Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

X -woDay HI.S.D.T." ,Trial Canadian Qualifier · July 8-9 Barrie, Ontario 50 Miles North of To ronto. on Hwy 400. Sanctioned by the . Canadian Motorcycle Association Entry Deadline June 22. 1978 For info rmat ion contac t : Entri es Secretary, Mrs. I Matt hews RR #1. Str oud, On ta rio LOL 2MO or ca ll 705/436-1620 (eve ninqs) Another Promotion by the Barrie Motorcycling Association, Inc. FOR THE BETTERMENT OF MOTORCYCLING Gennady Liubimsky and Nick Theroux go f or it in 0-600cc Superstreet action at Sears Point. I second, Chuck Atkinson was thrid and J ohn Gardiner was fou rt h . J oh n Heemsbergen repea ted his previous week's victory in th e 350cc J u nio r main . Heemsbergen is the 1977 Crcleland 360cc Handicap High Point winner. In the 250cc H andicap main, John Sudberry storm ed to the lead on th e sixth lap , followed closely by Moural and Mike H all (Bul). They raced that way until the fin al tu rn whe n Moural made his winning move , ta king it less than a wheel. Sudberry ' and Hall hovc;rcame a 35'yard handicap for th e pla ce an d show while Scratchman r Moural erased his 60-yard deficit as tho ugh it were nothing. q Racin g continues at Cyclela nd 1Sa turday nig hts th rough September 23 . See the Cal endar for details. ModifY your 76-77 Pursang like 78 NORTON BSA AJS TRIUMPH ~~~~= RICKMAN LUCAS AMAL SMITHS GIRUNG Bernd Koegler (3551 took third in the 750cc Production class in AFM action. BRITISH MOTORCYCLE PARTS LARGEST STOCK IN THE USA WE SHIP COD ANYWHERE. 250cc NOV: 1. Bill Scott (Yam): 2. Oirck Sauer (Yam); 3. George Cum m ins (Yam). 250cc HANDICAP: 1. Lowell Moural (Bul); 2. John Sudberry (Yam ): 3. Mike Hall (Bull, ( . "The Bullet" shoots Sears Point victories By Karl Okamoto SONOMA , CA , MAY 7 Billy "T he Bullet" Addington shook off a crash in an earlier race and eluded Kerry Bryant to ca ptu re Sunday's Open Superstreet even t at th e season 's first AFM pointspaying r ace at Sears Poin t. Addington (Kaw KZIOOO ), who ' previously had unloa de d at th e bottom of the Ca rou sel while rid ing a Mike's Cycle Ka w KZ650. followed ea rly leaders Mike Kauzla rich (Kaw 750) a nd' Bryant (Kaw Z-l ), th en too k th e lead fro m Bryant on la p fou r afte r Kauz la rich had cras hed. T he Bull et th en staved off re peate d challenge s by Kerry and prevailed a t the fin ish . Addington also scored points in the ti ;~ Fits 75-78 Fronteras & Pursangs Large Parts Inventory We Ship PP & UPS 1COcc MINI EX: Mike Cagle ISuzl. (Yam); 3. Chuck Atkinson (Yam ). 350c c J R: john Heem sberg en (Ho n). ;,:;. l! Hi-Pipes Available 80cc NOV; 1. Roger Heemsbergen (Han): 2. Walt 250cc J A: 1. Phil Bakarick ITril; 2. Perry Proiette G o '78 Buls are here Bevins (Yam ). 250cc JR: 1. Mik e Egbert (Yam); 2. Randy Scott IBul), \: P.O. Bo x 118 Axton, VA 24054 7031650-3030 Results 125cc NOV: 1. Mike Snider (Hon); 2. Mark Gilbert ISuz); 3. Don Roberts IYaml. 250cc EX : 1. Lowell Moural IBul}; 2. Ken Gray IBull: 3. John Sudberry (Yaml. . ~\'mllim J lAlLi" Authorized Bultaco Dealer N D Sparkplug G ol d e n St a t e Roadracin g series , as d id t he fi nishers in 4 10cc Pro du ction , 250cc and Open G P. 0· 600cc Su pe rstreet fas t g uys Ce n nady Li ubimsky a nd Tom C hew wer e surprised to see hot competition fro m Nick Therou x on a Yamaha SR 500, wit h Liubi rnsk y's RD 375 be a tin g th e SR to t he finish line and Ch ew (Yam 350) settling for thi rd . Randy Mamola , returning hom e fro m ' the races at Irnola , It al y and Paul Ricard in France , led from the st art of th e 250cc G P ra ce and won by a convi ncing ma rg in over D a ve Ga rout te (DKG T Z250). Ga routte, on a bik e he bu ilt fro m the ground up , kep t it close in th e ea rly going a nd had Randy looking hard over his sho ulder . bu t Mamola event ually m oto red away . Liubimsk y (T Z250) rounded out the top three. In the Open GP . Mam ola (T Z750) repeate d his performance, but this time he was challenged by Bruce Hammer on the Ka l-Gar d TZ 750 u ntil lap six, whe n Ma rriol a fi na lly est a b lished a sizea ble lead. Syd DeSot o, on a Suzuki GSlOOO eq uipped wit h a Magnu m Engin ee ring tu rboch arger, finishe d third . Liubimsky (RD375) conti nued his domina tio n of the 410cc Prod uction class wit h a victory over A la n Gingerelli (RD350 ). Dale Alexander , on his Team Cheap Yamaha RD 350 . wage d a furious race-long d ice wit h Ed Toomey (RD350) , with Alexander grabbing third a t th e finish . 19 77 55 0cc P rodu cti on ch a m p Larry Schultz (Hon 550) was first 550 , a nd ' W illi Sch effer rode his 750 Hon da to first pla ce in 750cc Production. Vance Breese ran away from the field on his Euromart Mot o Guzzi 850 and led Open Pr oducti on from sta rt to fin ish . Go r d y Se im won 250 cc Product ion ag ain, an d Steve Stirrett made it a 1-2 finish for Can- Am. L a r ry C o leman and Wen de ll A ndrews were th e winnin g com bination in the Sideca r class. with L ou g ee /H ou g h ( Kaw) again b ri des m aid . C ol eman / And r e ws , whose rig fea tures trick Selach ii plastic ca rbs and MGF frame, battled it ou t with W ayne and Randy until the last tu rn . In th e fin al rac e of the d ay, Sa l Avelar (Suz GS1000) was de clared win ner of the Open Box Stoc k class, Bob Crossm an brought in his Yamaha RD 350 for first 0·4 l 0cc, an d Ray Straka was fastest 4 11· 675cc on his Kaw KZ650 . Afte r th e finish , Race Director Bill Ralston instructed th e , , CALL FREE 800-854-0493 (EXCEPT CAl ~~t"iti51 1 ~PI1 t"L'5 JlItb. 601 SO. EAST ST. ANAHEIM. CA 921lO5 n4-63Hl102 Come and meet Tom and Jack, the new owners of Canoga [!ff#lrffU Park Suzuki ~ Service is our business We carry a full line of parts and accessories (2131884-0413 7045 Canoga Ave. Canoga Park. 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