Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

., TEN YEARS E I AGO Motorcyclist/racer/actor Steve Mc Queen was interviewed about motor· cycling, racing and acting. One comment seemed to sum up his attitude: "The only good victories are private. If a guy wins a motocross he'll get a kiss and a trophy. But the thing he remembers most is the guy he beat, or the comer he took the fastest." Indian Dunes was the site of two days worth of racing as the Viewfinders M.C. held a grand prix. BijIy C1emenu (Hus) won the big event, the 500cc Expert class, topping Jim DawlOn and Doug Grant. Yamahamounted Gary Jones took the 250cc Expert bash over Grant and Rick ShlJ'ey, while the 125cc Expert class went to John R.ice (Puc). American Motocross Team captain Bryan Kenney placed fourth overall in an international motocross at Soucelles, France. Kenney led much of the second of three motos before suc· cumbing to heat and exhaustion and dropping back. The lead changed twice between the last comer and the checkered flag of the Expert main event at an Ascot Park half mile. At the flag, Jody Nicholas (Nor) won by a mere three inches or so over Rookie John Hatdey (Tri). Gary Scott broke three track records during the night, including a 22.56-second qualifying lap that was faster than any Expert had turned in during the year, and went on to win the Junior final. Scott Brelsford was top Novice. At Can-Am, we figure that With features like our snorkel that you can race it and never most people buy our air intake system, Ohlins maintain it. It's 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 from, maintenance rings and bottom ends tough doesn't include like a razor does blades, diamond~~~~ engine rebuilds. section alumi- ... lWj we build our 250 and At Can-Am, we believe it's our num swingarm. 400 Bombardier-Rotax job to build the engines to take what Now, don't buy a bike. And yours to you give them, day We knowhow to Can-Am with the idea enjoy it. after day, weekend build abike! after weekend. (Most Can-Am riders you talk to run a hard 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. Ohlins. Ohlins. all the way! Riding a new 650 Yamaha, Jim Odom won the Expert main event at the opening half mile race at San Jose's Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Chuck PaImgren and Terry Donch were runners-up to Odom, while Randy Scott took the Junior inain. Steve Nichols rode to the Novice win. e$'fradem8rk8 of Bombardter Limittte The Valley Observed Trials Enthu· siasts had to scramble when the Forest Service came up with an unreasonable list of conditions only days before the event was scheduled to run at Frazier Park. The site was hurriedly chan~ed to Saddleback Park, and there Rich Bled10e won the Masters' class ahead of William Smith and Bob Nickelsen. Rich Delaney won the Expert class, and the top 125cc Amateur was Bernie Schreiber. Richard Hood and Lane Leavitt put up a good battle for the Expert laurels at a P.I.T.S. observed trial in northern California. Both riders were tied at the end of three regulation loops, but Hood took the win via a better performance in the extra Expert sections run after the main body of the trial. CZ rider John DeSoto kept his Ascot motocross win streak alive in the 250cc Expert class, but a flat tire in the 500s gave the overall win to fellow CZ pilot Tim Hart. Bruce Baron was runner· up to DeSoto in the 250cc Experts and won the 125cc Expert class on a Rickman. Weekly News Not Monthly History ' .......... .. St " .... Little Harpeth Nat'l End. Nashville, TN - April 5 Mike Melton Husqvarna on Dunlop (front/rear) 2nd Dick Burleson Husqvarna on Dunlop (front/rear) More &yd•• ricIe on Dunlop thllicmyother tire 1ft the worIcI. ~ D UN.£OP p.o. Box 1109.1luItakI. NY 14240 25

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