Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

M S.F. Riders to Fight AReO For Point Richmond Point Richmond Hills in Richmond, California, were closed to motorcycling in November, 1970, after 30·plus years of use by The Richmond Ramblers Motorcycle Club and the general public. This came to pass by the action of a few property owners with the help of a new California trespass section of the Penal Code, Section 602m. At that time, The Richmond Ramblers Motorcycle Club, which is a non·profit corppration, limited to 50 members, approached my office in regard to doing some· thing about the closure. We decided to file suit against 10 individual property owners and their wives so as to retain the use of said property for further motorcycling and related activities. The Supreme Court of California had ruled in 1970, that long use of land without objection by anyone and as if it were public land, gave the public the right to Fall Gives Joyner Win By N. A. Williams CLACKAMAS, ORE', July 2, 1971 From the very beginning it appeared this was to be Jimmy Jones' night in Pro 'IT action by the Oregon Sidewinders, but it didn't end up that way. Jones initiated the Expert's struggle for the $1300 purse by setting fastest qualifying time at 15.47. Garnering that pole position for his Expert Heat, Jones momentarily had to play a supporting role as he came in second, but then he got it going again';n the Trophy Dash as he picked up the win. When the Main rolled around, he and his Triumph appeared to be one of the choices to pick as winner, but here his streak ended. Two falls on the fast track pushed him to the bottom of the list of 10 Experts in the final results. Using Jones' misfortune, Triumph mounted Chuck Joyner rallied to the cause and snagged the winner's share of the cash purse. Glen Adams, the only Norton rider in the otherwise all Triumph Main, took second with BiU Manly third. . Jones wasn't the only rider to dirty hIS leathers twice during the Main. Sonny Burres, National 73, dumped his bike in the first corner at the start of the race. He recovered quickly, remounted, and began the fligh t to catch up. Then, on top of the hill on the final lap, he went down again to wind up ninth ahead of Jones. R~dy Scott, fastest Junior qualifier, won hIS first heat race while Gary Kapus (Yam) won the other, setting up an expected duel for the Main. A fter a restart in which Mike Hannula (Tri) and Jerry Lambert (Tri) bit the Oregon dust, Scott leaped to the lead with Hannula holding off Kapus. Hannula's efforts worked only until the third lap when Gary got his opening and slipped by. The three played follow the leader from then on as Scott won Kapus second and Hannula third. ' Eric Warner (Bul) collected all the marbles in the Novice class as he went all the way with wins in the heat, dash and main. (Results on page 28) Cranke Bags 2 P'acerville MX's 250 Expert class with his win Saturday night. Jerry Baugh was the only other repeat winner for the evening in the 250 Amateur class. Once again the use of silencers and mufflers was strictly enforced and Dr. Paul Moller of 'M' Research Camp nay was on hand with his decibel meter and spare silencers to help the riders. Future races in the arena will depend on the City Council's reaction to a request for more dates. (Results on page 28) By Bruce Young PLACERVILLE, CAL., July 4, 1971 Heat reduced the effort by some, but Carl Cranke wasn't one of them today as he bagged two motocross overalls sponsored by tbe Placerville M.C. His first overall came in the 250 combined Am·Ex. class with a runaway effort on his CZ in all three motos. Amateurs Mark LaRue (CZ) and Lonnie Forman (Hus) made valiant pursuit, but the nimble Expert was untouchable. Carl then switched over to Husky and led a Husky charge through the ranks of the Combined Open Am-Ex. class. Again, two Amateurs were on his tail, this time Kurt McKinney and Robert Harshbarger but it was Don Stover, an Expert, who really supplied the heat to ligh t Cranke's rife as they diced several times during the day. But, Stover had trouble and it only resulted in Cranke winning and Stover not making the top three. Throughout the Expert events were Dirt Diggers North M.C. riders and they dominated .the day as Cranke is in their ranks. In the 125cc combo, Rick Clement and Kevin Henry took the laurels for the DDMC, but this time the club had to settle for only second and third as another Expert, Jeff Davidson, gobbled up first. Interesting to note, all three rode Pen tons. (Results on page 28) OSSA DKW CARABELA BSA RESIGNATION BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, July 8, 1971 - The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited announces that the appointment of M. L. Jofeh, OBE, as Managing Director of the Motor Cycle Division has been terminated by mutual agreement, and that he has resigned from the boards of the company and its subsidiaries. The Chairman, Eric Tumer, is. carrying out the duties of Managing Director of the Motor Cycle Division pending fresh arrangements. PESTONIWINS TH.EE SILENTLY By S. J. Rooney, Jr. FOLSOM, CAL., July 17, 1971 - Steve Pc:stoni made it three in a row in the H • • •aNNTaK. S_. ._DB'S$$ By N. A. Williams CLACKAMAS, ORE., July 9, 1971 Ed Herrmann led an almost 100% Triumph Expert Main to win his share of the $2100 purse in the rain·shortened pro 'IT put up by the Oregon Sidewinders. National Number 83, Glen Adams, was the only non-Triumph rider to make the 10·lap Main and he squeezed in to take a second for orton. Sonny Burres held off Chuck Joyner for third. Rain remained a threat for most of the, early evening a~d when it finally arrwed, the Sldewmders decided to reverse the remainder of the program to get the Experts in. When their main was completed, rain contmued to drench the track postponing the rest of the evening'; program. (Results on page 28) 2268 EI Camino Real Mountain View, Ca. 94040 (415) 964~622 . -"'" ..,.. .... lblar... Mail Order , .. _... Ramblers in Ihis fight for us all ... Ed, • .aJa Wins again! Dual European Scrambles July 4. 1971 Chargers M.C. 100 Expert Class 1st - Mitch Mayes - BAJA 100 2nd - Terry Clark - BAJA 100 So. Cal. M.C. 1st - Terry Clark - BAJA 100 2nd - Mitch Mayes - BAJA 100 phY CYCLES SUZUKI MAleO Specializing in competition equipment- Our $100 contribution is on its way. Readers, pi.... help the Sales· Service custom work'" all makes Now at E. T. CYCLE SALES continue using the propety as in the past upon the theory that the owners, by doing nothing over the years to stop the alleged trespass, had impliedly dedicated their property to the public use. The action we filed was not only for The Richmond Ramblers Motorcycle Club and its members, but also for the general public. The 10 original property owners mentioned above are locally powerful individuals; one of them is the Assemblyman from this area. Upon suing these property owners, they cross.complained against the Ramblers for $350,000 damage to the land. The land sued for is adjoined by other larger parcels of property which also have been used for many years in the same manner. These other parcels of property are owned by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, ARCO and some others. Every property owner directed the Richmond Police Department to make arrests on their property for 602m. The Richmond Ramblers have been carrying the financial burden of this law suit against the 10 property owners with very little help from outside motorcyclists. We had hoped to establish our legal precedent against the original 10 property owners before dealing with Santa Fe, ARCO and the others due to our limited financing. At the same time we decided to challenge 602m in the court in a criminal action. We therefore notified the Chief of Police that the Richmond Ramblers were going to stage a hillclimb on the above·mentioned property and proceeded to do so. Ater 2% hours of hillclimbing, the police came, a Richmond Rambler was picked as a volunteer, and he was arrested. We are now therefore in the position of fighting a civil action over the right, title and use of the property and a criminal action for trespass. We believe that we can win both of these suits in the long run and that by winning we will benefit every motorcyclist, dealer and manufacturer doin9 business in California. Just recently, the Santa Fe Railway has been allowed to intervene in the civil suit on the side of the property·owner defendants and have filed a cross·complaint against the Richmond Ramblers Motorcycle Club in the sum of $1,200,000. They have also challenged the Richmond Ramblers' right to bring this class action on behalf of themselves and the general public. The civil case has been set for trial on September 20, 1971, however, with the intervention of Santa Fe, the trial date will be undoubtedly moved off into the future. It iy expected also that ARCO will also intervene as well as some others. A demurrer has been filed challenging the constitutionality of 602m and it is to be argued within the next few weeks. The Ramblers are now in a position of limited resources, fighting land holders of huge resources. We nonethless expect to win, but we need help. ONe or both of these cases is liable to go to the Supreme Court of California. The future of dirt motorcycle riding in California could well be decided in this battle over Point Richmond Hills. The Richmond Ramblers Motorcycle Club's address is P.O. Box 484, Station A, Richmond, California 94808. We need the support of all motorcyclists now! Thank you for your consideration. THOMAS G. SHELBY Pelletreau, Gowen, Moses, Porlier & Larson Attorneys at Law San Pablo, Cal. 184 San Antonio Rd. Mt. View, Calif. 94040 941-7317 the HarleyDavidson ~~ oDtpBrfonIJBrS ..... '" ,.: N > '5 .., ~ w Z W ...J U :> u

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