Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

score. Van der Ven now tops the point standings with 122, followed by Davey Strijbos (Hon) at 103. Strijbos failed to finisb in the top 10 in either moto. Team Marlboro Yamaha's Eddie Lawson won the May 6 Spanish GP which is on the Jarama circuit near Madrid. Lawson's margin of victOf"( over runner-up Randy Mamala (Han) was 27 seconds. Finishing third was Frenchman Raymond Roche (Han). Defending World Champion Freddie Spencer did not compete due to a foot injury suffered in the recent Match Races in England. Lawson now leads Roche in the 500cc GP point standings. 42 to 32. Spencer is third with 15, while Barry Sheene (Suz) and Boet Van Dulmen (Suz) are tied for fourth with 14 points each. Spaniard Sieto Pons (Yarn) won the 250cc GP at Jarama over Frenchman Christian Sarron (Yam). Pons leads the point standings over Sarron, 25 to 24. American Wayne Rainey (Yam) finished 10th after qualifying 7th fastesl. Former World Champion Andre Malherbe (Han) swept the May 5 Spanish round of the World Championship 500cc MX Series. Eric Geboers (Han) was second overall with a 2-3 day, while David Thorpe (Han) was third on the day with 4-2 mota performances. American Danny laPorte was sixth overall with a 6-7 score. Point leader Georges Jobe (Kaw) was fifth overall with a 6-4 tally. Jo Martens (Hus) turned in 6-1 moto finishes to win the May 6 Yugoslavian round of the World Championship 250cc MX Series. Jeremy Whatley (Suz) was second overall with a 5-3 score, while Gert van Doorn (Suz) was third overall with 7-4 moto finishes. Van Doorn now leads Heinz Kinigadner (KTM) in the point standings, 76 to 70. Kinigadner finished second in the first moto, but DNF the second. Marc Velkeneers (Gil), who won the opening moto and DN F the second, is third in the point standings with 67. Carroll Chandler, the AMA professional MX and hillclimb manager was fired on Friday. May 4. Husqvarna'senduro team will be at Sun River Cycles, 11257 Coloma Rd.. in Rancho Cordova, CA., on May 18, between 2:00 and 8:00 p.m. to answer questions on bike prep and riding techniques. Wrangler will pay the top points scorer in the 1984Wrangler Supercross Series $40.000. Last year the top scorer won $30.000. This year's second-place man gets $20.000 with $12.000 going to third and $10.000 to fourth. The po~t fund totals $125.000 and pays off to the 16th man. who gets $1400. 2 Italian Giuseppe Andreani (Apr) won overall at the May 6 Austrian round of the World Championship 125cc MX Series with 2-1 moLO finishes. Dutchman Kees van der Veen (KTM) was second overall with a 1-3 day, while Frenchman ALain Lejeunt= (Suz) was third overall with a 3-4 .. , __ •• -'1Il a How far a nickel can be stretched could mean $2000 to a rider this summer. The annual Craig Vetter Fuel Economy Run will be held the weekend of the AMA/Camel Pro Series road races at Laguna Seca July 21-22. The top 12 motorcycles in both "Open" (streamliners, etc.) and "Real Motorcycle" (over-650cc, multi-cylinder, with passenger) classes will qualify for the nickel race at the track on Sunday. The nickel race will feature "real world" speeds (55mph) and the pilot of the last machine left running in each class will pocket a cool $2000. For details and a 1984 rulebook. write to Vetter Design Works. #1 Alta Mira Lane. San L.uisObispo. CA 93401,805/ 541-3330. In lieu of flowers, mourners wishing to remember Earl Flanders are asked to donate to the American Cancer Society in his name. Cards and letters may be sent to his widow, Lucile Flanders, 280 W. Carter, Sierra Madre, CA 91024. HosPITal STOP: Novice motocrosser Michael Kennedy. 21, was injured in an Indian Dunes motocross Apn18. and remains hospitalized in critical condition at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Panorama City. California. Cards and letters may be sent to his home address of 14436 Vase St.. Van Nuys, CA 91405. HosPITal STOP: Bob Bakker, 47, a British motocycle enthusiast and Dinosaur Association racer, is at home recuperating from broken ribs and a concussion suHered in the Apri I 29 Triumph Hare Scrambles. "Old bones heal slowly, but he is recovering nicely," said his wife, Linda. The AMA Western Region Dirt Track Championship tourist trophy event scheduled for May 27 at Castle Rock Fairgrounds in Washington has been cancelled from this year's schedule. HosPITal STOP: AFM Formula Singles Champion Carl Foster, 50, £lipped his Can-Am going into Sears Point's turn II, breaking a leg, collarbone and wrist. He'll be at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Room 504B, 2425 Geary St., San Francisco, CA 94118, for a few weeks. T&O Yamaha in Lomita. California. will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this July. And they'll be celebrating with a new owner. Bob Klee. general manager ofT&O for the past three years. has purchased the shop. In the 70s thay were one of the top five Yamaha dealers in the U.S. Tony DiStefano was the first privateer to lead the point standings in a National motocross class. Tony D did it in 1974, leading the second through seventh rounds of the 500cc National Championship, riding a CZ. Slowed by a broken thumb, DiStefano lost the title to Jim Weinert, who won the final four events of the series. That was in DiStefano's ultimate privateer days, sleeping in his van, Hotel Dodge. In 1975, 1976 and 1977 DiStefano rode a works Suzuki to the National 25OccChampionship. He now teaches a motocross school with two-day sessions around the country, and rides Husqvarnas. We were in error in an earlier statement •••••••••••••••••••• that Team Tamm's Alan King was the fIrst pnvateer to lead the National MX point standings. are sti.ll two ISO E Qualifiers left on the schedule, and I'll probably compete in those." Oops! In last week's edition, there needs to be a change in the Insport/Wrangler Supercross Serias overall points standings after the Pontiac event. Mark Barnett has 240 points and should be sixth instead offourth, while David Bailey should be fourth instead of sixth with 263 points. Bob Hannah' win at Pontiac was his 68th Supercross/National MX victory. Former Grand National Champion Gary Scott (H-D) won the Expen main event at the April 29 Springfield (Ohio) Half Mile. Jon Cornwell (H-D) and Bryan Hardin (H-D) finished 2-3. George Roeder (H-D) won the Junior final over Don Estep (WR). while Greg Gatliff (C-A) topped the Novices. Owners of bikes manufactured between 1900 and 1974 will be given the opportunity to race them on the streets of Steamboat Springs. Colorado, on September 15. Run in conjunction with the Mountain Roadracing Association's sprint racing program which takes place on Sunday, September 16, the "Vintage Saturday" will be hosted by the Old Crock's Racing Association. For info and an entry blank listirig the many. many classes to be run, write: OCRA,. 2500 Louisiana NE, #513, Albuquerque, NM 87110 (Phone: 505/281-3083). Bob Hannah, winner of the Saturday ponion of the Pontiac Supercross doubleheader, showed up in the ilverdome sporting sponsoJ"Ship [rom TDK audio tapes. "I'm hoping to build a good relationship with TDK through Supercross," Hannah said, "then carry the sponsorship over into spons car ra"cing two years down the road .. , Does that mean the "H urricane" will abandon two-wheeled racing? Hannah hasn't decided. Since his split with Team Honda, MX trainer Jeff Spencer has been working with Mark Barnett. Ricky Johnson and Jeff Ward. "I've really been quite busy and want to stay involved with motocross, .. Spencer said. "I've also been working with bicyclists in training for the summer Olympic games, as well as with BMX riders." Kerker has posted contingency money for AMA Superbike road races and AMA/Dragbike Pro E.T. drag races. Any privateer finishing in the top five in the Superbike class will win $300 if he uses a Kerker exhaust systam. Winning an AMA/Dragbike Pro E.T. championship will pay $1000 if the rider uses a Kerker system. Kurt Bickel has been named the Jon Woo Memorial Safety Project rider rep for the May 19-20 AMA Pro-Am race at Sears Point Raceway. The RG500 featured last week has a displacement of 494cc, not 499cc as reported. The reported bore and stroke, 64 x 54mm. was correct. Though 199 days remain before the event, AMA District 37 is gearing up for the 1984 Barstow to Vegas Hare & Hound. Specifically, 0-37 is looking for telephone answering machines, new or used, loaned or donated. Anyone who can help is asked to call Dana Bell at 213/438-4435. Going out in style: Harley-Davidson has announced that this is the final year of production for the venerable FlH Electra Glide tourer. the last of the iron-barreled 1340cc V-twins. Harley will build 920 Special Edition FLHX machines as a tribute to the model first introduced in 1966. Special paint. trim and nameplates highlight the Special Edition models. R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company, sponsors of the AMA Grand National Championship/Camel Pro Series, is backing construction of a spectator bridge to be built at Sears Point International Raceway. The bridge, which is scheduled for completion in ear-ly August, will link the spectator island between turn 10 and the start/ finish line, with the track's paddock area. Donnie Cantaloupi is Team Tamm's newest addition. "They ap-' proached me and wanted me to ride for them in the 500cc National MX events." Cantaloupi said. "I accepted their offer. but I'm having a bit of trouble adapting to the Honda machines after riding Yamahas for so long." Cantaloupi will also ride Supercross races for Team Tamm. Harley-Davidson finishes one-lap rally. But whatta lap. The Cannonball One-Lap of America Rally hit all four comers ofthe U. S. for a total distance of 8706 miles. Seven days (168 hours) were allotted to complete the distance, and a Harley-Davidson FXRT Sport Glide crossed the Darien. Connecticut. finish line at 10:14 p.m. April 23. exactly 168 hours after it started there. H-D employees Ed Michaels, Hal Gottsacker. Rick Jones and Gerry Knackert shared the riding duties. with one rider on the bike and the other three in a chase van. The sale motorcycle among the 76 entries, the Harley-Davidson averaged 62.3 mph and consumed 153.6 gallons of gas for an average of 66.7 mpg. according to Harley. Johnny O'Mara sported a heshlygrown moustache at Pontiac. The new look didn't slow O'Mara down - he romped to the win on Sunday. Russ Darnell called, and after asking, "When are you going to .get those creaky old bones out to a motocross Among the spectators at Pontiac was National Enduro Champion Mike Melton. "I decided not to ride the Tulsa ISDE Qualifier after all," Melton said. "so I could get my bikes in shape for the National Enduro in Indiana (May 6). There . sage. There are a few spots open on Darnell's "Americross Tour," a 12week mOloctoss tOur/training epic that "only the strong will survive." The tour begins June 8 and ends August 31. Those interested can contact Darnell at 714/980-3212. Yamaha's Keith Bowen celebrated his 18th birthday in style at Pontiac. During pre-race interviews before· Saturday's race, Bowen was presented a binhday cake by teammate Ricky Johnson. We passed up a piece of the cake, however, since Johnson smashed the cake against Bowen's body seconds after it was brought out. school?" asked Papa to relay a mes- .- (' .

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