Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

~ Dliiiiinance, 'Desire 'Desciffies"'Washlngton MX W CI) ~ ;:.... by the North Cascade Motorcycle Club. C,) The ground was still damp from the previous night's rain and It made for good, dust-free racing. next two. John Beals looked good on his speedy Yamaha long enough to place second in the first moto but was slowed by a crash in the second and developed mechanical problems In the last. Hanging right In there was Bill McCandless who got two thirds and a fourth for a third overall on his Bultaco. - Dave CM started a pattern for the day by winning the first 125 moto on his rapid American Eagle. He then proceeded There were so many 250' s that they had to run two massive elimination motos with the slower half going again In a By Kevin Hill O!: DUVALL, WASHINGTON, June 28, 197(}" tool Hot racing on a cool day was the order of things at this Sunday's motocross put on d while running second behind Clift, seemed to run out of gas only a few yards from the"flnish and had to push his CZ across to salvage fourth place. He ended UP with a fifth overall. The third moto, while still another rout for Clift In fir st, was notable for an outstanding ride by Glenn Sowards who rode his CZ to a very convincing second. However, he didn't fare well at all in the other motos and at the end It was Doug Raines In second overall behind Clift and ahead of Robert Atkins, who had finished in the money consistently and edged ahead of Bob Hettland In fourth overall. Big John Sweatt got off to a good start in the first moto of the 500 class and came around on the first lap with a nice lead. In seventh place on this same lap was Dave "Iron Man" Clift, again riding an American Eagle. By the second lap Dave had moved UP to third place and John had fallen back to fifteenth. Next laP and the American Eagle Ace slipped Into second place behind Husky rider Bert Her. On the fourth and final lap Dave got by to take the checkered flag ahead of Bert and Bill Vermilye on a CZ. The second moto was a real hairraiser as Bill Bevaart gave the troops a big surprise by rocketing his 400 Matco Into an early lead and hung on all the way to take the win ahead of hard-charing Steve Hall who had to sneak by Bob Cooper's Husky to grab second. John Sweatt was fourth over Dave Clift who had to overcome an enormous traffic problem to end UP where he did. Bevaart proved it was no nuke by winning the third moto In convincing Bill Bevaart jumps in front to stay. to win every moto to take first overall In the class. Jon Wadkins put on a good show also by being a fast second in every moto . on his Yamaha ahead of Bultaco mounted Brian Barthrop who dueled all the way with Larry Bossen riding another Yamaha. Ossa rider, Dan Zlock, made aparade out of the 200 class when he won all three motos. Winning the scramble for second was J. Calvin on a Hodaka with a fourth In the first moto and second In the consolation race and the fir st fifteen In each to go again In two more motos. There was no sandbegging though, because finishing positions in the elimination heats counted towards the overall deal. Here again, Dave Clift showed his considerable talent by winning his elimination heat and the following two motos. In the second moto he staved off a challenge by CZ-mounted Bob HettIand and Husky rider Doug Raines who finished in that order. This same moto was a heartbreaker for Lance Christopherson who, fashion. He came by In the lead on the first laP- followed by Sweatt and Hall, then slipPed back to third for one lap only to retake the lead on the third lap. He hung on from that point on and won first place overall on points. It Was on that critical third lap that Steve Hall, then running a close second tp Sweatt, was unavoidably detained by a mudhole resident and dropPed back to ninth in the moto and fifth overall. Dave CM was fifth again after starting somewhere In the tall end of the pack and wbipping through to get his passing practice for the day. His overall points were good enough for second overall ahead of Bill Vermilye who just edged out Bob Cooper who was fourth overall. The next race here at Duvall is setfor July 5th, just right for last minute practice before the Inter-Am at Graham, Washington. (Results on page 22) N01RT1HIJE1RN )[)111RlECTOlRY RATES S~5 PER YEAR ~c ISSUES FOR EACH 5 NGLE aUSI"-ESS L ST NG PAYA.BLE ALAMEDA, CALI FORNI A FREMONT, CALIF. POWELL'S ALAIIEDA HONDA - Bul.Hod.·Suz.-Mon. Over 250 M/e's to ~hoo •• from. Tra.·ins ,cctpted-pald for Of not. Liberal flnancine. If you' .. bHn turned down-Try ,!s!) Fr.. rldlnl Itssons with purch., Ins. counsellnc. 5 Hudqnrt.s. Come In 'nd h... a cup of corte•• 8ultaco, quality from top to bottom. lIIato-Blta, Bronco, bold new '.ct. trained meeh. to sant. you. 112. Park StrH' 94501. (41S) 165-0545. BERKELEY, CALIF. CAMPUS SUZUKI - 1403 S.n P.blo AVI. Zip 94702. (415) 141-0192. Suzuki, Malco, Sachs &. Ciao ules, service , parts. "Paris are our specialty!" Anythin, WI don't have, we can GET." O~n 9-6 Mon. thru Sat. SM Jim Johnson. BULTACO OF FREIlONT - .~ AD .. .o.NCE MARYSVILLE, CALI F. Encluro breed of luy-to-totl Mini-BIke. SailS, Service, and Accessorl". Motorcycle Insurane•• (415) 792·7949, 37318 Fremont Blvd •• t Peralta In Fremont. CYC LE CENTER STORES R2 - 37422 Fremonl Blvd. Phone: (415) SY 3.7311. Honda, M.lco, Trllmlph. Motorcycle Insurance. 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CYC LE CENTER STORES '3 - 37411 Fremont Blvd. Phon.: (415) SY 2-0111. SUI., KiIIw., Hodaka, BS", Penton, Mon· wsa. Motorcycle Insurance, Taco , Bonanu Mini-bikes. 100% flnanclnc on appro ....' of cr.dtl. WI welcome dlffi· culty In Customers. LAFAYETTE, CALIF. RICK SCHELL'S SPORTCYCLES- Bul. taco. Yamaha, Penton. H.adquartlrs for Gardner carbs. Complete hellan: weldine. W. splclallz, In dirt bikes. Home of Disl. 36 .111. 3681 1ft. Diablo Blvd., uf.Ylttl. C.III. 94S49. (415) 213.2212. LIVERMORE, CALIF. CYCLE CENTER STORES '4 - 2310 First SI. Phone: (415) 443·5111. Kawasaki, Suz., BSA, Millico. Molorc)'cll Insurance, Taco' Bonanza Mlni-blkes. 100% f1nancln, on approval of credit. Ar. you p.rticular? See us! MARYSVILLE, CALIF. June 27,1970Today looked like it was going to be quite a night! All kinds of records were broken. The spectator record hit an all time high; 213 entries highest entry ever, and John Green BlaCk had his record broken••.he was beaten. In the 500/650 Expert, Green jumped out front but in the second turn Bill Krill first time out as an Expert, (from Marysville) passed Green. Green feU giving KrUl an open field. But as Krill came Into the fourth sweeper, he came to almost a complete stop, as if he thought they hadstoPPedtherace.Around the sweeper came Red Cadwell (BSA) to hold the lead the remainder of the race with Krill placing second and Green third. In the 125cc Novice class, Doug Nelson riding a Bultaco placed first In his heat to come back for the main to repeat his victory with Don Rasmussen coming In for second. Wes Whitten (Yam) came uP from sixth to place third. Another exciting event was the 100/125 Amateur division where Jerry Lee Willis (Suz) pulled out front. However, In the third laP Neil McDannald on a Moto Beta eased around Willis. Then the race was for second place when Eddie Brown on a Bultaco passed Willis in the fifth lap. As the checkered nag dropPed McDannald came In first with Brown making second by about half a wheel and Willis placing third. The minibikes consisted of 19 riders from ages 13 down to four and the mlnitrophy girl, Brenda Hatch, presented trophies to Ken Boswell, age 9, who ran first In his heat; Charlie Brackett age 13, who placed first in his heat; Mark Bean, age 9, placing second; and Jimmy SiZemore, age 4, placing first in his heat. (Results on page 22) MARKEL JOINS RANKS OF SNOWMOBILE RACERS Bart Markel, former three-time National Motorcycle Racine Champbl,. PlaYed an important part In the first attempt by Yamaha International factory team racing. Markel had been racing a stock 396cc Yamaha snowmobile In Michigan races this past winter before being selected to race at the Lake Tahoe, Nevada Grand Prix. 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