Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

(Note: The following contains only unofficial overall remits, kept by the Amateur Radio Crew covering the events, and are the only available results at preu time,) Se1urdey morning The first race of the weekend was for all riders in the Trail (100cc) and "C" (125-175cc) c1ules, plus the gala. This group wou1d have the dubiOlll booon of "breaking trail" Otl the gt'lUIY off-cambered IeCtions near the freeway, of going and then dropping off "bandini hill," and of malting the choice to drop off the very blunt jump over the mudhole or going through the water, which looked to be about two feet deep. The dust was as thick as any desert race ever, with no means of getting away from it. It was Kevin Hopkins, wearing his now-familiar blue Mickey Mouse shirt, who took an immediate, commanding lead off the start. The front starting line of this race was quite unique. Numben three and four were held by brothen Pete and Bill POlItel, while numben five, six and seven were possessed by Kurt, Kent and Scott Pfeiffer. It looked lilte a real family .affairl Pete POlIte] took over the second spot followed by brothen Scott and Kent Pfeiffer with Paul Palmer moving into the fifth slot by the end of the tint loop. The second, third and fourth laps were still led by Hopkins with Pete POlIteI in the second spot. Kent Pfeiffer had moved into the third slot in the second and third laps, but had been displaced in the fourth by hard-charg· ing Donnie Morrison, another Mickey MOllIe Racing Club member. Palmer ~d broken and was out of the race. By the fifth lap Bob Maxwell had displaced Kent Pfeiffer in the top five overall. The final unofficial results had Hopkins and Mormon (both riding out of Dick Allen's Yamaha) in the fiat and second spots, followed by Pete PoIte.1, Maxwell and Scott Pfeiffer. Dawn Grant, former number two daert gal and current stunt woman for the movia and TV, came out of retirement and earned a fint place in her c1.... Lynette Zuber took second. Tricia Farmer earned the fint daert honon. Rescue S was ever present and went into action numerous tima as riden went down. It must be noted that one young rider, Frank from the Invaden M.C., who pushed an "antique" 1972 Yamaha 100 into the impound area prior to this race ... unidIt great volumes of lauPter from the spolllOring club, did finish the race on that machiDe and was able to return the laughter with great gustol ~ 00 0') ue ~ ~ CN CN ..... .... « $.< ~ pi It _ no MIc:Uy Mouae win _ Knin HopIdna ..... to victory In the 17kc Expert c*aa. Seturdey afternoon The secoad Saturday race contained bikes of every and any size, as well as all age groupa. The "Sportunan" race is CODIidered an u oc1 a";fird, no-point race, which many riden ride to familiar~Iva with the coune for raca on Sunday. The front line of the afternoon race looked very formidable as many of the top desert and MX racen poiled to take the green light. Bob Balentine, aboard his red Honda, had the lead off the first lap. Balentine had sprained his throttle wrist quite -my the weeItmd before, but was .till malting a gallant effort not to let Al Baker, hissponsor,down. Meanwhile, Balter himself, aboard a four-stroke Honda, was' running third behiod the ever-threatening Bruc:e Ogilvie, who was riding a Dale's Modem Cycle Yamaha. Mike Drown was fourth overall off the fint lap, £oUowed by Ed Whilenant of TeamJesua. By the third lap there had been changa in the top Balentine was ize By Joyce May RIVERSIDE, CA, APR. 4-5 The warm southern California sun and the heavy dust made the D-37 desert riders feel right at home as Kevin Hopkins, Bruce Ogilvie, 18 Chuck Miller and John Stapleton took the un- official wins at the Viewfinders Grand Prix at the Riverside International Raceway, Unlike most of the past Great Bear events and the initial VF race 1aat year, there was no fog, no rain, no mow, and 110 cold biting winds. InIcead it was IIWlbum weather, with almOlt 1500 entria. me.

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