Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

~ By Maureen Lee ~ Hey District 37 riders, wasn't U great to see our heavywe1ght number one wln the Amateur class at the Astrodome? Terry Dorsch let ~ em have U and came up wlth a good start for the 1970 season. Then to top that another of our scramblers, Dave ~ Aldana turns around and wlns the Sacramento mUe. Makes us remember wlth a smUe when just for fun he'd come outto a Saddleback motocross wlth a little beat-up ~ looklng Suzuki and wail In the lOOCc class. W1th that little blke there was onlY one tz:I way to go, throttle full on. The riding talent was ther although the professional -J exper1ence was yet to come. The two of thJ!m wlll always be our favorite people, not U because they're big wlnners but because they 're them. The high temperament of a oir.a.c.er.1s .. . th.e.r.e.. .u.tiif1:.00d m.anners keep It in check. b .... _ _ Q: r:; G scramliD~n~' a-r-o-u-n-. Continued from page 6 ~TRIUMPH: Coventrj fields a team of three riders on the new 750Cc "~trlples. One 15 proven, one experienced and one wlth no experience. This sums up the Daytona effort for Tr1umph thls year. High hopes ride wlth former wlnner Gary Nixon who 15 rated even better than Rayborn by more than afew. Nixon's bum leg wlll have to heal rap1dly to hack that UP. It was far from healed at Houston. Gene Romero, who has twlce flnlshed inside the first ten at Daytona 15 the number two man. As yet he 15 cons15tent but not a threat for the front spot. The third man 15rookie Don Castro who has no Daytona experience and onlY one road race as an Amateur under his belt. The once proud Triumph team appears a blt thln this year·plus the fact that none wlll be riding the long proven 650 twlns; Nixon can ride wlth the best and is a fierce competitor but this Is the first Ume for the Tridents and 10 spite of much ballyhoo from England that claims speeds of uP nearly 170 mph they wUlhavea long haul. EngUsh mph have often not measured uP to American mph In past events. According to the British press (Motor Cycle News) Factory tester Percy Tal t This brlngs up a po1nt about somethlng we saw happen at a recent race. A rider wlll also be on hand to ride a Trident. was constantly do1ng bad things, like course cutting, and a complaInt was registered wlth the oU1clals. The flagman walked out wlth a furled black flag hoping the rider . ._ . . . . .YAMAHA: For the flrst time In six years Yamaha says they are not • ...-.. offlc1a1ly fielding a team. Yet they have a group of riders that rank would get the polnt that he wal;i pulllng some violations, and start minding h1s mansecond to none when It comes to raclng the banks and fast straights ners. The lnfractions continued and he was flnally black flagged. Getting mad, he at Daytona. They wlll have the smallest machines on the Une on the turned his blke sideways In the m1ddle of the track and started an argument. How 15th but wlll have more depth than any other entry. The past-potent little 350Cc twlns some of his fellow riders missed him I'll never know. The arguer was instantly get the call once again but wlll not look alike, nor wlll the riders. dtsqual1f1ed for the day and we'll drag out our soap box and say, especlalIy to you Seven Americans, two Australlans, one EngUshman, and one Canadian are early beglnn1ng Novlces, don't ever endanger your fellow riders. Walt untlI you get off the entrants on the brand that swept all but one race a year.ago at the beach. Record track before throwlng your tizzy and believe me, we've all thrown them. You wouldn't holder Yvon DuHamel brlngs them In. He 15 often rated better than both Rayborn and be a racer If you dldn't have temperment but yelllng at someone In the pits 15 a lot Nixon comblned. He has also won the 100 m1le 250Cc race the last two years. The sater than trying to stop a race wlth your bike. event that 15 annually shortened due to rain. Next up is the well known Rod Gould We saw what ,was the best performance we've ever seen from a girl on a bike on from England. There was no better racer In Europe last year and Rod has two pr10r Sunday when Samm1e Dunn climbed the Matterhorn at Saddleback Park. Over the years of experience at Daytona. Back of these two stands Ralph White, a former . years we've seen an awful lot of good riding by girls tn all forms of the sport. Daytona wlnner and one of the most underrated road racers golng. Behind these three Sammie, who r1des a 500 Triumph R1ckman Metisse (ab but the English can sUll experienced veterans 15 a pair of youngsters that can road race the pants off any build good b1kes!) was the flrst rider over the top for the day and she went over wlth challenger. Ron Pierce and Tom Rockwood. Pierce led Daytona last year untlI fallbeautlful control lncluding that awful sandstone bU at the summit. We'll say that she lng. Rockwood came from mUes back to flnlsh a closlng 7th. Then Yamaha has two went over 1n better shape than most of the men who managed to make it all the way. Australlans, both proven champions, who wllllnvade the big bowl for the first time. Fantasticl She Is a real "girl-type" girl too and wants to have a try at TT raclng. Kel Carruthers and Jack Flndlay are the two Ausstes who have piles of press cl1p500 Novlce class, watch out, but you guys wlll dig her so much you won't be able to plns but no Daytona experience. The Ust contlnues wlth well known names such as, get mad even if she does beat you. Dan Haaby, Dusty Coppage and miler, ChuckPalmgren- all three noted for their dirt Can't let a week go by wlthout mentionlng that rule book, but don't forget clubs track raclng and not their road racing abWty. Yamaha has a palr of aces golng for that District rules requlres you have two ambulances when you throw a motocross: them In the Amateur class. They were the top two Novice road racers In the nation If you want any c1ar1f1cation on thls, call Distr1ct ambulance coordinator Jack Hurley last year. Both are uP from the beginner ranks and both have as much or more road or District referee Harry Whalen. Harry, who 15 also the b1II: bike ·scrambles racing . experience than 90% of the IAlytona Experts. Texan Mike Cone, the Daytona steward has a new address. It's 9028 Kreuger, Culver CUY. phone 15 (213)836-6698• . and Laconia Novlce wlnner and Californian Don Emde are the two that wlll carry the You gal riders don't forget that District 37 now has changed the Powder Puffcolors for Yamaha In the Amateur 100 mUer than wlll run on Friday the 13th. These class to 0-125 and U deflnltely has lncreased the turnout, If you sUll have 100 or two would be bad luck for any challengers. Yamaha and the Uttle 350 has come close under and want to come out, do so. There are a few of us who don't have 125's and the past two years. They have done everything but wln. Many are already counting can't afford to buy one yet but beUeve me, you can have just as much fun messlng them down and out. Last year people said they couldn't lose, thls year they are around behind the super-shoes as you can up front, Maybe more. So don't let the fact saying they can't wln, What adlfferenceone short year makes. This the "Darkhorse" that a 125 can blow you off In the fast spots scare you. entry this year. Don't weeP for Yamaha untlI sundown on the 15th. Hope you caught BW Medley on "Movln" on the telly the other night. Bill has been a famutar face at Perris more than once when he'd come out wlth the Irv Seaver THE MILE COMBINED LIGHTWEIGHT EVENT: crowd just to relax for one complete Sunday and watch the races. Half the time Slnce this race was or1g1nated eight years ago It has been limited to 250Cc mapeople dldn't recognize him under a straw hat and In casual clothes and he was able chlnes. This is no longer true wlth a new ruling that admitted that lnch for lnch the to just spend a pleasant day wlth his friendS wlthout havtng the Uvtng Ute bugged out two strokes were far faster than the four strokers. Saturday, March '14th wlll f1nd d h1m by gabby fans and autograph seekers. Maybe U's because he's "one of us" 350 and 360Cc machines racing against the smaller 250's. Yamaha and their fleet of blitng a bike r1der himself. As for me, well, if he never writes another song (as he fast 250's wlll be challenged by a 350Cc Harley wlth none other than Rayborn aboardl does constantly) I'll never forget his "Peace Brother, Peace" last year. That was Yamaha has won this event five years In a row and one 350 Harley (Italian style) out of s1gbt. does not pose too much of a threat- even wlth Rayborn. Our prediction of the future 15 maybe weird to some of you, especlalIy if you Suzuki 15 making a comeback In the 250 race and wlll challenge the dom1nat1on don't understand engines too much (don't feel bad, they 've been trying to explain to long heid by Yamaha. The one and onlY time a Yamaha was given a run was by a me for years how a desmodromic valve works and I sUll can't understand i~ but we • Suzuki, back In ' 67• thlnk that In a short wb11e you'll see bikes wlth the Wankel rotary engine In them. Kawasaki has tried for three years but has fa11ed to give the race a run for the It's so simple it's almost sUlyI Bet you 10~ I'm right! money. The Harley 250's gave up long ago so it appears as though the Ughtweight 1iW"'==="W"'"-w==........lf"'="".".... battle shapes up wlth dozens of Yamaha's, a few Suzuki's and Rayborn's lone Harley 350. • . Yamaha dominated the big bore Amateur 100 mUe race last year With a new one lap track record and then a runaway ride, They return wlth much more depth and a fleet of top rated amateurs to ride the 350' s to what could be an easy victory• . The 78 mile Novlce race with the 250's could be another Yamaha sweep as they took nineteen of the first twenty places last year. . Yes, thls Daytona wlll rank as the greatest of them all- at least unW 1971. Records wlll fall In all events and riders names wlll take their rightful place as wlnners at America's fastest and finest Speedway. ioo 8·16 DISCOUNT o. All '69 YAMAHAS· Parts-Service & Access. GENE H. MYERS YAMAHA :<; . _ . 4151 Redondo Beach Blvd.• Lawndale. Ca elm-ttl (213) 542-4041 ... ~erlct 5 WINNERS ·IN MEXICAN 1000 FUEL BOOSTER FOR GASOLINE ·5-10% hp. 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