Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

1 /5 MI L E S H O RT TRACK , A MA , Trask 1.5',0.T. Qualifier undecided r -e ar Sp eed w ay . Ca r son Cit y . N e vada . O pe n: 7:3 0 · pm, race: 8 .702/88 2 -5 030 . AME M O T O C R O SS. I n d ia n D u ne s, Cal. 5 1 " : ? 6 prac : 6 :30 ra ce : 8 . Be g; J r ; In t; Sr ; Min i; 0.. T RASK MT N., ORE., May 12-1 3,1 97 3 - Allegations of widespread che ating have delayed th e final resul ts from th e T rask Moun tain IS DT qualifi er. Of th e 238 fin ish ers on ly 89 fin ishe d the eve n t , and ab out 2 0 riders have been c ha rged w ith acc ep ti ng o u tside assis ta nce durin g the ru n. It appears th a t Malcolm Smith p osted th e best overall performance, having ac hieved the top special test scores. Dick Man n was doin g we!!' in the ea rly go ing, b u t la te r unloaded .and sus taine d th ree brok en ribs. A lt ho ugh th e course was lon ger and ro ugher th an last year 's tw o-d ay event, th e wea th er re mained cle ar an d d ry . Many rid ers com men de d th e Mo torcycle Acti v it ies Club for th e efficien t organiza tio n. Fourteen fac tory teams were en tered in th e q ualifier. Full story. p hotos and pe rhaps result s ne xt week. India n Dunes MX hard-charging Ken Zahrt (Bul) and Maic o mounted Jeff Vidic, but still h ad m u ch o poin ts in the righ t slo t for overall big pay . In Ope n Ex pert competi tio n , Payn e grab be d all three heats, leading fro m gate to flag. A mong th ose finis hing beh ind him wer e Zahrt , Mik e Todd (Ma i), J erry Beaman (CZ) · an d .Russ Darnell o n a Husky . Some o f the eve ni ng's wildest events we re s ta ged b y a 20-rider cr~w of Experts o n 125 machin ery. T he three mo t os were won , af ter m uch lead swappin g , by th r ee differe nt contestants : Jim Hale (Pen ), Dan n y LaPorte (Pen) an d Steve Ra wson, wh o -w as moun ted on a Suzuki. None of them, howeve r, be came the ov era ll victor of the division. Ed die " T h e Steady One" Co le, recordin g a 2-2-3 ta b ulation o n the result sheets, was recipient of first place wam pum at payoff window. PP; ol dster. $5 e ntr y a t th e t ra ck . $ 10 for S r. 2 0% t ro p hies. 100% bac k . 21 3/675- 1 922. Jun e 1 6 ·17 MOTOCROSS. li m i ted en t r y 0 1 Jun ior s fo r Oldtimer Champs at Mun t z Par k . M all $7 to Bo x 149. Saugu s, Cal . 805 / 259. 1008. OL O TIM E RS CHAM PI ON SH IP, M un tz Pa r k , M o orpark Cal . M all $ 7 to B o x 149 . Sau gu s. Ca l. 8 0 5 /25 9- 1 0 0 8 o r 498-89 76. E n tries close May 27 . SA TURD AY , JUNE 16 SCRAMBLES . 3 8 0 0 D ep o r t Rd .• H ayward. Cal . New track . Sign & Prac : 4 -6 . rac e : 7. 0 -36 r ules. $2 .5 0 r l. e or watc h . 783-9922. d S H O RT TR ACK , AMA . U k iah F rgrnd S•• U k iah, Ca l. R id e: $ 3, wa t c h : $2 .5 0 . Min is . Si g n :~ . p ra c : 6. race : 1:30. 70 7 / 4 6 2- 16 7 2. ORC HARE S C RAMBL ES, 20 ml N of Ad el an t o , Cal. B eg : 9. No v : 10 , PP : 1 1. M a il $ 8 . Po st: $9.5 0. 2 0 % t rop hies, 1 0 0 % p i n s. 40 miles. 2 1 3/33 4 -5979 o r 332 ·1950 . · M O T O CROS S, Sadd leba c k Pa rk , O r a n ge, Ca l . O pen : 8 . p r ac : 9 , r ace : 1 0 . $5 p o st . E x: $1 0, 100% back . B eg: No v; I n t ; J r : Sri E x: oldst er; m ini . A M E MOTOC ROS S , In dian D u nes, Cal ... 8 e g: In t ; Jr; Sri mini ; ol d sters: PP. S p t rnn m a ll : $5, Sr : $ 10 to A M E . 130 04 S. WaShi ngton , . H awth orn e, Ca l . 9 025 0 . Po st : $7 /$12 . 2 1 3/6 7 5· 1 9 2 2 _ AMC SO U T H M OT O CROSS CarlSba d. Cal . M ail $5 /S 10 to B o x 8 1 5 1 8 . San D i ego, Cal . 92138. Po st : $ 10. 100% back t o E x. Race : 9am . A MA AMA TEUR SCRAMB L E S, O reg o n Si d e wln ders. 13500 SE La w nflel d Rd ., Clac kamas, Ore. 9 70 1 5 . Si ng b y 6:45, race : 8. 6S9 -1 022 . H ALF. MILE & T T . H RA 3 9 5 Cycle Pa rk, Ad elan to Cal . S ign : 5 : 3 0 . G ate: $ 1.5 0. en ter: $2. 5 0 . • S I I e n c e rs r equi r ed , No mem b . 71 4 / 2 4 6- 6 1 0 9 . SUNDAY, JUNE 17 SH O RT TRA C K, Vallejo Spe dwy. Ca l. Sign : 4:3 0, 1)rac : 5 :3 0 . r ac e : 7 :30. $3 r id e, $2.5 0 watch . 70 7 / 6 4 4 ·07 4 1. CRC E A R L Y Valley, Cal . RI D ER ENDURO , Lu cern A M E M OTOC ROS S, Raw h ide Pa rk , E lsi n o r e. Cal. B eg ; J r ; I n t ; Sri min i ; o ldster: PP. Sn t rnn : SS, s« S ID t o 13004 S. Was hington, Hawthorne, Ca l . 9 025 0 . Op en : 6 :30. prac: 8 , ra ce : 9 .213/675 · 1922. CM C M O TOCRO SS . Pt of the Mountain Rc wy •• 1·1 5 btw n D r ap e r an d Len t, U t ah . PM R & CMC. Jr/ lnt : 3 0 % b r ass. E x : 100 % back. Terry L ars o n..] 6416 South 1140 West , Mu rray . U t ah 8 4 1 0 1. 801/266·4704 . 2 5 0 GRA N P RI X MOTOCROSS , S I. G a Orie l d e Bran don. Que bec , Cana da . b y J o hn Grout VA LE NCIA , CAL., May II , 19 73 Con trary to th e mu ch ' verbalized pleadings th at wer e co n tained in the popular so ng o f a few years past, Bill y brough t hi s guns - act ual ly a pair of hi gh - v e l o ci t y h o w i t z e r s to Reservations to wn to n igh t. Billy Payne of Simi Valley, who was Iiste d among the original "Maico Ma ..ulers ," b lew th ro ugh the p ark 's fron t gate ~ a l .app ro xima tely 6 :00 o'cloc k PM. By midnigh t, he had co n d uc ted two unique and unsched uled schools for a la rge number of h is fellow Ex perts. 11 required 4 2 fu ll-bore he ats to co mple te the entire ca pe r. A nd Payne rattled to victories in five of t hose races. Opening his firs t session in tra ck -level ed ucation for the mo tocross b uff, Pro fesso r Payne proceeded to larru p an astonis h ing ly c apable gro up of 25 0 Pro s d u ring t wo o f th ree mo to s for the divisio n. He dropped hack to third in t he fi na l e n cou n t e r , beh in d a ---- --------• MINICYCLE I I I I I I I I INDIAN DUN ES. S;9n up 8: 30 A. M. • Cl ass e s Fo r All Ri de rs. T rop hy Da sh Fo r . RACING REGULAR SCHEDULED •• I I I I ---------- • 1st & 3rd SUNDAYS MOD and Stack. N.M. A. 213887 - 4520 I I . TT I SADDL EBACK P ARK. S;9n up 8:30 A.M. I I Cl asses Fo r All Ri der s. Trophy Dosh For . I MOD an d Stack. N.M.A. 213 887 - 4520 I I EVERY TUESDAY I I I I ~1:~~ ~~~Pp~~.D;lA3Y;2~~;1;2 6:00 P.M. I 8 :30 . Ri de : $2 .5 0. 714/68 7- 3 674. M O TOC ROSS. May er Pho en i x , Arizona. . Rcwv, 1 hour from A M C M O T O C ROSS. Ca rl Sbad. Ca l. B eg ; N o v ; Jr; Sr i O ld st er . M all 5 5 . $ 10 p o st . to Bo x 663, E I Taro. Cal . 9 2 63 0 . 2 0 % t r o ph ies. W in a trip to V urp . MOTOCR O SS. Sp ill wa y P.ark Santa Maria, Ca l . Sign : 7, prac: 8 : 30. race: 9:30. Ca m ping . Gate: $1.5 0 . I 2nd SUNDAY l I st & 4th SUNDAYS I I 1===1£1 US HELPl If you are th i n k ing a bo ut a d vert isi ng yo u r . p roduct or ser v ice, w r i te u s ~bou t it In d et a il . W e' II b e g lad to sugge st th e k ind and size of ad yo u sh o u l d co n sid er a nd te ll you w h at It w ill cost . CYCle News , P.O. B o x 498, L ong Beac h, C a. 9 08 0 :(. (21 3) 4 2 7· 7 4 3 3 . JC' ~ Date m .oType of event ..I to z • Sanction ~ Location a: 0What .... t ime . Entry .. How tofee there get ~ .... ~ ..I Participat ion pins to all Contestants I EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT INDIAN DUNES. S;9n up 6: 30 P.M. • N.M. A. 213 887- 4520 C:1 o s,se s Fo r All Ri der s, T rophy Da sh - - - - Jersey T he ISDT two-day q ual ifyi ng trial sp on sored by the South J ersey Enduro Rid e r s has been cancelled. T he an nouncement was ma de by Ameri can Motorcy cle i\ssociation Manager _ of Amateu r Activities jim Ca gle. T he even t, whic h was to b e held J uly 7.8 , was elim inated fro m the qualifier s ch ed ule be ca use of p ro b lems in ob tain ing pe rmissio n to use cer tain land are as on which the even t was to be run. Becau se of the la te ness in the cancellation. n o other qualifi er will be su bsti tu ted in the New J ers ey even t's p lace , Cagle said. T he remainin g two-day q u alifying eve nts to be held arc: Westori, Oregon, May 19-20 ;· Sunland, Califo rni a, Jun e 23 ,24; and Laurelville, Oh io , J un e 3 0-J uly 1. CALIFORNIA SCHOOL-BOY 40" tG MOTOCROSS Championship Size CHAMPIO'NSHIP- .Trophies MAY 26 & 27 Sportsman Riders only - NO Professio nals 1 I New Motorcycles (age 17 & under ): Mini Cycles (age 14 & Under): 100cc 125cc 250cc 80cc (Girls 15 and Under) Racers Qualify on Sat. - Finalson Sun . $12.00 mail $20.00 post I I Land Use Kills Two-Day Qualifier CARLSBAD RACEWAY I SADDLE BACK P ARK. S;9n up 8: 30 A.M. I MINI_WO RLD 7 14 552- 76 43 I . _ ---~------ • : PORTLAND , ORE. , May 11-12, 19 73 Tom Rapp led a Bu ltaco ride rs' swe ep of th e 25 0cc T ran s·A MA Mo tocr oss qualifying round at West Del ta Par k Sunday . Rapp wa s follo wed closely by th e rampaging Bui s o f Doug Grant (2n d) , Kerry Fowler (3rd) an d Ron Pomeroy Oi m's little brother) in fo urth . Fifth place was Ru ssell Powell (H us). T he fir st lo cal rider was 6th place man Bob Ru sh (Ric) . Weather was miserab ly hot, in the high 9 0' s for both day s. Satu rd ay featu red the fir st ru n ning of the Northwest AMA A ma te ur Champi onship Motocross series. Winn~ rs in class wer e : Mini- J errY Pillar (Yam ), 100cc -Tim Mos s (Yam) , 125 Jr.-Pat Emmons (Hod), 125 Sr.-Rick Bu rgett (Yam ) , 250 · Jr.- Erni e Robison (Hon) , 250 Sr. -B ob Read (Yam), 360 Jr.-M ar k Ru pl e (Mai), an d O pe n-Bert Noble (Yam). Winner of th e professional Open class races o n Satu rda y was Bob Br own (Ma i), 2nd Bill Cook (Mai). Comp lete c o verage and pic tures next week. . cr <[ c o Additional informatio n to ..I <[ s o z <[ Q. ..I U ~ en ~ ~ ::; lJ) 15 Z ~ U ~

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