Aggie Expands from Ascot - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Al made a last minute drive and got the
checkered flag first with Baker second
while Fred Siegel (Tri) had moved u to
third place.
Art Carter took the lead in the
Novice Main but held it for only two
laps. Then Lee Seidel (Bul) took over
and he held it to take first at the end of
12 aps. Carter was second and J obn
Schoonover, third.
There was a 105 rider turnout to try
for a share of the $3000 purse. A $300
bonus was paid to the Expert Main
winner if he had won the Castle Rock
National. Gary Scott got the extra
$300.
GARDENA, CAUF ~ J .C. Agajanian.
who has had his hands full with the
running of races at Ascot Park on a five
nigh t a week basis, will pres~llt a pair of
out·of·town
AMA-sanctioned
races
during the month of August.
The first will be the inaugural AMA
Professional TT race at the South Bay
Speedway in Chula Vista, California on
Sunday evening, August 6th at 7:30
p.m. The second will be the Sixth
Annual AMA Short Track card at the
Antelope
Valley
Fairgrounds
in
Lancaster, California on Thursday night,
August 31st at 8 :30 p.m.
The August 6th race on the 5/S·mile
steeplechase course at the South Bay
Speedway, will be the first AMA
professional outdoor event in the San
Diego area in many years. Gates open at
5 p.m.; practice at six.
The Sou th Bay track is located seven
miles east of Interstate 5 in Chula Vista.
The August 31st short track. has
become an annual fun race on the AMA
West Coast circuit. The races are held on
the opening night of the Antelope
Valley Fair, and always draw packed
house to see the wild action on the
1/10·mile dirt track. Gates open at 6
p.m., with the first race at 8:30 p.m.
Last year's short track was won by
Gary Scott, now battling for the
national poin ts lead.
SALEM HALF·MILE
For the sharpies and curious who
noticed that CN did not have the
official results from the Novice Main at
the Salem National, here they are, listed
below in the order they Wtished:
Mike RensloW'
Hank Scott
Paul Carter
John Heeter
Art Fredenburg
Gerald Berquist
Ron Parry
Dave Lewis
Rick Hocking
Gary Tonda
John Gennai
Mike O'Donnell
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Yam
Yam
Bul
Bul
Bul
Bul
Bul
Yam
ass
Yam
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Corona Short Track and Half Mile
By Elaine Jones
CORONA, CAL., July 19,1972 - When
Dan Whi te and Saridy Armstrong get
together, things have got to happen and
Wednesday night they sure did. A
preview came in the Open Short Track.
Dan came off the line like he was shot
out of a cannon with Mike Posey in hot
pursuit and Sandy on Mike's heels.
. By the end of the first lap it was
evident that was the way things were
going to stay and neither Mike nor
Sandy could get around Dan.
The Half Mile action saw a sligh t
change in the list of characters with
Sandy still having to play catch up and
he didn't quite make it in the first go
round. Motos two and three saw Sandy
flat out power everybody. Dan held on
for second but Mike Posey bowed to
Tony Dell and his BSA for the third
spot.
.
Both riders set track records. Dan at
20 seconds flat in the Short Track and
Sandy 23.6 on the Half Mile. Besides
taking the first place in the Open Half
Mile Sandy also received a custom paint
job compliments of Rick Marquis.
Mark Peters has a Kawasaki that flat
goes and he proved it in the 250 Expert
Half Mile. Mark got out on top and
that's where he stayed'. Meanwhile, back
in the pack, Tom Heard started strong
with a second but blew his motor and
that was it for him. Brian King took
over the second spot and Rick Holmes
fmished thir·d.
The Allison Brothers again walked
away with a good part of the trophies.
John won the 100-125 Amateur/Expert
go-round much to the unhappiness of
Wayne Whisenant who continues to run
second to him. John then went on to
pick up a second in the 250 Expert Half
Mile and a third in the 250 Expert Short
Track. In both these races he bowed to
Mike Myers and his strong running
Yamaha. Jeff Coleman picked up the
odd spots in each of the races.
Little brother Jim Allison was back in
the 125 Novice Short Track earning his
transfer to the Amateur ranks with his
wins. Jerry Greer did the same thing in
the 250 Novice Short Track.
lI"im Holmes and Tad Willis pulled an
Armstrong, White bit with Tim winning
the Half Mile duel and Tad doing the
honors in the Short Track. Steve Hein
ran third in both events.
John Sandona and Rod Sexton had
some good go.rounds in the 500
Amateur/Expert Half Mile. Both riders
were Maico·mounted but John had a
size advan tage that seemed to come in to
play through the comers. Rod worked
his way through traffic but couldn't get
close enough to catch Jim. Tom
Worfolk was third.
Don't forget the Benefit TT race,
Wednesday, August 9. All proceeds go
to the Juvenille Hall Auxiliary to
continue volunteer programs with the
children.
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TROJAN TT and F T - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - By Art Loya
SOUTH GATE, CAL., July 13, 1972 If Trojan Speedway had a marquee,
Thursday nigh t's program would have
read something like this, "TT and F.T.
Racing, starring Bob Byars, Jim Miller,
Mark Revels; co·starring the fiery Santa
Ana Super Mex, Brian Garcia."
Byars, mounted on a Yamaha that
was, believe or not, sponsored by
Beeville Cyde Shop from Beeville,
Texas, lived up to all his pre·race
publicity by scoring a win over Jim
Miller (ass) in the 250 TT' Main, and
followed with a wire·to·wire victory in
the 125 F.T. Main over a red·hot Revels
mounted on a new Carabela.
One .of the most under-rated and
unpublicized riders, Miller, who mostly
fIlls his time working for the L.A.P.D.,
showed the fans why he was recently
moved up to Senior by unleashing a
sterling performance in winning the 250
F.T. Main while holding off Reve.ls'
chafTenges for the entire distance.
Despite ending a non-winner for the
nigh t, Revels' three second place
finishes induding the 125 TT and F.T.
Mains, contributed a large part of the
evening's action while pressuring the
leaders to the checkered flag. Still a bit
disappointed, mainly because factory
Carabela representatives ken Brown,
Oscar Franck, and Enrique DeVilmorin,
were on hand to see Revels perform, the
youngster was confident that he .could
win the next time out.
Rene Armenta is I'utting it all
together, creating new mterest m his
weekly
program. The House
of
Handlebars is the latest to jump on the
bandwagon and will award a
10
certificate to the winner in the' largest
dass group of Junior Main starters.
The young man who has suddenly
grabbed the spotlight as a real crowd
pleaser, Brian Garcia, seems to come the
closest to replacing Bob Sanders, but
suffers in comparison only because he
has not raced as long.
Dan Corbett, in the 250 TT Main was
pulling away from the field, but just as
he built his rpm's up approaching the
jump, the chain on his Bultaco popped.
Frantic efforts to make trackside repairs
failed to get the Downey ace out for the
250 F .T. Main after a two minute hold.
Robert Crecelius (Yam) showed his
dass to a 12-rider field in winning tbe
125 TT feature. Pursued by Byars and
Revels, Crecelius showed the mark of a
top competitor to finish ahead of Revels
who took second on the final lap.
Allen "Buckwheat" Swett (Hon). and
Jerry Mulkey (Kaw), battled it out for
100 TT Main Event honors with
"Buckwheat" winning his first Main in
months. Mulkey came back strong in
the 100 F.T. Main and defeated Larry
Thompson (Yam), and Todd Bishop
(Suz).
Individual top performances were
turned in by Jim Summers (Yam);
Garcia (Yam) who finished behind
Summers in the i f Main; chased older
brother, Danny, much to the deligh t of
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fan
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125 TT Main; David Reinhardt's 250
F.T. heat victory.
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