Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

-- T ·N.b....k.·B_...·Okl.hom.·T.lt..- N.w Mexico-Colo...do-Wyomlng- BOSCH WINS Specia l Than ks to Ht-PointiBruce Pon er Ben Norfolk nabbed the 250A w in at Rapid City . Montgomery trai led Reid y at the sta rt of th e seco nd moto until he ra n off th e tra ck and dropped to third be hind McC lu re . O n t he th ird lap . Fra nk Royse ja m med by Montgomery and pos it ions held to the end . Reidy won it over McC lu re . Royse . Mon tgome ry a nd Everleigh . Mark Stevens led Lindon McCa ll and Bill H inkl e at th e start of th e Open Juniors . By the end of t he first la p. McCall ha d ta ke n over the lead a nd th e top four were running very close . Jerry Clason had moved into th e fourth p lace slot. On the last la p McCall lost it and fell ba ck to fourth wh ile ' Stevens inherited the win ove r Hinkle and Cl ason . Stevens led a ll the way in the second mot o wit h Cl ason a nd H ink le running a consistent two and three . McC a ll fa iled to make the start. The next race at R ace Place II will be August 9 and 10. The Satu rd a y rac e will sta rt at 2 p .m . with pra ctice a t noon. There will be a cooko u t aft erwards . Bring your choice of meat a nd dri n ks. T he Ra ce Pla ce crew will provid e th e pot a toes. sal ad a nd coa ls. Results OPEN EX: t . Brad J on es (Vam): 2. Bruce Stapl es (Sull; 3. M ike Crum et (M ail. 250 EX: 1. Brad Jon es (Yam); 2. Fred Traskow sky (Yam); 3 . Tony Billan (Ha n). 125 EX: , . Don Sleezer (S ull; 2. Kurt J ohn ston (Suzl: 3. Roger Frizell (Hanl. OPEN JR : 1. M ark St evens (Kawl; 2 . J erry Clason (Vam ); 3. Bill Hink le (Yam) 250 J R: 1. Lvle R";d VIYaml; 2 . L10vd McC lure lVam l; 3. Jeff Mo nt gomery (Hanl. 125 JR : 1. John Gilhard (Hon ); 2. Dannv Flynn (Yaml; 3. Kurt Ross ISUl) . 125 NOV; 1. Jay Stevenson ISuz); 2. Galen Pralle {Han!; 3 . Calvin Holland lVaml . 250 NOV: 1. John Thela nder lVam!; 2. Mochael M cClellen (5Ull; 3. J osep h Lopel lHon l. . ' 00: t . BIll Nelson (Yaml ; 2. Dona ld Hen derson (Suzl; 3 . C.E. W etnbec k. J r. (Yarnl . M INI SR: 1. KINi n Wolf (Yaml M INI JR : 1. J aron Call. ISuzJ; 2. Brian Carlson (Suzl; 3. Mar k Goodson (Sull. MINI NOV ~ 1. Ron nie Bramlage. OV ER 30 : 1. ll oyd M cClure (Yaml : 2 . Steve D,x (Yaml. ENDURO : 1. John Thelander (V am): 2. Lee W illiam s (Vam); 3. Dona ld Hend tl x (Vam) BM X 1: 1. DaVid M ann ; 2. Rand v Sing leton; 3. Enc M ace. . BMX 2; 1. Wa lter Pipet ; 2. Bill Gates : 3 Trov Archer . Norfolk tops small field at Crash City cha nges and the j um ps a re modera te to sma ll by today's "sky shot" sta nd ards. So it was with some surprise th at this near stad ium mo tocross size la yout would p roduce so m any acci den ts. Ha rd ly a race went by without the a rn b ula nce runni ng a hot lap wit h the riders . Strange . Perhaps it was th e fa tigu ing hea t or the release of the p ressure of th e sta te m ot ocross cham pions hip tha t ca used everyon e to relax 100 m uch . but whatever the reaso n . there was more Ja panese meta l flying in the a ir since the end of the Big Two ca per. Heading the list of high flyers was Ben Norfolk of Gill ett e . WY . wh o took adva ntage of an off da y for Rice Cyclesspo nsored Deryk Wa rd . who usually wins th e 250cc Expert cla ss. W ard cou ld do no better than dead las t today a fter a firs t m oto crash and a DNF in the secon d ro und pu t h im out entirely . Billy Sto rk . usu all y a top contender in a ny class. a lso had a d isastrous d ay in th e 125cc Expert class. Stork won the state crown in th e 125cc class. bu t co uld do no better than fifth overall on t he basis of an 8-3 showing. St ork suffered a th rown cha in in the first moto wh ich d ro pped 'h im well d own th e fiel d. b ut' ca me back in th e secon d mo to to post third behind Da ve Ka hler and cl ass winner Tony Sh a w from Gillett e . WY . Most people who rush th e fen ces to wa tch the Beg inners ra ce in the 125C bash do so for one rea son . They like to see t he arms and legs fly. Bu t today was different. There was a close ra ce for the lea d be twee n Lyn n H yde and Mrs. Ma rg e Stork. mother of Billy Stork . wife of Bill . Sr . H yde finall y got a rou nd Mrs. Stork in the first moto , bu t not without firs t eating a healthy serving of sa wd ust a nd grit. In the second rnoto, H yd e had to co ntend with Mrs . Stork once agai n and Marty Cook . H yde bested Mrs. Stork to ta ke th e overa ll ' win whi le Ma rt y won the second moto . Mrs . Sto rk put her 2·3 finishes tog ether for a sol id third overa ll. .• BILL GROSSI uses BOSCH Spark Plugs to w in the Open Pro class in th e CMC Four-Stroke Championship at Carlsbad, California. BOSCH Spark Plugs sparked Bill's 600cc B.P. Racing Yamaha single to victory in both motos. That kind of consistent performance demand s a top rider and reliable ignition. BILL GROSSI'S Fire Power? BOSCH Spark Plugs The Winner's Choice ROBERT BOSCH CORPORATION Dept. CN 34S E. G ra n d Ave . S. Sa n Fran cisco. CA 94080 BOSCH Spark Plugs Fun begins when you let the clutch lever out. -9Husqvarna CALL US FOR CLOSE OUT PRIC ES ON '79 390's We heve one of the most complete li nes of Husky pam and accessories in Northern and Central California. We sh ip UPS Coleman's 1545 East Miner Stockton. CA 95205 ~6872 Results MIN I A : 1. Cun Hvd e (SUl ); 2. Randy Coughhn: 3 RAP ID C ITY. SD . J ULY 6 Rapid Ci ty's motocross track is usua lly a pretty ta m e la ndscape . Its tight . twisty course does not easily le nd itself to b lazing speed. T op gear gets a rest . wh ile th e lower a nd m iddle cogs swea t a ll day. Nor is th e track a particu larly tou gh on e on bike or ri der. There are few elevation M INI B: 1. Sta ce Wau'g h {Varni ; 2. Clint Overman (Yam); 3. Steve Prestjohn (Vam). 12SC: t . Lynn Hyde (Suz); 2 . M an y Cook (Yaml ; 3. M arge Stor k {Yaml. 125B : 1. M ark Gastin (Yaml ; 2 . Dave M old er (Sull; 3. Kirk W orl ey tHan). 125 A; 1. Tony Shaw (Yam t; 2. Dave Kahler (Kawl ; 3. W ad e Rice (Hon). 25OB: 1. M ark Clarke (Yam); 2. Ron M ills (Honl; 3. Dave M old er tHus). 250A ; 1. Ben Norfo lk (Yaml; 2. Perry Bicek (Honl; 3. Dua ne l Ofenzen (Ha n), OPEN: 1. Bill StOfk (Yam); 2. Bob Mokjer tHus); 3. M arty Soren son (Kaw ). ENDURO: 1. Gran t Rog erso n IC-AI; 2. Philip Rasmus (Yam); 3. Las Rask (Yam). 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