Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

~ " '" " Co. M r- C> o CIl 1fi z W ...J U >- U For tho se who didn't lavor either snow or mud, there was dark 01 night . Bob Best (14 ) was Utah winter series wi nner. pict ured h ere in 200 Expert class start . - Newfar mer Pho t o . Utah Short Track Open Of course, after the snow of winter comes the m ud of sp·ring but t ha t doesn 't stop guys like Dave Wayma rt . They like being dirty and soggy. - Newlarmer Photo . Hot Springs Rough Scra mbles Story b y Terry Newfarrner Photos by H .L. Hathenbruck . HOT SPRI NG S , UTAH, M ar. 4 , 19 73 T he second Ogden Cycle Association winter ro ug h sc rambles was a little muddy . I t was m o re like the two-foot dee p sn ow o n the start are a and track b e fore it h ad ju st turned b ro w n. T he tr ack was sloppy but a full turnout of 175 riders was th er e . (Some of th ese dudes wan t t o pick up Utah Num ber O ne Rla te poin ts wh er e they can , with ou t h aving to b u y o r m o un t class C tir es.] I t was th e k ind of ra cing where a rider can win one heat, and disappear in a pile o f m ud in the next one. First Open Expert was Doug S helby , a Maico rider just up fr om the Amateurs, followe d b y Prest on Gerber, wh o h as re t u rn ed to th e class on a 35 0 Pu rsan g. T he Open class see ms to be getting a new lease on life, alon g with th e 200s, but ri gh t n ow th e 12 5 Experts are almos t n on e xisten t. "Under th e weather and trac k co nd itions, we probably sh ould have given fini sh e r pins ," quipped OC A Presid en t J e rry Hill . **l a~~·*""'*""""·"""'*"""""*""'*"""*~*a....*... .*P""'IIl*~*. .* · . *. . . .... WANTED ,.. YOUR ADS ,. * * ~DEAD ~ * * * OR ~ .* * ~ " AUVE ~ ~ HEWARD: What you see is * * ~ what you * get. . * ~ ~ by Terry Newfarme r S A LT LAKE CIT Y, UTAH, Mar. 10 , 1973 - S hort track ac tion resumed in the Utah S ta te Fairgroun ds Colise u m, d esign ed to fill the gap until the new q uarte r-m ile flat track opens May 17 . Rider turno ut was d o wn a lit tl e, and sp ec ta to r tu rnout was lo usy . The pu rse for th e wi nter series was give n o ut, with co m p lain ts fro m some riders in the overall standings abou t receiving m er c h a ndi se certi fica te s instead of cash. Par t of th e purse had alr eady go ne to payin g class w inners at each o f the n ight ra ces , and Pr omot er Kelly Blain sa id th e winning riders still get th eir purse , eve n whe n there aren' t nearly enough specta tors to pay the bill. Top rid ers fo r the se ries were : Bob Best, co ns isten t w in ner in the 2 0 0 cla ss on his Bul ; R o ck Fra m pton, 100 Ho nda ride r; Crai g Willia ms, th e state ' s slid ingest Suzu ki ride r ; S co tt J ones, Dave Wayment . Adrian Ne beke r, Dave Hut chin s o n , K e n Moore, To m Dickerson a nd Ma rk Glassett. Big news is that Woody Lawhon is back in town , an d he left h is m a r k Sat u rday nigh t , by win n in g the 125 E xpert an d the Scr atch Mai n. Wo od y was the Number Two all -ar o und rider in the state last year. Co lorado Mile Nat ional Go ld Cup Changed. Expanded The Colorado S~rings mil e track National Championship originally set for Saturday, July 7, will now be run Sunday, July 8 , as the h ighlight of an ex pa nd e d weekend of racing . Announce ment of-the change was m ad e t od ay by the American Mo t orcy cle Association . Manager o f Profession al Co m pe ti t ion Bill Bovee n o ted tha t th e weeken d lin e u p will now incl ude a Novicel.J u nio r p rogram on Saturday afternoon with a p urse of $2,000. Xovices will co m pe te on the mil e track on 25 0cc machines, w hil e the Jun io rs will ride . the t ra di tional 750's_ S un day afte rnoon's Natio nal Championship for Experts o nly w ill m a rk th e second co nsecu tive year th at a Yam a h a G old Cup has been run in th e scenic mo un tain se tting of the Co lorad o . Turf Club. T he Natio n al will feature a poten tia l payo ff o f some $ 16, 0 0 0. A.M.C. SOUTH A.M.t SOUTH ; -.J k\ I PACIFIC YAMAH" PACIFIC YAMAHA SAN - IE D GO Yamaha.MotoCrossSczriczs - • • • 1ST PLACE 19 73 YAMAH A 125 MOTO X • • • ..... .. .. ... ..... •.. .............. ........ 1 SET GOOD YEAR EAGLE MX TIRES 1 SET GOOD YEAR EAGL E MX TIRES 1 SET PRESTON PETTY. FENDERS AND NUMBER PLATES 9th . 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