Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

For so me , ho w to get them and for others, how not to get th em. A yo ung man lik e Randy SMART GEAR Smart motorcyclists have more fun by rid inK protected. It's smart to use the proper gear-; to use a helmet, gloves, boots and prop er eye protection. These provide coverage that helps you have more fun while you ride safely. l!'l ..c u .. :E :- Danny Turner (Husl was third 250 Expert getting beaten out by Penton-mounted Ron Se lf . Just as impo rtant in this list of smart g-ear is the AMA membership card. Basically, it is the same as your helmet , boots and Kloves. It provides protection and makes motorcycling more fun. Join today. I I I I I P.O . au ASloci. ~o" I l :::J I I I I o COMPETITOR $ 10 For youth I competit ion, . am ateur I I $8 For road and st reet riders an d trai l rid.r. I I I I 141, W"l9f'YiIl., Ohi. 4301 1 I wan t to joi n In. AMA , ~are in the f un and be eligib le for a ll membenhip benefits. I agree to comply w ith AMA ,vi.." for wn< · tioned motorcycle a ct ivit ;... I vnd... s.tand tha t mv in , ura nce benefits accrue upon rece ipt of my AMA card and that $ 1.00 of my competitor or enThusiast dues i, fOf my monMly AMA Report. I o ENTHUSIAST I I I MEMBERSHIP APP liCATION Am ... ica .. Molonyd. I n~ ca sua l I I I For wives. .nd chi ldren (und e r 16) not in · ter.,ted in amal~ur or sem i-profeu ional competit ion. . I I I I I _ Su ee t City - -- - - S14'. _ - _ l ip - - o Thi, i, a new membersh ip i:J Thi, is a renew,,1 AMA Number (ren ewa ls only ) Mot ;1 th i, application w ith your remi"anc e . SIDEC~ MOTOCROSS MACHINES All models stocked Importer - Dist . Bertus F.C.S. 1340 N. Hacienda La Puente, Calif. 91744 stroke car bs. Also conversions for alco hol & nitro fuels. BURAK BYE·PRODUCTS 22 l S17DRay mer Sl • Vafl Nuy• . CA (2131780-1768 class had 13 riders. Well known Novice, Leon Ellis, took th re e firsts for the overall win . In the 70-80 Am -Ex. race the boys p ut 011 the best race of the entire day . The first m oto was won by Marvin Honey cu tt with Rodney Sal ing right on Marvin's rear wheel. Rod ney led the second mo to until the last lap when he came off a jump, hit the Ho nda kill-switch with his knee. killed the engine. and let Marvin slip in to the lead for the finish. In their final mota Saling and Honeycutt played ca t and mouse, with Saling getting the checkered flag. Honeycutt won the trophy with a slim one pain t margin. The 90·100ec class had it 's ex citing moments as Dave Co upe and Tony Saver diced it out with Coupe taking home the brass. • Results ~O·60 cc : 1. Steve Dillingham (Vam ); 2. A n drew pe ut c c tc n e (HO n) . 10 ~8 0 Nov: 1. Leon E ll i s (Hon); 2 . Mike Amato (Hon); 3 . Deake Lynda ll (Han) . 70·80 AM/EX : 1. Ji m Cartwright (Hon ); 2 . Marvin Honeycutt ( H o n ) ; 3 . Rodney Saling (Hon) . Open N o v: 1. Ca ve Co upe (Yam) ; 2 . Tony Saver (Yam). 90·100cc : 1. Jim Carpe nter (Ste); 2 . James E . FISh ( Kaw). Santa Rosa Indoor By Bill Spencer SANTA ROSA. CAL., FEB . 15 With only tonight 's event and one more Friday night on tap before the Cow Palace show, Sa turday , March 2. it was t ime for the nearly 200 riders to thin k about points. -.J wasp ~ &i~ ::;~ Both Se lf and Turner were aced by new Honda teamster Bill Grossi, who won both 30-minute motos. .1 ASSOCIATE $6 Name 125 Jr Div III : 1. Kevin Auntrand (Han); 2. Steve Young (SU Z); 3 . Dan Castelhlne (Yam). 250 Jr Div I : 1. Tom Pries (Han); 2 . Dan Piffero (Pen); 3 . Gary Powell (Hus) . 250 Jr Oiv II : 1. Dave Taylor (Han); 2. B rad Rulien (Hon) ; 3 . Greg Stell (Han) . O pen Jr : 1. Char les Lo ngmire (Suz) ; 2. Robert Olsen (Hus); 3 . Roger Lollar (CZ) . Powder Puff : 1. Amy Johnson (Yam); 2 . Li n d a Cla ir (Vam); 3. Mary Kirk (Han) . Old Timers: 1. Don McKen z ie (Bul); 2 . Gene Miller (Ma i) . 125 Int : 1. Paul JOhnson (Vam); 2 . Dave R ob ison (SUZ); 3 . Cha rley Morse (SUZ) . 250 Int : 1 . Dane Turner (cZ); 2 . Jerry Cast ill o ( Y Z ); 3 . J . P. Morga':'! (Bul ). Open Int : 1. M ike Phill iPS (Mai); 2 . Ray Arn dt (Suz) ; 3. Kim Blacksmith (eZ) . 125 Ex : 1. Klauss Holland (Hus) . 250 Ex : 1. Bill Grossi (HOn) ; 2 . Ron se lf (Pen) ; 3 . Dan Turner (Hus). Open Ex : 1. John Oleu (VZ ).; 2 . Russ Powell CHon): 3 . Mike Hammel ( M al ). Marn ol a reall y do esn ' t need any m ore points in the 10 0 , [ovice cla ss. If he ge ts any m or e , he will become a 125 Ju nio r an d he doesn't wa n t that to hap pen un til after the Co w Palace. Ch ris Paulson on the other hand, wo uld like to gather enough points to close the gap so that he might have a chance at the Cow Palace brass. Chris did as well as he could in tonight's 100 Novice main with a very good win over Mamola and Team Cancilla's Hodaka. It will be an interesting race at the Cow Palace. Jerry Kale doesn 't really need any pain ts unless he 's after a White Plate, which he alr eady has. Jerry keeps winning the 360 Expert class and will have no trouble winning th e overall Cow Pala ce championship if he can in terru p t his Pro schedule for that eve nt. Dave Goodwin returned to th e oval for the first event since San Jose closed and while not getting atrop hy, he sti ll leads th e 360 Novice class by three points. The 250 Novice is another th riller class w ith differe nt wi n ners every nig ht. Jac k Ped ersen got h is Kawasa ki se t up for the charge and won the event over Walt Gardiner and Pat Lawler wh ile the two high point guys di dn't do mu ch . Gary Cooper and Ke n Pesc hel aren 't too worried about the 22 points that Pat Rose has in the 360 J un ior class, It see ms that Pat was collecting points in n u m er ous classes and then wound u p as an Expert. Cooper has been trying to get his act togethe r an d stay off th e ground so that he too ca n be in th e hun t, along with the hard charging Peschel. Jim Mertens sits with a one point advantage in the 125 Novice class over Eric Weissler and while Weissler has gone on to the Junior class, :\lertens was unable to capitalize on the ra ce tonigh t. Jim Jepsen and Jace Carter dueled it out to win over Dave Elkins, none of these three are the third man in points. Rodger Sla ck holds 14 points, just three behind Mertens, and that will be a close run to the wire with two re maining events. T he Cow Palace even t is open to all riders with AMA and 0 ·36 short t rack cards and sign -ups will begin Saturday morning at 8 a.m., m inis too. • Results O VE RALL H IGH POIN T TOT ALS tor Mar. 2 -Cow Pal ac e' 100 NO V: 1. Ra ndy Mamo la -39 . 2. C hris Pau lson-2 7. Scott L u h d Or f f - 1 9 . 125 NO V : 1. Ji m Mertens- l 7 . 2. Eric Welss ler-16 . 3 . ROdger Slack-I4 . 125 JR : 1. Mike Delacy-12. 2. Lonnie Ker ley- I I . 175 NOV : 1. Dennis Sick le -I6 . 2 . Danny Souza -1L 2 0 0 NOV : 1. Tony Alves-33. 2 . Scott Lutldorff-25 . 3 . Ed Perry-I5. 250 N O V : 1. Ray Gomez-27 . 2 . Frank Bor ba -24 . 3 . Danny Souza-21. 2 5 0 JR: 1. Larry Silva-33 . 2. An dy Whitaker-23 . 3. Geoff Lowe-20. 250 EX : 1. Steve Eklund-32. 2 . Larry Drew-22. 3 . Kelly Mc lsaac-21. 360 NOV : 1. Dave Goodwi n-14. 2 . Joe Hardy- I I . 3 . Ed Heeney-9 . 360 JR : 1. Pat Rose-22 . 2 . Gary Cooper -IS. 3 . Ken Pescttet-r-I 7. Santa Rosa Indoor, preview of Cow Palace action . Nor-Cal Mini MX By Harry Pelliccione MARYSVILLE, CAL.• FEB. 10 The Nor·Cal Mini Bike Club held the first of a four ra ce motocross series Sunday Feb. 2,1974. Fora first effort, everything went along smoothly. As the race was he ld on the Feather River Clubs' track it was a real challenge to the mi ni "racers. " The co u rse was approximately 'A mile lo ng with a nice long straightaway and a steep downhill along with all the other jumps and turns of a good MX track. Three. 10 minute motos were held so the kids got plenty of riding time fOT their money . There was a light turnout as only about 35 riders showed up but the races were none the less exciting. All classes were well represented . The five riders in the 50-60cc class raced very hard. The . 70-1l0J:~ Novice .

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