The Big Run of 1961 began with a false start and a re-start, and ended with so much confusion, the results were declared unofficial. The last Big Bear was apparently 1963, in which Bud Ekins won on a 650 Triumph...

1960 => 158 miles   1960 Results
1.  Eddie Mulder -- 500 RE
2.  Babe Jay -- 500 BSA
3.  Darrell Triber -- 650 Matchless
4.  Joe Presely -- 650 Triumph
5.  John Bruno -- 650 Triumph

 

1959 =>   1959 Results
1.  Bud Ekins -- 650 Triumph
2.  Jim Johnson -- 500 Triumph
3.  Buck Smith -- 650 Triumph
4.  Jerry Platt -- 500 AJS
5.  Roger White -- 650 Triumph

 

1958 =>   1958 Results
1.  Roger White -- Tri
2.  Charles Hockie -- Tri
3.  Buck Smith -- Tri
4.  Bud Ekins -- Tri
5.  Cal Bottum -- Tri

1957 =>   1957 Results
1.  Bud Ekins -- Tri
2.  Buck Smith -- Tri
3.  Jack Simons -- Tri
4.  Cal Bottum -- Tri
5.  Elmer Pond -- Tri

 

1956 =>   1956 Results
1.  Bill Postel -- Tri
2.  Bud Ekins -- Tri
3.  Arvin Cox -- Tri
4.  Larry Hester -- Tri
5.  Walt Axlhelm -- BSA

 

1955 =>   1955 Results
1.  Roy Burke -- BSA Single
2.  Dick Dean -- Matchless
3.  Marvin Hall -- AJS
4.  Jack Lapraik -- Matchless
5.  Joe Erwin -- AJS

1954 => 530 started 119 finished (150 miles)
1st => Bud Ekins, 500cc AJS
19th => Jack Krizmann, DKW

 

1953 => 448 entries, 83 finishers!
1st - Vern Robison... Martin Special
2nd - Butsy Mueller.........AJS
3rd - Vern Hancock..........Matchless
4th - Del Kuhn..............AJS
5th - Bob Benson............AJS
6th - Charley Cripps........H.D. K
7th - Willy Wilson..........AJS
8th - Harry Foster.........Triumph
9th - John Mclaughlin.......AJS
10th - Bob Harrison.........Matchless
11th - Don Brown............Matchless
12th - Bob Ewing............Triumph
13th - Bob Southern.........Triumph
14th - Gene Fox.............AJS
15th - Russ Good.............H.D. K.

 

1952 => - 333 entries
1. Del Kuhn (AJS)
2. Ralph Adams (Matchless)
3. Roy Burke (BSA)
4. Russ Good (BSA)
5. Dalton Holiday (Matchless)
6. Chas. Cripps (AJS)
7. Gordon Millen (AJS)
8. Gary Mullard (AJS)
9. Butsy Mueller (AJS)
10. Wally Albright (Matchless)

1951 => - 232 entries
1. Aub LeBard
2. Dalton Holladay
3. Willie Wilson
4. Ed Sumner
5. Julius Kroeger

 

1950 => - 209 starters, 185 miles
1. Aub LeBard BSA (4hr-26min=41.5mph!)
2. George Gunther
3. Walt Fulton
4. Charles Minert
5. Julius Kroeger

 

1949 =>     1949 Results
1. Aub LeBard Matchless
2. Del Kuhn
3. Gene Criswell
4. Nick Nicholson
5. Wes Drennan

1948 => - 375 starters, 90 finishers     1948 Results
1. Dutch Sterner AJS
2. Swede Belin
3. Aub LeBard
4. Carey Loftin
5. Don Fera

 

1947 => Saugus-BigBear (126 miles)
1. Dick Page H-D
2. Ray Tanner
3. Stan Irons
4. Dutch Sterner
5. George Gunther

 

1946-1943 => No event due to the war

1942 => Ray Bowles- H-D

 

1941 => Slim Kocher- H-D

 

1940 => Dud Gordon- H-D

1939 => Dud Gordon- H-D

 

1938 => 43 emtries won by Martin Owen Indian Chief

 

1937 => Vaughn Dickerson- Indian Chief ahead of 12 finishers

1936 => 22 finishers- winner- Harrison Reno- H-D

 

1935 => smallest entry of 4 riders, Bill Bryan H-D

 

1934 => 10 entries, seven finishers, winner Fred Ham

1933 => Fred Ham make of bike unknown

 

1932 => No event due to lack of interest and organization

 

1931 => was a timed event with set speeds like an enduro: 7-way tie:
Byrd McKinny H-D, Glen Cox- H-D, Glen Rathburn- H-D, Roger Sheperd- Indian sidecar, Wilbur Lamoreaux- Indian, P.A. Bigsby- Indian sidecar, and Walter Atkinson, bike unknown

1930 => Ed Norwin- H-D

 

1929 => Tex Bryant on a sidehack; passenger unknown

 

1928 => Ed Norwin- H-D

1927 => Tom Cox, entered as Tom Jones- Harley Davidson

 

1926 => Kenny Childs- Indian Chief

 

1925 => Art Sarnow & W.J. McCarth on a sidecar- the only finishers

1924 => Art Fournier- he was the only finisher

 

1923 => Art Fournier on a sidehack

 

1922 => Art Fournier

1921 => 40 entries, winner -Frank Clark on a 61 ci Henderson "4". Frank not only won, but he was the only rider to finish!

 

1920 => => 15 entries
Winner => Frank Clark- Indian Scout 37 cubic inch.