Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

......... - - _ 11' - -_ -- -_ _ - -. _ -or - - , YAMAHA DOMINATES WORLDMINI CYCLEG.P. [Con tin ued from pag e 2) place in each race paid only $186. Quipped Gene "Burritto" Romero, "I wouldn't let my dog ride for that:' Pat Hennen, who as we report in this issue, was the top scorer in the Match Race series , also scored a pair of sup' port class wins in the Ea ster Monday program at Brands Hatch. Hennen rode a 650 Suzuki to victo ry in the I ,OOOcc Brut Superbike race, breaking the lap record held by none other than Sir Ba rry Sheene. Pat added the 500cc Sh ellsport win to his list , topping Sir Ba rry. The pair nearly came to blows after Hennen beat Sheene in Good Friday's race. Hennen nipped inside of Sheene in a tight lefthander on the last lap of the second leg of the Brands Hatch program and went on to win. ''I've never been so angry. I'd have punched him on the nose if I could have got at him:' said Sheene after the race. Adding, "He's a fool." The results speak for themselves .. ..- Said H ennen , " I stole his line go ing into the turn. It was aggressive rid ing . but by no means over th e lim it. Barry had done much the same to m e in th e pre viou s ra ce , though 1 admit he showed more finesse. " 2. Edd ie Perry Yam 3. Karl Jordan Yam 105ccOPEN 12 & OVER DIV II 1. Ted Brady Yam 2. Chr is Heisser Yam 3. Ron nie Graves Yam CHAM PIONSH IP RUN OFFS 83cc ST K NOV 12 & OVER 1. Rand y Oyer Yam J . Ti Schwartz Yam 83cc MOO NOV 12 & OV ER 'l, Tom Stou t Yam J . R. At kins Yam 83cc M OD EX 12 & OVER t . Erik Kehoe Yam 2. Matt Whit ing Yam 3 . Drey Dircks Yam 105cc OPEN 12 & OVER t . erik Kehoe Yam 2. Ted Brady Yam 3. Chris Heisser Yam Bosch 5000 Racing World Trabuco Canyon, CA Mar. 26, 1978 M INI BEG t . Ian Fitzgibbon 2. Peter M eshko H MINI NOV 'l . David Lambe M INI EX Yam Yam t . George Curnun Yam 100cc BEG t . Paul Fitzgibbo n 2. Nick Larson 100ccNOV 1. Ji m Coff ey 2 . Jo hn McGaug hey 3. Mi ke Brow n 100cc INT t . Randy Hardin 2. John Laskey 100cc PRO t . J im Holley 2. Tim Hines Yam Yam • Yam Yam Yam Yam Yam Yam Yam Trans·AME Opening Round Saddleback Park Apr.2,1978 100cc PRO 1. J im Holl ey 3 . "ti m Hin es Yam Yam Yam Size one up for yourself now, at your nearby YAMAHA dealer . - - -- - - -- • - - - - - - -- CLOSEOUT SALE Aika did say, "The machinery will be completely new, We think it will be wery fast, but it may take one season to make it reliable enough to win. We know it will be tough:' Asked to confirm that - the new engine will rev to over 20,000, he smiled and said, " There will be many revs. We need them to beat the two-strokes'" "Callfomla Trallblle Guide" Regularly $5.95 NOWONLYS3. - - , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --1 I I I Mall to: CYCLE NEWS PRODUCTS, Box 498, Lone Beach, CA 90801 I I Rush me the followlnc book!s): _. "c.llfomIII TraIl"'. Guide" ~ "Adventure to Lend's End" C Or, both tqether I enclose c.sh, check, or money order Land'. End" g to- NOWONLYS6 ei Addr ... - - -- - -- Regularly $9.95 BOTH BOOKS only $8 together While supply lasts L- 53". 0 $6 ••• 0 $8 0 Neme .. Adventure to Honda h as budget ed nearly $2 ·million for the effort , the ir first in World Champion sh ip Grand Prix ro ad racing after an l l -yea r a bsenc e. • We jumped all over ABC's Wide World of Sports for their dismal coverage of the Daytona 200. Well, they partially made up for that ~aux pas with their Saturday, April 1, -airirlS" of -t he- Daytona Supercross. 1. Dav id Saxton 83c c STK NOV 12 & OVER DIV I 1. Randy Dyer Yam 3. J OhX bbs Yam 83cc S NOV 12 & OVER DIV II 1. Ti Sc artz Yam 83cc ST K EX 12 & OVER DIV I t . Erik Kehoe Yam 2. Rob bie Nol in Yam 83cc MOD NOV 12 & OVER DIV II t . R. A tkins Yam 2. Randy Dyer Yam 3. Jo hn Dobbs Yam 83cc ST K INT 9-11 -1. Ron Lechlen Yam 2. Pat Galan Yam 3. Brent W orrall Yam 83c c M OD INT 9·11 t . Ron Lechie n Yam 3. Jonner Knight Yam B3 M OD EX 12 & OV ER DIV II 1. Erik Kehoe Yam 3. M ike Kelly Yam Giacomo Agostini's debut in Formla 2 car racing was hardly what one could call a success. Ago, who switched to cars this year after a l e ngt hy career in motorcycle racing that saw him garner 15 World Championships, qualified 24th on a 25 car grid for the race in Thruxton, England on Easter Monday, March 27. He then finished 18th in the race. Michihiko Aika , president of H ond a's Ra cing Service Corpora tion in J a p an , has con fi rmed that Ho nd a 's 1979 challenge r for 500 cc Worl d Cha m p ion ship road racing honors will be a four-stroke. In an ex clusive interview wi tfi Mick Wooll ett , e d ito r of England's M Ot OT Cycle, Aika declined to give d etails of th e engin e, wh ich is now in the design stage, but hinted tfiat it will be a wa ter-cool ed V.-4 with fue l injection. 83cc STK INT 12 & OVER DIV II Yam 83 ST K INT 12 & OVER DIV I 1. Sco n Underwood Yam 2. Tom Pelle Yam 3. Tod d Brady Yam 100cc STK EX 1. David King Yam 2. Tim Hines Yam J . J im m y Will ~m s Yam 100cc ST K INT t . Tib bs M cCulloug h Yam Yam 2. Curtis Roug h Yam J . Rand y Harden l00cc MOO EX Yam 1. Paul Emerson Yam 2 . David King J . T im Hin es Yam lOOcc M OD INT Yam 1. Rand y Hard en 2. A llen Hopper Yam 3 . Rod ney Hughes v ern l 00cc STK NOV DIV II' Yam 1. Ken Coon 2 . Jim Cof f ey Yam Yam • 3. Kenny Campbell 1OS OPEN 12 & OVER DIV I ee , . Erik Kehoe Yam NMA World Mini GP Racing World Trabuco Canlon, CA Mar. 24, 25, 2 ,1978 a .a= O CIty .. - - - - - -- ----;_ _Sbte' . - ZIp, _ Please fill in your complete account number and card expiration date below: I :. 1 I I I _ 'WillillJllilL , Cardexpires Date of this orOer _ ~ .-=- -- _ 'T'OTAlU(JOl'lptqllll"- ,... I P'O""U ID pr, 1oUCf\ TOI Al. t~ .... ~ ... w _ - ~ ~ . .1lIM;11D-.cl ... _ _ I _.-.n - -.....- _d. ....... D.-.eh oc-..-.g S ignatur e ~~ • ~=~:.~ "':: IOIWY""' - - .~ - - -. - - - - - - -

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