Rescue #3 Team to locate Injured
riders and ny them out It they cannot
be reacbed by the tour- whee l drive
vehicles or It the rider Is In serious
condition.
ThIs great service Is a costly one,
though, and It Is Increasingly hard tor
the North Hollywood Helicopter !lrm
to make the day In the desert pay tor
Itself. Pilot Jim Lasley Intorms us
that he will take anyone up betore the
races tor a rught over the desert at
a nominal cbarge or $5.00, whlcb Is a
real bargain tor those or you who know
what It costs to keep these rigs In the
air. ThIs would also make for a tew
great aerlal sbots tor you shutterbugs.
What a great ...,ay to ride the des er t!
Seriously. It would be an overwhelming
loss It mounting costs were to for ce
this service to stop, So, It you're out
In the desert for a Dis trict 37 point
run and lind the chopper, take a ride and
bave a ball and at the same time you'll
know you 're help ing keep this emergency service available.
It any other cl ubs or promoters In
the Southland need this service tor a
special event, etc., please contact: Pat
Hustis Camera Copters at 7785 San
Fernlllldo Rd. In North Hollywood, Calif.
MOTORCYCLING
FUN
LOST ANGELS M.C.HARE SCR. 6/16/68
1st OVERALL - [lst 250 EX.)
LARRY BERGQUIST
250 PURSANG
2nd PL. 250 EX. - (7th OVERALL)
DAVE LEWIS ·250 PURSANG
1st PL. 250 AM. ~ (11th OVERALL)
GARY SCHULEKE
250 PURSANG
For Your Nearest Built-To-G D er Call
o eal
TR.7-2400 or PO. 9-0441
tor America 's trials riders
that England's Sammy Mlller, the
World Cham pion In this unique torm
motorcycle competition, will make a
U.S. Tour this sum mer .
Prime purpose or his tour will be the
hosting ot a series ot rider training
schools across the country, with the tutor
being the young master hlmselt, Mr.
Mlller!
Eash or the six sessions are set up as
two-day events, with the !lrst day set
aside tor the Sammy Miller's Trials
School and the second consisting ot his
ac tual participation as a competitor in
an Obs erved English Trlals even t!
Speed Is not a tactor In trials r iding,
but r a ther ve ry keen coordination an d
bal ance , . coupled with the a bility to keep
your teet on the pegs while negotiati ng
the Incredibly d I tt I cu i t observed sections . Penalty points are given tor such
things as toucblng the ground with your
teet, stal11ng the engine, going out or
bounds, etc. Naturally, the tinishlng rider
with the lowes t score Is the winner.
The schedule tor the Bultaco-mounted
MIller' s U.S. visit Is attached.
Good news
COOLI N' IN AT ELSINORE
Mor e and more Southern Califor nia
r iders are tinding out Just how mucb
f.zJ tun It Is to race In the cool of the
-J
U evening. Saturday night, June IS, riders,
:>-. pit crews, and fans were out in droves
o with their campfires sprinkled over the
toothills surrounding the track. Even
with this large turnout, races were run
so smoothly that the torty-!lve events
were over before mldnig bt . At some
tracks, when a large number or races
are run In a sbor t time, riders are
given secondary consideration. Not so
.at Elsinore Satur day nigbt. Each rider
bad a t least three r ides, with some
getting mor e.
With r ougbly sixty riders in the 100
Novice class, it took s ix bea ts and !lve
semis to ge t things so rted out tor the
MaIns . Since this class Is so large,
it bas been set up with two Mains so
that more riders will bave a chan ce at
those trophies. An int eresting note in
one or the beats was the lather-son team
ot Larry and Tom Hardison. Larry
(the son) bas been riding tor some time
with Tom doing the mechanic work and
paying the bills . Tom saw the tolly or
this situation a couple ot weeks ago and
started r iding hlmselt. ThIs week they
drew the same beat and while Junior
leaped Into the lead on a Mote- Beta,
never to be beaded, Senior, with little
experren ce and no brakes, rode considerably astern or his S~lD~ With more
tather-son participation like this, juvenile ball could be turned into an indoor
short track.
P. Shaver copped the gold In the !lrst
100 Novice Main on a Yamabaslng1ewlth
B, Rugtlve second and J . Cooke third.
Another Yamaha won the second Main
with T . Trana aboard leaving D. Busson!
second and R, Talbot third.
The 200 Novice race was a Bultaco
affair, as usual, with M. Little coll ecting
:c:
WORLD CHAMPION
TRIALS RIDER
INVALUABLE
SAMMY MILLER
EMERGENCY
TOURS U.S:
SERVICE NEEDS
or
YOUR HELP
Olnar,,"Ventura "lOod euys' (from 1.1l) M
arty
Moon. y, Pat N. w. 1I and Bob RountrN . vi...
trophies to be awarded at Ju ne 30 Tr. asur .
Hunt In Oxnard, Cal.
WHAT: Treasure Hunt
WHERE: Honda Oxnard, 1032 S. Onxard
BlVd., canr,
WHEN: This Sunday, J une 30, 1968
11:00 a.m , sign up, start 12:00 noon.
AWARDS: 10 bea utltul trophies, numerous merchandis e prizes .
An enjoyable rider tor the street rider;
an eve nt where all bave a 'chance to win;
an event where riding double Is mor e
fun; Ins tructi ons at sign up, Cycles must
be street legal; No horseplay allowed aU traffi c .la ws mus t be obeyed. Everyone with a moto r cycle Is welcome to r ide.
"'bat Is a Treasure Hunt? Riders
tollow a pr esc ribed route watching tor
markers. When a marker Is located,
contes tan ts pa rk cyc le and look for the
treasure within 100 feet ot the marker .
Treasure can only be Identl!1ed by the
fa ct that there will be a quantity ot
them. Points are give n for each tr easur e
at the end ot the run . Tie s will be bro ken
by best Poke r Hand.
SAMMY M
ILLER' S SCHEDULE
AREA DAT ES
EVENTS
New
Sal. ,.luIY20,' 63 Sammy Miller's
Trials School
Eneland
Sun.,.luly 21'68 Observed Ene.Trials
For Information, entry forms. etc., on Satur·
day's school and/or Sunday's event, please
contac t:
Inter sport, Inc.
277 Rantoul Str••t
Beverly. Massachusetts 01915
Phone (617) 927-3400
De troit, Sal. ,.luIY27,'63 Sammy MIII.r's Trials
Mich.
School
Sun. ,.luly 28,'68 Oborsed Ene.Trial s
Conta ct:
Mlc hlea ..Onta rlo Trials As socia tion
7890 Lone Island Court
Fairhaven, Mlchlean 48023
Phon. (313) 725-8244
SL Lous Sat.,A ue. 3, '68 Sammy M r' s
III.
MI ssou rl
Trials School
5un.,Aue. 4, '63 Observ.d Ene.Trla ls
Contac t:
SI. Louis Two Stroke Club
6115 Gravois
SL LOUis , Missouri 63116
Phone (314) 481·7983
III.
Seattle- SaL,Aue.10,'68 Sammy M r's
Tacoma,
Tr ial s School
W h. Sun.,Aue.11,'68 First Annual No.wost
as
Trials Champlu~sh lp
Conta ct:
Seafalr M C Club
/
P.O. Bol963
Auburn, W
ashlneton 98002
Phone (206) 833-7313
San Sal.,A ue.17,'63 · Sammy Mille" s
Francisco
Tr ials School
Bay Sun.,Aue.18,'63 First Am ual Pac.
Trials Championship
Contact:
Pac ific Internati onal Trials Society
P.O. Box 2272
Menlo Pa rk, California 94025
Phone (415) 368-6475
So.
SaL, Aue.24,'68 Sammy MIII.r' s
Ca lif.
Trials School
Sun.,Aue.25,'68 Cycl. World Inl.m'l.
Trials
Conta ct
Mr. Ivan Wapr
c/o Cycle W
orld Maea. lne
P.O. Box 20220
Lone Beach, California 90812
_ Phone (213) 436'3241
DON McLEOD INJURED
A serious injury bas ended EXPert
Don McLeod's hope tor the Washington
State Championship. McLeod ran !IP Qll
the rear wheel ot a slower racer In the
tlrst lap or the Expert Main at Graham
Speedway June 7, then spllled in fr ont
or the othe r eager EXPerts in the dogleg backstretch ot the Tacoma track.
As the other scrambled to avoid the
Impending collision McLeod was thrown
under the wheels or another bike . Hospital reports indicate that McLeod surtered a serious dislocation or his r ight
hlp and will be hospttallzed tor at least
three wee ks . Casts an d braces will
preclude anymore racing activity for
the Nor thwest Harley- Davidson star.
A second year Expert, McLeod was
enjoying his best year In moto rcycle
racing. He had tour wins, two second
place tinisbes and a tourth In the early
race season. In 1965 the Harley-mounted
Tacoman topped the nation' s TT point
list. He also headed the lIsttor amateurs
in 1966.
