Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

.... ~ '" Q., 'e,,;s Valier ,,'OWS JOO's M.C. HARE SCRAMBLES Photo and story by Dick Wright CALIFORNIA CITY, CAL., June 15, 1969 _ Yamaba's wreck ng crew came out ready to do a job and took a double win with Mike Patrick taking first overall again on bls 25OCc, AI Baker was first in the 125cc class, finisblng seventh overall. The riders were to go two loops on a forty- five mile course. You could hear the roar of the engines at the second smoke bomb four miles out, then the leader was in sight and it was Pbil Bowers on a Yamaha; Patrick was running fourth. Bowers held the lead for thirty miles, until he overshot the course and Patrick took over. It was still Patrick coming into the pits with only a twenty second lead over the hard charging Gary Griffin on a Bultaco. These two top experts got with It on the second loop, going wbeel to wheel down the fire roadS, both having five speed bikes, and neither rider giving in. Patrick pulled in for the win willi Griffin taking second after one hour and fifty minutes on the course. Gary Cole pulled in third on a 250 Malco, followed by Bruce Lewellyn taking first in the 500 class on a Husky. Larry Mulock moved up from the l00cc class to ride a 250 Yamaba and took a fifth overall. Al BIlker brought bis 125 Yamaba to a Ala,e 101g' Sera.""s By Maureen Lee PERRIS, Calif. June 14, 1969 - Well, Perris Valley M.C. did It again. The last scrambles they threw was a good one as their membersblp is building up and this one was better than the last although rider attendance was down. The word It was a rough scrambles scared some of 'em off. The course led down part of the usual straight, cut back in up and then up the bill almost to the very toP where all the big rocks are, down (and we do mean down!) onto the old course again and looped around through a series of turns and jumps through the gravel pit. It was groovy, and most of the riders thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Quotes we got were: "hepe they do It again, get away from this horsepower bit and the expense," "This was fun," HI haven't had so much fun since the old days," So we think Perris Valley Is on to a good tbing. John Rice (sachs) wrapped up the 125 Amateur-Expert go followed in by Bultaco rider Steve Ellsworth who had one of the best looking jumping styles in the rough sections. Troy McKee onabeautiful little Penton took third and Yamabamounted Hayward Mendenhall fourth. Dick sanders (Bultaco) was the Novice winner. Linus Beall on bis Bridgestone took a well deserved win In the 100 Experthaul In a race that had a couple who could have been winners equally with Beall. Steve Nichols had a good lead twice and went out with mechanical problems and Richard Sweaney (Kawasaki) was also a mechanical victim on one moto. Eulene Long,

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