Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

·-._._._._._._._._._._._._-----_._._-J. c~~_ PltlMilX: NATIONAL LONG TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS HALF-MILE DIRT TRACK ,..-.4 l-o V ..c 8 V > o TWO EVENTS Z FRIDAYS OCT:. 27 AND NOV. 3 8PM GENERAL ADMIS N ADULTS 55 .00. \3·17 53.00. 9·12 SI.. 8 & UNDER FREE SIO (21 3) 323 -1 142 (213) 321 -11 00 18300 VER MONT GARDENA A t Perris' D-37 scrambles, 125cc Expert winner Bud Carr oll (11 diced with Steve Karsten (101 and Darren Hulbert. unloaded off his trusty Triumph a nd re ally ra ng h is chi mes . He was "out" for a b it and wish es he coul d rem ember what he d id wrong so he won' t do it agai n. (Pa t old buddy. you r fron t end wiped in a hol e , you stood up on the bars and flew like a bird. that 's what happened . . . it always does when we lose th e front end!) . Ja y Ba les ended up the Open A:nateur winn er , a lt h o u g h Joel Windham was the leader first round. Mike Paulson and Allen Sweet each gOI out front at different times in the nelt two , but Bales just went after them and took over, while Windham unloaded on that tricky downhill tricky only because you can find yourself going a bit quicker than you intended to , a mistake Experts don't rruke too often. The sidehacks came out too, seven of them , including some of the Desert Donkeys who gained fame boating on the lake at th e Dirt Diggers GP. The Butterfield/Zemke Honda did it three stnight, but in the second round the gaag really got to kick ing up the dirt, especiall y the teams of Moore/ Acevedo and Davis Sr .lDavis Jr.. with Elliot / . Sberm an doing a little place swapping with them . On the last lap th e Honda gill away from Moore and they d id one of those spectacular hack-upending things. Alt hough they got knocked a bout a bit they were back ou t in the third round . The 250cc amateur/Experts had a nice , wild and wooly class. In the first round. Ch ris Ca nnon , Tommy Walton and Joe Steffen went through tu rns on e and two handlebar 10 handlebar off th e sta rt. Cannon stayed out front bu t. Steffen was even going sideways t ryjng to keep Wayne Rainey behind him . ; Steffen had troubles next round while Larry Bird tre~ ted spectators to s~me wild sliding trying to keep up with th e front runners for a bit and Rainey popped a wheelie taking the flag as the win ner . T om my Walton fel l off and Mark Ca in eme rge d second. Aga in in th e las t round Cannon gav e Ra in ey a re al ra ce ; it's always neat 10 have one of th e top Pr o riders to ride against, It inspires you to go fast, it doesl Again the fin ish was th e sa me , Wayne . Cannon and Ca in ; th is rnoto Bird was th ird and Jay Lew is fou rth. In the 125cc Amateur/Expert go Da rren Hulbert blasted b y Bud Carroll into th e lead and ra n away with the first moto, with Steve Ka rsten starti ng to pu t the pressure on Carroll's second place. Next moto they all went faster , Carroll got the jump bi t again Hulbert gave him what for (he was to unload in the last round) and Dan Milam got up there int o third. . Carroll really got with it in the last moto, with Karsten behind him and Ho lbert righ t with 'em, so close to Karsten he nearly hit his rear wheel on . one occasion. Karsten really had it all out and he and Carroll came across the finish lin e just about side by side with Bud getting it by a spoke. Chris Chandler put the 125cc Novice class away ea ch moto with J immy Snow and Steve Sm ith settling out second and third behind him . For the Minis . overall it was Curtis Cannon three straight, and although Roger Thompson used as little of the track as possible , he just couldn't better his pos ition. Again , watch the Cycle N ews Calendar section for news of point runs , there are some changes coming up so don't miss out by going only by you r District cal endar . .. and if the news hasn't reached you yet, Elsin ore is now (sob) closed. "WHERE THE HARBOR, SAN DIEGO AND 91 FREEWAYS MEET· Attention Motocross Cafe Stock Race Seat Cover & New Foam Any Color Roadracers Cafe Seat Any Color Now available Hand crafted custom seats made to your specifications on your seat base Co lors available at no extra charge Call or write for information Young's Custom Cycle Seats 2646 Albatross Way Sacramento, CA 95815 916-920-3513 Dealer Inqui ries Invited Results lIOcc NOV: 1. Chuck Hablef (Sull: 2. Grog Nelson (Yaml. 80cc AM : 1. Curtis cannon (Yam); 2. Roger Thompson (Yam); 3. Ronn ie Wulff (Yam). 125cc NOV: 1. Chris Chandler (Yaml: 2. Ji mm y Snow (Yaml: 3. Steve Smith iVaml . . 125a: AMIEX : 1. Charles Carroll (Yam): 2. Steve Karsten (Yaml: 3. Don M;lam (Suli. 250cc NOV: 1. Barry O' Brien (Yaml : 2. John Brillinger (Honl. 250cc AMIEX : 1. Wayne Rainey (Yaml: 2. Chris Cannon (Yaml: 3. Mark Cain (Suzl. 5OO-OPEN NOV: 1. David Skirvin iVam l: 2. · Grog Beloit (Yam): 3. Jeff Maddy (KRI. 5OO-OPEN AM: 1. Jay Bales (Yaml: 2. All en Sw eet lHon ); 3 . M ike Paulson (Yam). 300·500 EX: 1. Rex Hailey (Yaml: 2. M ike Mon tgOmery (Yaml: 3. Vince landry (Yaml . OPIEN EX: 1. John Sperry (Yam); 2. Mik a Minnig (Yam); 3.lrw1O Moon (Yam). SIDEHACKS : 1. B. Bun erfieidlP. Zemke (Hanl: 2. Oon Davis Sr.1Oon Davis Jr. (Honl: 3. Bob Elliott/J ohn Sher man (Norl. r--- ---., ~UL..T=C= 1 ~""T~ SALES OF DALLAS .)""T~\'1 \'1 I 1 ~0 I I 1 1 /II . Sal es·Parls-Se rvIC(' 1/1 . · 0 Mail Order Se rvice-"·-a Specialty Try us first for the hard to find Bultaco parts I I I I I I i 11 176 Mississippi Dallas, Texas 752071 L 214/638.2010. J The Brldgestone M11 & M12's are now availablel We also carry Dunlop, IRC, Metzeler, & Continental tires. Bridgestone & Cheng Shin tires & tubes. 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