Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

~ DAYTONA ~83 e .. Ro d ney Far ris (92)and Grand National Champion Ricky Graham (1) diced at Jacksonville. Farris came up the w inner. Bubba Shobert (67) and Rodney Farris (92) sandwich Tampa Short Track winner Ted Boody (1 2 ) during the main event. Jacksonville's 500cc race w inner Steve Morehead is f lanked by Sure-Fire's Bob Black (left) and Bill Burbank (ri g ht) in winner's circle. Tampa 's 500cc f inal field hits turn one and w inner Steve Morehead is already out front . Morehead led every lap. Daytona Dirt Track Series: Round I Farris wins at Jax HM By M ike &. Anne Adair JACKSONVI LL E, FL, MAR . 4 Rodney. Farris and Grand N a tional Ch ampion Ri ck y G ra h am ba ttl ed h and leb a r - to " handlebar in th e Wrangler-spon- 20 sored Exp ert m ai n e ve n t. o f t h e Da ytona Din Track Series ope n ing ro u nd a t Jackso n vill e Spee dway, but G raham went do w n o n th e fin al lap and th ird yea r Expert Farris look th e win in the SuperSports Prom o tio ns even t. Cycl e Expert/ BayJand Racing sponsored Fa rr is said, " T h is is Willie Cra bbe's o ld bi ke. I loved Will ie like a brother and wanted to w in it for him. " Crabbe was fat ally injured in a 1982 ra cing accident. TheSure-Fire/Carlisle/Gary Nixon Enter p rises / Neil Keen /Castre-sponsored 500cc All Am eri can Sh oo tout was a tre men dous success wi th i 5 riders ent ering 500cc single four-stroke ma ch ines. . Findlay, Ohio's Steve Moreh ead pu t hi s H arry Lill ie tu ned Cam -Am past Rich King's H on da to take the first ' 500cc sin gle win. " He wa s sh ifting and I was u sing o ne gear," said Morehead . " I was able to ride a hi gh er line, and wh en h e m issed a sh ift, it was a ll mi ne." T ea m H onda 's Bill y H ern don lock ed int o th e th ird spo t a head of Fa rr is, Dave Bradl ey and Marrin La voie. Floridia n Billy Labrie, sidelined wi th a broken hand , a t least had the p leasure of seei ng Dav id Mill er riding his W KR-prep ped bike to vic tor y in th e Novice final. Paul Crumli ng led Steven Cherry a n d Mill er before th e St. Pete rider came through for th e win. " I just went wid e open and nev er let off ," said the Cycle Springs Yamaha/ Paul Miller/Simpson Helm et-sponsored Miller. Canadian Martin La voie ch a llen gedJunior lead er , Doug Chandler, before making hi s winning bid in turn one. Lavoi e, wh o earned th e pol e wi th h is Jim Seh llPow er H ouse H onda sa id , " T h is bike runs as goo d as a factory Honda ." 1982 series Novice cham p Dan Ben n eu watched from th e side li nes a fter breaking an oil coo ler o n hi s bike. Farris qualifi ed hi s Eddi e Adkin s/ Ja ck Sturgis H arley fastest lap time of th e night, and co llected a Carlisle tire and a check from Jacksonvi lle Sp eedw ay 's La rry J anelle just p rior to th e mai n event. Gra h am ' s Te x P eel -wren ch ed XR i 50 bell ow ed into turn o ne fir st with Moreh ead , Far ris, Bubba Shoben, Mal! Rozowiczand Jon Co rn well in co ntent io n. Farr is jam med in side Mor eh ead in turn o ne a nd closed on Gra ham's fen der. Far ri s a nd G ra ham battled for th ree laps until Graham went down with a turn to go. " H e slowed down in turn three and I ran into h is back wheel. 1 co u ldn ' t help it ," said Mar ylander Farris. Iron Horse Magazine/Harley-Davidson sponsored Graham responded, "I went into that tu rn hard a n d had it really laid down. H e was just going too fast. H it had been Morehead, 1 wou ldn 't • have g on e down." Resu lts NOV: 1. David M ill er ' (Hon): 2. Paul Crumling (Hon); 3 . Phil Vig ner i (Yam); 4 , A lb ert Lyons (Kaw ); 5. Steven Cherry(Kaw); 6. Dan M cDo nn ell (C-AI; 7 . Jeff Hagger (Yam); 8 . Greg Scholz (Yam); 9 . Mark Hilts (Yam). JR : 1. Martin Lavo ie (Hon ); 2. M ark Hart ley (Hon ); 3. Doug Cha ndler (Suzt: 4. Ross Duncan ; 5. Scan Dav ignon (H· D); 6 . Dominic M icha ud (Yam); 7. Doug Corallero (C-AI; 8 . Todd Rat cliff (Han); 9. Doug Krusinski (Yam); 10. 10. Tim Stewan (H-D). EXP: r. Rodney Farr is (H-D); 2. Steve Morehead (H-D); 3. Charlie Roberts (H· D); 4 . Man Rozowicz (H·D); 5 . Gary Scan (H-DI; 6 . 8ubba Shobert (H· D); 7.Jon Corn w ell (H-D); 8 . Steve Hall (Yam); 9 . Robert Crabbe (H-DI; 10 . Ricky Graham (H·D ). 500cc: 1. St eve Morehead (C-A); 2. Rick King (Ho n); 3 . Bill y Herndon (Hon); 4 . Rodney Farris (Yam); 5 . Dave Br ad le y (Han); 6 . Ma n in Lavo ie (Hon); 7 . Jon Cornwell (Yam); 8 . Willie Penz (Honl ; 9. Randy Green (Han); 10 . Tim M enens (Han).

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