Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

Fresno "Mini" Enduro am. _ ctmdng to imd with a 10 a.m. key time, everytII1nc was f1D1sbed before 5 p.m. Tbere were DO Accord1Dg to my trust;v VDOodometer III1leaces were dead-on. Tbe times at the c:heclqlolots also seemed accurate, but the clock at the sign-lo table was 1 minute and 20 seconds ahead of the rest r1 tile clocks 011 the course, causing a frantic resetting of watches at the starting llne. Tbe only cUmcculty of the day occurred at tile end of tile secOlld loop where an irate landowner tore down some arrows. Tbe course then bad to be shortened by about tbree mUes and one check tbrown out, . Tbe results wtll be announced next weelc; the overall w1nner wtll have his lIIlIDe engraved 011 the club's perpetual four-foot-htgb trophy. tile serious injuries, not many breakdowns, and even the California Highway Patrol WIllI fairly friendly. Tbe club had taken the precaution of checldng with the CHP in ad,vance, and thus avoided the mass arrests suffered by another Fresno-area club sev- eral months ago. Tbe course was very well marked, which was quite an achievement, cons1derlng that tile club did not nan any arrows to the trees. This was lo deference to the wishes of tile Forest ServIce. With lime and arrows on sticks, however, the club marked the course so well that anyone who got lost just wasn't trying. -Huntington Happening By Ron Schneiders OAKHURST, CALIF. Nov. 23, 1969 - A sparld1ng day lo be8.ut1tul country was enjoyed by the 223 riders of the annual "Turkey" Enduro sponsored by the Fresno M.C. at Oakhurst, 'Calif. Sunday. As enduros go, this one was a "m1n1"; it was less than 70 mUes long (two laps over a 36 mUe course, but the second lap was shortened). 5:; mud. Wbat was there was a fire road60 rutted, muddy, frosted miles of it at elevations from 5-8,000 feet. Tbe other ten mUes were fairly easy trails, tbrown in, no doubt, to satisfy the purists. Tbe schedule was 24 mp.p,h. from be- KRAUSE'S ;:J.m'LL ",,_~ Tbere were no steep up-b111s or downb111s, or nasty little creeks to'ride, nor any sand WllSbes tun of rim-denting boulders or even proverbial rivers of I/IIIIIRI lIU /)",,( '1o" HONDA/~/YAMAHA lIStS LI. . . fAo1C ....., .....oocI • • '71~ LARGEST PARTS & ACCESSORIES DEPT. IN THE SOUTHLAND • •11-WlJl BMW. GREEVES • AMERICAN EAGLE w; ~j . (imichrome '/$IIIHS SIll_I, ~: • -. ,: Specialized Triumph - Honda . R.palr. • CUs1OO1 Racine • Enclne. Macblne Work • lIell'H Kits C,I. B.ln, • Head Partlne ShnlcbroIM I. a b.., CCle.....lck as a bu., OMPEnnON Tubeasc CHEMICALS c.. $2.9 704 W•• h;ne1on A•••. Iowa Fall s Iowa MIKE BURKE Motorcycl e Speel alti es . 15171 Ra,_ St. Van MUf', Cal. 91406 Te"pb_ (213) 710-0779 DESERT SET UP SCRAMBLES Be. . ."oaal BavlD•• NO", 088• • 1970 Bodakasl By Al Snow Did you have an uneventaful Sunday? Well, you should have been at Hungtington Beach Cycle Park for the Happenings November 23rd. Tbe track looked rough but fast when Chris Morland came out in the first heat of 100Cc Novices to lead the way from start to flntsh over G. Erickson and Julie Schamel. Julie is a track regular who has shown a lot of improvement lo the last four months. Maybe Kirk is giving her a few racing poloters after all. Tbe events seemed to gather momentum unID Merle Stoner caught a rear wheel In turn one and htgb-stded taldng the bike witll him and coming lIP with a bloody nose and beaut of a shiner•••Tben tile big bores came out with CharUe Suggs on Jim ShiPman's Triumph. As they were 1lnlng lIP, the bike caught on tire. Tbe Park's tire extlngu1sher had beIm stolen, along with some other goodies, so the AuxIl1ary Flre Dept. came loto action witll enough dirt to put it out, but the damage bad been done. Everyone felt so helpless just watching tile Bonnevtlle bonttre that there was a SPODtaneous "passing of the hat" and over $75.00 was given to ShIpman for repairs. Jim wants to pass along a slncere thanks to everyone who contributed. A four bike trophy-dash replaced the promised run-off between Chamberlaln and Balusld as BalUsId didn't make it, Don Haugh picked lIP the cash atter a stiff battIe trom Dave Lenar, with Mike Chamberlaln and Dean Butterfield rounding out the field. Sunday was !lot Mike'S day. After a tblrd in the trophy dash, Mike lost it in the big bore main coming onto the straight, came back at the restart only to tangle witll another rider lo turn #6 and retired for the day. Tbanks to Larry Huffman from radio station KE ZY for a fine job of announcIng todaY. His 10 years of experience lo radio announcing and D,J. work are a tremendous asset to the park. He now is pubUc relations man with KEZY radio. Huntington Beach has one more race coming lIP for this season, December 14. Tben the Hi-Points Banquet on December 20. Tbe track wtll be open every Saturday and SundaY from 10 a.m. t1ll 4 for open practice unID the new season starts in February. Track owner Don England advises that the Park has cancelled tile annlla!lQOLap race due to weather conditions be1ng so unpredictable. (Results on page 16) Tbe 20-lap PacU1c Coaststeep1echase motorycle championship has been rescheduled for SundaY afternoon, Dec. 7, at Ascot Park, Managing Director J.C. Apjan1an reports. Tbe race was rained out of its orlglnal early November date at the Gardena track. Agajan1an reports all the stars who had signed have agreed to show for the retake of one of the Coast's big cycle races. Included Is Mert Laww11l of San Franelsco, newly crowned 196'9 U.S. motorcycle racing Idng. Laww1ll bad a sensational year, including a handy win lo the Ascot Eight-MUe Nationals. 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