Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

1- Northern California-Northern Nevada-Oregon-Washington-Idaho-Utah-Alaska- Even in deep mud, racing was close at the Dealer's Challenge. you ng LOP rider yielded to An der so n wh en J im my moved through traffic, tak in g co m man d over Thornton, wh o sett led into seco n d p lace in th e early going. Ander son ope ne d up a tidy lead an d was th e o n ly ri der to stay clea n in the mess u ntil getti n g roosted by la ppers a t the ha lfway mark . Klaudt held a steady line in th ird pl ace th roughout the entire rn oto with H all , Lan ce Ri ch o tt e (En u mclaw Suz ) a n d Mik e Larson (High land Hon ) trailing. Moto two, Anderson ga ted poorl y, and Thornton took advantage to blast the pack with an ea rly lead, one that was str etch ed and seem in gly ou t of reach for the Moto-X Fox rider. Anderson moved through th e quagmire to snag a third place at th e flag behind Thornton and Klaudt. Fourth went lo Kenny Almquist (En u m claw Suz ) and fifth lo flat tracker Lars Trulson (Federa l Way Suz ). The Open Pro class was the smallest of the three Pro classes. but had the least DNFs. The bigger bikes had th e least difficulty getting aro u n d th e ' sloppy track which had mud to the cases . Larson smoked off the line in moto one over Mark Gregson (Yamhill Yam ) who rode a 1980 Yam aha ' and Ch ristian. The three o ut -cl assed th e pack to pull aw ay. U p front it was a Larson/Gregson duel , p ro ving th a t Gregson is ca pa ble of a co meback after a long layoff. Larson pulled a way in th e later go in g, but G regson held o ff hot-sh o t ride r C h ristian lo th e fla g to take seco nd. Fourth went to Moen (Skagit Yam ) a nd fifth to Eu gen e Tom (Aurora Cycle ). Larson agai n went to h is fam ilia r position at th e sta rt of mo to two . Christian held a steady p ace in second all th e wa y but co u ldn' t ca tch Lars on wh o was unstoppabl e and ga ve a ll th e rid ers in th e cla ss one view of h im (fro m behi nd)! Results PEE WEE A: 1. Jeff Daily (Yam): 2. Brant Barg strom {Yam }; 3. Louis Aron (Yam ). PEE WEE B: 1. Justin Stanning (Yam); 2 . Bori s Ponnoy (Yamt 3. Amy Anderson (Yam). BO A: 1. Todd Hoover (Yaml; 2. Dannis Dolqu ist (Yam); 3. Rick Simmel (Yaml. BOB: 1. Jim Scha ler (Yam): 2. Sam MUlCh (Yam): 3. Ricky Kelley (Yam). 100 EX: 1. Brad Chester (Suz) ; 2. Brad Miller (Yam); 3 . Jamie Clendenen (Yam ). 100 B: 1. Les Yocum (Su z): 2. Tracy Belhel (Suz): 3. Brent Delay (Suzl. 125 EX: t , Jeff Chapman (Kaw); 2. Br ian Leo nard (Hon); 3. Denny Fennell (Yam), 125 B: 1. Todd Hoover (Yam); 2 . M ike Br ist (S uz); 3. Kevin Whytl (Suz). 250 B: 1. John Clayton (Yaml; 2. Er ic Lin de; 3. Todd Me ixner. 250 EX: 1. Jeff Birkestol (Yam); 2. SOCII Ze" (Suz): 3. Rick Weidman (Hon). OPEN EX: 1. Sam Fellerly (Suz); 2. Ted Devol (Mai); 3. Peter Treadwell (Suz). OPEN B: 1. Tom Jones (Hon): 2. John Clayton (Yam); 3. Richard Merrit(Suz). OTH A : 1. Tom Lansford (Hon); 2. Rick Kelley (Yam): 3. Garry Roestel(Hon). OTH B: 1. William Youny (Suzl: 2. Lv'e Fo. (Suzl; 3. John Collum (Yam). OT: 1. Ken Sherdrow(Hon): 2. Bob Wh ile (Hon): 3. Allen Rikke. OPEN PRO: 1. Phil Lerson (Hon ); 2. John Chris t ian /yam); 3. Tom Moen (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Phil Lerson (Hon t 2. Bruce Irwin (Suzt 3. Nathan Pippen (Hon). 125 PRO: 1. Stacy Thornton (Yam): 2. J immy Anderson (Yam): 3. Cory Klaudt (Hon). THE SPIRI T OFADVENTURE••• THE SPIRIT OF ESPRIT; Be free to enjoy the spirit of adventure that's yours when your bike is in perfect harmony with the promise of the open road. With the superb dependabil ity of Esprit accessories and replacement parts. All built to original equipment specs and backed by a warranty as solid as the people behind it. At Esprit dealers ~SPRI' throughout the nation. Esprit, . 455 McCormick Blvd., Columbus, e Ohio 43213. SCORE WITH ESPRIT CABLE CARE your throttte KIT @. .~,,' Don't let ........ . , . ~ ' Wick a winner at Idaho ST . ---. 4.1 freeze or hall8 up! The Nay we y to lubr1c8t8 the on yow motorcycle or 8nowmobI1 l.ubric8ta .. cornpI8Wly In five MCOfIdaI The CABLE LUBER po_lnjecb Petroc:hem CAB LE UFE Into the cable with no 8pIII-owr or - . CIIb1eo1 Med not be removed fro m the m8Ch1ne. JII8t 8tl8Ch the CABLE LUBER to 8Ither 8nd of the cabIe.lnMrt the the button. ..-k_ 7Jte cable . . be c1u. . GIlt , See Your Dealer . ~H wItIJ".." lubrfcaat. By Marty Gregory CHAMPIONS CHOICE, INC. Box _ • On. .. CA 9211117 CALDWELL, 10, MAR. 20 c:.Mee- llJl f_a c:.Me L_ 0.1)0 } ••• '10-00 (7141 - " "'00 Caldwell, aside from being the county seat of Idaho's richest agricultural county and having the only sto p ligh t on 1-84 betwee n Oregon a nd New Yor k, now ha s a n ew status sym bo l - Idaho 's on ly in door moto rcycle races! Following th e inaugu ra l event two weeks ago, th e O wyh ee Mo torcycl e Cl ub ha s pu t thin gs togethe r wit h the Ca nyo n County Fa ir Board and the City of Ca ld well to offer reg u la r events on th e o ne-eigh th- mi le short track set-up a t a n in door h orse are na. T hi s, the seco nd race, saw co nsi dera ble improvem ent in th e tra ck a nd an in crea se in th e number o f racers: The action wa s even faster and more furious th an last time! The tra ck wa s so mew ha t longer and (O MC is learning) much h arder a nd better for sliding. Club President Ed Clark sai d th at n o special soils were added but th at considerably less H2O was used this week . 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