Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

took third and a transfer. Butch Brown, Peter Hook and Gary Scott followed him across the line. The final heat saw Steve Mendenhall get his Yamaha out of the hole faster than Honda pilots Freddie Spe~er or Mickey Fay. But showing no SIgnS of the previous night's crash, Fay qwckly took the point position and showed the way to Mendenhall and Spencer at the end of the first lap. Spencer passed Mendenhall on the second lap and made it stick, but when Buddy Robinson tried the same trick a lap later it didn't stick at all and Mendenhall was back in third a turn later. Bubba Shobert got past Robinson within two laps and moved up to pressure, but not pass, Mendenhall. Fay led as they took the white flag, but Spencer had been closing on him smce the halfway point. 'As they entered the third turn, a tight lefthander entering the infield, Fast Freddie approached the turn far outside of Fay. He squared it off early an~ sharply, ge.lling the drive on Fay gomg up the Jump and taking the lead. Spencer held on to take the win with Fay and Mendenhall taking the other two transfers. Shobert's machine died in the infield on the last lap and Robmgson took fourth over Billy Labrie. Semis After Scott Pearson, Steve Morehead and John Burnell were sent to the penalty line, the first semi got underway. Bruce Hanlon's Brian O'Hagan-sponsored Yamaha led the fi~t lap and every succeeding lap to wm the sole National ticket. Brad Hurst followed Frank Word for two laps before taking possession of second or the remainder of the race. Jeff Haney got bogged in traffic early and had to claw his way up to third. The second semi also featured one rider domination_ Buddy "Budman" Robinson put his 750 Harley-Davidson into overdrive and smoked off with laps 1-10. The second place contest was contested largely by Pacific Northwest riders as Brett Barkman, Don Brown and John Wincewicz rode in close formation. Two laps from the finish Brown went by Barkman to t~ke second with Wincewicz fourth. ..Junior Invitational California's Bill Scott showed up ready to make up for the crash that had taken him out of the previous night's Junior race. Scott qualified third fastest, then put his Yamaha out Iront as the flags changed from green to crossed to white to checkered. SCOll'S only hint of trouble was a bobble on one lap as he came down off the big jump hard on the front wheel. While receiving a Budweiser trophy, • S~Oll thanked sponsors S&S Racing, Simpson, Castrol, ND Spark Plugs and bike builder Dave Byrd. Brian Haycock (Hon) rode the last nine laps in second as Kreg Hunt (Yam) worked his way up to third in rhe late going. Mark Rooks took fourth with Randy Pallerson fifth. Trophy Race Brad Hurst and SCott Pearson took the first two positions of the Trophy Race immediately and permanently. Pearson was right on Hurst in the opening laps and passed him for the lead briefly on lap four as they went around the oval. A mistake in a corner tWo laps later gave Hurst some rc:athing r!>?m and he took advantage r of It by opemng up, and holding a good lead to the fmish. Pearson took second followed by Don Brown, Sal Hoffman and Mike Sullivan. Brell Barkman and Jeff Haney went down in an opening lap scuffle. Barkman got up quickly and went on J(lct

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