Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Scott Rupard ch allenging all the way. In the B class, it was Paul Haney and David Wisofsky doing battle for first pla ce . Haney got th e nod with Wisofsky in second and Larry Tallas running third. For the first time in re cent hi st ory, the 100cc bikes h ad to be split be cause of the large numbers. Scott Stephens put together an awar d winning ride to capt ure the B class honors ah ead of Bruce Slau ghter and David Bingham. Greg McLemore rode har d to win th e 100cc A Division, but Chuck Platt an d J amie Simon made McLemore ri de fo r it • all the wa y. Cooling ~t at Me Raceways By Marilyn Beitler OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., MAY 8 Satur day night MX is something • else at Motorcycle Raceways. With their newly widened track and additional fences up, it's easy to see why more and more motocrossers are turning out for the Saturday ni gh t races. Although it turned out a bit chilly towards the end of the first motos, it didn 't keep the ra ces from being exciting. Trey Jorski went on to win all three Expert ra ces with Bobby McDaniels (Bul) giving h im a little he at in the 250 Expert race. Powder Puffer Sissy Hill "ins 'em every tim e on her YZ Yamah a. • The Open No vice race had its bit of excitement when in the fir st moto Chuck Foster (Mai) and Mike Slo ver (Yam) were runnin g ne ck an d neck for first pla ce when Fo ster passed Slo ver right before the chec kered. In moto t wo Foster was leading when his pipe broke loose leaving two more laps to go. Slover soon caug h t up and passed Foster to go on and win the race. In the Open Am ateur ra ce Pete Doonkeen (CZ) and Ronnie Schweitzer (Su z) battled it out for first in the firs t moto, with Doonkeen t aking th e checkered flag . In the second moto Doonkeen and Bob Benninght (CZ) stalled their -en gines on the first tum giving Schwitzer a good head start. Schweitzer went on to win with Doonk.een co m ing in second. • Results in Results Section. Dostal repeats at Bartley Grand Prix By Mike McGhee BARTLEY , NE B., AP RIL 25 Sleep y Bartl ey, Nebraska cam e alive at 1:00 p.m. Sun day as 250 cycles roare d into life to kick off the Fifth Annual Bartley Grand Pri x. When th e smo ke an d dust had cleared, Rich Dostal o f Longmont, Colorado had ridde n his 25 0 Bultaco to his second co nsecutive overall win of , the Bartley bash. Dostal co mp let ed the eight 14 mile laps in just ov er three hours. Close o n Dos tal's heels was overall runner up Bob Prussman of Ft . Collins, Open clas s winner on a Husky. Nebraskans Rod Van Vleet (Su z) of McCook and Dave Hunt (Yam ) of Lexington made a " local" ra ce of the 100 class event with VanVleet in the number one spot and - Hunt in hot pursuit, no t far behind. Randy Johnson , also of McCook, wa lked off with top honors in the 125 class, his Su zuki leading the field. Yamaha pilots Jim Conroy o f Indianola, Nebraska and Coloradoan John Pharris took the next spots wi th Colby , Kansas rider Ge rald Hau ser (Ho n ) fourth. Bill Neilso n o f No rfolk , Nebraska and Dave Scherschlight of Green River, Wyoming battled for the 200 class win o n Yamahas with Ne ilsen ending up on to p . The top three spots in this race were tak en by the " magical m ach ines" with a Suzuki fillin g out th e top four. Just as the 200 class was a Yama ha event, the 250 clas s bout was definitely Husk y co untry . Dudly Biddly of Loveland took top honors in th e 250 clas h , with Colorado rid ers Wayne Strum and Bart Kellogg numbers two an d t hr ee; all on Huskies. Kevin Bud ke of McCo ok grabbe d fourth on his Ho nd a to avoi d to t al Husky domin at ion o f the eve n t. The most hotly co n te nded race of t he race took plac e in th e Open class with Prussm an on a Husky and Yamah a rid er Bo b Osthoff o f Castl e Ro ck , Colo rad o go ing at it nip and tuck all day. When the checkered flag fin ally fe ll it was Prussman in the lead with Osthoff just minutes behind. The visitors fro m th e Ro ck y Mountain -St ate made this th eir event, taking nine of th e first 13 places including one through six. Rain, the we ek prior to t he ra ce , coupled with a clear sunny day on Sun d ay combined to provide an excellen t riding surface at race time. R a c emaster Del Harsh used the challen ging Nebraska terrain to its top poten tia l and an in teresting ra ce for both spectators and co mpe tito rs alike was th e result. Spills and pile ups did, of course tak e place, however, major acci d en ts were few and only two major injuries (a broken leg an d a broken co llar bo ne) took place. Some o f the machines, ho wever, did not fare so well an d not all of the 250 starters completed the 112 mile total. • Resu lts in Results Section . Trey triples Amber Valley MX J orski had a perfect score after a night o f mo to cross not to men tion a pocketful of money . Trey started th e fir st 125 Expert moto by gra bbing th e lead whe n th e ga te fell and wasn 't bothered all moto, He was fo llowed closely by Harry Nickell but was just goi ng too fas t fo r Nic kell to keep th e pace up. Nickell hel d sec ond to the end o f the mo to , Glen Sn edecker and St eve Willard filled third and fourth posit io ns followe d by a du el that co nsisted of David Newby and Kelly Su llivan . Sullivan came o ut o n top and p assed Willard. Sullivan 's bike seized which dropped him o u t fo r a lap . In the second moto J orsk i gasse d and no one ever saw him again . Newby and Nic ke ll filled out second an d third pl aces, Jimmie Hill finished up fo ur t h place. When the gate flopped for the 25 0s, T rey Jorski shot into th e lead and st ormed to a hundred yard lead on the first lap. Newby was in second but dropped back with troubles letting Bubber Smith, Jimmie Hill and Chris Cunningham ge t by. Newby final ly got it sorted out and sneaked bac k past Cunningham and Hill. Smith overshot a tr icky hairpin tum lo sin g three p laces. The final order was Jorski, David Newb y, Jimm ie Hill, and Chris Cunningh am. The se cond moto of th e 25 0s looked like an instant replay of th e first m oto . as Jo rsk i shot to the lead. Af ter much sh u ffl ing of positions behind him the checker ed flag saw Bubber Sm ith take se cond fo llowed by David Newby, J immie Hill and J im Thomas . • T-Shirts sizes S, M, l , and xi, $3.95 Posters 22" x 28" full color World Champion Roger DeCoster, $2.00, Gerrit Wol· sink, $2.00 Decals Truck decal s. two for $3.00, bike decals, two for 50¢, sew-on patches, $2.00 Racing JerseJS Wrst rrn Df'alf'rIo.OO Dilttribulon co ntac t : BeI·Ray ce., Inc. S, M, l, and XL Motorcycle & Automotlve L ubrie-ntl D iv isio n $t4.95 14670 Firestone BI• Suite 410 Ask you r dealer La Mirada, CA or order direct 90638 (7141 522-0581 from Bel·Ray. 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