Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

(Suz); 3. Darin Cook (Han). 250 NOV II: 1. Robb Carpenter (Yam); 2. Allen Russell (C-A); 3. Gary Peterson (Han). 250 INT: 1. Kenny Maddu x (Yam); 2. Je ff Rutt (Vam); 3. Murray Shackelf ord (Suz). 250 PRO: 1. Mark Decker (Vam); 2. Wi lly M usgra ve (Hon); 3 . Michael Edson (Hon) . OPEN NOV: 1. Joh n Wall (Han): 2. Terr y Woody (Han); 3. Je ff Bragia (Han). OPEN INT: 1. Bren t Pott er (Hon); 2. A lan Coats (Vam); 3. Rick Anderson (Vam). OPEN PRO: 1. Jua n Benavidez (Han); 2. Alan Skiles (Han); 3. Gerry Lattimer (Kaw). V ET: 1. Kinney Jones (Hon) : 2 . Wa lt Foste r (Yam ); 3 . Roben Portier (Kaw). Turnidge slops to Timber Mountain HSwin By Fritz Martin ME DFO RD . O R . AP R. 21 Brad T urn idge (KTM America/ A- I Cycle KTM ) sloppe d his way La th e ove ra ll win at the fou rth an n ua l IOO-mile-long Tim ber Mo untai n Hare Scra mbles. After wee ks of 85 0 weather and ex teme ly d usty trails. riders fa ced rain. snow , ha il, a nd very muddy tra il co nd itions on race da y. A large nu m ber o f riders wo u ld DNF by day's end d ue to numb hands a nd muddied vision. After a dead engine. gra nd prix start, the Open Experts were o ff. wit h Brad T urn idge a nd - Ba rrett Bro wn (M-S ) fighting for first p lace. One minut e behind th em . t he 250cc Experts were bei ll ~ led by Larry La cey (Actio n Auto Bod y/KTM ) and Ro n Knarr (Ho n ). After o ne lap. Brown p iti ed wh ile leading. givi ng' up first pl an ; to ~ur ni dge. Ken Maah s followed III third , La cey th en pitted . foll owed by Kna rr a nd T im H art (H us), . Brown passed T u m idge back Oll the seco nd lap to regain th e lead. L ar ev a nd Kna rr 's du el for fir st 250cc had ~leanwhi l e Glrried th em to within srriking d istan ce o f Maahs, wh o was in th ird. By the end o f th e third la p. Bro wn had o pe ned up a sizeable lead over Tu rn idge who was still in seco nd. bu t no w with fron t brak e p robl em s. After leading the 250cc class for th ree laps Lacey started to fade; he would event ua lly DNF. T u rni dg e pitted o n the fou rt h lap ro cha nge clot hes, wh ile Hart and J oe McCormick (G&G Cycle Hus) swa pped for th e lead o f th e 2S0cc class as Knarr sta rted to fad e d ue to numb hands. On th e fina l lap. Bro wn los t h is lead back to T u rn idge because of a radia tor nose leak . H e man a ged to hold o n to second p lace by th e tim e he reached the finish. two minutes beh in d Turnidge. Consis tent ridi ng payed o ff for McCormick a nd Hart as th ey fini sh ed th ird a nd fourth . fo llow ed by Maa hs in fift h posit ion overall. Ford Tan nock (H us) reall y put in a n im p ressive ride to finis h seventh overall and first200cc Ex pert. H e started two minutes beh ind the O pen Experts a nd one m inute beh ind th e 2S0cc Ex perts. Tom Niemela (Ya m ) cont in ued to dom in a te th e Am at eur classes by finish in g 14th overa ll and first Amateur. Results A OVERAl l: 1. Brad Turnidge; 2. Barrett Brow n; 3. Joe McCorm ick; 4. Dan Han; 5. Ken Maa hs; 6. Ron Kna rr; 7. Ford Ta nnock ; 8 . Tim Er ickso n; 9 ..Fritz Mart in ; 10 . Jerry St ell flug . OPEN EX: 1. Brad Turn idge (KTM); 2. Barr ett Brown (M· S); 3. Ken Maahs (Hus). 250 EX: 1. Joe McCor mick (Hus); 2. Dan Han (Hus); 3. Ron Knarr (Han). 200 EX: 1. Ford Tanno ck (Hus); 2. Darr en Burt . OPEN AM : 1. Tom Niemela (Vam); 2. Jam es Heath (Han); 3. M ark Gerber (Han). 250 AM : 1. M any Clough (Hus); 2. Mike Culben son (Husl . 200 AM : 1. J im Lacey (Kaw ); 2. Jeff Carrico (Vam); 3. M ike Robertson (Han). 30AM : 1. Gary Sears (Hus); 2. St even Schneider tHus). 40 AM : 1. F. Harter (Mai). 50+: 1. Bob Krc h (Yam); 2. Gilben Campfield (Suzl . BEG: 1. Ross Chapman (Suz). INE SET THE STANDARDS... YOU SET THE PACE. HI-TECIf MX PERFORMANCE. IR the perfect mix of unique, self-cleaning tire giyes you more bite. 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