Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

fn 51 IlQ 2: IiQI ...:I g ;... g ~ r- C'l c<") ... ::J ... ~ DEALER IS SOLD OUT OF CYCLE NEWS, Bartle of the one offs - Mark Tyer, on a Honda powered Penton, holds off Tommy Croft , on a Franks framed Honda in the 125 Pro c lass. Tyer won. ORA1\GE. CAL. . AUG. 18 When ever yo u think yo u migh t not have to wr ite abo ut Mart V Sm ith aga in , the young dev il pop's up agai n with so methi ng ne w an d, well. here we are ta lki ng about him aga in. He got wh ipped toda y at Sad dle bac k Park in t he 125cc Pro s, back in fou rth . Smith had the win. Gaylon nearly caught Derham mer. bUI lost all c hances two tu rns fro m the end when he missed a shift. John DeSoto (Oss) aced out Dave Pessy (Oss) for fifth. each riding their first C~IC day race in some time. ~I ar k Rodman still see ms on t he beam . li e wo n last Sunday's 500 Pro meet at Carlsbad and repe at ed today, a Mail to: CYCLE NEWS P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801 this time acing Bruce ~ IcDougal on a , 'r (7i4) 894-2623 Jack Simmons Penton, Monark & Tyran & Rupp Fun Machines A first a nd second we re Rodman's win n ing c reden tials, h is o n ly loss going to Mi ke Yo rb a (~lai) in the fina l. Mike was in ' early contentio n in the firs t mo t o, bUI loaded up his engine and spen t t he rest of t h e race work ing hack up to fif th . ~lcDougai scored second wit h a two -three combo. • Sales Service Part s Accessories sup ports... D & R Cycles 7 18 1 Westminster Ave. Wes tminster. CA 92683 M.O.R.E. non profit WHITTIER HONDA Marty Smith rode a 250 in a ra ce for only the second time of h is career. The first time, Team Honda liked what they saw and signed h im on. This time, it was for Team Honda , and Smith won. Not too shabby. Can you do any Jed?..e -,0. Mo t o rc ycl e Tra ilers Bell Helmets F ull Bo re Products 1432410: Whittier BIIId. 12131 69B-0065 Complete stock of parts a nd accessories for street and d irt . M.O.R.E. oss~ consistent third to pick up the first place p rize money and slop Smith for the eigh th time this year. Sm ith ro de a 250 Ho nda, too , and in Tyer's bike. They're making Sach s engines a bit different these days, eh? his first out of the season on it . won . His 125 effort was overshadowed . no t on ly hy Tyer, but by Tommy Croft (Fra). ~Ii ke Bell ( lion) and J)'I\; d William s ( lion). Billy Urban (II'TE) tied Smi th got h is wo rs t s tar t of th e year ill t he fi rs t round a nd was last u p the hill . even t ua lly to work into six t h. li e was second off t he line in the next rou nd an d had zappe d William s for t h e le ad o n l v 10 sli d e n ul in a pow er -sweeper when he found th at th e .. Please sen d my d ealer more copies of Cycle News each w eek. Dealer's name__---=~ _ Address _ City ---,_ State Zip _ Phone ---=_ new Ho nda fact ory four-stroke. built by Steve Whitl oc k (w ho used to be with tea m Hanson and Kawasaki). The bi ke itself will be modified slightly this week and the final prod uc t shipped ba ck Eas t for Re x State n. th e vict ory . ::J T O GET YOUR COPY, FILL OUT THIS BIJlNK AND SEND IT TO US. second and tha t mean t . wit h Mal one not o nly by four other riders ove rall. but by the track as wel l. Mark Tyer, on a F ly i ng M a c hi n e Fa ctory Penton-frame d Ho nda (Pe nda?), won t he first moto and then added a wa s th e most t opsy -turvy. runn in g seve n t h in th e initi al race o n ly t o hl ow 'e m a ll int o t he v ce lls in th e final w ith v - v: YOU HAD TO DRIVE ALL OVER TOWN a pil e of dust. He co uld only work up to fourth thi s time. Morris Malone ( ~ I a i) ca p tu red the first 25 0 Pro even t in a go od and tight race with Jon Derhammer ( Ya m) . Smith, pelted with ro ck s an d ne arl y de capitat ed afte r hitting the cross ba r with his t h roa t o ff a jump. wound up third. Smith lost little time in th e second rou nd. He qu ic kly m o ved into th e lead and held it fo r the d uratio n. Derhamm er was hol din g o ff Gaylon Mo sier (lion) in By Alan Shepherd Iloll wit h a second a nd fifth . William s ::J berm there in m o t o one was by now just CMC MX: Smith tries a 250 and wins, but loses 125 S mith on p oin IS, b ut a p o orer fin ish in t he seco nd m ot o br o ke th e tic . Cr oft scored ,·vi th a third a nd secon d , = ... .... Is there a four-stroke in Rex St at en's f ut ure ? If so, this is it. c a: w :x: 0. 'i("..- 0("..- -;-.;- "(':':'\- !!(" - of California ~ 1129 N. 11th St. Sacramento, CA 95826 0(" - ' . 20% COMMISSION ;: \;t 5.1,. ,_ I..,on _lid ~ ~,.C_..'I fK1Ol"l' • - " ' for ,..... _ uI...... 0 ... cIMl- 9008 Sierra Ave., Fontana, Ca. 35

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