Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

So.t"era Cailforal.·Arlzoa.....t ..era Nev....·So.t..era C.llforal•• Arlzoa.·So.t"el'1l Nev......o.t..era Callforal.· Arlao Western hotline (Abovel Robert Gutterud . . . . W. Blair at SIlguero Raceway, where TIbbs McCulough l4c1 hoIeshot the 125ee Experts lbelowl. Brent Blount has a narrow lead over Kenny Trask at DeAnza. Lowe tour strokes It at DeAnza Gary went down, giving third to Mike Looper. David King was working his way up, passed Looper and took McCullough on thr switchback with two laps to go. Kent Witzen grabbrd thr Irad on thr first tum of thr srcond moto with McCullough taking him on thr horsrshar and Gary Dircks in hot pursuit. Dircks took McCullough on thr founh lap with David King pushing to takr ovrr srcond for srvrral laps, finally managing to grt by brforr thr last lap. Mikr Looper took thr lrad for onr lap in thr third moto with Drry Dircks taking ovrr first. King srcond and Gary Dircks third all thr way to thr finish. McCullough. having gonr down in thr stan. workrd his way back to fmish futh brhind Looper. Robrn Guttrrud and Bill Burdrn, followrd by Wn Blair shot out of thr holr in thr 250cc Juniors with Blair soon to pass Burdrn and thrn takr ovrr first on thr third lap. Jim Grorgr. having fallen on thr stan, workrd his way back up to fmish srcond and Guttrrud third. Thr ovrrall was Blair, Guttrrud and Grorgr. Carolos Srrrano won thr first moto of thr 250cc Experts with Gary Dircks srcond and David King third. Srrrano snatchrd thr Irad from King on thr srcond tum of thr srcond moto with Gary Dircks in hot pursuit. Srrrano went down and King went ovrr him giving Dircks thr Irad which hr hdd to thr finish with Rogrr Jonn srcond and Ron Watmorr third. Srrrano dropprd out with bikr problrms and Dircks took thr third moto followrd by King, Jonrs and Prrkins. Results MINI MINI: 1. ....., - . . (Suzl; 2. _ By Ron Lawson SUNNYMEAD, CA, FEB. 5 A good turnout at DeAnza Cycle Park marked a break in the southern California monsoon season as the riders came out to enjoy thr summrr Iikr wrathrr. But both Jim La- of L&L Cyclr and Yamaha suppon ridrr Ardrn Hadlry had buai· nrss on thrir minds when thry Iinrd up for thr stan of thr Open Pro class. Grtting thr first moto holnhot was Bill Koch of Rockrt Ra Entrrprisrs, but right on his tail wu Hadlry followrd by Lowr and his big Honda XR· 500. Thr thrrr of thrm quickly srparatrd thrmsrlvrs from thr ret of thr pack and rngagrd in a privatr thrrr· way dur!. For ninr laps thry rrmainrd in that ordrr with no onr ablr to brrak frrr of thr othrr two, but then Lowr was thr first to brralr. thr Italrmatr. Hr shot by Hadlry, and then took thr Irad from Koch two laps latrr. Hadlry followrd suit by passing Koch on thr nat lap and quickly catching back up to Lowr. Thry sprnt thr last frw minute of thr moto in dosr quanrra and it was at thr rnd of thr vrry lut lap that Hadlry madr his final dfon at rrpassing Lowr and took thr win. In thr nat round Lowr camr back and took thr win and thr overall aftrr lrading rvrry lap. Hadlry rrmainrd in third for two laps, but passed Koch and then movrd up on Lowe. Lowr hrld out, though, and took thr win ovrr Hadlry, Koch, Johonn Strinrr (Mai), and Strvr Richard (Yam). Thr 125cc Pro daIS was by no mrans as dOR a racr. Evrry lap of hoth motoll saw Craig Gormlry (Yam) on top and pulling away. Srcond placr, howrver, was up for srabs hrtwren Mark Bamn (Yam), Brent Blount (Yam) and Varney Holbrook (Suz). 8ameI was lIrCUTr in thr position in moto onr, with Blount rdging out Holbrook for thr numhrr thrrr spot. But in thr next round Barna was dradlocItrd hrhind Holbrook and Blount for thr mtirr racr and thr thrrr of thrm finishrd in that oMrr hrhind Gormlry, !rtting thr overall multi thr samr way. Kmny TruIr. roundrd out thr top fivr. 1"'hr !5Occ Pros wrrr topprd by Jeff LrisIr. (HOD) who took both motOl aftrr a- dOR onr with Krvin 01lon (Hon). Honey David l.ocI>or tSuzl. MINI BEG: 1. 8

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