Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Now goes to Starting April 7th WednesdayN ight W/ERA Update .In case you're in possession of one of those super-zoot two color WjERA brochures, the Western schedule is wrong, already. The April 3-4 Las Vegas Regional has been moved- to the weekend .of April 17-18, (Easter) and the Phoenix date listed for Easter - .. . l-o 0.. < cmc cmc cmc Points and classes Insurance and rules Membership cards requiftM (Available that night) Gates open at 5 PM Practice from 6 to 7 PM First Race at 7: 30 PM Sign up closes at 6:30 PM Sharp 30% Trophies Pro Payback $6 Rider entry (includes all gate fees) Information 714-552-5514 Admission $3.50 Adults $2.50 Juniors (13-16) $1.00 Children weekend is cancelled. In the Divisional schedule, next race is April 24-25 at Texas World, then May 8-9 a Divisional at Willow Springs, Calif., possibly combined with that postponed 200 mile enduro . . In respect to the CRRC/WERA pact in . Texas, both organizations have "rearranged" their schedules for a total of 12 Texas road races (there would have been 19 otherwise), but fum new dates have not been released. ·10 a general letter released March 22, CRRC stated that it had dropped its AMA affiliation Hanly with great reluctance". Apparently, this means that the April I I CRRC race , announced earlier as an . AMA Amateur qualifier, no longer carries that distinction. Sand cayon off-ramp of the Santa.A na (5) Freeway in East Ir vine Tales of the V enezuelan J ungles .Even though Steve Baker · won the Miles of Venezuela, lap charts showed that he lost a lap in the pits . . . Throughout the ensuing two days of protests that followed Baker's victory , Steve remained calm and collected while Gary Nixon fought for -what he thought was rightfully his, which was first, of course. . A pole was conducted among the riders who participated in the race, and the answer to nine out of ten questions was UNo problem ." Kenny Roberts and Gene : Romero didn't show, bu t they've raced in Venezuela before. Of the winners' prize money, 18% was deducted for tax purposes, and an other 18% wen t for something the promoters called "hotel tax ". ::rhe Ve ne zuel an Motorcycle Federation shares the same building with Venemotos, the importer for Yamaha. And they think they have crowd problems here: during intermission at therace, the 25,000 member crowd was hosed down with fire hoses. Which father knows best? The fathers of Barry Sheene and Phil McDonald had an argument over a statement made by the elder Sheene accusing the American team of cheating during the British Match Races. IlWindale MX 200 Dorresteyn loses last battle Services were held March 29 for "Mr. IT, Double D ," Dick Dorresteyn, who suffered a fatal heart attack March 25. Four years ago Dick received a pacemaker which kept him going until six months ago when he became totally disabled. Dick had two National IT events to his credit, Peoria, Ill. 1958 and Ascot Park 1962. These wins gave him a berth in the top ten Grand National point standings in 1958 and 1959. Dick retired in the mid sixties, his last appearance in professional racing was on the half-m ile at San Jose. In the early sixties, Dick was referred to as the best Tf rider in modern day racing. On the line Coming up next week will be the first National Championship Motocross of th e season at Han gtown. Defending Champions Marty Smith and Tony DiStefano will put their J 25 and 250 t itl es on the line and we 'll be bringing it to you right away . _ T he Number One Night Motocross in th e U.S. would lik e t o congratulate Bill Rubly on his rnarri age, David Tay lo r on his divorce, and Gary Denton on his plaster. We would like to remin d you riders t hat t he 4-stroke night is the Second Fridays, April 9th and May 14t h. The over 30 gang ru ns on Ap r il 16th and May 21st . Gates open at 4:30 PM, Pract ice 6 t o 7 PM, First race at 7:30 PM. A ll CMC· classes run every Frid ay. The pit tootsies keep getting FINER, t he moto rcy cles FASTER , and t he announcers are getting seni le. Real food, real grandstands, real parking area, real heads. A LWAYS T HE IN NOVAT OR, NEVER , T HE IMIT AT OR IRW INDALE RACEWA Y . Irwindale A ve. exit off the 210 Freeway in th e luscious San Gabriel Valley. III1 Will run Wed. thru March 3 1st andtG~et; -Friday Night starting June 4th For an excit ing summer of fun ! 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