Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

4-SrAT MX DEADLINE IS MAY 19th The California MotoSport Club's biggest-ever motocross is taking shape with a bost of top racing names already signed for the giant Four-States Motocross. The race is scheduled for Memorial Day, May 30th, at the private L-D Ranch near Springdale, Utah. CMC official Stu Peters reports that entries bave been filed by racing representatives of Maico, Husqvama, CZ, AJS and more. So far names like John DeSoto, Billy Clements, Mark Blackwell, Tim Hart, Bob Grossi, Gary J ones have signed. Adding spice to the Sunday race will be a galaxy of Expert-class competitors from Montana, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Arizona and other western states. Entries for the Four-State Motocross close May 19th with room in aU CMC classes still available. A special motocross school will be conducted by John DeSoto and Tim Hart. F or additional information and/or entries, write: CMC, P.O. Box 1402, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. HEADS UP fmal win while Lunde had met an unknown fate somewhere in the back ';f the course. At the riders' meeting, several juniors complained about the steep hill; they could not climb iL Tbe sponsor, the Motorcycle Racers Assn., decided that the Seniors could do it the Juniors would. Tbe Seniors looked all righ L While a compromise was made and the upper half of the hill was removed, the lower part was still constantly littered with man and machine in various poses and configurations. Like it or not, a lot of Juniors got some valuable experience. Tbe MRA is a relatively new promotion outfit that seems to have spirit and creativity. Even thougb their lack of experience showed when it came to things like flagmen and scoring, they did deliver what was promised: 30-minute motos for Seniors, 10 for the Juniors. They paid money by the moto rather than overall. There was practice all day Saturday and free beer, and soft drinks, hamburgers and hot. dogs, and more, for anyone wbo bappened to be there_ The excellent course was said to have been laid out by Dick Mann, ana despite, the rain and mud, was left as-is for the Seniors. First aid facilities by the National Motorcycle Patrol was superb. Several of Southern California's best were helpless on the course. Some, such as West, deBenedetti, Bruce Baron, Gene Cannady, Lars Larson, and other looked surprisingly comeptent. Some just quite. Russ Darnell was favored, due to the difficult nature of the track, but the crud and drizzle rendered his glasses, hence his orbs, useless. John Rice, weaned on a TT circuit, hates the mud but had a good time even while being North Dealers Join MIC By Bill Spencer SAN FRANClSCO, CAL., April 28, 1971 - With a dramatic flourish of activiity, some 56 new dealers were signed in as associate members of the Motorcycle Industry COUDtil tonigbt and two of the members elected to serve as Region No. 1 members with eight other dealers to represent the state of California. BSAfTriumph rep Roxy Rockwood called the meeting to order at 8:20 pm and proceeded to in troduce his fellow representatives sent here by the MlC and the factories. First to speak was Don Grey. His pitch was about the job of the dealers to organize to fight for their b usiness. Les White of American Honda made a pitch about how little money and about how much manpower and time was needed. Jim Butler, Liason to State organization dealt with the other trade organizations and how they are represented and the need for the motorcyclist to have the same thing going for him. State dealer network Chairman Tom Heineger of Webco, pointed out the many irritations causing the industry grief and held the artention of the assembled with very point blank comments about business and economics. Whe he had finished he was given a very healthy applause, even though he had told everyone bow bad he is and how he is mistreating the industry. / Dick Orth, U.S. Suzuki and Public Relations man brought out the serious YAMAHA :; fONTANA Yamaha-Sac.h's- 9008 Sierra A've. I-todaka-Malco- Fontana Calif CZ Sales ,. Parts _ Service (714) 822-2252 ---- land use problem and how the industry would attempt to better the llnage of the rider through public service messages, specifying tbat this isually done for free on tne radio. At this point, some questions became necessary and a few dealers wanted to know the budget operations. Orth tried to answer as best he could. Some discussion on the $160 fee was brought out but quelled. Orth then brought out that these meetings being conducted across the country with predicate Hour ability to continue." This generally brought all the dealers into line and the election of the two reprsentatives continued. Of the six nominated Ray Abrams and Sandy Greenblatt were the chosen two. Both are quite active in groups seeking to better the motorcyclist's image and one is from the Southern section and the other from the Northern. A good representation considering that the Region extends from the Oregon border south to San Luis Obispo. _ The other four nominees will serve on a steering committee along with volunteers. They will aU meet to organize and accredit themselves under the MlC as soon as the Council has finished their preliminary meetings, hopefuUy in the very near future as the problems of sound and land use become lapped. Bob Grossi, on the other hand, has to be the only person who didn't fall down all day. That includes some spectators, too. There wasn't a lot of joy in the pits. The MRA probably went into the red, thanks to the rain. Mud covered up number plates and all other forms of iden tification making accurate scoring a myth. But next summer they'll laugh about the time DeSoto center-punched Tim Hart's CZ, tearing off t.!>e seat and fender. The chill and other assorted miseries will be forgotten when the mud-fight between John Rice and Billy Payne won't. Yamaha owners will be pleased to find out about these new heads from Pacer. Cast from 356-T6 (!) heat-treated aluminum, they feature two sparkplug holes to put things in. The trench-design controls burning to produce more low-end torque. AT-l and CT-l heads have a 9.5: 1 compression ratio and cost$32.95. DT-l goes up to 10:1 and will set you back $39.95. Get the colorful brochure for a quarter from Pacer, 17841 E. Valley Blvd_, City oflndustry, Calif., 91475. Mention something about "B-27" so they know you saw it here. • .aJa Wins again! Buzzards Hare Scrambles 4/4/71 1st Trailbike 3rd Overall Mitch Mayes - Baja more paramount. Bultaco BIG BORE 360" to 41Occ, 100cc to 133cc Call or write for details - mail order O.K. PUMFREY BULTACO 21819 Sherman Way, Canoga Park (213) 887-7696 the BarleyDavidson outpsrformsrs > ::; '" ~ w Z W ..J U >- U

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