Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

II _._._._._._. =~r _ _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.-._._.... ~ t (j) t-(j) r-l Bill Ovelette took third lit CRC, MartY Smith end 250cc Pro winner Greg Zltterkopf 1381 tangle lit DeAnza. DeAnza MX to ,I, , Zit t er"op B R La Y on wson SUNNYMEAD, CA, OCT. 7 It was Maico versus Maico at IkA C I k . I nza yc e par In a c ose duel between f Crown Cycle's . k Greg Zltter op and Bill's Cycle PEE WEE: 1. lYomI. s.n ~ tHonl: 2. ...... - PEE we: 1. L-.y lSuzI: 2. Mic:hoel CHon!. MINI BEG: 1. "Thcln-.o Combo CSuzl: 2. Mitch ~Jj'y~"Bob~lYomI:2.Mille~ CKaw): 3. Trini e -.... CSuzI. 12li BEG: 1. Tom l"horT-. lYemI: 2. CHonl;3. _ _ ISuzl. IIIIu ~~~;3V~c.::::':~Suzl;2. FOIl8r 250 BEG: 1. c......... lYlml: 2. Curt Y_. ~CYeml:3.Clrine.twrlghtCSuzl. 250 NOV: 1. lYomI: 2. s _ lYemI: 3.John - . , tHonl.Sc:01t lenlz CHonl: Dele 250 INT: 1. MerIt _ CSuzl: 2. 3. ~1.~~ CMell: 2. Oerryl Lumbettie rider Darryl Lumbattis. Right from the stan of moto one they were side by CMeil: 3. Bob 1Suzl. side and going for it, but on the fint ~'tv=': .1. Keilh ~ tHuel: 2. Chuck lap Lumbattis dropped back briefly OPEN NOV: 1. Pet I.onglelIow IKTMI: 2. Angelo and let Many Smith (Hon) take over - Ficerotletveml;3. T",,_lYomI. OPEN INT: 1. Tom Shepherd CSuzl: 2. SmiIh second place. Smith then staned (Hull: 3. Roy Burton 1Suzl. dicing with Zitterkopf, sometimes : ~.~Lowe CHonI: 2. Mike Seid tMeil: 3. VETS: 1. Ron _ lYomI: 2. G«.tIe _ trying to stick a front wheel where there just wasn't enough room. On the CSuzl: 3. sa- S'/IT*18ki CMell. founh lap the battle was still raging and Lumbattis had come up from the rear to join in, then Smith tried to taltc the lead in a difficult off camhcr spot CRC'/"a'--~a~d and found himself tangling with f ftl . . . . Zitterltopf. Smith went down and Zitterltopf managed barely to save it, but lost the lead to Lumbattis. From By Nanette Marie there on in it was Lumbattis in front as Zittcrltopf dropped off his pace with VALENCIA, CA, OCT. 7 jetting troubles. Coming in third place KaJ.Gard Racing Lubricants and was Bob Stephenson (Suz) over Keith h Ii£"" Brajevich (Kaw) and Chris Tarvin t e Ca lomla RaCing Club con(Hon). verged upon a revised IntemaRound two saw Zitterltopf grab the tional Track at Indian Dunes to bring in cxcess of SOO riders a full day holeshot and lead all the way. Lumbattis was in second by the end of of racing, which qualified the day's lap one but he was never quite able to top competiton to ride in the Ana. put a pass on the leader. In the late heim Amateur National Championlaps Zitterkopfs lead grew ,hips on Sunday, Nov. 18, the night considerably as they got into lapped' after the final Supercross event of the traffic, but on the last go 'round year. While there was no significant Lumbattjs put in all out drive to come purse up for grabs Sunday. the good up and finish only a few feet behind. folks from Kal.Gard put up over $2600 in in.house service and product gift Smith came in third but his fint moto f~ of sixth gave him founh over~1I cenificates, along with hordes of behind Stephenson wh? was founh m Chain-Kote to other panicipants who the last roun~. Ro~nding out the top didn't ~ one of the cenificates. five was Tarvm agam. Despite the no·punc, the usual •• ~ . .. __ . __ !~%.~ ~}'~,!~~~~p_~_~~ SbIp-heo_. 0 ver 500 show a t stadIum qualifier 22 ._ best battle of the day as O'Mara hounded Kline for eight of the 10 laps in the moto. Finally, as the duo headed for the white flag, O'Mara took an inside line in the sandwash, and slid undcmeath Kline for the lead. much the same way Kline took over earlier. From there it was all O'Mara as he took the win and overall with Kline second, and founh overall. Heisscr and Denton went at it again, but this round belonged to Heisscr, as Denton had to come from a bad stan to catch the DC Honda. Heisscr went away with second overall, and Denton took third. In Open Pro action, Dave Haugh holeshot the fint moto, with Tim Locey and Bill Ovellette right behind. For the fint three laps, Haugh put in a strong ride, but at the halfway point in the race, Locey slipped by when Haugh blew it in a corner. From there Locey roosted off to a good lead and the win, while Haugh and Ovcl1ette ran 2·5 to the finish. Premier Yamaha', Ted Hoyt picked up founh ahead of Ronnie Gibson, and Joe Price grabbed sixth after Ftting ltaocked down early in the race. Moto two saw Wheclsmith', Ed Amet taltc the early lead, while Locey strugIed to calch up. With Amet', 12th in the first mota, Locey had no need to overtake the Maico rider, and sat back into second for the entire moto and took the overall win when the checlten flew. Second overall WCDt to Ovcllette with his 5-5 finishes, and Haugh picked up third with a 2-4. Professional clUICI, and taking home the overall victories were Al Baker's Johnny O'Mara, Mike Shoemaker and DC', Tim Locey. The first Pro class to get underway was the 250cc division, which ,tacked 28 riders on the gate. In moto one Cole Bros. Suzuki rider Tracy Oswell grabbed the holcshot, with Mike Shoemaker, Joe Suebcn and Tim Locey in tow. By the end of the fU'lt lap Oswell had begun to stretch a slight lead over Shoemaker, and Locey was right on Suebcn', Kawasaki. At the sharp right tum on the end of the front straight, Locey slipped by for Results 125 PlIO: 1. John 0'Mere 1Mugl: 2. ChriI _ third, then set out after 'Shoemaker', CHonI; 3. Gory 0.-. tvoml. International Yamaha. The drive lillll PlIO: 1. Tm L.-. tveml; 2. • a . - lYomI' 3. 0... Hough CMeiI. • brought both of them within striking 250 PlIO: 1. _ 51_,_ tveml; 2. Tm L.-. distance of Oswell, but Shoemaker tvoml; 3. Trey 0eweI1Suzl. couldn't pull out a move to take the MINI NOV: 1. Com ~ lYomI; 2. ChriI Teylor lYomI; 3. Frri Den 1Suzl. lead. Instead, Locey shot by both PEE WEE: 1.1tuyle JohneonISuzl. Shoemaker and Oswell, then powered JR CYCl.1S: 1. Kyle Lewie 1Suzl: 2. John MelNwe off to the checkered flag, leaving 1Suzl. JR EX: 1. Lence Johneon. Oswell h 0 ldingff Shocmak , WIt h . oer MINI BEG: 1. AIen l.Ippie lYemI; 2. Gory Ybemi CK8wl; 3. Scott "-""" tvoml. SuebenfourthandCraigColefuth. MINI INT: 1. Tom SlOut tveml; 2. Sldp ft KSe CMeiI. lillll NOV: 1. Eric DMIale lYomI: 2. Den et.rier in second, LOP's Gary Denton was IMIII: 3. John "-1Suzl. fighting off the strong charges of DC's lillll BEG: 1. . . . . G«.tIe (Kaw); 2. John ..... Chris Heisscr, while A.J. Whiting IVemI: 3. Mb Getzon lYemI. riding for Kal-Gard, put heavy pressure on the DC Honda. The entire moto, these three were neck and neck, but no ways near close to catching O'Mara. When the checken flew, the order held firm, with fifth going to another Kal-Gard rider, Bobby Kline. By Ron Lawson Moto two saw O'Mara again grab CORONA CA OCT S the holeshot, but up in the first tum ' , . Bobby Kline squeezed his Kal-Gard The story. ~t Corona Raceway American Honda into the lead was a familiar one last week, as ~~~ _

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