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III Corona Debuts With Hang -Up By Rich Hoffman CORONA, CAL., April 21, 1971 - It was the scene of the inaugural motorcycle race at Corona Raceway and it turned out to be quite a night with almost 200 entries enjoying T.T. and Short Track on a near perfect course. It was almost unanimous among the riders that Corona Raceway has got to be one of the tmest dirt tracks in Calif., when combining the quality of the track condition, the lighting, the P.A. system, everything. It only takes a quick glance to see the time, thought and money that has gone into this track; it's beautiful. There were only two problems during opening night. First, it was super cold, but, as summer is near.ing, that one will take care of itself. The second and by far the most important came at II :00 p.rn. The police shut the track down because of noise. Seems that an agreemen t between track owners and the city of Corona is in affect which states that on any week night after 10:30 police may close down racing if there are complaints. Tonight there were and the track was shut down leaving four main events undecided. According to the promoter, Tom Paschal, the four mains that didn't run tonight will be run first thing next week. The time schedule has been moved up so that all racing can be over by the 10:30 deadline. Practice will start at 6 :00 p.rn. and signup will close at 7, with racing getting underway at 7:30. A warning from Paschal: :'If you are not signed up by 7 you might as well forget it. Because of time limitations they will accept signups until 7." WIlen you have a good track you usually have good racing, tonigh t was no exception. J. Coleman (Kaw) took the KECORD NUMBER OF EVENTS We believe the motorcycle industry has set some sort of record last week. In the span of just four days, no less than 53 events took place in the Western United States. This was only the total published in the Calendar section. Hodaka Mont.... Greeves Motorcycles 1fI~tIf, t'RESNO, CAL., April 18, 1971 - CMC Central put on their second motocross at Dunlap Cycle Park. After a heavy rain the course was in excellent condition and the , mud holes were worse than ever. Bob Rogers had an outstanding day with two class wins, first in the 125 Sr. class (all three motos). Rogers had a harder time in the Open Sr. class changing leads with Tim Colvert two or three times in the first moto with Rogers taking the cbeckered ahead. The second go-round Colvert was out to beat Rogers but had the misfortune of losing an axle nut. Colvert was really its best year in 1970 with an increase in attendance of 130% over the previous year. The State of California's Orange County Fairgrounds also showed a marked increase in their income, up about 170% over 1969, due to the popular speedway motorcycle races every Friday nigh t. Races will start at 8 p.m. after official opening ceremonies. The Orange County Fairgrounds Stadium is directly across the street from the Costa Mesa Civic Center. CORONA SEASON PLANNED Southern California's newest and finest half-mile dirt track will be the scene of weekly AMA flat-track motorcycle races starting on Saturday night, June 12 at 8:30 p.m. Racing Director J.C. Agajanian announced that the weekly Saturday night races would be presented by himself and track owner Felice Lapari on the new speedway, located adjacent to the Riverside Freeway, about 5 miles east of Corona, Calif. Racing will be held every Saturday night, except, July 24 and Sept. 25, when national championship races are slated at other Southern California tracks. Corona also has been granted the sanction for a 20-lap National Championsb ip flat-track race on Saturday evening, July 31. This will mark the first AMA National Championship race in Riverside county since 1947. Besides the National Championship race, a special Pacific Coast Championship event is slated for the track on Saturday, Oct. 16 the night before the 200-mile road racing national at Ontario, Calif. The Corona track will offer race fans a unique feature. The tracks backstretch is 10 feet higher then the front stretch, thus the fans view of racing all around the track will not be blocked. YAMAHA SPORTCYCLES Guy R. Louis <1(4) 893-1051 NEW & USED SALES 34198 Coast Higryway Dana Point, Calif. 92629 (714) 496-1001 auZUIU s.tII Onll' e-" Trl...... H. . . .nen ~ w Z w ..J (J ~ (J determined to beat Rogers in the third moto and held him off for first, winning an overall seco nd. Bill Riggin won all three 250 Sr. motos after putting on a charge in two of the motos to pass second place man, Parry Klassen. In the 250 Junior class 1st place fell to the hands of George Landis (rumor has it that this is only Landis' second ride!) The second moto was a hard-fought one between Landis, Harvey Ferguson, and Bobby Williamson. Landis fmally passed Ferguson with style and speed on the last lap after a long hard oto, with Ferguson stalling in the mud hole. Williamson put on a gallant effort midway through the moto but took a super "endo" at the tQP of the big hill and then he and his bike raced to the bottom of the hill first. Another highlight of the day was the Powder Puff race with the girls going only two laps over the rough, demanding course, The race was won by Darlene Ferguson on a DKW. For the girls who ran it was their fll'st race. Word is that there will be more Powder Puff races to come if there are enough girls to enter - so girls get your bikes ready! (Results on page 24) A REAL SHOCKER In case all you nostalgia fans are wondering what happened to Ascot ace Sammy Tanner, he's still in the bike biz pushing Betor forks and shocks, the Lubri-tech line, and other tme goodies. Sammy tells us that the folks at Betor have introduced the "Super Spindle Kit", which allows you to tag the same type forks tha.t Gene Romero 'and Jody Nicholas use to the front of any scoot, be it a Simson or a Snzuki. For more info, contact Sammy Tanner Distributing, 510 W. Anaheim St., Wilmington, Calif. 90744, or call (213) 830-4040. JBWri..w. WRITE 'OR COMPLETE SPECS .0."'0 PRICES ~ ~ LTD. Eaat: 185 EXPRESS STREET. PLAINVIEW. L I.. N.Y. 13137 West: 3745 OVERLAND AVENUE. LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 11803 OYER 1000 ACCESSORIES FOR MOTORCYCLE "ND RIDER Helmets * Goggles * Gloves Riding Boots & Leathers Jackets & Rainwear Dunlop Tires & Tubes Spark Plugs & Batteries Windshields & Mirrors Luggage Carriers Saddlebags & Covers Open 10-7 Daily, 9-6 Sat. (213) 4'14-6650 or 879-3350 Parts-Accessories-Service Financing-I nsurance CYCLE CITY ~ ~ ::< caff Cycle $ ~. Rogers Twi~J~""~t Dunlap ~~t~::nSport 7574 Westminster Ave., Westminster, Ca. - 125 Jr. Joel Green slushes through the guck 10 finish fourth. Broadsliders Return. April 30 Speedway racing returns Friday night, April 30 to the Orange County Fairgrounds Stadium for its third consecutive year. A full field of professional racers are .lined up for the 2 I -race program. Defending National Champion, 22-year-old Rick Woods of Huntington Beach, Calif., is the top contender. "Rick has had several unfortunate accidents, the last one being the final race of the season when he hit the crash wall and reinjured his left knee," explained promoter Harry Oxley. "However, Rick has undergo!)e two operations and the knee has responded to treatment so it looks like hell will be back stronger than eveL" Probably the stadium's most popular rider is Sonny Nutter of Topanga, Calif., the mod-haircut speedster returning as the prime member of the Great Bear Racing Team. Two others, the famous Bast boys of Van Nuys, Calif., former National Champion Steve Bast and younger brother Mike, will be sporting new racing equipment provided by their father Homer and Uncle Harlan, both great competitors in their own right. California youngsters that have shown their ability in the past will have the opportunity to step up in competition. Larry Shaw of Fullerton forged into the top flight of riders last season along with Bill Cody of Garden Grove, Ruben Benites of Santa Ana, Jimmy Nicholson' of Granada Hills, - Chuck Hatcher of Burbank and Don Cullum of Monrovia. Speedwa y motorcycle racing enjoyed .... '" first gold with his win in the 125 Jr. ST. In the 250 Jr. ST K&:N rider Mike Myers (Yam) was fmt across the line. The 250 Sr. ST was one of the best races of the evening with Steve Mudd (Bul) coming out on top of an ever-pressing Tom White, also Bultaco mounted. Third went to Scott Smith (Yam). Other main event winners were Bob Sanders (Kaw) , J. Dannenberg (Yam), J. Sprague (Ric), G. McColde (Yam) and R. Goade (Bul). According to Pascal, any changes that the riders want to vote on will be made. "It's a riders track and they will decide on policy, etc. ". So, any changes you would like to see, be at the rider's meeting next Wednesday night; voice your opinions (Results on page 24) MASTER CHARGE-BANKAMERICARD Discount to Ascot Racers GENE H. MYERS 4151 Redondo Beach Blvd., Lawndale, Ca. (213) 542-4047 THE OUTRIDBR motorsport accessories 10545'W. Pico BI., L.A., Ca.