Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

i Leach Wins in Salem's Icy Mud ~ By Marte Layton SALEM, ore., Dee. 15 - All forty rlders who s1gned in tor the Slwnrock 2 Wbeelers Mud Scrambles fOWld more than just mud. An unustal amolDlt of raiD for the season bad made the course more like a river. Mota crosses were beld in .all classes except for the 305 wbteb bad an A and B ma1n programmed. Six bikes entered the open motocross, but by the time tIIey ran the lb1rd beat, only two --eed to atQ' in tile race. Reprdlass r1 wbat be rides, Bob r..ctI seems to rema1n the c:bamploD r1 the OpeD c:1asa (JII tb1s tracIt, baY1aC been beUeD oaI)' once tbts _.1b15da)'be was r1d1nC a CZ. Second place waslaken by Bill Cook, also CZ-mounted. in tile 305 B Ma1n twelve riders lett the start1ng l1ne but before the flrst lap was f1n1sbed only fIve were left in the 1'IIIIII1ng. Jimmie Smttb, Yamaha, beld flrst place all tile way witll the tbrottle froun balf open because of the mud. Marvin Wourms rode to second place (JII a Matco. 1be 305 A Matn sbowed a little more promise with four bikes f1n1sbIng, but _ so, tIIere was 110 place cbanglng in the entire seven laps. Gary Olsen on a Yamaha came in flrst and Don WaWo on a new and bigger Bul took second place even with an eyeful of mud. 'Ib1rd place winner was a C Z rider, Tom Pascben, and fourth was Gary Kuene on a Yamaha. in the 200 mota cross, Johnny Roner, Bultaco, edged out Dan Adams on a 125 Penton. The only rider giving them any trouble was Tom G1lk1son on a Bul wbose pUlioa se1Zed in the 2nd rWlD1ng r1 the course maJdng it impossible for btm to f1n1sh. Good news tor the 125 bike owners - plans baTe been made for a 175 elus at the next race wbteb w1U be for anytb1.qg Oftl' lOOCc up to and 1neludlng 175ee. 1be 200's w1U race in the 305ec c:1asa UD1ess tbere are enougb r1 them to make anotber separate class. Tbe 100 moto cross was 1110II by Jim Hersebbach on a Honda.Aga1n, the riders beld IIIe1r places from the starting line. Perry Quiring fIn1sbed in second place and Don Blatebford in lb1rd, both riding Hondas. After bavlng to pull f1fteeD cars out of the area with cats, the Sbamrocks have the feel1ng tbat unless the rain lets up their next race w1U have to be beld elsewhere. (Results on page 16) Brelsford Top. at Moo Palace story and Photos by W.H. Spencer SAN F.RANCISCO, Cal., Dee. 27- Th1ngs ran smootbly as far as AMA r1f1c1aldom was concerned at tile Cow Palace tontgbt. Grec Modps tries. little too hard for th. 1_ sIde p..s. Only minor track lDlread1ness beld up the show. Sixty-Dine riders closed out the '68 -.son; a fa1r crowd of spectators watched tile Barkb1mer Associates production. It is flDl to watch tile riders pusb tIIeir motors out to tile start line, to watcb tIIeir reactions as tIIey are introduced. in the second elim1nation national *'77, Jlm Odom, walked out in the middle of bts pack; as be was introduced you could feel witll b1m the excitement bu11d1ng up, as it does in any race. Jim started on tile outside, but pulled to tile pole eas11y and bad no trouble winning b1s el1m1nation. He went downb1ll from tIIere, placing second in bts heat race, tbtrd in bts semi and way back in the main. Jlm will be making a switch in 1969. The third elimination brougbt out tile 1967- 68 indoor champion, M1IIIe Yarn. DON'T PLAY THE SHELL GAME JI. 0 • •, utloul #77, le.ds CUff Aksl_d. SlY, .nd 207, But IIcMun.y, to win his tlon fllce. Joe SUn, IOZ, plllis • wheel up belllnd lIIem. HIs competition for tbls race was Mark Brelsford, 47y, voted best motorcycle r1der of 1968 by tile Motor Spori Press Assoe1ation of San Francisco. Mark got a plaque from Secretary Floyd Busby r1 the MSPA. Yarn took tile lead witll Brelsford close in tow; tIIey both looked good, witll Yarn w1nD1ng tile event. Dave Hansen, 124z, won tile fourtll elimination after bobbl1ng in one turn, but recovered fan tastlcaUy to beat Ron Davies, 237z, to the f1n1sb line. Nick Theroux won tile f1fth elimination over 151y, Rod Kretss, in the time of 58:61 sec. Tb1s was the second fastest elimination race, and set Nick up for a pole position start in bts beat. Next to btm was Mike Yarn. As tile flag went up Theroux got the jump into tile first turn over Yarn; but Yarn was ever present, and kept on Theroux witll wbeels on tile 1ns1de and outslde. Tbts brougbtdown the By L. Lawton RANCHO CORDOVA, Cal., Dee. 7 - The flrst Cycle-Rama was a complete success by its sponsors, the Knigbts of Columbus and Rotary Club r1 Rancbo Cordova. It was beld in the Goethe Memor1a1 Park on the banks of the banks of the American River where Sacramento County bas set aside approximately 45 acres for the exclusive use of motorcyclists. The area consists of paved roads as well as some beautllul tra1ls through oak trees, eucalyptus trees, and btlls enougb to tax the skUls of anyone. Tbe idea of the Cycle-Rama was conceived by the Knigbts of Columbus in tIIeir search for a club project. They worked with Stepben Rooney, Director of Work Experience for the Folsom-Cordon Scbool District. The program consisted of a safety cheek and sign-in, an obstacle course, a slow race, and a chance to ride a marked tr1als course tbrougb btlls and sandy areas. Altbougb the weatller turned cold and foggy, approximately 300 people turned out to view tile action and CRer 40 SOCIS 1st 50cc I (4th overall in 50-100 race) 1st 50cc II (2nd overall in 50-100 race) 1st 125cc (1st overall 125-115 race) 1st 350cc (&11 overall 350·5lHH)pen race) 1st 500cc (2nd overall 350-500-open race) Power Research Racing Team uses Gardner Carburettors for outstanding performance and easy tuning. GARDIIER CARBURETORS are available for most bikes - road racers - scramblers - moto-x - 2 cycle or 4 cycle. AGAIDNEI CAIBUlfTTOI ca••e'p YOU fO W'N Send SOc for TWO Reflective Daytona Decals and Descriptive Brochure. DAYTONA SPORTS CO. ~~StC~ ,r rO'E., Power Research Racing Team grabbed the gold at Riverside Raceway on Dec. 15. 11ISIST on this Mark on ANY HELMET JOu buy ... 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Many of the members of the clubs came away from the Cycle-Rama witll an entirely d1fferent outlook on motorcycles and tile people who ride tbem. Rooney was able to get tile f11m from tile televiston studio and w1ll use it in presentations before civic and community groups to encourage tIIem to participate in s1m1lar programs to spread tile word r1 motorcycle safety tbrougbout the entire area. POWER RESEARCH • SHCA Approvtll and Certified .. bouse, and set a new lap record for the Cow Palace of 56:98 sec. Mark Brelsford, in tile previous beat, bad also set a new record r1 57:56 sec. 1beroux won bts semi, but with a sligbtly slower time. Mike Yarn and Russ Powell, both Bultaco mounted, f1n1shed rigbt beblnd; it was Yarn second in tile ma.1n, and Powell third again. Mark Brelsford led b1s semi from the jump, and made ita clean sweep by easUy winning the 15 lap main event. Tbts is a switch for Brelsford, as be hadn't made a main indoors event for quite a while. 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