Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

; III • ~ t style to a gleeful hu g fro m his crew. May be he was re me m bering last nig ht whe n th e big bucks n ew away, bu t this first year Ex pert is one to watch, fo r sure. • 1.0 Results in Results Se ction . I"- O'l Green pulls down the green in smoke filled room ~ ~ ~ >(\:l BIKE SIZES By Dave Ni elsen .. R.CYCLE o to 83cc FT. WO RTH, TEX., AP RIL 9 Believe it o r n o t , friends, there was a legiti mate p ro short track on the tiny Will Rogers Bam dirt oval" bu t mos t o f th e crowd 's attentio n went to th e touring pro skidders, in town for the fo llowing n ight 's Nation al at Texas Stadi u m. Af ter the fir st ' rounds of he ats in the Novic e /j unior program, no less than Han k Sc ott, Mike Kidd, Mike Caves , j am es Rawls , Guy Mc Clure, an d j ay Springsteen appeared o n X R 75s to battle fo r the d ubio us title of Mini TT Champion of the Universe. With all seriousness obviously aside , race officials Kenny Roberts, Gary Scott, and Rick Hocking took to t he infield to supervise the co mpetition , and as Robe rts flip ped the green , they all fell over without mo vin g an inch, probably to avoid a crowded first com er. With fiery determination , Kidd roared by early leader Mike Caves after many crash-filled laps (the owners of the minibikes sweating all the while), and wen t on to lead the pack to victory, but was disqualified for stopping in the corners. The rest were kicked out for disobeying the blue nag, riding double, cutting the course, hay bale throwing, and various other offenses. Roberts was last seen heading out the back door with the trophy and its foxy presenter, claiming the win due to attrition, while announcer jack Rhodes and promoter Don Kidd tried to po ll the crowd's ap plause to determine a winner. Meanwhile, back at t he real races, the field was n arrowing down in the fou r Semis , with Mik e Green, Ru st y Patillo , Luc ky Nich o ls, and Andy West earning fro nt ro w slots for the Main, and be st shots for bi gger pieces of the $9 00 purse. Green and his Les St ultz tuned Bul, along with Patillo, ab oar d a St ubb lefie ld Honda 350 th umper, had looked the be st in all the prelim s, and when the Main got going so did Gre en . He got a slight j um p and gra du ally pull ed away for a co m fortable win, while Patillo was a solid second, and a battle fo r third went t o Andy West (Bul) o ver Nicho ls and O kie Darrell Pittman. Results in Resul ts Se ction. Oak Hill Hare Scrambles By Greg Labbe AUSTIN, TEX., AP RI L 11 Oak Hill Cy cle Ranch, just south of Austin , t ook ad vantage o f perfect weather t o put on their second m onthly Hare Scrambles. The CO UTse was an in teresting and greatly va ried five mile circui t whi ch included tight wo ods, fas t fireroads, rock y trail s, a sandy moto cross-like section , an d a b ack strai ght wi th a fun double jump th at Do n Vesco co uld have gotten tap ped ou t on. It was a we ll mar ked and well run th ree h our race with Experts and Amateurs, cash to the Expe rts an d trophies to the Amateurs. Of t he 30 starters, only about half wer e able to finish, t he course taking its toll of the unprepared. The race was started Le Mans st yle leaving Gary Parker to wheelie away from the pack on -th e 250 Can -Am his STOCK & MODIFIED Ot0105cc 100cc&125cc CLASSES FOR AU ~/KES & .RIDERS, WRITE NOWI FOR ~NTRY FORMS .GE GROUPS O::CYCLE INT 8 toB yr. Sno11 y fa ':'NMA membership required, EXP 12 & Over For membership information contact MOTORCYCLE THRU 18 yr. Na Uoa.l llI ln lc\lclc A n oel.tlo n 23301 Ostron« Drive Woodland Hills, Calif 91364 -----------------------------~--------r----------. TM NMA Olampio nsh ip Se ries will DIXIE REGION No. of rlden to transfer to the tOW !"STE:II:1If 11:[;10" '"It be set up via four ~gions. with five litt le Ro c k. Ark .; J ackson, Miss.; Nat ion al Finals at Spr ingfield. Mo.: Jr . I Tusca loo,., " L. lObby " 111., evPnt, to be held in elCh region. ea ch TuscalOOlJ, Ala. ; Mobile, Ala.; Cairo. Cycle - 5 per class lalli . Minicve:le - 10 I Mo~~~:~ :~~~ta Loci,. region will begin their race series no Ga. Regional Mgr.: Bobby Miller, (2051 p e r class Motorcycle I (205) 661-8727 so~ner than. 511 5n6 and com plete th e 758-6909. . " student - lO.per dm (expert only ). I C·~~i)C;h~;;04h ll regional activity no later than a/Sn6. T h e Grand National Ownpionsl1ip f inals will be held in Springf iel d. Missouri on August 20 th , 21st. and 22n d . ' nd R . , ~ Ma Reglons. egton.l nagers are : Only expert, Inter~ and all JUnior All entries must h.ave an NMA . cycle eltaSSel will Qual ify f~ the final competition membership - ."nual f ee championship event in Springfield . Mo . sa.OO. Appt ic:ations may be obuiMd Novice riders w ill fro .m your R e g i o n a l Mgr . or terrn t __ " I I ir\4te at .d w- regional championsh ip Ctrllcipating tr~,. ' eve . ~ f1UC'T must compe1e In at feast th-ee regional races. Once entered . . " ..._ ..._ f ISO. x.; ~n tcruo, Tx. ; Dallas, In one regron, .I\OII' or Sut: cannot trans er Tx.; Houston. 'rx.: Regional Mgr.: John to another ~on. Kelley 8700 Richmond H T POINTS . , • DUSton x. Points will be awarded as follows : 77QC3. (713) 789-4 390 . 25 -. CENTRAL REGION poInts .. " . . . . • .. . . . . . . tst O m ah a N b ' W ' h i K . 21 pOints . . • . . . . .. . . . . .. . . 2nd . • e ., 1C IU. an. : 15 pOints ••• . • .••••• • • • • • • Jrd Sp rin gf ie ld . Mo.; Cedar Rapids. Iowa; 10 . B III R ' r Mgr M I G pOInts •••• • •• • . • • • ••• . 4th vrcn, • eglona .: e ere. 9 pOints 5 (417) 865-0611. a ' , th pOints . . .. . . • .. . . • . • • . . 6th WESTERN REGION " . . . 7 pOints • • • • • • • • • • , • • • • • . 7t h U~ Vegas. Nev ,; Phoemx, An z.; MISSIon 6 pOints . .. . . ... . • . • . . . .. 8th Viejo. ~. ; San Diego, Ca.; Los ~Ies, 5 pOin ts . . .. . • ... •. . • • , •• 9t h Ca. RlIJCjl onai Mgt.: Ron Hend rickson , .. 1 po int _ 10th or len. A 5 poi nt (lJ31340 ·4704 . bonu s is given fo r eac h race completed . SOUTH CENTRAL EI P T t _ An r I I I -__________ .J UCl JII"lUC,lJl:.S ' 0" 00"'" 'O,,"S AIIO I Iil FO. Ly ftC. h e... 110ft "e", lck.a" (213) 34D-C704 s." Ot.p . CA. 111'"1 !w'rwort" '714) ~2-Z7lt0 Lo. ""gelet. c.... Il:ott ".", tc ...." (2U) ,,4D-C704 CllfTJl:.Al II:tCtO!! 2 ""0. TI. 1WI"6e1l "JOfl•• sOllT" [I (, I S) 877-2)107 HoWttOl'l. TX. JoI'l" Ilall ay (71) 78 9-"],0 s..;S-:;~o;j:':2~;i L ." WI'I lt".y. Wa lt Sandifer ta, H ....... ., tv.". (8171 69lo-Z9:I1 W.,d J·~~o ',;::,: :~ Clbb' C £wTut. II:[I: ION . , S,'t~g' I.ld. ~i ",-I co.... 7) 865-06 "'ltcl'l IU. U, ,..., 1111 !'l IeNal ( I'f'rofl . IL. HI . . L. LOft I. ISI5) Z)&..2271 Cad. , ~ Icl .. ..... JKk Sp... ()I ,I 66S.0090 (7 CZ r n a..' ) &IZ " ,,, lOll Vi . jo. aoc......... " , .. (501) 227-0391 ( 16) 716-Z5) ' ....... "[. ' "1IIobo le ('-02) ))4.01'" .1 W£ST[.1Il II:(CIC* Le. Ye ' . lilY. lob "' 1111."., ""0-"1_. "'Z •. Dld (6 0 2 ) 971~13S Llul . ..------------ I I I I ~ NATIONAL MINICYCLE ASSOCIATION 2:1301 O.TRONIC DR, WOODLAND MILL., C""e1U4 Tim e is Mot her Nat ure 's way of making sure everything doesn 't happ en at once. I Enduro Riders HOW QUICK CAN YOU ANSWER T HIS ONE? You arrived at a check point 4 minutes late and the new average is 21 mph. How many miles behind are you? How long did it take you to get 1.4 miles? It took the Presettable Enduro Calculator (PEC I) 3 seconds! And there is no other calculator that can even compute late minutes!!! PEe I calculates late minutes and paces you when used with the bike's odometer. • • • • • • ()'39 average mph in I mph increments ()'9 late minutes in I minute increments Easy to operate with gloveson Direct cross-bar mounting Always readable, no carrying bags Metal enclosure. No fragile, temperature sensitive displays. YOU DO THE RIDING . , . o o $129.50 + $2.50 for handling, postage & insurance for PEC I o Check 0 Money Order 0 M/C LEAVE THE CALCULATING TO US California R esidents Add Tax ~ . ~

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