Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

~ Oakland Racers Adventure in Europe ne people at Nelson Bros. Molol's ill OalllaDd recehed a letter fraIII _ 01 &llelr _ployees. DarreD Coartri&bt. wbo bas be8I OWlr in ~pe raciac. He and bis l'OOINIIate, Jeff !loaen. bad been ........nl Ibis !rip iK a coaple of II) years and the)' fiDally made iL Darrell bas. been l1li employee at Nelson Bros. for ~ thlee years and Ii ves ill Orinda, eauf. In bis letter be points oat the IlIOd and DOt so :;:; IIDOd IbiD.. abont Ii Yinl in Europe. He explains a UUle aboat the lrack and bow the races are ran and what the tenaiD is like over there. There IIboaId be mOle letters ~ hom DarreD and Jell in the fature witb more illterestiDl aews of their slay in Europe. U Darrell writes: "Well I rtnaIly got pletely exbausted after two laps or prac)., somewhat organized and got back from tice and I was only good for four laps at U the city of Prague. We got our licenses a tlme. The course was as bard, if not last week and bad to join a club. the barder, than Santa Cruz and about I mUe Sidecar Club or France. Picked them uP long. It was located in a box canyon in two minutes before office closed Saturday a forest. and $55 later with insurance. "You started at the bottom and rode "Alter Prague, went to Germany with uP the main stratgbt which was third gear Jet1 and picked uP Huskys. Put the and very bumpy, like the straight at motorcycles together at race track last Richmond. It made a left hand tiIrn and Sunday morning and rode our first race. down a second gear bill and a second gear It was a club race. Since our club put on rlgbt hand uP a bill, left band downhUl, the motocross, only club members, about first gear rlgbt band at the bottom and 15-20 riders, ride first. Jet1 was coma second upbill. Four more of this type bills, to a mud ditch and back on the Season's Greetings main straight. The main straJght was the [rom only place you bad a chance to rest. "The course was usually wide enoogb to pass anywhere you wanted and it was DIRT DIGGERS NORTH a very nice day, no dust! On about the DON'T FORGET HELVETIA third downhill there was a mud corner SUN. - JAN. 11 which Jeff fell in during the race. There is also lots or rocks on the course, ranging in size from baseball to football (415) PHONE 939-4763 size. MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE "The Race: They bad to come and tell WHY PAY MORE? us when it was starting because Jet1 CALL could not understand French over the OAKLEY O'DONNELL loud speaker. The HuskY seemed to be . Insurance Broker runn1ng good. They nm a 45 minute 1325 LINCOLN AVENUE race, a comb1nat1on or 250-500cc. They WALNUT CREEK. CALIF. 94596 also use an elastic band to start. Seems to be very good. There is one race for club members. Well, we lined uP and we Communicate with your fellow mowere off. I seemed to get a good start torcycle riders. New unique snap and thoogbt I would be in the top 5 into on helmet radios, snap on bike the corner. It was very tight and I was mounted designs and custom work. For further information call or write just about to shift third gear about balfG.S. Associates, P.O. Box 11424, way uP the stratgbt, 1 bit one or those Palo Alto, Calif., 94306. Telephone: rocks tbat picked ~ my Husky's front (213) 465-4462. _ (415) 326-7126 wheel and threw me right into a guy on a BSA. We got tangled uP and went CLUSTER'S end over end and I landed in the middle EXCLUSIVE DEALER or both bikes. Just then Jell crashed into ~CZfar both or us. Wbat a way to start your SANTA CRUZ & MONTEREY BAY first race! Braum Tires. Pal Plugs, Jawa I.S.D. T. We got the bikes apart and everybody 1422 RODRIQUEZ ST. 900 BEACH ROAD was orr but my motorcycle wouldn't start, SANTA CRUZ, CAUF,WATSONVlLLE, CAL. A spectator pushed me and I was off (408) 475-7133 (408) 724-1048 almost one lap behlnd. I caught the giJx 011 the BSA at the end or the first lap in the mud hole. He got stuck and I almost ran into him. I pulled my motorcycle into another rut and was off. Very tried ,. GOODIES 'N' STUFF ,. and only one lap completed and about 40 ,. JAWA-CZ.DEALER, 5 YEARS .,. minutes to go. The next few laps I tried ,. YOU CALL - WE SHIP ,. to gain my composure and settled down MAIL ORDER ,. to steady rldlng to not get any tireder ,. 5600 Frankl1n (916) 422-2426 ,. than I was already. Every ~bill and 1* .. sacramento, Calif. 9~824. downh1ll got more and more chewed uP. It was like going uP and down stairs. I thought I would just quit, but I kept IIU~T~CQ saying I came a long way to ride and sales service parts I'm not going to quit now. At one point dur1Jlr the race I got a second wind and passed about four guys in three laps. The last lap sten came out and I almost fell 4 or 5 tlmes and was all over the course, out or control. I did f1n1sb and was about 7th or 8th overall but was lapped by the SPECIALIST leaders two tlmes, I thlnk. "Jet1 got stuck in the mud bole by the 2594 Middlefield Road start-flntsh on the last lap and was ablg Mt. View. California 94040 mud ball and f1n1sbed dead last, but (415) 961-4399 f1n1shed. I'm stul sore this morn1DC and MAIL ORDER . Jeff is stul baving a bard tlme moving. U you fell on the course you bad a rood chance or bitting a tree or a wood rail MINI BIKES fence tbat lined the course. I was letting TWO & FOUR YCLE REPAIR a rider pass me on an uPbill and be moved One or the large rocks rlgbt in OMAClUNE SHOP front or me and I bit it and looped out, DICRONITE bad to go back down and turn around. 518 SO. 11th sr. "The riders seem very strong and CHMOND. CALIF. (415) ~37-2277 very steady. I could stay with one guy who f1n1sbed 6th in the senior rtnaI, for about 1-1/2 laPs thePt I fell apart, "Everyone seemed to have HuskYs, OS8&5, C Z' s, very few other types or WISHES YOU A motorcycles. The top rtn1sbers in the senior were: Husky 400, C Z 360, C Z 250, and HuskY 400. After speDd1ng all the ADd invites you to come in and see money to race, it almost seemed worth our complete line of Motocross Motorit. " cycles and Accessories, including Barum Tires. R1 vits Racing Boots Q., 2 WAY RADIO.---, ===; r=== ...... **** * lOBI SIOTR**'·~: : MOTORCYCLE purs : *** sonny kenyon's .-cycles eg. .... -,.. NOITH IAY.'Cs HArry HOLIDA YI ......-cz HEADQUAITEIS IE TAKE CARS IN TRADE ON MOTORCYCLES AJ~~o~r~~ " , In Concord. California (""7·'300 ~~~~ - 5 p.m. HOOD ROB••' JONISOI OF ALTAIIONT $S ALTAMONT, CAUF., Dec. 12 - 125cc YamahaS dominated the 125 Junior claBs this Friday n1ght with JoIm Hood taldnc first in all three motos to win the brass and money. FinishIng second OYer all was CUff Jobnson, who did a fine job or ridlng but was DO match for Hood. 'Ibird place went to Marvin Remakel, also on a Yamaha. The track was in great shape, with just enough rain the day before to make it suPer. The course was &1::0 laid out backwards, which was good for most or the riders who did show uP to race, which was not many. Don't blame many of the riders for not showing after last week, but they did miss a very good race track this week after the rains came. The 250 Jr. division was won by CZ rider Bill Smith, out or North Bay Motorcycles, by tak1ng all three motos.Elmer Jobnson, riding a Penton, was second over all by·taking two seconds and doing a fine job by staying on Smith's rear knobby most or the time. Yamaha mouted .Bob Torni captured third by out-doing Robert Doran, Ossa, who rtn1shed fourth. The Open Junior event was won by Husky rider Robie Morrow, who outrode Bill Smith, CZ mounted, in all three motos. Smith and his C Z would get the edge on the start, but Morrow and bis HuskY flnally passing and runn1ng a very close race with Smith, rtn1shed wlnner in all three motos. Mike Zura, on a Mateo, blasted in third place with another Maico rider, Kriss Mellon, runnlng fourth. (Resulis on page 37) ROOM TO RIDE? IT'S UP TO US By Dawn McManus WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10 - There was a meeting held at the Hayward (Calif.) City Center Bldg. which sbould interest everyone concerned with motorcycJJng in the East Bay particularly, and everywhere generally. Tbe meeting was to bring to the attention or cycle enthusiasts the imporlance or protecting their interests, and maJdng their voices heard through cohesive organization. Two young men are respons1ble for this fledgeling et10rt - Mr. Reg Klttrelle and Mr. Jerry Bohan. Theypreva1Ied uPon representatives or several agencies to attend and respond to questions and suggest some ways to approach the problems and work out solutions. At present the greatestproblem seems to be f1nd1ng available space for cycl1sts to enjoy their sport. Cons1dering the 222-2044 FULL P ARTS INVENTORY 4036 Dam Rei. El Sobrante, Calif. CLEAII SWEEr fOR TIT By N.A. W1lliams WOODLAND, WASH. Dec. 14, 1969 - it was a clean sweep for Ed Hermann and Chuck Joyner, in the 250cc and 360cc classes. Both riders are spoosored by the T.N.T. (Bul) Cycle Shop run by Tom Woods in McM1nnv1lle, Oregon. Ed Hermann owns his own bike but is spoosored by- the shOP, and Tom Woods does the tuning. Chuck Joyner rides two or the shop blkes and is sponsored by T.N.T. and Lonie Maye. Lonie May. (a Portland, Orecon area wrestler) is a big cycle enthuslaBt and has been out to watch the boys ride at all the Woodland's races. (Results on page 37) lICE locrs COW.PALACE SHORT TIACr By B11l Spencer SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Dec. 13, 1969J1m RIce, SOy, rode his BSA sbort tracker to a wal1op1ng three second Ylctory over a star studded field at the San Franc1sco Cow Palace. The tlrst year EJI)ert broke a fantast1c t1Ye-in-arow win streak for Harley-Da'f1d8oD bacJaId Mark Brelsford. Brelsford the National Number 8'1 rider bad to be content willi a fourth place ill the 15 lap Ma1n ennt. Second went to National NllDlber 20, Gene Romero and tb1rd to Amateur Terry Sage, 70z. Tbe Main started out nervously. R0mero was late and everyone was so keyed uP tbat starter Pop Odom bad his bands full keeping some sort or stralght line. When the flag rtnaIly flew it was only a short tlme until B11l Jamison lay on the groove in the first turn with a broekn throWe cable. When it was established tbat he couldn't restart, Al Kenyon, 88y, came uP with 19n1tion problems and be couldn't restart so tbat only six bikes were ready. Rice got the jump and it was bye-bye beezer. Sage went through a short period at agony in the Main event. Brelsford's sprint was rlgbt on the rear wheel or the Bultaco. When Brelsford rtnaIly got most or a wheel inside on Sage's leg, Terry glanced down and moved over, but that wasn't the end. Brelsford moved in on Romero and let Burrito know tbat he was knocklng on his door by tapping the rear wheel. In doing so Brelsford got a little wide coming orr the first turn and Terrible Terry saw the llgbt and immediately closed the hole. All the wblle ~.. (415) nllDlbers or "US'!, ewer 400,000 ill CaJ1fornia now and an antlc:Jpated 100,000 mare in the next year, tbisisarea1 need and one wIl1ch should be voclterousJ;y broagbt to the attention or recreat1

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