Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

can-am Cycle N,ews North the first tu rn o f the first moto. (This tu rned o ut to be th e dustiest race of the day.) Cantaloup i took the lead b ut after crashing in the third and sixth lap s his chan ces loo ked dim. Hen ry took over the lead briefly but crashed in the fou rt h lap lettin g Do n Murphy (Suz) by an d in to first , then crashe d aga in in the sixt h lap wi th Eric McK enn a (Hon) getting b y. Hen ry regained h is se cond pl ace before th e finish and McK enna went b ack to d icin g it out with Clo yse Holland (Suz) . The second moto was all Henry 's from lap two on. He didn 't h ave an yone close enough to race wi th so the real race was for second with McKenna ho lding Holland off wi th o u t an inch to spare. • Resu lts in Results Section. HanDlin - Frame rigidity based on perfect triangulation. Ad jastable steering head to suit your ridi ng style. - New long-travel suspension sets new standard fo r supe rb overa ll handli ng con tro l. - Technically advanced transmission perm its immedi ate start-up i n any gear, - Front fork features breather valve to ensure consistent action; - Rick Delgado (Yam) took the 12 5cc Ex pe rt honor s but he co uldn ' t let up for on e sec o n d as Duane Snell (Yam ) and Mar k Po wers (Yam) were in hot pursuit t he en ti re race. Powers, not wanting to take home th ird, go t by Snell at the finish. It was a two man duel between Ascot regulars Doug Garrison (Yam) and Frank Adamo (Yam) when the Open Experts took to the track. Garrison , with a good start, grabbed the lead with Adamo slipping through the holes in the traffic to take second goi ng into the first tum. Adamo was applying the steam to Garri son the rest of lap one . an d on the second (and last) lap , Adamo took Garrison in the sec on d right hander and outran him in a drag race to the finish . • Results in Results Section , Family night at Sonoma' SONOMA CNT Y., CAL. , J UNE 14 It was family night as the North Bay 'Mo torcycle Club hosted its third short trac k of the seaso n at the Chris Beck Arena. San ta Rosa's Skov family ended the evening with fat her Carroll Skov m oving up to take second in the 250 Expert Main after Tim Skov (son) rode to a win in the 250 Novice class and youngest son Todd took the win in 100 Novice. Not to be left out, Petaluma's Larry Drew captured the 250 Expert Main and brother Dennis Drew moved up to second in the 360 Expert Main behind Guerneville's Ed Hausmann. The Carter brothers from Windsor made their presence felt with John Carter winning th e 200 No vice Main, Ross Carter placing seco nd in the 100 Novice Main and brother Jace taking third in the 250 Expert Main. Emerging as point leaders are Larry Drew, Expert ; Mik e Tripp, Junior ; and TIm Skov, Nov ice. .' The next race at this tr ack will be on Saturday evening August 2nd. Results in Res ults Section. cao-am Mil DI8trlbulecl by Bombsrd lsr Corp.,· P.D. BOll 8'01, Duluth, II lnneeols sSSOl KII GP AlU IIUM RINED SHOCKS stan the industry $900 AMA Pro ..... ~. . . . .I. 1Il10•• UrnItar Shorf-Track IlPtwtlPt. "'tntH fiIIIIIll . ..... Wed~es day ~nlp flr _ 11111. July 9 .........".. . , . .1 0, M jost· ... iii ......... JA mile banked oval --... sill• ..,iop A. e T., ....._ ___ .,..kIn ,....... IIoIllIop. s,.ce II· ... .lals ........ .. . ir· cnfl......... night Practice 6 :30 9 Race8pm .: ~ .;. ;::: If ._. ./ Medford Raceway ..ill tar FII££ litlrltDr•••~ ~ ...I BIKONI UMITED 151 .... st. IlacUI 1401 Sage Rd ., Medford , Ore gon . info: 503-779- 7779 ~ See Calendar for det ails .. COMING AUG . 22 A.\ IA PRO SHORT TRACK IlJ. 07801 HUSKY COUNTERSPROCKETS (SPlINED) 10 THRU 17 TEETH THE FINEST AVAILABLE Expansion Chamber Cone Sets 20 Ga . steel r o ll ed an d seam sp o t w el d ed ready to desi gn your o wn enameer . 3 Pc. sets. $12.00. 4 Pc. sets. $14.0 0 . 5 Pc . sets $16.0 0 . Postpa id . Plus Sa les Ta x• • Q u an tit y d iscou n ts av a ilable . Sen d your dimensions to A lrco Sh ee t M et a l , 1 52 09 34 G rev iUea A ve. Dept. W. Lawndale, CA • , ,902 6 0. 213-&1 5-5290 . ~ ,.ReDUCT . INC. 213<1 Cl.O .... OOl.H I(I.O WAy O M ' VIEW CA ~043 0 (41 ~l%1 2 4 46 a ::; ;-.;W .eJl\Si-p~cause

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