Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Raymond Frietas. Jr. (Suz). OT INT: 1. M;ke He;beJger IMa;). OT NOV: 1. T .J. QeJung IVaml. VET EX: 1. Stove Matust; ISuzl. VET NOV; 1. Oave Lehman IVaml; 2. Oon R;c!1 (Vam); 3. Watter Glenn IVaml. 250 EX: 1. Donn;e Cantaloup; IVaml: 2. Eric McKenna (Mai); 3. Oave Wood IVaml. 250 INT: 1. Larry Coleman (Husl; 2. Harry Mathews ISuzl. 250 NOV: 1. Jerry Cabral ISuzl; 2. Vernon Forxyth IC·A); 3. Frank ValadaoIHan). . 125 EX: 1. Mike Preston ISuzl; 2. Dana Waxham (Vam); 3. Scon Rebuck ISuz). 125 INT: 1. Ed M;nton ISuzl; 2. Catv Cantaioup; IVaml; 3. Jim Olson ISuzl. 125 NOV OIV. I: 1. Man Elk;ns (Suzl: 2. Mike Johnson (Suzl; 3. David WestISuz). 125 NOV DIV. II: 1. Eric Maohbir IHon); 2. Steve Harper IHon); 3. M;ke Holliday ISuz). 125 NOV DIV. III: 1. Berkeley Wh;te ISuzl; 2. Chris Lewis ISuzl; 3. M;ke Nelson (Suzl. Dillon deluxe at Tri-State 100 By Larry Ulrich Photos by Joanne Ulrich MURPHY, 10, NOV. 11 The Tri State Dirt 10.0 was originally scheduled to be held on the eastern border of Oregon in cooperation with another club in Ontario, OR. It was supposed to include three different 40 mile loops. Dirt Inc. M.C. approached the Oregon Motorcycle Riders Association and Utah Riders Association with their plan to pay desert points in three states. OMRA polled their members and got tbe okay and URA gave their approval. Dirt Inc. paid their sanction fee to SIDRA (Southern Idaho Desert Riders Association) and everything was set; until Din Inc. members voted to hold the race at Murphy, Idaho on a 30 mile course. For some reason (unknown to this reporter) Utah riders boycotted the event. Only two Utah riders (one of them Preston Gerber) showed up. Gerber dropped out during the race and posted a DNF. When we arrived at the race site on Saturday afternoon, the first thing we heard from fellow Oregon competitors was, "watch for sandwashes on the way to the smoke bomb." This country is really different from central Oregon desert. The sage brush is tougher and usually has sand blown in around it best to zig-zag around than to charge over the top. These guys weren't kidding about sandwashes either; four to six feet across, and up to two feet deep, you can't see them until you are on top of them. Sunday morning, what looked like a fair turnout for the race turned out to be only 138 riders. If Utah riders had showed, they might have made 200. Everyone was talking about the smoke bomb run and how slow they were going to go. The start was to be in two waves. First wave was everybody except "Old Duffers and Powder Puffers". My Suzuki PE 175 started first kick and I gOt off the line good. As soon as fear set in and I backed off, 1 got a look at the rear end of a lot of Idaho riders. They really bonzai this stuff. But, at the first sandwash, several riders were laying around, taking a break. This sandwash, only about half a mile out, was as far as some riders got. Before the race, some top Experts were discussing the hest way to the' bomb. Davie Bowne found that a 1"oad, although not a straight line, was the fast way to the bomb and Yamaha 'mounted Ron Dillon was close behind. Meanwhile, this reporter was back in the pack wondering how these guys, could ride this stuff so fast. Riding off the trail was good, as you could pass some of the slower riders, but there we~ no danger markings out there off the trail. And Idaho desert country has many surprises; mainly washouts. This was a fun desert course. Beautiful long sandwashes, some fun tight trails and some high speed roads. A very demanding course, but well marked. Danger marking was great, except for Oregon riders it was JUSt the opposite. In Idaho, blue is for danger, while in Oregon it means turns. Idaho used yellow for turns and in Oregon yellow is danger. Oregon riders did well in this last points race for 1979. Also, some Idaho and Washington riders who belong to OMRA picked up some Oregon points. Ron Dillon (Yan;t) , carrying Idaho number one 250cc Expert just tied up the number one plate for OMRA 250cc Expert by taking first 250cc Expert and fmt overall in this first annual "Tri State Dirt 100." Dan Muller, trying to duplicate his first overall recently at the "High Desert 100," ended up second overall and first Open Expert. Oregon rider Mark Dowers was third overall and second 250cc Expert. Eighth overall was Richard McUne, all the way from central Washington. McUne was advanced to Expert prior to the High Desert 100 and is doing quite well in that class. This reporter is looking forward to the second annual "Tri State Dirt 100". As well as the club pulled of the first one, the next one should be great. bolted off the line and left them behind for three laps as new member Klark Kent few in his wake. There was a complete turn around of positions by lap four. Just Jim had worked up from seventh to' capture the lead. Bang Bang hung onto second until Drafty Dennis, who'd also worked up from four back, slid past Bang Bang at the white flag. . Drafty Dennis and Just Jim, the come-from· behind aces of moto one, got better starts in moto two for first and second respectively. Drafty held off Just Jim for two laps while Klark Kent and DeRailed DeWayne vied for third; DeRailed nailed it. Alkatraz Al led the Novices out of the gate and around the first turn, followed closely by Lean Lenny who captured the lead on the second lap. DeChicken DeWhite (the DeAnza high flyer) charged by Alkatraz half-way through the moto and finished second. Chisler Chuck squeezed by Alkatraz in the last lap and finished third. It was smooth sailing all the way for Lean Lenny in moto two. Dry-wall Dave came on strong for second with DeChickin taking third. Results EX: 1. Get·Off Gary IMail: 2. Delicate Dennis IVaml; 3. Rat Hole Rocky (Vam). AM: 1. Runover Ron (Varni; 2. Dinky Denny IVam); 3. V.mit Vic (Mail. tNT: 1. Just Jim IMa;); '2. Drafty Dennis !Yaml; 3. DeRailed DeWayne IVaml. NOV: 1. Lean Lenny IVam); 2. Dechicken DeWight (Yaml; 3. Drywall Dave (Vam). Results OPEN EX: 1. Dan Muller; 2. Richard McUne: 3. Sheldon Dillon; 4. Davie Bowne; 5. Kenny Maahs. OPEN AM: 1. Colin Roberts; 2. Dana Dechambeou; 3. John McHaffie 4. Steve Sienkiewich; 5. Mike Anderson. 250 EX: 1. Ron Dillon; 2. Mark Dowers; 3. Edsel Stell;ngs: 4. Stove Henry; 5. Rob Releford. 250 AM: 1. Dave Curl; 2. John Hunter; 3. Jim Michaelson; 4. Doug Sm;th; 5. Glenn Earl. 200: 1. Larry Ulr;c!1: 2. John Rothl;sberger; 3. Ph;1 White; 4. Allen Sonosanti; 5. Dennis McCarthy. . 125: 1. Ch;p Voung; 2. Lou Gregory; 3. Larry Mer;dith; 4. Neil Doher'y; 5. Kenny Back; 6. M;ke Howard. OLD DUFFERS: 1. Charles Shepard; 2. Paul Hale; 3. Denny Howard; 4, Roy Burch; 5. William Houston. POWDER PUFF: 1. Ann G;bson. Get-Off Gary • reigns supreme at Sprockets AMEbash! By Bye-Bye Bob Newkirk BAKERSFIELD, CA, NOV. 4 In OTHG. Expert class action at Sprockets Park, Get-Off Gary blasted' his way to victory in both motos. In the first moto there was a fight for second all the way. Rat-Hole Rocky handled second for the first two laps then handed it off to Roll-0ver Rick who rode for three. Stubby Steve took it away for one and Delicate Dennis grabbed it for the last two laps and brought it home. Stubby Steve hung onto third. In the second moto Rat-Hole Rocky carried second until the last lap when Delicate Dennis, who pressured him the entire race, slipped by. Runover Ron devoured the Amateur class in both motos, leading all of moto one. Dinky Denny steamed after him, hauling in second. Varmit Vic wailing on his Maico nabbed third. Dinky Denny enjoyed the lead for most of moto two but Runover Ron snatched it away from him for the last two laps. Jester Jerry ran second then third, but charging Varmit 'Vic got around him and finished third overall for the day. Bang Bang Bo Bo taught the Int=ediates how to get holeshots. He Cloutier in control at Winnemucca series final By Wretched Racer WINNEMUCCA, NV, NOV. 4 Maico mounted Jeff Cloutier aced both Open Pro motos at the FlyingW's Semi-Pro event ending their fall MX series but it wasn't easy. A dozen tough Pros turned out for the 150% payback money. Although a bit nippy for spectators, the cold damp weather was perfect for racing and the track was perfect for traction. Run backwards this time, the track was very fast; lots of fun as long as you stayed out of trouble and a big crash when you didn't. Cloutier grabbed the lead first moto, lost it to Conrad Stitser's KTM for a lap, repassed and pulled steadily away to win. Stitser came in a distant second while Darrol Brown boogied his radical Honda thumper through the field into third. In the second round, Cloutier took off again closely chased by series point lead Al McElroy (450 Mai) and Stitser. On the fourth lap Cloutier fell and was passed by both his pursuers. One more lap and McElroy took a turn at soil sampling, letting Stitser into the lead which he exploited to pull well away from the pack_ Meanwhile, Cloutier recovered to make a thrilling drive and caught up to Stitser one lap before the end of the 30-minute moto. Cloutier got around Stitser after muscling him into a bank on a hilltop tum and went on to win. Mike Cole, riding a Husky fooler painted all red to look like a Honda, worked his way up from the pack to get by Darrol Brown into third. Overall Cloutier scored I-I for first Open Pro, Stitser 2-2 for second, and Brown 3-4 for third. The 250cc Pro field was decimated by crashes and breakdowns. Only two riders, Bob Krah (Kaw) and Tony Berluti (Yam), first and second respectively, finished both motos. It E •• ~ t Ron Dillon's jersey says it all_ was just as bad with the 125cc Pros; two of three starters finished. Derrick Personette and Steve Montague brought their Suzukis home in that order of finish. All the Intermediate classes shared the same motos. Brian Butler (Yam) led wire to wire fmt moto and overcame a poor start in the second moto for first Open Intermediate overall honors. Leonard Hombarger rode his brother's 450 Maico 2-2 for second overall and Chester Martinmaas' Suzuki four-stroke made third. In the 250cc class Mark Hildebrand (Mai) really tore off a strip winning his first moto second overall among the Open class bikes. Jerry Canonic started the second moto action by leading for a lap until he dumped. Rodd Lighthouse (whose Honda had chain problems first moto) took the lead mementarily until passed in mid-air by Hildebrand. The two 250's led the whole pack for fi.ve laps until Lighthouse lost his chain again and Hildebrand's machine slowed to a crawl. Even so, Hildebrand finished one lap up on Lighthouse for first 250cc Intermediate. Mark Levrett ran away with the 125cc's, aceing both molOS on his Yamaha. Five minutes after the end of the last. moto rain, hail and snow bombarded the crowd and everybody adjoured to the Winners Inn Casino for the trophy presentation. A drawing for a new KX 250 was won by Open Novice rider Lonnie See. The series was his first try at motocross and after this bit of luck he is one dedicated racer. A special thanks to McGee Enterprises and the business community of Winnemucca who help to make Flying W's events such successes. • Results OP PRo: 1. J.-Cioutier (Mai); 2. C. St_ (KTM); 3. D. Brown IHanI. OP INT: 1. B. Butler IVam); 2. L Hornbarger IMai); 3. C. Martinrnus (Suzl. OP NOV: 1. M. Martinrnus ISuzl; 2. R. Maynick IVam);.3. R. Wyant IMail. 250 PRO: 1. R. Krah (Kaw); 2. T. Barlu'; IVam). 250 tNT: 1. M. Hildebrand IMa;); 2. R. Lighthouoe (Han). 250 NOV: 1. K. McCrae IHonl; 2. J. Alexander IVaml: 3. M. W;lIiams (Vaml. 125 PRO: 1. O. Personetle ISuzl; 2. S. Montegue (Suzl. 125 INT: 1. M. Levrelt IVaml; 2. F. Edwards lHon); 3. B. P.ker ISuzl. 125 NOV: 1. S. Harper IHonl; 2. K. Brown (Hanl; 3. J. Gu... IHon). VET EX: 1. J. BurrowslHusi; 2. B. Irwin IMai). VET INT: 1. R. Wyant IMai); 2. A. Bray IMail; 3. J. Hathaway (Varni. VET NOV: 1. J. Levrelt IVaml; 2. T. Greene IMai); 3. R. H;lbish ISuz). OT INT: 1. J. Hartman IMa;I. OT NOV: 1. T. FllZpatr;ck IMa;); 2. F. Molitor (Vam); 3. R. Short (Mai). 100 NOV: 1. R. Chandler ISuzl; 2. S. Cole ISuzl. 100 MIN): 1. R. Mega (Suzl. SO EX: 1. R. Reynolds ISuzl; 2. S. Stillmock ISuzl. 80 NOV: t. G. SMrIe (Vam); 2. B. Robem IHan); 3. J. Puliti ISuzl. 21 •

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