Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Urban Beats Heat, Everybody By Eric Raits CARLSBAD, CAL., Sept. 12, 1971 Bill Urban admitted to being tired after winning two Expert classes in the CMC motocross at sweltering Carlsbad today but didn't let fatig-ue show on the track. Urban won the 125 class disdainfully, taking all three motos from closest competitors Mike Garrett and Murray Hoffman. Urban faced a full field in the 250 class, the likes of Tim Hart, Bruce Baron, Doug Grant and back-from-the-home-soil Brad Lackey. Urban won the first moto and then promised a show in the second by getting a back-of-the-pack start. Young Bill was eighth going up the hill, sixth coming down and fought his way to the lead after a few more laps. Just after he passed Lackey for first, Urban slid out and let Brad back in the lead. Urban gave chase and was wi thin striking distance when Lackey slid out to allow Urban a scamper across the finish line in first. Lackey, possibly unaccustomed to the heat, didn't dominate the racing as many fans thought he might. Urban stayed cool and put down the latest challenge to his Carlsbad dominance. Hart and Baron had mechanical problems in the first moto. Hart came back in the second to try again but lost a chain in the early going and gave up a Brian Lendl (3521 plays follow-the-leader with Alan Newsom. OTO CYCLE RACING It only costs $10 (which is a $6 savings over the combined price of the individual tickets). Included is an $8 seat (the best in the house) to the Classic. THE JO MIUJON DOLLAR SPEEDWAY If you've never seen Ontario Mofor Speedway, you've got quite a surprise coming. Its the,newest, most comfortable motor racing plant in the world. Con· veniently located on the San Bernardino Freeway just 45 minutes from downtown Los Angeles. Comfortable seating for up to 150,000 spectators. Ample restaurant, bar, and snack service for all. Parking is free. Regular air service available cit nearby Ontario Airport. : a .. o THE CHAMPION SPARK PLUG ClASSIC. i i;~~~~~ii~ii.;,;sundaY. Oct. 17. Central Concourse $8.00. EastjWest Concourse $6.00. General Admission $4.00. o MOTOCROSS & COMBINED RACE. Saturday. Oct. 16. All seats $4.00. o 5-DAY PASSES. Oct. 13 thru 17. $10.00. (Includes $8.00 seat for Classic plus general admission on all other days.) o JUNIOR TICKETS. All above tickets are with the latest bikes and accessories. And, when nothings doing on the track, there's always the rest of Southern California to see. For a clincher, we've even created a special ticket for you "I want to see it all" fans. It's a five--day pass to all the races, qualifying, and practice. available at half-price to anyone under fifteen years ald. Nome _ Address City _ .:...._ _-5 tote. s Phone (include Area Codel THE CHAMPION SPARK PLUG ClASSIC. Ontario Motor Speedway. 3901 East "Goo Street Ontario. California 91761. (714) 963-5835 up _ _ hopeless cause. Doug Grant won the last moto to earn a third place behind Urban and Lackey. Over in the 500 Expert division, Mark Noh< and rommate Tom Rapp faced off. Noh<, CMC No.2 and Rapp, CMC No. 3 finished one-two in the first moto, both coming from the middle of the pack. Nohr appeared to have the second moto won with Rapp a few bike lengths back when N ohr pulled off the course with a broken rear wheel. Greg- Smith had Maico whiz Bryan Faber in his paddock and capped his day with a win· in the last moto which gave him a squeaker second place over ---soram6llii' around (Please turn to page 23) ......... By Maureen Lee There was a report last week about a motocross up in Fremont where the promoters did not have enough money to pay the advertised purse. We'd like to report that some riders were pleasantly surprised to receive an extra check in the mail after the race bringing the pay-off closer to what was advertised. We've said before that not all promoters who throw un-sanctioned events throw bad ones, whether they be for a purse or trophies. The majority of them are honest. But they are promoting to make some money themselves, too, and how much they want to make detennines whether you as a rider are going to get had too or nat. Should you ever feel you've been had, just spread the ward and don't go to another event thrown by said promoter unless there is some kind of g-uaran tee. Because racing is so much fun, racers will enter a race run anywhere, under appalling conditions, just to ride, not realizing they are encouraging the promoter to squeeze every last dime out of them. This is one reason the AMA has been so strongly against its members riding unsanctioned events throughout the years because they don't want their people hurt either financially or physically, and when a promoter advertises a purse, the District referee sees t.a it that the money for that purse is g-uaran teed and in the bank before the event is run. No chance of a split aver the back fence with the gate receipts before the main is run that way! We've just received the cute poster from the Sunland Shamrocks for their hare 'n' hound and noticed the club has elected, as per District rules, to have the trail bike Novices only go one (bOp. Sounds a bit unfair that when this is done there is no reduction in entry fee for that one loop only. The big boys get to go the full route while the Novice pays the same $4.25 and only gets one loop. Maybe a lot of them could only survive one loop, but stilI. .... ! Hope you enjoyed the Talladega race on KBIG. Bryan Farnsworth sure did a great job in explaining clearly what was going an and what the track looked like_ I think all of us have suffered through listening to announcers who make a gallant effort but louse it up through not knowing enough about what they are seeing or for nat having been out there themselves. Don't forget the motocross will be broadcast by them from Carlsbad. Wouldn't you just love to hear Howard Cosell make a stab at reporting that one? It's all been said by now how great Yvan DuHamel's ride was, trying to gain that precious time for the extra pit stop. Wander if he'.d like to give Mark Donahue a few painters about watching pit signals and thinking about gas while going at it. Our local paper put my back up a bit by reporting that no one will remember the '71 Ontario 500 as the race Joe Leonard wan but the one Donabue last. That reporter obviously doesn't know how many thousands of race fans go to bike races and know Leonard's record, but they never seem to wan t to give Joe much of a pat for anything he daes_ That "image" of bike riders still persists even in racing circles, in this country anyway_ Watch closely for the Hopetown entry date to be announced and be sure you read the poster carefully so you don't goof up on the timed entry date which will put you back if you happen to get your entry postmarked too early. .. .'" ~ N Q. ~ w Z W ...J U >- U

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