Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

N co en ..... > "- NEW 185S FRAME COMPLETE with SHOCK $424.50 DARYL SMITH SAND TIRES CO ::::l C CO J 8161 BROADWAY LEMON GROVE, CA 92045 (J) (714) 463-5516 FRAMES: HONDA - 90-110 YAMAHA 2 Stroke 250. 360, 400, 465, 500 nRES: YAMAHA Twins RD-25O. 350, 400 Goodyear Rawhide ATC Triple Clamp Kits w /Front Axle $125.00 21Xl1X8 $42.00 Sizes Avai18ble For Several Different Fork Tubes Goodyear Compass WHEELS: 8" Polished Aluminum Wheels 21X11X8 $42.00 one or two piece standard or off set $40.00 Sand Sport Padd le We have most of the tires & wheels available for ATC's, Odysseys & Dune Buggies 21x12xB $69.00 S w Z > t- e::( ------------ - - --------- - - ----- -- HONDA- KAWASAKI WEST • New Honda ATe Racing Support Dealer· Special Parts & Accessories Discounts Avai'lable With Purchase ofAny NewATC or Odyssey at Special Low Prices. Come See Our ATC Complete AcceDory Line. Help U. Be Your A TC Off-Road Headquarter• • Honda-Kawasaki West 2401 Lin~oln Blvd. (213) 392-3066 Santa MOnica, CA 90405 M ike Cousimano looked to be the man to beat. but settled for second. CRC ~~Merry Christmas" GP By Terry Rezek VALENC IA . CA. DEC . 6 In m ost Gran d Prix co mbi ning ATVs and motorcycles . the ATVs are usua lly t he first ra ce of the day . As far as the course is con cerned . this is usu a lly a n ad va n ta ge . The cou rse is fresh : th e whoops ha ve not yet grow n to m ount a in ranges: there an' no deep grooves in th e co rners where th e bi kes ha ve fo u nd a fast line . an d rh.. dust has no t ye t risen to a trnos phe ric clo ud levels. Sometimes th ese ea rly ho urs ca n have d isadva n tag es. The su n is low a nd yo u're co nstan tly running in and out of d eep shadows. In December it is cold and wet , The co urse had some na rrow water crossi ngs a nd wh en a tigh t pack tried to cross at o nc e , someone took a frosty bat h . Ho t ridi ng was th e solu tion and ma ny of th e fro nt r u nn ers were turn ing la p tim es to rival th e m ot orcycles . The hottest three-wheeler at the start was the Class 8 m a chine of Fred Wi ng . G Ie n Elliott. Class 7. was right behind \ Ving for the moment , Rick Saue rs' Class 3 Odyssey was t he first fOUT ' wheelcr io hit the water crossing . pursued closel y by Su-ve H ug e r . Cl ass 2 . Befo re that firs t la p was ovc r. Wing suffered th e first of a se ries of engi ne seizures wh ich eventua lly gave him a DNF . Two -stroke e ng ines are qu ick but i hcir p isto ns and cylinder wa lls d o ha ve a st ra nge affinity for one anot her. Ell iott moved into t he lead a t the I)('ginning of la p two a nd Ron Go ldste in ca rne u p to tak e seco n d . W ing was a d istant third and on his way D Ol, Sa ue rs sti ll led i1lt' Odyss..ys and was joined by an oth er C lass 3 pilo t . Dan Pet e rs wh o m ovcd Hug..r ba ck to thir d . a t least te mpora ri ly. Lap three b rou g ht a sur prise . M ike Co usima no ca m,' whistl ing around at th e hea d o f th e three -wheel pack and Elli ott fou nd h im sel f in second with a new roblem : Tom Gildea ha d barge d into third and was knocking on Elliott 's back door. T he O d ysse ys ha d sett led down to a two -m achi nc co ntes t be twee n Sau c rs a nd Huge r. Every time Huger would close in . Sauer would sla m th e d oo r. T he on ly pl aces with room to pass were power -su cki ng sa ndwash es. Laps four a nd five wer e abou t th e sa me excep t for Ron Haase . who had forced his Class 8 mach ine pa st Elliott and was gi ving Gild ea a real battle for second. Elliott was getting rad ical try· ing to rega in that sP0 l. T he t h ree of the m wer e so close toget he r you co u ld have load ed the m int o one tr uck . Cou simano co nt in ued o n about 15 seconds a hea d o f eve ryo nee lse . Two la ps la te r. H aase ha d bumped p ast Gi ldea a nd was beginning to reel in Cousim ano . With o nly two laps to go . Ha ase sq ueeze d by Cousim ano a nd began to st re tch ou t his lead to a n e ventu a l 10 seco nds at th e end , Cousi ma no .re fused to give up . b ut . d esp ite some ra d ical ridi ng . was not ab le to reg a in th e lead . At t he finish . it was H aase in first a nd Co usirna no second . Ell iott fin ished third ove ra ll a nd took firs t in C lass 7. The O d vssevs finished as they had run fo r mosi or'the race . Sauers 'first over a ll and Huge r second . both gett ing firsts in rheir respect iv.. classes. A sp ecial .. determ ined com pet ito rs" a wa rd gtx'S to i\;ick Don wen and Bob Pa y..r wh o fought lite ra lly elbow to elbow for a large part of t he race . This ba ttl e was arrom pa nicd by a lot of sh o uting a nd a rm wav ing wh ich left one to wonder if t hey - wen' good friends out funning ea ch o the r o r d eadly cm-rnies. Whi chever . they put on a good show . AT,. Resu lts THAEEW HEEl CLA SS 2: 1. Rob ert Pavp. t CLAS S 3- 1 Nick Do w nen CLASS 4~ 1 Robm Eevrs CLAS S 5: 1. Brian M ole; 2. Greg Howard CLAS S 6: 1. George Fem e ; 2. Rand y LaPierre . CLASS 7; 1. Green Elhoft; '2. Je ffY A nd erson CLASS 8· 1. Ron Haase: 2 M iM Cou sunaoo: 3 Tom e Gildea ; 4 : Steve Tinsman OC-YSSEY CLASS 1: 1 Bob Carmod y; 2. Dave "K resh" x cseeta. 3 Don Clnnel; 4 , Jeff Cat l"'. CLASS 2: 1, Steven Huy er: 2 Can Kaskus; 3 Osca, B . Will; 4 . Beverly Can CLASS 3: 1 Rid Sauers: 2 (an Peters e new A T~ w ith au-out performance. Big enough to take you just abo ut anywhere ou want to go . Powerful 248 cc, CR·type 2-stroke eng ine and 50speed transmission get you through the rough spots. Full suspension, hydraulic fr ont and rear disc bra kes.See the new ATC 250'"' todayl ' ED KRETZ & SON 417 E. 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