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Records Fall for Scally, Hernandez By Bill Spencer SAN JOSE, CAL., Nov. 27, 1971 - In near classic precision, veter an Expert Bob Scally p ulled o ut a c oup de gra ce and se t a new ma in even t re cord in one fell swoop . In the process, all the indoor records were reset with new Novice Steve Hernandez set ting the fast eight-lap h eat an d three-lap trophy dash while Scally copped th e fast est l O-Iap Semi an d 15 -lap Mai n. It all b egan in th e o pe ning m o m en ts of the qualify ing h ea ts wh en Nick Th er oux, last wee k 's wi n ner reset th e fast he at tim e with a I :03.65 0 and j us t two heats la te r, Hernandez was ch ased aro und th e asp halt by Scall y ' and low ered th-e reco rd to a I :03 .345. Scally tried 'to lower that mark in the third regu latio n heat b ut only got as far as a 1,03.382. With the small asphalt track taking its toll of riders the four heats went off in ra ther good style ' with Jeff Hammond bea tin g Hern an dez off the line in the firs t h ea t an d Dave Lewis get t ing th e jum p in t he second over Theroux. Sc ally h ad the third easily andS teve Foster followed A l Kenyon aroun d for th e fourth . All times were in the 1 :03 area indicating the track was in much b etter condition than last week when oil was spread from one end to the other. The first semi wen t to Scally in a reco rd time of 1:18.311 an d Scally n ever looked so good. His deliberate m o ves into th e corners h as him gifted wi th a rare st yle. He st arts wi th a fervo r of h igh RPM ' s and weight distribution th at puts h im righ t in to th e firs t corner almos t lay in g on the gro un d. For the second semi, Al Ke nyon go t the jump over the Como roto Honda and looked to be in good shape until about three laps from the end. Theroux was har d on the Sonny Kenyon racer and h ad given Al th e tap more th an once. Dro pping into th e b ack t urn , Kenyon let a little dayli ght show and T heroux fill ed it an d in th e p ro cess knocked Al to th e fe nce an d off th e m otor. Mixed emo tio n ex ude d from th e stands wi th most in ' favor of ly nc h ing Th ero ux fo r knocking Keny o n off. This is getting to b e a sore point now as first R uss Powell as ' su sp en ded for two weeks for unsportsmanlike' conduct an d las t week, Mike Yam was b lack flagged for dumpin g a r id er. Whil e man y we re gathered in th e pit area a fter the ra ce , no ac t io n was taken. Linin g up fo r the Main p ut Scall y on th e pole with Theroux n ext t o him . As th ey we re introduced the fever p it ch grew , as firs t Scall y was cheere d and then Theroux go t a mixed ap pla use a nd some grumbles. When th e flag fle w green, it was Scally firs t into th e corner with Theroux in close pursuit. No falls o ff the firs t turn an d we h ave a race. Dr oppin g into th e sec ond t urn Scall y b acked off just th e . " WantedlJ\J\ >- U A.embefl' To represent in government Motorcycle Owners, Riders, and Enthusiasts' PO Bo x 26062, Sac rame nto 95826 HUSQVARNA Dis tr ibuted by Med-Infernafi onal 4190 Palm Ave., La Mesa, Calif. 92041 track. Dana Batchelor, second ti me out in the 250 cla ss, did th e well kn o wn flying Wan d in h is rec overy h eaded straigh t fo r th e spectators. The lap checkers must h ave nerves of steel b ecause this rider cam e with in inc hes of th eir scoring table and n o o ne was hurt an d there was a lo t of lau ghs afterw ard, bu tit cos t Dan a some p recious t ime an d h e was content with fifth overall. The officials were pl ay in g beat th e clock wi th th e b ad weather and no one li kes r iding in th e dar k ! The t hi rd m o to saw each class cu t o ne lap to save t ime an d it p a id off. Trophi es were p resented an d rider o n th eir way h om e before the sun set in the west, OREGON MX Nerseth Dom inates on 125 By Mike Starr ME D FO R D, ORE. , N ov. 28, 1971 - It th e bi ggest of th e day. Watching th e start , let alone p articipating in it, w as a started raining Wednesday , it rai ne d Thursday , Fr iday ' an d Saturday and harrowing exp eri en ce. Thro ttles to the most of Sunday , but the ra ces were run st op, bouncing from mud hole to m ire, and in general doing everything but regardless. The 131 riders and 1 ,100 spectators paid no. attention to the going straight, the group really had the incliment weather and left the warmth crowd on their feet. Larry Hackworth, a and dry of home to enjoy some new rider on a brand new Penton, went spectacular ra cing action. straightest, fastest and picked off first. The rains p layed havoc with the The 125 Sr . class was dominated by track. Mere puddles were suddenly Keith Nerseth (DKW) with three firsts. Keith turned righ t around and rode rivers. The water crossings were la kes . The straights became m ires o f mud; an d his 125 in the $100 purse pro race huge (the kind th at swallow b ikes in a against all th e 400's, 250's an d some single gulp) mud holes magically mighty fine riders. John Schwendener appeared from nowhere. Some riders proved last y ear's performance at th e complain ab o u t tracks , no t b eing Southern Oregon Championships w as no challenging eno ugh; no one sai d a thing fluke. He merely dialed his Maico on today ! and, with the excep tion of Bob Racing started o ff with a sp lash in the LaFontaine, powered easily away fr o m the other riders. Whenever John sees kids 100 class . T erry H olmgren (Bul) assumed h is customary lead, b ut sec ond, dollar b ills the throttle just seem s to third, an d fo urth p lace s wer e up fo r tum its el f on. Last May it was the likes of Messers. Carl Cran ke, Billy Grossi, grabs. Wh en the w ate r an d mud settled, etc. th at ate his d ust ; today La F ontaine Holmgren with three first to o k top spl ash ed into second follo we d b y h onors fo llo wed by Kell y Tippets (H od) an d R on Pap st (Bul) . Ners eth. The 125 Jr. class with 31 riders was (R esults o n page 4 8) Z U 6624 At/all tie, Bell, Ca. (213)581ยท3983 t urned h is at te ntio ns t o th e clock and p icked o ff rider af te r rider in lap p in g. When th e checkered fell it was y et an oth er n ew time o f 2 :0 1. 22 2 and a b ig wh eel stand from Scall y . Dave Hanse n worked h is wa y fro m the b ack o f th e pack to ta ke second sp ot fro m Steve Hernandez two laps from th e end and Bob G oodman b ro ugh t in the fourth fo r A& A Motors. Hernandez had h is say in th e trophy dash, th ou gh , as he and three Experts line d up. The r o o kie had n o tr ouble b eating Ther oux, Han sen and Keny on and in th e process se t a n ew rec ord for th at event. That ma kes all the records b elong to the Sonny Ken y on Racin g te am. In th e 10 -lap Conso lation, Ivan Sh igem as a kept up h is w in nin g way s after the A sc o t final for N ovices last Sunda y . (Resu lts o n p age 4 8 ) ~ w W ...J Irlochrs Sales & Senice T he lit tlest Ind ia n awaits his tum. Ad am Sab ed ra. Jr ., age 5 . ~ At least three events per month are i!:, planned for th e coming y ear fo r CMC :. North. Headed by Allen J . Lenney, the ~ in corp o ra ted o rga ni za t ion will have its '" first event in late January. For more N information, write: Cal -Cross Inc., 10578 Creston Dr . , Los Altos, Calif., ..., !i4022. I Husqvarna Penton 200 Show for Spillway Show By Margar et Earnest SA NT A MA RIA, CAL. , Nov. 28, 19 71 - Foggy, wet, y ucky weath er dampened sp ectators today b ut not th e spirits of n earl y 200 riders a t Sp illway Par k as the Lompoc Sio Po kes M.C. p lay ed h ost at th eir semi- m o nth ly m otocross. The track was fast, ma ybe eve n t oo fas t, as the ambulance was busy with inj ur ies. Dean York and Pe te Mill er collid ed just ove r the j ump in the 12 5 Sr. class an d o n e rider said afterward h e was sure h e h ad hi t Dean in t he head with h is boot! Both b oys showed evidence of knobbies on th eir jerseys. The re-s ta rt saw V in ce Clar k, for nin e prc Vl OUS races has b een a bridesmaid and never a bride, do h is thing. He t ook the lead each time for th e first overall ; maybe the sp ell is broken. Sue Bowen (Suz) had some st iff competition from Penton mounted Kathy Montgomery but was ab le to edge her out for the win, in the Powder Puff class. Johnny Grossin i (H us) had h is 250 Sr. nemesis Jerry Johnson (AJ S) to co ntend w ith and you can always ' d ep en d on some fantastic riding with these two. Johnny rides high on the berm and Jerry invariably tries to pass on the inside. Every now and then Johnny goes a little too high on the berm and such was the case today. Greg Robertson of Mid Valley CZ team was right there to gain the advantage so Grossini settled for th ird overall with Johnson and Robertson first and second. The Slo-Pokes referee had a surprise for several riders today presenting them Intermediate cards. These gu ys will form the nucleus of the new class in this district but until more are classified they ride with the Seniors. The gr oans were heard through out the valley . For th e firs t time out with the b ig boys they di d well . The Open class saw Intermediates take third through six th respectivel y with Senio rs behind th em . The 250 Jr. Div. B saw some fan cy spectator racing in addition to on th e sligh test expecting Theroux to give a charge and he d id just that, but not exp ec ti n g Scall y's move he hit him hard enough to cause his own bike to fall. Scall y got away clea n with only Theroux lying on th e tra ck. The uproar d eafened the noise of th e motorcycles as the fa ns th ough t th at was the greatest thing th ey had seen since Knievel did his t hing in th e Co w Palace. T he ens ui ng com m otion put Scally way o ut in th e lead an d w ith th e trac k cleare d quite fast by th e alert cr ew , Scally CMC NORTH GOING AGAIN