Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Due To Dem and with Horst seco nd a nd Ko zen again third . Mel Miller ra n a way fro m the ot her th ree Un limi ted Od yssey (Class Five) entries foll owed by Jay Carmo dy a nd Terry Joh nson. ANAHEIM HONDAAnnuaL KAWASAK Presents Its 2nd DAY Results THREE-WH EELER CLA SS 3 : 1. Bru ce Car lson; 2 . Chu ck Gi glio; 3 . ~ M ark Peterson. CLASS 5: 1. Cunis Sparks: 2. Tony DePhilli ps: 3. Steve Brett; 4. Jeff Joh nson . PRO: 1. Ron Haase; 2. Greg Thurmond; 3. Jack Gu shue; 4 , Nick Hale. ODYSSEY CLASS 1: 1. Rob Van Or sdol; 2. Kei th Brow n; 3. ('II Bob Harter takes the insid e line ahead of Carl W illiamson to an overall Odyssey w in at Clinton Co . Fairgrounds. eo 0'> ..... ... a. « en ~ w Z ~ « J ay Dalton . CLASS 2: 1. Ron Gr iffin; 2. Ed Hor st: 3. Nick Kaze n; 4 . Bob St ewart. CLASS 5: 1. J ay Carmody; 2. Terry Jo hnson. ATVs show well at Clinton Co. Fairgrounds LOCK HAVEN , PA, FEB. 20 The seco n d W i n ter Series race was h eld today a t the C linton Co. Fairgrounds, a nd as us ua l, there w a s m o r e sno w and rain ~ha t turned your goggles to a sheet of Ice . ~ Two courses were bu ilt. An ova l for the Odysseys , a nd a TT-type tra ck, runni ng off the oval , for all th e three- wheelers. T he 70cc Kids class a nd the I IO cc J u n ior class were bo th won by 11 yea r-ol d Mik e Powers. Mik e was ru n n ing faster ti mes than most of the ad ults, a nd wit h a few mor e races u nder hi s belt , co uld develop into a serious threa t to the adu lt 11 0 class : Po ssibl y th e clos est race and the biggest sur prise o f th e day wa s the Powder P uff class . Before the races, a few of the wives a nd gi rl friends asked if we co u ld run a ra ce for them . Si nce we hand't planned a Powder Puff race, we told them if th ey cou ld rou nd up at least five g irls to ride, we wou ld ru n a class. Wh en the flag dropped, nine of the most determined look in g riders I've ever seen , dov e in to the first turn . Th ey cha rged bu mped and shoved each other aro und the entire five la ps, till Patti e Shawley won th e first heat . T he o n ly cas ua lty was Li sa G rove, wh o fli pped o ff th e end of the track rat her th an back off and let a no ther girl pa ss her. Grove was tak en to the ho sp ital fo r a poss ib le fractured leg . As th ey were loadin g her into the a m bu la nce, her o n ly co ncern was if she qua lifi ed for th e feat ure. T he rest of the three-wh eel cla sses were hea t a fter hea t of very close racing. Ra lph Ho user edged o u t Leroy Ohl in th e IlOcc class, wh ile the 125cc classs went toJ im Welsh ans. In the I85-200cc class, which is usually o ur closest a nd most popular class, Rick Breon went a ll th e wa y to th e flag wi th Bobby Hoy rig ht on hi s he els. Bob Ro u nd sl ey a n d Do u g Miller rounded o ut the top fou r. Using th e o va l tra ck for th e first time, the Odysseys looked lik e-sp rint ca rs as they ca me th ro ug h th e turns two an d three abreas t sli d in g sidewa ys. Th is reporte r, wh o handl ed the flags for th e rest o f th e race, won the first hea t. Ha vin g been a forme r AMA Na tio na l number ho lder, a n d a lso possessing a few years experience on the super spr int car ci rcu it , I thought it wo u ld be fun to g ive the you ngsters a lesson in di rt track style. O n th e seco nd lap of th e feature, Bo bbie Harter, wh o never drove a n O dyssey till he bough t hi s th a t same week, dove to the in side a nd st uc k a wh eel in j ust th e right pl ace, a nd I wa tched the rest of th e race fro m ove r the o ut side fence. So mu ch for a ll tha t experience. O h well, wa it till the next time. Results KIDS CLASS : 1. M ike Powers; 2. David Moor e. David Morre (8) leads Mike Powers (1 7). butatthe checkered positio ns we re reversed at Clinton Co . J R CLA SS: 1. M ike Pow ers; 2. Cra ig Bi er ly; 3 . Brya n J ea n. POWDER PUFF: 1. Tena Ish ler; 2. Eleen King: 3. Patty Sh awley. 90 · 110 CLASS: 1. Ralph House r; 2. Leroy Ohl; 3. M ike Shaw ley. 125 CLAS S: 1. J im Welsha ns; 2. Chris Stoner; 3 . Dale Corman. 150·200 CLASS: 1. Rick Breon; 2. Bob Hoy; 3. Bob Rounsley. OPEN: 1. Bob Hoy; 2 . Jo e Logu e; 3 . Davi d M artin . ODYSSEY; 1. Bob Hart er; 2. Chuck Umstead: 3. Pat Han ke . on't M iss Th is ATe Day! Huge Savings On A ll M odel NAHEIM HONDA KAWASAKI 909 No. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92805 714>' 778·6700 A.T.e. Odyssey Gale dominates race karts at Big Oak By Joe Strange MOB ILE, AL, FEB. 14 Mobi l e 's B u bba Gale took all three h eats in two events to d o minate th e Two-Cycle classes at B ig O a k R a c e w a y 's second kart running of the 1982 seaso n . Ga le com p le ted thi s ta sk by tak ing top honors in the T wo-Cycle Stock a n d Two-C ycle Open cla ss. The Two-Cycl e Stock clas s saw Gale's cousin T im H uff a n d George Maddox do th e ch a sin g. It was o ne of th e better races of th e da y. " I a lmost h ad him more th an once," sa id H uff. " If it h adn 't been for the DNF in the seco n d hea t, we would ha ve had a good day ." Huff took two seconds a nd a DNF to fini sh third overal l. It wa s Crai g G reeen e and Bob Sm u ll wh o chased Gale in the Two Cycle Open cla ss, but th eir efforts a va iled them onl y second an d third pl ace finish es. George Moiren had two firsts a nd a second to ca p ture Four-Cycle O pe n . "I h ad a good day , I guess," sai d Moiren . "lowe a lot to D a le Brown; he was m y pit crew." Moiren had previously fin ished seco nd o vera ll in the Co lumbus, GA, End ura nce Race. Rhonda Reeves, won a ll th ree heats to fin ish first overa ll in th e Stock Rookie class . Reeves, age I I , had no problems a s sh e o u tra n a ll the boys a nd has on ly been racing two years . "We wer e a ll very pleased with the turn out," said tra ck p romoter Walter H avens. "I just h ope kart racing will co ntin ue to grow lik e it has these pa st few months." Forty-two kart s pa rt icipa ted in w ha t was Big Oak 's second race ever on the banked. clay ova l. AIY. PRODUCTS TIRES WHEELS RACKS PIPES FORKS CARR KITS FENDERS FLAGS Mon. thru Sat. 9:00-6:00 (805) 254-2112 Sand Scorcher 24364 San Fernando Rd. Newhall, Ca . 5 IIIIUTES · FRlI• •DWIDUIES MAX I URAXTM S uper knock o ff h u b $59.95 Heavy d u ty h ubs $39.95 (Same as a bove without Kn o ck O ff fea ture ) 3 & 4 bolt pa tte rn w h eel spacers $39.95 & $49.95 6" wider axles for O d yssey a nd 3 W heeler $1 45.00 Triple clamps $140.00 Front h u b will ta ke stock O dyssey bearing spacers The Ra cers Ed I a nd seals or heavy-du ty Timken bearin gs ge. Lite weigh t ai rcra ft qua lity heat treated alu min u m with steelspline in rear hub. Dealer Inqui ries P.O. Box 8890 DEPT. ATV (714) 963-8348 Invited FOUNTAIN VALLEY A Results STK ROOKIE: 1 . Rhonda Reeves: 2. Ron nie Roberts ; 3 . Doug Luke. STK J R: 1. Randy Reeves; 2. TonyGlenn; 3 . How ard Langhen. STK SR: 1. Lonni e Denkes; 2. Mark adam; 3. Ronn ie Cox. M OD LIGHT: 1. George Moir en : 2. Cha rles M cKenzie; 3 . Roger laPorte . M OD HEAVY : 1. M arcus Brasat; 2. M an Moor er; 3. Jo e Hughes. TWO-CYC STK: 1. Bubba Gale; 2. George Mad· dox; 3 . Tim Huff. TWO·CYCOPEN: 1. Bubba Gale; 2. Craig Greene; 3. Bob Sm ull . The new AT~ wi th all-out performance. Big enough to take you just about anywhere you wa nt to go. Powerful 248 CC, CR-type 2-stroke enginB and 5-speed transmission get you through the rough spots. Full suspension, hydraulic front and rear disc·brakes.See the ED KRETZ & SON new AT C 25()<1> todayl 417 E. Garvey Ave. (2 13) 280-8284 Monterey Park, CA 91754 HONDA 82 IllLU)\\ nu, LL\J)[R (2 13) 280-8284 25

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