Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

week's show should again prove to be bigger an d better. • Results (Kaw}~2 . 125 TT MAIN : 1. M ike M innig E d die Lawso n (vaml' 3 . Mik e T id well ( V am ) . 250 T T MAIN : • Steve Scott (Bul). 2. Tom Warren (Bu l ). 3 . Leonard G illiland ( V a m l. 500 TT MA IN : 1. Rex Halley (Vam). 2 . Steve Scott ( S u I) . 3 . Vern Ma xwell (Bul). 125 HALF M ILE MAIN : 1 Troy F i sner (Kaw) . 2 . Mike M i nnig ( K aw) . 3 . E d die Lawson (Yam) . 500 HALF MILE NOV , 1. Br ian Garc ia ( Y a m ) . 2. Dave Perk ins ( V a m ). 3 . Ronny Roderick (Yam ) . 500 HALF MILE EX : 1. E.r l Roloff ( Y a m) . 2 . R icnard Pluegen ( K aw). 3 . Vern Maxwell (Sui) . 250 HALF MILE , 1. Tom Berry (Vam). 2 . Dan McWnorter (Mon ) . 3 . Robert Murray fI2 :- IIQI iii: ~ _ ~ g hr... .... g ~ r-.... O"l ~ {Yarn}, Speedway Sham Americans don't fo llow the script The Uphill Sect io n Four Learn-ToWheelie Ride. By John Huetter Bogwheeler Trials Photos by Dan McCue MISSION GORGE , CAL., FE B. 9 It w as, in away, a change of pace - a return to an earlier day of low -pressure intra-club trials. The Bogwheelers of San Diego threw a non-points warmup meet with a min imu m of man power, ret urning to the old practice of having the competitors ride in groups, ex ch an ge scorecards, and judge each o ther in t he traps. It's a practice encrusted with tradition, dating b ack t o times wh en the " girls" were harder to dragoon i n t o sco re keeping duties. It puts everyone on their honor and encourages a certain amount of camaraderie within the riding groups. The trial was a trifle more difficult than advertised - no case-bashers maybe, but plenty of rocks, lots of off-camber riding in and between sections, and parts of the loop were a ?it scary to some of the Novices. Taking lota account that some Novices arc more raw than others, it was altoge ther an interesting and chal lenging loo p to ride. Many of the "S uper Na mes" stayed away to prepare fo r th e poin ts event o n Sunday, bu t o ver 60 rid ers showed u p to ride for grins (about tw ice th e numb er th e club h ad ex pected). Among this nu mber we re twelve entrants to the new Trailbike class, with sections tailored to mult i-purpose d irt bikes. Twelve year o ld Dave Miller o n a T Y·SO rode to a 4 2·point tie against R. Dost er on a full -size Yamaha. They also tied at 20 cleans ea ch, and the scorers finally broke the tie by co un tin g "ones," giving Dos ter the class win. With t his kin d of ~te!est and competition developing, it IS hkely th at the Trailbike class will become a regular fix ture a t A.T.A. poin ts events. • Results Expert : 1. Terry Griffiths (Bu l) 39 ; 2 . Jeff K oskie (SUZ) 43 . Am

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