Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

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On lap three, at the Grand PrixEuropean downhill section,. Gauthier got outof shape and lost H. Jason Ouo moved into fourth white Pipes pulled ahead of Stegall for second place. On the next lap B[and surrendered the lead to Pipes. It was Pipes' race the rest of the way. Bland finished ahead of Stegall and Ouo. Gauthier was a DNF. Pi pes pulled the second-moto holeshot with Stegall, Steve Reavis, Bland and Otto in purswt. Lap after lap followed the same pattern with one exception, Reavis dropped out on lap two. Bland got around Stegall on the next-to-Iast lap. With the white flag, Pipes was again on his way to victory; Bland, scorching the track and closing, would have to settle for second. Otto was good for third, while Stegall was last seen pushing his machine towards the pits. All the Intermediates ran together, but were scored separately. Doug Roberts finished first overalJ and claimed the Open honors. Ron Sussman won the 250cc Intermediate class. Chad Parker took the 125cc laurels. Results 26 60; 1. Willy B _ n (Kaw~ 2. Charlie Winn (Kaw); 3. Chuckie Hell (Kaw). 80 JR; 1. Willy B _ n (Kaw~ 2. Allen Keough (Kaw); 3. CHarlie Winn (Yam). 8OSR; 1. TommyCollier(Kaw);2.Jnon Langford (Kaw); 3. Shorty Jones (Yaml. 125 NOV; 1. Steve Hill (""w~ 2. Buster Graham (Yam); 3. Lee Nee' (Kaw). 250 NOV & OVER 30: l. Tony Lasater (Kaw); 2. Kenny Templeton (Yam); 3. Bobby Poe (Yam). 1251NT; 1. Chad Parker (Yam); 2. Alan Bell (Yam); 3. Billy Whitley (Kawl. 250 INT: 1. Ron Sussman (Yam); 2. Ray Posgay (Yam). OPEN INT: 1. Ooug Roberts (Yam); 2. Terry Burghart (Hon); 3. Von Oxendine (Hon). 250 & OPEN EX: 1. Rusty Pipes (Hon); 2. Monty Bland (Yam); 3. Jason ono (Yam). Lasater goes four for four at Swan By Gary Willer TYLER, TX, DEC. II Tony "TooGood" Lasater handed himself a late birthday present today with triumphs in four consecu tive motos at Swan MX Raceway. "Too Good" first tackled the 250cc Novice class. Lasater got the holeshot and promtly went wire to wire to notch win number one. Lining up behind Lasater were Troy Rapp, Jay Jostrand, David Baskjn and Doug Fisher. On lap four Fisher fell to ninth, allowing Charlie Davison to take over fifth. Baskin broke on the last lap and Steve Dodd, working his way up from tenth plate, finished fifth. In moto two, it was a very determined Dodd taking charge through the first four laps. Lasater was running third behind Josrrand on lap one. Jostrand dropped to fourth position the next rounder and Rapp rode into third place. It was on lap five that Lasater lunged to the front. At the checkers Lasater chalked up win number two. Dodd was second ahead of Jostrand, Rapp and Charlie Davidson, In the 125cc Novice class Lasater left no doubt who would reign supreme. Lasater hooked 'em for both moto holeshots and wired both motos for the gold. Steve Page, Jeff Gilley, David Stahl and Brad Bracken were second through fifth in both motos. Results 80 SR: 1. Jason Langford (Kaw); 2. Tommy Hall (Kaw); 3. Brint Burkham (Kaw). l25 NOV: 1. Tony Lasater (Kaw); 2. Steve Page (Suz); 3. Jeff Gilley (Hon). 250 NOV; 1. Tony Lasater (Kaw); 2. Jay Jostrand (Kaw); 3. Troy Rapp (Yam). 250 tNT: 1. Mats Haag (Kaw); 2. Doug Roberts (Yam); 3. Mike Comfort (Suz). EX: 1. Monty Bland (Hon); 2. Todd Young (Yam); 3. Drake Moore (Hon). year-old hotshoe bolted from the gate to take charge in both motos. Langford was never seriously challenged as he cru ised the course in tbe lead on all laps. Two other consistent Kawasaki pilots, Tommy Hall and Brent Burkham, ran second and third both times out. But the day belonged to Langford who once again ran smooth and steady. "J.P." even managed a onesecond-faster clocking than the 125cc Novices. The Over 3D, Open Intermediates and Experts were run together, scored separately. Exciting raang in the' first mo[O lOok place between Experts Bo Stegall and Monty Bland. Stegall bested Bland on all laps of the heated battle 10 break the tape and draw first blood. Doug Roberts was the first Open Intermediate to the flag. Troy Rapp led the Over 30 class over the line. In moto twO it was Stegall and Bland dueling again in what promised [0 be another barn-burner. Bland was in the lead near the end of lap one when. at the bottom of the downhill, disappointment welled up when Bland went down. Stegall, in a gutsy move, pulled alongside Bland in the tight, muddy turn. The two Honda aces appeared 10 collide, resulting in Bland going down to a DNF. From there Stegall had an easy ride to victory. Open Intermediate Roberts and Over 30 rider Rapp repeated their first molO successes. Results 60~ 1. Joshua West (Hon); 2. Mike DeOeluk (Yam); 3. Chase Owen (Yam). 80 JA: 1. J.R. LaRose (Kaw); 2. Derrick Sims (Kaw); 3. Mike Hawthorne (Suz). BO SR; l. Jason Langford (Kawl; 2. Tommy Hall (Kaw); 3. Brent Burkham (Kaw). 125 NOV: 1. Jason Jessup (Yam); 2. Tony Lasater (Kaw); 3. Kai Roberts (Yam). 250 NOV: 1. Charlie Davison (Kaw); 2. David Baskin (Yam); 3. Mark Peters (Yam), OVER 30: 1. Troy Rapp (Yam); 2. Jerry Herren (Yam); 3. Ray Keough (Kaw). OPEN INT: 1. Doug Roberts (Yam); 2. Eddie Craft (Hon): 3. Mike Voisard (Yam). 250 EX: 1. 80 Stegall (Hon); 2. Monty Bland(Hon). Drummond and Bnight, first overall was locked up. [n the ballie of local Experts. Guy Cooper is currently at the top. His recent switch to Honda red hasn't slowed him at all. [n the first goaround of the 250cc Expert class, Cooper and Yamaha-mounted Dennis Daft hit the first corner together. Daft couldn't make the first turn and reentered the track in fourth place. As Cooper buill his lead, Daft began a furious charge towards the front. By the end of lap two, Daft moved into second, A distant second LO be sure, but he wouldn't quit. Cooper kept up' the pace and in spjte of his best eUorts Daft couldn't close the gap, Then II happened! With one lap to go, Cooper's engine gave up the 'ghost and Daft had the win. Round two featured Daft out in front of the Experts, with Cooper spectating. Cooper's Honda didn't fajl him in the 125cc Expert class and the fustround holeshot was his. Right behind was the Yamaha of Daft. The pair quickly left the pack and carried their personal combat to the limit. Lap after lap Daft would close on Cooper only to have Cooper come up with a lillie extra speed. Daft pressured every lap looking for just one opening: It never came and Cooper won the first round. The second round was almost a phOLO copy ofthefirst. Daft never gave up but he just couldn't get past Cooper, and Cooper never even missed a.gear on his way to victory. Results MINI MINI: 1. Eddie Cummins (Kawl; 2. Chris Shelton (Yam); 3. Bobby Cummins (Kaw). MINI JR: 1. Sri'an Hunter (Kaw); 2. R.C. Bennen (Hon); 3. Greg McCualey (Yam). MINI SR: l. Brett Shumate (Hon); 2. Bruce O·Ha· gan (Yam); 3. Cliff Palmer (Hon). BEG: 1. BradWilson (Yam); 2. Terry Tale (Kaw); 3. Larry Gillis (Hon). OVER 30 NOV: l. John Folley (Mai); 2. Steve Duerman (Mail; '3. John Malsam (Suzl. OVER 30 AM: l. Charles Magness (Mai); 2. Bob Bnight (Mail; 3. Gary Orummond (Yam). 125 NOV: 1. Marc Baker (Hon); 2. Lance Narick (Kaw); 3. Jim Fletchall (Hon). 125 AM: 1. Mike O'Hagan(Yam); 2, Dave Skinner (Yam); 3. Mike Morrison (Suzl. 125 EX: 1. Guy Cooper (Hon): 2. Dennis Daft (Yam); 3. Whisperin' Smith (Yam). 250 NOV: 1. Tracy Wilson (Yam); 2. lance Norick (Kaw); 3. Marty Knauss (Hon). 250AM: 1. Rick McConville (Hon); 2. Mark Bartareau (Yam); 3. Jimmy Cooper (Kaw). 250 EX: l. Oennis Daft (Yam); 2. Robert Felix (Hon); 3. Steve Bayless (Hon). OPEN NOV: 1. Jimmy Redwine (Mai); 2. Zack Potterlield (Hon); 3. Brett Porter (Mai). OPEN AM: 1. Marvin Cox (Hon); 2. Steve Miller (Yam); 3. David Griffin (Hon). OPEN EX; l. Jimmy Thomas (Yam); 2. Donnie Vance (Hon): 3. Tracy Smith (Kaw). Magness, Cooper, Daft take MidWinter Series wins Burnie breezes at Austin night MX By John Malsam AUSTIN, TX, DEC. 2 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, DEC. 4 It was a dark and stormy night, Charlie Magness turned a pair of mid-pack starts into first overall in the Over 30 class today in the Oklahoma MidWinter motocross series. In moto number one, Magness was mired back in fourth while Gary Drummond earned the holes hot. Magness picked up the pace quickly and on the second lap moved his Maico into second and setout after Drummond. But Yamahamounted Drummond was not about to give up easily. He blocked every move that Magness made and crossed the finish line ahead of Magness. [n round two, Bob Bnight timed the gate to perfection amI thundered into the early lead. By the end of lap one, Jimmy Redwine moved around Bnight and began to stretch his lead. Redwine didn't race the first mOlQ so when Magness powered past both_ By Joe Milian but the faithful were not deterred as they turned out in record numbers for the weekly skirmish at Austin Moto Sport Park. Austin Honda ace Brad Burnie put weeks of frustration behind him this evening with a convincing win over Hank Hodes in the 250cc Intermediate class. Burnie had suffered more than his share of mishaps and malfunctions in the recent past but was in total control on the way to the overall win, Although he finished first both times out, Burnie was sorely pressed by Hodes. Hodes could not make a pass stick in the second round, repeatedly challenging but unable to get by. For his part, Burnie was superlative in being able to handle the constant pressure. Donnie Prado had third overall cinched with a lap remaining in the second stanza but a

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