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CycleNe1lV's North : ~ w M.I.C. DEALER MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR CALIF. The long overdue organization of Z California motorcycle dealers is about ~ to begin with a series of three meetings u paced so that it is hoped that every ~ dealer will be fairly close to at least one location. The meetings will be staged by a Task Force of the Motorcycle Industry Council which is a collection of representatives of all motorcycle distnbutors who are participating members of the MIC. All dealers, whether members of MIC or not, are invited and urged to attend one of these importan t meetings. The business of the meetings will be the problems that dealers are fmding most troublesome, and the formation of an organization that is capable of successfully dealing with these problems. Land usage; credit, and bad check prevention are expected to be three of the problems discussed. The meetings will be held in the following locations: April 18, 1971 - 8 p.m. Hyatt House, Burlingame, Calif. (next to the San Francisco airport), The Pasha Room. April 23, 1971 - 7 :00 p.m., Mission Valley Inn, 875 Hotel Circle, San Diego, Calif. April 21, 1971 - 7:30 p.m., Sacramento Inn, 1401 Arden Way, Sacramento, Calif. First CMC CentralMX By J. Ferguson FRESNO, CAL. - April 4 saw the first CMC Central race at Dunlap Cycle Park. Although there was a small tumou~ ~e riders really put on an exclung competitive show. The course was completely different from any that had ever been run at Dunalp Park. In the 100cc Jr. class Alen Sisk rode consistently placing frrst in the 1st and 3rd motos and third in the 2nd to beat out Randy Cochran. Dale Hansen riding a Yamaha in the I25cc Jr. class had to come from behind in two out of the three mo tos to win all three in his class by a big margin over Hal Abbate. In the 125 Sr. class Bob Rogers had an easy victory, winning all three motos. The 250 Jr. class was hard fought as usual with Bobby Williamsen placing first in the 1st two motos and second in the last mo to with Harvey Ferguson swapping places. The 250 Intermediate class fought right down to the wire with Stanley Fisher taking a 1st in the first and third motos and Jim Ferguson taking a 1st in the second with Stan Fisher finishing abead. Parry Klassen won the 250 Expert even though starting about two laps down on the rest of the field, but placing 1st on the other two motos giving him the overall win. The Open Sr. class was the most exciting race of the day with Bob Rogers and Tim Colvert battling from start to finish with Colvert winning over Rogers by half a wheel in the last moto. (Results on page 22) MOST ENTHUSIASTIC DEALER SfL8Y MOTORS , 346 EI Camino, Redwood City (415) 369-4112 FRIDAY NITE S.T. AT SACRAMENTO STARTS THIS WEEK For the first time in nearly a decade, weekly professional motorcycle racing is set for the Sacramento area. The first of 20 racing weeks slated for West Sacramento's Capital Speedway starts this Friday night, April 16th, and will continue on that quarter·miIe dirt oval for the full series. Bob Barkhimer Associates and Harold Murrell have inked-in the AMA professional bikes for the series. Practice begi.!1s at 6:30 p.m. with the fIrSt qualifying heat set for 8 :30. Adult admission is $2.50, Juniors 13-16 are $2.00, youngsters under 13 are 50¢and under six are free. 49ERS 110-61 RIP EASTSIDE M.C. -The _San Francisco 4ger football team and the Eastside M.C. both went "out of their leagues" to show-off on the basketball court last week and the "heavies" put down the cycliers 110·61. The size of the 49ers is amazing. One Eastsider could barely reach his opponent's shoulders while attempting to block a shot. The 49ers controlled the boards and that was the story of the game. Dar.,a Gets 't O. By Charles Der ORONDO, WA., April 4, 1971 Motocross at its best at Daroga Park appeared today as Doyle Fleming showed an improving form to lead the best in the area over a rough, dry, deep sand course in 100cc action. Fleming, piloting a finely tuned Penton, won two motos and gave the other to Larry Bossen who dialed a Yamaha to an easy second overall ahead of Jon Wadkins (Yam). The deep sand took its toll on some expected favorites. Ou t of seven starters in the 175cc class only three finished the series of motos. Mike McKenzie's Rickman swallowed all the course had to offer with ease, turning 3 min. ET's for the mile track. A dozen entries in the 250cc class got lessons from Larry Bossen as they only saw the rear fender of his Yamaha. Out of the dust the first two motos with long leads he got off the line late in the final and Jerry Prey's Yamaha picked the lead groove most of the heat. Bossen eventually closed the gap and eased Prey to the outside on a hairpin and then led the rest of the race. The big bores were led all day by easy riding Mike Claphan on a 400 Husky. Claphan showed some super fast ET's and fine form as he cranked to three 500cc firsts and another in the Grand Prix. His Husky was in trouble only once all-day. At the start of the second moto the machine died on the line and the pack had a good 100 yard lead before Claphan got it going again. Claphan's ability nailed him second spot in three laps and in the fourth he eased past leader Mike Welch (Hus) and held it. Welch, second, had the Yamaha of Jon Wadkins challenged all the way despite a "too high" wheelie at the end of the second moto which saw him depart his machine in a cloud of dust scrambled with arms, legs and motorcycle. Crashes were numerous, but fortunately no riders were hurt. An increased rider count showed the event to be gaining in popularity. A large number of contestants are showing from the' Seattle, Wash., area as well as out-of-staters. COLISEUM CYCLE MAIL BU1.Tl=ICC sonnJ kenyon's • cycle s.a1es service parts '-'. .9 ...... ,... \!.. SPECIALIST 2594 Middlefield Road Mt. View, California 94040 (415) 961-4399 and ORDER ACCESSORY CO. ~KAWASAKI ~ MOTORCYCLES 3958 E. 14th ST., OAKLAND, CAL. (415) 534-5461 94601 Cow rrail ,., a a ElDUIO SPIOCIfTS ~2TOOTH CZCounter Sprockets $9.25 Cal. res. add 5% sales tax. C&M SPECIALTIES-P.O. BOX 717 MOUNTAIN VIEW CALIF. 94040 JAPANESE FORECAST MARKET As .if they weren't selling enough motorcycles, Japanese manufacturers are already calling 197I the "third golden age". This means that all previous production records are going to be smashed, and, if you were one of the 40 percent whose order for a new motorcycle went unfulfilled last year, you aren't likely to be disappointed. Leading the charge this year WIll be Yamaha with an increase of 30 percent to 750,000 machines. Honda, while only up 11 percent, will continue to supply half the world market with a total of 2,000,000 (count 'em!) motorcycles. Suzuki and Kawasaki will both be up 25 percent to 500,000 and 400,000 units respectively. The projections from the "big four" total out to a whopping 3,500,000 bikes, of which approximately 1,400,000 will end up on our shores. J,. Meet the Rider: fOLEY Just about every District in the huge AMA complex has a number one rider, a guy who has accumulated the most points in the District or from a certain number of designated events. AMA District No. 36 has a system for such a JIM FOLEY, Dist. 36 Number One. thing. The top twenty men have black number plates. Black plate No. I belongs to Jim Foley for the 1971 season. It belonged to him for the 1970 season also. He is a really great rider. Foley, age 24, is a mechanic for Rich Scheell Sportcycle in Lafayette, Ca., married and has a daugh ter. His is one of the average American families just getting started in life. Foley is getting a fast start. While admittedly not the fastest guy on the track, his consistent style of riding almost always puts him in the first three. He has the ability to get away from the start line a little better than the rest. Jim has a brand new Yamaha to ride for the '71 season and he has admitted that he is 'pumped' for the start of the flat track races. "I don't think that I can pull off No. 1 again. The young guys like Gennai and Renslow are really getting with the program. But I'm not going to miss any races at Hayward," he vows. Jim Foley will be a tough man to beat and the young gu"ys can gain a lot of experience from folloWing Foley. The one very fine point about Jim and his amateur riding is that if anyone of the troops needs a hand, he is willing and able to do whatever he can. OOLHut Dispel"Qnt Pipes, Barrels, Cases, Brake Hubs. Will not wash off Orangevale Distributors 9198 Greenback Lane Orangevale, Ca. 95662 (916) 988-4725 ~iQK8ilent ... 1WnCWide. MIC & AMA LINK LEGISLA. Chet Winter, recently appointed director of the American Motorcycle Association's new Legislative Department, has announced a cooperative agreement between his department and its counterpart in the Motorcycle Industry Council Winter states, "Both organizations are interested in protecting the motorcycle industry and the average rider, so there will be many areas where we can combine our efforts. AMA and MIC need to carry on an open exchange of information if they are to mutually benefit and avoid duplication of effort. " Winter points out that a combination of AMA and MIC efforts in legislation will -greatly reduce time and cost of research for both organizations, that it will strengthen the political influence of both organizations, and that it will provide the AMA with a research center and communications link in Washington D.C. CHAMPS COME CYCLELAND FROM By J. Noffsinger CHICO, CAL. - The final 1970 AMA results have brought to Cycleland Speedway and northern California the 1970 National Sportsman Champions for flattrack racing in the 100cc and 200cc classes. Rollen Eskew, from Sacramento, is the 100cc tlattrack champion. Rollen, riding his Kawasaki, ran away with the honor, having some forty-five points over his nearest competitor. John Allen, Palermo, Cal., earned third in the national awards during 1970. Jim Hubbard of Chico earned the 1970 National Sportsman Flattrac,k Champion award in the 200cc class. Jim, a popular and likable rider, is a deserving champion. He not only excels in flattrack racing, but also is equally good in mo tocross and scrambles. Ted Bare of Red Bluff earned third place in the 200cc class during 1970 on a national basis, according to the AMA. Th e 1970 Western Region Champions in sportsman flattrack racing were: 100cc class 1st Rollen Eskew, 2nd John Allen, 3rd Dan Tompkins. 200cc class 1st Jim Hubbard, 2nd Ted Bare. 250cc class 1st Dick Turner, 2nd Mike Corcoran, 3rd Lowell Moura!. All these fme riders raced weekly at Cycleland 1970 AMA National Sportsman 200cc track champion Jim Hubbard in action at Chico Cycleland, . Speedway known in northern California as the Utrack of champions." The 1971 Cycleland racing season begins May 1st, and in all probability will be sold out. Additional seating capacity has been added, however, one should come early for that choice seat. Sales· Service custom work * all makes phY CYCLES SUZUKI MAICO 184 San Antonio Rd. Mt. View, Calif. 94040 941·7317