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VIEWFINDERS G .P. HOT B IKE/NHRA NATIONAL BIKE DRAGS Lions Drag Strip W ilmington.! Cal ifornia March 4 & " 1972 By Keith Arnold TOP FUEL 9 .35/166 H·D Jo e S m i t h BEST ELAPS ED TI M E H·D Joe S m i th 9 .08 T O P SPEED T rl B or is M urry 168.22 T O P Q U A LI FIE R L e o Pa yne 9 .1 8 H·D TOP GAS H eldt 10.13/1 3 6 H·D BEST ET Hon 9.5 7 Bi ll H ahn e TOP5PE ED H on B ill H ahne 148Al CO MPETI T I O N ELIMINATOR Ron T eason 11.32/125 H on STR E E T ELIM INATOR Grant Hannah 11.39/117.8 Trl Indlan Dunes Valencia. Calif. Marcn 4 ·5. 1972 By John Be thea 100 N OV . St eve Pi n n er l Nick Hal e Pat Woods Mike Mossman H od H od H ·D Vam Ge orge Elliot 10 0 J R /EX Terry Cla rk H ·D DKW H ·D H od H·D Pres t o n Petty ~~~sR B~~~ Br u ce Ogilvie 175 NO V B ob Al derman D an n y Sanc h ez carl Wilson Tom Grant DKW DKW Yam Y am Pue Butch Linden 175 J R / E X Gene Cannady Terry Clark Mitch Mayes DKW H·D H-Q Danny LaPorte Ric Car Cor dis Brooks 250 NOV . Not avallabte-un der protest · 2 5 0 JR Jeff Wecker CZ Mitch Leonard CZ Ra ndy B erkeley Mal Boll Brownell Yam M i k e Jac k so n A JS 25 0 E x Gene Can nady Yam Je f f Wright Pue J im Fishback CZ AI Bak er Re x Staten CZ P"OWDER PUFF R le J oyce Soyka Tr uddy St ubbs MOTOCROSS A ri z o n a Raceways Feb. 26, 1972 By Kent Nichols OPEN EX PERTS John DeSoto T i m H ar t Bob Hershy OPEN AM Mike Paterson Har otd Bra dford Steve Wilkes OPEN NOV Tim Steelman Ron Cowes Joe Davis 25 0 EX Tim Hart Ron DeSoto Billy Payn e 250 AM Ra ndy Fredr ickson Darly T ussi ng Keith MaYberry 250 NOV Tom Clai re Rich Nolte Bob Ga ru 1el 125 EX John Rice Gary Hickerson David Lasch 125 A M Pat Wa lker BOYd Mueller Scott M cA fe 125 NOV Eric Hendr tcks Jeff Sweet Norman Wycoff Rle Rle Pen Terr i L ev i n e Pa tty Domay M a xi n e s_ th mi SU N D A Y 500 NOV Mike Harsh Pat Young Ma i R ic h ar d F errick Bu' Kev i n B urke CZ Paul Sorenson Yam 500 JR Jeff Wecker CZ Sherman Andrews Hus Marshal J enn in gs M al D on M ar d on H us Larry Luse Hus OLD T I MERS J oe R ose Jesse Goldberg Dana Wilson CZ Ge or ge AIQuire Tr l Joe Lapo r te DKW SIDEHACKS Jim Stevens/Bob Sam mer Bul J. Palfreyman/M .Tomlinson Wasp T. M assella/K. Krohn Hus J . PersonfT. Darby Trl Ric Bell/Paul Bellows Trl 5 0 0 EX John Desoto SUZ Vam Gene Ca nnady J i m Wilson CZ Brad Lackey Kaw Sc o tt Smith OPEN COMBINED Dave Varyan Trl Mickey Alzala Trl A I B a k er Trl NO.17 Jerry Stondefer R le ENDU RO Ch appar al s Lucer n e V all ey . Ca ll f . M ar ch 5. 1972 ~~8~rs~~J Ae~e~sESULTS ea b Ste ffan Swpst k s. D av e Eki ns A /LW G en e B ur c h am A/HW J ay Tul li s A / H W B. Menchen A/HW Walt Baehr A / L W D ua n e Martin B/ H W Dan K nou s B /LW B ul S ui RI c Hon Hus DKW Hus See the MOTORCYCLISTS ' Chevrolet Dealer for VANS, EL CAMINO'S & HEAVY CHEVY 'S Call BOB HUNTER Dist. 37 MX No. 128 (213) 264-5400 Arrow Chevrolet 1240 S. Sot o Los An eles HARE SCRAMBLES ROCk B us t er s Annual Fe b. 13,1972 100 NOVICE Mike Maze B o b Gabriel G r eg Wesch meyer 1 0 0 AMATEUR B ill McDani el F ra nk T hompson D on Dal t o n 125 NOVICE D en n i s Da vis Gre g Grossa n A llan T homas 125 A M AT EU R Jim M u lchahy J r. Scott Har de n G la de Mick elson 125 EXPERT cas~ FolkS Pat riel Ken Ca meron 250 NO VICE Richard Bunty Jr . R. A n gi on e B ob Ba x t e r 25 0 AMATEUR Fred Hanson K i m T u ck er B en Maze 2 5 0 E XPE R T Robert L ee Herman Kauke G eor ge Wagner OPEN NOVI CE Ron B ernard M ark H ab be sh aw Erw i n G olden O PEN A M A T E U R Larr y Ross e re Williams Derle W al k er OPEN E X PE R T Max Switz er R ichard M ill er Gerald B lackford S UZ Mal C ·Z Hus Ma l Mal Mal Mai 5uz Mal C -Z Mal C ·Z AJS C ·Z C ·Z C·Z Vam Pue Pue Vam S UZ DKW SUZ Y am DKW SUZ R ic Bul Hod Hod Hon Hod DKW S UZ Pen Pen SUZ Pen Pen Pen SU z Bul Hus Mal CZ Hus 0" Hus Hus Y am Yam Su z Suz Hus S UZ Yam Hus CZ Hon SAC-HS is our t hi ng DK W * PENTON * CZ r/Ui ed e 'l d e 2~9;~~~ MOTOCROSS Baymare For a good show at t he . Phoenix MX 2/27/72 JeO Baillt. BIn. v.. . ',1, Cal; I I . m -715-5lU A.M.C. MOTOCROS5 Saddleback Pa rk Mar.4,1972 By R ich HOffman 100 BEGINNERS DIV .I C. Ross K . Harper D . Burkes DIV. 2 A. D eacon I . Sle di er J. Ch w ast y k 1 25 B E GI NN ERS DIV.I M. Riley D. ERopkln B . M yers DI V ' 2 S . Rour A. B r ad f o r d B . Yba rr a 1 25 NOV . J. Mi lle r 25 0 BEINNGERS DIV.I C.Woody L . Gold ing M. F r ee ma n DIV . 2 J. Kramer D. F r u h D. Roll 250 NOV . K. Andrew 500 BEGINNERS DIV ' I S. Stili J . HIli Mal S. Dickey DIV .2 G. TAy l o r D . Orozco 500 NOV. J . Be l d lnck t UNDER 5 R ick F onberg Robert Kearln 1~0 Steve Rawson Mike Porter Kevin Love 125 UNDER 5 D av id duffy Pu g Ferreera H u b le Ker ns 125 O VER 5 Joe Root Larry Robertson Ral ph Agazaanlan 250 OVER 5 Tom Clanatto W. A nderson Steve Lindahl 250 OVER 5 Ken Janson Richard Kaeding Jim Burnett OPEN UNDER 5 John Burke Rick Cunn ingham M ickey Chester OPEN OVER 5 M ike Pace Bill K elly L en G illette Hod Hon Hod SUZ Hod Hod Yam B ul Vam B ul Bul Pen Mon CZ Bul CZ Mal Bul Ma l CZ Hus CZ Hus S UZ MOTOCROSS Corona Raceway ~~~~ga4.~~14!;2 Kaw H od Hod Bu l H on H on Pue Bul Yam Pen Bul CZ CZ CZ CZ Bul 05. 05. Mal CZ SUZ Tr l Hu. CZ CZ CZ CZ Hod Y am Bul STe Yam Y am CZ Bu l Yam Bu l DKW DKW Y am Va m 05. V am R ic 05. Yam M ai Ya m Hus 5uz SUZ R. N rcno tatces Yam SUZ J.Szn esl er M INI J. Gardn er Yam MOTOCROSS Rio Bravo M otocr oss Park Houston, T e xa s Feb. 27, 1972 By Janet West 100 NOVICE Dean H endr ickson Tommy Kn ight Brian Clifford 125 NOVICE Ferris Fa in James Aaron ~$'Jh~8vf~~zar Ross Hightower Terry Moore ~wmNK~~lb~~ Tommy Denning Tom Dunklin 125 EXPERTS Ste ve Hackeny Jerr y F r ed e ri c k ~~8 ~ RTS Fred H an n a Robert Tuggl e M i k e Guidry OPEN EXPE R TS Br ian F ox Doug M a xe y Bob Grah am :;:arZ ~;~72 tl~~"S'HI5 THANKS TEAM !! CMC MOTOCROSS Lions Drag Strip March 3. 1972 BY Bu zz B aty 10 0 J R . J i m T ab u sa R . Park O. R u l z 125 JR. Hans Bergkam p Ron Hamada Steve Jackson 125 INT. F. J oe h n Ck. B. B lai r Sc o tt Doorn bos 125 EX . Ch uck Bower oave Rodgers Joe Scotland 25 0 J R . , C . Bradley J. Cunn ingham Chas. L eeper 2 5 0 IN T. Eddi e V rana R . Nordyke Randy Leste r 250 EX . Dave Pessy Bill Payne Bryar H o l c om b 500 JR. J. L angston Dan M c Ke n n a Terry McDon ald 500 I N T . Ch ris Albert William Inman Larry Griggs 500 EX. BOb H ersh ey Brad Lack ey Dave O'Haver EUROPEAN SCRAMBLES Sand Sail on M.C . Lancaster. Ca lif. r~~·J6·J.972 L ee Caldwe ll Pau l Brown L. Darland POWDER PUFF 100 Mit z i Yates 175 D . Pa ull OPEN NOV. Steve Casa grande Todd Cornish Stuart Goodell OPEN AM/EX . Jack Kaplan Gus Paul Jim Drak e 100 A M. Don E Jde 250 NOV. Ray Anderson John Logan D ick W elnbrandt 175 NOV. • Fran k K eepers Jr. J im Sa und er s Mik e Powers Hus By B u z z B at y MIN I-cVCLE B ra d D u t o l t H arry War r Mark B u r c h field 100 J R . DIV. I Tom B u r m eist er T om Gil dea Ron Br agd o n 100 JR . D IV. 2 Tom B ra gd en Jeff Bllx Jim L aT en d r esse 125 BE G . D I V . 1 B ob Hoover Gregg G ibb oney D o n Bridgewater 125 BEG. DIV .2 D o u g Brad bury Dave Kampllng Rocky Na pier 125 J R. Shawn Huffman Barry Nackos J.Sharp 125 INT. Mike Pautsett 125 SR . Br u c e Baron Br u ce B a r o n John Volkman 250 B E G . DI V . 1 Gary ooresnar Kirt Amllng Mik e Gunderson 250 BEG. DIV. 2 Walt Polloc k Ray Sidd Tom Full 250JR . Mark Tyer Dennis Hazlett Bill H enderson 250lNT Mik e Yorba 250 SR M ike Runyard Br u ce McDougal M orris Malone 500 JR Dave Bradley Greg Burns RICk Napier 500lNT Gary Gr l f Ung 500SR Brad Lack ey M i k e Cram Bruce T o rbett ACA M O T O C RO SS Carlsbad Racewa y MarCh 5, 19 72 100 JR . R ic Roberts K en Miller Crai g Myers 100 INT. John Atwood R ic k Rogers 125 JR. Vince Balch De an Isley S t ePh en Dahlstrom 125 I N T . Jeff Vld lc Chris Jackson Rick Bean 125 SR. Bruce McDougal Leonard Mell gren Don Weeks 25 0 JR. M artyn Wldgery Elrk Strom mer John Vestmyer 2 5 0 INTER . Greg Allen D i rk Wambold R ich ar d Graft on 250 SR. Bill U rban " Br u c e McDougal David BOydstun 500 JR . T im Daile y Jack Habel BOb D . nsi!.e u Yam Vam Hon Hod Hod Vam Y am Yam Bu l Suz Pen DKW Bul DKW Yam Yam DKW 05. Yam Pen Pen Bul Yam Hus Y am CZ Hus Bul V am Y am Vam Bu l M on Vam AJ5 Hus BSA Hus Mai CZ Mai .'" . M M CMC MOTOCROSS Sa d dleback Par k Irvine. Cali f . March 5 . 1 972 BY R ich H o f f m a n 100 JR. B . Pi ncott K. Jen k i n s R. Mlejer 125 JR ' D I V . I R . Ruckman S . B eal er H . B er gk amp 12 5 J R . DIV. II M . Tripes R . J ay T . Sh ep h er d 125 J R . DIV.III J . Maeda W. S u t t o n W. Marc otte 250 J R. DIV . I J. Miley W. Luttrell D. Kan tor 25 0 JR . DIV. II P . Santore ll i M. Marun iak T.TAk l 250 JR. DIV . III R. Mu llin D. Bakkedahl H .Schmid t 5 0 0 JR. G. Griffing B . Thompson , G . B u rr o u gtl s 125cc INT . G . B l az ek K . Freeman J . BEck 250cc INT . S . Sutter L . S chulZ M. Samu els on 500 I NT . E. Du n can C . How ell J. B ushl 125 EX. B. Ba ron R . Myers K . Cook 25 0 EX . M . Runyard J . Derham m e r G . Mosier 500 E X. G . Harris D. Sm i t h M . Ander so n e, DKW Hon Bul Pen Bul B ul CZ Bul Ya m Bu l Bul SUZ Mal CZ CZ Y am CZ Mon Ma i CZ Ma l Ma i Mai CZ Bul Bul CZ Ma i Ri c CZ Hus M ai Pen Bul Bul Mon CZ M ai Hus Mai H us H us Hod Kaw Ka w Hod R le Pue Pue Pen Pen Pen . Pen Pen C·Z Pen CZ CZ AJS M O T O C R OSS E l Toro M ar ch 3, 19 72 Ma rch 3, 1 972 By Lowell Stol ze 5CHOOLBOV Jeff Ward Brad D u t o i t Mark Shader 100 JR . DIV . I Ken Sm i t h Ph il Nyla n d David Bunch 100 JR. D IV' 2 John C lark Richie Colli ns Axorr Hegel 125 JR . D IV . I Paul Nyland Norm B igel o w Ty Sc o tt 125 J R . DIV. 2 Brad saiara D on smith D on Ha rc tt er Y am Ya m Hon Ya m Hod Kaw Ya m Ya m H -D Pen Bul Yam Yam Yam Yam Bu l C2 CZ CZ Yam AJS CZ Mal CZ 500 INl EH. Bill Shonnard John Miller Charles Call in s 5 00 SR . Rob Norgaard Tom Darra h Walt Axtnetm HA NGTOWN HAPPENINGS John DeSoto is going to co nd uc t a motocross sc hool on the Friday preceeding Hangtown. The fee is $ 10 . As we reported last week a Steen's minibike will b e given awa y to a n advance ticket holder in a drawing. Factory participation is high. Many have entered team. and Hodaka is giving a (su rp rise] Hodaka away to the highest placed 100 Novice on, you guessed it, a Hodaka. Mo re infonnation o n the April 2.3 eve n t m ay b e had b y writing : DDNMC, 1301 Sheffield Way , R oseville, Cali f. 9567 8 or phonin g 91 6/ 783-5676. CRC. A NEW NOVI CE CL UB C ali f orn i a R a cin g Club , headquartered in Riverside, California , will promote races geared toward th e beginner and novice rider. Experts w ill not compete. They pl an to run all classes , inc lud ing m i n i -b i k e s , powderpuff , and special classes for those under sixteen (l6) years of age and over thirt y-five (35) years of age. Races will b e run on a course th at will b e safe enough for beginner. to ride. The fir st race will be a moto cross at Deadman'. Po int in Apple Valle y on March 12. A complete race schedule will b e an no u nced soon. Membership in CRC is not required to race. However, club members will b e able to t ake ad van ta ge of race dis counts. 1972 club membership is $5 . For in formation, phone or wr ite: CRC. 66 25 Dorinda , Riverside. Calif. (7 14) 688-129 1 or (213) 830-75 19. CZ Mal CZ CZ Hus Ma l N .... ~ -e . :;: III i': W Z W ..J U >- U