Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

o ~ C'J >-.... ro .... :l .0 Q.) ~ (Above) Mike Healey (572) came from behind to win the 125cc class Friday. (Below) Mark Barnett (9), Scott Burnworth (39) and Broc Glover. Gloverfinished second overall Friday and Saturday. Current 125cc World MX Champion, Michele Rinaldi raced both nights but couldn't make the finals. 22 gav e thi rd to Stacy . but he was hea vily pu rsu ed by H ard ick a nd Keller. Soon a fter . H ardick co ll ide d wi th Stacy, with Stacy going do wn a nd Hardick losin g a co u p le o f posi tion s. Keller n o w had co ntrol of th ird wit h Phi l La rson close behind. A tu rn before the ch eckered f lag, Lar son dove underneath Kell er an d fin ished th ird be h ind Lech ien a nd Storbeck. H onda rider Eri c H all sta rted the second semi wi th the hol esh ot a nd led for a la p before cras h ing in a rut a nd dropp ing to th e back of the pack. Pederson res u med th e lead . whi le Keh oe sett led into seco nd . H ow ever . tw o la p s later , Keh oe went down ha rd a fter the finish line jump. H on da rider Alle n Semar moved into seco nd whi le bei ng pressured by Suzu ki pilot Scooter Sta fford . Pederso n we nt o n to tak e th e win a hea d o f Sema r a nd Sta fford . . Last Chance Qualifier Sm ith , Keh oe an d Hi cks go t th e jum p a t th e sta rt , a n d Sm ith a n d Keh oe started to pu ll away from Hick s. H alfwa y through th e mot a , Keh oe tri ed to pass Smith th rough th e stu tter bumps bu t go t sideways, cli pped a ha ybal e a nd went o ver th e ha ndlebar s, wh ile his bike did ca rt wheels o ff the tra ck . Keh oe q ui ck ly go t to h is feet but was o u t for th e n ight. H ardick inher ited second aft er passin g H icks ear lie r. But, H ardi ck cras hed over so me doubl e jumps a n d gav e Hi cks the fin a l tra ns fer spo t o f th e ni gh t. Smi th easily wo n. Finals Once aga in , Lech ien and h is H on da roosted 10 th e fro n t of th e pack a t the start o f the first main wi th j oh nson, Burnworth a nd O ' Ma ra close beh ind. By th e en d o f th e first la p , Lechien had a lrea dy developed a sizeable lead over johnson. O 'M ar a a nd Breker had p assed Burn worth, whi le Wa rd crashe d a nd dro p ped to the back o f th e pac k. A la p lat er, j oh nson bailed over a double jum p a nd a lso fell to th e rear o f th e field . As things sta rted to sett le do wn by th e th ird lap, th e top 10 p o si t ion s we r e L ech ie n , O 'M ara , G lo ver , Brek er , Barn ell , H o lley, Burn worth, Bow en , Storbeck a nd Ped erson. At th e halfwa y poi nt , Lech ien 's lead had grown to abou t five seco nds over G lover, wh o had a lready passed O 'M a ra . With three laps to go, Lechien looked to have th in gs under wraps, but he sudde n ly crashed. "There wa s this big rut," sa id Lech ien, " a nd wh en 1 went through it , roc ks were ge tti ng caugh t in m y brak e and would mak e it stic k. Fo r abou t two la ps 1 didn 't ha ve a nv rear brakes beca use rocks were g eui ng jammed in the re. So , 1 figured I' d better ge t o ut o f th at rut , an d 1 tri ed a differen t lin e a nd clipped a hayba le wh ich th rew me dow n ." Whi le Lechien was tr yi ng to ge t hi s bik e resta rted , G love r motored past a nd took o ver the lead . Lechien recovered in seco nd just a hea d o f O 'M ara, Barnett an d Bow en . Way back in sixt h was H ann ah . G lover didn 't have a ny p robl em s holding o n to ta ke th e wi n. j ohnson a nd Ward man aged to wor k their way up to n i nth an d 13th . Bu rn worth ga ted th e seco nd moro perf ectly a nd wa s rewarded wit h th e h o lesh ot: Lech ien was seco nd ahead o f O 'Mara , Ba rn ett . j ohnson, Whit- in g , Ward , Gl over a nd Breker , H ow ever , durin g th e seco n d lap, Lechien bl ew by Burnworth li ke h e was sta ndi n g sti ll. A few la ps la ter, Lechi en en joyed a co m forta ble lea d followed bv O 'M ara , Barnell, Whitin g , Ward: j ohnson , Gl over , Breker a nd H ann ah . Wh ile Lechi en was busy running a way from everybody , Barnett a nd H annah were bu sy m oving th eir wa y up to the front. By th e second lap , Barnett had seco nd, whil e H annah was back in eigh th, H annah kept o n the ga s u ntil he wa s in sixth and was ho und ing j o hn son. With five lap s to go. it was Lechien , Barn ett . G lover , O ' Mar a , j o h nson an d H a n na h lead in g th e way . A lap lat er , H an na h zap ped j ohnson a nd th en reeled in O 'M ar a. Soon a fter, O 'M ar a wa s H an nah 's next victim, On th e last lap , th e top four were Lechi en , Barnett, G lover a nd H an nah . but a ll eves were focuse d o n Barnett, who was just in ch es ahea d o f G lo ver. After Lech ien had a lrea dy crossed th e fin ish line. Ba rn ett an d Gl over h ead ed into th e final turn . Gl over went insid e, whi le Barn ell went wide: Barnett loo ked to have th e better drive co m ing o ut o f th e turn , b u t hi s Kaw asaki ca me to a su dde n halt wi th a th rown cha in. Barnett j u mped o ff hi s bike a nd sta rte d push in g it up a stee p hill , where th e ch ecke red flag waited on to p . As Barnell push ed , H annah a nd O 'M ara m ot or ed past. H e fin all y m ad e it to th e top a nd cla ime d fifth . Ward. Whi ting, Bu rn wort h a nd j ohnson fin ish ed behind Barnett. " T he first th ing 1 tho ugh t was to p ush it across the line," said Ba rn ett. " T ha t' s just the way it goes. It 's still a long seas o n. a nd a t least it wasn ' t a DNF. 1 felt real good; every tim e I'ride th e bike 1 get stronger a nd stro n ger - I' ve got the sp eed , th at 's fo r su re. A few more week s a nd I'll be winn ing," _ " I felt good go ing into tod ay's rou nd ," sai d Lech ien , "but wh en 1 hook ed that havbal e th at kn ocked m e d own , I hurt ' m y sh o u ld er. That kin d 've o f kn ocked me o u t of m v sen se. 1 di dn 't kn o w if I wa s go ing to be a ble to co me back a n d do it in the seco nd o ne . 1 got a good sta rt an d worked i nt o the lead a nd just too k it from th ere." 125cc Support Th e I 25cc Su p port mai n fea tu red a wild race. Kawasa ki ride r Fran k nai led the ho lesho t ahea d o f Suzu ki 's Bobby Moo re a nd Friday' s win ner , H eal ey. H eal ey quick ly moved into seco nd , but not before Frank had a lready d evel oped a si zea ble lead. Hea le y starte d to reel in Frank but a t a slow p ace. Mann eh had a terrible sta rt but starte d making u p grou nd in a h urry. With four laps to go, Frank still maintained a decent lead o ver H ea ley, who began feel in g Manneh cl osin g in . Then , Frank landed too short over a double jump a nd cras h ed. T h is ga ve th e lead to H ea ley wit h tw o la p s 10 go . On the fin a l la p , w hi le run n ing into lapped traffi c, H ea ley go t a lillie o u t o f sha pe in th e stu tte r bum p s. T his was a ll Mann eh needed 10 cr u ise by a nd tak e ove r th e lead, A h a lf lap lat er , Manneh cro ssed the chec ker ed flag fir st inches a hea d o f H ea ley. Frank fini shed third whi le closel y fo llow ed by Ray So m ma. • Results FRIDAY 2 50c c: 1. Ron Lechien (Hon) , ., ; 2. Broc Glover (Yam) 2-2; 3. Rick J ohn son (Yam) 3 -4 ; 4 . J eff Ward (Kaw) 5 -3 ; 5. Keit h Bowen (Yam) 4-6 ; 6 . Bob Hanna h (Han ) 7 -5 ; 7. Scan Burn w ort h (SUl ) 6- 7 ; 8 . Johnny O 'M ara (Ha n) 9 -9 ; 9 . Mark Barnen (Kaw) ; 8 -12; 10 . Eri k Kehoe (SUl) 10- 11 : 11. A la n Ki ng (Kaw) 17 -B; 12 . Ke nny Keylon (Vam) 11· 16; 13. A .J . Wh it in g (SUl) 1 0 ; 14 . J im Holley (Yam) 14-14; 15 . A nd y Stacy (Kaw) 12 · 17 ; 16 . Ross Pederson (SUl) 16 - 15; 17 . Goat Brek er (Kaw) 19 - 13; 18 . Je ff Fri sl (Han) 15· 18; 19 . Da nn y Storbeck (Vam) 13DNF; 20. Phil Larson (Han) DNF -DNF. 125 SUPPORT : 1. M ike Healey (SUl) ; 2. Bill y Fra nk (Ka w) ; 3 . Bob by Moore (SUl); 4 . Ray Somma (Kaw) : 5 . Craig Canoy (Kaw ); 6 . J eff Sowards; 7. Tod d Cam pb ell (Kaw) : 8 . Stecy Tho rt on (Han ); 9. Bi ll y W hitley (Suz): 10 . Tavlor Ma rce ll (Kaw ); 11. Keith Morabito (Yam); 12 . M ike Yenerich; 13 . Doug O 'D onnell ; 14 . Grayson Hart (KT M ); 15. Bader Manneh (Kaw); 16 . M arv i n W al do (Han); 17 . A lle n Silha nek (Hon); 18 . Steven Oste r (Hon); 19. Tony Ma yer (Suz); 20 . Tyson Voh land (Kaw) . 250ce POINT STANDING: 1. Glov er (83); 2. Rick J ohnson (7 9); 3 . J eff W ard (7 7); 4. Johnny O 'Mara (69); 5 . Keith Bowen (67) ; 6. (TIE) Ron lechien / M ark Barnett /Scon Burnwo rth (66); 9. Goa t Breker (50); 10 . (TIE) A la n Ki ng /A.J . Whiting (4 5). SA TURDAY 25Occ: 1. Ron l echien (Hon) 2· 1; 2. Broc Glover (Yam) 1-2; 3. Jo h nny O 'M ara (Han) 3 -4; 4 . Bob Hann ah (Hon) 6-3 ; 5. M ark Barnen (Kaw) 4-5; 6 . J im Holl ey (7 - 10); 7 . Ric k Johnson (9 -9); B. J e ff Ward (Kaw) 13 -6 ; 9. Sco tt Burnworth (Su z) 12 ·8; 10.A.J . Wh it i ng (Suz) 14 -7 ; 11. Kei th Bowen (Vam) 5 -1 B; 12 . Dann y Storb ec k (Yam) 1 1-1 3; 13 . Goat Breker (Ka w) 10-14; 14 . Alan Ki ng (Kaw) 8 -17; 15. Phil Larson (Han) 15-1"; 16 . Ross Pederson (S uzl 20-1 2; 17 . Je ff Hi cks (Han ) 17 - 15; l B. Rodne y Sm ith (Yam) 18 · 16 ; 19 . Scoot er Sta ff ord (Suz) 16 20 ; 20. All en Sem ar (Han ) 19 -19. 125 cc SUPPORT: 1. Bad er Manneh (Kaw); 2. M ike Healey (SUl ); 3 . Bill y Frenk (Kaw ); ' 4 . Ray Somma (Kaw) ; 5 . Bobb y Moore (SUl); 6 . Fred Andr ew s (Han); 7. Taylor Marcell (Kaw); 8 . Doug O'Oonnell; 9 . Marvin W aldo (Hon); 10 . Allen suhanek (Hon); 1 1. Tony Ma yer (Suz); 12. Grayson Hart (KTM ); 13. St acy Th ort on (Han ); 14 . J on Buyas (Kaw ); 15 . J ohn So wards (Han ); 16 . J eff Sowards (Han ); 17. Or en Br ay; 1B. Todd Ca mpb ell (Kaw ); 19 . Craig Ca noy (Kaw); 20 . Bill y WMley (Su z). UNOFF ICIA L 250c c POI NTS STA NDING : 1. Broc Glover (lOS); 2. Rick Johnso n (9 3); 3. (TIEl J e ff W ard /Ron Lechie n (9 1); 5 . Johnny O'M ara (8 9); 6 . M ark Barn ett (8 2); 7 . Scan Bu rnwort h (7 B); 8 . Keith Bowen (7 7); 9 . Goat Breker (6B); 10 . A. J . Wh it ing (5 6). a-t a-ce

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