Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

younger rider said, but added that he wouldn't want to ride the newly designed TT track on the Memorial Stadium infield. "That jump's too big for me." • Results 1. Pete Hames (Kawl; 2. David Rosa (Yam); 3. Kurt Hanford (Vaml; 4. Don Krusinski (C·AI; 5. Andy Richardoon (Vam); 7. William Peru !Yam); B. JetTy Pittman tHonI; 9. Matt Rozow;cz (Yam); 10. William Davis IKawl. Novice/Junior ST Herndon • scores.n 'EM THE WAY AT THE HSHU" SHOWU:ERCROSS DAYTONAS "SHU'S" BOOTS••• Memorial Stadium The neW Generation Hi-point MXBootS. By Hanny Ray Abrams DAYTONA BEACH, FL, MAR. 3 Billy Herndon, in the country three Novices Juniors in the top Novice last year, beat and six other winning the Novice/Junior event on the second night of racing at Memorial Stadium. Although Herndon didn't win his heat, he came back to take the fast semi win and was never challenged in the main. He thanked sponsors American Honda and Mike Kidd,and J.erry Griffith who built his winning Honda. Greg Tysor, who won here as a Novice two years ago, took second and "Wild" Will Davis third. Mickey Cole got die night's racing started by taking the first heat win on a Yamaha. The fastest of the eight heats went to Ervin Smith on an Ossa in the sixth heat with Mark Mannschreck wrapping up the heats by taking the eighth one. Only the top two riders were guaranteed transfers to the main from the semis. A third rider from the two fastest heats would go also, but Billy Herndon didn't want to take any chances as he sped to what turned out to be the quick time. Rodney Sullivan went with him and Scott Pouderdous was happy to tag along. Kurt Hanford, a third place finisher from "Novice only" night took the second heat, Greg Tysor the third and novice David Mueller the final semi. Since the narrow Memorial Stadium groove makes it difficult to pass, the only sure way to win is to get out front and stay there and that's exactly what Herndon did. "I looked back a couple of times coming out of turn four, but as long a! I got out in front I knew I'd win," he said. Junior Greg Tysor had his hands full trying to fend off the advances of the Kawasaki of Wilson/Live Wire Electric/Sure-Fire Kawasaki of Davis, but held onto the place position. "It was a skinny groove and follow the leader," Tysor said. "If anyone of us three had gotten off the line first we'd have won it." As he pulled ·into the winner's circle after the race the Don Hatley/Young's H-D of Greensboro .sponsored-rider asked, "Where're the Sure-Fire girls?" This was Herndon's second win as a Junior and his first of the Florida series. His first win came in the Houston Junior Invitational races at the Astrodome. • "SHU'S" GLOVES••• Hi-point GP. • point Dealer for See your HI- tltion needs. all your c:ornpe \ * RACIIG * ING PRODUCTS HI·POINT RA~s Company Penton I~reOAve., Lorain, OH ~1 3709 W. r D Sacramento, C 9604 Oates r" Results 1. Billy Herndon IHonl; 2. Greg Tysor IC-AI; 3. Will Davis (Kaw); 4. Micl

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