Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

I f· lucky 13 MX Series By Sue Sykes PUYALLUP , WAS H., APR. 18 Th e third Thirteen" underway didn 't ca re race of th e "Luck y Mo to cro ss Se rie s go t in the rain . The racers - t hey like th e rain . Tro y Luch in i, usuall y o ut in the 100 A class, took a RM 125 Su zu ki an d really d id his stuff. In the firs t m oto T roy sco red a DN F becau se o f bra ke tro uble an d the honors went to Ed Davis on a Honda , wi th Steve No len second. But moto two was the best o f th e night as the th ree Ex perts diced it o ut fo r th e chec ks. Aft er th e lead chan ging fun Luch ini came up first, Davis second and No len third. Th e firs t place money slipped into Ed Davis ' hand while No len took secon d spot. In other action Marvin Sy kes, 125 B (Ho n ) an d Brad Ho yt, 10 0 B class kept their ti e fo r series points with wins. Sykes took th e lead on both m o to s and kept out in front all the way. Brad White claimed a second and th ird for the second trophy. Todd Stewar d m ade his fo ur-two a third overall show. Terry Haskenson h ad so me t raffic problems the first m o t o but still put a three-fo ur together for fourth . second and Fursman th ird . Next race should be a good one. Dennis Bran d (Pen) didn't h ave much of a race in the 250 Expert class . Brand, a fairly new Expert, got ou t in the lead both rnotos and le ft them all in the weeds. The o ther Ex perts put on a show of th eir own. In the first rnoto , Duane Garrett (Mo n), wh o was ru nning in fifth took off like a ro cket an d pic ked the rid ers off on e an d two a t a time, end ing u p with second. J im Franklin (Hus), afte r battling with brother Mar k (Hus), fmished in th ird. In tile second m oto, Mark outrode brother Jim fo r seco nd. J im en de d up with a th ird in bo th rnotos, but still goo d en o ugh fo r second overall green stuff. The 125 Experts, nonnally a sm all class, turned out bi g. Pat Barnett (Ho n ), won the first moto with no troubl e, with David Berg (Hon) and Scott Karl (Hon), finishing behind him. In th e seco n d rnoto , Barnett had a good lead, until a spectator ran into him, givin g Steve Brand (Hon) th e first and Barnett and Karl second and third. Barnett had a happy ending to the run over racer story . . . . . He won overall. • can-am spells Performance • Continuous smoo th torque and power curves from an ultra-narrow ro tary valve eng ine. • Technically advanced close-ratio transmissio n inc or po rat in g quick in-gear starting and pos itive shifting. • Lo ng-travel forward-mounted rear shocks fo r precise hand ling. • Absolu te frame rig id ity from perfect tr ia ngulation combining sw ing-arm pivot with rear eng ine mount. • Magnesium and aluminum alloy components guarantee extreme lightness for an outstanding power-ta-weight rat io. MX at Painted Hills By Ed Oldroyd PUY ALLUP, WASIL, AP R. II CEDAR CITY, UTAH, APR. 13 Lu cky 13 series lead ers scor ed again at Pu yallup Raceway Park . Afte r tw o races Tro y Lu chini (Suz) has th e edge o n t he 100 A Desp it e snow and fre ezin g temperatures Friday and Saturday, Sunday pro ved t o be a nc ar perfect race day, as rid ers cam e with hi s ey e o n the Racewa y Gol d Card good for all fees at Pu yallup for ' 75 . It 's a toss-up now fo r the B class wit h t he lead ers Marvin Sykes (Ho n) 125cc class and Brad Ho y t (Suz ) 100 cc class. Se ries award will b e a new three bike trail er fo r the overall B winner. Racing was supe r fast and su per good o n t he nigh t m o to cro ss t rac k. An eight race program , t hree m otos ea ch, kep t rac ers and t ra ck personnel b usy from seve n to I I. Pro classes ran toge the r t o p roduce a good co ntest ea ch t im e ou t. 25 0 Honda rider Ric k Weidman led th em all in motos one and two t he n gave way t o an Op en rider for th e third moto. Don Carpenter (Ho n ) grabbe d th e b uc ks fo r the 125 class wit h his th ree-two-one ride . Gary Potts to o k th e first moto bu t di d n ' t sco re o n m o t o t wo o r three. Potts fell on the sta rt th en afte r a restart threw a chain . . Th e 125 B an d 200 clas ses rode to gether. Marvin Sy kes t ook the lead for the third t ime o n t he third moto - then slid o ut o n th e hairp in turn . Sy kes wo r ked up from sevent h t o th ird by t h e rn otos end for a o ne-o ne -t hree fo r a win. The Super Min i and As rode to gether wit h th e ru naway winner J ohn Christian , Jr. o n a sh arp mod ified 100 Yam ah a. The Bs ro de th eir o wn race for the eigh t laps and Honda rider Mar k An de rso n m ade it his race. Durin g mot o t hree th e gas st ar t ed lea kin g fro m t he cap and Mark was soa ked wh en he • finished. 250 miles fro m nort h and so uth to co m pete. Th e Pain te d Hills Racew ay is a long, sa n d y, m ountain co urse, and is a t it s be st right after a st o rm. In t he 250 Expert cla ss Rich ar d Q uayle too k ho me t he go ld o n his Ka wasa ki a fter Arlu n Aulr's new CZ quit. Mech an ical problems ca used sever al lead changes as shock seals d ied, engines seized and flat tires fo rced riders o ut . Dean Bull och , his fir st time out o n a new Kaw asaki, broke do wn wh ile lead ing th e second rn oto in th e 250 Nov ice class, a fte r winning the firs t moto , He gave a lo t o f cred it to the h ik e , saying th e gas rear sh o ck s are terrific. J im Hunter (Ho n) o n his first ride in the class, not on ly got his fir st Amate ur win, but bested most o f th e Experts in th e co mbined races. As is usua lly th e case in t his area, th e 125 classes were th e most ex ci tin g, with Mark Morten sen taking fir st Exp ert, his b ro t her Mel taking seco nd Am at eur, and fath er Larry Mortensen ta king fir st No vice (all o n Hon da s). This famil y n ot o n ly play s t o gether, but does it well. If o n ly th e m other would race now. . . • Dunlap high point trophy awards near DUN LAP, CAL. , AP R. 13 For a ni ce ch ange, it didn 't ra m Sunday , and the rid ers t ook advan tage o f th e no -mud conditions. Even the minis were go ing fast , with Rick Van Tassel (Hon) an d Derek Standridge (Ho n) d oing all the battlin g. For th e overall win Van T assel , with a one -two, lost t o Standridge who had a two-one. '111e 12 5 In terrnediate race was probably the best of th e day. With t he next race heing the last point race for th e top 10 hi gh point troph ies, and with the top three ride rs in th e class, one didn 't dare bet who would win. Rick Ellison (Bul ), John Kellett (Ho n ) an d Ken Fu rsman (Hon) , all went · t o the starting lin e determined to win . As it turned o u t , they fin ished overall as they st arted th e day - Ellison firs t, Kelle tt motorcycles by bombardier Distr i but ed b y Bo mb ard ier Corp., P.O . Bo x 6106 , Dulu th . Minnes ota 55806 NO\N AVAILABLE! CAFE STYLE COMMUTER PARTS IN 1975 YAMAHA RD 250 & 350 RACING COLORS FEATURING STOCK MOUNTING SEAT AND AS6 RATED W INDSHIELD r A Good weather & a great day at Sacramento Rcwy. SA C RA1.IENTO, CAL. , A PR. 13 Greg Hu bbs was back and riding w it h sty le o n a Bultaco ta king home the Op en Ex pert hono rs, but not after a super first mo to battle with Maico rid er Mike Haynes. Second m o to saw a repeat of the first it was Hu bbs all the wa y . In the Open Amateur class it was a cle an sweep for anot he r Bulta co rider , Doug Fuller. Th e 125 Expe rt class saw a go od ride fro m Danny " Magoo " Ch andler. He m av be smalle r than mo st, b u t he and his ' Honda sh owe d that size made no d ifferen ce, t akin g the first moto wi th no prob lem in front o f ano t h er Honda rider. AI Hall . Second rna t o agai n sa w " Magoo " jump o ut in front, but o nly to bite th e d ust and allow Hall to take th e chec kered and the ove rall win . In th e I OOcc clas s the battle was between Lain e West (Suz) an d St eve Nick (Ho n) . Th e first moto was West all t he way with Nick p ouring o n th e pre ssure fro m behind . The sec ond m o to was a revised co py o f t he fir st . Each bike and rid er deserved first place ho nor s, bu t be cause th e first and longest moto brok e a tie. West went h ome with the fir st p lace tro phy. • d~ -.- SEE YOUR DEALER ! D e a lers: s e nd le t te rh ead f o r C YCLE CRAFTS color b ro c h u re and d istr ibu=r lo c a t io n s 1572 SOQUE L DRI VE . SA NTA CRUZ , CA. 95065 • (408 ) 476·4566 Ride silent, think deep. 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