Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
Issue link: https://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/126825
VET; 1. Don W il cox 90 ; 2. Pate King 12 3. SUP ER SA: 1. W ilt z Wag ne r 79 ; 2. Glenn McNeal 90 ; 3 . Bill Bachendorf er 140 ; 4 . Dave Seeley 16 1. SR: 1. Robin Far mer 50 ; 2. Jerry You ng 52; 3 . Charl es M all ow 62;4. Bob Capi str ant 7 5; 5. Bill de Ga ris 77. HIGH SCHOOL : 1. Mark M an niko 34 : 2. Kevin M anni ko 96 ; 3 . Jo n Perr era 122; 4 . Jason Perrera 12 6 . AMA/NATC National Championship ObselVed Trials Series: Round 4 Head again at Appalachian National By Jeanie Flippin PI G EO N FO RGE. TN. MAY 27 Beta 's Sco tt H ead co ntin ue d th e march toward h is secon d stra ig h t Nationa l Champio nsh ip with h is fourth stra igh t w in in t he n in e-event seri es. H ea d wo n th e STRA- o rga nized Re-ru n Appa lachia n Na tiona l by a 10-p o int margin o ver Ya mah a-mo unt ed J err y Carro ns , 42 po ints to 52. but had to work for h is victory. Th e fir st loo p o f 18 sec tio n s in th e Appal achian foo thills ou tside P igeo n Forge - si te o f th e 1982 Nati on al round - sa w H ead in a three-way tie for second behind Mo n tesa 's Don Swe et . th e mulr i-rim e New En g la n d Champi on. Swee t, with a 14-p oint sco re, led H ead , Carro ns a nd Steve McN eal at 16. . T he seco nd o f th e three loops to be r u n in th e six- ho ur (p l us o ne grace hour) even t sa w Swee t, H ead a nd Carrons ta ll y 18 points a p iece wi th Sw eet still two points up a t 32. T h e final loo p was ei the r a high point o r a low o ne depending on who yo u were. H ead tu rned in a bri lli ant eig ht-point ride to dem ora lize the co mpetit ion and too k h is second wi n in less tha n 48 hou rs. Carrons rem ained steady wi th a no the r 18-poi nt perf o rman ce to lock u p seco nd, whil e Sw eet saw h is winnin g chances eva porate a n d pi ck ed u p 22 po in ts p lus a n a dd i tio na l 4.4 la te p oints wh ich t umbled h im a ll th e way to fifth behin d Yama ha rider J ack St ites and t he Beta of Kip We bb. Mc Neal . w ho finis hed second in the Saturday rou nd . en ded up a d isappoi n ting eig h th . Tim e p en a lty points again proved to be th e undoing o f ma ny riders wi th Bill de Garis and Steve Oehrle feeling th e wor st bit e. De Garis. who drove 2.800 mil es from hi s home in British Columbia, Can ad a , led th e sta n d ings - o n ma rks lost - a t the finish o f th e dav in th e Sen io r cla ss. H owever , tw o late po ints turn ed hi s win int o a seco n d p lace fi n is h : Ch arl e s Ma ll ow too k th e victo ry by o ne point for hi s thi rd in th e ser ies. O ehrl e was in' the sa me boat in th e Sportsm an ranks as he led th e class by o ne mark at th e fini sh before h e was assessed two late points - eq ua l to ru n ni ng 10 minu tes in to the on e hou r g race peri od - an d lost out to fir st loop leader J erry Peaco ck by o ne • p oin t. Results CHAMPIONSH IP: 1. Scott Head (Be'14 2; 2 . Jerr y Carrons (Yam) 52; 3 . Ja ck Stit es (Yam) 56; 4 . Kip W ebb IBet l 57; 5 . Don Sw eet IM onI5 S; 6. Morgan Ka vana ugh (Bet) 59 ; 7 . Ryan Young (Fan) 64 ; 8 . St eve McNeal (Fan) 65; 9 . David Pyle (Fen) BO; 10 . Bruc e Carv er (Yam l 90 . SPO RTSMAN: 1. Terr y Peacock 35 ; 2. Steve Oehr te 36 ; 3 . Ra ndy Nadeau 37 ; 4 . Steve Clark 3 9; 5 . Ke ll y Echterli ng 40 . VET: 1. Don W ilcox 82; 2. Pate Keen 98. SUPER s R; 1. W iltz Wagner 71 ; 2. Glenn McN eal 76 ; 3 . Bill Wa chendorder 90 ; 4 . Dave Seeley 11 2. SR: 1. Cha rles M allow 30 ; 2. Bill de Gar is 31 ; 3 . Jer ry Young 32 ; 4 . Rob in Farmer 36 ; 5. Greg Kri st 40. . HIGH sCHqo L; 1. Ma ~k . ~anni~o 34; 7. J~~on Perrera 77 ; 3 . Kevin M anni ko 82 ; 4 ..Jo n Perrera 10 6 . Top-ranked Cyc le News ' sporty new baseba ll cap goes stra ight to t he t op - everybody's t op! Br ight red and white, t hi s cap fi ts all sizes. Please turn to the order blank on the Dealer Directory page