Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

• UVAS 'BAM SCRAMBLES Malns got underway right on schedule, starting out willt lite 100Cc Novice tlnal. 1b1s event was won impressively by Tim Ronssee, riding a Hodaka. The Big Lead By Bennet Who will be first to !he turn? Story by DIlle Wm. Iwn Photos by John Ramos - The heat races were car r i e d or! smoothly and quickly. Fortunately, the SAN JOSE, cai., Aug. 4- The Los Gatos ambulances were not called upon to leave M.C. hosted a scrambles at Uvas !)Un the entire day, despite numberous nastynear San Jose and, to lite surprtse of looking crashes. many, the club had taken great pains to · At intermission, a wheelie contest was pr epare the track and to run an organized held to determine just who the best iwo program (which they did rather well). rear wheel standers were. Of course, However, there was a noticeable drop in everyone ,knew Gary Dillard (holder or attendance in many of the classes, whlch over a mile record in wheel standing) would steal the first place brass. Second was due to the lack of enthusiasm on the part or the r iders. Several participating pla ce went to Expert Bob Gr uss i on a riders blam ed this fact on the track's Montes a . Bob came som ewhat close to rocky surface, poor traction in places, Dillard' S incredible mark that used the and the overcrowding or Main Events . entir e straight and first turn. SWEEPS TO VICTORY • SADDLEBACK MOTO-CRDSS AUGUST 18, 1968 100cc Jr. C lass 1st Rusty Burkert 2nd Norm Benham 3rd Dan Daigh 5th Jeff Creager -HODAKA -HODAKA -HODAKA - HO DAKA 100cc Sr. Class 1st Tom Rapp 3rd Claude Henderson 4th Mike Holliday 5th Dan Etheridge -HODAKA -HODAKA -HODAKA -HODA.KA The most exciting, yet rallter tragic action or lite day took place r ight after the 100Cc Novice Maln. A 4O-in. machine belonging to one or the riders, caught fire In the parking lot near the pits, and was completely destroyed. Races were soon resumed, conllnu!ng on willt lite 100 Amateur Ma.1n Event . Fred Bennet aboard a rocket-powered Hodaka took the checkered !lag first, willt second going to Fred Guzzi, also Hodaka. Bennet's victory was probably the most Impr es s ive, yet unglorified win or the day. He held a halfa-lap lead at lite finish over the second place man; quite a feat on this type of a track. The next race up was the 200cc Novice Main. This event got off to a crashing start as two riders went down rather painfully, while attempting to take orf lite 11ne. Fortunately, both were able to make the restart that quickly followed. This lime It was Dave Bestonl (Suzuki) who grabbed the lead from closely-following Jay Boyd, and Dave's brother, Steve. Dave held his !lrst plac e to the checker, making It an easy-looking win. Acti on In the 250 Ama teur Main moved at a fas t and furi ous tempo. The Main Event was a more closely -c ontes ted battle between the fi r st thr ee riders - Bud Gibs on, Jim Rice , and a newly transfer r ed A m at e u r , Don Ivan. Gibson 'emer ged from turn one In first with heat . race winner Ivan In second and Rice in third. On lap three, Rice managed to get around Ivan , as he missed a gear. Rice then quickly pulled up on the leader, Gibs on, and tried several times to pass. On the next to last lap, Rice attempted to pass Bud on the outside, but was forced wide when the leader taclt ully (?) switched grooves . Their going wide gave Ivan a chance to slip under the iwo fr ont runners by taking this Inside groove. The outcome or the race was decided when Gibs on came bombing down from the outside and sliced Ivan orf, forcing hlm Into lite bank. It was Gibson, Rice and Bob Masters, In that order, who took home the brass . The 250 Expert race was a no-contest match as Pa ul Johns on had shown up to ride. Paul, currently leading the district In points, tooled hls Suzuki to another easy win, ahead of John Silva and Dave Belllna. Dillard Does Didoes The 350 Novice event was the scene or a spectacular crash, as heat winner Gary Dillard drove hls Honda orf the edge of the track to avoid r unning over a fallen rider. Dillard shot out into space, doing four hairy-looking endos before finally coming to a halt. Gary, who had been in second plac e befor e hls crash, demonstrated a true sense or sportsman racing. He was not injured. Steve Wolkow rode hls .. 360" Bultaco In fine s tyle to take the 500 Novice Ma.1n win. However, Wolkow had hls worJe-Cut out for him as be advanced from 5t1l place to the lead in just three laps. John Kellam, early leader in the race, manto hang onto hls second position to the checker, with Rod Tavares following closely beh1nd for a third. The 650 Expert Maln was to many lite hlgb1lght or the day's program, and lite announcer really Ja1d on lite thick stutr as he introduced the eager Experts.Arter this terrlflc fanfare, the race was finally aged Intermission leature 01 Los Gatos M.e. scrambles was a wheelle contes t with Gary Dilla rd (Honda) the undisputed winner. He's gone ' over a mile In unicyc le lashlon. Unlortunately, they don't give awards lor lallIng down, though many riders hll the turf durIng the day. Luckily , none were Injured. started. The " spring chicken" or District 36, Bud Kneass, leading Alle n Kenyon (who r eally looked good on a four stroke). Then came Bob Souza, BobBoaz and Bob Gros s , really due11ng It out. The rest or the pack followed behlnd carrying on their own war , but tn no avail. Grossi, riding a 360 Montesa In 5th place, finally took over the four th position by getting around Boaz. Bob then quickly moved up on the first three riders . 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