Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Western hotline . , for the SCORE races." Fishback does seem to have a sixth sense for knowing . how to stay calm, cool and relaxed yet he never wastes time and Mark White , who finished 25 seconds behind him in the Open race . can attest to that. White , who is a protege of George Erl from Uptite Husky, thought the race had a ver y hairy b eginning. Especially after Mark Zoller, running second behind Fishback, lost his rear brake and had to lay it down which held the same fate for several riders right behind him . White by- passed the mess and gassed it after Fishback with Craig Adams hot on' his tail. Fate played many strange games throughout the day and even though Adams made it through the Zoller pile up , he ran out Of gas . Gary Davies took over third and followed White. . Another impressive rider was Larry Shoemaker, who ran away with the senior class. and with his partner Herb Townsend claimed second overall in th e team race. Mickey Alzola, second in the sen iors, stated that his 500 TT really liked those long stra ig hta ways while Shoemaker said he prefers shorter, tighter and rougher terrain for his 400 Yamaha . And even though Adam Padilla's new Suzuki proved to be gearecf too low over this fast course, it still gave him a third . Fishback's team partner , George Luther from BIB Yamaha in Victorville, took first overall in the 200 class while 'Ca pta in America' Warren Barr gave him a good run , for his money . and finished second . . Steve Rion , who held third for several laps, couldn't believe it when 17 -yea r -old Jeff 'Go at' Hollie. who had gone down at the start, made up the lost time and passed him in the last lap . .Fate also played its weird ga'lle with the Minis. KevinSenn got the holeshot then threw a chain . Chris Gables held the lead until the last lap when he started to lap a " slower rider and a string of course ribbon became tangled in his 'm a chine and created an instant wipe ,out for Gables. At th is point Kelly Moore moved in to take first. . • Results in Results Section. 250/370 RM SUZU~I 9" of Travel 8" of travel for Betor, Ceriani, Kawasaki , CZ, Suzuki, Yamaha, Montesa, Penton, KTM, Hodaka. Designed spring for air or better dampening - smoother action - more cono-ol - - longer travel. The front end kit that beats themall, out of state call toU free ' 800-854-4691 90 day mOlley back guaralltee Dealer or Direct TfU U re._ u: H PO BOX 1321 Hesper ra . 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JULY 8" I 1 A good turnout of pros set the stage for some good racing. Andy Goth , a new face was off on top in the first 125 Pro moto and he never looked back. Steve Shippy, the only one close enough to offer any trouble cou ld n' t get within striking range and had to be content with second. Greg Sheets was a distant third . I ' Shippy was ready the second time they came to the line and blasted off into the lead . Sheets was a close second but he had Lincoln and Goth to contend with. Both passed Sheets on the last lap but Lincoln aced Goth out of a tie with Shippy so the ove rall was his with Goth second and Lincoln third . Steve Bauer completely dominated the 250 Pro race with two wire-to-wire victories . Rick Taylor hung on to Bauer's shirttail in both motos to claim second while the third spot was ' hotly contested. Danny Jean had third the first time around with Don Glover in the fourth spot. Glover took Jean on . the third lap and held him off for four more 'to pick up the show spot. The second moto saw Clifford Matthews in third with Glover fourth and Jean fifth. On the second lap Glover and Jean passed Matthews a n d started their o wn duel which lasted one lap as Jean got a wheel underneath and locked up third place. It was Bauer. Taylor and Jean who ended the night ....s the top dogs . It was strictly follow the leader in the 500cc Pro class and the leader was Goat Breker. Breker gaveSteve Bauer and Carl Dieselman a 'guided tour of, the Corona track and no one felt qualified to argue with the teacher. Results in Results Section. Haugh, Kline win CRC MX going the wrong way . I By Rox Ann Do ugherty VALENCIA , CA ,JULY 17 California Racing Club (CRC) decided to run Indian Dunes' International course backwards to give the riders a little change of pace. It seems as though summer is here to stay as I heard a few of the riders sa y it felt like it was at least 600· · coming off the line. In the 250 Pro class it was Dave Haugh charging to the overall win, after 'ha ving a lot of bad luck in the ' Open class, due to a rear wheel that would not keep the spokes straight. Mark Gambetta dialed his Suz uki in for a total of five points and second overall money. Eddie " Mr. Stylistic" Cole brought his · warm -blooded Yamaha in fo r third overall. The 125 Pros put on a good show for everybody with Bob Kline, Bobby Jones, Tim Locey. Kippy Pierce, 'a nd Mark Lawrence all going for their share of the money . Bobby "The Roadrunner" Kline made his litt le moves on everyone and took first overall for the day . Jones , doing some very nice cross·ups for the cameras, scooted his Suzuki in for a second with Tim Locey third, and Kippy Pierce , from St. Petersburg, Florida taking down fourth overall. Dave Vicioso had bad luck with his Suzuki today in th e 125 Intermediate class as it decided to go ka -poot just wh en he happen ed to be in the lead . J eff Drummond won , with Mike van Bibber taking second. Sue ' Fish finished third . despite problems. • Results in Results Section . Racer support program launched by Mulholland Interpart In an effort to support independent racing at all levels throughout the country , . Mulholland Interpart, makers of the Mulholland line of suspension components , has launched a racer support program that can save competitors as much as 50 to 60 percent on Mulholland products. Mulholland is, looking toward gathering significant competition testing input from the program. This information will be fed back to Mulholland's Research and Development facility for produc t improvements . .. All products in the Mulholland line will be available for purchase to qual ified racing . participants, with maximum limit's placed on the . amount of units a racer can purchase in anyone year. . In order to qualify for the program. a person must be a paid-up member of an established - ra ce sanctioning ' organization . The racer must complete an application which includes . his racing license or membership number. Mulholland Interpart will supply catalogues and price sheets to all accepted applicants who may then purchase any item for their race or race support vehicles up to th e quota set by Mulholland. All purchases must be on a C .O .D . basis and California residents will be , charged sales tax . The only requirement of the racer is 't h a t he display appropriate Mulholland decals as the vehicle using the products and must submit race results or photos to prove his participation and co m plia nce with the . decal rule. For more information or applications , contact J im Shane , Mulholland's Director of Racing, at the factory, Mulholland Interpart , Box 390 , Gardena . CA 90247 or call at (213) 538 ·9820. • CMC$2000MX to.Elliott, Gibson and Glover.. By Patti Trotter ORANGE, CA ,JULY 17 , IRC Tires and CMC p u t up a lot of money ($2,000) and over 400 riders sh owed up to try and get some of it; 120 of the riders were pros. For the juniors and intermed ia tes, IRC offered tires to the top riders. There were also plenty of tee shirts, stickies and money prom ised to the pros who finished first and were using IRC tires . This deal will be going on for the next 10 CMC Saddleback meetings. Some riders said the track was the best it has been in seven or eight years. Robert Elliott (Su z) grabbed a fantastic holeshot to smoke down' the start hill and into the Webco sweeper and lead the start of the 500 Pro race. Dave Miller (Yam) . Will Harper (Mai) and Jeff Jennings (Suz) followed . Miller managed to take the lead away from Elliott while Jennings bumped .H a rper . Robert Marino (Ya m ) had the next slot and passed Harper on the sixth lap . Miller remained the leader until the ,last lap when Jennings managed to cut a turn just a little tighter and take the lead . As the riders crossed under the checkers the leaders were Jennings, Miller, Elliott , Marino, Harper and Greg Blackwell. Elliott repeated his getting off the . line ahead of the other riders in the second moto, This time, Marino was right on Ell iott's IRC . Blackwell , Harper, Jennings and Kawasaki mounted Mark Rodman occupied the next positions. T he first three riders never relinquished their positions to anyone. Jennings jolted Harper and. from back in the pack, Miller was able to do the same. Jennings and Miller spent most of the moto dicing to see who would get the fourth place points. jenningswon, When t he race was over and the points tabulated, Elliott found himself with first overall and a check for $250.

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