Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Black Hills shake to half mile • musIc By Charles Clayton STURGIS, SD, AUG . 13 Harley-Davidson rider Terry Poovey led the Expert final all the way ahead of a raging battle between Phil McDonald and Frank Word for second place in the U. S. Western Regional (Top) WInner Terry Poovey (18) u.k. . the Expert IeacL followed by Frank Word C3301 SUIve PoweIll2&JL Phil McDoneId l25l. Bubbe Rush (24) end SotvIy Burres 189). (Above) Junior winner Weyne Rainey llEl. ftenked by lUck DeLecy l85ZI_nd Ron Jones. (Below) Novice winner DevicI Jones gets _ Ida while runner-up Jeff Heney Ioob on. 12 Championship half mile. .Poovey modestly credits his sponsors Tex f . PeeI .an d Be I-Ray I b ricants or .u the VIctOry, but trained observers . could tell that T erry's T exas rough track talent carried the day. McDonald went in a little deeper and came out a little faster to finish just in fr ont of Word. Randy Carthel had ~ kicked off time trials with a new track record of 25.06 seconds but failed to back it up in the heat race. Junior and Novice riders from all over the nation competed for points and prizes although the riders get only half pOints outside of their region. It was mainly the western racers' big chance to advance to Junior and Expert status, where the big money is. Californian Wayne Rainey put his Yamaha out in front of a thundering herd of Juniors on 750s in the yellow plate final. He was followed closely by Ri c k De L acy on t e eII Yama h a h Sh that had won the main race Saturday. Ron Jones of Oklahoma City piloted • • the only junior Harley m the victory circle after passing Tom Duma for 'd I t hi r pace. · D avy J ones 0 f Okl a h orna C Ity came through the semifinals after winning . h N . h on e 0 f .elg t ovice ea ts to ca ptu re the mam event. But first J ones had to p~t two other heat winners be.hind him. Jcff Haney and Dylan HClha.rt swapped second place a orne or two in some of the best 250cc racing we've seen yet. Som ehow the fairgrounds track held up for a week of racing and the weather cooled just enough to make it comfortable. As soon as payoff began, the rainstorm started. Three female riders entered the lists and one, Margo King, led her Novice heat briefly and fought well to hold fifth place !n a field ~f eight. . A churrnng crash in one JUDlor heat race took .out the three le~ders and sent tw~ riders to ~e h?spltal. John WlDSOWlck of Juncnon City. Colora.do suffered a broken hand and Mike Kinzman of California was held for ~a~ent of chest , leg and head lDJunes". Results . EXPERT: 1. Torry Poovery (H-D) 2. Phil McDonald ; IH-D) 3. Frank Word IH-D) 4. Tom Berry (H-D) 5. ; ; ; Sonny Burros (W); 6. Stan Johnson (Yaml; 7. Danny Cartwright (H-DI 8. Mickey Fev (Trij; 9. Sle\Ie Powell ; (WI; 10. Joe Wiloon (W ); 11. Art Fredenburgh (Yom); 12. Bubbo Ruoh (W) . JUNIOR: 1. Wryne Reiney (Yoml; 2. Rick DeLocv (Yom); 3. RonJones (WI; 4. T~ Dumo (W); 5. MIke Mlnrug (Yom); 6. Buddy Robinoon (W); 7. MIke Inderbilzi n (Yom); 8. POl . _ . IH-Dl; 9. David CopelandIH-D~ 10.RuooeIGourIev(Tn ', NOVICE: 1. David Jones (Yom); 2. Jeff Honey (Y~ 3. DyIon - . (Yom); 4. G

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