Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

pra cti ce he'll co me up to th at ch ica ne wh ere he had h is hip ripped o u t o n a ha yba le, a nd he's going to think abo u t it onceor tw ice. So I feel th at if Wester is able to come ou t and race with Baldw in and Ro bert o, the n h e's made a miraculous recovery. Although we ha ve an exciting race lin ed up, I think i t's a tragedy that we do n 't get to see Crosby , a Iorrner wi nner.come bac k;or Da vid Aldana, a forme r win ner, come back; or R o n P ierce, a former winner , come back. It 's unfort u nate thai the Iacto ry lea rns just a ren' t big enough to sponsor these guys, beca use th ey're a ll reall y ta len ted . Dav id 's o ne of the best g uys a ny whe re in th e world righ t no w, So Car we've talked a bo ut th e factory race. Now let 's ta lk abou t th e priva teer race, Wh o 's going to be reall y strong th ere? I think Dan Chi vington o n a H onda . Harry Klinzman n o n th e Racecra fters Ka wasak i , o ne of the n ew Lawson repl icas. Klinzm a n n will be ra ci ng with R ai ney a n d Wise, I' m su re. j i m m y Ad amo and hi s Du ca ti will be nippin g a t their heel s. Mike Spencer is a top choice C r o fir st privat eer if he ge ts a ride, H e ma y enteron a Kawasak i p repared by Champion Mo riwak i with an en gi ne sent Irorn j apan by Mamoru Moriwak i. Spe nce r is d efinitel y o n th e level o f R o berto P ietr i. Mori waki has a lways bu ilt m ach in es that a re rel iabl e, will go the dista nce a nd handle well , but th ey' re a lways 10 or 15 horsepower down on the top dog machi nes. If a nybody ca n ride the wheels orr it an d do well, it's Mike Spencer. _... _.... YAMAHA LOS ANGELES YAMAHA MISSION VIEJO C\l 00 O"l Your So. Cal. Dirt Bike " Cen ter" UNBEUEVABLE PRICES ON ALL 1982 YZ's 8r IT's 8r TRI·MOTOS o ~ Priced so Ridiculously Low That Cycle News Refuses To Print Them ~. J ] [ TEAM YAMAHA CENTER • •••••••• '82 VZ80J '82 VZ125J '82 VZ250J '82 YZ490J '82 1T250J '82 1T465J '82 VT125J '82 YT175J The Prediction Barrin g a ny mechan ical p ro bl em s, I thi n k Fredd ie Spe ncer will run away with it. Eddie Lawson will get second , a very frustra ted seco n d, Ro berto Pi etri will be third. The 250 Race T he 250 race will be won by j imm y Fi lice a n d h is Yamaha , followed by th e Ka wasak is of Eddie Lawson and World C ha mpio n Anton Mang, The pri vat eer gu ys will be led by Gary " Sa m" McDonald beca use of hi s lig h t weight, then a nothe r E uropean and th en David Ernde. fifth beca use of h is weight Si nce I j ust made th e p redi ct ion we' ll skip the details. And wh en th e racing's over we' ll kn ow how accura te th ese pred ictions are. T here's not hi ng like sticki n g yo ur neck o u t...a nd co m ing close to bei ng right. The Tire War Not many peopl e are aware th at th is is the first time since 1974 th at all three bi!'; tire co m p a nies are go in g head- to -h ea d a t Davtona, Michelin vs. Dunlop vs. G oodyear. And fo r the fir st time Kenn y Roberts won 't be o n G oodyear tires. H e' ll be o n Dunlops. !t 's going add to a n a lready interestm g race. We' re seei ng a rebirt h of Da yto na , wit h all the mo to rcycle factories and a ll th e til e manu fact u rers ba ttling it o ut. On Du nl o ps it 's supposed to be Ro berts a nd Mamol a . The H ondas are signed to be o n Mi chelins. But n o mat ter what is sai d a nd do ne u p to th is point, until th e ac tual Speed Week , no o ne will kn o w C su re. or Because Dun lo p a nd Mich el in pulled o u t o f Da ytona wh en they had th ose inc red ible crashes that look out Sh een e a nd anothe r g uy. Both o f th em got o rr, the one wa sn 't hu rt but Sh een e was h urt reall y badl y, because th ei r tires blew up o n th e fr ont straigh ta way . So n o o ne kn ows C r su re until o Speed Week , a nd a lot depends upon track tempera tures. Ith i n k Goodyear is go ing to be th e Ca ll- back tire C everybo dy . Don 't be or surprised if eve rybody ends u p o n th e good o ld sta ndby Cor the 200-miler. .. Goodyear. • INCREDIBLE SAVINGS ON ALL STREET MODELS No Prep, Freight or Set Up Charges OVER 1000 MOTORCYCLES IN STOCK Phone Quotes Welcome YAMAHA LOS ANGELES 2904 S. Figueroa los Angeles, CA 90007 (213) 747-0348 Open lues-Sot YAMAHA,MISSIONVIEJO 26371 "B" Avery Parkway M ission Viejo, CA 92692 (714) 831-0601 Open 7 Days . f The flag has fallen on the final round of the Golden State Series. And Simpson Helmet riders Bruc e Bunch & Rick Hem me got in plenty of hot licks on the rest of the 80cc expert class.The R&D Racing prepared Suzukis ran away with the show after 7 tough rounds. Their new ultra -light. Snell '80 Simpson Model 52 Helmets are ready for more ! m:mJ1J • Simpson Sports, 22630 S. Normandie Ave. Torrance, CA 90502 (213) 320-2204 37

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