Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

laps Ago sti n i w as m an y se co nd s behind the le ad er a nd b y the end o f th e ra ce the ga p had ext en d ed t o 25 seco nds . T he c rowd w a s s t u n ned at th e per formance of the unkn own rider sur ely t h e m o st impressive w orld cham pio nsh ip di sp la y fo r m an y year s. T he race started o n a di saster n o te wh en Aussi Joh n Dod d s co llected a bro ke n leg wh en he was struck by the Yama h a o f Swiss R ud i Ke ller. Kell er fe ll fro m hi s Ya m ah a on im pact and th e machine carried on across the track in front o f the o nco m ing rid ers fina lly crashing in to a tra c kside w a ll. " A n a st y m om en t ," c o m m e nted Mo r t imer who was confronted b y th e rid erl ess m ach in e . Lucki ly no other rider was in vol ved . H ugu e t m ad e full u se o f his rapid star t h o lding third pl ace for fo ur lap s un t il h e was p a ssed b y McKinley o n his Padgett wa mah a twin , Ka n ay a on the w orks m o u n t a n d J e an Gu ig n abo d et (Yamaha ) . Two laps la t er Ka n a y a w as up t o th ird b ut a n y h o p e of ca tc h in g t h e leaders w ent on e la p later w he n t he gea r lever o n h is Y amah a broke. McKi n ley dro pped to n in th p la ce a ft e r a hectic slid e - " I slowed a little th en t o m ake sure of fini shi ng a t least , in m y fi rst Grand Pr ix rac e", h e said - an d it w a s l eft t o thre e F re n c h me n Ch oukro un , Guign ab od et and Huguet to fi ni sh in th ird fourt h a nd fifth pl ace s. Villa w as again in trouble w ith th e w o rks H arl e y afte r h ol d in g seven t h pl a ce fo r ten lap s. Wo rld 12 5 Cham p ion Ken t A nderss o n started the season with a max im um po in ts score - but w as lu ck y to co me o u t th e win n er w it h h is w orks Yam ah a tha t' was n o speed mat ch fo r t h e n ew It ali an M orb id elli twin s. Fo rtu nately fo r Ander sson bot h Mo rb id ell i rid ers Pa o lo Pil eri an d Paol o Bia n chi cras he d o n t h e first lap . Pileri, wh o crash ed again o n hi s Yamaha in the following 2 50 rac e , rem ou n ted in last place a nd in a h igh speed reco ver y th at included a new la p rec ord in 2m 29s, h e ca me thro ugh to third pl ace w ith tea m mate Bianchi b ac k in the p its and in c h a rge of signalling. But the incide n t was to o m uch fo r sp ee d alo ne to overcom e . A t half di st ance A nder sso n an d Le if Gu stafsson , w ith a Yam ah a bo rro wed fro m h is fe llow Sw ed ish c o un trym a n , were wel l in co m ma nd and well o ut of rea ch of t he Mo rb idell i. T h e tas k of the two S wedes wa s mad e easier afte r Swiss Bruno Kneub uhler cras he d h is Y a m ah a on th e fift h lap whi le lead in g. li e wa s trav e lin g at 10 0 mp h when his mac hine brok e awa y and he co llec ted b urns o n hi s b ac k a nd sligh [ in ternal inj uries as he s lide ac ro ss the tra c k b ehind hi s m ac h in e in t o [h e ca tc h fen c es. T he S ide ca r class p rod uced its ow n c rop o f s uprises non e greate r tha n win ner Herman S chmid . T he 35 year o ld Swi ss has been aro und. ' for some ti me but a swit ch fro m B;lI\\' t o Ko n ig bro ugh t th e des ired res u lt. Th e o n ly ot h e r rid er to re ally c h a lle nge h im was l a s t y e a r ' s c h a m pi o n s h i p ru nn er -u p Wern e r Schwarze! but he was pl agued b y a slipping clu tch o n his Kon ig p ow ered outfit. Englishman Ma c H ob son w it h Mic k Bu m s, a So lo race r, in the chai r made a n im p ressive Gra nd Pr ix debut with th ird p lace o n his fou r cy linder Ya m ah a ou tfit. li e ma y we ll ha ve been able t o pu t in a b id fo r second place, bu t a trip up a slip ro ad a t ha lf di st ance ruined hi s ho p e. The excursion relegated h im t o fo u rt h pl ac e but he qu ickly re -passed We st Ge rman Rolf St e inhau se n , on a Ko n ig, t o regain thi rd pl a ce. Fastest out fit o n t he circuit was th e R u di Ku rth Cat. Sl ow fro m th e sta r t K urth wi th English girl p assen ger Dan e Rowe , ca me th rough to sec o nd p lac e b efo re a p lug lea d fra ct ur ed a nd h e d ropp ed bac k d own t he fie ld t o n in th pl ace. G ran d Pri x regul ar s Si eg frie d S ch au zu a n d lIeinz Luth rin gh auser failed t o m a ke an imp ress io n . S c h au zu co u ld d o no b e tter t han tw e lf th on his BM\\' , a lap beh ind t h e winn er, while Lut hringsh ausc r now with a t hree b e a ri ng Bu B;lI\\' e ngi ne used la st y ear b y ret ired cha m p ion Klaus Enders . devel oped trans m iss ion tro ubles th at p ut h im o ut a t t hree q uarter d ist an ce . • ONODR BIKE G Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, April 18,19, 20, 1975 Cycle World Interna.tional Motorcycle and Bicycle Show Exhibit Hours: Friday , Ap ril 18 - 6 PM/ Midn ight , Saturday, Ap ril 19 - 12 Noon/Mid night , Sunday , A pri l 20 - 12 Noon/9 PM The O""yhee Motorcycle Club presents the 21s1 Annual Professional TT Races $3 ,000 Purse Class C AMA Sanctioned Friday, April 25th Saturday, April 26th Sunday, April 27th 1/8 mile Flat Track Classes 125 & 250 Motocross Annual NorthlNest Regional Am ate ur en try fee $7. Expert entr y $12 includ ing insurance. Classes: 100 Beginner & Expert 125 Beginner & Expe rt 250 Beginner & Expert Mini Beginner & Expert 180cc & und er! Sign·Up: 5 :00 t o 7 :00 Practi ce : 6 :30 PM to 7 :30 PM Race : 8 :00 PM Silencers & leat hers requir ed. Am ateur entry $7. Exper t ent ry $12 including insurance. Classes: 125 Beginner & Expert 250 Beginn er & Exper t Open Beginner & E xpert Mi ni Beginner & E xpert (un der 80ccl Sign-up : 7 :00 to 9 :30 Pract ice: 8 :30 AM to 9 :30 AM Race : 10 :00 AM Gates open 8 :00 TT race - 8 :00 to 11 :00 Sign-up: 9 :30 t o 11 :30 Practice: 9 :30 to 11 :30 Time t rial: 12 :00 Race starts : 1:00 PM Sile ncers & leathers required . 33-113% Trop h ies 33 -113% T roph ies Food & beverage at track . Overnight camping (Racer s Only ) Peaceful Cove Club Ground s 3 m iles outside Boise, Idaho . Foll ow markers from end of Harr ison Blvd. 15

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