Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Brad Lac key (5 6 ) rode his 1 9 8 4 Yamaha YZ4 9 0 to the V et Expert c la ss win over K inney Jones (Hon) at t he Han gto wn amateu r m o t ocross. Hangtown Amateur MX: Lackey scores Vet victory By Troy Scott SAC RAMENTO . CA . MAR . 30 Former 500cc W orld MX Cha m p io n Brad L ackey showed up today to race in the Vet Exper t class a nd completely dominated it as h e rode flaw les sly to a I -I to ta l for the class w in . The for mer cha mp's pe rformance was j list o ne o f the highl ig hts of th e weekend as the Prairie City OHV Pa rk race 36 tr ack hos ted a mateur da y o n th e same co u rse tha t wo u ld run th e a n n ua l H a ng to wn N at iona l MX. In th e 250cc Expert class. Kell y Andris (Han ) took a co m ma nding lea d bo th times o u t to ca p t u re th e overa ll. And in th e 500cc juniors. Wa yn e R eg i na (Han ) used a 2-1 score 10 narrowl y beat Ken n y WOOIOll'S 1-3 to top th a t class. T he 250cc Novice class was won by Don McG ra th (Ka w ). As the \' et Experts roa red o ff th e line in th eir first m o to , it was Lack ey (Ya m) . followed by Kin ney jones (Han) a nd j o h n Swa n n (Han). Lackey qu ickl y put severa l secon ds between h im self a nd jones. a nd th e lead g rew ever y lap. By th e th ir d la p Swann had dropped back . and Dave Ea ken (Han) to ok over th e thi rd pl ace slot. At the fin ish. Lackey was way o u t in fro nt. with an ove rwhelmi ng lead over j ones and Ea ken . who p laced second a nd th ird . M oto two was a ca r bo n -copy o f the fir st. Lack ey got the h o leshot th en was passed for a brief time by Eak en . whil e j ones tr ailed in th ird. Ea ken was sti ll successfu l in h o lding o ff Lackey as they went up an uphill . but th e former Wo rl d Champion claimed th e lead at th e double-jumps. A lap later, Ea ke n was kn oc ked down into ' third p lace a t the doubles when j ones to ok th e opportunity 10 pass. T ow a rd s th e en d o f the m or o , Lackey had bu ilt up a 20-second lead o ver j on es. Lackey was n ot o n ly the wi n ner. but the cro wd favorite as well; j ones' 4-3 scor e made him second o ver all . while j .P . Morgan ( K a w) snuck bv Ea ke n a t th e last mom en t for th ird a nd th ird overa ll. Audris nabbed th e ho les hot in th e first 250cc Expert m oto . and by th e fo u r t h turn he a lread y had a five second lead on second place rider M ichael P reSIOn ( Kaw) : Mark Everet t (K aw) was t hi rd a nd G eorge Hoppel' (H a n) was fourt h . Wh en Evereu failed to clear the doubles. H o p pee passed him in m id-a ir to take third . Hopper then went 10 wo r k on a fading P resto n 10 event ua ll y claim seco nd place. At this p o int in th e ra ce, Andris had de velo ped a 20-second lead o n the rest o f the p ack . ., Kawasaki- m o un t ed D on McGrath posted 1 - 1 moto scores o n his way to the 250cc N o vi ce class victo ry. T om Ross f inished second . The ra ce for thi rd p lac e was sti ll h earing up, a nd S uzu ki pi lo t R ich M y rh eu m ade a spectacu lar fligh t ing steady progr ess o ver th e rest of th e field. As th e mo ro passed th e 10m inu te m a rk. a hau le for second was br ewing between Ni ck el a nd Ross. As th e two riders e n te red a sharp righ than d er. Ross was a ble to ta ke th e i nside line and nudge hi s way in to second . T he m o to finished with MeGra t h lea din g . R o ss seco nd a n d Ni ck el th ird. It wa s th e sa m e storv w hen th e secon d m o ta laun ch ed : McGra t h al mos t im med ia tel v took the lead a head o f Ross a nd N ick el. By the secon d la p. I\IcGrat h still led. bu t Ross mov ed int o second; back in th ird p lac e. a g reat d ea l o f pressure was being a p p l ied 10 N ick el b y Kawa sa k i-m ou med Bvro n R i ffen b u rg. But as Ih e two rid~rs m ade their way up th e h ill. Ri ffenburg lo st h is m om en tu m a nd sta lled o n th e to p of the double-j u mps. a nd N ickel wa s able to keep third p lace. R iffen b urg q uickly reco ver ed a nd be rse rked it a ll t he wav to the end o f the m or o , b u t a ll he co uid ge t for h imself was a fou rt h p la ce finis h . I\IcG ra th was first . Ross second a nd N ick el th ird . o ver th e doubl es to a re P resto n ou t of third . The Ka wasak i r id er th en fell a nd gave up eve n m ore gr ound. letl ing j erry Cabra l (S Ul) ta ke fou rt h . At th e ch eck ered it was Audris. H o ppel' a nd Myth en. . When Ihe sta rti ng gate droppe d fo r the seco nd m ota. An dris was in th e lead agai n . fo llow ed by Everett a nd Preston . Wh ile Aud ris made h ims elf sca rce. a th ree-m a n d uel was la king pl ace between Everet t. SCOll Myer s (Ya m ) an d H o p pel'. W hi le Evereu a nd Mvers rook a n inside line on the tra ck . H oppi-e m otored around both of th em to snag third posii ion: he th en wasted no time in reeling in P resi on to ta ke seco nd . Mvr h en was now in Iourt h . Ix-gan a pp l):ing hea vy p ressu re to P reSIOn a nd event ua lly to ok third. The fini sh a n d overa ll po sitions were Aud r is. H oppel' a nd :\/ ythen . In th e first 500c c j u n ior mot a. it was H o nd a-m o unted " 'OOIOll a head o f Reg ina a nd Bobby Del Re (H a n) . Th e three riders eve ru ua llv spread th emsel ves o ut in th e firs t co up le o f Results la ps. wit h WOOIOll co mforta bly in 125 NOV , 1. J .J . "ra vtor (Yam); 2. Robby Her · the lea d. T he finis hi ng order was mane k (Kaw) ; 3 . Ton y M cG rath IKaw) . \\·0 0 101l. Reg ina a nd Del Re. 125 j R: 'l . Woody Russell (Han); 2. J imm y Palmer (Kaw); 3 . Dal len M cK enney (Ho n). M o to two was much th e sa me as 125 EX: 1. Dave Cou pe (Kaw); 2. W illie Miller Wo ol o lt j u mped into th e lead. fo l(Ka w ); 3 . Kelly An dr i s (Ka w) , 250 NOV, 1. Do n M cG rath tKa w ); 2 . Tom Ro ss lo wed by Reg i na a nd Del Re, T hi ngs (Hon) ; 3 . A ll en NickeI IH on ). remai ne d unch a nged for a few la p s 250 J R: 'l . Lyn ton Hefferma n; 2 . Kenny Woolon u nt i l Wool Oll sta lle d h is bik e a nd (Han); 3. Denn is Redding (Hen ). 2 50 EX: 1. Kell y Andr is (Ha n ); 2 . George Hopp ee was u na ble 10 ge t go ing agai n by the (Hon); 3. Rich M yt h en (S Ul) . tim e Regina a nd Del Re ca me arou nd. 500 NO V ; 'l . M or gan M u r ph y; 2. J imm y Taylo r (Han); 3 . M ark Schroed er (Husl . Wo ol olt tri ed h a rd to rega i n th e 500 JR : 1. Wa yne Regina (Han ); 2. Ken ny Woolon gro u nd h e lost. but co u ld n't re-pass IHon); 3 . Bobb y Del Re IHon ). 500 EX: 1. Curt Wil cox (Yam); 2. Kurt Jorgense n th e two o ther ride rs . Reg in a wo n the IHon); 3 . Dave Wood (Hon). m o ro an d the o vera ll. wi th Wo o iOll'S V ET NOV ; t . J eff Bu rn ett (Yam); 2. Bill Bu rn ett 1-3 good for second o ver a ll. a n d Del (Ya m); 3 . M ich a el A lar con (Han ). VET J R; t . M ori Norman (Ka wl; 2. M ark Arthur R c 's 3-2 ride en o ug h for th ird for the (Suz); 3 . J oseph Cody (Yam). dav VET EX: 1. Brad Lackey (Yam); 2. Kinney Jo nes (Han ); 3 . J .P. Morgan (Ka w ). ~IcGrath blasted in to the lead o f OT NOV: r. Ga ry Trow er; 2 . Dave Dav id son; 3 . th e firs t 250cc Novice mota. a nd Mic hael Frankl i n (KTM ). Allen Nickel (H o n) a nd Tom R oss OT JR : 1. Ron Go earin g (Yam ); 2. Ken Feu ln er (Hon ); 3 . Robert Del Re (Yam) . ( H a n) were close beh ind. By th e aT EX, 1. Bob Krah (Hon) ; 2. Bill Manley (Hon ); 3 . _ • secondlap, a !!_t!l!~~ ~i9~~s_ 'Y£r.e_f!l?~ :· __ : Russ F~YJ,!am k _ .•

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