Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
Issue link: https://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/141059
:!l ; " l6' ROBERTS ,.. LEADING IN a.. M ~ aJ' . :; AMA NATL POINTS '" 3: AMA NATIONAL POINT STANOINGS TO DATE : >- w • z W ..J U >U 1. Kenny Robe rts 285 2. Gary Scott 226 3. J imOdom 4. PoulSmon 5. Mike Haney 6. Kel Corruthe.. 7. Gary Nixon 8. Jornos Evans 9. Randy Scott 10. Dick Monn 11 . Mike Kidd 12. Don Castro 13 . Conrad Urbonowsk i 14. Gary Fisher 15 . Dave Aldana 200 18 0 150 144 144 120 120 106 90 84 77 72 60 60 16. Dave Hansen 17 . Buck Boren 18. Mark Brelsford 19 . Don Emde 20 . Hu rley Wilven 50 50 48 48 MANUFACTURER'S POINTS TO DATE : 1. Yamaha 2. Triumph 3. Su zuk i 4. Kawo..ki 465 264 228 144 120 93 80 5. R ic kman 6 . Harl ey -Dav idson 7 . Bu lt aco 8. Ho nda 68 60 9 . AJS 10. BSA 10 500 W ORLD CHAMP IONSH IP M O T O C R O SS STANDINGS AFTER T W O RO UNDS F o u r mo to s cou n t i n g f or po i n ts ) Idrlcn Hammersctlmld CZ CS SR J i r lStodulka CZ CSSR Wa lter L el t geb Puc Aust Ge rr lt Wols lnk Ma l Neth W illi Bauer Ma l w .Ger Roger DeCoster Su z 8el9 Chr ister Hammargren Yam sw ee Fran z Schlecht! H us Aust Jaa k Van V et thoven Yam 8819 Ale xe i Botchkov CZ USSR g RESUL'TS 4ger ENDURO Po lka Dot s M.e. Fore sth i ll. Ca lif . Apr. 2 9 . 1973 (PrOV is ional) Pt s. lost 125 A J . Jen k ins Hon 24 . D K W 45 L . F i n d er D . D ua r t e Pen 47 250 A H . S layt o n Bul 2 8 B ud H am il t on Pe n 3 0 T o m Patton Bu l37 O PEN A Y am 17 J . Je n ki ns Hus 2 1 R . R ogsta d G . J o h nson H us 3 3 125 B P. H azzard H o n 34 J . T am H an 43 A. H o wer DKW 51 125 C D . Noell Pen 83 J . Miller Pen 93 R . Chelson DKW 131 2 50 B J . Pr ec h a rd Oss 37 D. King Hon 39 L . Brunell Bul48 250 C S. Garcia Yam 49 Suz 55 G . McN uly J . Dranol d Hus 78 O PEN B H . Cha n ey Yam 36 G . Hen dri x Yam 38 J . B lag y Hus 39 O PEN C B SA 33 R . Carl es J . Thomson Hus 42 C . Jensen Yam 57 MOTOCROSS World Cholmplonshlp B elgium 250 Grand Pri x Apr. 29 . 1 9 7 3 Hakan And er sson Y.m Hus H e lk l Mikkola Mal Ad o lp h W ell Mo n Kal evi V e h k o ne n Y .m S UZUk i Mon La m m e rs Y. m L ak ay e KTM M o sey ev CZ D eVo re Apr il 15, 1 973 O /A Pos I. Rid er s' N am es Har per/Jas per 2. 3. 4. B o m e nk a/T h o rn b u rg Ph ill ip s/ H am il t on Sig mon /C lar k 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Halyb urton/Be n nett Wag ner/Bro wn E vans/ A hrens oo nonoe/ arauc awa v D eW itt / Sm i t h Rob ert S lies iN H a rt le y / Gun n F erescner / Baker Ba rlow /Mar tin Q ua de/Hodges Pad i ll a /Ba rb e r , K i n g/ B il k e y Silverthor n /Reed Jasp er /G ifford F inger /Huston Green/Plun ke tt M ayna rd Johnst on/Hed inge r E ll io t t/D imond M onk F u ll er / A h re n s Brown/Br innon Si c ilian i/Ka lw i Cavins/Vandergrif f Bennett /Bennett MitChell /Seeman Redman/McNees Hatf ie ld /Morton W al n o h a/ Wl n kle r Sutton/McCall ister Armstrong/Greal lsh Kn ight /Bow les R ob In so n/Joh nso n 5. II. 12. 13 . 14. 15. 16 . 17 . 18 . 19. 20 . 21. -c 2 2. 23 . 2 4. 2 5. 26 . 27. 28. 29 . 30. 31. 32 . 33. 34 . 35. 36 . 37 . 38. 39 . 40 . Pad illa / St e rne r s ea vzt.ee R oge r s/Foley CI & Po sit io n O ·E 1 O· E2 O·E 3 O·E4 25 0 · E 1 O· E 5 O·E 6 2 5 0 ·A M 1 25 0 ·E 2 O· E 7 25 0·E 3 O ·E8 125·E 1 O · E9 O·E 10 125·E 2 250·E 4 250 E 5 O ·E JJ 2 5 0 -N 1 2 5 0 -N 2 o-N 1 125·E 3 2 5 0 -E 6 O.N 2 250-N 3 25 0·E 7 250-N 4 O-N 3 125-E 4 O·N 4 2 5 O-A M 2 250-N 5 1 25-N 1 25O-N 6 o-N 5 125-E 5 O·N 6 2 5 0 -N 7 125-N 2 Ms. Anabella • Wood d jd it t o all the ma les in the 100 Beginner d ass ' during t he CRC' s Easter Sunday MX at Carlsbad . Not only did she beat all t he boys, but she w as also f irst girl! Photo by The Shad ow. USMRC M O T O C R O SS £ 1 Toro S p dwy . Calif . Ap r . 2 7. 1973 SC HOOLBOY Gary Marks H an BOb by M c G rego r H an Tho m a s G am a r Yam 1 0 0 JR J ohn M o orh ou se Yam G a ry Mal o tt Yam Lee Ca idwe ll Bul 125 J R Bil l G lo re DKW Chuck B rown CZ J o e Ru mney Suz 2 5 0 JR D ave D ek o k er CZ M ike McDougall CZ Er ic Wills Bu l 5 00 J R Mai Dave B lo o d 1251NT Hus Lance B r y so n Don Wickham Su z Marty Miller Bu l 25 0 l N T M ike Pat c h e n 5u z 125 EX B ill Hen derson DKW M a rk T y.r Pen N orm Bigelow Suz 2 5 0 EX Bill H enderson CZ Dale An derson B ul Mark Tyer CZ 5 00 Dave Boydstun CZ Ma i Yam CZ CZ CZ Hus M al CZ H us CZ :Gi ~~J~ 13x T . Par i s M INI T E A M SCRA MB LES EI Caj o n M .C . K aw Mon Ma i Suz NMA MIN IS Ind ian Du n es V alenc ia . C oIllf. M O T O C R O SS S uper F u n AMC Saddl eb ac k Par k Ap r . 21 . 1 9 73 A ME M O T OC R O SS Ind ian D un es. Cal if. Ap r . 2 1 . 1 973 b y T om Co r l e y 500 JR Gary Davies Y am Terry Austin Mal Hus K e nd all Wa tson 500 SR Luke Messer .... .I M Terry Power " SA Ma l ' M ar k H at le y 25 0 B E G Wil liam J enn ings Y. m Y am J u ni or Co lso n Y. m J o e Jones OL D T I M E R S Chuck W h itti n gton Mo n Steve Pyl e 50 0 B EG Jeff H ib ba rd Mal Larry M cM i ll en Su z Ala n Ben so n H us 1 00 B EG y.m Tommy Luera T o m Roy Ya m Ja ck Pf at e n h au er Suz 00 JR 1 Vl n sen K ing S uz Kirk Harris Yam Casey Wasen Yam MINICYCLE Y.m A . J. Wh itt ing Dave Beck H on 2 5 0 JR Ph il Tay lor Han Brad W ill iams Hon Bul D ave K r lk a c 125 B E G Warre n Roberts Puc Tom B lce S uz M ar ty D eso r ow Bul 125 S R E d d i e C o les Pen Gary Huber 125 INT Bul Manua l T o r r es 125 JR Dave Kri kac Bu l Bob Tomaw S uz Y. m Doug Dryer 250 lNT CZ Jo n M iller Car l W ilson CZ 25 0 S R Tim Lun de Han Cop John H atl ey Ra ndy N ordyke H an 25 0 E X C huck S un L es Wo mack B i ll Coo k Kirk Seve r son OPEN J R R obb y O hg e Larry Sa us e E r ic B u rk l ns ha w S c o tt Fred eric h OPE N IN T Larr y N ib b ler Ru ss M cK i n ney T om Eastha m O PEN E X B ill Cook M i k e Crandall Ji m Ph ill ip s Gord on Whitake r John Gl eff Greg Young 100 B E G Jeff Helgel ~~~n~~~~~r~~~ 100 JR Jeff B ea n J eff Clark Jim Du nca n 125 B E G J e ff M OSby La rry Gross B ob B eau b o is 125 N O V Pau l tre jo J im Ha r r i n gt on 12 5 J R D an J o hn son J ames Mo r r is 1 2 5 IN T Dave Da um Kev in W i ll is Bob Whi te 125 E X R ic k Bea n 2 5 0 BEG Ma rk Ri pley Bruce Lincoln Bruce W inter 250 NOV George Tre jo R o bert Lowe David Dekoker 250 JR Gary Yamash ita Mike RUby Tom B eale i 250 lN T Ro n D i D o n at o Joe Montoyo K evi n R o ss O PE N BEG Mike Henderson Bob Kady Kirk W ill iams O PEN NOV Dennis Newman Mike Harnandez O PEN JR Steve Tucker OPEN I N T Ollie Senechal O PEN EX Dennis Chandler Bob Maynard Han Han Y.m Han Y.m Y. m H od Y.m S uz Bul S uz Y. m DKW N 'og Y. m Pen Hu s Pe n Pen Hon Bul Y.m y.m CZ CZ Y. m CZ CZ M an CZ CZ M.I Ma i CZ PE E W E E S NOV M. S pe nce 1·3 H P 6-8 YRS R . Eversol e 1-3 H P 9·11 YRS G . Walsh STOCK 0-6 1 ee 6-8 YR S R. S t ephen so n 0-6 1 ee 9·JJ Y R S C ary McC r y sta l 0-61ee 12 & OVER G . McCarroll C . T h o m so n 0-81ee 9-lJ YR S M . Pr u n t y M . M arshall 0-81ee 9·11 YRS B . Strong S . Wil der 12 & OV E R D . De leon J . Shafer 0-81cc 1 2 & U P EX G. S ummey 0 -8 1 ee 9-1 1 EX M . L ew i s MOD I FIED 0-6 1 cc 1 2 & UP NO V . Cas ey M c Cry stal S . M c Don a l d 0 -61 ee 9 · 11 Y R S NOV J . C. Lopez R e x E. S m i t h, J r . M . L o p ez 0 -8 1 ee 9 - 1 1 YR S EX A . J . W h it i ng 0-8 1ee 9 -11 YRS NOV J. Simons L . K ing 0-8 1cc 12 & OV E R EX M . B ro w n W . Simons NOV J . Holley Casey McCrystal 0 -81cc 12 & OVER NOV S . LOdge R . Smi th o-a ree J . Pen nata 0 -8 1cc 12.& OV E R NO V J . Penna la J . Shafer 0 -110cc - OP EN M. B r o w n J . Sh ore R. Morrison . CZ Hus Hus Mal MAC M O T O C R O S S CM C McM i n n vi ll e. O re . Apr. 22. 1973 by Ja n N ewma n M INI y.m Je ff W a lker y.m J erry Pi lla r Y.m Rona l d Smi t h 10 0 J R Y am B ra d G u bse r Y .m C ra ig H offman Y am Steve Sma l l Ric Dua ne Be nnett Robe rt Ph illi p s Pen Y am O res t B ell 125 J R T i m F ujii Y. m DKW Sa m Snawe Yam N ic k Rhine D ale Pest es D KW H us B o b Pr o f i tt Bul Craig Coila 125 I N T Mnk B r ad Hanson Yam Rick Ferr is Richa rd Earle CZ H us Kenney Pay n e 2 5 0 JR Y.m ~ arry R ock Bul Curt is C oila Y. m Doug K i nio n Hus Ar lin Pest es Hus J ohn Kalkhoven Yam Er ic Reu ther . 250 I N T Han R ic h ard Read Bul T im E lde Phil N ehl Suz Y .m B lai n e Hansen Ric B o b Hamilton Han Ted Bottlemill er I N TE R N A TI O N AL T R I A LS ASSN . SoI d dle b~c k Pu k O r olnge. Calif. Ap r . 29, 1 9 7 3 Gary F o r t h ass T om Montgomery Hod Steve Norry Hod S t eve Sholly Suz Ed McDonald Bu l or m Best H an N Joe Decker HOd B ob B adh am H on Ken J ones Bu t W illiams G ive ns B ul Or mand Ve roni c a Oss Y am J ohn T rac hy M INIS Troj an Sp eedway Southgate . Ca lif. Ap r. 24 , 1973 . by Donna Z i mm er ma n PE E W EE Roger Heemsb eeqen I nd John A ll r ed Ind 1-3HP Bobby Jones Tar Bobby T occ o Tar 9 -11 JR D IV B Rex Sm i th Yam Glen Licon Ind 9-11 J R DIV A Steve Z immerman Yam Derek Blo n d Yam 9 ·11 SR J oey Hami It o n H an J im Holley Y am Jimm y Simmo ns Hon 12 ·13 Y R S Ric ky Simmons Hon J o e Tucci ' Hon 14 an d U P Bobb Y Jon es Ind W i lly S imo ns Ya m SCRAMBLES H appy Valley Rcwy. Redd ing. Ca lif. Apr.22 1 9 7 3 Danny J!-owller Danny D uga n K u rt Sales 100 M INI Rona ld A r l t Rick F Odge S co tt Lo ngnecker T o m C albeart h 1 0 0 NOV D e n n is Fr isb ie Pat McCart in 1 2S NOV Je f f Sh imizu Jer ry G r iswo ld J ohn Forr i ste r 1 25 A M /E X J eff Gei st L arry Fry a r 175 NOV R obe r t Hill Steve E llena 200 NO V Da vi d Mend es D en i s Fr isb ie 2 5 0 N OV R ic k St re etman M i k e L u p o id Glen Gacobs D en n is Lit t le t o n 2 5 0 AM Craig F at o r Geo rge E d wards Bu y Abbot 25 0 E X Scott A r ch ibald Je f f G eist Bob Hurst 500 NOV B rad C ole ma n To ry Ev ins 500 A M Ron Chesne y B ob Fost er O PEN NO V Ge r al d Voo rhees J o h n F lem ing O P E N AM Lar r y Han son La r r y L eg a rra MOTOCROSS D ixon. Ca lif. Apr. 21.197 3 A M /E X C O MB . Steve n H ic kle H on Bob Cooper Hon 10 0 N O V Rich Thomli nson DKW Eric H o lger son Hod 125 NOV Scott R Odg e rs DKW Milo M arsh Pen Gary McKa y Y .m 25 D I V II 1 Mic h ael S u tte r Suz Je ffery S ib ley Y. m Bul Ph il W ell s 2 50 N OV Frank Fernan dez Hon D a le Y a rb r o u gh Mai Y.m B i ll Carnen D o u gla s L a rs o n O PE N NOV Robe r t May Mai Ronal d F arstling BZL L arry L an caste r CZ SPEEDWAY B akersf ield . Cali f. Apr. 25 . 1973 FEATUR E MATCH St eve B ast o ve r M i ke B ast 2 n d D I V MAIN Da n Toom ey G reg Com stock R us s D u r o n slet Wa y n e Lew i s M ark C h er e Russ Sm ith SCR ATCH CONSOL L arry S ha w Ste ve Ba st Mik e Ko n le Les C h an key SC R A T C H M A IN B il l Cod y M ike Curoso Mike B ast Dan Be c ke r HAND ICA P CONSOL M i ke Bast Alan C h r istian Bi ll COdy Steve Bast J i m Ash w orth Les Cha n k ey H A N DIC A P M i k e C uroso Ke n Ca rtee Ed Willia m s M i ke Kone D an Ba c k e r Robb ie Wa ite SPEEDWAY I rwi n d a le . Ca lif. ::~le~~ls1 ~~:en 2 nd D IV MA IN J im Ca stor D o n Stu b~s H A N DI C A P CO N SO L Ed Williams St ev e G r esham So nny Nu tte r La rry Shaw H A N D ICA P MA IN J eff Se x to n Do n Cu llum Steve Ba st B il l COd y Mike K o n le B r uc e Haserot SC R AT CH C ONSOL Mike C u r o so B ill C OdY D a n B eck e r Larry S h aw SCR ATC H M A I N Steve Bast So n ny N u tte r Mike Kon le E d Williams SPEED WAY Co sta Mesa. C ali f . Ap r . 2 7 . 1973 SCR ATCH MAIN M i ke Ba st Steve B ast M ike K onl e B ill C ody SCRATCH CO NSOL Sonny N u tter Ed Wi lliam s L arry M o on Les C h a n key HAND I CA P M A I N D o n C ullum Mike K on le Larry Sha w Bill Cody G re g Haser o t D ave G al v i n HAN DI CAP CONSO L Mark C herry Ed W i llia ms Mi k e Bast Steve Ba st Mi ke C u r o so Da n B ec k e r M ATCH M ike B ast over Steve Bast Sonny Nutter over B i ll COdY A MA DIST. 37 FI R ST QUAR TER POINT STAND INGS LI G H T W EI G H T DIV T W O - DESER T A s o f M u ch 1 8. 1 9 7 3 b y Ron H all . St ew ard Name Pt s. CI. 1. Tom Brooks 690 Ex Ex 2 . Mo nte Lee 580 520 3 . Scott Haishop Ex 504 4 . Ward W essels Ex 5. B r e n t Wali l ngsford 500 Ex Am-4 45 8 6 . Don Jack son 7 . B il l Friant 450 Ex 8 . M ike Gun logson 435 A,4 9 . George Egg le st on 395 Ex 370 10. N ic k Ja covell i A Ex 11. Darry l Sca lia 360 340 Ex 12 . Ron Hall 327 Ex 1 3 . Jim Gilche ist 14 . Jeff J eff r ies Ex 295 Nov-3 263 15 . St eve Sanders 16 . Don F i nn ey 260 A·3 2 56 17. Pa u l C of fman A-2 18. A ndy K i r k er Ex 250 246 19. Tra cy Huyck A-3 2 0. Mike Hallbrook 24 5 Ex 240 Ex 2 1 . D ean M oc eset t 22. Wayne L ee 235 A· l N -4 230 2 3 . Gesse Go ld be rg 24. Victor Trlepke 23 0 N ·4 22 7 25 . W il lia m Fish er A·2 A ·3 26 . C hris B en gt sso n 2 15 Ex 2 7 . B o b H ay es 21 0 A -3 28 . E d Wrig h t 2 05 203 A- I 29 . Steve Cox 30. R ay Wate r s 200 A Ex 3 1. D an J ohn so n 190 32. B ob MC La ughlin 18 5 Ex 33 . F r a n k S nook A -6 18 5 34 . Steve Mitchell A-2 183 N -2 35 . Rick B ucnen cor t 1 71 36 . Ro bert Pa ul so n 170 A-2 170 N-3 37 . A r t B a rt le N-3 3 8 . Do uglas Pr ic e 170 39. B ob Ma ssey 160 A ·8 40. D a n Klahr 160 A 41. J im D omay 160 Ex 42 . Sharon R ose nauer 155 Ex 43 . John Pett i s 150 A-4 150 A -3 4 4 . B ill Va nettes 45 . D oug Bridges 15 0 A 46 . Hugh G ipe 140 Ex 47 . Ken Camron 140 A 48 . Mike J ohnst on 135 A ·7 4 9 . James Whea ter 1 35 Ex 50 . Mike M err ic k 13S A-2 51. R obert Morr is on 130 Ex 52 . R o ger Dubalck A ·3 130 53 . St ev e Bisho p 128 A·5 54 . Marvi n Le Bl anc Ex 125 125 55 . Terry Nei sen A-2 56 . LeRoy MarQuarot JJ5 N·l JJ O A - I 5 7 . Geo rge C l rry 1 09 5 8 . Pa u l H o w a rd N -3 59. D an R ey n Old s 1 05 Ex