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~~..-.~~~~~~~ ~I SUZUKI ~ t ~ ... t ::f I ~t f f Walt Axthel m Triumph-Suzuki Mo tors 1049 West 5th Street Pomona, Calif. (714) 629-8642 ., ---------- ~ '<: I ..- - - - - - - - - - - -. .1Il SACHS ~ Col :c: TRAILBIKES Dealer Inquir ies Invited Hercules Dist. Co; LTD - 11718 S.,ta Monica Blvd. Los Angeles 3, Cao 90025 Col -J C) SALES SERVICE G..--------.....~ HOCKIES MOTORCYCLES HODAKA YANKEE OSSA GREEVES Completellaclline Shop Facilities 22025 So. Figueroa Torrance, Cal iforni a • t SAVE 011 BARRELLIN' AT BALBOA . .. EUGENE, ore., July 4 - Balboa Park, located west of Eugene, opened 1ts motor cycle course over the holidays . Balboa, known for drag racing, now boasts a quarter - mile clay oval. The TT course uses the 1nf1 d and the far turn at el the oval. Sportsman r Iders in excess at 90 turned out for the first event. George F r anclsco, 110 newcomer to rac1ng, was the r efer ee. Spec1al f eatures included a wheel walk1ng contest, won by Ken WellIng bam . One run down the adja cent drag strip was made by the Bob Cocbran AA ht f uel dragster•• .an Impressive s1g at twilight. • Interesting Course (213) 328-1242 USED • t :HONDA PARTS T:':::58: • W ilmington Discount Cycle Center , 1505 Avalon, Wi lmington, Calif. t -~~-~~--- Balboa Is a Class C T T course. From the starling Une the first left eases into the infIeld to a decreasing radius 180. A short straight and the r Ight bander I s up, a dog leg, and then com es the j umP. Next left and tt's onto the h1gh bank at the quarter-mile turn. Round that and down the chute to the f1n1sh Une. Ron Wymer was the fIrst victim of the [ump, He l ooped h1s TrIumph and hol ed the gas tank, r etir I ng hlrn , The entrIes showed a 63- year spr ead Just settling off tile Jump, Ilryalt Carter, 64 years young and 2nd In B lIaln. '" B" ~ ~ ( ~ 0 • [ ~ ~ :tl g ill s Bal boa Park heat race rl dlrs eagerl y li ne up for tile start. in ages. Tommy F r ancisco,. age 11, took h1s heat race on a 175 Brldgestone. Tommy went on to win the Trophy Dash as well . Bryan Carter showed all those years don' t always make a dilference . Bryan, 54-years-young, showed he could get around right quick, He pulled second In the B Main behind John Watkins . The girls got into the action as well. Mrs. Charles Cook collec ted the trophy I n the Powder Puff mota-cross . Th1s number one event for Balboa will begin a calendar at events through the rest at the season. For r I ders and spec tators alike It will be a great course. No mIstake, It Is a TT and to get around qulckly i s really a challenge. (Resul ts appeared last week) FAST SHOW ATBALBOA PARK J '" c '" co Eleven-year-old #l1 b Tommy Francisco (Brl dglStone) leads Honda-mounted Leroy Schmidt (11v) coml ng out the turn one switchback. J ACKRABBIT S M. C. EUROPE AN SCRAMBLES - JU LY 21,1968 TR AILBIKE AM./ E X. CLASS 1st 2nd 4th 5th 6th JACK MORGAN ERIC JENSEN FRANK MORGAN TERRY CLASK ROB ROBBS - HODAKA HODAKA - HODAKA HODAKA HODAKA TR AILBIKE NOVICE CL ASS 1st ROGER PETERS - HODAKA For a first-hand demonstration of HODAKABILITY,visit your dealer for a free test ride. = 1I111"'" Illll)'''' I lll l ) ' ' ' ' Illll"'" 11111 "'" 1I111"'" Illll)'''' 1I(11)'''' EUGENE, or e., July 11 - The weather was threatenlng all nlght, but managed to hold off long enough to l et the entire sportsman rac1ng program f1n1sh in near-record time. Be c a use of the weather the r Ider turnout at Balboa Park was sl1m, though twenty-six men and mach1nes did show up. The first loocc heat found Jake Jones at Reedsport holdlng off the rest at the pack to post the win and qual1fy for the Trophy I:B.sh. Second heat winne r, Randy Scott of corvanis , returned to take the tooce I:B.sh, defeating Jones in the pr ocess. Young and Eager The 200cc class eomprtsed at only 4 rIders and In the heat race 1t was all ll-year-old To mmy Franc1sco, as he got the lead at the flag and never looked h, back. The Trophy I:B.s however, was a dlfferent story. To mmy was a little slow off the starling Une and 16-year- old Randy Scott came on strong to collect the gold. FrancIsco cam e back strong in the Maln Event , though, to win over second place Mike Watkins in a fairly routine race. The first heat in the 250cc class was taken by Leroy Schmidt, wh11e the second heat went to Jerry DeWItt. TroPhy I:B.sh winner was Butch Spinne y. Randy Scott won the B Main but forfeited h1s trophy and thus Jake Jones was declared the winn er . The 250 A Main was the race at the evenIng as Scott got out last at the drop at the flag and f ought h1s way through traffIc to eventually battle Leroy SchmI dt fo r the lead, grabbing 1t one lap from the f1n1sh and holding on for an exc1ling win . Wheel- walk1ng champ was Larry Bessey f rom Los Ang el es, who defeated Jake Jones to take home the three-foot trophy. The Sweepstakes race went to Leroy Scbm1dt wi th To mmy FrancI sco in second. Sportsman racIng continues every Thursday at Eugene'S Balboa Park. (R esul ts on page 16)