Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Jorgensen Extends 3-M Winning for. Gennai Aces Small Vallejo Entry By James Brammer VALLEJO, CAL., June 11, 1971 Junior and Seniors were combined in the 650 class for the final race of the vening under an agreed condition that an Expert must wiri to get a trophy. Veteran professional racer, Ken Helling was caught in an awkward position of having to defend reputable experience al(ainst a youngster. A 15-year,old from C~oncord, Phil Andersof\, on a 650cc BSA, was the adversary. Anderson, only recently advanced to the Junior class, jumped into the lead early in the final with Ken Helling in second. [t was a close race with Helling passing after several laps of chase. John Gennai was entered in this class but failed to get his mo torcycle started on the line in a qualifying heat race. The track was in good condition very fast - and very little passing took place in the finals. Ron Kesler in the 500 J!,nior Final was one exception; he moved his Suzuki from a poor start to finish second. John Gennai passed Lariy Drew for first in the 250 Expert Final. George Combs overcame two riders for second place in the 125 Junior-Expert Final. The entry was down enough at Vallejo to permit an intermission, but to keep th e concessionaire from profiting, a wheelier contest kept fans at their seats. John Gennai tied with Dave Lewis in the contest. They are to break the tie June 18 with the best of three attempts winning. (Results on page 48) FOLEY DOUBLES AGAJN, GENNAI REVIVES By Bill Spencer HOLLISTER, CAL., June 13, 1971 National Scrambles champ Jim Foley made it four-in-a-row with two more decisive wins at today's scrambles on the Harris Ranch, south of this small farming community. Foley returned from a two-week layoff due to a shoulder separation and won both the 250 and 500 Expert Mains, repeating last night's (eat at Hayward. The twice-dubbed National champ rode very hard in both races and won by wide margins. The 250 affair bordered on the ridiculous as the South County M.C. starter resembled a ballerina rath er than a starter. His antics were not well received and his duping of the riders all day made for an arduous afternoon. Nevertheless Foley dialed veryone on the start that saw current point leader John Gennai relegated to the cheater's box. Foley beat out a very hard charge from Rick Hocking and Gennai, who wound up not finishing after two falls. The young No.3 rider worked all the way from dead last to third within two laps and passed Hocking in the tigh t, off-camber, right hander only to lose it with a wide slide. He then tried to pass in the next left hander on the low side but fell in the process, letting Pat Hennen and Steve Foster by. He regained control of third from Foster but the 10-lap main was nearly over. While exiting the right hander on the last lap, he fell again and the frustration must have been great considering the fact that he did not make either main event the night before at Hayward. In the 500 Expert 'Main, Foley was again the first man off the line and this time he beat out the No. 15 rider,John Hall, on a tiring Honda. Foley's Yamahas work wonders and with his able guidance and renewed derermination, he is still a definite threat for the number one plate for the third year in a row. In the 650 Expert Main Gennai regained his composure enough so that he started the Main on the same line as the others, but a poor start saw him fifth into the frrst corner. Ron Talbot and Bill Landsborough battled through the first turn for the lead and Landsborough won, leaving Gennai trying to get in shape for passing. And pass he did, one lap after the next 'he would set someone up and th-en do a job on him, until he wound up behind the COLlSEtJM CYCLE MAIL and ORDER ACCESSORY CO. ~KAWASAKI ~ MOTORCYCLES 3958 E. 14lh ST., OAKLAND, CAL. (4151 534-546' _ 94601 No.. 17 BSA of Landsborough. Bill had an encounter with Gennai at the last scrambles and was ready for the young Expert's challenge. Bill would pull ahead on the straights ever-so-slightly, only to lose that lead in the corners as Gennai continued to better himself on the 40-inch machine. Finally, with but one lap to go, Gennai went around Landsborough on the outside of the off-camber right hander. In the victory circle after the race, Bill remarked that he had gone just as fast as he could and got passed. It was, indeed one helluva race. Tony Gonzales returned for another win in th e 650 Junior Main, this time over Rudy Jacobs. Tony is a recent convertee from the Novice ranks and his streak of four-in-a-row should make him a fast transfer to Expert ranks. Mark Maroney and Cliff Servetti did some fancy racing in the 650 Novice bout, with Maroney being awarded the win over Servetti's snortin' Norton. tremendous lead at the start and then with the faulty gas main balking, he had to shove and umph his way to the victory. Phil DeCann waited until the last lap of the 350 Novice Main to take over the lead of a faltering Glen Hall. Hall had it made until electrical problems slowed him. Three riders got him all at once in that same off-camber righ t hander. DeCann almost made the wrong move but reconciled it immediately and went on· to the win over Hector Cisneros and Russ Barrett. Scott Williams finally bettered brother-in-law Jeff Hlebo for a win in the 250 Novice Main. Scott had taken many seconds behind young brother of John Hlebo but this time was ready with a fast start to hold for the distance. In the 200 Junior Main, Jerry Kole started from the back row, due to the starter's techaniques. He worked very hard and finished second behind Jerry Bolon. mBy Don Graham e-. MARYSVILLE, CAL., June 13,1971 c ": ::> Kurt Jorgensen sh owed that he is going ..., to pick up where he left off last year in Scrambles held each Saturday night at ~ w the Triple M Speedway by winning both Z events he entered. W Jorgensen, "'!1- Expert, though ..J U handicapped by a back line start in the >U 125cc Amateur-Expert class, needled his way around the new twisting course and narrowly aced out young Amateur rider Paul Orlandi in one of the night's more exciting races. Jorgensen, beginning only his second year of motorcycle competition, later won the Open Expert division on his Husqvarna. Novice Tony Hoover (Bul) showed some real potential in the 250cc class by winning over Mike Andrews and a host of o.ther riders. John Fite and Steve Young, both Experts and veterans at Triple M Speedway, won the 250 Expert event, running first and second. Other riders winning first place brass during the evening's events were Jim Moe on a Hodaka in the 100cc Novice class, Greg Nibblelink (Yam) in the 125 Novice class, Paul Orlandi (DKW) in the 125 Amateur class, Mike Knouse (Bul) in the 200 Amateur class, Dale Wells (Bul) in the 200 Novice class, Jack Eddings (Bul) in the 250 Amateur class, Jack Nash (Mon) in the Open Novice class and Randy Pean (Yam) in the Open Amateur class. A t the outset of the evening's competition, it appeared as though a I knobby tire would hold a distinct advantage over a class C tire due to the winding, tight turns on the back stretch. As the races progressed, however, it became increasingly eviden t that the combination of the clay surface on the straightaway on the front stretch and the high speed sweeper made a class C tire much more advantageous. Those bikes equipped with the class C tire carried away the bulk of the trophies during the evening. The scrambles event at Marysville's Triple M Speedway will be held each Saturday night throughout the summer, sponsored by the Yuba-Sutter M.C., a newly-formed organization chartered by the AMA. (Results on page 48) CORDER HANGS SHORT TRACr OPPONENTS By Bruce C. Young PLACERVILLE, CAL., June 13, 1971 - Twenty-one pro's signed up and put on a top short track event, with each rider getting his fill of riding. Riders said the track was one of the best-prepared that they had run on to date, thanks to track owners Richard Hurst and AI Hinds. Butch Corder, riding a bike prepared by his father for Orangevale Cycles, went into the first heat race and won easily. Joe Sota won the second heat and John Emerson collected the third, to transfer to the main. The consolation event was one of the best races of the day, with Rich,ard West edging out Jerry Taylor on the last turn. 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