Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

a las, n o ne 10 0 fast enough. Alter a 29.,1 mi le che ck-in , a nd a 34.-1 mill' r hcrk -our . the chu ck ling C RC o u rf ir dropped Sp"l'l!1O 21 mph Ill'XI 10 t he g lm lll'Ty r.Ulgl' for 2. 1 miles. Out w itled agai n , severa l r iders Slopped to n -st Ihe it bo nes a t th e reset . a nd 10 0 lon g . Even with rlu- fin al k g a t 18 m ph 10 ih e fini sh , th ey found th em srlves kue aga in! O verall wi n ne r H ib ba rd Slated: " Bo th loo ps need ano th er clu -rk , bUI tlu- course wa s grea t. Th e marking was excel lent, leng th j ust right, but the best was two(! ) specia ls in loop IWO." T he most rema rka ble ride th is time may ha n ' been pUI in by former winner j ohn Ferro. Dexpite losing hi s od omet er. he managed fir st O IA o n hi s CR500 Honda , .u 5 .315, o n ly two seco nds behind seco nd p lace Mik« H a st in g s. . Although there were onl y 16 elltra ms at C RC's inaugural even t th e day before, II\(' 40+ Iu run- commi tmen t shave esta blis hed that th is course will be a t a ll futu re end ures. T he [irs t eve n t wa s for kids agl' [our-I 0 , hut th ere had been a la rge request to ra ise that 10 13, w h ich C RC ha s s u bseq ue n tly don e. All kids had 10 mak e each of fin- checks of th e loop o n a fin' m ill' co urse. Ea ch child was supp lied a n u m ber for th eir hi ke , with seven and u nder goi ng one loop, a nd eighl- IO. two loop s. At this added a uraction, Women 's champ Dana B('II entered two daugh ters, o ne five yea rs old. Despite sta l ling, a nd fin ish in g next -to-last, a tearfu l mother was o ne of severa l proud pa rents t hen -, Results LOOP ONE: 1. Bren Bainbridge : 2 . Greg Larsen: 3 . M arl< wnrte. 4 . Jeff Courts: 5. Be tty Len nox: 6 . lori Bort ree ; 7 . Scott Gustafso n; 8 . Pat Rigge n; 9 Rick D ittmar worked his way through the notorious " Bar bender Rocks" to place fourth in the 250cc class at the CRC Tenderfoot Enduro. Hibbard hauls at CRC Tenderfoot Enduro By Bill Herndon R ED MOl NTA Il':. CA. MAY 19 Always a bri des maid, never a br ide, Heath H ibbard p UI it a ll toge th e r a t t h e T end er fo ot end uro for hi s firs r-ever win. 36 After last month 's H obo 100 en·nt, where five riders zeroed the course. C RC'sJ erry McNeal 's instruC!ions 10 his la yout crew were - no zero 's period! Bein g 1985 's n u m ber one p la te holder in Ihe Vet class, the largest class by fa r, il wasn't surprising Ih al H ib ba rd 's o vt'rd ue win would occur soon , \\'h a l was surprising was Iha l he was Ih e o n ly o ne 10 drop f(lm po ill!s. wi nn ing a l 4,25 1. Compared 10 lasI year's Ma y broikr, Ihe Tenderfoot enjoyed decent mid 80 's lem pera lu res, and Ihe finisher rale was much h ig her. Wilh Ihe pits loc led in Ihe low hills-proleC!ed a Teagle Wa sh a rea , Loop o n(' hmded OUI across Ih e T rona RR tra cks nor Ih ea ster ly' and weill by Ihe Drury Mine. T urni ng so ul h across Iracks aga in shonly la ler , r ide rs pa ralleled th em fo r a wh ile thro ugh some fun j u m p s. BUI il was a long lime wi lh no checks, a nd everyo ne knew il would soon be lime 10 ge l ser io us wilh Iheir righl ha nds and eyes. One more crossing of TC'agk Wa sh a nd u p 10 the Spa ngler H ill s a nd Ih e fan -Ih e-c1utch bik es co u ld d o th eir besl homewo rk . Bein g in a somew hat Hanish area . th e lie break er check- in a t 20.8 mi les tr icked man y rid ers int o beli eving th e forthcoming test wou ld be zer oable, Wrong ! Donn ie " Sponsor s" Si m mone wa s o ne o f man y top riders 10 pa y th e pri ce ' a l the checko ut three miles lat er, at th e top o f the Spangle rs . Wes tern Ai rlines pi lot Ha rry " Bea st" Kea st was o ne of th e few who outfo xed the la yo ut crew 's schemes. Fi nish in g 11th 0 1A. a nd firs t 250AAI Senior, h is p ost -race co m men ts were nOI surpris ing: " I li ked Ih e co urse a lot , especia ll y Ihe firsl loo p . My 250 Can-Am is much ('asin 10 rid e Ihan m yoid o pen bik e. T ho ug h some da nger turn arrows could have been p laced a lill ie sooner. il was still one of the best mar ked ('Jl(lu ro co u rses I ha ve s('en ." What tu rned ou t 10 bea well -timed 25 m in ul e break . loop Iwo riders headed OUI 10 th e north side of T ro na RR tr;l<"ks 10 what Ih e sig n sai d: " R ide the Ber m s," wllt're you co u ld Iry 10 defy gr ly a bi t. " was towa rd avi Ihe end of this secti on Ihal " ha n d sla nd h um p " GlUg h l many riders trying 10 gel thei I' rea r ends ou t Ihe res u lti ng sti n k bug sla nce. Even H ibbard , Sim mone a nd o lher top nO!ch ers got ca ugh t em barassed (or wor se), Rider s got a cha nce 10 reSI up a bit a l 21. 30 a nd 21 m ph before Ihl'i r la st big cha lle nge o f Ih e day . Aftt'r parallel ing Navy Road for five m iles, Ihe cou rst; lurnl'p wesl, windi ng Ihrough Ihe hl lls ..As Ihe course gO! lIg hl er, Ihe speed gal higher - 36 m ph ag-ain ! The sign " En ler ing Ba rbeJl(ler Rock s" soon sa w ridl 'rs Irying 10 ride ' quickl y Ih rough Ih eS{' monoliths , bUI Russ Weaver; 10 . Oak Argantes . LOOP TWO : 1. Heath Hibba rd (Vam): 2. M iek Hast in gs (KTM ); J . Jo hn Ferro (Hon); 4 . Donn ie Simmone (Kaw) ; 5. lowell Spiva (XR); 6 . A I Horvath (Yam); 7 . J ack Simmerman (Yaml; 8 . Randy Pret zer (Yam) ; 9 . J ohn Uh ern (Yam); 10 . Jim Bo lli ngmo (Hon ); 11. Harry Kea st (e -A) ; 12 . Mike ferro (yam ); 13 . Mike Lucas (Husl: 14 . Jim Bort ree IHu s): 15 . Dave Peoples (Hon) ; 16 . Greg W inkles (Hon); 17 . Dale Sam ford (Kaw ); 18 . Rob Bush (Kaw); 19 . (TIE) John Bainbridge (Vam )/Loop Holdridge (Kaw) . Kell claims Perris SMXvictory By Terry Whytal P ER R IS. C A, MAY 18 Kawasaki rid er Mike Kell swep t both 250cc P ro rnotos en route 10 a co nv incing win at thi s week 's SMX Perris race spon sored by P ro Circuit Ra cing a nd . Brid g es tone tin -s. S uzu ki p ilot T on)' Spears chased Kcl l ro rlu- checkers in both m oros a s Yam ah a r id er M ike Car lo edged ~I\\'a saki -rn ounlt'll Tom C.om hs f,:om Ihe n urnl)('r Ihrel' spot. Breit Du nca n han ul ' 'll Ihe 250cc In leTln ed ia lt' cha lle llgl' on I)()a rd his Yamaha . D un ca n pow,'n'd 10 Ihe lead in bOlh rou nds and Iwl d off c ha lIt'nges fro m s,'Cond p lace finisher Ro bert Sheldon ri di ng a H onda . l\lall Kresser picked u p Ih ird o vera II o n It is SU/.u ki . Ya maha r ider, Dav id Bresida a nd Il o nda p ilo l lJ lf J ohansson baliit'd for Ih e numl)('r o ne slol in 250cc No\"ice actio n with Bresida tak ing th e win after J ohansson slOp lx'll fo r ~ so il sam p le. Suzu ki ri der Ri ck Gar/..1 ro undl'l l out the to p th ret" Lars La rsson won a lighl ly-con tested Old Timer Ex pert bailie. work in g h is Honda 10 Ihe fron t in each m aIO despi le pressure from Yamaha ri der Jim Bt'1linck. a nd H on da -. mo un It'll Bt'n gl J ohansso n . J oha n sson l'llged OUI Belt in d for th e ru n m' rup hon o rs as Ed Duncan p ilolted his Iio nda home for fo urt h overa ll. K;I\\~l saki r ideT Ro n Red pron'll fas tes l in 80cc Beg inner a n io n as he swep l bOlh mOI~)s to lakl' o \'era ll hon ors ah ead of Kaw asak i-mou nted Kevi n Caner. Ya ma ha rider Chris Grey finish ed Ih ,' da y in th ird . Result's 250 PRO: 1. M ,ke Kell (Kaw l; 2. Ton ySpear (Suz); 3 . M ike Car lo (Yam) . • 125 PRO : 1. Heber t Nohn (Kaw ): 2 . J a y Stranger (Yam ); 3 . Qu in t Sm it h (Hon ). 250 INT: 1. Brett Dunca n IYam); 2 . Rober t She ldon (Hon); 3. Ma tt Kresser (S uzl. OPEN NOV ; 1. Robe rt W et hern (Hus); 2. Bart Hitt (M ai); 3 . Rex Wh ite (Kawl 250 NOV ; 1. David Bresioa (Yam I; 2. Ulf .Jchansson (Hon); 3 . Rick Garza (SUl ). 125 NOV: 1.. Jeb Brock ISuz l; 2 . Bria n Ralieg h IKaw l; 3 . Rich ard Carlisle IHon ). 12 5 BEG : 1. A ndy Ven iga s (Yam ); 2. Marty Norris ISuz). OT EX: 1. Bengl Jo han sson (Hon); 2 . J im Belt inck (Yam). ' VET EX; 1. Ken Ehlers(Yaml ; 2 . Pet er D,II (Hon l; 3 . Alan Kent (Kawl . VET NOV : 1. Ric hard Wi lson (Yam) ; 2. Ken Her kimer (Yam ); 3 . Wah Foster (Yam). 80 NOV : 1. Lou ie Ram o (Yam ); 2 . M ar k High am IKawl; 3. Scott M artin (Kaw) 8OBEG: 1. Ron Red (Ka w) ; 2 . Kevin Cart er (Kaw ); 3 . Ch ris Grev (Yam) Roskelley on a roll in Alaska MX By M.R. Edge ANCH O RAGE. AK, MAY 12 T he Alaska Motorcycle Racing Asso ci a I ion held i IS sec o nd motocross of the vear a t Kincaid Park , an d for tIle second lim e t his year J l'f f R o s k el ley to o k the honors. Ka wasak i C ycle Cach e-sponsorcd Rosk clley had a n easy go of it wi n ni ng th e 125cc Expert a nd P ro ' classes, bUI had 10 se u le for third ov erall in th e 500n' Ex pe rt class. R oskel ley wonthefirst 500cc Expert m ot o go ing a wa y with th e res t o f th e pack left beh ind 10 [ight for second. R oger S tr ick ler (Ya m) won the fig h t a nd took second. T he seco nd m o to was expected 10 he a repea t of th e firs t, b UI Roskcl ley c rashe d hard o n lap o ne after Iry ing 10 mak e up for a bad sta rt. Th e rrash re lega ted Roskelley 10 last pl a ce and sent him into th e pits for som e qu ick repairs. _H e rejoined th e fra y a lap down , bUI it wa sn 't lon g before he had ~a ug h t up 10 th e pack a nd started 10 p ick o ff rid e rs o ne bv o ne. BUI the rnoro wa sn 't long enough for Roskell ey 10 pass second pl ace Stric kler a nd leader Brent Ball in (H o n) , Str ickler won th e overa ll with Ba ll in gell ing seco nd. Roskclley p ull ed th e first 125cc Expert m ot o hol eshot w ith Suzuki Motorcycle a nd Marin e-sponsor ed J oe G o od a close seco n d. R o sk e l lev stre tched OUI a sma ll lead while Good wa s bu sy holding off a hard -ch arging Ralph Blanch ard o n hi s Anc horage C ycl e Sales Yama ha . The checkere d flag fell wi th th e order u nc hanged . MOIO IWO agai n fo u nd Roskell ey in the lead , but th is time Blanchard held d o wn second. G ood wen I· OUI ea rlil'r in Ih e day in mol o o ne o f Ihe P ro class. Roskell ev loo k Ih e o vera ll a n d Blanch a rd sec';nd . Blancha rd gr.lhht'll Ihe fiTS! molO h ol esho t in the P ro cl ass, bUI i l wa s o n ly a lap befor e R oskelley passed hi m . G t>l>tl a lso pa ssed Blanc hard but a cras h lefl h im wit h a Sllslx'C1l'll brok en fi nger. G o o d remo u n led. broken fingt'r a nd a ll. bUI a thrown c ha in two la ps la lt'l" It'ft him o n Ihe sid eli nes , Blanch ard fo llowed Roskel k v across the fin ish li ne for seco nd. R';skell ey swel'l the second molO wi th a wire-la-wire finish . T h is time J im McCla in . o n a Cycl e Corner Kaw asak i. led Ihe pack behi nd Roskell ey. Bu t Blanch ard workl'd hi s wa y u p . a nd by Ihe halfwa y mark pas sed McClain fo r second p lace and seco nd o vera l l. McClain ea rned Ih ird o veral l. Results 60 NOV : 1. Ton y Coff ma n (Suz); 2. De str y Scan (Kaw) ; 3 . Jose ph Myers (Yam ). 80 NOV; 1. Damo n Brown (Ka w ); 2. Gavi n Wash bu rn (Kaw); 3. J ohn Shields (Yam) . 80 EX: 1. Chris Steward (Yam); 2 . Aobb Butler (Yam ); 3 . M, ke Harv ey IKaw). 125 NOV : 1. Rod Shi elds (Han ); 2. Eddie Rough' IKaw); 3. Scon Stafford IHon).

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