Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Maki grabbed the second moto holeshot but Staten powered by on the outside of Webco Hill. McCuistion, Hardick and Yainaha rider Craig Gormley rounded out the top' five in the opening laps. Staten quickly established a huge lead while Tarantino struggled through the pack after a poor start. At mid-point Tarantino had moved into second behind Staten and Gall was into third while McCuistion held a safe fourth ahead of the Gormley and Hardick battle. The top four positions were set as were the overalls as Tarantino was uanble to reel in Staten before the checkers. 500cc Pro DG Yamaha rider Pete Snorteland jammed into the lead as moto one of the &OOcc Pros thundered up the start hill. jeff jennings quickly moved his Pro-Circuit/Moto-X Fox Husky into second with Clint Hardick third and Maico rider Don Griewe fourth. Snorteland bobbled on lap two and dropped to third as spectators turned to watch Staten and Eric McKenna work up through the slower riders and into contention. Staten needed the win to regain the series lead from Maico rider McKenna although McKenna needed only a third place finish. Staten soon worked into the 'front running foursome and then blew past SnoneIand and Hardick to claim second. Husky rider Marty "Typhoon" Tripes powered into the top half dozen and in short succession passed Griewe, Yamaha rider Zoli Berenyi, and Snorteland. Hardick held off the hard charging Tripes for several laps before slipping to fourth. Staten closed on jennings and made his pass as the final laps were ending. McKenna was having a hard time getting on track and could fmish no higher than seventh as Staten grabbed the win ahead of jennings, Tripes, Snorteland and Hardick. Snorteland again aced the start with Staten second, jennings running thiid and McKenna downfield and charging. Staten outpowered Snorteland on the uphill before Banzai Hill andlennings followed. jennings slipped to the inside and took away the lead as Tripes moved into fourth. Tripes soon nipped Snorteland and blew past Staten. jennings slowed as his exhaust pipe cracked and Tripes dOlled in. Jennings managed to keep the door shut for a couple laps bu~ Tripes and Staten both went past as jennings stalled the engine in a slow rum. jennings restarted and held onto third as Snorteland motored in fourth. McKenna's charge carried him to futh at the checkers but left him a few points down of the championship he had come so close to winning. Staten took the overall with Tripes getting the I runner-up share of the purse ahead of jennings, Snorteland and McKenna. "I had some bad luck with flat tires and gearboxes," recalled Saten later, "but we hung in there and came back to win!" E • ~ E ...... BecauseyOlRl than 0') ...... hi At Can-Am, we figure that With features like our snorkel that you can race it and never air intake system, Ohlins . maintain it. It's most people buy our bikes to race with, not suspension units and just that, where to work on. So instead our new light we come of an engine that uses but -.:~~~~~rc from, maintenance rings and bottom ends tough c;.. 'i.!.. doesn't include like a razor does blades, diamond--;~~~ engine rebuilds. we build our 250 and section alumi- ~ II@! At Can-Am, -we believe it's our num swingarm. job to build the . 400 Bombardier-Rotax engines to take what Now, don't buy a bike. And yours to you give them, day WeknowhowlO Can-Am with the idea enjoy it. after day, weekend build a bike! after weekend. (Most Can-Am riders you talk to run ahard and fast season with little more new than a plug ortwo.l There's really nothing magic about building competitive performance and bulletproof reliability into the same engine. It'S just good engineering. The \ same good engineering that's gone into the rest of the MX-6B. I Ohlins, Ohlins, allthewav! - ... II!!i£ . . . . If!!1J~ e'*Trademarir.l of Bombardier Limitee III"'" YAMAHA SUZUK1""IIIl SIMI VALLEY CYCLES 2902 LOS ANGELES AVE. SIMI VALLEY, CALIF. (805) 522-'.'. 9'065 Results VET JR: 1. Jody W_ IMaij; 2. Greg Gustafson IMai); 3. Grog Young IVom). VET INT: 1. Rick WlIlaon IKTMI; 2. Jim Atbogast IMail; 3. Larry Sabado lYoml. VET MASTeR: 1. Alan Olson IMai); 2. Grog Smith (mail; 3. Lars Laraon IHue). OT JR: 1. James Sheppard IMail; 2. Chuck Woody ISun; 3. Carl Ellert IMai}. OT INT: 1. Ken Clayton IVam}. OT MASTeR: 1. Marvin Olson IVam). 12S PRO: 1. Ron Tur_ 1-1 ISun; 2. Danny Chandl", 2-2 ISuz); 3. Scon Burnworth 3-3 IYaml; 4. Gary Denton 5-4 ISuz); 5. Geo

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