Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

.s I' *p m ul t itu d e of furio us he at ra ce el imi na tions will lead to Gra nd Nationa l C hampionshi ps fro m O pen EXpe rt to Jun ior Minicycle . It 's a good bet that yo u k now someone tha t's racing in t he GNC . If yo u 're goi ng to spe nd a 'r a c ing weekend in H oust o n , ca t c h t he pro fessional Supercross a nd don't m iss th e G rand Na tio na l o n Sunday. Gen eral adm ission will be S6 , tic kets ava ilable a t th e ' Do m e. • III t tt- en • When you buy a Full House battery, you ' re getting a battery that is made so well , we give you a six-month wa rranty. If the battery fail s to hold a charge, we'll replace the battery for a One Dolla r service charge and proo f of purchase. Of course, th e warranty does not cover misuse . Oak Hill MX mudders go for it, Bobby Pickard gets it ~ co eN ...c: .~ ro FULL HOUSE BATTERY CHARGER To compliment our fine battery, we 're now introducing a 6/12 volt battery charger...a great little gadget to keep your battery at peak power. Compact and ligh t...f its nicely in the tool box. Full House batt eries and batt ery accessories give you full power to keep your cycle on the go. Ask your dealer today, for a Full 'House batt ery and ch arger ! BV Dave Nielsen I ALVORD , TX , FEB , 13 ~ • ,J Rece nt heavy rain made Oak Hill's layout a real problem for many of the morning's Novice entries, With Mini class motos postponed for "la ter , th e big bike Novices spun , paddled , and slid in for t ro phies, highlighted by Charles Gunn in th e 250 cla ss, who kept his KX250 afloat to edge out Willie T u rl ing to n ( Ho n) and Gu y All en (S Ul) , All en bounced ba ck to out -pu ll a division of 125 Novices a boa rd a new RMI25B , a lso th e mount of 125 Division One win ner James Hardee of Ft. W orth , The Zook s took the 100 class , too , with Jeff Coker and Randy Woodward at th e throttle. " W ho is that guy?" wondered Senior Mini class observers , as they watched Steve Howard , all the way from Midland , Texas clean both rounds on a YZSO , More familiar were Novice Mini winner Bryan Abernathy of Arlington and Ov er 30 first place Dwight Leatherwood . With the track a little faster in the afternoon , the Experts hit the g rou nd running, and more than a few did som e unscheduled soil sam pling, O ne who didn't was 125 Expert winner Ri chard Reev es , who turned two seconds into an overall win while Dav id Jones (Hon) and Danny Do ss (SUl) co u ld n' t do it tw ice . Do ss returned from a stum bling fir st round to tak e the final , but for Jones it was a trip to th e doctor . After lea ding gate to flag in t he o pe ner, Jones hook ed bars off the start of t he second moto and broke an el bow in t he subsequent crash . In th e 250 Expert , Bobby Picka rd ( Pe n) wa lked away at a 1·1 cli p , bu t right off the bat in round one, a nother co me r bi t th e dirt with las ting co nsequences, Young p ro Kurt Janish went down and suffered a b rok en leg. One of the new speedsters in the a rea is Dave Perry of Eul ess, whose RM's are ' a lways WF.O, and when he doesn't cr ash too often , he 'll do things like take second overall in today's 250 class, The top three places in Open Expert remained undecided until the finish line of the last moto. Ricky Kidd (Pen) , Wyman Priddy ( Bul) , and Bo bby Pickard (Pen) all had a chance for first as th ey swapped positions, Pickard led the trio over the last hill before the checkers, but his third from round one (due to a n errant plug wire) came back to haunt him. P rid d y nearly lost it , got over in the deep stuff and momentarily bogged down , opening the door for K idd , who clipped Wyman for seco nd at the lin e to t a ke a close 1-2 deci sion Over • Pickard's 3·1 a nd Priddy's 2·3 . Resu lts in Resu lts Sect ion . • 1] Distributed n8tion811y by FOX , WHEELSPOAT, Bnd FULL HOUSE FULL RO. Box 16060 HOUSE Columbus , Ohio 43216 , LEAKPROOFn . FORK & SHOCK SEALS *NOW* TEFLON~ COATED UP TO 80% LESS STATIC FRICTION SIZES TO FIT VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING INCLUDING LEADING AXLE MARZOCCHI FORKS. AT BmER DEALERS WORLDWIDE UHMlSAL lCCESSOIIES. INC. P. O. BOX 15744, DALlAS 75215 214-428-8357, 565-1770 HI PERFORMANCE EXHAUST SYSTEMS NERV E SUCCEEDS Custom Cone Sets "Built to Your Specificat ions" Aireo Sheet Meta l 15209 Grevillea Ave, awndale. CA 90260 (213) 675·5290 Dept. W Snake Pipe $7 9,50 YZ 125c YZ 125x YZ 100 YZ 8Oc . Honda Do wn Pipe CR 125 XR 75 $ 49,95 $ 32 .95 Pipe and Silence Megaphone KTM $69.95 175 ·250-400 Complete L ine Mototec.cDI Kits $54,95 All Pipes Tested. Proven. and Used By the AI RCONE RACING TEAM • Oarland Su.ukl :!.!:, Largest Parts In ventory in Da lla s/Fort Worth Metroplex Overnight delivery via Bus available in most parts of Texas, Oklaho ma. & louisiana 300 Lav o n - Hwy 78N Ga rland. Texa s 75040 214 -494 3314 ; Cycle Sport Bultaco ~'J r------ ,I Mail Order Parts , i ~l ~o, 713-781.()428 i A);, '.' T I 6111 G Windswept Houston. Texas T1Ofi7 ! lI: ~------....,. 35

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