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Cycle News 1968 07 25

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, . CALENDAR SPORTSMAN S CRAMBLES by Lucky Spokes M.C., Brush Prairie, Wash .AMA sane, & pts , For info write club at P .O. Box 77, Brush Prairie, Wash. 98606. TT SCRAMBLES at Sunny Valley Speedway, 14 mi . no . of Grants Pas s , Ore. For Info contact Ray Copeland, 420 Cr es tvi ew Lp., Grants P a ss, Ore. (5 03) 476-4018. 1st ANNUAL SUMME R SCRAMBLES by Dirt Digger s North M.C . Hungry Hollow Racetrack at Lincoln, Cal. Sig nup & prac, 8-10:30 a.m., race 11 a.m, F or info call (91 6) 988-3524 or ( 916) 988- 4725 TUESDAY, JULY 16th SHORT TRACK RACE a t Santa Rosa Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, Cal.AMA sane, $600. For Info contact Bob Barkhimer Assoc., 14 Ca mp Evers Lan e, San ta Cr uz, Cal. TUES. JULY 16 to SUN. JULY 21st SPORTSMAN SCRAMBLES by Lucky Spokes M.C ., Brush Prairie, Wash.AMA sane , & pts, For Into write club at P .O. Box 77, Brush Prairie, Wash. 98606 . FRIDAY, AUGUST 2nd SPOR TSMAN SHORT TRACK by Spr oc kets M.C . at Bakersfield Spee dway , Bakersfield, Cal. Night race. SATURDAY, AUGUST 3rd THURSDAY, JULY 18th SUNDAY, AUGUST 4th FOUR STAR P ROFESSIONAL TT RACE ::Jy Oregon Sidewinders M.C., south of Po rtland on SE Lawnfleld Roa d, near Clacka mas, Or e . For info contact Sidewinders , Rt . 3, Box 29OC, Oregon City, Ore. 97045 . • 1st ANNUA L CHARITY BE NEF IT MOTO- CROSS by Sag e- Hopper s M.C . at Enc initas, Cal. AMA Nat 'l sporting pts, For i nfo call Bob Goodi ng (71 4) 753-2907. 1st ANNUAL PO KER RUN by OV erlanders M.C. RRC r un, call (213) 923- 4107 for Info. FRIDAY, JULY 19th NOVICE TT at CasUe Rock Falrgrounds , Castl e Roc k, Wash. AMA sanc., for info contact Mt. St. Helens , M.C ., Box 51, Castle Rock, Wash. 98611. CAUTION ADULTS AT PLAY SAT. & SUN., JULY 20 & 21st 1st ANNUAL SO. CALIF . M.C. ASSN. CAMP WlSHON RUN. Trophies galore , cars wel com e . For info call (213) 4293557 or write 5849 Tanglewood St., Lakewood, Cal. 90713. 1st ANNUAL MYST ERY TOUR by Rebel Rous ers M.C . RRC r un, call (213) 4449644 for info. SUNDAY, JULY 21st SIX STAR PROFESSIONAL TT RACE by Oregon Side winde rs M.C. , s o. of Po r tland, on SE La wnfield Road, near Clackamas, Ore. Annual P acific Coast Champi ons hip. For Info contact Sidewinders , Rt. 3, Box 290C, Oregon City, Ore. 97045. 1/4-MILE TT SCRAMBLES by Feather River M.C. at Triple M Spee dway , Marysville, Cal. AMA sanc., for: more info call (91 6) 742-7785. SATURDAY,JULY21~ _. TT SCRAMBLES by Rogue Valley Ri der s M.C . a t Josephine Co. Fairgrounds, Grants Pass, Ore. AMA sanc., for info contact Ray Copeland, 420 Crestview Lp., Grants Pass, Ore. (503 ) 47 6-4018. PROFESSIONAL AMA TH REE STAR NIGHT RACE at Benton Lane Speedway near Junction City, Ore. F or info contact Or egon Sports cycle, 1440 So. " A", Springfield, Ore. SUNDAY I JULY 28~ P OKER RUN by Road Runners of Santa Cr uz , Cal. AMA sanc .; s tar ts 1 mi. no. of Watsonville, Cal . Sa t. nite dance, e tc . Contact Marshall ( Woody) Wood, 234 Manfre Rd., Watsonville, ph. (4 08) 7241982 for more inf o. MOVIELAND MOTOR REVUE sponsor ed by Hes per ians of So. Calif . at Universal Studi os , Lankershim Blvd. at the Hollywood F wy., Univer s al City , Cal . Ope n to all s how- worthy vehicles in following ca tegories: motorcycl es, antiques , clas sics , sports car s , cus toms a nd hot r ods . F or in to conta ct A Wor ld on Wheels, P .O. Box 361, Lynwood, Ca l. 90262. (2 13) 639- 5032 . 1I b. ~ ;; BENEFIT RUN & 8th ANNUAL M/ C BLESS ING by Hi- Way Kings M.C . for Rancho San Antonio Boys Town. AMA sanc., starts from Santa Moni ca H-D, 12418 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles , Cal., 8- 9:30 a.m , THRE E STAR AMA P ROFESSIONAL TT at Castl e Rock Fairgrounds, Castle Rock, Wa sh. For mo re info contact Mt. St. Helens M.C ., Box 51, Castle Rock, Wash. 98611. STAR AMA · P ROFESSIONAL TT at Graham Speedway, Tacoma, 30% gross gate. F or Info wr ite Wels h, 9106 P or tland Ave., TaWash. or call (206) LE 7-5793. ~.~ MOTa- CROSS a~ Carlsbad, Cal. by Calif. Moto- Cr os s Club. Mall entry $5.00, post entry $10.00. Mall to P .O. Box 124, Reseda, Cal. 91335. Close July 21. AFM Na t' l . pts, TT SCRAMBL ES at Sunny Valley Speedway , 14 mi. no. of Grants P ass, Ore . For Info contact Ray Copeland, 420 Cr es tvi ew Lp., Grants Pass, Ore. ( 503) 476- 4018. ORANGE COUNTY FAlR AND EXPOSITION at Orange Co. F airgr ounds, Cal. Features recreation vehicles , boats an d a ccess ories. Cycle News will be the re. For entry info contact Robert Cummins at (714) 545- 1131. FOUR RACE Wash . David coma, "FINISH THE FUNNY" CONTEST #10 AUGUST 6, 1 & 8th 3rd ANNUAL PIKE PEAK TOUR, for info contact Bill Mann ing, 630 Cook St., Denver, Colo . SUNDAY, AUGUST 11th TT SCRAMBLES at Sunny Valley Speedway , 14 mi. no. of Grants Pass, Or e . For info contact Ray Copeland, 420 Crestvtew Lp., Grants Pass, Ore. (5 03) 476 - 4018. SP ORTS MAN SCRAM BLES by Lucky Spokes M.C ., Brush P r airie , Wash . AMA s an e , & pts, For inf" wr ite cl ub at p .O . Box 77 Brus h P rairie, Wash. 98606 . SUNDAY, AUGUST 25th Well , folks, It' s lime to put your sense of humor Into ac tion once aga in. Take a good lang look of the cartoon above , fi gure out an appropriately hilarious caption, and send It al ong with your name and address to Cyc le News "Finish The Funny· Contest #10, Bo. 498, Lang Beach,Callf. Winning laft wi ll rece ive, In addition to the original artwork by W inston Beaumont, a crisp $10.00 bill. Dead line for entr ies Is midnight, July 15, so ge t In gea r! WOULD YOU BELIEVE? •••Th at two gi rls hav e tried to en te r the s peed trials at Bonne vill e s an cti oned by the Sou them Californi a Ti ming Associ atio n hut ha ve been t urned down, despite being okay ed by the AMA? '" '" '" '" '" '" '" '" '" SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd ATTENTION CLUBS AND PROMOTERS Owing to space reqUirements, Calendar of Events will list only the following information: Date of event Promoter or Club Sanctioning Body initials Points status Phone number or address to contact for more infonnation. Additional information regarding coming events may .be. found in advertisements or press releases pUbli shed in the newspaper. PRESS RELEASES-Professionally produced press releases regarding coming events will receive editorial consideration. ATTENTION DISTRICT 37 CLUBS The District 31 Sports Commi ttee meeting regularly scheduled for July 4, has been rescheduled for July 11, Due to the holiday, for thi s month O NLY. Usual place and tim e. For further info. call (213) 348-1141, '" '" '" '" '" '" . '" • '" '" '" *. '" '" '" '" '" ... '" '" '" '" ... '" '" ... •••T hat two Cycle News starters , Ad '" . '" '" '" .'" '" . '" '" '" '" '" '" '" '" '" '" . •.Tha t we' ve managed to ' make two er rors in one month on the race res ults of Clas s C Amateur #47r , Harry Buchne r , for a fan tastic all- ti me Cycle News record?? ? The late s t goof occurred in the Sa n Jos e res ults when Ji m Ri ce was me ntioned as ha ving r un s ec ond in the Amateur Dash. Actually Buchner (BSA) did the deedu .and won his heat race a s well. •• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ANTIOUE 1912 HARLEY-DAVIDSON EXHIBITED AT BANK SP ORTS MAN SCRAM B L E S by Lucky Spokes M.C. , Brush Prairi e, Wash.AMA sane , & pts , F or info write cl ub at P .O. Box 77 Brush Prairie, Wa s h. 98606 . 2nd ANNUAL " MONSTER RUN" by world r enowned Kern Co. Trailblazers M.C ., s omewhere in the sceni c wil dernes s of Kern Co. Details later. . '" •••That a re gular first-tum fan at the Friday ni ght Ascot P ark ha lf-mile rac e s is TV star Jim Amess, Ma rsh a ll Dillon on " Gunsmok e ?" It' s pro babl y one of the fe w pla c es Amess ca n relax and a void bein g mo bbed by autograph-seek er's sinc e a t Ascot the RACERS are the stars. '" '" '" • '" '" '" '" '" '" '" '" '" . . ,., .. '" '" '" ...Th at Cycl e News now has s ubsc ribe rs in all fifty states an d fi ve for eign countri e s ? (Del a wa re fina ll y came through .) Mana ger To m Culp an d Col umnist Bill P e ttigre w, both became rathers of ba by boys named Willia m ex acUy a we ek apart? And tha t To m's boy arrived a we ek a fter Mothe r"s Day whil e Bill's namesake ap peared on the s ce ne a wee k a fte r Fathe r's Day? Tha t' s what we cail plan ned pa renthood. A 1912 Harley-Davi dso n mo torcycle, is currently on display a t the Culver City offi ce of F ox Hills Savings , 5347 Sepulveda Boule va rd, Culver City. Thi s early model mo tor cy cl e Is in perfect r unning conditio n an d was bui lt In 1912 to obtain s peeds as hig h a s 35 mph. It is a single-cylinder 30. 5 cubic inch engi ne an d is belt dr iven. The motor cycle contains s tandard bicycle pedals and drive chain whic h are us ed to start the ma chi ne . Th e braking Is a standard bicycle type an d is a ctivate d by r everse pres s ure on the pedals . This valuable an ti que is being exhibited through the cou r tesy of Har le y- Davidson of Lo s Angeles . r--RoA1)OfRA'CEs--l I 1 I - ALL GRA~g~~Ju~lLASSES I CARLSBA'i)'RACEWAY - I - c c ~ li Gates Open 1:30 a.m, First Race 12:00 noon ADMISSION Adults $2.50 !.-_------.---------------~ J.A.P. PROFESSIONAL SPEEDWA Y SHORT TRACK Ri de rs and Owne rs CALL 983-1617 S T JULY 6th A. 8:30 p.m, 40% PURSE TOP 12 RIDERS SHARE WHITEMAN STAllIUM 12130 P ierce St;, P acoima Take T erra Bella exi t eas t off Golden State F ree way

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