Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Mini-World-at Saddleback---- _ f/I by Elaine Jones ORANGE, CAL., Oct. 22, 1972 - All you mini-bike and cycle riders put a big circle around the third Sunday of each' month and make it out to SaddJeback for a guaranteed good time. It was the first time Mr. & Mrs. Jim Bennett, owners of Mini-World have attempted promoting a race and, with a lot of help from enthusiastic parents, they threw a smooth, well-organized fun event with lots of classes and trophies. Harry's Cycle gave the kids an extra bonus by donating a can of Analube to the winner of each beat. Todd Peterson had to be the big winner of the day going home with wins in the 4 to 6 hp., six-to-eleven years old class. In thjs one, he had three solid firsts over Johnny Daniels and Johnny Miller. Riding the same bike in the 7 hp Open class, Todd pulled a strong second to Freddy Sidner. Don Van Tassel rounded out the field. In the Mini-Cycle competition, Mr. Peterson climbed aboard his hot little Indian for the 0-75cc, eleven and over and again showed the boys how to get the job done on the challenging Saddleback course. Richy Simmons had a solid second and Don Swindle took the hard fought third. To round out his successful afternoon Todd picked up a third in the 75-125cc Open II. Winner Marty Miller Pete Schaffhauser the eventual 100 Beginner winner leads Bill Persall eventual third. - M.IC W:ns Noise Round NRA for seven laps in the first 125 junior moto. Ron kepr a slight lead until his Puch got sideways on the downffill and went end over end to the bottom, wrecking his frame. Steve Wells ran away with the 125 Beginner class in all three motos. The 175/200 combined moto was stopped after three of the riders played wipe-out coming down the downhill. Gerald Williams' Ossa caromed off jim Beal's Yamaha and smacked into a vertical embankmen t, snapping his fork tube like a toothpick. Luckily no one was injured and the race was restarted after everybody had a chance to make mjnor repairs. Kevin Cox demolished the opposition in the 250 class ·as he won all three motos and lapped everyone on the track doing it. After breaking his Ossa Gerald Williams borrowed ffis brother's 125 Yamaha and entered the 175 class. Gerald won the third moto when Mike Moreno's Yammy siezed and with seconds in the first two motos he had enough po.ints for the overall win. t -. Now you CAN take it with Comfy you! Light Get this Strong quality BIG Rigid designed Protective for off- road Weatherproof motorcycle use. SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY P$RICE2~L.91~ FREE fitted MX:------------------Division II race. A win at 125 juniors, Division I went to Brad McMartin (Ric), with the Division II event going to B. Tarling (Yam). Big Bike winners included T. Burgess (Yam) at 2.50 juniors, Division 1, R. Spencer (Yam) at 250 Jumors Division II, Tom Alexander (Mai) at Open jumors, Division 1, and Marlin Harris (Hus) at Open Juniors, Division 11. G. Black (Puc) won at 125 Intermediates, K. Mathis (Bul) won at 125 Seniors, W. Pollock (Suz) captured the 100 Seniors class, V. Tamietti (Yam) won- at 250 Semers, Morgan Molocco (Yam) captured the 250 Intermediates. j. Miller (Mai) took the Open Semors race, and Jim Rjch (Suz) won at Open Intermemates. ~ (.) REC-PAC MX------------------- by "The Shadow" DEADMAN'S POINT, CAL., Oct. 22, 1972 - Riders moved closer to the pot of gold Sunday at Deadman's Poin t, as the National Racing Association played host ro the second round of the "Suzuki Series" J which they are co·sponsoring wi th th,e High Desert Racing Association. "Big" David Oller (Hon) was a winner at Minj-Cycles (75cc). Dave is out to win the Suzuki 250 so ne can get the bike he really wan ts. Even as big as Dave is, he's still just short of 250 size. Taking the Mini-Cycle (65cc) event was j. Castro, wffich the Powder Puff winner was S. Brown (Hod). Bill Larson (Hod) took the 100 Juniors, Division I event, with B. Evans (Ric) capturing the 100 juniors, '" :;: ~ mstributed in commerce that are SOU.Tees of noise, in the opinion of the EPA. The act explictly says that the States cannot impose noise standards on any new product that are differen t from those established at the FederaJ level. Tbis particular provision of the Act is one that MIC bas supported strongly because of the danger of having a multitude of conflicting regulations tlll'oughoutthe States. "NZ ENI Gerald Williams 1503 got by Jim Beal 74 for 175 win. by Barge Charger RIVERSIDE, CAL., Oct. 28, 1972 The first 100 junior moto Dave Rjng jumped into the lead with Bill Persall hot after him for three laps. But Bill had forgotten to buckle bis Bell Star and when it wound up on the ground, he was black flagged until he stopped to put it back on. Bob Theriault had come from last place and was now pressing Dave Rjng. His Baja had more power than Ring's 90 Yamaba and on the last Ring missed a sbift giving Theriault the lead and the win. The second moto Theriault took the lead and held it for three laps until be spun out. Persall took the lead only to have Ring power back by him. Within a lap Theriault was again ahead of Ring for the win. The third moto Theriault led from start to finish with Rjng seeming to be a certain second un til he got a flat letting Persall past. Pete Schaffhauser dominated the 100 Beginners, finishing all three motos well ahead of the competi tion. Ron Rieke and Dave Williams battled ,: o Z _ WASHINGTON, D.C. - At its dosing session on October 18, Congress vo ted on and passed the Noise Control Act of 1972 wh ich con tains provisions supported vigorously by the Motorcycle Industry Council for the past two years. The Act still must be signed in to law by the President, but no difficulty is expected. Basically the Act empowers the Environmen tal Protection Agency to set noise emission standards for products , CRA DeAnza just had too mucb go in his S teens and second place Robert Friese had enough in his Honda. Jim Neiberger took the win in Division I. Bob md manage to win the 0-75cc, twelve and over, Division I with a dean sweep. John Leader and Bobby Smjth were second and third. In the 6-9 year old, 0-75cc, Jimmy Simmons had no trouble taking the win but Shaw Anderson and David jones' had some real good goes for the second place. David took the first round with Shawn coming back strong to take the next two and the second overall. David was third. . Rjcby Simmons came back after a first moto second to win the stock mini

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