Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

studies of tongue-biting con cen tratio n as little legs plowed and pushed th ro ugh th e d eep san d wh er e a 5 0cc power-plant just won ' t c u t it. Th e fi rs t s wee pe r c re w le ft immedia tel y af te r the start and th e m en were a welcome sigh t to se ve ral young riders wh o we re st u ck in sa nd u p t o th eir knees, had seize d th eir engines o r lo aded up and didn't know how to get t he b ike started again. At the end of th e sand wash was a truck with a radi o (Re act, so mewhat like our Resc ue 3 or In terna ti o nal R acin g Radio Crew) an d more strong, knowledga ble m en t o lend muscle if needed. T here was n o th in g on th e course th a t th e smalles t b ik e couldn 't ne go ti ate , alth ough the wh o op-de -doc s were ti ring. Li ttle b ikes, th o se u nder 80cc, on ly h ad to go two lo ops wh ile th e 8 1-I OOcc class went th ree lo ops for a t otal of fifty-fo u r mil es. Coming in t o th e finish lin e was a sw eeping Ief't-hander o n well-packed ground. Many of th e more experienced riders di splay ed a fin e flat t ra cking style on this co mer and o th ers wheelied into th e fin ish, much to th e d elight of their fan s (Mom an d Dad). Not be in g familiar w ith th e r ace rs it was a little hard t o tell who w as d oin g what, but at th e finish Gl en Sallee (Yam ) w as top 100cc E xpe rt of th e d ay , with Mark C au sey (S u z) and Do n Lockwo od ta king secon d a nd t hi rd. Fourth o ve ral l . a nd first girl was 12-y ear.o ld Paul e lie Wise ( Yam). Paul e lie is a cha rm ing , soft -spoke n girl. Sh e earned numbe r te n fo r th is year. If any of you guys think you are fast enoug h to be her p artne r, sh e needs someone to co -p ilo t th e Mini-Mint on March 17 . In th e 100cc Novice class, Brad Capaw ana (Ste) took to p honors wi th Randy Hill ( Ka w) and R on Wilco x (Yam) taking second and th ird. T he n ext d ivision was 66-8 0 cc an d Expert T od Kutcher (Ind) was fir stest with th e m ostest. R andy Dalton (In d) took secon d an d Micheal Rodriquez (H o n) was in thi rd pl ace . Lenny Gi ger (Hon) who is number 103 , bea t out all the o ther N ovices in the 6 6 -80cc class for a firs t , followed b y Thomas Agi n iga (H on d a and Darel Yo akum (I nd). T h e 5 I to 6 5cc class is evid entally restric ted to Novice s (o r else eve ry Expert in th at class broke d own, ' cause we didn 't get th em o n the re sults.) Anyway, Ron ald Lo omis, Jr. ( Yam ) won it with Gary Wild er (Yam) and Daryl Fo lk s (S uz ) in for sec on d and third. We mi ssed the rigid fram es wh o ran on a separate course an d I'm reall y sorry . T hey cal l t hose little t hi n gs "Hard T ail s, " and if you h ave e ver ridden o ne you kn ow wh y . Jim Wischme ye r and BODY FUELBYENDURA -ree ee . nd used bv th e fo llOYrtll ng O lst . 3 7 'ide.' : ERI C J EN S E N • BOB McLA UGHL IN • L A RRY BER G Q U IST· L A R R Y PF UTZE NR UET E R • E O SCHEI DLE R · WA LT A XT H ELM · L A R RV HE ARN • GEORGE MAGA LLO N . M. D. $8 .5 0 (or 3 mo ntn, l u p pty (ca~borf~0~e~ :~~d~I~'Vs..(.kT U R A L. ) $7 .50 for 3 mon t tt l 'Llp pl y IC...f . re'ld ent, I d d 5"" t. x ) . S end check o . m oney O. de. t o : E ndu,. Vltolm l", Oept.~. 6 38 s. GtenCIo" A ve.• G ~ndo'oI. C ol. 91 740. Paul ette Wise . DIRT BIKE WEST ~ MOTORCYCLES Sal.. " THE MEXIC AN CONQUEROR" S.rv ,ce 7139 Can oga Al/'l nlMl At t flUor ,. 1 (213) 34Q.6521 Ca nOQII " Ilk. Call I 9 1303 * " SAVE SAVE SAVE at Nea re st ~ U Phone: (213) 334·51 95 Valleywide Catering , Inc . Speci al Eve nts an d C oncessi on s .T w o com~et it ors ti pt oe 't hr ough t h e pu ck er bush es. Gran t Garban one-t woe d that one. T he finish got a lit tle h y st er ical as so me o f those kids just didn't kn ow when to quit an d t ried t o take another lap . Quic k chec ke rs lu n ged at th em and ca ug h t m o st of the m b efore they go t aw ay. T he k ids all sa id th ey liked th e co urse an d wh en as ke d if th ey wanted to d o ano ther lap reacti on s ranged fro m a cheerfu l, "S u re," to one li llie guy wh o Was to o tir ed to d o m ore th an j us t sh ak e his h ead to ano ther wh o glared at th e flagman as if to q uesti on h is sanity. We are all awa re th at the Mint 4 0 0 , kn own to man y as the Del Webb Desert Classic , will b e run at J ean , Nevad a on M onday , March 19. In conj u nction with and under th e sp o nso rship of th e Min t, the Min i-Mint will be held on Saturday, March 17. T hose of yo u with h ot-sh o e 1 1 466 Chandl er B l v d . North HOll ywood . Ca . 916 0 1 fo u rtee n-ye ar-o lds (or y o u nge r) m ight seriously co nsid e r signi ng him (o r he r) up fo r this o ne . T he min i will be five lap s of eig h teen mil es fo r a t otal of n in ety mil es. T hey h ave a specia l AMA You th Division San cti on an d will be giving lo ts o f far -out t ro p h ies an d goodies. Come on, Dad , y ou ar e go ing ove r for th e Mint 'an y way , aren ' t yo u? Wh y not leave a co up le h ours early and let th e y o u n gsters h ave a t ast e of "real d esert ra cing. For in forma tion yo u can reach the Southern Nevada J ackrabbits M.C . at (70 2) 8 78-754 6 o r write to 43 6 7 W. Charle ston , Las Vegas, Nevada 891 02 . With th e organ ization and co nce rn for the rid e rs I saw d isp la yed by th e cl ub I woul d n ot hestit ate to recomme nd your p articipati on . (2 13 ) 766-4 3 13 H YAMAHA of CORONA 1101 E. 6th St. - Corona (714) 735-7 ~2 1 NMA Minis at Ind ian Du n e s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . ; by Deb i Whiting V A LE NCIA , CAL., Fe b. 4, 19 73 - Th e lit tle Pee Wee's an d th e 1-3 hp classes eve n m ade it th ro ug h the drizzling d ay jus t fin e. T om Paris t o ok h ome first and Ms. Lin d a S te p he nson second . R onnie Everso le creamed hi s comp eti ti on in th e other division. A f t er a ti gh t battle Gl enn McCarroll pulled out with firs t, 0· 61 cc Stoc kers. The n ext d ivisi on was th e 12 year s and o ver age grouping 8 I cc Sto ck e rs. Mike Ham acker and Bobby Bums (Yam) reall y gave u s a good battle goin~ for fir st p osition. Mike cap t u re d the class overall after a ro ugh go. The sec o nd division o f the 12 years and ove r 8 1cc Stock ers w as swe p t b y Steve Bren with Anderson taking second over all h ome and Willi am R ey es third. In the Younge r S tocke rs (9. 11 yrs.) S lcc class led to all . an d all o u t ba ilie be tw een winner Mike Lew is an d Brian S trong . It was three Yamahas wheel to wheel, fight to the fin ish in the 12 and o ver 6 1cc Modified class. T h e th ree boys were Bobby Bums, H owa rd S mi thson an d San Fe rnando Yamaha' s, A. J . Whiting. Bobby Bum s really h ad to keep h is thro ttle o n t o h old on. A n un u su al e ven t occu rred in th e 9- 1 1 years 6 1cc Modified class tod ay. T he wh ol e class c o n sis te d o f Yamahas. I co uld n' t believe m y e yes. Ano the r w in was m ade b y you ng M att Whi ting. A J. Whiting m ade th e grand sla m in th e 9·11 ye ar s 8 I cc E xp ert div ision . Jim Lesniewski p ic ked up second an d Mar ty Woodbury third. In th e Novice di vision it was Mike Lew is. T he 12 a nd ove r S lcc M odified Ex perts brought us three ch allen gin g ride rs : J erry Sh ore (In d), Greg Summe y (Hon) a nd Kevin Kilp atrick (Ya m). J erry ra n aw ay wit h the c1asss. a (::.~) W~:;E~~I;E 'r It's Chea p When You S uy The Bes' From Jim Davis Mo,osporl Elbowp.m .•...• Sh in gu..tk •. .. • • Mouth ~rds •.. •. Shou ldf1r I'ads.... Knee pad$ ••••••• And ,o's male availah/e . SOLO BY BETTER CYC LE STORES TI1ROUGHOUT ntE WORLO. CHECK Wlnt YOUR L.OCAL DEAL ER . JIM DAVIS, 80 x 100 2, Su.b.nlt, c.lifo.ni. 91505 J eff He w i t t d ominated th e 10 years and under age gro upi ng , o f the m odified b ik es. The first class of I I ye ars an d ove r 75 cc m odified boys led to an all o u t bailie between Ame rica n Minicycle 's J eriy S hore , an d M ission Ho nd a 's Brad Dutoit, Jerry an d Brad ne ve r shut o ff; they were after each other co nsta n tl y , m o st of the ti me th ey we re o nly inc hes away . Jerry got it. Greg Summe y, m o un ted o n an X R -75 Honda, led h is co mp e tit o rs arou n d the course all th ree m oto s, with a lead th at k now o ne could to uc h. The Open 76-120 class was almost a carbon co py of even t n umber fo u r. Once agai n Br ad Dutoi t an d J e rry S ho re b attled. T h ings switched and Du to it even tually t ook it all home in th is d ivision but o nly b y two slim p oin ts in fron t of S hore. ATTENTION SAN DIEGO RIDERS Now F ormi ng AMERICAN MOTOCROSS CLUB SOUTH Beginners, Novices, Juniors, Intermediates, Seniors and People t hat never race, Ne xt Raee F E B . 18 at Carlsbad Call for In fo; (7 14) 234-836 9 P.O . Bo x 81 518 Sa n Diego , Ca. 92 13 8 .' ••" •j "''''~ -:1j"11." : \~p.j.' d ll-: Il e.o. B ox 4 4 4 . CY Dress C A . 90630 . (7 1 4) 827· 7 427 C O M PE T IT IO N MO T O R C Y CL E WHEELS DE S IGNED, BUI L T AND R E PA IR ED ~L N D ! "( rOK ( ,\T AlO(.! Motorcycles 1fIe4tfH,.. , a 4 . I ~~\~:sS p o rt Cycle Hodaka M ontesa c ar ao e ta ~ Indian GU Y R . LOUIS V" (7 14) 8 93.705 7 7219 Westm inst er Ave., Westm inster, Ca . FOR _ b y Debi Whiting T RABUCO CAl\'YON, CA L., Jan. 27, 197 3 - Es cape Coun try had a nother rip roaring racing schedule . T h is f ull motocross course really brings out skill and enduran ce. R an gin g fro m age 5 to 15 th ese bo ys really handled the track well, each with their o wn s ty le an d skill. Eve nt b rough t us the on ly m inibike class t oday. R onnie Eversole too k it all home in th is class to day on his 50cc Indian . A n event no t usually see n was that th e o th er three ride rs al l tied fo r second. T here w as only one classes of S toc kers , the I I years and ove r age grouping. In th is d ivision it was a well known Escape Country rid ers Brad Dutoit. Brad did n ot have hi s usual long lead. Honda mounted Don Van Tassel w as o n Brad 's fen der. 11 Mike Patr ick's HODAKA-BILITY See your local HODAKA dealer Dist rib uted by Tiger Distributing 653 W. Br o adway, G lend ale , Ca. 9 1204 ATTENTION COMMANDO OWNERS 32 and 34mm " M lk u n i" Conve rsi o n K its. C o mple t e K it In c lUdes M an i f Olds. Mounts, & Ca rb s, $ 125 ,00 I Dea ler 's InQui r ie s Welcome R.P.M. (Reg Pridmore .. Motorc~c1e sl ~ 3 2 7 E. Haley St. Ph. (8 0 5 ) 9 6 2-6 210 . Santa Ba rba ra . Ca. 9 31 01 MECHANICS We tra in Me c ha nic , fo r tho!- Motorcycl e Indu lltry. &c kecl boI Yea,. or I' x ~r ll'nce . Write today for drta na. Vt'f~rl nll . be l ure to Inqu lr (' a hou t a llPfov ('

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