Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

~II in and out then Abland and Singleton came quickly through as did Van DuJmen and Boody. Long was quick to gas, but stopped before heading out on the track, losing time as he cleared his gas vent breather - a problem which would plague him the rest of the day. The laps rolled on toward tlJe ~-Iap mark as Spencer continued to roll up his margin over second place with that position shifting with the gas stops. Pierce's gas stop was quick - about se¥eIl seconds on lap !II. Aldana had also been in and out quicltly. Lap 52 saw en.by slowing down and then finally parking the bike in the infield. Also down and out was Gina Bovaird. "I was setting a good pace," said Bovaird "when the next minute I was down on the pavement. The front end washed out. It must have been a patch aI oil or something. I wasn't braking hard enough to go down like that." Ted Boody was also destined to end his ride in quick fashion, going down with Bruce Lind in the chicane. Boody was unofficially eighth at the time and running well. Singleton's gas stop on lap 54 caught most by surprise, but his so-called early gas stop strategy wasn't strange since it was at the approximate distance that it would have come in the normal 52lapper. It did, however, work to his advantage. At this point it seemed that Spencer - with a full minute on second place - would coast home the winner. It was not to be. He received the sign to gas on lap 40, but never made it. "The revs wouldn't build when I got on the banking," said Spencer. 'The engine was laboring and it apparently didn't want to go any fanher. I'm quite sure it was the crank." Tuner Erv Kanemoto suspected the same thing. "We won't really know until we tear the engine down," said Kanemoto later in the pits. "He did a heck of a job didn't he?" said Kane· mota with a smile. But it was plain that deep inside he was not smiling. Suddenly the complexion of the race had changed and Pons now had the lead with 12 laps to go and over 50 seconds on second place. It was still Abland, Van Dulman and Singleton fighting it out. However, Singleton's earlier gas stop now began to look like superb strategy. Abland and Van Oulman both were in and out aI their gas stops quick· ly, but not quicltly enough for Singleton had taken second and would not be shaken from that position. Also during that interval, Pierce had come in to the pits to have the rear brake anchor arm removed after he was black flagged for having the piece dragging from his bike. It was here that Aldana got past and picked up an apparent sixth place. Pons coasted home with Singleton safe in second. Third, however, went down to the final lap as Van Dulman got past AItsIand. "My shoulder still isn't strong enough from the surgery I had on it in the winter. I found that I had trouble holding on under hard braking and couldn't really ride 100 percent. I'm not making excuses, but I wish I could • have gotten third," said Altsland. Results Pono IV...,I; 2. Dole Singlelon IV...,I; 3. IV...,I; 5. .~ _ lVoml; 8. llo\Iid - . . (Suzl; 7. Ron Pierce lHonl; 8. Benny Del Monico IV...,I; 9. Jinmy - . . IV...,I; 10........ KIinznwln IV...,I; 11. Fronk MeT_lVoml; 12.1lorTy Wooclond (Suzl; 13. Gory e - IV...,I; 14. Ilic:hIrd ~ IV...,I; 15. _ _ lVoml; 18. John Lang (V...,I; 17. John 1V~18. Kurt Uobmonn IV...,I; 19. _ ,Jc",.1V....; 20. Bruce _ _ IV...,I. 1. _ _ V.. llo*non IV...,I; 4. Skip _ s...- TIME: 1 hr. o 52.25.75 ooc:a. AIIERAGE SPEED: 107.5li5 mph. • Ii fOr the 80'S E • ~ E 0 00 0') --I ~ 0') ...... ..c: u I-< ~ ~ TRIUMPH 10-1607 HARLEY 10-1060 BMW 10-1836 2 into 1 "twice pipes" SUZUKI 5135" 10-1180 4 into 1 KAWASAKI $116"' 10-1517 4 into 1 RAM·FLO Air Filters 2 into 1 5149" farthDsewIID deserve tile beSt fI.PHADED A1p11abet'. CuItom WMt Corporltlon 12572 "HOI Western Ave.• ~" Grove, CA 92641 714/897-3561 YAMAHA 5202"' 10-1412 4 into 2 (cross-over) $246" HONDA 5202"' 10-1295 5290" $27" uch HARLEY 10-1018 6 into 1 Staggard Tapered Duals 590"" Whichever brand of bike you choose, we build an exhaust system just right for you. ALPHABET designs and manufactures the largest line of "Top Quality" HEADERS, EXHAUST SYSTEMS and REPLACEMENT MUFFLERS available anywhere! We also sell the RAM·FLO high efficiency air filters to top off your PRO·formance package. ALPHABET PRO·formance products FIT BETTER, LOOK BETTER, SOUND BETTER, and what's really important - they make YOUR bike PERFORM BETTER. ALPHABET has the experience, facilities and know·how to build THE VERY BEST. Buy ALPHABET ... the ultimate in PRO·formance ORDER DIRECT OR SEND FOR FREE PRODUCTS BROCHURE St Seattle Kingdome Supercross . Feb. 9th Mike 8ell- Yamaha on Dunlop Feb. 10th Mike 8ell- Yamaha on Dunlop MDre~•• """_Dul.Dp ............ tire............. ~DUN~DP P.o.1Iall1109,1IuIfIIo, NY 14240 11

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