Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

lnada-Northern California-Northern Nev Windshields Parabrisas Sportsmen shine at AME Sprockets MX - Faceshields - Paracaras (Protector de caras) Parabrezza - Paraffacia Parabrise - Paraface Windschutzscheibe - Gesicht-schild Fubo (kazeyoke) - Helumetto By Laura Richard - BAKERSFI EL D. CA. FEB. 7 o American Motocross En ter- . p rises p resented Su nday motocro ss at Sprockets Pa rk in Bakersfield to a large turnou t of riders. Some of the best raci ng of the day ca me out of the Sportsman classes. As the gate dropped signaling the start of the 125cc Interm edia te race. it was Yamaha-mounted Darin Po well taking command with Kawasaki rider Kevin Field drop ping into the second p lace spot with third being filled by White. In c.-sp ons ored Ken n y Whi te. Powell was able to hold o ff th e chargin g Field to take th e first rnoto win with Field taking second and third going to White. Ro und two saw Field jump into the lead with Powell second and White again taking third place. This ti me there was n o h o ld in g back Field as he took the seco nd moto wi n and the overall for th e da y. with Powell sittin g in seco n d place and Wh ite taki ng th ird. T he Open Intermediate race saw Yamaha-mounted Don Ho p kins take bac k-to-back wi ns with seco nd goi ng to Suzuki-mounted Ken Ren ea uzand third to Yamaha-moun ted Tim Co nner. In 250cc Intermediate it was Suzuki of Ventura-sponsored J immy Mayhue taking the back-to-hack wins wi th seco n d p lace going to H ondamounted Eric Selgero and third going to Suzuki rider T im Winslow. The l 25cc Jun ior race sa w 7'Js Suzu ki of Ventura-mounted La nc e Joh ns on leading al l the competition to ta ke back-to-back wins for the day with seco nd going to Suzuki ri der Do ren Po tter a n d th ird to B.C. Racing rider G ar y Monday. The O pen Pro class saw 7'JsSuzuki of Ventura-sponsored Bra nd Johnson taking back-to-hack wi ns with th e second spot being filled by Kern Sport Center Mai co-rnounted Darin Oliver and th e th ird pl ace sp o t going to Bakersfield Yamaha-m ounted Greg Torge rson. In th e 250cc Pro class. it was Kern Sp ort Center Husky-m ounted Mik e Yafc hak ta kin g the . overa ll with seco nd go ing to Phil's Racing Center Maico-rnou nted Mike Wickersham and third being filled by Honda ride r Doug Nicol. • No matter what language you say windshield and faceshield in, B & S Plastics has a shield to suit your needs. Located in Jacksonville. Florida we are served by all means of transportation including the Port of Jacksonville. Th is enab les us to speed shipments to you anywhere in the world. B & S Plastics of Florida, Inc. P. O. Box 16212 Jacksonville. Florida 32216 Te lephone (904) 268-6723 PLASTICS .Ul. . . . 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Randy Win slow (Yam). 500 BEG: 1. Ad ie Geiser (Yam); 2. Brad Cravens (Yam); 3. Clyde Benson (Yam). 25 0 PRO: 1. Mike Vafchak (Hus ); 2. M ike W ;cker sha m (M ai); 3. Doug Nicol (Hon l. 250 INT: t . J ;mmy M ayhue ISuzl; 2. Er ic Silg ero (Hon); 3. Tim Winslow ISuz). 250 JR: 1. Gregg mggy (Vam); 2. Lex Dullman (Hon); 3. Larry M arcell (Hon). 260 BEG: t . Norman Day (Hon l; 2. Lee Turn er (Suz). ' 25 INT: 1. Kevin Field IKaw); 2. Darin Powell (yam ); 3 Ken ny Wh ite (Yam). 125 J R: t , Lance Joh n son (Suz); 2. Doren Pott er ISuz); 3. Gary M onday (Vam). 125 BEG: 1. Troy Moreland (Yaml. 8 3 1NT: t . Lance Johnson (Su z); 2. Jeff Reyn old s (Yam); 3. Todd Vork (Vam). 83 JR : 1. M ickey Elsberry (Yam ); 2. Brian Peop le s (Y.II m ); 3. Tony Merder (S uz) B3 BEG: 1. Ma rk Heydt (Hon); 2. Scott Heydt (Yam); 3. Just in Hayes (Yam). 61 1NT: 1. Kevin Peoples (Vaml; 2. Kay'eJohnson (Yam); 3. Joe Brown III (Yam). 61 JR: 1. Joseph Jameson (Suz). WEE: 1. M itchell Hukill am). .. 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