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u o ~ w Z w oJ (J > (J CMC Ascot - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - by Buzz.Baty/Creative Images GARDENA, CAL, Sept. 20, 1972 What's your pleasure? Red hot race-long duels by two or three front runners, come from behind rides that lead to victory, or team racing? Whatever your pleasure, it was all present and up front tonight at CMC Ascot. The spectacular show of the night was the 250 Expert class. A really talented fIeld including Bill Payne and Richard Eierstedt, Maico-mounted, David Pessy and Dan Hockie on Ossas, Bill Rubly and Chuck Lunde pushing CZs, Rick Brown on the Nick Nicholson Greeves, and hotshoe Honda hustler, Bob Hosford, contested the 250 Expert class. Now, if that's not a line of talent and iron to gladden the heart of any motocross fan, then they've become sated, and should take up watching chess. With all that talent on hand, it boiled down to a three man brannigan between Payne, Hosford and Pessy. Pessy led or was in front at least once in each molO, and did show the greatest consistency. David ended up -with three second place finishes, good for second overall. In the first moto, he was beaten by Bob Hosford on that absolutely fantastic Long Beach Honda-sponsored four·stroker that Bill Bell has prepared so meticu1<;lUsly. Watching Bob slide, and I mean full lock, as he would go' around the turns was spectacular, to say the least. Bill Payne beat Pessy in the second moto, when Hosford fell to third. He let the Honda get away from him in one of those slides trying to get past Payne. Hosford then came back to win the third moto in a non-nonsense style, taking the lead from Pessy halfway through the first lap, then stretching the lead all the way to the nag giving the fans a real show with his sliding approaches to the comers, and making a near cardiac case of Bill BelL Tim Hart CaJJl<' close last week in the 125 Expert division, fmishing second to Charlie Bower. (Charlie was conspicuous by his absence tonigh L) But tonigh t Tim came back on the DKW for first overall That flrSI' overall dido't come a bit easy though. In the vernacular of the boxing game, the whole 125 show wad a Pier Six brawl. Tim ncw:r did lead in any of the early laps, but had to come from behind to pass a lot of really hard charging and fast 125 Experts. Mark Tyer, Pent-mounted, and Bruce Baron, Honda-mountcd, both led Hart's DKW. Tim got past Baron on the fourth lap, but didn't get by Mark until the fifth and last lap. Mark came back to win in the second molo, leading from start to fmish, Bruce getting second. It was in the second lap of the second moto that Tim, in trying to get past Baron, took a short cut th.rough one end of the lake that didn't work. Hart didn't go down in the water, but it was a hilarious sight watching that DKW chum through the water with Hart duck walking the scooter up the ban k. Hart ended up Hfth to Darmy LaPorte, third on his Penton, and Steve Gerber fmishing fourth on his Monark. Danny, by the way, was the only Team Metteo rider on the scene tonigh t. The Pier Six brawl quality really showed for these smallborc Experts in the last mota. Off the line, it was Danny LaPorte, first; Mark Tyer, second; Bruce Baron, third; and Tim Hart, fourth. For the Another DKW'fllOunted 125 xpert winner; it's none other than Tim Hart at Ascot. Bet you never thought you'd see him there. first three laps, these four riders could have been covered with a shop towel. Then disaster struck with LaPorte and Tyer locking horns and going down; Baron and Bart missing the pile up by the narrowest of margins. Neither Danny nor Mark were injured seriously, and Baron emerged leading Hut. As they turned to go between the lake, Hart and Baron tried to take the same line, and as we all know, two scooters occupying the same space just don't work. The Honda ended up on its side, and Baron on his wallet. Tim went on for the win. Despite the last lap fall, Mark's earlier fine rides really earned him his second overall, Baron ended up third. The 500 Expert event was a classic demonstration of team participation, and protection of the lead rider. Dave Pessy and Tim Hart had traded first and second place finishes in the first two motos. In the first two motos, Bill Payne, Hart's Maico teammate lost his chain and was not a threat to finish in the top three overall. But what a job he did, team-wise, in the last moto! Billy got off the line first, Hart second, Pessy's Ossa third. Just as soon as the field had established some order about halfway through the first lap; Payne let Hart by, and then closed the door on Pessy for four and a half laps; Tim getting the third moto win and first overall. Pessy was second overall and Kawasaki mounted Al Blain fin'ished third. CMC Hi-Performance Series-Arroyo - - - - - - - - - - - - - by Sandy Cooke/Creative Images DEVORE, CAL., Sept. 24, 1972 - If you want Lo race on a dust·free track, try Arroyo Cycle Park near San Bernardino. Today, Jim Wilson (fuzzy lip and all) brought out his new 400 CZ and proved that new bikes are beller than old ones by sweeping the Open Expert class. Keeping close tabs on Jim all the while was Mark Anderson, also on a CZ, giving Wilson a run for his money. There was an all-star cast in the 250 Expert race with such names as Tom Rapp, Morris Malone, Rex Staten, Rich Eierstedt, Gaylon Mosier and 23 other known riders_ Off the line in the Hrst moto was Mosier with Eierstedt right behind. Rapp, Malene and Staten filled the next three· spots. Rex was really doiQg fine until his gas cap decided to ny off. In spite of all his difficulties, he did finish the race. Eierstedt was defmitely pushing Mosier but couldn't manage to pass him until Gaylon came in contact with the slower riders giving Rich the opportunity to make his move. Rich passed Mosier just before the last lap nag and the finish read Eierstedt, Mosier, Rapp and Malone. It was Gaylon first with Rich second in the start of the next run_ In third spot was a new face; Tommy Croft riding for Sosna Cycles, with Jon Derhammer right behind. Eierstedt passed Mosier in the fifth lap; these two were so worried about each other, that they stretched their lead to a good 30 seconds. Tom Rapp and Morris Malone had their own little thing going for sixth place. Rapp was constantly looking back to see if Malone was still playing the shadow bit, but time ran out for Tom as his bike was do;ng funny things just befo're the checker, letting Malone pasr. Rex Staten made up for his first moto miseries, moving from ninth to third place by the end of the moto. It was a good day for Maico and American Motocross. CMC Lions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - by Buzz Baty/Creative Images WILMLNGTON, CAL., Sept. 22,1972That showdown match race is just about all set with tonigh t's winners lined up as the competitors: Chuck Bower (Pen 125), Billy Payne (Mai 250) and Tim Hat (Mai 500). This should be one wild race as Meltco Penton is putting up 525, as is Mike's Racing Center, while Lions is staking 530. Charlie Bower will get one of those little leads to help offset the pair of bigger Maicos. I Although Bower won the 125 Senior class, it was second place Dave Rodgers '. (Bul) that won the admiration of most of the fans on hand. He went down hard after missing a shift coming over the famous jump. He was nearly horizon tal to the ground upside down when he landed and walked away from it all. Wow. After Bill Payne secured his spot in the win column, he slipped back to second in the 500 class beh ind teammate Hart. Bob Hershey could not quite get by the Maico warrior as his CZs got second in the 250 and third' in the 500.