Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
Issue link: https://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/141029
By t\rt ~~.Y.~n 'llI SO UTH GATE , CALIF ., r. ay:Z , 19 7 2 - One of the h ardest m oto rc ycle ri d ing joc kyes a t Trojan Speedw ay is b ac k in top fo rm . Dan Corbett o f Downey snapped out of a lo n g slump T h u rsd ay nigh t b y defea tin g a h ard-c hargin g ch ampion , Rick G o ad e o f Fulle rton , in b oth the 250 TT and FT M ain Even ts of th e com b in ed rac ing prob'l'am in S outh G at e . Corbe tt's ridin g performan ce w as a comp le te re ve rsal of previous wee ks on th e fifth -mil e clav ova l th a t h as p roduced n othin g b u t prob le m s for th e pop ular, c ro w d p leas in g rider. Desp it e Corbett 's sparkling wins over Bultaco mounted G o ad e, th e lu ster of both eve nts was so me w hat slightly tarn ish ed w hen 101' fa vo rite , J am e y Blun t , shooting for his fourth straigh t FT w in an d h is th ird consecu tive T'I ' vic to ry . was un ab le to com p e te due to a 'Ie!: injury as a res u lt of a n ea rlie r sp ill. Afte r winni n g both th e 25 0 TT an d FT hea ts ove r Corbe t t an d G o ad e , Blunt ' s unfo rtun ate sp ill a t th e start of the T T Main , robbed th e fa n s o f a gr ea t p erfo rm an ce . Sti ll, on e ca n no t ov erlo ok C orb ett's win n ing effort , for in leadi n g eve ry la p of b o th eve n ts a lth oug h h ard p ressed, h e lo o ked th e p art o f n ot be in g d enied to n igh t's win nin g h on ors as h e sho we d th e ta il-en d o f 'h is Bu lt aeo to the fiel d. In the J un io r cl ass 250 'IT Main , it w as the ra cing p ol iceman. Jim Mi lle r (Oss) lead in g a ll th e way to win . A n o th e r h ighligh t o f th e even ing was To m Do ty 's winnin g ride over Bo b Sande rs in the 12 5 'IT Main , Wh a t m ad e this race a real gem. was Dc ty giv ing Sanders some of h is 0 \"'0 med ic in e . that of pressuring a front ru n n er out of the lead . Sanders who led th e first four laps, was unable to shake off the persistent Doty (11on), and on lap five made th e m istake that Do t" waited for as he wobbled in the first corner allowing Do ty to slip by on the inside for th e lead and the wi n . T he 125 FT Main was all Sanders as h e easily led Do ty,J e rry ~lulkey [ Kaw}, an d V ern Maxwell (Bul), to th e checkere d . Sander s made it three Main Eve n t win s o u t of se ven features by takin g home fir st pl ace h o n ors in the 100 TT and FT Mains. It no w ap p ea rs th at Back "at' fr y o " M ~, e "n ~ Q. N r-- ~ CD" " " .., " til ~ w 2 w ..J U > U " Jim M iller on a victo ry ri de i n the 250 Ju nio r M ain a t Troj an Speed w ay . San ders is the " u nbeatable" in th is cl as s as h e con tin ues to domin ate th e win n er's circle w eek a fte r wee k. Co mpetin g a t Asco t on Fri day n igh ts . : Sander's sh o rt-t ra c k ex perience is b eing used to go o d ad van tage by so m e o f the ne w er rid ers w h o a re mostl y in a position to watch his win ni n g fo rm fr om behind as the "p rofessor" shows them the way aro u n d . (R esu lts on p age 40) HERE'S THE HOTTEST SELLING PRODUCT IN OUR SHOP, . , Y es, PAC IFI C JAWA'S a ll new BUFFA LO BREATH mo ta-c ross je rsey is a , fav orite w ith man y o f the t o p m ota- c ro ss rid e rs - lik e Brad Lac ke y. T h is stylish and dura bl e 10 0% cotto n je rse y , w ith rib bed k nit lo ng sle eve s a nd single bu tto n co llar is ma d e in New Zealand t o PAC IFI C J AWA specif icat ions an d is avail a bl e in a wi de range of "with it" col ors , T a ke you r cho ice : Ma ro on/Go ld/ Blue, Maro o n/ Blue, R e d / w h it e/ Blue , Black/G old/ Red , MaroonfWh ite , Maroon/Myrt le , Mar o on/Navy, Maro on/G o ld, Em e ra ld / Navy , Gold/Navy , Myrtle/Navy , Pum pkin/Gray, Myrt le/Sca rlet, Pu m p k in/ My rtle , Red /Blu e , Black, Navy . One size fits all. PR ICE $1 3.95 ",: $ 1. 0 0 f or ta x, shipp ing & handling. BUITAW BREATH Di stributing Man u fac turing Importin g Quality Pr odu cts _ The BUFFALO BREATH name means it 's good, Dea ler Inqu iries Invited, write to PAC IF IC J AWA, Buff al o Brea t h Prod uc ts, 17 9 9 U n iversit y Avenue, Berkel e y, Ca lif o rn ia 94704 , Te lep ho ne (41 5) 8 4 5-0 4 44