Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

$500 'urse Se' for 250(( To find tile South Bay speedway. stay on lnterstate 5 past Chula Vista, take tile Main Street offramp and follow tile lime and signs for eight miles East to tile speedway. So." Ja, Grand 'r;x The Hi Boots M.C. of San Diego, in conjunction with tile Soutil Bay Speedway Association, have announced lilat tilelr AMA sanctioned Sportsmans' TTScrarnbles scheduled for Labor Day week end, w1ll be presented as tile "Pacific Coast Grand Prix" for motorcycles of 250Cc displacement only. Chuck Winters, owner of Lucky Yamaha of Lemon Grove, Calif., has personally donated $500 in merchandise certificates to be split among tile top finishers of each class. The first five fIn1shers in tile Expert and Amateur divisIons will receive prize money and tile top three Novices will be paid. In addition, handsome trophies will be awarded to tile first three fIn1shers in each class and AMA Championship points w1ll be credited to District 38 riders. Saturday, August 30til w1ll be used for practice and qualifying heats. Qualifying w1ll start at 12 noon and In order to be eligible to start In Sunday's Grand Prix races, all riders must complete tIlelr qualifylng on Saturday. 48 riders will be started In each of tile three classes. The 40 lap (30 miles) Novice race w1ll be run first and will start prompUy at noon, Sunday, August 31st. The 60 lap (45 rn11es) Amateur race w1ll be run next This rear-view 'mirror that Skip Van Leeuwen wore at Ascot will be on the market for you by AugUst 29. Deaier's inquiry invited. VIZOR-VU SAFETY REFLEX, INC. Alan ~wis West Coast Sli,Ies Manager VIZOR-VU Stan Lewi California Sales lleQfllSentatlve San Bernardino, Clilifornla Since you often have tour reports on trips around the West I thought you might be lnterested In a little different part of the world. I had tile money and was feeling rich so 1 stopped In at GeofI Dodldng's shop in London and bought a brand new shiny black Clubman' Veellne Mk 11. Three weeks later It was so dirty and crudy people thought It was an old used bikehow sad. I knew the weatiler would be bad around this time, February, In England and Europe but I was tired of working and going to school and didn't want to put off tile triP. That first 500 mUes was real work in the ralD, snow, and cold. The bike has drop bars to go witil tile fairing (which is a lifesaver In the cold). I'm not sure who got broken m, me or the bike, even my ears hurt from the new riding glasses I had. After 3000 miles I still got a palo at the base of my neck and Into the left shoulder. I guess that's the price you pay for look1ng like a G. P. star. How do those guYs in the 12 and 24 hour races do It? Two things .about the short tour around southern Engla.t:d. 1 stopped to seeamud scrambles, the type that you hear so much about. Personally, It was not as good as I thought It would be. Some of the experts and juniors looked impressive for your nert roo Ie at Bill Robertson & s'Oiis, Inc. 80 7-2141 6525 Santa Monica Blvd. lIollywood. California PACifiC COAST CC 250 GRA DPRII SOUTH BAYIJIEfJD - - - SPEEDWAY lABOR 0 WIIIIND ~AN SAT. AUG. 30 - QUALIFYING HEATS SUN. AUG. 31 - 100 LAP EXPERT G.P. 60 LAP AMATEUR G.P. 40 LAP NOVICE G.P. 003/4 mil. / I.p T.T. ANA cours. ~ANCT'ON BY HI· BOOTS M.C. 48 RIDERS PER G.P.· Sporting Rider Rules ----, in m.rchandi" certific.t.s from: LUCKY YAMAHA S,4tJ 'DIGOO hciol hlin 1MO 80th Oa,s ADMISSION sat. 51.00 511. 51.50 ." .......,."'..... District 38's 1968 point champion and 1969 leader, Ward Ring, accepts merchandise certificate award from Cal·Western Coed, Debbie Glba. and the 100 lap (75 mUes) EJ

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