Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
Issue link: https://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/125743
Minert·Monday in CMC /MX at co 1 .... '" .- I}y Eric Raits IRVINE, CAL., Sept. 6, 1971 - Chuck Minert, one of motorcycling's vintlge heroes, beat the Experts at the Saddleback Park CMC Motocross today. Minert rode his clean BSA to a pair of wins in the opening motos and thus needed only a finish to win overall for the day. Minert could have hung back in the pack and assured a first place for himself but chose to compete instead and nearly had. cause to great his ~ w Z W ..J (,) > (,) August 1 Moto-Cross Snowflake, Arizona 1st Mini STEEN Mini·MX MIKE EKLUND August 14 Elsinore Park, California 1st Mini TT Scrambles STEEN Mini·MX MIKE TIDWELL August 14 Moto-Cross Salt Lake City, Utah 1st Mini SHANE BURROWS August 20 Phoenix, Arizona 1st 100cc Novice August 22 ROBERT BLOSE Brush Prairie, Washington 1st 1DlIcc Beginners 2nd 1DlIcc Beginners August 22 STAN JOHNSON GARY BURNETT Indian Dunes, California JA~CE KLINE 1st Mini August 14 Salt Lake City. Utah Prescott. Arizona 1st 1011ce Export 2nd !Ollce Expert August 15 August 20 1st 6S11cc Nov. Fino! August 22 1st II1Ol:c Export AuguSt 26 1st 125cc Soai.. 2nd 125cc Soai.. August 28 1st Opon Export August 29 1st 125cc - . . n 1st 1Z5cc 1_...... August 29 1st 25Oa: Soaiar Saddleback Park. California RICKMANIW_ s-v.... RICKMAN Micro 125 _ Hare SCrambles RICKMAN'" 125 _ Moto-Cross RICKMAN Micra 1110 _ ACA Moto-Cross OANNY LIPDRTE Salinas. Calilornia Scrambles CMe·North Moto-Cross 1st llDa: "",., ""If JOYCE SOYKA August 29 Thursday Nile MotOoCross RICKMAN Micra 125 Moli. . RICKMAN Micra 125 Moli. . ED SCOTT Indian Dunes. Califorma III Moli... RICKMAN Micra lID _ eMe !lIKE AlLEN Four Corners. California August 29 RICKMAN _ TT Scrambles JOHN SPRAGUE Fremont. California 1st lZ5cc Jotoi.. August 29 RICKMAN Micra 12& Mom. TT Scrambles JEFF WRIGHT IRUCE IARON Elsinore Park. California Bill Stellway was top 250 Junior, Div. I. sTEEN Mini-MX Moto-Cross GARY HICKERSON Ascot Park. California Moto-Cross RICKMAN Micra 100 _ RICKMAN Micra 100 lIio.isse JACK SEROGGINS Phoenix. Arizona STEEN Mini-MX STEEN Mini·MX RICKMAN Micra 12S Melisse MIKE ALLEN Vallejo, California Scrambles TT Scrambles GARY HICKERSON STEVE LACEY Fremont. Carifornia 1st 125cc Jr. On.. 2 STEEN Mini-MX CMA Moto-Cross 1st 125cc Nov. On.. 1 J. O. McNEIL August '5 STEEN Mini·MX TT Scrambles competitive spir.t. Minert tried to pass Warren Burrell as Burrell climbed a bank just past the finish line while running second. The BSA rider saw his chance and dove under Burrell but as he pulled even with him, Burrell slipped off the bank and their bikes tangled, shooting both violently off the coune, nearly putting Burrell in to a telephone pole and Minert into a spectator's Pontiac. Minert remounted but was unable to restart his bike and had to push across the finish line when the race was over. Mark Nohr and Greg Smith had to be content with second and third in the 500 Expert division. Dave Smith suffered painful injuries when he locked handlebars with someone and was forced to seek an escape route down a rocky gully shortly after the start of one moto. Smith reportedly injured both kneecaps and a knee when he collided with a huge boulder. Billy Urban won the 250 Expert class with three wins. Urban wore a grim and determined look all day but got to look back and see some fine racing. Richard Eierstedt was awarded his Penton motorcycle today for topping the recent CMC series and rode in an inspired manner. The Bultaco rider moved through the pack and twice finished second only to Urban in his maiden Expert ride. I Dave Miller caused a stir among the RICKMAN Micra 125 _ Pen.on-winner, Bultaco-rider Richard Eierstedl (S7El gets the hot line on Dave Davis. h-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.,.-.-.-.-.-.-.-......-.·.-.-.-.,.-.-.V.-.-.-"...-.-.-.-.-".. By Eric Raits RICKMAN 251 MX When you join up with TEAM RICKMAN you're I member of the winning bunch, ridillll one of the greltest bikes going. Pick your choice from 100cc, 125,250,500 or Open Cllss. TEAM RICKMAN bikes hIVe whit it tlkes to win at Mota-Cross, TT's, Hare & Hounds, Enduros or what hIVe you. You'll find your TEAMmates out in front in western deserts, southern swlmps Ind eastern woods. You'll lisa find I nelrby deller who'll put you on the TEAM. He'll give you full detlils. If you don't know him, ask for his name and locltion when you send off for the S1. pack of "SUPERGOOOIES!" with complete info on the line of RICKMAN bikes, kits and performance equipment, Ceriani suspension and a host of other exciting products. f Write: ~ ~v~~~ ~ ~ ~ BOX 2278 ~ ALHAMRRA. CA. 91803 %·J.~·. Slick Night for Ascot's Top CMC Motocrossers Moto-Cross OAVE LANGCOR . . . .-.. . ·~.y GARDENA, CAL., Sept. 2, 1971 Thunday night's Ascot motocross brought back memories of the early wet days as nearly a dozen riders fell, leaped and slid into the pond. The 500 Intermediates ran with the Experts and while John DeSoto, Tim Hart and Bill Payne resolved fmishing positions the rest of the pack found some tough sledding. A rider went in the water early in the third moto, splashing up a puddle on the narrow lake path. More riders went down on each subsequent lap wetting the path even more. The first three, DeSoto, Hart and Payne had little trouble over the slick clay but the rest had fits. Spectators in the stands were standing, trying to peer over the IT mound to catch the action_ DeSoto won the first two motos and took a second behind Tim Hart in the third for his usual overall win_ Hart dominated second place while Payne won third place money. Bob Madden appeared an Intermediate to watch. Madden won his class and was in among the Experts each race with good finishes. The 500-]unio<5 followed the big wet race and came to a lot of muddy grief. Bill Stubbs led momentarily until apparent mechanical problems slowed him on the dragonbacks to let Paul Mahnke and Mike Todd zip out to the leading positions. Mahnke came to the little clay puddle fl1"5t, went wide to search for traction and Todd was able to dive under him. More riders went in the water and as the Juniors ftled around for their last lap, Todd, Mahnke and third placer Gary Schultz wisely crawled across the lake path. A herd of eager racers back in the pack were not as happy with their positions as the leaders and really charged across the lake. The fans were on their feet, ready for the inevitable and the riders not satisfied with their lot got new positions but farther back than they had hoped. Tim Hart overcame bad star~ to win all three of the 250 Expert motos, beating Dave Pessey and Bob Messer. Jeff Wright tried the 250's again with negative results. Wright led the first moto until he and Hart came together and Wrigh t wen t down, ripping a fingernail off in a nasty slide. Wright had the ambulance attendants do a little patch work so he could concentrate on winning the 125 Expert class. He won two motos, fell in the other and worked his way to second behind overall second placer Bruce Baron. John Vandergeest was third. . (Results on page 28)