Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Western hotline Stelnlethner leaps for record ..... 00 ..... By Ron Lawson SUNNYMEAD, CA, MAR. 15 0') .... ... ~ < Austrian motorcycle daredevil Hans Stl. .Jechner successfully broke the downhill motorcycle record after two tries at DeAma PUMP GASOLINE FU LLV LEGAL FOR AMA COMPETITION CALL OR WRITE FOR YOUR NEAREST OAECO GASOLINE DISTRIBUTOR... IIAECO' 201 WEST "0" STREET WILMINGTON, CA 90744 (213) 549-0840 Cycl~ Park last Sunday. Th~ record, which was set by Gary W~US at th~ L.A. Coliseum, was a drop of 48 f~t aft~r a limit~ run. "St~ini" took his tim~ about making ·th~ jump, not ~tting und~rway until roughly two and a half houn aft~r th~ sc~u1~ tim~, and th~ impati~nt crowd of spectaton ~n to voic~ doubts that th~ stunt would ~v~r tak~ platt. But ~ fmally roU~ off ~ a~ som~ looking ramp at2:!lO and fl~w to a cORRrvati~ dislanc~ that ~11 a f~ f~t short of th~ record. As Steini cam~ to a stop at th~ boltom of th~ hill Ii~ look~ back to v~rify his distanc~, and thm without hesitation roa~d back up th~ hill for anoth~r try. This tim~ h~ c1~ar~ th~ old mark ~asily and set a n~record. "It would ~ v~ry ~ for m~ to jump fart~r," St~ini said aft~r th~ jump. "I plan on br~aking my own record ~ry soon." ··Radlcal Ron" turns on at SSM MX By Terry Whytal ORANGE, CA, MAR. 14 Suzuki rider "Radical Ron" Turner came from behind in moto one of the tough 250cc Pro class to finish second then power~ back ~n fint The 1981 HAP JONES Catalog in molO two to ~ch ~ c~ and tak~ th~ ov~rall victory at Saturday Saddl~back Motocross. Turn~r had pl~nty of com~tition to o~rcom~ as Can-Am rid~r Juan &navidez grabb~ th~ holeshot in rac~ on~ and rod~ off into th~ sURRt. Clint Hardick k~t his Suzuki support F1oa~ n~ar tM front and finish~ third afta succumbing to Tum~r's la~ rac~ cha~. SEE YOUR NEAREST MOTORCYCLE DEALER KXUnl-Trak HEADQUARTERS WE HAVE YOUR PARTS' Same Day UPS Shipping To Western States CALL (714) 884-6481 We Have The Latest Trick Parts & Tuning Know-How For All Models IlINCON KAWASAKI 2Q South E St. Son BernordiBo, CoJifornio 92401 • Stupe"". gpac Work. New .il~ SaJeI TM second moto was an all Turn~r spectacular. Ron h9d~ for th~ front slot ~arly in th~ moto and pl"Otted~ to ~n a !lO-second l~ad by th~ halfway point. &navidez and Hardick decid~ to argu~ ov~r th~ numb~r two position. Their battl~ carri~ th~ saf~ly away from th~ pack and I~ft Kawasaki rida ROIl P~Bsen to claim fourth at th~ cMck~. Hardick pick~ up second as B~navidez setd~ for third for th~ rac~ but wmt hom~ with th~ runn~r-up sha~ of th~ purse ~hind Tum~r. Hardick finish~ in th~ mon~ at third ~raU and Amm~" rid~r Gary Jones grab~ fourth wad of Yamaha rioo Gng Zittfikopf. Maicoridfi Ed A~ and DG/Yamaha pilot P~t~ Snorteland trad~d moto victories in th~ O~n Pro clash with Snorteland grabbing t~ big shar~ of th~ pune. Am~t suff~~ from a bad second moto start and could only platt founh at t~ c~ck~ as Husky riden David ~g and Clark Jones du~l~d for th~ run~r-up honon, with Jones ~tting th~ nod at th~ flag. ~all A~ pick~ up ~ second piau cash ~hind Snorteland with Jones finishing third. La Habra Yamaha rida Micky Dymond naikd down fourth a~ad of ~g. Results OPEN PIlO: 1. Pole 50 ... _0:1 IVomI: 2. E d _ lMoi~ 3. Mid

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