Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

; .. _._._._._._._._._. .._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.. I: Westernh~ ~ t (A bove) Racing at t he SRA Riverside GP range d f rom wet (above) t o nothin g but clear blue sky (below). Wayne Martin easily claimed the overall win in the Open race but riders behind him were continually giving up second place. When Jim Decker dropped out ' after the second lap , Vernon Frenzel took over. Frenzel was replaced by Bryan Bennett, who soon developed engine sickness. At this point Dave Boyd edged by Jeff Matthews and held on for the checkered. Now came. the race everyone had been waiting for. The Pro Race. The purse was 100% pay back and starters included Jim Fishback, Craig Adams, and George Luther. Adams, who had engine problems during his 'race at Anaheim Stadium. was only inches behind Fishback for the holeshot . Halfway through lap one Adams was still only inches behind Fishback , whose speedway experience seemed to give him a slight edge in the tight corners. As they hit the straightaway they were still inches 'a pa rt , only now it was Adams who had the lead. This see-saw game continued and Fishback used every trick he had ever learned to gain that almighty edge. Spectators went wild with delight as the pair went through a mud hole : Fishback lifted his front tire and with exact precision , placed it down precisely where the splash would benefit him the most, right on Adams' goggles . As Adams began to pull a small lead Bill Saba, who was running third, lost a clutch, and George Luther spun out. At the beginning of the eighth and last lap , only one leader was spotted coming around the far turn. It was Jim Fishback who rode that last lap out front and all alone. He picked up the winnings which,he shared with second and third p lace winners Brad McLeod and Jim Odle while a sad Adams was removing the seized engine from his KTM. Results in Results Section. Over the Hill Gang MX:Absurd, Droopy, Slimy and Beautiful By Bang Bang Bob Ingram ADELANTO, CA , NOV . 13 Resisting the casino in Adelanto, the Over the Hill Gang favored the odds at the newly designed motocross track at 395 Cycle (Continued from page 23) 26 Roden was on his own . After a DNF, Roden commented that this sport is almost as rough as ice hockey where he has suffered a broken nose and numerous other injuries. This was the race where Lance Tubbs and Billy Saba beat the jinx that has plagued them with DNFs for the past five months . Saba jumped out front until the fifth lap when Allen Sine took over the lead. Sine, who had been carefully working his way up from behind Mike Bierman and Gale Tyler, took the checkered while Saba took second. Meanwhile Tubbs, whose bike had refused to start during the Le Mans kick off; had worked his way up from the rear of the pack to claim third overall. Next came the senior race and even though Dave Crofoot got the holeshot, Larry Shoemaker stole the show . "The Shoe" was riding anew , specially- build 225 lb. 500 Yamaha. He and his machine performed so flawlessly that it looked as if they were floating over the five mile course. The Shoe took the lead by the second lap and left all the battling in the pack, which was now being led by Lynn McGraw. As W.C. Thornton passed, taking over the third spot , Bob Ayou was fighting desperately to hang onto his first amateur position while Gary "Suga rDa~dy" Deckert easily claimed first novice, . When the 81-200 class started Sunday's races, it was George Luther and Mike "Freck" Monaghan side by side for the lead. Luther proved that what Cordis Brooks said to Mitch Mayes, "It's never dusty when you're out front" also applies to mud. Luther was clean, cool and smiling at the finish when he shook hands with a mud -splattered Monaghan . Monaghan got a flat tire during the last lap and still took a close, close second. Park. CRC was the dealer in the day's even ts. Absurd AI, after having trouble with his Zook , gambled on a borrowed Yamaha. AI took the lead in both of his motos to go I -I and win the Expert class. Stubby Steve (Yam) chased AI in both rnotos , closing the gap between them but settling for second. The usual odds -on favorite, Rathole Rocky (Yam), went 4-3 for a third place overall followed by an ailing Corroded Carlos (Mai). Winning the Amateur class was not a chance-thing for Beautiful Bruce (Mai) who went I -I in his motos for first overall. Delicate Dennis (Yam) and Du Du Dan (Ya m) dueled dangerously for second with the nod going to Dan in the tie- breaker second mota. Jumbo Jim (Hus) brought up fourth place ahead of Toad Tom who was on an over -worked Yamaha. In the intermediates it was Slimy Steve (Yam) who shrewdly slipped past slower slugs for a 2-1 finish in his motos and first overall. Nauseous Norm (Kaw), who was first in mota one, found himself third in line at the checkers in mota two for a second overall finish. Bang Bang Bobo (Yam) went 5-2 for third followed by Scabby Skip (Man) and Decomposed Dan (Yam). Droopy Dick (Yam) and Buggs Bill (Yam) dominated the Novice class. Both riders won a mota each; Dick went 1·2 for first overall, Bill went 41 for second. Redneck Rex returned to the Gang . in great form on a new Yamaha to take third place. Lily Larry (a new member) brought up fourth ahead of Lots Les (Rok). Williams claims bounty, Breker breaks By Ela ine Jones CORONA , CA , NOV . 11 It was the first night of the $50 bounty on Goat Breker and fate worked for David Williams and against Breker. The first moto had Williams out on top with Breker running a close second. Breker slowed down radically and kept checking his rear wheel. He maintained second but it was no contest. Williams had the first mota win and was halfway to collecting the bounty. A quick check with Breker confirmed he thought he had a flat when all it was was a choice of a tire that was not hooking up with the Corona terrain . A tire change took care of that and Breker was ready when the second mota rolled to the line , It was again Williams off on top but this time Breker got by him to take over the lead on the second lap. On the fifth lap disaster struck as Breker was out with a blown transmission. The win went to Williams along with the bounty. Don Glover had enough for second and Breker had a disheartening third. Goat had much better luck in the 250cc Pro class . He went two for two with no serious challenge from anyone. Bill Pelto was the man out behind him with Don Glover in the third place when they took off in the first mota. Things didn't change for the whole race. They were content to play follow the leader. The second mota was an instant replay of the first except Glover and Pelto changed places. Everybody held position, which ended up putting Glover and Pelto in a tie for first . Glover won it because of his higher place finish in the second mota. Steve Bauer remains king of the mountain in the 125cc Pro class . Bauer went out fast in the first mota and never gave an inch. Jon Friesen got off second but had problems of his own trying to hold Scott Carnahan at bay. He did a pretty good job of it until the fourth lap when Carnahan put a move on him that was good enough to give him the second. Friesen tried to come back but ran out oftime. Bauer got a bit of a surprise in the second mota as Mike Brown jumped into the lead with every intention of hanging on to it. It took Bauer two la ps before he could dislodge him and then Brown put the pressure right back on. Doug Lincoln was holding in third and got his chance on the white flag lap. Brown ran into trouble and Lincoln was there. Jeff Hollie was there too, and managed to get by both of them. When the checkered came out it was Bauer, Hollie and Lincoln · with the overall going to Bauer with Lincoln second and Brown third . Results in Results Section. •

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