Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

shaft, aDd left with only second gear. he pulled out. Lackey palled the lapllCOl'el'S down in 12th position after lap one, aDd by ~ lOth he had ~u1led up four places. Then, winding his Suzuki hard up one of the Iteep hillI, Lackey hit a large stone picking up the front and looped out. He retired. With Van Velthoven gone. third place was left to 1.J. Bruno who gated m seventh and alter three circuits was 'in third. Bruno lOOn palled the works Yamaha·rider. but was too far behind to chase the praent World Champion. Factory Maico rider Herbert Schmiu was in fourth, aDd local hero G. Reiter was in fifth. The fint GP for Marty Tripes was DOt expected to he a IUCCelll though he liked the circuit aDd proved that by racing up from 29th to finish just out· side of the top 10. Malherhe laW no danaer from anyone aDd took the finish flag euily. Young Engliah rider Steven Beamish rode to a fme llixth place in his fint main season on the 500cc GP circuit. And also Patrick Boniface had a lOth on his ltandard production Honda. The second leg was a near·replica of the fint race. Bruno was out the gate, but Malherhe was the fint to enter turn one. Just before the second tum. Italian D. Perfini dropped his Maico causing the track to he bloclted, holding up Lackey, Carlqviat aDd Tripes. Vromana and Van Den Broeck were both pulled down in the incident. Noyce have weaved his way around the fallen riden but down in 12th spot. His work was to pull him back up the field. Three laps passed, and Tripes in 15th position failed to appear down the Itraight. Lackey had already bailed out once. Reltaning, he fought back to 19th but another crash was to occur leading Brad once again back to the pits, scoring no points. CarlqviIt who Dad been tailing Noyce in seventh spot luted 10 laps before the chain slipped off his Yamaha. The former 250cc World Champion quiet· Iy walked back to the pits. -another non·scorer. Malherbe was chasing Bruno hard and after five la.ps slipped by. Bruno kept challenging back. but the Belgian proved too Itrong and was not giving away anything. Van Velthoven had been dicing with Austrian Reiter all this time, and finally on lap 11, Van Velthovm outbraked Reiter into a tight lefthander. Noyce was now in futh and desperately searching for points. To catch the Austrian would seem too much work, but Noyce kept on going. By the fmiah fla~. Noyce was right behind him. PCMIlbly. if there had been one more lap, the '79 World Champion would have 1C0red two more points. Irishman L. Spence had the ride of his life finishing sixth in the second moto behind Noyce riding only a stan· dard 465 Yamaha IpollIOred by the late Mike Hailwood. With Malherbe being 10 fast and dominatin both legs of the . round. i~catiom are that it1i:n~ hard year for the other main contend· en. Malherbe leads Jean·Jacques Bruno by only IIix points. but Noyce is a full 25 points back, and both Lackey and Carlqvilt are aeorelea. 50 points behind the ftJY lItJ'ODg.looking leader. • R ulta 1. A. MIlIwM CHanl; 2. J.J. _ •• FIRST MCJTO: 4. H. Sc:hmllz C~; Ii. G. .... lKTMI; 8. S....... lSuz); 7. G. ~ lHanl; 8. T.1'IIdlarw-; I. C. C8rIIoDn; 10. P. ~ SECOND MCJTO: 1. A. MIlIwM lHonI; 2. J.J. Bruno lSuz); 3. J. Y.. -UCTMI; 4. G. _ CKTMl; Ii. G. ~ ~ 8. L $p8lce CYImI; 7. W. GnIIIIIr CSuIl: 8. Y. y., Den . - : I. T.............. 10. G. lSuz); 3. A. " - CYImI; lion. 1911 _ WORlD CHAMPIllNSHP MX SERES POINT STANDINGS: 1. A. MIlIwM l3llI; 2. J.J...... C24I: 3. G. .... 1141; 4. A. " - CICll; Ii. J_ Y.. yew-. 11018. H.1IdlmIlz Ill; 7. G. ~ 1Il;" S. ...... 1III;1.L$p8lce1lll;10.G.~14~II.W. GNhIIrl4l. ,_,_ • __ '_ ,'"'' ....... ·i.,.,.f." ' .... .... _.1 , ,, • . .. r ! ,• , •• • , •, ! .. • I ''.I~ " r l J ' .. I ~ .'W .... 1 J ! ~ l 'I l:l.. < I J ~'-f/I" -------1 BOB HANNAH/STEVE WISE MXSCHOOLS Three Day Sessions Taught IN PERSON By Bob Hannah Be Steve Wise Tyler, Tex•• AprIl 16, 17, 18 More Sessions In June, July & August INFO: (214) 894-7805

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