Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

· . Memo To.. ALL PROFESSIONAL RACERS From.. ABC Leathers &"Bell Helmets Subject..NUMBER ONE HOMBRE SERVICE a: III :; :; Cl: a: "' III UJ :; T he A~ !A Grand Nat ion al Circuit sw ings around to t he west coa st durin g the mon th of J uly . . . and ABC Leath ers & Bell Hel mets wa nt to e x tend a spe cia l Califo rn ia welcome to you all. Cl: ~ Bry an Buffington, the new ch allen ger. Atchison, Buffing to n ca me fro m th e 4 o-y ard handicap start to th ird. trailing Te d Che e k a t the finis h. It was Atch iso n 's seco nd race th is season. Advance Blueprin t has co n tribu te d a magni ficen t silver pla ted cu p of mo dest size fo r th e season 's " King o f the Hill" at South Bay . The ti tle, ju st vacat ed by Denny Scoplctti 's advancemen t. n ow is defen d ed by New Guine an Kevin Mac Do nal d. Ch all en ger s ar e the prev io us week's race wi n ner. • Resu lts in ResuJts Se ction. Over The Hill Gang finds other things to do in the dark By Luciou s Le Roy We alsowant vo u to kno w that everyone at ABC Leat hers & B~ll Hel mets unde rst ands it's a b usv time o f t he year fo r p ro fessio nal rac ers . So ' while yo u're o n t he west coas t yo u are a NU l\IBE R ONE HO MBRE with us. T o p ro ve it, we 've created a special NUl\!· BER ONE HOMBRE SE RV ICE. And that me an s t ha t everyone at A BC is read y to be nd ove r b ackward to gu aran te e BETWEEN RACE SE RVIC E. o n repairs or additio ns to your leath ers. CLASS B J1K1 T he folks a t Bell have th e sa me ' ide a to o. The Head pro tecto rs ca n make a special , appointment with yo u t o handle anything fro m a sim ple ann ua l insp ection to an all .o u t up grade of yo ur protective he ad gear. MEMBER So while you're in the ne ighb orhood it's a perfect ti me to stop in .. . and le t us hel p you check out and up -date all' of yo ur p rotective gear. And remembe r the A BC/ Bell Cont ingen cy Aw ard s Program. We've go t o ur money riding o n yo u "t o o . Call us t oday . . and let us kn ow wh en you 'll be in . VAL ENCIA. CAL.. J U LY 2 Fo r ty-on e mem be rs and gu ests fou nd that racing at night is a totally new ex perience. G ree te d by shad ows and a ver y fast trac k with ex ce lle n t bit e ca used . a few incid ents. Flipping Fre d was fo u nd making a pit s top against th e fe nce o n th e top hi gh b enn ; Kill er Ken dropped hi s bike o n th e o ff ca m b er co rne r below the start hill. picked it up a nd st arted ou t aga in o nly to loop it about 30 fee t o n do w n the straight. b u t h e st ill m an aged to fin ish th e race. Determinatio n sti ll ex ists in th e Gerito I set! Amate urs were led by J erky J oh n ridi ng smoothly ahead o f a very Delicate Den nis. Hon ky Herb finall y got off th e tan k and spe n t less t im e deaning h is bike an d m or e ti me prac ti cing the prev io us we ek to take third. . T he Intennediates left the line with the Amate urs and we q u e st ion the cla ssification of vario us In t erm ed iat es. Kr az y Ki t. ridi ng like h is name. rescu ed a firs t away fro m Pe tr ifi ed Pe te who will be welcomed t o' th e Amateur class. Chun ky Ch uc k got it together fo r a thi rd, Experts were herded by Lan ky Larry who was chased closely by Tack y Ti m in th e firs t m o t o, T acky still rescue d a second a way from Janit or J erry. wh o swe p t th e rest of th e class. T he Beginners were rel ieved to kn ow tha t the winner , Han gov er Hambo ne , and second place finis her. Toilet Tom will be in a nothe r class after th is race. To ile t and Hangover have b een rolled and flushed into th e Novice cl ass. Th ird place wen t to Ju icy J im wh o the re st o f th e Begin ne rs will no w be gu nning fo r . T ipsy T o m enj oyed h is last Novice ride by co m ing up wi th a perfect 1- I finish. Rickety Ri ck upgr aded h im self on to a new b ike an d a sec ond place finish. Rocke t - Rodney shot o u t of th e north to captu re th ird. a nd Sorry Sandy, on h is 100cc Pent on. go t a fourt h ahead o f Red neck Rex. also o n a ~rncr you 90 ......·1 THE HEADPROTECTORS ABC/BELL CUSTOM LEATHE RS BELL HE LMETS. INC . 9802 A. Atlantic Avenue South Gats. Califor nia 12 131 564- 17 15 Man - F ri or by appointm en t 285 0 Eat 29th Street Long, Beach, Calif ornia (2 13) 42tH;191 Mon·Thun; Repair Dept. by ap p ointment Call Clarice Amberg :.)m BuHaco Parts Largest I n ven t o ry on Wes t cont / ~TA Bulta co CZ Hoda ka Ma ll or der/w ill sni p anywhere III N " 1 0: Fas t . de pe nd a b le se rvice f. Quali ty Motorcycle Repa ir ~~ /.: 112 3 Franeisco Blvd ., San Rafae l, ~... ... o " CA 9 4901 4 15 4 54 -3406 .Pes ky ' s 70 45 Can oga A ve.• Canoga Park . CA 91306 213-884-04 13 No . of Ven tu ra Frwy . 2 mi les Y, b lk . 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