Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

Woods TakesDash :=::'xs~~~MalDbJ~ .. "I • .4 .a t I'I'Th zteman.as 'Jbe Larr7 Rac1Dc Mike Bast Beats :::e4:am~:;'s==-ley~~ ",1.. ~ L ~ lloe eade rs I n 1J1cb ",1.. _ A..... lloe lU azn cot _ fourtb Semi bad tile crowd on its feet as Heln-Imln, tbe 0DJ,y mlllllber 11 . tile Great Bear Team lID ~ By Mite Capaltte PACcioIA., CAUF., AIIC. 23, 1969 - upseta wwe tile order at tile cII7 saturday IdIIIt at WbIteman Stadium as Rick Woods . . aced out 11 tile •A' MaID by YOUllC . . . Bast, brotber 11 Sten Bast, wbo Is ... c:wrwat point leader at WbIteml11l. 10 t.-ty-lllDe Speedway eveats 8POIIDade CrlsweJl tills y~. tills ls c.1F tbe sb1tI time t1at Woods bas1aUed lID mallie tbe •A' MaID. Aa.r Joa1Dc tile fastest ' - t race of IIle DIIbt at 56:04, Woods came ISl ap1Dst ..... But In bls Semi and Mike cot tile J-Ip 011 blm at tile start and wblle R1ct . . etftIIC it everytb1Dr be bad, Bast _ dabC tile same ~ and was able lID . . . tile IIlIId lID tbe 11Dlsb wblcb ~ned IIbI. apowlHm in tile· II MaID 1IblJe Woods __ bJ took tile lead on tile 1Dslde wblle Morley pulled a "Sammy TaDDer" and took tile croon andpassedblmontbeouts1de but Larry better drive com1Dg out and tbey were side by side 00_ tbe stra1cbt. 'Ibis went 011 for two and _ balf laps aDd flDalIy Helnsehnlll! was able lID pull ahe&d eoouch lID COD1llllLDCler tile track aDd cboose bls 0_l1De tbroueh tile corner and bepulledaWIIYfor tbewtn. 10 tile Tropby Dub, Woods -weared lID be determ1Ded lID make uP for bls del.t In tile Sem1 as be rocketed ott tile llne lnllD tile lead w1tb Sonny Nutter andSIeYe Bast rllllll1nc beblnd blm In a tattle for second spot. Bast and Nutter bad a r . t 110 at it for two laps wttll tile mlcblr"15 actually bumplnc eacb otber In tile corners as oeltber would ctve crOUDd and eacb laY1nC CODftdence In tile otbers coroertnc ablltty. SIeYe bad _ little ad'raDtIp as be was on tile 1Dslde and be flDalIy pulled lnllD tile second slot but it was lIDo late lID calICb ~ but .tIIe dust left Si.i Vall,y's Hoi ELSDJORE, 23, 1969-1t . . .un botCAUF 'L~~~ 11 yoQ-!aIOWas UIe _ _ . . . IiatIII:dQ Dleht come tbe scbeduled prKtiee time. 110 Slm1 Valley postpooed it IbGat lII! boar lID ctve riders a blw.tber. Tbe .... dldD't beJp dlsposltioos eltbtr. n.n . . a flat f1Cbt, ntttIJbrokeDuP, at tile eatry bootb and two portests. Sl8ft Herrera protested Rlcbard Carwr's 50cc YIIIIIIIa but \SlOII m~ure III8IIt tbe ml eM" Carver _ tile class 011_ declared Iepl.IllIleHop!dnspro....... . . . NIcboIa K &l N-m.cI Yam- Nig~1 Sera.bl,s aba after tile 100 class. RellU1ts 011 tbat one are PClIId1IIc as tbe1r IJ'OISlpreterred a better WIlY 11 cbecldnc tile qiDe tban wbat can be _ured tracb1de at DIehl. Most classes ran 0IIe 12 lap race wttll two at tile big bores going fUt8eD, _ system 11 raclDlr tbat ls becom1Dc 1ncreasiDcly popular as it cuts. down tile waitlnr arOUDd between beats or matos. 'Ibe 100 Edperts bad more tban tbe1r sbare 11 ractDc. 'Ibey weotatitbammer and tDDcs for twelve laps wttll SIeYe NIchols ~ and Troy McKee doIDr _ E..... action shows Steve (h) 1I1chOlslryllll the outsld. Iplnst unld.ntlfl.d 316. TOPS MATTERHORN .lefty Dunlvln ""INS.JuIy 27 ·-.ongollhe MaIterhoftl''C1n1b OIIheEightrnenloscaie lhernighly peak, FOUR rodeRICKMAN Melisse ®TI~~~ D~ ~ 1835 WEST VAllEY 80UlEVARD ! AlHAMBRA, CAliFORNIA 91803 o .~ • 213 289'4351 by WClOCU and R1ct c:roued tbe fIII1ab Ilne all by blmMlf. 'Ibe ·c' MaID was all JIm Gresbam's The •8' MAin sbowed tbe faDB tbat _ tn tills race Wood's was ctvtne it bls all as be started wttll a 30 yard IwryllCap wblle Mike KooJe, Norm EIIeee and Stu Morley were a'-d at blm on tile 20-yard Une. Wltll tile starttng tlai, Morley took tile lead wttll Elledge, KooJe and Woods rigbt beIllnd blm. In tile lI8CODd corner. Rick passed KooJe, in tbe next ODe be wblpped past Elledgeand tIIen set bls s1gbts 011 Morley. As be moved uP beside Morley, Stu seemed lID pt a Uttle extra fire and be bung it next to Rick for tile next lap, but tile result was inevitable as Woods ftnal.Iy pulled _WIlY to take tile wtn. Mike But, enjoying tile advantage at a 10-yard b&Ddtcap for tile last time was IIble to take commlllld 11 tile· A' Main and bold it all tbe way, in fact tIlese riders were so closelY matcbed t1at Larry Helnselman, Sonny Nutter and steve Bast were so close beblnd tbat a blanket 1IOIIld laft toucbed all 11 tIIem at ODe time. Altboucb DOt _ spectacular race as far as passlng was cOllcemed, it was verY spectacular in respect lID rldlng and cornertnc ablltty. Tben it was found tbat two Amateurs sbould lave been in tbat race so tbey reran it later. 'Ibls time McKee stayed ISlrtebt and be and Dale Hopll1Ds fOUlbt it out apln but couldn't keep tile lead from llOtnr lID Nicbols. 'Ibere was tbe usual good crowd at 125 Novices wttll Ray Martin (Yam) taIdnc tile win followed in by JIm Parker on bls Sacbs and Bob M1lloer on anotber Yamaha. Botb tile Parlier boys are very bappy wttll tbe1r new taes and are do1nC very well wttll tIlem • One tbr.tin tile 125 EJQ)ertclasswas out wttll a crash at tile top of tile blll rigbt at tbe start, Georp Qmo.After be'd been taken inllD tile lnfle1d tile IlII!C ltned uP apln. 'Ibis time StII!\'e NJcbols ~ bed tbe lead and llV1lIItualIy tile w1D but beblnd blm Gary BaUey (PenlDa) and Al Balcer (Yamaba), lack out scrambUng again, settled for secODd and tblrd. Tbe 250 Expert clus lost Larry Taylor in practice wben be erasbed lard wben anotber rider went 00_ lnfront 11 blm. Plus looelDi cooslderab1e skln, "You woo't catch me outtberewttboutleBtbers againl" Larry alsolasasboulderbrokeD in several places. Sgper-fast Bob FraueDberger (Bultaco) lIDok tile 1~ wttll Steve Nlcbols (Yamaba) bard after blm. Gary Batley went out on lap ODe wbeo tbe brake rod on bls Greeves broke. Up from tile Sand otego ar. was Ray VlII!erpool l101Di llke Jack tile Bear along witb DannyCarll1Dn(Ossa) and once again, Al Baker. It was terrtftc raclng and Frauenberpr gave Nichols all tbe cballence be wanted but SIeYe emerged tbe w1DDer• Tbe starter bad bls bands full wttll RIck Marquis and Jim Steln on tile start of tbe 21"-Open Amateur fifteen Iapper. Botb of tIlem jumped 110 IadIy tIIey shot l1f tile llne and made one full lap wblJe tile starter walted patiently for tIIem lID return. 'Ibey jumped again and were put back, boa! by tills time very tw1tcby Indeed. There wasn't enoucb room lID turn tIlem around backwardS, the starting ar. be1nC crowded but tIIey bad lID start witll tbeir bands on tbe1r belmets. Marquis gave it a good go for a wblle but retired wttll engine problems. Perry ArJDstroag 011 a Trlumpb was uP frontand just walltng turnlng In ODe of bls best ever rides but Stein on bts C Z was determ1ned and finally passed tile big Triumpb but tbe two 11 tbem put cooslderab1e dtstaoce between tbemselves and tile otbers. Ricb Kouns WOD tile Novice version at t1at class on bls dads' G-85 and a tratllng rear brake rod for over half tbe race. ODe tblng about tile big sinlles. when you roll •em off in a corner you slow down, a deflnate advantage In sucb a situation over rIding a ring-dingl . After one at bls pre-race naps, Gary Batley and bls Griffon won tile Open Class after talUng Terry Dorscb (Trlumpll) around until almost tbe last lap, before passing btm. Sbades of Jeff Smitlll Tony Denlus (Harley) came tbrougb tbtrd on on tbe last lap followed by Jim I,;onnolly (Greeves) and DwtgbtHarlow(BSA).Racing was over for tile nlgbt. We really bad to forage for results and know there'll be discrepencies but we're sure t1at Stml Valley w1l1 come UP witb tbe correct ones once tbey bave time to check tIlem at leasure. It's pretty bard to let tblngs stratgbt wheD you don't get tbrougb 'ttl after mldnlgbt, so don't panic riders, if you find your name In tbe wrolli place or not Usted. (Results on page 26) By B1ll Blabsl"l8 ...IN ERT FI FTH' AmeriClll! Cbuck Minert bas a ftftll place alreadY in bls tbree race meets in Englaud so far. Next race ls in Belgium (tilts must be TuesdaY?). Mlnert bas tile ern1able dlstlnctlon at ustnc _ genuine "works" BSA, Brian Martin, BSA's competition manager, says tilts Is Uke _ reward for Minert's loyalty lID BSA for over 20 years. wBICKERS BOOZE' Dave Bl.ckers woo a unique prize in a race In France (ltke it couldn't happen anywbere else). OYer a quart a cII7 for_ year at bls cbolse in wine, at least wblle in France. "l25's UNITE· 'Ibe ooe-two-ttve class is coming altve. Rumors at a CZ 125 are c0nfirmed and Dave Bickers ls lID ride one, and be is trying for anotber lID suPPort blm in tile Ken Hall scramble 00 tile 1st 11 September. Two top riders are lID be aboerd tile Dalesman-Pucb, two more on Matcos and Artbur 8rowI1t.nc 00 a new DlamODdSacbs. Don Rickman is trying for a Buttaco but tbe factory woo't be readY IDIt1l October • RIcJaDan clatms it's faster tban _ 250 alrMdy and tbese little ones may Idll tile 2505. 10teresttnc_1255 in place 11 2505 and 360& in place of 5005. A t least tbere wou1d tben be a rea!KMWNe dtfference in classes. 'JOEL BEATS SPANISH JINX' Joel Robert proved tbe bopymanaln't wbere It's at. He woo tile RussJan G,P, lID c1lncb bls tbtrd world title and did It despite tbe jinx t1at l108s witll wlnnlDi tile openl.ng round In Spaln. It .... _ beetlc weel:end tIlougb. He risked _ ride in FrlII!Ce on FrIdIIy, wblcb be woo, tbeD started tile tl'1P lID Russ1&. After m1slItnIr connect1Dlr fltgbts be drove tile 2000 mtJes in time lID beat bls rival, Sglvaln Geboers, lID tile title. Geboers retired witll a bum clutcb but stIlI f1nlsbed runner uP in tile series. CZ one and two. Suzukt's OlJe PetterSOIl was tblrd in st&DdlDiS. CZ ftlled tile remaln1D(f places wttll tile exception 11 BelgIum's Marcel Wlertz on Bultaco in 7t1l place. 'LUCKY TOM' Airborne Suzuki sbown in pbotograpb is tbe 0118- ott Cbeney/Suzuki. Held alott by Tom Ll!lIdbttter wbo was tile rtght mlII! in the rtgbt place when tbe otter lID ride tills special was open. Cbeney Is noted for bls llgbtwelght creations. be bullt tills one for SuzuId around one of tIlelr pnutne works engines. Wltll it Tom went rigbt lID tbe front page but curiously enoogb Uttle ls beard of itmtely. UOOer~,unnec~sary competition or whatever tbe r~, its existence is a wonderful exercise In what a small unlnbtblted butlder can do _wttll tile rigbt talent and bralns. 'CHP HAZARD' I was stopped recently by tile Higbway Patrol wbtch shed some llgbt on tile riskY buslness of baullng your bike by tratler. Normally a small excess of tile speed Umll w1l1 be overlooked by tbe fUZZ, at least lIlat's my e:xpertence. But witll my bllce on a tratler I was nal1ed immediately. And I mean I was only about tbree miles over tbe Umlt. I did some poUte questlonlng aDd got tllumtnattng loctc. Unbappy over tile boost in allowed speed for all trallers, tIley are cracldng down on towers. Their dissatisfaction stemmed from the tact lIlat tile big heavY bouse tratlers are permllted to go faster and tilts is dellntteIy dangerous. It's not so mucb tile llgbt bllce tratlers t1at are a bazard but they are feeltng the effects rtgbt alongside tbeir big brotllers.

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