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Cushaway ,1 # , I< • " Sag e oppers do it Backwards By Andre Ney SAN DIEGO, CALIF ., May 2 8, 1972 The Sage Hoppers ran the Four Co mers c o urse in reverse todav , an ide a th a t was we ll received by the riders. It was a very fast circuit wh ich included the normal TT jump an d a good motocross-sty le j u m p. The re was a good tumou t for the event, th o ugh not q uite as large as last week's crowd of ride rs . The tw o fifteen a nd o ne tw en tv minute m o ta we re all se t off with a "t raffic ligh t " start for the first time ever in 0 -38 . Mi ke Stephson mus t have liked th e sys te m as w ell as the m ore co nven tio nal me th ods, as he t o o k all three motes in the Open Ex pert class aboard his CZ. Sm ith and Ma rtin fo llowed hi m in o n two mo re big b ore Ch ase S led s. (R esu lts on p age 4 0) WantedlJ\/' '~Q Members U~." Joe Cu shaw ay (9) passes the last m an ah ead of hi m to take the O pen E x pert class. By Mik e Anderson Ph o to s by Jim Kn owles SA NT A l\IA RIA, CA L., Ma y 14, 197 2 - Whe n Terry Clar k was asked, "lI ow d o you like the Spillway Park Moto cross T ra ck ?" his reply was " I 1's m oto c ro ss al l righ t , and I lov e it ." lie should, as he tip- toed o ff with a " lion's share" o f the 5 00 cas h p urse by wi nn ing both the 125 an d 250 Pro fession al classes. Pre-race favorite Mike Da vid was plagued wit h problems in the 125 class, making it a no-co ntest fo r Clar k and h is rapid Harley . While leading the first mota, Mike' s han dleb ar crac ked an d b ro ke off. He got it fixed just in tim e to catch the las t three lap s leaving Clark to completely zap the field. T he second mo t o saw the same story" with prob le ms fo r Mike, bu t this time he fin ished second - bu t no t w it hin striking dis ta nce of Clark . T he th ird mot o saw p roblems again but th is time fo r Cl ark . Clark got anothe r o ne o f h is PUCBS ow IN STOCK 1500 Breekertess ignit io n with 35 watt light ing coil New heavy dutY reinforced frame Girling shocks . Cerianni forks .- fan tast ica lly ro tte n s tarts , b u t thi s tim e neve r ca ught th e p ac k. Mik e wen t on to wi n with a lead of abo u t 100 yards. Sh erm a n Sc h neller an d J ohn G ro ssin i bo th trade d th e lead fo r 'm a n y lap s in th e 25 0 Pro even t wh ile fa rth er back Clar k was moving h is way thro ugh th e pack and arou nd LeR o y Cushaway , wh o fell trying to make a good sta rt out of a bad one . J o h n Grossin i star te d fading back an d S her ma n con tin ued p us hing. T e rry Clark soon sta rted t o gain ground on a ve ry tired Sherman, With o ne lap to go S he rman began riding wi ld try in g to maintain h is very sma ll lea d , b ut Cla rk go t by fo r th e win wit h Sherman second and G ro ssini third . T he nex t two mo tos never T o represent in gov ernm ent Motorcycle Owners , Rid ers. an d Enth usiasts' PO Box 26062. Sa cramento 95826 M uffle r f or AMA requirements 5 -speed dog-shift engine saw She rm an an d J ohn in contention, b ut it did see a ne w threat to the winning way s of Clark. It was Le Roy Cushaway , an In te rm ed ia te. LeR oy led Clark m an y tim e s a nd showed fan ta st ic sty le h ol d in g o n fo r secon d while leaving other Ex perts far beh ind, but du e to h is bad fir st m ota h e en de d u p th ir d . Le R o y's you nge r . brothe r, J oe Cu sh aw ay, rid in g a CZ did it in th e Open Experts again. Joe co n tin ued to d omin a te h is class with exception to a second mota spill whe n Ch uc k Czerwin ski (Mai ) and Joe collided leaving Joe on the gro und an d Chuc k with a fantas tic lead. A lot of merit go es to Chuck th o ugh as he is only an Inte rmed ia te a nd he ro de as a Pro. (Res u lts on page 40) CIs Sweep Sod By Andre Ne y SA N DI EGO FOUR CORN ERS , CALIF ., Ma y 21 , 1972 - De sp ite a recent b rush fire the So d Buste rs held a very su ccessful m o to cr o ss h ere today . A ll so lo classes ran one 15 and o ne 20 mi nute m o to o n th e fast 1. I m ile co u rse . The sidehacks wen t three laps twice. Mike Stephenson led a CZ sweep of the Open Expert. class. Martin Widtery to o k th e E xpe r t 250 event ab oard an oth e r CZ . Bu ltaeo mounted Brad Smith won the 125 Ex pert even t. T h ird was ia ken b y Ste ve Sa bin w ho was riding h is first Expert race . (Results o n page 38) Mud guard Upswept e xpansion chamber New rei nforced rims and spokes Full width hub with speedo drive The latest 125/175cc Puchs with the new 5-speed doq-shitt transm issions are no w available for new dealer set-ups. Check the specs then check with us. The very latest Puchs o ut. Compl et e ly gone over an d Amer ican ized w ith th e features you d ema nd . 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