Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

~I~TT MIAT Ta'T The Trojan TT riders do some tricky foot work bending around toward the jump. Horton Wins At Trojan By Eddie Smith Wayne Garrell bounces through a Maricop a gUlly on his way to a 125 class win. Doug Wheeler and Bill Payne brought their CZ's home to first and second overall. Wheeler getting a first and two seconds, and Payne winning two heats but falling in the second moto and slipping hack to fourth . Danny Summerlln was third in the 250Cc Junior, Division I . The 250cc Junior, Division 2 run combined. with the 250Cc Senior. Steve Hammer (AJS) won the senior event, while the junior ,class_. was won ,by (uh-hu) Allen Garrett (Yam), Bill Royden (C Z) was second and Joe Cushway was third on his CZ. The Open Junior-Senior Combined was like a page out of history, proving again, you can't quite discount the old four strokes yet, as (h ere's that name again) Wayne Garrett wheeled his forty inch Triumph Metisse home to first place Senior with Steve Benedict (Hus) second and Glenn Colby (Mai) third. The juniors were shown the way home by Steve Rouch ( CZ) with John Mitchell (Hus) second and Tom Mills (Hus) third. In aU, a good day's racing, testing rider and machine with up-hills, downh111s, side-h111s, sandwashes and a little TT track thrown in for good measure. There was positively one group of riders who . enjoyed the day. I won't even tell you who they are, I" just let you guess . (Results on page 19) MARICOPA, CALIF., April 26, 1970The Taft Motorcycle Club presented a .. Desert Motocross" today, and the name . of the game was DUST. Heaven help the rider who didn't clean his filtron between heats. Soft, dry, silty s oil on most of the h111s seemed in places to be almost bottomless, testing machine preparation and rider conditioning to the utmost. was Art Carter (H-D). just put the 10.Qcc Junior class In his pocket and ran away with all three heats. Leo Fedawa (H-D) came In with a .weu deserved second, and Tom Garrett (Yam) was third. Get used to the name Garrett friends, you ain't seen nothin' yet. The first division of the 125cc Junior class was another one - man-event, as Craig Cole ( Bul) won all three motos, chased by ,Chester Wheeler (Yam) In second and (are you ready?) Allen Garr ett (Yam) In third. The 125cc Junior, Division two, was won by Jack McKay (Yam), closely followed by James Childs (Yam) and Greg Geiser (H-D). The 125cc Senior was yet another one man sh ow as (here we go agairi) Wayne Garrett (Yam) won all three heats easily. Randy P1pc orn (Ya m) was second and Carmon Minder (AE) was third• • HALF MILE Ascot Part Gardena, Calif. May 1,1970 EXPERT FINAL Tom Rockwood Jimmy Odom Dusty Coppage Ron Kruseman Don Dudek Paul Conserrlere Eddie Hammond Sammy Tanner DeWayne Keeter Terry Donaher AMATEUR FINAL John Hateley Don Emde Mike Bradley Ted Longwtth Chuck Hart Adam Lee Terry Dorsch Randy Ellis NOVICE FINAL Kenny Roberts Bob H111 Al Baker Gary Scott Jim Crenshaw Tom Vardeman Don Walters Ron Moore Les Contanza Earl Barker .~ . TT SCRAMBLES Elsinore, Calif. April 26, 1970 By Lorrl Lee ~~~. Trl Tri Yam Tri Trl Nor Trl H-D Nor Vel Trl BSA Trt BSA Trl Trl Trl BSA Suz Yam Yam Suz Bul Yam Yam Bul oss Yam . ~~ ~ NATIONAL CHAMPION SIDP HALF-MILE Cumberland, Md. 20 LAP EXPERT FINAL Mert Laww111 Dave Aldana Larry Palmgren Keith Mashburn Mark Brelsford Jim Maness Ken Pressgrove Dave Smith Don Castro Gene Romero Dave Sehl Jim Rice AMATEUR FINAL Doug Sehl Ron Butler Tod Sloane Gary Fisher Maurece Fraiser WIlllam Finn Bob G111 Dennis Palmgren -~ . H-D BSA T rl Yam H-D H_D MINI BIKES R. Sibley S. Egli C. Markley 100 NOV. NOV. M. Young F . Meissner R . Widener D. Dove 125 NOV. NOV. H. Fletcher M. Fritz C. Dodge B. McHalavich S.Scott - Rup Hon Kaw Suz Kaw Suz Hus Yam Pur Yam Yam BSA Trl Trl Trl H-D NATIONAL CHAMPIONSIDP POINT STANDINGS UNOFFICIAL BSA Dick Mann Gene Romero Don Castro Yvon DuHamel Mert Laww111 Dave Aldana Geoff Perry Jim ,Rice Walt F !!.lton Jr . Tri Tri Trl Tri Tri BSA BSA Tri - ~ __ 4 - 141 103 98 93 83 76 67 62 62 -- SOUTH GATE, CALIF . April 30, 1970Tom Horton won two main ev ents and two trophy dashes at Trojan SPeedway Thursday night. Horton's wins came in the 100 and 125 TT MaIn Events and in the 100 and 125 TT trOPhy dashes. Horton riding a Kawasaki beat Joe Monohan mounted on a Yamaha to the checkered flag In the 100 TT Main Event. Tom won the 125 TT MaIn on his Mateo, John Sperry placed second and Danny Corbett was third. Both Sperry and Corbett were riding Yamahas. Riding his Kawasaki, Tom Horton won the 100 TT trophy dash. In the 125 T:r trophy dash, Horton was running second to John Sperry until the last lap, when Sperry fllpped his bike coming over the jump for the last time. Horton then took over first place after missing the fallen Sperry to win the dash. Sperry was unhurt in the mishap . Mounted on a Yamaha, Horton placed second in the 250 TT Main. He also placed second In the 125 flat track MaIn and finished fourth In the 250 flat track MaIn Event. Horton rode in every race during the evening. J ohn Sperry, riding a 125cc Yamaha, was the winner in the 100-125 combined 100 NOVICE T. G1llesple Kaw J . Colman Kaw M. McGarvey Kaw Kaw R.Maahs 200 NOVICE Bul J . Swinks Pen W. Sha y Oss M. Bloom 250 NOVICE Bul M. Little Bul H. Cheetwood Oss D. Wafne J. Coldwell 500 & OPEN NOV. Mon S. Lowell Mai J . Moore Dun J. WIllha1t 100 EXPERT Kaw R. Morrison Kaw F. Guer Kaw F. Junkersfeld 125 EXPERT Yam D. Tudor Bul R. Parsons Bul T. Warren Yam G. Nord 125 NOVICE 'R . Parsons Bul Pen W. Sharp Yam Flynn Yam Demming 250 EXPERT Oss M. Hagodki Bul H. Cheetwood Bul T. Warren 500 & OPEN EXPERT Trl J. Sprague Tri D. Tudor SPECIAL EXPERT Trl D. Tudor Tri J. Sprague ,C . Grizzle Tri B. Bartels flat track MaIn. Sperry passed Horton on the last lap to win. Horton was second followed by - Bob Sanders' Kawasaki. Larry Shaw, riding his Mitco Bultaco, was the winner In the 250 flat track trophy dash. Sha w also won the 250 flat track Main Event. Jimmy Stein was second mounted on a Maico, while Mike Curoso brought his Bultaco into a third place finish. Shaw rode a new250Yamaha in the 250 TT MaIn Eventandfinished fourth. Riding a Maico, Jimmy Stein won the 250 TT Main, Horton was second with Bob Byers taking third. Byers was riding a Yamaha. Stein also took the checkered flag to win the 250 TT trophy dash. Bob Sanders riding a 100cc Kawasaki was the winner in the 100-125 combined trophy dash on the flat track. Sanders placed third in the 100 TT and in the 100-125 flat track Main Events. Horton, Stein, and Shaw ill all be back this Thursday night at Trojan Speedway, when racing starts at 7:30. On May 21, Trojan Speedway will present a 50 lap MaIn Event on the TT course for the 250Cc bikes. Three hundr ed dollars will be a warded to the winner of this race. (Results on tllI.l!e 19 .. TTRACES Ascot Park Gardena, cliUf. April 30, 1970 EXPERT FINAL Dusty Coppage Eddie Mulder Tom Rockwood Dave Hansen Mike Haney LloYd Houchins Skip Van Leeuwen Paul Bos trom Bob Batley D. Christopher Eddie Wirth Bill Manley Yam Tri Tri Tri Tri Trl Tri Tri Tri Tri Tri Nor 'AMATEUR FINAL John Hateley Tri 100Cc UNDER 16 Sac David Reed Hod R. LaFontaine 100 EXPERT Sac John English Suz Wes Word Hod Art Thomas 101 - 150cc BEG. Bob Decker Sac Pen Allen Raduski Sac Mike Ricks 101 - 150cc EXPERT Sac Doug Coffman Walter Sergeant Sac Sac Mike Decker 200cc Bul Mike Craig Yam Randy Paul 250 cc BEGINNER CZ Arthur Tepper Stewart Penington C Z Gre Steve Wakeman Yam Paul K1ngsline SHORT SCRAMBLES Suz . Marc Prentice 250 EXPERT IDLLCLIMB CZ 3rd Annual Tex Nash Mem Tim Tepper Yam John English Jacksonv111e Oregon oss April 26 1970 George Cota Bul by Steve' Wakeman Gordon Scheu Suz Dale Osborn 500cc MINI BIKES Darrell Thetford Trl Crls Tippets Hon Seth Dean Kaw Darwin Ault Suz Trl Wes Word Ronny Clark Hon Mai Ken KOlrer Don Emde Ted Longwlth Terry Dorsch Terry Moriarty Mike Bradley Tom Clard Jon Sellers Karl Trlest Kris Bakke · NOVICE FINAL Gary Scott Kenny Roberts Ray Vanderpool Carl Byers Al Baker Les Contanza Dave Lenar I Earl Barker Chet Burt Jim Halford OPEN CLASS Mike Gibbons Dick Chambers Sam Grooves BSA BSA Trl Tri Trl Tri Tri BSA " BSA Bul Mon Yam Yam Yam Oss Oss Yam Bul Yam Trl Trl Trl CLIFF HANGER ENDURO Beaumont, Cal. April 19, 1970 1st OVERALL Joe Buckner 1st OPEN Dick DeJong 2nd OPEN Fred Arnold 3rd OPEN John Wilhoit Ist 101-250cc Eddie Day 2nd 101-250cc Dick Ellefson 3rd 101-25OCc Dale Dean 1st 100cc Edward Dean FINISHERS: Jeff Henniger Keith Riley Ed Martony John Neidlinger Kenneth Cox Ron Bishop 975 Yam 942 Bul 940 Bul 928 Duc 960 Trl 948 Yam 947 Gre 947 Hod 942 933 927 . 927 927 926 C- Z Yam Mai BSA -

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