Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

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SILENCERS MANDATORY $2 per bike west on Ventura Freeway to Thousand Oaks Right on Route 23 (North) ;5'1z Miles to Tiem Rajada Road and turn Right. S05/529·2371 or 213nS7-G380 Evel Knievel presents Urban Doubles Up at Carlsbad' By Eric Raits CARLSBAD, CAL., Ocl 10, 1971 ~ San Diego's Billy Urban moved farther in front for the CMC number one plate by winning two Expert classes at Carlsbad Raceway today. Urban, riding a Puch in the 125 and a Maico in the 250 professional classes, won both handily. A thrown chain in one 125 moto dropped him to third place and spoiled his bid for six wins in six races. Asked what separates the best riders from the herd, the 17.year-old Junior at Patrick Henry High School in San Diego says the three marks of an exceUent rider are interest, concentration and an awareness of what keeps a racing machine together and fmishing a race. He says you have to dedicate yourself to racing and forget a lot of other things; "You can't go hang around the Seven-Eleven for hours after school." Billy is a motocrosser through and through. He tried other forms of motorcycle racing and said of the desert, "it was one big endo for me. I tried flat track, too, but that was boring. It didn't have near the excitement of motocross." Billy qualified his statement a moment later. "I imagine if you are in Mert Lawwill's class it's another story but I found it unexciting. " Billy spends six days a week keeping in shape, practicing and racing. He treats the spectators at Carlsbad each race day by hurtling down the long bumpy downhill at breakneck speeds; shoulders, arms and handlebars in an iron triangle; seemingly daring the ruts and rocks to force him off a rigid line. He has seldom, if ever, been matched going down that hill. Billy spends three mornings a week at the gym, working with weights under the tutelage of ex-San Diego Charger, Jimmy Allison. Two other mornings he goes out and rides his motorcycles for an hour and a half or so. "I ride really hard and concentrate on what I'm doing." The workouts and practice show when Urban comes to the track. Asked if he ever gets tired, "ot an ymore," he replied grinrling. Bill y is satisfied with his sponsor and tuner, Roy Key of Key Cycle in San Diego. "They have done a great job. Key had winners in all three classes today with Roberts' win in the 500 Experts", said Urban. (Ron Roberts, the Hawaiian immigrant, won all three of his motos for a first in the big bike class.) Urban understandably has little time for outside interests but does get in as much surfing as possible. He has tried snow and water skiing and speaks highly . of the cold weather sport. Predictably he had no trouble learning how to ski. The nautral athlete could no doubt excell at any sport he tried. Billy expresses a liking for others. He belongs to a church·youth group called "Y oung Life" and says hhe takes every opportunity to meet and know people. He likes motocross for its excitement but finds it has fringe benefits also, "It's such a friendly sport. I've met so many bitchin' people. I really enjoy coming to the track and.look forward to il" As to his future, Billy sees nothing but motorcycles. He wants to race for a living and when that is over he plans to become a promoter or open a bike shop, "selling all the trick stuff." Billy wished to inform Cycle News Bryan Porter wedges his way into a berm. reader; of an up and corning rider to watch for. "Curt Smith is his name and has good styIe and always rides in control. He's been riding AMA motocross in the San Diego area but is beginning to ride CMC. Hell be one of the top riders before long." Billy himself may be headed to the top. He looks like a sure bet for number one CMC rider this year and his ability and dedication poin t to bigger things in store. Back at the motocross track, Steve Sullivan, Steve Erickson, Mark Lickert, Roberts and Urban enjoyed three wins in at least one class. Lickert moved ou to enormous leads in his division of the 250 Junior:s for the second straight week. A hot dry day sucked most of the moisture out of Carlsbad's usually fme racing surface and a pall of dust hung in Eierstedt Becomes By John Grout VALENCIA, CAL., Ocl 10, 1971 The sensational riding style of Dick Eierstedt, the Bultaco ace from Norwalk, not only got him the overall 250cc Senior win, but was also more than a slight bit instrumental in grabbing a seven-foot trophy for Warren BurreU's American Motocross Team during today's A.C.E. contest at Indian Dunes Park in Valencia. Eierstedt, so stoked-up that his saddle smoked, turned a fine field of 250 Seniors every way but loose while scoring a two-for·two grand slam over Eddie Cole (Bul) and Cliff White (Ric). And the young Bultaco rider, just recently moved into Senior ranks, scored both victories afrer launching come-Crom-behind efforts. In the team racing special, Eierstedt walked off with a first and a second place finish over members of E.C. Birt's Precision Cycle Crew from Lawndale. A fLrSt.lap end-for·end flip in the first team moto sent Lee Hench to the local

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