Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

--:.' HOT FLASHES AND NEWS .,. co " '" '" Q. M .... ~ M N c: .., '" ~ w Z W ..J U >U -. Hocking Pulls Out His Lead At Detroit DET ROIT, MI. , J an . 12, 1973 Ca lif ornian R ick Hocking (Yam) increased his ch amp ionship poin ts lead o ve r ri val J oh n Gen n ai with a flag-to-flag win in th e. De tro it ro und of A merica n I n d o o r S hort Track Cham pionship series. " Hockin g do mi na te d th e show with fast time, heat , se mi, trophy das h an d feature wins. Pat McCaul (Oss) won th e duel for second place in the final by edg ing a u t Gary Nixon (Bul). Michigan riders Mike J ohnson (O ss) and Bart Markel (H .D) rou nded out the top five . Hocking Tak es Am erican Indoor Short Track Point Lead with Fort Worth Win WEST ERVIL LE, O . - AM A Junior r a c er R ic k Ho ckin g regained the American In d oor Sh o rt Track point lead January 6 as h e overh aul ed fell ow Cal ifornian Gary Ton da on the seven th lap of the 20·lap Main even t to record his second cham pionshi p win of th e season. Hocking, wh o also w on th e fir st In doo r Champio nship a t Oaklan d earlier in th e series, to o k an 85 p oint ove r a no t h e r Juni or fr om California, Bultaco-p ow er ed J ohn Gen n ai, wh o fin ish ed fif th a t the Fo r t Wo rth even t. Hocking also w on hi s he at race and Semi-fin al h eat while Mik e Kidd, wh o fell in the fin al, recorded fast time fo r th e night. The series moves to Cabo Hall in Detroit January 12 for the nex t event of th e American Indoor Short T rac k series, TO P T EN RI DER TO DAT E A MERI C AN IN DO O R SHO RT TRACK C H AM P I ONSH I P SE R IES 540 4S5 280 2 55 24 0 2 30 170 130 130 120 1. Rick Hocking 2 . J oh n Ge n na ! 3. Dav id H a nsen 4. Mich ael K ldd 5 . Pat M cC aul 6. Allen K en yo n 7 . G ary 'r on da 8 . Ja mes F ol ey 9. G reg H odges 10. St eve Da lgarn o Mont esa International Team For 1973 - Mot ocross and T rials 53 . Bob Bailey. Gardena. C al if . A MA Nati onal Num bers A ssigned f or 1973 Professional Motor cyc le Racing Circuit 54 . Robert Lee , Ft. Worth , Texas 55 . J ames J on es, K irklan d , Wash . 56 . Marty Lun de , H er m o sa B each , Calif . 57 . Ed w ard H e rmann, Mil wa uk ie . Ore . 58 . Richard S c hroder. Fa lls Ch urch , Va. 59 . Sk iP Van L eeuwe n, Hollywoo d , C a l if . 60. C h a rle s Joyner , Oregon City . Ore. National numbers for 1973 American Motorcy cle Association p rofessional racing circu it h ave b een an no unced b y Man ager of Pro fession al Competition Bill Boyce . Once a rider h as earned a national nu mber, h e ma y k eep that same n um be r fro m year to year p ro viding h e finishes the p revious season either amo ng th e to p 65 ride rs in n ation al p o in ts or among th e to p 25 rid ers in co mb ined poin ts for all non-natio nal Class C races . If a rider was injured for at least one-hal f of the year, h e also is eligib le to retain h is n u mber. Na t io nal All p revio us Grand Champions wh o are still ac tively competing are given one-digit numbers if they have fu lfilled the requirements for retain ing a natio nal number. Curren t G rand National Ch ampion carri es the coveted number one p late during hi s reign . Two .t hi rds of the numbers not p revio usly assigne d are given to national p oint fin ishe rs n ot yet h aving a number, with th e low es t availa b le n umb er given to . th e highest pain t fini she r. The remaining third go to rid e rs h avin g the highest number o f overa ll p oin ts b ut not ye t h avin g b een assigned a numbe r. T he 19 73 n ati on al n umb ers are as foll ow s: G1. 62. 63. 64. Ron G ran t. B r i sba n e, Cali f . C li ff ord K eener , Goo drich. Mich . w al t Fu l t on s an t a Ana, Calif. G ary Sc o tt, We st Covi n a , Ca li f • 65 . Jim weinert. Midd le t own, N .V . 66. John Sk i nne r . A ubu rn. Ala . 6 7 . Pat r ic k Mari nacci. s eat tle, Wash . 6 8 . W yman Pr idd y F t . wort h, T e xas 69 . Sonn y Burres. Po rtland , Ore. 70. Ma r k W illi a m s . springfi eld . O re . . • 7 1. J am e s Manes s, Au gu sta, Georgi a 72. Mike K ldd . H u r st, T e x as 73 . K el Ca r ru th e rs, EI Cajon, Calif. 7 4. Pa ul Pre ssgr ove, Tecumseh , K an . 75. Jam e s Dun n, Everett, Wash. 76. F r an k Gillespi e, B erkel ey, Ca li f . 77. Carl L eBl anc, El y r ia, Oh i o 78. Ron W akefi el d , I nd ianap olis, I nd. 79. Ll o yd j-tocblns, L a C resc e n ta , Cali f . 80 . K en R ob e rts, L o w e r L ak e, Ca l i f. 81. Gordo n D usenbery, W i ch i ta, K an. 82 . Jac k Warre n , Millin g t on, M ich . 83 . Steve M cLau ghli n . Du arte, Cali f . 84 . Gary L . B ail ey , Cl ovi s, N.M. 85. Richard wascne -, Re nton, Wash. 86. Ke ith Ullckl. K en OSh a, Wis. 87. HO L D (Bre lSford 's ol d n u mb er) 88 . T o m R o ck w o od , Garde na , Calif . 8 9 . Ga ry Jones, H aci e nda H e i ghts , Ca li f. 9 0 . Gil bert Reed, Salem, O re. 91. Michael Haney, Inglewood, Ca lif. 92 . Gunnar Lindstrom, S. Pal i n f ie lc;;lJ N .J. 93. Gregory E d mu nd S, O xon Hill , Maryland 94 . L ar ry Da rr, Man sf ie ld , Ohio 95 . Michael N i n c i, Kansas City, M o . 96 . Edward Va rn es, COChr anvill e/ Pen n . 97 . Ron Pie rc e, Bake rsfield, Cali • 98. J ohn Ha teley , Van Nuys, Calif. 9 9 . R ay Hempstead . S t. Pe t e rsb u rg, Fl o . Rocky Moun tai n High On Satu rd ay . January 27th at Aspen, Colo rado (EL 7,928ft) th e Annual Win terskol Motocross race will be staged by th e Aspen Racin g Association . Exciting thrills are in store, as a moto cross course has be en created righ t in th e t own of Asp en. Snow p lows h ave rem oved th e two feet of snow from th e o ne mil e plus course . T he ra ce is an S ,R .A .C. points ra ce wi th Sportsman & Profession al classes ( 125, 25 0 & Open). Ri d er s arc entering from Colorado, Utah, New Mexico & Kan sas. Also on all-comers Novice race will be held at 10 A .M., with the aftern o on p rogram co mmencing at I P.M. Race headquarters will be at the histori c J e r o m e Hotel. Awards presentation will b e in the J er ome Hotel at 4 :30 P.M. th e 27th. Th e skiing is gre at, th e riding is excell ent - see you on the 27th. - .le t accordingly. 1. M ark B r el sf ord, Woodside, Calif. 2. D i c k M an n , R iCh m o nd . c a li f . ... 3. G en e Romero San L ':lis O b ispo , C ali f. 4. Ba r t Mark el . t"lln t. Mi ch . 5 . R o ge r R eim an , K ew a n ee, I II. 6 . unassig ned 7. M er t Laww lll , San F r an c isc o, Ca lif. s . un assigned 9. G a r y Nixon, p h o en i x, Maryland 10 . N eil K een, St. Louis, M o. 1 1. D on C astro, H ol liste r, Calif. 12 . Eddi e Mulder, B urban k , Calif. 13. Da ve Alda n a, San ta A na, Calif. 14 . Cal Raybo rn , s pring Valley, Calif . 15. B er r y Gera ld , B at on Rouge . L a. 16. D ave Sh el , Waterdown , Ontario , Ca na d a 17 . Vvo n D u h am e l, t.asen e. Ontario , C an ada 18 . Ji m O dom , F r emo n t, C ali f . 19 . Keith M ashbu rn, s a n t a S usana, Ca lif. 20 . D a ve s m ith , Lakewood. Calif. 21. Gary Fisher. Par k esb u rg, Pen n . 22 . T erry D o r sch, Granada H ill s, Calif . 23 . Dave Han sen, H ay w ard, Ca lif. 2 4 . J i m R ice, Pal o A l t o, Calif. 2 5 . D on Emd e, San Di eg o , Ca li f. 2 6 . Cli ff C arr, A r lin gt on ,. Mass . 2 7 . Duan e McD an ie ls , Mi lfor d , Mich . 28 . co nrad U rban owsk i, Miramar, F lo ri d a 29. L arry Palmgr en . Freehold , N . J . 30 . Art Baumann, Br isban e, Cal i f . 31. Rex B eau ch amp , Drayton Pla i n s, Mich . 3 2 . D usty Cop p age , Beaverton, Ore. 33 . Tod Sl oan. Fresn o, Cali f . 34 . Darryl H u rst , Houst on, T exas 35. Ra ndy Sk iver, E verett , wasn , 36. C harles C h ap p le , Fl i nt, Mich . 37. Ron Moore . Sa n B e rna rd i n o , Calif . 38 . Chu c k Pal m gr e n , Free hold , N.J . 39 . B rad Lackey, Pi n o le, Calif. 40. Ted Newton , Po n t iac , Mich . 41. William Eves , Phoen ixville, Penn . 42 . F red Guttner , D et r o i t , Mich. 4 3 . John n y La ne , Ba k e r sfi el d , Calif. 44. D eW ayn e Keeter. O ra l, Cali f . 45. D o u g s ehl, Waterdown , OntariO/ Ca na da 46. Pa u l B ost r o m , San Ramon . Cali . 47. Ch a rl es seal e, L an t an a, F lor. 4 8 . Allen K e n y on , Cu pe rtino, Ca lif. 49 . D enni s Palmgr en, F r eeh Old , N .J . 5 0 . Rand y sc ott"phll oma th . O r e. 51. G e org.e K e rk e.rJ Glendale, C alif. 5 2 . R o n ni e Ra il , Mansfield , Oh tc AM A t o Offer Two Road Tour s at Daytona AMA members attending Sp eed Wee k in Day ton a Bea ch, Flo rida, this year will have the opportu nity to visit several area attractio ns as p ar t of th e Firs t Ann ual AMA Dayton a Speed Week T ou rs. Organ ized gr<>up t ours are pl anned to ' th e Kenned y Space Center (AMA Mo on R o ck et Tour) on Monday , Ma rch 5 , 197 3, and t o Disn ey World (AMA Mickey Mouse Tour) on Tuesday, Mar ch 6. In 19 73 , the Mo ntesa fac tory will embark on the most am b itious racing effo rt in its -28 year hi st o ry . Kahelevi Vehkonen, wh ose fourth place finish in th e 1 9 7 2 W orld Mot o cr o ss Championshi ps (25 0 class) garne red him num er ou s o ff er s fr om othe r manufacturers, h as decided t o stay with Mont esa. He will b e j oined in th e 197 3 Grand Pri x series by .Ia Lammers from H oll and , o ne of th e youngest co m p e t i to rs o n the International motocr oss scene. T hese two riders will fo nn th e Montesa Motocr oss team and will be fu lly fac tory spon sored . • Ad d it io n ally, fo ur more European rider s will cam ap ign Montesa 25 0 VR's on a semi .sp onsored b asis. They are .lean Cl aud N ovak ( Fre nc h Champion ) ; J im my S tuart from En gland ; an d .l ack J oh an sson an d ) Lars Ober g from Finlan d. T he F.L\1. will include in th e 197 3 European Mo tocross p rogram a 125cc Wo rld Cham pionship class. Competin g for Man tesa in this class will be Raymond Boven (Belgi um), Mic hael Combes ( Fran ce), and Santiago Babot (Sp ain ), all riding Mon tesa 125 cc prototypes. American racin g enthusiasts will also get a ch anc e to see these riders in action as the U.S. distributor. Montesa Motors, In c .. will bring th e team o f V eh kon en and Lammers to the Sta tes for th e A.M.A.'s 250 In ternational series this summer. • Fo r In tern ati on al Trials Comp eti tio n in 19 73 , including the Eu rope an Championsh ips , Montesa is sponsorin g tw o Teams. Rob Edwards, Rob Shep herd , Gordon Farl ey and Jack Galloway will be cam p aignin g the Montesa Cota 2 47 as one team; an d J ohn Hemingway and Brian Hutchinson will compose the Mo ntesa Cota 123 team . Rob Sh epherd, th e newest "ace" on th e British trials scene, re cently turned down an o ffer from a well-kn own J ap an eese manufacturer elec tin g to sign a three year co n trac t with Mo ntesa. All Premier Helmets Okay For Sale In Californ ia According to Chu ck T inch, p resident of Premier He hpe ts , all Premi er mo dels have b een appro ved fo r sa le in th is sta te un der th e new Cali forn ia Hi ghw ay Patro l helme t regu la tions th at went in to dfect Jan uary l st , 19 73. 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