Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

+ Speed IKu lor snug lit & support + Tough .L front plate- + Impsct-sb8ortllng psddlng at shins &.nkles + Cowhicle construction for better feel & control +vetcroe ........ for n8y on • oft Larry Baker (2) takes an inside line on Phil Grabnau (65) in Vet Master class racing at Baylands Raceway. The win went to Grabnau. + Fiberglass heel & toe protection -==- n od went to Flores because of h is hi g h er seco nd rnoro fini sh . Conley' s 1-3 gave him seco nd o vera ll. Results BO NOV 9 ·11 : 1. Kenny Spencer (Kawl. BO JR 9-11 : 1. Chr istopher McCallie (Yam) . BO NOV 12 -16 : 1. J ason Borad lon e (Yam): 2. M ike McCloud (Yam); 3 . Jon Nicola us (Kaw l. BOINT 12 ·16: 1. J erom eT. Sm ith (Yam) ; 2 . J ason Wa rr en (Kaw) . BO EX 12-16: 1. J Immy Clay (Yam) . 125 NOV : 1. M Ike M un (Yam); 2. Steve M esser (Hon) ; 3 . Al be rt Ber en ds (Hon). 125 JR : t . M an Hachenberg (Kawl; 2 . Jeff Land gref (Hon); 3. Paul M id son (Han ). 125 INT; 1. Russ Scott (SUl). 125 PRO: 1. Tony Flores (Yam); 2 . Sea n Conley (Kaw) . 250 NOV : 1. Greg Kamholz(Hon ); 2. Daniel Gu er rera (Yam) ; 3. Tom Rogers (Hon ). 250 JR : 1. Ken n y Lane (Han) ; 2 . Ron Sc h reier (Ho n)13. Mark Burkett (Honl. 250 INT: 1. A lan Carlson (Yam); 2 . Tony Peixot o (Ho n). . ' 250 PRO: 1. Dean Ma t son (Kaw); 2. Andy Tresse r (Hon ); 3 . Howie Ross (Suz). OPEN NOV : 1. Denn is Okerlund (Hon); 2. Steve S i!ver st r i (Hon); 3 . Joe Orti z Jr. (Kaw ). OPEN J R: 1. Lore n Barren (Hon) ; 2. Pat rick v eech ier i (Yam ); 3 . Kirk Smith (ya m) , OPEN INT: 1. Ch ristopher Neu (Yaml: 2 . J e ss Ochoa (Hon). OPEN PRO: 1. Eri c M ash ir (Yam); 2 . Cra ig Chr ist ian (yam); 3. Todd Terna n (Yam) . VET SPTSMN : 1. Ken Johnson (SUl); 2. Jerry Silsdor! (Yam ). VET MSTR : 1. Ph il Gribnau (Yam); 2 . M ik e Lan e (Hon). O'r SPTSMN: 1. Bob Fox (Yam ). a T MSTR : 1. Geoffrey Fox (Yaml . Powers, Thompson split Boyd ST, TT By M. Orr BOYD, T X , MAY 4 A lan P o we r s a n d D a vid Thompson sp lit class wins as th ey battled in Open Ama teur co m pe ti tion at Mik e Kid d 's Bo yd Racewa y. Powers win took short tra ck hon o rs a hea d of Tra ce Pol so n a nd Tim Sa nderso n. Thompson was th e T'I' victo r. Powers got the ho lesh ot in the sh ort tra ck main, fo llowed bv Pol so n a s Sa nderson tri ed to sh ak e ~ 'el v i n C la v fro m his ba ck fen d er. Th e four riders rode in a t ig tu pa ck as Sa nderson a nd Cla y were even for IW full laps wit h O o n ly the len gth of Pol son 's bik e between th em . whil e Power s was cha lleng ed by Pol son fo r th e lead . Po wers h eld o ff the charg« 10 lake th e win , with Pol son crossi ng th e lin e in ch es a h ea d o f Sa nderso n . T he 80cc Senio rs provide d two races in o ne in th e T'T m ain. After swa p p in g th e lead with C lay ton Hull o n each lap , Bill Ri ch ards sq ue eked o u t a win in th e hea t ra ce. Hull th en got to th e co rn er first in th e m a in, foll owed by David Wood a nd Roger Sedara t, R ich ard s shot ove r th e h i ~h jump past Scda ra t. th en around Wood in th e righ t-h and turn . Tim Kay p a ssed Sed a rai in Ih e right -ha nder, th en got aro u nd Wood o n th e ba ck ch u te. By lap three. R ichard s a nd Hull were a lm ost side-by -side as they bo th sa w a win co m ing . Ka y rode in a comfortabl e third as Wood an d Sed ara t di ced for fourth . Hull too k the flag a head of Ri ch ards as Wood l'd~ed ahead o f Seda ra l. An other l i~ht ra ce wa s th e 250cc T'T. Edd ie Kaufman wo n th e heat race. w it h Ed Meyer seco nd. foll owed by Rod ney Young . Bobby Shaw fell in his h ea t r.1Ce , bu t to o k no cha nc es foll owing Meyer int o th e [irst tu rn o f th e main . Kau fman exited th e co rner in th ird a head o f Sanderson. At th e end o f laps lWO a nd four. rhen - was still n o separa tio n between rh e fro nt th ree. On lap five, Kaufman passed Sh aw co m ing off th e jump. but Meyer did n' t gi ve g ro u nd a nd Kau fm an sco red seco n d , with Sha w less th an a bikelcngth beh ind. More tig ht raci ng wa s seen agai n in th e O pen Am at eur TT, T hom pso n won th e heat ra ce a hea d o f Po wers a fte r Young 's engi ne seized in th e ha ir p in tu rn whil e Young led (h e race. Keith S lack got th e hol esh ot in th e main a head o f Po wer s, with C lay in third a h ead o f Th ompson. C lay went down co m i ng OUI o f th e turn , (h ough, a nd th en Sta ck fell in th e hairpin co m in g o u t o f (he infi eld. T ha t lefl Po wers in th e lea d wit h Thompson p ress u ring. On lap three, th e y w e re n eck -and-n eck goi ng through th e right -h and turn head ed for th e h a irpin turn . but Power s sti ll .mai n tai ned the lead co m ing back arou nd rlu- sho rt track port ion o f th e track . Th ey were a ga in side-b y-side ~o i n~ th rough th e in fie ld o n rh e n ext lap , a nd th is li m e Thompso n m an aged 10 ge t ba ck to th e sh ari tra ck in th e lead . H e held o n fo r tw o more laps 10 ta ke th e win , with Po wers in second pl a ce a nd Mik e Galla gher ro u nd ing .o ut th e to p three. • Results ' ST 50: 1. Phi llip Tho mpson (Yam); 2. Trey Glasco (Yam); 3 . Bi ll y Ken nedy (Yam) . 60; 1. Bill Rich ard s, Jr. (Hon); 2. ToddWay (Kaw); 3 . Drelck Wh itener (Han). 60: 1. Clayto n Hull (Kaw) ; 2. Ti m Kay (Kawl; 3 . Der ick W h itener (Yam) . 125: 1 . J ack Su rbe r (Kaw) ; 2 . M Ike Ha le (Yam) ; 3 . Ed M eyer (SUl). . 25 0 : 1. Trace Polson (Hon); 2 . A la n Powers (Yam) ; 3 . M ike Hale (Yam). OPEN A M : 1. Alan Powers (Yam); 2. Tr ace Polson (Han) ; 3. Tim San der so n (Ha n). OPEN PRO: 1. Scott Sch er b (Ho n); 2. Dodd Dyson (Hon); 3 . David Fisher (C-A I. TT 50 : 1. Phi llip Thompson (Yam); 2 . Trey Glasco (Yam); 3 . Bill y Ke nn edy (Yam l. OVER 30: 1. Eddi e Ka uf ma n (Han) ; 2. W ayne Ratl iff (Yam ); 3 . Har ry Rard in (Ha n). 60 : 1. Bill Rich ard s (HanI; 2 . Todd W ay (Yaml ; 3 . Deri ck Wh it ener (Ho n l. 808 : 1. Der ick Whiten er (Ka wl; 2 . Kevin Reese (Kaw) ; 3 . Kevin M cGl ockl in (Yaml. 80 A: 1. Clayton Hull (Su z); 2. Bi ll Richards (Han); 3 . Tim Kay (Kaw ). 12 5 : 1. Ed M eyer (SUl ); 2. Jack Surber (Kaw ); 3. Ram ie Chen oak (Ha n). 250: 1. Ed M eyer (Yaml ; 2. Edd ie Ka uf ma n (Honl; 3 . Bobb y Shaw (Sull. OPEN AM : 1. David Thompson (Yam); 2 . A lan Powers (Yam ); 3 . M ike Gallagher (Yaml. OPEN PRO: 1. Bobby Shaw (Hon l; 2 . Dod d Dyson (Han); 3 . David Fisher (Yam) . + Embedded steel -',= . .rch support Step into a pair of Esprit boots - the most comfortable boots you'll ever wear, yet tough enough to go the distance. Esprit hired professional racers to design the ultimate boot , then manufactu red it to their exact specifications , No othe r boot compares. 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