Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

.leA Points Battle Tightens By George Andersen CARLSBAD, CAL., Nov. 7, 1971 for first place coming into today's Paul Arakawa (DKW) didn't waste much event. At day's end, Cotton took a time today in his efforts to move up on second behind the very quick Leonard the front running points leaders, by Mellgrenn (CZ) with Frampton placing taking two firsts and a second for a first third. overall in the ACA's 125 Jr. class. In the 500 Sr. class, the very crafty Arakawa was found to be running Tom Darrah (Hus) hada year's share of consistently. amongst the front running bad luck with poor starts in the first and Sr. riders in this combined class of Jr., second mota and a faulty gas cap in the Int., and Sr. class. George Smith (Suz) third, but showed his determined style getting off to some fine starts, came in throughout the day by threading his third for the day, giving him enough way through the pack each mota to points to maintain a firm hold on place second overall behind Cotton. second place in the points race for 125 The 250 Jr. class saw a very aggressive Jr. riders. Gordon Dickson (Hus) look the best As with all the divisions, the top we've seen him all year. Dickson placed riders will be decided in short order second behind the spectacular riding of with only five events remaining on the Richard Grafton (CZ). season. In two weeks A.C.A. motocross will One of the tightest races of the resume at the home course of the season has been between two-125 Sr. Aehultz Brothers, Claude Osteen Park in riders, Carl Cotton (Bul), and Dick Pomona, Calif. Frampton (Bul). Both riders were tied (Results on page 32) Payne Tops Schutz'in 500s Paul Arakawa captured fi"t place in the 125 Jr. class in Sunday's ACA tilt at Carlsbad. }o'•• ".,,~ 'is.rl.e. SI,S "He, Mr. Dealer" We carryall types of insurance coverage - garage liabilityIi re - theft & dea ler bon?s Sire Up To 251 GARDENA, CAL., Nov. 5, 1971 Maico man-on-the-go Werner Schutz led the troops home in the 250 Expert bash but local 500 quickie Bill Payne kept the European in the second spot in tonight's edition of the CMC motocross here at Ascot Park. Dave Pessey was the only one who could hold off Schutz when the German visitor boarded his smaller-bore bike but Dave was robbed of a win in one mota when his Ossa stopped perking. Pessey took second. Schutz bobbled in the first mota of the 500s and waS no match for Payne who took the overall with two wins and a second. 250 Junior Ellsworth Freeman II and 250 Intermediate J. Johnson won their respective classes. The equipment these two lads ride is marginal; in fact. it is the raggediest stuff around, which proves that the only machine you need is one that finishes. Freeman and Johnson have heaps of talent and desire to compete the way they do. CMC MOTOCROSS Ascot Park 100 JR. 125 EX. Kaw Hod Han J. Scotland B. Payne T. Cook Ric X.Schatzlem aul Han J. Erson 250 JR. E. Freeman Yam D. O'Haver A. Tosca S. Steel R. Hamada 125 JR. J. Bunn B. Linkford Yam D. Hurst 500 JR. S. Urgo B. Stubbs R. Muzzy 125 INT. S. Copelin CZ R. Davis L. Mayer Han Yam Mal Yam Ric Ric 250 INT. J. Johnson C. Forbes 250 EX. W. Scnulz D. Pessey M. Horstman 500 INT. M. Higashi G. Owen R. McClellan 500 EX. B. Payne W. Schulz C. 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Due to th e fantastic dema nd for this hot little item, WE HAVE REORDERED The manufacturer has promised delivery next week and we expect to ship all back orders by November 5th "------ 50 cents - - - -.... A part of Trojan's "Wild Bunch", Danny Corbett (91. Tom Daty (78), and Bob Sanders (II. t~ke off in one of the Main Events at the South Gate oval. Scott Smith Nearly Sweeps By Art Loya Photo by Dennis Greene SOUTH GATE, CAL., Nov. 4, 1971 Visiting riders Gary Throneberry of Tulsa, Okla.. Craig Everhart and Marlow Parks of Phoenix, Ariz., Doug Smith and Keith Potter of June Lake, Calif., and Art Carter, Rocky Morales, Fred Wells, Phil KIoer, of Ventura, Calif., found Trojan Speedway bike riders a tough bunch to beat tonight. That is, all but Scott Smith of Riverside, Calif., who came close to a clean sweep of all even ts en tered_ Before the events started, the big question was how the local riders would stand up under the test of outside competition. The answe.r was affirmative and almost unanimous. Smith mounted on a Yamaha sponsored by K & N, streaked to four big wins including the IT and F.T. heats, a trophy dash, and the 250 IT Main Event, never finishing worse than second in all even ts en teredo You might have expected it, but Danny Corbett (Bul), who made his return afteJ: a month's absence, was the spoiler, beating Smith in the 250 F.T. Main, the final event of the evening. The 250 IT feature was highlighted by Smith's sensational exhJbition of handling the tricky double-jump course. Needless to say, Smith stood 'way above the others although one had to admit that tonight the "Riverside Tornado", was meeting with some of the stiffest competition of the season. Following Smith across the finish line at the checkered was Dale Hopkins, Rick Goade, Corbett, Mike Crarke, and Junior riders, Joe Brown and Paul Coberly, allan Bultacos. Despite some of the competition easing somewhat in the 250 F.T. Main after top riders Clarke, who spilled on the first lap, and Hopkins, whose mount experienced mechanical problems forcing the EI Monte rider to the pits on the third lap, Corbett and Smith put on a fierce battle for the lead. Before it was over, Goade, the current point leader, came up to make it a three-way fight. At the checkered it was Corbett, Smith, Goade, Jim Barnes (Yam) and Coberly. Somehow, it always seems to come down to Bob Sanders as the "Big Wheel" in winning the 100 and 125 IT Mains, and the 100 and 125 F.T. Main Events. The rest of the field appeared to just run for the exercise. Tom Doty finished second to Sanders in three of' the four Main Events, while Mark Revels trailed in third two Mains finishing second in one and fourth in another. Junior riders, Jerry Courll (Yam), .-\llen "Buckwheat" Swett (Han), Dean Meyers (Han) and Vern Maxwell (Bul), all won their respective class Main Events, wh:ile Brown, also a Junior, was victorious over Coberly in the 250 IT Main. Not to be denied, Coberly, one of the outstanding Junior riders at the fifth-mile clay oval, was the winner over Dennis Ralph in the Junior class 250 The final pain t season race is scheduled to be run on Thanksgiving Day night featuring a 50-lap Main Event over the IT course for 250cc class bikes. This program will also include the regular racing card of IT & F.T. events. (Results on page 32) .... ~ w Z W ...J U >U

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