Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

• ~ NATIONAL ENDURO FOR GREEVES Speedway Impression By Jerry Greer COSTA MESA, CAL., June 13 - There was all the excitement of a Premiere Movie. Covered stands, good music, and t lito go - v....~ . _ Story by Boyd Reynolds Photos by Reynolds and Sportphoto Gaiaiag a National tilk for the lint time, the Pennsylvania State Championsltip became bill time with almost 400 riden gathering at the ICJUIkIe Community HaD on June 8 to give alO at this Ihon.ruged contest. Superviled with the pJecision of a stoc:kbo'drn meetiJlg, the spectaton weIe canied to the rough spots in school busoes, thus eliminatina the massive dirt road traffic jams that occur at most large enduros. The poomds UOUDd the Community HaD weIe propedy roped off for camping and parlcing, and auxiliary policemen WeJe hUed to control the crowd. Local police officials from each Yillap the IUD traversed were ready, williDg and able to help control the loca1 auto traffic. Coomecticut Rams rider DIIYid Latham dropped o~ 15 points to gain a surprisins win and push out the big National competition. Riding a Greeves, Dave rode in the usual stYle that makes him a consistant 'lriDDer in New EDPand. This was a mud run and the Rams are mud rjders. u. .... get InID U. ection. one Powder Puff entry _ming to help her _Ie _ion. Current point leader John Penton kept his slim lead with a 968 score behind Jack McLane who grabbed a third with 976. They were separated by about 12 points before the contest, but McLane made a slight gain on· Penton. The run was centeJed around thJee or four rough sections which were all geaJed to slow down even the most proficient riden. A hiD in the moming proved to be too much for almost everyone, including the top Qass A contenders. In the afternoon, it was a swamp that oozed with black mud and deep water amona the fallen trees and dirt hummocks. Located in the anthricite coal country around Scranton, the championsltip wound up one hiD and down another and was a rugged. contest for even the most experienced. Jack McLane fini!hed with a broken swiDging armand many other broken machines were left by the trail side with a variety of problems from flat tires to blown engines. RESULTS: Champion: David Latham, Conn. Rams M C, Greeves 985. Winners go with Bell ... like Cal Rayborn Daytona Winner 1968 & 1969 r-;u~~;--ol , a tasteful explanation of the program for old fans and first-timers lllte the Mayor of Costa Mesa and the fatrgiounds d1rector. It was Class A Speedway, FIRST CLASS-"A" Speedwayl One of the riders in the pits looked over at the stands full of real people and summed it up. "Neat." The new track Is roughly 200 yards long; perbaps better wording would be "The track Is rough AND it Is 200 yards long. For tbose reasons the riders, who are st1ll adapting to the bikes, had to try adapting to a track totally unllke the one at Whiteman stad1um which Is 300 yards long and smoooothh, baby. Cec (pronounced Ces) Platt, Australian Team Champion 01. New South Wales, was nown to the U.S. for a month of racIns. He'll then ga to England for d1vision one riding. '!bat means be'S eligible for a sbot at the World Title. He'S also used to riding 440 yard tracks, oot 200 yarders. HandIcap beats were wigglY affairs with riders trying to adapt to the sbort track, Cec Platt not among the least. The fans couldn't tell the difference though, and gave wild ovations for the first pokey beat. In beat two Sonny Nutter came from the 80 yard peoal1y(halfway around the track) and took secood in four laPs. No mean feat. The fans went nutsl Me tool Yelling, claPpIns, etc., and these were first-time spectatorsl Cec Platt got of! hard in a heat and proceeded to work on the handle bars right wbere be fell, not realizing that the event would continue. (Unlike Australian events.) Wben he saw them coming back for the number two laP he dove over the fence Uke a rodeo clown being chased by the bull. He's a little jumpy around Americans with their new toys, I think. We're learning, Cec. Greg Haserot went down hard too, but the fans really cheered bim wben be eventually walked off the trackl After consklerable nounderIns in b1S prior hat, old Trick Rick got on the bubble in the fourth scratch beat and really, I mean realty zoomed the fans minds. He was making wild, wild full lock slides starting 20 yards before tile turns, gains all the way through the same way, then terminating eacb slide with a standing-up straightaway wheelie. 1be transitions were beautiful. It was b1S most impressive. ride this year, and be's made a buncb cit them. SoDny Nutter did the same thing in the next scratch beat, but witbout the wbee1ies. He dusted the competition in a manner that wou1d have brougbt tears of joy to a vacuum cleaner salesman. The fans were drunk, really potted, with excitementl Everybody was ego identIfYInsl Tben, in the middle of the program, it June 29 , :SADDLEBACK ~ : Class A Bantam Weight: 1. Bruce Sutton, 945, (sachs); 2. Lloyd Levinsky, 934, (Pen); 3. David Fisher, 932, (Sachs). Class A Medium Weight: 1. Robert Fusan, 978, (Yam); 2. James Smith, 977, (Gre); 3. Jack McLane, 976, (Hon). Class A Lite Heavy: 1. Dutch Bliss, 979, (Tri); 2. Norman Ford, 978, (Husky); 3. Ronald Boo me, 975, (Husky). Class A Heavy Wt.: 1. Dave Barnes, 953, (BSA); 2. Gordon Potter, 923, (Tri). Class B Bantam Weight: I. Fred Terry, 765, (Zun); 2. George Davidson, 756, (Hon); 3. Dennis Nubauer, 745, (Hon). Class. B Lite wt.: 1. Dennis Hughes, 896, (Pen); 2. Michael Curry, 981, (Pen); 3. Thamas Rossi, 889, (Pen). Clas,s B Medium Wt.: 1. James Scott, 952. (Yam); 2. Louis Smith, 950, (Yam); 3. Wm. Kain, 945, (Yam). Class B Lite Heavy Wt.: 1. James Fogle, 953, (Husky); 2. Joe Arceci, 931, (Bul); 3. Terry Lutes, 922, (Husky). Class B Heavy Wt.: 1. Harry Penn, 5th check, (Tri); 2. William Sutton, 2nd. check, (Tri). Buddy Class: Cullison/Richardson (Pen). Team: Latham (Gre), Peck (Tri), Boonstra (H-D). Best Club: South Jersey Enduro Riders, 23 entries. District Six Champion: James Smith, 977. Powder Puff: 1. Pat Barnes (Bul); 2. Bonnie Elston (Bul). Senior Class Winner: Edgar Kauffman (Yam), 868. (Continued on page 15) More Bilres In Baja 500 Ran Koni SlIoclu Tllan All O,lIer Males Cornbined tSCRAMBLES,t , , t t t t l * Prize money for fastest time in all c1a.sses * No competition Hcens- * Giant 3-foot trophies * Prizes for all classes; * Entry fee only $5 * All new track * 1st event at 10 a.m., 1 trophy per 5 entrants * 3 big Jr. & Sr. classes Sponsor." es necessary gates open at 8 a..m. 'y t•• fl. P'ae. to Ii", t t , , ~~p~~!:~c~~E.~st~~!~- Jt yon Rd., turn right 1~ miles to entrance opposite state fire station. ) ~~~~~~~~~ Doug'as/MeClur' Top Winn.r Of Toug. 8a;a 500 The steady riding team of DouglasiMcClurk raced their KONI equipped 350cc Ducati to

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