Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

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GreviUea Avenue Lawndale, California 90260 CI (213) 679·2288 C CI C CI g c Larry Frey gives the mud a friendly little pat. g CI 8 Fremont Grand Prix l!l SbDDDODDOOO!JiHlL."""IOi!UIKIilDiIli1lld1! By Bill Spencer FREMONT; CAL., OCT. 27 & 28 CZ SHOP MANUAL _ . ~ Over 100 Photos $7.50 ColI_ _ ..... c:enI ~- - AJ Kenyon and Neil MacDannald, e MS PRODUCTS Inc. (4151 "1-:1440 w.,. MountII.... View.ea. e404~ ~34 Old " " ,...1eId ....,.-.519.95 6·7·,·lQ·1H2 . . - . ........ MX 534.95 so...·n _ _ _ -"'0$24.'15 1·10 ___ 9·10 _ _ _ ....-..$19.'15 ..... ~ ~Ai~~ I _ . :-.oP ~ ' 1 5 .$14.95 . . . 7-1·11 Mx.S29.95" .·9 ~~ot"boob""" WI& llliONAL PO IlQIl t592. LA JOLLA, CA. 92QJ7 (7MI27a-62t2 369"'11~ KAWASAKI liSA SMW SUZUf(1 MONTESA RICKMAN MAICO selby motors MOTORCYCLES SALES '~URANCE MAICO ELECTRONIC Ic;NITION SERYJCE '''6 EL CAMINO REAL REOWOOO CITV, CALIF. The Most Complete Dirt Bike Shop in Northern California CZ·HUSKY·MAICQ·SUZUKI SALES - SERVICE - PARTS Trophy Cycte, Custom Work 114 58n Antonio Aft. Race Preparation Mountain VJew Ca '.0.0 MaU Order J (4IS) 941·731' 20 ~ Big names dominated the First Annual Fremont Raceway Grand Prix, but, despite the likes of Rick Hocking, John GeI!nai, .J im Odom, AlloY Tank, In'.",a'lonal "ac__ ay Hwy 37 & 121,12 Mile. So. of Sonoma, Calif. INPO: (707) ea• • •aa the weekend's events were not too e sful succ s ' . A lack of entnes kept the event from being a success but the racing was, nonetheless, terrific. Over 110 made the scene, a one man, one hour ride over a three and one-half mile course on the 60 odd acres of Fremont Raceway in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area. The trek started on the quarter mile drag strip, went right on through the lights, and made a right hand turn. Some ditch crossings, a nat out field, more ditches and criss-crossing the strip brought one to the regular motorcycle area. The motocross-marathon track was used in its entirety, as well as the scrambles track. A slight diversion criss-crossing the dragste.r return roads brought one back to the start-finish line and another lap'. The fastest time was about five and one-half. minutes. The mini event was run for half an hour. Starting last but taking the lead after the seven and one-half minute first lap was Jim Cartwright. He had just returned from the Southlands where he did well in one of the mini-bike biggies. He proved his worth in this type of event by holding a commanding lead throughout. Ricky DeLong took down second with sister Robin holding down fifth. The lightweight Junior/Expert event was a thriller with off-roaders, scramblers, and motocrossers galore. The man to beat was obviously Neil MacDannald and his 125 Penton. So, to be sure, he led the entire 11 laps and won by a considerable margin. The margin got real wide on the last lap when Mike Amaral dropped out leaving Mark Smith. the top scrambler, in second w.ith a comfortable margin over Pete Scarlett. Right in the middle was the first Junior, Ray Arndt. Sunday's first event was for the 125cc Novices, and marathon regular Noel Bilski copped that affair from Mike Pearler and regulars Bob Edgren and Chuck Eastmen t. The next class run was the 250 Novice and Frank Risner got the nod on thi. one with a fantastic ride on his Honda four stroke. Risner, a marathon and motocross regular turned in some very fast times and the win turned ou t to be the best in overall time and he was rewarded with the overall winner's trophy, just for Novices, and he went home all smiles. The race for second got real close in the last lap with Mike Kirk overtaking Mike Gamble right at the fInish line, but Kirk missed one little point at a secret check and lost one position. Fourth went to Bob Vickery who would have done better, but his brother's motor, in his frame, kept faIling, with him on it. Noon brought out the 250 Junior/Expert main and with it some real hot talent. MacDannald was back with his trick Honda Elsinore and a newly cut rear sprocket for the fast course. Also out for some fun and a shot at the money was Rick Hocking, Russ Powell, Bill Scarlett, and about a dozen other shoes. The first lap contest was a thriller with Hocking and Keith Roessler holding down rlrst a.nd second. Powell was holding off Michie with MacDannald stopping to get his rear fender out of the wheel. The next lap around, Neil was in second and looked like he was closing the gap on the Champion Race frame Yamaha with the desert gear attached, but after the fourth lap, it was obvious that it was the other way around. The Honda wasn't running all that well and the best part was Hocking waving at Neil while Rick was going through the quarter mile traps as Neil was turning down the return road. indicating a half mile lead. On the fourth lap, the Honda seized and Hocking stretched his h,ading considerably. A tight race existed for second with Powell and local favorite, Wayne Morrell, doing battle. Powell had a comfortable margin, but one lap from the end, he stopped for a look at the gas supply, added no more than a pint, and, as Morrell closed the gap, took off and maintained the margin over the Yamaha rider. Roessler finished fourth, just ahead of Craig Michie and John Silva with Ed Cullom pulling down the first place Junior event over Bill HarL Don Whaley really wailed in the Open Novice even t, pushing his 35 Occ Honda four stroke single to the easy win. He was coasting the last two laps and that cost him the overall win, but he was tired after having run around most of the day. Selby Motors ace Dennis Silva rode home to second on a Rickman Montesa with John Ochoa and Steve Bonita holding off Louis Snedden and Roger Selby. The Open Expert looked like the Wbo's Wbo of Motorcycling Racing with all sorts of strange guys enteredNational numbers, CMC Experts, shop owners, and hillclimbers all made for the best race of the weekend. Leading through the first lap were AI Kenyon on the S-K 325 Bultaco and Jim Odom, who'd pass one another in just about every comer. The battle was completely excellent through the fIrSt three laps, with Jim leading the second through fourth and AI right on him. On the futh go-round, Odom broke a handlebar arld was ouL This put Jim's brother-in-law, Bruce Hanlon in second. Uim got smart a few months bact. and married Bruce's lovely sister.) Bruce held onto second for the distance with Dave Rosenquist coming in for third, despite a leaky tank and other such things. Two laps from the end, Kenyon signalled for a gas stop which almost cost him the race. In trying to twist off the cap, his pit man twisted off just the plastic and the stop turned into a go as Hanlon rounded the return road. It was still no contest. Finishing fourth in a close fight was Jeff Mullins over Gary Vanderpool Mullins, a CMC Expert, rode a rme race on his KawaSaki after having finished second in a motocross down the road. Ron True, top hillclimber in the area only lasted the length of the drag Itrip when the gear box on his Norton gave up the cause. Dealers Ray Abrams of A

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