Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

YEri YEARS AGO It was a C zech ch A . ngeles Mem' ase In ona1 Coliseumthe 1::.;:.s Jaroslav Falta as Internation I won two of th s overall wm m the S motos t0 score th ' a class e three cross. Suzuki's R uperbowlofM e the fin I oger DeC otowh'l a moto to nail oster won second overall I e two-time S arty Tr' uperbowl" M overall 0 Ipes posted a 6-2 3wmner Su n a Husk - thud ppOrL class H y. In the 500 sex wow d ' onda' R cc ' e the crowd 'h Staten umpse n route to winnina few kIller Wit ' the J thr all T~e motos and tak' g two out of sch ere was also mg the overn 001 race" and the a specIal high er was Hond no-surprise' Smith , a I tho a hfactory'd er MWilln tough fight ug Smith did h arty privat ill the earl . ave a y.gOillg with , eer Honda rid er MIke Bell. Factory T . scored hi/flumph r.ider Mike K'd pa . rst Nau I I d sSlmg Yamaha's K ona victory by east Half M'IIap to winenny R b erts on the COl th I e. Harl 0 umb Lawwill finish dey-Davidson's MUS e a close third. ert Billy Uhl rod a 175 best T inclivid uae sco .Can-Am t0 the l wo-Day ISDT Q re In the Bad R I t was a ualifier i 0 ock Uhl had tbough event, but ant hregon. , ested J k t e end poInts/seconds ac hPenton by 118 ud be ,Wit C I tou th he st. In describin ar Cranke "I: ; speoal tests uhf one of the ar aged my body," sImply said, A~~)~~~it the fi~st:;~r~ardk Eggar tane Leavitt (B I) ies L . tonal Obser un s of the Saddl~a;;~~won the op~~~nTr:als Ser- "h:ar~, E:ga~und~t outas his while was true wh me round; theo sat It ern Carf e.n Eggar wo ' pposlte aIte I OIma. The ? In nOrLhleader the we n weet (Yam) , was New ekend with a third and afmished who second Yor~,~~roSunds, how~~~nts LOOKl'" GOOD StAIID'tr snu. \n Wrang\er jeans and sportswear. ss Standard gear of supercro ~\ders. C Wh'" the hIgh-,.,eed, ","",Ie-ioC protect,'" sea' to< the comfort ond good \QOI6 01 """",," clOth<'- Beeau'<, on ond off the uad<, 'PI' ii,e D",'d ond Ron Cl1983. B\u~ Bell, ,,,c.. give it all t'rf?:t've got. . Yamaha '1 80cc Ex ~l ot Steve Lucer in Fre p rL class at a D-36 won the in the California ort track R ass was Ind' . unner-u P yan, who clid tak Lan pilot Rick 60cc event . e top hono rs m the " y ~ ~ ~I0nt, Bishop . CMC ' C ahfornia event. site of a CC took the m?unted Sumner M cKn' h class, wm 0 f teve Ellsw ver ellow 'Ta t S hard to bel orth. And this m co pilot ton in th but there ay sound s ricling a :'0 5cc class, Ge:: a 0ods Noralso ricling anHda, bested Wes orton, , onda. Bultac~ I~ \;~: ~~~ I~ ~~ve, :i Yamahas swe In the Se' pt the first ei h t Phil C mor IT at the 1f places ping the Man. won the Pr e WJlhams. Mick ' topumph T 'd oductlon race Grant also rod:\hent. Williams a Trifinished 1-2 .e 250cc race, wh ere they Grant C~.;..~?ter ~

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