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Cycle News 1985 05 01

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NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TRACKS THE NATIONAL . .PAPERS NORTH CENTRAL AM & YTH AREA LOCATIONS (Entry Deadline May 1B) MOTOSPORTS PAR K Sat . AM -Sun . YTH Byron , tL . . _ _ . __ '. 8 15 /234-2271 SPRING CREEK MX PARK Sat . YTH -Sun. AM .M illville, MN .. _.. _.. _... _.. . . 507/753 -29 16 By Roxy Rockwood The o ld San J ose fa irgrou n ds mil e has been h osting fantastic rac es since 1957 with a n intermis sion af ter 1958 un til th e current string sta rted back in 1972. A short time lat er they became so p op u la r th a t two-a- year became co m mon, starting with th e 1974 t wins . Ma y 5 will be th e 27th runn ing of a Camel Pro Ser ies Na ti onal a t Sa n Jo se; it 's a lso a n event jointly-sp onsor ed by H o nd a a nd Coors. It 's a tough o ne to win a ny time. On ly eigh t of th e 17 riders who hav e won th e G ra nd Nati onal titl e have ever wo n th e Sa n J ose Mile. Six o f th ose eigh t on ly won it one time. At Sa n J o se yo u wi n o n th e last lap and by inc hes. Somet imes by a few feet if yo u reall y ha ve it a ltogether. ' Bu bba Shobert dazzled the thousa nds last year by winni ng bo th mi les in Ma y a nd Sep tember: H e a lso wo n th e Sat urda y ni gh t Nationa l Short Track fi nal which again run s th e ni gh t before the Ma y 5 mi le this yea r. One rider winni ng all three events a t San J ose in one year - im possible, but h e d id it a nd chances are it wi ll never be done a ga in. The track is to ugh on th e ego. Steve Eklund found h is way into th e winner 's ci rcle back in 1979 a nd has not come cl ose, before or si nce. Jorgy J orgensen is one o f th e best-all-around d irt track r ide rs ever, but ha s one fourth -place fini sh for h is best th ere - way back in 1976! Ra ndy Goss, th e two-tim e Nat ional Ch amp, has ra ced th e Sa n J ose Mile n o less th an 16 times, winni ng it once in 1980 for h is onl y ap pea ra nce in th e top th ree! Unran ked G arth Bro w has wo n the re three times an d is on e o f on ly two rid ers to ever win both in th e sa me year. '. Goss a n d hi s n ew SuperTrapp Honda h ope to change thi ngs arou nd over w ha t happened to him both times th ere in 1984. In th e fir st m ile h is factory H arley broke. No points. In the seco nd even t he tested the fence a nd broke hi s leg . No points. An ything will be an impro vem ent th is time a ro u nd for th e co nsistent titleco ntender. Six form er winners of th e ra ce a re entered. O ver a dozen to tal mile victor s ha ve sig ned entry blanks for both May ,4 a nd May 5, for the seco nd o f ' three doubleh eaders' on the schedu le this season. Watching a nd wis hi ng will be injured R icky Graham , wh o was leadin g the fir st o ne a yea r ago whe n th e cha in broke a nd the n took seco nd in the la st o f th e two 1984 m iles at San Jose. _ J a y Springsteen is o ne o f the threetime winner s. Jay ha s n ot wo n a m ile fina l since Septem ber o f 1982 - a t San J ose. Pappa Ja y will h ave h is wif e a nd new da ughter chee rin g for h im to make th is one " L uc ky 13" and a~ in tak e over the top spot for mile WIn s. H o nda won both Sa n J ose Miles in 1984, sto p p ing a 19-in-a-row strea k by Harley th at d ated ba ck to before Robert s a nd Scott were ridi ng tric ycles . Sp ringsteen will be o n a H ar ley; so wi ll Scotty Park er. MUSTANG ACRES Brig hton, M I. _. • _. _ Sat . AM -Sun . YTH KENWORTHY'S GP Tro y.OH ...... Sat . YTH -Sun . AM 3 13 /278-0309 _. . _.: ........ 5 13 /335-4763 LOCATIONS OF 2-DAY REGIONAL.S ONLY Saturday-YOUTH 8< Sunday-AMATEUR May 25 & 26 CLAY PEAK MTR . PK . (N orthw est) Paye tte. 10 __• _ (Ent ry Deadline M ay 4 ) 208/452-3542 LAKE WH ITN EY MX (So . Central) Lake Wh itney. TX (Ent ry Dead line J une 8 ) June 29 & 30 7 13 /641 -3025 • J une 29 & 30 laiD ( lIT1tO NOW - tollPLETtINlTIu ctlHt PACUAE _flU_ED Stt,GOO U_ _ S. AH1' --------------------------------------------------------------FOR PRE ENTRY OEAOUNE POSTMARK SEE A80VE • ENTRY FEE S20 PER CLASS - POST ENTRIES SID MORE AT TRACK IEMD CHECK 0I1tOIIIE1' 0100 TO: .1 &P01f1!.. P,O. lOX..... TDUDG. OHM) . .12 • IUITBCAIUII lilA DIl Y • CAU141' 1 en-,UI • 11.• IOvtCE CHUIE L An Iddnlona' SID.... olgn-up porell.. Ind gil' Idmlliion . . III ehorgod IIlh' .... lrlCkl. I A N C Tl O N l O NAME ADDRESS ~~:::;:::;::;:::;:::;:::::=~:;:::;:;::;::~~....J.--;::;~ TOWN l iP BIRTH DATE ITIllJ OJCDITJ y" PHO NE MO AGE DESIRED UALIFIER Q TRACK PRO-AM PURSE A.TNA. oNAL nNAJ.. n INfOMIATION: '4'11 471-5* EMm El I (*1 5IoI-" 17181f1AL _ OJ (ITIJ)ITIJIIITI CHECK CLA SS: You may ,ntlr 2 Amll'.. Ind/or V'ultI/WoNn/Sr. M,n/Pre-AII ell.... It Aru • Roglon.IItYll, but mull ehoo., only 2 eII'"1 to rid, II N _ Rnl l. AM~EUR /PRO-AM YOUTH/WOMEN/SR.MEN 1. 0 125A Stock 7. 0250 B Stock 13. 0 51cc Automatic (4-8) Stock 14. 0 65cc St ck (7-11) o 2. 0 125 A Mod. 8. 0 250 B Mod 3. 01 25 B Stoc ~ 9. 0 Open A 15. 0 65cc Mod. (7' 11) 16.0 B5cc St ck (7-11) o 4. 0 125 B Mo 10. 0 Open B d. 17. 0 85cc Mod. (7-11) 5. 0250 A Stock 11 . 0 PRO-AM (125cc) 6. 0250 A Mod. 12. 0 PRO-AM (250 & up) 18.0 85cc Stock (12-13) Amaw ExptIt ~ rIdt A. _ . 1984 19.0 85cc Mod. (12-13) AU' NMA NIIItnII RIdtn pIICIng In .10 20. 0 85cc Stock (14-15) . 018. I"••" rIdt A. Pre-Am. 21. 0 85cc Mod . (14-15) Y..... ~ IIIIWIng 10 ~ OIly rIdt 8. 22. 0 125cc A (12-15) YOIIIII MInI (12-15} pItcIng '" lip 10 OIly rIdt 23. 0 125cc B (12-15) ~~: =vW-(~~-()pen) Mini, 125A (12-15) . ANlIur 8. $ _ =--.:..~::rurldt":.::or=:- • B 25. 0 SR-40 & Up(10I cc-()pon) When AU is said andWon: Arai Congratulates TEAM HAMMER On Winning Round One of the WERA Road Race Endurance Series 37

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