Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

"' .-- - - - - '- Boulder City Dirties Hold Another M " '" ~ N By Joh n A . Eckert Photos by Jim & Robbins BOULDER CITY, NEV., Feb. 20, 1972 - It was another great day of motocross for Boulder City, Nevada. Last year the Boulder Cit y Dirt Riders co m p let ed what is probably the only motocross track on ground set aside by a com m u nit y for that purpose. The first race was held last September, and -th e ·seco nd race held on February 20 proved to be just as ex citing. For variety the ". Cl ". ' '" ::< ~ w z W ...J U >- U ESCAPE FOR POINTS ... .: Fred Kimmel, in a comeback after a nasty crash a co uple of weeks ago, can't be kept off his scooter. Hey! Read on all you top motocrossers looking for a $2,000 battle on virgin terrain AND qualification points towards the Winter T rans-AMA I nternational Series. It happens at II a.m, on March 12 at Escape Country. Remember, this California qualifying event's points gives you t he right to rep resen t California and the goold 01' U.S . of A. against them furriners. Yes sir . Three classes. 125 , 500, and 2 50 Expert . . And they are lo o kin g for spec tators, too . Children and Future Shoes of America und er 12 get in for $ 1.50. A ll oth ers $3. Th at includ es everythi ng righ t d o wn to a fre e so urvenir program. T o get there : San Diego Freeway to El Toro Ex it . East for 13 miles. For info (o r to mak e reservatio ns for overnigh t camping) ca ll 714/586-7964. track was reversed for this second session and instead of a steep up hill with a tum midway, it was a fantastic downhill that dropped many of the loc k-y o ur-rear -wh eel set at the midway tum. The track was so challenging that the fastest time of the day was . set by the local hot shoe Bobby Davidson riding in the 125 Expert class. The Open class, however was a cro wd pleaser with a nice aerial display com ing off a fifteen foot uphill ramp. Over 100 riders turned out for this event with spectators numbering well over 500. This track represents a monumental undertaking for this club and is a credit to the small southern Nevada community. The next event to be held on th e Boulder City Motocross track is a benefit race for the Child Haven Center in Las Vegas. The race will be sponsored by the Motorcycle Racing Association of-Nevada and will be held o n A pril 2. We would enjoy seeing more So uthern Ca l ifo r n ia competition, and the moto cross is be ing held fo r a very worth y cause. (Resu lts on p age 40) t , AFM JOINS THE AMA R uss March, Executive Direc to r ' of the American Motorcycle Association, has anno unced the estab lishment of a working agreement between th e AMA Federation of and the American Motorcyclists. This agreement was established on February I , when the AFM joined the AMA as a chartered association. The A F;\\ was formed approximately 15 years ago in California for the purpose- of promoting road racing professionalism and safety. Today it claims about 600 active, licensed motorcycle racers and promotes between 18 -20 events per year. Through the years, AFM events have been the training grounds for su ch road race stars as Art Baumann. Ron Pierce, Mike Lane and Don Ernde, all of whom have graduated to the highly competitive AMA National Champ ionship circuit. By joining with th e AMA , AFM riders will now be able t o gain racing status on a national level while the AMA will ga in a group of road race specialists from which to draw experienced personnel t o run the safest races possible in the future . AJS MOOLAH v Norton Vi lliers Corp . an no unces th e following Bonus Program totalling $3250 backdating to January I . 1972, for riders of AJS Stormer machines in competition even ts held in states West of the Mississippi River, Alaska or Hawaii. .. ~ A. . i.. ;:;i~~~{if.r. ' Five Wins in Class or Overall 8. :.~~., . :'. ~.~~ ,ol".- :;'o;:\" '.' .~ SHORTTRACK, T.T.. SCRAMBLES . H ILL CLIM B... ENDURO. MOTOCROSS (AMA, ACA, <-MC, ETC .) . • .. .•$125 D I ST R I C T 37 Point Runs On ly HARE AND HOUNDS HAR E SCRAM BLES, EUROPEAN SCRAMB LES AND/OR GRAN D PR IX .. ~' Class Win •• •.• .•• .•• •.• • • •• .•••$50 Overall Win •• .• •• •• • . • • .• . • •• • $150 C. t Riding an AJS Stormer solo between Tijuana and La Paz In less than 27 hours 15 minutes. beating the existing Solo Record for this run, held by Doug Douglas (250 AJS) •••• .••• •• • ..$1000 -.':1. . '!: .'~ ·Jf c 52,000 PURSE QUALIFYING EVENT FOR THE 17 RACE INTERNATIONAL TRANS AMA PROFESSIONAL MOTOCROSS SERIES IN THE FALL, 1972 AMA LI CENSED PROFESSIONAL RIDERS ONL Y "

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