Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

I {Continue d from page 9}' the top nine. Cas tle Rock winner Skiver was nearly last and without brakes. Boody soon moved up and joined the fray, passing Bostrom and Hateley to trail teammate Springsteen. By th e halfway point in the race , Scott and Jorgenson had moved the battle away from Roberts , who was well ahead of Springsteen. Bostrom had dropped out. On the 15th lap , Roberts' engi n e cut out after th e big jump and Spri ngsteen moved up and passed leaving the infield , Three laps later, Roberts was out with a broken battery. Scott's rear tire was wearing out quickly , ca lling for a change of strategy. "1 rode so that no one co u ld get u ndernea th me," said Scott later. "The bike was sliding a lot ." Using the outside cushion as much as possible , Scott stayed in the lead, though Jorgenson nearly got by in the t urn before the jump. . Though the shift shaft broke on the 15th lap and Bood y was stuck in third gear , he was still out to pass his teammate. "1 was trying too h ar d to pass Jay , and 1 lost it. " said Boody of the crash that dropped him behind Hocking, Eklund and Goss. . Springsteen also went down in the closing stages of the race . Going through a tight left-bander that led out of th e infield , he lost it. "1 got into some of that deep stuff and (gesturing) lost th e front en d," Springsteen sa id . His me chanic , Bill' Werner. ran over and helped him get going again , but not before Hateley had gotten past. Sponsor Evel Kni evel was on hand for th e winner's 'ci rcle ceremonies, where Scott was congratulated for his th ird Grand National win of the yea r . Jorgenson was second , just as he had done at th e Astrodome IT. The winner of the Astrodome TT:" Hateley, was third, followed by Spri ngsteen , Hocking, Eklu nd , Goss, Bo od y, Aksland and Foster. Roberts , who wound up with one National point for 14th place, said after the race that he would be seeing a doctor on Monday, July 25, " I' ve been sick ever sin ce I got back from Europe. I was sick in bed this week and the week before . . . . I h ad trouble brea thing tonight. " • ·0 EB. E I, • JU/JtlLJt8LE 'IIR Jt LIIfITE" TIIfE II_LV / JtT RIII:K 811TTllif "RII:E5! . f SEE yo.UR -D EA LER FOR A RED HOT DEAL THE FIRST PRODUCTION BIKE AT THE USGP (MOSIER), AND THE L.A. SUPERBOWL (ST ACKABLE) FLASH ! Steve Stackable wins both Motos at Lake Whitney 500 MX Nat iona ls. Results TIME TRIALS: 1. Kenny Roberts IVam) 45.57. 2. John Hetefev ITril 46.17. 3. Ted Boody (H·DI 46.54. 4. Gary Scott ITri) 46.56. 5. Randy Skiver (Tril 46.59. 6. Alex Jorgensen IBSAI 46.95. 7. J ay Spring st een IH·D) 47.02. B. Paul BoSlTom ITril 47.06. 9. Steve Eklund !Yam) 47.10. 10. Mike Kidd IH·D) 47.11 HEAT ONE: 1. Roberts; 2. Eklund; 3. Skiver; 4. Skip Aksland (Vam): 5. Terry Dorsch ITrO 6. Bobby Sanders ; !Yam); 7. Art Friedenburgh !Yam); 8. Randy Gibbs !Yam); 9: Steve Gulledge IVaml; 10. Don Smith ITri); . 11. John Sperry IH-D); 12 Mike Myers fTrO Tome 75128. . HEAT lWO: 1. Jorgensen; 2. Hateley; 3. Rid< Hocking (Vam); 4. Mik e Kidd IH-O ~ 5. Corky Keener IH0 1 6. Pat McCaul (Nor~ 7. Gary Davis ITn); 8. M ike ; Sullivan IBSAl ; 9. Diane Cox ITri); 10. Lowel l Mour a! (Tri); 11. Bill Oliver CTril; 12. Bernie ursons fTril. r lfTl8 7:46.71. HEAT THREE: 1. Springsteen; 2 Boody; 3. Dave Aldana ITr;); 4. Brad Hurst ITn); 5. John All ison !Yam); 6. Mickey Fey IBSA); 7. Steve Fortune (Vam); 8. Dennis Brigg s; 9. Joe Brown !Yern). 10. Tom Berry INor); 11. lMry L_e ITri~ 12. Richard WBt... (Tril. Tome 7:46.85. . ; HEAT FOUR: 1. Gary Scott. 2 BoSlTorn 3. Don Goss IH-OI; 4. John Genna; ITri); 5. Don CartyleIH-D); 6. Wan Tom Myers Foster !Yern); 7. Dusty Coppege ITril; ITrO 9. Allen Kenyon (Nor); 10. Earl Roloff !Yam). Tome ; a 7:48.34. . FIRST SEM~ANAL: 1. Kidd ; 2. Aksland ; 3. Dorsch; 4. Keener: 5. Sanders; 6. sumvan; 7. Friedenburg !Yaml; 8. Cox; 9..Gulledge; 10. Gibbs; 11. McCaul ; 12. Davis. Tome7:53.73. SECOND SEM ~FINAL: t , Carlyle; 2 Foster; 3. Kenyon; 4. Coppage; 5. Briggs; 6. Fortune; 7. Brown ; a. Myers; 9. Allison ; 10. Hurst; 11. M oural; 12. Gennai. Tome8:04.82. TROPHV RACE, 12 laps: 1. Dorsch: 2. Keener; 3. Sullivan; 4 . Fortune; 5. Kenyon; 6. Brig gs; 7. Friedenbw gh; 8. Sanders ; 9. Coppag e; 10. Brow n. Tome 9:35.18. 25-lap TT MAI N EVENT: 1. {lory Scan , Springfield, OH ITri); 2. Alex Jorgenson IBSAI; 3. Joh n Hateley ITril; 4. Jay Springsteen (H·O);- 5. Rick Hocking (Yam); 6. Steve Eklund (Vam); 7. Don Goss (H-D); 8. Ted Boody IH-DI; 9. Skip Aksland IVam); 10. Wan Foster !Yaml: 11. Randy Skiver ITri l; 12. Don Carlyle (H-D); 13. Mike Kidd IH-D); 14. Kenny Roberts IVaml; 15. Paul Bostro m ITri); 16. Dave Aldana ITril. AMA CAMEL PRO SERIES POINT STAN DINGS: 1. Ted Boody, 141. 2. Jay Springsteen . 139. 3. Kenny Roberts, 136. 4. Gary Scott, 105. 5. Steve Eklund, 93. 6. M ike Kidd, 69. 7. Corky Keener, 67. 8. Steve Moor head, 62. 9. Skip Aksland , 59. , EAST : MIO-eENTRAL : Maico PAo t o rcYCl es. Inc. 10g Electric Avenue Deb.nham Imp orts Maico West, Inc. ::'t. 1, Bo x 2 11 Ant ioch , Ill inois 6 0 002 11 0 E. Santa An ita Ave. Lew inown. PA 17 044 WEST : Bur ba nk, Ca li f. 91502 13

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