Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

i Wild sm Isn't So Wild M' N i:' :; ~ w Z W ...J U >- U By :>Iike Capalite CO ST A ~ IESA, CALI F ., May 12, 1972 With a Sc ratc h Main lineu p that lo o ked like a final in the US Ch am pi o n sh ip s, Bill Cody grabbed the lea d fro m th e pole p osi tio n a nd held it the fu ll fou r lap s. His smoo thness le t you kno w right away th a t he wasn't going to make any m ist ak es. Sonny Nutter dropped in behind h im and Shake the Hand That Helped Lee, Priddy By Bob Davis April S, 1972 - Santa Fe Nati o n al winner, Robert E. Lee and Team CZ rid er , Wy man Prid dy paid tribute to the me n that pu t them on thei r w inning mach ines. Don and Ke n S mi th . of Super Cycle in A rlington, Texas, were presen ted an engraved p laq u e by Lee an d Priddy sta ting th eir ap p recia tion. The presentati o n was mad e du rin g a m o to cro ss sc h o o l co ndu c te d h y Pr iddy. Le e t old th e gro up " My racin g ca reer has p rogre sse d faster than I ever th ough t p os sibl e, be cau se of th e h elp I rece ived from t he Smi th boys." It was good to sec successful racers show gra ti tu de for the help th ey re ce ived a lo n g th e way . DEALERSWEST OF THE ROCKIES Due to t he High Cost of shipp ing, we have no cho ice but to eliminate the distributor & sell the dealer direct. TC comes packed 12 qts, per case & shipping will be paid in lots of 10 cases or more. You have had requests for TC and you will have more because it is th e best damn lubricant on the market , push ed all th e w ay but h ad to se ttle for secon d . The o n ly p os iti on changing was d o n e b y Mike Bast an d Ric k Wo ods as they h ad a b attle for third pl ace goi ng th at h ad th e cro wd o n it s fee t. with Rick fin ally ge tting the edge at th e finish lin e. Larry Mo on used h is 20·yard h a n d icap to it s fu lles t to stay a head of the pac k in the Han d icap Main fo r the win . hu t h e was ha rd pressed as Ric k Wo od s. w ho h ad tro uble ge tt ing thr ough th e pac k. m ov ed u p to sec ond. Ri ck h ad moved up beh ind Ed Will iam s and h ad figu red to m o ve past o n the inside. but Ed w as rid in g the in side lin e like he was on a trolley lin e an d af te r two lap s of trying to rattle h is cage so he would d rift wide. Rick fina lly h ad to take to the o utside . Third sp ot w as Don Cull um. with ~I i k e Caru so. Ed William s and Steve Bast in th at orde r. A lot o f in terest wa s sh own by the c ro wd in A~ I:\ ace D on C ast ro who ch a rge d ou t to w in h is Division II heat, but in the Main event , whil e Don was go ing we ll, Ro n S tew art h ad ta k en th e lead a n d w as h old ing it like a Division One rid er. Jim Cast or wa s right o n his rear wheel an d th e b est Castro cou ld d o w as th ird foll owed by Rob er t Waite , Dick Brew er an d D an Fish hurn . Bill C ody rem a in ed unbeaten in m a tch race co m p e tit io n w ith a w in o ve r Steve Bast . ( Resu lts o n page 36) PARTS WARDS RIVERSIDE MOJAVE IBy Benello l PARILLA CAPRIDLD MV AGUSTA 2SO BIANCHI CAPRI SCOOTERS Warld'slugesl inventory lor Italian molarqdes Rebuih EJIglneExchanges ~A1111l1raa.1K. Hatboro, Pa. 19040 (215) 672-9 100 Husqvarna Penton ~Iockers Sales & Senice 6614 At/antic,Bell,Ca. (11 3)58J-3983 - /I & efile () MAiCOS I $etvie We ~EST PRfP~~an bu9 an9where. ~ ..'. 1320 EoDRANGfTHORPE FULLERTON CALIF. 171 4 1 170 ·49 97 NOW AVAI LABLE 1 972A M XT CALENDARS $3 .95 Help sup port the American Motocross Team Send check or money or to : CYCLE NEWS Products Box 498 long Beach, Ca. 90801 Dep t. CNP BAY AREA UULTACO. INC. --e - -._ S" I. L~/ ~T!fj~ER V IC E ~ For more info contact : TC LUBRICANTS 4300 Skylark Dr. Englewood, Ohio 45322 ~go ~Ni2~ Welding _- ~"" . . * Accessor ies * Jxl Porting 1352 Cennneta, W. Lo s A ngele s Cor ne r o f Santa Monica Blvd . & Centi nela Op e n 9 am to 6 pm Mo n. thr u Sat . Sa n t a :\l onica Blv d. N . ;. '" ~- . ~ W+E •= :.. .: ~ (513) 836-1119 ~ S Sa n ta :\olon i<:'<\ Frw v , . C~LUBRICANT 213 826- 7856 BANK FINANCING '" Life Begins At 30 By Ela ine Jone s Ph o to s by Buzz Bat y CO RO :>:A . CAL.. April 27. 197 2 - T he over-th irty Big Bik e class is fa st becom in g th e largest an d bi gge st c ro wd p leaser . Ke n Conover. at forty, is th e fas test a nd socked it to the "younger" guy s as he sh o we d the m th e wa y ho me . Even a spec ta cu lar c ras h in the final m oto didn 't slow him down . Buc k R ich and Gerald H o ff we re second and th ird . Ken is trying to p romo te an over forty class. Any ta ke rs? Sa ndy A rm st rong and J eff S e x ton d id their thing in th e Am ateur/E xp ert m oto and San dy ca me ou t on top in th a t o ne . It was ca t an d m o use all th e way . T om J arnagan was in th e re for a solid th ird . R od Se xton ke p t the fa mily name alive by win n in g the X ovice Mo to I. Ran dy lI o ff h ad it in hi s h ip p oc ke t bu t fell in th e final m o to an d ju st cou ld n ' t ca tc h up. Randy in sp ite of h is m istake h ad enoug h fo r sec on d . Dean ~ I ac k el p ran g a nd Kent lI' i1so n to o k ho me t he go ld in th e Novi ce Mo to III . S hawn lI uffm an go t hi s ne w Y am ah a an d h imself w orking to geth er an d cap tu red th e 125 X oviee cl ass. S h awn w h o h as been h avin g one k in d o f problem or ano ther wa s a p opular win n e r. Jeff Bo w les a n d hi s st ro ng ru nnin g Pe n to n were secon d. T ad Willis h ad n o tro ub le w in n in g the 25 0 Am / E x class. Bo b Gr een str ee t looke d very good fo r a st ro ng secon d p lace fin ish . Pry o r Ca mp bel l's S uzuki seems 10 d o it in th e 10 0 A m /Ex . class to th e powerful little G reenies, Dan ny T an n er was second. Ran dy ~l o nr oe ca p tured th e 100 X ovice I. Terry Stan ar t w as secon d. Mi ke DuBon t sho wed he ha sn't los t h is to uc h as he w on th e 10 0-1 25 Am / E x. Richar d Swea ney wh o mi ssed the fir st he a t d ue to a n a t tire sta rted giving him so me stron g argu me n ts b y th e third h ea t bu t did n't h ave en ough p oin ts to top V ie Hensley a n d h ad to settle for third. J im II'right is ge tti n g very cl o se to c ha nging his ratin g as h e w o n the 17 5-200 class, a nd Fran k S chne tz o u tro de a la rge cl ass of 2 50 . Novices fo r th e win in th a t d ivision . Fri day ni gh t rac in g star ts ~ I ay 12 th . Ga tes ope n a t .r- o'clock wit h m in i-bi ke an d m in i-cy cle en trie s cl os in g a t 6 :30 an d m otorcy cle e nt ries dos in g a t 7 :30. Blunt, Goade Top T jan fO By Art Loy a SO l iI'll GATE. CA L.. May 4 , 19 72 Rick Goade of Fulle rto n. an d J am e y Blu n t o f T o rran ce , sha red the wi nne r' s circle a t Trojan Speedway a fte r a s te rling p e rf orman ce in winni ng the 250 Tf an d FT ~I ain Even ts re spectively on th e fift h-mi le cl ay ova l ton igh t. Sel f sponso re d . Bul taco m ounted. Goade p ulli ng o u t a ll th e st ops made some se n sational p assin g m a neuvers wh ile in th e middle of tr a ffic of a ten -rid er fiel d to com e o u t as th e leade r a t t he e n d of th e first lap. J essc J am es (Hu l) . alt ho ugh h avin g to chase G oade for th e e n tir e di st an c-e. ~I Vl' a ~ood ac cou n t of hi mse lf in the pro ce ss of h oldin g se cond pl ac e w ith som e sm a rt defen sive moves in turu in g b ark the challen ges o f Ro n Hy;lrs (O ss) in th e ea rly laps. and J am e y Blu n t (O ss}, in the fina l two laps. T h ree lea de rs exchanged the fro nt spot in th e 250 FT I\lain wh en J am es gra bbed th e firs t lap lea d o ve r Goude , Blunt , an d Les Bomar J r. In th e secon d circui t. G o ade lo oked lik e a su re b e t t o make it ba c k-to-bec k wins as he p asse d Bo ma r fo r th e lead. h u t before ge in g in to the th ird lap , Blu n t. sponsored by Ho ckie's Racin g Team , stu nn ed the fans w it h a su d den b u rst o f speed as h e ca m e from th ird to ta ke th e lead ahead of Goade an d J ames. Still d ete rm in ed t o regain th e lead , Goade d id not give up th e chase. bu t in stead tri ed to find a hig h p assin g groove as h e skim m ed th e crash w all. Co m in g ou t o f th e n orth tum on th e final lap , the inevi ta ble h ap p ened. G oade h it th e w all an d as h e lay by h is ove r tu rned ma c hin e, was n arr o w ly m issed b y the p assin g fiel d of riders. Lu c kily . G oad e came off th e gro un d with o nly a bruised rig ht elbow. Finishin g se cond was Bomar. J r. Due t o a ch an ge in th e rac in g fo rm a t b y the track managem e n t. a t otal o f ei gh t ma in s were h el d. Pri o r to this c ha nge. all J un ior riders co mp e ted toge th er with the Sen ior rid ers in m a in even t comp eti tio n with the fi rst Junior across the finis h lin e as th e winner in his class. Effective w ith t onigh r's events . separa te Ma in s of T"T racing wer e h el d in the 10 0 and 125 class separating the J un ior riders fro m the S en ior s. lI' ith th e ne w c h an ge. it is expec ted th a t the fie ld o f Junior rid ers will in cr ease in the nc ar fu ture . In th e S en ior di vision, Bob S anders ( Ka w) proved th e rider to be a t b y winning fo u r o f th e ei ght Main Even ts incl u di ng the 100 an d 12 5 TT and 1'1' fea tu re s. S anders' top challe nge rs incl u d ed All en "Buc kwheat" Swett (lion) wh o fin ishe d secon d in the 100 'IT : R ohert Cr ecel iu s ( Ya m) secon d in 12 5 'IT : G oude second in 100 FT ; a n d Elhert Turner [ Ya rn] second in the 1:!5 1''1' Main , O u tsta ndi n g J u n ior performa n ces we re tu rn ed in by Dean Mey e r ( lion) in win n ing over S te ve Be u ( l ion) in th e 100 IT Muin : Tu rn e r in p ostin g h is win ove r Wiley ~li ll e r ( Kaw) in 12 5 T r c o m p e tit io n , gave a su re indicati on tha t sta r st a tu s fo r th is rid er is ju s t arou nd th e come r. A n o th er o u ts ta n d ing J un io r ride r. an d o ne of th e h ard est to he a t in effort. is " Bi K Ric k" Wh it e wh o tea med up wit h G o ad e to win th e Budd y Race ove r sec o nd p lace team o f the Bo rna rs , a fa th er -son team. T h is eve nt has the m ak in gs of o n e o f th e most e x citin g an d cr o w d pl e asin g eve nts an d it mi ght n ot be a b ad ide a to hav e m o re th an ju st on e in th e eve n in g's p r ogram . In earlie r acti on . a three rider crash in the 125 FT sta r t involvin g San de rs. Mill er , and Bob Beh un in (Yam) . bro u ght a few anx io us, an d h air-ra isin g secon ds to sp ectators. San de rs, ch ar gin g from be h in d . found an op en in g as th ey heade d into tu m on e. but befo re he co u ld com p le te his move . the ope n in g closed resu lt in g in seve ra l rid e rs makin g contac t , an d Sanders, Mill e r, and Beh u n in h itt in g th e d ust. All three rid er s recovered from thei r sp ill an d resumed a c ti o n w ith S anders c o m in g o ff the gro und to w in th e eve n t ,

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