Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

South Visits :...... Placerville ..'" M N o rt5 By Bruce C. Young FreDlont Runs Reverse PrograIn By Bill Spencer FREMONT, CALIF_, Aug. 30, 1970 A reverse program started off the main events at Fremont this Sunady. As usual the 650 Expert class was an exciting, position-swapping race. Phil Ray led the pack into the first corner, only to be immediately passed by Fremont's Duane Spence. Ray slid out wide which almost seemed to leave the race to Spence, but with Phil out of second, Chal Delecco quickly replaced him. Bill Landsborough, who had been running fourth, took advantage of the si tuation and passed both Delecco and Spence. Hardly a full lap went by before Spence took over front position again and De1ecco moved up close enough to battle Landsborough' for runnerup. Two laps later he passed him. ,Meanwhile, complete confusion went on in the back of the pack. Wheeler Gresham and Craig Fillmer, who had been running fifth and sixth, slid out in the first corner - moving Bill Bourgeios and Bill Budde both up two positions. In the eighth lap Delecco pulled out making it Spence first, Landsborough second, Ray third, Bourgeios fourth and Budde fifth. That's how the checkered flag found them. The 650 Amateur wasn't quite as exciting - but it still meant points and a first place trophy for Brian Long. He led the race from start to finish, while Mario Rinaldi moved into second trophy position on the fourth lap. Ray Meade jetted off the line in the 650 Novices, followed by John Hernandez. Hernandez went wide in the flfst corner just one time letting Meade stretch the lead till the checkered flag. 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Racing just seems to be getting better and closer all the time in the 250 Expert. With all the newly turned Experts improving with each race, it can never predict who's going to come out on top. John Gennai came out tops in the first comer action ·followed by John H1ebo, Barry Brown, Bill Landsborough and Mike Renslow. By the end of lap one, Renslow had zapped Landsborough and Brown. Then by the end of the next lap, Renslow had moved into second and started to close the gap on Gennai. Both riders pulled away from the pack while H1ebo held third and new Expert Barry Brown kept up a steady pacc in fourth place, just ahead of another new Expert, Rick Hocking. By checkered flag time Gennai finished only about half-a-bike-length ahead of Renslow, H1ebo third, Brown had dropped back to sixth, with Hocking taking over fourth and Larry Powers fifth. Bruce Brown rode a beautiful race in the 250 Amateur. He got a great start, led the pack into the flfst corner and then pulled away a little more each lap. Craig Nicho~ bad worked hard for second, by battling with hard charging Don Ivan who. ended up third, Steve Hernandez fourth and Pat McCanel fifth. Yamaha mounted Gary Leopold beat out the Bultacos of Greg Thorton, Bruce Farley and John Dixon to win the 250 Amateur. Sonny Kenyon sponsored riders Pat Brown and Danny Cosio were at each other's throat in all 6 laps of the 200 Amateur. Cosio led it from lap one to' lap four with Brown on his wheel the whole time. In the last corner of lap four, Brown slipped underneath and led it till the checkered flag, but not without being nudged by Danny at least 3 times a lap. Kenny Eggers won still another 125 Novice Main. He just started riding about two months ago - but he's got quite a few first place trophies to his name. Carl Blackledge rode his Yamaha to second place. The 200 Novice race was led from start to finish by Gary Tonda. Mike Kenyon came from fifth place to take over second, followed by Charlie Wheeler. The most excitement came at the end of the day when 200 Novice Mike Kenyon was protested for illegal equipment by fellow rider Larry Alexander. When all was said and done and two motors had been torn down _ Larry went home $20 poorer and Mike $20 richer (with a trophy to boot). (Results on page 26) PLACERVILLE, CALIF., Aug. 28, 1970This Friday night"S moto was qulte an upset with several popular riders at normally win their classes not being able to get a win. Two of the rIders from Southern California were here and put on quite a show, They were Tom Rapp of Buena Park, and Bruce Baron of Los Angeles. The first mota of the evening was 125 Jr. DIvisIon with Jack Mitchel of Sacto tying with Dennis Holcomb for first. Next was Division 1I of the 125 Jr., which was an easy victory by Bill Grossi over Norman Denny who finished second. Division I of the 250 Jr. was a real battle between RichJ!.rd Bungay, Tom Madlin and Don Malley. These three fought back and forth all night. RIchard was able to get enough points for first place while the 250 DIvIsion II was won by Ed Rosman. Ed and two other rIders changed positions In each moto. Second place in thIs class was Jack Eding. Sam White- of North HIghland was third overall. The 125 Sr. event was a runaway by Carl Cranke on a Sachs over Jay Carter. The 250 Sr • Race was a very good crowd pleaser. Ron Stockman made an upset over Carl Cranke by winning two motos. Phil Jacobson finished third. Open Sr. Event was hard fought battle between Carl Crankeand Tom Rapp.Carl had bad luck at a hay bail lining a turn and could only come up with a fourth overall. Greg Hobbs of Nevada CIty finished second and Phil Jacobson third. (Results on page 26) S" '" ~ w Z W ..J U >- U . Green Tops At Vallejo By James Brammer VALLEJO, CALIF. ·Aug. 28,1970- John Green, the 1970 ffigh Point ChampIon at Lodi, took charge at Vallejo Speedway Friday night by moving up from third posItion to first In the closing laps of the 250Cc Expert Final to win the feature event of the evening In the weekly Sportsman TT races here. John Genna! and Derek Olson finished second and third. Green continued hIs charge to fInished third in the 500Cc Expert Class behind winner Jim Foley and Genna!. The best dice of the evening occurred between Green and Foley in the 500cc heat race with Green winning. Then Foley went on to win the 500cc final. (Results on page 26) .. NOlRT1HIJElRN )D111RlECT01RY RATES S'S PER YEAR ':>0 ISSUES FOR EACH SINGLE aUSI~ESS LISTING ALAMEDA, CALIFDRNIA FREMONT, CALIF. POWELL'S AL.AIIEDA HONDA - "'1.· Hod.·$uz.-Hon. Over 250 M/C's to ·BULTACO OF FREMONT - choos. fro In. TraM-Ins aeclpted...,.ld for « not. Liberal flnancla&- I' you'.,. been tl,l'ned down-Try us!) 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