Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

while the battles raged behind. Crashes and DNFs knocked away many of the stronger riders. including Bobby Pickard. Monte Anderson, Mickey P,izzitola and Shaun Kelly. Heavy duty racing for the places behind Brown ended with CSM Honda teamster Mike Jones second overall, Derek Wedding (AmsoiIlSur) third and rounding out the top five were David Boles and David Jones. The Open Expert also went to Roger Brown and his Hi-Point KTM, but the road to victory was a lot rougher. In the first moto, Derek Wedding was back out and breathing fire, but 'Brown finally got by the 15-year·old sensation at the halfway point. Brown struck a lapped rider on the last lap and went down, and put Wedding in front at the flag. Brown picked up for second with Rick French, Wyman Priddy and David Greenhill behind. Round two saw Priddy, Greenhill, Wedding and French out fwn! while Brown was getting back in the groove from a poor stan in 10th. On lap six. Greenhill passed Priddy for the lead as Wedding and French faded slightly. By the ninth lap. Brown was running like a train and za pped Greenhill for the lead, which he held for the win. A , four-way points tie for second overall was taken by Greenhill with Priddy third, French fourth and Wedding fihh. . In other trophy class championships, Dallas rider Chris Hipp took the 250cc Novice title with a 1-2 punch ahead of Texans Kary Don Smith (6-1) and Louis Wooley (2-5). The 250cc Intermediate honors were bestowed upon a dominating ride by David Walker's' Dallas-Ft. Worth Honda with a 1·1 tally. Memphis, TN rider David Hussey ran second in both motos over Texans Mark Thornton -and Larry Locklear. 5-5 and 6-5, respectively. It may have been a good omen that Adrew Cooksey, riding a Kimbrell' Maico, had 10 scratch in the 250cc race and ride Open Intermediate instead. He ended up on top with a perfect I -1 afternoon' ifter some fierce dicing with Phil Reed (Wynn's Racing Yamaha) who finished 2-2, Dallas' Mark. Fischrupp who piloted his Maico to a 5-4 day, and Joel Williamson, the Yamaha-mounted Floridian with a 7-5 score. The Over 50 su pport class honors w.ent to Texan Tom Hollister who. as expected, shut down everyone in both. motos aboard the Town & Country Can-Am. Aside from the fact that everybody got wet Saturday, the Kawasaki/AmsoiJ GNC Good Time National was a complete success in the eyes of most who attended, with almst no problems in scoring, payoff or trophy presentation. The Mini-Minis' had a brief problem with the mud on Saturday, but they got together, laid out their own track in a dry practic area and raced there. After all this was a Good Time National! Results MINI MINI: 1. Tony Smith iHan); 2. Bubba Ebarb ISuz); 3. Scott Slay ISuz). MINI JR: 1. Ray Dawson. Jr. ISuz); 2. Hardluck Pitts ISuz); 3. Clwroll Richardoon ISuz). MINI SR: 1, Brian Toylor ISuz); 2. Sammy Crews, Jr. ISuz); 3. Tim Bull.. ISuz). l00cc: 1. Phil Reed !Yam); 2. Bubba Wilson IYam); 3. Mike Walcott IYam). 10000PEN MINI: 1. Tim BuTler iSuz); 2. Sammy Crews ISuz); 3. Marly 8

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