Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

NORTHERN DATELINE o CN M Q.I ,.c e Q.I U Q.I Cl lA bove) After a quic k inspect ion of the start. Ulliputian riders moved out t o the rough stuff. lBelow) Nothing like trying t o score two guy s w ith the same number in the same race w he n they're ru nning neck and neck. I would lik. to .cIdrna this maaege to the ride,. end diN'e,. of the following brllnds. SUZUKI: The 2 new models of RM 250' 5 are the finest Suzukrs ever made and are probably the best 2 stroke racers in the world today:- HONDA: You Honda people have complained for years about not having a racer • we n. the CR 250'. are great and they . e dirt cheap - there are thousands of used ones around, if you eat'VlOt afford a new one . CAN AM : This is the most powerful25Q engine going . They .e the resu tt of yerars of power devetopment and are mad e riQht nex, door. KAWASAKI: The KX2SOKawasalU has the largest trs'1S-fllf pon area o f th e new generation of bik es and has a tremendous pOtential as " winr- . I did not mer_bOn Yamaha, HItl' Davidson . Buhaco Iey Of Ossa because we a1readv know they are prov,," winners. Any of these 8 engines .e ready and WIlling to win a National Championship. ~t I am trying to sa y is - let '. get to work . I tor one am tired of seeing 1 or 2 brands win every time • • ,.,n'l you ? If I left out yOU!' brand, don't despair. ther e are 4 more just as good as those not ed . 2415 Brown Rd., St. Louis, MD. 63114 Phone 314/426-6959 Dr call Charley Chapple 3131735·5453 Iileasons , fl reetings to our customers & friends Bill Krause Sportcycles Hans, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Harley·Davidson 1257 S. La Brea, Inglewood, CA 213-67H)405 21~5035 Dirt Diggers donate Lilliputian EuroScram proceeds to Cerebral Palsy By Bob Tornai SACRAMENTO. CA, DEC . 3 The Dirt Diggers North M.C . donated the profits from their annual Lilliputian European Scrambles at Prairie City a .H.V. wfieel/~ oFmQn~ ~ e.~,.. ~2t"~ ~ .24 .. . ,u4 ,........u.u.1 Vaa Leeawea EaterpriaM IDe. Park to United Cerebral Palsy. Their check from this worthwhile event will exceed $3 ,000. which is the largest single donation so far to be given to the National Cerebral Palsy Association Telethon which will be broadcast on ABC television Dec . 30· 3!. . Bill Pettet , President of the Cerebral Palsy Associa tion in Sacramento and Yolo counties and an avid Dirt Diggers supporter, brought out 24 youngsters that were part of the C.P. program along with his son , who is also a cerebral palsy victim . to spectate. Although many of the kids were afflicted to various degrees of loss of their sight and hearing, they could feel they were a part of this "good scene" in the Sierra foothills on this bright, warm day. The race , although slightly undermanned (by Din Digger standards) and slightly undermarked (there were a number of riders going around in circles at a couple of junctions) the day was a real success with one of the largest turnouts this writer has seen in a while . Dan Turner limbered up in the 125cc Expert class and proceeded to walk away with that part of the show . He was followed to the line by Jim Wooten and William Roberts. Duane Scott was the top 125cc Amateur and Byron Estes beat fellow Novices, Willie Lincomfelt and Fast Fred Wheeler, The 250cc Expert races started at 10:30 with Don Wilson (Hon) grabbing a comfortable lead . The action behind him was hot and heavy though with second place still up for grabs. Scott Henry and George Cheatham were having a good go and Greg Martz , riding a Suzuki out of Gene's Automotive, was turning laps in under 14.5 minutes . Scott Henry dropped back and then pulled off with a flat tire on the whit e flag lap . Wilson too had dropped back a few notches and George Cheatham took over th e lead as Bill Swartz slip ped his S.W .M . int o . second and Greg Martz sai led along in third. They finished th e race in that order. In 250cc Amateur action David Lee. riding his IT 175 that he campaigned so successfully during the enduro season this year , was smoking right along behind Joe Cody. Both of them earned trophies that they donated back to the club for the benefit. The Open class start saw Gary Vanderpool (Yam) shoot to the lead at the blast of the starter's shotgun. but his lead was to be short -Iived . He pulled out of the race with a seizing motor about half a lap into the race and Don Kelly's KTM suffered the same malady on the same lap. Charlie Marshall pulled his new Husky into the lead as Brian Jodry put his Maico on Charlie's back fender. Their flight ~ carried them one minute and 45 seconds ahead of positions three and four. The next lap saw Jodry aheadof Marshall and they turned it in just under 13.5 minutes. '0 Lap three fou nd the two chargers in the same spots with Kevin Ingalls third and Mike Marshall fourth . Laps four and five were the same ball game with Jodry pulling 30 seconds on Charlie while Mike Marshall withdrew from the top runners , On the sixth la p Marshall began closing on Jodry's lap time, while Mike Markinkovich, . Marvin Helzer and Bill Lingley were having their way with the Juniors. Cook was still cooking, Be rna rd Budlemk was going for it and Jeff Henning had his SWM right up there. John Coulombe put in a gutsy lap minus a footpeg before he dropped out with leg cramps. The checkers saw Bria n Jodry take the win with Charlie Marshall in second as 1ngalls, Presson. Delong and Morgan filled out the top six . Ray Hinson dropped out of the race and lost top 20 Cross Country points after encountering a blown gearbox. The biggest class of th e day was the last race of the da y. The "Gent lema n's Class" or as Dick Mann would call it , the Vets and Old Timers, took off and left their mainstay on the line: Mann's motor was taking its own sweet time to sta rt and everyone left without him , Making up for lost time , in half a lap he was fifth and at the main check Buggs was in the lead, a position he would hold to the checkered flag . Rich Ramsey and Merle Rempfert were right behind. The best part of the da y was yet to come. When trophy presentation time ca me a ro u nd, Dick Mann . Rich Ramsey, Charlie Marshall , Brian Jodry. John Csjenko and a number of

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