Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . ~ _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . Western hotline (A bove) Ken Taylor flashes by on his Suzuki RM370 at DeAnza. (Below) Bill Pelto crashes in the first DeAnza turn as Dave Eopkin (8l1 and Ken Taylor (161take evasive action. (Con tinued/To m page 9) (SUl), 6. Pat Wilson . 7. Michael Goodrich . 8. Marty Miller . 9. Donny Cantaloupi. 10. Jon Morgan. 11. Oavid Taylof . 12. Doug Nicol. 13. McKinney Jones . 14 . Kurt Sofka, Jr . 250: 1. Wayne Bover (Yam). 2. Clark Jones IMail. 3. Mark Gambena (Suz). 4. Andy KirkElf (Yam). 5. Dave Eropkin {Yaml. 6. Sherman Schneller. 7. Monte McCoy . 8 . John AlWOOd. 9. John Tessitore. 10. Alan Smith . 11 . Mark Gregson. 12. Jim Gibson. 13. Dave Haugh. 14. Doug Renno . 15 . Gary Shipl ey. 16 . Gene Martin . 17. Eugene McKenzie. 18. Kevin Rodgers. 19. Jarett Freeman , 20 . Thad Friday. 500: 1. Goat 8rok .. (Hus). 2. Darrell Schultz (Bull. 3. Rick BlackweU (Yam). 4. Dan Waller (Mail . 5. Dan Steele !Yaml. 6. Craig Adams IKTM). 7 . Reg.. Jones !Yaml. 8. Duane Joice. 9 . James Russell. 10. Jeff Wotherell. 11 . John BricevM:. 12. Tom Tolar. 13 . John M-y. 14 . Steve M-y. 15 . Dayne Hanna. Miller tops Shekell in fierce battle at CoronaMX By Elaine Jones CO RONA, CA , AUG. 5 Two hundred and eight ri ders turned u p at Co rona Rac ewa y. Friday night to take fu ll advantage of the be a utiful summer 18 weather a nd the ever changing Corona MX course. An omen of things to co me came in the first l25cc Pro rnoto . Marty Miller go t his usual super start with Jon Friesen in seco nd and Steve Bauer holding the third position. Right behind Ba uer was a very hungry Terry Shekell , a young man in a hurry. By the second lap Shekell had quickly taken care of Friesen and Bauer and .. with second place firm ly assured, he set his sights on Miller. Ba uer , not one to sit back, had followed Shekell's lead and had up ped himself one spot by doing away with Friesen. On the third lap, Shekell not only caught Miller but passed him and the battle .was on . Miller came back fast and quick and had regained the lead when they came by for the checkered flag . Bauer, with a transmission on the brink of going AWOL, held on for the third: As they lined up for the second moto you can be su re Miller was more than aware of Shekell. The ' flag fell and it was Miller on top with Shekell right on his tail in second. Friesen was in third and' Bauer, with only third gear usuable, fourth . As they headed out to the hills ant he second lap, Shekell made his move and it was right by Miller to take over first . Now it was Miller who had to play catch up and Shekell was not too interested in playing the' ga me. It took Miller until the last la p to find a wea k spot in Shekell's armor and wh en he h ad found it he used it to its fu ll extent , passed him and brought it on home . Meanwhile, Bauer , sti ll winging it in third gear, got by Friesen to co me away with third overall. Miller a lmost had time to catch his breath before coming back to rhe ' Iine in the 250cc Pro and this time he ha d to deal with Goat Breker. Miller had beaten Breker in their last encounter, but could he do it again? The answer was not long in coming as Breker, aboard the new Kawasaki 250cc prototype he is testing for Kawasaki The 250 Juniors hit the gate for the start of a moto at Ascot MX. Motors, took over the lead. Miller was in second, an unusual spot for him and Danny Jean , an up and coming pro, held third. Breker and Miller were flying as they moved away from the' est of the field and it was going to be a horse race. Miller would set up a turn hoping to get a wheel under Breker only to have Breker cut off all avenues. Miller looked to get a break as they started to lap the intermediates but it worked both ways and Breker seemed to thread his way through traffic with greater ease than Miller. As the flag came out it was Breker, Miller, Jean and a do or die situation for Miller when they met for their final moto, If Miller could win the next one he would win the over~ll. Off the line it Wl\S again Breker with Miller in second and Jean third. Miller again chased him through the hills looking for a hole that never ca me. On the last lap, a ray of hope sp rang up as they hit the infield. Both came up on two slower intermediates and Miller powered off the berm in a n a ttempt to blast by Breker , Breker, a he ad of him had the same idea and ke p t the lea d and took the overall. Miller had to settle for second wit h Jean third . Breker had no trouble making it two straight as he collected the dough in the O pen Pros, topping Mark Zoller . • Resu lts in Resu lts Section. Lunde keeps winning at CMC AscotMX By Rico GARDENA, CA , AUG. 5 Ascot Speedway's motocross track took on a new look with more jumps and bigge r berms, but the face in the winner's circle was the same . Ti m L u nde (Y am) a g a in dominated the 12 5 a nd 25 0 P r o classes, winnir- all four motos. Lunde's sweep . started wit h a holes hot in the first moto and a wireto -wire win. Ray Lo pez made a late charge at Lu nde , bu t to no avail. DG pilo t Dave Taylor was in attendance, but' his Husky kept tossing its chain on the hard adobe track. The' second moto was Lu nde's from start to finish as well. Lopez stayed close all the way , but couldn't find the room to pass. The 250 event was a carbon copy of the ' 125s. The Redondo Beach flash won , both rnotos. wit h no challenge offered by the competition. Tim Shelton resumed his winning ways in mini -bike competition with come-from -behind victories in both motos. Bobby Ott returned to Ascot , only to blow up his engine with two laps to go in the first moto . Yamahas dominated the Junior ranks, with Danny Schlossberg topping the 500s on a YZ, while Ron Kupke did likewise amongst the 250s. Open Pros go for it atDeAnzaMX By Ron lawson SUNNYMEAD, CA, AUG , 7 .An exceptionally Wide score of eq uipmen t wa s exhibi ted in the Open Pro class at DeAnza, ranging from the standard Japanese and European iron to an exotic, firebrea th ing Honda four-stroke piloted by Jim Lowe . The variety in m ach inery led to a remarkab ly close race with no less than six d ifferent riders holding the lea d at one time or another. Consistency, however, was something they all lacked and the overall win went to Bob Maxwell (Bul), riding for Bill's Cycle in Sa n Bernardino. The start saw Rick Taylor (Yam) jump into the lead. Before one lap was co mplete, however, Taylor's chain came off and he dropped way back. His spot was taken by Doug McGowen, who was displaying the power of a potent new Montesa on loan to him from Viva Dist. McGowen appeared to be the swiftest rider on the track and he quickly began to open a lead. In second was Ken Taylor (Suz) bei ng pushed by Mark Su lliva n (Suz) and M . · Sm ith (Yam) . Maxwell was in sixth. Ron Tebbs (Hus) was forced to make a detour on the firs t la p to avoid a pil e~ up and was way bac k in ninth place. T ebbs picked off one or two riders a la p to eventually work his way up t!l third behind McGowen a nd Taylor. By la p eight , McGowe n's lead was impressive and he loo ked unbeatable. Su ddenly, the big Montesa came to a n a brupt halt, wit h a lou d grinding sound: McGowen's d ay had come to an end because of a seized motor: Taylor was now in the lead and he meant to stay there. Tebbs had dropped out of second for unknown reasons, giving the Suzuki rider an even greater lead. Maxwell had a secure hold on second, o • : I • __ 0 I

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