Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

; .._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.1:1 Western hotline ' . ~ t Cj) 1:' Cj) ~ AME m inicrossers attack an Indian Dunes j ump. Bruce Bridgham (Yam). 500 INT: t . Steven zant IMai); 2. Dan McLeod IYaml ; 3. Pat Hawley lSuzI. 500 PRO: 1. Ron Turner (Yam); 2. Carl Gazaty IMail. Knapp zaps AME Mlnlcross . By Judy Greenberg Photo by Bob Greenberg VALENCIA , CA , MAY 4 The lo nge r daylight hours brought Mini ri ders ou t in num bers , for t he first Friday night of the month with AME's American Minieycle Association . Michael Knapp rode to victory in both m otos of the Junior Cycle Modified Expert class . Ga ry Szilagyi (R&D) tried to tak e Kn app's lea d away in the ea rly la ps, while Marty Rickard , Carl T ignino a nd Buddy Dum o battled it ou t for third. Tignino went down ; then Szilagyi ran into tr ou ble and fell back to fourt h . Ricka rd fi ni shed second, with Dumo third . The secon d time , Knapp's lead was strong and unchallenged to the wire . Tignino held the second spo t from Rickard , as Szilagyi fough t with the Dumo brothers, Bud and Rick. When Rickard and T ignino took spills in the last la p, Bud Dumo turned on th e gas to pass Szilagyi for a second finish . Mark Ce lebron (Pa ug hco) captured the first mote win in the 83cc Stock 12 years and over Juni ors , with Da vid Ethell (Ve ntu ra Suz. ) and Jay Carmody close beh ind. A turnabout off the line in the second moto put Carmody in front from start to finish for the n ig ht's . ove rall . Cel eb ron pressured Ethell for the second spot, but his a tte m p ts were fut ile and he settled for th ird. The m igh ty Pee Wees were ou t in force, with Collin Cornwell th e ea rly leader in th e first moto of the Division II juniors. Alfr edo Barraza moved into the lea d for the checkered , with Cornwell and Jason Biggs beh ind . The second gate showed Cornwell in fu ll comma nd . Barraza got, by Biggs for a second over all. ' Results 32 PEEWE E EX: 1. M att Blacklock ISUlI . PEE WEE STOCK J R I: 1. Kayle Joh nson ISUl); 2. J osh M elch in g ISuzl . PEE WEE STOCK J R II: 1. Collin Cornwell ISUl); 2. Alfredo Barraza lha); 3. Jason Biggs ISUll. JR CYCLE STOCK EX: 1. lance Joh nson ISUlI; 2. Michael Knapp ISUlI ; 3. Ricky Duma ISuzJ. JR CYCLE STOCK J RS: 1. Robert Paugh ISUl) ; 2. Kyle Lewis ISUl ); 3. Matt Blackloc k ISUl). 83cc STOCK INT 12 + : 1. Andy Ellis IYam); 2. Bobby Simons (Yam). 83cc STOCK JRS 12 + : 1. Jay Carmody ISUlI; 2. David Ethel I ISUl ); 3. Mark Celebron ISuz). 83cc STOCK J RS 9-11: 1. Dennis Chick ISUl); 2. Joey Archiga (Yam); 3. Marry Rickard ISUl ). 83cc STOCK JRS 9-11: 1. Joh nnie Rodrigues IKawI ; 2. Ron CaIdwei I ISUlI ; 3. Buddy Dumo ISUlI . 83cc STOCK BEG 12 + : 1. Doug Castile ISuz); 2. Jay Horarka (Yam); 3. Tony Mayes ISUlI . 83cc POWDER PUFF 1. Deana Paugh ISUl ); 2. Terry : Lozano IYam). 83cc STOCK BEG 9-11: 1. Frankie PoIiteili ISUlI ; 2. Joseph Lozano (Yam); 3. Bryan Castile lYaml. JR CYCLE MOD EX: 1. M ichael Knapp ISUl ); 2. Buddy Dumo ISUlI : 3. Gary Szilagyi ISUl). JR CYCLE MOD JRS : 1. Bobb y Paugh ISul l; 2. Shane Trittl er ISuz); 3. Kyle Lewis ISUlI. 83cc MOD INT: 1. Andy Ellis (Yam); 2. Doug Gentry ISUl); 3. Robert laughlin (Yam). _ 83cc M OD JRS 12 + : 1. Mark Celabron ISUl ); 2. David Etheil ISUlI; 3. Curtis Dough erty ISUl). 83cc MO D JRS 9-11: 1. Johnnie Rodrigues IKawI; 2. Buddy Dumo ISUl); 3. Carl TIgnino ISUl ). 105 OPEN: 1. Andy Ellis (Yam l; 2 . Johnnie Rodrigu es IKaw); 3. Doug Gentry ISull. Turner still hot at CMCOCIRWIX By Tom Corley IRVINE, CA, MAY 14 The facto ry teams a re a lways looking in the SoCal area' for good prospects. If they are you ca n bet that their eyes are fixed upon Luft Shocks' Ron Turner. This man is getting fast er and is lea ving the rest of the Pros further behind in CMC mo tocross. Tonight at O C IR was another evening in which Ron clea ned up in both 125 and 250cc Pro classes and ca me very close to winning th e 500cc event . T urner, along with Tim Lunde. are both a couple of Pros who have the ba cking to ra ce in up to th ree local races per week . An d both of these men went all ou t in th e 250cc Pro ra ce to ni g ht. In the fir st moto Tu rner gu n ne d ahead and looked unstoppab le . Todd Pe te rso n , who rides and works for DG Performance Sp eci alti es. is a real t hreat on a nigh ttim e tra ck aboa rd his new Hon da CR 250R. Pet erson managed second over J eff Jennings who is now off of Mai co machines and ba ck on Suzukis a nd ready to kill. Lu nd e was shoved ba ck to fourth, Secon d mot o d icin g was sim ilar a nd T u rne r stop ped eve ryo ne aga in to po lish off this race an d collect a ch u nk of m oney for first overall. Peterson hu ng in behind {he flying Lu ft rider and this resu lted in a 2·2 placing which gave him second overall . L~nde Mark Seymour's Speedway 117 w in bu mped him to Intermediate status. squee zed in to th e th ird spot and took com ma nd which gave him a 4·3 score an d th e th ird place bu cks. Jennings could n't get by Tim so he tr ailed in fou rt h in th is last round and pocketed fou rt h pl ace money. . debut a winning one as he went two for two over Kawasaki charger Woody Ca r lson . Antonacci had begun his motorcycle ca reer th e week befo re a t Sadd leback with such a devastating rid e in the Junior class tha t his Junior ca rd was pulled on the spo t and he was an instant Intermed ia te! After two weeks of fru stration, Honda-mounted Mark Seymour fina lly got the 250cc Junior win that will mo ve him up to Intermediate b y next week as he scored a come from behind second moto win over Ron Laffranchi, who looked invincible in the first moto, but had . to battle back fora scrambling seco nd in the second go 'rou nd to salvage the runner- up spot over Rick Gr asse r . Rounding ou t the J u nio r action was thejunior Mini win by 11· year-old second-generarion ri der Fr a n kie Br und a g e in his first a p pearance of the 19 79 season at Speed way 117. The Coca Col a /San Diego H igh Scho ol Motocross Champ io nsh ip Series retu rns to Speed way 117 next Wednesday night with Sa nt a na way ou t in fr ont. Results MINI JR: 1. Dave Odem ISUl); 2. Chris Sparks IKaw l; 3. Gary Delligatt e ISUl). MINI INT: 1. Lyle M cPherson (SUlI; 2. Bruce Bunch • (Yam). MI NI EX: 1. Sam Storer IKaw ). 100 JR : 1. Tony Tetone ISUl I; 2. Chris Fleming (Yam). 125 J R: 1. Dann v Van Au ken IHonl; 2. Denn is Hulen (Yam); 3. Rick Nabors ISUl). 125 INT: 1. Ang el Mo moya ISUlI ; 2. Bill Boyer ISUl); 3. Mark Denn ing (Yam) . 125 PRO: 1. Ron Turner (Yam); 2. Gary Denton (Yaml:3. Craig Dale (Suzl. 250 JR: 1. Darrell Ritch ey lAm. ); 2. TIm W ood s IA m>

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