Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

o American International Six Days Trial Teams Key . Topic at AMA-Manufaeturers Meeting N . OUTHE'1i. ~\...\fOIi'V/tI '" '" Q. M ..... 0> WEST ER VI L LE , OHIO , Fe b. 23 , 197 3 - A total Uni te d S ta tes coope rative effort for the 19 73 In te rn a ti on al Six Motocross Days Trial was the outcome of a Club m a nu f a c t u r er ' s meeting h eld a t Presents A me r i can Mo t o r cycle Associatio n FOUR CORNERS MOTO CROSS ! head q ua rte rs February 8 , The meeting MARCH 1 1 1973 was sched uled b y the Al\IA for AMA DIST. 38 Sanc1ioned (N O AMA App Ualion, Accept.d~ ma nufac tu re rs in te rested in fielding a ~.celpt Accepted.) te am for the Six Days, being held for ALL CLASSES S I,n.up 7 :00AM-Puctice 7 :30AM the first tim e in the U.S. th is year, a nd Expert R ide,·s Me.ting 7 :30AM to review the Al\IA's me th od for F irst E xpert Race 8 :00AM 3 Number Plate, Required. choo sin g teams. $1.50 G ate $3 .50 Entry Fee In previous years of American (S OT Wa te r Tru c k - Concess ion s - Restrooms participati on, t h e indi vidual Ambula nc e - Spect a tor Insu rance For In fo rmation Call : (714) 447·5314 m anufa cture r was responsible for sup po rti ng ' o n ly h is o wn team . The FOUR CORNERS m anufac turers agreed, h owe ver, tha t a MOTORCYCLE PARK c o n c e r t e d g ro u p effort by all m an u factu rers in su p porting all U.S . rid er s co uld o n ly resu lt in a stron ger U.S , showi ng in th e eve n t. .JIM FISHBACK'Sh So le ly o n th e b asis of. past performan ce, Pen ton was se lec te d as th e U .S. Trop hy Team m achine and Hu sqv arn a as th e U.S . Vase A team m oun t. Th e Vase B te am will be an exp erimental ven ture this year since it It • will b e the fir st time a m ultipl e brand • vase team w ill be fielded b y t he Unit ed ,. States. T he four riders fo r the Vase B • te am will be c hosen ac co rd ing to th eir : DKW ,®HODKA,BMW • p er f orman ccs in th e 19 73 ISD T • qu ali fy in g se ries and wit hout regar d to • th e brand of m otorcycle being rid den. • 9008 Sierra Ave. Seven teen rid er s have already be en • Fontana, Calif. • assured po siti ons o n the T ro p h y and • (714) 822-2252 -.*************** • . " ase A teams . provid ed they ride th e q ualifiers this year. The I 7 wer e V~ M" . ~ ::< ~ w Z W ..J U > U ~ .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. ..&.. . .. • • • • • : Yama a : Triumph : of Fontana : Sales rarts Sen;ce All IT TAKES KAWASAKI CONTINGENCY PROGRAM 1973 to begin YOU R advertising campaign t 9 73 A MA National Cha mpionsh ips IS APHONE CALL R O A D R A CES , D ay t o na, F l or ida . • • • . . • • • • • . .. March 13 W inn er E xper t Ma i n •. • • • .• . • • • $2 0 ,0 0 0 W inner J u n i o r Ma i n . • . • ..• ... . • 52 .00 0 W i n ner E xp ert /Ju n ior 25 0cc . . .. . $ 5 .0 0 0 Da llas Texas • ••••• ; . • . ... ... •. • Ap r il 1 On tar 0 , Cali f o rn ia • • . . . • • • • • • . • . • • M ay 6 Atlan t a. G eorgi a • • .• • •. • • • . • • • •. • June 3 Loudon . New Hamp sh i re •• . • . • ••• June 1 7 M onte rey , Ca l i fo rn ia ••••• .••• .• . . J u l y 2 8 Po cono, Pen n sy l van i a •. • . . . • •. .• A ug ust 19 T allad ega . A la bama •.•. •• •. . . September 2 Ch arl ott e. Nort h Ca ro lina . . ... Sept emb e r 1 6 Winn er E xp ert Ma i n ..•. • • . • . . . S1 0 ,OOO W inn er Jun i o r Ma in . . •. •.. .. . •. $2 ,000 W i nn er E x pert /J un ior 2 5 0cc • • • . . $ 5 ,0 0 0 SHORT TRAC K NATION ALS , San t a F e Par k , Ill i n o is . • • . • •. . •• •Augu st 3 W i nn er EAch E ve n t ..• •• •. • •. • . S3 ,OOO to the advertising department at cycle news r (213) 421-1433 and our courteous staff will help you put it together 00 IT TODAV!! AMA Professional Motocross F l o r id a Winter AMA M o t oc ross Ser ie s ( 7 ev en ts) S250 1st o ve r a ll 5 0 0 cc c lass w i n ne r eac h event Sl,OOO 1st o ve r all e n t ir e ser ies winn er I n t er ·A MA 2 5 0 Ser ies (Su m me r) ( 5 eve n t s) $1 ,0 0 0 1st Am e r ic an fi ni sher In ov er a ll series MOT ORSPORT Present s at l~bO sltS~~:~:~I~~~I:~r~8Jocc oO~ BAY MARE RACETRACK ..i ~ JR-SR GRA N D MOTO CROsS : ~ ~ CASH PURSE TO EXPERTS i40~J~ i Sunday, March 4, 1973 c ~ " ~j su p por t cla ss Tran s-AMA 500 Ser ie s ( Fa ll) (1 1 eve nt s) $ 5. 000 lst A m e r ican f inisher In overa ll ser ies $ 10 .0 0 0 1st o verall i n seri es $ 1 ,000 lst o ve ra ll I n series 2 5 0cc su p port c la ss AM A N at i on a l Cha mp i onsh ip Ra ces $3,0 0 0 n u mbe r one ri de r 500c c class S l ,OOO number o n e ri der 25 0cc class 1s t o verall eacn N at i o na l Cha mp i o n Sh ip ra ce o t he r th an seri es eve nts S250 - 5 0 0 cl ass S 15 0 - 2 5 0 c lass W INNERS' C IRCLE M ONE Y , I n all ab ov e AMA N ati ona l events. i f a Kawasa k i ri de r does not w in, K awa sak i w i ll p ay $500 t o t h e h ighest p l ac i n g Kawasa k i ~~ ~li~h~~~n?oe~~r;rt~~~~~~ f:n\n,.i~d an d S 100 dre:i AMA Grand Nationa l Endu ro Champ io n W inner rece ives a n ew K awasak i 9 03cc Z 1 motorcycle AMA Natio nal E nduros D al t o n , G eorg ia . • • _ . • • • _ .• • • . . March 4 Sout hern Cal ifornia . • •• ••• . • ••• .• A p r il 1 To led o , O h i o • • . • • • •• • •• . •. • . • . Ap r il 15 Sterling, illi n o is • •• • •• •• •. • • • .• . •• M ay 6 B r ist o l . V irg i n ia • • •• . . • •• .• . . . • . . May 2 0 So uth e rn Ca li fo rn ia • .•• . ...• . . May 2 6 -2 7 Co lumbUS, O h io •• • • . • • . . . . .. ••. . Ma y 2 7 B at h , M Ich iga n • • • •• • • • . •. . . . • J u n e 16-1 7 Mi nneapolis. Mi n nes ota • •• . . • . . .. Jun e 2 4 7:;Z .w Q 'an gethorLlIl B u e n a P a r k . CA 9 06 2 1 ~ ..'. 1. 1' 0 Pe l110 1"! & M o n a 'it l no~ono~on,)nono~o~o~ T~O z, .~I 1" t]~ii:L: f: " ~O 1AMAHA r 0 ! " SPECIA L OF THE WEEK " ~ NGK Plugs S .49 St andard Type Limit ed 10 pe r customer w it h th is coupon 24020 NARBO NNE AVE. , LO MITA, CA . 9071 7 reo r . . o r ec 1"," Phone (2 13) 534 -2311 t e.Cl "r&O 't~"'t!O B ar r in g t o n. N ew Jer sey • . .••• Sep tember 3 0 Eva n sville. Ind iana . • • • • • • . . • •• • October 7 St . L o u is, M issou r i . . . • • • • .. Octo ber 2~21 A m a r ill O, Tex as . • • • • • • • • • • • • • O c t o be r 2 8 Cresen t C ity . Ca li f or n ia • • • . .•. N o vember 4 Lawrence, K n asas ••. • • .. •• . • Novemb er 11 M t . Pl easan t . SOtlth Ca r o l ina .• ~ December 2 W inner O p e n Cl ass eac h eve n t r ece iv es a n ew Kawasak i m o t orcycle of o pen class d isp la c em ent. W i nn er 25 0 cl ass eac h event receives a ne w Kawasak i F -1 1 2 5 0cc mo to rcycl e. NORR A BAJA 1000 O ver all w in ne r re ceives .. . .. . . . • . S3,OOO AMA Amate ur Class Na tional Championship Winners "A " R iders W inn er in each of the follow ing cla sses w i ll re ce ive a n ew K awa sak i p r od u ct ion m o t o r cycl e o f th e sam e d isp la ceme nt c lass. O N E- H A L F M ILE 100cc 125cc 17 5 c c 2 5 0 cc SH O RT TRACK 100cc 125cc 17 5cc 2 5 0 c c SCRAMBLES . 100cc 12 5cc 175 cc 250cc 35 0 cc HAR E SCRAM B LES 100c c 125cc 175 cc 25 0cc 3 50 cc M O T O C ROSS 10 0 cc 125cc 175 cc 2 5 0cc Open C lass R O A D RA CE 10 0cc 125cc 17 5 c c 2 50cc 3 5 0 / 5 0 0cc 7 50 c c Bonn eville Speed Week R ider i n an y o f t h e establishe d m o t o r cy cl e classes w h o establishesan d ret ai ns a new w o r l d reco rd fo r 197 3 w ill rece ive a new Kawasa k i p r oduc tio n mo to r cycle of th e sam e o r c l osest d ispla cem ent. PR ODUC TION CLASS 2 S0 3 5 0 SOO 750 1000 Aps· A G CLASS 25 0 350 50 0 75 0 1000 3 0 0 0 NEW WOR LD SPEE D R ECOR D : Fo r est abliShi ng a n ew wo r ld spee d recor d for t wo w n eet ed m o torcycles ce r ti fied b y AMA an d holding t his r eco r d either fo r 6 0 d ay s o r on D ec em ber 3 1.1 9 7 3 . .. • •• • • • •••. $35 ,000 Prod uctio n Ro ad Race s Po c on o . Pen n sy l van ia .•.•. •. . .• •Aug ust 19 Mon terey , Californi a . . • • • . • . . • •. •Ju ly 2 8 W i n n er eac h even t ope n c la ss ••• . $500.00 A MDRA-AMA Drag Rac ing Ga insville, Flor id a ••• .• .• . .• .. . M arch 3·4 O r a nge C o un ty . Ca li f o r n ia .•.•• . . .A pr il 7·8 Marlon Cou n ty . O h i o .. ..•.. . . . May 2 5 -27 Chicago . Illino is .. .. . • • . • • •. . . . June 9·10 PittSb u r gh. Pen n sy lv an ia . • .. . . . . J u ly 2 9·30 ATCO D ra gwa y , Pen n sy l van ia Se p temb er 1-2 D alla s, Tex as .. _ October 6· 7 W inner St r eet Elim i n a to r E ach E ve n t $2 5 0 Winn er Stock E lim inat o r Ea c h Event $2 5 0 Off ·Road Racing M INT 4 0 0 O ve ra ll w inner rec eives . . ..... .• . $3, 0 0 0 NORRA BAJA 5 0 0 O verall wi nner r ec e iv es . •.. . • •. • • $ 3 ,0 0 0 a:I '" ~ "( ~ "t£(.) "", / ' . Att aches 10 Front or Rear Frames of Any • CAR • T RUC K • TRAI LER • 1 1 I. ,,- fi .~. ".J.!u5 ""- 1 ~ 1 ~~ ;/ - YAMAHA HUSKY PENTON MONARK inv i t ed . Wh ere w e care ab ou t YOU. Ma l c o l m Sm ith 's K &N . 1689 La Cadema, Riversid e, Ca. (7 14) 686-8014. "" ~ Z~:3.:::lI' (213 )248·2850 Ride r Req u iremen t . Kawasaki' s Contingcn cy Pro gram is des ign cd to en co urage and reward th c Kaw asa ki rid e r a nd give Kawasa ki m axim u m e xp osu re . T h ere for e . the foll owing rules must be ad hered to in o rder to clai m an award. I. All ' w inners must have rid den t he race or races or se t th e reco rd involved o n a Kaw asa ki mo torc ycle pla in ly m arked as su ch wi th large b lack le tters as pe r the Kaw asa ki Con tinge ncy Po licy . . 2. T he use o f Kawasak i co m pe titio n green (PPG Industri es No . 2 1 15) for th e moto rcycle co lo r is mandato ry, e xcep t for original Kaw asaki producti on m ach in e co lors. 3. Com p etit io n leath ers must be Kawasa ki lim e gre e n and wh ite , (See th e Kawasak i Contingen cy Po licy.) 4 . A Ra ce Kit is available upon writin g w hich co n tains colo rs, paint sam ples. all n ece ssary d ecals for mach in e an d helm et and co mplete p o licy an d in struc tio ns. En cl o se 55 sh ip pe d p os t paid. . 5. Whe re the award is based o n winning a National Championsh ip or series, th e winner m ust have rid den a Kaw asaki m o to rcy cle in all even ts en tered in that class or se ries. 6. All wi nners must su b m it th eir clai m in writing to Kaw asaki Motors Corp. with a. an o ffi cial results shee t signe d b y the sanctio n ing official, b . a black and while ph o t o, 8x I 0 , c. a signe d publicity release granting Kawasa ki Moto rs C orp. a ll p ublici ty an d ad vertising rights an d of th e pho t o graph in use con nec tio n with th e eve nt won. a. :::I La Crescenta, Calif. Postal WASH INGTON , D .C. - The Moto rcycle Ind ust ry Council this week anno unced the appointment of Dr. Cha rles H. Hartman , 39, as Direct or of th e newly es tablished Motorcy cle In d us tr y Council Safety an d Ed ucation Fou ndation . (MICSE F). Dr. Hartman is now De puty Ad m in istra to r o f th e National Highway Traffic Safe ty Administration and will ass u me his p ost as Director of th e Fo un datio n March 10, 19 73, Ml CS E F w as in corpo ra ted last year wi th th e goal of pl acing mo to rcy cling ri der e d u c ation in the n a tion ' s se co ndary school syst e m. o n mili ta ry b ases and in priva te ind ustry. Hard to get part s, f ast ma il ser v ice, send $ 1.0 0 for cat a log . D ea ler inquiries :::I ~ BI 3332 RET' Sl RH T s M~l~~;:,~" ... . C. H. HARTMAN, CINC/MICSEF ... ::z: E. Santa An i t a Ave . Burbank, Ca. 91 S0 2 17 14 .5 2 1 2 4 2 0 b l' AMA Man ager o f Amate ur Ac t ivi tie s Jim Cagle. Cagle announ ce d that th e 197 3 qualifying series. wh ich had originally b ee n co m prised of six eve n ts. was inc rease d t o se ven events. T he addi ti onal event will be hel d in southe rn Ohio , June 3 0 a nd J uly I an d will be co-sponso red b y th e Hockin g Valle y Motorcy cle Club and th e Salt Creek Mo t or c y cl e Club. A ny inq uiries con cern in g this ad dition to th e series should be ad dressed to Salt Creek Moto rc y cle Cl ub , R ou te I , Lau relville , Ohio 43 135. West of Miss issipp i Moto rcy c le Corp or a ti on 172 Fre edom Avenu e' A naheim. Cal if o rn ia 92801 MAIOO selec ted because of th eir performan ces in las t year 's qual ifiers an d p ast IS DT s. Of the 17 alread y named, 10 have b ee n assigned to th e Trophy T eam an d seven to th e Vase A tea m. S ix o f th e 10 will be named at a lat er d ate as th e act ual T rop hy Team, wi th th e remain in g four to be d esign at ed as alternates and as club te ams. T h e sam e ap p lies t o th e Vase A t eam, wi th fo ur ride rs co mp risin g thc basic team an d t he final th ree rid e rs designated as alternates. All re maini ng U.S . spots will go to those riders wh o have the be st showi ng in th e 197 3 qualifiers. E xtra e mp h asis will be p laced on sp ecial te st sc o res at th e q u alifie rs fo r d eterminin g qu alifyin g rid ers. Becau se th e sp ecial tests h ave been a weak point with A me rican teams in p as t ISD T effo rts, th e special tests have bcen st an d ardize d at all seve n qualifying e ven ts to ins u re fairne ss in ch o osin g only th e best rid er s to represent th e U.S , Each of th e individual m an ufacturers will selec t h is o wn riders for h is man ufac turer's team , but o n ly those team s which h ave the b est sh owin g du rin g th e seven -event q ualifying se ries w ill b e se lecte d t o ride th e ISD T. Fo urtee n m anu factu rers h ave e xp res sed a d esire to spons or a team , bu t less than half will even t ual ly b e e n te re d in th e Six Day s. Becau se o f an outstandi ng job of su p porti ng riders in th e 1971 an d 197 2 (SO T s , Tom Heininge r, presid en t o f Web co , In c., is head ing up the United States team su p port effort along with .. Most Powerful . • • MAleC .. COOPER MOTORS . .. no 714/8 70-5 243 MEAN S News, Views and Money... II REED PORTING 6 & 9 Port CZ Barreis Custom Engine BUilding Total Competition Headquarters The Best Deal On CZ Or Hodaka THE BIKE SHOP (7 14) 532·3634

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