Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

~ ~ ANTELOPE RAMBLERS M.C. HARE & HOUND Five miles past the smoke, the trail made a left turn which Andersoo missed, taking tbe leaders witb him. After oolya hundred yards, Morgan real1zed tbere were no markers; be found the course and took off again, witb Froelich and tbe rest of tbe pack behind him. Mnrgan and Froelich dueled back and forth for tbe next fifte en miles witb neltber one bu11d1ng up a lead over tbe otber. Bob McLaughl1n, 145 00 a sacbs, bad moved up to third, and Wright was running fourtb. At tbe top of tbe big downbUl, Froelich and Morgan were side-by-side wben Morgan dropped lDto secood gear and turned It on, sbitting to third about halfway down, and taking a fifty-yardadvan!age. 'They continued the duel tbrough tbe tigbt wboop-de-doos until Morgan bobbled on a sbort, sandy upb1ll, and Froelich took to tbe side on a cleaner trail and socked it to him. He took over tbe lead at tbat point and beld it to tbe finisb line, witb Morgan following. McLaugbl1n and Wr i g h t meanwhlle were figbting it out for tbird spot. They were side-by-side at tbe road cross ing a mile from tbe f1n1sband tbeyhit1t fast, flying six feet high lD tbe air. Wright was able to pull Mac wben they landed, and went 00 to take third overall and first Amateur, just twenty feet in froot of Mac and thirty seconds beb1nd Morgan. Mc Laugb11n placed fourtb. Story and Pbotos by Dick Wright MOJAVE, Cali f. Sept. 15 - Steve Stuts, Baltaco-mountecl #95, won ]l CIte seventy-mile Hue & Hound at ~ Reel Rock Canyon, just north of - g o Mojave, California, Sllnday, taking lite checkered nag after CIte ~ two leaders, J.N. Roberts #2 and :i!: Larry Bergquist #8881, missed ~ o :>. o the last check on top of a. hill. Itldl (2h) Tborwaldsoa r.turn.d ID th. de_t thl. - ' ..d lIIow.d how It Is don. 011 his Glen (I Ss) Tllotaas flalsllod131l. H.*)'. After the bill, tbe trail went tbrough a drain pipe under tbe bJ.gbway and back again, tben twenty miles of wboop-dedoes , sandwashes and sandy tra1ls led It back to the pits. At tbe smoke bomb, Tom Maxwell, 154 on a Nortoo, was lD the lead witb Staats right bebI.nd.. F ifteen miles later at tbe steep bill, Bergquist bad taken over first spot and was starting lDto tbe pipe as Roberts was maklDg biB way down tbe b1ll. Tbey were followed a little later by seveniIeenyear-old Al Baker, #13 00 a Triumph, and Staats. Bergquist led it tbrough the pits, and Roberts must bave run lDto A large entryofcomb1nedOpen,500cc, and 250cc riders was ready to go at the drop of tbe banDer. Tbe starting area was lD low, rolllnghlll territory witb lots of small bushes to crasb tbrough, and tbe smoke bomb was set out about four miles. TIle first looP would be a rough, tbirty-five-mile go, witb lots of sandy tra1ls and a steep downbUl tbat ended lD deeP sand; ooe of tbose tbat you don't stop to tbink about because you'd chicken out. Yau just bad to take a deep breatb and !loPe for tbe best, remembering not to grab a bandful of troot brake. ~ [;lg£a~~ . ~,~ ~ OVERALL I ERS 100ee thru 360ee Overall 250 Am. Overall Tral lbike 1st 2nd 3rd t st 3rd 1st Marysvi lle SCrambles - 9/9/68 200 Comb. Don Hack ••• ••• 200 Comb. Carl Carpenter • • • 200 Comb. George Wood. • • •• 250 Am. Jim Rodaer ••••• 250 Am. Jerry Taylor. • • •• 250 Ex. Ron Boll i ng • • • • • PI. PI. PI. PI. P I. P f. Steve Staats. • • •• Tom Poteet. • ••• Jack Froelich. • • • Leaders Vroom Pa.st Check The second tbirty-five-mile looP was even rougher tban tbe first, and as we walted at the f1n1sb line we cou1d see dus t plumes tram two bikes coming into view. It was Roberts, witb Bergquist rigbt beb1nd him. Tbey were so lDlent lD tbeir private duel tbat they missed aleft turn tbat knocked off tbe b1ll witb a check polDt on it, and five miles at tbe course, so Staats was declared the winner wilen it was all over. He was followed closely by Gary Conrad, 121X on a Husky , and next in wasRich Tborwa1dson a scrambles rider on a Husky. AI Roger s 11118 pulled lD fourth 00 a Triumpb (be's getting in sbape to ride tbe five-day tr1alin Italy next week) . Young AI Baker, wbo bas really been doing the job 00 the boys lD tbe last few desert 'races, took !1ftb, trailed by Steve Halladay, 11714, anotber young tiger who picked oUfirstamateur. Tom Muto,l7lx, took first Novice and eighth overall. Trail Bikes Antelope Ramblers M.C. Hare & Hound - 9 / 15/68 1 st PI. 1st PI. 1st PI. trouble, as BILker was secood In, followed by Staats. bundred fifty-ODe lOOcc bikes were flagged at! at ten-!1fteen, ~ out 00 two good tra1ls 1ead1ng to the smoke bomb. At tbe smoke, the leader on tile left trail was Wes Andersoo Jr., H 00 an as Hmb Tb1rteen-year-old Jeff Wr1ght. 1176, followed 00 an EddIeCrowe1l-tuDed Hodab., and r1ebt 00 biB rear tire was .lack Morgan, 11, also 00 a Hodaka. OIl !be traJ.l to the riCht was Tom Hoyle, 131, .JIm JackIett, Ill, both Hoclaka-mounted, and .Jack Froel1ch, 12 One E I Bandido PulSang Loblto Sherpa'SSherpa'S' Sherpa'SPulSang PulSang P ulSang 00 a Bultaco. Sacramento Nat' l . Raceway SCrambles - 9/6/68 1st PI. 200 Nov. Carl Verley •• • • • Sherpa 'S' 2nd PI. 200 Nov. John F ite Sh8f1)a 'S4th PI. 200 Nov. Jim Miller • • • • •• Sherpa'S' • 1 st 1st 15t 2nd 3rd P I. PI . PI. PI . PI. 1st PI. 1 st PI. 100 100 250 250 250 Orange Co. Short T rophy Dash Main Main Main Main Track - 9/11 /68 Mar1< Kruse Mark Kruse Stan Rogers • ~ • • • Randy Ell is ••••• J im West ••••••• ..... ..... Orange Co. TT - 9/11 /68 J im West ••• •• •• 250 Trophy Dash Jim West ••••••• 250 Main BULTACO E STE BULTACO L obito Loblto PulSang EurSang PurSang PurSang PulSang ERI CAI. LTD. 10929J )landler Blvt!, 2765 Scott Blvd. N H o ollywood, calif. 91601' 5a1ta Clara, calif. 95050 r BU~CO ~ lD C i o o ;' Ste.. (!S ) Staats lOta ......tart ... Wdte. all . . way, k-.t I• .,. _ ... ,I,. II MIl '* tile wi .. Y-c AI (13) II. . was III11t1)' to _ tbt f1.I ... a. an. a INIt 78 a11u, tak1tIC 5111 _ ..Is TrI.., It __ a gooddayofradng,asit wasn't too bot aDd the wind kept the dust blown away. '!be race was ooly about two hours loog (for most riders), 50 ~0De was able to CO home early. AlIne ay, Or Not? There baft recentfy beeD some trail bikes riders ~ a desire to baft tile lOOcc class start wUb the open class and go all tile way 00 a Hare &. HllIIIld or Bare Scrambles. There ts a good poss1bIl1ty tbat tbese riders are only 1be _ll-tunee1 ellPerts wbo are generally in the first ten at !be f1n1Bb ·line. We would like to bMr the cp1n100a of the other riders, the big gI'OICl of Amateurs and Nortoes wbo really make up the Tra1l Class, and in JII1s way tile sports committee and promottnc clubs would be sure of know1Dg wbat the majoril;y at riders want. Tbe picture presented of a rrOllP of fairly DeW lOOCC riders in the middle of tbe s-ck, surrOUDded willl eager big bike riders, undeJ:'powered aDd UDable to drive for the upwind slde to get out of the dust, is somevIIIat bard to take. A trail bike w1ll go fast lD certain places. but cannot CO all day willlout a breather, as It is generally running at top rpm all the tJ.me.. How IIllL1IY Tra1l Bikes f1ntsbed tile recent lengthy races: Greenbonl, Barstow-toVegas,etc? To QUOlle .Jack Froelich, " Tbe lOOce class is a fun class and a good place fer DeW riders to learn. Let's leave it tbat way. " Please write to " Tra llblkps " lD care at C7c.1e News aDd let us know wtIat you traJ.l bike riders w&Dt in the desert. Do you want to start and CO aD tile - 7 with the big btkes, or do you prefer tile separate start and sbarter coarse as it is now? (Results lID PIll! 16)

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