Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

Carlson Cuts Tulare Caper I q hn GENE H. MYERS YAMAHA O"a ler : NEW & USED SALES , A u tho ri z ed TULARE. Cal., Sept. 21 - The Tulare County Fair clos ed with a bang Saturday night - or, more . re alistically, with the roar of potent AMA Class C flattrack machines. 0> (213) 542-4041 :. montesa mech ani c bac ks Mont esa because he is Nationa l #2 pro Novice and rid ing Montesa has alway s been a winner for h im. Many AMA National Numb ers were Ir. attendance, Ineludlnl #1 Gary Ni lon (Triumph) here leadInl Harley-moun led #66r W Fulton In their heat race. Tboulh Nixon quali fi ed for the Main. alt both he and teammate #38 Chuck Palmlren decli ned to rid e due to dimly-lit track conditio ns. Fulton took 3rd In the Mai n• . Carlson Comes Through Natio nal Number 73 Sid Carlson and his Harl ey-Davids on em erled victo rio us at the Tulare County Falrll'ounds half-mlle event presenled by the VI sall a Ramblers MoC. Fellow Harley rider Daner Dovel wound up 2nd. The Expert Ma.tn Event was won by Carlson, second went to Dovel, and #66r Walt Fulton took third. All three were mounted on Harley-Davidsons, the latter a new model belonging to Chicago tuner Gene HarWne, now wintering in sunnier climes. Neil Keen, Nat 'l #10, tried a couple of mounts in practice but didn't perform , Dick Mann won his heat, the Dash, and was leading the Ma.tn until his primary case cover tell oft and the chain jammed. The slldlest hal!-mile track in Calltornta enjoyed the presence of top local riders, a 1a r g e crop of Southern Calltornla talent, pl us many national stars such as National Number One, Gary Nixon, #2 Dick Mann, #73 Sid Carlson, #45 Darrel Dovel and many more. The oval was (as expected) tast, really good to slide on, but tull of holes and very dimly llt - so dimly lit, Intact, that both Nixon and Nat'l #38 Chuck Palmgren, even though they made the Main, withdrew and didn't ride It. Harris Hauls , Unli!. .. The rider all the tans' eyes were on was #21x Tim Harris . Aboard the Sonic Weld BSA twin he was overtaking Mann ROGER STAHLEY BURIErl M ONTESA in the heat and looking sensational when he unfortunately hit a spark plug with his knee and broke It (the plug, not the knee) . Top Amateur money went to #21y Don Harms (H-D) and s ec ond was BSA Gold Star rider #8Oe Bob Ma.ters trom Lansing, Mich. #27r Geezer Emick (BSA) grabbed third, and he also won the Amateur Trophy Dash. 145 Southwest 152 Seattle. Washington 98166 V\V4 Guess Which Novice Won? Both Novice Ma.tn and Trophy Dash went to #lOlr Keith Mashburn, riding the Dennis Mahan-tuned Yamaha. He won as usual - with no real threats trom other green-plate contenders . (Results on page 16) MONTESA MOTORS . I N C. Sale U.S . Distributor 3657 Bever ly Boulevard Los AnQcles . Callter"" 90004 Mini Bike Meet Oct. 13 9-11 years - 3 hp, Greg Lersch, Ron FIShburn; 5 hp , Paul Belisle; 7 bp. Bob Payne. 12- 14 years - 3 bp, David Vawter; 5 hp, Steve Wall. 14-Over - 3 hP. Mike McGowan, Ken Leitner; 7 hp , Nor m P ayne . Trophy Dash - Steve Wall. MINI-HiLLCLIMB: 6- 8 years - Jim De Rosa, Joe Sol1s , 9-11 years - 3 hp, Greg Lersch; 5 hp P a ul Delisle. 12-14 years - Steve Wall. 14Over - 3 hp, Mike McGowan; 7 hp, Zac Meaklm . , & •••• • , . ,• . I I iiiiiiiiiiii. , I t SA'LES & \ . t SERV ICE GEO RGE t DYE I t " . MOTORS I ~<.:.., t HONDA GLENDORA I t 723 E. ALOSTA AV E . r , ~, . L _~2~~~~ _-' Torste. Hallman Racillg Accessories 'I _iiiiiiij;iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii~ 1969 Maico 14A 360cc INTEN'SIFI ~!!! ! ~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~ ! ~~ ~ YOUR HODAKA :1E~---i~-/l ... 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The mini-meet entrants were divided into class es according to their age and horsepower, and prizes were awarded to all winners and runners-up, Age classes are 6-8 years, 9-11, 12-14 and 14-over; power classes were 1-3, 4-6and7-over. 5addleback Park president Vic Wilson said the same class l! lcati on system would be used in the Oct . 13 meet. Young Zac Meaklm showed up with the most spectacular rig, a 22-hp McCulloch powered mini-bike, and despite haVing s ome mechanical d1filculty in the scrambles , went on to win the hlllclimb by an astonishing margin. His time was seven seconds better than that ot his nearest competi tor ; In tact, his bike was so tast he went over the top of the hill airborne on It! Sept. 8 meet results: MINI-SCRAMBLES: 6- 8 years - Bill Keefe, Ro llan Pinnell. ~ Part s - Servi ce & Repair. 4459 Redondo Beach Blvd. Lawndale, Calif. 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