Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Pill.Popping and Performance ~ w Z W ...J o > o By George A. Magallo n, M.D. Entura Vitamin s The hjgh flying racer, feeling good. You have seen him. He is the one with the ilialated pupils, pale skin and a slightly discerna ble tremor of his hands. His body systems are up. His pulse is rapid and his heart is throbbi ng in his throat. His tongue is dry and his mouth is full of cotton. He has an unrealis tic feeling of urgency and frustrat ion. Is he high on the race or could he be high on someth ing else? If it is that "someth ing else", it would be one of the amphet amines commo nly known as whites, uppers, bennies or speed. Does he realize that recent stuilies in human beings inilicate th a t af ter the adminis tration of amphet amines the level of sugar in the blood will be lower than normal? The importa nce of proper blood sugar levels in obtainin g maxima l perform ance will be thoroug hly explain ed in a subseq uen t article; howeve r, briefly, the maxima l enduran ce a racer can obtain in directly related to the amount ·of sugar in the form of body fuel (Glycog en) he is able to store in his muscles . It is easy to see th at if.you lower your blood sugar level, there is no way you can store the maximu m glycoge n in your muscles . Regardl ess· of what the individu al states, there is no docume n ted evidenc e of amph etaxm ines improv ing perform ance. Control stuilies with weight lifters proved absolute ly no assist from arnphita mines. Unfortu nately, the placebo effect of amphet amines is very strong and it is difficul t to convinc e the user that it is a false type of strength . The stress the racer feels at the starting line gives him, or her, all the natural stimula tion his body can utilize. There is no denying that amphet amines give one a mental push; howeve r, if by taking the drug the body fuel is deplete d, you have lost the race before you start. A point to rememb er is that recently the amphet amines were reclassi fied by the Federal Drug Admini stration and placed in the same categor y as hard narcotic s. So if you are busted as a user you have exposed yoursel f (and YDur can also be arrested for that) to some rather stiff penaltie s. In regards to steroids ; Winstro l, Maxebo lin, Dianabo l, etc. there is noted weight gain; howeve r, the gain is mostly fluid retentio n and increase d weight gain -does not necessa rily lead to increase d strength . I do not believe it is necessa ry to Wscuss barbitu rates and hard narcotic s because I doubt that the persona lity of a racer is compat ible with the needs of those who use these drugs. Grass, of course, is a depress ant and no advanta ge when compet ing. One would do well to rememb er also that the c:ffects of pot will remain in the body for several weeks, slowing reflexes and thinking process es. R.A.C.E. All Junior Motocross at Corona . by Dale Teubne r CORON A, CAL., Aug. 11,197 2 - The second njght of "All Junior" action on the challeng ing motocro ss course at Corona provide d the riders with a lot of riding. Althoug h there was a much larger turnout each rider enjoyed long motos, three in number , and by nigh ts end, had their fill of riding. The mini-cy cles were the first order of the day, and this class was domina ted by David Oller on his screami n' Honda. David really puts on a show of riiling ability on his mini, much to the delight of the many spectato rs. Ron Ward riding a mini-cn duro ran a consiste n t second. In the Old Timers class, Barry Johnso n an old retired desen trailbike ace, outpoin ted the others aboard his tru~ty Penton. Don Finney riding a Rickma n challeng ed J obnson all the way, but was edged out at the finish. The 100 Junior class was combin ed with the Old Timers due to the fact that there were only a few entrants . The winner turned out to be Mitch Payton riding a Steen. Bob Seeley came in for second honors. In the Powder Puff class, .pottie Frost once again ruled. She was chased each time by Sharon Staten and others, but fought off the challeng e and carne in for the win. . The 125 Beginne rs were having an exciting race going in to the third moto, with three riders tied on poin ts for the win. Barry Johnso n was in the lead coming back into the infield, howeve r he ilid a spectac ular highside and lost the win. He was able to lope in for third overall behind Mike McKibb an overall winner, and Larry West. _ Dana Peters virtually walked away from the others and hid in the 125 Junior race. Don Bridgew ater was quite a distance behind, but ilid come in for second, right ahead of Kelly Callawa y. Kevin Callawa y, who lost out by inches last week, put it all togethe r and won all three motos going away in 250 Junior action. Dave Bird and Ollie Senecha l battled out for second overall, and Bird won out. Mike Gunder son came in for fourth overall. Mike was in content ion for the lead several times but made a couple of mistake s. In the 250 Beginne r Division I class we observe d a good race between Bruce Gantenb ein and Larry Earnest , with Bruce winning out. Mike Rodriqu ez came in third. The 250 Beginne r Div. 11 race found Glenn Perry edging out Bob Brown for the overall win. Bob (Mon) was able to stay ahead of Glen Daniels who was fighting for that second place finish. Kevin Callawa y domina ted in the 500 Junior class aboard his Yamaha . Second place went to Bill Sabo, with Roger Stagg close behind. In the 500 Beginne r race Mike Marks on his Yarnaha took the overall win just ahead of Carl Shipkey (CZ) and Gary Pierce (BuI). Gary had been ahead on points, as he won the first two motos, but engine fatigue prevaile d and he was unable to show up for the third moto. All riders indicate d that they like the "All Junior" night at Corona Racewa y mainly because they get to ride three long motos and the Friday night course has been designe d with the Novice rider in mind. USMRC Motocross - - - - - - - - - - - - by Pat Gross EL TORO, CAL., Aug. 18, 1972 Gaylon d Mosier was back to the EI Toro bullrigh . The fITSt two motos were a fight to the fmOO.J oe Flores (Hod) and Ron DiDona to (Pen) got tile jump on Mosier both times, but he pUIled his Monark through the pack for two f!Tst. By the last race, Mosier had the track wired from the word go. Five times non~to p around the ring brough t him the 125 win. Flores placed second and third was John Adams in the flTSt ride as an Expert. USMRC 's top riders were having problem s all nigh t, mostly mechan ical. But in the 100, Davy Carlson 's biggest headach e was Joe Flores. Carlson was leading in the first moto for four straigh t laps when Fores slipped in to fITSt. Ditto in Moto Two. Davy figures enough was enough , and got down to busines s, not letting Joe near enough to try for a pass but the damage was done. Flores took a well-ca med frrst, Davy settled in second, and Bob Stem was third. Dave Fry continu ed his hold on the Interme diate 100. Jon Derham mer is a new name domina ting the list in the 250. He headed up a group of mighty scrambl ed 'crosse rs. Like F'rinstance, Monis Malone nailed down second with a flTSt, a second, and a DNF. Rick Burkey trailed into third, pretty good for his flTst Expert race. Gary Cochell matche d his Bul against Bryan Breker's Husky in the 500. It was close, but the Bul came out better. Randy Jordan (Mai) brough t up third, and Cal Reiten took the skimpy Interme diate class. The big move was on, as a lot of Juniors found out. That is, they found they were no longer Juniors . Cahrles Currie was one of the lucky ones, taking third in the 125 Interme diate. Chris Beck (DKW) and Greg Blackwe ll (Hus) covered first and second. Marvin Braun (AJS) and Mark Balzer (Yam) ilid it for the 250s. Blackwe ll also took over the fast class in the Schoolb oy race. Brian Ellis swept the other ilivision over Geoff Singer, both on Hondas . Bob Payne and Mike Ricker brough t their Yamaba s in flTSt for the 100 Juniors , Ricker with a sweep. Mike also took second in the 125 11, while Pat Perkins got the win. In Division I, the top two were John Currie (Bul) and Don Pettingi ll (Yam). The 250 ilivision s were taken in hand by Bill Dyurick (CZ) and Don Pfaff (Suz). Two ilivision s of 500 Juniors fmished off the action. Mike Brown was back for a sweep of the first, and Gary Mickles (CZ) picked off the second. THIS FRIDA Y AT LIONS • Steve Evans, general manage r of Lions Drag Strip, has come up with a winning parl!,y for Friday night, August 25th, that's going tb be hard to top in the annuals of nigh t motocro ss. Take the usual Friday nigh t dose of Looney Lions Fast Cats, two to three hundred strong; add Marty Tripes, recent winner of the Superbo wl of Motocr oss at the Los Angeles Coliseu m Inter/A MA; give everybo dy that buys a pit pass a CMC hot hat with instruct ions to hold the hat on their head when they see HRL's Miss Molly Blue. Molly will be giving away autogra phed photos of herself as part of the HRLub ricants night at Lions. Molly will present each class winner of the night with an HRL jacket. Marty Tripes, on his way to becom ing Ameri ca's flTSt World Champ ion, will be availabl e between motos to persona lly autogra ph photos of Marty in action. CMC Lions By Buzz Baty WILMI NGTON , CAL., Aug. 18,197 2Whethe r it's a big crowd, a little crowd, a big turnou t of riders, or a little turnout of riders the action is never dull at Lions Drag Strip, home of the Looney Lions Fast Cats motocro ssers. Tomgh t saw another huge turnout of riders, two hundred and thrity-se ven strong, put on another fine motocro ss with the stands full of apprecia tive fans. The fans were treated to a f!Tst tonigh t, called on-the -job training , being perform ed by Lions Manage r, Steve Evans, who was substitu ting for announ cer Bruce Flander s, who is up at Bonnev ille. Steve's commen ts couldn' t all be prin ted, but since 1 did the spotting for him, I can relay some of them. One was, "holy mackere l, where ilid all those WFO motorcy cles come from." It seems to me a guy named Custer said much the same thing a few years back. Anothe r was, "when Bruce comes back, I'm gonna triple his wages, if he promise s to never take another vacation ," All things conside red Steve ilid a pretty good job, but we'll have to put up with him nexl week too, as Bruce will be at the salt flats for two weeks. Bob Hershey was late getting on the scene, and ilidn't even show up on Steve's sign-in list, and the Candy Man had to really work for it all tonigh t. Tom Claire and John Vander geest had themsel ves three good motos, John Vanderg eest winning one, and betwee n John and Tom, they put a scare into Hershey , who just barely took first overall points-w ise, ahead of Claire and Vanderg eest, making it a CZ sweep for the 250 Expen class. Charlie Bower returne d to Lions tonight after missing last Friday night. When asked where Charlie was last Friday, he replied that he journey ed southw ard to ride at the request of a friend. Anyway , Charlie returne d to Lions to do his Pen ton wal tz, firs t overall in the 125 Experts , ahead of Brad Blair and Kenny Cook on their Bultaco s. Charlie was the only expert of the nigh t to make a clean sweep of all three of his motos. Ron Desoto and Bob Hershey had their CZ's pushed to the last click in the 500 Expert class, bu t had to settle for second and third respecti vely, behind the hard chargin g, Suzuki mounte d Bryar Holcom b. In fact, Bryar, in one of the best rides of the night in the first . moto, got first place by mere inches. Rick Brown on the Nick Nichols on sponsor ed Greeves led the first moto for 4.9999 laps, only to have Hokom b nail him by the width of a tire at the flag. Next Friday night is a really big night for the freebie good stuff: CMC hothats - free to everyon e who buys a pit pass, HRLub ricants nigh t, and Marty Tripes, winner of the Superbo wl of Motocr oss Inter/A MA, making his first appeara nce here at Lions. CUSTOM CYCL E CARN IVAL - - - - - - - - - - - ...; First annual "Cycle Carniva l," a cust'om motorey cle show, has been schedul ed Novemb er 10-12 at the Santa Clara County Fairgro unds in San Jose, Calif. Entires are being accep ted now in seven categori es: Domest ic, Europe an import, Asian import, three-w heeler, antique , compet ition and full dress. Cash prizes of $1 00 for the "World 's most beautifu l motorcy cle," 550 to each sweepst akes winner, have been posted by Paul Bender, originat or and promot er of the show. Tentativ e plans call for ligh ted displays of the cycles, booths for motorc ycle dealers and supplier s, motion pi~tures of cycle racing and activitie s, and entertai nment features . Interest ed persons may send for official entry blanks and informa tion sheets to Custom Cycle show, 14 Camp Evers Lane, Scotts Valley, Calif. 95060. Entry fee is 55.00 and must accomp any entry form, with deadline to enter set as Octobe r 31. ~tries will not be accepte d withou t phoTog raphs, which will br.retur ned.

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