Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

finish on Bronze with a 250cc Penton. David Hulse , Bay Shore, N.Y. - David, th e only U.S. Montes a rider in th e ISDT, held Silver for two days before carb p roblems dropped him to Bronze. David Ash ley , Eva nsville , Ind. - David put h is Hu sky through a wrong turn on th e firs t d ay, p ic ked up more arrow s d o wn the t rail and "houred o ut." Don Cutler , Putnam , Conn . - Don , a Silver Vase rider, we nt off his Gold o n d ay one whe n his b a ffle slid fo rward in the p ip e d uring the special test. He wo rked back toward G o ld all week, finally co ming to th e ro ad race special test on the sixth da y where, if h e finished with in twenty seconds of th e winner , he co uld get ba ck his G old . He m issed it b y 5 .5 points wi th a score of 2775 .8. M a x Mark ow itz , Pu tn am , Conn. Max , a Silve r, V ase T eam rider, p lu gged on after a terrible first d ay th at in cluded his b eing h it ' by a car to fin ish on Bronze . . Ron Lam astus, Morgan town , Ind. Ron, an Ossa ride r, dropped from Gold to Bron ze on da y three , then wo rk ed b ack up to Silv er by th e trial 's end. Rokon rider finished the Six Day s despite the problem shared with th e o th er Rokon s o f hav ing their two-stroke oil clo g up th e silencers and cu t their p ow er. Bronze. Doug Wilford, Clevel and , Oh. - Dou g rod e o n a German team with a Hercu les Wankel. He fell off on d ay th ree, breaking a rib , an d re tired o n day four. J im Fogle, Lancas ter , Oh. - Jim, ano the r of th e Ro kon clan, finished th e ISDT despite their oil p roblems and too k home a Bronze Medal . Dick Mann, Sch enec tad y, N.Y . - Th e gra nd National Champ d id some thing he's always wanted to d o. . .rid e an ISDT. He finish ed o n Bron ze with a broken toe , an inj ured hand , and h e ove r c a me nu me rous .. -.:t' l-< Il) m e ch an i c al ..0 prob lems a long the 'way with his Ossa . Dave Mungen ast , S t. Louis, Mo. - Dave a Rokon rider; d ropped o ut following a crash on d ay fo ur. He br ok e a chest b o ne , yet co ntin ued on within only 3-5 minutes of go ing ou t of his h our for fo ur c heck poi nts b e f o r e f i n a ll y enco untering a tight section and hourin g S Il) > o Z o ut. K evi n LaV o ie , Ch ephach e t, R.I. - Never-say -d ie Max Mar kowitz st ru ggles to resta rt his Ossa o n the last da y. Tom Penton, Lorain, Oh. - Tom be came the first U.S. DNF on day one when hi s Trophy Team bike caugh t fire . Lars Larsson. EI Cajon , Ca. - Lars rode a KTM to take a Bronze Medal in th e 50th International Six Days Trial. Gary Surdyke, Crystal Ci ty, Mo . Gary's new 500cc four-stroke Yamaha wen t out on d ay three . The kill button wir e sh o rte d out up under the gas tank, and he ho ured o ut by the time he fo und the p roblem . Dennis Vandecar . Lansing, Mich. Dennis unload ed o n day th ree. suffering a sever e co n t usio n to his collarbone." The Penton rid er was o n Gold at th e tim e. Andr e w S mit h , St anhope. N.J. "Drew ," a Pento n rider, fin ished his firs t ISDT o n Bron ze. Dane Leimbach , Lorain , Oh . . Dan e . a Tr o phy Team rid er . seemed to have a re latively easy ti me of it, smiling , w aving or wheelying al l th e way to his Go ld Medal . Gary Ed mond . Canterbury . Co nn. Gary o ver ca me numerous mech an ical p ro bl ems with h is Can -Am to finish on Bronze. J eff Gerber. Am herst , Oh . . J ef f go t h is Pen ton sideways on a p aved sectio n o n day o ne whe n a car stoppe d ah ead of h im. He was only sha ken. but hi s bike ended up being dragged do wn the road b y a ceme n t tr u ck travelling in th e o p posi te di rect ion and w as destr o yed . Danny Young, Bowling Green , Ky. Lik e Dan e Leim b ach , Dann y seemed to h ave a good tim e. He dropped no co urse mark s and took h ome a Gold Medal fo r Pen to n 's U.S . Trophy Team. Ron Bish op . Esco ndido. Ca . - Ro n . a Ro kon ride r . got off on the third day . breaking tw o ribs in the pro cess , and retired. Jim Holl a nder , Ham den. Co nn . - This Kevin, a Vase Team rid er. finish ed on Silver after hitting a mail tru ck and nu rsin g in a bad running motor. Carl Cranke , Orangevale , Ca. - Carl , riding o n the Trophy T eam . finished o n Gold foll owing a h ard cr ash on d ay two and a m ot or seizure in the road race special test. Ma lc ol m Sm ith . Riverside . Ca. Malcolm sco red h is seventh ISDT Gold Medal , riding a Husky o n the Loco Cien to cl ub team, foll ow ing a b ad flip in th e heath er o n day six. Ch a rl e s V in cen t, Windso r Locks. Co nn . . Afte r losing firs t gear and b reaking a rib on day three . th e Silver Vase Team ride r lost se co nd ge ar an d then saw his motor qui t o n day fo ur. Ken Maahs, McMinnville. Or. - Ken , a Husk y rid er . re-b roke an already inj ure d ankle o n th e firs t day and retired. J im Sim mons. 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