Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

OHIO MUSKINGUM VALLEY M X RACE WAY Zanesville. Ohio \..f.l) 'k : LIe iP & 22 'FII. Q FIIJ··£."D 27 ' 2S 8 29 [ io [ flL.Lf.'D Mav 11 , 12 & 13 Mav 25 . 26 & 21 " I . [ June 1,2 & 3 Ju ne 8 . 9 & 10 June 1S. 16 & 17 CAUFORNIA CARLSBAD INTER NATIONAL RACE WAY Carl sbad , Cal iforni a . , , (11 11 .J I , I ji'q q , j l 2' : T ' r g • 29 ':,LL£''D ':ILLE.t> f IL\..f.l) TEXAS LAKE WHITNEY CYCLE RANCH l a ke Whitn ey. Tex as Augu st 10. 11 & 12 Augus t 1 7, is & 19 A ugust 24 , 25 & 26 Dave Han sen set fa st tim e in winning Heat Two at Seattle. Sec remtn-r 7. 8 & 9 Sept ember 14 , 15 & 16 Seo tern ber 21. 22 & 73 CAUFORNIA CARLSBAD INTERNATIONAL RACE WAY Carlsbad . Califo rn ia Oc to ber 5. 6 & 7 Oc tcne- 19 . 20 & 21 s No vemher 2. 3 4 Nov em ber 16 . 17 & 18 November 30. Dec . 1 & ~ Decemre 14,15& 16 Learn the skills of pros in a three-day cou rse o f classroom and on -t rack training sessions. This ex ten sive cou rse was designed by ROGER DE COSTE R, and is taught by top instructors like MARK BLACKWELL and A.C. BAKKEN. Learn cornering. jumping . uphill and down hill riding techniques along with ride r conditioning. ,A 1'I01l5 .J!tKS A-rt"... . ''APPLIC IpI.,wO " MUSt' ~ CL.A~;'~ 7f'1c:€~' fRIO~ -r: L~~O Tl> • ueaw "I.ASS~"# " See 'lout SU7.:~tt1\at~on lot co t1\\l\et e \ \icat\on . and a\l\l first in th e first mow when a broken hub on the last lap put h im o ut. Lance Lollar (Suz) WO I1 , T im Mul vel y (Suz) was seco nd . In t he second m or o Cast leman (a board on a fixed b ike . or so he thou g h) had anothe r break . O verall poin ts pu t" Ollar in firs t place • a nd M ul ve y in seco nd . Results in Result s Section . Juniors "tangle" at off-season Monterey Short Track By Burt Dinner MONTEREY. CA , MAR . 19 A speci a lly-held March event (no rm a l "seaso n" for Monterey ST is June to O ctober) brought race rs out of th e woodwork . in- FMX PISTONS HONDA GL-1000 RING & PINION 4.0:1 RATIO Your biggest performance gain for the Gold Wing $169.95 list VELOCITY STAC KS GAUGES FASTENERS HAR DWARE 1UGeefinterpriseslnc, 731 EAST CYPRESS· MONROVIA. CALIFORN IA 91016 (213) 359-2415 DEA LER S - CALL OR WRITE FOR L A T EST CA TA LOG Bultaco ~L.~~ Maico Ossa Gennai smiles to pay window in Northwest Indoor Series By W. H. Spencer KTM! Parts!!! Discount on mail orders 32 elud ing a record 250 Expert turnout and an extra -la rge specta to r crowd. Larry Tholcke had a first in the Juni or 125, ed ging out " O h Johnny" Ma son , wh o st a rt e d fr om th e "chea ters" line. Tholcke came back to gain a second in th e 360 clas s behind Bill Ripley (Bul) . Chuck Fisch er (Yam) went from sta rt to finish to take the Novice 200 . The 250 Junior race had th e first three finishers crashing at th e fin ish lin e. After untangling the mess it was determined that Ryan Seidel won . Aft er cha ngi ng leads four or five ti m es, . Steve Ma rt in (Yam) finall y outlasted Matt No ttenkam per (Suz) in th e Novice 100 . A record turnout of 250 Experts had the crowd on th eir feet. Geoff Lowe (C-A) edged out Manuel Datan (Yam) with Steve Harv ey (Yam) com ing from last place. with on e lap to go . to take third . • Results in Results Section. 720 Broadway Chula Vista . C A 92010 714427 9166 In four nights. Bu ltaco-rnounted John Gennai took three of four rounds of Ind oor Short Track in the Pacific Northwest ,· winning an ext ra $500 along with the finale at Seattle Coliseum. Gary T onda tried to give Gennai a run for th e bonus bucks but fell in th e Seattle fina l. Portland . OR. March 23 There was trou ble brewing from the first ea rly practi ce. T he promoters had pla nn ed to ru n AMA rules. but it was obvious fro m th e sigh t of 400 Suzukis and 350 ·plus XL Hondas that the 250 rul e wasn't to be for real. Any new sp ecta to r sa w so me fi ne r a ci ng', althou gh the radio ads had indicated som e sort of "mech a nized rollerball ." The Junior /Expert heats were all thrillers . Rick Ho cking easily won the first over R andy Skiver's Can -Am . Gary T onda lined up on th e pole for the second heat and banked around th e first turn in from of Rick Delacv for the win . Dave Hansen won th~ th ird heat with Pat McC aul bowling hi s wa y through th e tenpins for second . J ohn Gennai swooped round four ove r Movin' Mike Caves, who drove across th e co u n try with his pooch . Billy Hofmeister brought out a Minnesota Bult aco to win the fifth heat over Ken Cclorie. When the Novice heats were posted , no indi cation wa s giv en about transfers. One Semi had 16 riders and when th e score rs finally quit , there were no official results. After much badgering from riders a nd family, a suggestion carne from th e audience: How about runnin g th e main from heat finishes ? It went down that way. Sal Hoffman led th e Novice Main most of th e way, but it was Mike Kunsman th e winner on a Martin Cyele Ossa . Hoffman ca ugh t up on the whi te flag la p whe n Kunsman nearly got off whi le tryin g to lap a backrnarker who looked like a refugee fro m th e Vik ings' Special Un it ridi ng with more elbo w th an talent. The Junior /Expert Main lined up with a few spa re bodi es and much co n fusion . Finally th e rid ers agreed on a match race flagged by Rick Hocking and reffed by Randy Skiver. Pat McCaul was th e last man into the main. • Gary Tonda led out a post-crash restart with Hocking pressing. It was a rruckin ' convoy for most . as Mickey Fay moved up for a third . Corvallis. OR. March 24 •• ,J _ Dirt tires and lots of fun in this Rob Muzzey show . Novi ce Semis were won by John Wincewicz and Mike Adair, setting the stage for a 15·lap Main . Jeff Celorie won that. leaving Wincewicz disqualified for rough riding. ", r:. • • • . '. _ ..'

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