Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

N. . . . .dco-COlo...do-.yolDiDg-lIoa....-Nol'th D. .ota -Soa." . . . . Cenlral Pipeline Reynard drops 1 at Cross Timbers enduro - By Boyd Be.. 00 ~ OKLAHOMAClTY, OK, SEPT. 15 VICTOR McLAGLEN MOTOR CORPS end the SILVER CITY SCRAMBLERS _••f4..p. _ Motorcycle Road Ride end Poker Run e"LUSI Cycle New. T-Shlrta, V..u. Urnbre.... end 10lICI. of other llrNt prlz.. •.00 Dol18tlon per ric*' "'II" "'the _ _ Duck of the 0 - . Level Fund _the AMA .......... ~ Fund. .ci\ ;tal... r! 1at 1110.00 CASHI 2nd 1100.00 CAlijiI WI 10.00 CASHI MAIL IN- ENTRIES ' S8ncI t6.OO (check or money-orc*' m8d. Pllyeb1e to Cycl. Newa, plNMl for eech rider 8nd/or II ••••nger8Iono with • complet8d reglstnnlon blenk to: Cycle News B to V III P.O. Box" Gory~I151. Mail-In Entry Form I --------------------------- I Barstow to Veg.slll I please print INa~ I I I Address I I City State I Motorcycle Brand - I I I I I Zip 1 Engine Size I AMAI I I Other Association Number I Me.I-'n Entry C'o.e. November 6, 1'81 I You will receive your' registration number by return mail. Just show up at the start area between 8 & 11 a.m. Nov. 28th. pick up your'event package and head for Vegas! seven teams staned the race; 25 teams finished. Merlyn Plumlee, a four-year Aspen veteran, teamed up with rookie road racer Brian Anderson to win the Aspen race this year. Plumlee finished founh in 1978, second by 20 seconds in 1979, DNFin 1980. Anderson had never raced on the pavement until June 21, 1981 at Aspen. Brian entered six sprint races that day. He ended up with five fint places and one second place. The two rode a flawless race with the exception of having to change a broken shock around the fifth hour. That pit stop cut their margin to only one lap. The fint three teatns were all on Yamaha ITSOOs. Some early contenders on four cylinden were Brian Fenton/Mike Cameron (Dave's SuzukiSuzuki GSl000), Riclt Orlando/Bruce Gibson (Cycles of Boulder-Kawasaki KZ65O), Dan Walker/Mike Mangham/ John FIieder (RocIty Ridge LTO, Motorcycle Tune-Suzuki GSlloo), Bob Brownell/Dave Deschermaier (Brownell Dis· ttibuting, Bolder Cycle-Suzuki GS75O). A couple of fast thumpen that encountered troubles were the Norm Meyer/Bob Waldo Yamaha SR500 and the GeoffCesmat/Don Lorenzen YarnahaSR500. Three-time Aspen Endurance winner Dr. Tom Marquardt rode with Mike Farmer this year to take second place. Mark Smith and Roger Humphrey slipped into third when the Rough Stock Racing Kawasaki KZl000 of Dr. Dave Keiffer and ~ay Farrow developed a lack of brakes. Fifth place was taken by Ed Fleming and Alvie Gray on a stone stocIt GSlooo. Mike Davidson and Gary Giassnapp followed on a 465 Yamaha. Yes, Virginia, your basic motoc:rouer with a dual diIc front end, shorter monoahocIt and a four-gallon Malcolm Smith gas tank. Stock frame. stoclt engine, even stoclt ban. Mike and Gary were in contention for the win when Gary was forced down and they spent 20 minutes in the pitl replacing the master cylinder.. Out of the lint six teams, only two riders (Dr. Tom and Dr. Dave) are not ex-din racen., The other 10 riders (Merlyn, Brian, Mike, Mark, Roger, Ray, Ed, Alvie, Mike, and Gary) are ex-din track whacltOl. Also of interest, the six fastest qualifiers started and finished in the same order. This is definitely turning into a six-hour sprint race. The fust two teams were sponsored by Motor City Yamaha in Colorado Springs. Merlyn and Brian expressed their appreciation to Motor City when they picked up their five-fpot trophy. AFM; The MRA had accurate resultl 45 minutes after t~ race was over. • e- (2131427-7433 36 AUG. 50 The Mountain Roadracing ASsociation held their sixth annual Endurance Roadrace at woOay Creek Raceway today. Fotty- AA: 1. "-t ~ Ill; 2. Chuck (1); 3W.".._I2l. OPEN,.. 1. _ Mort 1111; 2.l.Iny""- 1121; 3- Long Beech. CA 90801-&498 W8tCh Cycle N_ for more Infonn8tIon or C8II the Cycle N_ OffIce I ASP~, CO, of the best enduroa of the season. With rain falling on Friday, the two 4O-mile 100pe were in perfect shape. The coune was mOltly wood sections in loamy sand and clay. The speed average was 15 mph for the fust 20 miles, then 18 mph to the finish. The fast trail conditions resulted in lower scores than expected. Overall AA winner Rusty Reynard gassed his factory Husk.y 250 to a super score of one point. He would have zeroed the course had he not been 10 seconds out of his minute. at a tiebreaker check. Following right behind Reynard was Stillwater's Chuclt Cooper on a 250cc Kawasaki. Cooper abo dropped one point but 100t out on the tie·breaker. Wayne Beindorf finished a respectable third in AA competition after dropping two pointl. Overall A went to Riclt May riding a 250cc Can-Am for Hugo Cycle Center. In 200cc A, Ralph Cooper carded a 15 with Mike Palmer right behind with 14. In Senior A competition, veteran enduro rider Vern Street edged out Mike Lewis. Street scored a 25 compared. to 24 for Lewis. Overall B went to Guy Cooper on a 200 Honda. Guy raced in the Sat.urday night MX races held next to_the camping area for the enduro and beat veteran MXer Trey JonW in a race that had everyone watching. Guy dropped four pointl. Flnt place in 200cc, B went to McAlester's Boyd Bass who posted a 12; Tom Joseph was-right behind with a 15. In 250cc B competition, Husk.y· mounted Bruce Raybon gassed his way to a score of six, well ahead of his closest competition, Steve Meeker at 17 pointl. Raybon should do well in A class next year. A brief rain shower following the finish did little to dampen the spiritl of the riden. DUring the trophy presentation, the sponsoring club presented a special plaque to Les Stotler who helped promote the enduro and is a driving force behind the club. Reeuhs PRESENTS THE 3rd ANNUAL BARSTOW to VEGAS L I By Rocky M. Squirrel . The Qkie Din Bike Riders hosted their second Black Jack Enduro circuit event, the Cross Timbers enduro, today and pulled off one with cooperation from the SCMA chartered I PlumleelAnderson ace Aspen Six-hour I I I II I I I ~ I 2!iO ,.. 1. RIde M.y 11 Ol; 2. " - SIDno 11 3); 3- R... Heclderl22l. 200 ,.. 1. Rolph e- 1131; 2. _ _ 1141; 3- o.w.".. ~ 127). 125,.. 1. Ragor eo.. SUP£II SA,.. 1. W.... Nclmwl C31 I; 2. M. _ t531. SA,.. 1. Vom 5 _ C23l; 2..... ~ 1241; 3. John ~125l. OPEN B: 1. "'-' AonigIh (211; 2. Vic _l22l; 3- c,.;g~I25l. 2SO B: 1. IIruco R.ybon till; 2. 5 _ ...... 1191; 3. .MIl " - ' - (1 91. 200 B: I:Guye-l4I; 2. lloyd a-t121; 3- Tom ~(13I. 125 B: I, RIck -..oCR; 2.l.Iny , . . . ._. 1441; 3- 0... o.v lI2l. WOMAI\I B: 1. Jonwy Moi. ._ lliOt; 2. .Ioo'nn _ . ; 3...... Homdon 114I. WOMAI\I'" 1. JII I3OJ, I ~ OPEN C: 1. Bill Ilumo lowrfm. 2!iOC: lJJohn , (17); 2. m; 2. v.. _ DobbIe_ m; 3- Tim Me¥- 1121; 2.

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