Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

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Schutz again shoved th e usual the winner s winners down in the standings t o win st andings to the 250 and 500 classes. th e a nd Mike Cram returned from the speedy returned th e German. Perennial 500 class winner Bill Payne Pa yn e had a rough night as he, Cram and nighi Cr am a n d Schutz went into the last moto virtuall y virtually tied for the lead. Schutz took off in lead . front with Cram behind him. Payne had to pass a slower rider before getting a to slo wer sh o t a t shot at second or first and nearly ran an d nearl y ra n out of time before coming close enough cl o se eno ug h out of to Cram for a try. Payne tried gamely in Cram tri ed ga me ly th e las t lap a nd nearly go t hi s the last lap and ne arl y got his ex trem i ti es flailed off. He landed badly landed b adl y extremities fla iled o ff. com ing o ff th e o u thouse jump, coming off the outhouse j u mp , tried to to co rr ec t a nd ca ta p u lted violently correct and was catapulted vio len tly in the air whe he and his machine spun like th e h e a nd h is m ach in e a pair of p aper plates b efo re coming to paper before c om in g t o earth.. Payne was apparently'unhurt and ear th Pa yn e ap pare n tlyu nh u rt got b ack up fo r an overall third p lace go t back for ove ra ll place finish. fini sh. Dave Pessev was the Schurz-Cram Dav e Pes sev th e Schutz·Cram victim in the 250 class,, salvaging a third victim th e clas s salvagin g th ird pl ace n igh r's effo rts place for his night's efforts.. Jeff Wright won the 125 Expert class Ex per t afte r getting beat in the fir st moto b y th e first after getting by Pay ne. Pa yne Payne. Payne was leading th e second leadin g the m oto when he dropped out for the moto he o ut me ch anical problems night with mechanical proble~ leaving chanc e fo r wms. Wright a chance for two easy WIDS. Tom Co ok a nd J oe Cook and Joe Scotland were second and an d third. This Friday night (November 26) (N ov em b er marks the last CMC Ascot moto cr oss of last motocross o f the season. The CMC operation will seaso n. move to a new track at LiOrlS Drag Strip to Lions Strip where racing will continue through the ra cing winter. (Results on page 32) at Saddleback af Sa"",,6.c' By Er ic Raits Eric IRVINE CAL., Nov. 21,1971 - Chuck CAL. , 21 , 1971 Minert b eat Mark N ohr in a sizzlin !/; beat sizzling match at Sau nday's CMC Motocross at ma t ch Saunday's CI\IC Moto cro ss Saddleback Park. Saddl eb ac k Minert and Nohr had a win apiece as a nd No h r win a p iece the last moto began. The pair are exact last b egan . T he a re exac t opposites; Minert is a ve te ra n of many opposites ; veteran many years of all types of competition. ,,;nd o f co,:,pe t~tio n. and yea rs o f rides a four·stroke BSA,, N oh r IS a rISing four-stro ke BSA Nohr IS rism g youngster on the latest two·stroke y oungster th e latest two-~trok: Maico. Under pressure :'Ilmert s Minert's experience p aid off, h e got a fi ne start paid o ff, he go t fine sta rt while Nohr got off the line badly and go t o ff th e lin e b adl y a nd had to play catch·up. Time ran out on t o pl ay ca tc h -up . T ime out on Nohr and Minert won. Marty Tripes won the 250 Expert th e an lIe class after an inauspicious beginning. He fell in the first moto and had to a nd to scr amble scramble through nearly the whole p ack n earl y wh ol e pack of eager Experts for a fourth place. Billy Urban was winning while Trip es was w as Tripes sc ra tch in g fini sh would scratching for a finish which .would leave him a chance at an overall Win.. ch ance a t an w in Urb an was victimi zed by bad luck in Urban victimized b y lu c k th e the form of a violent endo in the second of th e moto which left him dazed and his d azed a nd leathers in tatte rs. Urban said later the tatters. Urban spill tore his boot half off one foot and b o ot o ne fo o t a nd as he go t u p to walk he though, "My got up th o ugh, " My God, my foot is broken off"! He was m y fo ot b roken o ff " ! wa s reli eved to find the problem easIly th e eas ily relieved t o rectified. recti fied. Urban did win the 125 Expert class d id th e 125 clas s so m e th ing fr om th e d ay 's to salvage something from the day's w o rk. work. Bob Vacca and Jim Beauchamp Va cca a nd Beau ch amp took second and third. to ok se cond a nd Ga ylon Mo sier a nd Gaylon Mosier and Brent Rhoades Rh o ades finished behind Tripes in the 250 class. sp en d ay fir st Mosier spen t the day bridesmaiding first behind Urban and then Tripes. a nd Several riders had spectacular days, Several d ays . winning all three of their motos. Patrick Flynn, Chris Beck, Roy Fagan, Ed Beck , Ed Duncan and Wayne Boyer dominated a nd Bo yer their divisions. Expert Dave Smith broke a frame in practice and then tried to race on a tri ed t o borrowed bi ke but was shut out of the bike sh u t o f th e result's column.. result 's colu m n (Results on p age 32) ( Res u lts o n page 3 2) Alex Posca (26L) usuaIlv does _II but he didn't make the first three at Aseot this -.It. Alex Pooc:a usually well at Ascot th is week.

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