Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

for th e Jun iorI Expert m a in event. Ca me l Pro Series ch am p Ricky Graham h ad load ed u p ea rly . " It must be a rod, " sai d tuner T ex Peel. " T oo dirty here to pull it down." Wh en th e gr een lig h t flashed, Farris fo ugh t it o u t with Bood y a nd went in sid e o n turn o ne to lead the ea rly laps. Bubba Shobert wicked up h is Kawasaki an d Jimmy Filice hi s Yamaha to mak e it a fo ur-way duel. Shobert and Bood y made an Oreo out of Farris down the back straight with Bood y's College Cycle/K&:NI KalGard/Hi-Point Honda slipping ahead before th e Ilagstand, leav ing Farris to dea l with Shobert for second. It was Maryland over T exas as Farris took th e runner-up spo t. " I a m so happy for him ," sa id Bood y's pretty brunette wife , T erry , aft er she ki ssed th e winner. " H e worked hard a ll wi nter to build th e bi ke, took a fifth at Houston, an d now a win her e." Boody was so -p u mped that wh en h e flipped a u tographe d Sure-Fire Fri sbee s to th e . cro wd, man y sa iled over th e grandsta nds an d o u t of sig h t. • Results NOV; 1. Duane Duyall (Hon); 2. David Miller (Hon); 3. M ichael Arthur (Ya m~; 4 . Dav id Betten court (Hon ); 5 . Pau l Crumbling (Hon); 6. James Ol iver (Hon); 7. Keith Overby(Kaw); 8 . Ray Huddles· tOn (Hon ); 9. Paul Visball (C· A); 10. David Mehanes (Hon l. ·J R/ EXP: 1. Ted Bood y (Han); 2 . Rodney Farris (Kaw ); 3 . Bubb a Shobe" (Kaw ); 4 . J immy Fil ice (Yam ); 5. Garth Brow (Yam ); 6. Man Rozowicz (Hon ); 7..5teve Hall (Yam); B. Johnny Cooper (Ya m); 9 . Tim Mertens (Hon k 10 . Greg Tysor (C-A) . 500ec: 1. Sieve Morehead (C- A ); 2. Doug Chandler (K.aw l; 4 . Man Rozowicz (Hon); 4 . Randy Green (Hon); 5. M ike Interbnzin (Ho n); 6. Dave Bradley (Hon) ; 7. Jeff Narramove (Ka w); 8 . Steve Hall (Ya m); 9. Lome Wofford (Kaw); 10 . Steve Lawson IC- A) . Daytona Dirt T rack Series: Round 3 Grahamnips Boody in . Barberville Half Mile By Mike & Anne Adair BARBER VILLE, FL, MAR. 6 G rand Nationa l Champion R i ck y Graham passed Ted Boody on the last lap to win the Daytona Bu sch H alf Mi le, th e third round of the Daytona Di rt Track Series at Vol usia County Speedwa y. "The track had so me ro ug h spots, but I had total confiden ce ra cing with Ted, " sa id Graham. " H e's a real pro, and yo u don 't worry a bo u t guys like him putting yo u down." The J im France-promot ed event ran smooth ly with the 'on ly delay occ u rri ng wh en a br ief ra in shower dampened th e track. " We swi tched the program and ran the Experts fir st, " said AM A refere e Freddie Ephrem . " We wanted the fans to see th em , in case th e rain returned." T exan Duane Duvall earned m ore Junior adva nce me nt points in h is third professional ra ce, winning th e No vice m a in event the second day in a row. North Carol in a 's Robert Lewis and Ca liforni a 's Mik e Art hur p ushed Du vall hard in th e ear ly goi n g bu t th e Dall a s rider's Ph il Du va ll-t u ned H onda was eq ua l to th e jo b. " I th ought Art h ur wo u ld push ." sa id Duval l. " H e stop ped by one of o ur tracks an d beat m e o n th e way to Florida. H e's tough ." Portland , Oregon 's Dan Bennett took th e green light in th e Jun ior main seriously, never looked back and left T odd Radliff, Doug Chandler and Mark Hartley to sett le seco nd place. The KR Wl O u t Front Plates/ ND /BeI- Ra y/Meg acycl e-sponsored rider said, " I' ve been having lots o f motor problems, but Dad (L oran Bennett ) had the bike perfect today. I'm happy." Steve Morehead's undefeated CanAm lu nched it 's tranny and Morehead borrowed a bik e to defend hi s point lead in theSlOOO, 500ccAII Am eri can Shootout. Canadian Junior Marrin . Lavoie kept Illinois' Tim Merten s at bay for the win wh ile Marylander Rodney Farris worked o n Morehead for th ird a nd got it. Lavoie shou ted a t th e victory celebra tio n , " I' ve made m y Expert points now. H elp! I need a 750cc bik e." As the Expert riders were introduced a nd par aded to th e start line, G raham 's mechan ic, T ex Peel, noticed tha t Boody wa s tr yin g to wav e to th e cro wd and push his bike a t th e sa me time . Peel took Boody's bike to the lin e for h im . Iron icall y, it was th is mach ine tha t would lead m ost of the fina l. Boody hu gged the insi de lin e with Graham 's num ber o ne pl at e a t his righ t kn ee, a nd Rob Cra bbe, J on Corn well , Ma tt Rozo wicz and Steve H a ll in th e hu nt. Bood y held hi s line lap after lap as Graham tri ed ins ide a nd o u tside passes as th e crowd wen t berser k. Graham dove in sid e in tu rn th ree o n the last lap and bea t Boody to th e fro nt strai g h t. Bood y kept th e p ressure o n but G ra ha m kept th e L~ n si ng star a length back for the wr n , " It wa s a grea t race," sa id th e I ro n horse Magazine/H-D/Castrol /Wisecol ND -sponsored cha m p ion. " T h an ks to all the folks a t Bu sch Beer for p u tting it on." • Results NOV : 1. Du an e DuYall (Hon); 2 . Robert Lewi s (Han) ; 3 . Michael Arthur (Yam); 4 . Jeff Hagger (Ya m ); 5. M ark Hilts(Yam); 6. A lbert Lyons (Han); 7. Phillip Vi gneri (Hon); 8. James Ol iver (Ho n); 9 . Robert Sob er ing (Yam); 10 . Dan McDonnell (Han ). JR: 1. Da n Benn ett (Han); 2. Todd Ralcliff(H -O); 3. Doug Chandler (Suz); 4. M erk Hartley (H· D); 5. Willy PerU (H· D); 6. Larry Earhart (Yam); 7. Billy Norfl eet IH -D) ; B. Keith Bryant (Yam); 9 . Ma rk Muth (H· OI; 10 . Scott Dav ign on (H· D). 500cc:. 1. M art i n Lavoie (Hon); 2 . Tim M ert ens (Hon); 3, Rodney Farr i s (Kaw ); 4 . Steve M oreh ead (C·A); 5. Dan Bennen (Hon); 6. Manhew Rozowicz (Hon); 7. Timothy Palone (Hon ); 8 . M ichasllnderbit · zen (Hon); 9. Duane Duva ll (Hon); 10. Sam my Poner (Han ). GRAND EXP MAIN: 1. RIcky Graham (H·O); 2. Ted Boody (H- D); 3 . Rob Crabbe (H· D); 4 . Jon Cor nwell (H- D); 5. St eve Hall (H -D ); 6. Den In gra m (H- D); 7 . Matt Rozowicz (H- D); B. Todd Giesick (H- D); 9. Steve MOI"eheed (H ·D k 10 . Sammy Sweet (H· D). 2nd EXP FEATUR E; 1. Rodney Farris (H· D); 2. Oon Shobert (H ·Dk 3. Mike Hilley (H· O); 4 . Gary SCOll (H· D); 5. Rick KnOOll (H· Dk 6. Steve Lawson (H-D); 7 . Er ic Rausch (H- D); 8 . Billy Herndon (H· D); 9 . Fran Brown (H- D); 10. Delbert Beck (H- O). 3rd EXP FEATURE; 1. M ichaellnderbiuen (H· D); 2. Scott Ad em s IH-Dk 3 . Charlie Roberts (H-D); 4. Taylor Wh ite (H· D); 5. Scott Dreke fTr i); 6. Randy Texter (H-O ); 7 . Tammy Kirk ( H· O ~; 8. Chris Evens (Hon); 9 . Alen Lough.ad (H· DO; 10. W illiam Dav is (H- D). HONDA. 0. HOUSE Our annual Open House is the place to find out what twowheel performance for 1983 is all about. 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