Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

_.- ._. .' . _._._. .._. •• ....-.__ . Western hotline The st art was held up for a few minutes wh en a ri de r, wh o skipped the drivers m eeting and didn 't hear terrain warnin gs to get in a little ex tra practice, whooped wh en h e sh o uld hav e dood He was taken to th e hosp it al and later released with a few bruises and some hu rt'j>ride. Steve Haynes made a gallant start but tangled with two other bikes over a catus. The catu s won, after taking a bite ou t of his should er, wh ich was good for "a rid e in th e wh irle y b ird. He was released th at d ay bu t it will be a few more mon thsbefore our hero de cides to take on another catu s. Keep an eye on Steve Kephart who finished th ird in the 125s. On the first lap a slip of the hand gave th e b ike a gas bath, but Steve cam e off so fast he didn't ev en ge t wet, He was ba ck on and gone before the sm o ke cleared, and this little pro is only 13 ye ar s o ld. " The weath er was made to order and left the desert looking like a queen in her n ew green dress. Remember, the ever watch fu l eye o f BLM is open, so • keep it cle an (the de sert th at is) CRC MX at Corona By Elaine Jo nes CORONA, CAL., SEPT . 23 " Crash " Cano just livin' up to his name at the Cal State 100 Endo - oops - Enduro. Cal State 100 Enduro 'Reggie wins one' By Larry Langley AN DE RSO N DRY LAKE, CAL., OCT. 3 District 37's Number One Enduro rider, Reggie Krong, finally put it all together on his 250 Honda, for the first time this year, to win the 4 Double Crosser's 4th Annual Cal State 100 Enduro . Reggie received a little help when Check B was protested, and upheld, because the clock couldn't be verified after the enduro. The checker took it ho me with him ! Referee John Townsend chalked it off to a lack of communication. When the scores were adjusted after the protest, Reggie ended up with a loss of just two points edging out Dirt Digger Gary Woodling (Yam IT 400) who finished with a three point loss. Gary went home 'fr o m the enduro thinking he had won it, only to learn later that he had been aced out in the re-scoring, A somewhat sparse turnout of less than 250 riders turned out to try their skills on terrain most veteran enduro riders knew by heart. The first loop turned out to be a little more interesting than usual when three rider s arrived at the "three" mile check and , found, much to their amazement, their speedometers read only 2.5 miles. The Double Crossers had apparently dug up some obscure speedometer to blow the riders' minds and they -certainly succeeded. The net effect was that a good many riders burned checks, something they usually wouldn't do on a "C" loop. T he 45-mile loop, terrain wise, was suited to the level of riders attempting it (C's) and eve n though most of it was not new terrain, th e Double Crossers managed to put it all together in an interesting way to make it fun and enjoyable. Check B, the ch eck which was subsequently t hro wn ou t, caught quite a few riders lat e as it was located at th e bottom of a st eep rocky downhill at a fast 24 MPH average. The schedule had called for a very fast 42 MPH average w hic h had t he riders a little psyched ou t (fo r 11.0 mil es?) but with the speedometer err o r (which dropped the average to a more reasonable actual 36 MPH) and flat terrain, most riders were on time at the end of the section. The second loop was clocked with a "normal" speedometer which had the riders breathing a little easier; except for a scheduled 60 MPH average for three miles ! It tu rned out to be a straight dirt road which m o st riders gambled and rode early (yo u co uld see ahead for the whole th ree m iles ). The small bike riders were more worried than anyone about the average. After a lo o p west of Camp Rock Road, the course came back ':ight through the pits. It wasn't as bad as it sounds since it was at a pains-taking slow 6 MPH average. Everyone got to wave at their p it crew as they crept through the area. When the average kicked up to 24 MPH at the next speed change, it was time to get it on ! A check that most made on time, and soon riders were facing a tough obstacle, a slippery rock uphill which seemed to take forever to climb. A narrow windy wash on the downhill side prevented making up any lost time as a check caught everyone late. No one zeroed it , but Rick Munyon, on his ISDT CR 125, hit it just one minute late. Two and three point losses were common, especially when the hill became congested with stuck riders. One more check before the finish and it was off to the climax of the enduro. Again, a slow 6 MPH average for the last four miles had riders wondering, especially since the last three miles were in " free " territory. Riders had a hint of things to come when they turned up into the hills bordering Anderson Dry • Lake. Sure enough, just a mile from the finish, the trail t urned off down a virgin canyon downhill which, to pu t it bluntly , was a bitch! Riders on the first numbers (befo re a trail got broke in) had a pretty tough time as they st ill had rocks in the trail to overcome. Later riders had fallen bodies to contend with. Riders were pretty tired coming out of the canyon, some were absolutely exhausted, and spent con siderab le time trying to regain enough energy to make it in to the finish, More than one gas • CRC, always keeping the riders on their toes, ran the big boys first instead of the minis at Corona this week. Bryan and Goat Breker tank took a beating as th e drop-offs too k their toll, Possible "A" te am winn ers loo k like Team Mo ntesa, Roy Sh eridan, Dave Evans and Fred Hayes, Bruce Kessler on his Hockies Ossa sp o nso re d 175 Enduro Phantom took the 200 class honors. Bru ce edged out Can -Am mounted Don Nelson and Team Honda members Rick Munyon and J ay Tullis. • Results pending. D-38 desert race By Loretta Pipkin CALEXICO, CA. SEPT. 26 District 38 ushered in a new season of desert racing with three 21 mile loops .o ff Highway 98 ou tside of Calexico, California, h osted by the Im pe rial Valley Motorcycle Club, Hurricane Kathleen p rese n te d th e 110 entries with wh at was now, virgin desert; pa cked sand, whoop-de-doos and rough cu taways from the previous flash floods. Ro lf Ti bblin too k the win with a co m for tab le lead wh ich he had acq u ired af ter changing jets on th e second lap. Or the first lap, three m inutes sep arated Mike harper and Bill T ibblin, T ho rn bu rg.T ibb lin p itted on both loops; Harper and Thornburg gas gambled on th e first.Thornburg lost out wh en he ran our o f gas three mil es from home che c k, leav ing a clear path for Mark Barbour an d Mark Sigman who had been ea ting his du st. The third lap showed some t iring du e to th e terrain. A t 50 y ou were cu tt ing throu gh bad and 80 wa s grea sed glass. "In shape " closed the age gap as Tibblin now had th e co urse dia led in and was ; flyin g, He cleared th e fin ish lin e in such smoo th sty le ab oard th e big Husky that th ey d idn 't get the chec kered flag up before he flashed past. Mike Harper (Suz) was sec on d, Mark Barbour (H us) th ird. a nd Mark Sigm an (Suz) fourth. ~ Ap prox imately 8 0 rid er s man aged to fin ish the race wh ile t hree chec ks on th e course plu s spo tte rs at various unm ark ed p oints ke p t it h on es t. immediately chose each other off even though Bryan was mounted on the Kaw .KX 400 and Go at the K.."'{ 250 and they each had their own class. In the first mota Bryan took off in front but itwas short lived when he sta lled his engine coming back to the infield and Goat went roaring by. The second and th ird motos had Bryan holding off Goat all the way. They both collected bucks as Bryan topped Keith Fearing in the Open Ex pert and Goat got the dough in the 250cc Expert over Jim Latendresse arid Frank Serjeant. The Brekers also adde d th e Buddy race to their evening's work, co ming fr o m last in the Handicap race to b e in front when it was allover. Clifford Mat hews started the eveni ng off in the 250cc class w ith a spectacular mid-air pass and the win for moto on e. Mota two, not quite as spectacular, again saw him home first. The third mota was aiff's undoing as he limped home eighth on a flat tire. Cliff', wh o rides a Can -Am out of C.H . Motorcycles in Riverside, still got transferred and managed to end up second overall, beaten by one point by Jeff Specht. T om Burmeist er lost second by one point and had to settle for third. Steve Morefield and Robert Pfetaing continued their battle ' in the 125cc class. Steve won the first mota with Robert in for second. In mota two Robert took the numero uno spot and Steve Castle upset the balance of things by taking second. Steve Morefield came up with third. The final mota had Morefield bac k on the beam as he got o ut in front and stayed there. Robert was second and Steve Castle third. Actually Steve "M" and Robert tied for first but Steve had the higher place finish in the last mota. Chri s Parker took the 100cc class with a clean sweep, Tony Chichey had a firm hold ori second b ut prob lems in the final 'go ro und knocked him out of the picture. Mike Diego , with a 2'4-:?, w, s a home second and Mike Johnson with a 4-2-3 came up with third. ' The mini winners a ll claimed their victories with perfect scores. Min i Intermediate had Sco tt Davis over ' Donny Berry. Mini Nov ice had ~ I ike Word over Ken Campbell and the Mini Beginner saw Harley Hall top Allen Lucas and Peter Neal. Results in Results Section .

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