Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

" Fast Cats art and Hershey Due to the Finish By Buzz Baty \\'ILMINGTON, CALIF. , April 28, 1972 - Where do you find the words or superlatives to describe the ac ti o n o f th e Lions Fast Cats and th e show th ey pu t on tonight? The Candy Man, Bob Hershey, fo r th e second Friday ni gh t in a row won th e 250 an d 500 Expert classes, but it wasn' t easy! In b oth classes , Tim Hart and Bo b Her shey traded first pl ace fini shes, third place fin ishes , fa lls, an d whal h ave you , to th e del igh t of a jam packed )(I"andstand crowd, wh o time af ter time, were b ro ught to th eir feet cheering an d clapp ing , as t he Candy Man and th e Vale ntin e Kid du ked it out. T he fac t th at th ey were h arassin g each o ther was bad enough, bu t guys like Bill Payn e, Bry o r Holcomb, Ro n DeS oto , Bill Rubl y , Bob Messer, David Pessy, were right in th ere kee pi ng everybody h on est , Now, I sup p ose th at if I wat ch ed a race and took notes, I co u ld give y ou a lap by lap, pass by pass. fall by fall, report of Friday n ight's action , but I don't take notes, I take pictures, Admittedly. wh en taking p ictures, yo u prob ab ly mis s t wo p ieces of ac tio n while yo u' re photograph ing one. So, I can ' t tell y ou in what lap Bob Hersh ey fell, o th er th an th at it was in th e first mota, whi ch Hart won wi th Hershey finish ing six th . I can te ll you th at Hart fell in th e se cond mota. Hershey got the win and Hart ca me b ack for fi fth. I can tel l vou th at the last mota for the 250 Experts was an absolu te un q ualified man-l o -m an rid ing c o n te st be tween Bob and T im for five full laps, fro m th e drop of th e gate to the fall of the chec ker. T ime after time , Har t wo uld get a wh eel or half a bi ke length alongside Hersh ey only to h ave Bob ou t acce lerate him, get traction wh en lI art c o u ld n ' t or ju st pl ain shu t th e gate on T im, It was one of th e wil d est , most su perb mo tocro ss duels I've ever seen , T he Candy Man got th e win on his CZ, Tim Hart and hi s Maico were second, and David Pessy and his Oss a got third. It wasn ' t quite that clo se in th e 500 divi sion. In o rde r fo r Hart to win overal l. he had to win th e last mota, Hershev knew as well as Har t wh at he had to ' do to win overa ll. and h e d id it ma king a drive o n Bill Rubl y h al f way -e~ ~ e, through the last lap to take over third spot , scoring his third d ouble win in as rnanv weeks. T onigh t' s bun ch of Fast Cats gave every sin gle fa n an d fell ow co mpe titor his m oney's worth. right down to the last p enny, (Resu lts o n page 44) 1649). dark 91asses and all. 6 , 3 0 SIG N ·UP CLOSES 6 ·7 PR AC T IC E III [. J, I..~ ;~,~ : 7 ,3 0 FI RST CMC Mot o-Cross Every Friday Night CMC L icense Required u o -e ~ a: P.O. B o x 437, Ran c h o Mirage, Ca. 92 270 0-------- 0 i RIDE WITH i ! !ff~ST! ~VENTS motocross Bill Rub ly le ads Bi lly Pa y ne . : M OTOC R O SS. A MC. Ra wnide Pk. E l si n o r e . Memorial Day event. $5 mail p l us $1 gate. $7 p o st plus $ 3 sate. 8 0 )( 663. EI Toro, CA. 9 2 6 30 . : ::URS.,-SAT .,JUN E 1,2 ,3 CROSS COUNTRY R E LAV . C MC Utah. $2000 pu rse. Entries c l o se 5/24 . A m at eu rs $20 p er team. Pros $6 0/tea m . Po st Am $ 45 , p r o s $ 10 0. Ibop ah . Utah . Lie. $ 10 . B o x lS0 S S~ Sa lt Lake 801 / 2 b 2· 2 4 8 9 . City, Utah 8411S. D IAMOND BA CK EN D UR O. 100 mi. 7S0 1017 . S usa n v ille . C A . 96 130. 916/2S7-3S 88 . SAT. & SUN., J UN E 10 & I I D A VS AT BADROC K . ISOT QU ALI F IER . W est er n O r ego n. entry cl o ses May 2 0. SIS entry . P N T A. B o x 131. weston, Ore. 9 7886. S0 3/S66·3 S 01. S0 3/ S 6 6 -3 S2 6 . SU NDAY , J UNE I I MOTOCROSS. Valley View. COlumbus. Nbr. SAT. & SU N., J UNE I j & 18 RO A D RIDE TO LAKE ISABELLA, CA . ma i l entry. $10 post entry fo r Ju n iors I n te rmediates. 51 0 ma il, 15 post , E xpert. p er cl ass. Mail en try cl oses f ive d ay s b ef o r e eve n t . C .M .C . lice nse an d 3 nu mber pla te s requ ired. Gat es o pen 6 :30 . pract ice 7 :30. si gn ·up closes 8 :30 - rac i n g st art s 9:00 am . Ma il en t ri es to J50cc & up. Road Serv ice p ro v id ed . Leave 8 SAT U RDA Y , JUNE 3 am . 213/ 326·38 10. PR O INDOOR SHO RT TRA CK. San Diego I n t ' l s po rts Arena, San Diego . Ca. $3 000 guaranteed purse . Challe ngers C u p series. Race 8 p m. MOTOCROSS, L ak e Tahoe Su perStar Variety . Tah oe Vista. CA. John oesore will hold sc h ool on t h e 16th, Spo rtsman eve nt th e 17th, A MA Nat'l Champ Pro rac e, $5000 purse. Mail onl y . by June 1, 197 2. GNG ra c ing, 13 55 S . We lls Ave., Reno, Nev. 8950 2 . PRO INDOOR SHORT TRACK. Lubbock Municipal C olise um , LUbb OCk. Tex •• $1200 p u rse. Qua l . 5 , race 8 . 806/374 -1142 . SAT U RDAY·FR IDAY , J UNE 3 ·9 ~TT ROAD RAC E. Isl e of Man. England. all classes i n cl u d i n g producti on, 5 00 & 750 sidecar, and F ormu la 7S0.1st race 5 pm Ju n e 3. ph on e 01 -2 35 -7 63 6. L ond on . GR ANO PRI X, Virginia City, Nev. $1 0 p er day . Close 5 /15. Post $ 4 0. WRA, B o x 7 244, Ren o, NV . 8 95 02 . SUN DAY , J UNE 25 MOTOCROSS . Brain ard . N br. T RA SK MT N INT'L 2 DAVS TRI A L. IS DT Qual . eve nt. 3 50 miles srar r -nnt sn in M cM innville. $15 b y May 13. N o p ost. B o x 652. McMinnv i ll e , Ore. 97128. ENDURO, Lit Si ou x R un. cne-ceee. I owa . M O T O C RO SS . Lion s, Wil m i n gto n , CA. San Diego F wy at A lameda . 0·37 e t s. $5 m ail, $ 7 p o st. 5945 Troost A ve...t N o . H o ll y w o o d , CA. f ree. MOTOCROSS. Sn o opy Valley . Nor t h Ben d, Nebr. N MA e t s. MOTOC ROSS . Sp il lway Pk n ear San t a Maria . 0.3 5 pts, Lompoc Si o-P o k es. 10 am . $3.50 en t r y . S1.5 0 gate. Camp i n g. 8 05/736-6362. am St a rt C( R JR. RA CE Ca lif o r n ia Racing C lu b ( m e m b ersh ip not required) BEGINNER & NOV ICE MOTOCROSS Special Classes-1 6 , o ver 3 5 Min is & Powd er Puff 40% BRASS MAY 7 - Elsin ore Raceway MAY 14 - Deadma n' s Po int MAY 2 1 - Rawh ide Pa rk (714) 6 8 8- 12 9 1 (213) .830·7S19 regularly scheduled events ATT ENT tON PROMOT ER S : For l...As t in g in t his column call or w r it e : C YC L E N E WS Bo x 498 . Long Beach, C a . 90801 /21 31 4 2 7 -7433 1st & 3rd SUNDA Y . Deadma n 's Po int . Ap p le Valley. Ca l. Mo tocross all classes. 7 a.m . p ractice, sign up closes P RO MPTL Y at 8 :30 a .rn, 9 a.m, start . 52 .00 race en try with membership , 5 2. 50 with out membership . Silencers req uired at a ll events . Info. 714/247 -74 73 days. EV ERY WEDN ESDAY NI GHT CMC MOTOCROSS , Ascot Park , Gardena . Cash fo r Experts, troph ies for Jun iors and Inte rmediates. Si iencers mandatory . $5 ent ry per c lass. Pit p asses 53. General Admissi on 52.50. CMC lice nse a nd 3 number plates requ ired . Pits open 4 :00 . Pract ice fro m 6 :00 to 7 :00. Sign-up cl oses 6 :30 sharp. First race at 7 :30. EV ERY SATUR D A Y 939 01. 4 08/4 22-9809 . 2 1 3 /7 6 6~ S 1 9. "'P 926 26. B:OO Q U ICKSI LVER EN D URO , Clear Creek . C A . 3 8 mi E of Ki ng C i t y o ff Hw y 25 . $ 6 ea ri der. $3 ex tr a for 3 ma n team . 2 SA SE. 7 5 0 rider limi t. Start 9 . 3 19 W . Market sr., Sal i n as, C A 91601. Ca . Beat the Heat - Home by Noon SUNDAY , JUNE 4 . 0--------0 • SRA EARLY BIRD HARE SCRAMBLES SAT . & S UN., JUNE 3 & 4 SS. : I AT I I May 6 & 7 - Snak e I River Canyon, Idaho I I ($25,000 Purse) I 14 - Carlsbad I I 2 1 - Saddleback I I I I 28 - L.D. Ranch, Utah I I SILENCERS MANDA TOR Y . S5 I IS & I I I I I I C .M.C .• P. O . Bo x 140 2. Costa Mes a . I • • r ider limit. L assen M .C . Write f or en tries. Box TWO Just about an yb od y wh o throws a w orthw h i l e race has adopted a silen c ers-m andat o ry p ol i c y. A l th ough t h ese li st ings d o n -t mention t h e f act, vi r tua ll y all events ,n the Calen dar are Qu ie t ones. Handy h in t : "S ASE " means «s eu -ec c-essee, stam ped en velope ". U se t h e legal size. You k no w . the big o nes . Pll i t em s m ust be rece i ved in wr iting b y r . ')Il o n T hursday in o r der to b e prin t ed . n e f a llow in g wee k's Ca l enda r . r:i > ~ :;; ~ w Z W o >o ~.

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