Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

= '!ftn.~n.n.n.n.n.-:H!.n.-:H!.-:H!.n.n.~ ; ~ One coupo n p er custo m er 1'\ DMG/Yam)finished ninth. and th e ~o p ten was rounded ou t by th e Artz ilJrothers . J im and Rick (a Novice) on ~ 400 Yamaha. Brett Round and II ony Stuart ( 125 Yam) took lith and won th e 0-200 Am at eu r cla ss. Rick Burrus and Mike Gaines (400 KTM /360 Hus) won the Novice class 'wit h a high overall pla cing , hav in g led since the secon d loop. Gary Hoots and Steve Lee (25 0 Yam/KTM ) were the early leaders , but had to settle for second and a class win . Jim Smith and Ken Evans (400 Yam) finished third . Leslie Klug and Michele Griffi n finished th e ra ce with a healthy lead over the other Powder Puffs. Leslie r ode the race on one of AI Baker's lU O Hondas after her own broke before the race. whil e Michele was on a 175 'H usky. The victory in th e ovice ranks went to Lori Farmer and Nona Ri chardson (175 C 'A/ Ca r). Cory Bonham and Scott Ward 250 Yam/Hon) led the Beginners all the way to win handily. Mark ' Kh iti kia n and Steve Lo renze (370 SUl) were the runners-up. and in ,tu m , follow ed in by Mark Keller and tC r a ig Clarke (5 00 Yam ) . Dick ,;S we n son and John Escujari ( 175 Yam) were fifth and class winners. Donnie Morrison returned after 'r ecu pe ra tion from a broken leg and sh ou lder incurred in October to win the Min class along with Kell y Kline. Both were on Yamaha 80 's. "T he course was rough and dusty and the key to success was often a matter of finding the right side trails. Cordis Brooks was so fatigued at .the end of his first loo p that .he had to slow down , for he couldn't hang on . 1 Q-38 rough ride Lyons MC , Sa n Diego . It st a rt ed in two wa ves. rid ers going to a fan sp read from t he sta rt . No one was wanting to get too close to th e other gu y in th e rocks and dust. T ho rn burg gra bbed a n ea rly lead in the first lap riding on his home ground . Tibblin , riding his usu al desert ra ce form of holding back a littl e on th e first lap . was ha vin g bike problems. His engi ne didn't sound as smooth as usual and as he hit a whoop de do rig ht in front of us the back wh eel locked as the motor died . For a breathless second he hit th e ground and see m to hang th ere . T ha t insta nt the bike took hold . he rema ined upright , waved at his pits and took off over th e hill. Mechanical problem s took him out a little later. Paul Nachout was in for second place the rest of th e race while Finger and Secor were doing battle with Moreno and Braudaway, 250s against 125s. Somewhere along the line Pat Flanagan (O pen Novice) was more than holding his own in the top 10. It was T hornburg's day as he pulled the overall win by a three minute lead over Nachout second , Finger third over Moreno fou rth. Eddy fifth. Secor sixth, Novice Flannagan seventh over Dan Dibb eighth still shaking from h is cold wet muddy Baja ride . It wasn't ladies day on th e tough ' cou rse as Lorrie Da vid went over her handleb a rs and ra n over herself. Sh e finished the lap a nd started the next before throwin g in th e towel. Darlen e Cottrell went off and go t knocked co ld . Brought in by rescu e un it . she was still groggy and was taken in for a check u p . Only one more points race left for the season. Next ,season sta rts Dec . 12 • Resu lts in Results Secti on . i N ~'~ For :;:: ~ .M I M ~~arer ... applied to any M.e. accessory purchase that exceeds $30.00 in accessories (Valid until J a n . I , 1977) This offer only good at: PLASTER CITY, CAL., NOV . 21 The scene was the old Rough Borrego 100 course a mile west of Plaster City . Sunday greeted the 90 riders with four 18 mile loops in some of the roughest riding in awhile. picked out and put on by ~ 1'\ , We have expe rienced 8ele8 people to help you. Christmas hours beginning Dec. 14 Weekdays & Saturday 9 ...: 9 ' Sundays 10 Pilz. 250 EXPERT 1. Rick Finger·Ric Secor. 2. Lynn : Brown-Arnie Gruner.3. Bill Halbert. 125 EXPERT 1. John Moreno-Jack Heninger. 2. : RM 80, 100, %50, 370 ••• priced super low! All TS a GT Models ••• priced super low! ,A ll GS a PE Models ••• priced super low! Dennis St evens. 3. Mike Rose-Albert Duncan. 125 AMATEUR : 1. Gary Bailey-Dale Kreutzer. 2. Phil Vandergriff·Ed lynch . 3. Steve Reynolds-7 OPEN NOVICE: 1. Pat Flanagan-Mike Flanagan. 2. Randy Holienbeck·BiII Hagna. 3. Gary Anthony·BiII Wheeler. 250 NOVICE: 1, Tim Martinez·Richard Kryger. 2. F.L TaykJr-80bRoedel!. 3. Vickie Miller-Brad Senton. 125 NOVJCE: 1. Chuck Fisher-Fred Fisher. 2. Michael Smithey-Phillip Pulido. 3. David Kephart·r '§W' I\ We have the Suzuki MX Bicyc:1e U can . . . . ship anywhere S149.9S .:« ~ B Use our Chri s tm a s lay aw ay pl ~n .1 _ u z u k i of Van Nuys ·I S Cal if orn ia's No .1 Volume Suzuk i Dealer 16141 She rma n Way . Van N uv s. CA 21399428 0 0 2 13·994,2 BB2 In the Desert or On the Street... ~- FILTR ON DOES THE JOB! Fi lt ron 's mo torcy c le f ilters w ith the ir pat e nted pu lsat ing foam trap even th e finest d irt part ic les to kee p your e ngine clean . T ou gh eno ugh to tackl e any e nd uro or motocross, F iltro n gives you ex t ra protection for any ty pe of ride . A sk for Filt ron at yo ur tav ont e m o to rc ycl e de aler OPEN AMATEUR: 1. Jearld Nielsen-Arthur Hoff . 2. Bobby Galloway·J ames Hartnett . 3. Joe Finger-Robert Chambers. 250 AMATEUR: 1. Mark Buckley-Bon Kephart. 2. ~ ~ 3:30 Save on Suzukis SEELEY. CAL. . NOV . 14 OPEN EXPERT 1, Rolf Tibbi in-Bill Thornburg, 2. : . Charlie WeldNick Hannan. 3. John Halyburton-M ike - s.o.s. By Lottie Monette Resul ts ~ 0 J~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CCTeam Scrambles on e was no exce p tio n with th e likes of T ibb lin & Thornburg. Finger & Secor , Ha lybunon & Pill . Moreno & Hettinger to name a few of th e points rivals. The cou rse had new territo ry, some of wh ich ha d to be worked on by clu b members before th e race to clear flood debris. It had rain ed th e d ay before . lea vin g th e cou rse al mo st d ust free. On e hundred seven teen r iders signed up to give it a go . On th e first lap Thornburg and Welk hi t home che ck in a dead heat and both number checkers had it that wa y. By th e next few laps Tibblin and Thornbu rg ha d the lead far ahead to th em selves. Following results are unofficial at thi s writing. • ~ ~ T&OYaD1aha O n e of Californ ia 's largest . s!ockmg Ya maha Deal.ers m P arts and Accessories 'Someday You'll O wn a Ya maha' fILlRON,. AI R F1L TE~ ELE MENTS l!!!!![JIaiL@ P.O . Bo x 39D.Ga rdena . Cal i f . 90247 230 West Rosecrans, Gardena . 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