Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

Road Clubs::: Cl> Suspended~ MOJAVE DESERT, canr., Sept. 15-The place Is called Deadman's Point and the name of the game Is Moto-Cross. The Desert Challengers played bost to 350 spectators and 81 riders at their first attempt at moto-cross racing. The course was designed after the Challengers conducted an opinion poll of likes and dislikes of numerous riders and combined jumps, off camber turns, sand traps and mud and water sections. The consensus of opinion appeared to be that It was a fun course, a tight. twisty. fun course except for those boundary stakes of T-shaped steel fence posts, that are easily driven Into the ground butcan just as easUy remove a finger. Most riders would prefer those difficult-toplace wooden boundary markers. The action started on time and the 125cc Juniors led off. Don Elde (Hod.) led Bill Pettigrew(Hod.) through the first . turn while approximately half the other riders got all tangled uP at the ~lrst jump from the start. Elde led the first four laps and felt he had a comfortable lead but his machine failed on the last straight prior to the finish and he was passed by Pettigrew but obtained a second by pushIng his bike over the finish llnel The next two motos were won handily by S.S. Hodaka rider Pettigrew. 00 Off Camber Tum ~ Building Stands ~ Jumps t:&J ~ Start / The Big GUys Show How The competition In the 250cc Junior Class might be described as "fierce". In the second moto, right In the middle of the south straighaway, at speed, the two front runners had a fistflghtl Naturally they both unloaded and then decided It was high time to get back to less demandIng contest of the race. In the next go-round, a combination of 125cc Senior and 250cc Seniors were run logether. This technique will normalli produce two separate races on the track at the same time but today In the third moto of this grouP a Hodaka was leading a Bultaco PurSang. At trophy time 250cc r ider, Lon Peterson (C Z) was properly paid for a fine exhibition of r iding and 125cc Earl Roes s ler (Z undaPp) dem ons tra ted that good equipme nt and consis tenc y is what It takes to win In a motocros s . Water Water Due to the passing of the motion"Any club that does not pay the $20.00 assesment shall be immediately droppedfrom the Southern California Road Riders Committ ee" , the following clubs are no longer members In good standing of the RRC. Any of these clubs are eligible for reinstatement. but until such time any remaining dates on the calendar put on by these clubs are to remaIn off the calendar. The clubs are: California Rainbows M.C., Coloramas M.C., El Tlgres M.C., Kings Men M.C., Married Wheels M.C., Playboys M.C., SanjaAna Cruisers M.C., Silverwheels M.C., SociablesM.C.,SpInnin' Spokes M.C. , Victor McLaglen M.C. Resigned clubs in 1968: Artesia Motor Jackeys M.C., Golden State Motor corp., Whittier Rejects M.C. *Any person, who is out for points (personal) cannot have his earned Points taken away, but cannot earn any more until he or she joins a member club in good standing, with the RRC. The following clubs are in good standIng and active RRC members: Ace Of Club M.C., California Motor Malds M.C., ill-Way, Kings M.C. , Jaspers M.C., Knights M.C., Lancers M.C., Lucky Wheels M.C., Norwalk Centaurs M.C. , 0verlanders M.C., Pacific Coasters M.C., Rebel Rousers M.C., Silver Eagles M.C ., Toppers M.C. , California Eagles M.C.·, Channel Riders M.C.*, Majesties M.C. ·, Never Ready'S M.C.*. *Rejoined or joined after the assessment was In effe ct and thus are not affected by the assess ment. Any club that feels that they have been unduly pic ked upon, kicked out. or such is welcome to attend Execu tive Board meetings or the r egular meeting and say their piec e. Some have already done so. ~. . ..........• ~. . -~ ,~-£;, . ''''''' • Total Length 0.8 mile " 't • ~!J. • •• •••••• • . SADDLEBACK PARK! Special Events As usual the I..pst amount of competitors was found In thelOOcc Jr. cia .. and they ..e shown here at the drag-race to the first mudhole. The 500cc Senior class demonstrated to all : watching that moto-cross racing means going fast consistently. Lon Peterson (CZ), Ron Nelson (Mon.), and others pushed to the line to see who was number one today, on this course. In the first moto, Lon led at the start only to take second to a very strong drive by Nelson. In the second moto, traffic held Peterson back and time prevented him from closing the gap on Nelson. In the final moto and final result it was Nelson . all the way with Peterson second. (Results Appeared Last Week) I) LONG BEACH HONDA #1 IN SALES SERVICE AND SPORTS RACING JOHN RICE #1 in Di stri ct Scramb les HON DA latrocI.dII" Offer $19.95 per pair u.lted Tille WE PAT POSTAGE 011 PIl£PAID'OIIO ERS III U.S.A. OR CAIlAOA. Can_I..... .... odd $1.00 lor ..Ia tu. NORTH AMERICAN IMPORTS P.O. Ilea 621. ""_ G.-. CallI. 92M2 - . : (714) 534,6390 ar BSA HODAKA San Clemente J.C. Grand Prix Mota-Cross (Forinfonnation, call Don Day, 714/633-8250) -- SCTA Trials Event . (For info nnation, call BobGrove, 714/538-5111) OCT. 13 -- ACA Mota-Cross - - Mini-Bike Mini-Scrambles & M ini-Hill climb HAVE YOUR MACHINE TUNE ~BY ~ , OCT. 6 OCT. 20 OCT. 27 - - Open Date AMA District 37 Mota-Cross Sponsored by San BernardinoM.C. 4 conven ient locat ions 5105 A lIanlic Long B.ach 423-1433 1760 Long B.ach Long Beach _ 591-1301 11747 E. Carson Lak.wood 860-1354 4328 E. An....lm Long B.ach 439-0943 SADDLEBACI PARI isf reeway clo se - take Newport Freeway to Ave., go.east on Chapm to Santiago Canyon Ro.ad, turn right to Saddleback an Park R oad, opposite th e fire station. O pen Daily. (Planning an event of your own? Hold It at Saddleback Park. Write Vic W ilson Saddleback Park Bo x 2455 Orange Calif. 92667 for details; phone 71 4/ 639-5832.) , '" C h ~ man r-: :: Cl> S '" 0 ~ t

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