Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

~ ~ ',arm f ;Aur,i.iis:, -00.- ~ t SlY, JIOTOICYQf , ~ lAND WHAT DO YOU HAVf•• J .I THE GREATEST EVENT I G I "OF THE YEAR" I , ACE OF CLUBS ANNUAL I ~ , : TOUR , SATURDAY AJlD SUNDAY , JUNE : 7th & 8th I I 1969 A.ILA. Sanctioned R-R-c. Point Run I I I I t -.. t The only IIllng left st..cUng aft. the motocross was over were the .Iant oak tre.s and even lIley .... flinching. t . t t t Do you like the open road? Then pack-up your camping equipment and ride our2day HIGH SIERRA TOUR. You and your riding partner will have the time of .your life when you travel with us to California's most colorful area. So• • •come on riders and go with us into the HIGH Sl ERRA wilderness area and enjoy some of the finest scenery anywhere in the world. I t , , f SPECIAL ,A FREE BAR-B-Q DINNER IS 'INCLUDED 11TH EACH ENTRY , I tCFor1bose wilhoit ameal ticket, there will lie a sligld charge of , t SUO) t t SCHEDULE OF EVENTS , THIS YEAR lIl.,e wi II bellO official start. Flnlsb Lone t Calif, at llunlclpal Park, at 10 Pine, ,, Flnl sb will p.on., Friday, June 6, 1969, I ENTRY FEE-WIll be $3.00 a person by , 'mall,post entry $3.7501Ia11 .,tries close , June 2. Children un_ 12 $2. and $2.50. open 'DISTANCE-Will be approximately 210 miles lrom Los An.eln oyer .ood paved h1ehway to camp. Shell Station In Inyokern will be open all nleht Fri· day June 6, 1969. DEADL;lNE-WIII be 1:00 Pom. Saturday. FIELD EVENTS ad Jud&lnl 01 best dreued IUchlnes will be held Im..edl· mately Iollowln. tile performance by VIctor lieu.'., Motor Corps, , t t t , , , t t t t t t t t t t t I I I. I t t t GIANT PARADE throueh downlown Lone Pi.... Lineup at 1 p.m., Parade al 1:30 p.m. CAMPSITE JUDGING will be held at the pak and at the lau. Please specify on entry lorm. 100 TROPH I ES - 1I0re lIlan ever belore. FREE BARBECUE for all entries al approx. 4 p.m. Extra meal tickets are available for $2. . HIGH SIERRA TROPHY PRESENTAnON-Awarding of trophies for Ihe High Sierra Tour will be al approximately 8 p.m. at dance. FREE SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE In downtown Lone Pine. Eyeryone Is inylted. PLEAS E NOTE for those who have to work until noon Saturday. W. wlll have a later deadlin. of 5 p.m.Saturday. Please mark your mall entries "Late Enlry." , f I I I I TROPHIES GALORE! t Free ACE OF CLUBS Tour Awards to All Participants t ACE OF CLUBSOFLOSANGELES t P.O. Box 861 - EI MontR, Cal. 91734 t For Info call (2\3) 835-0608 441-4791 Mail Yeur Entries Now to: 332·\286 , t_ .::.~~U~~A~A':-_A Rusty Bradley, center, stili has lIle Illdas touch. 1I0un"d on a Trident, let the open GP wi.. to wire. Texas Circus Draws 388 Clowns By Jlm Hall Photos by Tom Beesley FORT WORTH, TEXAS May 18 - The Southwest Motorcycle Racing Association unreeled its second International Grand PriX motorcycle racing circus at beautiful Green Valley Raceway featuring a three-ring extravaganza of drag,., motocross and road races. The action packed triple header was more than two eyes could handle in one afternoon with nearly four hundred riders trying to do their thing before lights out. Three-in-a-rows dominated the drags with Kawasaki and Triumph getting the lion'S share. Both won In stockand modified classes. The biggest surprise of the day came when a GB (stock) Bultaco ran faster than the AHRA national recordl The same motor went on to win the 250cc stock production class, ridden by David Broyles. By the conclusion of the drags the European style motocross was changing some of the landscape in the beautiful valley and the once clear creek was now a mixture of mUd, gasoline, sweat and motorcycle parts. About the only things lett standing were the old oak trees and they were flinching at every pass. Al Locke of Fort Worth was the first guy to go the distance in the l25cc class. Those 30 minute races lett many at the wayside with their tongues wagging and wondering when that camel would stop klck1ng. Behind Bultaco mounted Al were Darrell Davis (Sachs) and James Hascker (Penton). By the time the 360cc class got underway the groove was hip deep. Joe Joiner, local champ of Fort Worth, wasted no time pusb1ng bis C Z out front to win showing John Lanicone on a Montesaand Barry Nance (Husky) how the big boys do it. And with that over the spectators swallowed their hearts and regrouped to take in some fantastic road racing. Danny Forke who rides for Honda of San Antonio set the stage for the stock production classes and went on to become the unchallenged victor In the 200cc event. Bentiy Hardwick (still alive and well) was second on a Suzuki and wants everyone to know he didn't put foot down ali day. Charles Kimbro was third on a Yamaha. The magic words were Bultaco and David Broyles of Garland in the 250cc class. Also In the same race, but scored separately were the 350cc machines led by Jet Tharp (Yamaha) of Brownwood. Virgil Davenport could not be denied his second win In as many outings in the open class stock production madness, however it wasn't that easy until J.C. Klusmeyer (Norton) retired in lap 6. Virgil's Trident finished In front of Wesley Crane's BSA 3 and Bob Lane's Trident. a The "Texas Flea" little Johnny Bryant (Yamaha) of Fort Worth popped the GP bubble by shutting down all comers in the 125cc event and in the 200cc GP Steve Lituetield and a Honda proved to all looking on they still have the stuff. Steve who hails from Wichita Falls was pushed hard by George Johnson (Yamaha) and Danny Forke on a stock production Honda. Jimmy Anderson didn't lose bis fire after the spectacular Austin crash as he came back to capture the 250cc GP on a brand new works AIR Kawasakljustfiown in from Japan for Dan Antilley. The Ducati camp was out In force with Wendell Tisdale of Rogers, Arkansas taJdng second. The 500cc GP had to be the most exciting with the lead changing five times in the ten lap event. A hat could have been inssed over the leading five through lap six as they changed positions and drafted each other. Virgil Davenport on a works Triumph unloaded in lap #6 while leading, letting" Wildman" Bennie Campbell (Suzuki) take charge until he retired In lap 9. The J.C. Klusmeyer championed the Ducati cause for one lap before being passed by the winner Larry Beall on his new Kawasaki 3. J.C. was second at the wire wtth Felipe Terriquez (BSA) of Monterrey, Mexico third. Rusty Bradley (Trtdent) still has the "Midas Touch" as he was never pushed going wire to wire in the open GP. Virgil Davenport put bis dirt tracking ability to wor k to take second on a Trident followed by Wesley Crane (BSA 3) and Jon Mlnonno on a Triumph. George Johnson (Yamaha) of Midland won bis second 200cc Grand Final with impressive style knoWn only to West Texans. The Flea was back to take runneruP with a sUPer strong 100cc Yamaha. It there ever was a non-skid, puncture-proof bike rider this lad ts it. The 250cc Grand Final was a toss-uP for the first five laps until Jimmy Anderson's works Kawasaki locked up (that transmission will not work without oil). Jet Tharp blasted through Anderson's smoke before it cleared and went the distance for the flag. Jet, a sportsman rider looks like a good long shot for the future. Rusty Bradley, an engineering student at UT is still the best Trident herder in the south forty and proved this in the Open Grand Final by taking home the bacon on a Jack Wilson-tuned ride. The Dallas star was followed by sportsman winner Wesley Crane (BSA 3) of Fort Worth. The circus returns to the Valley July 27th and the word is that some hotshoes from the coast will be on hand for both the motocross and road races trying their luck through the trees. Contact SMRA, 2507 TCU Avenue, San Angelo, Texas for additional information. (Results on page 26)

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