Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

ainna uiee nuro ~ 00 ,-; ... Q) ..0 8 Q) ;;. o Z There's still something new in Lucerne Sunday, IIoveIIIber 16th,1975 $25,000 Prile Money Puyallup Raceway Park By Larry Langley ANDERSON DRY LAKE, CAL., NOV. 9 4 miles south of the Puyallup Fairgrou nds on Merid ian Avenue, next to Puyallup Air Park Checkpoints M.C., promoters of the only desert enduro with AMA National sanction this year, again upheld their reputation of putting on the best enduro in Lucerne Valley. The 126·mile run attracted some very good enduro riders from the north, including ISDT Gates open at 7 a.m. Pre-race festivities at 11 Racing beg ins at 12 noo n Call 631-1550 for informati on. Tickets: $6 in advance at cycle shops arou nd the Northwest. $7.50 at the gate. Juniors (6 to 12) $2 . Brought to you by Rainier Brewing Company, Seattle, Washington and International.Raceway Parks The superstars of the world's toughest sport on Puyallup's grueling, 14-jump course. World Class riders like Roger DeCoster, Dave Bickers, Gerrlt Wolslnk, Gilbert DeRoover, Willy Bauer, Arne Kring, Beng Abert , Pierre Karsmaker, Haken Andersson, Jim Pomeroy, Gary Welnart, Brad Lackey, Marty Tripes. Factory teams from Suzuki, Husqvarna, Kawasaki , Malco, CA, Yamaha, Honda, Bultaco. IAdirt bike makes a better roadracer than a roadracer makes a dirt bike. I VEra's lEathErs Mileafter milerideinstyle R inVera's leathers ide Vera is proud to announ ce in additi on to her facto ry she is now hand ling riding apparel ; Boo ts, gloves, jerseys, socks, goggles and of course her famous leathers. 11 511·A Washington Blvd. Whittier, CA 90606 2 1J.6!19- 2349 Ride in Style . 8· - - - -........................... • ~ ! CALIFORNIA MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE If you are interested in saving money on your Motorcycle Insurance we suggest you phone (213) 295 ·2054 or write to CALIFORNIA MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE AGENCY, P.O. BOX 92 867, LOS ANGELES, CA 90009. We will be ple ased to give you a quote on th e ph on e or m ail cu rre n t appli c ations an d rates to yo u. Dianne Fogarty , Un derwriting , ,.• See ow: ad in '.'Want Ads" ,I STICKERS ~ For decorat ing ~ Beer Boxes , Tool Boxes, Bicycles, School Binders, etc. For a selection from our extras, rejects, and outdated stickers. send $2.00 to : K!t~MAIZ.! SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 PLAT-E's 1 I " ) I I ! r I medalist Ben Bower among those in search of national points. Bower made a determined effort to add the Jubilee to his other Southern California National win, the Red Garter. Ben lost four poin ts , which mayor may not pu t him in contention for the overall win. The first loop was billed as an easy " C" rider loop and it was. In fact it was too easy, according to the Criders 1 talked to. Larry Potter is ab out as close to the average C rider as you can get. Larry had the misfortune of a flat front tire on his 175 Can -Am at the five mile check but figured, wh at th e hell? and just kept on riding. At the end of the 39·mile loop Larry dropped only two points and complained it was just a little too easy. Th e clubs are doing a good thing in promoting the "C" class, but the loop should be preparation for the day when the C rider receives the magic transfer ride and finds himself on the harder lo o ps. I'd certainly not advocate a "killer" type loop but maybe include a medium to hard uphill or two and a couple of rock fields to test their mettle. Improvement better start while they are C riders, not when they are B's, Rider instructions warned the C riders, to stay off of the second and third loops for good reason. They were tough, up to the national enduro standards. There were a number of good rocky gnarly uphills, tight canyons with rocky dropoffs, off-camber hills, and really just about everything you could think of to make the ride interesting and challenging. Speed averages at times were just about unattainable, but then the course would drop into a easy section, allowing the riders to get back on time. At least so me riders. It wasn't a hare and hound type enduro ; you had to have your timekeeping together or you found yourself surprisingly early. The Checkpoints Club relishes scouting out little canyons in the back sections of Lu cerne Valley, and delight in proving wrong the skeptics who say there isn't an yt h ing new to ride there. Smart riders had the foresight to mount new tires for the end uro, knowing there would be numerous uphills to co n ten td with . By enduro's end, those new knobbies looked pretty frazzled. Rocks do terrible things to rubber. The only problem was one uphill canyon which turned into a bottleneck for most riders as the one line through got clogged with st alled motorcycles. It's pretty tough when laying out an enduro to forecast ex actly what's going to happen. but sinc e the second loop crew had to pil e ro cks at the bottom of a rocky led ge to rid e up, this canyo n lth ey must had /an idea . A free section '· 1

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