Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Y'OU! I 'CLDTffES PIRTY. . OW:AM WINsf 13UYANEW ON-AM p,NC? . you GET. Dave & Jack get a champagne bath. Rick Schumaker (KTMI. RIPE wtrn THe WINNERS --rt<;A1L. BU'!I, BEFORE OCTOBER I " AN/) ~Qu GET ,HE 1?IOIN6 GEAR RIPE CAN-AM < ToMltTCI1. me CAN-AM . CY'CLE'hlEAR BONUS PJlfCKl/GE /5 WC/:f;.. ; r 8.: ~F; t ftee ~t8 Winner need not be present • Buddy Seats Specialists In • Helmets • Pro Porting • MX Shocks • Engine Mods • GHtCertlflcates • Frame &Susp. Mods • Gloves • Motorcycle Repair Results Shore (Sull, Danny Winebarger (Vamjl. Danell HutehinalYaml. Mitch Payton IHus!. Paul Eddy lYaml. CAN-AtVl TtJOKTHI:TE'AM PIi:lZE. PRoveN WI/6HNES5/ PE~R.MANC£ ANt? : HANDUN6 ON TRAGI< 'A.ND Johnson never had his lead challenged . Behind him , Gerig, Fishback, and Roesler played pass and swap. Jennings, unmolested in the first race, was sure getting challenged this time around . Clark stayed glued to his fender for two laps then passed him. Jennings go t it back on the following lap and held it to the finish, though he never opened up more than a few seconds of daylight. Taylor led the 125s all the way , opening up a more comfortable lead. Roeseler moved past Gerig and Fishback to occupy second with few laps left. Larry , however , didn't top off his tank on the start line following the parade lap . His Husky was starting to run out of gas and he slowed, ' allowing the others to pass , . Johnson took the win with a fairsized lead, followed by Fishback and Gerig. They finished that way overall , followed by Gene Cannady on the Bill Bell/Long Beach Honda four-stroker, Cannady had finished third in the first "(moto" . Ba lentine (KTM) and Roeseler completed the top six . Jennings and Clark worked . their way up to the top four overall by the end of the race. Naturally they scored the top two overall. Rutten ran seventh in the second moto, but still . took third . Scot Hardin (Hus), Jim Jackson (Hus) , Andy Kirker (Yam), Steve Holladay (riding last year's Honda works bike) , Phil Stumbo (Bul) , and Terry Turner (Yam) completed the top ten . Taylor and Jones took the top spots in the 125 class. Neil Snarr (yam), Jerry Shore (Suz) , and Danny Winebarger (Yam) rounded out the top five. Most of the purse, and by far the largest number of entrants went to the . car races. Several names familiar to motorcyclists did well in the 'ca r races. Malcolm Smith finished second in the $18 ,000 "Challenge of Champions," and followed it up with a second in Class 1 (unlimited). Rolf Tibblin finished the top ten in both Class 9 (1200cc) and Class 1. Roeseler was entered in Class 9, but the distributor ' rotor broke before he'd gone half a lap. • CLASS 22 15OOcc1: 1. Jack Johnson IHus), 2. Jim Fishback IVaml . 3. David Clefig ISuzl, 4. Gane Cannedy IHenl. 5. Bob Balantin. IKTMI. 6. Larry RoeaeIer IHusl. 7. David Hopkins IHus. 8. Rick Lee IKTM). 9. Charles Welk ISuz), 10. Bill Bogner IHusl. 11, Lynn Vick IMai). ClASS 21 125Occl 1. Jeff Jannings : 1S

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