Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

QJl.eNf>~ Mc~~,!LL Y ,!qM.f.A.L!lggIJJJ1~ ~ , HALF-MILE FLAT TRACK at San Jose County Fairgrounds on Tully Road, between Nimitz Fwy and Monterey Hwy, South of San Jose. All the big name riders. Practice at 10 am, quallfy1ng at 12, races at 2: 15 pm. Box seats $5, Grandstand $4.50, ch1ld under 12 $1.50. Info: (408) 295-5030. PORTERVILLE, CALIF. June 5,1970The Rocky Hill Speedwayonceagainpro- some of the finest motorcycle 'racing to be found anywbere. The heats were fast CMC MOTOCROSS at Perris Raceway. Club membershiP required. $5 mall entry to Box 1402, Costa Mesa, Calif. 92626, post entry $10. 3 # plates, gates open 7:30 am, race at 10 am. FRI. & SAT" JULY 10th-11th 'IT CHAMPIONSHIP 30 Lap National by Mt. St. Helens M.C. Gates open at noon. Sign in closes at 6:30 pm. P.O. Box 51, Castle Rock, Wa. 98611. Info: (206) 274-6881. Yamaha" • Next UP SAT. & SUN., JULY 11th & 12th TROPHY PRESENTATION for CERA I and II. Party, dance, old time field meet at Deadman's Point. Camping ok, facUities avaU. Lucerne Valley cut off, Bear Valley'road east off Fwy 66. Dance Sat. night, trophy prest. Sund. SUNDAY, JULY 12th TOUR by Pacific Coast Honda to Tecate, Mex. Meet at P.C.H. in Lomita, Calif. at Bam. Darrel (1) McCaully inside Carroll Jackson as Darrel goes on to win Open Expert cl ass. CMC MOTOCROSS at Saddlehack. Fifth club event in Golden West Series. Membership required. $5 mall entry to Box 1402, Costa Mesa, Calif. 92626, post entry $10. 3 # plates, gates open 7:30 am, race at 10 am. Barstow Scrambles Fast & Hot MONDAY"JULY 20th SPORTSMAN SHORT TRACK by Valley M.C., at Cycle Land Speedway, 14 mUes south of Chico, Calif. at Hwy 99E and Qage Shlppe Rd. Signup 7-7:30 pm, race at 8:30 pm. High Point trophies at end of season. $1.50 to ride or watch. Classes 1qocc, 20OCc, 25'OCc.lnfo: (916) 877-3395. By RudOlPh W. GroJeda, Jr. Hot and fast was the way it wentat the European Scrambles that took place between Barstow and Lucer·ne Valley last June 7. The course was laid out over mostly flat-out type country. ' Ten o'clock' and the 100Cc class left the line with a high pitched roar. After the dust cleared, you could see the bikes making their way up a long gradual slope toward a small rocky kn,!)ll. The bikes Ba;a 500 (Continued [rom Page 5)' .Yes, the cars won again this year. that in the 'States. Will NORRA continue And as the course becomes better known to subject Mexican citizens to racing and faster with wear chances are that dangers they may not even be aware of? they will be tougher beat in the future. NORRA does announce the race on local Some of the car's speeds in the first radio stations and most of the traffic on race day is there to watch the competi80 mUes of pavement touch 150 mph and that's going to be hard to. match with a tors but that doesn't account for a station dirk bike. ,wagon full of kids that may some day be That paved road section is an area run off the roap without the benefit of a that NORRA should inspect very closely roll cage and seat harnesses. The National Off Road Racing AssOC1a: This year's course was well over 500 tion has done an outstanding job in ormUes. How unhandy would it 'be to start gan1z1ng its Baja events. Registration, the race at the end of the paved road scoring communication and cooperation on a less traveled route out of Ensenada. with th~ Mexican government have all The Mexican government has been lenient in regard to the safety of the highway users. That fact should in no been carefully arranged. But how much longer can they invite professional racway relieve NORRA of the responsiers vying for a large cash purse and bWty of waVing a money colored green turn them loose on unclosed public roads flag in froot of a professional racer that are used for ordinary traffic? No ' race or-~.~~tion w ld be allowed t d pointed down a crowded public highway. (Results on page 22) ..ou 0 0 u: 0; Speewa, capacity, with over 170 riders signed up, for the small 90Cc bikes to the thundering 650 BSA and Triumphs. Cole Campbell clearly indicated from the very start that he was out to win the gold on his new 100 Honda. ,This combination proved unbeatable as he took both the heat and the main in the 100 Novice Class. A Hodaka ridden by Jeff Lessley, and Ri<:hard Frost on a Kawasaki pushed the leader all t!le way, to finish in that order. The 125 NoVices put on a real crowd pleaser, with Fred Gregory, and his Bul_ taco besting Maurice Prichett and his Sachs machine. The combined 125 Amateur-Expert, was a real quick race with Jack Jones, expertly manning his Suzuki in ahead of Ron Tobey and his "Shafter (Continued [rom Page 19) , ~-- Cody had already carried the USA ing off the throttle. It was flnally 'WUd Racing Team Banner to victory in his Bill' breaking loose and taking the lead. handicap heat and was looking in top Rick was giving it his all, but it looked shape. Bill flnished fourth in his Handilike Bill was determined to take thisone cap semi, and as he lined up for the first and as he crossed the line for the scratch heat of the evening, 'he was side checkered flag, Woods was right behind by side with Stu Morley who wasproving him and the thunderous applause from the himself to be a worthy adversary this stands let them know that the fans knew evening. Stu was doing his best racingof they had viewed one of the best races the season as he had won his Handicap of the evening. heat and his Handicap Semi and he was Rick won his Scratch Semi which put out to make this Stu Morley night. Much blm in the main event, so all that Bill to the surprise of Cody and to the delight had to do was place 1st or 2nd in his and of his pit crew, Stu leaped into the lead the fans would see'them go at it again in off the line and kept it all the way to the the main event. Luck was not with Cody f1n1sh line as B11I tried vainly to catch this time as he went down in the first him. Woods came back in the next heat corner as all four riders hit the corner looking like. his old self as he took the at the same time. Bill managed to pick lead and stretched it out with each lap. his machine up as it was st11l running, He was having a problem holding the but he then fell back down in the center inside line, that he rides so well as he of the track and the ~ck flag went out was drifting wide in each corner but he to stop the race as Bill was in the middle took the checkered flag with a large lead. of the corner. There were howls of proAfter the intermission, the excitement test when the fans heard the announcewas at a fever pitch as thenextrace'was ment that Bill had been disqualifed bethe Copy-Woods match race. In the coin cause in the op1n1on of the Referee he toss, Cody won it and took the inside and had deliberately laid his machine down as the starting gate went up, he charged in the center of the track and had made into the lead with Woods hard' on hlm. no attempt to get it off the track. This Into the second corner, -Woods made a moved him to the Scratch consolation hard charge on the inside, but he couldn't which meant that he would not get to run hold it down as he drifted out and into against Woods again, much to the disCody. The crowd was on its feet as the appointment of the fans. mach1nes were bashing together coming The Second Division Main Event was • dl!vro,~!!. s.l;rl!Jg!ltwi!!tnei!ll!!.l'·tl!l~.X:.i!!.I:I.l:'••••. ~n bY a.n~w rider who s!ovJed a lOt ~ moved along at a good pace toward a small h11l, then back around in the direction of the pits. In the pit area there was a very sharp turn. The ground was getting very soft and many bikes were getting bogged down and <;rashing. There was a very hard fight for the first three places as Walker Yetto, Troy HoIDs and Mike Holbrook went at it hard. Their positions changed many times, but when It Wl\s allover Troy was first, Walker second, and Mike third. About forty five minutes later, the 125cc class took off with a shot. The top three were M. Mayes, T. Lamar, and G. Schmidt, in that otder. It was close to noon before the 250' s got started, and that's when the noise really began. They are some strong bikes. Here again it was niP and tuck for the first place. In the end, it was W. Anderson Jr., D. Santoy, and long tall J. Close. . With more noise and vigor, in early afternoon, the open class exploded off the line. When the smoke and dust cleared the first three ,stili standing were J, Ericson, D, H11I and G. Paull. Let ,us 'not forget the first female, a , pretty young thing called Yvonne,Ezeland. 1'm sorry I did not get the name of the first spectator who got hit by a Bultaco because he was standing too close to the course, but he'S alright. It was a great day, a great race and there will be another oneonAugust23rd, sporlsored by the Barstow Motorcycle ClUb. Mr. Hemph1ll and his gang put out a lot of effort, time and money to make the race a success. promise as Mike Keene kept his JAP in front of Rick Blake's JAP to take the win. Blake was also show:lng a lot of style and it was apparent that he wID not be a division two rider for very long. In the Handicap Main Event, Stu Morley came through out of the blue to take the win as Gary Fishburn had led the race up to the last corner with Dennis GUdenhaus pusblng him all the way. As they went into the last corner, Fishburn went wide and Dennis slipped under him for the lea~ but he only held it for about 20 yards as Morley hurtled by hlm like he was shot out of a cannon to snatch the victory. The Scratch Main Event found Sonny Nutter ~abb1ng the lead ahead of Mike Kanle and Stu Morley. Woods was running in fourth place and trying to find a way to go. Woods worked his way around Morley, and Konle and put the presslU'e on to take the lead from Nutter. Rick closed the gap about two bike lengths, but that was the best he could do as Sonny took the flag for a well-deserved win. ...... . came the larger bore bikes, with Albert Nystron showing the way on his Ossa, to Bobby Williamson, Bultaco, and David Prestage with his Yamaha, to wind up the 200 Novice and Amateur in that order. The huge field of 250 Novices put on a display of daring with Doug Storeby and his Kawasaki w1nn1ng over Shawn Leopold and Jerry Hansen. The 250 Amateurs put on a see-saw type of racing, with Jack Dodds and his new Bultaco handily winning the heat, but settling for second behind Tom Francisco and his Ossa in the main. The 250 Experts followed the girls, and once again District 35 Number 1 rider Steve Snider clearly illustrated why his plates carry this number as he flew in ahead of Mike Middleton on his Montesa. Robert Parkhurst, C- Z rider, was victorious in the 500 Novice coming in ahead of David RUey, Triumph, followed closely by Jeff Frank and his Bultaco. Joe Che1l1no and his Bultaco took top honors in the 500 Amateur class, followed by Gary Herwick, C- Z, and Hank Conk11n, BSA. The next three events pitted the BSA machines against the Triumphs, and do these bikes shake the ground when under full power. Pete Hixon, 'Triumph, had a real battle going with Ed W1ll1ams, BSA, for most of the night, with Ernie Smithey also riding a Triumph real close in the open Novice. The Open Amateurs was a tight contest from the dropping of the start flag. Alan Haydon, BSA wtnn1ng over Bobby Owens, Triumph. In the wee hours of the morning, the open Experts were called to the line. When the white flag was dropped these guys went for broke. Home towner, Darrell McCaully, DIstrict 35 Number 1 rider, managed to hold off the rest of the field on his "Big-Beezer" roaring in ahead of Louie Wood and his Triumph, followed by Rick Newby and the Custom Engineering Triumph. (Results on page 22) B.l.M. Meeting (Continued [rom Page 8) use of desert lands must end, with land being divided on the basis of Closed, Limited Use and open Use. Harris, who uses some 800 acres of his northern California ranch as a pay-for-play cycle park, commented later that the "principal" of setting bike areas aside is "sound", and that the "private sector" should become more involved in providing areas. A sizeable delegration of San Bernardino County residents and officials were on hand to ask for helP in controlling the blight of motorcycles that descend upon their county each weekend. Bob A~el, staff assistant to San Bernardino County Supervisor WWiam A. Betterley, pointed out many instances of private land abuse by motorcyclists and called for stricter controls, possibly in the form of designated areas and land use fees. Additionally, a number of officials and delegates, including James Stearns, DIrector of the California Department of Conservation Resources Agency, expressed strong concern for the damage caused by motorcyclists on desert soU, vegetation and wUdllte. Stearns called for very tight controls and law enforcement, drawing an analogy between cyclists and University of California, Berkeley demonstrators. In private, however, many of those present expressed sympathy for the plight of motorcyclists and felt that lack of communication had been a major contributor to the present situation. Furthermore, many, including Riverside District BLM chief Jack Wilson, expressed a desire to work more closely with.~"rOll4.;lCeh1clisy;. !:!le.tuture• '" = t.:l ~ t.:l cj :>.. U

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