Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

YAMAHA 3&0 SINGLE STRA IGHT CUT PRIMARY GEARS Willi FLYWHEEL FOR FLAT TRACK ~ • MORE HORSEPOWER ~. MORE TORQUE P R ODUC T S IN C . • •• Zl 34 OlD MIDOlE AELO \'vA 'f o ....t IIIfW.CA '\~.. mnntesa 'lo404 J O loll~)961 ·2446 MAlCD ;.... 0.. < ~voo.... Part s- Servic e - rr d lllt:: Mod s-Accessor ies WHEEL SMITH OTORC'r'CLES -M 3641 W. McFadd en, Santa Ana. CA 92704 714·839·0150 Left: Pomeroy did some very good rid ing to help serve notice that the Americans no w mean business. Right: "Bad" Brad Lackey riding to a second overall . WHITTIER HONDA Motor cycle Tr ailers Bell Helmets Fu ll Bo re Prod ucts 143 24 E. Whittier Blvd . 12131 69B.Q065 Americans 2 and 4 in Holland Co mp lete stock of parts and accessor ies for street and dirt. oss~ r; (714) 894-2623 Penton; Monark & Tyran & Rupp Fun Machines Sales Service Part s Accessories D&R Cycles By Don Smit h 7 18 1 Westminster Ave. Westminster, CA 92683 ST. ANTHON IS, HOLLAND , MAR. 16 H u sqvama dominated the firs t 500 cc International motocross of the seas on at 51. Anthon is, pl acing t hree ri ders in t he top six p o si ti on s. With 500 cc World Ch ampion Heikki Mikk ola inj ured, tea mma te a nd fellow Finn Kal evi Ve hko ne n sco re d a n ove ra ll vic t ory fo r t he Swe dis h fir m . A m erica n Bra d La ck ey backed up Veh kone n's performa nce , t ak ing second ; and Swede Arn e Li n d fors rounded out the Husky effort in six t h . Mai co's n ew ace Fr ans Sigmans, Dutch 500cc ch am pion , wa s set to co llec t the winner's laurels after winning t h e first leg and finishing runner-up to Vehkonen in the second . On the first lap of the final leg , however, a double disaster forced hi m o u t of th e - verall results . o While lea di ng the pack into the second lap , his fr o nt wheel collapsed as a flying stone dislodged his chain. Du t c h Suzuki works rider Ge rrit Wolsi nk took over the lead for the rem ai n d e r of the race, m ak in g up for his second m o t o leg retirement af t e r leading fo r fo ur laps when a rear shock sn ap ped . Second in the first leg behind Sigm an s, the Dutch co m p a trio ts earned the sympathy o f t he home crowd as m a ch in e troubles ruined their valiant efforts. A merica's two grand prix contenders, Lackey a nd Bu ltaco wo rks runner Jim Pomeroy, h o isted the stars and stripes as a warning fo r t he coming season . Fifth in the first leg, Lackey rep ea t ed t he p o sition the second time o u t. And i n t h e th ird leg d emonstr ated hi s sp ecialist technique o f powering fr o m the b ack t o sc o re y et a no th er fi fth afte r st a rting 2 3rd. Pomeroy rode co n sisten t ly to fourth o vera ll w it h 8 -6 -13 pl aci ngs fin d ing it difficult to make up fo r a poor start in the last leg . Yamaha star Ha ka n Andersson, 197 3 250cc World C ha mpio n, collided wi th Adol f Wei! on t he first lap o f the first leg . Weil m an aged t o hold on to h is GAt \ ~.,,~ MOT ORCYCLES ~® 8 PARTS ~ COMPLETE PISTONS MACHINE SHOP,REPAIR 8 SERVICE ON AL L MAKES I (714) 630-5720 rt"" lJ:7 , o a E Cvele E noinee, lnQ a Supply 1140 ·A N Kraem er . Anaheim Ca . 9 2806 CYCLE PARTS WATCH FOR OUR NEXT BIG 8ALE IN THIS PAPER SPECTRO OILS C alifornia & Nevada call 714·887·1490 P.E.P. Distributing Co. PO Box 5455.San Bernardino, CA 92412 >- III '" Q.'---- - -_ ....::::! Overall winne r Vehko nen. seco n d pla c e but An d erss on fell . Re m ountin g almo st last in a fiel d of 44 starters , h e fo ug ht th rough to 17 th ove r te n lap s th rough th e b lack sa nd of S1. Anth o nis , In th e se cond leg Andersson rode witho ut incidc nt to t hi rd p lace but s tr uck t roub le again in the third . H alfw a y t h rough th e fi nal race h e clashed wi th a no th er rid er. d es t ro yi n g hi s rear brake lev er . Un pe rt ur be d, he t u rn ed o n the p ower to relega te Ve hko ne n t o fourth pl ace . • Results 1. Ka le v i Ve hkonen (H us). 2. B r ad Lackey ( H u s) . 3 . Ha kan Andersson ( Ya m). 4 . J i m Pomer oy (B ul ). 5. J o La m mers ( Bu l ). 6. A r n e Lin df ors (Hu s). 11

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