Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

NHRA SANCTIONED AND CERTIFIED. THE OFF ICIAL MEET FOR ESTABLISHING RECORDS , BTHAnnUAL nHRA nATiOnAl,." LQ...oo.,!5' mOTORCYCL~R~CORD CtlAmPIOnStllPS M~~~7~lC~r~~~ G Friday June 1 A ll Day ':'" Qualofyin g. Time Trials . Record Runs . . 7 A ll Day ong. Saturday. JuneIB Class ElimQua lofyns. Tim e Trials . Rec o rd Runs . • Inati o Sunday. June 1 9AM ·2PM -: Time Trials. Reco rd Run s. Qualif y ing . Class 9 Elim ina tIons . 2:00 PM - Fin al Elim in ation s and Championship s. E.T. Racin g . too ' SI2.OOO In(ASH + AWARDS! compnlTORl FROtn HunDREDS OF TOP ALL"OVER THE WORLD! z ;6 w w a: '" Vl ,." Z Z '#' .. • w o • >- '" , - - -- - - -- - --_-'--_.;..u_I.:.- ..::..__-ooI-=-_----' '" o Vl ... o .J Pre-reglstratlon Information : Pro Categ ory: $25.00 (includes pi t passes for c om peti tor and 2 crew). Sportsman Categ ory : 515.00 (includes pit passes for comp etit or and 2 crew mem ber s). Send to : Nati on al Motorcycle Cham pionships. Beech Bend Park, Bowli ng Green, Kentucky 4210 1. Jim Har ris, Even t Direct or. Pre-en tri es must be postmark ed by June 1, FREE CAM PING In Special Are a for All Pre·E nter ed Racers. * The famil y WIll love Beech Bend Park 's 42 eXCit ing rides, games. horseback rid ing , swi mming and the many fine con cessi o n stands, inclUdi ng a full se rvic e ca fe teria. For com centors and fans alike ," Beech Ben d Park will make you r stay for the Mot orcy cle National s a tru ly memor able eve nt ! AMA clubsl " , plan a special caraya nl Awards for large st club atte nd ing and largest total miles traveled . Oisco:unts. other specials. c corcmanon and info, wn te or-call Jim Harris. Harper Valley, iE Tired of be in g cras hed, this bike came back wit h a karate ch op t o the side of t he rider's neck , '1 8. Columbia. Ky. 4272 8. Phone (502) 384·5192, after 4 PM. Suzuki Inventory Reduction Sale All RM Models Must Go! Prices you cannot refuse Call Now! Don't Miss Out WE can m ail order an~here i n the U.S.A. # Suzuki o f V a n Nuys '1 1 Ca lifornia 's No.1 Vo lume Su zu k i Dealer 16141 Sher m a n W ay . V an Nuys . C A 2139942800 2139942882 3 blo ck s W e st of th e S a n Di eg o Fr e eway Hillclirnbinq M aic os are different than the beasts Ad ol p h W eil ride s, Note the swingarm length, . Peterson's Maico top eliminator in DeAnza hillclimb By An n A. Po well N;'I;Y:\IEAD , CA . :\1A Y 1 Southern California riders dominated t he recent W·idow . maker C limb in Salt La ke Ci ty and they are just as d e te rm ined 10 do mina te t he World Champiollship C limb ne-xt m onth at DeA n za . T odav 's clim b wa s Itw las t c ha lice fo r ridns 'to "gl'.t t he feel" of the DcAnza hills pri or to t ha t climb and t hev " fe lt .. it a b it 1I10rt' t ha n Ihey wo u ld h;,ve liked in Inan )' cast's. n O n a vi rg in hill wi t hin sig ht of th e n ' !, c ha m p io nsh ip rUII, t he riders fO~lId t h at r he D"A ",a h ills ar e trick v, This o m- wa s a rru -re 25 0 feet from bo ttom to top h UI few o f I he rid r- rs ha d ao><,hallo' to ma ke t ha t 2~0 · foot rUII. The h ill was just too ro ugh. dry a nd tril:kv. Wii hi n ~ o fe,', o f th e lOp of t he hill. rid e rs fo u nd t h,' n",' lv,'s. a nd th e i r hj ~ t " . th ro wn vvc rv wuv b u t u p . , r ill a ro u 2" h 5 0 tt'" t fr o rn r h" l r ~ oa l Findll\' , "'ra ig . l rxk . ra n ked ;.t o,; d w lI n b,~r on r' ririel I 1 I hI '\ 60 CIJ"''' ;Jfhl holde r of t he No . I Ameri can MOlOr . cyc le Associ a t ion ( A M A) h illelimh p ia Ie , managed 10 gel over t he lOp on his 360 Yam aha . Bo b Ba vu k rnounn-d o n a sto ck 400 Y a m a h ~ a nd Kerrv Pe te rso n o n a 400 Mai co with pad d le tires. a lso m ana gcd to crest t he hill . During the second rou nd of com pc t irio n , Doug H all . riding his mod ifid ed Bulr aco 250 h ighl y m anaged a n over. o m- o f the vr-rv F e-w riders to lx-tter his fi rst ru n m ark . ' Even t ln- big bi ke rid e rs fo u nd t he goi ng 100 ro ug h . There we re o n ly IW O Tri u mp h ride rs ill t h e Ope n class who m a n aged to c res t t he hi ll. Ne-a l Ma c kel a nd Ed S haver. Besid es the natural rou ghness of th e hil l. the h ig bores wvn- p lagued h v mechanical difficu lties . Chains seemed to br- sl ipping off . p roc kl' ls with s u nca nn v e as(' , Sev era l ride rs S( '( 'lTH'd to h;;v, ' ,:v,' ry t h ing going w.. lI . t h en h ang !. t he c ha in was thrown or t hehik .. wou ld slip oUI of gear. AI t lu - e nd o f the first t wo ro u nds of ro mpet irinn , on ly ..igh t ri de-rs were st ill in co ru e nt ion for rho «)P e lim in.u ion "pot, a nd in Ih(· Ca s(' o f Ma ck el a nd S h.rvr-r. .t lso for the class win , A ll hflll l:h o n" s t rx -k bi ke h: «! q Uilllfit'd ' ( I) n Hll p t ' (( ' for ~h(' l Op spo t , 1I0h Bavuk on his 400 d " "i d ,'d to 1'11 11 o UI hefort, t hr- ru n . "T ht' n ", no w av 111\ sl11 .l1l hi kr- will I' III! {11:11 h;1I HI-POINT RUBBER RIDING BOOTS Molded knee-len gth ru bber boo t Pro t ective rubber fin s for leg, in st ep and ankle , ..~ .~ Steel mid sole 'l.~.A Internal steel t oe c ap The rubber boot mad e for cycle riding . OHer s c o m plete prot ec tion to th e f eet and legs wh ile keeping you co mpletely dry , Gr eat for tr ial s. ha re sc ra m b les, et c. Sizes 6-12. AT YOUR HI- POINT DEALER OW 3 7 0 9 W , e rie Ave .. L o r ai n , Ohio 44053 21 I I

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