Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

- '" ~ w Z W ...J U > U , I •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~I NEW AMXT MANAGER Bryan Kenney, second American in the recent Trans-AMA Motocross series, has been selected as the team manager for this year's American Motocross Team. Kenney is a veteran of European Racing and will be teaming up with Bob Grossi to compete in Europe. The AMXT needs continued support; donations should be sent to AMXT, Box 3276, Hollywood, Cal. 90028 and indicate if you do not need a patch. NHRA DRAG NATIONAL A two-day Drag National is planned for lrwindale Raceway on F eh. 20 & 21. Total prize money is up to $4700 with a $1000 chunk of that going to top Fuel -Eliminator, $500 to Top Gas Eliminator and $250 to Competition Eliminator. Tech inspection starts at 8 :30 Saturday morning with qualifying and time trials beginning at 11. The schedule for Sunday has after tech inspection and classifying and more q ualifying, c1a~ eliminations at 10 and later all eliminations at 1. Fuel bike entry is $20, gas $15 and others $10. Entries after Feb. 15 are upped an additional $5. Admission is $3 per day and pit permit is S1 per day. For information and entry blank, write Irwindale Raceway [nc., Box 2165, Irwindale, Cal. 91706 or call Mel Reck (213) 969-1619 between 9 and 5 daily. Racin Around ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• to accumulate more than 2000 points as he picked up 2010 during the year. Scott Hailslip was the highest placing Amateur wi th 1071 poin ts and William Becker's 343 total placed him at the top of the Novices. In the battle for top club honors, the Buzzards M_C. was triumphant with a team total of 5508 points. The Prospectors M.C. took second with 5470, and the Invaders _M.C. was third with 5325. RESCUE 3 DRAWING TOP TWO REPEAT Jack Morgan and Terry Clark, top desert trail bike riders, successfully defended their one and two plates for the 1971 season. Morgan barely managed to hold off Clark in the points race as the pair ended the '70 season a mere 10 points apart, 2820-2810. Cordi. Brooks was the only other rider SCTA IS ALIVE AND WELL s.e. Badher of Costa Mesa walked off with the top award, a 1970 Yamaha Mini Enduro, in the drawing held by Rescue 3 at the Prospectors M.C. European Scrambles Dec. 13. Nancy Moore of Woodland Hills and Robert Lewis of Baldwin p'ark were winners of Due to the involvement and subsequent resignation of the 1970 officers of Southern California Trials Association, a Salvation Committee was formed to reorganized. After much work by this committee, both with AMA National Enduro Schedule Russ~1I M.arch, Executive Direc~or of the American Motorcycle Association, acting upon direction of the Competition Congress, has released the list of 1971 AMA sanctioned National Championship Enduro events. This year's list includes 16 dates, however the Grand National Championship will be decided on a "best performance" basis. Each competitor's seven best performances will contribute points to his Championship standings. This method has be.en adopted because enduro riding is an amateur activity, paying absolutely no pnze money. Therefore, many riders find it difficult to compete in all National events. With the "best performance" scoring method competitors may ride selectively in 1971. ORVI LOSES BATTLE The San Diego City Council recently passed their own "blue-print" ordinance restricting the use of motorcycles on private property within the city's limits. The Off-Road Vehicle Institute (ORYl) was the main opposition but was unable to sway the n~. unanimous decision. When Mayor Curron was asked about the problem of where the kids might ride, he responded, "What about them?" and cut the subject there. ORVI reports that by mid-January all the motorcycle dealers in San Diego will have membership applications for the group. With growing support and larger numbers of people backing it, ORYl plans to continue the fight against this and other oppressive legislation in the San Diego area. one case .of FE Plus, two-stroke oil each. Winners of a carton of FE Plus Additive were Gary Preston (West Covina), Erra Van Sant (Hacienda Heights), Jim Gaslelon (Apple Valley), Dave Sullivan (La Canada), Dave Motter (Fullerton) and Gregg Symonds (Westlake Village). All winners who were not present at the drawing have been notified by mail. Rescue 3 thanks all those responsible for making the Mobile Command and First Aid Station a reality. DATE Mar. 7 Mar. 11 Mar. 21 Mar. 28 AMA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ENOURO CALENDAR ...1971 SPONSORING CLUB LOCATION MILE_ TITLE Georgia Cracker M.C. Dalton, Ga. 100 Stone Mt. Nat'l Champ. Daytona Beach. Fla. 100 Alligator Nat'l Champ. Daytona 200 M.C. Glass City M.C. Delta, Ohio 100 Delta Nat'l Champ. So. Jersey Enduro Whiting, N.J. 100 Curly Fern Nat'l Champ. Riders Assoc., Inc. Apr. 24- Lonesome Pine Enduro 25 Riders Assoc. May 2 Mid-West Nat'l Enduro 350 Lonesome Pine Nat'l Champ. 2 days 150 Burr Oak Nat'l Champ. Abingdon, Va. Shelby, Ind. Riders Assoc. May 9 Athens M.C., Inc. Athens, Ohio 150 Buckeye Classic Nat'l Champ. May 16 Stillwater Road Lake Carl Blackwell 175 Stillwater Nat'l Champ. Knights Oklahoma May 29- Pasadena M.C. Greater Mojave Desert 500 Greenhorn 30 California 2 days Nat'l Champ. May 30 Enduro Riders Assoc. Inc. Lake Hope, Ohio 250 Little Burr Nat'l Champ. Houghton Lake, Mich.400 Jack Pine Nat'l Champ. Sept. 11- Lansing M.C. 12 2 days Chatsworth, N.J. 150 Sandy Lane Nat'l Champ. Sept. 26 Meteor M.C. III., Ind. and Ky. Lynnville, Ind. 100 Black Coal Nat'l Champ. Oct. 3 .C)) =. YWHA of COIOIA Mike Pa1r.lck's 1101 E. 61b St. - Corona (114) 135-11n Enduro Riders Assoc. Oct. 10 Wassuk Scramblers M.C. Nov. 7 Foothill Hawks M.C. Hawthorne, Nev. 100 Greater Mojave Desert 125 Nevada Nat'l Champ. Foothills Nat'l Champ. California Dec. 5 Calif. Enduro Assoc, Greater Mojave Desert 100 California e I • ALTA Ilodalul WORLD'S FINEST Montelli Ultra-Ligh~eight Greave. Trials Bike $575.00 Avail.ble Now (714) 286-1001 SAN DIEGO ALTA SUZUKI 4825 EI Caon Blvd. Son Die 0 Calif. Enduro Riders Nat'l Champ. Mottrcycles W.s,.ils'.r S,or' (rd. Guy R. Louis Rlck..n Metl." (4) 893-1051 7574 Westminster Aft., We.tmln"_, Ca. I HARLEY-DAVIDSON I &&.1&'100 SWEEPS Irailbike class Holiday Hop Hare Scrambles Jan. 10, 1971 . 1st, Terry Clark - Baja 100 2nd, Mitch Mayes - Baja 100 4th, Larry Roeseler - Baja 100 (1st AM) 6th, Randy Milligan - Baja 100 mailings and over the phone, a list of members indicating active participation was compiled. A meeting consisting of these people was held in December with the following outcome: SCTA would no longer be a sanctioning l1ody; SCTA would be a family trails club sponsoring five ATA sanctioned rides in 1971 plus numerous family type club trials; SCTA will work with the other four prominent trials clubs in Southern California and the ATA on the calendar for 1971 as not to have any conflicting dates during the year. Officers for the next six months were elected as follows: President, Joe Goodson, Buena Park; Vice President, Gary Christian, Lakewood; Secretary, Diane Goodson, Buena Park; Treasurer, Carol Stone, Compton; Competition Chairman, Duane Stone, Compton; Competition Committeemen, Claude Moore, Santa Ana and Mark Miriani, Garden Grove; Public Relations, Oick'Kaes, Lak.ewood_ Four other points agreed upon are: 1.) Safe and sane trials for '71, 2,) Active membership participation, 3.) Open communications between all members and officers, 4,) An organization run by the members. Prior members of SCTA or anyone interested in a Family Trials Club may contact SCTA, P.O. Box 6142, Buena Park, Ca. 90620. MECHANIC COURSE Rio Hondo College has announced the continuation of its evening class in motorcycle repair during the Spring Semester. In its second year the course, Small Engine Service 34B, is taught by David R. Lamoureux, 16 years a racing engine builder. The class is a two semester course and reward for completion is six college credits and a better-than-even-ehance of finding a job in a bike shop. Upon completion of the course, the student receives a Certificate of Completion which states he (or she) "has completed 216 hours of training in small engine service." Beyond this, Lamoureux states that students who complete the course will be highly qualified mechanics_ This is the second semester and the first semester, 34A, can be picked up in the fall. School address is 3600 Workman Mill Rd., Whittier, Cal., 90608. Phone: (213) 692-0921. Registration for all students is Jan. 25-28, 6-8:30 p.m. Fee is $3 per semester. HINTS FOR INDOORS The Western States Racing Association has a few hints for Southern California riders who plan to tre k north to Reno, Nev., to race in the 10·event Indoor Short Track series it is promoting, The track surface is a shallow cusion on a D.G., sand and clay base and Pirelli tires seem the best bet for the front with a K-70, cut Pirelli on the rear. For 24-hour Nevada road conditions call 702/793-1313; chains may be required if snow or mud tires aren't on your car or truck. Positions on the line are determined by drawing. On the way up, hit all the Phillips 66 stations for gas and pick up the Harold's Club refund package; it's worth $4 (chips) and two drinks for each one you have; get a bunch and the trip is free. Tech inspection strictly' enforces the Hone brake only" rule so either have a compression release or a rear brake in operation if you use a brake. Only one class entry per rider. Watch Calendar for racing dates for the series. LEAD IT OUT See the Baja 100 and the entire Harley·David.son Motorcycle line HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE DEALERS' ASSOCIATION of Southern California, Inc. BELLFLOWER LANCASTER . . POMONA SO. SAN GABRIEL John Dolan's Har-Dav. Sales Har-Dav. in Pomona Laidlaw's Har-Dav. Sales Paul's Harley-Davidson, Inc. 44533 Sierra Hwy. 1241 W. Holt Ave. B351 E. G.rvey Blvd. 16211 Lakewood Blvd. EL CAJON LOMITA RIVERSIDE TAFT Har-Dav. Co. of EI Cajon H.r-Dav..of Lomita, Inc. ~;::tf~~~S"t Har-Dav Sal.,. Taft Harley-Davidson Sales 621 EI Cajon Blvd. 2212 Paclf,c Coast Hwy. SAN BERNARCliNO 318 Hamson St. LONG BEACH Dale's Modern Cycle H-D VAN NL!YS FULLERTON Har-Dav.-of Fullerton, Inc. Har-Dav. of Long Beach SAN DIEGO Russell s Har-Dav. Sales 3654 Long Beach Blvd. San Diego Har-Dav. Co., Inc. 16113 Sherman Way 2635 W. Orangethorpe Ave. GLENDALE OCEANSIDE 929 India St. VENTURA Har-Dav. of Oceanside SAHNT A ADNA Har-Dav. of Ventura County M _ Harley-Davidson of Glendale Inc. 3643 San Fernando Rd 216 V' 0 I M ar Iey- aVI dson otors 77 W. Main St. . ta e onte 501 E. Fourth St. INGLEWOOD PASADENA SANTA MARIA WHITTIER Har-Dav. of Inglewood, Inc. Chubbuck's Har-Dav-Pasadena Cycle West Harley-Davidson Whittier Har-Dav. Sales .9Q.l-~QIIl.&!Jl... .. 13i1 E-rlAIeIn..tSt-.• _--_ ••• ..2160S. BtoadwaA'. •__... .1l!;W~·Jireenle.f " ... Newly discovered tar and gum deposits in 2-eycle engines points to no-lead type gasoline as a suspect worth watch, According to information gathered by Torco Oil Company in a recent survey - ingredients in non-leaded fuels may be responsible for stuck rings, varnished pistons and excssive blow-by. Change in fuel compsotion might bring about carbon and varnish troubles that have never been encountered before in snowmobiles, motorcycles and A.T.V. engines. No-lead gasolines are not yet proven performers in 2-eycle engines. The survey shows evidence that removing lead and increasing the aromatic-olefin content of gasoline could be the reason for failures from carbon and tar deposits in new engines still in warranty. Technicians at Torco points out that no·lead fuels as they now exists have more potential deposit-forming elements than the chemistry of today's 2-eycle oil may be able to control, the survey reveals.

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