Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

~ ~ ~ . iiii:.. iiI:i ~ ~ n __alP. • • •" ; • * * * * * * * * * * * *. * ~ . ~ j • Dist. MD'. Bill Smilb ' * * * * * *. * * * * * * * .. The V.llojo scr.mblo.. slldo .round tho courso mi"ko... Tho .ctlon wn t1eht but It looks lIke most of tho crowd In tho erudst.nds must huo stopped out to buy • hot doe. Lasl Lap Acliol Seel AI Valleio By B111 Smith VALLEJO, CAL., Oct. 26, 1969 - PushIng John SUva all the way, 250 ElCPert Jack Paco surged ahead to first In the last lap at the Vallejo TT Sunday. John GeI1lllL1 followed In for second riding his Bultaco not far beb1nd. Another last-lap winner was Dick Anderson. Anderson riding a BSA took over wtien the first place man fell the last time around. In the 500 and 650 ElCPert race, Steve McCants, BSA, and Buscuits, American Eagle, rode close all the way. McCants led at the start, but Buscuits took the lead only to be headed again by McCants after another rider fell late In the race. In the end, the two tied. Jerry Cochrane riding a Yamaha came from a long way back In the 125 Novice. worked his way through the pack, then shot ahead to first. Running second to Jerry was Chuck Cumbo on a Yamaha. After a few crashes and a restart, the 100 Novice class began the day. Jim Vaughn came In for a win on his Hodaka while Moto Beta rider Bob Porter followed second, and Geary Tonda on a Honda finished third. - ABOVE: A b..rd Jump ramp Is to be tro.tod just like .ny other jump .nd after .11, th.t follow Knlovol does pretty woll for hlmsolf eolne over bo.rd ramps. BELOW: Numbor 16 looks ahud to the next tum .nd pl.ns a w.y to eet undor numbor 99. Tho f1.e men kHp a close w.lch on tho riders and whon tho f1.e lIIIO .ron't bOfld you know the racing Is eood. , RESULTS: 100 NOVICE: JIm Vaughn Bob Porter Geary Tonda 125 NOVICE: Jerry Cochrane Chuck Cumbo 200 NOVICE: Ron Rima Ed W111ems 250 NOVICE: Rich Hammersmith Robert Dorah Toby Moya 250 AMATEUR Criss Willems 250 EXPERT: Jack Paco John Genna! 350 NOVICE: George Graham 500 NOVICE: Dick Ander son Bob Marazzan 350-500 AMATEUR: N. SlIm Bob Henwood 650 NOVICE: Ron Hoffman 500-650 EXPERT: Steve McCants B1ll Buscuits Hod M-B Hon Yarn Yam Oss Bul Bul Oss Bul Bul Suz Bul Bul BSA Trl Yarn BSA Trl BSA A-E firs' Orer." Tie A' AI'•• on' By W.H. Spencer ***.***.******* •• *.*.***~*******••• ** •• * AMA, MICUS Now As One t ••• NORTH BAY M/Cs 2120 Concord Ave. In Concord, C.lifornl. (415)681-9300 ~~~::. -6 p.m. I II WE TAKE CARS IN TRADE ON MOTORCY CLES ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ .. PRESENTS THE SUPEI STOPPEl 1-Wa,. Valve SII"s dirt Belter Braking Kit-19.95 Body-13.95 2771 EL CAM' NO REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. 94061 DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED (415) 3&6-8990 ****.****.**.******** •• *.* •••• *.**.** AMA HEADQUARTERS, WORTHINGTON, OHIO, Oct. 20, 1009 - W.T. Berry, Jr., Executive Director of the American Motorcycle Association, has announced a workIng agreement has been made with the international motorcycle race sanctioning bodY known as Federation Internatlonale Motorcycliste (FIM). "The agreement Is a short term arrangement which will permit AMA to Issue FIM international sanctions within the Unlted'States to AMA chartered clubs and to Issue International licenses to Its members," Berry said. The recognition of AMA by the FIM Is In addition to that of the Motorcycle international Committee of the United States (known as MICUS) expla1ned Berry. The American Motorcycle Association has had an application on ftie with the FIM requesting aff1l1atlon since October of 1964. The agreement that now exists between the two race sanctioning organizations comes as a result of action taken on that application during FIM's annual congress meeting on Friday, October 17, 1969 In Ljlbljana, Yugoslavia. The general feellng among the people attending the Competition Congress meeting In Worthington, Ohio Is that the AMA-MICUS merger Is the biggest lb1ng to hit motorcycling In ten years. The two sanctioning bodies have signed a contract to honor each other's licenses and have agreed to cooperate In every way possible. The AMA will now have to recognize FIM sanctioned events as AMA sanctioned and will be unable to suspend Its riders for competing In them. Ii the Daytona race lb1s year Is run as an international event, anyone with an FIM license will be able to ride. The AMA and MICUS have joined offlc1al1y and now form the United States Motorcycling Association, or USMA. Hopelul1y the new organization will notdetr1rnentally affect the purely American forms of professional racing. Instead, we should see a rapid advance of motorcycle competition on an International scale. le"""lf .1\~. ~ ~ (41] ~89-6122 ~'t~ ~\1\~ $1350. ~g ~~! ~ \;\'~ ·Hom~ Of bood Guys" 1325 GALINDO CONCORD, CALIF. ALTAMONT, CAL., Oct. 24,1969-Nlght Motocross continues at the wind swept Altamont Speedway with more riders and spectators turning out every weekend. Eddie Edyged rode the Open Moto In the usual fast fashion Friday night, but had to come from behind to win the last moto and finish second over all next to Jackie Paco, first. Bill (Biscuits) Verbiscio f1n1shed third over all with a third In each moto. He then turned around during the awards presentation and

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