Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

-----_ .. - II ... ' 11I • ~ an active effort to obtain it. For a time there was a four way tie, and then it . was narrowed to a three way tie. The tie had to be bro ken by club membership cards and the winning club was Sonoma County Sport Cycle Association. The LeMans start, with over 80 riders on the line was done 'in two waves . Experts and Juniors took off , first ; Novices followed in two minutes. The co urse was well marked, but the first lap still found riders getting lost. The first mile was de ceivingly smooth going, as it was mostly laid on and around the motocross area. The riders were soon to discover the tricky sp o ts, and came to 'be be lievers in the "three arrows pointing down " th at indicated the next one. The leaders in each of the four races were co m ple tin g about 10 laps in the one and one half hours allowed before th e chec kered fla g went o u t. '. t ~ r--O'l ..-l .. . ~ l-4 0.. < Greg Gainer Benefit By Jan Newman ALBANY, ORE. , MAR. 14 If the Puyallup Trans AMA race seems like a long time ago to you, consider how long it has been for Greg Gainer. Gre g was critically injured th e, preceding week at Puyallup and is still hospitalized in Portland. He now is allowed to spend we ekends at horne in Salem with his friends and family and was also able to be on hand to watch 'the race today. , ' The co mp e tit io n was n ot h ampered by lack of trophies or prize money ., The 125 Experts were espe cial ly hot , and well matched. Richard Earle (Ho n ) was top dog with a 2-4 re cord but it could have be en anybody's game at any time . Bill McCormick (Yam) was 1-5, Tom Nixon (Hon) was 5-2. , The expected battle between Kevin Meyers (Yam), who practically owns first place in the Open Pros, an d Barney Newman (Bus) nev\,r materialized. In th e first moto Newman went nose firs t into the goopy mud just as Meyers shifted into overdrive to tak e a never Newman played ch allen ged lead. ca tc h-up the whole m oto to finish second. When the wire ' dropped in' round two Meyers was nowhere to be found. Apparently h is mount gave up. Anyone who missed the ra ce and wo uld like to help out can send a donation to the Greg Gainer Fun d , Far West Federal Savings and Loan, Center & Liberty, Salem, Oregon 97301. • .' -, The Show Package Of TheYear LA. Sports Arena ' Aprillst~ 2nd~ 3rd &4th. 1976 .. See co mpetitio n, custo mized. classics, customs and a ntiq ue bikes plus all the sign ificant 19 76 models at t he 13th Annual Cycle Worl d Inte rna tio nar Motorcycle Sh ow. Rogers at Madera Lakes By Duane Garrett EXHIBIT H OU RS: APR I L 1 . 7 ',00 pm-H ,OO e rn, APRI L 2, 7 :00 pm -mid night . A PR IL 3,1: 0 0 pm -m id night . AP RI L 4,1 :0 0 pm ·8, OO pm. • MADERA LAKES, CAL, MAR. 14 John Rogers (Yam), J im Franklin (Hus) and Parry Klassen (CZ) topped the 125, 250 and Open Pro classes today at Madera Lakes Raceway on a track which all the riders agreed was in top shape. An all new back section added more to th is already sp ec tacu lar natural terrain MX track. Tim Worth (Hon) led the first moto oft the 125 Pros around the first turn only to fall coming off the jump in front of the announcing tower. Randy Johnston (Ho n) quickly grabbed the lead holding on for almost the entire nice. Steve Par ker (Hon) go t a break wh en Johnston missed a gear, allowing Parker to slip by and take the win. In th e second 125 Pro moto Tim Worth was determined to show everybody he could ride a' mo torcycle with ou t -fa lling o ff. Worth did just th at, as he to ok th e hol eshot , stretch ed ou t a co m fo rt ab le lead , an d took the , win without even breathing hard. Randy Johnston was o n his way to second pl ace and the ov er all wh en he fell allo win g J ohn _Roger s _to pass. Rogers sco re d ju st enough p oints to take the over all. • :.:.:.:-:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:;:.:.:.:.:.;.:.:.:.:.: ••••••••••••••.•••••••••••..••...•••...•.•...........•...•.•...•...•...•.....•.•.••........•...•.......•.......•.••.....•....•............•.••..••....• :::::::::::::::::: _ _ a subscription is aboredom prescription ..........: :.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:-:-:.:-:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:-:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:-:.:.:.:.:.:-:.:.:.:.:.:-:.:-:.:.:.: •••...•...•.•••..........••...............•....••.......•••..••..•..••..•.•.••.••.........••...•..••...•..•••••...•.•.....•............................ " OUR OW N QUALITY TESTED PARTS FOR HARLEY-DAVIDSON ' AND MORE GAR Y BANG CYC LE WEST P.O, Box 472. Canoga Park. Ca. 9 13 03 (21 3) 341 -8474 I E xpansion Chamber Cone Sets 20 Ga. steel rolled and seam sccewetcee read y to design your own chamber . 3 Pc. sets , $12.00. 4 Pc . sets, $14.00. 5 Pc. sets, $1 6.00 . Postpaid. Plus Sales Ta x . Quantit y drscourrts eveneete. Send y our dimensions to Airco Shee t Metal. 15209 G revillea Ave. De pt. W. Lawndale, C A 9 0260. 213-675-5290. ...

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