Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

~ ~ en 0 ...J 0 Z >w a:: 0 >0 III >III en 0 ... 0 ~ 00 :I: O'l lL ~ r- C'J v I: = ~ (Left) World Champion Eddy Lejeune tackles one of New York's rocky waterfalls. The Honda rider won after a protest. (Right) Thierry Michaud appeared to be the winner, but had to settle for second, by three points. World Championship Observed Trials Series: Round 7 Lejeune collects in New York By Boyd Reynolds WATKINS GLE ,NY, JUNE 9-10 Belgium's two-time World Champion Eddy Lejeune took another step toward a third straight crown for Honda with a win, via protest, over French Fantic rider Thierry Michaud. The championship round, set in the rolling countryside of the Finger Lakes region around Watkins Glen, was run in unseasonabl warm weather with y .. . temperatures hovenng m the mld-90 d e~e range. . . . A ter nearly eIght hours of n~ng to complete three loops of 16 secnons · h did L ~rnne b y=e . h ~c, M ~au e mark - 34 to 35. Englishman John Lampkin, aboard a Fantic, was also at35 marks lost. Lejeune's protest of his third loop scoring in combined sections nine and 10 was upheld by the attending FIMjury which changed his five-mark los es in each to a single five and a one. The change in coring secured the win for Lejeune and boo ted the series point spread between Lejeune and Michaud to seven, 125 to 118, as the series heads to Canada. Either through a misunderstanding or the language barrier, Lejeune entered the combined sections while another rider was in section 10. Under FIM rules the combined sections are treated as one and only one rider is allowed in a section atatime. Lejeune was given a five by the scorers in each section. Lejeune's brother, Jean Marie, who seems to ride more as a coach and buffer than a competitor, said afterward that a checker had told him to go which he relayed to Eddy. The course checkers involved said they did not give the order to ride. There was some discussion on the fact that the Lejeune's may not have understood who was a checker as dif· fere~tiated from a spectator trying to be helpful. The revised scoring left Michaud one point up on Lampkin for third with. Spanish Montesa ~ider Andreu Codina takmg fourth with a 47-mark score. Tony Scarlett, of England, roun ded outt h e top f'Ive byta k'mg h'IS Yamaha toa49-mark tally. Lampkin's third place finish moved him from t h ' th' t h ' d seven to SIX in e pomt stan . mgs.. . " Amer.lcan nders dldn t fare ~oo well. with 1979 Wo.rld ChampIOn BernIe Schrelt>,er e~gmg Frenchman Pascal Couterler m a SWl\I versus Beta .battle that was decIded by SchreIber's gr~ter number of cleans. Do~ Sweet, t~e 1.2-time New.England Tnals AssOClanon ChampIOn, took hIS ~ontesa back to the start a!ea early m ~he day to replace a nat nre. He conunued to compete, although off the pace, and eventually DNF. ':amaha:mounted Jack S~ites, Fantic nders MIke West and DaVId Pyle plus Montesa-mounted MIke Komer, Morgan Kavanaugh, Ron Commo, Jr. and Scott Head rounded out the American c.hall.engers who finished down the hne m the World ChamplOnshlp class. The fourth section was probably the most difficult for the world class competitors as only Lejeune and two other riders achieved a clean in the three-stage waterfall climb. In short, the section required a quick climb to the first ledge and a balancing 360 degree turn before the rider clawed his way up a three step ledge/incline. to another plateau. From there the rider had to literally do a berm shot off the surrounding rocks to make the top. A capacity crowd of spectators wildly cheered the riders who finished the cljmb. Many riders took wild tumbling falls back down the nearly 250-foot incline and ended up with machinery which needed extensive bending and straightening to get it back into competitive condition. Aside from this section, the best in . the world tackled the rest of the areas with comparative ease to turn in fairly low scores for the day. The third round of the AMA/ NATC Observed Trials Championship was run in conjunction with the World Championship round. Schreiber won with a 42-mark tally over the 68 of Stites, with Head third at 72. Under the guidance of the AMA District 4 trials committee and course clerk Carl Peters, a full program of Sportsman classes was run on Saturday. A large turnout of spectators braved the record-breaking heat wave to clamber up to the waterfalls and caverns and cheer on the riders. Jerry Young, who promotes trials events in the Williamsport, Pennsylvania, area, did a good job of training his son. Ryan Young topped the Sportsman ranks with a 29-mark tally on his Fantic to best second place Max Parkes by 19 marks. Jerry Young finished second in the Senior class behind Dale Malesek. GLen McNeal topped the Super Senior class by a good margin as did Veteran's class winner Jack Hemingway. Dean Dorcas was the High School class winner. • Trim road racing boots f~ture lazerpermeated leather for maximum br~thability and have a water-resistant coating to repel rain. The boots are fully lined with glove leather and are padded with ballistics felt in the shin and ankle areas. A light fiber shell between the inner and outer layers of leather protects the rider's foot during long slides and there's elastic built into the calf area for good fit. The soles are non-skid and ~ch boot has a side zipper. The boots are avai la ble in sol ids and two-color combinations of blue, black, red, white, green and black for $139.95 from T.G. Race Works, Box 19, Brooklyn, NY 11224 (212) 448-1402. Licensed road racers and drag racers are eligible for substantial discounts. Results WORLD: 1. Eddy Lej.un. (Hon) 31: 2. Thierry Mich.uc:t (F.n) 34: 3. John Lempltin (F.n) 35: 4. Andr.u Cadine (Mon)47: 5. Tony Seerl.n (Y.m) 49: 6. Lui. G.llach (Mer) 55; 7. St.... Sounder. (Arm) 57: 8. Jonny Anderuon (y.m) 58; 9. Fred Mich.uc:t (F.n) 60; 10. Berni. Schr.iber (SWM) 82; 11. P••c.1 Couturier (Bet) 62. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS: 1. Lej.une (125); 2. Mich.uc:t (118); 3. Schr.iber (951; 4. Phillipe Berl.ti.r (71); 5. St.... Sounder. (69); 6. Lempltin (68); 7. Gille. 8urg.t (53); 8. G.llach (451; 9. Andreu Codine (40); 10. Bernard Cordonnier (38). NATIONAL: 1. Berni. Schr.iber (SWM) 42; 2. Jactt Stit•• (Y.m) 68; 3. Scon He.d (Mon) 72; 4. St.n 8.kg••rd (Y.m) 88; 5. St.... McN••1(F.n) 90; 6. D.v. Pyl. (F.n) 113; 7. D. Tronn•• 116; 8. Morg.n Kev.n.ugh (SWM) 123; 9. 80bby Mick.r (F.n); 10. Kip Webb (Mon) 130. SPORTSMAN: 1. Ry.n Young (F.n) 29: 2. M.. P.rk•• (F.n) 48; 3. John Ekd.hl (F.nI50; 4. Andy S.um (SWM) 60.8; 5. K.vin Norton (Y.m) 64.4; 6. S.m 8rown (F.n) 65.4; 7. N.I.on Crouch (F.n) 72; 8. Robert Roosen (F.n) 74; 9. Rob Tool. (SWM) 85; 10. Tom Krivi (SWM) 87. SR: 1.0.1. M.I_ (SWM) 35; 2. J.rry Young (F.n) 43; 3. Gil Reed (SWM) 58.8. SUPER SR: 1. GI.n McNe.1 (F.n) 113; 2. Don Wilcox (SWMI137.4; 3. AI Rich.rd. (Y.m) 150.2 VET.: 1. J.ck H.mingw.y (SWM) 157.4; 2. J.y Keveneugh (F.nI236.2. HIGH SCHOOL: 1. De.n Doree.(F.n) 57; 2. Merk M.nniko (F.n) 112; 3. Ken CI.rk (SWM) 148. ...... .... ill .~. Tumbleweed's new mini-packfits on front or rear fenders and is designed to carry wallet, keys, gloves, tools, etc. It's foam-insulated, mounts with four screws and is water resistant. The mini-pack sells for $16.99 from dealers. For more information call T um bl eweed E nterpnses at 21 .,.,.,. 9 / 9 79 7044 and ask for Bill. • __ . . . . _ ...... -.-....-..-........... .. . . . . . . .

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