Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

co ~ 8. .. Q. 0 ,... '" ,t; J a .. en ~ w Z W ..J U >U MX Showdown In Orting Story and Photo by Kevin Hill ORTING, WASH., Aug. 30, 1970 - The Seafair City Motorcycle club put on one of the year's best motocross here at their "Summers End Motocross Series" got under way with riders from all over the state showed up to do battle for a vast array of trophies and cash. The Senior riders in each class put up five dollars each that went into a pot that was divided among the winners and high finishers, while the Junior or Sportsman riders competed for one of the biggest and most beautiful collection of trophies available. In most cases trophies were paid down as far as 12th place, and even. those were not tiny. The tremendous turnout of riders forced the organizers to split the 125 and 250 Sportsman classes into three separate motos depending on their positions earned in the first elimination motos. To eliminate or, at least, discourage sandbagging, points earned in the elininations counted towards the final standings for the day as well as for the series. There will be three more races in the series, one each month, with riders competing individually and in teams of three for overall honors. Brian Barthrop on a Bultaco was in fmn control of the Sportsman 125 class as he came in for a convincing win in the "A" Main over second place Mike Guthrie. In the "B" Main Dan Nelson conquered the opposition and in the "C" Main it was Randy Scism all the way. In the Sportsman 250 class it was Lonnie Parrinno topping them all with a good win in the "AU Main. The "B" Main saw Jack Holden take fust place with the "C" Main win going to CZ mounted Lee Frost. Husky rider Bob Cooper had a smooth, steady ride in the Open Sportsman class to take the win over lloyd Hashbarger on another Husky. There was a lot of action in this class as first one then another rider would come around'in the lead. Most of the changes were due to the extremely rough. uphill sections where the power of these big bore machines frequently got them into trouble. The most ferocious action of the day came in the Senior classes when the best in the Northwest got together to see just who was really best. Sachs mounted Dick Poulin got off to a good start in the 125 class by winning the first moto. But in the second and third moto Dave Clift let it all out as he and Poulin fought one of the day's best duels. These two would go around only a few yards apart, swapping the lead two, three, and sometimes four times on one lap. Clift won the second moto when Poulin crashed on the steep but fast off·cambered hill, dropping him back to second. . Another fierce duel in the third moto resulted once again in a win for Clift on the American Eagle which gave him the overall win. Poulin was second and Lee Thurman came in for a solid third overall.. Action in the Senior 250 was close and fast. The competitors here were very evenly ma tched and each moto was won by a different racer. The first mo to saw Husky rider Mike Welland jump into an early lead and hold it all the way to the checkered flag, pursued closely by Bulatco ace Danny Brecht. In the second moto Weiland was held back in the pack and Mike Kammer passed Brecht for the win. Going into the third and final moto it was anyone's race and the riders knew it. The lead was up for grabs and was held at various times by Pat Marinacci, Weiland, and Brech t. At the finish it was Brech t in first for the moto and the overall win. Second in the moto and overall was Mike Welland. Third overall went to Mike Kammer, winner of the second mota. . The Open Senior was a complete rout for two 400 Maico riders, Jim Einarsson and Bill Bevaart. The lead was held almost continuously by EiJlIlrsson as he powered his way around tHIs twisty up and down course that bumps its way around, down into and up out of a'huge crater. The only time Einarsson lost the lead was on the last lap of the second moto when he had trouble on the back part of the course and didn't come around for some time. Naturally, Bevaart was delighted with this development and came across the finish line doing a big wheelie and grinning. However, his grin changed to a frown when he saw that the starter was asleep at the switch and still had the last lap white flag out and was waiting for Einarsson to come around. Bill and quite a few others took an extra lap as a result of the boo-boo but the results were still the same. The final moto saw Einarsson back in command with Bevaart in second again but it wasn't good enough to keep Bevaart from taking the overall win with his consistent ride. Third overall was Bill Vermilye riding a 360 CZ and nailing down fourth was Montesa mounted Doug Munson who was a strong second place in. that mixed·up second moto. Dick Poulin, riding two classes, overcame some bike problems to finally come home fifth overall. , At the end of this four race series there will be trophies for the best three-man teams and at the end of the first race the team of Wayne Larson, Ken Pierson, and Lee Frost was in first place. They are all members of the recently formed "Duodenum Motocross Team, Inc." While the members of this club were cheered by their fme performance today they were also saddened by the fact that one of their top riders, Dick DeVore, was involved in the day's worst crash and received a compound leg fracture that will keep him off his 125 American Eagle for quite a while. (Results .on page 22) Eskew Rolling Along By J. Noffsinger CHICO, CALIF., Aug. 29, 1970 Rollen Eskew, Rancho Cordova, is taking dead aim at the season high point trophy in the l00cc Scratch here at Cycleland. Tonight he won his fifth out of the last six Scratch Mains by simply running away from the other riders. He also won the 1"Occ Handicap Main securing the lead from Ron McGil, Sacramento, after the second lap and then proceeded to run away with this event as wel1. Mike Corcoran, N. Highlands, had another fantastic evening. He won both the 250cc Scratch and Handicap Main Events in interesting style. He would follow Dick Turner, Gridley, off the line and let him clear traffic. Then Turner, who is getting re·adjusted to his Triumph bike again after a long absence, would go wide in a comer and Corcoran would neatly slide by on the inside and stretch the lead to the finish. One Expert rider who has not fared well during the year in the 250cc class decided he would drop into the 100cc class for the evening. It turned out his luck was the same here as he failed to make the Main Event. In one race he 'FI.EKE6CA.I.E' was black flagged for blocking the track and poor sportsmanship. It's a pity all riders cannot ride in fun when so mucli is offered simply by riding for the_ enjoyment of competing fairly with fellow riders. After all, what else really means anything? Good sportsmanship, fair play, honesty and the ability to ride fairly with your fel10w rider must mean more 'than jealousy, envy and in particular noticeable poor sportsmanship at the track. (Results on page 22) Springer I.proying VALLEJO, CA., Sept. 4, 1970 Ben Springer, Jr. who broke his neck in a fall at Vallejo Speedway on August 7, has heen moved to the Kaiser Hospital in Vallejo. His father attended the races Friday nigh t and reported that Ben is doing very well. He can move his toes, and according to Springer, that's a very good sign! COLISEUM CYCLE BU~T~C:Q sales service parts sonny kenyon's . . cycles and from U.S.A. West CO.lst Distributors ACCESSORY CO. ORANGEVALE DISTRIBUTORS NYLON ANTI-FRICTION CABLES MAIL ORDER ~ KAWASAKI ~ MOTORCYCLES 3958 E. 14TH ST. OAKLAND, CAL. 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