Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Widowmaker (Con iinu ed f rom page 25) ra n had a good run go in g o n h is YZ465 Yam ah a . H e wen t o u t o f bou nds at 1244 feet a nd contin ued over th e top. H e took eigh th pl ace. Ro n al d H o p kin s go t to th e ledge on hi s C BX s ix-cy lin de r-powe red mach ine. A sho rt time la ter, La nce' L u ndgren pow ered hi s YZ490 over th e to p in th e o n ly legal ru n on a produc tio n -based bike. At 56.8 seconds, hi s run was the slo wes t legal ru n, wh ich n ett ed h im fifth in Ex hi bi tion . H e a lso beca me th e fi rst Utaha n to top th e h ill in a legal run si nce mov ing from th e o ld 600-foo t hi ll . T homas Rei ser had a good run go ing on h is 1600cc H arley, but he o n ly mad e it to th e ledge. H e had a good fir st run . bu t st uc k th e sh ifter into th e dirt at 500 feet a nd went ove r the bars. Peterson ca me to th e lin e for hi s seco nd run. There was a n S-sh aped ru t a t 500 feet th e had sto p ped Reiser 's fir st r u n . Pe terson tossed h is ap tly-na med "Boss H og " into th e "5" with hi s foot o u t and d id the on ly 200 horsep ower berms hot we've seen. H is aggress io n wa s rewarded with a 38.66 seco nd run th at wou ld gi ve him the overa ll. Roe ssler went over fa st a lso . H e h it the ledge in a crossed-up jump. Ia nd ed power-o n a nd roos ted o ver th e to p. Roessler tr ied again after th e last run , bu t a 40.56 second run was h is best. For the day it was seco nd best. T h e ride rs th en lined up for the Miller Beer Sh oo tout, a sudde n death ru n-o ff ope n to all pr evious Wido wmak er winners. A p urse of S1000 was u p for gra bs, win ne r ta ke a ll. Peterson ro lled to th e lin e first. H is take -off roos t blew th e p lywood roostsh ields o ver a nd he logged a 37-seco nd ru n! Mel Kim ball was next . and he took Lan ce L u ndgren's Ya ma ha YZ over, bu t slo wer. Bert o lucci d idn ' t ma ke it. Ron True blew th e gea rbox in his first run on h is hy brid th at uses two YZ490 cylinders on a handmad e cra nkca se. H e bo rrow ed R a v Br indo s ' H onda 1000, a bik e he ha d n ever ridden . H e ha d a good run to th e ledge, but th e stai rs tep th at h ad for me d tossed him ove r the bar s. We co uld see him silh ouetted aga ins t th e sky fro m 1100 feet down . H e was OK. Roessler went sideways o u t o f th e - ga te, bu t had a good run. It wa s seco nd fastest here as wel l. Peterson pi ck ed up Miller 's SIOOO a nd had a lready wo n th e 371-500cc Exp ert class. H e m issed h is first run , bu t h is sing le pass was nearl y 100 feet bette r th an seco nd -p lace r Dave Morris ' 480 H on da . Petersen co mmen ted that it was a really good day. • FREDDIE SPENCER Adds Monza, Italy To Win Three Grands Prix In A Row With ARAI ...... ...... Lightweight. comfortable prot ection is im p o rt a n t on the racetrack ... and that's just where Arai helmetsareproving themse lvesto be right out in front in top quality protection . Ara i protect ion? Ask the racer who's put one to usel Comfortable. quality protection should be no less important to every motorcyclist and a complete range of Ara i helmets is available for every taste and n eed . Ara; c o m f ort ? Ask t h e rider who wears one l . .. ....•. • ,', : - Cl , Cl • s inn~ 1~ .i() ~ : i1TTir.i . ~ • ...... SEVEN Hel mers ore mneIJ MODELS our business. our on lv bus iness A f ull color brochure illul trating the en tlr. ,.ng.of A,.i helmeu i•• ".ilable ; Mnd '1 .00 In c••h or Itlimpi locoverpomg•• nd hendling to A,.. t - P. O . 80J:421 , Oept. N. Tenafly. N.J 07870 for your brochur. by return Fir.t CI... Meil. $50,000 SERIES Purses - Prizes - Contingencies . HOT FRI DAY NIGHTS! Starts M ay 6 Mav 6 $2,000 Pro Purse 52.500 Comingenell" UVE 'M U5 1C DRAWINGS GIVEAWAyS Mlt'j'20 ProlAmateur Competition Series Pomts JI.me3 Pro/ Amateur Compelltlon Senes Pomts CO NTING ENC IES ORAWtNGS GIVEAW AYS Budweiser. Ma y 6 & Sept. 30 $2.000 Purse (B3cc . 12 5. 25 0. Open) KING O F B EERS . ENTRY FEE $ UMME ~ ~ ~ G Hr M OTOCRO$~ ~ER~E$ '$3 $25 Pro. 115 Amateur ~ 2 I 800 Pro ~ DRA W1NGS Sep tember 16 Prol Ama 1eur Competition J uly CONTINGENCIES GIVEAWAYS $e pu,mb8l' 29 - SUMMER SlZZl ER '83 S1.500 Pro Purse 12 ,500 ConlltlgencUt5 LIVE M US IC 30 . SUMMER BLOWOUT '8 3 12 .000 Pro Purse 12 .500 Con ll ngtl:ncies DRAW IN GS UVE MUSIC July 29 11.500 Purse (12 5cc. 2 50 . Open) ENT RY FEE $20 Pro. $ 15 Amate ut DRAWI NGS GIVEAW AYS GIVEAWAYS August 5 Pro/ Amateur Compe1l1ion Senes Pomts October 7 Pro/ Armlleur Compel Il ion Double Series Points August 19 Pro/Amateur CompetitIon Senes Points June 17 SUMMER C ELEBRATIO N '83 $800 Pro Purse 10r~ A~~ UAIL Sep ternbef SUMMER BA SH ' 83 July 1 Pro/Amateur Competition Ser ies POInts July 15 Prol A ma te ur CompetlttOO Series Po,nts OPENING N IGH T Octobe r 21 Pro/Amateur Competition Series Points June 17 & Sept. 2 S800 Purse (B3c c, 125. 250. Openl ENTRY FEE 117 Pro. S12 Amele ur 40% TROPHIES ALL OTHER OATES ENTRY FEE $ 17 Pro. S12 Ameteur DURI NG SERIES Sign- up 5 p.m . Pnletice 7 p .m .• Race 8 p m rK8~G8RDJ • a.aaM AaMI. ~1~ ) P E R FORM ANC E A.M.E. P.O. Box 142 1 Reseda. Ca. 9 ll]5 (2ll) 111-5771 ---J Results AM 371 ·500: 1. Kenn y Kimball (Yam4901876ft.; 2. Rick Aman n (Yam 500) 840 ft .; 3. Paul Argy le (Yam 490)817 ft . AM 501 -750: 1. Dave Jorgensen (Mai 490) 843 h .; 2 . Steve Jorgensen (Yam 460) 795 ft .; 3 . Craig Chambers (Yam 550)789 ft. _ AM 75 1-0PEN : 1. Steve J orgensen (Yam 465 ) 852 ft .; 2. Dave Jorgensen (Yam 490)843 ft .; 3. Jeff Ashton (Mei 4001478 ft . EX 250-370: 1. Jeff Dinsdale (Hon 2501882 ft .; 2. Lance Lundgren (Yam 2501822 ft .; 3. Jay Parmet er (Suz 250)775 ft .; 4 . Ray Simm ons (Suz 250) 729 ft .; 5. Ron Foster (Yam 250) 724 ft . NOV 250-370: 1. Kyle Larson (Yam 2501415 ft .; 2. Lynn Hiatt (Suz 250) 373 ft .; 3 . Doug Wh eeler (Hon 2501369 ft .; 4 . 8 .A. Adam s(Yam 360) 351 ft . NOV 37 1-500: 1. Err ol Wh itlock (Yam 490) 855 tt.: 2. Trav is Whitlock (Yam 465) 846 ft .; 3. Dean Pavrick (Yam 490 ) 754 ft .; 4 . Rod Wh itlock (Yam 4901752 ft. ; 5. Larry Smi th (KTM 495 ) 635 ft . AM 250-370: 1. Marvy 8unerfield(Suz 2501550 ft .; 2. Mark Newman (Suz 2501 261 ft. EX 37 1-500: 1. Kerry Pet erson (Mai 4901 1030 ft .; 2. Dave Morris (Hon 4801 931 ft .; 3. Robbie M ailey (Mai 490) 881 n .: 4 . St eve Stith (Mai 4901 864 ft .; 5. Rodney Cochran (Yam 465 ) 857 ft . EX 501 -750: 1. Steve Wh itlock (Yam 4901 393 ft .; 2. Larr y Thomas (Hon 748 1385 ft .; 3. Mel Kimball Jr. (Tr i 7501 364 ft.; 4. Jam es Blanton (Tri 750) 263 ft .; 5. Wilham Gilliam (Yam 4651 241 ft . EX 751 ·0PEN: 1. Keith Roessler (Hon 1200) 840 ft .; 2. Tom Elmore (Kaw 1132 ) 738 ft .; 3. Michael Polley (Kaw 75D) 362 ft .; 4. Larry Durst (Kaw 1200) 295 ft .; 5. Keith Felton (Kaw 1000) 270 ft . ~_%ttt~~ttt{:~:~:~A WINNER RIGHT our OF THE BOX Continental Cyclestakes their850LeMans111 to class win the f1rs~ time out. . took their new Congratulationsto COntinenta\tC;Vc~~~th loving care and Moto Guzzi outof the cr?!~h~~i~Outi g Riders Allan Shuster and ~ th~n went out ~th~~~~ns Ill'ssuperio; handling to lead the Mike Hardyus . ht Production b ikesInthe WERA Endurance pack of H~elg race at Rockingham N.C. . . Automobiles inc 1501 Coton Ave.. . " Moto Guzzi No!1h AmeriCO Inc. A division 01MosefCti Bottlmore. Md .21227 (301) 646-3630. 29

• Cover