Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

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As th e riders pick ed the mse lves u p . Arm itage. delivered a swift kick to Mac's hin d q uarters. Ma c was u nabl e to co nt inue and re t u rned to th e pits wh e re . a ccording lO spec tators . he threw h is helm et a t Armitage as he ca me aroun d t he next la p. Logston won by a co u ntry mile with Armitage movin g • up to seco nd a nd Steve Fox thi rd . The ; fight s co nt in ued a fter the ra ces a t \ r oph y p r esentati on with Dad d y Mcint yre deliv ering a swift kick to Armit age's hind qu arters as Armitage '-tu rn ed his ba ck to leave when he p ic ke d u p h is mo ney . Hopefu lly everyt hi ng was finall y st ra ig h rene d i o ut. Mcint yre put a n end to L ogston 's fi rst pl a ce (n ol o wi ns whe-n h e wo n the first moto of th e 125 Ex pe rt . Log ston too k the second m ot o and th e overal l first. Dea n UI\'<" (Ya m) ca me in thi rd bot h m or os. H onda W est or Alan McDuff at Honda East . They'll be glad to give you the scoop on what's happening in conjunction with the race. Amateur races weren't possible in th e Superdome because a baseball game is schedu led 48 hours after the checkered flag drops . In that time the promoters have to remove about SO million pounds of dirt. If everyone brought a bucket. . . ' There will be amateur races, however , on Sunday, June 5th, at th e nearby Loranger MX Track. Call (504) S45 -8812 fo r info . The six giant TV screens in th e Superdome will be used to replay th e m ost exciting p a rts of the June 4th Supercross and , in addition , th ey will be in operation during the actual races so you can see the action from the best vantage points in the Dome, not just from your seat. And , in slow motion, thanks to WWL -TV , Cha n nel 4 , in New Orleans. Tech. Inspection for the Superdome Supercross will be on Friday afternoon at the Superdome (Ga te "E") and will be open to the public. • Results in Resul ts Section . Superdome tourist tips If you're not com pletely whipped a fter Frida y night on Bourbon St re et a nd Saturda y night at th e Supercross, yo u ca n sp e n d Su nd ay afu-r nuo n a nd eve ni ng' at nearby Citv Pa rk Stadium wit h Fleetw ood l\Ia'(", Bob Seege r . Ken ny Loggins a nd o i hr-rs, Ca ll ,,04 /8 2 1-8 2 1 1 for inforrnation . You sho u ldn't leave New Orleans wit ho ut doing several things: I . Wa lk down Boubon Street on Friday Night . 2. Have a drink at Pat O'B rien's . S. Eat some POPEYES Fri ed Chicken. 4. (T he Fourth th ing we ca n't print!) If you' re co m ing to New Orleans by b ike , stop in and see Da ve Dols en at Take a ride on the Superdome track Here's a test ride on the track that will be built in the Louisiana Superdome for the J u n e 4th Superdome Supercross: The Superdome track comes alive on June 4, Out of th e ga te , the rid ers approach a pair of high -spe ed two - foot jumps, then ska te int o th e first turn , whi ch will be banked to a height of six feet. N ext a 90· left hand er , a short straightaway and over the first crosscut jum p , (five feet high on the insid e lin e and two feet high on th e ou tside ) flying int o the next turn. Exit the turn , down a straight section and over a six foot d rop -off jump. As soon as th e rid er s land . t hey' ll face three l Ovfoot peaks th a t have to be ta ken slowly. Ove r th e t hird peak , a nd int o a sa ndy swee ping turn a nd ou t onto a 260-foot sa nd stra ightaway. O ut of t he sand , 'off an angular b ank , across the starting grid , and int o the first whoop-de-d oes. Over the second cross -cut jump, a quick left right switchback , a nd up onto t he eigh t -foo t plateau. As soon as they get on top of the plateau , they'll be off of the other side , but hav e to ma ke a 180· back up th e grade to th e top of the plat ea u aga in. Down eight-feet aga in, and int o a banked 180· . and up th e "s te ps" (T wo four -foot e le va t ion s. b ringin g the rid er s up to eight -feet aga in) a nd th en down a steep eig ht· foo t slope. T he cou rse opens u p a littl e here . into a left ha nder a nd over a series of ro lle r coaster wh oo ps called th e "Zephyr ," each about IOvfeet high . Coming out of the "Zephyr," another 180· left , a 90· rig ht and over a 12-foot .rollover. Then a right hand "speedway" sweeper, and a left hand two- berm turn (the inside line filled with sand) . Over a small jump , and a hairpin that starts the riders on a slow climb to ·the top of a 15-foot hill. T hey'll accelerat e down the hi ll and then fly up a l O-foot high jump whi ch will la unch th e hotshots 100 feet . As soo n as th ey land , it's on the brakes , over a three-foot rollover front wheel first into th e sa nd pit. Ou t of the sa nd, onto th e sta rti ng grid and across the finis h line. Wh ew! • 43

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