Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

By Franco is Beau BARCELONA , SPAIN , S EPTE~IB ER 26 Sou th Afri ca n Kork Bullingt on held off the challenges of Vict or Palomo and Franco Unci ni to win the 350cc race of the fina l Grand Prix o f the year, the Span ish ro un d . Wi t h - a s ma ller th a n expec te d cro wd look ing on in Bur cc l o n a ts Mo n tj u i eh Park , Ball in gt o h nip p ed Spanish hero Palom o by a seco nd and a half to score th e first GP win of his car ee r. Finishing a clo se th ird be hind Balli ngt on an d Palom o wa s Italy 's Uncini. Fo urth, a good distance back fro m th e front r unn ing tr io , wa s Venezuela's J ohnny Ceco tto . Ya maha m ounted, as were th e top fo ur, Br un o Kn eu buhler to ok fifth ahead of the new 35 0 c c W o rld Ch amp i o n , Harle y-David son mounted Walier Vi lla. A p op ul a r win a nd a runn erup p e r f orm an c e we re r e g ist e r e,d b y Bultaco 's A nge l Nie to . Nie to topped Krei d ler m oun ted Herbert Rittb erge r easil y to secu re h is World Champi on ship ti t le in th e 5 0c c class and in d o ing so gave Bu lta co the Manufacturers" World Ch ampi onship as well. To furt he r broaden th e sm il e o n S enor Bul to 's fa ce , Nieto to ok second in th e 125cc class be hind Wo rl d C ha mp Pier Paol o Bia nchi' an d h is Mo rbidell i. T h us Nieto clinched runnerup honors in t he 125cc class poin t stand ing s. The 250cc class saw Har le y -Da vid son ' s G ianfran co Bonera score h is first G P w in s in c e joini ng Harl ey . Bone ra ' s tea m ma te, World Ch amp ion Wal ter Vill a , allo we d Gianfranco to take over th e lea d fi ve lap s from the e nd and Vill a was co n te n t to fo llo w to p rovid e his tea m mate the thrill of a GP win and to give Har le y -David so n a 1· 2 in th e final race of th e season . • Results s oee . ( K r e) ; K r e) ; K re) : . Kre): l 1 . A . N i et o ( Bul) ; 2 . H . R ittb er ger 3. E . La z za r in i ( K re) : 4 . R . Bl atter S. J . van zeee rce c k (Kre ) ; 6 . R . Tor ma 7 . E . Lusu ar d i ( V II) ; 8 . G . Sch i rn h o f er 9 . A . Per o I Kr e) : 10 . H . Hum m el I K r e) . 12 5 cc : 1. p. p B ianch i ( Mor ): 2. A. N i et o ( Bu l ) : 3 . H . van Kesse ll C AGV ): 4 . A . Ma na (M or) : 5. J . G ui gn abode l (Mor ) : 6 . J . va n zeee-cec k ( M or) ; 7. P. Co n f o rt i ( M or ) : 8 . · E . La zzartnl ( M or) ; 9 . G . Er m ma n o (LGM ): 10 . C. va n Con gen (Mor) . 2 5 0 cc , 1. G . Bo ne ra (H-D ) , 2. w. Vi lla (H -D) , 3. A . N o rth (Y am) : 4. P. K or h o nen ( Yam) : S . V . Pal o m o ( Y am ) : 6. F . Uncl n i (Y am ): 7. B . van Du lm en (Yam); 8. K. Ball in g t o n ( Ya m ) : 9 . P. Fe rn an dez ( Yam) : 10. H. van Kesse l (Ya m l. 3 5 0cc: 1. K . Ball l n9t on (Y am ) ; 2 . V . Pal omo ( Y am) ; 3 . F . UnClO1 (Yam); 4. J. Cec ott o (Y am) ; 5 . B . Kneu buh l er ( Yam ) : 6 . W. Vi ll a (H . D ) : 7. A . N orth ( Ya m ) ; 8 . B . van Dul m en (Yam) ; 9 . T . He rron (Y am) ; 10 . O . Ch eva ll ier !'!' ~":! ); . • ~ ~ ~ • - - • • - ••.•. - . - - - - . A po~nd saved normally c~sts several hundretJ, dollars • ~~~SR:s Willow Oct. 10 Springs Raceway W.E .R.A .•AFM-CMC lice nse ok S 18.00 fir st b ik e $ 7.0 0 ad ditio nal class Feature Event: Box Stock Production info : 71 4 -623.()()82 - ~ Terry Kit The front end kit that works! Wi th ai r o r sp r i n gs - - smoother acti o n - better d ampening more control - 1_ POOLOWMIS ~~wmt_...., ... .... -,... .... longer t r ave l - desig ned f or r acin g o v er rou gh te r ra i n . Bo lts ri gh t in . 90 d ay m one y back guara n te e Kits avai lab le fo r Beto r, .Ce rian i, CZ , Su zuk i, Yamah a, Kawasaki , Montesa . Dealer ordirect out of state call t o ll fre e 800-854 4 691 :! . Joi n the hundnich ~Df'., .-l ies wh o ;fam~i " . Mo' h ave lo~",d that: 0 ~ 1"''IlIJ rn¢'" · a nd . . glazed :':Scllar Swjm SV51e tn pit; jo;,:::,::,· itself.,·We w itf ,;co nduc t a free ~f!'~·;':: ..: ~ ' o f y o,, ;~' pool . requ irements to tiipli :g :: you r s~immi~g ieaso n v._ '. ·~ :;/":.A~:.~i Fchan c i rig o n ~ppr'ov~ct' c red i t '.::£ ' :. Ser y i" i n g all of the w es t. c u ll 0)' wr ite : eois. area • : Sun En e rgie s of' Riverside PO Bo x 732 Sunnymiiad, CA 9 238 8 714-653-4176 .••: c. .;. ' '.::

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