Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

TTMCPDQ M " '" '" e, By Ed Drechsler ADELANTO , CALI F., April 16, 19 72 R iding a Bultac o, Ri ck Hutchi ns j ust plain o u t rode the en tir e staff of 250 Experts at th e Distr ict 3 7 p oints run host ed b y the TT MC. R ick wo n h is h eat race b y lo oking like h e knew what h e was d o in g, and no do ubt he d id. It looked lik e J oh n Sprague had an excelle n t chance for a h eat wi n , but h e slid o u t. Bob Ho sford lo st it in tu m five , but sp ent the rest of th e heat wo rk ing o n that very same corner. During the lull b et w een races , Rick no ticed th at duri ng th e heat, his head b o lts had co me loose, he had lost a shifting lever bolt. and other mino r maintai nance problems. He m an aged to get it together for the Main. The 250 Expert Semi was won by Sprae (Bul) . He left no doubt in anyone's mi nd that he wanted to win as he ro de like he was on a 40 incher. Rid ing with all the class that it took to ma ke N um ber O ne Ligh tweigh t , Bob Hosford finished fou rth . He go t it all to ge th er in th e t ight st uff. The wo r k -v' ... ~ ~. '" .0 N C. « en w 3: z W ..J o >o " .' -, J er ry Aucutt fle es . - - =--.... ..."..",,;"'.. ' \f : --_<'< ~ tn ~.... .. .. " Hey . watch w here you're qoinq!" J e ro me Wahl pil oted himself and Bo b Huspith home first hack. that h e did in tum five in the heat pa id off. In the fi rst lap h e zapped two rid ers and continued to zap th em th ere. O nly problem was tha t th ey w ou ld ge t h im back o n the straigh t. O ut p ow ered aga in . T he 250 Main saw Scott Smith loose a gear b ox in t urn two. Hosford ro d e to a fou rth overall behind Sprague. Myers and th e Bult aco moun te d Harley rider, Hutchins . S id e Hacks provided so me outstanding act ion o n the fas t Adelan to tr ack . However. most of th e action occ urred during p rac t ice. T u rn five proved to b e t oo much for the t eam of Wah l & Hudspi th o n t hei r 5 00 T riump h. Th ey spun o u t and th e cen trif uga l fo rce p it ch ed th e gu tsy team. T h is did no t st op th eir intrep id st eed . Racing fans wer e tr eat ed to a spec tac ular 50 yard das h acro ss th e so ft d esert sa nd s. T ho se b ig guys su re can mo ve w h en they h ave to . Becau se o f a ser ies of m echan ical problems, the hacks ele cted to hold only one eight lap even t. T hey managed to m us ter a field - of fou r me ch an ical monste rs to dazzle us with exh ibitio ns of teamwo rk an d co n tro l. Joh n Karns p laced t h ird in the 100 Novice Main, No b ig thi ng . J ohn was ridi ng a Harley Baja. T h e eng ine was set into a T rack Master fra m e in o ne of th e mo st sanitary j obs that I have ever see n . Bria n King holed a p ist o n o n his 125 Ya maha in practice. He says that it was his fault. A hasty h eli-ar c job o n the carbu reto r ma nifold and result an t air leaks di d it . Bria n also had tro uble in th e 10 0 class . but Rick Miln er d id n 't. He out rode Morriso n and Col em an for th e go ld. Results fo r this meet ar e u no fficial. T he reaso n b ein g th at T f MC referee Do n England has abo ut 250 riders that may b y dis qualified fo r ru les violations of one thing or ano th er. It will take so me t im e to w ork it all ou t and official resu lts w ill b e in the mail within a w eek . SImlC rome OOPS! ! SHOULD HAVE READ " ESCA PE BY TRAIL BIKE" "'~ Shines Suddenlv Sl m lchro me is a honey C lea n s Quic k as a b unn y (OMPETITION Tube $1 CHEMICALS Ca n $3 .45 /1 7 13 Est es St reet Io w a F all s, I o w a 5 012 6 . ~- ~ _ . YWHA of (OIOHA 1101 E. 6th St. - Corona PUT EYES IN THE BACK OF YOUR :i ". HEAD WITH • • • IZOR€JVU BAY A REA BU LTACO. INC. 6 1~ERVICE SAL ES ~ ~i Welding Th e visor wi th the bu ilt-in rea rview mir ro rs. recommended by MALCOLM SMITH 0 ~~~ ==--_ . Porting Accessories * 135 2 Cennneta, W. Los An ge les VIZOR-VU $6.95 * 0 .5 Sa nta Moni ca BI\'d . ,;, Q:J HOUSE De pt. ~- r------------,I ~. W+E . II I N ~ S Sa n ta Mo ni ca F'rw v . That's a 1600 dollar Hardlv (sic) Davidson. . (include 50¢ for postage) Co rn er o f Santa Monica B!v d . & Cen ti ne la O pen 9 am to 6 pm Mo n . thr u Sat. , IX! : :~ (114) 135-1121 wc rcs . p ic t ures an d d iagram s w o rth t heir weight i n go ld . B i ll B rokaw and W ilt z Wa gner c ombin e t heir t al ents t o pro vid e · an i n tr o d u ct o ry In t o t h e cff-r cad w o r ld . Sh ould b e man da tory re adin g f or all b egin n er cyc lis ts an d rec o mm en d rea d i n g f or even e x p er t ri d ers. Lim it e d ed it io n $ 3 .0 0. C y cl e N e w s Pr odu ct s, P.O. B o x 498 De p t. CNP, L ong Beac h , Ca . 9080 1. , t" Mike Patrick's 213 K826-NCING 7856 BAN FI NA 12010 W, P ICO BLVD. r:: 0 • :5 ORANGE 0 WHITE 0 c • '" CN LA., CALIF 9006. 0 Please send me VIZOR-VU's. I've enclosed $ - _ _ I NAME ADDRESS I I CITY -S TATE ZIP Dealer and Distributor inquiries invited . '. ~ _ I • -----------_. I I

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