Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

'T BEWR M" M G Perris Dumps By Pen n ie Dou n WASil. , ~I a y 12. 19 72 - I t was a warm , sta r-fi lled nig ht fo r th e firs t race of th e season a t Grah a m Speedway, with th e h ea t races shap ing the Main Even ts in to so me real fine racin g. The Expert ~I ain lo o ked·lik e it would be a real b attle betw een Pat ~I aran acci .md first y ear Expert , Rand y Skiver with Sk iver gra b b ing the lead an d Mar an acci close b eh ind , only to h ave the race sto p pe d on the firs t lap. T he res tart of th e Mai n foun d S kive r start ing behin d and :\laranacci, sporting X ar ional Nurnb er 6 7 , ta k ing t he lea d off th e lin e an d st re tc hing h is lead with each lap . Xlike Elder went into the firs t tu m in second . A real hatt ie w as shaping up in th e b ack of th e p ac k wit h S k ive r ro arin g through th e p ack tr ying to m ak e up for lost tim e . In th e th ird lap , Em il Ahola, a c rowd fav ori te , h it the wa ll in the fron t straigh tawny an d had to leav e the race . In the mea n time. Skiver h ad worked hi s way up to six th and wa s nipping a t T om Waterson's back tire , wit h Dav e Yost putting the p ressure o n Skive r. The pressure was really o n \\"Ite rso n com ing in to the South tum, causing \ \'a te rso n to go d own in fro n t o f Skiver. Skiver swerving to miss \\'ate rso n and Roger Stanley going wide and off the track . Skiver lo st ground to Yost while trying to go around Waterson and Y ost was able to edge past Skiver to lose i t in the final lap in a d rag race 10 the finish line with Skiver co mi n g in third and Yo st a fraction behind. Ma ran ac c i came acro ss the line in a comfortable fi rst w ith ~ Iike Elder second. The Trophy Dash was domin ated b y Junior riders wi th S am ~lartin, fir st ye ar Junior setting fast overall time of th e night with a 19 .05. It w as a re al duel be tw een Maranacci and Einarsson fightin g b ack and forth for the lead. Ein arsso n was able to get past ~I aranacci and hang on to th e lead just long enough to take home the tr ophy. The Junior Main turned o u t to be a three wa y battle b e twee n Jim Ein ar sson, Steve Baker and Sam Martin . Ei narsson took the lead in th e firs t tum and the battle was on w ith side-by -side riding b y Einarsson, Baker and Mar tin . :\lartin edged fo rward to ta ke th e le ad wi th Ba ker an d Ein arsson rig h t b eh in d , Fred ' Siegel fo llo we d in fou rt h . Martin stretched out hi s lead a litt le leavin g t he battle between Ein arsson a nd Ba ker for second. Einarsson goes wide and lo ses groun d to Baker and while trying to m a ke up fo r lost ti me. goes d own in the d ogleg leavin g second to Baker. Sam Mart in ta kes fi rs t wi th Ba ker in second an d Siegel in th ird. Cooper, riding a Dou tt -tuned Triumpfi sponsored by Lynnwood Ka w as a k i, pu t a final touc h to the exciting finis h of the Junio r ~I ai n w hen his bike burst into names in the infield and he was blown off t he b ik e. The fire , caused by a broken gas line, was quickly extinguished and neither Cooper n or the b ik e sustained serious damages. Brad Tibbetts brought his Bultaco across the line for a firs t in the Xovice C> '" N .... C'l Graham Jumps By Elaine J ones PERRIS, CAL .• ~I ay 6. 197:! - A ne w twi st w as added to th e Perris tr ac k a n d a lo t of ride rs would ra th e r th ey h ad forgotten it. The tw ist is ajump right as you co me int o the S 'e s. It's a hairy o ne and it app ears to have only o ne p lace to go throu gh it with out e n d ing up like a Kamik aze pil o t o n a su ic id e m issi on . R ob ~I orri son h ad J eff Co leman and Pry or Campbell to con te n d w ith in th e 100-125 Am a teur/ Expert cla ss. n ot to mention th e new course. A ga in the: sh orter frame on Jeff' s bik e gave a n ad va n rage but n ot en ough to a u trun Rob's super-tuned Kaw. Third pl ace Pry or Campbell ne eds a bike u nder him th at isn' t qu ite so tired. On sho r t tight cou rses he really compe res bu t where he needs flat out p ower he ' s lost. The n ew co u rse didn't slow Doug Maso n down t.. u ch in the 250 Am a teur/ Expert class , b ut a co m p e tito r has appeare d o n th e h ori zo n an d if sheer' d esire is wh a t it takes to w in, T im Ho lm should have no trouble . Fac t is Tim did beat Doug th e second m oto and was never far be hind the res t of the t ime . Tim's mo tocross experience c o me s in handy on the new w h oop-de-do o . Do n Frauenberger was third. Steve Pe rgin ca me back after a layoff and picked off the wi n in the 100 Novice: D ivisio n I. Derek Ka tan ic , after un load ing on the new b it , recovered and made up enough points for a second overa ll. Denais Turner was third. To m Avoian ca me o u t fo r the first time t his year and did h im sel f p roud by winning the 175-200 class. The class was hotly co n tested and ended up in a tie for sec ond between A n d y Lutrull and Mike Horton with Bob Ly nch J r. a close third . Another tie was recorded in the Xovi ce 1\Ioto II where David Atkinson grabbed off third with Rory H ollad ay second and Ralph Hendricks and Larry Wall in g th ird . The Holladays h ave w o rked o u t an arrangeme nt w i th the city of Rialto to h o ld a mo n thly m oto cr o ss. A lo t o f team effort, sweat and probably so me tears h as gone in to th e proje ct an d ve ry shortly its fate will b e d ecid ed by th e 'R ialt o Ci ty Cou ncil. If th ey m a ke it , le.t's ge t some suppo rt o u t there by rid ingth eir even ts . In No vice Mo to I , J ohn Bean p osted th e fas test time of the eve n ing aboard o n e of the m t he re Maico s. J o h n bested Do u g Maso n ' s time by fo u r-ten th s of a second . Dennis Dav id and Jim E llio tt we re second an d th ird. T he A mateu r/Expert Moto is a bit of a p uzzl e sin ce Terry S an ford. th e w inne r w as on a 250 Bul taco an d th at' s a No, No. T he refo re it seems to me that V ince Grave s is th e legal wi nner. V in ce, the ph o to gr apher' s dr eam, gets those sus pended anima tion fu ll lo c k slides th a t are beautiful to wa tc h bu t slow him d o wn . He w as really having trouble after he ca me out of the n e w jump but should get it wi red real quick. Pau l Lambert was second. G e rry is work ing on a sho rt track w h ich should be co mp le ted in the near future so Perris will h ave o ne m o re type of racing to offer its rid e rs. (R es ul ts o n p age 38) " e, I ~ > ::;; '" en ~ w G R A I L\ ~ I . ~ lain . (Results on page 38) Scott Runs Away By N. A . Willi ams CLACKAMAS , ORE ., Ma y 5, 197 2 Randy Sco tt (Tri) p ick ed up th e Ex p ert win in th is professional IT op ener. Randy h ad fourth fas te st qual ifying time and a lso won th e Trophy Dash . Randy won th e first h eat with Pa t Ma rin ucci seco n d . Burres took the second h eat ahead of Jim Jones. Ike Reed (T ri) bea t o u t Thad Lawrence in the th ird elimin ation . All transferred d ire ctly t o the Main . Ed Herrmann (Tri) won th e Semi an d made it to the Main . Gary Kapus to ok an d ke p t the le ad in the secon d Se m i. Th e Main was a h ar d -riding battle' betwee n Sonny Burres an d Randy Sc o tt. Bu rres grabbed the le ad at the o M sta r t and k ept it for eig h t lap s, with Sco tt secon d and Jim J ones third . S co tt finally got a good drive d o wn the hi ll an d pulled aro u n d Bu rre s. Mea n whil e, Ike 'R eed moved up in to third p lace. Burres had h is h ands full , sand w ic hed between Sco tt a n d Reed . With two lap s 10 go, Reed go t a ro un d Bu rr es and set o u t after S cott. T im e ra n o u t leavin g Re ed in second ; Burres, third, an d Randy S cott takin g the checkere d in fron t. S teve Bak er won th e J u nio r T rophy Dash w ith no tr ouble . A t th e start o f th e J unior Main , R on O lso n m o ved ou t 10 tak e th e lead. losing it to Greg Johnson. Ron go t the lead back again and af te r a hard b attle with Steve Baker, who had moved in to second , fin ish ed first . Baker was sec ond and Jerry Lambert third. Ricky Graves ( Bu l) took the lead in the Novice ~lain and held it for six laps until he went wide o n th e d ownhill, letting three riders whiz p ast, D on Dodge, Ly n n Davis, and Jim Bro oks moved ahead o f Graves and finis hed one, two, three . ( Res u lts on page 38) Z W ..J CJ >- CJ St eve Baker hot foot s it to victory at Bellingham, Wash. TT. THE BEATG ES O O N Bv Pennie Dou tt BELLIi\GIIA·~ I. WASIL , ~l ay 13 . 19n - The E xpert Main wa s a repeat of last nigh t at Grah am with a restart and Randy Skiver findin g h imself brin gin g up th e re ar of the p ack , On the restart. Randy S cott o f Oregon go es into th e lead with Eddie Herm ann hot on hi s tr ail, foll owed b y Pat ~I aran ac ci and Jim J on es. Comin g o u t of th e firs t turn. ~Iaran cci and J o n es tan gle, go ing d own . ~I aran aeci is able to ge t b ack up an d com p le te the race , never gai n ing mu ch tim e o n the field, but J on es is o u t with a twisted ankle. Randy S cott takes th e lead and goes ove r th e fin ish lin e first fo llo wed by Hermann. Chu ck J o yner in th ird a n d Randy Skiver com iryg in fourth from the b ack o f the field. The Expe rt T ro p h y Dash w as won by Randy S cott. Pat Maranacci seemed to be having tro uble getting around the North turn , as did many of the other riders. It w as a battle between Steve Baker and Jim Ein ars son in the J u nio r Trophy Dash with S teve Baker taking home the troph y . Steve Mowat to o k home the Xovice Troph y w ith Joh n Maran acci having more trouble in the X o rth tum than his brother and falling in the front st ra igha wa y. Steve Bak er to ok th e lead in the Junior Main w ith Ein ar sson sitt ing back an d taking secon d , fo llo wed b y Dan Mangan o. It lo oked like follow th e lead er w it h the field stru ng out letting SIeve Baker sh ow them the way arou nd the h oles o n h is h ome town tr ack . John ~l aran acci sh owed th e c ro wd he h ad a little of wh at h is brother h as and rode a fine ra ce as h e brought h is Yamaha ac ro ss the finish line first in th e r\ ov ice Main, ( Resu lt s on p age 38) Sextons Wire Corona By E laine Jones CO ROi\;A, CAL., ~I ay 4, 19 72 - T he brothers Sexton have fou nd a home on the Co rona track . Rod Sex Ion picked up the wi n in th e Novice Mo to 11 but it was a tig ht one CITY O F HOPE ROAD R IDE 1'. 10re th an 2000 family m otorcy cl ists will take to the road May 27, 28, 29, h ead ed for the Ilurroughs H igh School gro unds in Rid gecre st , California, in the T welfth An nual Road Riders Commi ttee - City of 1I0pe Spring T o ur, according to Burroughs IIigh Sc hool Principal John Cissne. The Spring Tour will take p lace one week prior to the annual Hope S u n d ay ca mpaign, June 4, in which m o re than 100,000 Southern Californians "Volu n tee rs for Hope" - will canvass their neighbors seeking contributio ns in su pport of the programs in p a tie n t ca re, rese a rch and ed ucation at th e Ci ty of Hope. Ridgecr est Cham b e r of Com merce Pre siden t Mike Molner , said hi s com mi ttee wi ll again host th e three d ay event, benefitting th e free, nonsec ta ria n Cit y of H op e Med ical Ce n te r in its battle against catastrop hic diseases . Ron L owers of Wh itt ie r, Chairman o f th e Road Rider s C ommittee, a nnou n ced a full th ree d ay progra m o f eve n ts, starting o ff w ith fie ld eve nts on S aturday , an "all-y ou -can -eat" c h uc k wagon d inner, h os ted by the Con tin ental Bu ffet Rest au rant, le avin g th e eve n ing ope n fo r.visiting. S cores of prizes a nd tro ph ies will be awarded during the Spring Tour, climaxed b y the Grand Prize - a 1:!5 Trail Bike d o n a ted th rough the cou rtesy of the Southern California Harley-Davidson Dealers Ass o ciation, through the efforts of Sherman Ames of Pomona. The $4 .00 entry fee, will help supp ort expansion programs under way in p atient care, research and educatio n at th e City o f Hope , where d octors and scientists seek cures fo r cancer, leu kemia, and maladies of the heart , bl ood , chest, heredity, and metabolic disorders su ch as diabetes. The public is invited. that Joh n Sandona did not give up easily. John to o k it right down to th e wire wit h a win bu t Rod squeaked by with a mere 25 points. Jim Hen ry was third . Jeff had no trouble do minating th e A/E Big Bike class, wh ich w as m ad e u p en tirely of Maico s, Jeff even added ins ult to injury as he w hittle d a b it mo re time off his track reco rd . D ale S m it h and Kirk Reddi ng were second and third. Randy ~Ionroe earned his graduation p apers as he won n or only the 100 Novice 11 topping Terry S tan a rt an d Larry Hansen, but the 125 Novice 11 th is time raking the win from Jeff Bowles and Shawn Huffman. Terry Stanart is getting real close to his transfer as he p icked u p the win in the 10 0 Novice I with a G rand S lam of th ree fi rsts. Jim Wood and Kerwin Green , friendly rivals we re second an d th ird. Ro ch elle Blythe, our o n ly lad y in res id ence, h u ng in there for a so lid fou rth overall. Look for h er to m ove up in the ranks in the near future. Rick Milne r , Brian Ki ng an d Ro b Morrison h ad a thing going in th e 100-125 Am ateu r/ E xpert go, but most of the dueli ng was between Brian an d Rob . The tigh t course p ro ved an un d oi n g fo r Rob a n d h e lo st it. Bri an slipped in fo r second and Ro b was th ird . R ic k stayed out front a n d o u t o f tro u ble all three race s, Jim Wright hung it a ll to geth er in the 175 ·2 0 0 cl ass an d every body seemed conten rto fo llow alo ng b eh in d in order. J im is abou t read y for a tr an sfe r whi ch should make Bill Hosfo rd and Larry Bry an t very happy . Bill H o sfo rd made up for things in the 250 X ovi ce II taking the gol d Over Frank Schnetz and Richard Braza. ~ li ke ~ l y ers heard from Ti m 1I0l m loud and clear . After a super unload in the first m oto when he tried to slip by Mike, T im re covered to come b ack an d reall y put the pressure o n. Tim is a hard co mpe tito r and ne ver Rives up . Cary Scroggin s a lso h ad hi s problems but man aged to p ick up a so lid third. D on't forget . Cor ona IT is now o n Friday nigh ts. ( Res u lts on p age 3 8 ) ~

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