Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Central Cal Smokes Hayward Bob Decker of Ashland shows how ti vse a 400 Husky as a rote-tiller on the outside of turn 1. Hotpants for MRA, pantpant By Mike Starr MEDFORD, ORE., March 19, 1972 The last mota was one o f those ra ces All seaso n long the biggest problem at th at everyone comes to see. Puitt and the Motorcycle Riders Association , In c. Morehouse pulled handily a way from motocross ra ce s at Medford Motocross th e other bikes and proceeded to put o n a show that had the 1,800 some odd Park has been rain, rain, rain, producing tons of m ud. Toda y the weatherman did spectators straining at the safety fences . a comple te about -face . The weather was At the finish , Puitt led Morehouse by a a b s a I ute I y mag n i f ic e n t bike length and a half. shirt-sleeve-shot-pant type st u ff, and the In the $100 pro race, Mike Branam, track was dry en ough that dust became aboard a new Yamaha, managed t o pull a p roblem in the later afternoon motos. o ff the win. Local favo ri te, Bobby The 125 Junior race was again th e Decker, we n t d own very hard in th e first tum and had about three bikes use lar gest w ith some 28 riders st arting the first mota. The 200 class bikes were put him' for tracti o n. Proving himself to be in with th e 125 Seniors to produce an iron man, Decker got up, knocked proo f p o sit ive th at it takes at lea st a 400 the dust off and was able to make th e re-start, Decker managed a fourth place class b ik e t o beat the very rapid 125 's, T odd Pu itt a nd Ed Morehouse each in the money race. to ok a firs t overal l against the larger The ne xt race at Medford Motocross class bikes . Todd Puitt, o n a Suzuki Park will be Sunday, April 16, tw o pulled o ff the win for the 125 Senior weeks before th e Oregon State clas s after Mo reh o use dumped it trying Motocro ss Championships on April 30. to ge t aro u nd a 18 5 Suzuki. ( R esults o n page 3 6 ) Yarrow - SRA Leader DI XON , CAL. , March 19, 1972 - In a d a y fille d with ups and downs and see-saw b attles , the Sacramento Racing Asso cia tio n staged a no th er of its rapid-fire, action-packed motocrosses at Argyll Park near Dixon, California. - I n th e 100 Novice class, Mike Miller wal ked a way w ith th e brass by cop p in g first pl ace in each of the three 12-mi nute mo t o s, Randy Stevens kept Miller rig h t o n his toes a nd pl aced second o verall in class. J o e Elk in s foll owed Miller's lead a nd picked off three first p lac es fo r th e b ig b rass in the 125 Novice event. Not t o b e outdo ne by Miller and Elkins, Mike Jennings wal ke d away fro m the pack a nd secured first plac e in each of the th ree 2 50 Novice m o t os . R ich ard Bungay and A llen Yarrow staged one o f their legendary se e -sa w bat tl es an d Rich emerged victor in th e ChUIIlS 250 Amateur class and Allen carried away the 250 Expert brass. Howard Hendry, another Amateur rider in this combined class, pushed all of the way and copped second place o vera ll in the 250 Amateur class. In the Open Novice category, Claude Richmond captured a well-deserved sec o nd , fourth, and third to take home th e first-place b ra-s . J on Morgen an d Fred Dol cini wrapped up seco nd an d third places, respectively. In the b ig iron department, Bungay a nd Yarrow fo u nd th emselves again pit t ed agains t one ano ther. Alle n Yarro w , the Expert, fo u nd himself lead ing the pack q u it e h andil y in all th ree mo tos. Wh en th e d ust cleared, R obert Ne w had co p ped th e Open A mat eu r tr ophy. (R esults o n page 3 6) Top Spillway By Mike A nderson Photos by Chuck Ande rso n SANTA MA RIA , CAL., March 19, 1972 - Best friends, Sherman (t he 'LiI' Devil) Schneller a nd J oe Cush a wa y, comp le tely devastate d b oth th e 250 a nd Open Ex pert cl asses b y winning all three mo to s in their respec tive races. Bo th o f the Spillwa y regular s to ok thei r C-Z 's to undispu t ed wi ns on what is fast b ecomin g know n as t he most d emand in g rna tocross track in Cal ifo rnia. If you've ever rid d en on the Sp illway Pa rk track yo u'd kno w wh y. T he first m o ta of 12 5 Ex perts saw Larry Greer (Yam) jum p into the lead, followed closely by G reg Higgins (Bul) and Mike David (Suz). Larry's bike went sour after only two laps. Right after Greg Higgins took over first position, he endoed, leaving Mike David all alone to take the win. In the second mota Higgin s, Greer, and David were all put out with mechanical problems leavins way for new leaders, Bob Haroth (Yam) and Intermediate, Bret Yagar (Bul). Greg Higgins won the last mota and Haroth was second. This gave Haroth enough points to win overall. In the 250 Experts the only rider eve r to lea d the fast-fl yin g Sherma n was In t ermediate Maico Schneller marauder, Pat Legge. Pat held o ff Sh erman fo r a hal f a lap in the fir st mota. Sherman easil y p assed h im but h e held second fro m Sherman's te ammat e, Dennis Law (C -Z). The seco nd round saw Sherman and Dennis fir st an d seond. Gerry Small ey got by Law in the last mota to take second b eh ind Sherman a nd third overall behind Sherman a nd Dennis. T he first Open E xpert m ota sa w what lo oked lik e Do ug Wies (H us) trying t o put a cu t o n J oe Cushawa y 's (C·Z) wi n streak. But what lo oked like something t urned out to be nothing. Once Joe got by he opened the gap up so wide that he could have stopped for coffee and still won. The Open class was the Junior highlight. Chuck Czerwinski looked like an advance guard for some sort of Maico invasion. After only three weeks since major surgery Chuck tried his luck at racing again. He won the first mota, but due to cross-ups, wheelies, and other assorted European goodies he ended up fourth . (Results on page 36) By Bill Spencer HA YWARD , CAL. , Ma rch 12 , 19 72 Two young E xperts fro m the Central Valley of California are currently devastating District 36 scrambles tracks. Jeff Davidson and Mark Asbill, both living close to Modesto, have nearly dominated every race in the past month, and with youth very much on their side and a great assist from both fathers, these two should be right at the top of the twenty high point Experts. In the 250 Expert bash, it was Asbill to the front after many false starts. Asbill takes after current No. 1 man, Jim Foley in his starts. He is, usually about ten feet out in front of the pack. T hat occurred again today with Asbill jetting to the lead and Davidson having to work from the back. Asbill held a good lead for the firs t six of ten laps, b u t Davi dson caught up. With the wide groove and deep ru ts, p assin g was tricky. T his k ept Davidson in check and he ap peared t o b e sa tisfied with second and just kept h is front wheel dancing around t he Yamaha of As bill's. On th e last lap , exiti ng the last co rner, the stigma o f d oubt got to Asbill a nd h e b obbled. D avidson's O ssa was th ere to catch the mistak e. T he surface was bad a nd ' th e pressure was h ea vy . Mistakes for a l4-year-old co m e easy, but by the middle o f th e season, h e will b e a seasoned veteran. Northern California has produced ano th er gr eat racer. Two oth er youngsters that a re ge tting it on as brothers are 100 Novices, Dave and Mike Faria. Today , Dave on his Yamaha had a smooth win ov er Dan Jensen. Jensen on his Hodaka got a nice start. While the Hodaka h eld its own for most of the time, the Yamaha had it much smoother and took th e checkered in smart fashion . Another Asbill to reckon with is Mark 's older brother Greg who to ok home two trophies today. In the' 250 Novice run he got beat b y th e very quick Pursang o f J ohn Solimine a nd the 500 No vice produced a third. Not b ad for a kid who just started four months ago . Dennis Drew got his walking papers just b efore the 500 Jr. run and then j us t In continuing their p ro gram In support o f professio nal m otor cycl e racing - Bat es has released t he details of t heir 19 72 Ba tes Leath ers Co n tin gen cy program for Ascot Flat Track a nd TT eve n t s a nd Oran ge Coun ty Speedway Racing. T otal amount allocated exceed s $ 10,0 0 0. Bat es also has contingency pro grams fo r Drag R acing, various World Champio nsh ip Win ne rs, all A~LA, Natio nal Champio nship events as w ell as a program yet to b e a nno u nced for m otocro ss. ASCOT-F lat Track and TT Expert l t st place) 5100.00 Expert 12nd placel 50 .00 Jun ior l Ist place) 50 .00 Novice (1st place) 50.00 ORANGE COUNTY SPEEDWA Y Scra tch Winner 550.00 Handicap Winner 50.00 Requirements are t h at riders wear Bates Leathers exclusively and, upon receiving p rize mo ney , sign an ad vertising release. Fo r fu rt her details co ntact Bates In d u stries, I nc., Long Beach, Cali fornia CHROM IUM ALLOY COAT ING DY NAMOMET ERS MICROPLATE Hans on Engineering • More Horsepower • Longer Life • Greater Reliability O n Internal t ransm issio n and engine w ea r parts. Dy n o tests sh ow 8% increase in horsepower. Micro pl at e Co m pa ny , Inc . 101 3 W. Hillcrest Blvd. Inglewo o d, Calif. 9 0 3 0 1 (21 3) 776·5 6 8 6 Ca U o r w rite for b roch u re ~ to prove that he could handle it, did a daring outside slide pass at the checkered for a second spot. Dennis w ill "¢. join brother Larry in the Experts ranks .;: for the next event. ~ For the 500 Expert bash, once again S!? Mark Asbill was the man to contend ,,;: with. His very well tuned BSA 500 :\IX ~ held the lead for the distance with super w slider Mike VanLienden (Man) taking the second spot. ~ The forty inch Experts had a strange bedfellow in the form of one Paul Leuty and a 501 Maico. On the regular smooth track, the Maico wouldn't have stood a chance against the 650's with the trick engines and frames, but today it shined. Leuty had absolutely no trouble laying it on the big boys and made it look good. In a few months, he will most likely put it away for his regular 40-inch Triumph. (Results on page 36) d BATES ANNOUNCES ASCOT AND ORANGE COUNTY CONTINGENCY PROGRAM . P.O. Box 2354 , Canoga Park, Cal. 91306 ( 2 13 ) 882-2667 Hand Washable .. Rid ing • Racing • Street GLOVES Stay Soft Othman Dist ributing Co . 18227 LudlowSt. Dealer Inquiries Invited Nortlnidge. 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