Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

.- _._._._._._._._._~._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.-._._, ; . Western hotline 11II ~ excellent threat in the Pro cl ass . Blanchard attacked the 500cc Intermediates and totally blew them awa y on his Maico. Joe picked up the first place trophy from AME after swiping a pair of moto wins for the big overall prize. A couple of fast riders were hauling from behind and after this gu y but couldn't do it. Jerry Beaman. sponsored by North Hollywood Marine , hooked a pair of seconds for that sam e overall position while Je~f Nickler (Su z) cla imed the third place gold . t 00 1:' 0') I""""l C(') CN ..... en 6b ACP Liquid ;j Results Tire Balance r and Puncture Sealer works by centrifugal force in any motorcycle tire to hydrodynamically balance the entire rotat ing wheel unit for bett er high speed handling and stability. LOOK FOR AC P IN THE ORANGE & WHITE PLASTIC BOTTLE AT yOUR DEALER. < . MIN~JR: MIN ~EX : Greg Robertson won the 500cc Pro class at AME's Bosch Sum mer Series MX. 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ADVANCED CVCL E PRODUCTS 36 33 West MacArthur. Suite 4 10 . Den t. F· 14 Santa Ana. Calitomta 92704 ~ ~~T~ BUL.T~CO (0\ 1. Tom S,ou, IVam); 2. Gary Sli ligyi lSuzl; 3. Skip Godinez (Yam). end of lap one', Greg was in th ird, but it took two mor e laps before J annings would give in. Now th e lea ding duo bega n a ch ase th a t lasted for eight laps . but Rob ertson co uld not ge t W hite. In fac t. Jannin gs pulled up to wit hi n a few bike len gths of passing Rob ertson for second. W ith a pair of ste a mi ng goggles th rown off for th e first time since th e beginning of th is yea r. Robertson rega in ed his d istance on Jannings, but was too fa r behin d Whi te for the win . The top three overall were Robertson , White a nd AndyJanningS. J immy Holle y wasted no tim e in taking the 125cc overall as he went wir e-to -wire out front. J ohnson had to sellle for second overall . A .J. Whiting made another last-lap pas s on Peepl es for third and third overall . Bad starts , a crash, and fogg ed goggles kept Robertson out of th e winner's circle in the 250c c Pro cla ss, which went to hard -charging Ron Turner . M ike Shoemaker (International MIC , Murray's) took the holes hot with Bob Kline and Turner in pursuit . Robertson was stuc k back in -fifth at the first corner, but moved into fourth by the end of the lap. Turner succumb ed to Robertson's charge on the second lap , and in one sweep on th e back section of lap three, G reg took the lead. Shoemaker held on to a close second while Turner rolled up to Kline to engage in a bailie for third . It was Turner's on the next lap. Positions almost held ' fo r the remainder of the moto , Coming out of th e back straight, Robertson smacked a berm and the wall of dirt give way . Down went Greg. with Shoemaker and Turner slipping past as he picked himself up and sputtered in for th ird . In the second moto, Radical Ron Turner shot in to the lead with Kline and Shoemaker ta king chase. Robertson was dead last as he rou nded the first tu rn . Turner began 'ru n ning ' off with th e moro as he left Klin e , Shoemaker and Pete Snorteland to battle for second. Robertson, in the meant ime, was busy gelling past slower traffic, and by the third lap had sho t into fifth place to join th e three way battle . T he on ly on e to ad va nce in th e c h ao s was Sn ort el and , as Shoema ke r dropped to fourth. O vera ll it was Turner's 2-) that heat Shoe ma ker 's 1-4 . T hi rd went to Klin e , fourt h to Sno nel a nd a nd fift h to Rob ertson . Results 125 PRO: 1. Jim Holley (Yaml; 2. Chip Joh nson ISuz); 3. A .J . Whiting (Yaml . 250 PRO: 1. Ron Turner ll uftl; 2. Mike Shoema ker (Vam ); 3 . Bob Kline lHon). OPEN PRO: 1. G.eg RobertSon (C-AI; 2. Ma.k WM e IHusl ; 3 . Andy Jannings (Mail. MI NI BEG: t. Blake Vita li (Yaml: 2. Dua ne Summers (Yam); 3. Dan Feeley (Yam). M INI NOV : t , And y Nefin ger (Suzt; 2. Ron Slavens ISuzl; 3. Ted St ueber IVaml. MINI INT: 1. Eddie Gt'een ISuz); 2. Tim Tomaselli (Yaml. MINI EX: Mark Tomaselli ISUl). 100 BEG: 1. Robert Gimmarino (Suzl: 2. Mike Chapman (Yam); 3. Peter Copeta nd (Suzl . 100 NOV 1. Mike Feeley lVam); 2. Bill DeSparo : (SU l). 100 INT: 1. G.eg Perchenbech (Varni; 2. Shawn lane lVam). 125 BEG; t . Rery Baccino (SUl ); 2. Dean Murphy (Suzl: J . Mark Spiake (Yaml. 125 NOV: 1. Steve Haddon (KTM); 2. Roger Gauvin (Suzl; 3. Mi ke Furlong (Yaml. 1251NT: 1. Nick Athans ISuz l; 2. Eric Flynn (Suz); 3. Bobby Ayan (Su z). 250 BEG; t . Doug Nelinger (Han); 2. Mike Washam (Suz); 3. Sal Squeo (Yam): 250 NOV: 1. Bruce Parker (Han); 2. Seon Madsen IVam) 3. Brian Woods IC·AI. ; 250 INT: 1. Don Bizzy (Suz); 2. Mark Parkerson (Suz); 3. Chris Mallory (Suz). OPEN INT: 1. Joe Blanchard (Mai); 2. lynn. Dennis IMai); 3. Fred Nelson IMaiL Blanchard bests AMESummer SeriesMX By Tom Corley VALENCIA , CA , JULY 28 American Mo tocross Enter prises is having a quite successful season of nighttim e m otocross ra cing . Last Friday night started the Bosch Summer Series which already has approximately 300 participants in each event. This evening's bout was so big that promoter Jerry Shore had to line up the riders in 21 different races! Seeing that the turnout was so great they cut the laps on some of th e races so that all would wind up in decent time and as it was , the last race didn't end till 2 :00 a. m. There are several riders who look like th ey are going to clean up on the. goods to be won. A lot of money is bei ng offered to th e Pros a nd by no means are t he Amat e urs getting sligh ted because t here is a moped up for grabs a long with Bosch Plugs and Spectra Oi l. O ne man who is on h is way to the win nings is Jo e Blanchard o f Cha tsworth . J oe is one of th e many fine riders from Murry's a nd judgin g from his pe rform a nce hs sho u ld be an 125 INT DlV I: 1. Bill Recchia ISUll; 2. Perry Cend ro ISUl l; 3. Randy Ross ISU . ll 125 INT DIV II: 1. Greg Man inel ISUll; 2. Oavid Baker (Suzl: 3. Chris Bercaw (Suzl. 125 J R DIV I: 1. Danny Bartholemew (Sull; 2 . Steve Hess (Suz); 3. Mik e Furlong (Yam). 125 JR DIV II: 1. Allen Sekeres ISUl); 2. Paul Hadjes IHonl; 3. Don Peca IVam). 125 JR DIV111: 1. Dave Weller ISUl); 2. Ed Ho IVam); 3. Bob Byrne (Varni. 125 JR DIV IV: 1. Glenn Norkus (Suzl; 2. Randy Buckner (Yam); 3. Donald Hanover (SUl). 125 BEG: 1. Rod Taguelli ISU ; 2. Nick Katsandris ll (Suzl; 3. Dermot Carroll lSuzl. WOMEN'S DIV: 1. Mercedes Gonzalez ISuzl; 2_ Pat Holland (Hon). 100 EX: 1. Brock Bolstad (Vam); 2. Allen Hopper IVam); 3. J im Coffey IVaml. 100 INT: 1. Randy M orales (Yam); 2. Darel Francis (Yaml; 3. Gary Reichenbach (Yaml. 100 PRO: 1. J im Simons (Yam); 2. Tim Hines (Yaml . 100 BEG 1. Ro n Nicclett ISuzl; 2. Marty Gogg ins : IV am). 100 JR: 1. Nick Larson (Yaml: 2. Brian Fountain (Yam): 3. Don McCraner (Yam). . 250 INT: 1. Brian Cheres hkoff (SUl); 2. Don Bozzy (SU ); 3. Mark Parkenson (Sull. l 250 JR DIV I; 1. Tony Vincenti (Sull; 2. Blake Schwartzman lMail; 3. Craig Fischet lSuz). 250 JR DIV II 1. Ty Cline IFMA; 2. Gecege Wagn er : lYam); 3. Danny Cunha (Yam), 500 PRO: 1. G.eg Rober1son IC·AI; 2. J im Tessanc (M ail; 3. Andy Jannings (M ail. 250 JR DIVIII: 1. Mark ScolllHonl; 2. Mark Emmons IHonl; 3. Clyde Adams IVam). 250 BEG 1. Bobby Micl1ae1s IC-A); 2. Gary G.ieve : IVaml; 3. Dan OOOrn (Varni. VETS·JR: 1. Phil Haskell (Yam); 2. J im Atkinson IVaml; 3. larry Wallis IKTMI. VETS-EX: 1. Joe Brow n (Mail: 2. David Rogers ISuz); 3. Rick Hall (Yam). 500 INT: 1. Joe Blanchard IM ail: 2. Jerry Beaman ISuz}; 3. Jeff Nickler. 500 JR : 1. Roger Sinker {Varni; 2. Bob Dunham (Yam); 3. Ron Wad e IMaiJ. Dunn does it again at Speedway J. J. 7 IT By Rod Eschenburg CH ULA VI STA, CA , JULY 28 Young Junior class m otocrosser Dennis Du nn swept the two-mote 250cc class, and took his qualifying heat and a strong second in the O pe n Main in the weekly Friday night TT races at Speedway 117. The point-leading 500cc Junior motocross rider completely dominated the 250 cc class and then was only stopped in his win b inge by the veteran Ward Ring in the O pe n main event. Ri ng read starter Mike Savoy's green fl ag perfectly and b last ed into a commanding ' le a d as Du n n was b attl ing his way through traffic, and alt hough Du nn was gaining on Ring a t the finish, it would ' have taken many mo r e la ps for him to get withi n striking distance . Joh n ny App le proved his come-back second p lace fin ish the week before was no flu ke as he took a strong thi rd place behind the flying Du n n . - In the Money R a ce , Al Glover fina lly got (the hang of a big machine (rid ing a Yamaha 500 for the first tim e) and put a lar ge field d own for th e win . Mark McNulty, tak ing his first TT rid e made a beautiful pass for second pla ce ove r " Bla zin' Be n " . Meyer. , o on

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