Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

i W;;t;;;i"i;;iiI;;·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·--·-·-·--·-·-·-·_···_-_·-'..•_-_.._ .._-.. ~ t Cj) f' Cj) 1"""'1 Clark Jones styled to win the Feb. 17 SSM 250cc Pro class . Kenny Campbell 1291 and Cindy Duma 1421 battled in the NMA 125cc Stock Novice class. Campball took the win over Duma. (Continued/ rom page 27) Knight roosts NMA Kawasaki Series By Carol Cam pbell ADELANTO . CA . FEB. 18 Morning temperatures that d ropped close to freezing , snow covered mountains and scattered yucca tr ees set th e scene for 30 th e third race of th e four-race · Kawasaki National Minicycle Associa tion Winter Nat ionals. It was the 12 years and over Modified Novice class getting' things off to a busy da y of ra cin g. As th e gate dropped on th e first m ota . it was Lyle McPherson (Suz) and T erry Kn ight (Suz) out of th e hole first: with Si Volkov (Suz) running a close third . McPherson and Knigh t battled for th e '. lead, handlebar to handlebar over every jump and turn and as McPherson sta rted to move ou t, he overshot a berm . putting Knight ou t in front and bumping himself back to third. Now running second. Volkov gaveKnight a run for his money , but he still had McPherson to worry about as th e gap between second and third began to close. Back in the fourth and. fifth place spots were Jack Ro ach (Suz) and Jeff Schaeffer (Kaw) and they had their own contest going. Roach , just barely holding off Schaeffer. could feel Schaeffer breathing down his neck . Meanwhile, Knight was do ing a fine job of holding onto the lead over . Volkov and McPherson for the first mota win. \ It was Volkov , riding for Harry's Cycle Sales. getting the holeshot over Schaeffer and Knight . Schaeffer and Knight battled it out for that second place spot as Volkov continued to hold onto the lead. For three grueling laps Knight tried everything he could think of to get around Schaeffer's " Green Machine ," As Knight finally got his chance to get by Schaeffer, he set his sights on Volkov. With only a lap and a half to go, Knight closed the gap between first and second quickly . and as they made the last turn before th e. checkered nag, Knight cut under Volkov to take the win . Knight took home top honors with a 1·1 finish , Volkov finished second with a 2~2 score a nd Sch aeffer settled for th ird with a score of 4-3. As the first mota of th e 125cc Novice cla ss got underway. it was R&D rider J ohn Hemme (Suz) pulling th e holeshot over Ken Campbell (Yam) and Cindy Dum a (Suz). Campbell an d Duma wer e hot on Hemm e's tail into every turn . As the th ree started to pull away from the rest of the pack , it was a nyone's race. Campbell conti nued putting th e p ressur e on Hemme, . closing the ga p between first and second , but right at Ca m pbel l's back door was Dum a , a p plying her own pr essur e. The th ree ' never gave an inch , th en Campbell m ade his mo ve on Hemme, ta king him on th e inside to tak e over th e lead. Campbell bega n to exte nd his lead over Hemme a nd Duma lea ving th em to battle for that second place spot and ba ttl e they did . Duma never let up on Hemme. bu t no matter how hard she tried , th er e was , just no ge tt ing around Hemme befor e th e chec kered nag ca me ou t. The shoe was on t he ot her foot as th e second viato got un derway. It was Duma grabbing the lead over Campbell . Jeff Black (Suz) and Robbie Wendt (Suz). Hemme was now out of contention , busy battling it out in th e ba ck of th e pack. Mean while . Duma and Campbell were going a t it. 'W ith th e throttle wide open. Cambpell left the young lad y to hold ont o second place spo t. It was Campbell taking ba ck to back wins for first place honors: Duma fin ished with a 3-2 for second place and H!mm e set tled for th ird with a score of2 ,5 . Results PEE weE: 1. Bobby Dlug os (Sul l; 2. King Richard Saxton ISUlI ; 3. Chris Pfatenheuer ISuzl. JR CYCLE STOCK NOV !l-11: 1. Mousa McCoy Ilt a/); 2. Cart Tognino Ilta11; 3. Nick Pounds ISUlI. JR CYCLE MOD NOV !l-11 : 1. Scott Brown IIta/); 2 . Carl TIgn ino IItall ; 3. Mouse McCoy Iita/). JR CYCLE STOCK INTER !l-11 : 1. Pat Galan ISuzl ; 2. Buddy Dumo lI.a/); 3. Paul Denis llta/) . JR CYCLE MOD INTER !l-11 : 1. Pat Galan ISull; 2. Buddy.Oumo IIlal ); 3. Eddie Hicks ISoz). 83cc STOCK NOV !l-11: 1. Ross Robinson (Suzl; 2 . Scott BroWn(Kaw);3. Jason Rincon IKaw). 83cc MOD ~OV !l- 11: 1. Jason Rincon IKawl; 2. Eddie HicksIKaw); 3. Tim Slayton (Vaml . B3cc STOCK INTER !l-11 : 1. Pat Galan ISuzl ; 2. Jay Sapp ISoz); 3. Paul Denis IVam) . 83cc MOD INTER !l-11 : 1. Pat Galan ISoz); 2. Paul . Denis IVaml; 3. Jay Sapp ISU11. 83cc STOCK NOV 12+ : 1. Torry Knigh' (Suzl ; 2. Jfffl Schaellar IKawI; 3. Si Volkov IHCSI . B3cc MOD NOVICE 12 + : 1. Tarry Knight (Sull; 2. Si Volkov (HCSI; 3 . Jeff SchaellerlKawI. B3cc STOCK INTER 12 + '; 1. Randy Vetto (Kaw ); 2. T racy Meeks IHCSI; 3 . David Berlin (Vaml . B3cc MOD INTER 12 + : 1. Randy Vetto IKawl; 2. Tracy Meeks IHCSI ; 3. Rudy Dick inson IR&DI. 83cc STOCK EXPERTS 12 + : 1. G"",ge Holland ISUl ); 2. Erik Kahoe (Vam); 3. Mark Meradith lSuzl. 83cc MOD EXPERTS 12 + : 1. George Holland (Sozl; 2. Erik Kahoe (Vam); 3. Mark M.adith ISuzl. . 105 OPEN: 1. Georga Holland (Suzl ; 2. Erik Kehoe ' IVomI : 3 . Eric Colli", IV_I. ,. ' , , • , • 100cc STOCK NOV: 1. Mark Clark (Vaml; 2 . Mar k Rouff IVam l; 3 . Oava Frear IHCS I. l 00cc MOD NOV ICE: 1. Mark Clark IVaml; 2. Oava Frear IHCSI; 3. Peter Lopp ISozl . • 100cc STOCK . INTER: 1. Mark Russell ISuzl; 2. Dan en Young (Suz); 3. Robbie Nolin (Yaml. 1DOcc MOD INTER: 1. J erry Berlin IS uzl; 2 . Jimmy Krumme (Yam); 3. Todd Broussard (Yaml . 1250 STOCK NOV : 1. Kenny Campbell IHCSI; 2. Cindy Dumo (Sull; 3. J oh n Hem me (Suz). 1250c MODIFIED NOV : 1. Kanny Camp ball IHCSI; 2. Rob W end t (Suz): 3. Cindy Dumo (Suz). 1250c STOCK INTER: 1. Eddia Perry IKawl; 2. Edd ie Glo ver (Kaw); 3. Richard Isin g {Yaml . 125cc MOD INTER: 1. Steve Postlewait e (Suz); 2. Rob bie Nolin (Yam); 3. Ben n y Parks (S uz). 250cc OPEN: 1. Edd ie Perry IKawl; 2. Mike Blake IHonl; 3. Todd Schaeffer lSu zl. Lewis receives special award at Old Timers MX By Bob A lloy SANTA MARIA . CA , FEB . II Blackie ewis, with his invisible wings, flew around the track to take the Old Timer's Masters win at Spillway Park, This was tru ly Blackie's day as he received an un expected and ver y unique award. Because of Blackie's exceptional expertise in "m ud performance" last wint er , he was given a very special plaque with a very appropriate en graving to truly honor that monumental accomplishment. Pic tu red on thi s special plaque was the "Maste r" himsel f. and all this waist high mud. Surely Blackie will always cherish this thoughtfulness and will always have such fond memories of that special day . Back to how it was at th e motocross in the Masters division it was Blackie all the way with a I -I . for mota number one and number two . Marvin Olsen , sore foot and all, took second spot for mota one. Welcome ba ck Marvin . we all missed you . A nat tire in the second round took Marvin out of the race . Marshall Jennings took second in mota two and he came in thi rd in mota one. In the Senior Experts, it was Don Jensen showing lots of ability and he claimed first place in both motos. Great going Don. Dick Frampton was there for second in mota one and Richard Lyons took third. Mota two saw Lyons charging in there for second and Chuck Woody taking third. Those in the Expert division followed Ed Johns around the track. Ed outraced them all for a 1·1. Chuck Strauss did some fancy rid ing and took the checkered second in line in the first mota . Ken Clayton came in for third . Dick Mosley battled his way into . second spot in the second mota, and .. Chuck StraullS ~a.s in third place... » " There was a real battle between Gordon Mathieu and Bill Lyons for the win in maio one in the Amateur division . Lyons took the lead and held it for six laps. but on ' the seventh Gordon gained and took over the lead. and the win for mota one. Bill then came in second. and Leonard Sciacca took th ird. For mota two it was Sciacca taking the lead but after one lap. Lyon s bla sted his way into th e lead and th e win in mota two. Leonard. close beh ind Bill , came in for a second place.and joe Bra y took third. . Novic e Dan Harris fought his wa y through th e pack to gain the lead in lap fou r a nd he carried this lead all the way to the fin ish . Wayne Powell was right on Dan's rea r fender and he' came in with a close second with Dave Collins in there for third . Mota two sa w Powell doing some excellent rid ing and taking th e lead and holding it all th e way to win the big numero uno spot. Harris took second . and ColIins was in th er e for third . Results MASTERS: 1. Black ie Lewis IMail; 2. Marshall JenningslMail; 3. Mervin Olson IMai) , SENIOR EXPERTS: 1. Don Jensen IMai l; 2. Rich l yo ns (Ma O 3 . Dick Frampton (M ai). ; EXPERTS: 1. Ed Johns IVaml; 2. Chuck Strauss IM ai); 3. Dick M oslay IBull. AMATEURS ; 1. Bill Lyons IMail; 2. Laonard Sciacca IMail; 3. Gordon Mathieu ICZl . NOV ICES: 1. Wayne Powell IHus l; 2. Dan Harris IMail; 3. Dava Collins IMai l . nO Karsmakers foreigner to the SSM winner's drcle By Terry W hytal ORANGE. CA. FEB. 10 , Team Yamaha's - Pierre Karsmakers triumphed over a tough field of 250cc Pros at this Saturday Saddleback Motocross. . First mota action saw Karsmakers jump to the early lead ahead of Suzuki rider Bob Elliott and CMC II 125cc Pro Tony Gomez checking out the deuce and a half class aboard an RM250N . Gomez worked his way around Elliott on the second lap only to find himself unable to either pass Karsmakers or pull away from Elliott. Meanwhile, Clark Jones began 'to work his Honda up through the pack after getting a poor start. Jones moved up to fourth and began to pressure Elliott as Karsmakers decided to tum up the wick and open some breathing room between himself and Gomez. With the race nearly over , Jones passed Elliott and the finishing order was set at Karsmaken. Gomez, Jones·and Elliott.,'

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