Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

N .... en '" ~ ~ ~ C) ~ by Jobn CrawfordlSportphoto BAKERSFIELD. CAL., Oct. 15, 1972 - The Sprockets MIC today presen ted their 10th Annual Benefit Scrambles, with all proceeds of this race going to the Kern County Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. To say the benefit was successful would be a gross understatement, as over 1700 tickets were sold for the prize drawing at a buck a throw. about $700 worth of trophy donations were taken in. The first main even t of the day here at Sprockets Park is always the Feature Main, which runs a couple of laps longer than the regular mains and has a special extra large type trophy for the winner. Today the little guys got a shot at the goodies as the 55 Junior-Expert event was selected. Ricky Pearce put his Bakersfield Bultacoized Suzuki right into the lead of this, his first Expert race. pursued by Jeff Bell. and Jim Mclntyre, both Juniors. Lyle Harris moved righ t in to the lead of the 55 Novice class, ahead of Bill George and Sean Randall. Randall got under George going into the first turn of lap three, then moved past Hams on the last lap for the win. Bill Hartman had a real come from beh ind win in the 70 Novice, having to pass both early leader Jay Glover and Danny King to get to the checkered first. Jimmy Allen anticipated starter Bob Leming perfectly in the 100 Novice and jumped right into the lead. Dale Jones wasn't too choked up about all that as be got the drive on Allen coming ou t of the sweeper at the end of lap one to grab the lead for the duration. Behind Allen, a tremendous battle for third was going on between Steven Den t, Richard Rowland and Mike Woods, with positions changing in almost every tum for the entire race. At the Imish. Jones was the going away winner. followed by Woods and Allen. Mike Delliplaine had to come from a fifth spot off the start to make up a whole lot of ground in the 100 Junior-Expert to K"t the win at the checker. _ The 125 Junior was a brother act all the way, with Eddie Mascorro leading from wire to wire, followed by brother Phil in third. Jim Janzen did a great ioh The start of the 100 Nov. Winner Dale Jones (38U) takes the inside line. second place (77L1 Mike Woods takes the outside. of catch-up riding by coming from sixth off the line to second at the finish. Rick Delgado couldo't have had much of a better weekend as today he picked up his second double point'win in two days. Today's race, just as the other. was a wire to wire effort for Rick, breaking out into the lead off the line and showing the 125 Experts the quick way to the checkered flag. Greg Pi tts ran flag to flag in the lead position in the 200 Novice and Mark Davis seemed to have second spot all 'YAMAHA HELP? 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Glendo,a Ave., Glendora. Ca. 91740. tied up only to throw it away attempting to pass Pitts by getting out in to the berm on the last lap which allowed both Danny Malone and Steve Sechrest around for second and third. With arch-rival Bob McClure out with a blown engine. Jim McAieer really dido't have any problems in the 200 Expert, leading from start to finish ahead of Dave Baker and Don Roberts. I t's not often that 'a pie-plater wins a class, particularly any of the always botly contested 250 classes. Leonard Morgan did just exactly that in the 250 Novice, having to come from seventh off the start to the lead and the win ahead of Randy Lewis and Mike Davies. Bill Kinney, Cecil Crowder and Shell Borden all had a shot llt the win in the 250 Junior as all three held the lead at one time or another. At the che.cker, Kinney got the win, chased by Crowder and Borden. 'Tubby' Tommy Francisco added another forty points to his total in the quest for the District 35 number one plate in the 250 Experts this weekend, picking up wire to wire wins both last night at Chowchilla and here today. Wayne King moved righ t in to the lead of the 500 Novice, chased by David Tolf and Larry Lowe. but Tolf was having some problems with a new scooter and Lowe slipped under and by in the right-hander" of lap two for second. On lap three, once again Tolf experienced some difficulties and John Alba moved into third, which he held to the checkered. For awhile in the 500 Junior, there was only two riders still on two wheels. as three went to earth exiting the first tum. David Smuts moved out into a very comfortable lead, chased by Shawn Leipold on an Yankee that looked remarkably like a 250 Ossa. It only took Bill Payne a lap and a half to get into the lead of the 500 Expert, in his very I1I"st Expert race! Once in to the lead, there was just no holding Bill back as he proceeded to run away with the race, chased at some distance by Jack Martin and Lyle Moore Rick Zimillerman and his '46. Harley-Davidson are very nearly unbeatable in the Open Junior class. The Open N ovice-J unior Main today was no exception as Rick roared righ t in to the lead and never looked back at James Reed and Sam Eichart behind him. Sparkie Edmonston shouldered Don McKay a bit coming out of the first turn to put his Johnny's MIC Triumph into the lead of the Open Expert Main, and once there wasn't about to be dislodged for the duration. McKay settled into second, followed by Bud Wall and all remained pretty static until coming over the jump on lap five, when his transmission tied up tigh ter than a drum to put Bud out and Rothstein into third. At the checkered, Edmonston's Besumph had the win, ahead of McKay and Rothstein. STRQ

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