Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
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TerryKapplemon Richard Dostal Cflff Fnldoriclts OeonPlIltiaon 337 289 Bob Moore Hubert Betzen Mark Poindexter 579 467 373 371 302 289 254 249 248 245 OPEN Shane Cannon GaryGIasenepp Bob Hargrove GladeHill Dwight Catalano Van Rubick . Chari . Geist 274 237 AFM Road Racing 1976 Final Point Standings OVERALlGP Dan Spi sak Rudy Galindo David Emde Doug Draper Harry Klinzmann Flem Ju lius sen Glen Shopher Jeff Leggitt Mike McAvoy Wi llia Brinckerhoff Vance Breese Bob Brook s Jef Steele Mike Baed er Bob Nolan 167 136 108 99 73 70 ff7 63 59 Sl 55 55 55 51 49 OVER ALL PROD John Chermak Paul Riner Greg Beck Fred Koren 252 137 103 101 Bill Mullins Bill McGrill Jeff Loughr idge 93 84 83 Jim Lester 72 Kim Clark EdU nini Hugh Miller 66 66 65 Greg Overman Steve Sizelove 65 63 Dennts Rogers 62 Glenn Pachack i 50GP Bob Nolan 61 James Ahrens Jeff Parriott Da vid Goux Steve Revnosa 49 35 35 33 33 looGP Remming J uliussen Glen Shopher Mike Me Avoy , Greg Goodma n Bob Brooks 125G P Dan Spisak Doug Draper Jeff Leggin Willia Srinckerhoff Jeff Steele 200GP Mike Velasco 78 74 59 58 55 I 13 93 58 57 55 16 Oon Maanullen 16 DavidBright WayneKiba Terry Nelson 250GP DavidEmde RudyGalindo Harry Klinzmann 10 6 5 70 57 46 M ike Baader 44 Alan R. Collins 350GP Eric M. Heczko 30 31 Grd ss 19 Rudy Galindo 18 Mark Fulton William A McGrill 15 Michael 14 SOOGP Vance Breese 55 DanSpisak 50 27 John Alafouzos John C Buddenbaum 22 Alex Dann er 22 OPENGP MichaelKauzlarich 40 Bob Ocano 37 David Emde 30 George R. Miller 28 Harry Klinzmann 27 125 PROD Greg Bed< • 105 William B. Mullins 101 Greg Overman J im Lester Kim Clark 200 PROD 74 69 J ohn ~mak 87 TIm Roberts 65 75 Steve Epstei n 61 Jill Keenan 31 Den nis Warren 30 250 PROD John Chermak 117 Hugh Miler 65 William A McGrill 56 Wally Karpynec 54 KtMn Andress 50 410 PROD St"""" Sizelove 63 DennisG. Rogers 62 Richard Fuller 56 John F. Chermak 55 GennadyG. Uubimsky 50 Robert B. Tigert 47 Bill Henry 37 Alan Gingerelli 35 Nick Alafoulos 33 Jay Smith Tom Havner Mush P Emmons Larry Cochran Robert E. Lebo Scott Clough Lawrence Schenk 550 PROD Fred J . Kam e Jeff Lougt-.idge GeraldElkin KevinL Burke Martin G. Sachs 30 27 26 18 16 14 14 10 1 63 60 55 51 750 PROO PaulR. Riner Ed Unini Glenn F. Pachacki David B. Mam-s EmileM. Mulrock Paul. Vogel 115 66 61 39 32 32 OPEN PROD Gregg M. Thompson Ken Gill Dennis F. Pegelow KerryBryant Arthur C. Chambers 600 SUPE RSTREET FredJ. Koren Kevin L. Burke 45 44 36 35 24 63 50 larry Cochr an 38 J a y Sm ith 31 Michael E. Sachs 29 Michael A Aubin 28 Mike Van Dyke 26 Gennady G. Uub ims ky 24 Scon Clough 22 Gregory B. Goodman 22 Richard Fuller 20 Jeff Loughridge 19 17 Todd Kim Robert W. Mappes 16 Marc W . Salv isberg 15 OPEN SUPERSTREET Tom Willia m Chew 50 Emile M . M ullick 35 l ee Aem ing 30 St eve n A Stirr ett 29 Ed Unini 29 Wi lli Scheffer 27 2J J effrey l. W asson David A. Bree tw or 22 St eve Mallonee 22 Cook Neilson 22 Dennis F. Pegelow 22 PaulW . Vogel 22 21 Carl N. Stone Lance W eil 17 James W . Habed in 15 SIDECARS Wayne H. Lougee 60 Larry Coleman 54 Richard G. Murray Patrick R. Manske Walter L Garnett Motorcycle Olympiad Malcolm Smith ./ The-World's Best Motorcycle Racer $20.000 Reward 2655 1493 1143 T. Harris 1068 1033 965 921 917 908 853 778 Tharps Yamaha 4.633 C.H. lndumies Avila Grocery Crowell's Cycle Artt Engineering Bonham'sChevron SRClASS G.Pauli G.Schmid 3,152 2,976 M. 1908 K.Soesbe D. Lockridge J. Klug O.Johnson l. Garton B. M idkiff J.Kelly MINI K. Kline S. Atchison O. Morrison A. Dryden M.Campeeu R. Kinnedy R.Hickman H. tshman J . Gross J . Zoller 0.200 T. Plant B. Henson F. Strong LWilsonllJ R. Muller S. Broussard V. Heth K. Upp E.Johnson S. Rion 250 E. Mund y T.K elly . J.Cauby P.Stumbo T. Mitchell M.Lee T.Sch eil N. Crane S. Bigler. M.L.. Invita tions will be sent to th e top thirty racers as selec ted b y a poll of CYCL E NEWS rea ders. A ballot will be published weekly along with a list of the top vote ge tting r iders. Carefu lly select you r cho ices as the " BEST MOTORCYCLE RACER I N T HE WORLD ! " H ow would top AM A stars like Ken Roberts or Gary Scott do in a Moto-X, or how wou ld Mot o-X champions li ke Rodger DeCoster or Marty Smith do on a road ra ce course? t op 25 as of Dec.3 . 756 P. Shepherd 718 D.NoIl 588 H. Hibbard 588 K.Renaux 639 D.Shepherd 625 J . Smith 617 R. Martin 60S OPEN CLUBS HaffFaSl 14.021 Sodbusters 13.552 Bench Racers 10,237 Anah eim Hi Siders 6,779 Desert Diggers 6,714 Over the Bars 1,631 Chain Breakers 976 OPEN SHOPS FoothillCyele 10 .312 29 PalmsYamaha 7,182 Cal. CycleCenter 6,400 Gregory'sAuto 6.220 Bellflower Yamaha 4,900 2.952 2.644 1,616 2713 2273 Dyon 1426 1245 1175 1171 908 865 858 D ick Burleson Ca r l Cranka Roger DeCostar J im Fishback John Hateley Jack Panton J im Pomeroy B ill Uhl · J im Weinert Kenny Ro berts larry Roe. .ler Malcolm Smith Jay Springsteen Gary Scott Ro lf TI b blin Tom Brooks Cordis Brooks Bob Hannah Gary N ixon ROC Rick H o c king Kent Ho_rton Brad lackey Dick Mann Tom Pe nton l The ROC Events 1 Cycle News Ballots w ill --------------------------~ BAL:LOT IOnlyOffic ial * Kawaski Drag Race * Scot"tish Trials * Short Tr.ack (Speedway) * YamahaTT * Road Race * Hill Climb * YamahaMX I RID~R f\!AME CO U N TRY 1.•••-.-----•••••••••-••••---•••••••.•••••-.-•••--------........ •••---.------.............. 2 . ----- - --.... . __.. __ _ 13 .._ 1 No ballots accepted I Na esae ' : t f ;"':I.I be counted I ' I I . _ .. __ ._ _. MAil TO : postmarked after Dec. 1~, 1976 I Wi lson/Maynard Promotion __. _ RAC E O F C HAMPIONS 1 2 8 62 Garden Grove B l vd •• Suite E Garden Grove . Ca l i forn i a 92640 I I I I I I I 1 --------------------~---------------------------~ IF YOU'I NOT ADVERTlSIN61N CYClf NEWSs s.YOU'RE LIIN6 BUSIElI 398 220 191 147 91 81 69 64 44 35 Attention ! All T 'qItJMpK Own;;'~._____ Jack Wilso n Savs " Stop th ose lec'zh with my special gaskets': 2178 1901 1626 1455 1248 1206 1144 1026 995 853 1485 1455 1451 1364 1277 1265 1259 1230 1099 945 $10,000 + Overall Winner In Februar y of 1977 the Race of Champions will.bring to Saddleback Park and O .C .I.R. the top thirty motorcycle racers in the wo rld ! They will compete in a 2-day series of seven events, much like the Olympic Decathalon, T hey will compete in each of these seven r acing events on the same motorcycle, m aking only minor a dj ustments before eac h event. The racer may choose an y motorcycle brand and size - no restric tions on cc's, b u t he must ride this same bike in all seven eve n ts. 1117 S. Clugston D. Wood C. Kallen Morgan MaJlocco D.Hurt J . Avels C. Fowler P. McEI/OY T. Mattox 827 37 29 21 ORA Points Thru Oct. 31.1976 OPEN Bob Balentin e J . Artz J.McOoweli Feb. 26 Wanted Se. y our dealer 214·339·0 144 - o r write: 3600 W. D a vis D all as, TX 752 11 Big " D " Cycle • Garland Suzuki ~, Largest Parts Inventory in Dallas/Fort Wort h Metroplex O vern ight d elivery vi a Bus av a il8b ~ in most parts of Texas. Oklahoma, & Lo uisiana 300 Lav on - Hwy. 78 N Garland T e x as 7 5 0 4 0 21 ......9 ... 3 3 74 FREE SCOOP The forward mounted o il coole r w as o ri gi n all y can. ceived in an effort to acqu ire g reater effic iency in c ooling the o il o n th e 130 H.P . Yoshimur a l - 1 prod uc tio n racers . Ra c e aft e r race , th e design proved h ighly effective , there fo re . a street versio n (in c orporating the use Elf a Lockha rt oil c o o le r) h as been d eveloped to a nsw er the requests of m an y " ho t" street -bi ke owners in teres ted in more effic ient oil c ooling . Th e "H otscoop " k it comes c o m ple te With highl y poli shed airscoop , mount br ac k et . o illi ne and h ard ware for a quick and easy insta llation. . Fo r Xm a s. w e a re o ffe ring Ih e new kit Free w ith th e purchase of a Lo cka rt o il c oole r at the reg u lar p ric e o f $6S.9S . W he n o rdering . please spec uv make & m ode l as kits are made to fit Kl900 o r C B 7S0K . C B7S0F. CBSSOF or K . C BSOO, CB400F. If you a lready o w n a Lockart o il c o ole r, th e Hotscoop K it is availa ble at $18.95 . O ffer valid until 12 /31 /76 . Yosh imura R.AD , 5517 Cl ean Ave ., N. HOll ywood Ca . 91601 z-r . (2 13) 985-233 I 47