Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

California sweeps National Short Track Qualifier By Ann Carr t.onr. CA , j U LY 8 & 9 Northern Ca lifornia short trackers swept 57 of the 64 qualifying spots for the AMA Minicycle and Amateur National Cham- WE'RE LATE pionships to be held in New York in August , a t a doubleheader event held at th e Lodi Cycle Bowl Saturday and Su nday. Oregonians captured the other seven spots on the second day of competition. AMA's forma t ca lled for a double qualifier with the first three positions in each class being 'elim inated from the program t he second ' d a y and automatic ally g aining spots in the Na tional. T op qualifier after the firs t d ay was Northern Ca lifomia 's num ber one Minicycle racer Doug Chandler , who qualified four Yama ha of Salinas m achin es . Doug won t he IOOcc Schoolboy and IOOcc Amateur classes, took third in the 85cc (12·14 yea rs) behi nd Cal Cycl e Su p ply's Da nny Moore, and McGill's Yamaha racer Mark Key in th e closest race of the evening. A third in the 125cc main closed out Dou g's q ualifying. jacks o n 's D a vid Boy les won the 125cc main a nd fi nished sec ond behind the Can-Am of Brad Su mmers to ra te the top qualifying spot in the Am a teur program , whi le Ch ris Ca rr's Cal Cycle Supply Yamahas won the I 05cc class both days (V ance Sherfield borr owed the bike on Sunday) and finished second beh ind Kurt Chandler in the 85cc (7· 11) cla ss Saturday nigh t. Oregon's Dan Bennet t used Chris' 80cc to qualify in t he I05cc cla ss Sund a y. Added to these j eff Nichols grabbed off- the 500c c win Saturday and the 250cc Sunday to give the Cal Cycle Supply shop , run by top Novice Pro j eff Haney's d ad, 10 qualifying spo ts in the Na tiona l. jorgy 's Cycles of Stockton ' follow ed wi t h eight and Yamaha of Salinas with six . Results JULY 8 (MINIS I ~5cc {7 -11 YRSl: 1. Kelly Fischer (Yam); 2. Antone Mellow (Yaml; 3. Tommy Knight (Honl. G-85cc (7·11 YRS.): 1. Kurt Chandler (Yam); 2. Chris Carr(Yam);3. Tommy Knight (Suz), G-85cc 11 2-14 YRS.I: 1. Danny Moore (Yaml; 2. Mark Key (Yam); 3. Doug Chandler (Yam). ll-105cc (7-14 YRSJ: 1. Chris Carr (Yam); 2. Gary Coit lSuzI; 3, T""" Dickerson C SuzI. 100 SCHOOLBOY 11 2-15 YRS.): 1. Doug Chandler (Y am); 2. Shawn Black (Yam); 3, Joe Knight (Yam). AMATEURS ·100; 1. Doug chandler (Yam); 2. Shawn Black (Y aml; 3. M.n. Key (Yam). 125: 1. David Boyl es (Honl; 2. Danny Moore (Yaml; 3. Doug Chandler(Yaml. • 200 : 1. Dirk Sauer (Yaml; 2. Joe Knight (Yam); 3. Joe Nai (C-AI. l 250: 1. Brad Sum mers (C-AI; 2. David Boyles (Hon); 3. BillScott (Yaml. 360 : 1. John l.1nning (Y am); 2. Randy Glaze (Monl; 3. .Del CaUsen(Hon ). 500: 1. Jeff Nichols (Yam); 2. Joe Brazil (Yaml; 3, Mike Hayward (Yam). JULY 9 MINIS G-85cc (7-11 YRS.I: 1. Boyd Yumer (Yam); 2. Kurt Chandler lila); 3. Mike Miller(Yam). G-85cc {7·11 YRS .I: 1. Aaron Hill (SuzI; 2. Vance Sherfield (Yaml; 3. Dana Douglas (Suz). G-85cc (12·14 YRS.); 1. Joe'Knight lSuzl; 2. BillBrazil lSuz); 3. Dan Bennett (Yaml. ll-105cc (7-14 YRS.): 1. Vance Sherfield (Yaml; 2. Aaron Hill(Yam) 3. Dan Bennett (Yaml. ; . 100 SCHOOLBOY 112 -15 YRS.I: 1. Jerry Lanning (Suz); 2. Denny Moore (Yaml; 3, Barry Pekley (Suzl. AMATEUR 100 : 1. Joe Knigh t (Yaml; 2. Dan Bennett (Yam); 3. Danny Moore (Yam). 125: 1. Steve Orozco (Yaml; 2. Joe Brazil (Yam) 3. ; Mart< Willernan (Yam). 200: 1. Bob Koftinow lSuzI; 2. Mike Hayw... d (Yam). 250: 1. Jeff Nichols (Yam); 2. Tracy Hays IC-AI; 3, Oan Bennett (Honl, 360 : 1. Rid

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