Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

.. ·,r n-l a -A r l zo n a ·S o u t h e r n Nevada- Southern Callfornla-Arizona - ' . I · .' ! -s " e ~ • Co(') 00 0') ...... ...... ...... ;>C'j ~ Kit Pa lme r sails t o the Corona 250cc Intermedia te w in . an d Monger almost lost fifth a t th e fini sh lin e when Rod Su lli van dra gged h im to th e fin ish. Steve Moreh ead won la st month's G arden a Gold C up with th e time o f 5:49 .36; Go ss won th is o ne in a bi t over 5:44, showing th e track surface is indeed get ting bett er. The Jun iors had th eir sha re o f restarts too. Bud Carroll took th e lead in both sta rts o f the first Juni or h eat a nd kept it , looking th e stro ngest he ha s thi s season. Behind, Bob La nd was bu sy keepin g a hea d of Eddi e Sa n Rom an on h is li ttl e Can -Am , with Edd ie fin all y ge tt ing him for keep s in th e th ird tum. They fini sh ed with th e quickest Jun ior time so far thi s season , but th e next o ne was quicker . Jim Taves on another Ca n-Am earned himself th e p ol e positi on by leadin g th e seco nd hea t start to fini sh i n th e qui ck est tim e. T r i u m p h mou nted Mike Kirby had go tte n a grea t sta rt , but th en sta rted to poop out goi ng through th e so u th tum. He go t goi ng again a nd slid into fifth spot o n the la st lap. U p front it was Taves, a go od gap, th en a ll grou ped together, Mearl Barnett, Dan Mull in s an d La rry Ea rh art. Ross Klatt flat got with it in th e sem i a nd led it from la p one o n, with Larry Earha rt tucked a way safe ly in seco nd. Jimmy Rosa , Don Robert s and Mik e Kirb y so rte d o u t th ird between the m with Kirby even tua lly ta king it for keep s. Roberts dropped o u t a n d J oe Kni ght, wh o comes to Ascot with a Suzuki morocrosser , ended fifth and first alternate. The main got a way o n a restart with three shoes o n lin e three, San Roman , Carroll a nd Taves, an un popular o fficia l decision as it shou ld have been a n even restart; th e starter h ad erred instead o f the rid ers. Land, Klatt and Kirby ca me out of tum two three a breast, but Land steadily pulled a way with a very good ride, loo king like the rabbi t wi th a ll th e greyhounds chasing him. San Roman appeared through th e pack quite quick ly, taking on Klatt a nd Kirb y, followed by Taves and Carroll, who h adn 't been quite so successfu l in getting through traffic. For several laps th ey gave the scant crowd some real good racing, but Klatt wasn't about to get ca u gh t by San Roman af ter he'd successfu lly defen ded h is seco nd spot from Mike Kirby. T here were on ly enough Novices o n hand for two h eat s. In the m ain Bob Beer was the leader; Mike Arthu r and Randy Bird spe nt man y laps disputi ng second pl ace back a n d forth between the m . Aga in, right a t the en d th in gs h ap pe ned. Art h ur fin all y passed Bird for the las t time and the n Rand y lost th e th ird spot to Greg Nelson, while Dan McDonnell , wh o had fifth sew n u p , crossed th e fi nish lin e last on a sour engine. RIDING FREE AND WIW••• THE ESPRITADVENTURE Take charge of your life and enjoy it with the comfort and dependability of Esprit - motorcycle gloves . Made from the finest grade leather, double stitched seams and curved pa lms to avoid hand fatigue . Availab le in heavyweights and lightweights. Try on a pa ir of our new Tour Gauntlet, Road Sport or Challenger at your Esprit dealer. Esprit, 455 McCormick Blvd ., Columbus, Ohio 43213 SCORE ESPRIT® Every~y Results WITH ESPRIT has an op'inion 1 Write to VOICES. TROPHY DASH: 1. Pete Ham es (H· D); 2 , Do n Howerd (H -D ): 3. Steve Monger (H-D ); 4 , Mike Ge,. ri son (H -D), NOV MAIN: 1, Bob Beer (Yem); 2 , M ike Arthur (Yem ); 3 , Greg Nelson (Yem); 4 , Randy Bird (Yem); 5 , Ch ad Felicia (Kaw); 6 . Dave Walden (Hon); 7 . Da n Kan e (Yam); 8 . Vince landryIKaw); 9 . Jim Dunlavey (Suz); 1D, Oen McDonnell (Han). JR MAIN: 1. Bob Land (H·D); 2 . Ross Klatt (H -D); 3 . Ed San Roma n Ie-A ); 4 . Mike Kirby (Tri) ; 5 . J im Teve s (C-A); 6 , Bud Carroll (H-D); 7. Lar ry Eerhan (H -D); 8, Jimmy Rose (Yem); 9 , Den Mullin s (Yam); 10. M earl Barnett (Yam). Pete Heme s EX M AIN : 1, Rendy Goss (H·D ); (H-D ); 3 . Jeff Heney (H-D); 4 , Don Howard (H -D); 5, steve M onger (H -D ); 6 , Rod Sulliven (H·D) ; 7. J eff Jo hnson (H· D); 8, Rob Ely (Han); 9 , Br ian Yocu m (H-D ); 10 . M ik e Garrison (H-D), 2: Palmer tops CoronaMX Intermediates By Ron Lawson CO R O NA, CA , AP R. 22 Suzuki -mounted Kit P a lm er captured th e win in th e 250cc Intermediate class after spending most of the even ing tanglin g with M/C Country's Larry Dimmitt (H a n) tonight a t Corona Ra ceway. Palmer ca p tu red th e holesh ot at th e sta rt of mot o one ah ead of Dimmitt , H i-Flite's Carl Reed (Suz ) a n d Ca sey McCoy (H on) . By th e en d of th e first lap th e Palmer/Dimmitt duel wa s in high gea r. Palmer h eld o n to h is lead for a co u p le of laps until h e had so me p robl em s in th e sta d iu m doubl ejumps, su rre n deri ng th e le ad to Dimmitt. Palmer managed to keep th e n ew CABLE ' GUIDE 1lmpIIe. wortdnc ,Dn frvnt fDrtl.. triple cIII..... etc. ~~~- . alii&. JIoIonpr - . - y to -Nin Dve AllIe ..... FIb . . . . . . . , . . . . SEE YOUR DEALER Or..... PETTY PIIODUC1S P.O. 1740 c.., V . . AI11322 . 39

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