Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

M.X. Snake by Sieve Schiff N N " '" '" Q. M .... e> ex> >- '" ::; ~ w Z W ...J U >- U 1 I - ------- fl.__ o -v-.. '- -_. 0 o o __ -- - - --_ . ~- --- - -.~ -_ . ~_ / .. . ~"iN- Petaluma Night Scrambles _ b y James Brammer PETAL UMA, CAL ., Apr. 6,1973 - T ed Davidson, Mark Smith and Chuck Erlenback were the big winners in the Expert Mains in the opener at Sanoma-Marin Fairgrounds to night. Ted Davidson, in th e 125 Expert, took h is lead from John . Guglilmetti in his heat and then later diced with Daniel Castelhand to hold it. In the final, Davidson took th e lead from Castelhand on the third lap and we n t o n to win. In th e starting lin eu p for ' the 250 tED E .~ Expert Final, two black pla ters and a b lue plate rider were on the outsid e positions. Ted Davidson, Mark Smith, and Alle n · Yarrow h ad each won a qualifying heat. Nationally ran ked scramb les rider Mark Smith led fro m the first co m er, with Ted Davidson tr yi ng to get by o n t he outside . They raced to the finis h with Smith h old in g the lead , while John G uglilmetti an d Ron Kole raced for third and fourth . Up fro m Salinas, Ch uck Erlenbach, in th e Open Expert, led the Maicos t o first, foll owed by F ran cis Mathers and Bruce Rust to the finish. . Ben Ostarello probably wouldn 't bel ieve the recen t Cycle News road test knocking t he Sprint. He won the 500-0pen Junio r final on one . However, Joh n T ho mpson (Yam) ca me alo ng side at the finish line wi th an official de cision req uired to name the win ner. The 250 Junior Final was wild with two Mai co's, a CZ and a Suzu ki staying in close for the first fo ur positions. Ron OMPHITION Moto-X - Desert YClE Enduro LET US MAKE YOUR BIKE GO FAST! (TRICK STUFF) WE CARRY ALL OF ~ ~ THESE BRANDS : Coll ins & Sons 126 5 E . Lin coln Anaheim (714) 535·5000 11#' MARIN A DEL REY .' '*'* ,. \. ',j, ,'7t' '* SALES· PARTS· SERVICE DfICA" MOTO-GUZZI MAleO MONARK . D~ L::::::- (213) 390·3406 BARDAHL VBA $15.00 per case .ODYFUEL.YE.DUR~ TMted and u!leCl by t h e following D ill . 37 (ICIer,, : ERIC JENSEN • B O B M cLAUGHLI N · L ARR Y BERGQUIST · LA R R Y PFUTZE N R U ET ER • EO ~C~t6~t;;~R ';A~~1-I~~~~~6~$; .~~ ~:,y:r~::,~ su p p ly (C a~bof~0 :~~d~I ~..Et.::kT UR A L ~ev $7 .50 f o r 3 m on t hs s u p p ly (CaU l. ,eslCSe nt, ad d 5% tall:) . Sen d check or m oney o r der to: E n d ura Vitamin. Oeo pt. A . 6 38 S. G le ndora Ave.. G le n dora. Ca . 9 17 4 0 . . Serving The Entire South Bay Area • ~ontt5'11 13347 W. Wash ingt on Blvd . BURAK TUNING SCHOOL The first of its kind! Learn how to make your machine go fast but retain reliability. The school will consist of theory and practical knowledge of two and four stroke engines . Each theory lecture is followed by a practical session . We will cover ignition timing,carburation, porting, and expansion chamber design. A new class starts every five weeks. For more information please call or write. BURAK BYE-PRODUCTS 15170 RAYMER ST. VAN NUYS , CA . 91405 [213] 780-1768 Sarver, who h ad diced with Rick Delacy for first in the 125 Junior Final, again was the winner. This ti me he defeated Kevin Sinclair. Expert scrambler Jona Smith ran with the men in one class, and then took a handicapped start in the women's class , where she caugh t , but did no t pass, win ner Cheryl Vestal. Sm ith did n o t run in the wo me n's final where Vestal agai n was firs t infront of Kathy Cro m well and Candy Stephans. ~ RODU~tington 166 12 Beach Blvd. Beach , Calif. -/7141 847·2202 II~~" It Wins 1973 HOUSTON ASTRODOME Kenny Roberts Short Track Mike·Haney TT .ft Pays To Use '1S~"~ Co rpo

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