Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Tables Help Figure' National Point Standings ~ t.:l ~ t.:l ..,J ~ U Imagine the scene. You've just won your 18th National of 1970. So you lean back and pat yourself on the back saying, "18 out of. 25 ain't bad. So wbat if I didn't race in those other seven; I've still got !be National Championship. Right?" Wrongl Some other guy won all "!bose other seven" and HE'S got !be tiUe. Point System used by !be American Motorcycle Association (AMA). In effect, !be system is based not \IIlOD how many races a person wins or receives points in, but \IIlOD which races he wins or receives points in••Jdnd of. like !be electoral college in presidential elec- Absurd? ParUy, but in reality it could A first place at Daytona. Talladega, Loudon, or Sacramento would each be happen based \IIlOD the present National A.A PO;.' j I~ ..a !I :a :l: ,a S'5'8. .. 1. 101 2. 91 3. 82 4. 74 :I. 67 6. 61 7. 56 8. 52 9. 49 10. 46 11. 43 12. 40 13. 37 14. 34 U. 31 16. 28 17. 25 1'8. 22 19. 19 20. 16 2t. 13 22. 10 23. 7 24. 4 2:1. 1 III I! d I~ =a all 86 76 67 59 52 46 41 37 34 31 28 25 22 19 16 13 10 7 4 1 71 61 52 44 37 31 26 22 19 16 13 10 7 4 1 62 52 42 35 28 22 17 13 10 7 4 1 3.Q 16 14 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 26 19 13 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 53 43 34 26 19 12 8 ' 5 4 3 2 1 _It tions. REMAINING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS The number given is the amount of. points the winner will receive. To find !be remainder of. the points and positions, go to the National Point System table on this page and use !be column which begins with the same number. July 18 - 50 LaP TT National at Gardena, Calif. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 30 July 26 - 20 MUe Dirt Track National at Santa Rosa, Calif•••••.••••••• 30 Aug. 1 - 20 LaP TT National at Tulare, Calif•••••••••••••••••••••• 26 Aug. 12 _ National at Tarrebaute, Ind••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 26 Aug. 21 _ 25 LaP Outdoor Short Track National at Hinsdale, Ill•••••••••• 26 Aug. 23 _ 20 LaP Outdoor TT National at Peoria, Ill••••••••••••••••• 53 Aug. 30 - 15 MUe Dirt, Track National at SedalIa, Mo•••••••••••••••• 30 Sept. 6 - 50 LaP Dirt Track National at Nazarelh, Pat • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 86 Sept. 7 - 50 MUe Dirt Track National at Ind1anapolls, Ind. • • • • • • • • • • •• NP * Sept. 13 - 50 MUe Dirt Track National at Sacramento, Calif•••••••••••• 101 Sept. 19 - 10 MUe Dirt Track National at Gardena, Calif•••••••••••••• 26 Oct. 4 - 10 MUe Dirt Track National at Oklahoma City, Okla. • • • • • • • • •• 26 *NP denotes no points at this time; the'race is still tentative pending legal arrangements that have not been complete as yet. Mert LawwUl Gary Nixon Dave Smith Dusty Coppage Walt Fulton III Dave Seb1 Chuck Palmgren Larry Palmgren Art Beumann Mark Brelsford 17. Jody Nicholas 18. Don Emde* 19. Royal Sherbet 20. Ronnie Ral1 Tom Rockwood Frank CamUlieJ,'i 22. Geoff Perry 23. Jim Odom Rick Deane 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Poi., S,••"i.,s Pts. 345 320 286 267 217 210 Name Po. 1. Dick Mann 2. Jim Rice 3. Gene Romero 4. Dave Aldana 5. Don Castro 6. Yvon DuHamel worth 101 AMA points. In nine otber races, a victory would onlY be wor!b 26 points each. "The number of positions and national points awarded in national championship competition are determined by !be amount of. prize money paid in !be Expert Division," stated !be AMA at the beginning of. the year. Then, in late AprU and after five cbampiooships bad already been run, !be AMA dropped "in !be Ex- 174 153 151 136 129 100 94 93 93 93 91 86 79 72 72 68 67 66 65 25. Ken Molyneux Ron Pierce 27. SJd,p Van Leeuwen 28. Ginger Malloy Kei!b Mashburn 30. Robert Bolmer Ron Grant BuddY Elmore 33. Mark Williams 34. Paul Bostrum Al Gaskill Larry Darr Ben Hobby 38. Eddie Mulder 39. Frank Gillespie 40. Larry Stone Nat Williams 42. Hurley Wllvert* , Larry Schaffer 44. PbU Collum 62 62 58 56 56 53 53 52 49 43 43 43 43 41 40 37 34 34 31 28 pert Division" so that it now includes all prize money offered and awarded. What resulted was a sbuffllng of. points which sbJfted !be member racers In !be top ten taster tbanafour-speedgearbox. To figure !be ~ts is not as hard as it seems; of. course, you need the tables trom which to determine !be points. All the information you need appears on Ibis page. 28 25 45. Jess Thomas 47. Len Fortune 48. John Klaus Ed Varnes 50. Bart Markel 22 51. Dave Hansen 52. Cal Rayborn 53. Ken Pressgrove Jim Maness Rod Pink 20 18 17 16 16 56. Mike Meyer Jack Warren Jack Forrester Carl WUlIamson 13 13 13 13 61. Carl Myers 62. W. T. Rutner 63. Lewis Burres Charles Seu Bill Eves 10 7 6 6 6 66. Dan Haaby 67. Jerry Stokes Jobn Black Roger Reiman Gary Boyce Lloyd Hc:?cb1nS PbUHawk Glen Adams 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 73. Bill Floyd 74. Steve Scott Ray LiWe 3 2 2 76. Joe Barringer Mike DottIey George Longabaugb Ed Monn George Roeder 1 1 1 1 1 22 21 *Expert onlY in Road Racing. Roehr has everything you need to moke your Yamaha 125-175 KING of the s'treet or troil Read all about it in... rcahr 317 North Victory Boulevard Burbank, California 91502 SUZUKI FUN WHEELS .. "",~""",- TIle .IYIII'oIIlem with Maico winning race after race is fiDding the sup"ative that descrilles this macbine. Maybe dream isn't euctly rigllt, you decide. Ask .....n MayunI, Jobn Rice or Bob Maynn. TIley finlslled I, 2, 3 in tile • SENIOR at sallllieback 011 July 4t11. And fllat was SOllIe race. BIb Horslley tilt 1st in lie • JUNIOR. Western Distributor: Cooper Motors, 110 E. santa Anita Ave., Burbank. 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