Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

.. , " •• ••• • •• <0' •• r ,. Coalinga Trail-Trollers Fast, Exciting Motocross Story and Photo by B1ll Little ... - ~"""""""""""']iiiC'~"'~ ~ • • •_~ alP. COALINGA, CALIF., Nov. 9 - Pleasant Valley Raceway, home of the TraU-Trotters Motorcycle Club of Coalinga, CalUornla' was the SCene of a fast ~ exclting molocross. With 150 riders from places such as Lone Pine, Daly City, San Jose, Petaluma, Redwood City, Santa Ana, and Santa Cruz, and such names as Bob Gross!, Mike Spter, Guy Smith, B1ll OUver, Jim McCracken and Tod Sloan, there was some really exclting racing through the daY. The boys (and one girl, Carol Davis) were kept very busy with the off-camber turns, side h1lls, two small mud holes, jumps and powdery h1lls. The first race of the day was the 100's with one Senior, Ron Mason, who had 10 score an overall win to 11 DII1. M6. Bill Sntllb 11 rate a trophy. The course proved a Uttletoo much for the lOO's, but Ron came through 1410 Broadway lallllt Creek, Calif. 94596 (415) 934-1995 with three wins 10 give him his first overall - and a trophy - on his mighty Hoda.ka. Allen Griswold, Sachs mounted, was the first Junior, with 825 points. The 125 Juniors were spUt into two heats of 18 bikes each. The first heat featured some excellent riding by Kermit Kroller, on a By N.A, WU11ams Yamaha, who came out the winner, with Ed Willems, Bullaco, and Ph11 Taylor, WOODLAND, WASH. Nov. 16, 1969-The Matco, battllng it out for 2nd, doing some Woodland Scrambler'S TT races were exciting racing on the back section and dominated, by Gary K8.Pus who rode 100, starting Une. Ed naUed down second with 200 and 250Cc Kawasakis and won three 794 points and Phil thlrd with 750 points. Trophy Dashes and several Matn Event The second heat was won by Steve trophies. Rowe on a Penlon, taking a fairly easy Weather conditions were less than win. Randy Piepkorn, ,Yamaha, and RalPh ideal with rain and snow. in the morning Crabtree, also on Yamahas, were doing and a hand full of the less hardy compesome excellent riding for second. Pieptitors dropped out after the sign-up but korn got the second and Crabtree took 164 machines filled out the five classes thltd when he crashed hard on the straight l00cc to Open. away jump. He came out a Uttle shaken After practice the rain stopped and UP. There was a real close battle for the track started to dry out so by the fourth place between Danny Summerlin time the riders Uned up for the Main and Andy Thlckstow. Danny got fourth Events the surface was dry and fast. with 392 points and Andy fifth with 391 The Woodland track has been developpoints. log for several years and now is one of The 125 Senior was a battle between the best and fastest winter scrambles Richard Allen, Yamaha, Tom Davis, tracks in the Northwest. There are Sachs, Joe Brown, Yamaha, and Billy grands lands there now and the club is Graham, also Yamaha mounted. Richard get11ng together a P .A, system. got the first and Tom grabbed second, The track is 5-l/2mUesEastofFreeleaving Joe a thlrd. way 5 at Woodland turn-off and the next The course took its loU of-riders and big race is November 30th. Soarlnr oIf the 110" a Coallnra racer roel all out to put dillanco bot_n hi_if and that machines in the small bike classes, with O.O'"fIOMnt III stake call:hor behind. the course getting rougher as the daY as BIll OUver, M1ke Spier, Cal Bottum, went by. There were several cases' d Bob Campbell, and TT stars Jim Mc man and machine separating on the Cracken and Tod Sloan doing some real cbanglng course. A lot of the guys got hot dog riding, Mike Thompson took a df pretty hard by they always bounced bad spUl on the soft uP-hlU when another back. CARSON CITY, NEV. Nov. 16, 1969OPen Amateur/Expert with Steve Young rider coWded with him in the second The 250 Juniors first beat was a real , The Nevada TraUblazers M.C. of Reno a firm second. moto, giving everyone quite a scare. tough class, for there were three fellas were out in force to sponsor a well run The Carson Desert Hawks M.C.loaned who were really well-matched: Ken BonMike had 10 have some stitches. and set up motocross. their course to the Reno club and it was With just the tblrd molo left, Oliver n1f1n, Husky, John Greer, C- Z, and Paul As usual, the 250 Novices were the well appreciated as the Reno club is Warne, Bullaco. These three had to do was ahead in points and Spier was second. biggest class of the day. They started having a problem getting some property ndll ng to stay in some real super ba Mike didn't pt off the Une the first thlrty-three abreast which made for an in their area. The TraUblazers changed contention. Paul had a problem with the moto because of a broken chain but he exciting first turn. Some of the surprised the course somewhat and a lot of the starter, and a few splUs on the course came back the second and ~d taking riders, found that the best line was riders thought it was better. but overcame it with some fine riding for first in both. through the sagebrush, but be1ni true The course had every type of terrain a thlrd place win. Ken got first and John The tblrd moto was the race of all enthuslasts they plucked the bigger necessary for a good motocross. The a second. These three guys came a long races with B1ll and Mike flghtillg all the chunks of brush from their mounts and starting area faced a wide, soft hlU. way to the finish. Mike got B1ll on the way to put on a terr1f1c show. carried on. Merle Jessop won the first From then on it was fast tral1s, sand, a The second heat belonged 10 Chris start but BID kePt ga1n1ng on Mike and moto but was harassed by Ron Clark. Uttle mud, downhUl Jumps and ata.ntast1c Willems, of Daly City, on a C- Z all the then pa.ssed him on the steep downhill CUff Jones and two new riders, Jim hump that really had some high flyers way with three wins and 1200 points. corne.r. They stayed that way for one laP Murdock and Randy Evans. These "new" going over it. The 250 Senior class was a show in itself and then Mike passed B1ll on the bottom riders must have picked UP some fast Ron Keeping of MIke's Marine and with Bob Grossi showing some of his section when B1ll took the groove. Mike experience somewhere since Murdook Cycle won the first 100cc moto whlle beclass by showing the rest of the boys the went h1gb to pass B1ll and win the moto. won the second and thlrd motos with lor constantly Pla&'ued by Steve Woerner way home. This guy is true motocross This race really kept the fans on their Evans running first the tblrd moto until d Nevada Cycle Sales. Keeping, Woerner talent, a hell of a nice guy and does the feet. B1ll got the overall win and Mike his throttle stuck wide open. and Hard Luck Hornby were really batsport justice. pulled a second out of the hat. Cal BotGary CeragioU, riding for Clarks tUng it out. Hornby went out with meBob was followed by Greg Smttb,C-Z, tum was thlrd. Cycle on his 360 Bultaco, must heal chan1ca1 problems in every moto. The track got pretty dusty and chewed Carl Nelson, C-Z, and Mike Spier, Kavery fast. Gary got off hard in a race The 125's were simply a racebetween wasakt. Steven Benedict, Husky, had an , up but it was a real good race. A large, two weeks before and was hauled off in ~ McGowan, the man himself from uP-hlU starting area madefor some very easy win in the 360 Juniors by w1nn1ng an ambulance. He didn't let that slow Mike's Marine and Cycle and Juan Guzall three motos. This guy should be a exciting starts. The whole event was very him down tbls weekend. LeRoy Kay won well organized with all the races being Senior soon, so watch out, Seniorsl Craig (Continued on page 16) the first moto with CeragioU second. run off very smoolh1)' and rapidly. The Goodwin was second and Jim Conway. Then Ceragio11 got some d the lead out TraU- Trotters did a great Job on their tblrd. and won the next two motos. The 360 Seniors were by far the most second motocross. The combined 250 event went to Buzz (Results on page 17) exciting races of the daY with such talent Busey as usual. Buzz was really fly1ng the first two motos and then rot taneIed e.tact in trafflc the thlrd molo. Stan Stanton Bill S111t1t used th1s to his advantage and' won the Cycle "WI North thlrd round. Beverly DeLaRosa Story (415) 134-1.5 Senior rider !:avey Hansen collected Bill Krejei won all three motos in the second in the Open Class. ALTAMONT, CAL. Nov. 14 - A huge ~ ••••••••••••••••••••••••• o••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• l: Hansen and his Matco was second in turnout of riders provided the Friday the 250Cc Sr. Class to Allen Kenyon on nlgbt action at Dick Carter's Altamont ! WATERPROOF CARBURETOR il Bullaco. Speedway FridaY nlgbt motocross. German Matcos dominated the Sr. : AIR FILTERS COVERS : Leading off was the 125cc Juninor Open Class night. First place was .. with MFILTRON". YAMAHA: class, the first moto won by Nell Mc won by Jim Saltone followed by Davey .. FOR DT·! : Donnald on his Molo-Beta chased by Ed Hansen from Hayward and John Fraza AT·l : ' , Brown on a Bullaco and John Anderson's Mwco of Los Gatos: $19.95 CT.l: Penton. : Bul taco , AMAL : In the 125cc Senior Class it was the : KawasakI : YAMAHA PICKS 1910 RR TEAM' fast American Eagle of Rory Muscstell : Hodaka $1.25: that topped the field. Jody Nicholas, Ron Pierce, Tom RockOpen Junior, Husky mounted, Tim wood and Rod Gould w1ll lead off the Bothwell went on for the win pursued by Yamaha dealers road racing team next : EXP ANSlON CHAMBER MUFFLER : Ricb SchiWng on a Matco. Sch11llng also year. Yamaha spokesmen say they have took second in the 250 Junior Class. : I" stinger $9.95 : Uttle fear that their 250Cc TD twins w11l continue to win their fair share of races, : IX" stinger even competing aga.1nst 350Cc singles Gordy Williams Authorized Doale, and 4-strokes under the new AMA rule. E .- __ E **** ********* ,* * * * * * * * * * * * * * I.p.s Do.i••'es TT Scr,••'es WOO""." 250-'5 Crowd Carson City M-X YOUR AD This Size More At AltaDlont Moto $6 .50 § -. ~ au ~ .. .. .. .- SUZUKI CYCLE CITY 2&31 Cr., tal. Walnul N. 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