Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

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The race was assembled with three motos for everyone, and Ron Nelson and Mike Runyard were on hand to demonstrate the ftne art of going fast where It's impossible. The lOOcc juniors got to spread machinery aroUDd the course ftrst. Bob Fortier did his usual (anythtng but hohum) ridiDg for a grand sweep of all motos. Fortier'S Hodaka was followed bY another Bodaka UDder the command of John Mason. Mason took 3 seconds and thus fln1shed second. '!be 100 and 125 seniors worked out after !be lOOcc juniors. Mike Runyard's Sachs wasn't chaJlenged Inanymotoeven though be got off the ltne slowly tn two of them. Everyone had been warned that cheaters would be started backwards tn their next race and Runyard showed that heads uP riding 15 better than cheating any day, A few cheaters were caught boweve%. Young David Worth followed Mike in each race. It won't be long before Worth is pushing the best of the seniors - like maybe next race. Scoring was done separately for the l00cc senlors.ScottIrv1ngftn1shedahead of Carl Bergman all three times. Next uP to do battle were the 125 juniors. Their numbers swamped the course. Except for the ftrst moto when Dean York ran away from everyone else the lead changed nearly every laP. Some of the pie plate numbers were floating obstacles for the fast crowd. When all the motos were scored 'the toP three hazard hoppers were Greg Johnson, Kermit Knofller and Dean York. The gladiators following the 125 juniors were the 250 juniors. Three different motos saw three differentleaders. Mike Spier rode his Kawasakt Green Streak to an impressive win tn the ftrst event. DoggIng him hard was AI Davis on a Suzuki. The second mota Spier had to give the lead to Doug Grant who had fIn1sbed f1fth in the ftrst event. AI Davis fell (literallY) back to seventh. He didn't let that slow him down though because he came back for ftrst in the thtrd leg. Mike Spier rode consistently for another second while Doug Grant slipped into fourth beb1nd Carl Nelson. De"" York shoots out over one of the wooden at Santa Marla. ju~s The 250 senior spat was aired next. The way it went was Mike Runyard, Dennis Keefe, Runyard, Keefe, Runyard Keefe. Husky mounted Ken Beach sllpped In abead of Keefe for a while tn the thtrd moto. The crowd witnessed a quick outburst of anger from Runyard when one of the lesser Experts tried to keep from being lapped. Apparently Runyard thought it was a de1tberate hold-uP. In the 500 juniors bash, John Hessick gentlysteered his Matcofor 2 ftrstplaces. He droPPed back to ninth tn the last race but held on to the ftrst place honors. Charles La Pointe and Harvey Wynne, both on Matcos, rode consistently tn all three races for second and thtrd respectively. The 500 Senior Class was given lessons by Ron Nelson. By firs~ hand observation Icantel1 you that it's easy. Yoiljusthave to go fast. Don't slow down for mud, sand, jumps, or whatever. Now anyone can hold the throttle on---rlght? Nelson's performance shouldn't subtract from the ftne effort put forth by Bill Oliver and Cal BottUm. These two had a major duel each time for second place. Oliver took the first and second events from Bottum but reltnquished the last event. Of special interest to non-desert riders 15 the dust free course at Santa Maria. That fact plus the schedultng of three motos makes for a ftne day of racing. Results on page 20 Elrope•• Spee~wl' .ews By Peter White The Final of the Speedway ChampionJim McMillan (Scotland), Charlie Monk ship of the World is drawing closer. (Australia), Ken McKInlay (Scotland), Meeting Is set down for Wembley StadEric Boocock (England), Nigel Boocock ium, London on Saturday, September 13 (England), Reg Luckhurst (England), when sixteen of the world's ftnest speed Trevor Hedge (England), Ray Wilson gladiators will battle it out for the plum. (England), Garry Middleton (Australia), Since the British and Continental quaJTommy Roper (England), Roy Trigg lfy1ng rounds began earlier this season (England), Coltn Pratt- (England), Ivan many riders have fallen by the wayside. Mauger (New Zealand - relgntng world There now rematns ouly the European champion) and Ronnie Moore (New ZeaFtnal and British Final to be run off. land). Former is scheduled for Olchtng, West Only two Australians have qua1if1ed, Germany on August 24 whtle the British the shock omission being current KanFtnal will be decided at West Ham, Longaroos champion Jim Airey. He suttered don on August 5. a machine blow-up in his semi final The top ten point scorers from the round. Olchlug meeting will qualtty for WemOn present form the World Final looks bley. The top six from the West Ham like a battle between Kiwis Mauger and meeting will go forward to the Final Briggs. These two are setting the league itself. This puts the British riders at a scene altght in England this year and diSadvantage as the number of places have proved toRS in International matches they have been allotted in the Ftnal as well. seems to diminish year by year. The leading riders from Sweden apMost startltng fact of the rounds so far peared in ftve Test matches in England has been the fallure of the Russian conlast month and received unmerclful tingent. Following the Continental Final thrashtngs. Most have been absent from at Ufa, Russia, last month only one HamBritish league racing this year and W mer and Sickle boy has gone on to confact four - Anders Michanek, Bengl test the European Ftnal. HIs chances of Jansson, Hasse Holmqv1st and Torbjorn going on further to Wembley are almost Harrysson - have been banned because nil. He is Vladimir Klementiev, a new of their tnsistance on •over the top' name on the Rus'sian scene. Against the payments. top Polish and Swedish riders he is bound The Swedes are obviously feeling the to be outpaced. The Poles were ina class effects of not racing In Britain. Their of their own in the Continental Ftnal and league table does not contain halt as employed controversial team tactics to many fixtures and thus the riders seem get several riders through. to be a little stale. 1b1s could keep the likes of Ove Fundtn Line up for the British Final will be from pressing the Kiwis In the world Barry Briggs, Howard Cole, (England), tiUe Wt. Port. Polish, Five .. Seven portlnc for (213) most 2-strokes Also Reed Portlnc 589-7717 How. 10-6 6025 Maywood #11 Clos.d W.eL & Sun. Huntlneton P.k; Calif. n..SoI.nd 01 Povver... RICKMAN IN·'LINE V A L VE ~CCon I.n forBSA Vic 441 WINS AGAIN III Convel sian Kits NOW IN STOCK! 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