Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

rI.I II $49.95 ~ =-= ~ ...:I g =- g -.::t' r--- C'l 0 ... C'l til ~ V ::l <: KONI ALUMINUM SH O CK BOD Y KITS Available for 11.9,12.9 & 13.4 Koniunits ••••••• • • • USED BY TOP PRO MX ST ARS ALL ACROSS THE U.S. Roger DeCoster is as fast as anyone when his bike holds together, but th is year the Suzuki broke too often. righ t o ut of th e cran kcase cover . He got a two inch sq uare h ole covered up with ta pe j us t as th e g-a te wen t do wn. but th e mod wor ked well eno ugh to kee p t he sand o u t and the oil in. Sixth man hom e. ano ther wild Fin n, Pau ll Pippol a (Hus) loo ks a good candidate for the fu ture when he 's calm ed down. Aberg went out afte r on ly three laps with the sa me hand troub le, but o ne of the fastest and hairiest departures was made by van Velthoven who came in to the paddock loo king very pale after his throttle h ad jammed open on lap seven. Wei! got tan gled up in a fruitless ba tile tr ying to pas s wild Japanese cha mpio n T ara o Su zuki, testing a super-high revving sh ort stroke 360 Yamaha whi ch sho uld never have been taken o ff a ro ad -race circui t. T he battle ended quickly when th e pair co llid ed in the final lap s and Wei! bent his ba rs. • Results M O TO ON E : 1. H e i k k i Mi kkol a (H u s) . 2 . Gerri t Wolsln k (S uz). 3 . Roger Dec o st er (Suz ) . 4 . Jaa k va n V elt h o ven (Y am ) . 5. Ado l f We l l (Mal) . 6 . A k e Jo nsson (Y am ) . 7. A rne K r ing (H us) . 8. F ra ns Sigman s (Y a m ) . 9 . Tarao Suzuki (Y am -2 5 0cc ri d er . n o poi nts) . 10 . 'rco ns Karsmake rs ( H us). 11. A rn e L od e n (M ai). M O T O TWO : 1. DeCoste r. 2. wotstnk , 3. K r ing. 4 . Jons so n. S. B rad La ckey ( HUs) . 6. Pa u ll P i ppo l a (H u s). 7. W i ll i Bauer (M a i ). 8 . L od e u . 9 . Gilbert d e Roever ( HUs) . 10. Vla dimir K h ud y a k o v (CZ). 11. Pa u l K arsm a k ers (B ul) . Turner vs. McWhorter at Corona By Tom Blatt ler CORO NA, CAL., AUG . 7 Making Corona Elber t scored his first appea rance at Racew ay in over a year, Turner o f Buena Park two Main event victories last n igh t in the regular short tr ac k an d IT progr am , cap t uring the 25 0 an d Open sho rt tr ack feat ur es. T urner, t he top A1\IA profess ional Novice o n · t he west coast, hel d off number two Novice Dan McWhorter of Riverside in the 25 0 Expert short trac k I feature . T he two riders battled fo r th e top p osit ion just like at Ascot Par k each wee k. Mo ntesa-rno unt ed J ohn Newquis t ro un de d o ut th e top three po siti o ns. Turner then returned in th e Ope n sh o r t trac k Main , and won th e five- lap event easily aboard his Gringo. The Gringo really lo oked fast o n the quarter-mile oval. Yamaha-mounted Larry Levoff took a di stant seco nd place followed by Steve Lyons' on a BSA. In the 125 Expert ranks, Eddie Lawson took advantage of the absence of teammate Mike Tidwell (who was in San Diego on a vacation), and won both the 12 5 Expert short track and IT features. • Results TT Pee Wee Mini : 1. Brad Kelly (Hon): 2 . J i m cer rc u (Yam); 3. G en e Jenki n s (Hon) . M ini cycle Nov : 1. John Burrows (H on): 2 . Ray Lovell (HOn); 3 . Wally Slotz (Hon) . Ml nlcy c le Am : 1. Edd ie Ta foya (Hon) ; 2. Loui s Kossu th ( I nd ); 3 . M i k e Bur ton (Yam) . M ln leycle E x : 1. Jim H all (Y am ) ; 2 . M ike John s (Yam) ; 3 . Ran d y Bennett ( H On). Open M in lcycle: 1. Fred A rmen ta (Kaw ' : 2. Fred Conover (Kaw) ; 3 . D avid Jones (Kaw). 100 No v : 1. C arl W hi tt (Yam ) ; 2 . D a vid W ap les (Kaw); 3 . Eddie Drake ( K aw) . 1 25 Nov D iv I : 1. Eddie Dra k e (Ho n ) ; 2. G ar y Nelson (Hon ) ; 3. Mark Ba ld w i n (Yam). 125 Nov C hI II : 1. Greg B ell ( H a n ): 2 . To m B ur t (Han): 3 . Char l ie Jo nes (Yam). 125 Am/ E x : 1. Edd ie Law son ( Yam): 2. C har les Sum mers ( Y a m ) : 3. Wa yne Ra i ney ( HOn ) . 250 N o v : 1. D an jcc oa te ( Han): 2 . Gary W h itehead (Oss); 3 . Stan K inse y ( Yam) . 25 0 Am: 1. Greg Zeh ner (Ya m): 2. T erry Statum ( Ya m) : 3 . Da le Morgan ( H an) . 250 Ex: 1. Dan McWhorter (Man) : 2 . M arc Jo nes (Ka w): 3 . L a rr y Levo ff (Ya m) . O pen Nov: 1. ctv ce D en n en ( S u z): 2. Gary Sm ith ( Yam ); 3 . Dan Re es (Bul) . Open Ex: 1. David R ees ( Y a m) : 2. Bill Mat herson raun. Short T rack • Mini Pee Wee : I . Brad K e l ly {H onj : 2 . Gene Jenki ns ( Han); 3 . Pa m B e n n ett (Han) . Mtruc vc te Am : I . D an n y B arth ol o m ew ( Ha n): 2 . Jeff H a ll ( Han) : 3 . M ike Bur t or(Ya m ) . !VIin i cyc le Ex : 1. M ike J ohn s (Ya m ) : 2 . Ji ,,, Hall (Yam ): 3 . Ra ndy B e nn et t (Han). M tmcvc te Open : 1. F r ed Ar menta (Kaw ); 2. F re d Co no ve r (Kaw) : 3 . Davi d Jo nes (Kaw) . 1 0 0 N ov : 1. Ca r l W h i tt (Yam ) : 2. David Ca lla w ay ( Kaw): 3 . R o g er D ean e (Kaw) . 1 2 5 N o v: 1. G reg Be ll ( Han): 2 . Gary . Nel son ( Han ) ; 3 . B Obby Ontiveros (Ya m) . 1 25 Ex : 1. Ed die Lawson (YZI; 2 . Char les Summers (Yam ); 3 . Gordi e K id d (Yam ) . 250 N o v : I . Gary Whitehea d (OS S) ; 2 . Dan R ees (Bu l) ; 3 . Mar k Butler (Bu l) . 2 5 0 A m : 1. Car ro ll Heila nd (Yam ) : 2 . G r eg Ze hner (Yam); 3 . K en Renner (Yam) . 250 Ex: 1. E lbert T urn er (Yam); 2. Dan MCWhorter (Mon) ; 3 . John Newqu is t (MO n) . O pen: 1. Elbert Turner (G ri): 2. Larr y Levott (Yam): 3 . Steve Lyo ns C BSA). Dissipate heat 9 times faster than the sto ck steel bodies. Finned aluminum body has extra large fluid reservoi~ for even greater cooling efficiency. SUPER STRONG cuz they're machined from solid 6061 -T6 aluminum bar stock. ALL SPRINGS FIT-Koni, S & W, Hallman, Girling,Etc. Kit includes -shoc k bod ies, premeasured flu id & 8 pages of i llustrated instr uct io ns. Also avai lable -spri ng prel o ad rings at $1. 5 0 per se t -and flu id refi lls at $1.95 a pair. POppy 820 N . Holl ywood W a y Burban k,Ca 91505 Phone (213) 845 -6766 (d e a le r in quir ies i nv ite d ) - HUSKY GO-CART? No. But ,if Husky did make a cart , it would be like the STINGER. Air Heart Hydraulic Disc Brakes, 4120 chrome Moly fram e, Nylite wheels, and Akerman steering make this the best quality cart on th e mark et . Prices for th e Sidewinders Sprint Carts st art at $3 60 .00. Enduro Cartsstart at $569 .00. Engines are not included. Fo r racin g or for fun, STINGER is the o nly way to go! Send S1.00 for literature, o r call or wri te, or send a big fat check to HIIESALUM C FG. O. PO Bo x 7004 Burbank, CA 91505 (213) 842-3 280 COMPETITION SHOCK ABSORBERS • • • • • FIVE WAY ADJUSTA BLE CHROMED & POLI SHE D DO UBL E DAM PEN ING REBUILDAIlLE STREET O R RA CI NG DISTRIBUTE D BY Sammy Tanner Distributing 17213 Rose ton Avenue Artesia, CA 90701 Zl3/924-2 III Betor Forks and Sho ck s Mak« the Differen ce Goodyear is Carroll Shelby 21 3-821-3436 5 15 N. Vic to ry Blvd. BU R BAN K, CA LI F (213) 849- 7295 29

• Cover