Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Chal De 'C ecco Takes Eastside MC_Scrambles ~ By Bill Spencer UVAS MEADOWS, Gilroy, Ca.- Chal De Cecco made a rare appearance at the opening Eastside M. C . Scrambles and went home wi th the big trophy. He led of! the 10 lap Main and went on to w1n by a country mlle over Bob Scally who had a hard time passtng through the pack and couldn't catch up to Chal 's new m ount . Ben Moser figured to be i n the th1ck of th1ngs but disappeared on lap 4 whlle 10 f ifth spot. Hi s sportster won h1s heat 10 grand style with Scally charging hard, again, in second. I Nor m Seidel won yet another 650cc Amateur Main and beat Mario R1naldi who always seems to be right up 10 the f1ntsh. Mike Sarandria led the 650cc NoVice Main for two laps but let Larry Netf get underneath him and in recover1rig, got himself into wing-ding but managed to save a third. Bruce Teixeira did battle with Jim Foley and beat the District 36 champion by half a bike length in one of the fastest mains. Foley never got more than 20 ft. beh10d but he had handling problems com1ng up the fast sweep10g hill. Barry Webb appeared to have a third 10 the bag when John Hlebo got under him and knocked him into the safety ttres, Wade Ulrich rode his Honda to the checker 10 the new 175cc class and held off Bill Van Der Laan when his motor seemed to die on the last lap. Ron Jeidig missed a shift on lap 3 of the 200 A mateur Main and Bob Cobb and Neil Koch didn't let the opportunity get by the m . Dave Pestoni beat Scott Brelsford to the finish l1ne after young Brelsford bobbled trying to get underneath 10 the Two racers shoe a tum durlnl the Eastside M.C. Scrambles at Gilroy , Calif. last turn. Both 250cc Amateur riders have great futures ahead of them and If the public keeps coming back like the turn out that was experienced today, then the future of motorcycle racing is really looking UP. Th1s was the opening event f or the Eastside M. C . and the crowd of 3,000 got thetr monies worth as the racing was excellent with a great track. (Results on page 18) Gary Kapus Collects Woodland Wins ...... Spllttlnl two other racers , Gary Kapus shoots his trusty Kawa to a l00cc T .D. win. By N.A. WUllams WOODLAND, WASH. March 8, 1970terson (Yam) and Ron Olson (Bul) and With the smallest turn out of riders of Bob Smith (Honda) all were 10 the the year, the Woodland races got under Trophy Dash. Kapus took the 250cc Dash and then way under a blue sky, with just 146 ridhad to go uP against the same boys ers. There had been ra1n f or two days beagain 10 the 250Cc A Main. It was a hard, fast race, with Watte r son and f ore the race, so the track was soft on Gregg (Yam.) right on Kapus all th e way. top and the spectators got pelted with Gregg dropped back 10 the last half of dirt that was thrown uP by the bikes as the last lap, to take f ourth place. Ron th ey sped around the track. Olson took third and Tom Watter son One rider hit the fence dur10g the - took second . Gary took first place. semis and smashed h1s hand but didn't Watterson went i nto the 360cc class to need to be taken to the hospital. Later, take the TroPhy Dash and A-I. Gregg 10 the 200Cc C Main, young Darrell took second 10 the 360cc A Main. Hednrickson, Kaw., went down and had to These r iders will be back again on 'be taken to the hospital with a head 10the 2200 of March for the Champtonship, jury. He had just won the l00cc C Main. That will be a race to see. . Gary Kapus took the majority of the (Results on page )9) trophies again. He won the Trophy Dashes and three A Mains. He had a real battle on his hands 10 the 250Cc class as he ran his Kawasaki against some of ~,,, the brst riders 10 this area. Tom Wat- KAWASAKI ~+~-> SHBY KAWASAKI MACH III OFFERED TO BERKSHIRE WINNER Kawasaki Motors Corp. hasannounced the provision of a contingency prize of a new Mach III to any Kawasaki r ider who can place first overall 10 the upcom1ng Berkshire International Trial, May 16 & 17,1970, at Mi ddlef1eld, Mass. Toquallfy for the award, according to Paul Coll1ns of Kawasaki, the rider m ust be mounted on a Kawasaki, and must complete the arduous two day cross country event with the best overall scores. Entry forms and regulations f or the Berkshire are going 1oto the mail to O -Mike's· Placerville Marine & Cycle ./ : ==, , lit",. m RS """ OIO ~ Bruce Texeira #4 gets loose as Jim Foler #1 looks for room to let by. Bruce rldlnl his Bultaco won the 250 Expert Main. 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