Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

_._._._._._._._._.overall winner with the second place money going to DiStefano and third to Reisinger . . Bob Elliott rode his big bore Suzuki to the overall win in the O pen Pro class with lap times equal to those of Reid in the 250cc class but with no one pushi ng him! Second spot went to David Strandber on a Maico and third place to Suzuki-mounted D avid Hopkins. Suzukis swept the 125cc Pro class while the riders put on a tremendous show by flying insane distances off the unusu a lly la rge jumps. Those little bikes can really sail! After all the showing off was over Matt Nelson took home the tOP money wit h Matt T edder fini shing second a nd Bobb y Rya n third . Results OPEN PRO: 1. Bob Ellion ISud; 2. David Strandber (Mai); 3. David Hopk ins ISuzl. 250cc PRO: 1. Warren Reid IHon ); 2. Tony DiStefano . (C·Al ; 3. Robert Reisinger IKaw l. 125cc PRO: 1. Man Nelson ISue); 2. Man Tedder (Suz); 3. Bobb y Ryan ISuz). OPEN INT: 1. Craig Robert son {Suzl; 2. Jim Beltnick (Mail; 3. Ben Del Camp (Varni. 250cc INT: 1. Mike Eday IMail; 2. J.A. Fero (Vam); 3. Steve Lutsz ISud. 125cc INT: 1. St eve W....".n ISuet; 2. Danny Dilkey (Yarn); 3. Tracy Miller (Sud. OPEN J R: 1. George Wagner (Yam); 2. John Larson (Sud; 3. Jim Burnet (Suzl. 250cc J R: 1. Arthur Clever (Varni; 2. Doug Hayes IHonI; 3. Dave Waber IHon ). 125cc JR: 1. John Rudder ISud; 2. Parry !laue< IHus); 3. Denny Chavez (Sud. 250cc BEG: 1. David Chavez IHon); 2. Jim Brodie IBun; 3. David Stuetzef (Hon). 125cc BEG: 1. Scon Hernitt lSuz); 2. Paul Jones (Yarn); 3. Randy Cody ISud. Perris STITT: cold night, hot Singleton By Angel Rose PERRIS, CA, JAN . 13 Due to th e rain, the Perris track was rough, but the competition was even rough er. In the short track, 125 and 250cc classes ran togethe r and it was a sight to see some of the 125s running ahead of th e 250s . Ru nn ing ahead of everybody were Terry Singleton (Amx) and Dorothy Rowe (Yam) . They ran neck and neck for the entire distance with Singleton th e winner. Finishing behind Rowe were 250cc Novice winner Rich Ba rns and to p 125cc Novice John T ou nse nd . The O pen class short track race was a cinch for Mike Montgomery, while O pen Novice winner Bria n Go ttsch alk had Roger Harmon right on his tail. The race for speedway bikes was qu ite confusing. In the first race Troy Fisher held the lead right up to the last lap when he had bike troubles. In the second race J eff Carmello held the lead for one lap before his bike also decided to call it quits . The overall winner was Kevin Weeda because he finished all three motos. The ·80cc TT class was a' fami ly affair with brothers Joe and Robert Peterson going at it along with sister Tammy. Joe won the firs t race , Tammy took the second but Joe came back to take the third race for the overall win. The 125 and 250cc classes were combined on the TT as well, and the resu lts were a bout the same as the shon track , except in the Expert class . Singleton. won again , but was chased to the flag by Tracy Van Bla rge r. In the Open class nobody cou ld catch speedway rider SCOlt 'Sivadge . but the top two Novices. Bill Mitchel]. and Roger Harmon . both beat an Expert . Results SHORT TRACK 125 NOV: 1. John Tounsend IVam!. 125 AM : 1. Dave Bright IHonl. 2SO NOV: 1. Rich Barn. tHan). 250 EX: 1. Terry Singleton lAm.!; 2. Do

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