Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

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It's like getting two bikes for the costof one. t75 kit and an extra pair atO Purchase a new 1 Husqvarna 250C 9B2 Randreceive all the standard equipm longtravel suspension: ent; Ohlin gas shocks: aluminumtankands.lencer. T this H s o usqvarna adds a H usky P roducts 4 gallon plasllc usky Products Skid Plate. You end up with two tanks and amotorcycle tank wrth 1983 graphics and aH capable of winningmotocross, desert or harescrambles. P urchase any new 1 Husqvama 250XCand gel aHusky Products 4 gallon plastic tank with t983 982 graphics. Irs theultimate off roadmachine. These and other select Husqvarna m achines are part ofa special offering now underway at your Husqvarna dealer. All machines are brand new. All come completewiththeHusqvarna wnlten warranty. Now you can experence the prestige associated W i ithowning aHusqvarna lor scarcely more thanthe cost of a usedmachine. Buthurry, because the expensive traditIOn will never againbe thiSaffordable. HusqYlma 4925 MercuryS treet. san Diego, C alifornia 9211t. (61 565·1 4 9) 41 Gl enn Wells showed th e most class as he wa s the only gu y who came with a ti e. Wells also pl aced third in the 500cc Am ateur class wit h first going to R u ben Falcon. Bill Milla r claimed th e Vetera n first prize over Dan Moore, wh o will no longer be racing after a serious crash during a Gran Prix. Jon Barr ick was th e 125cc Amateur winner over J erry Anker, who is now a Pro . Millar took th e top award in th e Veteran class in Gran Prix racing as well. Sta nding out in th e Gran Prix d ivision was a father and a son , C huck a nd T erry Wood y, Chuck was the Sen ior cla ss victor a n d T erry swep t th e Min is. T he Enduro divisi on noticed a good increase o f AT V and four-stroke ri de rs during th e year, a nd it shou ld ' be better durin g 1983. Kathy H erndon was th e top lad y rider. Results MOTOCROSS 60 : 1. Bubbs Erickson; 2. A lvin M att hews; 3 . Joel Tokarsky; 4 . Sean Blanc hard; 5. Ja son Collier . 80 : 1. Scott Murphy; 2. Jeff Barbacovi; 3 . Dann y Barn en : 4. Curt Tr imble: 5 . Chris Burgess. 100: 1. Steve Va nOuzen ; 2. Toby Lawes; 3 . Brian Felix; 4 . Chuck Wh itmore; 5. M ike Penta. 12,S AM : 1. Jon Barr ick; 2. Jerry Anker; 3 . M ike Morrison ; 4 . Rich Truchinski; 5. Dave An t ill io n. 250 AM: 1. Rob Petr in: 2. Rlndy Owe n; 3 . Dive W elty; 4 . Glenn Wells : 5 . Regg ie Lamson. 500 AM: 1. Rubin Fl leon; 2 . Rodger McClbe: 3 . Glenn Wells; 4 . John Loven: 5 . John Bumgar ner. VET: 1. Bill M ill ar: 2. Dan M oore; 3 . Bob Barr; 4 . Alan Olson; 5 . Bob erost e . 125 PRO: t , Roglr Hensley; 2 . Doug Dublch: 3. Gary Bow man; 4. Johnny O' Ma ra; 5. Er ik Kehoe . 250 PRO: 1. J im Tara nt ino; 2. M ike Shoemaker; 3. John Whelchel; 4. Cun M cCu istio n; 5. Lar ry Baker . SOO PRO: i . Tim Locey: 2. Ji m HolllY; 3 . Bob Schulz; 4 . Phi l Larso n; 5. Man Tedder. - GRAN PRIX _ MINI; 1. Terry Woody: 2. Ron Jordon ; 3. Todd HlYes: 4 . J ohn Hill; 5 . Seon Lloyd. 200: 1. Albert S t. Goor ge : 2 . Jeff Lorson; 3. Quin- Nitro~ ton Sm ith; 4 . Ti m Wa lker: 5. Duane Ellion. live. It inG: much as rac ing 2 50 : 1. Brld McLeod: 2. Troy Sm ith: 3 . Rlndy A nde rson; 4 . M ich ae l Vr chota; 5. Steve Blakely . OPEN: 1. J im Burt; 2: J ohn F.rro; 3. Grog Kim- merman; 4 . c. rt Hu gh es; 5 . Kent Duncan. See t from Pert er ca n of I .ea1~!..li~2 .95 for 4 liJ'lll:l"'l1m'1.5 0 per order stage and ha ing . O hio residents ad d .5')'0 stal e sales ta x. ~M81 ~ ~ II . SR: 1. Chuck Woody: 2 . PI' Dlle: 3. M. Duncen:4. Bryo n Farnswonh; 5. J im Vin Curet. VET: 1. Bill M illar; 2 . Jim Drave s; 3 . Roben Dahlgren; 4 . VIC Cuni; 5 . Ron Smith . Send for FREEdeca t and info on these and other fine produ cts from the hi-performance fuel ~ T~ ~ experts. Dealer inqui~es welcome. 183 East Washington Street. Chagrin Falls, OH 44022 • (216) 247-6546 !!!'2-!fIP!Ag 58 16616 Schoenborn Street Sepulvecle. CA 91343 (2131 892-8674 Just enclose SI.OO t o cov er po stage and handlin g for lat est street and dlf t bike accessory catalog and mall [0 MOTO-X FOX . DEPT. C, 520 McGlINCY LANE, CAMPBELL. CA 95008 U.S.A. Furuike flies to Oahu win By Ace Reporter O AH U, H A, FEB. 13 The Hawaii Motorsports Asso cia tion made several mid-season p romo tions, a nd th e first ra ce afte r the winter/ foo tball playoff brea k was the debut for several o f the hottest Nov ices sporting their new Amateur num bers . j ace Furuike was facing Amateur co mpetition for th e first tim e. Jace j ust turned 14 durin g th e break. and so me trackside sages fdt Jace m igh t - no t be ready for the ro ugher competition a nd longer mOlOS. Well, J ace not on ly went wire to wire in both 125cc Amateur mOlOS, bu t was turning identical lap times to the lead Expert 1251 What the clockwatchers didn 't know is that j ace's dad was holding J ace back after he had opened up a IO -second led on the first lap, If Jace was cru isin g at the 125cc Expert pace, some body shou ld send th e facto ry sco u ts out wh en he make s Expert a nd rea lly turns it on. Robert Val entine returned to th e Am ateur class on a n ew 480 Ho nda a n d bl itzed th e field for an easy I-I day. Sco tt Burns traded m o to win s with Lawren ce Del aFuente, with Lawrence taking th e seco nd moto for th e overa ll. Expert s Bert Uyeda, Dane Pat ao an d Stu Wh irrin gb am went I-I in th e 125, 250cc a nd Open Expert clas ses for the usu al overa ll honors. Pat ao is faster th an any body a t Ka h u ku , evidence of hi s p ar tici pation in th e Trans-Ca l series an d o ther mainland races. Dan e an d, in ' th e Open class, Stu. had no co mpetitio n, on ly riders tryin g to ca tch th eir dust. Bert Uyeda, in th e 125s, managed to win both mot os aga in, but waited till past the halfway po int befor e taking over th e lead for good , In th e first mot o , Dave Pa tton gra bbed th e ho leshot with Bert o n h is ta il on th e seco nd lap. Uyeda mad e hi s move a t the halfway point, but· Patton wouldn 't yield. Then Patton, on the whi te flag lap, crashed in a low-speed corner and Uyeda eased by for th e win. J o n Bratten grabbed the second holeshot andtried to run with it. Uyeda , in seco nd, bumped to third by Galen Vasco ncellos, and Neisha Kahoo p ii pressured Uyeda . Vasconcellos banzaied the inside line on th e downhill whoops to ta ke the lead. Bert finall y go t by Vasconcellos for th e lead to take the overa ll. Vasco ncellos was seco nd followed by Bra tten , Kahoopii and Pa tton at the checkered. • Results MINIBIKE: 1. Bllynl So ml (yl m): 2. Russell 3 . Thomls Klzlml (Klw). NOV 125: 1. Alln Lee (Ylm ); 2. Georgi G10rls (Vi m): 3. Hlrbert Milliorl (Vi m). NOV 25 : 1. J oe t Dln iels (Vim): 2. Wlillee Lee (Vim ): 3 . Loonlrd Ontli (Klw) . NOVOPEN: t , Joey Lorlmlr (Hus); 2 . FordTlkorl (ylm): 3 . Keith Aylno (Ylm). . Poi ls( Klw~ AM 125: 1. Jece Furu ike (Suz); 2. Br ian Agn i (ylm); 3 . DIrt< PltlO (Klw). AM 250: 1. Lowrl ncl OellFuln.e (Hon); 2. Seon Burns (Yam). .. AM OPEN : 1. Robe n Va lentin e (Hon); 2. J im S••ls (M ai); 3. Derek Ta mur. (VI m). EX 125: 1. Bert UyedI (SUZ 2. GI I.n Visconeel): los (Yem ~ 3 . Jon Bretten ( Hon ~ EX250: 1. Dl no PI110 (S U Z~ 2. MI11Lymen( Ml i): 3. Mlrt< Sito (Yl m). EXOPEN: 1..St u Wh itt inghlm (Hus~ 2. Mlrshlll SellslMeil: 3. Curtll Aklono (HUI). I

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