Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

•••••••••••••• Eastside M.C. Hillclimb •••••••••••••• IAIIIESTOIE • BJ MarcIe OXford HALL'S RANCH, CAL., July 13, 1969The lIl1rteentb may be an lIII1uckydayfor some but for others who gatberedfortbe hillcltmb at Hall's Ranch it was more than lucky. The smallest class was the 200Cc Novice aDd lIIrew all the little feDows into greater competition. It didn't seem to make much dUference to tile sUva Brothers; Larry took tst on his Bultaeo and his brother brought in 4th just secondS beb1nd him. Neltberboyreacbes much above five feet and tile crowtl.s yelled and clJeered when Ibese two youag . fenows flew over !bat icy-slick Z40 foot hill. Clay Catlett, usual winner in the 350 Novice with a 2nd, also brOlCbt along his new Duca:tIi which took him flrst in tfIe 250 1IO'rice. Doug Little, another Buttaco rtder in the 250 novice, took second as he's been dotDg bunch at hi11c1tmbs. over ~GTR For IIle name of 'Iou, n.arest Deal., So. Cal. McCulloch 0111. Inc. (213) 772·2106 No. Cal. Coast McCulloch (415) UN 3-5520 Bob lIaya.;:!' s OIANGE CO. CYCLE Moto-Cross headquart.,s ", the last Di_1IIt Prices H All sales .'1 III II. Far _ n tile crowd at til. bottoII of tile Hair s Racll lilli, a 11111 clllllber MillS for Ill. 250 foot Green Platers BJ Elaine Jones PERRIS, CAL. July 12, 1969-Myapologtes DOW for anyone 1 may s1Jgbt in tile cotnmu tb1s week as myarrtvaISaturday Digbt WlIB delayed due to a wedding and a "U" jolnt 011 tile car which decided it was time to be replaced. The spectators appeared to be out in greater numbers than the riders but did see an increase in the Amateur and Expert riders. The lOOCC class bad two grs running and Steve TInsley flnalJy made the gold. 'IbIs rider bas been a regular at Perris aDd it is especlally rewarding to see him move ~ in the ranks. Jamey B1ant fhdsbed second with ChuckThomp.. SOIl aDd ~ Mclutyre third aDd fourth. The second go saw RdJertS8Dders win for the tIdrd strafCbt WMk. BJ DOW be sboaId baft wan to wan trqlbfes. II be IIIJeIIS OIl be W01 be Amateur before too IDa 1oIIpr. an DoIJbs made it bome S8CCIIId aDd Jim KI1De, &b'. broaIer. wu 2073 Pacific Coast J HWY~'_ _ 326-3110.,326-3116 .. - If a ,1_ can .,In down a bill Ilk. Da'7 C,ocket could a bear, IlIls plmac. Is sure to ... It .., .ark. IIonI tII.llaIf tile 550 .owlce class "",ed athIItlOll •• tII. IHClaMIcal or Ill.dical. Cansberger• ..J (n4) 531·9984 • Roger VoYles and C)ay Catlett, along It's a good tIdDg Mel CllIIba made top time in the 500 novice class OIl his first nm because be fflpped out aDd down at the bottom on his second run.SecoodaDd tbtrd placers were James Rotrie and Bob 205 N. Harbor Blvd., Sants Ana - LOMITA HONDA Sal.s • Parts • Service Compl.te lin. of Sp"d EqUipment Cuslom PaloUn&, F'aIIl. Works, F,_ D.siplollo Bull_nl In the 250 Am.. Manuel Ponti in first fotllld DeW competition with Dick OXford taJdng second. 'Ibis tnockedSleve Brooks into third who usuaD;y runs wbeeI and wheel with Ponti. Albert Ponti surprised no one with first in the 250...1t's a class all his own. with Harvey BIlrooe, all on Hoodas gave the other riders DO chance at all to even come close to the tropby wagon. 'or O,an.. Co. Husky· CZ • Penton • Yamalla • Maice The 650 novice class began a story at trophies aDd tragedies. Milton Nunes was torched on full blast when be appr08Ched the 180 foot mark aDd decided to turn around aDd go back down to the pits. The throttle was frozen wide open as Milt third. Rodney Parsons, a real steady competitor was fourth. The lZ5cc Class was taken by R1cbard Sanders who repeated his victory at two weeks ago. I'm convinced !bat SaDders must mean "win" because they sure do. Jack Dannenberg, Davey Davis, aDd John Carmeno were second, third aDd fourth. Bill Gray, who vowed he'd be bacl: made a return trip and faired pretty wen as be bad a couple at fUtb places. At leasttbis time be didn't forget to stay with his b1Ire. The 250cc Class always bas a good turnout aDd bad two groups going. Bob Kline won again making it three weeks in a row and wbatever be's got ougbt to be bottled as someone could make a fortune. Tom White moved up a couple atuotches to take second with Charles Tidwell third and Mike Fatrfield fourth. In the second go we are happy to repOrt !bat Bog Greenstreet grabbed the gold this week. Bob's sou, now three weeks Old, already bas the grip to be an A-I racer according to Daddy. Mrs. Greenstreet assured us that she won't let him race before he masters a trike but after that she woo'tpromise any!h1ng. Ron Bourbonnais came up two places from last week to take second. Dan Walters and StanSweaney, both IIewfaces were third and fourth. The Nonce Mota was plagued with breakdowDs and 0D1y three out at nine made it to the f1Dal beat aDd only two fl.Dlsbed. Wben it wu allover John Jooes repeated his perfoI'JDaDCe at last week aDd took bome the Ilfc ODe. 0Ua WetlI l"lIIl8Uec1 in the secood place slot w1tb beaded for the pits. While the crowdS screamed the people at the pits evacuated faster than U a bomb bad hit. You could see Milt was afraid at hitting someone; as be hit level grOWld dotDg at least 40 mpb be threw his Triumpb on Its side and both spun out. Mut got the hard luck trophy aDd lucked out with ~ more than a wrenched knee, Pm surprised be didn't bave heart failure. Taking first in this class was taIl Tommy Burnett, and the bard way.Ashe popped thrOlCb the clock his Tri. wheel1ed him ott and over the hill. I wonder how it feels to be sldnned allve. Joe Nickerson not only busted his new Harley to pieces but lost a lot at flesh too. More than baU at the class either tore up their motors or themselves on the second rim. Determination doesn't always pay ott. Jolin Prebble made a great comeback in the 650 Am. with a 1st, followed by Dick Oxford aDd Steve Brooks. Albert Ponti's Tri. not only took the 650 expert class but top time of the day which won him a four foot trophy. An in all it was a great day never bave I seen so ~y spills aDd ~sets. Even Frank Durso bad a bad mp..out. Hurt as he was, all be could say was "Get my motor, lake care at my motor" • lA"AlAl' Headquarters BEACH CITIES CYCLES 525 N. EI C.11IO Real Sa CI._t., Callfomla (114) 492-&141 Results OIl page 20 Charles TIdwell third aDd Steve Northern fourth. John is leaving for Oregon after next Saturday o1gbt and wtn try to pass along his trials and· tribulations against the . Oregon tracks and racers. The Sweepstakes was nul in the 0pposite direction aDd Robert·· Win" Sanders was the top dog. Everyone thougbt the race was great so the Burtons bave promised to do it again real soon. See you Saturday night. NEW RACE TRACK IN SAN DIEGO AREA HellonahUl Raceway opens July 27 with a program at AMA motocross racing and dune buggy bashing near San Diego, Cal. . Promoters say the challenging course bas been built with spectator comfort in mind. They advertise a good P.A. system, Fest rooms, comprehensive concessions, good parking, and excenent visibility at the course. The track bas been bulldozed out at a hilly region thirty miles east at san Diego and can be reached by taking highway #5 to 1194 East. It is then 18 miles east at Spring Valley. The motocross starts at 8 a.m. with the four-wbeelenthusiastsdicingatooon. Fitty-foot jumps, 80 m.p.h. straigbts, and near-vertical hU1s make up the 2-1/2 mile course. More races arescbedu1edAugust24tb, September 28lb, aDd November 23rd aDd lDformatim may be obtained by call10g (714) 224-3649. IHAALEV-DAVID-aN I Rapidt ImmlG,a.. D.'iv", SIIlftster Harley-Davidson of Oceanside 216 Via Del Mont. ,oceanside, California (714) 757·7510 ClmRnl

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