Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

'" - New Racers School Succeeds At Austin By John Blanton ~ , Hllfe's whllfe school work I. put to practical u.e. Bennie Campbell and "a'1 BI.ley IInl .... d _ and two at the Austin Motocro.. Park alter a motocro. . .chool WII ... Id the day before to Instruct be"nnln. motocro..er. In .ome of the finer points, PERRlS, CALIF. Nov, I, 1969 - Richard Oraudt, Is tile boy who gave BID Dobbs a rough time a cOllPle of weeks a&o. He rides a pretty snappy bike, whicb Is somewllat famous in itself, 11' s the winner of tile AC 100 contesttor Motocross. The sharp looldng Uttle Suzuki 100 was bullt and Is owned by Homer Slaps, the parts man for Custom Motorcycle SuPPly in Riverside, Homer Is Richard's gUardian angel and Is always close at hand when Richard Is aboard to make sure noth1ni loes wronl with either him or the bike. Richard lOt started racing by walchIIllt open practlce. He didn't even ha\'e to see the real thlOi to know racing was for him. The first time he was on the 11oe, he was so scared he tboU(l'ht his arms were IQlng to tall ott. The desire for a wblte plate haS overcome thatpartlcular problem. Richard Is following in the footsteps of Steve "Red Baron" Tinsley with the scarf bit, but his 15 p.urely functional. It keeps his neck warm. Jim McKay t:a.nlled with a car the other day and lost. From what informatlon could be gathered, Jim was hitfrom behind and the driver Just pulled around and lett Jim in the road with a bike damaged to the tune of $300.00 and Injuries to himself, Bon Bourbonnals ls on the disabled Ust as his bike blew up durlog practice. Bruce Yoakam 15 back with his new Harley and 15 lIP to his old tricks, he had his crash of ~ n1g!lt but sUll managed to pick up a third. Harley Streeter ~ew IlP with motorcycles sloce his father raced In the 30' 5 and bullt racing bikes. In fac t Mr. Streeter went to work for Harley Davidson In 1927 and was close to the Harley family; thus Harley was named In honor of them. Harley got hiS first bike when he was eight and, of course, It was a 125cc H,D. When he was eighteen, he flnally got a shot at raclol on a Brldgestone, between mldlet races at Orange County .tt' shard to say If he was scared or not. The way he tells It everyone else should have been. He couldn't remember If the bike was In gear and he ran Into everyth1\llt stationary or otherwise. Harley Is out for the rest of the season with a broken collarbone which he managed to re- break Saturday n1g!lt when he decided to give It a try before It was ready to be tried. Harvey Jenldn.s, who haS been a real recruiter for our sport along with hls whole family, has lost one recrult who couldn't take it after be crashed. The Burtons have pleaded not gullty and have a tentative date for their jury trial set for December 16th. Gerry Is lOing to fllht all the way as be feels he owes It to other tracks Vlho may end up facing the same situatiOn. He also wants a place for bike riders to come, so let's ilve him a hand and let those letters written to Judge Wilkerson, Perris Justice Court, Perris, Callfornla. ~ WHEATS "PEOPLE EATER" C.H. Wheat and son Chuck made a rare appearance at the Saturday nlght races at Perrls and brought along' 'The People Eater" better known as the 50 Icc Malco. According to C.H. It Is the only one of Its kind In the Unlled States and ls strictly a prototype. Hls job will be to see what the bike Is capable of doing and what is going to cause it to breakdown. This bike has a power curve of 3000 to 9500 rpm's and Is a three speed which means it's fast. C.H, haS no Idea at what the horsepower is as they won't tell him. A 360Cc Malco has 43 so you can take It from there. The handling characteristics are fantastlc said C.H. Chuck Jr. claimed he had power allover the place. One Malco rider who was looki.Jg at the bike said 11 needed to be cha1ned uP Vlhen it wasn't runntng so 11 wouldh't eat dogs and small children: thus, the 50lcc Malco was tagged "The People Eater", Production date for the bike should be early '71 at which time It will come out as a four speed instead of the present three. C,H. and Chuck will be testing the bike on TT tracks for some time. AUSTIN, TEX" Oct. 26, 1969- New on the a&enda for the thlrd running of the Austln Motocross Park fall/wlnter serIes was the riders' school held on October 25th, the day before the race. With a wide cross-section of the competition field attending, there was an en11lhtenIng and beneficial exchanle of thought. The sport surely benet1ted from the proceedings, In conjunction with the riders' school, the race meet on the following day locluded a special class for beglnn1ng racers, Also new for the meet was the direction of circulation, clockwise thls time, and thus oriented, the Novices got ofr first. Limited to lOOCc displacement, the field was naturally-fllled-out with Hondas and Hodakas. Fred Jobnson mounted on a Hodaka took first overall with two firsts and a second tor a low total of four points. Sam Griggs (Honda) was next with ten, and Tommy Binion riding a Hodaka was thlrd with twelve. Bennie Campbell had Intended to go fishing Sunday, but a chance encounter that mornlng with a racing buddy resulted In a trip to Austin (from San Antonlo) and a victory ride In a borrowed 125cc Yamaha, Wlley, wirey Gary Bigley Is not accustomed to losing, but three times In a row he had to yield to the older and more experienced Campbell. Behind the Yamahas of Campbell and Bigley, Perry Lorenz brought his Penton In to thlrd place with eleven points. Bigley'S Yamaha team-mate, Jack 0' Leary, encountering no such surprise dlfflcultles as had befallen Gary, continued his traditlon of winnlng three-uP In the 250Cc class. In dolOi so, however, he had to fight off the ~ow1lll threat at Robi Holbert, whO, after scorching the local flat track events during the summer season, has now begun a, show hls mettle In road racing and motocross racing. Ossa mounted Holbert, after 1eadlni 0' Leary on the course on several occasions, fWshed second overall with two seconds and a fourth, Third In the class was Robert Graham (C-Z). .~ jimichrome $hInes Suddenly ~ 1': ::;-- A C :\~h Slmlchromt is a honey Clean • quick as a bunny OMPEtlTION Tube Ut CHEMICALS Can f2.9 1; 704 Wa!.hlnClon Awe .. Iowa Falls IOwA '\~~ - monttSia The Spanlth lIotoreycle 01 IntllfnaUonal Pr..tI.e MOTG-X ACCESSORIES Pelican Drye • Cycle Dlsl. Co. SOO Il. Integrated at high speed on Austin's ~ Town Lake as he was settlng a new speed record.) Third was John Loughlln (Montesa). The success of the riders' school has prompted promoter George Parks to schedule one on November 29th, the day before the next race, (Results on page 20) HusaVAANA' JAWA,;Z' SUZUKI' PENTON' MZ' MONTESA' ZUNDAPP' MINI·TRAILS open monday through-saturday

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