Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

MOTORCYCLE SWAP MEET IRWINDALE RACEWAY SUNDAY JU NE 15, 1975 By Janett Schmiedlin 9:00 AM TO 3:00 PM ****************************** * : 605 FREEWAY NORTH TO 210 FREEW AY * ONE MilE EAST TO IRWINDALE AVE : ****************************** DON'T MISS THIS ONE!! CHO PPER STREET DI RT BIK ES CAF E BIKES DRAG EVERYTHING FOR BIKES COLD BEER - REFRESHMENTS [ Bu yers Gate open a t 9:00 A m ] SELLER S: First 50 Pre-Regist ered get choice spaces, $5.00 for 10' x 20' , L..._ _-J or M ore Inform ation Call [2 731632-183......_ _... AMAProTT Expert National Numbers Saturday MaY3ISPM Also Juniors & Novices Pit Gate 5 PM Practice 6 PM Qualify ing 7 PM First Race 8 PM upcom ing Gardena Gold Cup . 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I' RE . 0 11.. :'1.\ Y I I East mee t s West. • .West beats East , those brief lin es su m m an ze th e story o f the 250 cc East - West Invitat ional MX held at Badlands illol ocross Park tod ay. Te am Wesl. It'd bv . Ho nd a lea~ sters :'-!art v S mi t I{ a nd Pierre K.. rsrn akl'l'~ . o ccup ied nin e o f the L op tw elve m oney p ay in g p osit io ns at th e end of t he d a y's racing . Ba d l and s ' n am e wa s in p erfect a cc o r da nce wit h to d JY's tr a c k co nd it io n s a s th e dry p a rch ed gr ound rose as a cl o ud o f dust wi t h th e thund er o f the ch u rn ing m ot o cr o ss m achin e s. Th e trac k w as de fin it el v m o re o f w hat the west coast rid ers were used to. and t he resu lt wa s th at t he nine w est c oas t ride rs in the t a len r-fi llcd tw el ve, we r e h ardl y m ar ch ed b y an eas t co as t t hree , I :!5tT ~ al i on al Ch a mp ~I a rt y Sm it h h ad hi s Il o nd a dan c-ing for th e cr o w d a n d turned h is u n st o ppa bl e eff'ort s in to 1\"' 0 fir st pl ace m a i n s fo r a SWCl" 1 an d pr o f it a b l e over all vict ory. ~l a rl Y's teamm at e. Pie rre Karsrn a kcrs . wa s rid ing w it h th e same c o ntro l and determi na ti o n and h is ~ _·t m ot o finis hes gave Honda th e se cond p lace vict o rv too . The dust beca me qui te a fac t o r and b y t he time " h e two 12 5 c( qu al ifiers an d t co nso lat io n were run th e tra ck wa s so b ad th at th e 250 cc riders were runn in g t he ir first m ot o blind . It was a ll ,\ \ 1.\ refe ree Chuck :'l cC all and Mot ocro ss Man ager \ Iik e Dipre t e co ul d do t o keep from st opping th e mot o mid -w ay . If it hadn't b een for t he ra ce rs' m ont')' in vested in e x pe nses in ~cttin ,~ to th e ev e nt, th ey probably would have. As soon as th e rno to w as fini sh ed . t he h eavy pow-w ow began . Chuc k & Mike i n formed promoter , Kenn y Parsons, t h a t if the track wasn 't watered and safe for th e race rs, the sho w wo u ld no t KO o n , After nearly 2 hours o f dela y , Parso ns reali zed t hat th e .'\7\ IA meant bu sin e ss and, at quit e an e xpe n se , o h t ai n ed lo cal fir e co m p a ny water trucks to do th e j ob th at desp er atel y n eeded to b e d one . C o -own ers o f t h e tra ck. T om Lam h an d Bru ce Ba yl es e x p re sse d a p o lo gies t o th e ,\ ~ I. \ , o ffe red thei r fu ll co op era tio n fo r th e d a y 's event an d promised bet te r tr ack co n d it io n s for the Can -Am rac e to he h e ld at Badlands Park o n Jul y -l t h , Chuck a nd Mik e ass ure d them th ai the better co n d i t io ns w o uld h av e to be , Th e p r om ot er s d id su pply th e thi r ty -three in vite d 25 0t "l' ride rs w ith some su pe r neat Ea st - We st 7\IX jerseys. co m p le te wit h stars and Flags , an d m o st of th e racers sported t h eir new ga rb w it h te a m spirit and a sm ile, ~1i s s in g fro m t he pro g ram of two 3 0- m in u t e -p l u s- tw o -la p mu tos , w as C a n -Am "s s uper s tar J imm y Elli s. J imm }'. wh o suffer ed a b ro ken nose dur in g o ne o f h is w ee kly p ract ice ses sio n s. took advan ta~e of a th ree wt'ek I a ps e het\\"n' n i"at io na ls to havt' a rep air. A ft er a lit tl e ea rth m o ving o n tht.-' firs t t ur n , di re c ted b y J a mmi n ' J imm y wi t h th e b u ll do zer m ann c :d h y J ohn n ie Unt iedt's dad , th e: act io n was rt'a d y 10 roll , ,\ s st a r le r Carro ll Cha n d ler t urne d the I -min u tl ' c;lrd. Knl l1 \' l" Kin k ie " 10 the C B ra d io se l ) Z ~th"rt w owe d th t, spc t'l a l o rs Wil h a su per ho le , hot . )'1 ~l rt y Smit h \\'a s right b eh ind with ~ t a i t' o mount ed C ,Iylo Jl ~ I () si (' r co m p le ti ng lht' t riall~ k . ,\ s till" Ih rel' bega n t hl' ir \i (' ("(1I1d Lip, Zahrt p layed t he ta ll ~ u y and Sm it h too k 't he It' ad wh it' h Lt.;ll·d for th e full rern a m m g 3 0 m in u t es, )'Io sie r was still in th ird , Tomm v Cro ft in fo urt h , Pierre Karsm a ke rs in fi fth an d J imm y Weine rl in six t h. Steve St a rkabl e and Krn r l lo w c r to n wert" ~ ()in ~ at it in l ~th and l St h , S teve beg-an his move t o ninth where he e nded th e mo t o abo u t fi f't ec n minutes e ar ly. Sta ckah lc's cha in had brok en and alo nj; wi th it , the engine ca ses , St ev e ca lled it a da y. wa nti ng- to sa ve his sp are engin e for th e co m ing- Na t iun a l, Zah rt and 7\losic r sw i tched p lares a few t im es b e fo re Pie rre b lew pa st b oth of t he m , b e g i n n r ng a t ough hut d et e rm in ed ch a rge fo r t h e lead , Zilh rt m o ved h ac k a s rid e rs l ike We in ert and DiS te fan o mo ved up , T he w h il e fla!{ was d r opp ed to th e order o f : Sm ith , Kar sm a kc rs. 7\lo si("' r , t h en Croft ver v close . DiS H"ra nO p as se d We ine rt o n t he- last lap to tak e th e c heckered na~ in fourt h. Karsrn a kers ha d c u t d ow n Sm it h 's h-ad and ended wit h a n extremely ~t r ()n R seco nd . Th e g u y s sp ent t hei r I () n ~ lapse b etwe en mo to s roo ling off, preparing t he ir bi ke s a nd rid ing th e ir m inis , Kinkie Kenny Zahrt went a ro u nd writ in g "Trn Bitc.:h in" · o n eve ryo ne 's re a r fend ers and gas ca ps , spo u ting " Llcv , I was in second an d third for it whil e !" The second m otu b egan with th e West leadin g th e Ea s·1 :~· 2 in th e t o p!) p laces , The S 15 0 .0 0 b o n us fo r e .u-h of t he top !i riders o n t he w inn in g team an d S50 ,OO per t o p -f'ivc rider on th e lo sing sid e gavc th e team -effort I h ing a little ad d ed ' in ccru ive . The ga te dropped and J im m y W('int' rl led th e ch argi ng clo ud of d ust. Th is fair-hu ired ho y has been spoi ling h imse l f wi th victori es and w as dying tu ad d this one to h is list" S mi th was fo llo wing clo se in second and T o n y DiS tl" fan o was in t hi rd , As t h e trio ro u nd ed th e dusty t ur n be-fo re t he three fat w ho opdees , Weine r t st a lled his engine a nd kicked franti ca lly as Smith and DiStefano new by , J im m y w as quick t o resu m e h is c ha rge and lo st n o time in o ve rta king DiS tefan o t o regain his second place position . Run yard was in fo u rt h followed by Il o w e rt o n , :\1os ier . Karsrn ak e rs, Cro ft. Gr o ssi and Sa vitsk i. Fierce battl es were b e ing w aged in e ve ry positi on and adva n cing o r e ve rt ho lding a pl ac e w a." a . real job , Pie rre wa s wor k in a u pward , pas sin g 7\J os ier . l Iowr-r t o n &..- Run ya rd t o get t o fo urt h . By m id -m o t u Bill y (; ros , i and Ru u va rd \ \"l'IT d ueI inj; for fift h , gi \"in~ l·;.tt:h ot he r vi rt ual din h a ths as t lu -v c h, lr~ l' d ,idl' h v ~; i th' r h ro uuh th e d c e p - f'a re d p owde r bcr ms . Kcu r l Iowvr t on an ti J o hn Savi ts k i h. rd h cen involved in , I ra ct' of th e-ir o w n fo r eigh t h pl :u:r-. S a vit s k i wor -k e -d u p (0 l Io wc r to n , tht' t\\'o r iding wh ed III wh c(' 1. J o h n made' hi s mO \T an d sn;lt( ·h (,

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