Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Hermann p assed Brown down a fast stra igh t, a nd Brown held seco nd until th e eighth lap when McAvo y motored by for th e spot. Once again Dovell crashed big-time, bent hi s Suzuki, and ret ired for good. Positions rem ained th e sa me to th e la st lap with H erm ann tak in g th e checkere d, MeAvoy seco nd, Brown in third a nd Good finishing fourth. Results 60 : 1. Coli n Edwa rds II (Kaw ); 2. Ross Dh ayer (Kaw) : 3. Jeff Dement (Kaw ). 80 JR : 1. Jim Monen (Kaw); 2. Col in Edwa rd s II (Kaw) ; 3 . Ross Dhayer (Kaw). 80 SR: 1. Mot Chapa (Yam ); 2 . Rodney M cGee (Han); 3 . Jaso n Melancon (Kaw ). OVER 30: 1. Guy Hum ph rey (Han); 2 . Randy Blackark (Hon); 3. Charl ie Pigfon (Han). 125 NOV : 1. Jeff Kline (Han ); 2 . Elt on Sm it h (Kaw) ; 3. Bubba Br ewer (Kaw) . 125 INT; 1. Scott Chesser (Han); 2. Mark Gerl off (Han); 3 . David Clark (Ha n). 250 NOV : 1. Bubba Brewer (Kawl; 2 . Ron Prience (Yam); 3 . Otto Ge isendorff (Kaw) . 250 INT; 1. Jell Gibson (Kaw) ; 2 . Larry Hughes (Suz); 3 . John Morell (Suz). OPEN: 1. Sammy Sneet (Han); 2. Brad Fito (Han); 3 . Gary M arsh (Han). 250 EX: 1. Brett Herma nn (Yam); 2 . Stuan McAvoy (Kaw); 3 . Ke nny Brown (Han) . Taylor sews up Oklahoma TTfinale By M. Orr AR DMORE, OK, FEB. 23 There was super racing in all classes, bu t the big bikes o n the indoor track at Hardy-Murphy Coliseum in Ardmore, O klahoma provided th e most excitemen t each time out. H ud Welding 's j ames Huddl eston won th e Open Amat eur £lat tra ck heat ahead of Fred Debrick , G eorge Galdeen a nd Karl Klem ent. Debrick came back stro ng for th e main, putting th e team' Pa cesett er Honda into turn one ahead of th e field. Huddleston went to th e in side com in g o u t o f turn Iour on lap two to g a in th e lead, but it wa s br ief as Debrick recaptured th e lead with th e sa me move on th e n ext lap. The two rod e h andleb ar-tohandlebar Ior three more laps. Debrick lea ned a little too far to th e inside on th e la st lap and was saved from go ing down only by making co n tac t 'w ith Huddleston. Both riders recovered, with Debrick making it to th e flag in ches ah ead of Hudd leston . Debri ck sa id later "I sure was glad he was there. " Open Pro flat tra ck h eat s were won by Bill H erndon ahead o f T ed Boody and j eHrey Sh elt on in heat one, and Bill y " Bu ll" H aynie winning over Charlie Orr a nd David Fish er in th e seco nd h eat. Boody go t th e ho lesh ot in th e sixlap troph y dash a head o f H erndon. H aynie a nd Orr. Orr passed H a yn ie on th e o u tside o f turn two ill' th e seco nd lap, th en inherited seco nd as Herndon slid down in turn four. Boody had the win locked in as O rr a nd H ayni e tried to pl ay ca tch -u p , Team Pa cesett er's H erndon ca m e back in th e P ro main looking for payda y as he dove into th e first co rn er a hea d o f Boody. Orr a nd Sh elt on. R id in g th e o utside o f th e tra ck, Orr passed Bood y before th e en d o f lap one. and H aynie recovered from a bad start to move through th e pa ck into fourth p lace. On lap seven, Bood y got inside Orr in turn four to tak e over second. Orr co nt in ued to tak e the outside line. a nd Hayni e got in side o f him in the number two corner on lap 10 for third pl a ce. Herndon held off Boody's cha lle nge the last two laps for the win , with Boody taking seco nd p lace and Hay- . . nil' in third ahead of Orr. Arriving la te, Orr missed practi ce, but took the lead in the first co rner of Orr missed practice. but took th e lead in th e fir st co rner of heat one of th e Open Pro TT, and had Boody on h is heels a ll th e way to th e ch eckers. After fa lling coming o ut of the infield o n la p one of the second heat, Brad Taylor restarted his machin e and made a hard ch arge to catch up, pa ssing other riders to get back int o th e race for th e lead. H is charge gained him second p lace. Herndon led th e wireto-wire for th e win. H erndon was first to turn o ne in th e Open Pro main event a hea d o f Taylo r, Boody a nd Orr. Tay lor took over the lead o n the righ t-hand tu rn . leaving H erndon to baili e wit h Boody o ver seco nd pl ace. O rr 's m ot or qu it o n th e th ird la p . a nd the th ree lead ers mov ed a way from th e pa ck. As H ern don pressu red Tay lor for th e lead, Boody pr essured H ern don for seco nd. O n lap 10, H erndon wen t wide o n th e rig h t-ha nd turn an d Bood v wen t inside to tak e over seco nd p lace, bu t co u ldn ' t ca p tu re th e lead . Taylor became th e thi rd winner in th e three Pro events on the night. Results SHORT TRACK TROPHY DAS H: 1. Ted Boody (Han ); 2. Charlie Orr (Han ); 3 . Bill Haynie (Han) . 60 : 1. Clayto n Hull (Kaw). 80 : 1. Clayto n Hu ll (Suz); 2. Rodn ey Dickerson (Kaw) ; 3 . Tim Kay (Kaw). 125 : 1. Tra ce Pol son; 2. Bria n Fleck (Hon); 3 . M ike Hale (Yam) . 250: 1. Randy Prince (Ha n); 2 . Bob Carl son (Han); 3. Wayne Hend erson (Yam) . OPEN A M ; 1. Fred Oeb rick (Hon); 2 . J ames Hu d · . d leston (Han) ; 3 . George Galdeen (Han) . OPEN PRO: 1. Bill Herndon (Han) ; 2. Ted Bood y (Hon); 3 . Bill Haynie (Han) . TT 60: 1. Clayton Hull (Kaw) ; 2. Todd Way (Kaw) . 80: Clayton Hull (S u z~ 2. Rodney Dickerson (Kaw); 3. Trace Polson (Hon) . • 125: 1. Brian Fleck (Han). OPEN AM : 1. Mike Moore (Kaw); 2 . Wayne Hen derson (Yam); 3 . Charl ie Galube nski (Han). OPEN PRO: 1. Brad Taylor (Han); 2. Ted Boody (Han) ; 3. Bill Herndon (Han ). (gotioeotale racing tires win the first time utI ~'. ! 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Kaw asaki-mounted Beier . hampcred by rece nt kn ee surgery. had to settle for second as H einri ch cru ised h ome in th e fin al money pos itio n. DeWa yn e j on es, bro th er o f th e three-time National Champion Gary j ones, pil ot ed a four-strok e H usk y to th e Vet Expert win in sp ite o f a tough battle w ith seco nd pl ace finish er Al Kin g riding a Suzuk i. G eorge Kohler rode hi s Kawasak i to th e number three slot o vera ll. Breit Duncan pushed hi s Yam aha 10 th e 250cc Intermed iat e class win , topping th e best efforts o f H ondam ounted Mich ael Davers. Davers ended hi s day in th e runner-up posi tion , with third place going to j im Rutherford on a Kawasaki. - Results 250 PRO; 1. Craig Oack (Yam) ; 2. Chr is Fleming (Han); 3 . Bill Scott (Suz). 125 PRO; 1. Doug O'D on nell (Kaw); 2 . M ike Beier IKaw); 3. Chr is Heinrich (Kawl. VET EX: 1. DeW ayne J one s (H us); 2 . AI King (Suz); 3 . George Koh ler (Kaw) . VET NOV : 1. Jack M ill erd (Hon ); 2 . 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