Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

. . . . .dco.COlo...do·.yomla•••OD. . . . . .orlb Dakot. ·Ioath Duo I e II your dealer doesn't handle sho~ hi.. CeDlI'al PipeliDe this••• Dear Dealer, As a Cycle News dealer, you'll'not only have the pleasure of dispensing a lot of good cycle news to your customers, but you'll also have the pleasure of pocketing 50% profit. A minimum order of 5 copies per issue makes you an official Cycle News dealer. As a dea!sr, you'll receive a handy Cycle News counter rack, an Open/ Closed sign and point of purchase sales aids included in your one time set up fee of $4.00. Why wait? Wherever you are - East, or West, there's a Cycle News edition for you to sell out of. And a Cycle News staffer is waiting for your call, 213/4277433, or write Cycle News West, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, California 90801 . -_._----------------_.- !DEiLERS...BE' WITH IT I I I I I I I I I I I I I Okay. what can I lose7 Start my store selling CYCLE NEWS with the next issue. I understand you will bill me monthly and I have full return privileges on unsold papers. by returning the issue number.and date with my check for the balance. I wish to receive rn [!g ~ copies of CYcle New8 Eat 0 Cycle New8 Weet 0 Send CYCLE NEWS to: Name of Store . _ Address Citv Authorized by _ State Zip Send Advertising info _ 0 Mail to: CYCLE NEWS, PO Box 498 Long Beach, California 90801 or Call 213-427·7433 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ~~---------------------~ moto win with Rakestraw a comfortable Sttond. S~ncer worked on Chris Hipp and got by for third, and Rick Black· well (Yam) cam~ from way back to tak~ fifth away from Mik~ Hipp. Going into t~ final moto, ~ stand· ings ~ so c1~ that this on~ rac~ would dttid~ th~ ~ries among thr~ contm~; Spmcer, Cordova and Rhotm. With best six·out·of·~ight moto scoring, th~ pit cnws sha~n~d thdr pmcils as t~ rac~ started with a Chris Hipp holeshot that ~Id up until h~ f~1I to fifth on th~ third lap. Rak~· straw thm led, but trernmdous pressun from Spmce-r, Rhot~n and Cordova put him back to fourth on~ lap lat~r. Evm th~ most casual onlook~r would b~ strUck by th~ int~nsity of th~ th~ I~a~ as th~ banged th~ ~nns and ~ach other, with S~nc~r at the point ~~ th~ championship. Sudd~n1y, on lap six, S~nc~r slowed at th~ hu~ ~t of doubl~ jumps coming out of th~ back ~ction, and Cordova and Rhot~n literally fl~ ov~r him, one on ~ach sid~. Cordova got a ~tter driv~ off th~ jump, blocked Rhotm in th~ n~xt com~r, and in two seconds w~nt from third to firstl S~ncer cam~ by with a flat on th~ rar, no doubt having a coupl~ of unpun thoughts running through his h~lm~t but still riding as fast as h~ could without falling. COI'dova h~ld off Rhot~n th~ rest of th~ way, whil~ S~nc~r struggl~d to an ~ighth-plac~ finish. Rhot~n's 1-2 earned him th~ day's ov~rall win ahead of Rakestraw (2-4), Blackwell (5-5), Cordova (8-1), Chris Hipp (4·5) and S~nc~r (5-8). In th~ ~es tally, Rho~n won by on~ point with 2·2·5-2·1-2 motos (155 points), Sttond w~nt to S~ncer (1·6·2· 1-1-5, 152 points); and Cordova ~nd~d up third (5-1-1-2-7-1, 151 points). Rhot~n also sw~t th~ day's O~n Ex~rt motos, but S~nc~r, by going 2-5, SttUr~d th~ class titl~. S~ncer's winning total of 144 points (1-1-2-1-1· 2) was thr~ ~tter than Rhot~n's 141 points (2-2-2-1·1·1). David Stutts (Yam) took third in th~ ~es with a fine 5-2 rid~ at Austin and 102 point total. Chris Hipp was fourth at Austin and th~ sarn~ In th~ ~es with 99 points. Th~ 125cc Ex~rt bash was a h~art bnak~1: for David Jones wh~ brilliant wins in pr~vious ~ries races ~t him up for Austin wher~ h~ would only hav~ to finish 4·5 or ~tt~r to math~matcially diminat~ ~ryon~ d~ for th~ stat~ titl~. Th~ first moto buzzed out of th~ stadium·styl~ gates with Randy Sullivan out front aboard his n~ Suzuki, trailed c10sdy by J~rry Sur~r, Jr- (Yam), Ricky Collins (Suz) and Scooter Stafford (Suz). With Jones mired in th~ pack, Stafford got busy and moved into first on lap four, I~ading Sullivan, Sur~r and Mark Rakestraw (Yam)_ Thrtt laps lat~r, Surbfi dropped out with motor troubl~, but most ~ w~n on Stafford's I~ading charg~ and Jones' succession of crash - catch up - run off t~ track - catch up - crash and catch up again. Amazingly, Jones and his RM ~~n still in on~ pitt~ by th~ md of th~ race and about to catch Rakestraw for third. Jones had his fourth plac~ finish. Sullivan ~ated his holeshot to kick off th~ final, but this tim~, Staf· ford and Jones w~n hot on th~ trail and by th~ fourth lap w~n on~·two. Th~ only ~pl~ not watching this race w~n in th~ johns, and ~~n th~y w~re looking out the v~nts. Jones wanted to ~at th~ kid from Louisiana, and although a moto Sttond would hav~ put th~ championship in his pock~t, Jones was going for it all t~ way. By th~ ~ighth lap, things w~r~ nally ~t ting int~ting wh~n t~ chain brok~ off Jones' Suzuki, and for th~ Sttond ~ar in a row, Scoot~r Stafford had won th~ T~xas Smes in 125cc Ex~rt. Sttond on th~ day was Randy Sullivan (2-2), ah~ad of Rakestraw (5·5) and Ricky Collins (5·4). For compl~t~ results of th~ o~rall top 10 of th~ 1981 Taas MX Championship ~es, c~ out th~ results. ~ y'all nat y~arl • Results _ I Mill: 1. Gory _ II lV_I; 2. DIMI lVom); 3. .Ieroy _ lV_I. JR MINI: 1. Sa>ll ~ lV_I; 2. _ Gortond lV....; 3. DIMI~, Jr. lVom). SR MINI: 1. BiRy WhilIey lV_I; 2. Eddie V . (Vom); 3. Wendoll Trigg lVom). OVER 30: 1. . - c.n- ISuzl; 2. PouI _ lV_I; 3. Bil Alolrin (M.1. OVI;R 30 EX: 1. Bob Pope IMoiI; 2. .Jl¥'- Gibbo (Hull. 100: 1. o.vt Auolin lV_I; 2. Kont E1IlI (Suz); 3. Shone Sunloy (Vom). 125 NOV: 1. J-.. OlIo lV_I; 2. R_ _ lV_I; J. .leroy lucho (Suzl. 250 NOV: 1. W_ _ (Suz); 2. K_ JIlCObo ISuzI; 3. Kevin S-.no lV_I. 1251NT: 1. Bobby S _ lVomt; 2. Robby WiIoon 1Suz1; 3. _ Horf",.", lV_I. 125 EX: 1. Sa>ot. S _ d 1SuzJ; 2. ftondy Su_ ~,Jr. (Suz); 3. _I _1Wc_lV_l. 250 INT: 1. MiU:h Mitchel lV_~ 2. Jirmly _ 1SuzJ;J._W. . lV_I. 250 EX: 1. _ Rholen ISuzJ; 2. _ 1Wc_ lV_I; 3. Rick (V_I. OPEN !NT: ,. ~ Dua-IHonI; 2. 5_ W _ (Hon~3.5_~lV_l. OPEN EX: 1. o.r., Rholen ISuzl; 2. 0eIIid 5lut11 lVom); 3. Kirk Sper1C8' lV_I.

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