Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Cycle News 1977 11 09

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/126286

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 6 of 39

fr antic fr ee -for-all between Kenny Zahrt, Denny Swartz. Terry Clark, Chuck Sun, Broc Glover and Mark Barnett as they diced for much of the motor Glover finally shook everyone off his Yamaha's tail to close on Reid ne ar th e checkered flag . Warren Reid quickly took control of th e front running pos it ion in the second mo to r bu t Broc Glo ver was much closer this time followed by Savitski, Cla rk . Bell , Sun, Barnett and Swartz a gain. Glover passed the Honda rider at the halfwa y point. Clark and Savitski both got swooped by ha rd ch arging Sun and Bell as they moved up to tra de handlebars over th ird spot. Bell was finally put out of act ion when he . tried to outdive Sun going int o a tum from the outside and got knocked over the benn. That gave Chuck a clea r spot at third place for the moto and the da y. Meanwhile up front , Broc and Warren were . still banging it out for the overall win . Broc was leading ... "I fell once. which let Warren get back around. Then he fell off and stalled his bike which let me get back around him again. We were finally into the last lap and he got back by me again . but then I zapped him back in the esses before the finish line." "I just went too wide in the tum." moaned Warren afterwards. " a nd that's all Broc need ed to get by me for the overall win ." • Results 500cc INTERNATIONAl: 1. Roger DeCost.... 1-4 (Suzl. 2. Tony OiStefano. 4-3 IS uzl. 3. Brad Lackev. 9-2 (Honl. 4. Kent _ on. 2-10 (Husl. 5. Danny laPorte. 5-6 (Suzl. 6. Tommy Croft. 3-11 (Hanl. 7. Marty Sm ith. 6-7 (Hon). 8. J im Pomer OY. 10-S IHonl. 9. Bob Hannah. DNF-l lYaml. 10. Gayton Mosier, 8-13 IMail. 11. Rick Burgett. 18-9lYaml. 12. Gary S ernics . 14-14IKawl. 13. 01 S teve S taeka ble. 7· ' IMar . 14. Marty Tripes . '-8 (H.OI. ) · 15. Pi...re Karsmak...s, 12-17lYaml. 16. Rex S tat en, 1516 1H-D1. 17. J im Weinen, 17-1SIKaw). 18. St eve wrse, 11-' IS uzl. 19. Herbert Schmitz. ' -12 IMar . 20. Mickey l Boone.16-18ISuzl. 250cc NATIONAL: 1. Broc Glover. 2·1 lYaml. 2. o Warren Reid. 1-2 (Hanl. 3. Chuck S un. 3-4 IHusl. 4. 1 John Savitski. 5-3 IS uzl. 5. Mike 8ell. 4-6 lYaml. 6. Malk Barnett , 6-7 ISuzl. 7. Denny Swartz. 9-8 IMaO 8. . Glen Johnson, 7-11 (Suzl. 9. Char les Halcomb, 11-12 I IHus} 10. Frank S tacy , 14-10 ISacl .ll . Terry Clark. ·-5 . IKaw). 12. Mark Rakestraw, 13-13 IMaii. 13. Darrell Sh ultz. 19-9 IMail. 14. Ken lahn, 8-' IBull. 15 . David Boles, 17-14 IMail. 16. Pat Moroney, 16-15 IHusl. 17. Gary J ones , 15-16 1Am'1. 18 . Greg The iss, 10-' IHus} . c 19. Roger Brown, 12-' IPenl. 20. Scott Jordan . 21-17 l ISuzl. l11 TRANS-AMA MX SERIES POINT STANDINGS: 1. Rog er DeCost er 12471. 2. Bob Hannah 1221 1. 3. Marty Smith <2041. 4. Tommy Croft (l ao). 5. Jim Pomeroy a' I1781. 6. Brad Lackey 11 671.7. Dan ny laPort e 11521. 8. Tony DiStefano 11361. 9. Steve Stae kable 11 131. 10. " Kent How erton 1 1121. . 250cc NATIONA L/SUPPORT SER IES POINT STANDINGS: 1. Chu ck Sun 12741 2. Warr en Reid . l 12091. 3. MlI1k Barnett 12 061. 4. 8 roc Glover 1 1821. 5. 5 John Savits ki 11 811.6. Denny Swartz (157). 7. Mike Bell 11 441. 8. Terry Clark 1 1361 9. Fran k Stacy 11261. 10. . Mark Gregson II 07). (Opp. pagel Brad Lackey (321 leads the second moto start, ahead of Hannah, Boone (361. Semics (51, DiStefano (31 and Schmitz (1241. IAbovel Hannah gets out of shape he rode wildly to win the second motor (Below! Roger D took a 1-2 for overall honors. . !Topl A worm's-eve view of the Support/National class. Gary Jones' rear fender is leading, Mickey Kessler (18), Warren Reid (23), Kenny lahrt (42), Chuck Sun (21) and Mike Bell (339) make up the rest of the crowd. (Above) Gaylon Mosier snubs it in tight in front of Rick Burgett (8). DeCoster and Pomeroy. (Below) Lackey leads Steve Stackable over the Plano turf. _.... 7

Articles in this issue

Archives of this issue

view archives of Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's - Cycle News 1977 11 09