Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

c:::'-:'--,,-'::-'-'~---=-~-------, U 'i: e, « a: Husqvarna "Last Chance" Close-Out Sale l:l o b J: e, Z o e « > CD o o J: ~ c, Donnie Simmone was second at CRC's Pucker Bush Enduro. This is it, your last chance, We have a limited number of these close out machines available for the whole country. There just won't be any more: at these prices. These models arc: great fun to ride and arc: perfect for motocross, hare: scrambles, endures or cross country. And remember, we're: not talking about a low price on some kind of robot welded, mass produced, twowheeled mediocrity. We're: talking a hand-crafted master piece-a Husqvarna. Don't wait. You need to see your Husqvama dealer RIGHT NOW for these as well as other special values OR youl1 miss out on the deal of this yeaI: And then the only place you 11 find one is the winner's circle, where you belong. .Husqvarna THE FI NAL S T EP UP Husqvarna Motorcycle Co. 4925 Mercury Street San Diego, CA 92111 * manufacturer' s suggested retail - - WE'VE MOVED ..... .... ' "'Me c,l - =. ."., ". . . . . . priaa. .. _ _ - - "I u - fw.I4 . ' ._I " fIIn. / 11-5* .... ,... II lila . . WIInIIlIIIII • -.ice; . . _ III, 1I• •/ 1I-5. ....fi d 4 otIas • WIIIla POWI' IIIICiaI-. MIl -..1 " ..,., _ ""'" , lIrfw............. ...,. Call ., WHm _{TIl MOTOIICYCLES 7722 T..... . Unit E HIII'I. . . . . . . . . . . CA .st2647 (714)141-3211 Read Cycl e New s W ant A ds . IlACI1'IGWlJIlJC41'ITS 32 1444 _ ' 7, EI CfI}on. CA 92020 Phone Order Des. (619) H2·972J ~....,.'"····,··· · , '_"*".'''.'4'~~r''''''''''''''%i''''''"2i1 Winkle wins CRCPucker Bush enduro By Bill Herndon RAN D, CA , MAR . 10 Former unknown 0 / A Vet Greg Winkle. took h is H onda to th e o verall win at th e California Racing Club Pucker Bu sh Enduro . wi th a score o f 3.2 14 mi n utes d ropped . Tak ing second i n h is best fin ish yet. was Donn ie Si m mone . The so ftspoken 17-year- old Fresno hi gh school jun ior h as m ad e relentless advances recenrlv, and missed th e overall by just seven' seco nds I Perhaps the most stu nn ing ride o f today wa s tha t putin by 250cc A Vet L owell " Spoof" Sp iva . G etting to th e sta rt lin e without h is lead rider Tom Co le proved a m inor panic wh en Spiva sta ted " I ca n't time-keep," as h e had never done h is o wn before. In add ition, h e was rid ing a n underpower ed and defin it el y un derhandling XR2 50 H onda . N evertheless, he fool ed everyone by p u tt ing in his best ride ever - th ird o vera ll , first in class, a nd a n ins ta nt tran sfer to AA. The fir st loop sta rted in th e S la te Mine Hills a bo ve R and, wi th check o ne at6.7 mil es in a mak eabl e 30m p h sec tion o ver looking Koh n Dry Lak e. At approximately seve n m iles, th e r ibbon tu rned down a ca nyon to Fremont Va lley, p ast th e a lfa lfa fields a t the 17 mil e marker , a nd ski rted th e o ld Park "C" pit area (used hea vil y in th e o ld days for end uros ). Near th e 29 mil e point, th e cou rse went u p a ca nyon th rough th e Ca l C ity " Ro llers", in th e third o f three 30m p h sections of loop o ne . After these three o n -the -gas sections , th e co urse went u p a dirt road th at a llowed a ny lat e riders to ca tch up. Instead o f en di ng th ere, th e ca ke frosting camewhen th e co urse j umped into a specia l vir gin sectio n a bou t five m il es lon g fea tu rin g (so me times less than ) handl ebar-w id th bus hes , to the fini sh . La st month 's overa ll loo p one wi n ner Brett Ba inbri dge m ad e it two in a ro w , dropping j ust .006 seco n ds. First "C" Min i J oey Toste wa s second. just beating fir st " B" M ini Lori Beetree, Lo op T wo featured two specia l tes ts, a nd lots o f th e area 's natural phenomena - slate rock s. The Barbender' s ch eck came a t 4.4 m iles, 1.2 miles into the 36 m p h " specia l. "

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