Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

(jj]]] illi::B September 18, 1973 Tyer sweeps Irwindale, DeSoto breaks ankle WORLD'S LARGEST SUBSCRIPTION G.P. 100% TROPHIES By John Bethea IRWINDALE, CAL., SEPT. 7 It has become .quite rare for a CMC Expert to sweep at night as the classes have become so closely competitive, even if they are between usually three or four riders. It was pretty tough last year when Tim Hart wen t on that incredible string of Qack-to-back nine-for-nine nights at Lions and Ascot. It would be nearly impossible for anyone less than an International star. Yet, tonight at Irwindale Raceway, tough little Mark Tyer stroked his Penton to the overall sweep of the 125 Experts. For the past month he has suddenly sprung upon the scene although he's been the spoiled more than he has- been the spoiler. It ended this evening at the expense of Chuck .Lunde {Hori) , whose trio of seconds easily outpointed Nelson Whitehill's two thirds and a fourth on the Husky. With Bruce McDougal absent while celebrating his 20th birthday a day early, the 250 Expert was also up for grabs and Jeff Vidic (Mai) , for the second week in a row here, charged up the most digits next to his name and nearly swept the class in the process. It took Val Tamietti (Hon) to do it in the final round and that meant third overall for Val behind rugged Dave Pessy (Hon). It was the third night this week .that Pessy was forced to settle for second place cash. That also was the fate of Bill Rubly (B&S) in the 500's, three seconds in three nights. Jim West (Hus) won the first moto and appeared out of the second when he missed the start. With . the pack on the opposite end of the track, he finally got his machine going and he pu t on a spe.ctacular show, . moving all the way up to third at the final flag. He won the third and thaI did it;. overall for him. "Jumpin'" Joe Johnston (Mai) made his mad dashes payoff with third place cash. John DeSoto (CZ), convinced by a friend only the night before to go out and ride here while waiting for a trip back East early this week, had his 500 sour during practice so he' concent~ated on the 250's. He shouldn't have taken his friend's prompting. A fourth in moto one was hard fought, but in the second he jumped off to a fine start and began to badger Vidic for the lead. On lap four in the west end sweeper, his foot clipped the ground and was shoved back under the peg, breaking his ankle. He finished the race, tak.hl,g second, then took a trip to the hospital in his own van. He was fifth overall, but that is little consolation with the In ternational series coming up soon. Mike Gillman (Yam) swept the 250 h,termediates, then won two of the three 500 motos to win that one, too. They made his fifth and sixth win in eight Inter events started since leaving the Junior ranks in a blaze of glory. Dave Taylor (Yam) won the 125 Intermediates. Mini cycler Mark Lawrence won two races in taking that class overall. Gary Denton (Yam) topped the 100 Junior Final and the 125 Final fell to favored Mark Ruelas (Suz). Top qualifier in the 250 Final had their problems and Steve sparkes (Yam) mad<: the most of it to win. Bruce Slingerland (CZ) wound up the Junior ranks with a 500 sweep. Carlsbad CMC Past, present and a good choice for the future CMC No.1 platers occupied first, third and fifth places when the overall points were tallied after the two-race event. On top was the 1969 champ, Tom Rapp (BuI). who won both ends of the class. The 1972 ace, Gaylon Mosier on a Honda for the first time, rallied in the fmal moto to take third and Randy Myers, the current points leader on a Bultaco, disappointedly took fifth when it looked like he had second overall sewed up. Rapp won the first round bu t had a poor start in the second, running 15th when the pack hea.ded up the big hill for the first time. As laps progressed, he worked up to third and right on the tail of Jeff Vidic (Mai) leading and Mosier hugging' second. Coming down the "hill" early in the second, half, Gaylon held it on a bit longer, moved to the inside and took over with Rapp ten feet behind in third. "I hit the berm and squared off then Vidic centerpunched. me," Gaylon related later. Vidic, on the other hand, saw it differently. "He got in too hot and locked up his brake ,and went sideways. There was no way to miss him." . Third place Rapp, right on top, and I mean on top, of the action, couldn't defend or deny either angle. "I just said, 'Whoa' because it happened so fast and just managed to get by." Gaylon got his Honda unloaded first and got back into the race in fifth. Jeff followed a wee bit later in seventh. Rapp held the lead to the end but Myers, after a third in the first moto, looked to be in good shape for second overall as he now held second. Then 'his machine began to sour slightly, an air leak caused his engine to race as he hit the. turn at the top of the hill. Instead of a second, he got a 17th, but still gingerly walked to the payoff and collected $10 for fifth. Rapp got $115 for his wins with Vidic Second and Mosier third. Factory Monark rider Marty Smith won both ends of the 125 's but the scramble for second was tight. Mark Tyer (Pen) took it with a second and fourth. Chuck Lunde (Hon) had a second and fifth to edge out Danny LaPorte (Pen) who had a third and fourth. Chuck Bower (Pen), retired early in the second moto while near the lead after finishing third in the first moto. A tough race. Not so in the 500's. Jim West (Hus) had a field day and demo'lished the fellow big-bore competitors. With two seconds, Bill Shepard (CZ) was still too far behind to call it close. Six for six. That's the story for Mike Gillman (Yam) this week in the 250 and 500 Intermediates. 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