Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

u • ~ w Z W ...J U >- U IJI~I I.w. America 's Num ber 1 week ly mo torcycle ne w..paper , Yo u 'll Jl w .tY~ see it f i r st i n Cycle Ne .... .. [M¥i ) M OTINQUS THV OR~~ctc~ ~iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii O;U;Ni;ciiiiiio c; ; ' L ~ Charles Clay ton Pub lisher Sharo n Clay to n Business Manager Tom Culp • .•••• .• ..• .••.• .• .. .General Manager John Beth ea Manag ing Editor John Huerter . . • . . . . . • . . . . • .• . • • • . • • • . .Editor Art Friedman Assistant Ed ito r Ed Drechsler Adverti sing Manage r Barbara Richard Advert ising Assistant Rheba Smit h Circu lat ion Ma nager Marla Ta rbet Circula t ion Assistant Al Duke Circula tion Assistant Paul Boudreau Prod uct io n Manager How ie Fow ler Prod uct io n Assistant Larr y Gr oves . • • • . . . •.. .. .... . .. Lab T echnic ian Marion Hat ashit a .. .•. . . ... . . .. . . . .T ypographer Bobi Cu lp . • . • • • . . .. •. .. . . Assistant T ypograph er Rand y D ietz el ••. . . .. . . .. .. .. ...•• Bookkeeper Eleano r D uke ••. .. . .. . . . . . Boo kk eeping Assista nt Bookkeeping Assistant Barbara Beb eck , Squeek v Hay nes General Secreta ry Beverly T ow nsend ." .•. .• .. .... . .. . . Recept ion ist Nat ional Advertising Director (Cycle New s Wes t, Cycle News East , C ycl e News Dix ie ) : Tom Cul p . Cycle News West, P.O. Bo x 4 9 8 , Long Ca liforn ia 90801 . (213) Beach, 427 ·7433 ; L.A . 6 36-8 844. T EL EX NO. 673474 Subscription : One year, second class mail 2 years, second cl ass ma il 3 years, second class mai l Single copy price . . . . . . . . ... . • , $10 $17 $21 $.35 Pub lish ed week ly except th e firs t a nd last week of th e calend a r year b y Cy cle News , lnc., Post O ffic e Bo x 498, Lo ng Beach, Cal ifo rn ia. Also publishers of Cycl e News East, a nd Dix ie Cycle News. Seco nd Class Post age p aid at Long Beach , Ca lif. Ed it o ria l stories, cartoons, photos, etc . a re welcome. Add ressed , sta m ped en ve lope assures retu rn o f edi torial matter . Rep rin t in g in whole o r in part only b y permission of t he Ad vert isin g rates a nd p ub lishers . circu lat io n information wi ll be se nt upo n request. S ee S .R.D .S. Co p y righ t © Cy cl e News, In c . 1972 a ll righ ts rese rved ~ 'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii~ AND ONE FOR TEDDY Y ou r weekly study o n the cap aci ty of a re ader' s m ind to deteriorate wh e n pe rsis te nt ly e x p ose d to y our " ed ito ria l h u m o r" is provin g quite suc ce ssfu l in m y ca se . Eve n my te ddy b ear can' t un dersta nd every th ing I say an y more . T he re ally scary thi ng is that I'm b egin n in g to u nderst a n d eve ry th ing yo u write! Please send m e tw o C ycl e News 11 0 '1' HAT S . one each for me a n d " T ed dy ". D. S . ~ lILL ER M oro, O re. Major Inside Reports F ta t-Tra cic: Ascot Hal f-Mi le{TT •. • • •• •••• •• ••• • • • • • • • • •• • • •• •• ••• •• ••• • • • •• • •6 C o l u m n: T h e La t est Po op • • • • • • • • •••• •• • •• • • • • •• • • • • • •• •• • • • • Mo t ocross: U.S . C u P at Carlsbad 1 • • • •••• • ••• • • 9 • • •• • • • •• • •• • • • • •• • •• • • • • • • •• • • • • •• •• •• • •• • • 10 F eatu r e : Ascot N igh t MX ••• •• • • • •• • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • •• • • • • •• • • • . •1 2 Grand Prix : K av i n o v i n C ze ch • • • •• • • . ••• • • • • • •• •• • • • ••• • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • •16 Speedway : C o st a Mesa •• • •• • • •• • • • ••• ••• •• • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • •• • • • •• ••• •• • • ••2 0 Sh o rt Tra c k: Ph o en i x I n d o o r • • •• • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • . •• • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • .22 End uro : The Greenh orn • • •• • • • ••• ••• . •• • • • • ••• • • • •• •• • • •• •• • • •• • ••••• •• •• .2 4 Beca u se of this, A:-IA h as p ro ven to m e to be an unw orth y associa tio n , which h as n o co n ce rn fo r th e rac ers a t all. Becau se o f the wa y th e A:-IA h as h an d led th ese races, I h ave, as of this d ay. retired from promotin g it an y longe r. As I worked h ard to join people to A1\IA. I will n ow work to keep th e m fro m j o in ing y o u r associa tio n . I w ill not en te r any p rofessional race s from th is d ay forth. RA L l' ll REE D Yamah a o f Co lu m b us, In c . Pres iden t , A~I A 1'\0. 2885 Roa d Race: ACA Wi ll o w Spr ings •• •• • • ••• ••• •••• • •• • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • ••• •• • •• .26 I h ave ridde n a fe w Enduros b u t the o ne h eld ~I ay 2 I, 1972 a t O co tillo Well s h as to be the gre atest. T he course w as m a r ked well, th e checkers w e re grea t. an d w ould yo u believe cold lem onade a t th e gas st op ? The ca m p a rea w as kept very clean, which I am su re is im por ta n t for th e on ly w ay this area m ay b e u sed aga in is if it is kept th at w ay . I h ope Famil y Enduro Assn . h old mo re ev ents in th e future. LOU ~IASS E L L O Lom ita, Calif. LETTE R TO T HE TIM ES T rials: P. l .T .5 •• •• • • • . • • • ••• • •• •• • •• • • • •• • • • •• • • • • ••• • •• • • •• ••• • • • ••••• • .28 FEA DEBUT Lo s A n geles Times T im es Mirro r Squa re Los Angel es, Cali f. Attentio n : ~I r. Bert T iffan n y G entleme n : Congratulations o n a fin e p iece of journalisti c a ssassin a tio n by associa tio n , with yo u r bold h ead lin es d f May I, \\1 1.0 WE EK EJ\'D. ~I OTO RCY CLI STS ROAR I:-IT O ELSL ' O R E. Y our fine p ap er was guil ty of th e age- ol d ga me of puttin g all partic u lar groups of in div id ua ls, na m el y motorcyclists , in th e same b a rrel of wo rms. Granted the re were th e so -ca lle d "ou tlaws", bu t what abou t th e 2 2 0 0 entrants a n d the many thousands of th eir frie nds and rel a tives wh o were there an d co n d uc ted th emselv es properl y ? Wh at about th e purpo se of th e wh o le wee ken d, T H E RAC E, n ot a meetin g of a mi nori ty of unruly p er so n s? Wh at abou t th e m oney spent by the 15 0 th ousand spec ta to rs in Elsin ore ? Wh at abou t th e h o p ed -for GOOD nationwid e coverage b y ABC's Wid e World o f Sport, an d ne wsp ap e rs to en courage people to move to Elsino re ? If you are going to rep ort o n an event o r situ ation. d amm it be fair! Lak e Elsin ore was not totall y an " un will in g host" . We we re invited , a t S 15 an e n t ran t , by th e Lake Elsin ore Chamber o f Commerce . wh ich u su ally represen ts a cross-se cti on of the town. A ny happen ing in thi s fr ee cou n try o f o u rs h as a fe w d et ract o rs, but y our article intimates th at th e fe w was a m ajori ty. The same ap p lies to yo u r 1500 "ou tlaws", a m ere h andful co mpared to the to tal number o f sp ec ta tors. Injuries a re a p art o f racing, bu t you intimate that we, th e r acers. wiped out one h un d red p eople , many of them se rio u sly. We a re su re th at yo u r reporter w as a little ove rz ealous in rep orting that large n umber, an d fu rt h e r w as not very kn owledge able abou t our sport. In a ra ce of this size; 2 2 00 .e n tra nts, 1100 each d ay for 100 miles, injuries to the PA RTICI PANTS are liable to be h igh . But we are en ga ged in a dangerous sport, dangerou s to us, a n d we a cc e p t these risks. For all o ur t ime , m o ney , bumps, an d bruises, n o tw ith stan d in g a dusty , rough c ourse in spots. all we re ceived w as a sensational h eadline on you r fron t page an d n ot o n e in ch of sp ace in your sports section . Again , our sin cere thanks fo r you r grea t contrib u tio n to th e an ticipa ted dea th o f The La ke E lsinore G ra n d Pri x , and th e grea ter restrictions th at w ill b e pl aced on our already troub led sport. 1'1111. CO WAN , President Maywo od Motorcycle Club Hill c limb : M at t e r hor n • • • • .• •• •• • • • • •• • • • • • . • . • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •31 D esert : M astert tnks H&H • • • . • . • .• •••• • • • • •• . ••••• • • •• ••• •• • •• • • • • • • • • • • •• •32 POLIT ICAL PROMISE All to ofte n in th e p ast an d prese n t our so ca lled le aders, especially ou r Supervisors. h ave se en fit to red u ce an d elimin at e most of th e recr e a t io n al areas wi thi n th e b ou n d ar ies o f Lo s A n ge les County . I t is my opinion th at more re crea tio n al areas must be set as ide for the en joyment of all th e resi dents. T he o ne segmen t o f th e popula t io n th at h as b een d eprived of adequat e sp a ce an d a rea to c o n d uc t an d enjo y th eir sport is th e mo torcycle e nthusias t. It is m y in te n tio n an d p r omise to y o u , w he n I am electe d to the Board of Su p e rvisors, -l th Distri c t , to guaran tee th a t I wi ll invest iga te an d p ro vid e ad eq u a te facili ties for th e fu ll enj oy me nt o f all mo torcycle fans. Year s ago th e re had been a stigm a attached to th e rno to rcvcle b u ff, b ut thi s h as b een proven "to be grossly . unfounded and mi slead ing. T he m o to rc y cl e h as, afte r much m isalign ed critici sm, foun d its place in Americ a n S oc ie ty as a wh o lesome fam ily sport ma chine. and I feel it sh ould b e m o re widely recognized by al l. You h ave my full su p port and I a m aski ng y ou for yours o n Ju ne 6th a t th e p olls. E D:-IOUJ\' " E D" SAFADY T o rr an ce. Cali f. SCHNEIDERS AN I RRIT ANT? I h ave ju st fin ish ed reading Mr. Ron Sc h ne iders' co lu mn from you r :-Iay 9 th edi tio n, an d I fin d myself so me w hat perplexed in th at I a ttende d a Political Fron tie r Wo rk sh op in Portland, O re go n present ed b y th e AMA an d d id n ' t find th e sa me res u lts. Our m e e tin g w a s at th e local Rama d a Inn an d club mem b e rs wore club jacke ts a nd didn ' t fe ll un com fortable . Ov e ra ll o u r m e e tin g ca me off very wel l. T he Portland meeting w as ab o attended b y Fra ncis Ivan cic '(City Co un cilman in c h arge of p ar k s a n d recr ea tion and a m o to rcy cl e owner) and l'\ orm H oward (O re go n Stat e Legisla to r). Both men co m m e n ted th a t the workshop b o oklet was o ne o f the finest p ieces o f p olitical literatu re th ey h ad seen . Ted H allo ck (O re go n St at e Se nate Mi n ority floor lead er) h as s ta ted th a t the b ooklet was a superb d ocume nt and h ad asked for m ore b ooklets. I found Bill Low t o be a ve ry concerned an d interesting speaker. I think it can be said he k n ows wh at h e is tal kin g abo u t eve n if yo u d on ' t ag ree wit h his o p in io ns . Bill Low k nows w he re it's at. If Mr . S chneid ers ro le in Cycle News is th at of an irritant h e h as suc ec de d, VOICES OF THE WEST be cause I find him very irrita ting. WILLIAM E. :-lO ORE ,J R . Por tland, O re . HOW'S TH E A NK LE ? I w ould lik e to express m y th an ks to a number of fi ne p e ople wh o carne to my aid a t the Cact u s Cats Hare an d Ho u n d . I los t it o n one of th e m an v rock h ills - result o ne broken ankie . Alm o st im me d ia te ly a member of th e Fo ur-A ce s cam e to my rescu e. He propped up m y leg o n ro cks u sin g h is b e lt as a cu sh io n. lI e then di re cted traffic a ro u n d me till th e pack thinned ou t. He left to no tify Rescue T hree. A doctor and a ph armac ist were working a t th e next c h ec k p oi n t and ca m e and gave me ad d it io na l fir st aid and w ai ted until Resc u e T hree picked me up. T hey th en h ad another good samaritan ri de my b ike into the pi ts for me as I d o not belong to a club. Unfortunately I d o n o t h ave th e n am es o f a nv of th ese frie n ds bu t it shows wbat k ind of p eople we ha ve associa te d w ith b ikes . G EORG E W. WILSON,JR. Lon g Beach , Cal if. A LOOSER We've yct to see J oh n DeS oto fin ish a race any whe re bu t S outh ern California . Ye t h e ge ts more wri te-ups th an th e guys th at b eat him. H ow c u m? We thi nk John DeSoto is a looser. ED EDSE L PAUL PACKARD HENERY JAY STU DeBAKER HARVEY II UDSON WHAT TH E AMA HA S DONE FOR YOU Ple ase a llow me to c o rrec t an e rr o r in fact publishe d in your :-Iay 16 th edition of Cv cle Ne ws West. In' h is regu la rly ap pearing co lu m n Ro n S chneiders states th at th e A MA h as not put up a red ce n t in o p p o sitio n to helme t legislati on . T h is is to ta lly fal se. r.lan y ti me s th e AMA na tio nal headquarte rs h as taken the st and th a t th e associa tio n su ppor ts th e volu n tary use of helme ts , a p osi tio n d icta ted by th e desire of th e m embership. I' erh.ap s the m o st outstan ding ex am p le was AMA vs. David s, a case sp onsored, supp orted , conce ived , an d ex ec u ted by A MA lawyers w hi c h to o k the issue through the Mic hi gan state ju dicial system. all th e wa y to the Michigan Supreme Court. Th is ca se . launch ed in 1966, wa s won b y th e AMA , but th e Michigan legisl ature si mp ly demonstrated its fi n al su p erio rity by redraftin g th e law in slightly diffe rent form. Whi ch casts d oubt upon a no ther st atement b y S chneiders, that th e sol u tion is a sim ple o ne . ne eding o n ly money . T h is particular erro r in fact not o nly m isleads yo ur read ership. but i t fu rth erm ore perfo nns a disservice to th e m ore th an 150,000 d evoted motorcyclist s wh o support the popular legisl ative progr ams o f th e AMA. E D YO UNGBLOOD Associate Direct, A MA WHAT ELSE T H E A MA HA S DONE FOR YO U The enclosed letter w as rece n tly sent to Mr. J . R. Kell y , Pr esid ent of AMA. Dear Mr. Kelly: Recen tly I traveled 30 0 m ile s. with th e n o vice rider I am sponsoring, to Marion, Oll, to an AMA rac e. We arrived a t 12:00, by our ti me. an d were un aw a re th a t it w as I : 00 in O hio . Bec au se of th is tim e di fferen ce we were re fused w he n we wan ted to sign in . We exp lained to Mr. Bill Ba usch about our situation , bu t h e sai d h e did n 't ca re if we raced or no t. We ta lked to th e referee who was very b ell iger en t. He said we defin itel y co u ld not race and th a t w as h is final w o rd . Wh en we le f t the race track. tw o and a half h ours lat er, th e race h ad st ill not begun. Earlier in th e year, I travelled to Evan sville, IN , with an other novice rid er to an AMA race. The d ay before th e rac e , w e ph on ed AMA in Ohio t o see if hi s lice n se was th er e and if it w ould be a t th e tra ck the d ay o f th e race . Th ey told u s it would b e, but upon a rriving at th e t rack w e co uld n ot race because they had n o license. The w ay in which th ese race s w ere sponso re d was very un o rganized an d di sgusting, I'm sure, to o the r ra cers be sid es myself. I felt the sp onsors and re ferees o f th ese ra c es w ere very un cooperative and unreas on able. NO RECIPES In o ne of you r re cent a r t icl es , I came ac ross a p ar agrap h abou t me and evidently th e ca t wh o w rote it mu st h ave whisk ers a mil e long wi th a "Meo ow" the same length . Th e maj or di ffere n ce b etw een y o ur p ublicatio n s a n d mine is th a t you m ak e a livin g o ut of it wh ile I d on' t. For ne arl y 18 years . I've b een p ubl ish ing news about m o to rcycl in g. It s ta rted as a tw o -sh eet m im eo graphed newsletter an d it h as n ow gro w n into so m e thing wh ich is re ad in 32 sta tes and three foreign (Please tu m to pg. 5)

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