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Cycle News 1972 11 14

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~ ~ FREE MOUNTING WITH TIRE PURCHASE , "> g 11. Motorcycle Accessories Unlimited 4136 Woodruff, Lakewood, Ca. (213) 429-5961 '" " Cl ... ~ ,; 0 z ~~ . \·~c.\~c.\.~'-lO' ~ est ~e~\,,"~ ~ C; ~ C:~· \~ ~. • )0 ~ . oi' ,,-o<'l ,0" e'o 1.- o~ 0'1>.\ \\' C ,1 o.,e('o7.-r;.1 Vo~ e"" ,1 \.7.-\'!>"\ ~ i' . -J\C, -t..4cinginr. RICK!~~ AME MX at O s t e e n ' s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , by Tom COTley POMONA, CAL., Nov. 5, 1972 - In the Senior action the going was easy for Dave MilleT, on his long, low and fast Costella -Special Proto with a build Sachs 125 powered engine, mu~d the start with clutch bummers. The other Senior threat Bob Brooks got a good jump on Miller bu t soon Dave caugh t up and zap-ped Rrooks when his Carabela flamed out. This gave Miller the edge for the rest of the day. The second mota was a big snore for Dave again with only a few 125 nippers tTying to buzz him while he took it easy, but in the third mota Miller met starting line hassles again when his chain derailed. He finally got it together again to finish the third moto' and to win the overall. Brad Lynch had one other foe to worry abou t while winning the first place status in the 125 Junior class. Tom Devore on a blue Rickman 125 was playin'- see-saw with Lynch but drew a second place. Both Lynch and Devore were closing the gap on Senior Miller who must have been just taking it easy with no one else in his class to worry about in the second mota. The 100 Junior class was kinda shrunken today. This gave star Jeff Sanchez (Hod) an easy win with only Kevin Klinzing on a Yamaba 100 to give him a run for his money. -#1230 FLIP-UP GOGGLES Sold Through Authorized MIC Dealers Only For dealer info. write or call: 5345 Timken St., La Mesa. Cal. 92041 (714) 460-1402 / (714) 460-6234 All IT TAKES NRA at Deadman's P o i n t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ by The Shadow VICTORVILLE, CAL., Oct. 29, 1972 The third "round of the "Suzuki Series", co-sponsored by the High Desert Racing Association and National Racing Association, weTnt off witbout much to talk about, other than the fact there was a small al tercation in the minicycle class. For those of you who were there,l'd imagine you'd agree, THE race was the minicycie, 70(c event. I'm not sure David Oller (Han) would agree with us on that point, but [ am sure Brian UTile Jet" Myerscough (Han) would agree. Good old Brian got to gain' so darned AMC fast, he left the remainder of the field about a half-lap behind - on a very legal rna hine, as everybody found out. While all members of the racing Myerscough and Renshaw families weren'l present, good old George Renshaw (Yam) showed up for the Minicycle (GOcc) race and (you guessed it) romped. My story would have been downright dull without those tluee minicyciers to spice it up. Fourth round of the "Suzuki Series" gets underway Sunday, as the High Desert Racing Association takes its tum at running th~ card. Saddleback~. ------------- by Kent Nicholls IRVINE, CAL., Oct. 21. 1972 - The 250 Junior gang has in its ranks a very fast Maico rider named Bill Conroy who, until recently, had total dominance over that class, but then along came another Maico rider named Jon Miller who has shattered Conroy's monopoly of the class. In the firsS mota of their race, Conroy grabbed the lead righ t off the bat, and went on to win, with Miller about 100 yards back in second. The second mota appeared as though it would be a mirror image of the first until lap three when Miller got together and began to move. It was near the end of the last lap that Miller snuck around Conroy and just barely won the mota. What excitement! - what tension! The last mota would be the decider. A very rare thing happened in the Open Novice class - there was a tie. Not just a two-way, but a three (count 'em), three way tie for first between Frank McNab (500 BSA), Suzuki pilot Mark Sullivan, and Ray Baal (Hus). AMC is going to give each rider a first place trophy. The third mota of the 100 Novice class was the best single duel of tbe day featuring Ric Roberts on a Hodaka and Bul· mounted Randy Schloe. Roberts grabbed the lead ri~h t off the line with Schloe just behind. In lap three, the two of them were neck and neck up the straight out of the canyon. Schloe kept it on longer and got a wheel on Roberts in the last tum before the finish line and he went on to win the moto and overall. In the last race of the 250 Novice Junior class, Conroy got a great start and soon snatched the lead with Miller just a few feet behind. This went on for two and a half laps, then Mi'lIer saw'·liis· to begin YOUR advertising campaign IS APHONE CALL to the advertising department at cycle news (213) 427-7433 and our courteous staff will help you put it together 00 IT TODAVI! _ chance - made his move - and grabbed the lead. Conroy, who was now in second, seemed disheartened and dropped back to fourth. Even so, he got a second for the day. One is beginning to see a lot of gutless silencers that don't do much. Also saw two displays of poor sportsmanship. The first was a 200 Intermediate who was knocked down . by a Junior in a turn. Both riders fell but got up. Even though it was the Junior's fault, the Intermediate felt that it was necessary to insert his foot into the Junior's gas tank with great force. All he got was a sore foot and the distain of onlookers. . The second was a dangerous stun t pulled by another 250 rider. I know abou t this one because I was the victim. In the third lap of our first mota, I came around tbis guy in the tum just before the check tower and that put us nearly wheel-to·wheel down that st.raigh t. RatheT than let me by (we were in the middle of the pack), he pushed me in to the check tower. I hit the tower, not hard, but it made me go aU over the track. If anybody else had been around, I very likely would 'have hit them, too. I didn't relate this to you for vengeance, In fact I was as much in the wrong because I found that I was compelled to do some vigorous fist waving. The bad part was that it took place in an area with many spectators. Spectators come to the motorcycle races to see the skill and daring, not to see poor sportsmen. For that, they can stay home and watch t.he Roller Derby on T.V. 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