Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

........k••B;..M.~OidaJaoiia ••T.lIt... II•• N.dco-Coloi.clo••yo.1a9~ 'Tt's always tough when you have a lot of bikes in front of you. You don't want to let the leaders get away but you also have to use some caution," Polen later explained. Davis was not over sympathetic concerning Polen' pligbt. "Yeah, poor Doug, it took him all of 10 ~econds to pull right up on my rear [ender," he of£ered in retort. Polen did have little dif£iculty in working his way forward, and by the start of the second lap had comfortably nestled his 0&0 Enterprises-sponsored Honda Interceptor into the second place slot a few feet behind Davis. On lap three Polen, using the draft perfectly, executed a lingsbot pas on Davis and took the lead. The two toured the track in tandem for the next several circuits before Davis returned the favor. Davis and Polen took the white flag side by side down the front straight and the race was decided a few hundred feet later as they dove off the high bank into tum one. As Davis described it, "Doug just took it. I waited as long as I ever have to shut off and he waited a split second longer. When he went by I just let out a big breatb of air and followed him home." Turkington pocketed casb in the feature race of the day as he guided his GSI I()() Suzuki Katana into the winner's circle in the Formula I contest. George Wallace and Polen made a game effort to stay with the big silver machine but the final result was never in doubt. OtLis Lance put in a fine performance in the combined class, finishing first Novice ahead of a score of Experts. Charles Dodson, filling in for jack Yost, miraculously walked away relatively unscathed after a front wheel wobble sent him into a tumbling exhibition at well over 125 mph. Dodson was of course "shaken," but joked that he had had nylon collarbones installed in the event of just such an occurence. Silver Bullet RacingTeam member Lonnie Doyle, along with Hondamounted Richard Prescott and Suzuki pilot Kevin Horton paced Novice action as they cooly conquered the heat and garnered victories in two separate outings. Other Novice performers putting in good rides during the day were Ski p Epp, Arch ie Loughrey' R.N. Root, Michael Snoddy, Brian Thomas, and jeff Crawford. Much of the attention in the pits was focused on an imported Honda three-cylinder 250. The striking blue and white machine, with Polen at the controls, created a spate of speculative conversation by turning a 2:07:36 lap in the E Superbike Expert session on hard-compound street tires. Results FORMULA II NOV: 1. Lonnie Doyle (Yam); 2. R.N. Root fTri); 3. Jeff Crawford (Vam). FORMULA II EX: 1. Georve Wallace (Yam): 2. David Donaho (yam); 3. Charles Brothers (Yam). A PROD NOV: 1. Richard Prescott (Hon); 2. David R-V (Kaw); 3. Brian Thomas (SUl). A PROD EX: 1. Ronnie Lunsford (Han); 2. Merit Moen (Kaw); 3. John KOlinski (Hon). C PROD NOV: 1. Lonnie Doyle (Vam); 2. Ottis Lance (Suz); 3. Robin SL John (Kaw). C PROD EX: 1. Charles Brothers (Vam); 2. Bob setla.. (Yam); 3. Stuart Cooper (Yam). B SUPERBIKE NOV: 1. Richard Prescott (Han); 2. Keith Coons (Hon); 3. Michael Snoddy (Suz). B SUPERBIKE EX: 1. Doug Polen (Hon); 2. Vernon Davis (Yem); 3. Man Maschmann (Hon). o PROD NOV: 1. Kevin Horton (SUl); 2. Jeff Craw.ford (Vam); 3. Archie Loughery (Vam). o PROD EX: 1. Stuart Cooper (Vam); 2. Bob Sellers (Yam); 3. Paul Smith (Due). FORMULA III: 1. Skip Epp (Han); 2. George Webs. ter (Han); 3. Jeff Calvert (Vam). E PROD NOV: 1. David Ray (Kaw); 2. Ernie Rodgers (C-A); 3. James Gardner (Han). E PROD EX: 1. Matt Maschmann (Han); 2. Harold Peters (Kaw); 3. George Lloyd (Kaw). E PROD NOV: 1. Richerd Prescott (Han); 2. Michael Snoddy (SUl); 3. David Jefferson (Han). B PROD EX: 1. Ronnie Lunsford (Han); 2. Meril Moen (Kaw); 3. Duane Goodwin (Kaw). E SUPERBIKE NOV: 1. Rod Schneider (Vam); 2. Ken T-Vlor (Kaw); 3. Warren Kessler (Vam). E SUPERBtKE EX: 1. Doug Polen (Han); 2. Jesse Daniel (Vam); 3. Chris Fox (Vam). for Racers only. A SUPERBIKE NOV: 1. Ottis Lance (SUl); 2. Richard Prescott (Han); 3. Jeff Berglund (SUl). A SUPERBIKE EX: 1. Britt Turkington (SUl); 2. Doug Polen (Hon); 3. Matt Maschmann (Han). C SUPERBIKE NOV: 1. Ottis Lance (SUl); 2. Lonnie Doyle (Vam); 3. Michael Snoddy (SUl). C SUPERBIKE EX: 1. Bill Syfan (Kaw); 2. Charles Brothers (Yam); 3. Bob Sellers (Yam). F PROD & VINTAGE: 1. R.N. Root fTri); 2. Scott Schaefer (Kaw); 3. Phillip Childs (Yam). o SUPERBIKE NOV: 1. Kevin Horton (SUl); 2. John Rich (Vam); 3. Jeff Crawford (Vam). o SUPERBIKE EX: 1. Jesse Daniels (Yam); 2. Stuart Cooper (Yam); 3. Paul Smith (Due). FORMULA I NOV: 1. Ottis Lance (Suz); 2. Nick Wargell (Kaw); 3. Scott Ward (Han). FORMULA I EX: 1. Britt Turkington (SUl); 2. Doug Polen (Han); 3. George Wallace (Yam). Flow - Rite Systems IS NOW OFFERING A COMPLETE LINE OF QUALITY PARTS FOR THE HONDA MAGNA. SABER, & INTERCEPTOR. PARTS AVAILABLE INCLUDE: :t- Racing Cylinder Heads Lenhardt big winner at Billings ST/MX :t- Camshatt Kits ~ BLLUNGS, MT, JULY 3 Magic City Motorcycle Club's short track/supercross doubleheader had AMA Expert Mark Lenhardt take a rare triple win in the short track program at Prairie View Recreational Vehicles park. Lenhardt won the 250cc A, Open A and 250cc Money races. The supercross winners were Tony Habenthier, who topped the I25cc Expert class, and jon Walter who won the Mini Experts. The Big Sky country is usually known for its natural resources, but due to the upcoming popularity of flat track in Montana and Idaho. some very big names have risen to the top, including National number 76 Todd Giesick, Ken and jeff Dietz and Lenhardt, who recently advanced to Expert status and is paving tbe way for many . rising riders who also ride at Sturgis. In one-eighth-mile shon track action it was one of tbe many brother combo's, Mikeand Tommy Marshall, who topped the Mini A and Mini B main events. That opened the door for the larger classes, such as the 125cc A main, whipped by Troy Dunlap. Lenhardt, using the next few races as warm-ups for the upcoming Sturgis and Montana half mile events came storming off the line in the Open A main to lead the hard charge of Thomas, who would be the AMA Expert's closest competition of the day. Supercross action had jon Walter put it to the Mini Experts, tackling the course wbich is lined with a series of 25 stadium-style jumps and peppered with whoop-de-doos. Walter combined aggressiveness and consistency to take the checkered flag in fine style as he beat SteVe Wiedkamp and Sean Haberthier. Brother joe Walter took the 200cc B class, smoking the field from start to finish over Mini rider Haberthier and Gary Bright to finish 0(£ the day's racing. 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