Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

- - - - - _ Mo ntesa n a m e-k eep ers MIKE RUNY A RD and PETER LAMP PU will pi ck u p racing th e Win t er -AMA series in Flo rida. They wi ll ride so me ne w 25 0 prototypes. Ru n yard wo n the 250 class at rece nt AC A meet in Car lsb ad o n a 250 Mo n t esa that was whisper quiet. Mike sa id the bike, including the pipe, was bo x stock. * * * Brcre Youn g o f th e Dirt Digge rs No rth sa ys they hav e acqu ired a lot o f good ies fo r the upcomin g Ha ngt o w n Moto cr oss April 1 & 2 . Fal staff Bre win g will provid e the t ro p h ies, HRL Lu b rica nt s will pr o vde th e tro phy girls, w i ll g ive awa y a S te e n ' s Min i·Mot ocr osser t o ad vance t icket hold ers , Castro l Oi l of Palo A lt o will give away lo ts o f t heir goo an d " m a n y oth er items as we ll" Webco and Western Scooter will p ut up sone cont ing ency , an d Jad Cy cle S h irts of O x na rd will sell Trick Hangtown ha ts (what e ver th ey a re) a long with T ·shirts an d o th er weara bles. See t h e Calend ar for m o re info rmatio n . I • • • t e atest ._- _.. - - - ~ Ol N N By Papa Wealey Proof Positive to cash in at an y moment a nd will ma ke a sp ec ia l effort t o get a way fr o m y o u . Try it . >- • • • • • • District 37 . w ill ho ld a th ree-da y q ual ify ing round in o n t he proposed 19 73 Las Vegas IS DT site June 6- 11 of th is year . Entries fo r the ro und open April 15. Scruti nizing w ill b e held June 8, in acco rdance to IS DT rules . T h is a nd o ther q ualifying ro u nds will d etermin e o ur teams for the ISDT in Czech oslo vakia co me Sep temb er. • • • We go t o ur fi rst e ntry blanks for the ELS INORE GRAND PR IX . Entries are open February 20 and close March 15 (The Ides Of March, m ind you) and fees are $15, $50 for late entries. Special note: All E lsinore e ntries mu st be NOTARIZED. No two ways abo ut it . Th is is to protect the city, who w ill no do ubt be swamped w ith lawsu its as soon as the t hin g is over . • • • S o me rac e p ro moters like t o adve rtis e their even ts as be ing fas t, rugged , or ot herwise dangero us. "A re you man eno ugh for this?" is a co mmo n b lurb. Aw right , you gu ys . If y o u wa nt to get the real studs, advertise " Fre e Burial Servic e... • • • Ta ilgaters are always a bummer. Seems like ca r drivers figu re since you are smaller , so me ho w you are entitled to less space in t he rea r . If you are being followed t o o clo se, here's how t o get the oppressor to back o ff : Wobble . It works . Every quarter' o r ha lf-mile just give the ba rs a sha ke a nd sh immy . The guy beh ind you w ill f igure you're ready • • • BROWN TO HOST DAYTONA FREE AWARDS T h u rsday e vening, March 9 , the Amer ican Motorcycl e Asso ciati on kic k's off th e ann ual Daytona festi vit ies with a special awards program at 8 p .m. a t th e Peab ody A uditoriu m in Day t ona Beach , Florida. Hi ghligh t of th e evening will b e th e presen ta ti on of th e famo us Dud Perkins Award , the mo st prestigious and important awa rd in th e sport of motorcy clin g. T he Perkins Award is presented p eri odically fo r o u ts tand ing contrib utio n to th e sport. T h is year's no mi nees include Tom Heiniger and Bob H ug hes , H or ace Fr itz , John Harle y , Bru ce Bro wn, Fritzie Bae r , Walt Brown, and Soichiro Honda. One o f these will b e nam e d during the c erem o ny. In ad d iti o n to th e p resen ta t ion of th e Perkins Award, the p u bli c will have a chanc e to see the L Op ten riders in person as th ey receive their awards and AMA jackets. A lso , the top endu ro rider, hillclimb er , AMA club, a nd most popular m ale a nd female riders will b e hono red. Bruce Brown, the man wh o mad e "On An y S u nday " , will be th e m aster of ce remo nies , a nd the public is inv it ed . Admission is fre e and Chuck Clayton, publish er of Cycl e News, will pro duce free sourve nir programs for all in att endance. we repo rted th e " nlne-on-a-Hodaka" piece aw hile back . So , here's the proof. thanks to (Bottom row. L·RILyle Howes (scare dl. Tomm y Mason (throttle handler) . Betch a d id n't believe it wh en Jim Mason (ow ner-operator), R ick Walker, Steve Wagner and Rick M iller. (T op row L -R ) St eve Baker. La nce Tidwell and S teve Sears. They say they could have gotten 10 on the machine. b ut H-D to Fail Deadline; No Team for Daytona The new H a rl e y -D a v id s o n all -al uminum XR a nd the H-D racing team w ill not be ra cing th e 200-Mile AMA National Ro ad R ace at Day t ona Bea ch , Fl a., th is year, sta tes Charl es K. Thompson in a letter d ated Feb . 7. Tho mpso n, t h e m o torcycle an d sno wm o b ile sa les manager for t h e Milw au kee, Wisc. , firm, explains th at " Ever y possib le effort h as been m ade t o build th e A MA re q uired 2 00 un it s in t im e for AMA ap p ro va l so t h at th is n ew veh icle cou ld b e raced at Dayto na. "T h is deadline," h e fu rt h e r exp lai ns, " sim p ly can n o t b e met wi th out b reakin g the ru les. Ha rle y-Davidson does no t ch oose t o b reak t h e rules. " T he pull-o u t alters m any o f H -D's other Daytona p rojec ts and ac tivit ies . R ep orts T ho mpso n, "The d ealer reception normally h eld in conj u nc tion with the Day tona R aces will be postponed . However, we will participate in th e Motorcycle Show at the Daytona Pla za Hotel.·· In no way d o es Thompson o r Harl ey -David son wish to infer th at the te am 's fut u re ro ad racing plans have been changed . Th e firm's int enti on is "t o con tin ue to tes t a nd display o u r performance vehicles in AMA N ational Championship race s. "Th e m oment that t he new XR is ap p ro ved a nd ready, we will race." Thompson th en adds, "We will race to . wm I " . Both Mark Brelsford and Mert Lawwill a t this ti me pl a n on "just stic king around home" w he n Da ytona a rri ves. However, Cal Ray b orn , wh o also rides a 250 Don Vesco Yamaha in the 25 0 J r/Ex. co mb ined, pla ns on m a king the t rip . Harl ey- David son has no written contracts with its team riders , so C al ma y no t have any tro ub le getting a no th er ride, possibly on another make as th e fac to ry does no t believe th e 19 7 1 ma chines h ave t he ca p ab ili ties o f winning. Th ey n ow in te nd o n usin g th e Da ytona funds to prepare for R oad A tlan ta in A pril , b y which ti m e the XR sho uld be a p proved . Ther e st ill remains o ne last-ditc h hope fo r H-D, ho wever, andthat w ill be attempted in the co m ing week. The firm will m eet with AMA officials a nd o th er firm s , a nd att em p t to get an OK on sp eculation - th at is, they stat e they will have 200 ma chines availa ble a t Da ytona time and if all agree, H-D m a y get permission to ent er its team. Th e likelihood of th at occurring is judged at ab o u t "10%" b y o ne source, though. w U T he BIK E SHOP has moved its total b ein g from Anabeim to 4418 E. Chap ma n, O range, Calif. Now you have to p a5S it every tim e yo u go t o Sadd leback. Go in when y o u pa5S by and get a plu g o r so me th ing . That will give yo u a chance to check out th eir C Zs and J awas. • ~ w 2 U An yone want a copy o f "Will To Win", that NAUGHTY POSTER featured on page 43 ? Here's all you h ave to d o to win one : Tell us, in 25 words or more, (a) why you want it, or (b) why y ou don't want it. Contest closes two days after February 22, so h u rry. Weirdest entry wins. Send it to WTW , Cycle News, Box 498, Long Beach , CA 90801. No p hone en t ries accep ted. * • G REG BYE RS wa s awa rd ed t h e " Hig h Point Rid er Overall " clock trophy at t he Southern Ca lif o rn ia Min i·B ik e a nd Kar t Associat ion 's Annual Awa rds Ba nquet at Shakey's Pizza Parlo r an d Ye Publick Ho use ;n Los A la m itos , Cal if. The 1972 SCMBKA schedu le is now under way , with meet in gs e ver y seco nd S unday of t h e mo nth at Sadd leback Park . '" u, .J • • • Ne wly -elect ed Dist rict 36 Comm issioner Joh n Ra m o s has a 24·ho ur p hone·an sw ering service. He gua ra ntees re plies to every ca ll. T ry ( 20 9) 53 7-6226 an d see if he lives up to it , but only if you have a ge n uine problem . His ad d ress is Bo x B· l ll , Ceres, CA 9 53 07. Tire-mounting is a ge n uine hassle a nd CYCLE S HACK in O range, Calif., h as a so lu tion. If yo u b uy a t ire from them, th ey'll m o u n t it free. .0 Roge r M ason desided to take bike-ultimate ??? " A bo ut 15: ' Be careful in Mad isonyille~ Tenn. • the picture instead . Soon to be attempted is 12 on the SPEED LIMIT c IlADAH 0.1 CEil . looks like a trap to us.

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