Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._..._.-._._._._._._._._._._. Western hotline In the C RC 250cc Pros. Zoli Be re nyi leads Pete Snorte la nd. Gibson st!'mps CRC Saddleback , MX By Keith Clemons ORANGE, CA , MAR . 10 California Racing Club connected with another da of fine tuned motocross and m anaged' to pease a packed house of dirt hungry . riders. 38 Mark Brooks mounted his mighty Maim to take home the purse for an overall win in th e Open Pro ra ce , but Scott Cavness gave him a real run for the money. First mota out Cavness ran a ho leshot -ro-checkered -flag win for h is Anaheim Suzuki sponsor while Brooks was left to cleaning up second. Chris Hackman held onto third all th e way. J Greg Draskovich popped the hol eshot int he second Open Pro moro but Cavness stol e his lead awav on the second lap and Brooks gr bbed it from him 0'\ t he third . That was whe re Brooks ~ t aye d to finfsh th e race. Wheelsmhh and B,'.Ray sp o nso r Brooks . Cavness sertled for secon d pl ac e and second overall . while Hackman finished with another third for the money in ~h a t position. The biggest Pro race of th e day was the track -packed 250cc contest but no question about it , one man dominated th e entire rnoto and that was Jim Gibson. Gibson rode his Team Suzuki mount through two holeshor-to-victoryflag races and finished both with at least a 45 ·second lead over the rest of the pack. Outside of Gibson's glory, Andy Guth put up a good race holding tight on Gibson's heels for the first few laps but Gibson finally broke away and Guth fell back and held onto second while third fell to Pete Snortcland . In th e second rnoto after Gibson waved good bye. Gurh fell into some ea rly prob lems a nd the second place spo t was pic ked up by J ohn At wood who fin ished in that position a nd too k th e mon ey. As it happen ed . th ird in t he seco nd m ot o went to Darr e l Anderson but Guth was a b le to take the pa y for th ird overa ll. As if winning the 250c c Pro purse wasn 't enough Jim Gibson sto m ped all over th e 125c c Pros al so . Second overall in that race went to Brett Meyer and th ird for th e day to Luc DeLey. Resu lts OPEN PRO: 1. M ark Brooks IM ail; 2. Scon Cavn ess (Suz); 3. Chris Hackman (Yaml . OPEN IN T: 1. Dan MOOfe IMail; 2 . M arino Bast How l (Hust; 3. Jeff M oellen IHusl . OPEN· NOV: 1. Dan M artin (Mai): 2. Joh n Pineo" lYam);.3. Ed Dazzo (Suzl. OPEN BEG: 1. St eve Engb recht (Suz); 2. John Rivera (Yaml. 250 PRO: 1. Jim Gibson ISuz); 2. John Atwood IMa i): 3 . An dy Guth tKawt 250 INT: 1. Gary Goforth (Suz); 2. Glenn Norkus (Suzl; 3. Man Ziegler (Suzl. 250 NOV DIV I: 1. Denn is Thomas (Yam); 2. RonBaumgartner (Honl ; 3. Warren Lowe (Suzl. 250 NOV OIV II: t . Todd Simmons ISuzl; 2. J ohn Hulthans (Hon l; 3. RockV Casw ell (Suzl . 250 BEG: 1. Robert Hewlett ISuz); 2. John Jack son IHonl; 3. Steve Forsyth (SOli . 125 PRO: 1. Jim Gibson ISuzl; 2. Brett Meyer (Suz); 3. Luc DeLey ISuz l. 1251NT: 1. Dare! Franc is IYam ); 2. Man Zigeler (Suz); 3. Keith Will iams (Su z). 125 NOV : 1. Reed Belken IYaml; 2. Harley Hall (Suzl; 3. Fred DeVr ies {Yaml. 125 BEG: 1. Hugh Proto ISuzl; 2. Howie Lloyd (Suzl; 3. Mark Reynolds ISuz ). 100 NOV : 1. RK:k Krame< (VarnI. 100 BEG: 1. Chf is Fleming IV am l. VETS SA: t . John Wilson (Yam) ; 2. Bill Bur khart (M ai); 3 . Bob Crosta IKTMI. VETS INT : 1. RK:k Watson IKT MI ; 2. Buzz M oellar (Husl; 3. J erry Black (M ail. VETS JR: t . Dea n Saund ers (Hen); 2. John Said (Mail; 3. Soni Mount (Yam) . MINI EX: 1. Ted Brady (Suz ); 2. Chr is M ooey ISuzl; 3. Randy Fleisher. MINI INT : 1. Ron Everso le (SOl); 2. Tracy M eekes (Suz); 3 . Bruc e Bunch (Yaml . MINI NOV: 'l , St eve Van Duz en (Yam l; 2. Si V olkov; 3. Kurt Hendr ickson (Yaml. MINI BEG: 1. Charles Osterday ISuzl: 2. Gary Ybarra (SOl); 3. John Bonacci (Yam l . Team Horst tops CoronaATC/ Odyssey Championships By Elaine Jones CORONA, CA , MAR . II The National Championships for Odysseys and ATCs had jill the ingredients for a perfect race. Competitors arrived from all over Cal iforni a a nd were greeted with a beauti fu l day , a super pr ep ared fou r a nd a qu aner m ile co u rse a nd th e prospect of p lenty of good ra cing designed to challenge the driving skills and endurance of all . Drivers were allowed the option of teaming for th e race or going solo with the majority opting for the buddy system. The ATCs took to the course first with the team of Ed and Tony Horst leading the way piloting their unlimited Class V machine . The team from Reseda were to set a pace for the 50 mile race that would never be seriously challenged but the action was far from dull behind them .-Pat Scott. who chose to go it alone was run ni ng second after the first lap aboard a . Class III Modified and nipping at his he els wer e th e team of Hutch Hudson, Sandy Horst and John Monnette and their Class III machine . Kent Moore and Abran Bernal were showing the Class II Modifieds the way but they didn't count on the faney footwork of John Borden and Mark Miller who moved from a fifth place first lap spot to a second by the end of two laps. Craig Tudor was having his moment of glory as he led the Class I Stock Division as a solo entry. Jolin Rowe and Pete Quadrozzi were in second. Borden and Miller held on to the second spot for one more lap until a mistake dropped them W seventh and as far as l Oth before they got things back in working order and were moving upward again . At the halfway point Team Horst . Unlimited , were still on top with Class I's Craig Tudor second and Paul Lepper , another iron man , third and leading the Class II Division and solo entry Pat Scott fourth , leading Class Ill. At this point the Class II team of Moore and Bernal got by John Lepper to take over the lead but Lepper came right back and regained it on th e next lap and held them off until th e white flag lap when again the tables were turned and Bernal and Moore wok the Class II win at the checkered flag . Ed and Tony Horst wok the overall 'a nd the win in Class V Unlimited with John Rowe and Pete Quadrozzi putting on a super display of ability as they came up with a fifth overall and first in Class I Stock . Pat Scott, C lass III was the only solo rider to come up with a win as he finished sixth overall . It was a battle royale as the Odysseys got right down to serious racing the minute' the flag dropped for the 100 mile race. Out on top in the bouncy little four wheelers went the Class III Modified team of Mike Wester and Jeffrey Billings with Tom Gildea and Steve Gildea . also competing in Class Ill , second and third . Rounding out the top four were the Class III team of Stan Sanders and Larry Beck . The fickle finger of fare struck immediately as Wester/Billings were out on the second lap moving Tom Gildea into first with brother Steve second and Sanders/Beck th ird. On the third lap the team of Pete .a nd Tom Lorinez got into the fray as they got by Sanders/Beck to take third and one lap later disposed of Tom Gildea to move to second. Both Tom Gildea and Sanders/Beck came back on the next lap to drop Pete and Tom Lorinez to fifth as the Class III learn of Bill Adams and Louis Bollattta joined the top dogs . Everyone pretty much settled down at this point to conserve equipment as well as bodies a nd at the halfway mark it was Steve Gildea first with Sanders/ Beck second and Tom Gi ldea third . The 17th la p saw things come alive aga in as Sanders/Beck su rprised Steve Gildea and ca me up with th e lead . It took Steve two la ps befor e he fou nd a hole and was a ble to ge t back on wp . He held on for two laps and ba ck ca me Sanders/Beck with the fina l pass of th e day as driver fatigue had to be telling on the outstanding solo performance of Steve Gildea . He hung in there gamely and was rewarded for his fine effort wi th second overall and second in class . Chuck and Gil Drinkhouse had no trouble holding off all comers in the Class II Semi Modified division as they led from start to fin ish . Richard and Don Beatty were second. Another member of the Drinkhou family also came away with the gold as Junior took the win in the Class I Stock from the team of Tom Lipari and Rok Rit cher. Results -OOYSSEY CLASS I STOCK: , . Juniof Orinkhouse. CLASS II SEMI MOD: 1. Chuck OrinkhousalGil Drinkhou se. CLASS III MOD: 1. St an Sanders/Larry Beck . ATC CLASS IT STOCK: 1. John Rowe/Pet. Cuadrozzi . CLASS II MOO: t . Kent MOOfe/Abran Bernal. CLASS III MOO: 1. Pat Scott. CLASS V UNL TO : 1. Ed Horst!Tony Horst. Foltz, Marinez smoke Racing WorldMX By Keith Clemons TRABUCO CANYON , CA , MA R. 10 Racing World Mo tocross fan enjoyed a full day of fun in th sun dirt bike style as Sportsm e and Pros alike battled the bum and grinds of the Many Smith track To add a pinch of special exciternen for the Racing World regulars, th course was run .b ackwa rds. wiping au any advantage gained by those wh have run the track so many times the could do it blind. In the 125cc Intermediates, Brya Jones decided if he couldn't beat th system by knowing the turns he 'd tak to th e help of a new bike. Jones pulle up to the track with a smi le as big a Christmas and unwrapped a bran new 125cc Kawasaki upon which h promptly pounded the soil taking bot motos. Better still he mainta ined rh front position without inrerferenc over the other 20 'odd racers to clea sweep the field both times . Now rh question is whether the bike or Jones a the combination of the two gets credi for the big win . Dave Foltz rode herd on the Ope Pros in the first race and even thoug he bailed out of the second mot competition. still went home a winne because payback was per mota an just a one mota win by Foltz paid fa his race plus a profit for the day. Mik Norris was the second Open Pro t cross the finish line. Fortunately Mik rides a Maico rather than one of th mopeds sold by his sponsor which , b it fate or . fortune. is called Mike ' Moped . Foltz was also Maico mounte and rode for Track and Travel. Mark Marinez held his Honda u fora two mota win over the rest of th 250cc Pros and also collected some a that per mota payback. Finishin _ behind Marinez both times on a 250c Yamaha was Mark Bottor ff wh carries the banner for White Bros. Greg Waldrup waltzed his Suzu ki around the track 10 represent th winning factor for the 125cc Pros. Results . OPEN PRO:·' . Dave Foltz (Mail: 2. Mike Norris (Mai). OPEN INT : t . Ray Pisarsk i lSuz) ; 2. David Sprint IHus ); 3. Steve Marion IHusl. OPEN BEG: t . Tom Tusko IYam) ; 2. David Pisarski ISuz); 3. Sk ip Smi th ISuzl . 250 PRO: 'l . Mark M armez (Han) ; 2. Mark Bottorf IVam) . 250 INT : t . Duane Ma pes (M ai); 2. Dav id Clement IYam l; 3. W ayne W ells lHonl. 250 JR : 1. Tom Briggoford IV aml; 2. Robert Michael IVam l; 3. Oan Ar elland (V am) . 250 BEG: 1. V irgil De Los Reyes IHon); 2. Richard Sarver (SOl); 3. Dave Berger tHus).

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