Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

• ••••dco-COlol'.do·.y Ia..·.o.taa•••OI1Ia D. .ota·loa. D. .ota·••III'..ka·K -o 'I' dco-COlo o-.~1 Central Pipeline and Tom Dickerson it was definately Team A's night. If any of you out of state riders are interested in our brand of fun or are curious about the team racing, please feel free to call the promoters at SOS/ 9SS-S559, and they will fill you in on all the facu. ..... 00 ..... 0') Results ToemA32 pta. ToemB26pts. ToemC16 pts. Toem 022 pta. Taylor triumphs in Austin MX return By Karel Kramer AUSTIN, TX, NOV. 1 Mother nature gave Austin's day track the "deep" treatment for Tommy ~onners' AMA District 20 year end point roundup. Week- Bryan Taylor returned triumphantly to Austin's MX after surgery. Duval destroys Twin Cities FT By Bob Bagwell DENNISON, TX, NOV. S After' three weeks of rain, Saturday night racing at Ross Downs moved to Twin Cities Speedway flat track and motocross here. Racing will continue all winter long, weather permitting. Duane Duval had his way, winning the 250cc Expert main event with Jimmy Tarlton challenging him every lap. Duval just closed the door and did not look back until die checkered flag. Shane Jolly and Scot Morgan put on a battle for the 125cc main with Jolly taking over on the last lap with Greg Duval bringing up a close third. Jolly led the BOcc main. from start to finish. Steve Carlisle finished second with Mike Hale third. Greg Teague and Jimmy Kay put on a .show that had everyone cheering in the 60cc main. Teague took over the lead and held off Kay for the win. Motocrossen Bob and Chad Clay flew high over the jumps to tak,e wins in the SOcc chus. Blane Thomas showed them the way around in the U5cc main, though. Denver debuts team speedway By Sam Slideways DENVER, CO, OCT. SO 26 Halloween night saw - many . changes in th face of Denver speedway.racing and an arena full of all kinds of spooky char- acters at the National Western Arena. For the first time this season, team style racing was tried. It proved to be a huge suc,cess for ride.rs and fans alike. With the removal of the west wall, an extra 15 feet of straightaway and some 1200 extra seats now available fQr the fans set the stage for the finest racing all season, bar nonel Makeup for the teams was done by random drawing. Colorado riders Chris Reichardt and Mark Borgman along with Utah riders, Bob Borg and Tommy Dickerson made up Team A. Local riders Allen Rhor, ~usty Hannum, Ken Pieper and Scott Ormiston made up Team B. Making up Team C was Mark Corbett, Larry Larson, Randy Lamirande and Brian Hoel. The lineup for Team D was Dave Pieper, Steve Robinson, Jim, Troudt and Rick Steele. From the very outset, it was obvious that Team A would be the team to beat with Borg and Borgman both winning their heau. Team B was hot in the action,_ staying close in the poinu to Team A. Team D was still in the hunt, also. Having a super night, Bi>rgman on the K&K Detailing/Super Seer Jawa seemed unbeatable all night'long until the match race when Bob Borg gave. Borgman a real race with action for the entire race. Also having a good night overall, Rusty Hannum on the Colorado Concept Hair Design Jawa put on a bunch of super rides, helping Team B in the poinu battle. By the end of the action, Team A had things all sewed up with a nice lead oYer Team B. With the hard charging of Chris Reichardt on the Gene Plue's/Brownell Dist./ Asaociated Automotive {nd.-sponsored Godden long rains cleared away leaving the sandy track deep with loamy traction. Bandera's "Flyin' Bryan" Taylor made the season-ender his first posthospital race, Taylor opted for surgery on a knee that occasionally popped out of joint in order to be ready to put his racing career on the road in 'S2. He looked slightly off-form but smoked a healthy field of Experu anyway. El Paso's Maby McIntyre stuffed his Yamaha to the front of the pack in the first 250cc Expert moto. Taylor pushed the familiar 1105 Suzuki into second followed by Yamaha support/ Kasson Yamaha rider Rick Blackwell. McIntyre reined his Yammie smoothly into the inside lines forcing Taylor to ride the high wall berms wide open in an effort to gain the lead. Taylor's roller coaster style paid off. He slammed the door on McIntyre as they funneled onto the front straight. The El Paso houhoe had to shut down momentarily letting Taylor disappear.. Blackwell moved 'within striking distance and went around McIntyre only to get blown out of a turn as McIntyre repassed. Taylor slowed his pace to around warp four and cruised in for the win. McIntyre took second with Ricky Glaser third after Blackwell's fall. Blackwell burst out of .the gate at the start of the second round. Blackwell's big lead down the start straight disappeared when Taylor held the gas on into the first turn and swept around the ouuide. . Taylor grabbed the lead he would hold to the flag, and Blackwell tucked into second. McIntyre gated back in the pack and began bulling his way past the less experienced riders. He worked up to third, fell and worked up to third again by the fall of the checkered flag. Mike Clemenu and James Eldridge faced off in the 125cc Pro class. Clemenu, fresh from a top 10 finish in the Rio Bravo Trans-USA Support class, had his hands full. During one lap, Clemenu and Eldridge each led the race twice in 100 yardsl Clemenu took the first moto but the second was Eldridge's. Mike Bradsahw, McIntyre and Jack Beckham proved to be the fa,st guys at the end of the first lap- of the Open Expert race. Bradshaw had the lead but the day after Halloween was not to be a good day for him. His Husky started doing tricks and treated him to a soil sample. McIntyre won easily after Beckham was slowed by his steadily stretching Maico. The frame backbone broke in half, and the ends beating together shortened it about two inches. McIntyre looked like a sure winner in the second moto but fell in the late laps letting Bradshaw take the lead. McIntyre tried hard to regain the lead but fell short at the flag by inches. All in all there was some fine racing. Central Texans will be ready for the beginning of the 'S2 series. Sorry, no official resulu were available. Beckham buries Austin night MX By Karel Kramer AUSTIN, TX, OCT. SI Suzuki-mounted John Ham came to the Austin Night Track ready to do business but ended up having enough bad luck to make a grown man cry. During,pr.actice, Ham hit a rider pulling off the track. As if that wasn't bad enough, the rider was someone he was pitted withl After the usual problems that accompany "Mickey Mouse" modifications, Ham made it to the line with the front fender from his YZ125 and bent bars and grabbed the Expert holeshot. Austin's Experts are usually run, and scored together, so it was absolutely nobody's surprise when Ham lost his lead. The seemingly unstoppable Jack Beckham put the whip to his 490 Maico and .0uthoTSepowered Ham's 250 Suzuki. No one seemed to have told Ham that Beckham was supposed to win because he began trying to repass. Midway through the moto, Ham's front wheel began to jerk to a stop whenever it left the ground. He couldn't diagnose ~ problem at first and looked at theengme. When Ham left the track for more quick repairs, Mike Farmer took over the second place position followed by Jerry Farmer. Jerry had to borrow a bike from local Yamaha merchant Sill Kasson momenu before the race and was having a little trouble adapting as he had never ridden an Open bike before. Beckham took an utlch.allenged win followed by Mike and Jerry Farmer. Beckham pulled a giant wheelie to grab the start of the second moto, but a determined Ham cut inside to grab the lead. Beckham held tight to Ham's back fender. He got his chance in the infield where he powered around the outside, taking a lead that he would never surrender. Jerry Farmer was biding time' in third but decided that it was too early for Ham to relax. Ham ~ the same line through the infield the next lap around and got passed ouuide by Farmer. Farmer could not stay with Beckham, but he held onto second followed by Ham. The final results read Beckham, Jerry Farmer, Mike Farmer and Mitch' Mitchell. In other action, James Woodmansee put his Honda in front of every lap of the 250cc Novice contest. Wylie Evans and Larry Reiniger didn't lead every lap but they did win their classes convincingly. • Results MINI JR: 1. Joey StonelHanI; 2. Mork Troziok (Hanl; 3. Phillip Longmire (Yom). MINI SR: 1. Mike Merlo (Yom~ 2. Shorty Ilryon (Kowl; 3. Rob Bi~do (Kowl. . 126 NOV: 1. l8rTy. Reinigor IYoml; 2. Mer!< (Yom); 3. Rod

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