Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

~KRING ~ AND ABERG SPLIT I was out along with Lars Larsson wIlo by !4aureen Lee Photos by John Shedd and Action Photo Long Beach bad a blown gear box. Now Aberg Is In the lead again followed by Hallman. Wllson and B1ckers were having their )., CARLSBAD, CALIF. Dec. 7, 1969 - dice again and moving on up was Scotland'S Vic Allan (Greeves). U 500cc World Champion Bengt Aberg wrapped up the International class at the Carlsbad Inter-Am showing the form that earned bim and Husqvarna the world title. On the first leg he took the lead followed by Roger DeCoster (C-Z), Dave Btckers (C-Z) and Jim Wilson (Greeves). DeCoster was flat out and f1y1ng. He couldn't catch Aberg, but he was impressive to watch. To everyone's disappointment he was forced out In the carburetor leaIdng second leg with air, makIng the throttle stick wide open. Also up among the front runners was Torsten Hallman (Husqvarna) apparently well recovered from the injurieS that have plagued bim latelY. Jim Wilson and Dave Bickers diced It out for a few laps unW the more experienced Bickers finally pulled away. . DeCoster took the lead In leg two, followed by WUson and Aberg. DeCoster ~ r.:I ,.J U a Allan really got with It on the third leg and shot Into the lead right from the starting lIne, holdIng onto It for quite a few number of laps unW Aberg took over. The Greeves rider held onto b1s second spot although chaSed by Hallman and DeCoster. Among the American contingent Tim Hart and B1ll Silverthorn (Husqvarna) were having a real go, but Hart f1nal1Y slipPed to the Inside and took over. Gary BaIley wIlo bad second American sewed up bad the misfortune to tangle with a slower rider back on the course, purled it, and by the time he got going again bad dropped back far enough to lose his second to Tim Hart. When the points were tabulated It was Jim Wilson first American and seventh over-all. The 125 Junior Class had some racing every bit as tough as the International. Bryar Holcomb (Penton) and Gene Cannady (Sachs) settled it out for the win. Cannady won the first leg followed In by Gary Jones (Yamaha). Gary dropPed , It right before the tlntsh line but was so far ahead that be had time to remount and f1n1sh before the third place man got him. Holcomb took the second leg and Cannady's bike quit on h1m SO the third one was to tell the wInner. It was Holcomb and If he'd planned the f1n1sh It couldn't have worked better. Just as he took the checkered flag the Penton's gearbox exploded and be came to an abrupt stop In the middle of the cour se. There was Just no catcb1ng Pat DeBenedetti (Matco) In the 500 Sportsman although Bruce Torbett (Husqvarna) and Ron Bunn (C - Z) did their best. Vic Hannan wIlo had won Westlake the week before cQuld do no better than a seventh over-all but there's still one more InterAm to go. Bill Clements (Husqvarna) won the 250 Sportsman over-all followed In by George Etheridge, Larry Nolen and Bruce Baron all on C-Z's. (Results on page 17) Y~U'LL g.. AX·~ .• , •• , . " • .. .':~l> 'l.~ ... ··· ~~H r • •. ,• ON!: .. . •.. . . • • • ':~l>. ~ G'J ~·m·· · • • , :U',· • . . ~.. '" . ,..• ~\ I I . ""'" ~ / --::: /' With A Gif~ / SUbscriPtiOt!! \~ To Cycle News -__--- ,t : Special Gift Subscription Price _- : CYCLE NEWS WEST • • • $6. • $11. r • • • • • I II (VIA 2nd CLASS MAl U D D for 1 year for 2 years D D. VI, Ist c I... m.1l rOt one ,.., S18. VI, AI'r Mill tor one Year 526. 0 0 I enclose checll mon.)' oreter 0 plu.e bill me I.ter 0 This [, • new SUbscription Ttlls Is I ren••,1 OIl NAME ADDRESS CYCLE NEWS EAST (VIA 2nd CLASS MAILl _ _ CITY STATE S4 lor 1 year $1 fIIf 2 ye ars _ ZIP _ Offer ends Dec. 24,1969 (due to pOltal reculatlons . . must tine zip codls on.1I $UbHrlptionsJ Gel Cycle News Wesl & Cycle News Easl 1 Year lor $9 [l 2 Years lor Sl6 0 ~~~~~~C.'PTIO.S V1r• a.• • •·W• ._- ••.•••.............••....... _---------._-._-_._----------PLUSE ALLOW THREE WEEKS fOR ,,, MAIL TO: 101 4''', LONG lEACH, CAUf. '080r a 0 ..

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