Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

., - let the llkes of Mashburn and some of the - ~ other top Novices compete against the big ~ ;; brother Amateurs and Experts for the !: first time this year. Ii! National night finds the pi t gates open g,> from 2:00 p.m , until 4:00 p .m , Time ;;;l trials on saturday begin at 5:30 p .m , l!l Pre- r ace ceremonies get underway at '" 8:00 p.m , Reserved seats are nowava11~ able a t promoter J .C. Agajanlan's otllce if in Gardena, and general admission tickets go on sale the afternoon of National night a t the Ascot offlce. (Resul ts on page 16) os ~ ~ ~ _ ~ <1l "g ti 0 - I HARLEY-DAVIDSON I Rapido Immldlatl OlllvllY Sportster Har ley-Davi dson 01 Oceanside 216 Via Oil Mon ti Oceansldl, Calilornia (714) 722-0836 1 Start olthl 3·lap Explrt Trophy Dash IInds thl BSAs 01 Explrts I.loyd Houch ins (20y), Chuck Jones (27) and Shorty Subouml (8) plttl d aialnst thl HarllY 01 Amatlur Mark Brllslord (47y). Surpr lslni not only thl lans but his IllIow rldlrs, Brllslord won thl ..Int wlr.. to·wlrl , thi n lollowl d up wlth anothlr victory In thl Amatlur Main. Fr ed Nix chos e to pass up the event The late laps found Shor ty Seabourne GeneRomero firmly established and walt until saturday night to make his low-grooving the track to give Romero a himself as a possible winner for r un for the win but It was Gene In com- final r un against Nixon. The two r ider s the 8-Mile National at Ascot, Sat- mand right down to the flnlsh In the last are a mere nine points apart for the . urday, Oct. 12, by winning the 15- warmup for the big one this weekend. Number One pla tetlidy, Chuck Pal mgren, Nixon's under s Gary Nixon mad e his second appearlap final for the second straight ance of the season and It only served to was also on hand, scoring a third In the time. Romero and his Bill Love- cast mor e doubt on his ability to retaln heat, a third In the semi and then dropped to un tuned Triumph again rode point his Number One standing. Gary took third bac k In the finalsp urrts . next to last after some early lap In his heat race and second In the ssm tleader Mel Lacher into the ground main before running dead last In the Brelsford Beautiful in another come-from- behind errorL MaIn. ABOVE: Kllth Mashburn (101) IIId his Yamlhl dllutld .Icond pllCI #115 Oavl Aldlna (SU z.) In till Novici Mlln. BEI.OW: Trlumph.mounlld Glnl Romlro (20) blat out polntilldir #37 Mil I.achlr (H O) lor Expert Main h ~nor s. Shorty Subouml (BSA) was 2nd, I.lcher 3rd. · The North's number one Amateur, l.lark Brelsford, wheeled the DudPerkins H-D In for a heat r ace and MaIn Event win In the Amateur class and also surpris ed the Exper ts, Chuck Jones and Seabourne, by taldng the Trophy Dash, leading It from s tart to finish. It was the first time In over two years thatanAmateur has captured the Expert 3~lapper. Geezer Emic k unloaded In the Amateur final for the second straight week but "The Iron Man" agai n picked himself otl the turf and walked away. Keith Mashbur n and his Yam aha ran his Novice half-mlle streak to thir teen straight once more winning the heat r ace, Trophy Dash and final in typi cal Mashburn sty le - going away. Short Track Friday A change In the program for this F riday night finds , Instead of a Novice-Only show, a combined Novice, Amateur and Expert Class C 250cc short track under the llghts for the tlrst time on the Ascot quarter-mile. This will give the more than ninety rider s entered tor the Na tional a chanc e to pick up s ome extra cas h and will al s o Start 'Em Off On The Right Foot Through the endorsement of the California Motor cycle safety Council , Kawasaki and Honda have fur nis hed machines for this s chool. Helmets are supplied courtesy of Daytona Prod ucts . For enrollment or further information, conta ct; Don England, 13661 Sutter Drive, Wes tm1n1ster, Calif. Phone: ( 714) 897- 4458. Tuition is $25 which cover s all costs. Class s izes are llmlted to 20 to lnsure ade quate Individual attenti on. Clothing recommended Is long sleeve jack et, s uitabl e s hoes or pr eferrably boots, and caprls for women. Don England's motorcycle tra1n1ng school begins · operation at Huntlngton Beach Motorcycle Park this saturday, october 12. Exte nsive groundwork has been laid getting this school otl on the right track. Contlnuing help al\d advic e has been given by Mr. Stu WUklnson of the Southern Califor nia Auto Club and Mr . Joe Hope, pr esident of the California Motorcycle safety Council which has By Robert O. Fee also endorsed this s chool. lnstructors have been selected on the basis of their Residents of the eastern San Gabriel expertise, experience , and lnterest In Valley now have a local class In motor teaching others to ride safely. cycle s afe ty. The course Is aimed at the person with The La Puente Adult School Is acce ptllttle or no experience In rldlng a motorIng registrations for the clas s at 15359 cycle . The course covers a total of 8 . E. Proctor In La Puente. Registrants hours, divided Into classroom lnstrucmust be at least 15 and a half years old tion, demonstrations and student ridlng and have their learner's permit. Parents pr ac tice . There will be two class meetare encouraged to take the cour s e with lngs of four hours each, meeting on contheir children and share the learning s ec utive saturdays. experie nce. Classroom sessions will cover r ules Peter Bulza, c o o rdin at or for the of the r oad, safety pr actic es lncl udlng school, said the course Is designed to emphas is on wearing hel mets and proper develop safe r ldlng atti tudes and tea ch clothing, operation of a motorcycle, the operation of a motorcycle . routine maln tenanc e, and a s hor t talk by In addition to the le ctur es , obstac le one of Huntington Beach' s polle e otlicers. course r iding and dem ons trations by the Demons trations by the lnstructors and polle e lns tructors Is Incl uded In the $10 riding practice by the s tudents w1l1 take fee. The firs t class was held saturday, place a t the park on motorcycles furOCtober 5th at 9 a .m , Students receive nished by the schoo l. All r iding w1l1 be four days of Ins truction from West done while wearing helm ets also fur Covina pollee otl1cer James Meek and nish ed. As the students ablllty lncreases, from California Highway Patrol offic ers they will be lllJcen onto the surroundlng Walter Harper, Jac k Lucarelll and Abestree ts for additional pr actice. lardo Arm enta . ANOTHER SAFETY CLASS 100 M Harl Scramblll .C. SIPt. 22nd Tri llblki CIIII 1 st Nov . RON BURPO INTENSI FIED by MORGAN iNTENSifiED = =~ =: ~= ::~=: :=~ HODAKASbyCROWEL Order yo... .custom set up competition HODAKA NOW! Glrllng lhoCks-6' Extl ndld Front Forks 19" Front whlll - Bobby ")" AIrCI....,. Cholc' of Tires - Crow. 11Port J ob Number Plat. - Skid Plat. Crow.1I Tuned Pip. - Fork Braci 24mm .\ up Carburetor 10421 Prairie, Inglewood Phone (213) 613-5562 ANOTHER FINE PRODUCT Di strib uted by (SACHS] IHUSQVARNA] ® SPECIAL ARM AND BACK PATCHES MADE TO ORDER JUST ARRIVED! Husqvarna decals Sind 25¢ In stamp or coin lor ca l. 223 W. CA MINO REA l. . MON RO VIA . CA LIF . 91016 ........................................................ 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