Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

Si",wi.",,'5 C,OW""; Lii,s To.asi, Z By J. Lacey ~ !oil PORTLAND, ORE. Aug. 22,1969- Ta- 2: oma's Squire Tomasi. marked the return ~ of short track racing to the S1dew1Dder's U M.C. track by w1nn1Dg 81'erytblng in stgbt. >.. He used a borrowed HODda to take ftrst U in his hMt and semi. Amateur Tomasle got the klss after the Tropby Duh aDd then lined UP for the Main. From the pole Tomasle led Mark W1lllams on his Triumph, Novice EddIe Herrmann and T.J. Hoglan r1d1Dg a Baltaco. W1lllams, National Number 70, kept UP the pressure. He tried to get under or around Tomasie lap after lap but the Honda had enough coming out of the corners to hold the lead. Herrmann fell out of third place and sl1pped all the way beck to dead last. Somewhere, Eddie got his second wind and began a charge that picked ott rider atter rider. Almost unnoticed by the crowd because of all the shuttllng in the pack, he worked his way back to third place behind Williams. Tomasie's w1n was popular with the crowd and they 11terally swarmed over him, his dog, wite and winnlng Honda. Williams wasn't too unhaPpy. He collected second money and was srn1l1.Dlr greatly despite a palntulJy swollen hand that be injured in a TT crash the night before. (Results on page 20) A eacele of 250 Juniors bounce alone the downhill. What a way to eet a forest rancer from place to place. moto went to Chuck Baudman- CZ and a third overall. The 125 Junior Class found Bultaco riders place one, two. Dave Rodgers and Mlke Pritchard had a real battle with Richard Foshay (Sachs) taking third. The High Sierra M.C. did a fa.ntastic job of both preparation and running of the event, their second in an annual series. The rider response was overwhelming and prompted a mall entry only for next year. The club works hard to keep tbls forest service land open to our use, let's all try to leave the pit area a 11ttle cleaner next year • (Results on page 20) t.. ... ..... Even 6 foot 6 Gary Bailey Is dwarfed by the towerlne Mammoth f ...st. Spectate... enjoy momentary sunshine In the ...-aealn-off-aealn weather. : .1 •. The 250 and 500 Junior classes found ',the ~ brotbeJ;s pl~ aga,lnst each other. Randy (Ossa) came away first followed by Brad (American Eagle) second in both classes. Brad did manage to stay in front in one 500 moto as Randy .ran JDJa. ttatf1c., 1lIe.. .500 .Junior first _-loi....- - Gene Cannady and his Sachs finished heads up with Lats urss...'s Pent... In the 125 Expert series. Both men had Identical point totals. Sp,e" Weell SOU,. Of T.e Bor"er SAN FELIPE, B.C. MEXICO, announces the ftrst runnlng of San FellPe Speed Week November 15 through 21, 1969. During Speed Week a succession of ottroad racing events will be conducted for motorcycles alone, automob1les a1oDe, and a long d1stance event for both combiDed. The t1r st event of the series will be a motorcycle event runnlng two classes over a 25 m11e course. Four circuits of the course will be made for a total of 100 miles. The race will begin and end in San Fe11pe on November 15, 1969. The entry fee will be $50.00 w1tb a gmranteed purse of 40% of entry fees. The two competing classes will be over 250CC and under 250Cc with a -total entry 11st 11mlted to 200. With a full entry llst the prize money will be distributed as follows: Under 250cc OVer 250Cc 1st Place $900.00 $900.00 600.00 600.00 2nd Place 3rd Place 300.00 300.00 4th Place 200.00 200.00 100.00 100.00 5th Place Because of the moderate costofeotry, the short duration of tbe race, aod the accessabillty of the course, the entry 11sts will be quickly Med, so - urge that entries tile as early as pOssible. No entries will be accepted after November 8, 1969. A 400 mile event 15 scbeduled to beg1D November 19 with six classes compet1Dg. The classes will lnclude the two classes of motorcycles and the four classes of automobiles of the ear11er eveots, with tbe entry llst llmlted to 250 starters. The race will begin and end in San FellPe. The entry fee will be $200.00 with a guaranteed purse of 40% of the entry fees. With a full entry llst the prize money will be dlstrlbuted as follows in each of the six classes: 1st place $1000.00 600.00 2nd place 3rd place 300.00 4th place 200.00 100.00 5th place All vehicles flnlshlng will win atroPhY. No entries will beacceptedatter November 8. The proceeds for the San FellPe sponsored races will be used for town improvement atter expenses are paid. Race headquarters will be set UP at the E1 Cortez with the p1l area immediately In front of the hotel. Hotel space in San Felipe is llmlted, so we urge everyone who has camper or traller equipment to use 11. Camper sPace 15 avatlable at $2.00 per day per space for two people plus .50 per day per additional persoo. Reservations should be made with full payment for the total length of stay in advance. Those staying at motels should get reservations In early with a $12.00 deposit required. Rates average $10.00 per day for a double. Reservations can be made with Bill and Shirley Alvarez, Box 4029 Fullerton, Callt. Zip 92634, phone 714-528-5141. Reservations will be confirmed by mall• .. , I', ) I 1.1 ..... n • _ .'.'.1 .. I ' . ' ..... ' .... : . '

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