Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

~ KEFP'AHEAD"witha pmvenwinner... l DAYTONA HELMETS ~ b:I ~ $end * for TWO Henlchl Da,.la Decal. and DIscrlptl.1 Brochure DAYTOIIA SPORTS CO. 7030 Aft.] Box 6&1 RIHda, C1l1nnnla 91335 Dar.., ~ - p.o. ~~=====;;;;--ii' U SALES SERVICE HOCIIES MOTORCYCLES HODAKA YAoNs~IE GREEVES Compllllllachlni Shop Facllltll' 22025 So. Figueroa . Torrance, Cal ifornia (213) 328-1242 LOMITA HONDA Sail'· Parls· SerYlcs Complltl lIne of SpHd Equlpallnt Custom Palntlnc, Fra... Works, Frame Dill enl nc & Bulldlnc L. Discount Prices on All SIles 2073 Pacific Coast H",. 326-3810 or 326-3116 - - _... ~8RIDGfSTO"f A' O175SUZUKI CITY$499. ~ Street· ~~ 1125 SO. LA BREA, INGLEWOOD (21.3) 674-1431 For Your He.esl "Built ·To-Go" Dealer Call TR. 7·2400 or PO. 9-0441 . No, It wasn't Danny KII.. and Ills trus" 250 Greaves, lookinC qultl alonl In 11I1 wi. Ixpanse 01 Soutlllrn California deslr!. Guess Who Won The San Gabe Scrambles story and Photo by Dick Wright CALIFORNIA CITY, Cal., Jan. 19 - The setting was perfect for some fast and well-organized desert racing, havlng ralned all Saturday night but stopping just before dawn on Sunday, leavlng the sand damP, but not muddy. The area picked by the promoting club was ideal, resembling a Moto Cross-type course with rolling bUlstdes and fast, flat areas. J.N. Roberts took advantage of all these conditions to rack up a double win,lak1ng the 250 race in the morning and the Combined Open and 500 event In the aIternoon, again assuming the status of Top Man In the Desert. There were ,two courses; the Novices racing on a fast, open course, and the experts battling it out in the rough, billy areas spiced with some wild hoop-deedoos and a fast trail througb the pits. The first race on the Expert course was the Amateur-Expert Trail B1kes, sending sixty rider s oU at the drop of the banner for the wide left-turn one hundred yards out. They went througb this area ten abreast, with Jack Morgan,II1, grabblng the lead. He bad to figbtfor his position by bolding oU a strong challenge from Mark Rader, 11608, and was eventually passed by the young rider. Morgan regained his lead in the hilly section and went on to take the win, with Amateur Rader coming in second and the hardcharging Terry Clark, #395, in third,All three riders were seated firmly on Hodakas. The new racing team of Dean Goldsmith, 1139, and Wes Anderson Jr., 114, both on Harley Davidsons, placed fourth and fifth respectively. The 250's were off next, and Gary Conrad, 1121x, out for the first time in three months, grabbed the lead, with Roberts rigbt on his tail. They dueled wheel-to-wheel, putting on a real show, with Roberts tinally overcomlng Conrad in the third lap and holding itfor the win. The out-of-condition Conrad took a welldeserved second, and Tom Muto, il71x L was third. Tbese three riders were all Husky-mounted. Everyone was looking forward to the Comblned 500 and OpenAmateur-Expert go, as there was absolutely no dUst, and the riders would be able to turn it on with plenty of room to spare. 'Ibe lead • at the first turn' went to Lynn Cole, #244c, astride a Malco, but Roberts passed b1m a mile out and built UP a strong lead. Roberts showed beautlful style as be took the jumps at the back of the course, doing wheelles lnto the balf-mUe-1yoe turn througb the pits at top speed for a wide- margin win. George Walker,II225m, rode well and placed second, followed by James Martino, 115. All. were again on Husk1es. Seventeen-year-old Jim Wilson was f1ftIl man In, taldng First Amateur on a Greeves. He bad been running better, but was slowed. down when he stopped for a quick drlnk of water. Dusty Coppage, 1160, came from a bad start to tate First ()pen Class on his well-prepared Triumph. (Results on page 16) Fields Brothers Stream To Wins nlng and Dave Thrun were in the same lap and just lnches behind Fields and Someone left the cage unlocked long Fields at the f1n1sb line, the closest race enougb for the Far West M.C. Competiof the day. Just two laps back of Lannlng tion Comm i ttee to escape and throw their and Thrun was (Mtss) E1alne Kerrigan second annual four-hour endurance race. (Jawa Jane as be is known In these parts), This aIternoon of sadism-ln-the-raw, to who came close to upsetting the boys as refresb your memory, consists of two she rode the entire race all by ber loneriders trading oU one poor motorcycle some. She was one awfully tired little girl picked up a hard-earned tbtrd place with total laps deterll11ninlt the winDers. tropby. Willow Creek racer B1lly Huett The four-mile course was groomed by took home the hard-luck trophy. Huett a storm tluit caused flood warnings in this bad built a buge lead early In the race, part of the state. Needless to say, the only to have engine troubles: be bad to traction was muddy and muddier; but it drop out. did vary - from deep to bottomless. SPECTATOR LIABILITY AND PARTIBrian Lee and Bill Hunter used a 250 ~ fa!?ily a!tair ended UP tak1ng the CIPANT INSURANCE FOR TRACK Yamaha and a smooth, steady pace to first place trophy in 0-125 class. The OWNERS, PROMOTER"S AND CLUBS take first in the 126-250 group. Slim father and son team of Jim and Randy BUSINESS PACKAGES- MOTORCYCLE Jockla and Ross Kuhnle traded oU a 250 Fields shared Mrs. Fields' Honda 90for & AUTOMOBILE - LIFE & ACCIDENT. Greeves and came In with a total of 46 26 laps. The hardest spill the Willow HARRIS·PINSKY OF MICHAEL laps, just one shy of Hunter and Lee. Creek, Call1ornia-based racing team BENDER & ASSOCIATES, INC. Last year's overall solo rider winner, took durlng the aIternoon was Mrs. 5225 WILSHIRE IlOULEYARD, Sultl 717 Gary Howard, teamed up with Cliff Bower Fields, when sbe lost traction walking L.A., CallI. 90036 (213) 937·2011 and a 250 Yamaha for tbtrd With 44 laps. across the pits, landing hard on ber youBROKER INQUIRIES INVITED. Ray Crivello and Tom DUllng used know- what, breaking ber hot dog and Crivello's Bultaco for 4 laps and spilling ber coffee. fourth place trophies. The Honda-mounted team of DlrkLanEd Nielsen and Nolan Hunter took first in the 251-0pen class and overall troLIGHTWEIGHT TROPHIES phies, using Nielsen's Husqvarna to total Trophies for the Ligbtweight M. C. TT 48 go-arounds, Vern Morrison and Goron Dec. 15 can be picked up at 5702 don Kuhnle came on strong aIter some air Barney Tillman' SPORT CENTER Parapet St., Long Beacb (pllone HA 9cleaner troubles in the early part of the 6027 Wlli Uier BI vd., F:. Los Angeles 0405) aIter Feb. 1; or at the Elsinore run, but were eight laps shy of Hunter (213) 723-3523 Grand Prix Feb. 8 & 9 under the Lightand Nielsen with a total of 40, but good weight banner. enougb for second place. Five laps back of ///////////////////////////.//////////////////////~ these two mudders was the BSAmounted team of Dennis Palmer and John Pezzoli that took home third place brass. 1969 Models Jay Stradley and Whitie Marx were ~ now .rrivins fourth with 33 laps on a Husk1e. The event was cut to three hours before 'NDIAN PONY.IKE MINI BIKE This uniQue road or trail bike hu 3 speeds, starting as the beavy rain clouds caused 5 H.P•• 45·48 mph. Full sUsp'ension front and poor visibility under the trees. Many did ORDER NOW We bYe just tile llit far you. rear. Dual seat. road or tr.,1 tires. 2 brakes. lites. Red or Icld. Ala,. . minibike. 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