Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

ooooOOODOOOoOoOOOloOoOOooIOOOOIII.OIOIIoOOOIIIIOOIOoOOoooloooOoOoooloooOOloDoOOOlloo~OD'OloIO.oooOoOOOIOOIII10011001 Kirschbaum (Mai) through the early paces. Kirschbaum, having been plagued with bad luck and breakdowns, recently switched to a Maico and picked up jimmy Bester of Dallas to keep the nuts and bolts tight on his scooter. While Klassen led on lap one, Howenon and Stackable were dicing for seventh place behind john Day and Bob Myers (Mai). Lap three was ~irschbaum's undoing as he fell and loaded up the Moto-X Fox Maico, rejoining the race back in 17th place. john Day moved into third as Roger Brown followed Klassen, and Howerton closed on Day. A few laps later Howerton passed Klassen for the lead, followed by Day, Brown and Myers. While Howerton pulled away, Myers stepped off his bike real hard, breaking both bones of his lower leg while in fifth place. The first moto finishers were Howerton, Klassen, Day, Stackable, Maby Mcintyre and Brown. Mark Rakestraw (Mai), Kirk Spencer (Yam) and Monte Anderson (Mai) ate Klassen's dust off the second Open Expen stan while Howenon was just back in fourth_ Dallas based Rakestraw put pressure on Klassen during the early laps while Howerton came around in 12th place on lap two, apparently after a get·off. Monte Anderson held third as Spencer dropped to fifth. Kirschbaum and Howenon began surges from ninth and. 12th respectively with Howenon clos1Og on the leader and overtaking him on the lltli lap. Kirschbaum had moved up to fifth. when the checkered flag flew with Howenon in front, followed by Klassen, Anderson and Rak~traw. The "Rhinestone Cowboy" from San Antonio earned overall honors with a perfect 1-1 score, followed. by'K;lassen in second (2·2), john Day m third (36), Monte Anderson in founh (7-3) and Steve Stackable in fifth (4-7). Kirschbaum finished sixth-overall with 9-5 placings in his motos. Results MINI MINI: 1. Matt Mitcheltree ISuz); 2. Ilfant Wedding (ltal. MINI JR: 1. Trent Atwood (Yaml; 2. David Walk.. (Yaml; 3. Krook.. IYam); 4. V...non SlUtllI ISuzl; 5. Brian McGary IYaml. MINI SR: 1. Grog FoutsISuz); 2. Mon-ia Troxell (Suzl; 3. Corroll Richa'~ ISuz); 4. Mike Mcintyre {Yaml; 5. Bryan Taylor (Yaml. l00cc: 1. Bryan Taylor lVaml; 2. Jerry Skin"", ISuz); 3. Grog Fouts (Suzl; 4. Ernie Kerr; 5. Frank OanieIoon (Suz). 125 JR: 1. Jimmy Barker (Suz); 2. Pat Ouintana lVaml; 3. Marvin Shockey I~I; 4. John Atkins (~); 5. Kenny Bolen lKaw). 125 INT: 1. Devey Myers ISuz); 2. Bud McInnis (Hanl; 3. Dewayne. Bennett ISuz); 4. Bryan Jacbon I~I; 5. _ Scivicque (Han). 125 EX: 1. Mel Newman (Suzl; 2, Dennis _ lHanI; 3. John Or( lVaml; 4. Keilh DaviS (HanI; 5. Mike a.-- _1Suz). 250 JR: 1. ~ Pacheco (Yaml; 2. Bruce King lHanI; 3. Wyatt Seels; 4. lonnie Hale; 5. W.",., Gr_ IHUIl. 250 INT: 1. IliJIy Joe . - 1Suz); T. Kelly Glenn lVaml; 3. Jody Word (Yaml; 4. Mike Smith lHonl; 5. louis Wodtty lKaw). 250 EX: 1. Pony K - . (Mai); 2. Kent t:tow..-tan ISuzl; 3. Boo Stichter (KTM); 4. Derek Wll(Id;ng IHan); . 5. Kirk S_lVam). OVER 30: 1. Tracy Womack ISuzI; 2. Charles W. Dell IYaml; 3. Robert Stout IKTM). OPEN (NT: 1. Den !.dey (Yaml; 2. Gary Chlnller (Mail; 3. J.T. Crawford II (Yam); 4. Kavin Wilton lVam); 5. Joy Stockton (C-Al. OPEN EX: 1. Kent Howerton (Suz); 2. Pony K - . (Mail; 3. John Or( lVam); 4. Monte Anderson (Mail; 5. 5 .... SbICkabIe IYaml. Mid-westerner$ qualify for Amateur TT National By Dick Ainsworth LAKE KANOPOLIS STATE PARK, KS.JULY 22 . The Salina Coyotes M.C. had worked their track into excellent condition with plenty of oil to • keep the dust down. The races were very good, as usual, and the club again deserves recognition for yet another job well done. Today's AMA Regional Championship came off without a hitch. Oklahoma's Kreg Hunt took the lead in the 250cc fmal but Wichita's Tim Newby zapped him quickly and cleanly with an outside pass in a right· hand sweeper and began to open up a big lead. Larry Wakefield held third up to the last lap when Scott Novotny' got by. Newby ran away from Hunt and had built up a 100 yard lead at the finish. The all· four-stroke 500c.c final thumped off the line with Gary Schlickau leading Bill Snyder and Todd Ratliff while Doug Crawford and his box stock Honda held fourth over Kreg Hunt. On lap six Snyder closed on Schlickau but he never got by as Schlickau set a new one lap track record of 40.3 erasing the old mark of 40.5, held jointly by Tim Lindfors and Dennis Byrne. Schlickau, Snyder and Ratliff took the top three spots and qualified for the Amateur T.T National to be held at Ascot Park m Gardena, California, in August. 'Lindfors ran away with the Open final (as expected by most) but Gary McArthur, Mark Kumle, Ralph Lee and Doug Crawford put on a heck of a battle for second. "Crash" McAnhur held them all off and Kum1e got by Crawford for third. Roger Schellenberger took a big lead .in the 125cc fray and Ross Duncan and Todd Ratliff moved up to challen~ him for the lead. Eddie Hillman and Mike Shown crashed but Hillman got back into it in futh place. On the last lap Ratliff got by Duncan for second. Dallas Babcock ran away from the 200cc battles while Roger Schellenberger worked his way up from futh to pass Scott Novotny for second on the last lap on the front chute. Results . l00cc: 1. Roos Duncan IYam'. 125cc: 1. Rag... Schellenberger (Yaml; 2. Todd Ratliff IYam'; 3. Roos Duncan (Yam); 4. Jerry HililVaml; 5. Eddie Hillman (Yam). 200cc: 1. Dallas Babcock (Suzl; 2. Rag... Schellenberger lVam); 3.. Scott NoIIotny lVam); 4. John 0yI.. (H-D); 5. Brian Doyle (H-DI. 250cc: 1. T"" Newby (Yam); 2. Krog Hunt IYam'; 1Scott Novotny (Yaml; 4. Larry Wakefield (Bull; 5. Grog Boen(Yaml. 360a:: 1. Bill Snyd..- (Bull; 2. Mark Kumle lBuIi. 5OOcc: 1. Gary Schlidoowd lVam). 66cc MINI: 1. Scott Murrey (Yaml; 2. D.C. 8

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