Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

~ ~ > W ...J o z :3 > c:: c:: :3 > '" en 0 0 I- ~ 00 I c, O"l ...... ~ C\J ...... V C :l """; Cha rlie Barney t ook hi s Can -Am to a second overall and the Open Expert class w in . Chris Crandall t ook second ahead of Dan Ashcraft, Hu sqvarna rider Eric Hallgath took his second 0 -37 hare scrambles overall win in a row and 1 2th in the 250cc class. . Masterlinks D-37 Hare Scrambles Hallgath Virgin Run vietor By Larry Lan gley L UCE RNE VALLEY , CA, MAY 26 Husky rider Eric Hallgath fini shed th e two loop Masterlinks M.e. Virgin Run Hare Scrambles no t knowing he h ad won the race. " I was really surprised" stated Hallgath . " I tho ught Ashcraft was in front of me. I n ever passed him and I kn ew he was in front of me early ." H usky's Da n Ashcraft 26 did have th e ea rly lead but got lost early in th e first loo p a nd had to hustle to get back into th e top 10. Ha ll gath 's w in was his second overa ll in a row a nd 12th in a row for th e 250cc class victo ry. H e wanted to thank Malcolm Smith Motorcycles for p ro viding him with h is XC250 Husky , Answer Prod u cts a n d Silkol en e. Sec'o nd overa ll an d first Open bike went to Viewfinders M.e. member Ch arlie Barn ey on hi s 500cc Can -Am . T he Du ra lu be/ Scott USA-spo nso red Barney w as happy at th e fini sh . " I was n ' t even going to co me o u t today since it was tax tim e for m e, bu t Brent J ohn so n came by.,!nd paid my way o ut so 1 co u ld mak e it. It su re feels go od to fin ish thi s high up ." Th e 250s did pretty good as Phil Go rgone (P ro-C ycle/ L u bra dy n e) pushed hi s KTM to th ird overa ll , second 250cc. Fourth o vera ll went to th e " Animal ," Chris Crandall o n h is 560cc ATK four-stroke. " I' ve really been working on m y starts " said Crandall. " It's harder to sta rt th e ATK than a two- stroke but thi s time 1 had a perfect one-kick start and wh at 1 thought was a g reat bomb run onl y to get to th e bomb and find a wh ole bunch o f riders a hea d o f me! 1 was reall y di scouraged bUI 1 ju st kept p luggi ng aw ay and moved up by th e finish . 1 bail ed o nce an d tore m y jersey up but o the rwise 1 had a good rid e." Fif th overa ll went to Kenny Pa rry (Yam) who has been putting togeth er so me co ns istent finish es lately. " I fol low ed Dan (Ash cra ft) wh en he go t los t an d it to ok a wh ile before we real ized we were o rr Ine co u rse. T he m arkings were n ot go od in SpOIS a nd it was easy to m iss a turn " sa id Parry. Ashcraft foll ow ed Parry in o n hi s T eam Husk y 500Xe. " I had th e lead a t th e bomb but wh en th e co u rse turn ed o u t o f th e wash, Dave Cha se go t a good lin e a nd go t by me for th e lead " sta ted Ash craf t. " I was cha sing him wh en 1 mi ssed a turn and got lost. 1 wa s a litt le bummed o ut." Th ere was so me talk about disqualifyi n g so me riders for takin g th e wash after th e bomb instead of sta ying right o n th e co urse whi ch ran parall el but no decision wa s reac he d at th e race. T he o fficia l results will tell. Cha rlie Morris Jr. (H us) managed an eighth overa ll in sp ite of riding m ost of th e seco nd loo p with a fla t rear tir e. Morris is one of th ose young rid ers waiting in the wings that will "a ll of a sudden" start winning overa lls . The other member of Team Husky , Dan Smith punch ed a hol ein th e case o f his 500XC Husky and limped back to th e pits. " So far it's just not my year " said th e number o ne plate hol der. ' 'I' m having th e kind of year that Ash craft did last year ." First I 75cc in was John Braasch (Kaw) who beat a new 175cc class rider by the name of Brett H owell ( K aw ), Braasch h ad a scar e when he ran out of gas just 100 yards from the finish! " I had some gas with me and 1 tore off my fann y pa ck to get ir off . a n d dumped it in real quick '" said Braa sch. ','1 was in su ch a hurrv that I left my fanny pack laying back th ere! Luckily I had a bi t of a lead ." H ow ell wa s really pumped. " Riding th e sma ll bikes have put th e fun ba ck into rac ing for me" said Howel l. " I had a ba ll out th ere today. " Vicki SCOll (Ya m) brok e J oanna Brownell's (H us) win strea k by taking th e Woman Expert cla ss win. "I was chasin g Joanna wh en she go t stuck on a hill on th e second loo p " sta ted a jubilant Scott. " I made it up a nd over befor e she co u ld recov er a nd beat her to th e finish." SCOll thanked SCOll'S Sco oter Servi ce for their hel p. First Vet was Jim Robin son (Yam) . "That was a tough co urse" said Robinson. " It wa s sort o f fast but rough en o ugh to keep th e spe ed s down." Senior rider Jim Bringhurst (H us) rode his first ra ce since gelling hurt last February. " I fell pretty good " said Bringhurst. " I though t my leg wou ld give me trouble but it felt fine. " The fam ous naked virgin ap peared but she wasn 't up to past yea rs' expe cta tio ns as her dimensions resembled one of the large boulders prevalen t in Lucerne Valley . • Unofficia l Results OV ERA LL: 1. Erick Ha llgath (Hu s); 2. Cha rlie Bar nev (C-AI: 3. Phil Gorgon e (KTM) ; 4 . Chr is Crandall (ATK); 5. Kenny Parry (Vam); 6. Dan As hcraft (Hus); 7. 34 ,.; 8. Charlie M orr is Jr . (Hus); 9 . 385; 10.John 8 raasch (Kaw) . OPEN EX; 1. Charlie Barn ey (C· A); 2. Chris c randall (ATK); 3. Dan Ashcraft (Hu s). 2 50 EX; 1. Hall gath (Hus); 2. Gorgone (KTM); 3. Ken nv Par ry (Yam). 17 5 EX: 1. Joh n Braas ch (Kaw ); 2. Brett Howe ll IKaw) ; 3. Scon Anderson. OPEN A M ; 1. 2 50; 2. J am ie Haas; 3. Mike Mc Donald (Hon). 2 50 AM ; 1. MikeJones; 2. Cun Crand all (Yam); 3. Tom Brads haw. 175 AM ; 1. Guy Kibbe; 2. J eff Fulton; 3. Roben Schneider . NOV OPEN: 1. Steve Kirk ; 2. 438. NOV 250: 1. 350.; 2. Laird Schweikan . NOV VET OPEN: 1. M ichael M yers ; 2. V2B; 3. 434. VET OPEN EX: 1. W es And erson Jr .; 2. M ike Ma n in; 3. Ron Papro ski. VET 2 50 EX: 1. M ike Fitzgeral d; 2. Tom Holmes; 3. Jo h n Jo nes . VET OP A M : 1. Fred Biscoe; 2. Lewis W right ; 3. David Pon s. VET 250 AM : 1. Tho mas M organ; 2. Ch uck Lennox; 3. V157x. SR OP EX: 1. Dick Postma; 2. Robert Morri s; 3. Har ol d Cooper . SR 250 EX: 1. Earl Sh uler (Vam); 2. AI Guzman (Suz); 3. Ray Wal dbaum. SR OP AM : 1. Sterling Varn er ( H u s~ 2. Harold Denn ing ; 3. Ken Chamberlai n .

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