Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

._._._._.-._._._.the Hill Gang . was th e choice of th e over 30 age group for a Sunday's ra cing acti on . The Expert class . seem ingl y larger every race meet . was d ominated b y Lanky Larry Shoemaker. In both mot os Larry leaped 10 th e front of th e pack. taking a clean holes hot and ex tendi ng his lead by a comfortable margin before settling down . Appearing effortless. Lanky Larry won both mOlOS going away. The duel for second place was fought by two riders whose lap times were o nly tenths apart. Rollover R ick rolled in to finish second in moto one. but was overruled by Stu bby Steve in the tiebreaker seco nd moto when Steve took second out of the gate and went on to finish that way (3·2) for seco nd place. Rollover Rick settled for third with a ta lly of2-3 . T he Amateurs matched th e Experts in number and used the tra ck at the same time. going ou t of the gate a few seconds after the Experts were turned loose . In' the first moto Dinky Den ny pic ked up the lead and ran with it . almost catching up to the group of Experts ahead of him . Following a few seconds behind but not really a chal -, lenge to him was Amos Andy (a new member). Slimy Steve. who had 10 work his way up from the middle of the pack. brought up third . They went on 10 finish rnoto one in that order. In moto two it was Flaky Frank who flew fleetingly to the front but was unable to hold off a determined Dinky Den n y who drew past h im in the second lap to take the lead and go on to win with his I -I sco re. Amos Andy worked h is way through traffic from a sixth place start to finish second for the second overall spot. With a lot of flair and not m uch fanfare . Slimy Stev e turned a seventh out -of-the -gate start to a decent third place finish scoring a total of 3·3 for third overall. The Intermediates were given a flag start from in front of the gate with the Novice class behind the gate 10 foll ow. When the green flag dropped the race to the firs t turn was won by Hold -itHarry who held the lead until it was taken by Varmit Vic a nd then given back at the finish line . While the front runners vied for the lead. Kwik Keith worked his way through tr affic fro m a seventh place start to second place as the checkers waved . The start of moto -two was the same as the first with Hold-it Harry leading for one lap. then giving it up to Varmit Vic who in turn gave it up to Drafty Dennis. Also coming through th e pa ck . as in the first moro , hard riding Kwik Keith caught up to 't h! leader just at the finish lin e. Although he d idn't fini sh first in either m oto , he deservedly won first overall with his 2·2 fin ishes. Holdit Harry took second. place with his 1·4 . Bringing up thi rd with a 4 -3 was Varrn it Vic. Drafty Dennis garn ered fourth for his fin e efforts (8· 1). Showing fine rid ing skill and t he possibility of a rnove-up ' ill c1ass. _ Novic e Just Jim jetted 10 th e front . extend ing his lead with each lap and even caught up and mingIed with th e upper class Intermediates. Leading th e rest of th e pa ck and in second place was Nee -hi Norm. Moto two was a re -run of moro one. Just Jim went on to take the win with his I -I score. Nee-hi Norm chalked up 2·2 for secsnd place fallowed by Bye Bye Bob . • Results EXPERTS: 1. Landy larry tYam): 2. S'ubby Steve tYaml: 3_RolloverRick tYaml. AMATEURS: 1. Dinky Denny tYam): 2. Amos Andy tYam): 3. Slimy Steve (Yam). . INTER 1. Kwik Keith IYam): 2. HoId-

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