Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

OPEN BEG: 1. Ji m Peku ri (KTM ); 2 . Russell Ford (Hon); 3 . Tom Furr ie r (Hon). 250 BEG: 1. Dav id Schall er (KTM) ; 2 . David Va n Cooney (KTM ); 3 . Dav id We bster (Yam l. 200 BEG: 1. Kevi n Nail (Yam I; 2. Keith W ill iam s (Yam) . . ., . CLASSIC: 1. Sco tt Sut z (KTM I; 2 . Rick A lexander . (Hus) : 3. Jod y Sanders (Yam ). VI NTAGE: 1. Tom Rowland (Han); 2. M ich ael W add in g (Yam ). LA DI ES : 1. Ang ie Klaja (Hon); 2. Pat rvka Tach ick (Yaml. M IN I A M : 1. Brookie J effery (Kawl; 2. Den is Hil debrand (Yam) . M INI NOV : 1. KC 'Kirk (Han); 2 . Destr y Ab bott (Yam ); 3. J udd Denn ey (Han). M IN I BEG: 1. Rand y Toy (Kaw) : 2. Dar yl V . James (Yam); 3. Steve An th ony (Hon ). s. MINI 60: 1. Ton y French IHon); 2. Ton y Fel i x (Su l l; 3 . Fra nc e Blackm an (Hon). • K-70: 1. Chad Pr ull (Ha n); 2 . Joe Cohen (Han); 3 . Ja me s Andress (Hon) . , Surber snags ST/TTwins By M . Orr BOYD, TX, AP R. 20 J ack Surber (Kaw) surged to his firs t 125cc shor t track w in a t M ike Kidd 's Boyd Racewa y, th en ca m e back with a do u ble o n th e T'T course. Ed Meyer fin ish ed seco nd to S urber in th e shan tra ck, r a n d j erry Klein wa s th e o r runnerup. C lav Ca rroll won th e I 25cc sha n track h ea t race ahead o f Mike H a le a n d Ed Meyer , bUI Surber p ut his g-reen mach ine int o the co rne r first in th e main . Meyer chased S urber for th e lead a s H a le a n d Ca rro ll diced for thi rd th rou ghout rhe ra ce, wi th H a ll' fin ish in g- on top a t th e flag-. Su rb er [aug-hi wi th Meyer before ta kin g- th e win in th e l 25cc T T heal , th en led rh« m a in event in a w ire-to wire win as j erry Klein held o ff Meyer [or seco nd p lace. . Nava H elm ets/H onda T own /Ki ssin g er Au toS u pp ly/ NG K/S kip H o llister-sponsored Trace Pol son led th e 250cc shan track heal ra ce wire-towire to finish in fron t of Al an Po wers a n d R an dy P rin ce. P rin ce took th e firs t co rner a t th e sta n o f the main , . with Po wers second a head o f Pol son and j am es H a rris. On lap two , Polson well! to the outside a n d pa ssed Powers wi th a good drive o u t of turn two to chase Prince. T h en Po lson went insid e Pr in ce o n the fron t straight as they too k th e w hit e flag ; P ol son h eld on for the fin a l la p a nd th e w in. Team Pacesett er's Fred Debrick h ad a lonel y ride o ut fro nt of th e Open . Amateurs, w hi le it wa s left to Po wers an d S teve Miller to p ut o n a race for second pl ace. Po wers got th e ho leshot in th e main , bu t dropped 10 second as h e well! h igh in turn three, a llowi ng- Debrick to pa ss on the inside a n d ta ke over the lead . As Mi ller mo ved in on Powers , the two rode p eg-to -p eg until Mi ll er we ll! o utside a n d passed Po wers in turn three on the last lap. Mi ller then slipped off th e groove, and Powers go t a good d riv e out of turn four to rea ch the • fi nis h lin e in second pl ace. Results ST 50: 1. Trey Glasc o (Yam); 2. Bill y Ke nnedy (Yam ). 60: 1. Bill Richards, Jr. (Ha n): 2 . Todd W ay(Ka w ). BO: 1. Clayton Hull (Sull; 2 . Bi ll Richards Jr. (Han I: 3 . Scott W ill iam s (Han ). 125: 1. Jack Surber (Kaw) ; 2 . Ed M eyer ISu l ); 3 . M ike Hal e (Yam I. 250: 1. Trace Polson (Han): 2 . Ran dy Prin ce (Han); 3 . A lan Power s (Yam ). O PEN AM : 1. Fred Debr ick (Han); 2. Ala n Powe rs (Yam); 3 . Steve M i ll er (Han). OP EN PRO; 1. Bill Herndon (Han); 2. Cha rlie Orr (Han ); 3 . Jam es Huddl eston (Hon l. TT OVER 30 : 1. Fred Debr ick (Han ); 2. Cary Webb (Han ); 3 . J .C. Dill (KTM) . 50 ; 1. Trey Gl asco (Yam ); 2 . Billy Ken ned y (Vam). 60 : 1. Bill Rich ard sJ r . (Han); 2. Todd Way IKaw ); 3 . Derick Whitener (Han) . 80 : 1. Bill Rich ards Jr . (Han ); 2 . Clayto n Hull (Kaw); 3. Tim Kay IKawl. 125: 1. Ja ck S urber (Kaw); 2. Jerry Klein (SUl): 3 . Ed M eye r ISu ll. 250: 1. Bobby Sha w (Sull; 2. Shan e J ol ly (Han); 3 . Kregg Be ntl ey (Han) . O PEN A M : 1. Rodney Young (Han); 2. Sha ne Jolly (Han); 3. Kerry Wood (Han). OPEN PRO: 1. Bill Herndon (Hon); 2. Charl ie Orr (Han); 3. Bobb y Shaw (Hon l. · - .. , o1. l , ;I J 3 of f. t ... ) 1 ; Voices rnmm:LUBE] . (Contin ued from pag e 41) ' , you be lieve ma n y of you r fell ow Am ericans do? Mos t wo n't ta ke the ti me. T h ey just p lug it i n o r fi ll it up - . and go. Throughout th e West. vari o us associa tion s a re setti ng u p ..ATV Wo rkshops" with safety bein g p ro mot ed thr ough improv ed rid er s ki l ls . Wou ldn 't it be ni ce if these p u blic servi ce efforts received ample publicity and were a tte n ded by all those wh o co u ld benefi t? But once agai n, u ltim at ely th a t rem a in s up to th e ATV users. Safety eq uip me n t is o f th e utmost im po rta nce . H elmet use is just as necessary on a n ATV as o n a motorcycle. Long sleeves, p a nts, and boots are a good idea . I' ve seen racers em erge from trul y specta cu lar cras hes with nothing more than a bruised ego! Th ey kno w th e importance of safety . eq u ipmen l. The other major co nt ribu tio ns to th e ATV acc ident ra te th at I' ve observed a rc a lc o ho l abus e, riding " do u ble, " a n d ov er crowd ed ATV a reas . Once ag-ain a " peop le " pot a " p rod uc t" p robl em . • I wo uld a lso ur ge that wh en you receive ATV acc ide nt statis tics, you in ves tiga te them . O ne recen t ATV fata lity reporte d in volved a woman wh o ro de an ATV o ff a cliff. Would she have fared bett er had sh e been in a ca r, truck , or bu s? I th ink no t. O ne fina l th ought . . . m os t o f th e AT V manufacturer s are now off er ing fo u r-wheeled ATVs, so whv not let th e market pl ace de cide the future o f three-wh eel prod uc tio n. Neverth eless. m o to rized tricycl es a re easily labrica red . makin g th e co nce p t of a th reewheeler reca ll ludi crous. [ u n derstand th e co mmission's co n cern wit h AT Vs a n d th e risin g- acc ident ra te, bu t it o ften seems as if th e CPSC loo ks a t problems wit h th e narrow view th at th e product is alwa ys at fau lt. Sin ce th e problem s ar e bas ed with the consumers, wh y n ot look fir st to them for th e answers before yo u expend efforts to investiga te th e . p roduct? I ap p recia te yo ur co nsideration. If [ ca n be o f any fu rt he r assista nce to yo u or the co m m issi on. p lease (eel free to co nt rac t me. DARY L D. DRAK E Phoen ix, AZ _ , Dear Mr . Statler I would lik e to kn ow j us t wh o you, a nd th e C PS C , ar e sup posed ly representing in yo u r a tte m p t to ban and recall ATCs? Certain ly it is no t m y fam ily or I. Perh ap s it is the few opportunists who, w hen invol ved in a n acci de nt of their own cause, (which a few years back wou ld hav e been laughed o ut of . co urt), are co llecting huge sett leme nts a gain st the deep -pocket ma nu facturers fo und only to have a sma ll percen -· rage , if an y, of th e fau lt. In m y view a n y adu lt who rides when intoxica ted, or with o ut th e proper protectiv e gear. o r p uts a ch ild o n any' vehicle capa ble of a ny speed a nd does not constant ly superv ise th at ch ild , is tota ll y responsibl e for an y mishap. - But let 's face it , Stuart, li fe in itself is inherent ly dan gerous. There ar e few mod es o f tra nsp orta tion th at we expect to co nt ro l th emselves witho u t d ire co nseq uences. Most are operator s ta bi lized . 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