Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

~ ~ ~ V) Green Nears Point Le'ader ;$ Moural Grabs Handicap Main At Chico By ,Bill Spencer r.J Z r.J FREMONT, CALIF., August 2, 1970- :>., U valuable points on current point leader Jim Foley at the Fremont sbort track this weekend. Green captured a win In the combined heavyweight Expert Main and a second place in the botly contested 250cc Expert class. Foley could do no , better than fourth and finished out of the points. This will put Green within 20 points of the Distric.t #36 leader with more than half of the season gone. Every race from this point on will count as an exelting part of the dash for the number one plate. Bud Smith led off the combined 500650 affair but Green got underneath' going Into the first turn. The newly cut track has improved ,Immensely in the past weeks thanks to Frank Santa Cruz of Bob Barkhimer Associates. According to Director of Racing, Chuck GuIlIuizzo it will get even better as time allows, Craig Goodwin tried a new inside groove on the first turn, but could oh1y manage a second as Ron Talbot took the cbeckered. d _Sacramento's John Green picked up some By John Noffsinger Triple ~ Features Officials By Vi Kirby For instance during intermission, they MARYSVILLE, CALIF., July 25,1970At Triple M, the races are put on by the try to have different events that would Feather River Motorcycle Club, and they interest the spectators. Well, tonigbt always try to make race nights interestthey cooked up an otficials Race. It was ing, exciting and different. quite an exhibition. The officials; some of whom have raced before, were given a chance to let their hair down. Twenty nine riders signed up in the 250 Novice class, two heats and one semi, conststing of 19 bikes, making the noteworthy on two counts. First, his band LOD/, CALIF, July 31, 1970 - The Lodi main 12 riders and what a race! was quite be:lt up from last week's hair Bill DaPrato on a Husky jumPed out Cycle Bowl Scrambles went from one raiser and second,'he turned forty years for the lead. The outstanding rider in extreme to the _other in just one week. old yesterday. He Is sWl a great and this class was Kurt Jorgenson riding a Whereas last Friday night saw many spectacular rider and holds the #2 plate destruction-derby type races, this week Yamaha. He was seventh off the line and to prove it. , was smooth, with hardly any spills. eacb time he crossed the line for another Steve Young got another victory in the The bungle cord starting system was lap, he had gained a position. As usual 500 Expert Main with Chico's Jim Hubwhen the yellow flag drops, you see the again employed, mucb to the dismay of bard in second and John Green third. In many. Most of the night's trouble was in hardest riding. With this the last lap, the district point total this gives Foley Jorgenson put quite a close in the gap that area: It appears that the rules an extra point fOr his third in the 250 governing this start system change every Da Prato had made. as there were more riders and j:hereby week causing untold contusion. At any Lonnie Foreman on a Husky, who had more trophies and points,. rate, the Lodi M.C. nigbt series is been in sixth position all the way, drawing to a close with only two more Green rode the 250 but collided with passed a rider on the first jump, then as events leading to the High Point trophies. he approached the second jump in front Mike Rens10w exiting from the tree turn, San Leandro'S, Bruce Teixeira, came, Rens10w was moving through the pack of the stands, be P&Ssed another rider up with a win in the 250 Expert Main, his to just barely cross for fourth position, and was loose in the loose stuff. with Thomas Vohland riding a Bul from first win in some time. He had a good Henry Sanchez rode a very smooth 650 drive off the line and except for having Sacramento holding onto third and Chris Novice Main to the checkered with only Derek Olson lean on him going into the Engstrom (Bul) fifth. some slight problems in reading the Gregg Hubbs, an Expert rider, who first term, he had it relatively easy. corners. has not lost a race since he got out of Olson be1d on to second with Jim Foley Rick otto won another 650 Expert Main, j:he army eight weeks ago, took an early picking up third. Old man Ray Huff this time over T-yrone Cruze who led it lead and held it all the way and with an picked up a fourth place trophY which is fo!' a few laps. Larry Lane was right in . Amateur plate Kenneth Hatch also from the flurry unW he fell going around the GORDY WILLIAMS Authorize d De ' er Grass Valley, placed second in the Open , tree. He got up just in t1rne to be a lap Amateur-Expert. behind and get in front of Dan Hughes, One of the most improved riders this running third. The iofamous Larry Lane, year is a rider in the 250 Amateur class, better known as Elmer Gantry, crossed D Randy Pean of Marysville. He started off the line in front of Dan but the trophy this year as a Novice, but since has went to the ,man that fin1shed more laps. (415) moved to the Amateur class and is doing (Results on page 26) 2631 N. MAIN,WALNUT CR., C.AL. quite well. Tonight be rode with Experts, since the cl&ss was 250 Am- Ex-, and placed a fantastic third, Cliff Jones ,placed first and Chuck Giese, another from U.S,A, West C,)ast Distributors first-year Amateur placed second. (Resillts on page 26) ORANGEVALE DISTRIBUTORS NYLON ANTI-FRICTION CABLES 9198 Greenback LaDe Orangevale, California 95662 lodi Turns To Extremes , TMUN• • CVc:e. C1TV 939-4988 'llEIERC'BlE' ClUCO, CALIF., July 25, 1970- Lowell Moural (Yam), Chico, again took the Handicap 250cc Main at Chico. He, however, had a spirited battle with Jerry Tyler (Bul) from Tracy. In facti he was pass8!1 in the north corner with such determination by Tyler that both riders went to the fence. Lowell then in turn took his Yamaha to the inside of Tyler a !lip later in the south corner and proceeded to victory lane. Ron Long (Bul) from Sacramento ride a fine race to finisb third. . Jim Crenshaw (Bul) from Davis rode an easy race to place first in the 250cc Scratch Main. The 200cc Handicap Main was taken by Ron Alves (Hon) from Princeton. He has been trying faithfully the season long to get this win. John Grant (Ka w) from N. Highlands overcame his 45-yard handicap to take second, followed by Dan Toby (Yam) from Sacramento. John Grant was not to be denied and he took the 200cc Scratch Main riding in the style that won him the season championship at ~Ycleland Speedway last year in the 100cc class. Dan HUbbard, Chico, put his little 100cc Yamaha' first to the finish in the 100 Handicap Main. (Results on page 26) Teixeira Wins By Olsa Rand HAYWARD, CALIF. August 2, 1970Bruce Teixeira, dIs,trict number four rider, made It two in a row tonight with an easy win at the very slippery track. Bruce got off the line in fine str1e at' the Hayward Speedway and easily led the pack to the checkered flag. He also won at Lodi last night with the same smooth style that has made him a great rider. John Gennai picked up the second place points to keep him up with the front runners and Rick Hocking also kept up the point race with a third. • John Green won the 500 Expert Main over Ken Dalla to pick up an extra point over current champion Jim Foley. Green has been able to put a hard charge on Foley'S points as Foley's 500 is down for repairs. Joey Tacobitti won the 650 Expert Main again by leaving on the early express as he had done last Saturday night. Referee J.B, Woods has also stated that track conditions will improve before the next race. (Results on page 26) RACERS HEADQUARTERS FOR THE NEW FLEXERCABLE If'tACf YOUI OLD fASII'O.f. CAiUS w,rll rllf flNfST "'LON A.r'-fIlCnON UN,rS (Dealers Write For Info. and Prices) Phone: 916-988-4725 , COLISEUM CYCLE ,lu't.e. f".'ee' P,IIer and Fits all current production Bultacos except SIlerpa 100-$6.95 ACCESSORY CO. ~ ".AC E '.OVEN" IIIAIL ORDER KAWASAKI ~ MOTORCYCLES Cal. res. add 5" sales tax. C & M SPECIALTIES - P.O. Box 717 Mo..,taln View, California 94040 3958 E. 14TH ST. OAKLAND, CAL. (415) 514·5461- 562 94601 CONICAL ... '.A.Y· & •• AKI . of FREMONT I',~. 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