Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

o '" 8, 8'. o .... THE NA TIONAL SCENE '" By Dewitt Thuett III ~ GARDENA, CALIF., Sept. 7, 1970 15. The final two AMA national Jj professional races in the West will once ~ again decide who is to be the Grand w National champion racer for the season. Z The Sacramento mile oval on Sun.day ~ afternoon, Sept. 13th, an annual event U since 1959, wiU pay a record amount of ~ points and doUars. The event has found the distanced doubled to 50 miles for the twenty Experts who survive the time trials and heat races. The record $16,000 purse ties in with the new AMA pain t rule which gives the winner 101 points, the same as the winner of the Daytona 200 receivs. Ticket sales have been at an aU time record pace and a seUout crowd is guaranteed. In fact, it wiU be an aU time record crowd for the 12th annual running of the event. After the grandstands have been sold out there wiU he, for the first time, additional room provided for in the infield. Nearly 200 riders have already filed pre-race entries for the final mile event of the year. Close .to 100 Experts are already in the fold. Special busses wilJ be heading for Sacramento from Southern Calif., Oregon and Washington to watch the Experts and Amateurs do battle on the finest and best prepared mile oval in the nation. Chuck Palmgren, Gene Romero and Jim Rice, the three riders that made it a photo finish are aU back for another try. Rice, at the present time, is the favorite to capture the overaU point title and give BSA their first No. I rating. He rode a three cylinder to a near-win last year but at this time it is not certain whether or not he is slated for a twin or a three. Romero and Dave Aldana also have an outside shot at the title with Mert Lawwill, the '69 champ, rated a slim outside chance for a repeat. Of the five contenders, o!,ly Lawwill is a former Sacramento winner. The following Saturday night, Sept. 19th, the riders again head for the Ascot half mile and the 12th annual running of the national event. Another sellout and possible record crowd is once again assured for the final showing in the West of the national circuit. LawwiU won the Ascot IT National back in July and is the heavy favorite to win the half mile. No rider in the past eleven years has ever won both the Ascot IT and half mile nationals but Lawwill, who has won the Ascot oval national the past two years, comes in with enough press clippings to do the job. No less than ten riders have won the Ascot half mile main event during regular season racing this year. A new record high for a single season. To add flavor to the Ascot.National there will be a regular season IT the night before on Friday night, Sept. 18th. This will once again give out-of-town fans a chance to see both types of racing within a 24 hours span. One thing appears certain, by the time the flag drops after the Sacramento and Ascot Nationals, the new national champion will be known. Racing will continue to run every Friday night after the Ascot National until the first part of November. Many of the national riders have indicated they will remain at the Gardena oval to . inish out the season. f Two possible records can be broken (Please tum to pg. 39) Theonl~ thing ~ou need to "now allout Valerian's is how to get there: _g+-.....--=O.::lY.:.:M:::.P~I.::C-=B::l~V::.D:..-. _ ...... _ ..J "' W ..J ..J W ~V '" PICO BLVD. ". w <5 z r:l By Rich Hoffman ORANGE COUNTY SPEEDWAY, Sept. 2, 1970 - The regular weekly duel between Gary Scott and'Steve Nichols developed into a three way battle Wednesday night, as Scott Smith moved into the Senior Division. Smith wasted little time letting the regular Senior Division leaders know that he had arrived, as he started the night off with a win in the 125cc Sr. T.T. The 250cc Sr. IT was the first of three wins for Steve Nichols, who was the big winner of the evening. In this race Scott Smith had to settle for second The 500cc Sr. TT was aU Gary Scotts, as Gary put together his first win of the evening. Vic Hannan finished second. We sell and service the best prepared MAICO motorcycles you can buy anywhere. Both 125cc Jr. events 'were won by Phil McDonald, but not without a battle with John Rice, who finished second in both races. Mike Myers took over the 250cc Jr. Division with wins in both T.T. & S.T. The Senior Short Track at O.C.S. has provided some of the best racing on the coast and Wednesday was better than usual. Steve Nichols was the 125cc Sr. winner, Scott Smith was second and Scott Autrey third. Gary Scott was back in form for the 250cc Sr. S.T. but had to battle a consistent Scott Smith who was in there for another second. Steve Nichols third win came in the 500cc Sr. S.T:, Vic Hannan took second. 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