Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

International Report ••• Reports from Cycle News East ISLE OF MAN: Giacomo Agostini won the six-lap, 226.4-mile Senior IT on his MV-3. His fast lap was 104.86 mph and he averaged 102.59. The English press said, "It was all too easy for Ago... " Phil Read won his first 250 IT ever at 10M and turned a 100.08 lap to boot. "I've never had it so easy," he exclaimed later... Out of the first 30 machines to finish, 29 of them were Yamahas of one sort or another... Elsewhere, Malcomb Davis won the 500cc Southern championship in England. Bryan Wade got stuck in some mud and made a valiant but vain attempt to catch the fast-moving Bultaco works rider... Roger DeCoster moved within one point of leader Adolf Weil in the battle for the 500 World Motocross Champion title, after winning the Czech Grand Prix... Motor Cycle News described Mark Brelsford's victory over Kel Carruthers at Loudon as a "shock win". LARRY DARR won his third straight Ohio State IT Championship May 16 ... West Coast shoes dominated New Jersey's Roosevelt Raceway half-mile as Junior GARY SCOTT and Expert DAVE ALDANA put the May 29 meet in their pocket...JOHN PENTON, riding same, scored 990 points at the Little Burr National Enduro, for the big win...Canadian motocross fans were treated to a full program at the. Manley Invitational at Innis Lake, Ontario. GUNNAR LINDSTROM beat his pal TORE JONSSON and PETER LAMPPU while top Canadian SEPPO MAKINEN took fourth ...St. Louis, Mo., held its first big 'cross and DICK MANN was on hand for the festivities, including a $1600 purse and a rock band. The best the AMA National Points Standings leader could do was a third in the 250 class. Firecracker To Start Inter-AMA With Bang The Firecracker Grand Prix is first in a series of six Inter-AMA International Motocross events to be held throughout the United States. There will be Europe's top riders competing against America's top riders for the United States National Championship in motocross racing, and a fierce battle for the total prize money of $31,000. The Firecracker Grand Prix will be staged at Indian Dunes Park Sunday, June 27th. There is a guaranteed purse of $5000 for this event. The Europeans scheduled to invade Indian Dunes Park are Jeff Smith from England riding a BSA, Dave Bickers from England riding a CZ, and Stuart Nunn also from England riding a CZ. From Sweden, Husqvarna mounted are Krister Lindblom, Keit Fransn, and Jan-Erick SaeUquist. Also Wille Dassen Utah Upholds Helmet ,Law By Terry Newfarmer SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - In a 3-2 decision, the Utah Supreme Court has upheld the state's helmet law as constitutional. The law' requires that the rider and passenger a f any rna tor-driven cycle wear helmets when operating on a street which has a posted speed limit of 35 mph or more. The case was heard on the appeal of Charles D. Acker, 26, Ogden, who was convicted by lower courts of riding in a 40 mph zone without a h~lmetJn May, of 1969. The majority opinion of the court is' based on the notion that a cyclist with head injuries is the concern of the public, which must then provide police and ambulance service. "Both hospitals and relief rolls are crowded, and it is a proper exercise of police power for the Legislature to enact statutes which would tend to keep citizens out of the one and off the other," says the majority opinion, written by Justice A. H. Ellett. "Any measure which would protect the operator of a rna torcycle would tend to avoid collisions with other traffic on the highway," he added. The justice did not specify how a helmet "avoids" collisions. Justice F. Henri Henriod concurred, saying: "No one would be convincing if he said one's freedom is so sacred as to demand an uninterrupted right to' use heroin. The police power is flexible enough to include certain situations that are so hazardous personally to a large segment of the. community as reasonably to be the subject of regulation. In his dissent, Justice J. Allan Crocket said the law is 95 percent for saving the individual from himself "and it is thus a matter of his own business. " "If the conclusion is to be based upon the possibility that cyclists may become hospitalized, or on welfare, that opens a wide door indeed to paternalistic controls over innumerable aspects of human conduct as to what mayor may not be good for one's individual health morals or safety," he said. Mr. Aker said he will consult his attorney about possible appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. PAT OWENS TAKES TEACHING POST Pat Owens, for many years Western Operation Service Manager for Triumph Motorcycle Corporation and nationally. known as a "top tuner" (most recently for champion Gene Romero), has joined the teaching staff at Los Angeles, Calif., Trade-Technical College. He will teach in the expanding Motorcycle Repair curriculum. The program is a two-year course leading to an Associate in Science degree. and Jos De Wit from Belgium both riding for Husqvarna will compete. The International class will be composed of 250cc machines with the above riders compe.ting against the selected American riders chosen by the American Motorcycle Association by their past performances. The other event scheduled is the 500cc Supporting class or National class which will be composed entirely of. American riders. This event is promoted by Inter-American Racing, and is sanctioned by the AMA and FIM. The events will begin at 9 a.m. with the practice, and the racing will begin at 1 p.m. Indian Dunes Park is located by taking Hwy. 5 north towards Bakersfield to Hwy. 126. The track entrance is two miles off Hwy. 126. STATE LAWS APPLYING TO MOTORCYCLE USAGE STATE ALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE TEXAS UTAH VERMONT VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING DIST. OF COL. PUERTO RICO Footnotes Special Driver License Y Y Y Y Y Y Safety Helmet Eye Protection Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y' Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y-4 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y·'. Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Safety Inspection At time Periodof Reg. ically Y Y Y Y Y-2 Y Y Y Y Y-4 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y-5 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Passenger Passenger Rearview Seat FootMirror Rests Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y y'·Y.......• Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y y-s Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y y. Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y-5 Y Y Y-3 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y = Yes the requirement has been adopted. Y-2 = The law applies to all passengers, but only those operators under 18. Y-3 = Required at speeds above 35mph. Y·4 = The law applies only to operators and passengers 21. Y-5 = The law lrPplies only on roads with speed limits higher than 35mph. Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y M ~ '" .... Q. '". ~ . c: ::>. .., ~ w Z w oJ U >- U

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