Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Cranke 'Flawless' at Expo r"" SACRAMENTO, CAL., Sept. 19,1971 - Carl Cranke rode two flawless motos to take the win hands down in the Open Expert class. Carl was .pressed in the early stages of the races by another Husky rider, J.im Dieu. But as the races went on the roughness and the condition of the track took its toll. The races this week were of poor quality. With much confusion and not enough help they got off late and ol)1y a two-moto program was run. The track left a bit to be desired, being very hard and ~usty. Two people that should be mentioned that did more than their fair share are Mrs. Bruce Young and Miss Pollie Riley. These two were hired to do only the lap checking but as it ended up they handled all the sign 'ups, lap checking, and scoring all by themselves. Racing needs more people like them. The Am/Ex. 125 'Ciass was one of the best of the day with Charlie Marshall and Kevin Henry pressing each other all day long. Finally at the end of each Washington Whiz Wails By Jerry Shipman GOOSE HOLLOW, ORE., Sept. 19, 1971 Rick Poulin, Selah, Washington's own wonder boy, really, got it on here today, riding two classes. The 17-year-old scooted in the Open Expert class by taking all three motos by a large margin after finally getting by a potent dinosaur in the form of Richard Giboney's 500 Matchless/Metisse. Dick's Metisse really sounded neat with its deep throaty rump-rump among the sharp crackling two-yankers. However, its different handling made for a pogo effect letting Poulin and Bill Cook by for first and second overall. In the 125 Expert class young Poulin had a considerably tougher time. Riding a borrowed DKW he really tried his best to get 'around Ken Buirley's new prototype Penton. The new Penton easily pulled away (reported 26 h.p.) for the overall win. Rick however, did win the second moto when 'Ken got down once in a many-bike mixup but he got back up to finish a close second to Rick. (Results on page 32) SAITONE ALL THE WA Y By James Brammer VALLEJO, CAL., Sept.17,1971-Jim Saitone held complete control of the ...... wo R LD ~ ~-. CHAMPIONSHIP HARE 2 HOUND (OLORADO RIV. AO" INDIO TO CHECK CHASE; -, F"~"" moto Ke\in would pull into the lead and take the win. Marshall is looking for a future. sponsor and he is a real winner who never says die no matter what. Pat .Smithson rode his usual grand style in the Open Nov. Div. II race by taking the wins with very little competition. Pat did not get too good of starts but he, the real charger that he is, took over early in the race to take the overall win in the cl""s. The Open Am. event was a very close race. Richard Bungay rode his CZ to the win, hands down. Running second in close competition during the races was Bill Onga of Gene's Automotive in Loomis. Bill had second in the bag until he got it on a little too much just afte,r the finish line and went down. By the time he got back into the action he had lost the valuable positions that he needed, which left him with fourth overall. (Results on page 32) ~"" <-~. .... II llt >~ ~c" K:'i ••olI\. i'IZ·'. ,-"..! __ .n "n, ' FINIS 500 Expert class in the American Canyon Motorcycle Club's TT scrambles at Vallejo Speedway. Riding a Maico, he easily won his heat and then took the lead of the Expert fmal after the first comer on the first of ten laps. AJS-mounted Kent Johnson challenged in the closing laps after Saitone had slowed the pace some. On the third lap, Gary Newman was in second followed by Danny Leet and Kent Johnson. Lap four, Max Hall passed Johnson and then Leet and Hall fell leaving the order of Saitone, Newman, and Johnson. Johnson passed Newman and then closed in on Saitone as Saitone was slowing the pace some. Johnson caught him on the final lap but posed no threat to Saitone's win. Larry Drew won the 250.Expert final leading from start to finish over black plater Bill Trumbull. In a combined race of 650cc Junior and Expert class rider, Junior, rider Phil Anderson defeated the Vallejo Champion Ken Helling in a close race to the checkered flag. (Results on page 32) LAUER HIGH-POINTER AT SACTO SPEEDWAY By Bruce C. Young SACRAMENTO, CAL., Sept. 24, 1971 - Gus Lauer was given his high point trophy for the year of speedway racing at Cal Expo tonigh t. Gus has been an inspiration for many of the newcomers that started out this first season of speedway at Cal Expo. Gus thanked publicly his mechanic Bob Taylor for keeping his machine in top running shape all year. There were presentations given to two other persons that have kept scores of all the races .all year long and-have kept all the paperwork in perfect shape. They are Mrs. Lauer and Mrs. Eckels. Not enough can be said about the many people behind the scenes that keep speedway running. Dave Gifford won th e Scratch Main Event with John Cunningham finishing second. Dave also won the Match race between himself and Lauer so it was a good night for the New Zealander. John Cunningham has made his racing felt in the past weeks. Tonight he won several including the grudge race that was staged between he and Pat Rooney. (Results on page 32) STAY OF INJUNCTION A motion to stay the preliminary injunction issued by United States District Judge W. Arthur Garrity, Jr., which prohibits the Ski-Doo firm from "selling, offering to sell, or otherwise marketing" mini-cycles in the United States and Canada was denied 'first by U.S. Distric t Judge Andrew A. Caffrey and again denied by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Friday, September 10, 1971. Judge Garrity granted the injunction in a suit brough t by Engine Specailties, Inc., a privately owned Pennsylvania corporation located in the Philadelphia suburb of Croydon, which sells. 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