Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

•Western hotline . .._._._._._._._._._.-._._._._._._._._._._._.= .._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.I ~ t l' l' en ~ IAbovel Hea di ng f or the J ackpo t (CR CI on the ei gh th minu t e.IA bo v e right! The AME Youth Divi sion flew at Sprockets. (Right) Chris Cannon at Elsinore. Neese grabs'CRC Jackpot (enduro) - By Mike Klinger LAS VEGAS . NV.. MAY 29 Over 150 motorcycles and 50 baja bugs, jeeps and four -wheel drive trucks invaded the 100 0 temperature Nevada desert for 20 the California Racing Club (CRC) Jackpot Enduro. Although the enduro was held 30 miles from Las Vegas. the sign-up and trophy presentation was still among the slot machines and gambling tables of "Pops Oasis" Casino. Speaking of trophies. Duane Neese (Open B) was the overall winner of the Jackpot. losing only one second over the entire 78 miles. The motorcycles were the first to hit the trail which led directly east and under the Southern Pacific tracks . The course continued through miles of sandwashes and fire roads which was a delight for the b uggies after travelling over miles of rocks. During the middle of the first loop. there was a four-mi le .section th at proved to be an obstacle.' It was an old battered fire 'road piled with rocks and bolders, The bikes kept a relative constant speed. but the four-wheelers had to crawl. Over all the. rough rocks. riders then hit check three. went under the train tracks again and on to the high speed dry lake. Everyone screamed across the lake at blinding speeds because the pits were in sight. After the first loop results were tallied . Tim Champman (200 C under 16 class) was the overall winner for one loopers with two seconds lost. First place in the Woman A 200cc category was Sharon Willowby who lost only 3 seconds. The first mini honors went to Chris Gables with 29 seconds off a perfect score. As the first bike began to start the second loop. the fou r wheelers were punishing the turf on loop one. Loop two took the riders directly west; under Highway 14 and into the rocky mountains. There "{as only two speed changes in ' the entire second loop which turned in to be quite a ' challenge. The course rambled through the foothills and back under the highway and under the train tracks for the third time. A couple of miles before the finish of the second loop there was some rough gully. offcamber trail riding that had to present a problem to ,most of the fourwheelers. Some four-wheelers had no problems at all including overall winners Don Ellis and Ken Hall (dune buggy) who only lost three seconds on the entire event'. We ll. the second loop and the race was over just short of the train and what a welcome sight it was. Neese had won the overall trophy but only by one second . Ron Storey (Open A over 35). Darrel Benner Jr. (Open B over 35) and David Weaver (Open B) tied for second overall by only losing two seconds each . Slightly remarkable! 250 A honors went to Tom King who only lost seven seconds; Open C trophy to James . Dumon 0 .60) ; 250 C to Dan Kline (1.59) and surprisingly enough a 100cc bike won the 125 C class Steve Thomas only lost one minute . 53 seconds to win the 125 C class. An overall look at the enduro shows that a split second decided the winner and being tied for second place. By Sunday afternoon. the desert was really hot and dusty and it sure felt good to hit the pools in downtown Las Vegas. • last out of the gate. was hauling through the pack until he reached Galan. Gilbert was right ' on Richardsons rear fender and moved up to his side. H a nd leba r to handlebar they rode into the sweep' and through the turns with Gilbert pulling into the lead to take the flag . In moto two . Gilbert tore out in front and built a terrific , lead . Richardson held second. while Galan rode a strong third . Danny Gisel and Joseph Matkin had a good race for the fourth and fifth spots. • Resul ts in Results Section. Gilbert takes A.M.E. youth By Judy Greenberg VALENC IA. CA. MAY 27 Frid ay night . as t he 83cc Beg. . 12-and·Over class charged off the line at AME's Youth Division races at Indian Du nes, Alex Atencia and Kevin Brewis had a wheel-to-wheel battle for the holeshot . with Brewis emerging in front. Dan Marz , who had a bad start. was busy working his way up through the pack to third. putting. the pressure on Atencia. Mark Zehasky and Brent Powell. both on Yamahas, were riding as a duo down the straight, into the ess tum. with Zehasky holding onto fourth . Marz managed to get b y Atencia , climbing up on Brewis's back as they rode the ess through to the flag. The second time. out. Atencia jumped into the lead. Brewis was trying to find an opening to pass Marz for the second spot, while Zehasky was having his trouble getting by Powell in fourth. Atencia lost his lead. with some problems in the far end of the track. as Brewis swept by Marz to take command. Atencia , back in the race, pou red it on in a last attempt to bring himself to a trophying position as the flag waved them in, finishing third . The Junior Cycle classes have been growing each week . In the beginner class, George Richa rdson was really cooking. as he maneuvered his Honda into an early lead. He was followed by Justin Souza and Moose Galan. Souza . had immediate bike trouble and was out of the race lea ving Galan to take over second. Sean Gilbert , who was Pappe wins two at Sprockets Park By Judy Greenberg BAKERSFIELD , CA . MAY 29 Youth Division held its second event .of the Summer Series ' a t Sprockets Pa rk in Bakersfield . The riders found the track a I challenge. with the many turns . loops and a "King Kong" jump. Jim Pappe of Ridgecrest had quite a day for himself. Riding his Suzuki in the 100cc Junior class : Pappe had a lead that wouldn't quit in each mow . taking a well deserved trio of wins . Behind Pa ppe was Jeff Prieur and Steve Wilham. who fought it out in all three motos. Prieur. winning second in the firs.t two, was leading Wilham in the latter. when he went down in the sharp tum after the tower, giving Wilham the break he needed for the second finish. It was Pap pe again in the 83cc. 12 and Over Juniors with an other triple win. In the first mow . Pa ppe was out in front with a good lead. Andy Meszaros was in second . Both riders maintained respectable leads in these positions. The action was taking place for third . Jack Greenberg (aircone) was' being challenged by Barry Eckess (International M /C) and Cindy Dumo (Pesky Suz) . These three riders had a battle through the entire moto. Dumo pushed Eckess who inturn pushed Greenberg. Dumo (the only girl in the race) got by Eckess to start working on Gree nberg as they came off the "King Kong" jump into the loop. Dumo went down at the base . putting Eckess back in fourth . As they rode passed the tower on the straight. Eckess got by Greenberg on the outside. th en Greenberg got him back in the sharp turn which followed. They see-sawed positions in the few rem a ining laps . with Eckess taking third away in the last lap. The second rnoto , Meszaros grabbed the lead which Pappe soon took away . Gene Stephens soared by Meszaros and went after Pappe. Pappe, Stephens and Meszaros pulled away from the pack. riding these positions through to the finish . Mark Clark took the fourth spot from Greenberg: as Eckess took sixth from Dumo. The last time out. Pappe, Meszaros and Clark dominated the pack of 15 riders , giving them first . second and third overalls. • Results in Results Section. Two for Montgomery at Elsinore IT By Andi Gangewer ELSINO RE . CA . MAY 28 Sin ce San Diego 's Mike Montgomery has been win ning everyth ing in sight. he has built up q u ite a reputation. This ni gh t was no exception, Montgomery was dominant over his class and two firsts and a second earned .hirn the first place trophy in the Open Novice/Amateur class . The amateurs were lined up in back of the; novices and this positioning was definately to Montgomery's advantage.

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