Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

John Tobin in the Open Expert race. (Below) Craig Ca no y unoffi cially f inished t hird in the 125cc Expert race. went ba c k to the pits, got cleaned up a nd th en just ro de arou nd th e tr ack ." Roeseler str e tched h is lead 10 a bo u t a -rn i ri u te o ver Ward , wh o ended u p ha ving 10 pit for gas o ne time m o re th an Roeseler, " I' d sta rt ca tc h ing h im ," sai d Ward , "a n d th en h av e 10 p i t, go back o u t a n d ca tch h im a nd then pit aga in ." O n th e eig hth lap, Roesel er 's lead had shru n k to a bo u t IO seconds over Ward . " I fou nd th e ho t lines," sa id Wa rd , " a nd 1 started go in g a li ttl e bi t be tte r. a nd j ust stayed o n th e p ipe. " Wa rd eve n t ua lly reeled -in a nd passed Ro eseler. "Every body tol d m e 1 ha d a bi g lead ," said Ro esel e r, " and th en he passed m e, so I did n 't kn o w if he was o n the sa m e la p with me o r no t." As the race neared the end. Campbell started to fade back, but still hol d ing o n to third. " My h ands just g OI so tired. I co u ld hardl y eve n hold o n. or feel 'em," sai d Carnpbell, When th e white nag ca rne o u t, Wa rd maintai ned a few seco nds lead o n Roeseler. But in stead of co nt in uing down th e track . Ward pu lled into t he pits fo r o ne la st ga s stop. " I tho ugh t he (Roeseler ) wa s rid i ng a n . Open b ike," said Wa rd . " If I had kno w he was o n a 250 , 1 wou ldn ' t have stopped." Wi th Ward o u t of the wa y. Roesel er " j ust cru ised a ro u nd a nd fini sh ed o ut th e last la p ." At thc fin ish it was Roeseler, Wa rd a nd Ca m p bell. Mill er ca rne arou nd the fo u rt h p la ce wi th a bad ly tw ea ked Ho nda. U n o ffic ia lly, Honda rider, Den n is Vett er ended up taki ng th e o vera ll in th e Open class. Des pi te talk th at thi s year 's VicwF d ers GP will bc th c last , Mci nn is in co nfirmcd th at th ere wi ll be on e more • a t Riverside Racewav nex t vea r. J~ t ~ J ~ • . i t il J f 1", C ,.. C ' I ( '( ~ ;,,:,:if!f pi.:,.~, ;~", :f;;'·-: ~. ,; ~:. ." , ';;i~ , ,1/""'. .' :1' . Dirt riders Who'died< out the new difkr:ence that Can-Am riders ttaye alwa~·"".... beener')v1ed for.lt'S not just incredible per.""':: ' ,,1 formance. but perfOrmance you can take ' ' "" to the limit weekend afterweekend ~W!~h "" · . ' out a te aroow n every other week. ;".,.",1,:';::'::: BulletprOOf perfor-" ·,,,· mance from Rotax.' ' "..,".'.•'.,0.1,...., • If can you afford to win without it ? ,' ~1!n; Am :motorcvctE$ Yl'I,! 'be lrn-' . ·z, QreSS,ed. By the easier-ridlog; new lb,RII suspension.or the dramatically "''',;:,;: imprO~d braking system. And then they 'll '~:Quaet mh U C fElffl. [j)bffJL7(jj}® 7· ,t>uVtan-Am fo r a more basic reason. Its Rotax' POweq~lant. Rotax ISthe big T H I • E T " e

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