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• ... AFM ROAD RACE AT CARLSBAD story and Pholos ~. "" ~ 0: 0.. Len Fa llscheer CARLSBAD, Cal., July 21- In blistering hot sun wi th an occasional cool breeze, the American Federation of Motorcyclists held another successful day of racing at Carlsbad Rac eway. After the riders' meeting and a f ull round of three-lap hea ts , the Malo Events got underway with the500cc GP bikes and the lightweight production bi kes running togeth er in an ei ght- lap race. T ony Nicosia on his six-speed Suzuki 50 trailed Don Dierlting (Honda) the entire time by never more than a few lengths, but pulled out from Dierking's slipstream at just the right moment to win by inches i n a spectacular nntsn, Rod Schmidt won the 50cc Class II (four-speed gearbox) on an ltal-Jet. In the lightweight production race that was la1dng place at the same time, Roger Wood grabbed first in the 200cc class on a Bridgeslooe while Mike Velasco, also on a Bridgeslooe, took first In the 100cc class. In the 100, 125, 175 GP event, Mike Velasco took another first in the 175 GP and a first overall, again on a Bri dgestone. Mike Lane began hts successful day of racing by taking a second overall and a first in the 100cc GP on his Hodaka. Exciting competition developed for fourth pos ition between Eldon Parker ( 125 Bultaco), Val Howard (Van Tech Yamaha l 00c c) , Mike Morse (Yamaha 100cc), and Ron LiWefield (160 Honda). Positions changed n u m e r 0 u s times throughout the race wilh Eldon Parker leading the pack across the finish line on his Bultaco (the onlY 125 GP entry) . Val Howard,. finished close behind to take second In lIie l 00cc GP class . r "~~. ",~ ,,,,,to' .... lIpm., c.. U.s. Distributor GAIDIEI CAIBUIETOI 269 Oral YAMAHA DT·' 250(( single A",i"'''e for '.",e"iale DefJery INTERNATIONAL M /C 7233 Canoga Ave., Canoga Park "'0. Don Emde (SU ZU ki) le d 250c c GP III lasl lap when a he ad boll vl braled loose. By Robert O. Fee The Golden State Motorcycle Club submitted their resignation, Monday, July 1 at the regular meeting of the Southern California Road Riders Committee. Earl Carmichael, the club's representative to the RRC, cited Instructions from the cl ub's reduced member ship to submit the res I g n a ti o n if the RRC carried through with the motion to as sess each member club $20.00 for the Pine Cone Rally expenses . The move surprised the body as Carmichael did not at tempt to use the resignation or his Instructions as a weapon to defeat the measure during the long and sometimes bitter dtscussion prior to the v ote. The motion had been tabled at the June meeting so the representa tiv es could consult with the ir cl ub' s member s. At bo th meetings, RRC Referee BIll Miller sharply crl tielzed the member clubs for not permiWng their representatives to speak for, or commit the club's membership to any action or assessment without running home for instructions. In moving to bring the $20 assessment back to the noor. Treasurer Ames stated tha t the purpose was to provide operating capital for the Pi ne Cone Rally. During the discussi on, I t was pointed out that Pine Cone has been sponsored in previ ous years with as m uch or less than the $325 presently in th e treasury by using "end of th e month" billing proced ures . Chairman J. M . Jones admitted that the rally co uld be put on with th e . pr~sent a:~~ury, but tlle. as sessment . (2'3) 346-3700 t 'i1lron Air Fillers, .h llisoD Prod s. Francisco Cas loroil. Dri-slide. Fibt-rgiass lanks& seatss; Jo hn Coo per & 811: John Boots. All nailahle (rom SOcc GP class winner T ony Nicosia abo ard a Suzu ki. SIMPSON MOTORS 4210 San Femando Rd. Glenda le , Ca.91204 (213) 247-3068 ~-CUSTOM-~ ~ • rn I ~ Off and runnl lll (literall y) at Le Man s sl a rl 01 Hea vy Productio n race. field of 14 riders in a thrilling twelve lap race. Jack Simmons, riding Jody Nicholas' Yamaha, after a poor start managed to stay with the leaders (Emde and Lane) as the three lapped the entire field. Don Emde held a slight lead over Mike Lane until the final lap when a head bolt on his Suzuki vibrated loose forcing him out of the race. Mike Lane went on to win his third victory of the day with Jack Simmons finishing second, and Emde a warded third (he had finished eleven laps and lapped the entire field before retiring). George Kerker, again on his production 750 Norton Com mando, took first overall and first i n the Open GP event. George led the entire race, but Greg Kearney on a 650 BSA was closing the gap until his bike began m issing and he slipped to third behind John McGillivery ( 650 Triumph). Another exciting race will be held by the AFM on August 4 at Orange County Rac eway. (R esults appeared last week) was desi gned to stimulate the repres enta tiv es to do some work. Ames agreed that the basic reason for the assessment was to make the RRC reps get Involved. Under the lerms of the motion, each club would be assessed $20.00, ten of which wi ll be pald to the cl ub IF two members of that club show up at the Pi ne Cone Rally and work the event. One representative laler wondered aloud if the E - Board would later r ecommend that the RRC reverse themselves on the ref und as they did on an earlier com mitlment to provide free entries to the '68 Pine Cone for ali th ose RRC r eps who worked the '67 Pine Cone or ' 68 spring Tour . The free entries were revoked on the reasoning that RRC reps should not have to be pald to work their own rallies. The assessment was carried on a roll call vote afler two hand counts showed a draw of 9-9. The final vote showed 12 for with 9 nays, with the Lucky Wheels castIng 2 voles, one of which was that of the RRC Chairman. Miller of the Knights M. C. moved that the assessment be due and payable by July 15. The motion carried but did not specify a penalty for non-compliance. Decker from the T oppe r s M.C. solv ed that problem by moving that any nonpayers not be eligible for a dale on the ' 69 calendar. A heated dtscussion and wordy exchange between the Secretary and the Referee was cut off when 'so meone po inted out that tampering with the calendar meant changing the by-laws. It was automatically laid on the table until th e Augus t meeting. This, in effect, made the motion out of order as by the time action can be ,taken, th e deadline for pay m ent will hav e passed and the penalty will be " ex post facto" which makes the entire action Illegal. The RRC has, howev er, instituted " ex post facto" rules before. Miller attempted to forestall this by moving to extend th e payment deadline to August , but the body voted tha t idea down. Buckner of the Playboys M .C.'s motion to collect $20.00 from each of the clubs and forget about sponsoring Pine Cone died for lack of a second. Chairman Jon es rebuked Buckner, stating that the Idea (of Pine Cone) was not to make money. The meeting started a hour and a half late fo r lack of a quorum. During the Interim , cor r espon dence was read and various co mmittees reported. When the 14th club ( Pacifi c Coasters) arrived, business proceeded at a brisk pace. Ar rangements fo r Pine Cone was the most pressing concern although Bill A dams came In f or discussion. Th e RR C I s very happy with Bill and feel tha t he is not ignoring the road aspects of the sport, as has been the rule in the past. The road riders want very much to help finance his forthcoming travels to the AMA Competition Congress and Intend to promote a road run to raise his travel expenses. The body allocated $20 to secure thirteen trophies from LaVonne Lebert for the rally . The Nuggets sent a thank you for the ald the road riders offered when two of their group were injured on the High Sierra Rally. The motion to adjourn was tendered and passed at 10: 30 p.m, accessories E REG. $24.951 SALE $18.95 en :.: z: ~ a: SAVE UP TO 50% ON NEW PARTS u I z: t- o m a. MEETS: Golden Staters Resign Aw. Goleta. Calif. 9Ill] Second place In the 100cc GP wenl lo Va l Howard (Van Tech Yamaha). Kerker Does It Again George Kerker again took first overall and first in the open production event on the new 750 Norton Com mando. Dick Kil-. groe (450 Honda), the only entry in the 500cc production class, took second overall, followed by the 350cc production winner Mike Lane on a Yamaha, a very good showing as thts was hts initial try in a production race. Also in the same event, Barry Wenn took first In the 250c c production on a Ducati MKlII. As usual, the most exciting event of the day was the 250cc GP . 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