Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

............................................................... ,., . ", Central Pipeline Donald Henderson 119 :941. 100: 1. David Anderson 115:651; 2. Ronald Meeks 118 :031; 3. John Aiford 121 :221; 4. Troy Delamar 1320 ft .l. 125: 1. Danny Brown 115 :291; 2. John Gray 1 150 ft. l. 200: 1. John Blanton 1 13:041 2. Russell Meeks ; 114:1BI; 3. Robert Alford 114 :181. 250 : 1. David Anderson 112:22); 2. David Card er 1 12:651; 3. Mike Ethridg e 1 13:161 4. Jimmy Woodru ff ; 1 14:55). 370: 1. Will Alford 111 :54); 2. Mike Polley 1 11;79); 3. Cleve M artin 112:191; 4. J.D . Driv er 112:31). 500: l.WiII Alford 111 ;801; 2. Jerry Sheridan 112 ; :021 3. Tom Anderson 1 12;111 4. Henry Polley 11 2:241. : 750: 1. Jam es Blanton 11 1:15); 2. Henry Polley 111 :801. OPEN 1. M ike Polley 111 :451; 2. Tom Anderson : :201; 4. Jimm ie Hammack 112 : 3. Don Taylor 113 :511 11 3:261. EXHIBITION; 1. Will Alford 111 :031 2. James Blanton ; 1 11:16): 3. Henry Polley 111 ;511 4. Mike Polley 111 :931 ; . 17:111 . 4X4s: 1. Jeep J .S. COleman 1 PICKUPSTOCK: 1. Kevin Poll 1 17:351. PICKUPMOD: 1. Hank Cole 120 . :021 DUNE BUGGY: 1. David Nix 1 100 ft .!. Meir masters Atwood MX opener By Larry Vern Chvatal Mark Kumle (31 leads C.D. Martin 121 and eventual winner Tim Lindfors at Lake Kanopolis. second beh ind Danny Storbeck in th e first. Storbeck DNF the second race for fourth overall. Kit Vick (Yam) continues his steady performances in the class tak ing second overall. Vick has not been the fastest in th e field but so far has proved th e most consistent of all. Darrell White (Stubbs Su zuki) . th e premier Houston based minibiker , was untouchable both motes and convincingly won the Sen ior Minicycl e class . Lake Whitney winner Bryan Taylor was not at all pleased with a th ird in one moto and a DNF in the opposite. White had few problems with either moto ; his holeshots and confidence carried him through the day's proceedings and into a challenging position to Taylor for the championship. Results MINI MINI: 1. Angie Scott IKawl: 2. Blake Garland ISuzl ; 3. Scott Thomas ISUll : 4. Joey Kilgore (S Ul ); 5 . Dale Storbeck (Suzl. MINIBIKE JR: 1. Eddie Vreeland IYaml; 2. Kit Vick (Yam); 3. Peter Thornfield (Suz); 4. Danny Storbec k ISull; 5. Scan Chandler IYaml. MINIBIKE SR: 1. Darrell Wh ite ISuzl; 2. David Chandler (Yaml: 3. John Sturgis fSuz); 4. Darren HO'Nton (Suzl; 5. BryanAbernathy (Yam). l00cc "A": 1. Chuck Dawson (Suz); 2. Kevin Jones IYam); 3. Johnny Middleton (Yam); 4. Terry Thomas (502); 5. Chris Wells !Yaml. 1COce " S": 1. Ben Theriot lHon) : 2. Mark Robinson (Yam): 3. Steve Farmer lYaml; 4. Richie Standifer IYam); 5. Robby Wi lson 1502. 1 125 NOV " A": 1. Steve Reavis IYaml: 2. John Casey ISOl); 3. Mark Lamb IHon); 4. Johnny Middletan IYaml; 5. Pete Sullivan (Suz). ~ 125 NOV "B " : 1. Gane Goodier IHonl; 2. David Boren IKaw); 3. James Howle fKawl; 4. Kevin Landry (Honl; 5. Andy Kimbrell (Yaml. • 125 NOV "C": 1. Jack Wehrle IYaml; 2. Brian Holmes (Suz); 3. Glen Goodier (Honl ; 4. James Payne fHan); 5. Seen Anderson ISuzl. 125 NOV "0" : 1. Tim Manry ISuz); 2. Mike Ward (Yam); 3. Darry! Wills ISuz); 4. Man Alexander (Yaml ; 5. Perry Slaughter (Suzl. 250 NOV "A"; 1. Kelly Reed IMai); 2. Richard Jackson IYaml; 3. Oavid Scheffler IHanI; 4. Grover Craig IMai); 5. Jimmy Henzler (Suz). , 125 EX; 1. Glen Johnson (Kawl; 2. Greg Howard ISOl); 3. Brad Burks IKaw); 4. Mac McCasland IYaml; 5. Ooug Metz IYam). 250 INT : 1. Chris Hipp (Yam); 2. Tommy Hudson (Yam); 3. Tommy Cureton (Hon); 4. Kevin Gee (Hon); 5. Ron Sussman (Yaml . 250 EX: 1. Manin Talbot IYam); 2. Glen Johnson IHan); 3. Dicky Turnbo IHon); 4. Danny Pennington IHon); 5. Damon Reichle lKaw) . OPEN INT 1. Scon Bucaanyi !Yam); 2. Joe Balcom : IHus); 3. Kary Oon Smith IMai); 4. Kant Smith !Yaml; 5. Jim Weavef (Yam). OPEN EX: 1. David Boles IMai); 2. Mike Walcon !Yam); 3. Chris Dublin !Yam); 4. Darrell Hollingshead ISuzl; 5. Kirk Spence< !Yam). 250 NOV " B" : 1. Darren McKee IHon); 2. Mike Bradshaw (Husl; 3. Mike Hipp !Yam); 4. Tom Kennedy (Suzl; 5. Sean Gillen IKTMI . 250 NOV "C ": 1. Jay Knight IKawl; 2. Robert Thomas !Yam); 3. Roger Oilley (Yam); 4. Troy Rapp IHon); 5. Greg Williams IYaml. OVER 30: 1. Bob Pope IMai); 2. Alan Davis (Suz); 3. By Diane Polley MINERAL WELLS , T X, APR. 29 Will Alford returned to his winning ways at Mineral Wells after a (our month streak of bad luck . To begin with , Alford showed Mike Polley that th e "old man" ca n still climb hills when he took his 370 Bultaco up the 400 foot hill in 11;54 seconds. Alford took another 370 Bultaco (with a few modifications) over in 11;80 seconds for the 500cc class win. To top off what must rank as on e of his most successful events yet . he set the fastest time of the day in the Exhibition class after toppling another youngster , James Blanton (750 Tri ), from the top . Alford 's time of 11:03 seconds firmly esta blished th e fastest run of the da y. Blanton had thought his first rid e of 11;15 seconds would do the job for him but he had to settle for first in th e 750cc class. A ride of 11;16 seconds in the Exhibition " class ga ve him second in that class. The Texas H illclimbers Association tired something a littl e different. They invited 4X4's to come try th e hill. There were 12 entered in the four classes. As this was their first attempt, there were a few bugs to be worked out. but the vehicles ran well. Several made it over the top . It looked almost as hard to climb down as it did to climb up. J.S . Coleman driving a Toyota jeep, had the fastest ride of all . taking 17;11 seconds to get over the top . The 4X4' have more trouble negotiating the ledges in the hill than the bikes and if they jump there's more chance of tearing something up. A couple of them were making weird noises after they ran; they hoped to do better next time. Results MINI MINI: 1. John Mord 1250 ft .l; 2. Rodney Dawes 1220 tt.l: 3. John Hendrick 132 ft .l; 5. Jeffery Nichols. 125 INT " B": 1. Hunter Carothers (Yam); 2. Randy Felder IHan); 3. John Jackson (Yam); 4. Paul Beach ISOl); 5. Robert Scott 15021. OVER 30 EX: 1. Billy Click IHon); 2. Ben Baxter, Jr . (502); 3. Robert Hereford IMai); 4. Wyman Priddy MINI: 1. Jackie Anderson 1 17:04 sec.l; 2. Troy Delamar 122:07 sec.I; 3. Charles Dawes 1235 ft.l ; 4. Tany Oldham 1200 ft .1 POWDER PUFF: 1. Linda Wilhite 113 :161; 2. Lynn Wilhite (15:48); 3. Barbara Sheridan <.290 ft,); 4. Cndice Sheridan 1110ft.l . 125 ENOURO 1. Jimmy Nichols 12 ft .l; 2. Jackie : 09 Anderson 1120 ft .l; 3. John Gray 1 105 ft .); 4. Pam Johnson 123 ft .). 250 ENDURO: 1. Jimmy Nichols 1 14:66 sec.I; 2. Louis Lachney 115 :16); 3. Russell Meeks 11 5:55): 4. Jack Dunlop 1235ft .l. OPEN ENDURO: 1. Norman Oelamar 1 14:71); 2. IHon); 5. Ernie Mitchell (Suzl . Corkey Daw es (15:96 ); 3. Tom my Elkins 117:31); 4 . Keith Akins tHon); Nixon (Yam). 4. Sonny Truitt ISuzl ; 5. Johnny 125 INT 1. John Pollard IHanl; 2. Kevin Vaught : ISuzl; 3. Andy Murray IKawl; 4. David Regis ISuz); 5. Ben Theriot IHon). 52 Alford tops Texas hill with ease ATWOOD , KS, APR . 22 Vitus Meier won both ends of the 250cc Junior class in the season opener at the Atwood Dirt Riders Raceway in Northwest Kansas ac tio n . Screaming Vitus rounded corner one on top with Larry Chvatal , Bert Weaver. and Gary Yager in pursuit. After lap one, it was apparent Meie r had things well in hand . and attention focused on th e ra gin g battle for second. Ch vatal held th e runnerup position to the finish . with Weaver and Yager freight training along behind. Meier again left th e start line fir st in heat two . and disappeared from the field within two laps . Weaver jumped into second , a nd he was hound -dogged by Yage r. Dozbaba nabbed fourth and Chvatal was pressuring the front runners from fifth . Dozbaba dumped the works on lap five as Chvatal avoided the trouble and moved to fourth. McCain scrambled from sixth to fourth , getting past Chvatal with less than half a lap to th e finish . At th e flag it was a runaway victory for Meier , with W eave r second. and Yager a close third. The IOOcc rid ers decided to show their stuff in the opening race . as Kelly Baalman picked off the lead . Baalman's victory dreams disappeared when he slid out in a corner. handing David Horinek the lead. David's lead onl y lasted one lap before he piled his Suzuki in the off camber corner which' had · claimed.... Baalman a . lap p reviousl y. David Green now had his turn in front as Horinek re -started dead last. Green stretched his lead out to an easy win, and Horinek went WFO through the pack to second. The second go 'rou nd turned into a tank slapper, as David Green snatched the lead with Horinek in tow . Sliding side by side. out of control. the two Daves played motorized tag at 40 mph for close to four laps on the tight twisting Atwood track. Green finally gained a five second advantage on the top section an<;-·held on for the victory. Larry Chvatal pulled a clear holeshot in moto one of the Open Juniors , with Mark Ginther second and Mark Bantam third. Bantam moved past Ginther on lap two . only to go down at the wall corner, taking Ginther with him. Terry Dietz slipped past the wreck into second with "Jamming Jerry" Jones moving to third. Bantam re ·mounted quickly to hold down fourth . with Rueber fifth. Chvatal had meanwhile pulled to a small, but comfortable lead. as he coasted to the win . Dietz held second, and Bantam charged past Jones for third . Dietz 's blitzkrieg attack netted him the early lead in heat two , with Chvatal tailgating in second. A nifty .pass on the drop off jump put Chvatal in command for the rest of the mot o. Dietz held on to second with Bantam again edging Jones at th e wire for third . Fifty-two riders were on hand for th e event . and 350 spectators br aved strong winds to watch the action . The next KMSA-sch eduled point ra ce / is June 3. Results I MINI 180ccl~ 1. Kim Sealey ISuzl; 2. Kyle Pearson ISuzl; 3. Mark W ells IKa)w . 100cc: 1. David Green (Yaml; 2. David Horinek (Suzl; 3. Kelly BaalmanIYaml. 125cc JR : 1. Bart Weaver (Kaw) ; 2. Mik e Zimmerman (Kaw ); 3. Brian Luedk e IYam) . 250cc JR : 1. Vitus Meier (Yam l: 2. Bret Wea ver lKawI; 3. Gary Yager IHusl. I OPEN JR : 1. Larry Vern Chva tallMail; 2. Terry Dietz (Yam); 3, Mar k Bantam (Yam). 125cc PRO: 1. Dick newesree (Yam); 2. Dan Hoov er IYaml. I 250cc PRO: 1. Dan Hoover (Yam ); 2. Kevin W agoner IYaml. I OPEN PRO: 1. J eff Richardson (Suz); 2. Allan Muirhead (Suz). STREET LEGAL: 1. Kermit Most IYaml; 2. Kelly Rydland ISuzl. I Belt's comeback IT win in Kansas By Dick Ainsworth LAKE KANAPOLlS , KS, APR . 29 Racing injuries stopped the racing career of "Rocket Ron" Belt for about three years. He made several comeback attempts but very seldom made it to the main. And when he did he usually ran in th e middle of the pa ck . But "Rocket Ron " let everyone know he was back with a very convincing win in the tough 250cc final at the Salinas Coyotes M.C . TT scrambles. And he did it with the charging. wide-open broadsliding style that told everyone that his win was no fluke . Phil Culver won the first heat over Belt while Danny Clarke moved from the 200s to the 250s with a win in the other heat. The final had to be restarted when Scott Novotny crashed and was injured. On the restart Clarke grabbed the lead followed by Culver and Ga ry Schlickau , with Belt buried back in the pack. But Belt flew up to second and then took the lead at th e start of the second lap at the end of th e front chute. It was a three-way battle for the lead for a while' between Belt , Schlickau and Culver until a large cloud of bluish-white smoke poured from Culver's bike and he was out. The 500cc class saw two new Hondas out to break the Yamaha monopoly and they just about did both ending up in the top five. But Denny Byrne. the 1977 AMA National Champ. picked up where he left off last year by defending his number one plate with runaway wins in both the heat and the final. Byrne was gone from the start but Schlickau had Culver (one of the Honda riders) breathing down his pipe while Dan Brooks and Bill Snyder had a battle for fourth . On the last lap Culver got by Schlickau (who won the other heat) while Brooks got by Snyder. • Results MINI: 1. Scon Murray !Yam); 2. Richard Wo~ !Yam); 3. O.C. Buso, Jr . (Yam); 4. Michael Ahlstedt IYam); 5. Kelly Clarke IHanl. . . 125cc: 1. Todd Ratliff IYam); 2. Jerry Hill IYam); 3. Kirk England (Yaml; 4. Todd Hilyard IYam); 5. Renee Kennady!Yaml. 2OOcc: 1. Dallas Babcock ISuzl; 2. Jerry HiIIIYam); 3. John Oyier IHoO); 4. Renee Kennedy !Yaml; 5. Harold Bradley IC-Al. 25Occ: 1. Ron Belt IYam); 2. Gary Schlickau (Yaml; 3. Dan Clarke IBull; 4. Mel Watson IBull; 5. Bill Myer IYam). • 500cc: 1. Dennis Byrne (Yam) ; 2. Phil Culver (Hon); 3. Gary Schlickau IYaml; 4. Dan Brooks !Yaml; 5. Bill Snyder IHanl. OPEN: 1. Tlrn Lindfors (HoDI ; 2. C.D. Martin IYaml; 3. Mark Kumle IYam) .

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