Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

•...•..•...•............................. · . · . . . · · . ...•.....•......•........................ 0110 Takes Experl Main By BID Speac:er HAYWARD, CAILF. warDlngs all storm Len Mortensen crosses the finish line to take third place in the 350CC Amateur Main at Hayward. Kenyon Wins Again At lodi Cycle Bowl Lorn, CALIF. JlDle 21, 1970-AlKenyon made It two in a row by decisively winDlng tile 500Cc Expert feature at the Lodt Cycle Bowl. After puttlng on one at tile greatest races ever "seen-at tile Hayward Speedway on Saturday ntgbt, he rode a devastating d1Jp11cate race to beat John Green and Jlm FolWY. Young Al led ott tile heat and had no problem winDlng that but he was late com1ng all tile llne in the Main and had to work his way up past Foley, Green and the rest of tile field. He did this witll outside passes and deep braklng. He closed in on Foley, who was in second, on lap tbree as tIIey botll neared the tree turn. As Al dropped IDlderneatll Foley he set up for a hard drive out and in doing so went by Green also. From tIlere it was all down h111 as tile young SPeedster had no trouble outdistancing the field. Tbat race was one at tile few that went By BW Spencer all witbout some discussion. The 650 Expert and 350 Nonce were stw belDg dlscussed when everybody packed up to leave as the SID1 set quickly in tile west. It went llke tbls. At Riders' Meeting everyone was told that the starting flag would be held high just long enough for you to get into gear and tIlen tile rope would be released. They use an elastic string stretched across tile starting 11ne with a man who has a button to depress. Th1s may be tile same man who has tile job at tile Pentagon, just waiting to push the button that wlll blow up the whole world. But, at any rate, tile button got pressed when tile starter wasn't readY with the flag and it also got pushed when the riders weren't ready. Cl1ff Aksland won tile 250 Expert easUy enough with John Gennatr keePing him honest. Derek Olsen was tbtrd with old man Ray Huff beating outJlmFoley.Huff may have lost some steam now that he approacbes 40. but that 11ttle amount he has lost st111 makes him a hard man to beat. The last race d the day proved to be tile most exciting. lerry Chadtm, Terry Sage. Bruce Anderson and Wheeler Gresham all exchanged wordS and thlngs before, during and after tbat &ffa1r. Chadlm led all witll Terry and Bruce in hot pursuit. Terry got around to lead, brtetly. and tIIen Bruce out braked him in one corner only to lose it back to Chadlm in the n!!xt. Terry had it on tile last lap IDlt11 tile tree turn. Here, Anderson put on tile big charge and cut tile course. In dolng so he forced Terry all the llne. Bruce was all it tooandChadtm jumped back into tile lead. The last turn is a constant radius sweeper and Chad1m Wd 1t down golng into 1t and just 11ke toy soldiers in a 11ne, tile otber plopped down beblnd. Secood was Anderson. tIlen Sage and then Gresham. There may have been more but tile dust was pretty tbtck. The rest at the field was tar enough behind to pick tIIetr way tbrough the bodies and Bud Smith was first across the 11ne, followed by Bob Masters, Gene Conant and Terry Sage who receiveda 11ttle helP from some friends. (Results on PII:P 22) Charley Brown Cycles! -'RAe E PROVEN" EXCLUSIVE ~• CONICAL ....,. ' ••uy· .,.-CZ SANTA CRUZ & MONTEREY BAY $114••• & UAItE DEALER • IIAI U9." DISTRIBUTED BY A & A MANUFACTURING 1313 Wlter St. sam CniZ. 9• • (408) 423-9143 m.ailorder • 2771 EI Call1ino - R.dwood City, Calif. 94061 - - :.. - - - - - 415-366·1990 C

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