Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

PERRIS, CAL. Nov. 23, 1969 -Hopefully everyone is recovered from a hectic two days of racing. BUI Dobbs is probably on cloud nine since be took the 100Cc Novice class at the point run tor the second Sunday running. Toby Stanford has to have one ot the sharpest paint jobs around. It's a patriotic red, white and blue candy aPple on a sUver metal flake background. His helmet even matches. "Gormo", a custom painter trom Riverside, is the man that did the job. Dan Johnson blew his chances to pick up some points Sunday in a treak accident during practice. The way he tells it he tound a hole in the road and got a shot in the chest trom his handlebars which knocked the wind out ot him.Atthispoint he lost control and layed her down adding insult to injury by messing up his shoulder. Dan was more disgusted with himself than hurt so he limped around the rest of the day and cheered brother Craig. Another rider in the sick bay is Les Leslie who took a real bad one on the back side and is in Orange Count;y Hospital. At this writing the doctors are just keeping an eye on him. All the riders join me In wishing you a speedy recovery. • The Powder Puff Association is looking tor some more members so any of you gals out there who have the urge to give racing a try this group is tor you. Eulene Long is the gal to get in touch with. Her address is 4081 Corona Ave., Norco, Calltornla 91760. Bob Kline showed up on another bike and this one Is an Ossa. When he makes a decision as to what he wan ts to ride it's tor sure it will be trom practical experience. Owe an aPology to Hugh Tidball, the new boss man in the service department at Yamaha of Montcialr.l misunderstood his last name and called him Tldwall. We had a celebrity in our midst Sunday. Don Alfred the oldest man in the AMA was out with his 20 year old l25cc BSA. No one knew his age tor sure except that It was somewhere In the sixty range. He's living proof that you're only as old as you teel. The story that is told about Don Is that be was told by a doctor when he was 45 that he only had a tew months to live. Since he had always wanted to try bike racing he tigured "why not" and here he is tar outliving those tew months. There may be a way to change the newest AMA ruling that doesn't allow kids under sixteen to ride events where SPeed is a tactor. We can try to bring a reversal of the rule by petition. Address your letters with your objections to Bill Adams, 814 Cobb Ave., Placentia, Calltornla. Edllnr's oole: See AMA Referee Ead Flanders' petition suggestions in the Voices of tile West page in this issue. PERRIS, CALIF. Nov. 29 - I write this with a bottle of Murine in one handand a teeling that 1'm still carrying half of Perris' top soU on the bod. Nowtor sure I know you guys have an addiction to racing. Anybody who would stay out in We''1e • JO'le GENE H. MYERS YAMAHA NEW & USED SALES Parts - Service & Repair 4151 Redondo Beach BlVd., Lawndale, Cal. (213) 642-4041 Mosl Powerful MAleC West of 1111 III sslppl B . esl Handling Coop.r Motors 2815 W. Olive, Burbank,Cal ('.~fifi,n [nf"pris, ·S.tu • s~" .'Pccl4 I •• 7-. . . . 'ttfrid's ...." ........... 5<,...,..,••• that wind is not playing With a tull deck. Keith Miller and Mark Revels are two young Novices who bear watching because they are really 'turning on in the lOOcc Novice Class. Both riders are tough competitors. Tim Beason is another one to add to the list. Tim rode the AmateurExpert Class to see how he would do with the more experienced riders and although he didn't place he got some valuable experience and I salute him tor trying to advance himself and not being content to sit back and become a "professional Novice." Dennis Creason is another rider who telt it wasn't tair to stick to the Novice ranks and promoted himself to theAmateur-ElCPerts. Dennis has only been rlding tor two years and racing tor one season. His dad used to race so it was an easy transition tram trall riding to the track. Althougb Dennis is mounted on a 250Cc Bultaco he started out on a l60Cc Honda. It might have been all right on the Canyon Crest track, which is more motocross but out at Perris itwasn'ttoo good agalnst the quicker two strokes. Like everyone else, Dennis got that sick teeling on the line only he went one step turther and went through all the motions. Glad to say that It is not the case any more and be has become a veteran (including the battle scars). He had this thing about rocks. He though his head was harder. He was wrong and got a broken collarbone to prove it, along with II smashed bike and helmet. Doug Mason and Steve Nichols are the two riders Dennis admires most and credits Doug with teacblng him how to ride a 250. He would like to go to Ascot but only tor the sport and detln1tely not to make a living. His living will be made as a partner in his father's construction business. Dennis' folks think his racing is great and don't worry about him banglngaround street corners. They also pointed out that Dennis earns all the money that goes into mAintaining his bike and his racing. Connie, Dennis' girlfriend, had the last word. She thinks the racing is tine as long as be doesn't get bart. Bob Kline bas settled on a bikel He bought the Ossa be rode at the point run. Brother Jim has tound that one 125cc Yamaha plus Jim equals three wins in a row. Jim McKay Is another one who has started to make the winner's circle. His bag is the 250Cc Class and a Greenstreak is the machine that gets him around the track the tastest. Don't target about the team racing at" Perris. Some of the riders stayed late and were helping track owner Gerry Burton with suggestions and actual setup so it should be a lot of tun. SPEEDWAY RACERS MAKE HEADWAY Meeting last week in Pasadena, Callt. the Speedway Racers, Owners and Promoters Association heard legal oplnion that they could disciPline members who rode events not aPproved by the association, within the provisions of Calltornla's Cartwrigth Act. The riders who took part in Sam Tanner's Ascot Sppedway spectacular last monthagalnst the wishes of the conservative association received a "suspended suspension" sentence. The association also heard from John McLaughiln, new President of MICUS about the internal hassles currently going on within that FIM aftlllate and' Cycle News publisher Chuck Clayton explained the current state of AMA-FIM att111ation. Members voted to award the Number One digit to Steve Bast for his National Championship winning performance this year. 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Practice tor a tull field of professional European and American riders will start at 8 a.m. Racing will start at noon. Leaders tor championship prize money include Roger de Coster of BeIg1um, Arne Kring of Sweden, Jlri Stodulka of Czechoslovakia, Gunnar Lindstrom of Sweden, Joel Robert of BeIg1um, and Barry H1gglns of Port Washington, N.Y. Saddleback Park is reacbed tram the Newport Freeway by taking Chapman Avenue east to Santiago Canyon Boulevard, taking a right turn, andproceed!ng one and one-half mUes to the park entrance, opposite the Calltornla Division ,of Forestry guard station. the day went on the track got drier and the races got taster. Practice-heats & semi'S took their toll of bikes and riders. Bill Manley had to drop out at the 250Cc and 360Cc classes when the gas tank came ott of his Monte sa in the 360Cc semi. Two riders had a big day as tar as wins go. Gary Kapus took the l00cc & 200cc Trophy Dasbes and A Malns on his Kawasaki. Ed Hassmann was the other big winner taking the 250cc and 360cc Trophy Dash and A Mains on his Bul. Bad luck over took the Open Class A Malo event when the top two riders (Bob Fuller Tri. and Vern "Moon" Perry Trl.) dropped out with ma.ch1ne trouble in the first and second laps. Fuller had taken the Open Trophy Dash and everyone was looking for Perry to try tor the A Malo tirst p1a.ce. With both of these rider s out of the race it lett the fleld wide open. Harold Schnitzer grabbed ott tirst p1a.ce and held it the rest of the race taking A-I in the Open Class. This race day proved agaln that Woodland, Wash. Is the place to go tor winter scrambles. (Results on page 17) SeDsalioDa'SariDgs NOW 061 Dew 19'70 Bodaleasl r~ ".1.... .".r ~ I"IJ. grea'••' are .no., ;'ebJg oH.red by your .odd. d.al.rl Do.n" .ad•• III Hodaka is the undisputed champion of the Trailbike class! Winner at three national championships in a row! The strongest, most versatile lOOCc screamer the industry has ever seen! 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