Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

i 196 Riders Put On Show ~ en At La Grange Scrambles 2l:: !OJ By John Cuthber ts on ~ !OJ ...:l . c.: LA GRANGE, CALIF ORNIA Feb. 8, 1970 G- 196 riders turned heldatintheLaWest Side out Eagles' scrambles Grange, Calif. The track, located due east of Modesto on Highway 132, was in excellent shape and provided for a good show. A card of 36 events provided a full day's enjoyment for the spectators and, If the crowds' en thusiasm Is any kind of indication, they' ll be bac k for more . The next scheduled event Is for Sunday, AprU 19th. .r. lead. Ron led the majority of the race but lost ground as the race progressed. As the flag dropped, It was Bob Dorak, Pat McCaul , George Graham (Bul) and Ron Beck in that order. The 250 Amateur race saw Scott Brelsford (Bul) score a clean sweep of things by winning his heat and main In fine style. The 250 Experts really put on a show for the crowd with hard-charging Ray Huff on a box-stock Yamaha scoring a Gary Kapus "get s his cl ass winning 20Dec Kawasaki full sideways at Wood land, Washingto n. Gary has been on top at this track for months. Kawasakis Dominate At Woodland By N.A. WUlia.ms WOODLAND, WASHINGTON Feb.8,1970 It was a sunny day and after all the rain that we have had , It seemed just like summer as the ring-ding of the twostrokers, the Kawasaki, raced over the track. - Gett i ng down to It at La Grange. D. Hughes finds himself In a heavy dice In the 40 Inch Expert's raee, The 100 Amateur-Expert heat went to Dennis Robinson on a Hodaka but he ran into problems in the MaIn. He was in the lead on the third lap when he unloaded coming onto the straightaway. This lef t things open for Moto- Beta mounted' Neil MacDannald of Keyes to win the event with Scott Vendley ( Kawa) taking second and . local rider rider Larry Ringler taking third on his Hodaka, The 125 Novi ce class, again, had an upset with heat winners, Bill Whitlow (Yam ) and Steve Fos te r (Sachs) falling to place in the MaIn. Trophy winners were Marvin Hel zer (Sachs) and Patrick Boze (Malco). The 200 Novice heat races went to Ossa- mounted Phil Anderson, and H. Smith (Bul). Phil, riding out of Tom'S Cycle Center In Concord, turned in one of the finest rides of the day In the MaIn Event. He battled with Ron Fuente s (Bul) all the way through the event and was about a -..-heel's length behind Fuentes when the checker fe ll . The 200 Amateur-Expert heat and Main Event had Identical results with Gary Lozan o (Bul) winning both the hea t and the main and Bultac o-mounted Mark Muscio taking the second place laurels . The 250 Novice action was hotly contested by Bob Dorak.. on an Ossa. Bob won his heat as did Pat McCaul (Kawa). At the start of the MaIn, though, It was a different story with Ron Beck of Hughson on a Yamaha charging into the I heat race victory over c- Z mounted Joe Henry. The other Expert heat went to District 35 rider George Holland (Bul) with la st year's number one Sportsman ace ~Im Foley taking second. The 500 Novice heat and Main produced quite an upset for the two-stroke advocates as one heat was won by Larry Dunnigan on a BSA and the first two r iders across the finis h line In the MaIn were Larry and his br other Jim. also on a BSA . The action In the 30- 1/2" Expert class was another crowd-pleaser as C- Z mounted Jay Carter and Ray Huff (Yam) due led It out In the heat r ace and the main. Carter, managed to take the lead In the main but the hard-charging Huff was on his rear wheel all the way. All Huff could do was sit back and wait for a mistake an d when It happened, he capitalized on It. At the end, It was Huff, Jay Carter and John Green (Mon) who took home the trophies. The 650 Amateur heat and MaIn went to Larry Ringler on a BSA. Larry led the Main from start to finish and had a full straighta way lead when the race . ended. Second place went to a Redwood City rider , John Conway, on a Bultaco, The 40" Expert race saw young Dennis Huff (Yes, another one !) score a double win on his BSA. (Results on page 18) 2 WAY RADIO ___ Communicate with your fellow moto rcycle riders . New unique s na p on helmet radi os, s nap on bike mounted designs a nd custom work. For further i nformatio n ca ll or writ e G.S. As s ociat es. P.O. Box 11424, P al o Alt o, caur., 94306 . Telephone: (213) 465-4462. - (415) 326-7126 l IOADIACE DIIT Fairings Fuel Tanks (3112 & 5 gal.) seats Fr. & Rear Fenders Fuel Tanks T.T. Seats CU RT IS PLASTICS 426 Wilson. Richmond, Ca. 9<1805 Phone (<115) 237-2277 The track was Just a little soft in some spots, but dry and very, very fast. With the track this fast, the riding was hard, and the turnout was large. The bumping and banging went on all day and there were spills In almost all of the races . Two riders In the 200cc class had to be taken to the hospital with injuries they had received in various events of the day. After some ma chine trouble In the 100cc hea t race, Gary Kapus came back to dominate In the rest of his events. He had a little trouble getting into the lead in some events, but once out In front no one could catch him . He took home five trophies for his efforts In three classes, on three different Kawasakis. Ten othe r Kawasaki riders took home trophies too. (Results on page 18) M.t Trails Committee Meets To Locate Land By John E. Cutherbertson CASTRO VAL LEY, CA U F. Feb. 10, 1970 - The Motor cycle Trails Comm ittee, a s ub- committee of the ci ty of Hayward, held another meeting on the l Oth of February at the Castro Valley Community Center . Over 100 riders and enthusiasts attended the meeting In an effort to acquire land In the Bay Area to be used for motorcycle trails and off-road riding areas. It was pointed out by Reg Klttrelle and Jerry Bohon (co-chairmen of the committee) that there Is an estimated total of 1,500,000 motorcycles In the Bay Area but virtually no public area devoted to the enjoyment of the sport. For all of the registered motorcycles; approximately $7,000,000 was collected for license fees . It seems tha t s ome of this money could be alloca ted back to the people who enjoy the sport'tn the form of traUs and mechanical parks. Everyone who attended the meeting'was asked to submit information concerning possible riding areas to the land coordinator, Frans Schelin, The information should Include: location of the area; acces s ibility; approximate size in acres; type of terrain, owner (If known) and any comments that might be beneficIal to Frans when he contacts the owner . This information may be sent to Frans Scholln, 450 Bonita Ave., Plesanton, Calif. Stressed throughout the entire meeting was the need to write to local senators and assemblymen and let them know how you fee l. It was also mentioned that letters should be brief and concise and Include your vocation. Let these people know that there are lawyers, doctors, Insurance salesmen, etc. who are interes ted in r iding motor cycl es and the allocation of land for this purpose. All state senators and assemblymen can be written to at the California State Senate (or Assembly), State Capitol, Sacramento. . 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