Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

The local season begins GRAND PRIX AT FREMONT RACEWAY 11 MUes No. Of San Jose, Durham Rd. ott Hwy. 17 SAT & SUN OCT. 27 & 28 1 Man 1 Hour 3.5 MILES Pavement, TT, Mud, Y. Mile Dragstrip Party Saturday Experts: $150.00 1st. $100.00 2nd + Brass $50.003rd Photos by James Parker and Friedman ONTARlO, CAL., OCT. 21 The National season IS over and the professional road racers are returning to "winter camp" on the local Southern California circuits. AMA Experts Jim Evans, Reg Pridmore, and Steve McLaughlin had qui te a scrap in. the . H eaVYW~lght G ran d P' cl ' fiX ass ill to day s A F M road race meeting. The first lap saw Rudy Galindo (Yam) and George Miller (Yam) take the front spots. Miller took the lead briefly when he braked too late for turn 10. Off ~ourse maneuvers cost him too much time to stay in the hunt. Jim Evans, on his Mel Dinesen Yamaha ~ook up the point ahead of Stev~ M c L a ugh lin on hi s G e 0 rge Vukmanovich Yamaha. Next in line was Reg Pridmore on his BMW applying the pressure. ' Pridmore slipped by McLaughlin, then squirted past Evans for the lead. Evans wasn't happy about it, and he began to try to find a way around the Beemer as they eased away from McLaughlin slightly. In tum 12 Evans , ;:-------------, RD-350). He ran away from Bob Crossman who was 25 seconds behind in second and about 40 seconds ahead of third place John Lassak. It wasn't a close race. The 250 Production event looked like it was going to be closer until Dave Garrett i':l second had m~ch~nicals and slowed. Flr.st.place Ken Gill dIsappeared d Ed Umm on a 200 Honda went by Into second. Garrett sorted out hiS mechankal problems and looked fixed up for ~econd pl~ce again when ~~ crashed In turn mne. Bad day. Unlnl beat aU th.e 250's except GilI:s for the 200 Win. JIm Le~ter was 125 winner. The LIghtweight GP event was won by George Miller on a 125 Yamaha although Jeff Shetler (Yam) was closing slightly throughout the race. Shetler's move was slowed somewhat when a rid~r got off right in front of him, taking hIm aback. The 200 class went to Rudy Reynosa. He's used to it. Miller was also involved in a pretty fair dice in the 250 GP race. He ended up third behind winner Richard Seifried and Tom Bright. The sidecar race was more of an exhibition. Most of the hacks dropped out before the race was over. The McNeal-Crabb Honda was the first of the two finishers, I believe, although no results are listed. • fo-,!nd a way and took the lead. Evans led for almost the entire distance to the flag with Pridmore waiting for his moment. On the last lap that moment came. Evans got'on the brakes a bit late, went wide, and found himself with se.cond overall at checkered time. Behind the two, Bob Endicott on his Action Fours Honda 570 trailed McLaughlin for fourth, and a dice for fifth between Rudy Galindo and Mark Miller was decided in favor of Galindo who got the second 350 slot. Earlier in the day, Pridmore also captured Heavyweight Production honors on his other BMW 750 ahead of Ed Unini's Van~ard Honda 810. For a while it looked as though Unini was going to have a battle with Tom Casey on his Action Fours Honda 570, but Casey snapped a cam chain exiting turn six. Fred Walti took third overall on his Honda 500. The 350 Production event was a runaway for Rod Murufas (Yam Tentative Sat. Sc:heck* Sun. Sc:hedI* Subject to change Prae, 9·11 A.M. Minis: 30 Min. 11,30-12,00 O-J OOce Noy. 1,00 to 2,00 125cc Jr/Ex 3,00 to 4,00 8,30 to 9,30 125 Nov. 10,00 to 11:00 Limited Practice 250 Novice 12,00 to 1,00 Open Novice 1 :30 to 2:30 Open Jr/Ex 3 :00 to 4,00 For Entry Forms & Information Write: Prac: All CllISses SIO Pre Entry r ncludes 1 Free Guest Pass. GRAND PRIX 14 Camp Evers Ln. Scotts Valley, Ca 95060 $15. Post Entry NO Guest Pass. Gates Open 8: 00 am Each Day Spec-tator Admission: Adult, $2.50 Eoch Day Jrs. (12-16), SI.00 Each Day Under 12, FREE :m Results Reg Pridmore (under the cap) and his sponsor-mechanic-friend Helmut Kern discuss the GP bike. A mystery oil leak wasn't enough of a bother to stop Reggie from winning both big bore events. Minis: 60·80cc ONLY 0-110cc: Nov/Jr/Ex 125cc: Novices 125cc: Jr/Ex 250cc: Novices 250cc: Jr/Ex Open: Novices Open: Jr/Ex Min. 20 to Make A Class 25% Brass + Contingencies Finisher Pins 125 PROD: 1. Jim Lester (Yam). 2. Bill Lorber. 200 PROD: 1. Ed Uninl (HOn). 2. John Chermak (Yam). 250 PROD: 1. Ken Gill (Yam). 2. Gerhard Klemm. 3. Rick Barrett. 350 PROD: 1. Rod Murufas (Yam). 2. Bob Crossman (Yam). 3. John Lassak (Yam). 500 PROD, 1. Freddy Walti (Hon). 2. Kevin Burke gKaW). 3. Terry Waugh. OPEN PRO , 1. Red Pridmore (BMW). 2. Ed Unlni (Hon). 3. Art Friedman (Kaw). SUPERSTREET, 1. Art Friedman (Kaw). 2. Fred Walti (Hon). 3. Mike simning (Kaw). 50 GP: 1. Bill Lorber. 125 GP: 1. George Miller (Yam). 2. Jeff Shetler (Ya!J1). 3.• Dick Fuller (Yam). 200 GP: 1. Rudy Reynosa (Yam). 2. Jay Young. 3. Garnett Lewis. 250 GP; 1. Richard Seifried (Yam). 2. Tom Bright (Yam). 3. George Miller (Yam). 350 GP: 1. Jim Evans (Yam). 2. Rudy Galindo (Yam). 3. Mark Mllter (Yam). 500 GP: 1. MU

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