Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

;.. .. -,=Western hotline _._._._._._._~_ _._._._._._._._._._._.~~~~.~~~~~~~_._._~._~_._.~_._._l . . . ~ t 00 I:' 0) .... Syd DeSoto leads Lee Roy Gerke in an ARRA Production battle. 200 CC GP: 1. Gary Costa IC-A); 2. James Clerer IC- DeSoto takes ARRA one-hour Production RR IYam); 3. D.L Parry IYam). SOOCC GP;1. Bob Hyman IYaml; 2. D.L Parry IYaml; By Patrick Behar Ed Toomey IY aml. · . SUPER CAFE: t . Steve Sowden IKawl, 2. Michael AI : 3. Terry Nelson (Yam) . 250CC GP: 1. Ron Hlarka IYaml; 2. Bob Hyman 3. St eve McClenen (Yam ), OPEN GP; 1. Chuck Parme (Kaw); 2. Dick Kilgroe (Kawl: 3. Sieve Sowden IKawl. 500 : 1. St eve SChrader (Han); 2. Ben Bernie (Han) ; 3. Flem ing (BSA/Han); 3. A lan Kant er (Su zJ. ROSAMOND . CA. AUG . 27 Pa t Manning decided to try an one hour endurance rac e for the production machines from 410cc to Open , on top of his regular program, at the American Road Racing Association race at Willow Springs. About 30 riders ligned up for that race, which was started in two waves. This event saw the return of AFM'n Open Production champion Lee Roy Gerke, who sold his Moto ' Gu zzi Le Mans at the end of last year 's season to Syd DeSoto who is ridi ng it th is yea r and in th is end urance race. Gerke was on a Kawasaki West over-bored KZ650. As soon as the green flag dropped. Gerke and DeSoto took the lead as they re ached turn one . Billy Add ington on a stock GS 1000 followed ; the event u al 750c c Production winner. Eric Hedger was right behind Addington. Thad Wolff led the 410cc Production race on a Spec ialist .11 RD . 400 Yamaha ; Malcolm Hill and Ed Toomey were beh ind. Gennady Luibimsky, who had a poor start . was try ing to sta y with the leaders. but on the second lap Luibimsky (Hunt Racing) pulled off the track with fuel problems. The current Number One ARRA plate holder John Chermak (Hunt Racing Berkeley Yam) wasin fourth position in the early stages of the race. , . Up .front, the bailie bet wen Gerke ( ' .j . " and DeSoto was fantast ic. they stayed . .'. ,'. ' . together during the 'whole race , . • . ~ h a riging positions all th e tirne .. . -In the . 41Occ race. Malcolm Hill seized while running second, and Ed »«. Toomey had fuel filter problems. '. '. Thad Wolff kept running without any problems. W ith two minutes rema ining in the rac e, Gerke had to ma ke a gas sto p, and DeSoto went on to win. Gerk e managed to sa ve h is runn er ·u p position ahead of Billy Addington . Later on , Gerk e ga ve his second place tro ph y to Billy. '" JU came here to see St how the bike was running . We had a good race and , thin k Syd and Billy deserve the hono rs." sa id Gerke. -' Results BEGINNERS: 1. Ivan Caporali IBM W); 2. David J ones (Yam); 3. Bob Baker {S uzl . sace: Doug Stanton (ltal Jetl. ioocc GP: Gr"9 Chaffee IKawl. ' 25CC GP: 1. Steve Shetter (Hanl; 2. Corbin Dickinsn (Ho n); 3. Bob DeWitt (Hen!. At Cycle Haven. 125cc Juniors David Figuero 160F) and Mike Nhshita putup quite a roost in their heated battle over second and third. 4 STROKE 500: 1. Steve Schrader IHon) 2. Ben ; Bernte (Han); 3. Robert Brawn (Yaml. 4 STROKE 750 : 1. Mike Hi shi ki tHonl; 2. Srvancho no (Hon); 3. Er;c Hedger IMotor Guui). e 4 STROKE OPEN: 1. Hurl y Wilvert IKawl; 2. Billy Addington fKaw l; 3. A1an Kanter ($u zJ. 12S PRODUCTION: 1. Mel R;chins IC ·A); 2. Richard McClanahan(Yam); 3. Gr"99 Bush ISUll. • am); 2. John 200 PRODUCTION: 1. John Chermak (Y McClellanIC·A); 3. James Clerer IC·Al. 250 PRODUCTION: 1. John Chermak IYaml 2. Mark ; Shelton IYam); 3. Jacquie BOlli IDucl. ; 410 PRODUCTION: 1. Thad Wolff IYaml 2. Marc Salvisberg IYam): 3. Jeff Tuttnbene IY aml_ 7SO PRODUCTION: 1. Eric HadgOl IMoto Gussi); 2. CarvelWilliams Jr IKaw•. OPEN PRODUCTION; 1. Syd DeSoto IMoto Guuil ; 2. lOloy Gerke IKaw); 3. Billy Addington ISuzl. BOXSTOCK 410: 1. Jeff Tuttobene IYaml; 2. Dennis McGradyIKaw); 3. Stan CamOlon (Y am). OPEN BOX STOCK 1. Billy Addington ISUl); 2. Ivan : Caporali IBMW>; 3. Emile Mull < IKawl. d Yodogawa wins a tough one at Cycle HavenMX By lee Taylor LONG BEACH, CA , AUG . 27 The ocean breezes that hover over Cycle Haven pulled in riders from as far away as Nevada , resulting in a day filled wit~ high speed , top action racmg. As for the Pros, Jason Yodogawa, riding for DMG, had to fight from the start of the first moto down to the wire for his customary win. This is Yodogawa's home turf,'and heknows . every inch ofthis track but Sunday. he found a challenger in Kirk Sturgeon. mounted on a 250cc Honda. with an , impressive list of wins under his belt. A fairly young ' Pro who usually rides Indian Dunes, Sturgeon startled all the regulars last summer when he won his first Pro race at night , against some formidable foes. Throughout th e first rnoto Yodogawa found Sturgeon glued to his rear fender . Glen Sen ecal led the class off the line and fought to hold onto his lead until Yodogawa and Sturgeon took over. A bailie th en went down between Senecal and Donald Mcl ver for third with McIver fin ally taking it . . Several times it appeared th at Sturgeon would take the lead . On one pa rt icul a r turn th at is po sit ivel y. wicked - an uphill . off-camber to th e left - Yodogawa rod e th e edge of the berm, shooting back on to. the middle of the track as Sturgeon hugged the tight inside line . Coming through they were wheel -clashing and totally WFO. Yodogawa inched on by and continued his lead to the end. with Stu rgeon never more than a half a bike behind. The second time off the line, Senecal once more grabbed the holeshot with Yodogawa and Sturgeon dueling wheel-to-wheel for second. Solid in fourth was Ty Cline, holding off four other riders. packed in tight and out for a crack at the lead . Senecal did a beautiful job of holding Yodogawa off but finally was outpowered and had to settle into third behind Sturgeon. Once more the dynamic duo were at it. Neck and neck over the whole track . Coming down towards the end, Yodogawa opened some space for himself and held firm for the overall win . Sturgeon came on home in second and Senecal came through for a thi rd overall. Randy Sciarra (Hon) scooped up a spectacular pair of back-to-back wins in the 125cc Beginners, Division Three. Sciarra held a firm lead throughout the first moto as a heavy duel was shaping up for second between Ken Hutchings (Suz) and Mitch Davis. Throughout the race there was never more than a half bikelength between these two . Michael Tarkington, astride a Kawasaki . was fighting for all he was worth. weaving his way in and out of the large field he was now in fourth and going for ' it! Tarkington, who last month .was chosen as the Outstanding 'Spor tsmen Rider and who 's had to work for everything he's gotten. bike included; had half the bleachers cheering him on . Coming in for the close of the moto, Davis made his move and tooK over second, holding Hutchings to third. Sciarra was out in front and just breezed right on across the line . The second time around Larry Early took charge with Sciarra in hot pursuit. With Glen Malquist fighting off Tarkington for third , it : was a battle of pa irs down throughout the pa ck. Davis was doing a superb job of threading his way up through the pack as Sciarra look over the lead, fighting to pull away from Earl y. When the winning ch eckered flag brought them hom e Sciarra eme rged th e victor , Tarkington took second overall and third overall went to Davis. Riding a Husqvarna 390 . ~ell. known ' enduro squid Larry Langley ended the day with a first in the Open , Juniors. He end..d the first moto in the lead. holding Marc Johnson on a Suzuki to second and Chris Crowell, also Husqvarna-mounted, to third. The second time around Crowell moved on out in front , taking Langley's lead away. and forcing Johnson to a third. Results MINI BEGDIYI: 1. Johnny SIaveno lVaml 2. Bobby ; langley; 3. GIIbln Perez lSull. MINI BEG DIY II: 1. John Francillco (OG); 2. Mhch Bt_lVaml; 3. Gary Yt.rolSuzl. 100 BEG: 1. Orlando T...-lVaml; 2. Eric School lVam); 3. Donny _lVaml. . 125 BEG DlV t 1. J _ Guomon (5uz); 2. Mike Brinldey lVam~ 3.lMry ...i",.. CSuzl. 125 BEGDIVII; 1. Jadtie Hurt lVam): 2. FredDeV,ieo lVam) 3. Ma-kSuitor lVaml. ; 125 BEG DIYIII: 1. Randy Sciarra lHon~ 2. MiChael T.king!On (Kaw); 3. Mhch DevislSuzl. 250 BEG; 1. Joe Stalk.. tHusI; 2. Pat Jennings . lVam) 3. Sal e-iempo lVam) ; MINI JR : 1. Skip Godinez ISuz); 2. T.D. Swets lSuz). 125 JR: 1. Dave Btadohaw (Suzl; 2. Mike Nhohita . lVam) 3. DavidRguOloalSuz). ; 2450 JR; 1. C.J. Wanner ISuz); 2. An Gersjes lVam) ' 3. Bob AulicinolVamml. • MINIINT: 1. Ray Hernandez lVam) : ; 125 INT: 1. Angel Montoya lVam) 2. Randy Ross IDMGI; 3. Robert Omoc1in lVaml. 250 INT 1. Mike Foley (Mail; 2. Gary Gofor1h IDMG); : 3. Rick Fennel IDMGl. PROS: 1. . - Yodogawa IDMGI; 2. Kirk Sturgeon (Hon) 3. Glen_llVaml. ; Scheidlerhot at DeAnzaMX By Ron Lawson u ,,,-. SUNNYMEAD. CA. AUG . 27 It was another hot day in Riverside County but that didn't stop a healthycrowd of motocrossers from ' ruing in to DeAnza Cycle Park for a full day of racing and fun. The heat didn't even seem to bother Gary Scheidler (Yam) on his way to a 125cc Expert victory. He did have one problem. however, in the form of Yamaha of Indio's Craig Gormley (Yam). When they swarmed into the first turn of the first moto, it was Gormley in control. Within only a few laps , the kid from Indio had established an incredible lead on Andy Orescanin and Scheidler . On lap three, Ken Odra (Yam ) passed both Orescanin and Scheidler for second place. One lap later. Sche idler moved back int o third by passing Orescanin. Scheidler then continued his upward march by repassing Odra, but by that time, Gormley was out of sight. J ust

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