Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

H.rry KHnzmenn . . . . Mike Spencer 1731. Roberto PietrlI88I.nd We. Cooley eerty In the reI~guedSuperblke l1ICe. he was grinning from ear to ear. The win marlr.ed the second suaight road race National weelr.end where Kawa· saki's Lawson has collected both the Su~bilte and Expert Lightweight wins. "I was ready," said Lawson afterwards. "I Iilr.e the uack and it's a fun place to ride. You really get a worlr.out." Steve Banon, of Hawthorne, Nj, linished Iecond after a strong ride. "I thinlr. it was the tire choice that helped me. I was running a different compound than most of the others and it didn't get slippery toward the end," said Barron. "I bet this will malr.e my sPOIllOl'S City Gear, Golden Cycle and Thumbs-Up really happy." Canadian Gary Collins put his Ron LeFebre-tuned, Shoei-sponsored mount into third when Marlr. Bougas craabed during a dice the two were having. "It was touch-and-go there for awhile," said Collins. "The rear tire heated up and got slippery. I was going for It no matter what." LaWlOD, OIl his chain drive Kawasaki rather than the belt drM one OIl which he won at Road America, was first off the line, flTlt into tum one and that was basi~lIy the way it went for the remainder of the 16 laps. The race was sbortened from a scheduled !5 laps due to the threat of rain. "We're using the chain drive unit because the fat rain tires won't fit using the belt d,rive one," said Kawasaki's SteveJohnson. . By lap three Lawson was already 11 seconds ahead and cruising. Bruc.e Maus, last year's winner, was already out after challenging Lawson in the opening two laps. Jeff Umrysz and Nobuhiro Nalr.amura were really going at it as were Collins and Barron with another fight between Jimmy Filice and Boonie Knott a bit farther bad. Nakamura glued himself to the rear tire of Umrysz on the sixth lap and as the two entered tum 10, Nalr.amura made a superb move using traffic to bloclr. Umrysz as he went around and into second. Nalr.amura then undid his heroics by trying to pass 'a slower rider inside in a tum and the rider forced him off the traclr.. "It was a bad move on my part, a dumb mistalr.e," Nakamura would say later. The fight for third and fifth was set to go right to the flag until Bougas went down and changed things around, giving Barron ·a ticket to winner's circle. Collins and Knott battled to the flag with Collins getting the upper hand. "I wish I had known we were fightiJllt for third," said Knott later. "I would have done almost anything to ge~ in winner's circle. Still, I'm happy with the outcome." Rosults 1. Eddie ~ (~;.2. SleW IIoton (Vom); 3. Gory lY.,nl; 4. _ _ Knoll (Vom); 5. Jimmy FiIlce (Vom); 6. MIke Mortone (V.."I; 7. Deve 8uobv lYom); 6. Norm ~ (Vom); 9. John Long lYom); 10. Jon . - (Vom); 11. Craig _ (V"""; 12. _ ~ lYom); 13. I(aiIh ~ (V..,,); 14. _ C'!' lYom/; 15. S- McDonoId (V"""; 16. Jim Amold lY.."l; 17. _ Week (V..,,); 18. 811 _ (V1fTll; 19. . . . . . ~ (V.."I; 20. John CriIin lYlfTll. TIME: 19 min.• 19.711-. AVERAGE SPEED: 79._ mph. e-. Emde cleans up in Battl'e of the Twins By Gary Van Voorhis LOUDON-, NH. JUNE !O David Emde claimed his second straight win in the Battle of the Wins series with a runaway victory over' Malcolme Tunstall through the pouring rain on Bryar Motorsport Park's twisty coune. Emde, riding the San Jose BMW. toolr. the immediate lead in the shortened 10-lap event and never really loolr.ed back. "I had an easy time of it," said Ernde. "I almost think I'm a better rider in the rain than in the dry. The bike was a perfect combination for the weather and the track." Ducati-mounted Tunstall, riding for Syd's Cycle of St. Pet.ersburg, FL, finished a very suong second. "I'm very pleased with the ride," said Tunstall on his way to getting dry clothes. "I admire Emde. Anyone who can go that fast in the rain - and on a shaft drive to boot - must be a very good and daring rider." The battle for third went right to the flag with Jimmy Adamo, aboard the Reno Leoni/Berliner Ducati. and David Roper, riding the Gee Vee Perfonnance Ducari, taking the fight to the final few feet. Adamo came out on top. On the start Emde and Tunstall made quick work of pulling 'away from the rest of the field. Adamo held a safe third while Roper and Robison HarleyDavidson mounted Hal Coleman began to fight for fourth. Eventually Roper broke away and cl0se4 on Adamo, who was riding a cautious race on the slick uaclr.. Heading into the final laps. it was a race to the flag for third, but Adamo managed to hold off Roper and Coleman. Winner W.yne Heiney 1441 heed. up e group of Novicee. h wu Heiney'. first ettempt .t AMA roed Teeing. .!though he'. done well ~ the club level. Results GP: 1. o.vId Emde (BMW); 2. - . . T _ lDuel; 3. Jimmy Adorno (Duel; 4. Deve R.- lDucl; 5. HIlI ~ (H-Ol. MOO PflOO EX: 1. John Long (BMW); 2. ~ Richmond lM-G); 3. Doug I.M1tZ (Duel; 4. John Staplolon fM-OI. MOD PflOO AM: 1. • "*"-' (BMW); 2. J.lf _ . , lDucl; 3. Donny Lindley (HonI; 4. ___ Mignogno (V.."I; 5. en- KIoM lDucl. STOCK: 1. DINin a.nIey (IIMW); 2. Pall _ _ I lDucl; 3. - . Cox (Duel; 4. J.lf _lIHlI; 5. J.lf . _(Norl. Rainey shows Novices howit's done By Gary Van Voorhis LOUDON, NY,JUNE!1 The odds were against Wayne Rainey winning the Novice race, but he didn't know that. This was Rainey's fint AMA Novice road race and only the second time he has been on a !50cc GP bilte, although he does a fair amount of production class club road racing. Rainey is a din uaclr.er, and he'll tell you dirt is where it's at, although after his win it's no secret that Kawasalr.i has its eye on him. To make it even sweeter for Rainey, his Kawasalr.i, lent to him by Team Kawasalr.i and assembled from scratch by his close friend Dennis Mahan, was the only Green Kawasalr.i in a sea of Yamahas. "I really wouldn't be here. if it wasn't for all the worlr. Dennis did to get the bilte together. He worked his tail off for me, and I hope I've paid him bad. The first thing I'm going to do is give my father a call and tell him this is a special Father's Day gift for him," the California rider said. Bryan Paquette, who lives relatively close to Bryar Motonport Parlr. and basically cut his racing teeth there, took second. He hobbled to winner's cirrcle after bashing his knee during the race. He hung tough a distance behind Rainey, waiting for a mistalr.e that ~er came. Third place went to Carl Murney who occupied that position for a good portion of the race. He complained of a stiff baclr.. "My monoshoclr. quit about six laps into the race," said Muffley. "I can tell you it's no fun riding like that." Rainey, having won his heat race in Saturday's rain, held the pole for the start. On the green flag he shot away with Paquette in close company. The pair stayed together and on lap four Paquette went ahead. Rainey quiclr.ly toolr. the lead baclr. and that was that for the rest of the race as Rainey finiIbed with a 10-second lead. Results 1. Weyne RIiney tKMI; 2. ..,., Poqo-.lYo-. 3. (V~; 4. Don Go-. lYom/; 5. 0-. _lY~; 6. Donny Hyoa (Vo-. 7. AIIn ~ (V~; 6. Jon _lYom/; 9. o.vId De SIuliI (V~; 10. 0w8yne Chung (Vo-. 11. _1ngIlo (Vo-.l2. GiIMrt _ _ lYom/; 13. DIn GoIgor lYo-. 14. Coot Mullley JeIIory Oouvln (V"",,; 15. _ _ _ (V"""; 17. _ Gr-. (V~; T_lYo-.l&. Tem GNot lYo-. 18. o.vId 19. _ _ lYlfTll; 2D. fa'.- c;..oI (V""". n., TIME: 30 ...... 48.139 .... AVERAGE SPEED: mph. Lind/Hart lock up Loudon sidecars By Gary Van Voorhis LOUDON, NH,JUNE!I Watching the sidecar event, one would have thought they were racing for mega·bucks with the show they put on. The fans loved it. This round of the Cutrol S Chal· lenge Series marlr.ed the IecODd win for the Yamaha-poweled duo of Bruce Lind and Jad Hart. The pair allo turned the winning triclr. at Road America. The 10-lap affair IeeIDed to be divided into two segments - give the fans a close racing show for the first five lapl and then the last five are anyone's baIlgame. The lead swapping in the opening laps involved Lind/Hart, Pete Eaaff/ Bruce Grueger, Fred Hopp/William Alston, Larry Coleman/Marlr. Bevans and the rig of Ian Fillery/Steve Quinn. The Paul Knoll/Tim Mooney outfit, third-place finishers at Road America, was running off pace. After a bit of good time racing, everyone got down to business. The Hopp/Alston outfit grabbed the lead OIl lap five and held on through lap seven when Esaff/Grueger shot inside on a corner with Lind/Hart also snealr.ing through. Lind/Hart dropped Esaff/GTUeger to second as Hopp/ Alston came on strong. The final lap was a TUn to the flag with Lind/Hart withstanding several challenges from Hopp/Alston including one last ditch attempt in the final tum. R.sults 1. en-UndI.- Hon(V"",,; 2. _ _ tKMI; 3. _ ~" CoioI,._ e.tf/llNco ~ oc-l; 4. • ~""'ic:k Dunn tKMI; 5. Urry _ ( V o - . 6."" ~ C U mtKMI; 7. Pall KnaIITm - . " 1IC8wl. TIME: 13 min.. 47.631 .... AIIERAGE SPEED: _ . - mph.

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