Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

TT, Dirt Track Jerome, Idaho May 29, 19 74 By Bob Helms 100ee NOVICE L eon Strick la n d l OOcc EXPE RT - Larry B ol t o n 125ee NOVICE Jacky J o hnson Da n W a ll 125cc E XPER T D i c k caccs 2S0ee NOVICE B ob Sc h u ler OPEN NOVICE B o b SChuler 250cc EX M.arty Miller DPEN EXPERT Marty Miller Ch uck Sw a nso n 100 A n dy ee u cher M i k e W eav er Marty s nener 125 JR DIV I Yam HOd Yam Pen Ha n Ma n Man Man Man Short T rac k EI Toro Spdw y . EI Toro , Ca lif. June 6 , 19 74 by A. J. Moceri MIN I NOV D av id Sheet s L ar r y Sumners Duman Barda 100·125 NDV Mike Sheets Steve H o ne y c u tt John Gemenez 250 NDV Ja y F ree burg Larry B lackshea r Stan Kem p 250 EX Bob SP icer C hip per Chap p le OPEN Bryo n Farnsworth K e nt Wilson Lou Ge menez OLD T IMERS Fr ed Whittier D i c k Spencer Scott Schultz Bill Joh nson D an Dobb i n s 250 J R DIV I Brett Sargeant Jeff Sirbley R o n R egan 125 tNT Bob Gefferet Gle nn J en n in gs Harry a emeiru 125 EX Mike Urban St eve Lawrence John Bell O PEN JR R u ss Stanley Rick B e n ed ic t Bob Holcom b OPEN INT Harry ee nt en u R og er Hall 250lNT K am i Han Yam Han Han Kaw Yam Bul Hon Yam Kaw Ha n Mal Trl Cal-Cro ss MX Sunny vale , Calif . May 26, 19 74 by Steve Cas t illo M INI T im Macch iarella Mike A r th u r Scott B ar o w M i k e Her shm an s C h uck Cum mi ngs Joh n F r a n ci s 125 J R OIV II Han Yam Ha n Pen Han B r ian Marchbank Jack Simm ons D on Limpert 250 EX Mike Amaral Mike Urba n DPEN EX Je ff M ull ins Brian Pou l o s Ric Yam Yam Yam Ha n Bul Sui Han YZ Han Hus Hus Suz Han Han Ha n YZ Han Suz Bul Mal Hus Hus Mal Han Bul CZ YZ YZ Mal CZ 0 ·37 Nigh t TT Gr ipsters MC Elsinore Rcwy . Elsinore, Ca lif. June 8,1 9 74 by Re x William Reese MINI SEMI J . M u r Phy Yam E . R ~ Tatoya Ha n p . McPherson Han M I N I MAIN Yam G . Kid d J. MurPhy Yam M . Pet e r so n Ha n 100 NDV p . MC Pherson Yam B. M . Welcher R . B ea ch Han 100 AM/E X M . Mi nnig D . Nicol T . macna 125 NOV SEMI S . WOSk oskl G . K idd D. Gallager 125 NOV MAIN 5 . Wosko sk l D . Ga llag e r G . Kld d 250 NDV SEMI J . I n ger so ll M . But ler L. C . Storement 25 0 NO V MAIN M . Prescott J . Darissi J. Ingersoll CMC MX Irwindale, Calif. J une 7 , 1974 MINI EX D o u g N i co l Bi ll Fa n cher Joe Tucci MIN I J R DIV I V ance L ue vano Sue Fish Mike Johns MINI J R DIV " K e ll y Carlis le Mark Richardson Jim S im mons 100 J R J i m H a ll Steve Sc hilli ng Mark R i ch ar d so n 125 J R DIV I Greg K ni ght Jack Urich Jay R iver a 125 JR DIV " Scott Bell Ji m H arr i s Jeff A zi z 125 JR DIV '" V i n c e V an H o o k Ricky S i m m on s Per r y B e ng t so n 250 JR D IV I George Snyder Steve B u m st ead B ird i e G reenberg 250 J R DIV " Ken Kondas Joe Franco Rudy A be ue 500 JR Ra nd y K e ll og g B r ia n Armstrong Thomas Fowler 125 1NT E ugene Gayo Steve Mathews Kaw Kaw Yam Yam Yam Yam Yam Yam Yam Yam Bul Man Yam Bul Yam Byro n H e n d r ic k s 250 lNT Ma n Bul Ha n Mal Mal Co nrad W e be r Brad Morr iso n D on W ood 500lNT R ic k Carrlsosa Cal vi n Web er 125 PRO Ha n Han Han Mal Hus Han Hus Da ve Er oPkln Mike Bell Bill Glore 250 PRO J ef f vr erc Jim West J eff Jennings 500 PRO J i m West Luke Messer Joe JOhnston Mal M ai HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP 52 14 A r ca d ia Azusa Han Ha n Ha n Ha n Ha n Ha n Ha n Gem Ha n Yam Yam Ind Ha n Ha n Han Ha n Yam Han Yam Ha n Han Suz AJS Bul Mal Ric Ha n Yam CZ cz Han Man Alan Truax ~ike F ollmer Steve Tafoya Rick Carrisosa Greg Knight Kevin Corson Pa u l Fer n andez Tom Earle Danny Williams Steve Ba st H a n Arc Mai A r c H an A z Mal A rc Hon Arc Ma l A r c Sui Az Hon Arc H a n Az Speedway Ve ntu ra, Ca lif. Ju ne 4,1 9 7 4 by Den nis Greene SCRATCH MAIN M ike B ast M i k e cu rcsc D ubb Ferrell Steve B ast HANDICAP MAIN Rick Smith Mi k e B ast Steve Nutt er Dubb Fer rell T roy M cKee Ph i l Moon S te ve Ba st HANDICAP MAIN Wa y ne Le w is Jim Gresham D UDb F e rre ll T r o y McKee Mike Bast Steve N utt er Da ve Galv in Troy McKee Sonny N u t t er (over ) Larry Sha w Ste ve Bast --. Jill FEATURE MATCH IlG g ;M g Speedway O.C.I.R . J une 5, 19 74 SCRATCH MAIN CMC MX Ca rlsb ad lnt'l. Rcwy. Ca rlsbad, Ca lif. J une 9 , 19 74 100 JR Mike Kinch nee Suz Mark Riker HOd Pat Nash Han 1 2 5 JR DIV I Brad Sherrill Han Davi d aoeocos Han Bro c Glover Han 125 JR CIV II Terry Tur ner Han Pen Kevin T idball Tony Wanket Han 250 J R DIV I George Varner CZ Co lin Piggott Yam H ar r y Schenk Hus 2 5 0 J R DI V I I Hon Tamali Smith Keith Tomei Hus Greg K o r gie CZ 500 JR K en Martin CZ Ly n n V ick CZ R ichard Ok erma n Mal 125 INT Han Bob Marin o Han Jeff Tom li n Pen K ev i n Crawfo rd 250 lNT Terry H ug ue le y Bul KTM Steve Po tt s Jeff Sl o a n Yam 500 lNT Di rk H oug h t o n CZ Mal Steve Zoumaris Pet er H arr i so n CZ 125 PRD Ha n Mart y Sm ith Ha n B r u c e McDougal Han T im Lunde 250 PRO Han Rex Staten Man R an dy Myer s Yam Jon Derhammer 500 PRO Han R e x Staten Billy Clements Hus Billy Manly Phill Moon Bill Ftrrtnaber Don Stu bs HANDICAP MAIN Dave Garmong Phil! Moon Steve R a u sa Ra ndy Lewis Less Greclllius Speedway Irw ind ale, Ca lif . J une 6 , 19 74 by Denn is Greene SCRATCH MA IN Mike B a st M i k e C u r oso Mike K on le Steve Bast HANDICAP MAIN M ar k C he rf Bill COd y Troy McKee Dam B ec k e r Ste ve B ast Jeff Sexton FEATURE MATCH B i ll Cad y (over) Son ny N utt er FEATURE MATCH Mike C uroso (over Jeff Sexton Speedwa y Bake rsf ield, Ca lif. June 5, 19 7 4 by De nnis Greene SCRATCH MAIN 51 IlG HANDI CAP M A I N Ma r k Ch er1 D u bb Ferrell B yron H en d r i c k s rn B ill Cody M ike B ast Steve Nutter Sonn y Nutt er Speedway Co sta Mesa, Cal if. J u ne 7, 19 7 4 b~ Dennis Greene S R ATC H MAIN Mike Bast D an B ec k e r Mike Vorba ~ ('-. 0) 00 CJ ,.... ::::i ~ Mai British 250 GP • Continued f rom page 28 corresponding n umbe r of fast, hard d escen ts. T he drizzle kept t he d ust down, maki ng ita ncar ideal surface for good m o t o cross simultaneously slip pery and rough, The leaders were lap ping in j ust ove r three m inutes. Although Har ry Everts had unofficial 2 m.58s. during Sa turday's practice. the fast est m an in ti ming was TorJ ief Hansen , fo llo w ed by Maisc h an d Rulev. Main tec hnical in te rest was n ew rear suspe nsi o n on th e facto ry KTM s . T he se appear to be sp ringless gas un it s with a t ube jo ining b oth un its ac ti ng as a com pe nsator. After rid ing with these and th e stan dard 'gas.oil Cerianis, Mo isseiev an d Rulev op ted fo r the trick o nes in the GP . Moto one Torlief Han sen was the q uic kes t at the gate - as he was to be in the sec o nd moto - b roads lid ing con fidently ah ead of the pa ck into the first turn co m p letely sideways. Righ t beh in d him came British Bult aco rid ers Malcol m Davis and Vic Allan . Harry Everts (Puc) w as fifth, with Moisseiev (KTM) on his tail , and Falta way back in se venteenth o n th e first lap. Malco lm Davis knows this circ uit like t he back of his hand , and rode well fo r the first five circuits. before he and Allan were overhauled by Everts. Davis began to get tired and sli pped back, b ut Allan set off in p urs uit of the super-q ui ck Belgian. Up fro nt, Hansen st alled on one of t he h airp in s wh en h is back whee l h op ped off the gro und , an d Eve rts was righ t up o n him as th e y came to th e hill. Do w n t he d escen t , Ever ts took the lead. t ho ugh th e Swede fough t up along sid e him o ver th e nex t crest, he co uld not h old h im. T he sp rings in his rear shocks we re b reaki n g up , bo u n cing his back wh ee l rec k lessly ove r the b umps - b ut Torlief di d n ' t slow up. Wit h in a lap . Allan was alo ngside , t he n past, holdin g hi m off at each t urn as t he Swede fought back. Fo r six lap s t hey tu ssled ; Hansen pushing and A llan lo o kin g confident, closing the doo r 'o n him every time. So fast was thei r pace , they caugh t lead e r Everts just as t he Belgian was starting to get ragged after forty exhausti ng m in u t es. The cro wd went wild, u rgi ng the SCOIS 8ul pilot on, b ut j us t as he was about to move in, his Tealeaf (as Brad call s hi m ) Kawasak ied t he hole sh ot in both motos followed by Russian Rybaltchenko (24) a nd Scot Vi c Alla n (2 7) . back wheel sw un g o ut wild ly and un con troll ab ly. A sharp rock tore a th ree-inch gas h in h is rear tread and Everts gOI a rep r ieve with two la ps to go . Han se n took th e opportunity, as the fishtailin g Allan tried to p ress on, and nailed second. _ . Mo issei ev got thro ugh the pack to lake th ird , an d Fa lta just avoided Allan's sweepi ng ba ck wh eel to move , into fo u rth in sight of the checkered flag. Well o u t of th e running, t he Su zuk i team o f J oel Robert an d Gast on Ra hie r st ruggled ho me a t th e bo ttom o f the points, b u t .nei the r th ey no r tea mm at e Sy lvai n Geboe rs finished the second m ot o, wi th ob vio us handling pr ob lem s tr ying the DeC os ter-styl e an gled rear shocks. Second moto Han sen led fro m the gate again, wit h Rule v pushing hi m hard in the early stages. Br itish ho pes we re dashed early. as Allan fell , jamming his throttle open . Davis was struck by a rock dislocating two fingers . But two men were to dominate the moto: Jaroslav Falla and Hans Maisch -both behind Hanse n . Falta, riding like a futu re champion, was right on Han sen's tail at halfway point, sweeping up beside h im on the faster straigh ts, an d nipping in at e very turn. First he got b y, the n Ha nsen fought back past. T he n, on lap n ine , Falta p ul led o ut the stops o utbraking the Sw ede dow n hill, a nd ro cke t ing u p t he next asce nt. Once o ut in front, Fal ta loo ked un be at ab le. Bu t, o n lap 12 as he landed off the fas t artificial j um p, his back tire co lla psed against th e rim , sendi ng t he Czech in to a 50-yard m ani ac whe elie. Someh ow , he controlled it, an d , stayed on th e CZ . But Hansen had see n it, and was up o n him , overpoweri ng h im o n o ne of th e up hills. But un believabl y , Fal ta, fla t ti re and al l. o utb ra ked hi m d own th e steep d escen t arid led up th e ne xt hil l. It co uldn't las t , th ough. Fa lla had 10 drop off the pace if he wan ted to w in any GP p oints at al l. M a i s c h' s mec ha nic frantical ly signalled to Han s, who was touring around back in thi rd. He got the message, t u rned on the Maico, and ca ugh t and passed the unfo rtu nate Falta, Then cam e Moisseiev, happy to s e e hi s nearest rival f or the championship floundering a round on a • flat. A less-than-happy Everts, foll owed by Pa vel R ul e v (KTM) an d Bel gian Raymond Boven on Montesa exerted th em s e l ve s to rub in Falla's disappoin t ment. Han sen to ok the flag, master of the day , an d demonstrated who was in charge with his grandstandi ng an ti cs. T h o ugh the crowd appreciated Ha nsen 's hand s tands, as big a cheer, a real standi ng ov a tion in fact, was awa rde d to the man wh o s tr ugg led home seve nth , J aroslav Falla (CZ). • Results M O TO ONE ; 1. H ar r y Everts ( PUC) B elg . 4 8m.30s. 2. Torlei t Han se n (Ka w ) swee . 3. Gunnady M o l sselev ( K T M ) USSR . 4. Jar c stav Fa lta ( C Z) CSSR . 5. V i c A lle n (B ul) UK. 6. Pa vel Ru lev (KTM ) USS R . 7 . Malcolm Davi d (Bu l) UK . 8 . M irosl av Hatm (CZ) CSS R. 9 . Joe l Robe rt (S Ul ) B el g. 10. Gast on Ra tn er (SU l) 6 e19 . M OTO TWO : 1. Tor lief Hansen (Kaw ) . Swed , 48m .2 4s . 2 . H an s Maisch ( M a l ) W . Ger. 3 . G u n n ady Moi sse tev ( K T M ) USSR . 4 . H ar r y E ve rts (Pu c) 8 e lg . 5 . Pavel R ulev (KTM ) U SS R. 6 . Ray mond Boven (Man) 8e lg . 7 . Ja r o slav Falta rc z ) CSSR: . 8 . H er bert Schmitz (PU C) W. Ger. 9. C laude Jobe (Mon) B eg . 10. Jean·Claude Nowak. ( M a n ) Fran . ... 250 WORLD CHAMPIDNSHIP POINTS: 1. Gun na d y M o issei ev . 102 . 2 . Jarosta v Fa lta. 82. 3. Harry zverts, 74.4 . Pavel Ru lev. 66 . 5 . Mirosla v H at rn , 64. 6 . Torliet . H an se , 60. 7 . Hans Mai SCh. 49 . 8. Gast on Rahier, 48 . 9 . Raym o n d Boven, 31. 10. Vi c Allan . 2 5. 11. Herbert Sch m i tz , 24. 12. Joel RObert. 22 . 1 3 . J i m Pomer o y, 19. 1 4 . H ak a n A n oersson, 18 . 35

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