Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

L!oucIon'l nuvelorCICe 10 appreciate Klotz••• But you should know why the racers do. Maybe you just putt a round on o n old' Mo-Ped you bought fro m your brothe r-in-la w for 50·bucks. Toke our odvice. Use the chee pest oil you ca n find. But not Klotz. O n the ot her hand .. . ma ybe yo u've got 0 Wo nt to know more? We 'd like to send you ou r ne w 16 page Klotz broch ure . It ha s the full sto ry on 011 of the Klotz - '"Powe r to -Go " products, We 'll a lso send , alon g a 6" Klotz deca l an d real man's per- an eye -ope ning reprint of a test of 35 populor oils tha t a ppeared in a recen t issue of DIRT BI ~E " Magazine. Just send us you r nome an d a ddress (a long with 25¢ to cover posta ge and hondf;ng. If you include 50¢, we 'll send a ll the above plus a Klotz sew-on perch. formo nce machine tha t you toke a lot of pride in. Maybe you ra ce . Maybe you don 't. Eithe r wa y . . . If you wont ma ximum horsepowe r-Use Klotz. If you wo nt to sto p fouf;ng plugs Use Klotz . If yo u w on t mini ma l exhou st Dealer inqui r ies are alw ays smoke- Use Klotz. welcome . If you wo nt a cleaner engine ..,. - ............ Use KIotz. ~ 3l f J • If you wont eas ier sta rring-Use Klotz. - - - - If you wont superior film strength protectio nKlotz Special Fo rmula Prod ucts, Inc. Box 1343, Use Klotz. I. Dept, eN 44 . F Wayne, Indiana 46801 Chuck Palmgren stayed cool , rod eaway f ro m the rest of the f ield late in the Main . Daytime half mile opens at San Jose By William Spen ce r SA N JOSE. CAL .• APR . 7 Chuck Palmgren came up the WInner in t he 15 lap Expert feature t o win his first Main event on this track. The process of elim ina tio n to th at poi nt b~g~ wit h ti me tri als a nd o nce aga m It was Mcrt Lawwill wit h the fastest on ce arou nd o n board his trusty fac to ry ba ck ed Harl e y -D a vid son, Mer t h as wo n m or e o n e lappe rs th an J im Rice has won Ma in eve nts. bu t it was a ll d own hill fr om th ere for th e multi-yea r vet eran . Fran k Gi llespie took the second fast time 2/ 1Oth s of a second slo we r to pu t h im ri!lh t in th e h u nt fo r the rest of th e d ay . In th e fi rst he a t . J im Od om w ired starte r Ho y Od om a n d w as lo ng go n e intu th e fir st c o rn er . co m in g up th e wi nne r over Brelsford who h ad jus t go tte n back from a lo n g vaca ti o n in Al aska an d Ha wa ii. La ww ill lOok th e last direct transfer to th e Main wit h Terry Dorsch takin g fo urth an d aspo l in th e Sem i. Pal mgren made sh ort wo rk o UI of th e las t heat wi th Hob Sander s second and Ed d ie Wirt h third. This ra ce t urned up th e o n ly m ajor p roblem o f the da y whe n ~ 1 i k e O' Brie n lost a n engi ne en te rin g th e No . 3 comer an d scatt ered oil an d d e bris a ll th e wa y in to th e corne r , T he su b sequen t p ile u p lo ok six riders do w n . All b UI Mike O' Bri e n m an ag ed 10 wa lk a way. Mike suffer ed a had an kle spra in a n d a bro ke n colla r hone . T he se mi was a SCt· saw affai r wit h : Ron ~ 1oo re ra ki ng th e w in o ver -T erry Dorsch for the.' on ly tw o t o go to th e ~ Ia in . I' at ~k C au l a nd Pa l Marrin ac ri had a goo d din' while the res I o f th e .J id d ~()I strun~ o u t. In t he 15 1ap :\1a in it was on ce ag ain j irn Odorn al th e star l w ith Gill espi e. Hoc king a nd White d ose in behin d, The Harley e f fort looked like a lost ca use go ing into th e first tum with five of six in the ba ck of the p ack. Ne w tires w er e amo ng th e problems a nd it w as a n intere sting thi ng to wa tch from th at p o int , a dorn held o n t o th e lead fo r t h ree more laps wi th Brelsford finall y get ting th e rear tra ctio n to w o r k . Pa lmgren m oved up o n teammate G illespie an d got by. while the Harley effor t su dde n ly see m ed to co m e t o life. Bo th Bre lsford a nd Ri ce go t t o working and on the fift h lap Bre lsfo rd w as in fift h and Ric e sixt h . Palmgr en lo o k the lea d an d sta rte d m oving away from th e p ack on .th c n inth lap a nd a t th is poin t Bre lsf o rd was p us h in g . Od o m f o r fo urth. Mar k go t u nde r Odo rn o n t he ne xt go -ro u nd an d s tar te d chasing G illespie when th e c hec ke re d ca me o u t, l\lark sa id afterwa rd . " If il h ad o n ly be en ,, 20 lap show . we would h av e won . I I was a new Go odye a r and it d id n ' t start 10 w ork u nt il th e third lap . It fell real !lood an d the third place fin ish d id . 100 . " N ick Naz z isi put t ogether th e winnin g e ffo r t in th e J u n io r portion. laking th e wi n de cidedl y ov er Ar t F r ede nb u rg a fte r Alex J orge nserr's Trium p h swallowe d a valve . Na zz isi and h is e x-J o hn Ge n na i Triumph d id a n o ut standin g job wit h a tre m e ndous pass o n ea rly lead e r Dav e Le w is o n th e outside of th e No. ..J. c o rn er. S ieve Ek lund won Ihe . No vic e p orti on going aw ay o n a n ew Bo rc h fr amed Yama h a twin a n d p ro ve d o nce th e new Novice s le a rn to rid e th e h orsep ower m o to rs , th e y w in . Elbe r t Tu rner to ok the sec ond sp o t o n the A & i\ ~ Iolors Iwin with - ~ I a r k Sm ith bringing in the :35 0 Honda s in~ lt:" fo r a fin e rhi rd sp o t, • (Offidal resul ts in R e.fUIIJ scrtio n. } SCUDERIA HUSQVARNA PENTON LAVERDA SALES . SER VICE ·, AND MAIL SPECIAL ISTS (213) 542-1695 Walk before you run Then let Rolf Ti bb l in a nd Mic key Q uade im pro ve your d irt-fid ing skill tune your bod . Beginners to pr os. All makes of bi ke s accept ed - re nta ls availab le . Tu it io n fee of $ 175 .00 co vers all . Contac t : The Finest Select ion of Part s and A ccessories For Bi ke and Rider We Offer Expert Repairs Port ing and Compe t ition Tun ing tel Husqvarna Receive 5 0 Worth of Part s and .·1cccs sories FREE lI'hen International Training Center I N ew l l usk y or Pent O il . 4935 ML'rc u rv . 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