Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

. _._.~_.~_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._ • tfHH1J\lT I I IIIl{l),\II .,\I) I> \\11 '1 '\1'\(, I '\11 I ()I{ 'i11{J( >l " (1l\11'1 IllOR Rainey loses close one to Tidwell 250/370 RM SUZUKI 9" of Travel 8" of travel for Betor, Ceriani, Kawasaki, CZ, Suzuki, Yamaha, Montesa, .Penton , KTM, Hodaka, Designed for air or spring better dampening - smoother action - more control - longer ' travel. The front end kit that beats them all. By Elaine Jones CORONA, CA , FEB. 16 Wayne Rainey was still riding high after Sunday's victory and Mike Tidwell was aboard Dylan Neihart's 750cc Yamaha on which out of state: call toU fre:e 800 -854-469 1 90 day money back guarantee $50.00 Dealer or Direct TI:'Jl H 1"( ,'. 'Uti:' PO BOX 1321 Hesper r.i . CA 92345 7142472646 LEAKPROOFM FORK & SHOCK SEALS *NOW* TEFLON~ COATED UP TO 80% LESS STATIC FRICTION SIZES TO FIT VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING INCLUDING LEADING AXLE MARZOCCHI FORKS. AT BETTER DEALERS WORLDWIDE UNIVEISAI. ACQSSOIIES, II(. P. O. BOX 15744, DAllAS 75215 214-421-8357, ~-1770 \\ (" ' II h" d[ a n v adve rt i se d PrI(l" on J ru-.... Honrla o r Husk, Mark Lawrence won two Irwindale 125 Pro motos. checkers the leaders were Bell, Turner and Tamietti , with Bell taking the overall win. Warren Reid , on his Jon R. tuned red-engine rocket Honda was literally devouring the Saddleback track. In the first race . Radical Ron Turner ca m e blasting around th e Webco Tower turn with Reid right on his knobby. Danny Turner, back from an outrageous win in Sacramento la st weekend on his Kelvin Fr anks hand bu ilt Honda , was third and Elliott fourth . Reid " took over the lead with Danny Turner and Gary Denton (Suz) and Gregg Toyama (FMF) trying to catch him . Elliott was out for the day when a spectacular endo shook him up pretty badly , and since he is just returning from that major hip injury he opted to not race anymore today. Back a few places in the pack , Cliff Lett (FMF) and T&M's hotshoe Bruce McDougal had a good dice going with the FMF· rider managing to keep the forward ground. The first five riders to cross the finish line were Reid, D. Turner, R. Turner. Toyama , and Denton. Reid rocketed to th e early lead ' of the second race. Toyama was in the second slot with Danny Turner and Ron Turner right behind him. At the end of the race Reid led Turner , Turner, " Gary Ogden (FMF) and Toyama across the finish line. • Results in Results Section . CMC Irwindale: Pessyroosts 125 Pros Lomr Beac h Honda-Husqvarna Want your cycle trickedt Our own Bill Bell will do . . the number any way you want 0l't'll 7 d .I\,.1 \-\(Tl.. ,t~Hing \t ar. 6 '1_7 \Jun .-F r i. 'l oti 111-·1 Sun . "" .1I t " - "cri \ i( t' - Pa r h - ".,1. 111'.lILIIlU' - 17 * 26 "C ,IPo FilLIJlcing- .u ,aBU' Ior at io n * So uth land Cycle 8141 Garden Grove Blvd Garden Grove , CA 714-893-5091 Sal es - Parts - Service - Financing • .:- " " ' " . ' .1 • •" By Tom Corley IRWINDALE, CA. FEB. 18 C MC night championships 125 Pro winner Gary Denton was just spectating tonight and so .was usual t op placer David Taylor, so the Irwindale 125 Pro class money was circulated to a few others for a change. Former CMC number one Dave Pessy of DG Performance Specialties roosted over 16 other competitors and hooked the first overall money. Pessy ended up with 21·6 placings for the victory while Vince VanHook took second over Chuck Lunde and Mark " M a d m a n" •Lawrence. LawrenCe' app'eiu'ed 'to be the fast guy overall and won all but the second moto which ruined his chances. The CMC number one plate rider Val Tamietti (Mai) was totally on the gas , riding to the 250 Pro win. Tamietti smoothly won all three motos over the very fast DC· ace Mike Bell (Yam) who went for a 2-2-3 finish. The two experimental Ammex machines of Mike Tripes and Gary Jones cut off the rest of the pack. In the past Mike Bell has dominated the 500 · Pro class on a four-stroke Honda but he is now on a two -stroke Yamaha for DG. Bell followed Tamietti in the 250 Pro class but in the 500s he had total command and walked away with the cash. Jeff Vidic (Yam) came through with a second overall and improved as the night went, soaring in front of the pack for the final rnoto win. T'arnietti had to settle for a third overall which gave him the best part of the night'S money. Resu lts in Results Section. Maniac MXer mauls OTHG MX By Bang Bang BoBo VALENCIA. CA , FEB . 13 The Gang's first North-South match race of the year was held at the International track at Indian Dunes, ending up as a toss-up. Maniac Mike (KTM) won both Expert motes. Second-place Absurd AI (Suz) chased Mike both times . Philthy Phil (Yam) stayed ahead of Stubby Steve to hold onto third place. In the Amateur ranks , Delicate Dennis (Yam) aced Limp Larry (Mai) out of first place when he beat him in their final moto, Daisy Dave managed to hold onto third place. . Krazy Kit , Miss Mike and Lizard Lou were the top three finishers in the first Intermediate moto. But the final moro told a different story. Dreading the dregs. Du Du Dan (CZ) dashed daringly ahead of the pack to win first overall . Lizard Lou (Hon) held onto second ahead of a hard-riding Grubby Gary (Yam).In th e No vices it was Sorry Sandy who won it on a 100cc Penton. Mutha Mike (H us) went 1-3 to pull off a second overa ll. • ', '. Results in"Results Section . • Dylan had just won the Open Expert Half Mile . Off the line in the I5-lap Money Half Mile went R ainey with a letter-perfect start. Shawn Leipold was in second and Tidwell was third. Mike Minnig , Jim Vendley and Nei hart rounded out the res t of the fiel d. It too k T idwell five la ps to get around Leipold and start to pick up grou nd on Rainey. He didn't ca tch R ainey unt il la p 13 and th en it was power tha t won out as W ayne's 250cc was no ma tch for the powerful 750 . Rainey d id basica lly the same th in g in th e Money Short T ra ck. Tidwell had gotten the shot off the line with Ra iney knockin' at h is door, with Minnig and Perkins close enough to throw a blanket over all of them. The door finally opened for Wayne on the sixth lap ahd he went on through, locking Mike Tidwell into second and Mike Minnig in third. Tidwell added to _his night's earnings by collecting both the Short Track and the 250cc Amateur/Expert Half Mile . The Half Mile again brought Rainey and Tidwell together, but attrition problems took Rainey out with a sour motor on the fifth lap. Shawn Leipold , a regular who comes down from Bakersfield, struck pay dirt in the Open Combo Half Mile . The race that should have come from Neihart got stifled early when Pat Dobbins gOt off second and held Dyla n off for four laps. • Results in Results Section. Dorothy Rowe tops 250 Experts at Elsinore TT By Andi Grangewer ELSINORE. CA . FEB . 16 The 250 Amateur/Expert class was one for the record books. Joe Steffen had the first moto u nd er his belt easily from the moment the green flag was thrown. Dorothy Rowe and Duane Gallager were involved in a head-to-head battle, switching places every few feet. On lap three, Gallager went a little wide on the sweeper and Rowe shot under to take his spot. Scott Polson lost his third on the esses when he went down and Jack Smith had no where to go but over the top of Polson. There was no harm down (except for a few tire tracks on Scott) and the race ended with Steffen holding down the first, Rowe second and Gallager third. _ In the second moto, Rowe was exactly on target as she timed the starter perfectly and headed for the from of the pack. Steffen wasn't far behind but he also had some close company. The number two place changed three times during the course of the race between Steffen, Danny Perkins, and Jack Smith. Perkins and Steffen got too /close for comfort and th ey both took a turn for the worse. Jack Smith was next in line for the number tWO spot and he finished th ere. _ The final race for the 250s went again to Rowe. Steffen tried every

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