Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

o NOT AN ASCOT, BUT•• • N " '" '" ,.. Trojan has its own sho 0N '" ",' > '" ~ ~ w eUSTOM PIPES By Art SO UTH GA T E, CAL. , April 2 i, 19i2 Trojan Speedway will ne ver be ano ther A sc ot. bu t y ou ca n ' t dispu te:' the action p rovided by th e TRC riders o n th e fifth -mil e clay ova l. Ther e is no b ig m oney at stake . b ut there is no d en y in g even by th ose of motorcy cle racing authori ty , th at this club always seem s t o perform li k e it's runn ing for o n e o f th e largest p urses in th e West Coa st . Thursday night was an oth er one o f those nigh ts whcn every rider ap peared to be a t his best. Bob Sanders, Rohert Creceliu s. Dale Hopkins an d R ick G o ad e, shared Main Event honors, but o n ly afte r ha rd won victories made possib le by the constant pressure an d ch alle nges of such rid ers as Dan Corbett, Mark Re vels, Bob Brown , and Tom Doty . The 250 I\lain Even ts saw defending champion. Goade, making his firs t d e fense of hi s tit le in ov er two mo nths . In the TT feat ure Fo llowin g two restarts as a res ul t of m u lti-rid ers spills , Goade , sta rting in the pole p osit ion , got th e jump at the st art b ut was h ard pressed by outside starte r Ho pkins for the first lap. On the second circ uit , Hop kin s ca ugh l Goade for the lead from th is point on. C OL.D F E ET 5 Pe=:IA Ll S T S Z W ..J U > U • I es NGK'S are prefer red go -power in a ll k i nd s of two -wheeler s f r o m 50 cc min i's t o 750 cc supers. Good ride rs know th eir set-up is no better th an the ir plug . And that if the y've onl y got one, it'd bette r fi re on time, every time. They also know what bad pl ugs can do to a day of great sport. The same kind of sure -fire performance and protection works in any internal co mbustion engine . Two or four cyc le , o ne, two o r twelve cy li nde rs -i t's all the same to NGK's tou gh " Heart of Cop per". This cop per core d iss ipate s heat quic ker t ha n o ld-t ime iron cores . Coo ls the es elec trode t ip and insulator tip . Preven ts pl ug· damaging ho t spots t ha t c o u ld c ause pr eigni tion. And to c ut fouli ng, there's a longer, heat-holdi ng insulator nose. All th e NGK featureS-high al um ina ceram ics, extra internal gaskets and nickel alloy t ip - add up to a wider heat range . So NGK's run hot and col d. Easy and hard. Id ling or on t he pipe. They jus t run cl ean and eff ic ient for more miles than you're used to. You knowhow th ey wor k in your bike. Try a set in your car, your bugg y or ou tbo ard . NGK's don't cost more. They just do mo re. NGK, the long life, hi-performance plu g. NGK SPAR K PLUGS (U.S.A.). INC., 12511 Bee l ric e s t., Lo . Ang el e. , C. li forn ia 90066 Lova Goade cam e ba ck in th e 250 FT ~I ain to sho w th e 12 -rid er field wh at it ta kes to hold th e co ve te d Number I pl ate. Alth ough pressured every in ch of th e w ay b y hard rid in g Co rb ett, Goade ne ve r lo st h is p o ise leading every lap to th e checkered nag. Crecel iu s sp illed o n the first lap mid -w ay an th e sou th tum an d avoid ed possib le inju ry wh en Hopkins' quick reflexes prevented con tac t with the falle n rider b y takin g a wide sweep to th e o u tsid e. Th e fie ld was restarted, and on ce again any o f the front four riders would have been n ominated for best performan ce o f th e night by their determined efforts to please the crowd . In wi nning both the 100 T'I' and FT Main s, Sanders and h is Kaw asaki.r led every lap whi le c halle n ged by G oad e (Kaw) in both events. Goade fini shed secon d as Sanders p roved to a small an d disappointing crowd tha t h e still do mi nates th is class. I ndivid ual top performances were too nu mero us to me n tion , b u t one o f t h e most outstan ding was Crecelius (Yam) who is sponsored by Dr aco 's Mo t or cy cles, in winning the 125 TT Mai n over top ranked Sanders . T hey say tha t the ma rk of a top ride r is h ow well he perfo rms wh ile un der p ress u re . Well then , no one knows better than Sanders on how really {a pressure a rider out of position . but eve ry once in a wh ile co mes a rider th at ca n handle this pressure. Tonight it wa s Crecelius. Not o n ly did Crecel iu s defeat Sanders, the defendin g 125 cham pion , but Bob Brown (Yam) winner of this event the las t two times ou t who fin ish ed third. In the 125 FT Main, Creceliu s looked every b it th e part of an o the r sure winne r, b u t after lead in g th e firs t four lap s. S anders. wh o can sometimes be a real fox , slip pe d u nde r Cr ecelius on lap five and we n t on to w in . Forced to perform almost fa u ltl essly in win n ing th e th ree -lap tr o p h y dash in th e 125 'IT even t, Mille r o u tlasted Cr eceliu s, Brown an d X aurnan , for his firs t 'I'll win of th e se as o n. Not ove rlooked was th e tremendou s job turned in b y Junior ride rs while co m pe t in g amo ng th e Seniors in . all even ts . S ome of the highlights were Trernb lozs sixth pl ace finish in the 250 'IT 1\1ain good for a firs t pl ace official winner in the J un io r class, Furu's carh o n co py finish in the 250 FT Main good also for a firs t pla ce o ve rall winner for Juni or riders. . [R esu lts on page 40) A MA ADDS TWO NA T IONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MOTOCROSS EVE NTS TO SCHEDULE. QUALI FYIN G E L K HOR N EVE NT PURSE UPPED. Th e A~I A' s professional raci n g department has an no unced the addition of national cha m p ion sh ip motocross events in the Hi gh Si erras ne ar Lake T ah oe , California, an d a t Al abama Speedway near T al ladega. Alabam a. Competitor s in both e ve n ts will be vy ing for national ch arn p ro nsh ip points in the 250 an d Open classes. The 5 5 0 00 T ahoe even t will be held June 18 a t Tahoe Vista Recreation Park nea r Tah oe Vista , California . The I'A mil e co urse ov erlo oks scenic Lake Tah oe and features a larg e natural terrain bowl for spec tac u lar viewing. Promo ted b y G.N .G . R acing, In c. o f Ren o. Ne vad a. this m eet will serv e as a w arm-up for American m o tocrosse rs ente red in th e A~I A Int ern ation al se ries sche d uled to begin th e fol lo wing we ek in Boise, ldaho . The T alladega m otocross will be a special feature of lIill Fr an ce Jr.'s Labor Day weekend o f nati on al cham p io nsh ip races at Alabama m o t o rcycle In tern ati onal Speedway. Using th e sam e fo rma t th at proved so popular at the 19 72 Daytona Clas sic , the motocross is scheduled for Saturday afternoon , Sep t. 2. The cou rse, loca ted in th e infield o f the superspeedway , promises to be demanding and easily viewed by the spec tators. A total o f 55000 in purse money and national ch am p ionsh ip points will be at stake for this event. Ve ter an m o to cro ss p romoter Jack Morgan has u p pe d the p urse fo r h is seaso n opening qualifying even t at Par k near El khorn, T urtleback Wisconsin , May 14 . A to tal o f Sl,8 00 in prize m one y will be on the line fo r rid ers wishing t o ea rn start p osit ions in th e fortJlcom ink irl it ma'ttbn'al e v~ h:t$ . I I

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