Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

sure on Stork for the first two laps, umil Stork wem off the course, giving Friend the lead. At the end of the lap, Stork pulled alongside Friend on the two from straightaway jumps, then dove underneath Friend to take the lead. Stork began to pull away as the race progressed, with Molder dropping a bit back in third, but well ahead of Kevin Forrester. Stork wem on to take the moto ahead of Molder, as Friend wem down in the late going. Forrester lost fourth to Lynn Hyde at the wire. In round two Stork again took command from the start, as Friend and Molder tried to make a race out at it. Despite Friend and Molder staying right with the leader, Stork took the second moto, overall and series victory for the 250cc Pro category. Friend wound up second in the day's overall ahead of Molder, but in the final poims tally, Molder grabbed second, just seven poims ahead of Friend. Friend needed to finish in the top five to take the 125cc Pro class title, but Stork and LeeVern Berry were trying to up-end his chances at the title. In round one Friend took the lead with Berry and Stork behind, and Molder right on their heels. The leading duo pulled away from the pack quickly and set up a fierce fight for the lead. Going imo a left-hand sweeper, Berry worked inside of Friend and slipped underneath for the lead. Friend stayed right with Berry, and a few laps laLer Stork, aboard a 1985 CRl25 Honda, was in the running for the lead. Friend wailed until four laps from the finish to retake the lead, and Stork too slipped by as the trio worked through lapped traffic. Stork took control Lwo laps from the finish. Friend kepL his pace, and' wem by SLork La recapture first place. At the finish, Friend took the mota by a bikelength over SLork and Berry, while Molder and Waugh. rounded out the top five. Stork flew out of the gate in the second 125cc Pro moto and immediately took command as Friend, Berry, Molder and Jerry Wagner followed. This time Stork kept pressing the pace, and Friend could not g~t alongside the leader. Stork took the maLo and overall win, but Friend's second in the mota and overall gave him the series Litle. Berry picked up third, which kept him ahead of Stork for the series by a slim four poims, while Molder suffered a flaL rear Lire and slipped La fifth overall behind Jerry Wagner. After the final race of the day, all the Pros hopped aboard minicycles Lo compete in an all-Pro mini race, which proved as exciting as the day's action. Berry took the holeshoL and Friend found himself once again trailing the Kawasaki, but on the second lap moved into the lead in the same spot Berry used Lo overtake Friend in the 125cc hattie. Berry kept close to Friend, but had to seule for second in the five-lap race. Molder picked up third, slipping past Stace Waugh halfway through the race. Results 125 PRo: 1. Billy Stork (Hon): 2. Mike Friend tHon); 3. LeeVern Berry (Klw). 250 PRO: 1. Billy Stork (Hon); 2. Mike Friend (Hon); 3. o.ve Molder (Hon). 500 PRO: 1. Lynn Hyde (Hon); 2. Perry Bicek (Hon); 3. Kim Bendigo (Hon). MINI·A; 1. Scott Rev (KiwI; 2. Bredley Wlgner (K_); 3. Scon Jen..n (K_). MINI·B: 1. Chlrlll Morris (K_); 2. BeIU Bendigo (Honl; 3. Din Tobin (kewl. MINI·C: 1. Terry Vogel (Hon); 2. Bill Schecker (Vim); 3. John NellOn (Hon). 250-C: 1. Troy Jeffries (Hon); 2. Scon Gierke (Hon); 3. Stevi Ch_mln (Han). 125~B: 1. Martin Stover lkaw); 2. Jim Winchester (Ceg); 3. Henry Jordon (Yem). 250·B: 1. Tony Ulrich (Hon); 2. Joe Thompson (Hon); 3. Mike Cooper (Ylm). 125·C: 1. Min Glory (Han); 2.....ron Spielmln (ylm); 3. LIS Sisson (Han). VETS: 1. Bob Bliley (Hon); 2. Don Vogel (Han). OLD IRON: 1. Duane Lorenzen (Hon); 2. Tim Cle· veringl (Klw). ENDURO: 1. Merk Bendigo (Hon); 2. Mike Cooper (Ylm); 3. Plul Stichler (Kew). '•• 1""'1- 0 - ", ••• "-0. FrIend doubles at BRA/Spearfish AtX I By Brien George SPEARFISH, SO, OCT. 7 With only two more rounds of motocross racing left in the Black Hills region of South Dakota, close to 100 riders came OUL to Spearfish Raceway to compete in the final regular poims-paying race of the 1984 Borderline Racing Association Championship Series; the only remaining event left for compet· itors being the double-poinLs Championship finale the following week in Sturgis. Spearfish Honda's Mike Friend, aboard an American-Handa-backed pair of CRs, ran away with both the 250cc and 125cc Pro class overalls, losing only one of the four motos on his way to the victory. All LhaL was lefLfor theoLherriders to compete for was the Open Pro honors, which wem La Lynn Hyde, also Hondamoumed, after a fierce struggle with Perry Bicek. For the 250cc Pros, Friend took the holeshot in round one and pulled OUL La a comfortable margin over Dave Molder and Billy SLork, and the trailing duo foughL laLe in the moto for their pas iLion. SLork could not get into second until the halfway mark, bUL Friend was well ouL fronL by Lhis time. Stork gave the race a shot, but his bid fell only a few bikelenghts short at the finish. Friend took the maLo win with Stork second, Molder third, Lynn Hyde fourth and Stace Waugh fifth. Again Friend took the holeshot in round LwO, bUL this time Molder stayed righL on his rear fender. Four laps imo the race Mol~e~ we.m by. All Friend had to do was f101Sh 10 second to take the overall, so he began to cruise behind Molder. But Stork began Lo close the gap steadily, and with a few laps to go was within striking distance. Seeing his cushion deflate, Friend got back on the gas and passed Molder on the uphill double-jumps. Molder and Friend diced again for a while but at the wire Friend went home'with his second overall win for Lhe day. Stork picked up second overall for his efforts, wiLh Molder, Waugh and Hyde trailing. In the Open Pro action, K.im Bendigo grabbed the holeshot 10 mota one with Bicek, Al Hermansen and Hyde in tow. Hyde wem down early and had La chase his way back up to the leaders, as Bendigo and Bicek fought heavily for ~he. front spot. Bicek took control wHhlO four laps, and Bendigo soon found Hyde going by, which set up the race for the lead between the two riders fighting for the points lead in ~e series. ~yde tried La work past BlCek, but Blcek came ouL on top at the wire. Hyde finished second with Bendigo third and Hermansen fourth. Round LWo saw Hyde take control right from the start, while Bicek wem to the.turf early. He remounted and charged hack to the leaders, but in his efforts LO get by Bendigo, Bicek went down again. Hyde was pulling outto a comfortable margin by Lhis poim, but Bicek would still not give up, and once again began La work on .Bendigo. However, as before, Bicek wenL a liule too sLrong in his efforts to get by, and once more took a trip to the ground. This was all Hyde needed to cruise in for the second moto and overall win, while Bendigo pulled in for second on both tallies. Hermansen took Lhird ahead of Bicek, but fourth behind the Honda rider in the overalls, wiLh Walter Mueller rounding out the Lap five. .i I I •• ,. I ~ ... , ~ I, t. Mike Friend (Hon) catches ~ome air e!" r!,ut~ to the '.25 and 250cc overall victories at Borderline RaCing ASSOCiations SpearfIsh MX. Results 125 PRO; 1. Mikl Friend (Hon); 2. Billy Slork (Hon); '3. Dove Molder (Hon). 250 PRO: 1. Mike Friend (Hon); 2. Billy Slork (Hon); 3. Stece Wlugh (Hon). OPEN PRO: 1. Lynn Hyde (Hon); 2. Kim Bendigo (Hon~ 3. Perry Bicek (Hon). MINI A: 1. Scon Rev (Klw); 2. Glenn Goodell (K_); 3. Bredlev WlIflner (~). MINI B: 1. Den Tobin (Kew); 2. Ron Herlen (Yam); 3. Mike Ledner (Ylm). MINI C: 1. John Nelson (Hon): 2. Terry Vogel (Hon); 3. Bill Schecker (Ylm). 125 B: 1. Dlnny Henson (Klw); 2. Jim Winches· ter (Cog); 3. Forr... Tobin (Klw). 125 C: 1. Rlndy Ve..ly (Han); 2. Todd Collins (SUl); 3. Min Geery (Hon). • 250 B: 1. Tony Ulrich (Hon); 2. Joe ThomplOn (Hon); 3. L.. Swindler (Hon). 250 c: 1. Troy Jeffries (Han); 2. Sle.. Ch....• min (Han). • ENDURO: 1. Merk Bendigo (Hon); 2. Don Her· wood (Ylm); 3. Alln Shoop (Klw). . VETS: 1.01" Grimm (Hus); 2. Bob BOIley (Hon); 3. Don Vogel (Hon). OLD IRON: 1. Duene Lorenzen (Han); 2. Tim Cle· ..ringl (Klw). lau-lou jams In Seattle RR By Bruce Scholten KENT, WA, OCT. 14 "This is exciting for me," said Greenlake Cycles' Stan Jau-Jou. "It's the first time I've placed in 600cc Modified Production. There've been lots of equipment problems, from broken spokes La. a cylinder thaL broke completely m half." Jau-Jou and his beautifullyfaired Yamaha single are often successful in Open Grand Prix Single class, where Loday he defeaLed H?l""!da-moUnLed Dan Lovell. BUL anuapation made the second-place Mod Production trophy that much sweeter; George Schwen picked up third place on an Interceptor. The 600cc Mod ProduCLion winner - and winner of 600cc ProducLion - was the owner of Westside Honda, Ken Wimer. A mains Lay aL SIR for the last few years, Wimer bid adieu in a blaze of glory, holding off teammaLe Ben Booth, and Lhird place Joe Davis, in the Pro· ducLion class. Due to the sporadic rain, Mark Haskins and Tom Marx fell off in tum Lwo toe:ether on lap one of the 450cc .:J c; 1 't t :ll ~ • l j I <) J [ .' J . 'J l l , l Production qualifier, bUL rep~ired Lheir RZ350s in Lime for the fmal. Haskins nipped at Marx's heels La the flag in that one, ahead of SLuart Hutchins. Going into the 450cc Modi£i~ Production final, Marx led Haskins by only one season point. The two made a pacL to run either SLock pieces or Toomey pipes and jeuing, as condlLions warranted. The friendly rivals wanted La seule the championship on equal footing. It could have been Lhe race of the day, bUL the rules intervened. While repairing his Yamaha for the Production final, Marx forgot to notify the referee before the Modified qualifier that he had mechanical problems. This would hav.e entiLled him to a lasL place gnd POSILion in the final, which is beLLer Lhan he gaL - nothing. "I never thoughL a day that I won one race could be so bad .. said Marx, who lost the Cafe cha~pionshjp by default. Haskins won over Suzuki rider Dave Godfrey, who came back from a crash to score second. Daniel Creech Look Lhird. Haskins, whose RZ350 efforts are sponsored by Cycle Craft and H&:H ConstrucLion, also rode the Dave Tatom Enterprises GPz550 in the 860cc Modified class, meriting second behind Jeff Morrow's fast IntercepLOr. Eric Ginn gave Morrow a good run for his money, nearly winning the 860ccqualifier. Ginn's 600 ducaLi Pantah won the 1983 BoTT Seattle NaLional. Results 450 PROD: 1. Tom Mer. (Vim); 2. Mark Haskins (Vim); 3. Sluin Hutchins (Ylml. 450 MOD PROD: 1. Mlrk Haskins (Ylm): 2. Dive Godfrey (SUl); 3. Dlniel Cr..ch (Ylm). 600 PROD: 1. Ken Wimer (Hon); 2. Ben Booth (Hon)' 3. Joe Divis (Suz). MOD PROD: 1. Ken Wimer (Han): 2. Sten JIU·Jou (Vim); 3. George Schwen (Han). 750 PROD: 1. Jeff Morrow (Han); 2. Shlwn Smolk (Hon): 3. Ricky Giles (Hon). 750 MOD PROD:.1. Jeff Morrow (Han); 2. Shlwn Smolk (Hon); 3. John Moffen (Klw). B50 MOD PROD: 1. Jeff Morrow (Han): 2. Merk Hlskins (Klw): 3. 01.. Doolittle (Ylm). OPEN PROD: 1. Sle.. Littlejohn (Suz); 2. Joe Divis (Suz): 3. Keith Hell (Hon). OPEN MOD PROD: 1. Joe Divis (Suz); 2. SIeve Littlejohn (SUl): 3. Keith Hall (Han). OGPS: 1. Stan Jeu-Jou (ylm); 2. Den Lovell (Vim): 3. Matthew Wlrd (Ylm). so6 ( , 1 1 J Ij l J L J • " I... i' t. I J , J 25 .. ,

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