Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

machine had be en given a "gasoline bath ," to coin hi s phrase , and that , plus a n engine tha t was reluctant to chime on fu ll song swiftly , and ex cessive re ar tire wear, added to Steve's prob lems . Hansfo rd was h avi ng tire trou ble too . and t he rear cove r lost grip o n the 41st lap, h is departure left just eight men not lapped by the unbea ta ble Ce co rro . R o b er ts , Ba ke r . Taka i, Singleton. Pons, Estrosi and Rougerie . Si ngleton lim ped into the pits five laps la te r , bitt e rly dis appointed , and out of the race, while Cecou o p assed Rougerie and Es t rosi before the flag to ru b in his superiority. Japanese privateer Sada o Asami made a late bu rst to move up into sixth pl ace b eh in d Estrosi, with Du tchman Boe r Va n Du lm en seventh . Further down fie ld Hubert R igal from Monaco ra ised enough energy to bea t Bar ry Ditch burn for II th spot, and as for th e other Britons in th e ra ce , it 'is all better left unsa id . Cecotto's win was im p ressive, and his rivals will be u n ha p py to hear that the Venezuela n was in fine form a fte r th e race . "T he b ike is so good , and I feel so fr esh , we could d o another two hun red mil es now ," he said . $50,000.00 eoou AMERICA'S RN! UGIfI BEER Motocross C h a mpion s h i p s GRAND PRIZE DRAWINGS AT EACH EVE N T OF SERIES APRIL 16 23 Results F750 : 1. J . Cec o n o (Yam) 1h 55m 28 .05 5 101.24 mph ; 2 . K. Robert s (Yam) ; 3 . S . Baker (Yam); 4. I. Takai (Yam): 5 . P. Pons (Yam ); 6. C. Estr os i (Yam l: 7. S. A sami (Yam); 8 . B. Van Dulmen (Yaml ; 9 . B. Fau fKaw l: 10. M . Rouget'ie (Yam l. Rec ord Lap : 1. J . Cecorto 2m 6.335. 102.6 moh o W or ld Champ ionsh ip Plac ings : 1. J . Cacono 30 pa ints: 2. S. Baker t22l; 3. K. Roberts 11 21 4. P. Pons ; (11); 5. S. Asami a nd C. Sarron (10); 7. G. Hansford and Taki l81. AGV W orld Cup Final Placings {Decided on the ree;ults of Daytona . lmola and Paul Ricardl: 1. J . Cecot · to 355 po ints; 2. K. Roberl s 245: 3. S. Baker 175 ; 4. G. Hansf ord 95; 5. S. Asa mi and S. Akslan d 1 851. 250cc (15 laps : 54 .02 miles ): 1. G. Hans for d (Kawl 33 m 57.8&. 90.05 mph; 2. J . Ekero ld !Ya m); 3 . P. Fer· nandex (Yaml; 4 . R. Mamola (Yaml; 5. P. Korhonen IYaml ; 6. K. Ballington (Kawl; 7. R. Roch . (Ya ml; 8. G. 8ert in (Ya ml; 9. M. Gran t (Kawl; 10. E. Saui lYaml . Record lAp: T. Katayama IYaml 2m 14:325. 96 .71 mph. MO UNTAIN HIGH 3 0 SPILLWAY PARk aAIURSflILD. CA 'IISNO. c .. SANTA MAil.... C A MAY 7 ARGYLL PARK 14 HELVETIA PARK 21 RACING WORLD DtXON. CA W. ' ACRO TIAIUCO CYN 250cc G regg H ansfo rd served wa rn ing that his 250cc W orld Championshi p bid is in ea rnest with a superb victory in Saturday evening's 54 -mi le ligh tweight event. . . Rid in g la st yea r's works Ka wasa ki. G regg coasted to an easy win after bot h Ke n n y R o be r ts on the Ke l Carru thers' tu ned Yama ha . a nd Ta kaz umi Ka ta yam a 's ex perimenta l works m odel ha d been forced to stop . Roberts had shadowed , and at times been ahead of Hansford's Kawasaki but tho ugh the two machines seemed eq ual on to p speed. Gregg's b ike wa s be tter o n ac ce leration . a nd Ken n y had jo kingly put a ha nd o n G regg's a rm a t tim es as a req uest fo r him not to leave . But th e pace was too mu ch fo r the Ca liforn ian's Yama ha . T he cra nksha ft fai led a n d he sto p ped. lett ing the slowe r sta rti ng Kaya ya in a int o second spot. Ta kazum i h ad been closi ng on the leading pa ir a nd he quicke ned his pace in the fina l stages. Pull ing bac k th e d ifference by as m uch as a second a la p it loo ked as tb ou gh th e last lap wo u ld provide a g ra ndstand finis h. but then. as he passed t he cro wd ed pits. Ka ta ya m a 's bike slowed a nd he too Slo p ped wit h suspe ct ed cra nksha ft problems. 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