Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

ducked by McWhorter for second. Whit e flag lap, and he was right on E klun d's tail. No se-to-tail through the last turn, Adamo du cked inside an d caugh t E klu n d by in ch es at th e finish . Experts Rex Beauchamp led t he first Expert hea t early . but both Gary Scott (II · D) an d Dave Aldana (11. 0) whip ped u p on h im in th ick d ust, finally puttin g him beh in d them for th e chec ker as the tu rn four area becam e to tally blin d. Chuck Palmgren (Yam) h ol esh o t his heat, b ut Rick Ho ckin g n obbled h im briefl y on th e las t lap . Scott Brelsford wen t into th e h aybales on turn th ree (an area that swall owed about 12 riders), was hauled off in th e ambulance for observation an d re leased later. The Ho cking-Palm gren duel wen t bar-to-bar at the ch ecker . St eve Drost e won th e third heat after a lot o f sw it ch y-swappy with Corky Keener and Tom White. The fourth heat was re started because someone on th e ba ck row h ad his hand up when th e flag was sn ap pe d. Boy , wa s Don Cas tro bummed, as he was leading it on th e o the r Kan em o to triple . Off the rest ar t, Al J orgen son en joyed a brief holesh ot, as Cas tro ga ted a bou t eigh th . Gen e Romero came up fr om th ir d to lead it , tu rn in g an unofficial fast est race lap in the 4 2·second bracket as h e t ook i t away from Fran k Gi lles pie by diving under on the e n try to turn o ne . Castro worked his way in to th ird and a direct transfer, with braking slides noth ing short of hairy . The firs t Ex pe r t Se m i was st opped on th e six th lap , af te r tu rn three fl aggers spen t three lap s signalling frantically whe n Mik e Renslow (Suz uki triple ) wen t tum b lin g down, su ffering a th r ee -an d-a-half in ch gash in h is ne ck. Heads-up firs t aid by a Na tional Motorcycle Patr ol m e mber slo wed the bleeding an d ve ry likely save d Mik e 's life. Walt Fos ter and J ohn Hateley earned th e transfers. Mert La wwiII and AI J o rgen son go t th e las t two spo ts in th e Fi nal , Me r t 's Semi w in a co me-fro m -behin d climb. Final was al most T he Ex pe rt anti-clim actic, if anything becau se it seem ed a long t ime in getting gri d de d. Gary Scott grabbed th e lead an d quietly ran away, as everyone else an gled cautious ly for p o sit ion in the h eavy dust. Chuc k Palmgren closed fo r awh ile , scre ami ng h is Gurne y-Yam ah a t o the lim it. Castro was bottled up , blinded on the fron t st ra igh t an d unable to d o all th at m u ch on th e backchute. Rex Beau ch amp was h avin g be tter results, • p ic kin g th em off one b y one in th e ba ck, as second through fifth place s ran • in a fa irly tigh t gro up . He close d an d to ok second fro m Palmgren abo u t five lap s from the end. Ho c kin g an d Dro st e wen t h ar d a t it . wit h Ric k draggin g t he r ail al most to o tig ht. lIe said after the race, "I was watch ing it (t he rail) an d it was right there , " (pat t in g h is sh ou lde r). "Then I felt m y he ad h it it , and I though t , Wow! I' d better get out a ways. " li e fin ally pulled just within striking distan ce o f Palmgren as time ran out, wh ile Gen e Romer o to o k over fifth ahead of Dro ste and Fran k Gillesp ie. T om Whit e, wh o had run as well as six th , slip pe d to eigh th a t th e flag. The race, run as a $ 17,5 0 0 CMC "National" Mile , was fai rly lucrat ive fo r th ose wh o m ade th e Fin al, and ap paren tly ran in the bla ck fo r th e promoter as well. The co m fo r t able, well -appointed horse facility was abo ut I 70 percen t filled wi th an es t imated 10.000 spectators. Governor Bro wn had or dere d th e tr ac k to m ak e its el f p ay, an d it lo o ks like the way is clear fo r m o re m otorcy cle e ven ts, with the riders defi ni te ly lo o kin g for ward to a hoped-for nigh t re tu rn. • Results JUNIO R MA IN ( 12 lap S): 1. Frankie Adamo (Yam) . 2 . Sk ip E klund (Yam) . 3 . Dan McWhorter (Ya m). 4 . Mark Smith ( Y a m ) . 5 . Jeff J ohnson (Trl) . 6 . Scott Pearson (H-D ). 7 . Jim v enctev (T ri ). 8 . Scott Smith tvamj . 9 . Ri ck Reed ( Y am). 10. Eric Gifford Ctr l). Time : 8 :52 .14 E XPERT MA IN (20 M ites) : 1. Gary Scott (H-D) . 2 . Re x Be aucnamc (H-D) . 3 . Ch uck Palmgren ( Yam) . 4 . R ick Hock in g (Yam). S. Gene Romero (Yam) . 6 . Steve Droste (H-D) . 7. F rank c tue sete (H·D). 8 . T om Wh ite H . D ). 9 . John Genna l (Tr l). 10. Don Cas tro Kaw) . 11 . Han k Scott (Ya m ). 12. Dave Aldana (H·D) . 13. Paul Bost rom (H · D) . 14. Eddie Wirth (H-D) . 15. Ji m Odom (Yam). 16 . Jo h n Ha teley (T rt ). 1 7. Mert Laww lll (H.D) . 1 8 . Wal t Fost e r ( T rl ). 19. Alex J o rgensen ( ~ o r) . 20. Co r ky K een er (H · D ) . "t Im e : 1 4 :00.43. l Look at " our way, it" Sure. you' re used to looking a t Int er-Am Sup er Bars on winning Mota-cross an d Tri a ls bikes. But tr y to look a t it our wa y (anoth er wa y of looking at it). Like th e time we pull ed eight bars off the producti on line and se nt the m to a n indep endent lab for Xvrnylng . Wh y X-ra ying? To spot internal fla ws or d efect s. The results: zero defect s! We weren' t surprised , becau se we ha ve a supe rior q ua lity control system. But that's not a ll that makes Inter-Am ba rs uniqu e. th ey we re the fir st non-steel ba rs approved by the A.M.A. for competition. We mad e them of solid a luminum beca use irs four times stronge r than steel. a nd it flexes be tte r. This a llows the bars to a bso r b shock or vibra tion th a t would otherwise reach the rid er. The result s: less rider fatigue. And mor e wins for Inter-Am . The y come in a nod ized gold. silver a nd bla ck . In se ven differen t bends . . . one jus t right for you r need s. Wh en you look a t the Inter-Am label on a se t of bars. remember how we look a t th em. Get a grip on a winner .'. . Int er-Am. INTER-AM BIKE SUPPLIES, INC. 751 Monroe Way Placentia, Ca. 92670 (714) 993-2603 CN-29 moving? Well, HOT DOG ! That means you've got another coupon to fill out. After all, we have 10 send your Cycle News somewhere and what better place than your newaddress? So don't delay, do it today. --------------------------------------Fill out and mail to: Cycle News, P.O . Box 498, long Beach , CA 90801 old address new address You may stick on your mailing label here. name _ name address _ address city _ state - - - - - zip _ _ .,--- city state _ _ zip _ 15

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