Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

CzechSOOGP to Co nt inu ed f rom pllg" 13 downpour, mud, and ruts, holdi ng his advantage over DeCoster. BUI then he b egan to get ragged, slipping and falling seve ral ti me s. a nd Dt·Co st er knew he didn' t have to ride an y q uicker to win just stay on! . ~Iikko la didn 't , a nd retired w it h 15 minutes le ft in th e second m o t o , • Results Dany ROdriquez Jeff B en n i n gt o n B r en t Kil patrick 125 100 125 John Ro bertson 100 251-0PEN BEG & NOV OVE R 35 Ron Moran O p en 8 O pen N L.W. i=enn ell L MacQueen Ope n Nil Arthur Morin 2 50 N Ted Wen del 250 N Robert J o hn so n Open B O pen 8 Ch uck Good ba n O p en N B lII Ogden R obe rt B la n di n 25 0 B Norman McDade 250 B J .e . Glass 25 0 B H . S hoemaker, Jr . Open B BlIl A ustin O p en B Kenneth MacHa Ie 2 50 N E ve rett Shoemake r 25 0 B No rman McDade 25 0 B L.O. Myers 250 N • Roy P f ei ff er Luke Sanfo r d Bill G lass N o rm Black met Fred Holcomb Rona ld Runa Lee Adams Ph il Ca rroll James Gilbeath Billy S to o ps Tom C o ll ister Pepe Wh ite J im Collister Jack Stass i" Gi l Pike Shay H uppman V ince Ca selli Ben Lope z D ick M ilburn Bud Broadhead Pe te Matranqa F rank Jarra h B ill Jack son Row T at e Mart y K oet h . Sr. Leon Du h a me l Re x Foushee Open 8 Open B 2 50 B 25 0 B 2 50 B Open 6 250 B Open B Open B O p en B 250 B 2 50 B O p en 8 250 B 2 50 N Open N 250 B 25 0 B 250 B Open B 250 B 250 N Open B 2 50 B Open B Open B Open B 81- 200 NOV Dale Teubner 20 0 N " Garry Fau lks 1 2 5 N II Rick Seefrted 12 5 Ray M cNe il 12 5 Mike Boehler t 2 00 Steve Rioo 125 Bret Ralston 125 Klen Jensen 125 Ronald Irb y 200 Robert Gerbasi 125 N I I James Nut ter 1 25 Phil Tignor 125 Ri c h Humphries 125 Ruben R oman 12 5 Mike Johnson 100 J i m L on g 10 0 Don W a r d, Jr. 200 Lawren ce J ones 2 00 Dona ld Green 125 Duane Mape s 125 Ja ck Wende l 12 5 Randy M c intyre 125 Dan S m i t h 10 0 Bob Cl ark 1 25 Ri char d Peck ha m 2 00 Mark Johnst on 200 Mark Allen 125 Bill Holman 1 25 Harvey H i r at a 1 25 Robert Blandi n 20 0 Don Wi llia m son 12 5 M ike Martin 125 R ick Younger 10 0 Joe Lane 1 25 N " Butch Mario 2 00 11 Robert wencez 1 25 Mike Hosch 1 00 N oel Barber 10 0 N " T o m Allen 100 Bob Vollmer 200 Jo h n Brewst er 200 Richard Y oung 100 N II David W ard 125 I-ioover B urne tt 125 .. ~~r~~g~i~ney 125 John Davies David M iles Bill Sears Patrick Kerwin H .L. xet cnma, S r . Gary Milt on Ed cauoua Milton Smi th Da le Dorman Don Martin Dennis W ade Tom Mar chett i cna rues Freeman Fred acrcan Anthony Cisneros Corky Tatte rsfield Mike Olinger Randy Ta te BUddY D ili an d er Li nton Myers D o n D o r m an Rick Hammer Gene Farvour Vern on Frenzel Edward H a r t m a n C har les Weed on Wi llie B ullet K ei th R eev es Mike Re horn Robert Youngwirth Tony POI rad ise Dona ld Wi c k ha m Gen e Ha ywo od 200 200 125 100 1 25 2 00 100 125 100 10 0 20 0 200 POWDER PU F F 36 Lesl i e Klug D ebbi e Berr y JoAnn M cWill ia m Kat h y C.1mb el l M ar ily M.1the w s K.lr en H yl es M a rt y Spea r s ca t h y Tur ner JacQu elynn Fis he r Gloria F a vou r Bren d a D r a p e r OPEN BEG Wi lliam Pattison ~uu 100 12 5 125 125 1 25 125 125 12 5 10 0 100 100 200 10 0 20 0 100 12 5 1 25 12 5 1 25 125 10 0 2 50 N 1258 20 0 1 25 1 25 10 0 20 0 100 200 20 0 100 B B B B B B B B B J im M axwell 125 James B ur t 12 5 Ernie O'Delt 2 00 Ka li en Ogre n 100 M art y Cohen 12 5 John Cullen 1 25 Jerry Cole 100 Pat M a r k ewe ll 125 George Ba lderrama 1 25 John Ward 1 25 M ichael Sotelo 200 David Lambly 125 Bob F loyd 100 W ill iam Ri chardson 125 M ike Vorwdtan 100 Bob H o lc o m b 20 0 James H en so n 200 Er ic O l son 1 25 G len W . Mitc he ll roo Jo h n D . Ul r i c h 1 25 Jim Merriam 1 2 5 ·1 6 J im C am b e ll 1 25 Jack Moo re 1 25 Patrick K inney 125 D o n a ld H offma n 1 0 0 +3 5 Raymond J . N ad ea u 1 25 Steve TalbOt t William Babc ac k John Schra der William Nich ols Ro r y Smith Joe Faxey Lynn B uehler Ha nk H erb st Wi lliam BiSho p Rich casen Larry M un n Bar d y M at h ews C. Scott Lat sh a w Jack S pears Ber nard Lagu d D an Moon Jay Rassmussen D a ve Meinert Allen D , 'Nood Larry P ingl et o n Je r r y Braet Jo h n Wilson G ary Oede ke rt Erni e Smith Michae l W h i tman Steve Moore Tom McMillan Kenneth Malt l y John Mesner Philip Sus terick Darrell Ma lott Ray Drov i llard Richard Cecet sk! Michael Ma nni x D.C. Jenni ng s H.A. W a lk er, J r . I_J . W oo d r u ff Howar d Finc her Bill Garcia , Jr. Clay G il m o r e Herma n Hou w e n G erald Ada m Ja mes U pt o n Rob Ridge M art i n Fishe r Ken M at h e ws Van v e Kaab W i lliam T u rpi n Lee Raab A llen Rob ert R ic k B olsten Ga ry Furge rson 9 94 Ma r tin Pi on tkow ski Jac k Hanlin Carl T ur n e r D oug M ax w e ll Jeff B r own R o n R o sselli B ar r y J ohn son M ark Jo r da n Randy McC artney B i ll McMu rt r y Jo h n Jones B rya n N o r t o n B ruce Ro ss Steve Bun k a Ma rk W al en Jerry Clynch Scott Sh u pe Bruce H i r a t a Jr 8 1 -2 0 0 B E G Ronald , r b y Je ff Vekler Darryl! H o us e Bi ll F o rs yt he St eve OgleSbY Joe Licci ar di Robert St ewar t Je ff R oger s Alf red castro D an Sm i t h L eon Hamilt on Pat O ne ill Gerry Hirat a Ernie Su tt on M i c ha e l Brya nt T o m Kennedy Kei t h S m it h R ic h P. Hopk in s M a r k Ca rte r STeve Hart zell Gene Crew Red Sa n d ers Ron M a rt i n Jo h n H amilt o n Mik e Kelley Shawn W a len Larry Sweet ser G uy Allen T homas Manning T om Walli s R ick Campbel l C h a r l ies En nis Dan Bernar din o Ri c hard Wa shb ur n Greg W ai swic k Steve Knig ht R icha rd Va n Leer John Geb hardt 2 00 12 5 200 12 5 12 5 125 125 12 5 12 5 1 00 125 20 0 125 12 5 200 20 0 200 125 125 200 20 0 125 20 0 125 125 100 200 12 5 12 5 250 12 5 125 2 00 200 200 24 5 Bi ll Brown John I r wi n J i m Ga llagher Don Co le m a n Robert Wayn ott e Way ne Jordan John D arr R obert D ris k ill C h ar les Kint z Darwtn S moth er mon B re nt B o u ch er . St ev e Little Da le Garr i gues Be n Mu ll ens Darold C um m ings Ji m B lack R o n.1ld E . Hi ll Russel Bacarella Russ Ru ssell Jack Larkin, Jr. Don Dua rte Vernon Kinley 200 100 ro o 125 1 25 100 200 200 100 2 00 12 5 100 100 125 125 125 12 5 10 0 250 NO V 250 BEG Jack La t k l n Philip Lane David B a i ley Bruce Jessen W i ll ia m H ill iard R ick Campbell G uy Campbell M ik e Romero Jeff Hiser G eo rge Sm ith Pat ri ck Wilt ge n St ep h en Pla tt e Robert Ba ss Bud Ca m p b e ll Ric hard Wat son Randy Rom er o Davi d Sa nc hez A nth ony Papa F rank Er skine Gary Fr it z Wilburn Bew ley Dav id Ep ley Leo na rd Sim s Jack Ti lley Michael S hau Steve Sot rp tc ts R u sse ll Driskell Mar ti n Plowtkow ski William Pa r k s Richard Ferr Moto O ne: 1. H e lk k , M ikkOla , F i n I H US); 2 . R oger o ec c srer. Bel g (SUZ) : 3 . Ado l Wel l, Neth (SU Z) ; 4 . G e rr it wotstnk , Neth (S uz): 5 . A k e Jonsso n , S w ec (Yam); 6 . Will i B auer, W . G er (Mai) : 7. Otoka r T oma n . CS SR (C Z ); 8 . Bengl Aberg, Sw ed ( Bu l ); 9 . Z d en e k St r and , C SS R (CZ ) ; 1 0 . Ja ak van ve n nc veu . B e lg (Yam) . M o t a Two: 1. R oger DeC o ste r, Belg (SUZ) ; 2. Adolf Wei l . W. G er ( Mai) ; 3 . Willi Bauer , W. Ger (Ma i) ; 4 . A k e Jon sson , sw ec (Yam) : 5 . Gerri t wotstnk , Swed ( SU Z) : 6 . Ana toly B ot c hk o v, USSR (CZ) ; 7. J i r i O n er y as , C SSR (C Z): 8 . Bra d Lackey , USA ( H us }: 9 . Z denek St r an d, C SS R (CZ) ; 10 . c n r tst e r Ha mmar gren , Swed (Hus). War Id cnarnotco sntc p oi nt s after five Gra n ds Pri x : 1. M ik k o la. 12 9 ; 2 . De C ost er , 8 3 : 3 . weu , 77 : 4 . Bauer, 5 6; 5 . w c tstn k , 55 ; 6. Jo ns so n , 50 ; 7 . Va n Velthoven , 36 : 8 . Kring, 3 5 ; 9 . Aberg , 33 ; 10 . Toma n, 28; 11 . Lackey , 2 4 . 20 0 125 200 20 0 20 0 100 12 5 12 5 200 12 5 2 00 10 0 1 25 200 100 125 100 2 00 20 0 200 125 D a n SwaIM Jim C u p p Ken W inkl er Al an Gillu n Den n is G race Ma rk Gar lo w Edd ie B o yd Troy M i ller Richard You ng W i ll iam C hu rc h SCott Scott Jo hn Klug Thoma s F ial a Walt Sch umacher M i ke Tra ft on Geo rge Mc Ka y J . O. G l ass Mel V an Gil de r J .C. G lass Patr ic k L a C Ross Wi ll iam Ben n ett B ob N an ce M art i n F is he r Tom St ewa r t Robert D Odge Ri ch ,Jrd M cQUill an Neil O' Do n ne ll Robert R ohr er Rob H i ll C h a r l ie H o gu e D ou g Davi s Rona ld M ilt s Jo sep h Wysock i Dann y S ha fe r David L o n ga c re L. M . E xle y Gi l be rt W i lson Da ve Redel Six t imes 250 World Cham p io n Joel Robert won h is fi rst GP moto o f the 1974 sea son in t he mud in Germany . German 250 GP +3 5 2385 H o ware Mc lvi n D ougl as Hud el so n T om Berg Ja y K i n g Kerry Goral D onald Osborne T im El sen Pe te r M i ch ael M cGi nniS Dav id C. Hl se Danny Re es Robert W ithro w J o h n Hone G a r y B erg R u ssell F a rvou r F .T . Mou r el Dan Herna nde z J im H er m a n OPE N N O V B ru ce B ornh u rs t Will iam Patt iso n Ben F akk el dy Joh n R ic hard so n Dale T eu bner Rober t L o ly Joe Whitlow Patr i c k Ke rwin Ji m uev Doug L ar sen Bill Wright A l vin M uchm an John A . C am p bell Brian Bla ckb ur y M ike D el Villar J .C . aurd Larry Holden R ob ert san ders Rob Vieley Gary Myrick Jo h n H u ett er , Jr . Michae l S u ll i va n Bi ll S t u b bs Br uce Sc h m id l D w ayne Loc ke Gregor y Smi th C h a r les Bro w n T homas Rou sseau Jac k S pears Bob Day Robert C l i n ton Rob ert H ar k e l r a t h Bill Sm ith Mike Su ll ivan K e vin Ta lbot Ro bert John!)o n C huck Ca rs o n Wa llace Ha lverson James He id m a n D o ug Schne p pe r B ut ch Ha ll Ea r l M ill s N 'I N I' Cont inued f rom page / 3 b ut Fa ll a w as alo ngs ide him , a nd the two sta rt ed t o battl e. For 35 minut e s th ey sp las hed round in t h e driving rain , wit h Fa lta apparentl y sa ving h imself for a fina l e ffo r t in the cl o sin g laps. Wh en he m ade his mo ve , both Fa lla an d Rah icr fel l in a wa tery m ess. The Cz ech was up first to main ta in sec o n d pl ace , h ut th eir su b me rsio n had let pass a man who w an ted to wi n m o re th a n eith er of them: J oel Robert . Joel ha d a good start; in fou rth . th e n slipped ba ck to six th . and had j ust pushe d h is way bac k u p to th ird a fter 30 mi nut e s as o t hers slit h ered and dro pped out. Whe n Falt a ba nge d off Rah ier, he sa w h is c hance . I t wa s so close to the flag. t hey had no chance of ca tching: h im. Beh in d the tra u m a t ic t rio c a m e All an . circulating co nsisten tly , and hol d ing o ff a ra ther ragged lIarry Eve r ts, who was trying to make u p fo r his firs t race slip . Des pi te h is m isfo rtu nes , t h e b rill iant young Be lgia n is still th ird In th e 25 0 class, and has to b e a fut ure cham pi o n in th e m a king for Pu ch . S ixth man hom e wa s a ver y ga me Tarao Su zuki , t he on ly fa ctory Yamah a rid e r . raci ng with a heavily bandage d right h and aft er d islocating h is wri st in Yu gosl avia. • Resu lts N 'I Mo to O ne : 1. G as t o n Ra tu er , B el g (Suz) : 2 . c unna cv Mctsse re v , USS R ( KTM); 3 . Sy lva in c ecoe-s . Ber g (SUL ): 4 . Jo el Robe r t, B elg (S UZ) : 5. R ay m ond Boven , 8e lg ( Mon) ; 6 . K alev i V eh ko n en, Fin (Hu s) ; 7. Jea n-C ta ud e La q u ave , 8 el g (Y am): 8 . Ha kan Ca rtqvtst . S w e d (OSS) ; 9 . M i ros lav H a trn. CSSR (CZ ): 10 . H ar r y E ver t s, 8e lg (PU C). . \I1ot o T wo : 1 . J oel RObe rt. 8 e l 9 ( SU Z) ; 2 . Jaro slav Fa ll a, CSS R (SU Z) : 3 . G aston Rah.er . Betg (S lI Z) : 4 . VI C Al lan , UK (tl lIl ): ~ . H ar r y Ever t s, 8e lg (PU C) : 6. Tara o S uz u k i. Jap (Y am): 7 . Mrros lav H al m. C SSR (C Z ) ; 8 . Sy lva lO G eboe rs . 8elg (SUZ)j 9 . Z d enek V elky, CSS R (CZ) : 1 0 . aile Pettersson, Sw ed (K aw ) . Wo rl d Ch,Jm p l o nsh l p p Oi n t s, a fte r sev en G rand!l Prl)c I . M O ls~e lev . 1 14 ; 2 . F a lla , 94; J. Everts, 81 ; 4 . R .l hler , 73; ~ . Ha lm , 70: 6. Pavel R u lev . 66 : 7. T orh ef Han :<;en, 6 0; 8 . H d n s Ma ISCh. 4 9 : 9. Joel R ober t , 4 5: 1 0 . Raym on d Boven . 3 7; 11. Vic Allan , 33 : 1 2. H er b er t Sc h m itz, 2 4 : 1 3. Sy lvain Ceboers , 2 3 : 14 . Ji m Pomeroy , 1 9 ; 15. H ak an A ndersson, 18 . USA Trophy Team for 49th 150T Much to almo s t no hod y 's sur prise, the A~IA has an no unced that Penton will agalll field th e U.S_ World Trophy Team for the Intcrn atio na l Six Days Tr ia l. T h is year, the most seriou s six days o f m oto rc ycling in th e world w ill be held iri the ro ck y terra in aro u n d Ca mc rino , J taly in th e provinc e of Marche, T he a n nounce me n t IS both go od news a nd bad news. Man y of th e " o p t Tria l rid er s ill th e U.S_ h ave gotten th at wayan Pent ons and ride for Pe nto n . Carl Crankc and J aek Pe n Ion c o m e to mind right o ff. BUI some of them don 't. Billy Uhl, who ride s for Ca n -Am, a nd Ben Rower wh o ride s a lIusqvama a lso co me to mind. lI u sq varna will spon so r an d eq uip the U_ . Si lve r Vase te am wh ich, les t y ou S fo rge t to o q u ic k ly , w on the w hole bl o ody Six Days in Vas e co m pe ti ti o n last year. A nd go t t o o littl e re cognition fo r t h e i r fir st t i m e ev er , very professional, and co m p le te ly "together' · victory effort . The V ase "II" t eam wi ll be on the .\ ~ I A go es on to say. Roko n s. Though in lim i tc d su p p ly right now, the au to ma tic tr an smi ssion m achines ar e m uc h bet te r tha n mos t co n ve rt tional rid er s a re readil y wil lin g to a d mi t. \,' il h on ly o n e round in t ile IS DT quali fy in g schedu le re main in g, the Bad Ro c k Two Da y Trial in O rego n , th e to p ten now qualified for t he Ame rica n IS DT teams ar e : C arl Cranke ( Pen}, .lack. Penton (C u e ss.] . lI ill Uhl (Ca n-A m) , .Jo e Barke r (Pen ) , Pa u l Da nik ( Pen). ~I alco lm Sm it h (lIus). T o m Penton [ Ye s.}, Ben Bower (l lus) . Dave Ea mes (l lus), and Dan Y o u n g [ Pe n) , In terestingly enough , Roko n is second by onlv six poin ts to Pen t on East in Manu fac t ure r Team sta nding-so • NOT ~I U CII LEFT in th e rear hay of NVT's Duart e h ead qua rt ers. l Iot spo ts in the,June 13 lire, mostly burn ing rubber and plast ic, we re hot eno ugh to melt alum inum. Somewhere in th at mess wa s J o c Dudek 's stream liner.

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