Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

I ~ II THE 0 00 0') P""'4 ~ ()(") ..... (N 1-0 0.. < Want ...... calllad 121cc MXarl ....••• procIucdon modal for ya. the DarbI marque from SpaIn. DarbI'. ~ cooIanttiows through both haacI .... cyllncIar. and they've ..... cooling finlin addIdon to the water· jacket. The motor ........ CDIIgn1t1on.. 38 mm 8IntI carb and ....... g.arbox. Thera'. 12" of travel. both front and They're bIe now from DarbI MOtDr CorporatIon of Amaricllin Lagu CA. Kawasaki's Lawson, Aldana 1-2 rain delayed Talladega Superbike race TALLADEGA. AL APR. 14 Hefty,.. tMt CMI•• d flooding In paetpoI rt of ......,-. AMA "*'Y'" au...... of die ~ forced et.nplonthlp round at AI me doI.. Motor SplllhRy. A reatruetuNd r i a progrem . . . nA'i off on ......,...... It . . T.... 1Caw••• Ier. EcIdIe I.IIwaon .... o.vIcI Ald• • tlnithillig 1-2 ..... of VoIhImunI SuzuIcJ.nioillad W. Caal., T.... Ron PIerce .... Roberto PIea1In the 1D-1i1p. 40 tIniIL The progiem . . . orIgIilllly lChediiled to be run under . . OlympIc acor:"g ..,..... tMt would . . the rIdera tpIIt Into three groupe with eech group fKIng one In ..... hut ...... with • fiMI bonua ria. not counting for ~ OwnpIoiilhlp points. being nA'i . . . . . . The rIdera cIcIn't for that .ptem...... mee"ig with AMA ofIkl... brought about a iIiOi~ ~ig r i a . . . . . final r i a for Monday'. progrem with only the final avant paying cI1MlpIoiilhlp pointI. Honda tMm man•• 1I' Stave Md. ghUn and tiIaminata FrecIdiII Spanc... both DNF. McI8Iighlln·. HondIi ....... clutch ...... while Spencer . . . forced to with . . faiIInI. Only 11 rIdara p8i In the ........ program. CraIg Monti flnlthad tint In the tuppoi"ig L1glmnlght Profn. IionaI r i a . . . . . of NobuI*o N"mure .... RIcky RItch. All thrall t HondIi·. ware V.maha mountIICI. Complete oovar.g. Mat weak. ....... photo from the earty,.. nm?) of "KIng K.nny" RobertI wIcIdng hit V....... around s.n Fr8iidaco·. Cow , . . at the Indoor Ihort trade. Indoor rwtIa1I til the Cow,.. - . _KIng KMnY - on AprI30, Juat. before the May 4 8M JOM Then the Indoor madn... will nIOIM til Long Beach for a M.y 7 ftWIt. jaat ..... nightl before the AIc:ot HIIIt MIle Nadoi... fww'" Elmer Trett'. doubl. 8Iigliiad H8itayDevIdIon tDpplid the Top FuaI cIliIa In the AprI 12-13 NMRA N...... DnIga In ~ Fl when runnarup "Frog" ThackiIr raclllghted . . Kau Id powarad mount. Tratt ItIII bumacI til • top apaad of 174A1 mph In U4 for hie win. ~ Chip Soley tIOOk the Pro SIock win over Ron T _ with • 1.34IiI143Ji4 bIeIt clown the .......... atrIp. Other cIIaa will• ..,. lncIiidad John Baugh CKMwL Super EImInMDr; RIck Stet· eon lHon). Pro Compo Gary GodwIn lKMw). Comp; Kogut lKawL ModIIad; Ed Hadrtck lKMw). SIDck .... Dan JohnIon lKMwL Combo. Fun Coverage nut weak. 8iICOi_ a.rv ~ MaIherbe, ridiJJg his Alan Hahn· tuned Honda, registered a perfect 1-1 IDOtO IICore to win the opeuiDg round fA tIr FIM 5OOa: Worid CbamJlM-bip MX Series in Payeme, Switzerland. Kawasaki', "Bad Brad" Lackey had to Ietde for IeCOIlCl in both races after having led both earlier. Third went to . Vamaha', Hakan Carlqviat. Roger DeCoster rode his Dave Arnold·tuned Honda to a 5·DNF. Jim Pomeroy turned in a 12·DNF ride on tIr Beta. which he deac:nDed as having, "p1eDty of motor and good suspension, but we'D have to get it dialed in:' Honda', Graham Noyce and Suzuki', JeanJacques Bnmo DNS due to injuries but Noyce expected to make tIr IeCOIld round of tIr Ieriea. 1ha Clp8i.ig event In the AM 121cc World a.npIonabIp MX ........ the Auatitan round. feI til T.... Suzuld·. Harry EVW'tI who won both motIDL ttown.. 8IIchIca repans thIrt the , . . . . . . under puotililt clue til P a. . . . HondII·. _ ........ walghtvtoladol.. opeuer for tIr flY Championship MX Series, Rolf DiefFaIbach lOOIr. his Haada to a 1·5 victory over Fritz 1lobeIe, aJIo Hoada.-nced, who fjnilhed ADd in tIr _ 250cc Wodd 2·2.. T.... Huaky'. Scot Hanlan .... . . . . "ig.fald . . . the ownuII wIi. . . In the .,0.000 L.- Vee_ cIaIart ..... topping T _ V. Bruce Ogilvie .... Chuck M........ Huaky pilote Tarry Clark and FracI Hanaen. Jr.. who ......... MCGilld and third reepecdveIy. The ........ llioll..... Scott and ~ won the -.:c Pro cIaa on • maha. willa . . , McDMIeI .... DanyI FoIcs (Suz) tIOOk the 121cc cIaa. The Over 30 victor. were John "Smokabomb" Gaetz and rnaha·. v. 2 RIck SIWwy (Yam) and JIIc:k FroelIch .nd Bruca laweIIyn (Y.m) tMmad for the Over 38 ...... CompIate coverage nut weak. Fans who had aaduJed tIr Santa ADa wiDda to watch the half mile at AIcot Apr. 11 have a treat coming to them on Apr. 19. courtesy of the Ascot man· a.gemeut. If you ..1Ied your ticket stub you can IIlie it to pin free admialion for a frieDd 10 two people can enjoy tIr show for tIr price of onel V..., Andque mOtDrcycle ...... went til be at AntaIopa Col..... In L8iucaatar. CA on the MIIy 34 wIII__ when the lc .... a ••• AntIque Moeorroyde .... acletlon hoIda Itt annual rely. Thera.. be • banchol.-oIdllCODtl. ..... approaching Papa'. ,...,}. Far mora .utom_dan, cont8Ct IC.8ny BiMhoratat 2131BBB 2032 A couple of months aao. MXer Bobby Sullivan (CMC 120) crashed during practice, and was left paralyzed from the waiIt down. A benefit dimIa' and breakfast will happen in Bobby', honor Apr. 19 and 20. The location is Baroaa Cab. 10055 Main St.• Lake· side. CA. There will be a potluck din· ner with a band and dancing Saturday night. The paJ!C!lkr brakfaac will fol· low tIr Deltt 1IlOIIDing. 0.. AIdIIIia 2DD peo• • to . . tinII o-ym.. .-ga. . . . . paraon final appeal board .. being ella •• n by the AMA. 1ha nou........... of the AMA. their clei:11Ion .... mine the final outr:ome of puG__ .... • Jeff HaDey', Daytona protest was also deDied by AMA CommWicmer of Prore.ioDal Racing Mike DiPrete, but HaDey did DOt take his cue to final appeal. OlIVe .... Jule Rag.... biIceme the Iecond time on MalIdIry. AprI 14 at 1:30 a.m. o.va rrril eN In the ....... chIdbIrth of their . . . eon Mark. pIIrai'" for Roo Turner,.JeffWani andJan GihIon topped the Pro c:lauea at the April I!! DG SSOOO motelCI'C* at Saddleback Park. Turner', Suzuki came out ahead 01 the USCC c1aa; Ward', Kawasaki beat tIr 2SOcc eYeDt; and Gibson won tIr 5OOa: c1aa on his Honda. H AMA chiIi~ the WInatDn Pro cIrt triICIt "Iaphcement rule to • IIIOcc ImIt. wII ........ DlM'dIan be ready? Vou bat. Rumor hal It tMt. 500cc V·twIn blueprint hal been

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