Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

I Cenbl'a1 Pipeline. . .•...... II .......co·COlonul. . .,.......•. . . . • --'L. -so_ ........ ~ 8eckhams obliviate River City Night MX E By Karel Kramer o RIVERCITY.TX, OCT. 11 00 Central Texas motocross riders associate the name Beckham with the jersey a few bike lengths ahead. Ri~ers from five states C') r-4 It') t ..c 8 .QJ 6 z Jack Beckham gets horizontal while berming toward a River City win. Alford wins Hot Springs climb 200: 1. Jerry Cruioe ',5.82 lMlC.; 2. Dayid Simmons 16.69 sec.; 3. Ricky T...- 21.1111 sec. 250: 1. Jerry Ctuioe 12.04 sec.; 2. Robbie Bailey 12.79 sec. 370: 1. WiD AHord 11.31 aec.; 2. Mike Polley 1I .90 ooc.; 3. Robbie Bailey 12.80 ooc. • 500: ,; Henry Polley 11.34 sec.; 2 Jim 8Uller 1 I .63 18C.; 3. JIm T.louw 11.89. 750: 1. W~I AHord 10.76 aec.; 2. Henry Polley 11.13 sec.; 3. Duffey Douvlal'.79 sec. OPEN: 1. WiD _ 11.18 aec.; 2. ~e Polley 11.47 sec.; 3. Henry Polley 11.84 sec. . 250 ENDURO: ,. Brian J_'6.02 aec.· 2 R..... Meeka 16.37 aec. • . OPEN ENDURO: 1. Rob Fowler 16.97 sec.; 2. Johnny Newman 17.94 aec.; 3. Jim Hammeck 18.47 sec. EXHIBnlON: 1. WoliAHord 10.76 ...;2. Mike Polley 11.67 ooc.; 3. Henry Polley 12.29 sec. By Diane Polley HOT SPRINGS. ARK. OCT. 19 The Wheelies Motorcycle Club of Hot Springs, hosted a good group of riders at their second climb Of the year. Riders from six states showed up to try the hill. One Lee "l.:ill~e Man" Myers and hIS wIfe, was firushmg a two·week trip that added two more states to his hillc1im bing list. Arkansas was the 22nd state in which he has climbed and his goal is to climb in e.;ery state that has a hillclimb. .For a while, it looked like Mike Polley wai going to add the crowning touc~ to .two successful climbs by beallng Will Alford. On his first run Polley piloted his 370 Bultaco to th~ top of the 5oo·foot hill in 11.96 seconds to put him almost a second ahead of Alford and the other riders. But on his second try. as" is his practice, Alford found the groove and took the win with an 11. 31-second ride. Henry Polley and his SC500 met Jim !erLouw's and Duffy Douglas' YZ465s ID the 500cc class. On his first ride Henry came out of the hole and hea.ded righ~ for a log that was laying ~eslde the hili around 30 feet, hilling It head on. He said the hole had him psyched out. Last June when the hole was cleaned up, a spring was opened and the recent rains had revived it. By the end of the day, the riders were standing in six inches of water when they left the line. The 500cc class ended the first run all messed up with even 370s in the run,:,ing. But things got straightened outm the second round. TerLouw had a fine ride that took 11.69 seconds to put him in first, but Jim Butler on a TT500 edged him out with an 11.63second ride. While talking at the bollom of the hill, TerLouw had con· gratulated Butler on the win when Polley came to the line. Butler said, "I haven't got it yet; he's hard to beat." Polley found out that he would not melt in the water and blasted (splashed) out of the hole and up the hill: He barely ~t off for the new ledge (bUIlt to slow down the riders at the top for safety) at 150 feet and went from last place to first in 11.34 seconds. o~ th~, Polley tops at Louisiana hillclimb By Diane Polley MANSFIELD, LA, OCT. 5 Mi.ke Polley was the undisputed star of the show at the Mansfield hillc1imb. On a tricky, twisting through-the-trees hill, he walked o~f with four firs~ and top time, riding hIS Bul up the hIli the second round in near perfect form. Polley missed all the bumps maae by tree roots. made the jog'at 180 feet with'a minimum of effort and went throug.h the lights at the top after only 10'.96 seconds. . ~olley followed. this performance by riding a .650. Tr.lUmph in the Open class. ThIS hili IS not made for big bikes and because of all the maneuvering that is required. they really have a hard time. Polley took first with a ride that took 16.18 secon.ds. That is a perfect example of the dIfficulty the big bikes have. To fini:sh up the day, Polley also took first 10 th.. Exhibition class on his Bultaco. He was not abl.. to find his first path and had to settle for a time of 11.50 seconds this time. Mike said that the only thing wrong with the day was that Will Alford was not there. Tom Anderson riding a TT500 in the 750cc class had the second fastest time of the day. His 11.37 gave him the win in the 750cc class. Results MINI 50: 1. Terry Hammack 48ft.; 2. Chorles Carder 48ft.; 3. J..,., Cohea 25ft. . MINI: 1. Jackie Anderson 180 It. 250 ENDURO: ,. David Fowler 12.87 sec. OPEN ENDURO: 1. Mika Ethridge 12.04 sec.; 2. Vic P~ . 13.59 sec.; 3. Jim Nickerson 14.69 sec.; 4. Jmmte Hammack 15.02 sec. 100; 1. Jackie Anderson 14.08 sec.; 2. Cecil Godejohn 204ft.; 3. Jeff Fish 188ft. 125: ,. J..ry C,ui.. 155 ft.; 2. jeff Fish 153 It· 3 " . Ricky Tann.. '25ft. 200: 1. H..b Fish 17.93 sec.; 2. Nolan Askaw 143ft. 250: 1. David Corder 14.78 sec.; 2. Mike Eth,idge 16.49 sec.; 3. Jerry C,uioe 185ft. 370: 1. Mike Polley 10.96 aec.; 2. Cleve Martin 12.45 sec.; 3. Corky o-l55ft. 500: ,. Henry Polley 13.29 sec.; 2. Jim Butl.. 14.03 sec.; 3. Rob Fowler 14.12. 750: I . Tom - . o n 11.37 sec.; 2. Henry Polley 11.71 sec.; 3. J _ Whin 250 ft. OPEN: I. Mike Polley 16.18 sec.; 2. Tom Anderson 190 ft.; 3. G_ge Carl. 140 ft. EXHIBITION: 1. Mille Polley 11.50 sec.; 2. Henry Results .28 ••••-7_._ _...._ MINI MINI: 1. Christy Dawes 35 ft.; 2. Amy Cooper 25 ft. MINI: 1. Chorles Dawes 20.76 sec.; 2. John AHord . 24.29 sec. 100: 1. Ronald Meeks 14.40 98C.; 2. Chorles Dow.. 16.82 ooc.; 3. John AHord 18.12 sec. 125: 1._ _ 15.08 aec.; 2. Jerry C'uioe 16.4p~:3.~y!~1?72MC. . . .~ llAl-.;.3..Jim _11.93.•.••••••. .. , - helplessly observed the same phenomenon Saturday night asJack and David Beckham took home all the marbles in their respective Expert classes a t River . City's night motocrosa. ~ Jack bested the 250 and Open Ex· perts on his Honda CR250 ari'd David humbled a field of new bikes with his trusty 1979 Mugen-cylindered CR125. David got his Mugen's power to the ground to grab the first moto hoIeshot; Alabama's Ricky Palmer (Yam) and Colorado's Mark F1esia followed, Palmer. not liking Beckham stealing ahead, turned on the heat. ~cellent tracti?n at the River City mght track, being just a few points shon of a religious experience. reduced the moto to a horsepower contest. Bec~ham bad an advantage on long straIghtaways, but Palmer was getting a better drive out of tight corners. Palmer found IO-iOths traction on a shon straight. earning a clear view of the track. Palmer began setting a fast pace, but Beckham kept the pressure on. F1esia dropped out for a lap, presenting . A~in's Mickey Coggins (Ya.m) ~th ~hird about the time Stacy Smllh ht his Yamaha's afterburner. Smith, seemingly coming from nowhere to pass Coggins and hound Beckham blew his engine before making ~ serious challenge. Palmer held on to win ahead of ~ m and Coggins. Into the second moto first turn David Beckham was once again th~ man with the reflexes. Palmer and C:oggins filled the place and show pasi· tlOns. Palmer was looking for a way ar~lUnd Be~kham, riding hard and uSing every Inch of the track to find it. Flesia was the man to watch; he found a way past Coggins then grabbed an inside line from Palmer. Flesia forced ·Palmer wide and Palmer missed ~ shift that cost him two places as Coggtns also got past. F1esia made his move on Beckham, passing in an off-camber turn thill never had two lines before. F1esia held off Beckham to win the moto with Coggins in third. Beckham's two second-place finishes were good enough to win overall but Coggins with two third·place fm'ishes picked up only fourth overall. In the 250 and Open Expert class Jerry Farmer fell - Iiter~lIy - to pres· sure from~ack Beck~m. giving Beckham the wm and keepmg both fmishes from being mirror images of the starts. The "Craziness Beyond the Call of Duty Award" went to Darius Gramely fo.r p~ng aU the Open intermediateS, wlJlDln~ the Over 30 class and placing second m the 250cc Intermediate class all on the same KDXI75 Kawasaki enduro bike. Results . MINI JR: 1. Dina Farmer (Yam); 2. Billy Compton (Yam); 3.l.arry T"pien (Yom). MINI SR. 1. M,ke Morlo (Yom). 2. Ross Duncan (Yam); 3. K8Yln Farmer (Yom). • 100 NOV: 1. Shane 8oyd'(S,,); 2. Barb Russell (Suz)' 3. 8,11 MIller (Suz). • (S~~5 NOV: ,. Rusty Bum ISuz); 2. 146; 3. Ron Cooper 250 NOV: 1. Steve Phillipa !Yam); 2. Steve Blackwell (Yaml; 3.lIryon Tomlinson (Yom).• 125 INT:.1- Mark Newman IHan); 2. Tom Koula (Suz); 3. David T_IYam). 250 tNT: 1. Kennelh Farmer !Yom); 2. Darius Gramely (Kaw); 3. David T..... !Yom). OPEN tNT; 1. Paul Z8bor 1Kaw); 2. Marvin McKim (KTMl; 3. Bill Kaaon !Yoml. OVER 30: 1. Oariua GromoIy IKawI' 2 Wylie E Y8I'lI IHan); 3. Smokey Joe Milion ('(8!"l. . . 125 EX: 1. DeIrid _ !Yoml; 3. Ricky 1Honl' 2. _ _ _1Horil. 25OIOPEN EX: 1. . - _ . Itlanl: 2. ...., _lYoml; 3 . ' - HIcb !Yarnl. ' Po.oveyand Kidd return. to Ross Downs By Michael S. Lussem COLLEYVILLE. TX. OCT. 11 It was "Welcome Home Terry and Mike Night" at Ross Downs tonight as our two National heroes returned home from the rigon of the Winston Pro circuit. Terry Poovey competed in the short track events. but Mike Kidd was still suffering from the "bug" that sidelined him at Ascot and was just too weak to mount his machine. 'f!1ough the season is winding aown at Ross Downs, quite a few racers hit the stadium MX track. I>,onnie Strain out of Yamaha West took his YZ80 from green to checker in the Youth Mini MX class. The only competition the Ft. Worth native had was from Shawn Brassfield on his KXSO. The 125cc Novice class was combined with Ross Downs' newest class. the Over 30 group. What looked to be an excellent contest turned into something else as the four leaders crash· ed together on the fint lap of the main. By t~e time they got themselves sorted out, the parade bad passed them by. Robbie Hauk on his Da1Ias Suzuki 125 turned in a fine ride for the win. The Open Sportsman MX class was combined with the Open Expert as only one Pro made it to the line. But that Pro. David Walker. showed why he's in it for the cash as he made his Arlington Honda 125 to the overall .win. The big surprise of the night was Greg Harrison on a Honda thumper sponsored by Motor Cycle Specialties and Remington Enterprises. Harrison in his first MX appearance at R~ Downs.. came in a highly competitive second 10 the Amateur side. He said it was a way to celebrate his last week as a bachelorl . Even though Poovey and Kidd were scheduled to ride in the short track events, cool weather and an AMA point race in Oklahoma City kept the round trackers to a minimum. The only real racing was found in the two 250cc classes. The 250cc Sportsman class saw Mike George on his Knowles Yamaha racer have all he could do to take the checker from Craig Louis and his Bultaco. Terry Poovey easily handled the few Experts who came to compete against ·the National number holder. Poovey aboard his CR250-based Dallas Honda put on a real show of talent and power as he almost flew around the quanermile oval. The "Pooh-Bear" also took the win in the Trophy Dash. November 1 will be the last race of the season at Ross Downs. With an indoor Mini MX season staning November 8, racing in the Dallas/Fl. Wot:th metroplex never looked hellerl Results MOTOCROSS YOUTH MINI: 1: Connie Strain (Yam); 2. Shawn Brasafield (Kawl; 3. Brett Stuart IHan). 12510VER 30: 1. Robbie Hauk (SuzJ; 2. T,ey Small (S..); OVER 30: 1. Gary FoxIKTM). OPEN AMIP.RO: 1. David Walk.. CHanI' 2 MarY SchocJcey IS..I; 3. Greg Harrison IHanI. •. DASH FOR CASH: 1. David Walk.. (Honl. I SHORT TRACK (S~fRO MINI: 1. Grog Taegue 'CSUZ); 2.. Trm Kay 125: 1. Jinvny Tarlton IBull; 2. Alan _lYom). 250 SPORTSMAN: 1. Mike George !Yom!' 2 Craig Louis (BuD; 3. Pat Korv1ody (Bull. .' . OPEN: 1. Greg Harrison (Hanl' 2. Alan Black (Tril' 3 Mal Cloy (Bull. • • . 250 EX: 1. Terry Poovey IHonl; 2. AIan_lYoml. TROPHY DASH: 1. Terry Poovey CIblI.

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