Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

into the last mota, six rid ers had a chance to take the class. Tim Burt rode his Honda to the vict o ry, as he edged o ut Jeff Specht, also o n a Honda, by a scor e of 869 to 85 0. Burt to ok a second in the fir st mot a, but came ba ck to capture the secon d mo ta. Burt alm ost took it to o ea sy in th e final m ota as he grabb ed th e fourth p osit ion . But Sp echt won th e fin al mot a , and j ust mis sed o u t for overal l honors. Mike Luna rode his • Yamaha to a th ird overa ll. Results M in i : 1. Sc o t T ip ton ( Hon) . 2 . B i ll Je w e tt ( Hon); 3 . C ind y Tip t o n ( H o n) . 100 Jr : 1 . Mike N ick la u s (Yam); 2 . D ean Ad k in s ( Yam ) ; 3. Marty W~ l ford ( Y a m ) . 12 5 8eg : 1. A llen W il lia m s (Ho n ) : 2. M ike Cowan (Ho n ) ; 3 . Doug Tete r ( SUZ). 125 Jr : 1. Tim Bur t ( Hon) : 2 . J ef f Specht (Hon ) ; 3 . M ike Luna ( Ya m). 1 25 S f : 1. Dawe Will iams (Pen); 2. Dave Carlson ( H o n) ; 3. Edd ie Clark (Ho n) . 25 0 eeg : 1. Rand y A y ar s (S UZ); 2 . , F r ed Knapp ( Ka W); 3 . Pau l Ta vares ( Kaw). 2 5 0 Jr : 1. Edd i e C lark on } : 2 . Sc ott W allace (Kaw); 3 . Je ff M cK elro y (B ul ). 2 50 Sr : 1. Ra y Topham (Mai) ; 2. Brad L y nch ( M ai ) ; 3 . Den ni s H azl ett (Yam ) . n.. . CORONA , CAL. , MAR. 16 Las t Sat urday at Co rona , the trend seem ed to b e th at o ne person sho uld dominate eac h o f the classes. Seven di ffer ent rid ers dominat ed six differ ent classes, as they ca p tu red all t hree m ot os tha t were ru n in their res pective class. Making o ne o f the fin est rid es of the d ay wa s Monte sa-mou nted Ken Rat zlaff, wh o took all three m o tos in t he 250cc Senior division . Ra tzl a ff, seem ed to rea lly ha ve th e n ew co urse d o wn p at , as h e won easily . Y am ah a -m o u n t ed Kevin Callaway grab be d second ov erall with three second pl ace finishes wi th third go ing to ano the r Mo n resa rid er , J ohn Barclay . T he Montesas loo ked q uit e good o n th e new Cor ona lay ou t , wh ich take s a good b ike an d rid er co mbination to wi n. In t he 250cc Intermediates, Scott Sm ith ca ptured all th re e rnot os on his Honda, as Smi th , wh o is o ne o f Co rona's regular s, has t he rig h t lin e o n th e new co u rse. Bob Deck er (Ya m) and Eddie Clar k (Ho n) ro unded o u t th e to p three spo ts. beh ind Rollins. I n a t her Beginner action, Pat J ennings grab s th e 250 sectson with Rog er Nurnber ger , CZ -mounted getting th e 5 00 vict ory. Reporter's Not ebook : The following is for anyone wh o wants to pick up five do llars for bei ng a flagman at th e races. Please be serious abou t your j o b. Be alert. T oday a ride r crashed on the s teep d ownhill section . About 15 seconds later, another rider sai led off the ski-jum p , ob livio us to th e bike in the middle o f the tr ack. He hit it, and in the ens ui ng crash , b roke his nose, The flagm an resp ons ible fo r that section of th e tra ck n ever even moved. He couId have alerted th e second rider to the sce ne b el ow , but he never even moved. All four of the 250cc cl asses a t C or on a were d om in ated by fo ur di ff erent riders, as Gary Hoffm an ro d e his CZ to an easy victory in the Junior d ivision wi th three mota w ins. Kelly Callaw ay took seco nd with J eff Claus en third . Tom Jenkin s, mak ing his firs t sho wing at Co rona, took the Beginner class wi th rela tive ease o n h is Kawasak i. Results M in i B eg : 1. M ike B aker ( Kaw) ; 2 . Evan E va n s ( Ho n): 3. Ra n d y M o o s (Ho n) . M i ni : 1. John Gless ( Hon ) ; 2 . Scot T ipton ( Hon) : 3 . B i ll Jewe tt (Ho n) . 100 Jr : 1. Carl Whitt (Yam); 2 . D o n Mc iver ( Hon ) ; 3 . G r eg An o st o to u (Kaw) . 1 25 B eg : 1. R i c h ard Ha r r i s ( Hon) ; 2 . Tim Br ink ( D KW); 3 . B re t Pa r k (Pe n ) . 1 25 Jr : 1. K e n Morgan ( HOn) : 2 . Eddie Boyd ( Hon) : 3 . Jim C upp (H o n ). 1 25 Int : 1. R o b er t W i ll ia m s (Pen ) ; 2 . Edd i e C la r k ( Hon): 3 . D av e H anc o c k ( B u l) . 2 5 0 Beg : 1. Tom Jen k i n s (Kaw) ; 2. B utc n Lamb (Hon); 3. R ic k Sherma n ( Ho n ) . 25 0 Jr : 1. Gar y H o ffm an (CZ) ; 2 . K e ll y Callaway ( Y a m ) ; 3 . Jeff C lau sen (Y am ). 250 tn t r 1. Scott Smit tl ( Han) ; 2. Bo b D eck er (Y am) ; 3 . E d d ie C lark ( Han) . 2 5 0 S r : 1. K e n R at zl a ff ( M an) : 2 . K e v in Callaway ( Y a m ): 3 . Joh n Ba r cl ay ( M a n) . 5 0 0 J r : 1. B ob Wright (M ai ) ; 2 . Doug Stagg (Hus) . V et s : 1. Pa u l C la rk ( M a i) : 2 . Sha y Hu ff m an (C Z): 3 . Je r ry H o land ( Hon) . AMEMX By Dale Brown MOORPARK, CA L., MAR. 17 After many weekends of rain , it was mighty pl easant to h ave a we ek end of sun ny weather. About 200 racers felt the same w ay , and th ey showe d to compet e in AME 's Vall ey Cycle Park motocross. As we pi ck up the action in the first 125 Beginner m oto, early lead er Barry Vanderpo ol (Han) just dropped it, los ing eigh t positions. Kit Alde rete (Han) and Dave Reid (Ya m) are side-by-side goi ng up the hill. T he y d rop o ut of sight for a sec o nd , but Ad erete ha s the lead sailing o ff th e ski-jump. Bill Cyphere (Han) is in th ird , with Danny Walker (Yam) moving up on h im . They ci rcula te in th o se po sit ions, with Alderete pulling away. On th e last lap , Wal ker aces Cypher e fo r third but can't ca tc h Re id, Results Tony Lanzarone, "Ma ikin' his way t o 500 Senio r first. Alde rete and Reid pull th e pack th rough th e first tum and it looks like a replay o f Mota One. But a lap later, Walker co me s by in the lead , followed by Cy pher e and J im Rollins (Suz). R eid and Alderete co me b y much later, app are nt ly hav ing cra shed . Both try hard to regai n lost ground, but th ere are onl y four lap s left . Meanwhile Rollin s has m oved past Cyphere to ta ke second . Kevin Lew is (Bu l) is circu lating in fo u rth. Eric Scott, ru nning in th ird a t the start , before h e crashe d , is moving steadi ly through th e pack. A t the fin ish , it's Walker , Rollins, Cyphere, Lew is and Sco tt. At th e start of th e th ird m o ta , Alde re te pulls th e best hole sh ot of th e day and has a 70 yard lead go ing up th e h ill. Walker moves from fo urth to second in one turn, wi th Sco tt in th ird . Rollin s m oves up to fo urt h. Alderete is simply blowing off th e rest of th e pack, extending his lead to ab out a quar ter of a lap by th e finis h. The official re sults li st Walker as the Overa ll wi nne r , followed b y Scott an d Cyphere, De sp it e his second m ota ge t-off', Alderete gets a fifth ove ra ll, Powder Puff : 1. N ancy Daggs (VZ) ; 2 . D en ise D uncan ( Y am ) ; 3 . Kathy Shapley (Y am ). Mini : 1. Kent B ern ste in (Suz ) : 2 . Jim Cote ( H o n ) ; 3 . Todd Hubert (Han) . loa Beg : 1. Terry Sm i th (Yam; 2 . Frank Roos (Yam ) ; 3 . Lyman Young (Yam). 1 00 . Jr : 1. Angelo Barbera (pen) ; 2. Btu Murd o ck (Ya m); 3 . Keith Aronson (Han) . 125 In t : 1 . Bob G ar ra b r a n t ( Yam); 2 . Steve T al o r (Pen); 3 . Ken McAllister (Pen) . 1 25 Sr: 1. TobY Taki (Han ; 2. Gary Huber (Pen) ; 3 . Jim Hale (Han). 1.25 Jr : 1. Scott Wolford (Su z); 2 . Alan Dele rge (YZ) ; 3 . Lionel lsa (Honl. 1 25 g e9 : 1. Danny Wa lke r (Yam); 2. Eric Scott (Han) ; 3 . B ill C y p h er e (Han). 500 Sr: 1. T o n y Lanzarone (Mal) . 25 0 1. Dann y LaPorte (Pen); 2 . V on Peterson (C Z) ; 3 . Randy Berkeley (Ma l). 25 0 J r : 1. Mike Morri son (Hon): 2. Dave Zatl rt (Bu l) ; 3 . Ron Wilkerman (VZ). Old T imers: 1. Jonn Maroney (M~ i): 2 . G ar y Col e (Ma l) . 5 0 0 Beg : 1 . Rog er Nurnberger (CZ ); 2 . David Bur khardt (Hu s) ; 3 . Doug Stevens s-. (SU Z) . . 2$ 0 Beg : 1. Pat Jenn ings. 2 . Chuck ~rleYi 3 . R a lph Mendoza (H a n ). . 5 0 0 Jr: 1 . Gary C o le (Ma ll; 2. Ray v a ugh n (Ma l) . 25 0 tn t e 1. John L anzarone (Mai); 2 . Brian S um mers (CZ) . 5 0 0 Int: 1. Paul K n abb feZ) . Elsinore TT By Gary C. Jones ELSIN ORE, CAL., MARCH 9 Sta rt ing off th e night 's program were those screaming Mini No vices. Tom my No rris, who is starting to be come a regular in th e S & W Shock AbsorberOiStribu ton~ ."- Webco Inc., Ven ice, Calif. KK MC Supply . Dalton . Oh io Cyc le Gear , Charlotte, N . C. Pikes Peak MC Suppl y . Colo. 19

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