Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

~ o ...... ...... ..... .... 0.. ~ Scott Bu rnworth led for t w o la ps in t he f irst 250cc moto befo re being passed by Jeff Ward . Here. Rick Johnson (1 ) is about to do the same. sui t, Two la ps lat er. O 'Mara went by Burn wo rt h in a section ef-w hoops making th e la p five, Wa rd , J ohnson. O 'M a ra , Burn worth a n d Brek er. Myerscough - o n a n '84 RlVI250 moved into six th with H annah a bo u t five seco nds behind. Myerscough took the position wh en Dymond's H usky threw a cha in. With five laps remaining, Ward ca u tio us ly enjoyed a co m fortable sixsecond lead o ver Johnson w h ich he kept 10 th e fini sh. O 'Mara finished thi rd a hea d o f Burnworth, Brek er, Myersco ugh , H annah. Canadia n Ross Pederso n. Jim H o lley, Scoo ter Staf ford and Jeff H icks. Mota two saw O'Ma ra take th e ea rly lead wh ile fo llo wed by Bu rnwort h . Ward. H olley. John son. Hicks a nd Alle y Sem ar. Durin g th e firs t lap , War d stay ed g lued 10 O'Mara 's rear , fender unti l Ward o u t-bra ked him a t th e bo ttom o f th e downhill . Once Ward had th e lead, h e started to pu ll away and take co m ma nd. Then J ohnso n stuffed it under Burnworth in a left turn a n d took over th ird; but J ohnson wasn 't quite don e yet - he set after and pa ssed O 'M ara for second . This time. eigh t seconds separated Wa rd a n d J ohnson with five laps 10 go, but J ohnson co u ld n ' t mak e up th e differen ce. At the fini sh. it wa s Wa rd , J ohnson. O ' Mara, Pederso n , H olley, Ha n na h. Myersco ugh (top privateer), Andy Stacy a nd H icks. " I didn' t get h ol esh ots or a nyth in g ," said Ward, " b u t I didn' t ha ve a ny problems gelling arou nd anybod y. l just rode m y ow n race. I co u ld p u ll away a n yt ime I wa n ted 10. I felt really good, I felt in co ntrol, a nd I feel lik e I ca n stay tha t way the wh ol e year. " 500cc Ba iley a n d h is works H onda shot th e from o f th e pack a t th e sta rt of th e first 500cc m ot o wit h G lover. T eam Ta rn m 's Ala n Kin g, Mik e Larson an d Kaw a saki' s Bill y Li les tra ilin g . Gl over pu lled a lo ngs ide o f Ba iley up th e lon g uph ill during th e first lap but co u ld n' t mak e th e pass. H owever. at th e bottom o f th e p receed ing dow nh ill , G lover wen t to th e inside o f the turn , while Bailev went wid e an d.stole th e lead. By the end o f the 10 fir st lap. Gl over h ad already developed a five seco nd lead over Bail ey, wh o was rid ing on th e ragged edge; mak ing many liule mistakes th at let King sta y close. " I was real nervous a n d m y a rms gal real ten se a t th e sta rt ," said Bail ey. " I made so many mi stakes rig h t awa y 1felt like an id io t - 1 felt as th ough I sh ou ld cha nge th e number o ne on my plate." Whil e Kin g wa s pr essuring Ba iley, the T eam Tamm rider suddenly dropped to fourt h and was cl osel y following Li les. The Li les/ Kingduel pi cked up speed , a nd th e two Ka wasak i riders were ri gh t o n Bail ey's rea r fender. A few la ps lat er. Bail ey sta rted to settle down a nd pu ll away from King and Liles. "After a bout five or six laps." sa id Bai ley, " I started gelling things a little bi t better ." Soon a fter, Bail ey sta rte d moving in on Glover , who held a six -second lead. "For a co up le o f la ps," said Ba iley, "I co u ld see Broc in th e same p lace, so 1kn ew 1 wa s maimain ing. T hen I kn ew I co u ld sta rt sea rch ing for a co u p le o f different lines, and 1 fo und so me wh ere 1 co u ld h ook up a bit bett er a nd mis s a few holes. Things just start ed co m in g togeth er ." Ba iley sta rted closing grou nd o n Gl over slow ly. and then the two were handlebar -to-handlebar. Bailey found hi s cha nce a nd made hi s move taking an inside lin e through a sharp right tu rn a nd pass ed G lover. The Nationa l Ch ampion qu ickly j umped 10 a twosecond lead which he held for th e rema ining fo ur laps. Not too far behind Gl over was a d ice ove r th ird bet wee n King a n d Li les, bu t it ca me to an end w hen Liles bailed th rough th e whoop section. " I was ca tch in g Kin g and Gl over, whi le Ba iley was n' t p u lli ng a way ," sai d Lil es. " I figured if 1 pi cked up th e p ace even more. I co u ld get a seco nd or firs t o ut of the m ot a , bu t I got a liule mi s-rirned in th e wh oops, a nd th e fro m wh eel wem betw een o ne of th em and 1 hit th e grou nd pret ty ha rd ." At the finis h it was Bai ley. G lo ver, Kin g , L iles , Ya ma ha ri d er Scott Mannin g , Ph il a nd Mike Larson , G lo ver, and his whi te a nd pin k n ylon pan ts, cap tured the ho lesh ot a t the sta rt of th e seco nd moto a nd fou nd h im self with abou t a fo ur Brae Glover won the 500cc class despite having a broken wrist. In the 250s. Bob Hannah a lso raced w ith a broken w rist and fin ished sixth , second lead by th e end of th e first la p - King , Yama ha ride r Jim Ellis, Honda- pi lot Jo J o Kell er . Mi ke Lar so n , Mannin g and Ba iley foll ow ed, C losely fo llow ing Bai ley was Liles. Glover ex ten ded h is lead a few seconds every lap, w hi le Bailey starte d working hi s wa y up th ro ug h th e p a ck. bu t not very qui ckl y. " I got a ll scre wed up at th e start, " said Ba iley. " I go t sidewa ys off the line and ran into the guy beside m e. I had to gas it thro u gh traffi c, but it wa s so dusty , I didn 't even kn ow where the turns were. I co u ld n ' t get through th ose guys quick enou gh and by th e time I got into seco nd. 1 need ed bi noculars 10 see Broc." Wh en Bailey m oved into second, Gl over had bu ilt up a 21-second advantage th at Ba iley started to ch ip away a t. Atthe same time, Kin g , who was running a very safe th ird . p u lled int o th e mechan ics' area poi nting 10 the swingarm bolt that h ad backed itself out. After h is mec ha ni c pou nded it bac k into p lace, King ma de a nother lap (now in fourth ) befo re ma ki ng anothe r p it sto p where a n ew nut for the bolt wa s wa iti ng, but h e lost two more pos itio ns in th e process. T h is put Li les in to secon d a head of Mann in g , Ea to n and Mike La rso n. As th e mot a ca me to a close, G lo ver sta rt ed 10 coo l it, a llowing Ba iley to gai n a bo ut four seco n ds a lap. Time ra n o ut for Bai ley, tho ug h , wh o fin ish ed a bo u t five seco n ds be hi n d G lover a t th e finish . Liles fini sh ed third for thi rd overa ll, while Man ni ng too k fourth, After Ma nn in g fo llowed Ea ton, Mik e Larson a nd Kin g. " I j us t wish I had a co u p le o f more la ps," sa id Bail ey a fter it was all over. " Bailey a nd 1 got a bad start," said Li les. " I tr ied to pace wit h h im go ing thro ug h traff ic, bu t I fell over in a slow co rner an d brok e th e fro nt brak e lever. 1 cou ld n ' t stop co m ing down • a ny o f th e hills." Results 125: 1. Ron Lechien (Han ) 1-1 ; 2 , Erik Keho e (Suz' 4 ~2; 3. Ge org e Holla nd ISuzl 2·4; 4 . Mark Barnett (Kaw) 6-3 ; 5 . Edd ie W arren (Kaw ) 3 ·6; 6 . Keit h Bow en ~Y a m ) 5·5; 7. Tyson Vohla nd (Kaw) 7-7 ; a. Larry Brooks (Han) 1 2-B; 9 , Rick Ryan (kaw' 11- 9; 10. Dr ey Dir ks (S uz) 10 -13; 1 1. Guy Cooper (Han) 8 -15 ; 12. Danny Sto rbeck (Yam ) 16 -1 1; 13. Mike 8eier (kaw) 13 -14 ; 14 . 8 i11y Frank (Kaw ' 18 -12; 15. M ik e Healey (S uz) 9 -3 1; 16. M ike Brown (Han ) 1410; 17. Brian Manley (Hon ) 14 -34; 18. Bobby Moore (S uz) 20-16; 19 , J eH Fri sz (Han) 15 · 28; 10 . Terry Fowler (Han) 17 -20. 250: 1. J eH Wa rd (Kaw ) 1-1; 2. Rick Johnson (Yem) 2-2 ; 3. Jo hn ny O'Mara (Han' 3-3; 4 . Scan Burnworth (Suz) 4 -4 ; 5 . Ross Pederson (Suz) 8 -5; 6 . Bob Hanna h (Han ) 7-7; 7 . Brian M yersc oug h (Suzt 68 ; B. Ji m Holley (Yem) 9·6; 9 . JeH Hicks (Han) 11 ·1 0 ; 10. Scooter St aff ord (Yam) 10-1 1; 1 1. Goat Breker (Kaw) 5· 18; 12 . Chat Hard ic k (Han) 14-12; 13 . Gordon Ward (Yam) 12 ·14; 14 . Stev eB urdette (Ym) 16-1 3; 15 . Andy Sta cy (KawI 35 · 9; 16 . Joel W r ight (Han) 18-15; 17. A ll ey Semar (Han) 13- 33; 18 . J im An derson (Yam) 15-3 2; 19 . Don Turk (Hon ) 3 6-1 6; 20 . tecke M ane s (Han) 20 · 17 . 500: 1. Broc Glo ver (Yam) 2-1 ; 2. David Bail ey (Ho n) 1-2; 3 . Bill y Liles(Kaw) 4 -3 ; 4 . Scott M anning (Yam) 5 -4; 5. A lan King (Kaw) 3-7 ; 6. J im Ell is (Yam' 11· 6 ; 7. Eri c Eaton (Yam ) 14 -5 ; 8 . Todd Harrell (Han) 9 · 10; 9 . M ik e Larson (Hon) 7- 12; 10 . Dav id M cl ean (Han ) 12 · 11; 11. Mark M urphy (Yam) 16· B; 12 . Kevin Foll ey (Yam ) 10-1 4; 13 . Ph il Larson (Han); 6 -26; 14 . Danny LaPone (Hus) 8- 3 1; 15. Deyid McCl ain (Han) 39-9; 16 . Ron LaPoi nt e (Yam) 15 -15; 17 . Jo hn Colli ns (Han) 1B-13; l B. Terry Hobbs (Han) 17 -16 ; 19. W ill ie Simons (Han) 13-DNF: 20 . W arren Reid (ATKI20- 17 . POINT STANDINGS 125 : 1. George Hollend (8BI; 2. Erik Kehoe (BO); 3. M ark Barnett (78 ); 4 . Ron Lechie n (70 ); 5. Guy Cooper (48); 6. Eddie W arr en (93 ); 7. (TIE) Billy Frank/ M ike Bei er / Larry Brooks (3 8); 10. Rick Ryan (36). 25 0 : 1. Jeff W ard (100); 2. Joh nny O' M are (8 2): 3 . Rick Johnson (80); 4 . Bob Han nah (701; 5. Scon Burnwon h (67); 6. Jim Holl ey (5 B); 7 . Ross Peder· son (56); B. Jeff Hick s (45 ); 9. Scoo ter St aHord (3 2); 10 . (TIE, A ndy Stacy /Goat Breker (3 1). 500: 1. Brae Gloyer (97 ); 2. A len King (7 6); 3 . Bill y Liles (741; 4 . Dayid Bail ey (6 9); 5. Scan M anning (63'; 6 . Eric Eato n (4 7'; 7. Mark M urphy (4 6 ); 8. Kevi n Foley (3 6); 9. M ike Larson (33); 10. Dayid M cl een 1 321. 17

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