Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

IClockwise from top left! Robbie Blagg 174/ and Roland Greene 12311 went 1-2 in the 100•. Randy Bird lead. Bob Foxall ISSland Mike Stauffer in the 250., Curti. Cannon (111 won the 125cc championship over Rod Gilli. (1171. Ron Bell 131 heeds 750cc winner Ray Garrett. (Continuedfrom page 16) 18 advantage on Bennett's Honda. Bennett made his move in the last comer before the white flag and claimed his Number One plate one lap later. Steve Flach and Dan Williams put on a show in the 500cc race battling for the lead while Rich Baldwin's Honda snuck into contention. When Williams' front end skidded coming out of a turn while leading lap seven, Baldwin's Honda came out of the turn first and held on for the win. "I kept coming up that hill like an old lady, and 1 could always see the edge of somebody's wheel out of the corner of my eye," said Baldwin afterward. "I think I had my eyes closed the last ~O feet, coming out of that last turn to the (checkered) flag. 1 don't even care about my other races," the 500cc champ confessed. "All 1 know is it's party time'" Jim Setzekorn led the ~60cc race on his Bonner Cycle Sales Bultaco until the race was restarted after a crash on the fourth lap. Tom Heid turned in an overpowering ride on another Bultaco riding from fifth to second in two laps, and, then taking the lead one lap after the restart to win his class. Two different recipes for controversy came from the 750 and 250cc races. Californian Ron Bell led an otherwise all Michigan field in the 750cc event. Ray Garrell's Triumph shadowed Bell's Yamaha as the speedy pair closed on the backmarkers. Garrell moved through traffic briskly with a surprise move on a downhill, leaving Bell mired in traffic and lacking for a line where Garrett was nol. Garrett was rightfully a happy man afterward. "I saw Bell use that move in a heat race and decided to try il. It was tough to get traction Out there. He (Bell) seemed to have the better line, so Ithoug-ht my best chance was on the hill. I don't think he expected il. From where I was silling it looked like a wall of motorcycles on that hill," said Garretl. The race remains under protest, pending a decision by the AMA. Ron Bell explained: "They were supposed to have a blue lIag to get riders to move over for the leaders. They didn't have a blue flag here to use, and when I came around nobody moved over." The 250cc race was the number one spectator race of the day with three leaders fighting for first pi.ace for the bulk of the race and two of them crashing out of first In the final two laps of the race , Randy Bird's Yamaha jetted to the front of a snarling 250cc final feeling lots of heat from Mike Stauffer's Honda. Stauffer, pushing hard and spectacularly, went down and became trapped under his mount initiating a restart. Bird maintained his lead on the restart with Stauffer last, as Bob FoxaU's Suzuki pressed for the lead. Stauffer made it a three·way battle by lap seven with Bird still fighting off the challengers. On lap eight things began to happen. Suzuki rider Foxall soared into the lead edging the other two on the hill before losing control while trying to negotiate a turn on the following downhm. Bird survived for the lead, but found himself on the losing end of a similar move by Stauffer on r1le next lap as the challenger and Bird collided after the jump. Stauffer rolled on for the win. Bird remounted to finish fifth. "I really didn't think 1 could catch Bird when we lined up for the restart, but 1 was able to get up close to him in a couple of laps and from there, I guess we all went for it," said a triumphant Stauffer. His win provided a colorful close to a noteworthy week· end of. r.acing. : .• , Results .51 cc STOCK/MOD 16-81: 1. Larry Pegram IYaml: 2. Jess Roeder Uta); 3. JohnBel'nardini (Yam): 4. Travis Moleswonh IYaml; 5. Scan HuH IYaml. 65cc STOCK 17-111: 1. Jess Roeder IYaml; 2. Bill Sands (Yam); 3. Audie Huff lYam); 4. Jason Bell (Yam): 5. Alvin Hendley IYaml. 85cc STOCK (7·11): 1. Darel! Davis (Kawl: 2. Ernest Estes tKaw); 3. Todd Martin IKawl: 4. Tom Garriger IYaml; 5. Marc GiHord IYaml. 85cc MOD 17·111: 1. Oarell Davis (Kawl: .2 Eric Slump IYaml: 3. John Flee"", IYaml; 4. Ed Howe IYaml; 5. Audie HuH IYaml. 85cc STOCK 112-151: 1. Bryan Pankey IKawl; 2. Ted Taylor IYaml; 3. Craig Lane IYarnl. 85cc MOD 112-151: 1. Dan Butler IKawl; 2_ Rober1 Tripp IKawt; 3. Chris earr (SUl); 4. Brian O'CoonOf' ISuz); 5. Bobbie Blagg IYaml. 100cc SCHOOLBOY 112·151: 1. Robbe Blagg IYaml; 2. Brian O'Connor (Suzl; 3. Roland Green (Yam); 4. Bill Bromley ISuz); 5. Ted Tavlor (Yam). 12Scc (12 15): 1. Ron BeU IYam); 2. Rich Levitte IYaml; 3. Randy Turben ISuz): 4. Rod Gillis ISuzl: 5. Bill Bromley ISuzl. 100cc: 1. Robbie B'- IYam!; 2. Roland Gr_ IYaml: 3. Bill Bromley ISuz!; 4. Bob Williams IYaml: 5. Oave IllIrtkowski tvaml. 125cc: 1. Curt Connon !Y.ml: 2. Rod Gillis ISuzl: 3. Brion Bumhom IHanI: 4. Bill Newkirk (Han!: 5. Doug Hot_IHanI. 2OOcc: 1. Bilillennett (Hanl: 2. Dan S .....H... (Y.m): 3. Jan Bomba

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