Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

• ed o n . They saw a l o t of d ust. -37 Fox Hunt Joh n Armstrong was the leading 'ovice through the pits a nd past the firs t check on the second loop, only to have his chance s for the Novi ce win end when both his front and back tires became flat . O. Jordan (Suz) didn 't mind Armstrong's flats a bit, as he was then ab le to move into the first Novice position. The next three Novices to reach th e finish, seated on 250s, with William Wolfson (Yam), leading the way. Wolfson rides a very antique but dependable OT ·I and usually finishes in the top twenty, but this weekend he put it all together for first 250 Novice. P. Kapko . (Yam ) followed Wolfson while Bill Stewart celeb ra te d his 43rd bi rthday by getting his first ever transfer ride on his new Pen ton. Being that it was colder than hell, the res ult taker's fingers we re too numb and rid ers to o co ld to stick around at the fin ish so she co uld get their names b u t their n um bers went as fo llows, 94 3c and 672c'were fir st and second 175 Novices, while 75 2 and 702 were t he second and third Open Novices. Jaime Stormes (Su z), brother of first Open Amateur Mark, p ic ked up his las t transfer tow ar d s Amateur finishing fo urth O pen Novice, so soon will be riding with h is little brother in the Amateur class. Ed Nauman followed in the tracks of the t wo un-n am ed 175 Novices ahead of him fo r third 175 Novice. Being a very lo ng 47 miles, and on a very power-demanding co urse, Robert Myers (H od) was glad he only had to go one loop as a Trail Novice, and he won . Dean Hart (Hod) and Vance Schmid ( Pe n) were a little relieved themselv es, as th ey were second and third Trail ..Io vices. Every ye ar the Desert Foxes give a partici pa tio n trophy out to the cl ub wi t h th e most riders enter ed. With man y of the older m or e es ta b lished clubs out in for ce (suc h as the Stumpjumpers, oCaI, In vaders, San Gabriel, and Desert ~ I C ) , it was su rp risin g to find out th a t t he R over s MC took th e clu b pa rt icipation trop hy , ha vin g som e fo r ty -p lus riders on th e line . Wit h th e wind fo rci ng t he desert peop le to sta y undcr cover, camp cleared o u t fast after the race. I wonder if th e BLM peopl e p rese n t got th e real feeling of desert raci ng fro m in sid e t heir Greyhou nd buses, T he BLM m ight just think Ihat the desert is a good mee t ing place for insane peop le like us. No p lace else would be safe, and that would be just great. • Results . 400 Ex : 1 . MItch Maye~ (Hus) : '2 . A r t Kn.lPP (Hu ~); 3 . KeV In H a st e n (C Z ): 4 . B o b Balent ine (Hus); tt. A .C . Bakken (HU5 ) . 400 Am : 1. Mark Stormes (SUi); 2 . A ll e n May (Hus) . 400 Nov ; 1. D. J o rd an (SUl): Z. 702: 4 . Jamie Stor me s (SUZ) . 7~2 ; 3. 250 Ex : 1. Wayne Cook (HOn); 2 . J im Wotring (Hus): 3 . C ave Uprlk (Vam): 4 . J im Evelan d ( Y am ). 250 No...: 1. William Wolfso n (Vam ) ; 2. P. Ka Pko (Vam); 3 . B ill Stewart ( Pen) . 175 Ex : 1. B ill Friant ( Pe n) ; 2 . Ga ry Conner (DKW). 3. Charles Bar n ey (Yam) . 175 Am : 1. R o b b ie Par m a (Yam) . 175 No...: 1. 943c; 2 . 672c; 3 . Ed Nauman (Vam) . 100 Ex : 1. BO b Rutten (HoeI); 2 . Bruce Ogitlve (H ·D) : 2 . Chuck Ca rtledge (Hod). 100 No v : 1. RObert Myers (HOd) ; 2 . Dean Hart (H Od) : 3. Vance Schm id (Pen) . 1501 Qualifier point standings WESTE RVILLE, OHIO With four of six scheduled events in the series completed, the American Motorcycle Associ ation has an nounced poi n t standings for the International Six Da ys Trial (ISOT) q ualifiers. The q u alifiers will be used to select the Ame rican team for the 49th ISOT at Camari no, Italy , Se ptember 9-14,1974. In the individual standings, Carl Cranke of Sa cramento, California, and Bill Uh l of Boise, Idaho, are virtually deadl ocked for the lead. Cranke, one of the five Pen to n rid ers in the first six spots, has won two of the four events held thus far. Uhl, ri ding a Can-Am , has posted a first, a second, a fifth and a sixth in four starts. . Close co m pe ti ti on also marks the race for top Manufacturer's Team . A scan t two poin ts separa te the t op three teams, Husky East, Rokon and Penton East. Cycle Dealers Only! 7. Bultaeo"A" 8. Penton South 9 . Penton West " A" 10. Penton Central Make Pen C·A Pen Pen Pen Hus Hus Pen Hus Pen Bul Rok Pen Ro k Pen Underw ritten by an Insu rance Company with over $60- mill ion in assets. Call 213/385-3231 TODA Y - and ask for the Cyc le Department or mail th e .coupo n belo w. Serving the insurance and financial needs of the leisure time industry for over 37 year s. 2411 W. 3rd SI. . los Angeles. 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