Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

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J oe Mackenzie (Mai) topped out 18 other Old TIme rs with two mo to win s and Don Taylor (Ya m) was righ t behind hi m bo th times for second overall. • Results in Resul ts Secti on . Bad day at Plymouth! By Sallee Hilt on P LYMO UTH, CAL. , AUG_ 24 Sound like a title for a m ovie ? Well, the scrip t was written by a "dirty low-do wn sneak thief" who came in the night and stole the pump which was to be used to fill the water truc k. With about 300 rider s present, Fred Dion , p ro moter, tri ed to . get the p rogram goi ng in spite o f t he theft. Without a p um p , th e near est source of water wo uld be about 25 mil es away. He did locate a small (and s low) water pump, and also called Sacramento, 40 miles away, for another water truck and pump to be sent t o Plymo u th . Me anwhile, back at the track, practice was started-and dust conditions were intolerable. Due to excessive red eyes, clogged nasal passages and wiped out bores, about 30 percent of the riders scratched their en tr ies before the first race was underway. To the riders who stuck it o ut (and fo un d the tr ack whipped into shape and co ndi tio ns ideal for second motos) Dian o ffe rs his thanks f or their understanding. If anyo ne ca re s to turn in the name of the "dirty low-down sneak thief" it will be greatly appreci at ed, to the tune of a 550 rew ard fo r information leading to th e arrest and co nviction o f the culpr it. • Results in Results Section. S.I.R. Night MX By Sue Sykes KENT, WAS H., AU G. 27 SJ.R. dropped th e flag on night motocross for this summer series and will let the racers out on the t ra ck for S u n d a y dicing in 32 Se p t e m b e r , The fi nal night was accompanied by a ligh t rain during bo th motos but racing conditions see med to benefit fro m the steady drizzle. The AMA A riders from this reg ion we re off to sunny California for fun and racing and they were certainly missed. The heavy sign-up was in the Band C divisions, especially the 125 C class. J ay Anderson (Yam ) claimed a first moto win and then ca me back with a third to take first overall. Russell Tom was first in o n the second round but a 10th added to it for mot o o ne was go od enough for th e fif t h place tro ph y. John C h ri s tian was back on a Yamaha an d his steady rides o f two-t wo proved to be best in th e Mini A. Perr ish Anderson (Ya m) and Andy Yarrington ( Ho n ) ea ch claimed o ne moto but scored top-bottom fash ion - leavin g th e bi g trophy to Christ ian. Yarringt on was doin g his be st in m oto t wo to put something toget her with his win b ut j ust co uldn 't make it to n ight. On t he st art he was ba ck a bit wi th Perr ish way o ut in the lead and Ch rist ian in seco nd. Y a r r ington fell on a pass attempt ar ound Ch risti an and that was th e end • of the fight for the m oto, Results in Results Section. Hard driving Grant Salye rs on the inside , Jack Martin hanging the outs ide and the payoff in the Hanford Match race goes to Smilin' Jack. Bast/MacMurray best By W.H. Spencer Speedway Central HAN FO RD, CA L , AU G. 29 Northern riders made their pres· ence felt this week, but it was Hanford regulars and a co uple of " s le ep ers" that took away the mo ney. Wh en the · Han dicap Se mis roll ed aro und, Randy Davis of Sacramento di d a fine job off the 20-yard li ne for a win an d a chance to rep rese n t th e no rth in t h e M a in . In the other Semi, a surprisi ngly co nsis te n t Louis Lindwall held off all comers . Ron lIardin, a hard ch arging first yea r rider from Bakersfield, was rewarded with hi s first scratch ride. Going in as a reserve for an injured John Mc Do n n e l l , Hardin withstood the pressure fro m veteran scratch men Russ Duronsolet, Mark Smith and Charley Morse, and won . The H an d i c a p Main was hotly contested fro m tum one, but the high yardage men sim ply co uld not get by . lIardin took th e win , followed by Rich Beardsly and the eve r-present Lindwall. Max Koernans was busy all evening working his way into both Mains, howeve r in the Handicap his machine blew a head gasket. How he go t it fixed in time for the Scratch Main rem ain s a racin g secret. When the gate we nt up, Duronsolet had the hole shot, b ut J .A.P. mounted Dan Hu c kans was right on top of h im. H u c k a n s fi na lly w o r k ed u n d e r Du ro nsolet and 'Koem ans foll o wed h im thro ugh. Koem an s star ted p ressuring Huc kan s and o n the las t lap he got by fo r a crowd-p leasi ng finish and th e b ig win o f the evening . Four J unior Sp eedway riders made th e tre k to Hanford and pu t o n their usual cro wd pl easin g show. After the first two h ea ts, it shaped up as a duel betwee n Harlan C. Bast and Louis Kossuth . After a bad encoun ter with the turn two wall, Bast co uld n o t hold off th e h igh flying Kossu th . The fans enjoyed th e Junio rs so mu ch th at th ey ca me up wi th $4 0 cash for the winner. SAN J O SE, CAL. , AU G. 19 It was fair night for the SRA group at the San ta Clara County fairgrounds, wit h ove r 2600 in the g r a n d s tand and US Speedway champ Steve Bast o ut to show why he is No. One . No rm Den ny an d Rich Mac Murray were st ill firm ly lo cked in a ba ttle fo r the Sa n J ose high poin t. Bast go t caught up in the first Handicap heat and barely made it to th e semi fro m the 50. Ran dy Davis was th e astounder in this heat , beating Paul Or landi by in ches. In the two Semis only one deep-yardage man made it to the fro nt wi th MacMurray winning over Faria and Robinson. Dan McConnell and Randy Davis kept the other yardage guys back ex cept for Orlandi, leaving Denny and Bast to the Consolation. George Carter got himself out of the Scratc h Main early wh en he to uched the tape in the first Se mi while Norm Denny beat out Cunningham and Stetler, Bast and MacMurray had a good to do in the second Scratch Semi as both rode the outside with neato rooster tail slides. Bast won as he had done in the special match race but once again, only by inches. In the Division H Main the newest Faria racer took home all the marbles in only hi s second try while Alan Wood couldn 't get his way around . In J unior Speedway Lance King n ip ped ou t Ro n Kirby at th e checkered flag and when the J unior princess came o u t to give away the good time brass, he go t himself anot her nip with n ot eve n a blush. The Ha nd icap Main had MacMurray o n th e 40 with Orlandi and Robinson keepi ng h im co mpany. McCo nnell and Davis we re on th e ze ro and Mike Faria ke pt the mid d le alive from the 20. Davis t ook the poin t over McConne ll while the deep yardage bo ys wo rked in tr affi c. MacMurray put the big squeeze o n Faria at th e h alf way point for a be autifu l hi gh side to low side pas s with a comer squarin g in the mid dl e and at th e checkered, Rollin' Rich was rolling in the lead. Steve Bast led the Scratch Main with only one good competitive try for a pass from Mac Murray who was goi ng to try to get around o n the o utside on th e firs t lap . Rich's motor went so ur at that point and he finished last . • Results in Results Section. Napa points finale By Ste phen J. Rooney, Jr. NAPA, CAL., AUG . 23 Thi s was the last po ints race o f the seaso n for the Speedway riders in Northern Californ ia. Cal Expo had shut off on the eight h and San Jose on the 19th. Goin g into the Scrat ch M ain onl y three points sep ar ated John Cunningham and Jerry Baugh. Cunningham really wanted to make the qualifier and took off with the gate never to be headed. He picked up the necessary points to put himself in to the n umber six spot and make the tea m fro m the North that will be challenging the Southern contingent fo r th e spots in the National Ch ampionship. In the Handicap main R ich MacMurray continued his winning ways and came fro m the fo rty yard line to defeat a hard- charging Da le Stetler and Mike Faria. Faria took second by a very short margin ove r Stetler. Paul Or landi , one of the most popular riders o n the Northern cir cuit , crashed and for a while it was thought that he had broken his wrist. At las t rep ort it ap peared that it was o nly a severe sprain. In D i v is i on Two action, Duane Yarrow put it all t ogeth er an d ca me ou t on t op wi th Mike Can no n taki ng second over Dave Faria. Den nis Robinson and J erry Bo wers we nt afte r eac h ot h er t hree times to see who wo uld ge t th e Chri st i a n Bro thers Ch am pagne and Bowers took the best two out of th ree. In Junior racing Brian Thompson on th e th ree q ua rter p rototype mach ine dev elo ped by J r. Speedway International was able to overtak e a flying Lance Kin g fo r th e Main vic t ory, J on Haan was third as Steve Lu cero had th e misfortune to crash . • Results in Resul ts Section.

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