Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

.... ~ os a.. by C&IS Publi8bin& Co.. Post om ce Box 498. Long Beach. California, You'll Always See It also publishers of State Cycle News for the Eastern states. Second Class Postage paid at Long Beach. Calif. Editorial stories. cartoons, photos. etc. are welcome and will be paid for on the 15th of every month for material published the previous month (except press releases and ·Voice- letters.) Addressed, stamped envelope assures return. Reprinting in whole or in part expressly forbidden except hy permission of the Publishers. Advertising rates and circulation information will be sent upon request. FIRST In .. : j",~---~- fin Amefica's Weekly Motorcycle Newspaper- \\] Survey "UE BROS. TO PROMOTE SPEEDWAV RACES Jack and Cordy Milne, one-time Pasamessenger boys who became wealthy wtnning world and national champiooshlps In Europe, Australia and the United states, today signed a lease to night motorcycle speedway races at !be Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Me•• First of the Friday night weekq 20-race programs will be held June 13. " We're reviving the broadsiding sport so popular on the PacJf1c Coast during the SO's when there were a dozen tracks operating In caI1fornia," said Jack 141Ine. "'Ibis is spectacular short track radDg using fast EngIisb, Swed1sII and CzeeboslovaIdan bikes burnbIg metbaDol. We 1nteDd to develop inter-city team racing and to bring !be world champion from Loudon's Wemb1ey SIad1um here for 1nternaUODal c.ompetitiooin the tall." Crowds as large as 80,000 attend this type of racing In England with a league system of 20 tracks. There also is racing of this type 00 the Continent and beb1nd the Iron Curta1n. Riders in Eng1aDd are bought, traded and sold like in American buebaIl Jeacues. Other speedways in !be Fairgrounds drcult are Pacoima, South Gate and Gardena wII1Je other California tracks flJtPllCted to start are in oakland, San FraDcisco, Fresno and San Diego. ctena: prom* THE RUMOR MILL wai_ Ka-.sald's rumored 4-cyl1ndel" bomb In !be wings in case it's needed to beat !be Hooda 4 is said to be a V-4 four strate. Sum1d is going to enter the 3-cyliDder martet with a 750cc triple 2-stroke. Hooda's Ioog awaited 250cc motocross model is a double overhead cam single tIat weigbs 375 lbs. (Grunt). LONE PillE AWAITS HIGH SIERRA TOURISTS R~ to Long Pine, Calif. will be tilled wtth motorcycle tourists making !be 14th annual HIgh Sierra Run, spoosored by the Ace do Clubs M.C. June 7th aDd 8lh. The Victor McLaglen Motorcycle Corps will perform and aver 40 of !be 100 tropb1es willbecustomdes1gned. There is no official start, and- the finish at Munic1pBl Park will stay open until 1 p.m. Saturday. The trip should be another fine one for an. See the ad In this issue for all the Information. Publlsht'r & Editor•• Chuck Clayton ASSIstant Editor ••••• Eric Raits Rusiness Managt>r•• Sharon Clayton Orrice Manager••Gaylene Thomasoo Production Manager••Dennis Gr.....ne Productioo .'\sst••Dean eu18l1ndaam Circulation Manager•• Bruce F.asl..y Bookkeeper•••• , , Susan Y;1u Iela.w La.b Technician•••••• Llb· Lakich Want Ads••••••••• Sandra Purdy Published weekly except the first and last week of the calendar year V W®D©lE~ ./J? 'fi\~ WlJ~ WIT 1?MIIi! U1Jt.11!:i HORNNNNN VEA AL MARK, BOO AFM Let peace reign supreme again amongst North & South. Our last smoke signal in regard to late (by two years) trophies for Greenhorn, has been finally and promptly answered and oUr complaints are satisfied. Lest I be understood In an inaPProprlate manner, and my intentions misinterpreted, let me hasten to assure you never would I stoop to such a low blow as marker removal. I must add, though, my tbreat (made in jest) brought sucb quick results, it is no walder our students utll1Ze idle threats to gaJn.fuIfWmeat of their goals. It is my sincere hope that Greeaborn (and its' sponsors) thrive in !be future, and IIIlQ" all !be protests be resolved as eff1c1ently as min. JOE Pn..E Orangevale, Cal. CORRE CTION NO lED We read with interestyourccweragedo the Cherry Creek H " H Race (May 20th issue), boweger, !be motorcycle on wb1cll I tooIt tlrst place in !be 2SOcc class and secaId place overall was a Kawasald. co-raI Implement is !be dislributor and I am tbelr sales representative for Kawasaki motorcycles in !be Utah/IdlIho area. We felt you would want to make this correction in your next issue. ROGER V, HALL llales Representative I was at a A.F ,M. meeting last night and I also read AI Marks article in your paper. The A.F.M. is mad at him and Tom Finlay wants to take his license away from him so he cannot ride any- more. I think it's about time somebody said something. Wben somebody gets killed It's pretty Important. I'm glad he said what he did cause I believe him. I would like to give you my name but I am afraid they would take my license too. A.F ,M. MEMBER Venice, Cal. AFM SEEKS INDICTMENT FOR EDITORIAL With regard to !be "Guest Editorial" by Mr. AI Mark, appearing In !be May 20, 1969 issue do Cycle News, the AFMdoes not choose to comment publicly at this time on any portion of the allegations made in the aforementioned article. It is the intention of the Home Offlce to seek a formallnd1ctment against Mr. Mark, 1IIlder AFM Rules, for a violatioo of CblIpter vm, Sectioo 1-3 of the Gen- ngl.. rop, 2:>(" ,·t·...r • 2nd• .c!:,::-s aud. • • • • • • • • • • • •. ,.:to K· SU...... riplioD: NATIONAL ADVERTISING 01.RECTOR••••• Thomas R. Culp Cycle News (Westl, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, Calif. 90800 Tel. (213) 423-0431. EASTE.RN AI Hauff ADVERTI SING State Cycle New, (Ea,ll P.O. BOI 13, Amherst,Ohio 44001 Tel. (2161 984·2433 12 =sc,~=~~a::~~n:p~:~ clal to the interests the AFM or a of local ctlap4ier thereof••••.shall be deemed a violation of these Rules." As Mr. Mark will have the opportunity, under currentAFM Rules whichprohiblt arbitrary suspension of any member or license holder without that person first having the right to appear on his behalf before the judicial body considering any action. to present and produce witnesses and documentation on his bebalf befure the National Competition Committee appointed body that will act as the court in this prosecutioo, we hope that any future public discussion will be withbeld to prevent unfair clouding of an already clouded Issue. As In any judicial matter, unInformed speculation without all of the facts at hand could result In unfair slanting of the case against Mr. Mark. An oft1clal transcript of the courtfind1ngS will be avaUable after completion of the proceedings to any AFM member llP

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