Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

C Re MOTOCR O SS, Arroyo Park , D evo re. Cal . Beo; Nov; lot ; Ex. 4 0% tro phies same d ay . Young; Old ; PP; Min i . No memo 714/688·1291 or 213/830-7519. $5 post. MOTOCROS5 L Saddleback Park . Orange , Cal . No memb •• $:;) to race. 3 /20 m in motes. A good time . Slee p In: Open : 8 . prac: 9. race : 10. Ex : $10 and 100% back . April 14 & 15 URA LA M E DOG E NDURO. Desert ce n ter . Ca l. (abo ut ha lf way btwn I n di o and B lythe) . Abou t 25 0 m il es In t w o da ys . Pin s a n d tr o p hies. M all $13.5 0 t o URA, 660 0 Gerald Av e ., Van Nuy s. C a l. 914 06 . $15 po~t. T ea m s add $2 per ri d er . S idehacks. O ve r n lg nt near N eed le s . 2 13/7 8 7 -5 20 8 or 9 8 8 -2 9 6 7 . A LL R OA D TO U R, Califo rnia J,OO O. B y H D of L A. Tro phies an d p i n s. 2 531 S . M ain ar., LA. 90007. 213/RI9 ·6235. SUN DAY, APRIL IS SAWMI LL ENDURO. Upper La k e . C a l . ORV Reg or 3 d ip l. cl asses. PP. free gas, Sta r t : 1 : 0 1. Ent e r : $1 $3 f o r 3 m an. Send t o N ort h Bay MC , 4 15 bavis S t •• Santa Rosa. C a l . 95 401. 0 -36. SIERRA 100 EN D U"'~~ ~::) m i W of Coa ling a and 2 0 m i E of lo'C" o lJ'_ lty . Ca l. E n t er : $1 pl u s B LM $ 1. 100 ~o ~ ,all t o Si erra Enduro. 112 0 Jennings "c.'(\a~ ,\/lad e ra , Cal. 936 3 1 . 2 09/1160 . .. SC R A M BL ES. c vcretanc SPd w y . 1 4 ml 5 o f Ch ico. C al . S i gn : 10. pra c : II , r ace : noon. 916/34 2-9302. A CA R OAD RACE . Riversid e R cwy , R lv ersld e C a l . Sign : 8 : 3 0. p r a c : 10. $8 p r e t o Su ite 3 2 11. 106 N . C la u dina, Ana h e im. C a l . 92805. s is post. 714/ 774·3222. AM C M OTOCRO S S, C ar lsb ad , Cal. (part of tne w in a t ri p Series) . $ 5 mall t o A MC . Bo x 663 , E I T a r o . Cal. 92630 . Po st : $ 10. A M C FRIDAY , APRIL 20 AMA P R O C lackamas. TT. 13500 SE Lawnfleld Rd •• O re .~ 97015 . Sign : 6:30. rac e: 8 . $1,500 purse. O"MC. 659·1022 , SATURDAY , APR IL 2 1 I N DO O R SHORT TRACK . St ate Fal rg rnds., Salt L ake C ity, Utah. Prac : 4 . Qu al : 5. ra ce : 7. C MC . cl ass C and mu ffle r s. -r rc c nres a n d ca sh. S UNDAY ,AP RIL 22 R RA MOT OC ROSS . Rawh ide Par k . El sino r e C al . Beg /Nov/PP/M i n i. S i gn : 7. race : 9. $6 p o st . 92 1·5466. H A RE SCRAMBL ES , Carson C ity , N ev . , off 395 a t Sni der A ve. 0 ·3 6. Mall $5 to SJMC , 2 661 T oreno Way, R a n c h o Co r d o va . Cal . 95670. Post, $7. 5tart : 11.916/3 63·6784. SA TU R DAY , APR IL 28 AM A SC RAMBL ES . 1 3 500 SE Lawn nerc R d. Ore . 97015 . 1 p rn , c tec e m es, 1001200/250 /500/0pe n. 659·102 2. KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL DAY. AMA suo cortee clean up d ay . . SUNDAY , AP RIL 29 0 .35 MOTOCR OSS . L ake Ma dera. t ake C levela n d e x f t f r o m 99. M i n iS: $3 bi k es: $ 5 . 209/674-4042. M I N I CYCLE G R A N D PR I X , Ind ia n Du nes . 2 m l cou rse . 30 m l n s. 0 · 60 stock/mod. 0-8 0 stock / m oe. 0 . 1 15 Open . PP. an d schoo l bo y . 100cc t o 1 4 . $6 m a il. S10 p o st t o Bo x 174, Cal. 91321. 8 05 / 2 59·8 0 0 7 o r N ewha ll , 213/36 2·2515 . M O T O CR O S S, Pen t on s eri e s, McGill Pa r k , 13 300 W hi te R o c k Rd ., Ra ncho Cor do va , Cal . 956 7 0 . Beg /Jr . C MC li cen se . Mail $ 6, po st : $8. 916/35 1.{)2 71. m ereee esn te . CM C MOTOC ROS S, Oa si s Rcwy, Hwy 2 0 , b etween W illiam s and C l earlake in La k e . C o unt y . Sign : 1 . p rac : 8, r ace : 10. $2 wa tch, $ 5 f or Nov/Am & $ 10 E xc ert . $1 m emb . Sub sc r iP ti on t o t h r owawa y sh ee t w ith each m e mber sh ip . 2 /3 0 m in m o t o s. 7 0 7/2 7 4 .1167 . Speed Records (Continued fr om page 15 ) down and th e sp rings to fatigue . Th ey ar e hiked u p wi th inner tube rubber bands. Pit sto ps are leis u rely. The b ikes are kept between seven and eigh t thousand RPM . Cook sko o tch es all th e wa y ba ck on th e seat and finds th at the bike wo bb les less. A t five P.M., the number three bike gets a new rear wh eel, chain , and sproc ke t , • an d Coo k goes b ack out . Coo k co mes o u t of the h ole well . The stop took seven mi nutes a nd two seconds. . As the 12 hour m ar k ap proaches , Coo k cu ts a couple of 68 second lap s wh ich is over 130 MPH. T he b ike is wid e o pen , At six P.M. th e lights are turned on . There are a few problems with the lights and then things be gin to se ttle down fo r the nigh t. A t 8 :38 P ~"'1. Bauman n breaks a chain on the nu mber two bike while abo ut five lap s d o wn . That ta kes 12 laps. After he go es b ack out he is given signal s to coo l it , an d Hu rley , on the o ther bi ke , th inks it m ean s him. He slows. The 12 hour reco rd esca pes . After tha t the nigh t is pretty une ventful excep t fo r a co uple o f headlights tha t blin k o ff , and Cliff Carr we aring a tire down to the " canvas", " I' ve never gotten up at II P.M. to ride a bik e before ," say s Nixo n . Som eb od y suggests pills . " Will th ere be a pe e test afterwards? " asks Gary. He is tol d that gas co ns ump tio n will be low er becaus e of th e c ooler air and lower speeds. The mean s he will b e o u t lon ger. " 1'11 le ave the ch o ke on ." By sun rise people ar e ge t ting p retty weird. J ef f Heininger is han ging o u t p it signs th a t say " Dayto n a Beach City Limit.., and "Apples 79t a Lb. " The rid ers c o mp are n ot es o n th e tw o b ikes. Cli ff say s th e num ber three bi ke never wo bb les. " It 's j ust lik e a Ca dillac ," says Carr. " Th e only way I can go really fas t on . th at t hing," says A rt abo ut num ber tw o, "is to hang off. " T he mech an ics, J e ff S hetle r and Rand y Davis, have been u p all ni gh t, A fte r they are done they will pull the engi ne an d head . Nine th irty fin ally ro lls aro und . Fo r 29 seco nds the number tw o b ike h old s the 24 h ou r record a t 105 MPH . T he n th e o th er bike's tim e co mes and th e re co rd goes to I 09 MPH . Cliff celebrates his vic tory by sp raying everyone wi th Kaw asak i victory cha mpagne . " I' ve alway s wanted to do th a t," he says. "l ' ve seen J ackie Stewart d o it :' Gary Nixon is im p ressed by th e Z·1. He wasn't befo re. M '" " "" '" "- ,... M '" ,... '" ::;: '" ~ w Z W ..J U > U Tell th em you saw it in Cycl e N ews M OTO C ROSS. E scape C ou ntry, T r aDu c o C n y n .• Cal. $5 memb ., s etm n . $2 p r e, $5 p o st Ex: S1 0/S15 to E scape Cou ntry. Roo l ns o n RanCh, Tra buco Cnyn . Ca l. 9 26 7 8 . 100% bac k to E x . O pen: 7. p r ac : 8 . race : 9 . "'8~" MOTOC ROSS, McGill Pa rk . R anc h o C ord ova , Ca l . Penton Series. Wr ite: 13300 W hite Roc k Ran cho Cor do va . Cal. 9 567 0 . Rd .. It Wins SCR AMBLESl.. Cyclelan d SPd wy , 10 m i S of Chico , Cal. ~ ign : 8-9. prac : 9 . r ace : 1 1. 1973 714/586-7964. 916/351 ·0271. 916 /34 2·9302. MOTOCROSS. Nor folk, Neb ras k a . F ro m Hoskin s go 1 m i E and lh rm 5 . Prac: 11. ra ce : Ga te : $1.50 . en ter : $1.50 . 1 : 30 . 125/25 0/0pen. MOTOC ROSS, Penton series, McGill Pa r k . 13300 Wh ite Rock R d •• Rancho Cordova . cal. 9567 0 . BeglJr . CMC license. M ail $6. po:; t $8. 916/351.{)271. 213-532·7374 73.3% o f you Cycle News re aders save your cop ies C . N: Survey '73 HOUSTON ASTRODOME Kenny Roberts Short Track Mike Haney TT RPays To Use G ary N i xon stru ggles w ith an it ch y nose t hrough gloves. B o b H an sen look s on . Art and Cook h av e on their r ace f aces . Desert Rac ing Associat ion Presents ·lst. BAKER TO VEGAS -1!le#Ul 4{t" Corpora tio n t J H are & Hound appro x. 100 m il es Mar . 3 1st. Saturday for b eginners and n o vi ces only . A ll Engine size classes. Star t decals - F i n ish er p ins - 20% t roph i es - c h am p ag ne . 1433-37 First S I., Escalo n. Ca lifornia 95320 (209) 838-7912 M a ll entry S1 0.0 0, C L O SED. Po st o nly $2 0 .0 0. N ov i ce s st art ~ : O O a .m. B eg i n n er s start 9 : 3 0 a .rn , L i m ed fro m B a k e r , Ca lif. Membersh ip Not Requ ired . ORA BONUS L~. Veg~s puty ti me award $ 100.00 over all winner. S50 .00 to first beg inner. 4 /wheel rescue crew s-scat to radio CHRIS AGAJANIAN Presents EVERY SATURDAY MOTOC OSS flI' Beginne rs $5 .00 Int ermed iat es $5.00 Expe rts $10.00 100% Payback to Expert s Gates Open : 9 :00 10:00 Practice: 11:00 Race: No license Req uired Money-Trophies-Prizes Free Parking Pit & Front Gate Combined Ambulance Service Complete Medical lnsurance No Deductible $3.000 Coverage Officials & Scorers: American 's Motorcycle Club 327--6707 Carl Thompson ****************** c r ew s c- A m b u l ances-cResr - rooms. INFO: (714) 346-9335. *•••••••••~ ~ OVER 90% OF ALL -te ~ SUBSCRIBERS TO ~ ~ SUBSCRIBE TO AND ~ ~ CYCLE NEWS STILL ~ READ CYCLE NEWS. ~ TO YO U LOYAL FANS. ~WESAY. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ it it \.•••••••••~ it THANKS ~***********************~ ~ t ~ SRA ~ the CALIFORNIA CITY GRANDo~ PRIX APRIL 7,8 . ,. ~ ~ * * * * *, * iC * * t SRA POINT EVENT 100 MILES * ~********************~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -Co-spo nso red by t he Ca lifo rn ia City Cham be r 100 Miles of Racin g T hru Cit y Streets And Countrvside.i. Start an d Pits are Do w nto wn A Real Old Fashioned BtastTime ..... Camping Okay - Lots of Food - NO Pit Bikes '::' Spectator Control - Wide JlIf" r .ourse - fun fun fun fun - Keep Your Trash - Even More Fun Clas ses: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Co mm er ce Ex pert A;"ate u r SRA Novi ce Beginner P.O . Bo x 2586 Po wd er Puff 125 cc California Cit y . Calif . 93505 , 75cc 200cc MA IL ENTR IES CLOSE April 1st 10 0cc 2S 0c c POST ENTRY $15.00 Over 35 Yea rs Open Under 16 Years MI SS A NYONE ??????? ..... JlIf" ..... JlIf"

• Cover