Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

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The two than usual, as Utah riders took on the herd cattle all week on their Huskies at Desert Striders 80-mile Hare and Hound, Big Piney, Wyo" and then we wonder the first well-attended desert race here why they beat almost all of us on the sinet: t:arly summer. desert. Loop one was mostly wide open Fowler rode a Pacer Cycle Maico, as desert, with invisible gullies that had to Brown did earlier in the season, but be jumped, and some big ones that Brown turned up on a Husky, and the swallowed a lot of riders that were able c1ass-brand change may have an effect to stop time - in time to be right at the on the Utah motocross championship, bottom in fourth gear. to be raced Oct. 9 and 10, Burgess The one bad and unfair spot was a pumped up a flat front tire on the cement culvert under a railroad track, with an unridable chasm just beyond. starting line, but no go; and a seized piston stopped his hard-charging Two boards were provided for the crossing_.both too short. Every third teammate, .Don Fuller, on his prototype Yamaha 360. rider or so would knock down the bridge, and it was a stand-in·line affair', In the 200s, Kevin Croft succumbed to electric troubles about 30 miles out, only the line was inside that culvert, and Terry Larson took the nod for the complete with a dozen rapping win. Peter Crandall, of the Crandalls expansion chambers. Most Utah riders haven't got the who operate Checkered Flag, got on his word yet abou~ the cause-effect Suzuki and his domination of the 125 relationship of noise and land closures, class was complete, while Clay Bunday but an exception is Ben Cheatwood, took top 100 honors on his Hodaka. who rode a muffled Honda to second The second loop was shorter but tougher, with a long rocky descent that place in the 100 class. had the Experts paddling. At the The overall victory went easily to check point six was the promised suprise Preston Gerber, who has won every - a topless beauty, greeting the riders as desert race ht:'s entered this season, they passed through. A splattered piston except the Cherry Creek Hare and kept this part of the account from being Hound, where he lost the lead in the last first-hand, but reliable sources said "the 10 miles to the likes of Max Switzer. sixth check was worth the ride." He rides a 400 Husqvarna for Husky Fourth in the Open class was Dave Cycle. Spencer on his remarkable Honda; a The 250 class was super-competitive, bike with the gas tank acting as the with Kerry Fowler, who is assaulting frame, rather than sitting upon it. Steve Burgess' domination of the class, coming in first, followed by Ken Guio (Results on page 32) Kansans' Half-Mile By Mel Gere HUTCI:llNSON, KAN., Sept. 25-26,1971 - Billy Dusenberry made attempts all through the Expert fmal to pass, but Charles Seale fought him off and continued his domination of the Kansas flat tracks. Sonny Burres finished a strong third after blowing them out of the stadium in his heat. Neil Keen and his Yamaha appeared to be a strong contender in practice, heats and etc., bu t due to motor trouble did not finish the final. Burres were Paul Fallowing Pressgrov.e, Pat Marinacci and former national champ Bart Markel. In the popular Junior final. Kansas City rider Bob Ely made a bid for the lead in the next to final lap and slid high against the wall and fell back to a fifth place finish. Mike Collins was the winner with Gary Bailey on his small Yamaha screaming into second. Del Armour led the Novice final for four of the eigh t laps until trouble caused him to drop out. Jim Rawls of Arlington, Tex., hung in there to win on his Bultaco with Galen Koch and his Kawasaki finishing second. After a steady rain on Friday night, the infield and track were a quagmire. Super promoter and H-D dealer Hugo Shea, brought in a helicopter to help dry out the track. As the stands filled (est. 17,000) to see the race program and to watch Evel Knievel's first appearance in Kansas, the copter swooped in and out of the track area_ This really helped take the boredom and tireless waiting for the spectators. After the track was conditioned as well as possible, referee Dick Gardner hustled one fin~ program through, There were few spills, one of which required one Novice heat to be stopped so Dale Furst could be taken to the hospital for a check-up. Luckily the Sanford, Mich., rider only had a bruised shoulder. The rest of the day went very smoothly, Evel Knievel made his jump just before it got too dark in front of the grandstand. It was a beau tiful jump over 10 of those pretty Kenworth diesels. The jump couldn't have been more flawless which drew a standing ovation for Eve!. The following day, Florida's Charles Seale made it two in a row at the Kansas State Fair, even though he only led the last yard or so of the final lap in the Expert Main. I t was the lead that counted as Sonny Burres led most of the race and appeared he could win it all, but had to settle for second place money. Neil Keen came on strong after a bad start and fmished third. Rick Deane finished fourth ahead of Billy Dusenberry who was in contention for the lead in the early part of the race. Gary Bailey of Clovis, N.M., spotted the other Jr.'s cc's and led the big part of that fmal, but hot Bob Ely pulled it out with his BSA. Following Ely and Bailey to the finish line were Sat. winner Mike Collins and Jerry Cawvey both on BSAs_ Jim Rawls wanted to make Kansas State Fair wins back to back but trying too hard to catch leader Del Annour, went wide dropping way back in the pack and fought his way up to a third place fmish_ Barry Patrick of Garland, Tex., finished a distant second behind a smooth Armour, and following Rawls was Marc Johnston. About 15,000 fans were here today to watch and even though a lot of ticket buyers came to see Evel, Kansas flat track racing got a big boost this weekend. Hugo Shea is now going to promote a 10 star at Kansas City's Lakeside Stadium on Oct. 10 with an Evel Knievel show included. Evel's jump today was even more outstanding than yesterday, as he almost overshot the landing ramp and had to parachute to a stop, The fans really enjoy the perfect showman. (Results on page 32) CVMA Warms the Turf By Larry Knop RICHMOND, UTAH, Sept. 25, 1971 The Cache Valley Motorcycle Association held their house-warming Saturday or rather their new track-warming, It was a success. Their new home isn't complete, of course, but they have a good start and there was plenty of good riding for the racers, CVMA's was different from most of the tracks in the area, For one thing it was longer - almost two miles in length and it showed a fondness for off-camber turns which made life very interesting. The course was quite narrow in places, making passing difficult, however. it will be widened soon.. The racers who attended had a good time though. Expert Rock Fra.rn.pton found the course very much to his liking as he wiped out both the 100 and 125 classes on his little Honda. Expert Dave Parker had an equally easy time putting it to the troops in the 200 class, Some of the best racing of the day was in the 250 class. D. Eveton held on to take the first two motos and the overall win from a hard pressing Garth Nelson. In the Open class Rick Meikle, Ilad no competition but himself. Only a second moto crash prevented Rick from making a lean sweep, The Cache Valley Association plans to hold at least one more race this season, on October 16, and they plan to have further improvements on their track done by that time, (Results on page 32)

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