Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Way up North and Way Down South III M B " '" " 100 Mile D e se rt Classi c ... APRI L29 M " Be st In The West " Best Muklng, Mo st Money . Great Dese rt Race S ite 15 Miles South Mountain Home, Idaho T he Big Whe el was a close even t with But ch Brown o n a Clar ke Si mpkins Honda a nd Mark Ol sen on an A llied Bultaco runnin g 1st and 2nd fo r th e'I 5 lap s. Ol se n m ad e se veral a ttem p ts a t th e lead in the early Japs but se t tled d own to ta ke second. The Powd e r Puffs o n ly had live entries tonight b u t w ith th e extra racing room Dian a Langlois on a Montesa ju mped into th e lead to take first wh en o u r p e r en ni a l win ne r Bernade tt e He ndri ks on her Pa ce Yam aha cam e up with a gear b ox full o f neutral s. T he 12 5 class charge d off the line and immediatel y fo u r ride rs sca ttered all over th e fir st comer. This was it n o -hold s barred racing. Nobod y w as sitting d own now. Back to th e line fo r a resta rt. Starter is sweatin g. Off they go , ,and - su rp rise - every bod y m akes it thro ugh th e firs t co me r and the race was o n. Hand le bars in th e rib s a nd elb ows in th e eyes ; this is it. T hey ' re raci ng fo r keep s. Butch Brown aga in was into th e lead agai n o n h is Clarke Si mp k ins H onda wit h J o n McC affery on Modem Motors S u zu ki ho t o n h is back wh eel. Fo r 25 laps, b ack and fo rth th rough traf fic, lappin g ride rs , missin g f a lle n m ach ines. McCaffery wasn' t abou t t o ca tc h Butch t onight. An d th at 's h ow th ey finished. Th e proof o f h ow tough so me o f these flat track ers are is when Howard Garbe finishe d third with a broken left foot and Le d S zm ek is sixth wi th a h arness . holding h is ' dislocated sh oulder together and lo ts of tape around three broken ribs he sustained in a au t o accident. Cars are dangerous. ', T h e 25 0 class brought. all th e hea vy A.C.E. Ca nad ian Champ ionsh ip iro n. AMA Nat io n al Number 35 . R andy Skiver, S teve Baker, Mike McC lain, Ind oor Motorcycle Races Howa rd Garbe , Glen McKenzie. A f te r they did their bowling-pin act CLOVERDALE, B.C ., Mar. 24. 19 73 in th e first co m er, ' the restart was good The Indo o r m otorcy cle races have with Randy Skiver powering into the finally come to a close , with the lead with his Clarke Simpkins Honda Canadian Championship event run off. with Steve Baker on the Fred Deeley With many of the riders sitting out th e Yamaha on h is b ack wheel. Skiver regular program so as not to damage quickly pulled o u t a lead, lapping some th eir machin es before the cha m pi on sh ip o f th e slo wer riders four times to tak e o nly 6 5 riders we re in th e regular th e ' ra ce . Back in the pack the action program. But the racing' was just as good was h eavy for second , Howard Garbe as man y of the old faces returned to powered around th e o u tsid e of Baker take part in the final even in g. 90 0 fans and McC lain to get second only to drop jammed themselves into th e small grandstands to watch a relatively ',it on the 21st lap when his broken fo o t would , no lo n ger hold hi m' up. In the accident-free night and outside , of a broken fingex 'and, one of the leading ' j am" to .ge t around Garbe 'Iay in!! in the centeriof the track, ' McClain ( Bul) Powder P,liff~ider d o in g a h igh side on ,s the finish , line, , scattering the flags, ' 'slip p ed iii!o 'second with Baker coming in third., '. ' sta r te r andrefere e , the only damage was T h e tr ack c ond itions stayed sm ooth t o 'th e lim e buck et th at she stuck her exce p t for tw o sm all ruts wh ich ca used p ost erior in. a fe w rider s to strangle the handle bars, With th e regul ar p ro gram out o f th e but wi th th e smo ke un de r con tro l, th e way, the bi g shoot-o u t starte d wi th the fans were treated to a very exciting Littl e Wheel Min i Class Championship ni gh t of raci ng and are loo kin g for ward and ende d with the 25 0 's . Little nin e to nex t win ter n ow. A .C .E . w ould lik e year-old Mike Tons gard on his Clarke to thank th e m a ny people an d deale rs Sim p k ins d onut-wheeled Honda to ok for th eir su p p o rt thi s win ter . Lo ok fo r th e lead o n the fifth lap a nd ra n away A.C.E . m o to cro ss. ' fla t trac k. and and h id, lap ping so me o f th e slo we r minibike races this su mmer. riders th ree tim e s in th e I S la ps . F ollowing th e establish men t o f pr o c ed u res for inte rnatio nal ride r ex ch ange b e tw een the AMA and th e FMM , th e M e x i c an Mo t o rcycle F ed er ati o n has im plemented thi s -a g r e e m e n t b y i nv i ting a ma te ur mo to rcy cli sts fro m the United S ta tes to co mpete in a 500 kil o me ter (ap p rox. 3 0 0 m i. r o ad ra ce to be held in Mexico City A pril 15, 1973. T he Mexic an federation will offer , lo d gin g and food to all a uthorized Ame rican riders who enter. T he e vent will b e, ru n in tw o classes of 125cc to 2 0 0cc , a nd 25 0cc to 10 00cc. Bo th p ro duc tion an d spe cial road racing GP mo torcycles are all owed. In o rde r to en te r the co m pe ti t io n , Ame ricans must p rese n t a valid cu rre n t AMA m embership card an d t a ke o ut member sh ip in the FMM . Ameri ca n M otorcycle A ssociat io n pr ofessio nal rid er s holding th e rank o f Expert in ro ad racing a re n ot all owed to co m pe te . All o the rs are welc ome . Fo r fu rther details co n tac t Al varo Rodriquez Di az, Zempoala 244 Me xico Cit y , Mexic o , p hone 5 19·3 6-65 in Mex ic o City . The Mex ican federa tion would lik e to remind A merican m otorcycli st s that Mexi co City is 2240 meters (o ver 6 0 0 0 ft.] ab o ve sea level, an d th at rider s mus t prep ar e th ei r motorcycles accordingly . T h o ug h t h is ride r excha nge is ,e n c o u r a'g e d b y the Ameri c an Motorcycle Association, th e eve n t itself is under FMM san cti on and direction, and AMA m otorcy cli sts are ad vise d th at their m embership in surance is not valid fo r this even t. ~ $ 25 00 AMA Road Racing in Mexico City ... e, 0 FIVE CLASSES : iooee, 125 cc. 175cc, 2 5 0 cc , & O P ENcc '5- S P E C IA L CLASSES : PO WD E R .P U F F , M IN I -BIK E, & S I DE HACK « 33% T R O P HI E S : Fin ish er Pi n s, Ja ck R ab b it C la ssic Shirts '" ;: ~ N TRV F EE : E a rl y Ent r y $10 .00 E n try at Ra ce $ 12.0 0 PR IZE M O N E Y S IGN -UP: 8 A . M . t o 1 1: 3 0 A . M . F I RS T O V E R AL L 5 2 0 0.0 0 F A nd C las s M one y p l u s 6 f t. T I av el ing R M I S C ELLAN E O U S IN F O RMA Ti ON T rOPhy . E SILEN CERS R~QUI RED , N o N u mb er C L A SS WI NSE Plates , AMB ULANCE AT TRA CK , 1 0 0 cc 1st $ 1 0 0.0 0, 2n d $ 50 .00 , 3ro $ 25 .0 Con cessio n s and cl ea n R est R o o m s at 125 cc 1st S 1 0 0 .0 0 , 2n d S50 .0 0 , 3 rd $ 25 .0 B Ra c e Site . Paren ts Relea se for all r ide rs 17 5 cc 1st S10 0 .00, znc $ 50 .0 0 , 3r d 5 25 .0 E under 18 yea r s o ld. J.M .A . Po i n t s Me et. 2 5 0cc Lst S1 0 0 .0 0 , 2 0 d $ 5 0 .00, 3rd 5 25 .0 E Membershi p ReQ uired - A va il a b le R ace O p en 1st S1 0 0. 0 0 , 2nd $50.00 , 3r d 5 25 .0 R Day . Plu s TRO P HI E S and CO N TI N G E N CI E S FOR I N F O R M A T I ON CAS H, PINS, SHI RTS. RA CE ST A RTS 12 SHA RP AND EARLY ENTRY w Z W ...J U >- U A ND TRO PHIES Call o r Wr it e M OUNTAIN HOME MOTORCYCLE ASSN .. INC , c / o Jerry 's Cycle Sales, Mtn. 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