Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Jeff Frisz (42) and Rodney Barr (80) lead the 12 5 cc Pros at the start of moto one . Frisz took another runaway w in in t he class. Bob Hannah (1) sticks it under Scooter Stafford (58) in the 250cc Pros while Billy Liles (7) looks for a way around the outside. In the 125cc A class. Brian McElroy (1 19) squeezes between Keith Fox (22) and Ronnie Tichenor (214). Winner Don Schmit is behind Tichenor. Honda/Scott USA Florida Winter-AMA MX Series: Round 3 Frisz, Hannah, Murphy churn Cocoa sand By Mike & Anne Adair COCOA. FL, JAN . 12-13 Su zu ki- mo unted J eff Frisz, H o n da 's Bob H annah and 'Ya m a h a Support rider Mark Murphy conquered the deep black sa nd of Diamondback Cycle P ark to earn the Sunday Pro class win s a t ro u nd th ree of th e series. Massach usetts resident J o J o Kell er, w ho finished 3-2 for the 8 day in th e250 a nd 500cc Pro divisions, said . " I j ust lov e ro rid e here but I think t hat it 's th e rough est tra ck in • !11\: ~\:qrJg .: · •.. ... _. .. . __ ___ For Fr isz, th e 125cc win m ea nt anot her 2.000 pa yday from Suzuki 's co nt inge ncy fu nd a nd a bo os t for his Nation al circ u it " wa r ches t." Th e G ear Racew ea r/Sidi / Sure-Fire-spotl' so red rider sa id. " T his tr ack is cha lle ng ing . An yone ca n hol d a rnotorcycl e wide o pe n o n a sm ooth ~r_as: k , but . her e it 's a different story. " Hannah , in his second appearan ce in the seri es. won both motos in th e 250c cclass. " I don' t feel that co m fo r tab le riding yet." said the mu lti-t im e National C hampion. " b u t I G ill r ide in th is sa nd . I ca ug ht a co ld in japan la st wee k. a nd I feel ra ther sick ." Frisz never gave the 125cc g uys a cha n ce. After he a nd h is WKR /PSI / Works P er fo rm a nce-b acked Suz uki blasted o ut o f the fir st tu rn a ll thai was lefl was a bailie for second between Greg Ma yo, Michael j o nes, Carroll R ichar dso n . j eff Surwall and R od nev Ba rr. " 'est Pa lm Beach winner Ba ~r. w ho fini shed second, said. " Frisz got away clean. I co u ld n' t maneuver thro ugh traffi c fast enough to ca tch h im ," R icha rdson. w ho m o ved up well for th ird , sa id . " We ha ve a ha rd er packed din a t home in Texas. T his track defi n itely takes some rider co nditio ni ng." Ba rr p us he d lead er Fr isz on lap o ne o f th e final , b u t Fri sz' s gi rlfrie nd , C indy Ryan . cheered as her rider took a not her ru naway win . "The Iirst rurn her e sca res m e." said Frisz, "That chai n link fence comes u p o n yo u rea ll y fast," Ba rr a nd R ich a rdso n held off Suzu ki -mou rn ed Cia v Hoenshe ll and Terry T inn ey for Iliird a nd four th in th e mota . In th e opening 250cc m ota. S uzu ki p i l o t Sco o ter St afford sq uee zed through turn o ne a head o f H a n n a h . Bil ly Li les, Keller a n d Kenny KeyIon. Keylo n and H a n na h da nced by Stalfor d a nd waged a five- lap duel un til Kevlon cras hed ; H ann ah rode o n fo r th ~ w in. " I wa s rig h t behi nd h im w he n h e got in troub le." sa id H an n ah. " I thought he m ight sa ve it , b ut when his feet ca m e dow n, th ey missed the pegs." Keyl on remoun ted and led Stafford, Kel ler a nd L iles in for seco nd. H a n na h dispensed with th e formalities in mota two a nd PUI his Br i a n L u n n is- t u n ed prod u ct i on H o nd a C R a head from th e start. "Those g uys made m e go faster in the Iirst tu rn th an I wanted to ," expla ined H a nn ah . Keylon fin ished seco nd o ver Keller. L i les a nd Stafford. After H annah g ave hi s tr o ph y to Mini B ri der Rya n Dean , he said. " I enjoyed return in g to th e Winter AI\1A Series and I wou ld lik e 10 th an k Streit's H ond a for th e bike a nd Bill Wesl for hel p ing me get here," The 500cc series point leader, Ka wasa ki T eam Green 's SIev e Ma rt in . swiftl y to ok the first 01010 lead away from _-_ .. R ice. .Keith .Oel eri ch . Keller . .. T orn . -- . _",. _ a n d Mark Murph y. Marun set a fast pace. bUI o n lap tw o hi s rear shock ex p ired; Kell er . o n his Bill Bergenprepped . Savage R ac i n g vBe rren co u rt's-sponso red Honda . picked up th e slac k and sped to th e win . Murph y ha ck ed a way at th e riders a head. fina lly movi ng by O eler ich to p lace second . " I was g lad Mu r ph y was ca ugh t in traff ic." said Kell er. " I need ed to sa ve som ethi ng fo r th e next 250cc 01010." Fred Vertu cci was soon bumped from the second mota lead hv O el erich and Mart in , with Kelle r a nd Murph y gaining th e point o n la p two. T he pair roosted in th e best d ue l of the day. with Murphy stalking in seco n d a nd Kell er maintaining h is cool in th e lead . As announcer Tim Caller d escribed th e wi ld cl imax, M u rp h y took a n ou tside line and ro cketed by Kell er up th e steep hi ll fo r t he win. As gi rlfriend Sue Ball a rd hug g ed th e win ner Mu rph y. he sa id, " Kell er a nd I trust each ot he r o n th e track . We brush ed han d leba rs o nce. b UI I enj o yed e very min ut e of the raci ng rodav .' K~lI er adde d. " It was a good ra ce. I had so much lu n th at I blew o u t th ree shock sea ls in four mot os." • Results MINI A : 1. Damon Bradshaw (Yam); 2. Mike la Rocco (Ka wl; J . Vince DeVane (Yam); 4 . Chris M arl in {Ka wl; 5. Bobby Mann (Kawl. MINI B/ C: 1. Hank Moree (Kaw) ; 2. Gene Na um ec (Kaw); J . Ryan Dean (Kaw); 4 . Brock Bull ar d (Ka wl; 5. Timothy Ferry (Yam). 1 25 cc A : 1. Don Schm it (Kaw); 2. Rich Halst ead (Ka w) ; J . Ron Tic he nor (Kaw); 4 . Keith Fox (Kaw); 5. David Kell y (Yaml . 250cc A : 1, M ike Roth (Yam ); 2. Pat Post (Yam) ; 3. Ger al d Wo od (Yam ); 4 . J eff Fisher (Suz); 5. Sc ott Bland (Vam). OPEN A : 1. J on M cCabe (Hon); 2. Pat Post (Varni; 3 . Rick Lin dell (Varni ; 4 . David Saley (Vam ); 5 . Rob· bie Neeley (Kaw). 125cc B: 1. Step h en Alarie (Ha n); 2. Edm un d Sweari ng en (Suz); J . Bry an M cFarla n d (Kaw) ; 4 Mike laRocco (Yam); 5 . Harold Matthew (Ka w). 250cc B: 1. Steve A larie (Han) ; 2. Edm und Swear. ingen (Suz); J . Carl Vaillaincoun (Han); 4 . Scott Prebl e (Suz ); (Han) ; 5. M ark Peterson (Kaw ). 125cc C: 1. Dan Spangler (Ka w ); 2. M arcu s Ped· rero (Han); J . Garren Cok er (Kaw); 4 . Sh awn O·Neill (Han) ; 5. Keith Mcintyre (Suz). 250cc C: 1. Dan Crawford (Yam); 2. Wayne Rosem an (Han) ; 3. Je ff Holte! (Han); 4 . Den nis W il· Iia ms (Han) ; 5. Chr is Redd (Yaml . SR: 1. Robbie Nee ley (Kaw ); 2. Frank Thomas (Yam ); 3 . Paul Eaton (Yam ); 4 . Greg Gordon (Yam); 5. Robert Hunt er (Kaw) . 125cc PRO: 1. J eff Frisz (Suz); 2. Rodney Barr (Kaw ); 3. Carroll Rich ardson (Kaw); 4 . Terry Ti nney (Su d ; 5. Clay Hoens hell (S Ul ); 6. Greg M ayo (SUl ); 7 . Jeff Surwa ll (Kaw) ; 8 . J eff Glass (Han ); 9 . Eric Yarnell (Kaw); 10 . Br ett Sala nder (Kawl . 25 0CCPRO: 1. Bob Hannah (Ho nl; 2. Ken ny Keylon (Yaml; 3 . Jo J o Kell er (Han) ; 4 . Scooteer Staff ord (Suz) ; 5 . Bill y LIles (Kaw l; 6 . Todd Har rell (Suz) ; 7. John Collins (Sul}; 8 . J oe Wa ddi ngton (Hon); 9. Kevin Foley (Yam) ; 10 . Tim Eal y (Yam) . OPEN PRO: 1. M ar k M urp hy {Yam); 2. JoJo Keller (Han) ; 3 . Keith Oelerich (Han) ; 4 . Tim Ric e (Kaw ); 5 Si eve Martin (Kaw); 6 . Fred Ve nucci (Han); 7 . Ti m Dohm (Yam); 8 . Ron Dunfee (Ha n); 9 _Shan e Drew (Hon t; 10 . Alan Crum (Hon).

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