Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

overs. The 125 classes were among the most crowded on the course and the troPhtes went farther down the list. Mark Caln, Mike Foreman, DIrk Wambold and Tom Stowers all picked UP shelf ware for their efforts. Riding a nearly stock Molo- Beta, Tom Horton ran away and his from the 100 Dlv. II riders most of the day. Robert Baker put on enough pressure lo garner second place ahead of Jim Harwood and Doug Orban. Tom won all three motos and had the good fortune lo avoid most of a second molo pile up that stoppered UP the course at the stari/finish. ArOUlld III. s_per Inlo III. f1rsllurn and Tom Horton alread)' hal lha lead on his .Irone runnlne Molo-8ela. Tom won alllh... molos In lha 100 lhal was IIIn In Ih. re_ _ dlreellon IIIls month. The new dIrection made Ih. co.... nollceabl)' lasl.r Dlv. II on III. Deadman's Point which IMant Ihallbe mud llew larther when lhe rld.s 10110 lhe waler lrap•• co._ By Terry Pratt Photos by Ertc Raits APPLE VALLEY, CAL., Oct. 19, 1969The first turn at Deadman's Point j:b1s month set the pack ql lID 'btt a dttferent jump and led the racers around the course backwards. As usual, rllllll1Dg the course in the oPposlt d1rection erased any stmilarlty lo the old groove and the riders bad an all new race track. Jerry Wllmon t1gured ant the quick WlIY around and 'li'llII the Open Senior series with a third 1n the first mollll backed up by firsts 1n the last two races. Ron Peterson, rtdlng a Ma1co stm1Jar lo Je'rry's, took second. Ron unltmbered b1s American Eagle lID natl down a wtn in the 250 SeDlar go. George Spellman took a second after a big crash, the pa1ntli1 IdDd, 8B1'l1er 1n the day. The Open Juntors were out 1n force and bad lID run 1n two diris1ons. Huskies _ both races With Jack Cotbnm 1IIIIDoDing b1s division and Darid Smead comtug home in Dlv. U. Dave won b1s first two races and decided lID go for a conservative fourth 1n the f1na1 malo. The bumpy, muddy course attracted 250CC Juntors l1ke bees lID boney and the starttng line was 1U1ed three times lD each malo. A score keeper'S ntgbtmare occurred when five or six riders rode lD the wrong division lD the third moto. A misunderstanding of sign language at tbe lime line seemed lo be the problem so a blackboard system is projected for next month. Dennts DIckens rolled up a 1-1-3 record lD three motos and took home tbe brass lD the 250 Jr. Dlv. I hassle. He Rld!ne hard even In Creager cross.. up the check.red Ilag. Dlv. I b)' wlnnine all Action at III. lop of lhe Jump. D. Monleom.r)' (422) .hoals over th. hump and .,.. Ih. mud lrap al th. bottom. The 11)'lne rider on lhe lell looks Ilk. h. I. on a collision cours. bUlth.)' eollllal stralchleDld out in a hurl')'. was followed by John Willtamson and Harry Baldwtn. DIvision II in the 250 Jr. category was won by Deadman's PolDt regular Robert Whitlock. Vern Bulwalda was secondand busy John Morris put the smaller of b1s two Huskies over for thtrd. In the third division of the 250 Jrs., young Rex Staten coaxed hts Ossa lo a firrst place by out polDtlng DIck Breker and Charlie Powell. The 125 Jr. class was dominated by Jeff Creager and Walt BIrd. They both used Yamahas lo wtn all three molos in their respective divisions. Jeff got b1s glory in Dlv. 1 by runntng away from Geral Yarbrough's Bultaco and the Sachs of Gene Garfha. Bird was unbeatable lD the second division so Ron Rak1fitf and Jim Crouck had lo settle for the 1eft- Hare & Ho••" 10/12/69 1st " 211111 125cc GUt Cana.., - Sle"s Eric Jea_ - Slelas PlM PaIt Mttlaoss' -10/5/69 125ce S.ier Class 1st Gene ca• .., - Slebs ackass National Enduro Oct. 9 1st Trai Ibike W. Baehr - Sachs The family act for the day came lD the first division of the 100cc race. The Frank WUsfords, Sr. and Jr., flnished first and second on their Hodakas. Frank Sr. was first and With all the youngsters lD the racing ranks today it's good lo see that the ..old man" can st111 show the kids the way aroUJ¥l. Craig Lee and Randy Scott came along for third and fourth. The Powder Puff was an entertatn1Dg race and Nella Steagall won the distaff division ahead of Pam Thompson and Jtnny Bird. The crowds get beigger and bigger at Deadman's PolDt and with changing courses and counter-clockwise oPerations lo keep everyone on his toes, it's easy to see why riders are drawn lo the motocross course in the desert. (Results on page 20) NEW SCOUTS The Juntor Miniblker has some models designed especially for him among the three new models announced by the Scout DIvision of Bonanza Industries. The new Scouts are said lo have many features of the h1gb1y papular Scout M1n1chopper (R) and come in the same brtght orange color. Some models are low enough so that the smallest rtder can put b1s feet lo tbe ground for balancing, maneuvertug and learnlng to ride. Yet they are said lo have a lot of Zip and lo share many qualities for which Bonanza Mtnihtkes are famous. Prices, too, are in the Juntor range from a spectacular $49.95 for a kit without engine lo a complete 3 lip mintbike at $129.95 and a 3-1/2 lip model for $159.95. e'ee. e'ase 150 mil lhe lasl few I.et, J.ff his Yallllha In IranI of J.ff sw.pt his 125 Jr. thrH motos. Scout minibikes are serviced by the Dealer Inquiries Invited Importer and lVeslern Distributor HERCULES OIST. LTD. uJany dealers who handle their bigger IS: 1812 Colorado SI. Sanla Monica. Calil.90404 PH: (213) 45104728 brothers, the famous Bonanza m1nib1kes, in 50 states. Miniblkers may write Scout Division, Bonanza Industrtes, Incorporated, 1775 South First Street, San Jose, Cal1fornia 95112 for more tnformatton.

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