Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

01 ! ... ... BATELEY AT ASCOT Photo by Walt Mahony GARDENA, CAL., May 28, 1971 While most of the troops headed East for the Memorial Day weekend tour of half-milers, a small group showed up tonight for the weekly Friday night half-mile at Ascot Park and even the small numbers still produced a great nigh t for racing. . Expert John HateJey (Tri) , one of only seven Experts to compete, had to hold off Junior Loyal Penn (Tri) for 13 of the 15-lap combined Ex/Jr. Main before going on to win handily when Penn went down on turn two. Penn had taken the lead from the start and was holding Hateley at bay until John, who won the trophy dash earli"r, shot past on lap four. From that point, the duo diced away for the point position while pulling away from the rest of the pack. On the 12th tour of the course, going into tum two, Penn slipped out of the groove and slowed down as he fought to retain control He did, but this set up the fall at the same place on the next go-around which left Hateley with a half-lap lead. The Novice Main had to be the most exciting as Steve Nichols (Yam) blasted to the lead with Scott Brelsford (Bul) charging in second. On lap two the duo exchanged positions only to re-exchange on the next lap. Then, to continue the process, Scott again took the lead on lap three and began to slowly pull ahead. With a fair lead built up, Brelsford began to cool off his throttle and Nichols appeared to be unable to make up the lost ground until the 7th lap when he moved up to Scott's rear wheel. That's when the real race began. Out of turn four and toward the white flag, Nichols went high and Brelsford was able to shut the door as the pair hit tum one. Steve caught the inside lane out of turn two but was again held off as they blasted down the back straigh t and into turn three. This time, Steve had his eye on the fastest line and got it - the inside of Brelsford wd the two came out of tum four with Scott holding a slim lead; but, it was getting smaller as they horsed it to the checkered. Steve puUed up almost even with Scott as they crossed the line but Brelsford still had about a foot lead and was given the win. Third went to Tom 01 ~ w Z W ..J C,) >C,) John Hateley won easily after Loyal Penn went down while in second. Horton. Next Friday, the half-mile program will be set aside to make room for the monthly TT and Short Doubleheader here at Ascot. (Results on page 24) Track SEHL CASHES IN ON $15,000 PURSE NEW YORK, N.Y., May 28, 1971 The Yamaha cup series finally came out from under the roof of indoor racing and raced under the stars at famous Roosevelt Raceway in Long Island, New York_ The trotter horse half-mile may never be the same as New York City area folks got their rITSt taste of professional motorcycle racing and it was at its near best. The event was billed as a non-ntional event with a $15,000 price tag and crowd estimates ranged all the way from 20,000 to 30,000 people filling the huge stands and the area in front for price tages of $5 and $7 each. Roosevelt Raceway is a beautiful layout with a rubber base covered with a thin layer of sand. An afternoon long practice session found that the riders liked the track better with the sand swept to the outside by the spinning wheels and fuU bore slides at over 90 per. Trying to find the right combination on a type of track never before run was the big problem. The end results proved that the Harley-Davidson riders enjoyed the Yamaha sponsored benefit to the greatest degree. Cal Rayborn was the fastest qualifier and was joined by two more Milwaukee 750's for the six rider trophy dash. However, in the heat races Yamaha won two out of three with Keith Mashburn and Jimmy Odom showing the way. The lone Harley heat win came from Ohio's Larry Darr. Then the Harley boys got the feel of things with Dave Sebl, third in his heat race, coming on strong to capture the dash ,event over Mashburn, Rayborn, Jody Nicholas, Rex Beauchamp and Jim Rice. Sehl, the hot and cold running Canadian who now races out of Atlanta, Ga.. was now ready to do the job in the 20-lap final He did a job on the other 11 riders, jumping into second behind Darr on the second lap and then taking the lead on the lOth round and winning going away. Darr held second with rookie Expert, Rex Beauchamp holding off repeated bids by Gene Romero for third spot. The 1-2-3 Harley sweep is the best yet recorded by their new 750's in a major event. Sebl picked up over $4,100 for his efforts, his largest payday to date and the largest non-national pickup in racing thus far. Darr was right at the $3000 mark for second place. Forty-six Experts tried for the 36 heat race spots and very few of the top r..q 4i..q1t. USED PARTS All MAKES "1 D .:. ~..q( • ~-9 SCRAMBLER MOTORCYCLES 40"" to 60"" 1801 W. Burbank BIIId. Burbank. Calif. 849-5907 or 845-8738. Ex. 7 off rated riders in the nation were missing. The Junior division missed a great race when American's best Junior, Gary Scott, arrived too late to enter. The show was saved by New York motocrosser turned flat tracker, Jim Weinert on a Triumph. Jim had a clutch go out on the line in the heat and had to start in the back to rmally take a closing second with some wild slides in the turns. The final was to be a match between Weinert and Canadian Maurice Fraser. But Weinert and four other riders were too eager on three occasions before the flag dropped and half of the field star\ed on the third row penalty line. Fraser, as expected, took the lead with Weinert coming strong to take over third on lap two and a distant second on the next lap. The two Triumph riders then ran away from the other 10 with Fraser leading until his engine quit on lap nine, dropping him out of the race. The New Yorkers then cheered Weinert the rest of the way to the finish line. An inexperienced small field of Novice riders, who showed they still have much to learn about racing, were on hand for four qualification heat races John~ MOTO-eROSS LEATHERS COMPETITION PROVEN -Genuine Cowhide -Velcro® Fasteners -Exclusive Flap Pocket • Waterproofed introductory special offer - All Sizes -Inch Thick Padding in the afternoon and two regulation heat events in the evening. They opened the show with three riders promptly falling off in the first lap of the first heat race. Steve Hannagan from Illinois was not only the sharpest appearing rider but easily the class of the questionable field of first year professionals. He wheeled his Bultaco into the lead from the start and was never in danger of losing the win. Don Hedgebeth, on a Yamaha, turned in the fastest heat race win but ran second all the way in the too-long Novice final The overall response by the track owners and fans was 100% for more racing with the date, probably a national, being worked out for next season. Intermission was highlighted by the appearance of Steve Droste, Waterloo, Iowa, who jumped first six and then finally seven cars - without the benefit of a landing ramp on the far side of the jump! He used a Yamaha 360 for what appears to be a topper to the Eve! Knievel ~p to ramp act. The more than 20,000 people who turned out, breaks the 17,200 mark for New York cycle racing set last January at Masion Square Garden and is another feather in the promoting hat of California's Don Brymer who was again grinning from ear to ear after the event. (Results on page 24) • .aJa Wins again! Antelope Ramblers Hare & Hound May 23.1971 Trailbike Class ...... 1st - Terry Clark - BAJA 100 \ 2nd - Mitch Mayes - BAJA 100 3rd - Larry Roseler - BAJA 100 ~ 4th - Randy Mulligan - BAJA 100 1st Girl - Lynn Wilson - BAJA 100 -Colors Black/Gold Stripe Blue/Gold Stripe Red/Gold Stripe Gold/Black Stripe only 49.95 REG. 54.95 M1NI-RACER MODEL only 39.95 SEE THEM NOW A T YOUR LOCAL DEALER Fa< Furth. Inform8tion ContKt MONTECITO ENTERPRISES P.O. Box 434, Carpinteria. Cal. 93013 thB BarlByDavidsOB ~;;;=.. oulpBnOnlUlrB

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