Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

·_._._._.•._._._._._._._._._._._._._.although he got back into the race. T his made Mitch Zehner happy be cause he was now the n ew leader. J im Strain poured the pressure on and really pushed him fo r the lead, but Mitch held on and ushered Strain, Bobbi Hunter and ruffled Selvy on t o the main event. Rob was d etermined to get a firs t this go 'round and so was Doro t hy Rowe. Mitch Zehner and Doroth y took advantage of a bobble by Selv'/ an d both slipped past. The checkered went to Do ro thy an d Mit ch wa s on han d to collect t he second pl ac e t ro phy. The first 250 Nov ic e h eat was a wild one. Tw o riders transferred diiectly 'to the main from each of the two rac es. Norm Francis went from third in lap one to the front sp ot , follo wed very closely by Norton Graham. Both went straight to the main and were joined later by Greg White and David Cote from the second he at . Tim Thibodeaux started out wi th a huge lead in the 250 Novice semi but slowly, Rick Blankenship and Terry Williams (before his accident) moved up on Tim. The go for first was a blanket race, ' but T im pulled it 0 ff and Rick, Terry and Fred Parker followed on to the main event. In the main, Greg White blasted off the line Iirst and led from start to rmish. David Cote and Tim Thibodeaux tried in vain to overtake him but the win was Greg's, along with a trophy. David Cote also picked up a trophy for his second place finish, • Results in Results Section. four fo o t mudb ank. Dennis Bonnett ra n righ t o n by to take the third moto win an d stole the overall win. John salvaged secon d while Kim Williams ran 3-3-2 for th ird over all. Mik e Runyard brough t ou t his factory Can -Am to to tally zap the 250 Pro class. Mike lapp ed every rider in the race except for the runner-up Pat Nash, who almost met the same fate. Brian Myerscough won two straigh t motes, after finishing third in the opener, to take the overall w in in the 125 class. Ku rt So fk a, J r. pil oted his Yamaha to victory in the first moto, bu t fi ished n be hind Brian in the overall standings. Chu ck Lunde fo un d himself at a disadva ntage on the trac k. Sofka's and Myersc ou gh 's co mpac t b od ies wer e just to o qu ick for Chuck's lan ky frame. He still m an aged a th ir d overall with a 2-2-3 score. • Results in Results Sec tion. bunch of patient riders combined for a fantastic- series of races. The largest class of the day was the 125 Beginners. After two motos, Forrest Hayashi and Danny Keys had exchanged first and second place positions, tieing for the lead. Mud was flying as the top two set a WFO pace for most of the first lap. Forrest got into trouble early when he tried to make a new line through some deep mud. As a result, his bike was stuck long enough to lose two positions. Misfortune struck again , in almost the same spot, when Forrest's Honda slid out from under him, pinning his leg under t he bike and en ding all chances of passing the now distant Keys. Danny too k the moto win to cash in on first overall. Forrest and Richard Metcalf were second and third. OTHG member Richard Picton won the first moto of the Junior Ve teran s class, but not until two riders in front of him went down. Ed Michetti was running second o ff the start but got buried in mud on the first tum and lost a lap. Billy " Bar kfeat h er " Burkhart led almost the entire race, but had to drop his Yamaha to avoid a downed rider. From the second moto on , the race was all Barkfeather and Suzuki-mounted Asker Lamkjaer. After a fantastic co me from b eh ind ride, Bill closed the gap between Asker and himself to abou t two bike lengths at race end. Burkhart had to win th e finale to even dream abou t winnin g a trophy, and he did, leadin g all but one lap. Problem was th at A sker and Richard took se con d and th ird behind him. As the result, Lamkja er won th e overall w ith Picto n a few poin ts behind in secon d place. Bark feather sc rap ed up third. In th e Sen ior div ision, John Wilson h ad th e overall win clinched after winning the firs t tw o m otos, but he didn ' t co un t on burying his Yamaha in a S IlJ ..... 0.. IlJ 00 By Mike Yada CARLSBAD, CAL. , SEPT. 12 T od ay 's menu included a threecourse meal of fresh mud, som e tasty KTM, Miller Man o Madn ess, and a side order of front brake By Laszlow A diesel cat was required to push aside the slop that the weather had produced, but after it was all o~er, CRC, Escape Country, and a s-. IlJ ..0 CMC: Connohiseur's delight CRC riders brave -:t he elements (and the mud!) TRABUCO CANYON, CAL., SEPT. 12 00 C'J I cable; all topped off on a CMC Sundae. Now, if that wasn't enough to fill y o ur gizzard full of joy and happiness, there is always Jeff Foland, Marty Moates, and Bobby Jones right there to help co rr ect y o ur calorie intake. Since there was nothing left of the Carlsbad GP track due to the rain , except for a Soup-er Bowl, the CMC officials altered the course layout. J df Foland (KT M) almost " o wns" the big bore class, as he won the money outright, easily powering away from his competitors. Marty Moates couldn't keep up with the S.D . Flash , so he opted to give his all in the 250 Pros. Suzuki's John Smith gave Moates a close run for .the money, as both ran inches apart throughout the two motos. Smith made many bids to get around the Miller Mano speedster in the opening round, but it wasn't until the second moto that he had a chance to catch Moates. Mike Bell showed up aboard a DC Suzuki; lookin!i"'extremely fast and smooth (as usual) , but not quite quick enough to outdo the leaders. Moates and Smith nearly lapped the en tire field, adding fourth place running Gary Jones (Am m ) as their last victim. Moto two saw a pumped-to-win Smith wail out of the gate, unleashing a hot-to-trot pace. Moates closed in on Smith and passed the CRT rider soon afterward s. Smith regained the lead for a brief moment, but Moates cleared his .mu d-clogged brake pedal to charge ba ck and cinch the win. The 125 Pro bash wasn't exactl y that ; but it was close. Opening the flrst ro un d -wa s a Randy Hess (FMF) endo, which by the way, was caused b y Jim Domann (MM) as the p ack re ached for the first comer. FMF's Warren Re id leapt into the lead, w ith Bobby Jones (CH) trying to keep up. Jones slowed after his front brake cable sn agged, throwing him off the b ike. J ones opened the second round w ith his usual stuff , leading the race from wire to wire. Reid tangled with Domann, leaving the pair well behind the leaders - but that wasn't abo ut to stop Reid. Reid was definitely the quickest o ut of every o ne on the field. as he plunged into a ho t charge to catch" Jones. Warren literal ly knifed away a half lap lead into less than ten seconds in th e fin ish , which Wasn 't eno ugh to pull off th e win . On th e other hand, J on es was fly ing. Pro ving that CH Industries is out to do th ings right that first time. • Results in Results Section. The same team of rebuildable and tunable components which command the attention of professionals such as Gary Scott,Gary Nixon and Yvon DuHamel . are available for you . Every product on the team is designed and built to take the punishment of competition riding. The eonventional MX and SS lines allow replacement of your original equipment without modifications. The LTG (long travel gas) shock with its longer travel accommodates those of you who require a modified suspension set Up. 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