Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

. Grossi r Lac"key Dominate Cycle Hills Fun Day GILROY, CALIF., Jan. I, 1971 - To ring in the year, the newly formed San Mateo County Motorcycle Association assembled a play day at Cycle Hills. Approximately 2,000 people attended this get together which consisted of a moto-x, trials, and a few fun events for the mi ni-bike set. This first event, held in Santa Clara County, was put on to raise money for the Association's continued activities. The reason it was put on in Santa Clara instead of San Mateo County is one of the reasons for the organization of the association - that of acquiring land for the purpose of motorcycling. San Mateo has no real estate for the rider and actually has a law against riding some trails_ This 'Britchgi' law could put a motorcycle rider in the county slammer (jail) for 6 months and also relieve him of $500 for riding on a posted horsey trail paid for by public tax monies. The Association's first official act was aimed at this law. The S.M.C.M.A. backed Arien Gregorio in the November election, for state Senator, against Britchgi and won. Gregorio is a conservationist but he also is a motorcycle rider and is sympathetic towards the needs of the cyclist. After the election was critiqued, 60th sides agreed that the association had decisively affected the campaign. Santa Cruz star Bob Grossi devastated the Open Senior motos and was well received by the assembled as a great rider. The course was excellent and just about the right composition for this type of event: Snotty with a layout was similar to the Inter-Am course. Grossi was extremely fast and smooth as sirk with feet-up slides and hill climbing on the pegs. Brad Lackey was master of the 250cc Sr. events and when he wasn't leading the pack around in' that class he could be seen riding in all the other classes, on the same 250 C-Z. He even jumped in behind Grossi at one point but he eventually fell by the wayside. In the second 250 Sr. moto, Russ Powell caugh t up to Lackey, bu t once Brad knew be was there, the distance spread. These two will again do battle when the Trans-AMA resumes. In the first division of the 250 Jr. class Gary Nauman devastated all comers on his BuLtaco in a C-Z frame. This combination borders on the sensational as the Bultaco power is better suited when put in the lighter C-Z chassis. Nauman only had difficulties when he would neglect to tum when necessary and begin to cu t his own trails. Young Martin Towne was his competition. The mini-bike short track was the most fun for the junior set with Pete Heath riding to the win on a Sachs and Mike Adolph sliding around on the high side for second on Bob Goodman's rnini-en8uro.(Results on page 20) MIG Starts Program Motorcycle dealers; especially in California, are urged to join the new Associate Member Program In the Motorcycle Industry Council for retail motorcycle dealers. Recently; John Van Deventer was appointed full-time staff member of the Association to head up the Associate Member Program. He will be located in the Motorcycle Industy Council. offices in Was.hington, D.C. (Phone 202/223-9158.) The Program is organized to combine the effort of all motorcycle dealers in the United States and, at the same time, provide local representation to work closely with state and local governments. To do this, it· is essential to organize a state dealer association in every state in the country. Each state dealer association will be sanctioned to operate under the auspices and in cooperation with the Motorcycle Industry Council. When a motorcycle dealer joins the MIC as an Associate Member, he will also become a member of the sanctioned state dealer association. California particularly has to band together a dealer association without dealy in order to prevent their means of 1ivelihood from being banned altogether. Send $160 for the first year's dues to MIC at 1001 Connecticnt Ave., Washington D.C. It is tax deductible. Do it now or it may be too late! Information is also available at the Motorcycle Industry Council booth at the trade shows being held around the country. Oregon Opens Freezin'-Season By Larry Ulrich BEND, ORE., Jan. 3, 1971 - 36 riders braved near zero temperatures to ride Wasllington Drop By N. A. Williams WOODLAND,_ WASH., Dec. 27, 1970It was a cold day and there was snow 01) the ground when rain hit during the start of the races. It soon cleared, making the track sticky on top and some of the best riders went down several times. Gary Kapus dropped it in the 360cc A Main, near the start, and two other riders, Ron Olson and Jack Mills, went down a little later when Olson hit the fence with his Bultaco and Mills' Kawasaki went over Olson's bike and threw Mills into the air and he lit hard on his face. The race was stopped. He was fme bu t could not finish the raCe. ~ Olson and Kapus got in on the restart and Kapus got off to a bad start but held third. . Bill Cook went down in the 250cc A Main but came back strong on his Maico in the 360cc class to take first place inthat A Main. Due to drop outs in the Open class motocross there was a three way tie for second place. The day was getting late and the riders did not want to ride it off. . (Results on page 20) C'ascade M.e.'s European Scrambles, the first of 15 point races for 1971. The 125 riders were first off the line followed 2 minutes later by the beginners class. Each .class ran one full hour. At the end of one lap Sachs mounted Rick Limbeck had the lead followed by Paul Olmstead (Honda) and Kurt Odgers.(Kawasaki) and they stayed in this order right to the end of the hour, covering 7 laps on the 4.5 mile course. The 250s went next with Charles Standiford taking the lead on his CZ, never to be challenged for the whole hour. Bill and Rick Oliver shared the same Honda 100, with Rick riding the beginners class and Bill entering the 250 class. On this high speed course it, at first, seemed ridiculous to enter a 100 Honda in the 250 class but Bill Oliver had the last laugh by taking 6th out of the 14 entered. In the Open class, the first bp saw Ken Habeck (Husqvarna) who hails from Seattle, jump into the lead and hold that lead until the finish. Art Rodriquez was 2nd on a Maico followed by Jack Davenport (CZ). Next lap Davenport was in 2nd ahead of Rodriquez. Davenport had trouble and was back to fourth for a while but managed to finish the eight laps in third place. Fourth place went to Jim White on a 500 Matchless and it sure sounded good to hear a thumper running on the Central Oregon desert once again. (Results on page 20) ;:: - 0> o' N .. 0:: -, ~ w z w ..J U > U A couple of 125 Jrs. work hard at a difficult off-eamber climb. Slo-Pokes Aid' U. S. Team The Sio-Pokes Motorcycle Club of Lompoc, Calif. hosted 140 riders at their recent benefit race for the American Moto-Cross Team and turned over a check for $3.50 to .the Team. Team s~~nsor Kim Kimball says that the AMXT plans to assist Brtan Kenny and Bob GrossI In their European motocross assault this season. Jacket patches and team supporter memberships are available for a contribution of $5 or more to AMXT Fund, Box 3276, Hollywood, Calif. 90028. Clubs interested in sponsoring a benefit event for the Team are urged to contact Kimball at Montesa Motors in Los Angeles for information. AMA Executives Hear Romero New Grand National Champion Gene Romero addressed the December meeting of the AMA Executive Committee on the invitation of AMA Unllluffled Pipes Banned For Indoors Following a trend set by the 1970 Co'mpetition Congress when it passed a rule requiring mufflers at many amateur competition events, the American Motorcycle Association Executive Board recently made a resolution requiring mufflers for indoor competition in 1971. Ii' C1. Two new rules governing motorcycle exhaust read: "EquipmeT!.t used on hard surfaces in all indoor competition must be fitted with a muffler exhaust system. A nd "Motorcycles producing excessive smoke or leaking oil from the machine will not be allowed in indoor racing. 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