Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

~ 00 C'I M o Z John O'Mal'll won the AME 125cc Pro class on the new Mugen. O'Mara, Oswell, Arnet win at AME DunesMX By Super Funky VALENCIA, CA. OCT. 28 Once again Indian Dunes hosted another American Motocross Enterprises motocross event. For the Pro classes the open bore ~. 32 bikes led the way with a Steve Rawson holeshot in the first moto. Ed Arnet on a Wheelsmith Maico was hot on his heels as he passed Rawson on the first lap. Bill Oullelte and Joe Root. both riding International M/C-backed Yamahas. were in third and founh. As they came around for lap three Oullelte got past Rawson for second right behind Arnet as Hal Strauss took over third with Rawson in fourth. Oullelte went down. leaving Strauss with second. Rawson third and Root fourth. Halfway point and the order was Arnet, Strauss. and Rawson with Oullelte scrambling for founh. Arnet went on to win the moto. Strauss was second with Oullette passing Rawson for third. The second moto holeshot went to Oullelte with Strauss second. Arnet third. Root fourth and Rawson fifth. Second lap action saw Oullelte get sideways in a comer. enabling Strauss to pass with Arnet closing. Lap fi.ve. Oullelte and Arnet were pressunng Strauss as the battle for the lead started to materialize. Rawson was still fourth. Rob Atkison fifth. The battle lasted for the next seven laps. with Arnet sneaking by on the last lap for second. Arnet took the overall win ahead of Strauss and Oullelte. In the 250cc Pro moto one, Kurt Sturgeon jumped out to a holeshot ahead of Tracy Oswell. Bobby Kline and Mike Shoemaker. Sturgeon fell. dropping him back with Kline passing Oswell for the lead. Scott Morgan was third and Ed Arnet fourth. Kline opened up a comfortable lead. never being challenged. Oswell had a safe second as Shoemaker fell leaving Arnet to pick up third. Morgan was fourth and Craig Cole fifth. ShOetDaker holeshot the second moto with Oswell in second. Craig Cole third. Ed Arnet fourth and Scott Morgan fifth. On lap two Oswell took the lead away from Shoemaker and Arnet took over third. First moto winner Kline was in seventh. By the halfway point Kline had moved his Can-Am into fourth right behind Arnet. First and second were still Oswell and Shoemaker; at the checkered flag Oswell took the overall win with his second moto win. Shoemaker ended up third overall as Arnet DNF leaving Kline with third and second overall. Johnny O'Mara led both motos of the 125cc Pros wire to wire for an overall win. Mike Brown tried to keep O'Mara's Mugen Honda in sight but could manage only two seconds. Bobby Kline compiled two thirds for third overall as Jerry Shore finished fourth overall with nOne other than two fourths. Results 125 JR: 1. Mark Maynor ISull; 2. Kennv Aitken ISuzl; 3. Brad Resmussen ISull. . . 500 INT: ,. Allan Decker IVaml; 2. Devid Lee Spnnt IMail; 3. AndV Richercls IVoml. 500 BEG: ,. Dave Pinter IVaml; 2. Merk Manin ISuzI; 3. Todd MacDoneld (Honl. 500 PRO; ,. Ed Arnot (Meil; 2. Hal Strauss IMai); 3. Bill DuaI_lVoml. MINI JR: ,. Johnnv RodriguesIKaw); 2. Dovid Ethell ISuzl; 3. Frad Saginatio ISOl). MINIINT: ,. Pot WolsIllVaml2. Cindv Duma IKaw). PEE WEE: 1. Ronnie DansfOfd ISull. 6' cc BEG: 1. Stewn Ko.erui ISull. ~, cc JR: 1. DannV Lamb ISuzl; 2. John EthelllSOlI. 61cc INT: 1. RickV Duma ISuzl; 2. Kyle lawia ISuzl. 6' cc EX: 1. Lance Johnoon ISOlI; 2. Buddy Duma ISOlI. 250 INT: 1. Dan Walk.. lHanI; 2. John Hagle ISOlI; 3. Mark Amendola IVamJ. 250 JR: ,. Manin Klopman IC·A!; 2. Randv. Thiem;" ISuzI; 3. M.k Black lSuzl. 250 PRO: ,. Tracy OswelIISOl); 2. Bobby Kline IC-AI; 3. Mika Shoemak... IVom). '00 JR: ,. Jim Boyd ISOlI; 2. 20li Meszarus IVaml; 3. Craig Fooes.ISOl). 125INT: ,. Mark RaichelSuzI; 2. Jon Onner ISOlI; 3. Todd Bausch 1Suz1. 125 PRO: 1. John O'Mara (Mug); 2. Mike Brown IVoml; 3. Bob Kline IHon). Simons, Zahrt, Arnet nab CRC Pro cash By Nanette Marie VALENCIA. CA. NOV. 4 While the final qualifier for the Anaheim Amateur National Championship motocross race was being run by the California Racing Club dawn in Carlsbad Sunday. Indian Dunes was the site of the re.gular CRC motocross. on a revised International Course. where nearly 40 Professionals competed for the 100% payback in the three classes. Taking home top honors were DC's Willy Simons in the 125s. self-sponsored Kenny lahrt in the 2505. and Wheelsmith Maico's Ed Arnet in the 5005. The first Pro class out of the gate was the 125s. and as the pack headed for the first turn it was Yamaha's A.J. Whiting with the holeshot. Bobby Ryan. Willy Simons. Mark Moscrop and Jim Sjmons went into attack formation behind. and began dicing for position. Willy Simons quickly worked into second place. but in the short time that had passed. young Whiting had already built up a very commanding lead. Simons and Moscrop battled for third. and Moscrop. in his first race since breaking his shoulder a month ago. was feeling the pressure towards the end of the moto. Simons slipped. by for third, and in the last few laps. Ryan slipped by. and Moscrop was taken out when he and Tony Gomez tangled in a turn. Gomez got up in time to salvage fifth. but Moscrop dropped to seventh. Whiting, Simons and Simons finished 1-2-3. In the second moto. Whiting again took the holeshot. but this round Simons got off right beside him. and the two went head to head for the flJ'St two laps. On the third lap. Simons made his bid for the lead. and Whiting shut him off time after time. until finally Simons made a pass that stuck. Almost immediately after being overtaken, Whiting's Yamaha seized, and put him out. Gomez and Moscrop went at it again behind the leaders. and this round they both kept on two wheels. and Gomez rode in for second. while Moscrop put in a very impressive third. Gomez picked up second overall, and Ryan got third for his consistent 4-5 finishes. In the 2505. it was all Kenny lahrt, as the Maico pilot put the roost to the 15 riders entered. In the first moto. lahrt took the lead early after going into the first turn in third. Once in front. no one could touch lahrt as he easily won with a huge lead. Tracy Oswell and Craig Cole battled it out for second. and at the halfway mark Cole slipped by for the runner-up spot. Oswell dogged the entire moto. but couldn't get by as the checkers came out. Tony Gomez picked up fourth ahead of Brian Chereshkoff. both moving up after Edwin Arnet's front tire came off the rim in the late laps. and Arnet nursed it across for 12th in the inoto. Moto two saw lahrt again holeshot. with Oswell right behind. Cole and Arnet battled for third. as Oswell tried to slip past lahrt. On the fifth lap. Cole's chances for an overall went up in dust as he got off hard in the sand section. apparently injuring an already sore ankle. This left Arnet to charge after the leading duo. which he did very quickly. and soon he slipped past Oswell for second. At this stage. lahrt didn't need to beat either Arnet or Oswell, as long as he finished right behind Tracy. and he would take the overall. Arnet slipped by later in the moto. and lahrt held onto second for the moto. and the overall win. Oswell's 3·3 earned second overall. ahead of Tony Gomez's 4·4 third overall. Arnet's second moto win earned him fourth overall. and a little cash to fix the front wheel. In Open action. Arnet came back to take the overall with a 1-3 ride over Bill Ovelleue. Bill Hagen and Hal Strauss. Strauss ran second early in the first moto before crashing. and in the second moto came back to fight with Ovellette for the moto victory. Ovellette put up a good battle. but Strauss powered by for the win and fourth overall. Arnet picked up third. and Hagen founn. Results 250 PRO: 1. Ken laM IMail; 2. Tracy 0sweI1Suz1; 3. Tonv Gomez ICG). 500 PRO: ,. Ed Amet IMaiI; 2. BiD 0veI1ette lVoml; 1 Bil Hagen (Mail. '25 PRO: ,. Willy Simons lVoml; 2. Tony Gomez ISuzl; 3. Bobbv Rven (Suzl. MINI BEG: 1. John W _ ISOlI; 2. Alan Uppi8 lVaml; 3. John Bonacci lVoml. MINI NOV: 1. John Davis lVoml; 2. Dennis Chick ISOl). MINI tNT: 1. 5.... VanDuz..-> lVaml; 2. IIobbv Simons (Voml. 100 BEG:,. Blal

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