Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

ITEMS T HAT BARELY l'v'!aPE IT •.. 1/2 -g - MRA CD go HARE SCRAMBLES. Laguna Seca Cycle Ranch. Monterey, Ca . $5 mall. Box 1786, Los Gatos. CA 95128. 408/292-6116 . "- 1/6 N Ca. $4, m inis $3 . su eneers/s :3 0 am. Limed from 1-10 & Beaumont Ave. 714/849-0181. " 1/9 ~ ENGLISH TRIALS. L imed f rom Hiway 101 and Sa n Martin Drive, I/Z ml N o f Novato. Ca. H elmet and muffler required . 10 am . $4 .00. S; '" M X, Bushmasters. Lamb's Cyn. Beaumon t, MRA MX. Novice only . Laguna Seca CYCle Ranch, Mon terey. Ca. 9 a m. $5 ma ll. $ 7. 5 0 post. Box 1786. Los Gatos, CA 95 1 28 . 408/292-6116 . ACE ALL-JUNIOR MX Indian Dunes, Valencia , Ca. $5 ma llJ. 58 post. Box 174, Newhall, CA 91321. 80'/259-8007. 1 /16 ~ w ACE MX, Indian Dun es, Val enc ia. Ca . $50 0 purse. Jrs : $5 mail , $8 p os t. Srs : $10 mail/post. Box 805/259-8007. 174 . Newh a ll. CA 91 3 2 l. Z w ~ U > U (Continued from page 2) SUNDAY , MA RCH 5 MX , Deadman 's Po int. Appl e Valley. Ca. 1 0 am. $2 p ost , $ 2.50 nco-members, $2 gate . M in is, PP. Old T imers. S il encers. 714/247 ·7473 eves. ICE RACING, Harry's Roam ers. Rai nbow Fall s Park be tw een Woodland Park and Dec kers"" Co lo. Sig n 10 am, rac e n o on . 303 /23~,;747, ICE RAC ING. Dusters . Ra inb ow Falls Par k be tween Wo odland Park & Deckers, Colo. Sign 10 am. rac e noon. 3 0 3/6 3 3·9 84 0 , 473·3277. M I N T 400, M int Gun crue , Las V ega s. N ev. $56.000 In cash and th i ngs. $300 p er ve h icle. Wr ite "M in t 400", M int Hotel . Las Vegas, Nev.89 101. CMC MX. Rawhi de Par k . Elsinore. Ca. Jrs: $5 Mesa, CA 92626 . mail {3/21l... $10 post. Srs: $1 0 mall, $15 post. 9 am. t::So x 1402. Costa Mesa. CA 92626. SU NDA Y , APR IL 16 SU NDAY , MA RC H 19 MRA M X . Medford (O r) MX Park , on K irt land Rd . Southern Oregon Championsh ips. Sign 11. race n o on . $2.50 en try. $2 p its, $1.50 adm, M R A MX. Medford (O r) MX Par k on Ki rtl and Rd. Southern Oregon Champ ionsh ip s. Sign 11 . race n oon. $2.50 entry. $2 p its. $1.50 adm. SUN DAY, APRIL 30 MRA MX, M edord (Or) MX Park o n Kirtland Rd. South er n Oregon Cha mp ion ships. Sign II, race noon. $2 .50 en t r y. $2 pits , $1.50 adm. OSTBBN'S Bike P.rk POMONA Open W ee~ d a y s 8 t o 5 Week ends & Holiday s 9to 5 For i nf o write : 610 Ch er r y St. Srea, Ca. 9262 1 Di rec ti ons : 2 m in . o ff Pomo na Frwy at Dudley e x i t .. (71 41 639 -58 32 Open 7 days 8-5 ~""merican ~ ~6 r cle r: t-= .... ssoCiation presents : , Dec. 19 - Osteen's Motocross , Purse: 50% of Entry plus Contingenc ies 50% Trophies plus Contingencies Jan. 16 - Carlsbad Road Race DESERT CHALLUIG ERSM.C . NEW RIDERSATHE FIRST TI ME OUT ARE NOT CH RGED POST ENTR Y Fo r fu rt h er info. see ca lenda r o r ph o ne ACA off ice 1-5 M·F * ,. 0--------0i i RIDE WITH I : I I . ~ THE BEST RIDE/rn -~\ ~ \ ,.'j/11I~ ) I : I '~VENTS I motocrossI I I I I I AT Jan. 2nd - Saddleback I 9th - Carlsbad (Anniversar y Series) I 16th - Saddleback I 23rd - Rawhide Park I (Anni versary Series) : Feb. 6t h - Sadd leback I I I I I • MAN DA TOR Y, $5 mail entry. $10 post entry for SI LENCERS Jun io rs & Intermediate s. $10 mail , $15 post, Expert, per class. Mail ent ry clos es five day s befor e even t. C.M .C. lice nse and 3 number plates requ ired. Gate s open 6 :30, pra ct ice 7 :30 , sign-up closes 8 :30 - racing starts 9 :00 am. Mail en t ries to C.M.C. , P.O. Box 1402, Costa Mesa, Ca. 92626. EUROPEAN lO·DRA POI'OT Rl" SCRAMBLES 25% Trophies 54 Entry First Race: 10 am L i m ed ' r o"" I n, . r . t . t. to & us eo I n I n d i o ) A me rican Cycle Associatio n 106 ~ No . Claudina , S uite 3 12, Ana'he im ~ )0 Ca lifo rn ia 92805 ' )0 ... .. Jan..29th & 30th, 1972 . Sat. 29th - Biles Sun. 30th - Buggies Fo r Information : ' Bob Dressla r (714) 24 7-74 73 , evening. P.O. Box 125 , Apple Valley , Ca. 92307. Jan. 9 - Sad d lebac k (Bultaco Se ries) (714 ) 774-3ACA HO NOLULU, HA ., Dec. 5 , 1971 Terry Wood, riding a 400 Maic o ,leaped across the finish line j ump today t o ca p t ure the Open Class Main Event at Hawaii Raceway Park's 1971 South Pacific Championship Motocross. Wood rode a relentless second place race for 14 lap s of the 15 -lap Main Pacing the (ield, up until the fin al lap, Scott Brede, who took a was heart-breaking sp ill just befor e th e final lap flag went out. Wood's d ogged persist en ce paid off when Brede's Maico went down and he sp rin ted into the lead. Brede pi cked himself up in time to get back into th e rac e and sec u re a CALIfORNIA 400 Barsta"". Calil. Masters $250.00 Sportsman $25.00 Ja n. 2 - Carlsbad (Bultaco Se ries) * WfJfJr/ TfJp MfJffJCffJSSer CI •• ses: 0-250 - 251-0ver Dec . 26 - Sadd lebac k Motocros s ) rid in g three classes plus th e team race. Bobby h ad the most go ing for him in thc 175·200 class where rivals Tad Willis and Gor den Bettencourt p ut the pressure o n. Bobby held and went home with the go ld . In the 100 Am/E x. it was Jeff Col em an all the way wi th an oth er out and o u t speed d emon, Rick Miln er second. San ders p icked up th e th ird pl ace spot in th is o ne . In th e 125 Am/Ex. it was Dou g Mas on agai n with th at flawless sty le that lit er ally takes the turns o ut o f th e track . McCool held in there for second with Lambert and Sanders ending up tied for third. Bob Grav es is be coming a ride r to watch in th e 250 Novice I class. Dan Johnson lo oking t o pick up ano th er win unl oad ed th ro ugh the swe ep er and end ed up with a bro ken rib and a ch air o n th e side lines . (Resul ts o n p age 48 ) HAWAIIANMEET. .G SUNDAY , MARCH 26 C M C MX . Carl sb ad (Ca ) Rcwy . DKW ser ie s. Jrs : $5 mall (3/ 7), $10 p o st . Srs : $10 mla l, $1S p o st . DKW ser ies. 9 am . Sox 1402, Costa C By Elaine Jones PERRIS, CAL., Dec. 4, 1971 - The we ather wasn 't fit for man nor beast tonigh t but the Perris riders were hot, esp ecially th e team. Fresh from a victory on 39 5 's home t urf th c Perris rid ers were ready to d o it agai n and Jeff Sexton and Doug Mas on led th e way. The Ad elan to team, m ad e up of Tim McC ool , Brian :\IcMillan, Do n Emmons, Boddy Sa nders and J eff Cesm at, put up a good fight but were pl agu ed with mechanical problems. Ric k Miln er an d Paul Lambert o f th e Perris te am also had their problems but managed to nurse their bikes home. The Am/Ex . Moto was more lik e a de struction d erb y than a race with al l but Jeff Sexton either crash ing o r han gin g it up a fter the first ra ce. In other w ords Jeff won b y d efault with Vin ce Graves seco nd an d Tom White third. Bobby Sanders h ad a busy ni gh t 4554074. SUNDAY , MA RC H 12 , Sexton Leads Perris Over 395 I I I I I I I • 0------.-- e .Jan.2 19 7 2 Information: (71 4) 346-9820 F u r ther Orange County's newest family cycle ranch HSCl\PG COUNTRY ROBINSON RANCH 0 TRABUCO CANYON CALL (714) 586-7964 JAN. 2 SRA presents THE FIRST DESERT RACE OF THE YEAR HARE & HOUND fOR BEGINNERS AND NOVICES A Point·to·Point 70 miles from Lucerne to Adelanto Limed from Lucerne, Calif. 9:00 am Start Com e and tryout your new Christmas Toy !!! $7 Post and Entry Fin ish Pins and 20 % Trophies Info : (213) 370-8234 (714) 735-4641 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOClOClIO Soboba M.e. presents 100 MILE INDIAN GRAND PRIX Sunday, f~b. '3th ON THE HISTORIC RESERVATION Mail Dist. 37 fo rm, one legal size self-addressed envelope and $10 t o : Soboba M.C., PO Box 163, San Jac into, Ca. 92383. second p lace troph y. Dean Boyd, also on a West German Maico, p owered in for the third place h onors. The 250 clas s Main Event was another cliff-hanger as Stan Sonida and Bobby Rodriguez b attled for fir st place on their CZs for the first half of the 15 -lap Main only to have Rodrigues, who was leading, go down on t he eighth lap . The see-saw dicing went o n with Lyle Moody on h is Husqvarna jumping into the top three actio n and pushing stea dily on Sonida, he held on for sec ond pl ace. Rodrigu es, thrashing hard, ca me back up through the pack and caugh t th e ch eckere d flag in time fo r third place hon ors as Stan Sonida successfully held off Moody for the first p lace awards and troph y. Stem,Atwood lock ACA Horns By George Andersen IRVIN E, CAL. , Dec . 12 . 19 7 1 - With Trans -AMA fever st ill ' lingering in th e air , close to 200 riders turned ou t for today 's ACA m ot ocr oss eve n t. Some of th e st ro ngest duels seen th is y ear w ere settled in th e 100cc a nd 250cc Jr. clas s. T he 100cc class saw th e top three riders loc k h orns for th e first ti me th is seaso n : Bob Stem and Joh n A twood o n Hoda kas and Dale Walter (DKW) . Stem and Atwood were consisten tty running in th e top three in all th ree 20 -minute motos, fin ishing o ne -two fo r th e da y . Mech an ical problems held Walt ers far b ack in the p ack in th e first m o to . But n ot to b e sh u t out for th e day . Walters b ounced b ack with first pla ces in the next t wo m o tes , good enough for third overall. T h e 2 50 J r. class saw so me fantastic rid ing out o f two AJS ride rs. Ken Hirch ert and Mar von Braum, and CZ rider Rich ard Grafton. The first moto sa w Braum take the lead , never to loo k back. In the meantime, Hirchert had his wo rk cu t o u t for him as he was inv olved in a pil e-up in th e first tum , th at p ut him nearly a hal f lap b eh ind th e pac k of so me 35 riders . At th e end of 20 minutes, Hir ch er t h ad sa lvaged th e moto with a seve n th , wi th Gr a ft on running eleventh. The ne x t mo to caugh t Bruam st ill in the pits mak in g adj us t men ts at th e drop of the flag. Meanwhile , Grafton was out in front and running strong. At the checkered flag Hirchert h ad taken third with Gr afton first. Going in to the fin al m oto: o nly two p oints separa te d Hirchert and Gra ft on. Grafton ch arge d in to first pla ce with Hirchert h ot on his h eels. Braum, who only managed to ove r ta ke a fe w riders in the sec o nd moto , was in fifth - and coming on st ro ng. By th e third lap Braum had taken th e lead for go od , which gave him a third for the d ay with Hir chert taking home first pla ce h onors with hi s c o nsisten t riding. Gr afton took a well-deserved second. The 250 Sr. class saw a no th er pair o f AJ S riders. David Bo ydst un and Morris Malone b attle it o u t with Bruce McDougal (Yam). McDougal, who is just fresh of the Trans-AMA seri es took top honors. (Resul Is on page 48)

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