Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

.. l 350cc NOVICE MOTO F. We11s Out Of Retirement Omo Sets Fastest TimeAt Ba Mare G_r.OIlO Senior. SIMI, CALIF. May 4 - George Orno, tile senior ball of Omo " Son Motorcycle 8ales in Ventura, Calif.. set tastest Urne of tbe day at Sunda,y's Bay Mare TT Scrambles. Negot1aUng the 7/ID-mUe smooth dirt track on a flying 360 Montesa, Omo averaged a consistent 35.5 second lap Urne to win au tbree of bis races. Omo, in b1s early forties and baving just become a grandfather, donned bis 1eatbers for tile ~st Urne in a year and a ball. His racing son is now in the service, so George Senior decided to upbold tbe de8lersbip's booor by coming out of retirement. Being tbe ooly Ezpert in tile 500cc class, Orno was furtber bandicapped by starting in the last row beb1nd a pack of young Amateurs. George was cbeered 011 exc1ted1y by b1s followers as be fougbt valiantly to take tile 1ead during b1s tbree motes. Sbafter (441 Vlctor) and ~ (360 BWtaco) kept tile pace 1lP, swapping ~st, second and tb1rd with Omo au the way. steve and Mike Bast, talented speed1fIIY aces, kept ~st and second slots of tile 200 Am/Expert clsss strictly in tile flun11y. 1118 two brotbers diced eacb other more flerce!y tban if tbey were strangers rlval11ng for tile same pretty girl. Tbey warred ~ Bultacos in an espec1al1y tlgbt and fast duel in the second HoD R. W!1k! n sm >>OJ S. Mosber HoD G.Bennck BW T. Shumard BSA G. Kaszegerski HoD By Len S1pe M. Lanphere Yam K. McGoWlUl HoD R. Mandev1lle Moo 350-500cc AM/EX. MOTO G.Omo Moo J. Sbaffer BSA D.B~d BW B. Short BSA D. Burcb BW 500cc NOVICE MOTO Mal A.Reed BSA J. Elliott BSA 1N. Peterson Bus B. Bass Moo S. Lowell Tri D.Diaz BSA S. Cbambers Hoo M. Arrambide OPEN NOV-AM. MOTO Tri R. Rondell Tri D. White Bsa R. Carpenter F. Close SIDEHACK MOTO BSA R. WlnTNEY -PUot G. Perdue.-passen. BSA F. Danielsen -pilot G. Whitney -passen. Ben D. Belt - pUot D. Sarlan - passen. 100Cc MAIN Bul D. Preston BW S. Gresban Suz S. Sivage Br1 R. Ronden, Jr. HoD G.Murpby Bul D. Rodgers Bod J. Carpenter l00-125cc AM. MAIN moto, leaving tbe rest of tile fleld strung B. Hardison Yam out beb1nd as was ~ usual wont. J. Dawson Yam Yamaba received some effective adC. Fox Yam vertising in tile 125cc Amateur divlsioo. D.Tlloropson &m Hardisoo, Dawson, Fox - au mounted 011 L. Beall Bri AT-1 model Yamabas - came in ~st, R. Davis HoD second and ~ not only in ~ beat 175-200cc AM/EX MOTO race but also in the main event. TIle ATS. Bast BW 1 (Yamaba'S 125 EDduro) is a _ t little M. Bast BW brother to tile 250 EDduro, and Just as L.Beall Br1 competitive. D. Cook A new Norice displayed tile advantT. TIpton BW ages of starting out 011 a racing career 250Cc NOVICE MAIN with good equipment. A. Reed rode a BW J. Gresbam sPllDking new X4-A Mateo. with bardly BW a scratcb 011 tile tJMmlng yellow tank, C.Burt BW K. Potter and wouIId ~ 011 lIap of tbe 500 Norice Kaw M. Beanway clsss. 1bere were times 1ibeD tile powBW er and acceleratiOll of Reed's West D. Grant BW German steed was almost too mncb for B. McGalliard Kaw M. Crum bim. Bot it's a forgiving beast, and 250:0: AM/EX MOTO Reed was able to sta.Y out in front 011 tile N.~d Yam BSA Victors of Elllott and Peterson with C. Burt BW out getting into serious trouble. D. TIIoropsoo BW Tllere was tile lISla1 gaggle of HOIIdas D. Rodgers BW in tile 350 Nonce class aDd., not too B. Hardison Yam surprisingly, tile Japanesefour-stroters D. Harris BW' came ·in f1rst aDd tb1rd overall. But R. Roonell Bus finiSbing second in tile f1Da1 standings (aDd winDing tile second moto) was tile SA-vee," it you please) bandlsd well, surprise of tbe day. Up tllere between sounded good, and R. W1lbnsonwasable tbe 350 and 305 HOIIdas of winner Wells to ride It in tine style. and tb1rd place man Mosber was a MontNovice stunt man Ron RODdeUkeptin gomery- Ward spec1al: a Benelli 350 sbape for tile baDdlebar epics by winDing Mojave. TIle Mojave (prOllOUDCed "mothe open clsss. -_ - -_ ._-- -- .. .-- =_.- _. ............... -- ',-.. 0-_ -- .- AVA'UIU ... TIESE JULYS AT --- _ -- -- .... -. .- -- -- -- ,---- -." - -- - ......... - -.... --,,- _.e- -- _.-- 0-_ -- ...-- _. - '- - _.- .-- - ... --. -- - ..... ,.- .. ......... -, -- ...... ,-- -..- -- -_. _.- ............... ..... ..... e--e-.crc" .-coo. ~~'J .. a ....e T..-.......· ...... c.... .-.-.c,.... c:_ "'l"'c,oo_ S.L".OtI. . ......... wct-. ...... CIII.C"..., . . . .I .. I.,L 1_ _ _ _ $.-.. c... 11........11_ T_ J......... T_ .- w.a;c,... c...... CJ'd- 11_....... By Mare Combo-Cross April 'D, 1969 3QO.5lXH)pen Senior 1st Lon Peterson - Mai co Huntington Beach IT Scrambles Apri I 27, 1969 350 - Open Class 1st Aloo Reed - Maico 1'._.~' _c,.. ...... . .- J. . . . IIIC 11.., . . .1_1__ .... ce.c"'.. L.a.·TIl....... , -_. -- T_ -~ .- II_C'" ,........ ._k"'" , 1_...." - .........c "'~I. TUAI _c__ .... . .'" IlWlOTA ..,'.c,. ~'_I '"''1''' . .'C I ..... II. ua_ ,c_erd•• ~CJC" ...... ratce- Lompoc Sio-Pokes Motocross Apri I 20, 1969 Open Am/Ex. Class 1st Cal Bottum - Maim 2nd Bill Oliver - Maico 375cc Experl Class 1st Woody Wi Ison ..... c,c.. ..- - 1-_-' - .. -_ -- ... . T..,..••'C T. . . . . .' . ._ .._..,c I'J, C",1t S1Ioofo '- -..... ...- I-IC.... 1 I _. . , Minissippi c.. ,.~ ,.".Il.•. Ia". t _... _ _ .Cpclo ""-~ iii , • _'1_.lI/t West of -..-, 1i_000_ e ...... 1,.. . ., ..... IN. ......., III. . . . ,."" • T'" J.,,,_.•,t .......u )-.... (,....,. ,~ -, AII..... CJoiI:.. "'C~t CI".-,. COOPER MOTORS --, liP'- .- coo.- ...... ,-._- =_. ..- _-.IIIC .- ,t'lAlh\ _ _ t",.. , * . _.,.- .... oa- ,.-.. .~ .._, ..... --.~ 0 _ _' ..--,- - 2815 W. Olive-Burbank. Calif. Silver State Classic LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, May 4 - 1118 once-a-year TT by tile SUver City Scramblers brougbt some 75 riders from California and Nevada to do battle. TIle CalIfornians, "prune pickers" to the locals, didn't fare as well as in the two previous years. Of tile nine clssses, Vegas bad five f~sts - CalIfornia four ~sts. 1118 largest turnout from Ca. were tile Grlpsters, pulllng uP in their big trnck with Red Ludford getting tile pleasant task of baullng au the bikes. Red was guest starter. Gene Drew, tile regular starter, was bobbling around 011 crutcbes after a fall off a second storY roof; but that's anotber story. TIle track soon developed its usual ruts and the club found someone bad copped the drag tile nigbt before (wbat would anyone want witll a drag?) After practice Drew held tile riders meeting with au but tile 250 novices running motos. TIle ~st to the line was tile 90 norice with Jolin Slagle - Hodaka, the first Vegas rider to turn back tile Cal riders, bolding off Ken Axe (Yamaba) and Bill Homan (Honda). TIle 125 novice saw Peter Buck, of the Bushbusters of Vegas, bold off Sieve Steever and Dan Johnson of Johnson'S Cycle Center in Oceanside, Cal. In the 125 am/ex. tile Cal boys got revenge as Mark Kruse set sail to tbree easy first. Mark brougbt tile Kawasald team Its only first place for the long drive. Young Mike Nortll brouglltin bis Suzuki from Vegas Cycle to a second place f1n1Sb with Dan Statlander in ~d on a Yamaha. TIle 250 novice main saw beat race winners Ron Ringer (Kawasald) and Dennis Bunsen (Yamaba) go at It with Roo pnU1ng away to take tile win as Russ Sholl grabbed ~d. Bob Tooley (Ossa), back from b1s f~st Ascot TT, found Vegas moretobisllking as be pulled off tile 250 am/ex. win. Bob bad no easy time of it. TIle Kawasaki boys saw to tbat, only to retire with mecbanl.cal troubles as BUly Wllllams moved bis BW in beb1nd Tooley and gave chase. BUl, the up-and-coming 8%- Las Vaps loalls In backe:ound n III. 500 . . . . . .Expert clns performs for lila p.opl•• pert, still bas to smootb out rougb spots as Bob beat bim in tile last moto. 1118 500 norice saw Uncle Bob Wll11ams in ~st, but not without a real cballenge from Stmdy Robertsoo, botb wltII BSA. Bob Just couldn't keep Stmdy b1ck in tile 3rd moto. YOUDg TIm Kaiser (Montesa) rode a tine performance in turning back Rick Forrest (Bultaco) and Jim Foxe (Triumpb) for 500 am/ex. bonors. V. Cona1Ser brougbt bis Matcbiess a long way to go in froot in tile Grlpsters only race, tile open norice. Tbe open am/ex. go found Rick E1lsarraras and b1s swift BSA in froot in au tbree motes with determined bids by Chuck Hatcber (TriWDPb) until Chuck dropped it in tile swltcbback coming onto tile straIgbt. Rlcb Forrest (Triumpb) grabbed secoDd and Chuck settled for ~. Everyone got plenty of racing and said tIIey'd be b1ck next year. 1118 Scramblers did a fine job as usual with few work ng members. Tbey weclome au riders to this and any otber event in Vegas in tile future. SILVER STATE 90cc NOVICE CLASSIC Bod Jolin Slagle KeDAR Yam BUlBoman Boo 500cC NOVICE 125cc NOVICE Peter Buck Hod Bob WUllams Sandy Robertson Sieve Steerer Bri Dan Jonsbon Suz M1P Stewart 500cc AM/EX. 125cc AM/EX. Mark Kruse Kaw Tim KaIser M1P Nortb Suz Ricb Forrest Dan Stadtlander Yam Jim Foxe OPEN NOVICE 250Cc Novice Roo Ringer Kaw V. Conatser S. Young Dennis Benson Yam M. Kemp Russ SbaU Bul OPEN AM/EX. 250Cc AM/EX. Oss Rick ElisarraraS Bob Tooley Bul Ricb Forrest BUl Wllllams Cbuck Hatcller BD Torom Jones BSA BSA Due Mon Bul Tri Mat Tri TrU BSA Tri Tri

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