Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Fremont Scrambles---~~~";';"""';';""-------------by Bill Spencer FREMONT, CAL. Aug. 5, 1972 Forty-seven 250 Experts signed up to ride Fremont Saturday night scrambles and except for a pyrotechnic display that left the facility in total darkness, that main might have been the scrambles of the year. With ten trophies for the twelve man Main, the points to the winner could very well tip the scales toward the overall black plate title that is becoming another battle, as per Foley/Gennai last year. Coming out for the first of four heats with only the first three going to the main, was Novice pro John Brumond. He led it for the distance with Bruce Brown and Barry Brown doing the same for the other two. The second show went about the same with Chuck Kole doing all the leading, Ted Bailey the same in second. Third went to Fremont point leader, Jerry Kole. He came from fifth to get by brother Ron and his nemisis, Mike Van,Lienden. Eliminating VanLienden is just what Kole must do to cap ture the Blendzall high point brass. The third heat was to prove the best as point leader of the district, Butch Davidson, and his arch rival , Alex Jorgensen, were running this one. The elimination of either would have a def"Inite effect on the high point outcome. Taking the lead at the green was Dave Pes toni with Butch hot _ on his rear wheel and Alex a way back in sixth. At the end of the first lap, it looked as if Butch might just have things go his way for one race. In the past few weeks, Butch has been slowly losing his seemingly USMRC Motocross----"::':=--':;':':':';':;:';;";~ insurmoun table lead to the fast moving Jorgensen. But Alex was ju'st getting warmed up. At the end of the second lap he moved into fourth spot behind Pete Francini and by the end of the straigh t he had rocketshipped by both Francini and Pestoni. Not close enoug!) to catch Davidson but into the Main in spectacular style. John Hlebo won the final heat with Dana Perri taking over the second spot from Pat Walker at the checkered. This really seemed to spark up the crowd in anticipation for the Main that never was to be. About the middle of the 250 Novice Main, the lights started to pulsate and as all eyes turned toward the generator a fantastic display of showering sparks greeted the eyes. As the lights went out on the rest· of the program, the generator sawed itself in half. URA JUNIOR ENDURO A N D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - POKER RUN By Larry Langley RED MOUNTAIN, CAL., Aug. 13, 1972 In almost perfect riding weather, URA threw its Junior Enduro and Poker Run. Those of you who stayed bome thinking the weather was awful missed out, as it was probably the best weekend of the summer for riding. The women and kids really had a ball riding the Junior Enduro. The 25 inile course was laid out in true enduro style but was specifically tailored for them. URA threw in rocks, a deep sand wash, pucker bushes, a good long uphill and fun trails. It was a safe, fun course but challenging per URA policy. National-ranked enduro rider, Bob Steffan, brought out his son Dick out to try the Junior and it looks like Bob is as good a teacher as rider as Dick took a first place in the under 13 80cc and under class. It won't be long and Dick will be pushing Bob in the Greenhorn! Other unofficial results are: first Overall, Mary Abbate; first Powderpuff, Merrellyn McCombs, first 14-16 Troy Rickel, first under 13 81cc and over John Christensen. URA gain (Ron Schneiders, take note) used the new scoring system and unofficial results were available within an hour after the race was fmished. .... A lot of Dads rode behind their sons in the Junior Enduro to make sure they didn't run into major trouble and then went out and rode the Poker Run which started after the Junior Enduro was fmished. Everyone had fun as they had to complete two 25 mile loops to qualify to draw their poker hand. Overall winners were Don Alonich, who won a full coverage Electro Helmet; Ben Farner, second place, won a 15 dollar gift certificate from House of Handlebars; Glen Gipson, third place winner, WOI) five gallon Igloo water cooler. URA awarded prizes down to tenth. Thanks, Tom Brummitt for helping me sweep the Junior Enduro. Also thanks to IRRC who again provided superior communications. I was amazed at the dterrnination of the women and kids who rode the Junior Enduro. I did not see anyone drop out for anything but mechanical trouble. Twenty-five miles may not sound long for your desert rats but for kids who are used to riding around in the area of the pits, it was a long run. Congratulations all who finished, you deserved your pins! Our next event is the "Little Tuffy" at Red Mountain, September 24. Only 40 miles, but it's URA's prestige run of the year, so it's going to be a little tough! S~e you there. ESCAPE COUNTRY TO HOST $4.000 MOTOCROSS Announcement has been made by the Escape Country recreational Park in Trabuco Canyon that they will hold their first Professional·Expert only motocross on Sunday, September 10, 1972. Only three classes will be run this day, 125cc, 250cc and open. The purse will be divided between these three classes. The course that will be run is the new natural terrain motocross track which sets in a natural ampjth~e so viewing ------""!""""'!!~ for the spectator is magnificent. Entry for the races will be by invitation only and the riders should be receiving their invitations in the mail. If you consider yourself one of the top 300 riders and you have not received an invitation, it migh t behoove you to give them a call at 714/586-7964, mistakes can be made, and if you don't check on it yourself, who else is going to? This will also be one of the last times to check out the riders' _equipment before the AMA series so it should be a terrific race all the way around. Sunday, Septemher 10, take the EI Toro off-ramp off the San Diego Freeway, follow the signs to O'Neil Park and go two miles further and you are at Escape Country, with overnight camping, fishing, horseback riding, and many other things, but most important, hundreds of acres of motorcycle riding. BEND A LITTLE - PICK UP A LOT Gutsy describes the GEMINI 80 cc II MINI. The 80 cc MINI '\ San Tong Co., Inc. does just about anything 15514 S. Figueroa 't , Th'IS I'ttl e goer Ieve Is Gardena, Ca. 90247 when you wan t t 0 d0 I I 213/532.1780 the biggest hills and forges creeks with a twist of the wrist. The 80 cc 6,8 HP engine is ~~~~ol'nlc:'.Cpark teamed With a 4 speed foot controlled trans- Box 2307 mission so you have full control Dver the Fargo, No. Dakota 58102 bike's performance. Check out some of the 701/282.Q833 other facts on the MINI: Sno·Line Inc. 2923 W. Superior St. • 2 cycle single cylinder, rotary valve and Duluth, Minn. 55806 oil injection system. 218/628·2377 • Kick Starter. • Magneto type ignition. Cycle Centers, Inc. 1406 E. North Harvard Tulsa, Okla. 74115 • 43 inch wheel base, Northwest Cycle & Access" Inc. " , 918/932·1829 1715 pettygrove N.W. For more detaIled InformatIon about the GEMINI 80 cc Portland, Or. 97209 MINI and its little brother, the 50 cc MINI, see. : , 503/227-6167 By Bill Elam ADELANTO, CAL., Aug. 6, 1972 The San Fernando Valley MC Desert Cleanup was an amazing success considering the small turnouL A small number of motorcyclists cleaned 2,785,000 square feet of desert, filled two dangerous mine shafts, drank 22 cases of beer and coke, and took home 8290 worth of prizes! A well organized work, plan and en thusiastic work crew enabled the cleaning of such a larger area by so few people. The participants and contributors are listed below: Bardahl Corp. elke Jazz Cycle Parts Dates Market Helmet House International M.c. Johnson and Wood Mid Valley Pacific Customs Valerians Two Cycle City Van Nuys Honda Yamaha of Goleta Bay Area Bultaco California Kawasaki Cycle Products West Goleta Valley cy~le Honda of Santa Barbara Jack Baldwin MC Mary Harnish Sport Tracks Co. Ted Evan's Yamaha Van Nuys Cycle _ Webco Refreshments: Anhauser~ush Co. PepsloCola Olst. Sierra Club Dist. 5even-Up Bottling Co. Thumper's Irwindale Inn Don England's 395 Cycle Pk. Trash Bags: Bureau ot Land Mang. Chemical Toilets: Racing Action Tum of S8Me By Pat Gross Photo by Ron Lewis EL TORO, CALIF., Aug. II, 1972 - EI Toro's packed 125 and 250 Expert classes fell to Bruce Baron - again! Was there ever any doubt? Yes, this week there was. Hotshoes Chuck Bower, Davy Carlson, Morris Malone, and Mr. Bultaco - Tom Rapp - were all taking turns breathing down Bruce's neck. It is not an easy win. The first moto of the 250 was particularly rough. Rapp wheelied off the line to an ea'ly lead, closely followed by Mom Malone's AJS. Meanwhile Baron was fighting his way up through the pack. By the third lap, he'd brought his Yamaha behind the leader. A quick pass and voila! Baron was home free. Bruce made sure to get better starts on the last two motos to end up with a sweep. Morris was hot on his trail both times, gaining second overall. This left a slightly disgusted Rapp back in third. As in the 250, the real challenge to Baron's ability in the 125·came in Moto One. Davy Carlson took the front spot, never letting anyone close in. Davy tried a repeat performance for the second race with dire results. He crashed in the second lap and was out of the running. Bruce took over where Davy left off to take the $60 win. Joe Flores (Hod) followed in second, and Chuck Bower came in third on his Pen ton. Looks like Charlie is having trouble regaining his hold on El Toro. Davy Carlson was back in control of the 100, but not without pressure from Joe Flores. Joe seemed to like winning the past three weeks but Davy forced him to settle for second. Jack Hazard returned to take a consisten third. Kevin Crawford (Ric) snapped up the Intermediate first, with Marty Foster (Hod) right behind. Another trade-off from last week's 500 race took place. David Boydstun's Maico out-maneuvered Malone'a Ajay for a sweep. Dave Bradley (Hus) equalled Boydstun's performance in the In termediate race. Schoolboy Mike Brown smoked the class on an Indian, then went on to sweep the 100 Junior Division I on a Monark, and fInisbed up with second spot in Division 11 of the 500 on a Suzuki, Quite a versatile rider. Brian Ellis was the new name in Schoolboy I, and Mike Ricker headed thelOOll. John Burkey (Yam) and Jack Wright (BSA) continued their good work in the. 500 class. Wright swept Division I with no trouble. Rick Burkey, John's brother, had a win of his own in the 250 Intermediate. Burkey (Yam) pulled in ahead of Don Stenersen (CZ). In the 125, John Adams and Gary Elders con tinued their duel of the past few weeks. Adams was on top this time. The goal of the cleanup was cleaner riding area and improved public image. Public opnion is importan t. Adverse legislation can be reduced and possibly halted if motorcyclists change their attitude and respond now. It is not the intention of the following remarks to create arguing and bickering among ourselves. This will not save riding areas, however, the S FVMC would like to shake Distri.:t 37 from their apathetic stance. At the July 6, 1972, meeting we requested financial assitance, trucks for hauling trash, toilet facilities, and support from district club members, The lack of resp".!'se was pathetic! They were more interested in spending thousands of dollars figh ting a $15 registration fee that is already law. The time to figh t bad l~,gislation is before it becomes law by' improving public opinion. This means running silencers, cleaning up trash, apd initiating other acts that show our responsible intentions towards the. environment and other people's right. " Cooler weather would have improved attendance; however, the point to be made here is attitude. I Our attitudes must change. Public opinion will not improve with existing attitudes. We must not wait until it is cool, comfortable, and easy to do the job. Trash needs to be cleaned up now, not next winter. We need people who are willing to work to save riding areas regardless of the rough going or the hot weather. This cleanup, those who helped, and the comments written here are inevitably, to be forgotten. Is this the fate of motorcycle riding? -'

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