Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

side o f th e in field to the othe r in o rder to see every mov e he mad e. Bu t . Rob er t 's deter min ed s kill ke pt him ju st a few feet beh ind a t the finis h . La ter . in Hey, Subscriber! th e se cond O pen m oto , Dieu cau tio usly h eld bac k in th e pa ck until th e tr affic had thinned and then burst around th e o thers to aga in ta ke position beh ind th e leader who this time was a young rid er fro m Petaluma nam ed Don Mu rp h y (Yam) . By so me very fast, very co nfi dent ridi ng Murphy kept Dieu beh ind until t he las t lap whe n Dieu passed h im on th e h om e stretc h an d po wered ac ro ss the finis h to ta ke th e first place trophy an d th e accolad es of an excited a u d ie nce. :\Iost of the mot o s provided en ough stimulatio n to keep the o nlookers interest ed thro ughout th e d ay . The Novices provi ded some very un iq ue riding styles at a place o n the co urse where th e rid ers leap ed over the cres t o f th e h:I1 loo kin g lik e jumping fr ogs at Angel 's Ca mp. Th e m o re ex pe ri enc ed people put o n a sho w for th e cro wd a nd th e No vices tri ed to fo llow their act b ut mor e th an a few fell b ack in reverse hal f-gain ers or came to th e groun d in spe ctacular crashes and gene ra l cha os. Ever y on e we n t away h app y, excep t fo r on e rid er who left on a st re tcher with his leg b ound up in hoards. Dick Mann planned and laid o u t th e co urse an d a ll 400 who ro de seemed to be very please d with th e set up . Th ere was p lenty o f black- to p p arki ng spa ce close to th e co urse wh ich is so me th ing th at can't be said for most events. Med ical aid people were everywh er e and th e flag- peo ple d id their j o bs co mpeten tly . All in all it 's a wo rth wh ile way to spe nd a d ay ei ther as a rider o r as a spectator. The Win ter Series will co nti n ue to Apri l. • Resu lts in Resu lt s Section . Get 6 neato posters for only halt-a-buekl. While they last! contents: Real girls . Evel's descent in full co lo r Re al get-offs. l\.1onst erb ike Reflect ions o f Kenn y Roberts Pixie p in-up in fu ll co lo r " My first troph y" by Darryle Pur cell Santa Rosa opens Indoor season The m any m oods of Cycle News in full co lor ... By W. H. Spencer SA NT A ROSA , CAL ,JAN. 3 Opening with less o f a flourish but no less enth usiasm was the eight week Friday night spo r tsman in door shor t tr ack series at the Sonom a County fairgrounds. The worldly prohlem s of unemplo yment . recession and ene rgy cri sis h ave hit even the sportsman end of motorcycling. A.Saturday night sem i-pro seri es will also accompan y the Friday sportsman and m in i-b ike show, giving Distri ct 36 riders a fu ll weekend series and allowing the Experts to mak e a few buck s as well as White Plat e points. The 250 Expert being the h ig class o f ' the nigh t, winner Mike Kalamaras has the distinction o f taking the ea rly lead in the top 20 White Plat e sho rt trac k syst em. Kalamaras took a good jump while scr appers Gr eg Fergus on and Chu ck Miller were caugh t in tr affic. It took th e t wo speedsters alm ost ha lf th e ra ce to ge t fr ee . In th e 3 60 Expert show , But ch Davidson m ade a com eback t o win o ver Dennis Robinson and Jeff Sicr c k, Th e oldest David son sh ows no ill effec ts from an o pera tio n o n a n o ld leg inju ry . IIaro ld Bray fell af te r th e ch ec kered in h is 250 No vice hea t but ca me hac k in th e Main wit h SO ID l' fine passing on th e slip pery surface. (So me asp hal t pat ch ing still has not set . It may .ta ke anot her wee k to ge t th e grav el o ff th e tra r k, hut it shou ld wo r k o u t better with time as th e midget s th a t used to race o n Sat urd ay nights now all ow a shap e • cha nge o f th e tr ack.] Enclose 50¢ I I & a ttach yo ur Cycl e New s m ail ing label here. Send to : Cycle News West P.O. Bo x 49 8 , Long Beach, CA 9 0801 ~~ Coast Moto Cycle @ Sears Po int MX: Wow ! Real d irt! Real racing (Gee ry and Gruener). Motocross - Desert 2334 Newport Bhd .. COSla Mesa. CA 9 2627 714·645·8008 WHITTIER HONDA Mo to rcycl e Tra ilers Bell He lmets F uri Bo re Prod uc ts 14324 E. WhittIer Blvd . (21 3) 69 8 -006 5 Complete st ock of parts and accessories fo r street and dirt. oss~ Mik e Patrick 's YAMAHA al CORONA no} E. 6t h Street , Corona , CA .""". ( 714 ) 735- 77 21 .~:i1 I I SCUDERIA HUSQVARNA PENTON LA VERDA SJU.ES . SERVICE - 4ND MAIL SPECIAL IS TS (213) 542·1695 The O Finest Selection of Par ts and A ccessori es For Bike and Rider Offer Expert Repairs Port ing and Com pet iti on T unin g We R eceive S5 0 Worth of Parts and Accessories FREE When You Bu y a N ew Hu sky or Penton . 2419 Artesia Blvd. Redondo Beac h . Cali fo rn ia 9027R 19 "

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