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- ClIo Cl.tIns" AK" c::> ~ ~ Q - ~ - ~ C ~ fol ~ fol ti :... U Ascot Park will restore tile laaCUme favorite AMA Class C raclDg sbow lbls Friday nlgbt attsr fl1rtiDg briefly with Class A speedway. "The setup will be the same as a year agO," says promoter J .C. Agajan1an, "with 40% pursesfortlle r1ders and $2.50 general adm1ssioo." The Ascot track 18 tile best In tile country for AMA-type flattraclc rac1Dg, but was WlSUltable for Class A sUdIDg. Natiooal cbampions Fred Nix, Mert Laww1J1, Gary N1%ll1l and Dan Haaby w1ll be 00 tile starting nne In addltioo to tile A.acot regulars, to tune up for the com~ 8-Mlle Natiooal whicb will be beld at tile South Los Angeles speedway In October. Who Will Win Big 12 Hour Road Race? The American Cycle Association's genial president Wes Cooley recently astounded the motorcycle fraternity when he announced plans for a l2-hour motorcycle road race. The race 18 now a realIty. 11 w1ll be run on Sunday, Sept. 29th at Wlllow Springs Raceway In Rosamond, CaUf. Machines must be stock produc~on motorcycles with a few modlflca- tlons II1Jowed for safety' a sake. The race will · start at 9 a.m. and will run IIIlt11 9 p.m., or until tile last machine atops runntnc. A large number of entries 18 expected. There ' will be practice on saturday, Sept. 28, and post entries will be allowed. Lights must be In worldDg order as the last two to three bours will be run after dark and Wlllowbasnotrackllgbts. Sounds Uke fuD! Best news d allis that this 18 a professiooal race, which means mone y. The A.C.A . also informs us thatmanywouthland dealers and several distributors have donated money and goodsucbasoll, belmets, spark plugs, tires, etc. Wes Cooley also stated that he will stage one such each year• Wlllow springs 18 probably tile best motorcycle road racing circuit In Nor th America and also the most demandIDg of r ider and machine, so victory In lbls event wll1 open many doors to all participants , r iders, tuners, sponsors , and manufacturers of both cycles and accessory Items . Some early Team entries Include: Steve Hurd & Steve Pederson, Ron Fisher & Dick Pearce, Al Kelly & Larry Singer, Roger Wood & Jack Harney, Salvador Soto & Al Mark, Father & Son Team of John & Mlke Lane, Byron Black & Walt Fulton sr., Mike Moore & Dave Elchert, Shorty Seabourne & Jim Stroik. The winning blke should cover around 800 miles, 300 to 325 laps, somewhere around 5,000 to 5,500 gear changes, 1,500 brake appUcation. ROAD RACE WINNE AFM Road Race - Carlsbad Raceway - Sept. 15th 100cc Grand Pr ix Class 1st MIKE LANE - HODAKA • PineCone '68 _ Memories By George Hays When our club tour organizer suggested that we meet In Palmdale at 8:00 a.rn, Saturday, August 31, It sounded Uke a good idea, but when my alarm clock went off at 5:00 a.m., I fought the urge to dash the blasted thin g against the wall and go back to sleep. Would you belleve there Isn't even a hint of dayllght at _ 5:00 a.m.? . After a leisurely r ide we arrived at Democrat Hot Springs, a resort high In the canyon of .the Kern River, 23 mlles east of Bakersfield. At 11:00 a.m., tile temperature was a bit too warm for standiDg In the sun, but Ideal for swimming , and after s igning in we Immediately changed to our swi m suits and tnnk A flying leap Into the river. Words just can't express how wonderful that cool water felt after a bot r ide across tile desert. The Saturday night dinner Included a cbolce of cblcken or swiss steak, three kinds d salad, potatoes and gravY, roll, and beverage. The cbow Une was loog and slow moving, but It was worth It; the food was very good and the helpings were generous. As tile r iders stood In nne, rePresentatives d the Soutllern CaUfornla Road Riders Committee, tile sponsors 01. the Pine Cone Run, always worldng to better tile image of motorcycUng, sold tickets to a benefit dance, tile proceeds to go to the City of Hope, a nOll-prollt hospital that treats the victims d major diseases free d charge. If YOU'd Uke to join in the fun wUh your motorcycUng buddles for a good cause, the dance wll1 be held on Sept. 21 at the Westminster CommUnity Center In Bell GardenS. Tickets are $1.50 per person, and will be sold at the door. DInner will be served from 5:30 to 7: 30. After dinner the riders danced to the music of a Uve western-rock band, "The sooners,': a group of young musicians from Bakersfield. Consisting of a girl lead guitarist and vocalist, a go-go dancer, and two boys carrying the rythm on a guitar and drums, those kids real1Yput out for the road riders. I've neverheard better music - real loud and pretty foot stomptn- music that just wouldn't let you sit still, and the gang danced until they had bllsters on their heels. Uniform jtxlglDg and games 01. athletic skill were held from 8:00 to 11:00 Sunday morning, and the trophy winners locked in mortal combat In the Boot Race, Tug d War, and Wheelbarrow Race, to name only a fe w. After tile contests, Bingo games were held In tile shady patio of the resort lodge. Some riders muffed their chances at a trophy and left for home Sunday afterDOOn. Charging df Into the mid-day heat 01. tile desert, they probably were nice and warm on tile way home, andtlleymissedagre8t show as well . After the trophy presentation Sunday night. Dr. B.J. Eaton, a practicing hypnotist from Bakersfield, demonstrated his pro f e s s ion a 1 skill. Asking for volunteers from tile audience, he hypnotized four subjects so completely that be had them believing all sorts of fantastic things, much to tile deUght of tile audlence. In the past, the Pine Cone Tour bas ended In Carson City , Nevada, but many riders felt that Nevada was too far to travel, so tile destination was changed to Democrat Hot sprlDgs lbls year. It seems Actor Norm Grabowski rode Corvalr powered • Six-Pack" to Democrat Hot Spdncs. BR'DGESI0Nf Sales-Semee MOTO-CROSS WINNER BarneyTillman' sSPORT CENTER 6027 Wh.Iltler Blvd., E. Los Angeles (213) 7~3523 Deadmans Point Moto-Cross - Sept. 15th 125cc Junio r Class 1st BILL PETTIGREW - HODAKA 2nd DON EIDE - HODAKA 3rd DARRYL BASSANI - HODAKA For a first..hand demonstration of HODAKABILITY,visit your dealer for a free test ride. - RONNIE RALL FLIES ON A BENELLI FOR DEALER INFORMATION IN SELECTED AREAS Write: Jesse C. Levine National Sales Manager \lOll \" \ 1101"" \ \lOll \" \ \lOll \" \ 11011\" \ Ilor"" \ \lOll \" \ lie II}\" \ COSMOPOLITAN r,()TORS, INC. DepL A., 5521 Wayne Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 19144 to have been a good choice, for this year's run drew 452 paid entries, about 100 more than Carson City usually drew. Chuck and Kitty Worthlngton, proprietors of the resort, did their best to make tile road riders welcome. I hope Pine Cone '69 will be held at Democrat Hot springs also. I'd Uke to take my family; the kids would have a ball swimming In that river. A special note of app reciation to BIll " Big Daddy" Miller: He wor ks Uke a dog on these RRC Tours. With sweat dripping off his brow and Unes of fatigu e on his face , he took !l'.e trouble In sit down with your reporter after the trophy pr es entation Sunday night and write Up a llst of the trophy winners. Here's hoping Big Daddy doesn't get fed -up some day and quit. 11 would take two or three good men to replace him . Early Monday mor ning the rooster's crow was answered by the sound of big twins, as the riders packed Up and headed for home to await Pine Cone '69.