Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. Create YolK Oun Legend motowin . The co nfu sio n le ft fo ur rider s t ied for the lead, accordin g to p ain ts . Ties are br oken according t o th e final mota , and Crowder " won" t he race wi t h a 6- 1 fin ish , T o m Malone placed second at 5-2 , Steve More fie ld thi rd with a 4-3, wh ile a determin ed Ste ve Vin cz e fo ught his way back to a fourth overall. . • Results in Resu lt s Secti o n . Vern J ohn son , a nd Gary Sc ott. J un iors Dan S wit ze r, Earl R ol off, an d Rich Warren c ircu la te d 10 fill out the fiel d. A spec ial th anks to th e p arents of J un ior rid e r Brad Nicks, who threw a super ' party for a lo t of people th e y di dn ' t kno w, eve n th ough Brad was Off • rac ing in Oregon. Than ks. Res Is in Re su lt s Sec lion. ul Finally D-38 MX AMA Pro H-M to Hank By Ken Dunn LIV E O AK SPRINGS, CAL.,JUL. 18 By Dan Mahony PHOEN IX, ARIZ . ,J ULY 23 AMA Pro hal f-milers played to a good crowd for the second time, this year at Manzanita Park in . Phoenix. A sparse turnout of riders kept the p rogram sho r t, bu t it was just as well, _ becau se a torren tial rain st orm hi t th e ar ea sh o rtl y after t he co nclu sion o f the n igh t 's racing and fl ood ed m uch o f th e t ra ck . The rid ers who did sho w u p for a crack a t the $ 12 0 0 p u rse m ore th an m ad e u p for th ei r sm all num ber. Han k . and Gary Scott, Mike Kid d , an d the wi nn er of th e las t Pro race he re , Gene Rom e ro , were in a ttc ndance as we ll as a few New Mex ico Ex pert s an d California Jun iors. The pro gram cons isted o f th ree N ovice heats, three com b ine d he at s, two semis, a troph y dash, and two mains, so th e fan s were trea ted to their m on e y ' s worth. Han k Scott was on t he beam fr om th e s tar t with f;.lSt q u alifyin g ti me and a win in the first heal. Lo cal Jun ior rider Marty Hal k ol a put in h is best ride eve r, keep ing his Ya maha in fro n t of J ohn Matherson an d Dan Switzer to finish sec ond Mike Kid d fo ugh t off repea ted ch arges by G ary Scott to win t he second heat race. Scott. rid in g his brothe r Hank's spare Yamah a, finis hed second ah ead of Mike Co llin s. Gen e R omero ran away with th e th ird heat af ter ou t-horsepowerin g qu ick-ou t-of- the-gate Marlow Pa rks. Vern J ohnson and Earl Roloff push ed Ph oe nix J uni or Par ks bac k t o fourth by the chec ke rs. The fir st N ov ice hea t wi nn er w as Bultaco mounted Ed d ie Law son. The winner of the last Pro N ovic e race here, Jeff Kerr, t o o k the second he at a nd Tom Burcham kept h is Yamah a twin up front t o w in th e th ird he at 'race. Eddie San Rom an , r id in g hi s fi rs t. Pr o ev ent, won th e Nov ice Se m i over J oe Wilson and J oh n Cam p. San R om an almost d idn 't m ak e it to th e trac k in tim e for sign u ps. He ra n a u t o f gas so mewhere be tween Oran ge County an d Ph oen ix and had to hi ke m a ny miles throu gh t he dese rL The th ree lap t roph y dash fell to Hank Sc o tt 's Sh ell Racing Yamah a o ver Gen e R om ero, Gary Sco tt an d Marty Hal kol a. Albu que rque Ex pe r t Mi ke Collins won his ticke t to the final in the s~m i, besting Rich Warren an d Earl Rol o ff. . Quick Edd ie Law son ran away with th e No vice final finish ing a full strafghtaway ahead o f J eff Kerr. Don G rigsb y made it Californ ia 1-2-3 b y holdin g o ff Dan Mullins, J oe Wilson, . an d T racy R obin son. San Roman led th e nex t little group o f rid e rs ac ro ss the line, includin g Bob Cain, John Cam p , and T om Bu rch am . As the gre en flag flew, so d id Mike Coll ins, with th e Sc ott brothers righ t intow. Han k m ad e qu ic k wo rk of the Harley , as did Kid d and R o m e ro. Co llin s fought it out wit h G. Sc o tt for a while , I finally giv ing in abou t the t im e Ro me ro 's clutch gave ou t. Gary m oved u p t o ch alle nge Kidd, bu t drop p ed back in to a sol id th ird 'o n th e · bu mpy hard -to -p ass-on groove . Hal k ol a was ru nnin g sligh tly higher th an m id-p ac k fo r m ost o f th e ra ce an d was deli gh ted to see Gary Scott com in g h is way at the wh ite flag. Sc o t t's battery was rap idly dy in g and he d ropp ed back to six th place on the fin al lap . Han k Scott t o ok th e checke rs first, foll o wed at a goodly d is tan ce by Kid d , th en Co llin s. Hal ko la, I Some tuners have been around for several yea rs - we call that 'successful'. Pops Yosh imura, creator of the fastest Z-1's at Laguna Seca, Ontario, and Daytona has been around for .over 2% decades. We call that legendary. As Yosh imura R&D of America continues int o its second year of business, we would like to take this opportunity t o thank all of our avid supporters fo r making it possible. Let t here be no question, there is only ONE Yosh imura. , , 1 _ III S t Yoshimura R' & D's racing mechanics offer an engine building service for t hose who do not have th e proper facilit ies or experience to install our parts. In the afterma th of defunct clubs, closed t rack s, financial hassels, and general chaos that has caused half the MX races schedu led for ' 76 . to be cancelled, D-38 fin ally ran a MX race. Liv e O ak Sprin gs is a horsepower . tr ac k wi th lon g sand y st ra igh ts, lo ts of 18 0 tu rn s, and gre a t poten ti al to be come a dus t bowl. T he 25 0 Expert loo ke d to be a good race with th ree t im e D-38 Number One , and cu rrent llusqvama factory rid er, Mik e Ste arns p resent, Am ateu r National ch amp Mik e Mcgowen , also ridin g for Hu s ky West. Mar lin Specialties ho lcs ho t ar tist Ji m Ma rtin. . Gary Cox and a few o the r fast peop le r ounded o ut the 25 0 ra n ks. Kawasa k i m oun ted David Fisher holes ho t th e · fir st m o t a as Randy Russell (Suz), Dav id Cox ( Yam) an d Ji m Martin (CZ) fille d ou t the top fou r. Martin p u t his paten t CZ to work, dispatch ing Co x and Russell on lap one , and b y lap two, had closed on Fisher to the lead Mean while, Mcgo wen and S teams, engaged in a personal war b ac k in th e pack , se t a blis te ring pace an d closed to first an d second by th e halfway point. Martin had since cra shed , Fishe r faded, an d everyone else set tle d i nto a s lowe r p a ce. T he Mc go wen /Ste ams thing be cam e a S teams thi n g in the closing laps wh en Mik e za pped Mike on the front straigh t Th e n it became a Mcgowen th in g wh en S tearn's Hu sk y qu it on th e last lap. Ran d y Russell fini shed a d is tant second, Cox was th ird, Fisher fo ur th . Jerry Bagbee aced th e 12 5 's o n h is potent Yam ah a, b u t bailed off a fe w lap s la ter. Craig Me ye rs (lion) and Steve Bar tle y (H a n) cl o sed on Ch uc k Clawson (Yam) whi ch c rea ted a th ree way bat tle fo r th e le ad. Bagb ee los t a li ttle time catch in g up and h ad soo n re-p assed eve ry one but Bartle y. who h ad since p u lled o u t into a com mand ing le ad Bartle y t oo k th e flag follo we d b y Bagbee, Meyers, an d Claw son . David Fisher was wired as he cla imed th e start in 250 rou nd two. Jim Ma rtin an d Mik e Mcgo wen slipped in be h in d h im an d began to close th e gap. By m id-m ota , o nly Mcgowe n was left to close o n Fish er after Ma rtin frie d hi s femsatron ic for th e u m p tee n th time. Mcgowe n to o k th e win with Fishe r second. S teve Bartley za pped Bagbee fo r the le ad in 125 m ota tw o, bu t Bagbee tu rned th e tables on lap one an d pulle d away. Barteley go t bac k on the th rot tle m id-mot a and cl ose d t o wi th in in ch es o f Bagbee a t th e flag. 250 Expert m ota three , Fisher grab be d h is third consec u tive ho lesh o t, Bob Br own (Ka w) sna tc hed sec ond , and G ary Cox m an aged third. 'C ox tried to break the Kawasa ki m on op o ly bu t ju s t didn 't have th e speed t o close the gap. They finished the way they started. _ . The fin al 125 m ota was anti-climatic as we ll. Bagbee p ulled th e holeshot and went o n to post the win , Bartley pulle d ano the r second, Craig Meyers ove rcam e di ffic u lty in th e previous mota to finis h third. In c on sistency and DNFs plagued almos t eve ryone today . Mik e Mcg ow en kisse d th e 25 0 win good b y wh en hi s shi f t snapped in th e last rno to , David Fis he r e merged the win ne r with a 4- 2- I sc o re , J e rry Bagbc e t oo k the 125 win with 2- 1- 1. S teve Ba rtley was second with 1- 2-2. • i In Stock .Available for Immediate Delivery Z-1: 987 and 1001cc piston kits, Road special and Bonneville cams, valve springs; camchains, valves. CB750: 810 and 823cc piston kits, Road special and Daytona cams, valve springs, valves, camchains, alloy connecting rods. GB500!550: 553 and 562cc piston kits, Street special and TT cams, valve springs, valves, camchains, alloy connecting rods. CB400: Road special and Ontario cams, 458cc piston kit , valve springs, valves, camchains. Tsubaki self lubing chain Lockhart oil cooler scoup kits Catalog available upon request. Dealer inquiries invited. Contact Raceerafters lnt'l, at 213-876-3600 or 999-2811 for f u rt he r in fo rm ati o n cr . • JOSIIIIMJUAA Yosh imura R&D of Amer ica 5517 Cleon Ave. N. 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