Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

'" '" Archie Clark Memorial Scrambles ~ ~ ... M co en !: w z W -J o > o by Bill Spen ce r LOD! , CAL., May 27 - Ray !luff dominated this y ea r's runnin g of th e Archie Cla rk Mem orial w ith wins in th e 25 0 an d 500 Ex per ts cl asses , despite th e age of 4 2 , severe h ay fe ve r an d the best sp ortsm en co m p e titio n in th e b usiness. Archie Clark was a friend to th e sp o rt of m o torcy cl in g, an d wh en he di ed, th is memorial race w as se t up with th e Lodi M.C . d onatin g th e us e of their track' and faci li tie s and the Stockton S cramblers d oing the wo rk In addition, th e race is a b ene fit for M.O .R.E. , and this ye ar Russ Sanfo rd wa s the o fficial announcer an d J im M anning was th e starter. Huff's win in th e 250 Came after a b attle through th e first cou p le of come rs with Gene Arnaiz an d the n a real runaway on his Bultaco framed Suzuki. Ray has unique tal ent in setting up m otors and even m ore unique talent in riding them. Despi te a b ad breathing problem that is n ear emph asyma and twenty years o n m o st of th e rid ers . h e is still just ab out th e fastest thing o n two wheels . H e has man aged t o prov e his c o n s i ste ncy a n d durableness b y man agin g to b e th e o n ly rid er in Distri ct 36 to m aintain a black p late for th e five years that there has been su ch a plan . In th e 5 0 0 class it was a little more difficult with ' Kim -J o rge ns en ap p ly ing pressure through ou t. Kim is th e y o unge r brother o f A le x, the Na tio nal Amat eur ch am p , and Kim will be in the hunt fo r a black pl at e thi s ye ar. T he o nly othe r rid er that ca me real cl ose to a d ouble w in was Ra y F ord with a first in th e 2 50 Jr. an d a second in th e 500. T h e 500 p o sted an o the r ve teran. in Will Brown , the remaining h al f of Ch a rley Brown CZ, wh o we n t o u t a nd did h is thing. In th e bi g b ore division , it w as on ce again Mike VanLienden on th e Selb y Motors BSA winning ove r S teve Y oung and Ric k Otto . T he h ea ts we re by far th e b est p art of th e E xpert run, D ann y \\' ell s co n ti nues to d ominate th e 10 0 Novice class in scrambles w hile an oth er o ne o f th ose name s is h ot a nd h e a vy in th e shor t trac k. G ary Pietrusckiewic z , as in Pe-true-sk i-wi tz, won th e sh ort trac k last n ight an d w ound up third today b ehind Mik e Bol es. If this kid makes it in th e bi g time, th e n ewsp ap e rs will go b roke. Mark Sm ith is so h ard to b eat in th e 125 Expert class that th e club could give him his tr ophies before he signs up if th ey wan ted . Only thing is th at R on Al sop might want to say so me th ing ab out all th at as he s till manages a lo t of seconds. Rick Silva h ad a b ig weekend with eno ugh wins in thre e ra ce s to tum to the Junior class in b oth sc ramb les and short tr ack, Whil e Ric k ge ts ready for the J u nio r class, Kevin A lsterlind will have to d ecide on what so r t of 250 to get as his tour o f th e 200 Junior class ge ts cl o se to its en d . :, : [C ,-- ------------ ... '. California Cycle Center:::" I , ' Dan Van Nieu wen auvsen shows his style at Lod i, of Huskies, Suzukis, Pen tons , and Yamahas .t o a 750 Kawasaki on a Triumph frame. Riders n ot acc us tome d to soft san d and th e bike-eating sagebrush up to five feet high gai ne d new respect for the ele ments o n their way to the first c h ec kp o in t. "Pigpen Flat", a se ction of th e rim-bending b oulders cleverly nestled in sag e, took its expected toll. The flat was named for Ted "Pigpen" Sauer (2 nd, 125 class) who though t th e idea was to j u m p hi s n ew Suzuki ov er each b oulder instead of avoiding it. Gone from this ev ent , however, were the m as ses of lava ro ck that previous races h ad e ncou ntered. "J ust the rig ht amount of eve rything!" ex claimedStan Steele o f Eugene's A-I Cycle . Stan had just returned from Virginia City and is a real desert buff. Checkp oin ts we re a welcome relief, ea ch o ne radio and "suds " equipped. Checkpoints had been laid out fir st with the fastest line between them later flagged fo r the course; good idea fo r cl u bs h a vin g troubles with co u rse -cu tti n g. As the co u rs e entered th e famous sand dunes, th e real Rainier Beer's Christmas Valley 100 CHRISTM AS VALLEY , ORE ., May 2 7 - Like any fine brew, it takes time t o age for p er fection. Rainier Beer's Oregon Desert 100 co mb in ed all the right ingred ien ts to c reate a vintage race. , Add a town that welc omes m otorcycles to a di s tric t of th e Bu reau o f Land Management th at understands and practices multiple ' us e. Spice this with very cons ide ra te private ranchers and sti r in all th e sagebrush , juniper, rimro ck and sand tha t you care to see in one w e ekend . The Motorcycle Riders Association of Medford put on a smo oth-runnin g d esert ch alle n ge that really got it a ll together. A m odified Levl ans start saw riders facing th eir m oun ts ac ro ss a dirt road, eliminating th e " creepers" , and allowing a prompt 10 AM ge ta way. Machines ran ged from a de se rt- p ro ven ass ortment o' w DKW r .·.'I 111.w. o;V . E.T. CYCLE SALES .,t,,'.' I i'hl'! I I :, 1\ .A . .." v... . w . BSA Sales sp r v lc e Performance Mall Order 5 4 2 So. Main DEADLINE f ;•• ' 1411 411 DIRT BIKE HEAOOUARTERS 30·40% OFF· Mil p itas , Calif. 95035 r..Downs, & Gloves ~-.,.~~,. YAMAHA /HusaVARNA - INCREASE EFFICIENCY & THROTTLE RESPONSE C}cIe. Center , 4',<' - ,,~ ....-<. ------~----_.- CZ SHOP MANUAL Over 100 Photos $7.50 Ca liforn ia RealHnt, Add 5 Per Cen t 0.. .... 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All seemed very p leased with th e co u rse, with th e hospitality of Rainier, the BLM and th e ci tize ns o f Christmas Valle y , Everyon e promised to co me back next Memorial Day an d bring a friend, Particularly pleased with th e fat purse was Tom Robinson , sponsored by Monty & Marvs of Medford, wh o blazed to a first o ve ra ll vic tory on a Pen ton J ackpiner. Dal e Demaris, the Phil omath flas h , edged D on Mos ley of Hines for Open class honors. Bill Grossi of Santa C ruz nailed th e 125 slo t in go od fashion. 0";'; c,-<' TROPHY MOTORCYCL a s "We have the parts" , V Desert and Moto-X Preparation Complete machine & weld ing shop 785-4289 8 7 3 0 Sepulveda. Sepulveda. Ca. (just north of Par t hen ia ) . • NOR . CALS TOP MPET ITION SHOP , I I CYCLE ~v ~~ S. les - Se rv ic e Custom work · ma i l order Super Tuning on Suz uki * Maico <9FITS ON STOCK 0<"" IGNITION COVER 01- A LL HA RDWA RE SUPPLIED I J 184 San Anto n io Way" Mt. 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