Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Rincon Kawasaki, San Bernardino, California TEN YEARS 1# . !JJ ?~ fA -, AGO Ken Carruthers led a Yamaha sweep of the Talladega National road race. Carruthers took the lead with II laps remaining, and rode on to lead firstyear Expert Steve Baker and Gary Fisher across the line. In the Junior/ Expert combined event, Yamaha's Kenny Roberts shook off his National DNF and took the win, besting Fisher andrCarruthers. In the Junior ranks, Florida's John Long continued his season-long domination with a win over Doug Teague and Pat Hennen. Raip stopped the Novice race well before the halfway point, and in a controversial decision, the AMA called it a race and gave the win to Gary Blackman. 1 " Ta,lladega was also the site of an AMA motocross National. Honda's Gary Jones continued to chalk up wins in the 250cc ranks, besting Suzuki's Rich Thorwaldson and Yamaha's Tim Hart. In the 500cc ranks it was also business as usual for Yamaha's Pierre Karsmakers as he took the win over Wyman Priddy and Mickey Boone. The Belgian team of Roger DeCoster. Sy1vainGeboers,Jaak Van Velthoven and Raymond Heettn took annual Motocross des Nations over the Swedish team. America, with only three riders in Switzerland, finished fourth in the standings. Jim Pomeroy led theteam with a 5-7 moto tally, he was backed up by Mike Hartwig and John DeSoto. Mike Rooney won the Northern California Speedway Championship, pq5ting 14 points in the all-5cratch evbnt to win the title. Second went to Alan Christian with 13, and John Cunningham scored 12 for third. -1 The Oregon State Fair featured a two-day motocross, and Bultaco rider Chuck Sun was the star of the show, winning the 250cc Senior class on both days. Mark Gregson (Yam) also scored double wins in the 125cc Juniors, as did Mini rider Mike Ormsby (Hon). The annual Bonneville Speed Week saw a lot of two-wheeled speed records set. Pops Yoshimura and Dale Alexaader combined to set seven new marks, while Robert Barker set two on a new 125 Can-Am and Warner Riley set two in the 300cc class on a H"arley-Davidson-based machine. Yamaha rider Dennis Robinson topped the 360cc Expert class of a Calistoga, California, half mile. Trailing him across the finish line were Bill Calicura and Nick Nazzisis. Ponderosa ace Monte Lee came close to winning his 51 st overall victory in the 86 races run at the venerable facility in Lancaster, California. A fouled plug slowed Lee's charge momentarily, however, and Mike Johnston got by for the overall win. CZ rider Pat Richter was the Open Expert winner in a Cal-Am motocross at Helvetta Park in Sacramento. ~~ ~ 'Ii Ot") 00 (j') tiJ.- ~. /~. ~ RACERS ONLY! Become Part Of The 1984 Rincon Racirig Team Rincon Kawasaki Is Now Taking Deposits On All 1984 KX and KDX Models A $10.00 Deposit Will Hold Your Bike AT· 1983 PRICES Deposits must be received by September '30, 1983 SAVE BIG BUCKS..CALL FOR PRICES p-------------------------------------------------_..... .- -----_..._---., I WANT: QUANTITY NEW 1984 KAWASAKIS IN CRATES MODEL: KX60 0 KDX80 0 KXBO 0 KDX200 0 KXI25 0 KDX250 0 KX 250 0 NAMJ:..E KX500 0 _ ~AGJ:..E ADDRESS -IPHONE _ Send Check or Money Order with Coupon and Self-Addressed Envelope to: RINCON KAWASAKI, 263 South E Street San Bernardino, CA 9240 I (714) 884-6481 WE SHIP ANYWHERE FINANCING AVAILABLE ._-----------------------------------------------------------------~-------~ Df:lBG ~1 111H SlNET 11RJOI

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