Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Irwindale Championships By John Bethea IRWINDALE, CAL., NOV. 2 It was championship night and it- could be immediately seen. The cars lined up at entrance were greater in number. The stands were packed and the pits were stuffed. Twenty-three minis hugged the starting gate. When the four-stroke I-< Q) .0 E Q) ;;. o Z , limited If you have been saving your bucks to buy a true competitive dirt machine ... here is great news! You can now order a rugged European MX'er, the 250cc AJS Stormer. These are brand new machines, available for immediate delivery anywhere in the U.S. The 250cc Stormer has proven itself from Baja California to Maine. It's lightweight together with the superb handling characteristics and low-end torque making it an excellent machine for pros and beginners. The Stormer has a 250cc square "torquer" engine / mounted in a rugged, super·light frame with a tuned silencer 8Kpension chamber. Dry weight:. 222 I~.• with r o~e af the most comfortable saddles on the fIeld. Spec.al futures i.nclude super traction (English) Dunlop tires and Akront roms. ~ ~ ~ PO Box 472. G_., "" P1up Send Me More Inforlllltion On The , ' O A J S 250ce MotocroSStlr BRITISH BIKE CENTRE 0 AJS 410cc MotocroSSM Name _ Addr CilV _ ~SI.,e Zip _ PO Box 472, Glondono, CA 91740 Dept.CN-W " ", CA 91740 8849 00 for "" mell to. ~ _/" Enclosed is my 0 check 0 money ordM CaUfornl.. residents, IIdd 6% tu:. Shipping will be billed C.O.D. " ," orrorl P1_ Rush Me A Cmed AJS 250cc Motocross Motorcycle. "" Profesaloaal Riders ONLY r, '1' 'T' GENUINE. BLACK JIM DAVIS MOTOSPORT SHIN AND KNEE GUARDS FOR F'LATTRACK AND SPEEDWAY. SEND S19,.Z5 PLUS COpy OF THtS YEAR'S RACING UCENSE. SORRY. NO KIDDING, NO PHOTlX.OPY. NO GUARDS THESE GUAROS ARE SOlD ONLY BY us, TO UCENSED PROFESSIONAL RACERS, BILL JONES MOTOSPORT COMPANY POST OFFICE BOX Z4Z NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA 91603 (213) 247·2850 Atlaches to Front Of Rear Frames of Any • CAR • TRUCK AlRFLTEAS 8 HARmLEBARS moan disappeared after the final mota, Bob Gonzales (Hon) had fended off his fores for two mota wins and the overall. Mark Lawrence (Yam) was second. Next came the divisional runnoffs culminating in the go-far-broke finals. Steve Wagoner led a Hodaka-dominated 100 final field which saw Lee Anderson the only non-Pabateo ,piece in the top five in second. Yamaha-mounted Alan Truax thwarted the Honda clan of 125 Juniors in that Championship Final and on those baby thumpers were Steve Fullet:, John Estes, Greg Pearson and Mike Bush. "'The Four-strokes had their own way in the 250 Final, though, as Hondas of Steve Tafoya, Glenn Ferris and Jack Urich wicked off the banzi top three from Gilver DeLaRosa (CZ) and Pat. Hampton (Bul). Rounding out the Junior flings was Bart Taylor's rough, three-round stunner in the 500's. He claimed consistency without a single mota win and pulled in out with a third and two seconds. First mota winner Danny Ferreira (Mai) had bad second and third races and finished fifth. Second moto acer Bob Hewitt (Mai) had a miserable start in the first race and it would two that cost him. Fourth went to Larry Scott (Suz) with a 5-4-3 performance. Little David Taylor banged up his front wheel in the mid 125 Intermediate round and appeared to be out of the running. Then a friend whose machine blew earlier, offered his front wheel and David went out, won the final mota and claimed the overall. Craig J ones (Pen) won the first encounter and took runnerup in pain ts. Cliff Lett took the ne1

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