Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

o 977 . .1 977 LD OF MOTORCYCLE RACING • CHARLOTTE ROAO RACE NATIONAL HARRISBURG. NC March 20. 1977 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 7. 8. Kenny ROberts Skip Aks land Gregg Hansfo rd Gene Romero Ji m A ll e n M i ke Bald w in P McDonald hil Randy C leek 9. Wes Cooley 10. Harry Cone Yamah a Yamaha Kawasak i Yam aha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha SAN JOSE MILE NATIONAL. CA May 15. 1977 IONSHIP 1977 1. 2. 3. ·4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Ga ry Sc ott Ste ve Ek lun d Cor ku Keene r Ted B o od y Chu c k Palm g ren Rex Beauchamp Bill Eves Aks land Phi McDonald Mi ke Coll ins Sk'F Harley-D avid so n Harley-D avid so n H ar jey-D avid so n H arley-David so n Har ley-D avid so n Harley-Davids on Harley-Davidson H artey- Davids on Har ley -Davidson Harley -David so n PIONSHIP OKLAHOMA CITY. HALF-MILE 77 NATlONAL. OK May 22. 1977 1. Jay Spring steen Har ley-D avid son 2. Ted Boody Harley-Davidson 3 . Corky Keener 4. Han k Scott Harle y- Davidson Yamaha 5. Ken Ro berts Yamaha 6. Terry Poovey Harley -Davidson 7. Rickey Campbell Har ley- Davidson . 8. Steve EklLind 9. Ga ry Scott Har ley-D avid son Harley-David son Har ley- David son N 10. Jo h n Johnson N LOUISVILLE HALF-MILE NATIONAL. KY June 4. 1977 Ha rle y-Davidson 1. G ary Scott 2 . Ste ve Morehead 3. Jay Sp ringsteen 4 . Ted Boody 5. Corky Keener . 6 . Chuck Palmgren 7. Steve E klund 8. DaveSehl 9 . Ken ROberts 10. G ene Rom ero Harley-David son Ha rl ey - Dav idson Ha rley-David son Harley-Davids on Ha rl ey-David son Ha rle y-David son Har ley -Davids o n Ya ma ha Ha r ley-D avid so n FULL HOUSE CLASSIC HALF-MILE NATIONAL HARRINGTON. OE June 11. 1971 1. Te d Bood y 2 . Jay Spring steen 3. Steve Mo rehead 4. Ha nk Sc o tt 5. M ike Kidd 6 . Do ug Sehl 7. Dave Sehl 8 . Gar y Scott 9. Garth Brow 10. Sc ott Drake Har ley - David so n H~r ley- D a v ids on Ha r ley-David so n Ha r tey - David so n Harley - David son Harl ey-D avidson Harl ey-D avidson Harl ey-Davidso n H a r l ey ~Davld$on Harley-D avid son LACONIA ROAORACE NATIONAL LOUOON, NH June 19. 1977 750cc EXPERT CLASS Yamah a Ya maha Yam aha 4 . Richard Sc h lachte r Yam ah a Yam aha 5. D aleSingleton Ya ma ha 6 . John Long Yamaha 7. Wes Cooley Yamaha B. D ougLibby Ya ma ha 9. Al an Bar bie Yamaha 10. Bob Wak efi eld 1. Ken Ro be rt s 2. Gar y Ni xon 3. S Aksland kip SUPERBIK£ PROOUCTION CLASS 1. Ro n Pierce BMW HINSOALE TT NATIONAL IL June 24. 1977 1. JaySpringsteen Harley-Davic so n Tn Lim ph 2. GaryScott Har ley - David so n 3. Ted Broody Yam aha 4 . Steve E klund 5 . A le x Jorgensen BSA 6. Randy Goss 7. Od ell Davis 8. C orkyKeener 9. Ch uck Joyner 10. T ed Da vid so n b. c CHARITY NEWSIES HALF-M ILE NATIONAL C LUMBUS. O June 26. 1977 O H Harley- Dav idson 1. MikeKldd 2. JaySpringsteen Haney-Dav idson 3. Ste ve More head 4 . Corky Keen e r S E ieve klund 6. Ted Boody 7. Doug Sehl 8. D ave S ehl g Bubba Rush . 10. Bill S hcaelfer 5. 977 Ha r ley·Davidson Bultaco Hariey-David son Tr iumph Yam aha Harley -Dav idson Harley-David son Har ley · Da vidson Hartey-David son Harley- Davidson Hartey-Davidscn Ha rley -Davidson Harley~Davldson SAN JOSE HALF-MILE NATIONAL CA July 2. 1977 1. Mike Kidd 2. Ted Boody 3. Ja y Spring steen Hane y-Davidson Harley-Davidson Harley- Da vids on Harley-David so n Yam ah a Yam aha 7. Randy Go ss Ha r ley-Davidso n 8. Steve Mo rehead Har ley-David so n Har ley-David so n 9 . M ike c cn.ns 10. Rex Beauc ham p No rt on 4 . Steve Ekl und 6. Hank Scott 6. Ke n Rob er ts CASTLE ROCK TT NATIONAL WA July 9. 1977 1. Ran dy Sk iver 2. Ted BOOdy 3. Ken Ro bert s 4 . Ga ry Scott 5 . A le x Jorge nse n 6. Rick Hockin g 7. Charli e Br ow n 8. Sonny Burres 9. Brad H urst Tr iu mp h Harley-Dav idson Yam aha Tr iumph BSA Trium ph Triumph Tr iumph Triu mp h SYRACUSE MILE NATIONAL NEW YORK September 11. 1977 1. Ga ry Sc o tt 2. Hank Sc ott 3 J ay Sp n ngsteen 4 . Co r ky Kee ner 5 . Ted Boo d y 6. Stev e Ek lund 7. Bill Eves 8. Bill Cra bbe 9. Doug Sent Har ley-Dav rdson Harley - Davi dson Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson Harley- Davi cson Har ley- Davi dson Harley-Davidson Hartey -D avidson Ha r ley-Davi dson R andyGoss Harley-Dayidson LOU ISVILLE HALF-MILE NATIONAL SEARS POINT ROAORACE NATIONAL KENTUCKY September 9. 1977 SONOMA. CA Ju ly 17. 1977 1. JayS pringsteen Harley-Davidson 10. 1 Ken Ro be rts 2 Sk ip Aksland 3 Da le Sing leton 4 Gene Ro mero 5. Ron Pie rce 6 Dave Al da na 7. Mike Co ne ·8 . John Lo ng 9. Wes CQoley 10 R oberto Pret n Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yama ha Yamaha Yam aha Yamaha ASCOT TT NATIONAL GRAOENA. CA July 23. 1977 1. Gar y Scott Trium ph B SA Trt umph 3 John Hat eley 4. J ay Spn ngs teen Hartev-D avrc son 5. Ric k Hock ing Yam aha 6 . Steve EklLind Yamaha '7. Randy Go ss Har ley -D avid son 8 . Ted Bo od y Harley-Da vid so n 9 . Skip A kslan d Yamaha 2. A lex Jor g ens en AMA01UOCUOIN MILEaNAnONAL ILLINOIS July 31. 1977 1. J ay Springsteen Hart ey-D avrdso n Har ley -Davidson Harl ey-D avro son 3 . G ary Scott 4. Co rky Keener Harlev -Da vid so n 5. Kei th Ulick i Harley -Davids o n 6. Bill Schae ff er Ha r ley -Da vidson 7. Ste ve Morehead Hartev - Davids on 8 . Steve Eklu nd Har fey-Davrd so n 9 , Ha n k Sc ott Ha r ley-D avIdso n " 2. Gar th Brow SANTIA E;r SHORT ;R~CtN~~;ONAL HINSOALE. IL August 12. 1977 1. Steve Eklu nd 2. Te rry Poo vey 3. Gar th Brow 4. Ken RObert s 5. Ric k H ock ing 6. Ted B ood y 7. Steve Etc 8 . Mi ke Kidd 9. Skip Aksland Yama ha Bultac o Bu lt aco Yam aha Yam aha Harley-David son Yam aha Pe nto n . Pe nto n TimC artwrighl Yamaha TERRE HAUTE MILE NATIONAL INDIANA August 14. 1977 10. 1. Gar y Scott 2. Co rky Keene r 3 , Steve EklLind 4. Bill Sch aeff e r 5. Han k Scott 6. Ken Ro berts 7. J o hn Jo hn son 8. Skip A ksland 9. Garth Brow 10 Harley- David son Harley- David son Harl ey- David son Ha r ley ·Davidson " Ha rtey-David son Yam aha ~ Harley-D avid son Hane y- David son Harley-Dav idson Harley-D avid son G eneR omero POCONO ROAO RACE NATIONAL MT. POCONO. PN August 21. 1977 t , K en Ro bert s Yam aha 2. Skip Ak s tan d Yamaha 3 . Gary N ixo n 4 . M ike Ba ld w in 5. J im A ll e n 6 . Dale Smg leton 7. Ge ne Romero 8 . Ro n Mass 9. Bo b Recten wald 10. Yam aha Yamaha Yam aha Yama ha Yamaha Yam aha Yam aha D E de avid m Yam aha INDIANAPOLIS MILE NATIONAL INDIANA August 27. 1977 1. J ay Spr ing steen 2. M ik e Kidd 3 . Ch uc k Palm gr e n 4, Co rk y Keen er 5. Bill Eves 6 G ary Sc ott 7. Te d B ood y 8 . Gen e Ro mero 9 . Scott D rak e 10 . St eve Freema n Ha ne y -David son Hartey - Davidson Haney- Davi d so n Harley- Da vid son Harley -David son Har fey- David so n Ha rtey- Da vid so n Har tey- Da vid son Har ley- DaVIds o n Harley-D avid son INOIAN.A POLIS MILE NATIONAL INOIANA August 2B. 1977 t . TedBoody Hartey-Davrds o n 2. Han k Scott 3 . Garth Brow 4. 5 Hart ey-Dav tdso n Harley·Oavidson SteveM orehead Hartey-Da vid so n S Aksland kip Harley-Davidson 6. B ill Eve s 7. Ge ne Rom ero Har ley -Davidson Haney-Davidson Harfev- Davioson 8 . Ste ve Freeman 9 . Ric key Campbell Har ley. Da vld son 10. Scott Dra ke Har tey-David so n MIO O LETO HALF-MILE NATIONAL WN NEW YORK September 4. 1977 1. M ike Kidd Harfey-Davidson 2. Han k Sc ott Har lev -Da vid son 3. Ga ry Sc ott Harley- Da vidson 4. Stev e Eklu nd Her tey- Davrdson 5 . Corky Keen e r Har ley Da vidso n 6 . T ed Bood y Harley· Da vid so n 7. Te d DaVids o n Yam aha 8. Steve Freeman Ha rley-David son 9. J ay Sp nngsteen Ha r ley-D avidso n Harlf!"y· Oavld so n 10. Bill Schaeffe r 2 . Garth Brow 3. Corky Keene r 4. Steve Eklu nd 5 , Rex B eauch am p 6. Bill Eves 7. Willi e Cr abb e B. Sc o tt D rak e 9 , Rick ey Camp bell 10. Bill Shc aelf er Ha rley -Dav idson Ha rl ey- Da Vid so n Harley -Da vi dson Har le y·Davldson Harley-Davidson Har ley · Davldson Har le y-D avidso n Har ley-D avid so n Ha r ley-Davidson SAN JOSE MILE NATIONAL CALIFORNIA September 25. 1977 . 1. Skip Aksland Harley-Davidson 2. Hank Sc o tt Har ley -Davidso n Ha rley -D avidso n 4. Mi ke Ki dd Harley -Da vid son Harle y-Davrdson , 5. Gary Sc ott 6. Steve Eklun d Harl ey-Davi dson 7. Co r ky Kee ner Harley-David so n 8. Rex Beauch am p Harl ey -D avi dso n 9. Garth Brow Harl ey ·O avid son 10. Alex Jor ge nse n Nort o n 3 J ay Sp rin g steen R IVERSIOE ROADRACE NATIONAL. CALIF. October 2. 1977 1. Ken R oberts Team Yamaha 2. Dave Al dana Yama ha 3 . Stev e McLa Ligh lln Yam aha 4. Ro n Pierce 5. Br uce Hammer 6. War ren Will ing 7. Ron Mass B. Ge ne Rom er o 9. John Long 10. Dal e Si ng leton Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yam aha Yama ha ASCOT HALF-M ILE NA TIONAl GAROENA. CA October 8. 1977 1. Garth Brow Harley-DaVIdson 2 , Ja y Sp ring steen Harte v- Da vrdso n 3 Davrd Aldana J Norto n 4 Ric .... HOCkin g Yamaha 5. Ran dy Goss Harley-Dav idson 6 Ted Bo od y Hartev-Da v.oson 7 A lex Jo rg ensen Nor ton 8 Ted Da vid so n Yamaha 9. Bill Eves Harley-Da vid son 10 Dan M cWh o rter Har lev -Da vtdson TR ANS-AMA AXTON. VA October 2. 1977 ~~ ~g~'ti~~~~~ 3. Roger DeCoster 4 . J im Pome roy 5. Danny laPorte 6. M ickey Boone 7. steve S tackable 8 Ton y D istefano 9. Brad lackey 10. Gary Sem ics Team Honda Tea m Yamaha leam Suzuki Team Honda Team Su zuki Suzuki Team Maico Team SUZUki Team Honda Team Kawasak i TRANS-AMA UNAOlLLA. NY October 9. 1977 1. Rog er DeCost er 2. Br ad l ack ey 3. To m m y' C ro ll 4 . Andre Malh er be Team Suzuki T eam Honda 1(Vr:r Honda Team Suz uk i Team Yamaha Team Can - Am Tea m Honda ~', ~~'6n~ aL,:,fa°rite 7. J im Elli s 8. Marty Smilh g. Jim Ppm eroy Team Honda Team Ya maha 10 , RIc k Bu rgen TRANS-AMA BUCHANAN. MI October 16. 1977 . Team Yamaha Tea m Honda 2. Ji m Pomeroy 3. Tommy Croft Team Ho nd a 4 . Marty Sm ilh Te am Honda S. Br ad lack ey Team Honda 6. Marty Tr ip es T eam Harl ey ~D av idson '1j!am Suzuki 7. ROQ DeCoster er Team Yama ha 8 . RiCk Bu rgett . Team K awa saki 9. Gary Sem ics . Team Su zu ki 10. Gerri t Wol sin k l . Bo b Hannah 5. Danny LaPo rte 6. 7. Tf:a~ S~z~~ h a Tommy Croll Marty Smith ~: ~'g], ~a'11~~'Ir 10. Gaylon Moster Team Suzuki Te am Honda Tea m Honda I eam Honda Team Yamana Team ~al co TRANS-AMA PUYALLUP. WA November 6, 1 .977 1. Marty Smith Team Ho n da 2. Roger DeCosler Team Suzu kJ 3 . Brad lackey ITeam Yam an a u mH onda ;(l. B OI) Hannan 5 . Ton y DiStefano Team Suzuki }. a~Jl!'lM1l'1.lier Ium Maico Tea m Yam aha 8. Tommy Croft 9. J im Pomeroy 10. J im Weinert Team Honda Tea m Hon da Tea m Kawa saki TRANS-AMA SONOMA. CA November 20. 1977 1. Bra.d lackey TeamHonda 2 . B Ob Rannan Team Y amana 3. Ga ylon Mos ie r 4 . Roger DeCoster 5. J im Pomeroy 6. Tommy Croft 7. \ . 10. TRANS-AMA ST. PETERS. MO October 23. 1977 1. Rog er DeCo st er 2. B ob Hanna h 3. Mart y Smi th 4 . Tomm ~ Croll 5 To ny DI Ste fano . 6. Gerrit Wolsink 7 . Steve Stac kab le 8 . Dann y LaPorte 9 Ke nt Ho we rto n 10. Ric k B ur gett TRANS-AMA OALLAS. TX O ctober 30. 1977 1. Rcaer D .eCoster I eam S uzuki 2. T on y Oi::>tefano Team SUZUKI I eain Honda ~: ~~'I,11:fo~:~on T earn HU~Q varna Herbert Schmitz Team Tea m Team T eam Team Mai co Suz u ki Honda Honda Ma ico SteyeS tackable Team Maico '1~~~ ~~it~~ano Team Honda. Team SUZUk i TR ANS AMA SERIES OVERALL 1 RcaerDeCoster T~am S " uzuki c , Bcm Han na h Team Yamana T eam Honda 3. Marty Sm ith Tf:a~ ~~~~~ i 4 . Brad Lackey 5. Tommy Croft Team Suz uk i T eam M aico T eam Suz u ki Tea m H u sq vam a Team Yama ha ~ "Fon~~Sr~rano Wa %I$?llgf i 8. Danny La Porte 9. Ga y lon M osler 10. Steve Stackable Team Honda Team Honda Team Hon da Team Suzuki T eam Ma ico T eam Ma ico ASCOT PARK TT NATIONAL GAR OENA. CA October 7. 1977 1 Gary Sc ott Trium ph . 2 SIeve Ekl und 'lnurnph 3 M ike Ktdd Hart ev -Davrd so n 4 Ted Bo od y Hart ev- Davrd so n 5 Rick Ho c king Yamaha 6 Jay Spr ing steen Hartev-Da vrdson 7. Jo hn Hateley T rn. .mph . 8 A le x Jo rgensen BS A 9. Terry Do rsc h Triumph 10 . Co rky Keener Harrev -Da vro son CAMEL PRO SERIES FINAL STANiliNGS 1. Jay Springsteen H ar tev -D a vrd so n 2 . Ted Bo od y Harley - Davrd so n 3 Gary Scott YamfH-Df Tri fO SA S 4 Ken ROberts 5 . Stev e Ekl u nd 6 Corky Keener 7. Mike «too 8 Hank Sc ot! 9 Skip AksJ nd a 10. Ga rt h Br ow Yamaha Yama ha / Harley - Davidson Harley-Davrd so n Har tev- Da vid so n/ Peru on Yamaha/ Ha rlev- Dav td son vamaha/ Ha rtev -Da ivcso n Harl ey ·David son All the riders shown in blue have demanded their'machines be race-prepared with the full line of Bel-Ray Total Performance Lubricants. FACTORY TEAMS arid PRIVATEERS who insist on the ultimate .. , won't settle for. anything _less than Bel-Ray. ·, , Competition proves it, in any machine Bel-Ray is the best. CAMEl PRO SERIES RACE OF CHAMPIONS POMPANO BEACH. FL October 23. 1977 RACE OF C HAMPIONS FINAL 1 Jay Spring steen Har tev -Da vidson 2. Garth Brow Ha rle y -David son 3. Ted Boo d y Hartey- Davrdso n 4. Steve EklLind Har tey- Davrdso n 5 . Hank Sc ott Hartey- Da vm son Hartey- Davidso n 6 . Gary Sc ott Har tey -Da vio son 7. Corky Keene r 8. Jo hn Hateley Ha rtey -D avioson 9. C hLick Palm g re n Ha r ley ·Davidso n 10. Do ug Seh l Harle y-D avidson EXPERT FINAL Hartey-Davidson 1. Garth Brow JUN IOR FINAL 1. Lance Jo nes Tr iumph TRANS AMA . LEXINGTON . O September 25. 1977 H 1. Rog er DeCo ster 2. M'a rt y Sm i th 3. J im Pom er oy 4 . Br ad Lac key 5i; GB6~O~~~~i~r . 7 8T~~n~YD~S~:I.no 9. Ma rty Tr ipes 10 Kent How ert o n Team Team Tea m T eam Suz uk i Ho n da Ho nda Ho n da . T :;m f M:~:;,oaha Tf::;;:~~~:k l Team H a r ley ~O av id son • T eam H usq varn a Bel-Ray Company, te e, M o torcycle and Automotive Lubr icants D ivi si on P . Bo x 526 .O Farmingdale, NJ 077 27 (20 1) 938-2421 Western Off ice FirestoneBlvd,. Suite 410 Mirada. CA 90638· 14670 La (714 ) 522 -058 1 12131921 -1055 Bel-Roy Intornationa' _ Crest Hotol G Le Grellelei. 10, . 2020 - Antwerp. Belgium -'

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