Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Ontario again . O fficials of the A meric an Moto rcycl e Associatio n and Ch ampion Sp ark Plu g Compan y have an no unced plans for the second ru nn ing o f the Ch am p ion Spark Plug Motorcycle Classics at the Ontario Motor Speedway Sept. 27 - Oct. 1. Champion inaugurated the "Classics" .~ Cal at th e « speedway Southe rn Again ifornia su p er in 19 71. th is year, th e premier event will b e the 250-mil e w Champion Spark Plug Motorcycle Z Classi c , a two-segment Expert race over W ...J Ontari o's demanding 3 .19 4·mile ro ad U >- co u rse slated for Sunday, Oct. I. U O ther events includ e the com b ined "ligh tweigh t " race for Expert and Junio r riders (Sa t u rday, Sept. 30); a Junio r race and No vice race (bo th Friday , Sep t. 29 ) ; and a Mo t o-Cro ss (Sat urday, Sep t. 3 0) . . Practi ce fo r th e road-race classes WIll b egin Wednesday, Sept. 2 7. Commenting o n the "Classics", Russe ll Mar ch . AMA Execu tive Dir ect or. said, "We are p leased th at Cham pio n has co n tin ued its sponsorsh ip . of the final eve nt in AMA 's National Champ io n series . Ind ustry's support of professional mo t orcycle racing is important t o the growth of the sport , and Champio n 's participatio n with its "Classics" benefits everyone invo lved in the sport. " "While this p ar t icular race h as been run o nly once-last year- it h as already become o ne of the most p opular 0 f the Ch am pio nsh ip series with o ur riders. T h e co mpetitio n in the In augu ral ;g GT Y U O E O RC PY·OF " Classics " provided so me of the most excit ing racing ever seen in th is co untry . It couldn't h ave b een closer , and we expect this year 's "Classics " to b e eve ry bit as exci t ing ", h e said . The Expert race of t h e inaugural "Classics" ended with one of the closest fin ish es eve r in the U.S. motorcycle racin g h ist ory , with England's Joh n Cooper beating Kel Carruthers by a margin of just fou r in ch es. T he race also saw D ick Mann win t he 1971 AMA Gr and Natio na l Ch ampionship . Bits of News T he Yamah a Gold Cup Nati onal Mile will be held in Col orado th e last o f April. T he race will b e a ten star. $ 12,0 00 event sanctioned b y th e AMA . This will be the biggest race h eld in the st at e and is just the st ar t of things to come. See your lo cal dealer s and clubs for t h e details, and buy a t icket fo r yo ur friend s, to o. T here is a n ew SRAC rule th at requires silencers as o f May 1st. T his is a move to insure t h e future of co mpetit ion mo to rcycle ra ces in the state. As yo u kno w, th ere are national gro ups against moto rcy clin g of all ty pes. By hav ing the silencers b efo re t he question o f noise faces us, we wil l take so me of th e figh t o ut of these gro ups. T he SRAC sugges ts yo u check yo ur local d ealer. Is h e a memb er of the C o l or ado Mot o r cycl e Dealers Associati o n? If not, ask him why no t? organizatio n is t he o nly T his co nce ntra ted effort to p rotec t th e ~ :~:~:~~::.: recreatio nal ve hicle ind ustry. Besid es kee pi ng a lo ok-o u t for adverse b ills in the st a te gov ernment , t h e CMDA is waging b attles aga in st t rail closu res and expansio n of wildern ess areas. The CMDA has est ablish ed relatio ns wi t h th e Stat e Par ks and R ecreat io n Department and has been instrumental in th e d evelop m en t o f several mo t orcycl e p ar ks such as Ch err y Creek, Bear Valley, and Carbon Dale Dam. T he Cl\IDA is also working in the areas of no-fault insu rance and motorcycle safety . The SRAC is urging yo u to find o ut all the info rma tion yo u can abo u t the newly formed Recreational Ve hicle A llian ce. Th e A llia nce will soon have a publicati on offering clubs. associat io ns, and gro ups th e me ans to inform each o t her. ISOT qualifier Southern Nev adan s have te am ed up with Southern Californian s to st age a three-days event to assist the American Motorcycle Association in selectio n of th e U.S . Teams to co mpete in t he Internatio n al Six Da ys Trial. To b e h eld for a first t ime in the Am ericas, th e ' 73 site of Ft. Hood, Texas narrowly edg ed o u t a Las Vegas venue in final sel ec t io n by t he AMA. T he en th u siasts of th e Nevada locat ion now d et ermine to m ak e T exans look to th eir lau rels , and are procee d in g w it h plans for the q ualifying eve nt as thou gh it were the " big o ne" itself. Officially known as th e Sil ve r State NOW AVA I LABLE AMXT CALENDARS The Best From Jim Dav is Moto sport Elbow . . . . . Chesl Shoulder And lots See ove r 150 of the best off-roa d eycl e action ph otos ever taken, incl udi ng some in full col or, All th e top riders in . .. • f1) Crash & Burn .:\.'- JUJnp *~ ~~"()CP C~~ Shots ~9'c•:\.~ ~~ ~ /:;) i e C> 41"Jals Action rn. If you like cycle action, you'll love "Dirt Riders' Pictorial." Get a copy to day. Only $2 .00 a t yo ur local cycle sh op, or se nd check or money order to: Riceburner Publications Dept. 000 P.O. Box 1267 Dept. 2 -<: North Hollywood, Ca. 9 1604 Dealer inquiries invited. 9 .80 9.75 14.30 more Shin 15.95 Mout h . . . 4.50 Knee . . . . . . . . .. 6.00 avai lable . • . . . . . . • . Check wi fh your local dealer, or send 25 c for rllustre-ed catalog 10: I JIM DAVIS, BOll 100 2. Burb.l nk, C.l iforn i. 915 05 HONDA750 e OWNERS ~ Big Bore Kits Now Available in 811ee and 860ee For deta ils , write o r call: MURRY'S MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORIES 1938 Thousand Oaks Blvd . Th ousand Oaks, Ca 91360 (805) 495-1916 Three D ays Trial, th e dates of th e ru n nin g are Ju ne 16-1 7·18. Because b o th machines and riders must check in the d ay prior to the start on Friday , the festivities encompass nearl y the entire wee k . Industry support o f th e 3·Days is strong. and man y represen tati ves will be . o n hand to assist co mpetitors prior to t h e ac tual co ntest. According to Chairm an of the Trial, Lynn Win eland, a Director of the host ing AMA District 37 Sports Co m m ittee, the event will exactly approximate t he ISDT events, but be only h alf the lengt h in time and distance . Riders will c over approximat ely 200 miles p er day, w ith special tests for acc elera t io n, so und level pro ficien cy and c r o s s -c o u n t ry (moto cross) th e firs t two d ays. The third day will culminat e in a closed- cou rse road race . of ap proximately an h o ur's duration. Individual awards o f Gold, S ilver an d Bronze wil l be awarded the finis hers , in replica o f th e offical emblem for the T rial . A ll bases are being covered fo r fast , acc ura t e scoring o f the co m p licated event wi th com p u terize d tallies o f ti m es take n fro m regular chec kp o ints and th e sp ecial tests giving fast p rin t-outs for officials and press . Approximately 3 0 0 riders will b e inv ited t o co m p et e in th e Silv er S tate, with selectio n based o n p ast p ro ficien cy in IS DT even ts an d endurance runs. T he invitational b asis is to assure that ea ch co m p etit or is of U.S . Team potential. Interested p arties. both rid ers an d all who m ay wish to particip ate as industry representatives o r in t he o rga n izatio n an d running o f th e event ma y co ntact the Silver St at e T h ree Days T rial, Box 10 1, 1708 Bach St ree t , Car son, Ca. 9 0 74 5 . Entry forms will be availab le in Ap ril. ' $ 3 .9 5 Help support the Am erican Motocross Team Send check or money or to: CYCLE NEWS Products Box49a Long Beach, Ca. 90a01 Dept. CNP TORSTEN HALLMAN.:~ ~~. RACING INC:::yt ~• U.S. Dist, for Trelleborg Motocross t ires T orsten' Ha llm a n special design lea t hers & raci ng equipment . (11 4) 460·6234 (114) 460·1402 Fo r d ealer i n fo . w ri t e o r call : 534 5 T imk en 51.: La Mesa. Cal. 9 204 t . .. 12400 Benedict Ave., Downey, CA 90242' (213) 869·6616 CW Show "Bigger and better t han ever" is th e way so me d escribe this year's Internat io nal Cust om Car and Mo t orcycl e Sh o w, April 13· 16 at t h e Lo s Angeles Sp orts Aren a. It ' s t he 12 th year fo r th is fantastic sh ow present ed by t h e T rident's , Inc. and Cycle World ma gazine. Motorcy cle fans will gaze over 0 f excitm g chop per s, h undreds th ree-wheelers and com peti t io n b ik es, su ch as th e Honda Hawk , wh ich was cl o ck ed at a speed of 285 mp h at Bonnevill e attem pting t o b reak th e wo rld speed reco rd . Al ong with this will be th e mo torcycl e winner o f th e Mint 4 0 0 , a 175 m p h Suz u ki ro ad racer and t h e Daytona-winn in g Yamah a O n th e lo wer level o f the arena will be ac res of modified vehicles in cluding a Cad illac Le Mans R oadster, valu ed at $250,00 built b y General Motors. Only four w er e mad e, two ar e still in exis tence. T he only t ru e cu stom Cadfllac sports car. HOW TO GET HUNT INGTON 3 EACH A CYCLE PARK T he Huntington Beach Cit y Parks an d R ecreation Department is in th e pro cess of placing registrat io n forms in all motorcycle repair sh ops and st o res wher e cycles are so ld . T he City Council . requires 500 o f these fo rms b e fill ed o ut to o pen a cycle park. T o d ate 460 h ave been t urn ed in t o the Parks Dep artm ent. T h e forms may b e filled out and left at th e cycle sh o ps for pi ckup b y the Parks Dep ar t men t. T he fo rm must b e signed b y th e Par k s D epartm ent. The fo rm must b e signed b y the parents of persons under 2 1 and includes a liability wa iver and m edical treatmen t ap p ro val. It sh o uld b e emphasized that each person in a family in te nding to use the facil it y should fill out a form, even though there ma y only b e I or 2 cy cles owned by the family . th e 100cc maxim um A lso , dis placemen t limitat io n stat ed o n th e fo rm should b e ignored. The form should be filled o u t fo r and size cycle to indicate to the ci ty th e large am o un t of p er sons who own b igger cy cles and need a p lace to ride. Perso ns w ho h ave p rev iously filled out t his fo rm are re q u ested to no t fill out ano ther as th e o riginal is st ill on file at the Parks Departm ent. . Th is p ar k is desperately needed to provide the kid s a sa fe p lace to ride an d to get them off t h e st ree ts where th ey create a hazard to th ems elv es as we ll as b oth ering th e neigh bors with the no ise. A lso , the o ld er cy cle owners need a place to go for a cou ple of h o urs to get some exercise and relaxatio n. wi th out hav ing to drive several hours t o get t here. '

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