Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Hayward Track SeasQn Opener By Bill Spen cer 11,\ Y WARD. CALIF .• ~I ay 6. 19 7 2 Open in g the regul ar se ason a t th e Hayward Speedway w as o n ly sligh Ily be t ter th an last y ears opener. Th is year th e entire event was ru n . while last year th e o pen e r w as rained ou t in the middle o f the hea Is. The 1972 se ason opener was a cold one and onlv d re w 310 riders . bU I the crowd was on hand to wish the new se a so n well. The racing was its usual exciting sluff and the hero for this y ear lo o ks like Bu tch Davidso n. The 16 yea r old ace is just tea ring up the compcti ti on and won both the 2 50 and 5 00 Expert M ain s in gr and sty le . li e bea t l\l ar k A sh ill in th e 5 0 0 an d that is th e se cond place m a n in the bailie for th e number one black plate and in the 250 race , he p u t bac k the nu mbe r I ri de r . Jim Foley. Bill Lan d sb o ro u gh rode the Selby BSA 10 a d ec isive 10 lap victory o ve r Bill Bu d d e an d Den n is Spence 10 ke ep his en d of th e b lac k p la te b a tt le a live. Lan d sb o ro ug h is one of the fe w rid ers tha t is a n Ex pert in all forms of Sport sm an races an d hi s win n ing and also be in g a b la c k pl ate rider is th e ki n d o f thin~ th at keeps th e sport a live an d growing . Bryan Dickinson is gelling closer to a new m o to rcy cl e w ith every trop hy a n d ton igh t's de ed was a win in the 10 0 Novice class on a Sonny Ke n y o n Bu l taco, Somehow, he gOI into a dea l tha t m a kes h im th e recipie nt of a new mo tor w hen h e turns Junior and that sort of ini tiative is just about all it takes to ge l the lead oUI and get with the program. Byron R o b ec k continued his w in n in g ways in the 200 Novice l\lain and with las t nigh t' s second a t Fremon t, he sho u ld be ge uin g rea dy t o join the J u n iors. ~Iil l He m ilich may a lso b e , as h e won ye t another 250 Novice Mai n eve n t. Bru ce H an lon di d some t hi n g unusu al to n igh t in th e 250 Jun ior M ain , h e fin ish ed w ith a w in . Bru c e is w ithout a d oubt n ne of t h e classiest rid ers a ro un d bu t likes th e su p er sli de th in g a lillie to o mu ch an d spends a lo t of tim e on th e gro u n d ta k in g so il samp le s. Eve n th o ugh th e h ook says h e on ly h as 52 poin ts, h e is d efini tel y E x pe rt m a teria l. T he figh t fo r ' t h e h igh poin t tro ph ies are a lso begin n ing to sh ape up e ve n on th e firs t ni gh t o f ac tion . In the 5 0 0 J u n io r M ain , Dan A m ico an d E rn ie Vi c k see m to b e well in charge of th at class and th e on ly th ing that mi gh t stop th em fro m winnin g that class a t the en d of the year is th a t th ey mi gh t j us t h ave to become Experts. (re su lt s on page 36) Fremont Scrambles pectacular By Bill Spe n cer FRDIO;\;T, CALIF .. ~l ay 5 , 19 72 lI o ld in g on for the en tire 10 lap 650 Expert Ma in even t was Dennis Spen ce an d his n ot-so-trustv 650 Triumph . 1 .,' • Dan Hughes 16W) gets th e jump off the line in n act ion at Fremo nt . Denn is Spe nce (18) caught ti p to take th e win. Vikes! Would Va Move Over, Fella! By Bill Spencer F R D IOI':T , CAL. , Ap ri l 22, 19 7 2 - A record 504 ent ries rode Fremo nt Ra ceway's se cond nigh t scrambles and des p it e t he in cre ase o f rid ers th e event w as st ill over before the I I p .rn , cu rfe w an d just abou t everybody was gone and th e ligh ts o ut before II : 3 0. That is the real record as the puhl ic officials crack down on the sport and are keeping it contained. In succeeding weeks, it is hoped th at th e program w ill ge t even b e t te r organ ized and increased laps w ill be ins ti tu ted . The three lap hea ts and four lap mains leave a lill ie to be desired bu I b ec au se o f the curfews in effec t , it is dee me d n ece ssa ry. The previous evening at V allejo S peedway, th e races h ad 10 be s top ped during th e 50 0 Novice l\l ai n beca use of the im pen d ing ho u r of 1 I p .rn , a nd town officials we re at the sight to m ak e su re th at th e ra ce s were sto p pe d on ti me. So m uch for bureau cra cy . F ighting t o o th and n a il f o r b ig p la te 250 points p ut Ro n Kole in th e spo tl igh t fo r this w ee k , wi th a n easy w in ove r R o c k y Mal yn n , wh o tried t o ov e rta ke Kole on th e la s t lap b u t co u ld n't ge t off th e corners we ll eno ug h to try an d gel a dri ve a n d so K ol e had it p rcuv easy . Butch Davidson ca me off a so -so start and w as chal lenging l\la lynn for th e second p lace SPOI at the finish . T he fi rst th ree w e re ah ea d of the p ack wit h Mike V anL iende n ki nd o f like in between th e tw o packs in fou rth spo t over a Ia ltering M ar k Asbil l. Summer's Coming So Redwood Closes By S ue Bailey EUREKA, CALIF .. A pril 29, 19 7 2 Thirteen season tro phies were awarded today as the fi rs t year of motocross at Re dw o od A cres came to a dose . Ri d e r participation was good: the scores w e re close . Lo n nie Fo s te r , atop a 10 0 H o n d a and a 25 0 H usq varn a , rac ed h is way to victory in bo th d ivis io ns. H e to o k home the 2!A> ft. tr oph ie s a lo ng w i th tw o fir s t p lace s fo r hi s effo r ts today , D av id J ac kson an d h is l\l ai c o w on to p b rass in th e 25 0 Novice class. His secon d pl a ce w in to d ay gave him a 15 0 p oint lead o ve r Boh F ree m an tJe . Ex p e rt Brian Lee [Mai ) was ridi n g tru e to for m today . He o u tr ace d a ll A m at eur c o n ten d e rs to m a in ta in h is p oin t s ta n d in g fo r th e 2 5 0 Ex p e rt b rass. H e w as th e o n ly Ex pe rt ridin g in th e 25 0 Am / E x, b u t h e was h eavil y c ha lle nge d by Pat R ichter (S uz) thr o ugh out th e e nti re d ay . H is 190 0 ov erall score was the hi gh es t of th e season . Don Swanson (lion) had a 3 1·p o in t lead o \'e r Paul Allen (lio n) before today 's c o m p e ti tio n , hut Allen picked up a 1sl pl ace in th e 100 ;\;""ice cl ass. All en w on . ·~ Th e 12 5Am at eur award wenl to J im J ohnson an d he's missed the lasl IWO races. H is fo ur fi rsts a t the b eJ{i n nin g of the season were unsurpassed. A c tu ally J im ~ Ioffal (Sac) won today in h is first relce in th e Amateur division. I lis poin ts \,'ere transferred to tht~ :\u\·ke da:oi3 for his well-earned trophy. Ri ch Pawlus's 1st place win tuda wasn't enough to pass Chu(:k Lockett·s Dennis is d efini relv in con te n t io n for the District's number One plate and the high point tr ophy a t Fr emont. but h a s had trouble gelling e verything togethe r for the night se ason a fte r h av in g swep t 175 0 total points in the Open Novice competition. Lockett and Pawlus h ave been close riv als for some ti me. Lockett pi cked u p a th ird an d he still had a 15 0 p o in t lea d. Pa t R ich te r ( lIus) challenged Jay Stradley (lIus) h ard in the Open Am /Ex race , S tradley, jus t like Le e , had 10 beat all Ama teurs to take ho me his season award, T he top-n o tch Amateurs found o u t h ow diffi cult it is to beat a seasoned Ex pe rt . Rich ter w on th e season awa rd in his class, a n d S t rad ley in h is. T h e Big Wh eel Mini ( 12 and over) awa rd w en t to A'ie n Demell o (Yam): La n ce Bu rgess (Ya m) w as top wi n ne r in th e Big Wh ee l M in is ( I I an d un d e r) : Sm all Wheel M in i trop hy we nt to Ri ch ard H ah n (lIon). Sidewinders TT Record By 1':_ A . Will ia ms CLACKAM AS , ORE .,A p r. 2 3 , 19 7 2 - A rec ord turnout of 198 rid ers for t odav's scrambles bv the Oregon S idewinders sa w 55 entries in the 250 cl a ss. One of the 250 rid ers , Lyle Van CIC\,l' , went d own in practice an d was o ut for th e d ay with inj uri e s. Ri ck Be rf'{ qu ist d id Ih e sa m e in Ihe 2 50 S emi. R u p ert Dy ks tr a ( Bu l) coller ted th e two b i~ wins in the ZOO class , takin~ home both the T rophy Dash an d .\ ~ l ai n . Bill Oliver co llec ted the lrophics in thl· 250 class, takin~ a fir3 t in the Trophy Dash and .\ ~l ain. The do u ble win in the Opl'n cl ass wen t to Gera ld Ber~q uist on a Triumph. ( Res ul ts on p ag~ :16) The 5 00 Expert l\la in was all V an Lie nde ri's wi th a terr if ic le ad a t the star t on lv to j ust beat . ou t Pat Hennen fo r second w hil e Asbill h el d onto th ird o ver Carv To nda. Van l. ien den is re a lly putting o n the p ress ure for that n u m b er one spot but his Selby Mo n te sa is going to have to do double time to ca tc h up to Davidson's point lead. While Butch isn 't doi ng to o well in the Bay Area races, h e is st ill the King in the V a lley . Bill Landsborough returned to . th e victory circle tonigh t showing tha t hi s Se lby BSA an d so re leg are ready to d o bailie fo r the res t of the season . Bill broke a leg ve ry bad ly towards the end of last season an d w as sidelined fo r some five m o nth s. lie came back slowly b ut is now in fine fonn an d wo n by a wide th r ee second margin over Bill Bu d d e w ho w ill start professiona l ra c in g soon with a vaca tio n a nd pro start in Me x ic o . Bill is looking for sponsors and with his background, he wi ll defi ni tely be an exciting ad dit ion to that scene. /j?""""1 ACK PRODUCTS, CIC 676 Auzera is Ave_. San Jose, Ca 95 125 , roducfl Inc. \" 408-293-5111 ~.- ..'" M 0.. the e arlv portion o f th e season . The 1 i yea r o ld high sch ool student has minded his m anners well and taken a number of lessons from father Du ane. - en ough so that he can be at him at will. lI e has ap plied h imself in mu ch the same way that John Gen n ai did th e past year. The o u tco m e is fee t-u p slides an d a spec tac u la r st y le , Fo r tonigh r' s r ace. ke eping Bill Landsborou gh a t bay wasn't 'II a ll as di ffi cult as it w as holdin g o n for th e ten laps. Befo re th e M ain was to ge t under way so m e o f the riders, including Denni s. h ad ask ed for a 20 lap ~ I a i n . I t was de cided that that was to o rnan v laps. It w as a good thing for a fte r th ~ race De nnis carne up a n d said, " I co u ld n ' t hardl y hang on th e las I two laps." th e I t:l mile 'TT track is fast an d requires a 101 of atlention to circumnavigate an d he had to find au t th e tou gh wa y. l\lark A sb ill fo un d th e righ I combination in th e 50 0 Ex pert Main an d d e fe at e d h is arch enern ie , ~li k e V an Lien den , T his bail ie is shapi ng u p to h e as good as the 25 0 E x p e r t l\la in w i th j us t abou t every r ider th a t rides the 25 0 cl a ss , riding this one. Jus t 10 keep it in th e fam ily, l\la rk As bill's o lder broth er wo n th e 5 0 0 Junior class over J o h n Bonamarte w h o is the guy tha t u su a lly wins. L y in ' Ernie Vi ck did the deed for third bu t had to tell some of h is famous s tories alo ng the way. Ernie is becomin g quite fa mo us fo r ha vin g a story or (\'\00 to tell once the · race is o ver. Vince A m a ra l is fas t becoming the scourge o f the 100 1\ ovi ce class and won vet another one tonight over ~li k e Belten court and the y o u nges t of th e racing David so ns, Mitch. Both Be tten c o u rt a n d Davidson have th e same number, 230 , wi th o n ly a letter m a k in g their plates differen t. b ut tha t is h ard to tell fro m the sco ring towe r , so the size of the ride r is c o n sid e red . Mi tch is easilv o n e of the smallest in size that has come a long, b ut he certa-i n ly m a kes up for h is di min uit iveness wi th su per riding on his lillie H on d a tha t flies p retty high, laking lips. ( Results on p age 36) Bultaco • Mai co . Norton ""• • t!i>daka • Yamaha Bay A rea '5 I e~¥1Yam aha dea ler A&A 'M,OTORS 27· 1" Er"t:amin o Real Red w ood City. Ca liforn ta 366-t755 366-3814 714/87 0-5 243 -'~~~~~~"! : • : • M ot o rcy c le C orpora ti on 172 Fr ee dom Aven ue An ah eim. 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