Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

MYERS SCALES PIKES PEAK'S REINSTATED BIKE FETE By Bill Brokaw Photos by Annie Brokaw PIKES PEAK, COLO., July 11, 1971 Seventy-five-year-old Louie Unser came across the starting line and set up his stock car for the first turn, stood on it and sprayed the spectators. The Annual Race to the Clouds was on, but with a new twist. With an on again, off again record over the last 50 years, bikes were once again back on th e program. Last year's race up Pikes Peak had a poor spectator draw. The old fashioned, but classic, 'open cockpit Championship cars paid the big money with the stocks and sports cars filling in. On a bet that paid off this year the Championship and sp~rts cars were gone. The stocks paid big and dune buggies and four w~eel drive filled in with three classes of bikes allowed to run on a soft pedaled basis. Ak Miller of Whittier, Calif., drove his Ford Mustang to the top with precision and took. home everything but the trophy girl. But, the mass startinR bikes eM A (Continued from page 20) from everywhere, despite the fact that probably not more than two or three people in town had ever seen a motocross. The county-owned cat (and the only cat in Juab county) cut a course. The city's water truck ran after hours settling the fresh cut dirt. The two bike shops in town, Garret Honda and Olsen's Kawasaki, put up liberal contingency money to encourage local riders. The Ute Stampede Committee, already overworked setting up the rest of the celebrations, helped out with the publicity. The only land immediately available had a road across it, so the road was obligingly closed for the race. Come race day, the Juab County Sheriff's Posse was out in full force patrolling the race grounds and providing first aid. The first and second Wards of the LOS Church supplied help with flaggers and gate people. CMA members still Ilad their hands full of work to do, and they certainly did their share, but without the assistance of the people from the area no race would have been possible. Eat your hearts out, Southern Californians, or else move to Utah. (Results on page 28) 142cc kits for ATl-MX $42.95 also Custom Harley work Impact Cycle Engineering 17622 Chatsworth St. Granada Hills, Calif. 91344 (213) 368-1615 ORSTEN HALLMAN~. RACING INC::-:r~ U.S. Dis\. for Trelleborg Ma1ocross . tires. Torsten Hallman special design leathers & racing equipment. (714) 460-6234 (714) 460·1402 For dealer info. write or call: 5345 Timken St.. La Mesa. Cal. 92041. brought even the beer drinking, well relaxed spectators to their feet. At the Avenue of Flags the 125cc class, 31 strong, lined up, killed their engines and rolled to the timing light. The riders were concerned because an unusual heat wave held the temperature in the 80s nearly to the top of the 14,110 ft. summit. Was the jetting right for the 5,000 ft. climh? The flag dropped and off they went up the 12 mile super smooth decomposed granite highway. Three riders tangled in the first tum but remounted and were away. KRDO radio teams set about letting us know what was happening. Bill Vickery of Denver, Colo., took control with his swift Yamaha and had a comfortable lead by Glen Cove, ~e sight of the start of the annual Jan. I motorcycle climb. At the IT PAYS TO RIDE CARABELA DALLAS, TEXAS - Carabela Mota Imports Company of Pasadena, Calif., has posted $600 in contingency prize money for the third stop of the Southwest Motorcycle Racing Association's '71 circuit. The triple header event is set for Aug. 8 at Green Valley Raceway northeast of Fort Worth, Tex.as. Monies are being offered to any Carabela "Caliente" that places in the top three of the 125 motocross. The "Mexican Conqueror" can capture $300 for first, $200 for second, and $100 for third. And coming from Mex.ico City to make its debut is the potent 125 road racer to be ridden by Jamie Gleen. top, Vickery was still in front followed by his buddy Chuck Jensen on another Yamaha. Ted Mundy on a Bul was third. California's Puch racing Al Baker was fourth. Allan Bonner Suzukied his way to fifth. Winning time was 17:11.57. After the stock car division the 250cc bikes were on the line. The class made a clean get-a-way and Mike Kidd of Tex.as shrugged off the other riders with his out-of-sight running Bultaco, then fuel problems developed. By Glen Cove, Rickman mounted Bob Conway had taken command. Larry Lippert's overgeared Maico was second, a position he would lose at the higher elevations. PurSang mounted Larry Williams was in pursuit. In 15:48.47 min. Conway was on tOP, followed by Williams. John Toler and his Yamaha were third, a surprise since he is a budding racer. Lippert was fourth and Bultaco riding Stan Adams futh. All but Conway were from Colorado Springs, Colo. The final event of this year's Race to the Clouds was the hairy Open class. A mix. up somehow caused the flag to be waved before the bungee cord was snapped. One rider in the front line got away slow. There was- mucb jockeying for riding room and a drama tic II bike pile up followed. All got going again. Up the line three bikes tangled and James Scott left the road and played lumberjack. It cost him a broken wrist, the only injury of the day. By the Cove it was Gene Russell, Gary Myers, Scott Harris and Dick Marquis in that order. At the top Myers was there in 15: I 1.96 min. only one and a half seconds behind the winning dunebuggy time, but the cars have a running start at the light. Following Myers' Husky was Harris and his Triumph Metisse. Then Steve Gauss (Mai) and Sonny Anderson, who put his 12-year-old Triumph in fourth. Californian Arvil Sparks was fifth with his Rickman Triumph. 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