Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

~BCA AMA MX AT BAYMAR£ By Dave Smead and s ome a mount of wheelba s e but he rode like he expec ted to win - which he MOO RPARK, CALIF . May 10,1970- The dod. To do It he had to beat the likes of Jim Belts and Steve Ar mstrong, who Bay Mare Cycle As socia tion held their aren't known for being slow. He might normally well run AMA motocross on May 10. at Bay Mare, and enough riders have been oulpowered but he didn't seem turned out so that three divisions of l25cc to know It. Novices were required. The Experts, The second division of 125cc Novices was another display of guts riding. Lorhowever, were a little sparse, and the enzo Garley (Sachs) and Ron Rak1sits 250 and 500 Amateur / Exper ts were all (Yamaha) put on an three moto see-saw combined. That made for more action instead of less. duel that was the ultimate test of man and machine. They each wonone moto but New Amateur Terry BUton and Bob gave up the last one to Ted Nowak. Hershey proved how fast they were, when they took firs t and second in the first two Garley took a third moto second with RaIds its third, so the win went to Garley motos. They did some dicing bac k and with RaIdsits second and Nowak third. forth but BUton was the winner in eac h The third division of l2 5cc Novices case. In the last, Jim 0 ' Neal on a 250Cc CZ knocked off Btlton. Another newAmawas not to be outdone so Raudy Finmark teur, but well known rider, Al Wurtzel and Bill Nowar put on a show. Each of was also lingering around the top riders them took a win but in the end It was with his 250Cc CZ. Whenthe f1nal results Finmark and Nowar. were tall1ed It ·was Jim O'Neal and Al The first division of 250cc riders had a hard act to follow but Mike Todd and Wurtzel in the 250Cc class and Terry Btlton and Bob Hershey in the 500Cc Mike Renno dir:l an admirable job. Renno was riding what appeared to be a 1966 class. The l25cc Amateur/Expert put on a or 1967 Husky and he knew how to make It go. Unfor tunately he rode it on its side fine show, also. In the first moto It was sur Payne followed by Dean York. The in two motos and Todd got by both times second race started to look like a repeat, for the ~ win. Apparently Todd (Bultaco) knew just the right amount of pressure unW York went down hard. That let Al .to apply. Eg1z1 take over second. Yorkdldn'tshow for the third race but Payne and Egiz1 The second group of 250' s had their st1l1 had Steve Goldberg to contend with. duel too. This time it was between DOug His bid was stopped in the sandwash Grant on a new AJS and Ron Foremanon which is becoming a real trap foranyone an Ossa. Foreman led in the first two mak1ng the slightest mistake. Bill Payne motos but eventually gave the lead to a won all three motos and Eg1z1 took two very smooth Grant. Grant took an unseconds and a third to give him the contested win in the third race• second spot. . Next week is the final race of the EastThe Novice riders did more than their West Series at Bay Mare. Wilson, De share to keep the spectators on their Sote, Hart, West, O'Neal and the rest of . toes. Spec1al thrllls came from the first lhe super Seniors w11l have to try hard division of l25cc riders. Tom Zahnter on to match the action this last Sunday. a new Super Rat Hodaka gave away 25cc (Results on page 26) ~. IIalco rider Mike Casper picks up a 500cc Novice win . 5teve Armstrong leaps along toward a third place In the 125cc Novice class. BIII 'Payne moves on to a 125 Am/Ex. win on his Yamaha. Sod Buslers Open Ground For Scrambles By Bob Grant SANTEE, CALIF . May 10, 1970 - The Sod Busters M.C. held a benefit Hare Scrambles here today on a piece of pri- vate property used for the first time. The race course was approximately six- miles long, winding up through a box canyon, and included a very deep mud hole. There was a large turnout of riders and spectators, all of whom coughed up $1,00 admission fee for the benefit of the Santee Youth ASSOCiation. .. Nobody can pass up a chance to do a lillie erandslandlne. The 50d Busters drew as fine a crowd as Is usually seen at a Hare Scrambles. . But riders and spectators alike were treated to probably the best race held in District 38 for a long time. The Experts led things off, leaving in waves for twelve laps. Jaldng the lead on the first lap was Gene Fetty, onaHusky, follo wed closely by motocross star Pat DeBennedettl on an American Eagle. Close behind them were Scott Klng (5) on a Montesa and Bill Silverthorn (25) on a Husky. First 250 through was Frank Fisher (7L) on a Suzuki, sixth overall. On the third lap, DeBennedettl took over the lead from Fetty and Silverthorn moved into third, despite sliding out coming out of the mud hole. DeBennedettl continued to lead until the sixth lap whenhe was forced to retire with a broken frame . In - the meantime Stlverthorn moved past Ferry and took over the lead, and continued in front for the remainder of the race. Fetty was second and Curtis Smith came in third overall and firs t 250. Bob SUverthorn was firs t 125. After one false s tart the Open and 250 Novices took off on a shortened eight- lap race. Tak1ng the lead right off the line was Cec il ,Oswald on a Kawasaki, but coming around the first lap It was Jeff Baird on a Husky, first. Baird continued to lead unW the sixth lap, when Gary Bennet, also Husky mounted, took oVer and continued on to win overall. Baird was second overall and second Open, followed by Steve Silverthorn first 250 on a Husky, completing a sweep for the SUverthorn famlly. . . ••

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