Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

- _. EI Toro Triple Kruse & Vanderpool By Jim Vardeman ·EL TORO, CAL., July 9, 1969 - Good things came In 3's for two young men too.Igbt. Mark Kruse, riding the Flat Track, and Ray Vanderpool, San Diego TT artist, look home 2 Trophy Dash wins and one MaIn a piece. Vanderpool resumed his winning streak after last weeks loss to Jim Raymond In the 250cc TT MaIn. Raymond gave both Kruse and Vanderpool a real run for their positions all evening long. In the 125 TT Trophy Dash it was Vanderpool, but the 125 TT MaIn was won by a visitor from Oceanside, but only after Vanderpool made a costly error, which dropped him from the lead to 8th place. Bob Frauenberger, riding a Bullaco, went on to win the 125cc Flat Track Main with Mark Kruse running 2nd to him In that one. Another visitor, Tom Sawyer, from Idaho also gave the field some setbacks in positions by running 2nd to Frauenberger In the 125 TT Main. Vanderpool stood off all challengers for the 250 TT Trophy Dash, but the Main Event In that class became an all out battle with Jim Raymond and Bill UbI hot on Vanderpool's heels to finish 2nd and 3rd to the TT hot shoe. The 250 Flat Track Trophy Dash went to Mark Kruse on his rapid Ducati. Kruse also won the 250 FlatTrackMain. The margin was so narrow that It was a battle right to the last laP, with Jim Raymond attempting to pass Kruse at the slightest mistake that the young Ducati rider might make. But no mistakes were made. Dick Lewis ran Srd on a Yamaha, with Bob Frauenberger comIng In 4th and Randy Ellis managing 5th. Ellis, last year's track champioo, has been plagued for some weeks with first one problem and then another with his Bultaco. We are sure that In the near future there ls bound to be a MaIn Event with Randy's name stamped clearly on it. Tom Vardeman, who had a run In with the waIl last week, was back but also had an ailing Bulta.eo. (Results on page 20) s,••~w., I. L.A. Ar••• Great Bear Enterprises, the promoters who brougbt motorc)'cl1Dg to the L.A. Co1lseum last Fourth d July, will host a 3-race series d Class A speedway races at the luxurious, Indoor Los Angeles Sports Arena. Tbe Saturday night programs will feature the biggest purses yet paid In Speedway. Keep readIng Cycle News for details. AMERICAN MOTOCROSS TEAM TO HELP GREEYES RIDERS Montua's Kimball, lelt, meets Greeyu' Nichol son, to advance lite sport. Kim Kimball, U.S. Montesa distributor and head of the American Motocross Team Fund has always Insisted it was created to help field an American team of motocross riders In world championship events, no matter what brand they are riding. Now there's proof. Th1sweek arch rivals Kimball and Nick Nicholson, the Greeves distributor, met to arrange plans for the U.S. M.X. Team Fund to help Gary Bailey and Jim WUson two Europe-bound Greeves aces. "We are rivals on the track," said Nicholson, who was helped In an Isle of Man TT assault by a similar fund In the 50'S, "But we can cooperate for something like thls. This team Idea benefits the whole motorcycle sport." "The team ls more important than just one brand d motorcycle," Kimball concurred. "Right now it's helping four American riders on three dUferent brands go toEurope and learnto beat the best they have over there. In 1970 or 1971 we hope the Team can field the cream of Amerlcu riders and actually try and win the World Championship." Nick and Kim examined the U.S.M.X. Team accounts together and found that the fund has collec!ed over $6,OOO.All of the money has been paid out to establish the Team and SuPport Roo Nelson and John DeSoto during their recents-month European sojourn. Newfundscontributed will help four American riders who are In Europe. Wilson and Bailey will be using the Team truck wIlUe they are In England. So let's go, Americans••• Uyou had any reservations about sending your UDable to return to the track p'!ace he lett it. at tile same Ql SUvertborn moved uP to f1n1sh second In WUson's place and look home $150 for his efforts. Allan Clough rode his Husty to first overal11n the same divlsion. Dave Smith and American Eagle teamed for a first In the 500 InternA tt Cll81, followed by Ron Nelsoa and Jim Wilsoa, Maico and Greeves, respectively. Wllsoa ran away with the first 250 moto. The closest rider to him was Gary Bailey. Both rode Greeves. From lelt, Forrest Wilson, Kimball, Jim Wilson, NichOlson and eN pUblisher Ilye tbe Ylctor)' slln for the USMX Team (s.. text). $5 (or more) to join the U.S.M.X. team because it seemed to be a one-brand operation, now is the time to erase those doubts. Send a check to the American Motocross Team, P.O. Box 3276, Hollywood, Calif. 90028 and they'll send you the bitchlnest team patch you ever saw. Wear it proudly. It shows you care. Wilso. Dis,••'i'i." II otocross s.,.• BRISBANE, CAL., July 13,1969-Riders arriving Saturday found little more than a glorified TT course had been set uP for them at Brisbane, Cal., so a dozen worked the track Into sometlllng resembling a motocross circuit. Sunday'S racing saw Jim Wilson disqualified In the second 250 International moto by a Bill Stlverthorn protest. Wllson was forced off the course by a European rider, narrowly missed a tractor parked at the side of a jump and was In the 500 class, Smith and Nelson finished one-two In both motos. In the second race, the two were never more than !tve bike lengths apart and put on a handlebar-to-handlebar duel most of the way. Nelson was tly1ng, trying to pass Smith but the Englishman managed to keep him at bay. Riders said the weather was nice and the view of the water was Interesting but that was the extent of the good things said about Brisbane's motocross course. (Results on page 20) U.S.M.X. TEAM VOLUNTEERS Want to see-America top the world series of motocross? The U.S.M.X. 'lam can't do it without you. Would you volunteer to help with mailing, ~, public relations? Men, women and COuPles wanted who care aboui lbeir country's role In International Motacross. Contact Kim Kimball c/o U.S.M.X. Team 668-5737 or P.O. Box3276,HoUywood, Cal. 90028. r~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~l t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t Spoke Benders M.C. Europe... Scnmbles - 6129/69 250 Am/Ex. Class 1st Gary Conrad - Husqvarna 4th Bruce Dunford - Husqvarna SOO - Open Am/Ex. Class 1st Gary Conrad - Husqvarna 2nd James Martino - Husqvarna t International Motocross - Cold Creek, Col. - 7/&.69 250cc International Class 1st Arne Kring - Husqvarna 2nd Alan Clough - Husqvarna 500cc International Class 1st Torsten Hallman - Husqvarna 2nd Arne Kring - Husqvarna Desert Tunles M.C. Hare Scrambles - 7/41&9 1st 500 Am. Larry Burns - Husqvarna 1st 500 Nov. Danny Keidrowski - Husqvarna 1st 250 Nov. 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