Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

i VOICES (c••".....) Q" ~ I1Q ll: I1Q d >. to) cycle competitors." Northwest Memorial TT Week-End Some M1nt Hotel otflclals pPI' essec _reservatklas about Includlng a motoroffered III the ftve separate c:lasses bat cycle class (do to tile small amount 01 tbe8e b8d been pub11ctzecl III the entrants in tile tlrst Mint 4(0), bat the wets before the raee. The l!DCt prtze IDRA Ins1sted 00 11, and uPClII IDRA distrtllutlClll was pr1nted III bold ~ type recommendatioo the M1nlBotel oIDcll's ClII the entry bIuk, tor eDlnPJe, wbere acreect to try again to get at least enoucIJ .... CClIIl88taDts could hardly bave tailed to motorcycle entrants to break even; wb1c:b DOtlce 1t. tbey did not do in the tlrst MJni 400 raee. The reuoas tor the dJtterences sbouJd It -was obrious that tile bikes would be be apparent to aoyODe flunUlar with ottfaster tban aoyth1ng else in tb1s particuroad raclDg. The buRY and toor-wbeel lar race, as there was very little night dr1ve classes always attract by tar the r1d1ng to be an equaur,er between motorlargest number d entries. A team tbat cycles and "cares". But tile top deSert defeats more tban 90 otber veh1cles, as riders have a degree of sportsmansbiP was true III the 4OO's buggy class, cerand competitiveness tbat addS immeasta1nl7 deserves a greater reward tban surably to aoy event !bey take part III. _ competing III a category with onlY 10 MotorCJde raeers are always sp0rtsor 15 otber entr1es. men. Can the same be said of CbucIt C1Qtal states tbat tile t1rst tourCIaytoo? H1s rePOrt on the MInt 400 wbeeled veb1cle to tJn1sIl earned $6,000. contained totally false statements tbat be Ap1n, be bas not reJlClried- the truth. . could've avoided by the simple, prdesTIle Johnsans 'lIOD $1500 for being tlrst s100al exped1ent of contact1ng either tile III class, the same as the amCllll!l Patrick MJnt Hotel or the IDRA for correct Inand Bowers rece1ved, pIBs a specJal formatioo. It Is to be sincerely hoped that $1000 award tor belnC tbe tlrst tourbe Is rentlemen enough to do that tile ' wIaeeled rig or "e:aee", as CJa1tClII prenext time be cover a major IDRA event. fers. The1r total take was $3500 Jess DONALD D. ARNETT !ban the figure c1ted III Cycle News. Founder of lORA and CbaIrman d the The "cage-or1ented" press bas been Board of DIrectors Ptreme!t pnerous in Its treatment 01 COMMENT: Ediior Claytml'lI report was tile motorcycle Victory III the MJnt 400, based OR first-bluld observation. lbere not petulant nor selt-pltylnCl1keCla7lDn. won't be a next lime, unless IDRA pap In 4X4 and Dune BuceY NeWS, tor exaatees !be tlrst owrall wtnner tile ample, Georre N1cbo1sClll wrote, ''In my 1areest sIJare of lie purse, no matter what veblcle be DileS. ClP1n1Cl11 the really big effort was put 00 by the Iron Men of RaclDg, the motor- wen Prdess100al racers will be c:onvercon tile WasblnetoD-Oreeoo area for the annual round 01 Memortal Day weekend TT raee procrams. Tb1s year's tare wUl lnclude three TT events In two days, coordinated to aUow tourlng riders to compete at each. The sbort kidney track 01 Grabam Speedway near Tacoma, Wash., the fast downb1l1 course 01 the Portland Sidewinders and the National TT course at Castle Rock, Wash. will present the racers with a complete weekend of raelng and also proVide some generous purses. HeadlinIng the weekend, the Tacoma Motorcycle Club will present their 35th Annual TT Class1c at Grabam Speedway (9. mUes south of PuyalluP, Wash'>. Long a popular event with riders and tans al1ke, It paid over. $2400 In priZes to the 145 riders eJltered in !be 1968 edition. Return of defending champ10n SkIp Van Leeuwen will ensure another large cr01lid to bolster the percentage purse again tb1s year. Last year's runner-uP, Mark Williams of Cottage Grove, Ore., will be bact to cballence Skip for the perpetual tropby bls father won in 1954. Also on band·wIll be San Franciscan Paul Bos1rum. EntrIeshavebeenrecelved trom seven western states and Canada. QualItylng the novices a110 a.m. on Friday (Memorial Day) wUl enable the program to fln1sb in ample time to make !be Sidewinder's Three Star TT 1nC RYON RIDETO CROSS THE CH SE BY ORLD PION C PAD FRIEDRICHS Bee World Motocross Poiat Sta_IICS 1st Robert-CZ 2nd Robert-CZ 31ll Hallman-Husky 411l KoneOlY-CZ Sill Pettersson-Suzuki Gill Sotudlaka-CZ near Portland, Ore. Friday night. The SidwiDder's course III the town of Clackamas, a suburb 01 Portland 1s a b1l1 Side tbr1Uer. Lone !be malnstay d Portlaud area raclnC the tans will be tlocldng In to see Van Leeuwen do b1s thing. SkIp was a three time winner bere last year, but onlY after a d1nC-dong battle with track cbamploo Gary Davis eacb time. Sidewinders Is also an average track and a larger !ban m1n1mum purse can be counted 011. Moving 00 to Saturday night the racers will attack the Castle Rock Fairground Track, home 01 tile 30 lap TT Natlooal In Castle Rock, Wash. ThIs fac1l1ty, one 01 the finest on the west coast, 1s !be favorite d the northwest raeers, however the Callfornla stars seem to bave their way on tb1s bIgb speed course. Many have bettered tbe1r chances In the July national by enterlng these early warm-1Cl events. Cotati Road Race By ClItf Zaitz COTA n, CAL., May 11 - The Amertean Federatioo of Motorcyclists put on anotber spectacular showing at the Golden Gate Raceway (Cotatl) last May 11. Though the track Is not famous for Its smoothness, quite a few riders showed uP for the tblrd raee presented bY the San Francisco Chapter. Altbougb It sounded like Chuck 0geland was having brak ng problems, be still managed to go ahead and win the o-25OCc senior event on a Bultaco. The tb1ng that obriously pleased the spectators and thrilled !be competitors was Jack Simmons on bls big Norton. The style he was us1ng must have made blm tb1nk be was stlU 00 the dirt track because he would literally, especlally on the tight turns, slide b1s rear tire around the corners. Perhaps more "regular" road raeers should use tb1s method. It's a bit ba1ry but look what It got Jack: second in the 500 Open GP and tblrd overall in tbe production event. We all hope he can make It ,to more of !be races given bY the AFM. ThoughdJtferent, he's one of the best. . Art Baumann, with blsnewllme-green and white colors, had a good day trying to outrun Ron Grant on b1s KawasaJd 250, but Ron'S Suzuki was a bit too fast for blm. However, Art did manage tooot distance blm in the 350Cc event on bls Kawasald. ThIs time It was Ron taking second on a Yamaha. The last event of the day was a real eye-pleaser. First place fln1sbers of five races from 250Cc - Open competed in what was called tile "Mothers Day SpecW" or "Hooligan". The first three to t1nIsh received cash awardS. Though there were only five macbtnes competlnC, it was a very exclttne race because of !be fantastic speeds tile riders were getting out of their mounts. Could tbls be because motorcycle raeers would rather race for money rather than trophies and prtzes?? I'llODder•••• 1be results d. the Hooligan raee were as follows: Ron Grant-SuzuId 500, Art Benmann-Kawasaki 350, Jack SIm moos- NortaJ open, Tom steele - Kawasaki 500, and Don Emde- Yamaha 250. There were a lot of bikes and a lot of good riders and everybodY bClPes to see !be same at the next S.F. Chapter AFM event tb1s coming June 22nd at Vaca'Valley Raceway near Vacaville, Callf. TRIALS OF BERGQUIST Bultaeo Western Is sponsoring Larry Bergqulst at the ISDT two day trlals in New York tb1s weekend. Larry will ride a 360Cc Bultaco Montadero. Paul friedrichs, shown above, is ACTOR RIP TORN VICTIM offered the finest Actor Rip Torn Is In an ankle-lo-bip cast as the result of a motorcycle acc1dent. The mishap set tUmlnc of •• Tropic of Cancer" back two days. Tom will play b1s scenes ~ wearing ~e cast. motocross avai lable fTom manufacturers all over the world. He selected SPECIFICATIONS CZ and has been 500cc World Champion in 1966, 1967 apd 1968. The 250cc Model Bore CZ has been World Champion in 1964, 1965 and 1968 as well. Choose CZ Stroke JWcc 969/01 Z58cc 980 70mm 64mm and you can ride with the champions. The rest is up to you. If you're Compression RatiO 10.5:1 Horsepower 29 @ 6,800 rpm 127Ib,. Dry Weight 80mm nmm 10.5:1 36 serious about motocross why spend your money for anything but the best. AMERICAN .JAWA LTD. EAST: 38-15 GREENPOINT AVENUE LONG ISLAND CITY, .Y. 11101 PHONE: (2121 7&>-9199 ~ ~ WEST: 1325 S. LA BREA LOS ANGELES. CALIF. 90019 PHONE: (213) 933-9119 IN CANADA: SKODA & JAWA MOTORS CANADA LTD .• 7600 TRANS·CA AOA HIGHWAY MO. TREAL 3n. 6.400 rpm 234 lb<. @ P.Q.• PHONE: (514) 336-3131 MUNZ SPffDWA' Moaey Motocross $300. Cash - plus Tropbies May 241h $5.00 entry 11 a.m. start clastu - 0-250 ~ 25100pen 29400 Rlvwtlde Or., Eltlnore H wy 71 to State Pm turnoff Filming for TV co__

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