Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

USMRC All Juniqr. M X - - -....-"""'!"~~-~~"'t---b-Y.l-V~. t-anz-a EL TORO, CAL., Aug. 30, 1972 Bobby Tocco did it again in the Schoolboy Expert division, as Brad Dutoit appeared to be having bike trouble and was unable to give him any competition. Jeff Ward finished up second in the Expert Schoolboy, and Danny Jones garnered the firs t i n termediate Schoolboy. The Junior division went to Kevin Harlow in a near sweep, and second place wen t to Joy Marimon. Tim Marimon then came on to roll over the other bikes in the 100 Junior I as he captured the first place over Roland Rodman and Matt Sprout. The second division fell roundlv to the riding of Rick Wiseman, but Scott Hanysler finished up an extremely close second. ... Peter Harrison had a good night fmishing twice in the top positions. A second place finish in the 250 Junior II The rest of the moto continued with the three leaders in the same positions to the end. Lackey dropped back a little about two-thirds of the way through but then seemed to get a second wind and was moving to challenge Priddy as the checkered flag fell. The second moto again saw Priddy the leader out of the hole followed by DeSoto and Lackey. By the end of the first lap, DeSoto led with Priddy and Lackey at his heels. Bultaco rider Jim Pomeroy took one brief lap in third abead of Lackey but Brad reclaimed third. Lackey then began pushing Wyman and took over second. Things continued this way with Brad making a bid for DeSoto's lead. However, in the eleventh lap a link in John's chain broke, forcing him to coast to a disgusted stop just when it seemed had the win in the bag. The last laps to the flag were led by Lackey and Priddy with Jim Cooke, another Kawasaki rider, taking third. For the third time in the afternoon, Wyman Priddy got to the comer first, followed by Brad Lackey and Gary Chaplin. John DeSoto never made the last ·moto. Those first three riders held their order through four laps. In the fifth, Brad Lackey took over the lead, leaving Priddy in second and Gary did not put a damper on his spirits as he went on to sweep the 500 Juniors like they weren't even there. Second place in the 500 went to Dan Chandler, while first place in the 250 Junior II went to George Smith. 125 Juniors Bob Hoover and Jim Dean fmished the evening with near sweeps in both divisions, giving Art Kratz and Eddie Coulter the second spot in the frrst and second divisions respecitvely. The 250 Junior I crown was traded bac k and forth during the nigh t's racing, fmally falling to Bill Turner by two points in the final tally. Turner started out the evening with two wins and it looked like he was going to make' it a sweep, when he finished with a fifth in the last mo·to. This gave Don Chandler a chance to grab the last win, but not enough points to take over the lead. Chaplin a distant third. Lackey did "great job with the Kaw this moto and although Priddy challenged several times during ¢e leg, he never was able to best Lackey agan. Final tally: Brad Lackey, Wyman Priddy and Gary Chaplin. So that's the kind of pit tootsies they have in Alabama. Or did she immigrate? by Dale Teubner CORONA, CALIF. Aug. 25, 1972 The Mini Cycles were the first order of the night at Corona Raceway with Randy Grizzle taking three firsts and thereby winning the overall. John Shamburg on a Honda ran a consistent , second for that position. The 100 Beginners were combined with the 100 Juniors. Glenn Tanaka on a Suzuki ran very consistent motos and took the overall win. John McGonigal (Yam) came in second on pain ts. The 100 Junior race was won by Bob Seeley, once again, on the strength of three wins. Jeff Carver on a Hodaka came in for the second place trophy. In the 125 Beginner Division I Race, we found Tony De Philips on a Bultaco in first position with Chris Kramer (Sac) second. Bob Marshall (Yam) came in for third. In the 125 Beginner Division II, Jon Mantley (CZ) came in for the first place money with Jerry Justice pushing him to the wire on a Bultaco and Raym Obermeyer on a new Husky was right behind Jerry. In the 125 Junior action, Clay - Masters who normally runs on theThursday night show, came in for the first overall on the strength of three wins with Lee Jouglard, another Thursday night rider, on a DKW for second and Larry West (Yam), third. In the 250 Beginner Division I, Gary McNeal (Yam) won two firsts and then barely finished the other mota but had enough poin ts for the win. John McKnigh t (Mai) came in for second due to the attrition rate. Dick Miller (CZ) was third. In the 250 Beginner Division II Race Dan Crawford on a Suzuki "Smoked 'em" however Donald Ross was pushi~ on his Yamaha; then Bob Brown (Man) came in third. In the 250 Junior Race Chris Cavanaugh (Yam) took first overall on points just ahead of Clay Musolf on a CZ. Clay may have taken the overall first position, if it weren't for the fact that he was penalized 'one lap in the first moto for being under the rub,ber band at the start. In the 500 Beginner, Craig Diehl (Suz) won two out of three motos and in the other came in second, therefore winning overall. He did have a good race with Mike McKnigh t (Mai) who fa ugh t him all the way. John J ones, also on a Maico, came in third. In the Old timers Race, there was a very large turnout and they provided the show for the spectators. Rod Farmez on a Huskey was able to put it, all together for the first overall win, with. Larry Ellis (Suz) right up his silencer. Dennis Peck came in third, however didn't finish the second mota, otherwise he migh t have taken the first overall on his Ossa. TRANS-AMA WARM-UPS SLATED FOR SOUTHEASTERN U.S. The American Motorcycle Association's Department of Professional Competition has announced the scheduling of two professional motocross events to be held after the Talladega 'National Championship Motocross races at Talladega, Alabama, September 2,1972. On Sunday, September 10, the DeSoto Cycle Ranch near Memphis, Tennessee, will host a $3,000 motocross event for 250cc and open equipment. For additional information call (901) 362-0498. The next even t will be run Saturday, September 16, at the World "600" Motocross Park, at Charlotte, North Carolina. This event will also offer a $3,000 purse plus contingencies for 250cc and open classes. This event will be held in conjunction with the Charlotte International "100" Road Race. For further information call (704) 332-6141. These races are not part of the Trans-AMA series. Rowever, riders may choose to compete in these events in preparation for the Trans-AMA which begins September 24, in Copetown, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ~ES rvKJTD-

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