Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

RON KNAPP PROMOTED JIM ARNOLD JOINS YAMAHA Terry Tieman, Vice President, Motorcycle Division of Yamaha In t er n a t i o n a l Corporation has announced the promotion of Ron Knapp as Western Regional Manager for th e Motorcycle Division. Ron join ed Ya m a ha in 1964 as a Dis tri ct Manager for th e Oregon, Idaho area. A fter working th is territory for a year he was transferred t o the Southern California ar ea which included Yuma , Parker, and Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Ron Knapp rep laces Pete Schick, wh o now assu m es the duties of National Sales Coordinator with prime responsibility fo r dealer relations. T erry Tiernan, Vice Pr esident, Motorcycle Division of Yamaha In tern ation al Corporation h as announced the ap p oin tme n t of Mr . Jim Arn old as District Manager for Ohio and West Virgina. Prior t o joining Yamaha , Mr. Arnold represented Buco Helme ts as District Ma nager fo r the No rtheastern S tates since 195 8. Mr. A rnold also serves as Ch airman fo r th e O h io Motorcy cle Dealers Association . Ed Burke, who Jim Arnold, replac es, h as been reassigned t o the Southern California t erritory which in cl udes parts of Arizona. Mulder Protest Upheld A protest h ear in g committee met a t American Motorcvcle Asso ciation head q uar ters November 15 fo r .th e p u rp ose o f ruling on a pro test filed October 17 b y Mr. Eddie Mulder, AMA National Number 20 . The com mi ttee , co nsis ting of AMA Execu tive Dir ector Russ March , Distric t 2 Congressm an D on Pink a nd Dist rict 8 Congressman R a y Hempstead , h eard verbal tes ti m o ny b y AM A C oordin at or o f Pr ofessio nal R acin g Da ve Welsh , a nd co n sid ered the wri tte n protest b y Mul d er wh ich ind icated th e scori n g sys tem in general used a t the 250 mil e National Championsh ip ro ad race h eld at Ontario, Cal ifornia, October 17 . Mulder's protest d ates, "the scoring system scored a number of ride rs in c orrectly," an d required a t o tal reconsidera tio n of th e scoring resul ts b y th e p rotest co m m it t ee. Fo llowing a re-examination o f all permanent recor d s, the com mittee has rul ed in favor of Mulder , u p holding h is pro test a nd re turnin g th e prote st fee ac cord ing to 1971 Professi o nal C ompetition Rule Bo o k p rocedure. _ T he rulin g resu lte d fr om th e di scovery of several errors in scoring o f th e 25 0 m ile eve nt. None of th e t op ten fin ishers is affec ted, an d m o st changes ar e minor with th e exception of Canadaian r ider Bert Clark whose scoring c orrec t io ns have mo ved him up several positions in th e final results. full House at final HRA Event '" peoples mist kes. Your Nearest Rickman Dealer: ~/~.~.nJ::~~ i6~a~~;;a C ity . ow 73 1 04 e, 9rand E Cycle and Marine 1 6 01 Br oadway . E u re ka , Ca. 9 5 501 Pa ulso ns Inc. 611 1 100th S t. S .W ., Tacom a . Was h . 9 8 467 Pierce Brothers 11 51 N . St . Mar ys S t ., S a n An tonio, T n :." 78 2 1 5 Ramer Motors Inc. 701 Le a ve nworth sr ., Omaha , N eb. 681 05 Rocky M oun tai n Me 2506 Sp ru c e St•• Bo ulde r, C ol o. 8 0 302 Fork Movement: The more movement your' front forks have, the better control you have on the course. Rickman forks with aluminum legs and high-tensile steel mainshafts damp 6 inch es both ways , adding to pinpoint performance-even on the toughest terrain. Brake Hubs: If you keep the weight of your hubs down, you'll reduce your unsprung weight, and get quicker reaction, more control. The Rickmans make their own conical hubs of lightweight aluminum.They' re lighter than most other hubs, and they ride on sealed ball bearings. Servicing: Even a perfect bike occas ionally needs servic ing and maintenance . Don and Derek have chosen The Birmingham Small Arms Company, Inc. as their exclusive distributor in the U.S.A. Along with this nationwide dealer chain, Don and Derek are making certain that wherever and whenever you travel, you'll be near Rickman-Metisse parts and service. These are just some of the answers the Rickman Brothers have to others' mista kes. Let's just say th at the Rickman Brothers want to make the best motorcycl e in the world. And make no mistakes about it. Printed in U. S. A. ." '" Q. By Ph il Carp en ter ;:: AD ELANTO, CAL. , N ov. 28, 1971 Today 's ex citing climax saw Sweaney The chec ke re d nag fell under th e lights ta k e th e secon d sp o t. ..proving y o u can' t ..,. onth elastHRA p o int event o fth e y ear t ru st a ny bo dy ove r 30 . t oday . One hun red n in ety -six e ntries got Seventeen-y ear- old J eff Cesmat, a m ere ,; " o ff to a 4 5-mi n ute dela y waiti ng for th e 4 5 points b eh ind No. 3 Sanders , will 0 amb ul a n ce to arr ive fr om Bar st ow. A carry th e No. 4 p la te on h is Bulta co ~ fall en rid er in th e 2 50 TT heat cause d n ext racing season. w T ad Willis to slide o u t 01\ t u rn 6 . Tad Th e 250 X TT Main Event first , Z was taken by am b ulance to Vi ctorville. second a nd third pl a ces was a W ..J Being a born racer, he won th at race duplicati on o f the 250 X V,-m ile with U >to o. H e b eat th e ambulance back t o th e Stev e Nichols (Bu l), finis h ing ahead of U park, u n harm ed. HRA rid ers a nd Yamaha-m ounted Dean Butterfi eld wi th officials than k Duek Wyremb ek, Open Sco tt Smith ta kin g cash fo r third p lace. Novice No. 506, who volu n teered to Ya maha-mo unted Dan Wh ite doubled opera te the H RA am b ulance while Tad his cash by taking first in both the Op en was t aken to Victo rville. Du ke, a X TT a nd the Open X 'I.·m ile. Mont esas firs t-ai d inst ructo r , missed h is h eat race cap tu red firs t , second an d third pl aces but cap tu red six th in th e O pen N ov ice in th e 25 0 Novice TT a nd V,-m ile as Main Event. Nate Ezell an d R oy Ad di ngto n tr ad ed Rid in g tw o years with H RA, pl aces fo r fir st an d th ird wh ile R .P. 16-year-old Den n is Br iggs turned in his Badenhamer took trophies fo r sec ond. No.4 plate today fo r HRA No.1. Being Nate Ezell d efended his b u tton on e of the to p 10 riders is in itself a agai ns t th reats a n d at tac ks from fe llow di ffic ul t feat consi dering th e st iff riders after they found o ut th a t th e co m p etit ion from th e h igh ca lib re of HR A Ho tsh o e Bu tto n was good fo r a racers at th e high rate o f speed a t 395 . free b eer o r h ot c h oc ola te at the snac k Windy sa y s h is so n m ay move to th e b ar . 25 0cc clas s next season. T w o of th e Three H u ndred Ni nety-fiv e will natio n 's t op ligh tweigh t riders b attl ed it continue to h o ld Park TT a nd V,· m ile out for the No . 2 and No.3 H RA spot events as well as AMA events during th e of the year. Both 10 0 Kawasa ki winter. New HRA seas o n will b egin m ounted R ich Sweaney and Bobby Ma rch I, 1972 . (N o....• what d id I d o Sander s have pla y ed checkers back and with that b utton? It was h er e last forth th e last few month s being passed week.) (Results o n page 24 ) as many as 10 times in one ra ce. MEMBEROF ~ ~ .... RICKMAN-METISSE RICKMAN DIVISION THE BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS CO.. INC. EAST P,O, BOX 6790. BALTIMORE . MD. 21204 WEST P.O. BOX 275. DUARTE. CALIF . 91010 ~!bY Motors ' , 346 £1 C am in o Real . Red wood Ci ty . Ca . 9 4062 T riumph of Houst on 2 4 0 1 Biss on n e l . H o ust o n , T e xa s 770 05 Tr iumph West 1 10 6 S . Ma in St., S a lt L ak e C it y , Utan 841 0 1 L ouis Thomas 3 4 5 S . Atlan t ic arve., Los A ngeles . 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