Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

1CY'CLB NBW8 NOB'I'B --------- -- ~ t l!") cOl ...... N r- .J s '" z z > .J Tony Speck, silhouetted by the early morning sun, practices for the Elkhead Championship. Henry found his chance and got around. Meanwhile, Halcomb had been on the throttle and came through the pack to boot Spiva to fourth. Seven riders cashed in on the pay back. Losh, Henry and Halcomb garnered the top three paying positions. Pat Wilson (Hon) won the fllSt 125 mota with ease pulling at least 10 seconds ahead of next man, Glenn Jennings (Hon), by the end of the first Jennings crashed on the lap. whoop-de-doos for a DN F and Mike Marquez (Hus) was there to take over second and close the distance on Wilson slightly. Kevin Henry (Bul) was running third with Jim Lesniewski (Hus) and Don Cantaloupi fol1owing. On the final lap Mike Preston (Yam) broke through to fourth as Cantaloupi and Lesniewski traded places for the finish. Wilson took off in mota two leaving the pac k again. He never finished the first lap, due to an end over end crash at the back of the track. Jennings and Marquez took one and two. Suddenly J ennings and Marquez disappeared not to be seen again. Henry was the new leader, Lesniewski was second, and the race was for third between Cantaloupi, Preston and Rick Woodron (Suz). Henry, Preston and Lesniewski, tallied the winning points for some hard earned cash. . The Sacramento Jammers M.e. thanks all of the riders and spectators who responded to the "Anti Litter" campaign by leaving the cleanest premises ever seen after a race! • Results in Results Section. Elkhead Championships By Lynne Diltz YONCALLA, ORE., 28 ocr. 19 The tiny Valley of Elkhead will resound . no more this year, with the roar of motorcyles. The Tompkins family who own and run the popular mile-long motocross track, decided they would not hold winter sessions; they want some time to take their own four riders to some races and not have to worry about management headaches. It was Championship day; the end of a long hot summer of motocross. Before the day was over, everyone was familiar with the name of Craig Praus. He'd been on this track only twice, but won top money and gathered enough points to take the 250 high point trophy. Praus had two solid wins in the half hour race, with the rest of the field doing some hard riding. Randy Wing was driving hard for the number one spot and in three laps both he and Praus were lapping other riders. Sixteen year old Mark Mattheisen began closing the gap on Wing with David Reimer and Skeet \lise closing in. Reimer wiped out in the water hole, allowing Hise around and Jeff Nowak moved into fourth . Hise began to move, dumped himself on t he peek-a-boo , but kept third. Wing hit a berm instead of shooting it , Mattheisen was passed by Hise and Nowak found the water hole a bit greasy. Praus got the holeshot on mota two. Wmg lost some gears and had to finish the race with only three good ones. Hise closed, but could not hold off a very determined Praus, David Reimer got bottled in on the stan and at the end of the first lap he was way back in 17th. When the 12th lap started he was solid in third, where he remained. Karl Talburt managed the holeshot in both motos of the Mini Juniors and just kept going away to finish in first. We're unsure as to how one Mini Expert even finished his last mota. Scott Toy went down hard in the mud hole and his bike wouldn't go until Dad pushed it. When Scott got back on the track, his handlebars were so crooked they hit him in the belly button when he cornered, " There was a very large class of 125 Novices. Bruce Hanna put it in gear, spun mud and was leading before the first lap was down. Jeff Stere tried to catch Hanna but was having "one of those days." Richard Moore from Eugene had the same kind of day until the second mota. He won it handily but the first loss gave him a second overall. Mike Smothers, Mark Knigge and Fritz Martin kept a running battle for the next three places and finished out in that order. The mud hole racked up more a f a score than all the riders in the 125 Juniors. Several guy s were without mud flaps (fo r their faces, that is) and after watching the first couple of laps we know how the term "eating dirt ca me about. Th e 25 0 Novice class had a pack of anxious riders and broke the band before the starter was even in position. The flagman , who is supposed to fin ish the motos and wave the red flag, if needed, was yakking again and riders went one whole mota before this dude's attention could be directed to the races. One poor rider who was first in, didn't even get the checkered flag and made a lap for nothing. At least three times riders crossed the line without having the wh ite put out, and one rider got the red flag instead of the checkered. .. Ridiculous" say the riders. : and we agree. On the second restart of the 250 Novice class, Bill Edwards got the holeshot only to go belly down on the peek-a-boo and three more riders dumped it in the mud hole. On restart three, the band was broken again but the race was let go and after the third lap the field began to stretch out. Big John Broadwater had a bum day ... he went down coming out of the mud hole, was trying to start his bike when another rider smacked him in the legs. Boy , did the air tum blue ! The other rider hi -tailed it . .. don't blame him, wouldn't want Big John mad at me , either! Last mota John got all crossed ent down lip on the back whoop hard and bit a hunk out of his lower lip. Robbie Betterton went home with the OpenJuniors top trophy for the day but he had to work like heck for it. Jerry Lucas and Barry Stevens were on him most of the time. After the white flag came out, Lucas put on a rush that was designed to blow Betterton right out of the way. It didn't work, and Rob crossed the finish first. Barry Stevens held first for most of the last mota. Betterton closed in , but Stevens turned on his powerful Yamaha and flat walked away from the Honda only to down it in the upper berm and Betterton had his second win. • Results in Results Section, Jt Fremont ST finale By W. H. Spencer F REMO NT, CA L., OCT . 8 The District had one last the Frem ont point from 36 top sho rt tracker cha nce to ta ke back Racew ay overall high Mike Faria. While leading th e 3 60 Expert heat , the clu tch on th e Bob Can cilla Yamah a gave up th e cause and wi th it the chance for the Len Vest al Memorial awa rd. Faria rac ked up a third in the featured m ain event and Steve Eklund won his seventh even t of the year over last ye ar's high point winner Steve Carrillo. Faria was presented the high point award by Marge Vestal , wife of the former D-36 Director of Competition. Eklund had to work his way up from the back to take the win. He also took the 360 Expert high point trophy on his new K & L short tracker. Faria's third cu t the overall white pl ate battle down to just five points. Delacy an d Faria will be h ard at it on ce the indoors at San Jose get started on November J. Er rol Longboya won th e 360 Junior main but Rich Luhdorff took th e title with , a well run second over ,CB Pizza

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