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EXPERTS STORM BEARDSLEY TT By Ned Sa id PHOENIX, ARI Z., March 12, 19 72 not t o o lo ng ago t he Novice races we re p acked , especially in th e 12 5 an d 250 classes. Who eve r heard of two h eats of 250 Experts and a semi-main at Beard sley ? Well it happened for the first tim e at to d a y 's TT at Beardsley. Surprisingly, the heat races in the 250 Expert class were the mos t exciting. The first heat after the first . lap looked like a restart . They were so tightly packed and changing places it was impossible to keep track of the riders. This co n tin ued right up to the checkered flag. The honors went to A rt Fredenb urg who held that tiny margin the entire: race. The second Expert 250 heat was also exciting in a different way. Every rider wen t down except one. That rider was Rick Kraft and he won the race. In the 250 Expert main event Jaye Chaney led and won the ra ce . Rob Dameron (Man) came from last palce to work his way through th e pack for a good second p lace. In the 125 Expert class main event it was Ron Adams first off the line. By the end of the straight Cliff Allison passed Ro n and kept the lead . In the meantime Bob Dias (a new Expert) took third p lace away from Larry Barrington up until the last lap . Bob came ove r the jump in a long slide and La rr y immediately regained his third place. It was Cliff, Ro n and Larry to the checkered . A new amateur, Mike Selby , moving up from the No vice class proved himself immediately by taking both the 250 and 500 Ama te u r main eve nts. T he spectators and riders were kept Informed by the race announcer who with a very articulate . clear. concise voice was magnificent in describing each event and starting line-up of riders . Who was he? None other than 12 year old T racy Robinson who normally rides in the 100 Novice class and is nursing a broken h a nd. Howard Cosell ma ke way for Tracy Robinso n. (Res ults on p age 56) C. ~ w Z w -' U > U Tucson: Bland Track & Far-out Racing By Ken t Nicholls TUCSON. AR IZ . , March 26, 1972 Like other towns, T ucso n has a drag strip . But unlike most, Tucson's also has a motocross co urse . The Tucson Sandbuggy Assn. stages a race on this course the third Sunday of every month as a prelude to their dune buggy races later on in the day. The course, which is fun although somewhat narrow and unimaginative, is carved out of the densely vegetated desert next to th e strip. The only really ~~ i ~~AUST = TUNER MORE GROUND I 10 32 W. BROOK S ST.- ONTAAIO.CA 9 1762 ' 714 983-581t "' _"' "'-...-- WILSON M 0 TO RS . "' _ . JYa. MONTESA ~ WARREN .- - -- pursued would never become the pursuer. In the 250 Combined class, Ed Avery executed the most beautiful riding of the day; still , he only garnered a second. Lloyd Peters came back from a poor showing in the first become top dog in the 250 class. It was Suzuki day in the Open class as Bill Hotchkiss and Ivan Russell (remember him?) finis hed one and two on their b ig Cyclones. (Resu lts on page 56) Complete Wheel Kit -lace it Yourselflook What Scotty Gives You for Only $25.00 Sales Serwice So uth o f Nor d of f in Sepulved a , Cali f. (21 3) 894·92 18 , rough section was the very lo n g main straigh t with its ready-made washboard containing ruts a foot deep, two feet apart. Although the course was somewhat bland. the ra cing was far-out. The 100cc class, consisting of five Hodakas and one lone Kawasaki, was dominated in all three motos by Ace pilot David Holmes. The 125 class, 25 strong, was won overall by Ivan Russell. Everywhere Ivan went, there was flvin" Steve Strasser in hot pursuit. But , fate had it that the Motorcycle 9000 SEPULVEDA BLVD. --- .. Sports . :: 2 - \ 02 I) '-I '-I - . e- . -, ... - ,', 1_: '-' _ : 2.S q 1:1 TOPAZ 0 ..- • ~~ e , £ 0 • - --- • • • • FOR THE FIRST TIME a precision. simple to use, low cost t imer is available for timing compet itive cycle racing! PRECISION TIMING • Elec tri c eye Start /Stop gates • 1/1 000 of a second Resolution • Sol id Stat ed. Integrated Ci rcuitry SIMPLE TO USE • Dua l or Singl e Chanel Timing • Readout i n Minut es. Seconds or Seconds onIy • 6 volt D.C. Power Required LOW COST Complete t im ing sys tem inc luding electric eye Start /Stop Gate for $295.00 For complete informati on contac t : T;'AZ ~E5IGN ~ [VE.LD PMENT P. O. BOX 9086 '" 0.. N .... C!l « LESS SOUND -;; M '" 1), SA L T L AKE CIT Y . UT AH 84109 Complete Inst ruct ion s Chromed Spokes & Nipples Chromed Steel Hub with Bearings Chromed Steel Rim - Your Choice 16· 17·18·1 9 or 21" Sen d cash iers check or money order Scotty pays postage in U.S.A. SCOTTY 'S MIC PARTS P. O. Box 66028 Los Angeles, Californ ia 90066