Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

SATURDAY SUNDAY Phil Cramer dusted the 250s at Sand Hill. Finisher Pins MUST FINISH 70%OF RACE ANO GET CHECKEREO FLAG . TO RECEIVE PINS Entry Fees ~ $20.00 Pre Entrv Post Entr v $35.00 Entries Open 12:01 a.m Close . April 1st . May 1st LARGE TROPHIES ONLY OFFICIAL Western States Racing Assoc. Entry Blanks Accepted - o r a Photo Co py ' - All others will be returned A high-tailin ' shot of " Bugs" himself, showing the Sand Hill Open class how it's done. Pure Silver Bars worth $250 1st overall Each Day SPARK ARRESTOR MANDATORY!! 400 RIDERS PER DAY LIMIT Showers for Riders D-36 RIDERS MUST USE CROSS COUNTRY CARD OUT OF D'ISTRICT RIDERS USE DESERT TYPE OF HIGHEST CLASSIFICATION. Photo Copy of A.M .A. Rider Classification Card. Two riders or one11t was that close at Sand Hill's Euro-Scrams, Lewis, Kramer and Mann top D·36 Euro Scrambles at Sandhill Entri es wh ich are inc omplete, incorrect , or unsign ed w ill not be in- cluded in the draw and are subject to exclusion if the Quota 0 1 400 rid ers is reached . WESTERN STATES RACING ASSOCIATION P. O. Box 7244 Reno, Nevada 89510 Include 3 Self Addressed , Legal Size Envelopes, Stamped and Ma ilto: - VIRGINIA CITY Sltunlay • •• • •. • • : • . O't CD Start at 11 :00 A.M. 100_. 125 - 200- 250- Nov. ~ 125 - Jr. & .••.•..••. 125 Exp. _ Powder Puff (1 25 • 250cc) U O. T. - Nov.-: Vet. Nov. O't ..__.._--_.._.... .. .. ~--~- ~---~-_ ._ .... • • • ••••••• •• 1 _ .., . _ _ "" ...... • _ - . . . . .. . • • • • SundlY· · . • •.. . .. • • Start at 10:00A.M. Open Novice & 200 & 250Jr. 200 . 250 Exp OpenJr. &Exp. Vets. - Jr. &Exp. OldTimers - Jr. &Exp. .. .._--:--- •• • .• .• _.."--- ~- - bC'tAIU , •• • • • • ~ _t Pw."" 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Lewis. who ad mi ts to being " over forty" . tra versed rhe ru gged . thre.. m ile co u rse with a sm oot hness wh ich could be th e envy of a ny sevc m cen -yea r-o ld hOI shoe. This big win for Lewis ca m e a fte r a di sappoint ment last wcekend . Running in fir st pla ce right up to th e last lap (he cl ai ms he was distract ed by a ca mera wielding Cycle News reporter) . he lost co nt ro l as he crossed ' em up on a ju mp and cra shed in to a mud hole . T he sigh t of a cam era poi nted in his d ir ection casuses t he most biza rre behaviour in a scram b les rider. Bill Verbiscio (Ya m) took second in the Old T im ers class. Bob Po rt e r (H us) a nd R. K. Mallow (KTM ) rook first and seco nd in the Veterans race and H . Bellio tt i (Yam ) led the 125'5. Ne xt . th e 250 Novices. Amateurs and Expcrt s exp loded across the start lin e and gav e th e spectators an hour and a ha lf of good . fa st . let-it-all hang-ou t riding . The young gu ys fairl y flew. W FO across the countryside as if they we re determi ned to brcak the O ld Timers' la p ti mes. An early battle d eve loped betw ee n Shane R a m ey (H on) and Phi l Kra mer ( KT M) . Shane took a lon g lead soon after th e sta rt . Kram er would cu t down the distance between h im and fir st place time and again on ly to find Ram ey making fas ter la p times yel. T hen .vas he came aro u nd a lon g uphill swee per Ra m ey's bike dropped the cha in . Kram er cra nked pa st in a sec ond . foll owed by stea dy -rid ing Pete Fr ancini (H us) . As the Open Novices. Am at eu rs a nd Experts lin ed up for the sta rt a Courier pi ckup roa red into th e pit a rea. Dick Mann got o ut a nd unload ed his custom -framed Yamaha 500. In the early part of this last rac e Rick Lew is (j ack's son ) pil ot ed his Bultaco to a on e. minute lead a nd held it unt il his shocks co lla psed. Dick Mann took th e lead and easi ly glided to vict o ry in spi te of some co nce rn about wh ether he wou ld ha ve gas eno ug h to finish th e ra ce .w it hou t st o p p in g. Gary Vanderpool (H on ) took a so lid second and Mik e Amaral ( Ya m) fini shed th ird . The Los Gatos M/C have a good thi ng going with thei r European H are Scr a m b les . Th e rid ers e nj oy ed the mselves , the co u rsc was grea t a nd the com petition stim u la ting . T he dust was a little irrita ting but Northern California riding must be used to th at by now. If it rains th isweek , th e next ra ce sho uld be su pe r. • Resul ts in Resu lts Section,

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