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o N !'" - .eI> ... SCULT1 HIGHLIGHTS OAK CREEK SHOW By John Bethea MOJAVE, CAL., Oct. 4, 1971 - "That ~ Great Motocross God in the Sky must w have something against me, personally," Z mumbled Ken Beach through frozen w oJ blue lips. Puffs of frost filled the air as u >- everyone struggled to breathe - it was u cold. Temperatures at Oak Creek Ranch may not have forced the mercury to'dip too low, but gusty winds and a blanket of fog interspersed with an occasional made for uncomfortable drizzle spectating. But many die-hards survived and remained to see some top·notch shows on the hilly OCR motocross course. The Team Match Races, billed as the highlight of the $1500 show, closed the program long before sunset with Precision Cycle taking home the top bread. It 'should be noted that during the progress of the day's events, all of E.C. Birt's Precision Cycle equipment went sour. So, the master wrench-bender set out through the pits to fmd himself a new team with working machines - "Which was OK by the rules," said Beach. The top rider E.C. came up with was Maico rider from Germany, Warner Schultz. Schultz and CZer Bob Hershey tangled in a great duel during the e.arly stages of the event with Hershey putting Mid Valley into the lead for the f1l'st fIve laps. But the cold (and Schultz) . creeped up on Hershey and the European moved into the lead at that point. The two then swapped positions ATTENTION CONTRIBUTORS The following people have contributor checks coming to them: Ken Benson, Richard Bungay, Ann Carr, Richmond Dayton, Paul Eckert, Sherri Ellis, John Francis, Rene Franklin, Don Graham, Steve Hall, Stuart Hawkins, Walt Iberti, Tilman Kreft, Ken Kusterman, Dick Lamb, John little, Kris Mitchell, James Perry, Judy Roberts, Woody Schamel, Norman Stone, Owen Williams, Lynn' Wineland, Rich Yarber. Please mail your address to Cycle News, Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801. HUSKY RUSTLES Mr. Bengt O. Farmstrom, President of Husqvarna of Sweden, Inc., South Plainfield, New Jersey, has announced that his company has entered into joint ventures with Pentnn Imports of Lorain, Ohio, and Med International of La Mesa, California, to handle the distribution in the United States of an expanded line of Husky motorcycles that have come to dominate motocross, enduro, and desert competition in this country. Two new companies, "Husqvarna Motorcorp East" and "Husqvama Motorcorp West" art!- being organized to serve as the distributors of the Husky motorcycles in the Eastern and Western United States, respectively, beginning January 1, 1972. for several tours but Warner claimed the win for himself and Precision Cycles. Mid-Valley etched itself a second with The Bike Shop of EI Monte third. Schultz also competed in both the 250 and Open Senior classes and did well in both, sweeping the 250 class with three wins, and parleying a poor 12th in the first Open moto with another victory and a second to take third in the Open behind Hershey (first) andJim Fishbeck (CZ-second). In the 250 Senior, Mid Valley CZ ace Ron DeSoto tried to contend Warner's lead in the final pair of motos but had to settle for second each time. A fourth place fInish in the initial face-off still left Ron with enou~h points to edge out Tony Rod~ers (Mai) in the overall tally. While Chuck Bower (Pen) swept the 125 Seniors, Ron DeDidonato (Mon) and Walt Pollock (Suz) traded seconds and thirds in the runner-up battle and Ron took second with his final moto show. In the Junior ranks, Larry Kreie Mike Diddlingmeier ( 1 0 0 -Pen) , (125-Ric), John Gallarza (250-Hus) and Layman Gattis (Open-Hus) came ou t on top of their respective classes. Kreie had an easy time of things in his win by sweeping. Robert Kessler (Ric) moved into second overall with his pair of two's in the fInal two motos. GalJarza's show was a bit more scary as Greg Robertson (CZ) came back strong from a fIrst moto problem and won the finar two rounds. But GalJarza racked up a first, second and third to win overall. Diddlingmeier also had fIrst moto troubles and could only manage a seventh but he won the fInal pair to ace out Rocky Morrison (Pen) by only a slim margin. The Open class had Bill Payne (Mai) from Bakersfield, Calif. - not the Billy Payne you're thinking of - win the f1l'st round, but a pair of thirds in the next two while Gattis collected wins gave him only a second overall. Joyce Soyka packed up her Rickman and drove out to the Creek today and when she packed up again to leave, she took with her the overall win as well as wins in each of the Powder Puff motos. Charleen Higgins (DKW) pounded out three seconds to add up to another two - second overall. Joan Wilson was three-for-three to take third. Mini-Enduro'er Mike Brunson had an easy time of things in this special class with a sweep. Greg Summey swept also, but it was all seconds for second overall. Promoter Beach isn't sure if today's weather was a sign of an early winter or not, so the word isn't clear yet about the next Oak Creek Ranch motocross. Check Calendar in the future to get the answer. (Rreults on page 28) Bower Thrice at USRC MX Eric Olesen must have a real liking for this track, for the second week in a row, Eric has swept the board in the 500 Junior division herding his Husky. He does so with so little fuss or muss that one tends to not notice him. A new Expert on the scene? The Experts didn't do anything strange. Chuck Bower won all three 125 Expert motos on his Penton with Bruce McDougal second. Then McDougal got two f1l'sts and a second, while Bower took three second place finishes in the 250 Expert. Watching Bower win the 125 class, you have to believe that his. Maico is down on power to McDougal's Yamaha in the 2&0 class. Morris Malone was off his feed and settled for third spot. (Results on page 28) By Buzz Baty EL TORO, CAL., Oct. 22, 1971 - A warm October day, a mild October evening make for good racing and race watching. Such were things tonight for the weekly USRC motocross races at El Toro Speedway. Things got off to a rough start for David Boydstun. Coming over the jump in practicc, pushing his Maico hard, David did a giant endo and landed head f1l'st. He was not with this world for some moments and when signs of awareness returned he was asked how he felt. When he answered that, it was "Tuesday so this must be Belgium," cooler heads prevailed and David departed the El Toro scene for the evening. Last reports indicate he is now OK. Western States Racing Associations' FIRST ANNUAL VIRGINIA CITY GRAND PRIX At Virginia City, Nevada (20 miles from Reno) NORRA REPORTS The latest bulletin of the National Off Road Racing Association points out a few tasty items for the 1971 Mexican 1000 November 2-5: --The course, because of various climactic and social conditions, will probably be somewhat slower this year. --Pre-tech inspections will be conducted in Hayward and La Mesa in order to accommodate contestants who live too far from Glendale. Contact NORRA for details. --For pre·runners, the supply of gasoline between San Ignacio and La. Purisma is "practically nil". There's few people to help you if you run out, too. --Be sure to check the details on insurance, tourist permits, etc. NORRA recommends Oscar Padilla, Inc., foi insurance. --Doctors are always needed. --Airplanes provided the comic relief last year so this year Mexican officials will be very particular about who flies Baja so someone won't get killed. --If you don't have a crotch strap at the start of the race, you don't race. --Watch who and what you try to take back with you. NORRA is at 1616 Victory Blvd., Suite 200, Glendale, CA 91201. Phone 213/245-1033. NOYEMBER 14, 1971 $1500 GUARANTEED PURSE Jrs. & Nov. "B".allclasses-"A" 12S.250 Open Experts must ride I f A" may ride either or both divisions Classes: Entry Fees: "S" $5 mall, $10 post - "A" $10 mall. $15 post Mail entry expires midnight Nov. 9 Post Entrv expires midnight. Nov. 13 at V & T Station, Virginia City "S" 8 am ~ "A" 1 pm Silencers required, 3 number plates mandatory Riders check In for timing number at V & T Station. Virginia City Mail entr}( with check or Money Order to: Western States Racing Association, 3455 Neil Rd.... Reno. Nev. 89502 Race times: Conditions: . ~.S.R.A. -1st Annual Grand Prix DISTRICT 37 -, r -----------~---------------------------------------DESERT RI DING,?~U~M~B~E~R~=== OTHER NAME -"- .,..._ _ AGE _ _ PHONE _ ADDRESS -::-N:7uc:m"be=r------..,s::'!t",r.~e:::t,----------=.--..,C"'I"'tY--------:S"'ta""t,-.--------:Z"'lp---CLUB AMA NO. MAKE OF MOTOR -"- I WILL ENTER THE, EXPERT _ ENGINE NO. AMATEUR EXPIRES _ NOVICE _ CU.CM. _ CLASS THE UNDERSIGNED ENTRANT BY AFFIXING HIS INITIALS BELOW, ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE ASSUMES THE RISK OF ANY LOSS PROM INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE TO HIMSELF OR TO OTHERS. DUE TO HIS PARTICIPATION IN THIS EVENT AND HE HEREWITH SPECIFICALLY HOLDS HARMLESS FROM ANY SAID LOSS THE AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE ASSOCIATION,.SPORTS COMMITTEE. DiSTRICT 37 AMA, INC" THE SPONSORING CLUB OR ORGANIZATION, AND THE OWNERS OF THE REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH SAID EVENT SH"LL TAKE PLACE. (entrant's and/or parent's initi~ls) If entrant is under 21 years old and does not have current District 37 Card. parent or guardian must sign here aCknOWledging his consent to the terms of entry ---------------------------- I herewith consent to and autnorize first aid and ambulance service as provided by the sponsoring club and further hold all parties harmless from any consequences of said ald. --------------~~~~~~--------------------------------~