Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

; .._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.-._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. =Western hotline (Continued J rom page 39) M INI BEG: 1. Michael Lieber (Yam); 2. Chris Sparks CKaw); 3. John Bonacc ISuzl. i MINI NOV: 1. Doug O'D onnell ISuzl; 2. Todd Campbell lKaw); 3. Stev e V an DUZBn(Yam ). MINI INT: 1. Lyle McPherson (Suzl; 2. Bruce Bunch IYaml; 3. Larry Daniels (Yam). . 100 BEG: 1. Chris Aeming (Yam); 2. Mi ke Sanchez ISuz); 3. Steve McGrane IYaml. 100 NOV: 1. Chip Harris IYaml; 2. Dave Freak ISuzl; 3. Zoli Mesaros(Yaml. 12S BEG: 1. Kenny De Koning ISuz); 2. Todd Undsley ISuz); 3. Frank Keiser ISuz). 125 BEG DIV 2: 1. Matt Saruwatch (Suzl; 2. John McDougal IHon); 3. Paul Walt ers ISuzl. 100 INT: 1. Duke Wright IYam); 2. Kevin Allman .(Yaml; 3. Quinton Smith ISuz). , 125 NOV DIV , 1: 1.. Mike Hankey IYaml; 2. Kirk Stropp (Yam); 3, Jerry CombelilKawl. 125 NOV DIV 2: 1. Mark Stubbs IKawl ; 2. Don Contie ISuz); 3. Dan Van Auken (Honl. 125INT: 1. Darel Francis (Yam) ; 2 . Bill Recch ia (Suz); 3. Donnie Bist (Yam). 125 INT DIV 2: 1. Rick Coerle ISuzl; 2. Randy SchwalembergISuz); 3. Dan Ramirez ISuz). 250 BEG: 1. Jim Brodie IBull ; 2. Perry Crook; 3. Paul Bebek (Honl. 250 NOV : 1. Dan Williams (Hon); 2. Randy M0I"81es - IYam); 3. Ted Waldrup IHonl. 250 NOV DIV 2: 1. Chuck Rullin IHon); 2. Dan Ashcraft IHusl;3. Dennis Thomas (Yaml. 250 NOV DIV 3: 1. Alan Moon ISuz); 2. Bren Allen IC-Al; 3. Steve Rawding IYam). 250 INT DIV 1: 1. Kevin Olson IMail ; 2. Mah Zigeler ISuz); 3. Bob Schulz {Yaml. 250 INT DIV 2: 1. Tom Brown IKaw l; 2. Kevin Duffy (Yam); 3. J im Williams (Yam). OPENBEG: 1. Charlie Stubbs {Suzl; 2. David Pisakski ISuzl; 3. Craig Brabant ISuzl. OPEN NOV : 1. Dave Martin (Man; 2. John Knudsen (Yam); 3. Mar k Ziemda (Yam). OPEN INT: 1. Steve Blazek (Suzl; 2 . Steve Morita .. 250cc Pro win ton igh t a nd managed second in thi s rac e. Ri ck Mak i of th e 125cc ranks fell and let Ga ry Jones fly on by. wh ich finished an other " King of the Hill " spectacle, Results MINI JR: 1. Chris Sparks IKawl; 2. Gary Dellagan e ISuzl; 3. Jason Coolbaugh IYaml. MINI INT: 1. Lyle McPherson ISuz); 2. Bruce Bunch IYaml. MINI EX: 1. Sam Storer IKaw). 100 JR : 1. Ton y Tetone (Suzl; 2. Chris Flem ing IYaml; 3. Tom Ebberts IYaml. 100 INT: 1. Quinton SmithlSuz). 125 JR DIV 1: 1. Jim Kennedy IYam); 2. Scan King (Yam); 3. Fred Salas ISuzl. 125 JR DIV 2: 1. Jeff Wr ight " ISuzl; 2. Jose Hernandez (Suzl; 3. Larry And erson (Hon). 125 INT: 1. Ma rk Denning IYam); 2. Angel Montoya ISuz); 3. John Walker IYam). 125 PRO: 1. Craig Dale ISuz); 2. Glenn Page ISuzl; 3. Gregg Toyama (Yaml. 250 JR DIV 1: 1. Dan Asheraft IHusl; 2. Mike M antinez (Suz); 3. Gary Hidlebaugh {Yam l. 250 JR DIV 2: 1. Darrell Ritchey IAm,l; 2. Danny VanAuken (Hon); 3. Jim Brod ie (Bull . 250 INT: 1. Dan M cLeod (Yam); 2. Mark Denn ing (Yam); 3. Denny Vorndran WDI. Enjoy m,.PiRR , • • tl t • • • • ,i 250 PRO: 1. Tim Lund e (Yam): 2. Vince VanH oo k (Mail; 3. M ark Law rence (Yaml. 500 JR : 1. Ted Selby (Yam); 2. M ich ael Hair (Yam); 3 . Dou g Ayan (Yaml . 500 INT: 1. Dan McLeod IYam); 2. Joe Lemke IAm, '; 3. Jeff Ortberg 1 MI. M 500 PRO: 1. Mark Law rence (Yam l; 2. Gary Jo nes (A mx); 3. Dave Fol tz {Mai}. Root, Locey, O'Mara top AME nightMX By Laura Richard VALENCIA , CA , APR , 20 Even a chill in the air didn't stop over 200 riders from showing up for the second Friday night race put on by American Motocross Enterprises. As th e gate dropped for th e star t of th e Open Pr o ra ce we saw Mai comounted Andy Jannings tak ing the holeshot a nd the lead with Yamaha rider Joe Root running in second and a nothe r Yamah a rider, Darin Oliver, in third . In the pack there was a duel going on for fourth be tween Jerry Ireland (Yam) and Mark Parkinson (Su z). Ireland took over th e third place spot when Ol iver went down , and Steve Richard (Mai) took over fourth after working his way up fr om th e back of th e pa ck . As th e gate dropped for the second round , Root took the lead with Jannings right on him while Yamaha rider Steve Raw son settled into third . with Ireland in fourth. Jannings put the pressure on Root through the entire race but bad luck fell on Jan~ings when he wen t down in a SUPERDOIDESUPER[R055 ISuzl; 3. Tom Nimtz IYaml. VET JR : 1. Earl Nichols (Yam); 2. Charl ie Walters (Yaml ; 3. Mike Gaines (Husl. VET INT: 1. Dan San chez (e -A); 2. William Mill ar ISuzl; 3. Jerry Black IMaii. , VET SR: 1, Jim Beltinck IMail ; 2. Bob Crusta tKTM I; NEW ORLEANS 3. John Wilson (Yam). wide triple-bermed " Bel- Ray Bend." 10 or more riders will be side by side as they all rocket out of this turn and hit the "Scott Slope:' They return to the ground just in time to slam into a berm , get sideways and hit the " Bosch Bumps ." They get a few seconds to recover before they tackle a 3D-foot mountain and an airborne fl ight. the distance of over 12 parked cars . Upon landing , a 180 0 turn is made and then the triple-jump " Mr. Pibb Peaks" appear, that only Toyama crowned kingatCMC OCIRMX By Tom Corley IR VIN E, CA , APR . 20 Continental Moto-spo rts Club , night racing is going stro~g at OCIR with a consistent rac er turnout. The top racers in each 42 class ar e already making themsel ves known by t hei r we ekly vic tories . . Tonig ht th ere were 11 class winners wh o sh owed thei r su prem a cy by cap tu ring first place socre in not ju st one, but both motos. One of these clea n sweep winners Darrell Ritchey. D a r rell was performed his flying nigh t act in th e 250cc Junior Division II class. H is bat tle machine was an Ammex and he along with several tea m mem be rs have had a good season thus far on th e new production bike. While th e real pr ize we n t to Ritchey, t he re we re n in e others who had a he ck of a time just trying to . ma intain their posi ti on s, Danny VanAuken sta rted off with a fair fourth place fini sh in th e first moto and improved his start in th e second mo to and took th e chec kered flag "beh in d R itchey, VanAuken ea rn ed himself a good looking second place trophy over J im Brodi e. Certainly one of the most exci ting " races of the even ing is th e " King of th e Hill" even t. This ta kes pla ce righ t after the last rac e of the first mo to and j ust before the ra ther brief intermission . The top two ra cers from each Pro class a re involved and the y are selected by th eir placing in the past week's event. What they do is let the se _ top ridersgo at it in a quick two lap race which is ru n backwards on the track. The man who takes the first wave of the checkered gets the cash bonus. This time it was nice to see a smaller bike profit on this race and FMF racer Gregg Toyama screamed his Yamaha in front of the bigger and more powerful bikes for the win . Tim Lunde, who will be leaving soon to do some Tahitian . racing. picked up ' a THE SUPER DOME is the world 's largest enc losed stadium . So large in fact, that the Astrodome cou ld ' fit completely inside of it. The New Orleans skyl ine is dom inated by its immense size and awesome beauty. When you enter the dome it creates the sensation of being in another world. This dramatic eff ect transform s the SUPERCROSS into an incredible nigh t you won 't soon forget. There isn't a stadium anywhere else on this planet where you can watch slow motion instant replays of racing, . on 6 giant overhead screens , while sitting in plush theatre-style seats, and in 72 degree comfort. THE SUPERMEN of Supe rcross always seem to save their best racing for the wild New Orleans cro wd. And you can bet that they wil l be unleashing stored up nuclear energy on June 2, afte r having a 6-week break in the Supercross Schedule. "Hurricane" Hannah , who won every title he could last year, will be smokin ' for his second Superdome trophy to put on his mantle. "Typhoon" Tripes will be try ing even harder this year to do what he almost did last year -blow the Hurricane out to sea. The "Jammer" has done it tw ice th is year-everyone knows he can do it again. 77 other Supermen will be pumped to the max in the New Orlean s exc itement. Expect the berm-destroying , handlebar-bounc ing best trom " Rocket Rex" Staten , Jim Ellis, Marty Smith , Gaylon Mosier, Kent Ho werton, Darrel Shultz and all of America's best earth movers. You've never seen the pros boog ie to the max, until you 've seen them in New Orleans. THE SUPERTRACK is an engineering marvel constructed with 25 million pounds of loamy delta dirt. What the riders see from the starting gate is the .toughest and most challeng ing track on the supercross tou r. When the gate drops, the riders explode down the starting stra ight-a-way into the 't he fastest riders will clear. After squar ing off anothe r turn , irregular angled "whoops" come up that can send a rider over the bars and into the 12th row seats. The riders are then catching gears, at hyper speeds , through a big sweeper and down a long straight, to a jump that will suddenly send them straight up for a mid-air sideways turn . The forks are sti ll compressed upon landing when the " Honda H ill " shows up for a possible "endo.' and an ungraceful start of the second lap. Only the riders who beat the Superdome Supertrack can be called Supermen of Supercross. THE SUPER CITY of NEW ORLEANS will jam all night and all day for the who le Supercross Weekend . This is what moto-cross fans call the " MARDI-CROSS." Three days of parties, Creole food , bar stool racing and [arnmin ' in the streets. The FRENCH QUARTER , "from Bourbon Street to Esplanade ," offers some of the best restaurants and wildest bars in the world (along with fo xy New Orleans ladi es). Saturday, when the sun shines down on Lake Pontchartrain , you 'll find plenty of bik ini-clad Creo le bunnies along Lakeshore Drive. Rent a jet-ski and do a little wave-o-crossin.

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