Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

~HONDA, ~ en GARDENA, CALIF. June II, 1970 - A ~ pair of also-rans figured prominently ~ into the pIcture at the CMC's weekly, to:l Ascot park motocross Thursday night, -l as the Honda 100SL proved Its cornU petitiveness by placing second, third and fifth in the 100cc Jr. class, wh11e Expert AJS rIder, Jim West, thrUied cheering grandstand spectators with several dazzling performances of a nip and tuck racing with the more heralded JIm Wilson. Led by Pac1f1c Coast Honda rIder, Jim Boldt, the three Hondas were always near the front of the pack, and in the second moto, actually f1n1sbed one, two, three. Jeff Cruzon, who last week won the 125cc Jr. event on a Bultaco, won Thursday night's 100ccgoonaKawasakl, w1nn1ng two motos in a display of skUlful riding. But the big news was st1ll Honda. There should be little doubt that the four-stroke sIngle Is. indeed. a threat to ligbtweigbt class ·domtnaIice by the two-strokes. Boldt, who bad sh1ft·lever trouble in the fIrst and third moto, is expected to bave the problems Ironed out by next week and could very well find himself on top of the beap. Meanwh1le, JIm West, in afrantlc display of r1d1ng, gave Wilson and his covey of Greeves' Grlffons a real run for their money. When WUson was in top form, the tall, lanky West was eIther passing b1m or right on his tan. And the crowd loved It. West, probably because of his size, looks a bit unga1nly' wh11e streaking around obstacles at Ascot, and you momentarUy expect him to come tumbllng off a jump, AJS in the driver's seat. But not so. The young member of the West Coast Motocross Team was in absolute control of his machine and pIcked up.a pair of wins for second place in the 500cc class and tfUrd place in the two-fifty. John DeSoto, with three consIstent second phces, walked away with overall bonors In the 250cc Expert go, whlle WIlson parlayed hIs two wins in the 500cc class into first place cash. WEST STAR AT ASCOT MX be advises rIders to arrIve early to Insure plenty of practice time. PIts open at 4:30 p.m. Spectator turn out was UP from last week, and, reportedly, It even pleased Ascot's managemant. Racing gets underway at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, with Experts competing for a $200 purse. (Results on page 22) G Ron DeSoto, with two wins on his CZ, looked l1ke a sure bet coming into the final 250cc Jr. moto. But a back-of-thepack start resulted In only a fifth place f1n1sh and second place class honors. CZ mounted Fred Cox won the last event, and, with two earlier second places, captured overall honors. More than 240 rIders competed Thursday nlgbt, and at least another 30 were turned away because CMC ran out of entry blanks. CMC presIdent, Stu Peters, had promised to have ample entry blanks on hand for thIs Thursday's event, but Jim (3) Wilson, Jim (NX) Dawson and Tim (11) Hart discuss the manner in which they will enter the first turn. loco'Hero Of T.J. M.C. MX TIJUANA, MEX. June 14,1970- Oscar Lujan, Don Anderson, Tom Snyder and W.C. Thorton won first place trophies at the Tijuana M.C.'s motocross beld at nearby RodrIquez Dam Stmday, but the hero of the day surely bad to be a friendly "Outlaw" named Loco, who, for 12 laps, wrestled an ancient 650Cc Triumpb aroond the demanding, one mile plus course for a mIddle of the pack finish in the all-comers Open feature. . But Loco was not the only hlghllgbt on a day of well organized racing over a very neat, well laId out course: -A squad of Red Cross nurses arrived in a vintage ambulance and establisbed aid stations at strategic points along the course. T.L.C. was admlntstered to numerous fallen rIders. _A small band of horses was herded through the area during practice. _A dairy farmer brought his cows borne for mUklng just after the race ended. -A canvas covered outhouse, complete with a baby blue seat, was hastily constructed. -A portable bull born announced- first in SpanIsb, then EnglIsh - the results and forthcoming events. _A giant, World War I tarpolien was set UP with wire and rubber bands to provIde shade for M.C. offIcIals and their Cervesa stand. . -And, last but not le8.5;t, some 30-40 U.S. and Mexican rIders enjoyed some fun. no-pressure. casual racing. Oscar Lujan, a young Honda 100sL rider from MexIcaI1, had to be the botshoe of the day, althougb be took third place in the Open event, behind the 360 Malco of W.C. Thornton and the 250 Ossa of Tom Snyder. Lujan easUy won the 100-125 race on his new, all-butstreet-Iegal bike. -The course was fast in some places, extremely trIcky in others, One spot, where the majority of spectators opted. Fire Breathers At Green Valley SMITHFIELD, TEXAS - Some four bundred fire breathing cycles w1ll be doing their thing at Green VaIley Raceway Sunday, June 28, when the Southwest Motorcycle Racing Association presents a stellar field of international Grand Prix motorcycle racing. The Texas vs. CalIfornia event, a triple header, w11l be the fourth of six top-cal1ber AmerIcan Motorcycle Association sanctioned 1970 circuit races to be beld in the Southwest. Many veteran racers w11l be competing in the three ring extravaganza, featuring European style motocross races, drag races and road races. The tb1rteen event card offers $2,500 in cash and prizes to the lucky w1nners. Hot shoes from a twelve state area and Mexico w11l be battling wire to wire for their share of the. gold. Headillg II the AmerIcan Motocross Torsten Hallman Racing, Inc. West Coast Dlst. for Riders& , Racers. our machine shop can answet your needs ... PENTON Motorcycles HEAT-TREATED, STUl, MOTOCROSS, SELF-CLEANING, FOLDING PEGS. Fits Specific . " ~ "'0 • ~ AVAILABLE AT YOUR Team from Gardena, CalIfornia comes world famous Sachs and Greeves rider, Gary Balley to conduct a rtd1ng scbool and participate in the races. From Mexico comes Felipe Terriquez of Monterrey #1, who just captured their Inter-Am series in that country. Dazzltng the crowds and competition al1ke w1ll be Dallas' own Rusty Bradley winner at Daytona aDd Talladega this year, and Bently Hardwick, no less skUlful, who two years ago was not expected to live, much less race agaln.AIso adding to the atmosphere of anticipation wUI be bIg 275 pound Ronnie Doyle of Fort Worth, the sUPerman of the SMRA circuit. Action starts at II a.m. with motocross racing through the trees, followed by drag racing and a wheel-standing contest at 1 p.m., and then at 2 p.m. international Grand Prix road racing Is slated to get underway. Green Valley is located 10 mUes Northeast of Fort Worth. _ Torsten Hallman special deslen leathers & racine ltqul"".nt U.S. Dlst. far Trellebare Moto-C.ross tires For dealer Info. write ar call 5345 Timon St., La llesa, Cal. 92041 ODAKA,HONDA, KAWASAKI AND YAMAHA MODELS. Ust Price 58.95 to watch, featured a trIcky downb1l1, leading immediately Into a highly off camber up-b1l1. The nurses were Johnny on the spot for the multitude of rIders who ended UP on the bottom of the ravine, but usually the only thing injured was the rider's pride, The Tijuana M.C. has scheduled another race for Sunday, June 28. (See Calendar of Events for more details). 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