Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

lead , tail ed by Devon J oos (Hon) wit h J erry Cabral (Su z) tak in g up th ird p lace. But Bostard was o n th e move a nd by lap three h e wa s leadin g aga in. Joos cra sh ed whi le Christia n once aga in took co mmand of seco nd , waiti ng for Bo stard to ma ke a m istak e. Bosta rd didn ' t make a ny. and too k the overall. Christian was second, a nd Mashbir thi rd . ...... Stev e Goodw in. Results Robenson. 80 NOV 9 -1 1: 1. Ken ny Spence (Kaw) ; 2. Clayt on Keat es (Yam). 80 J R 9-11 : 1. Chris McCa llie (Yam). 80 NOV 12 -1 6: 1. Kenn ie McGrat h (Han); 2. Jason Bordlo n (Yam); 3 . M ike McC loud (Yam). 80 JR 12 -16 : 1. Jer om e T. Sm ith (Yam); 2. Scott Schroder (Kaw) . 80 INT 12-16; 1. Jeff Chambers (Han). 80 EX 12-16: 1. Todd Hicks (Yam). 125 NOV: 1. Ma n Lorenzo (Han); 2. Steven Ben cyk (Han); 3 . Joe Monteit h (HanI. 125 JR : 1. Elmo Sm ith (Han); 2. Rick y Peixoto (Kaw) . 125 PRO: 1. Tony Flores (Su z); 2. Rodn ey Harr iger (Kaw). 250NOV DIV 1: 1. RichardStanco (Yam ); 2. Kevin Osborn (Han ); 3 . Tom Rogers (Han) . 250 NOV DIV 2: 1. Tom Richards (Han); 2. John Silvia (Ya m); 3. M ichael Enea (Han) . 250 JR : 1. Gerry Woodall (Han); 2. Georg e Hear e (Han); 3. Dal e Fendor! (Yam). 250 INT: 1. Dan Cole (Yam I; 2. Mark Burk ett (Han). 250 PRO: 1. Terry 80stard (Kawl; 2. Craig Christian (Yam); 3 . Eric Mashbir (Han) . OPEN NOV : 1. Tim Kamholz (Han): 2. Richard Stanco (Yam): 3 . John Whalen (Han) . OPEN JR : 1. Skip Brossard (Yam); 2. John Corege (Han) : 3. Robert Long (Han). OPEN INT: 1. Glenn Harrison (Yam). OPEN PRO: 1. Cra ig Chr ist ia n (Yam ); 2. Diet er Klaus in (Yam I. VET SPRTSMN : 1. Ken Jo hnson (Suz). VET MSTR : 1. J erry Caton (Han); 2. Ben Ramos (Han). OT MSTR : 1. Paul Bostrom (Han) . Pocino plasters Vegas MX By D ick Goodwin LAS VEGAS . NV , MAY 12 T al en ted Mini r ider Ch r is Pocino sco red a big one in th e largest race o f th e da y, h ere a t Las Vegas MX Park, as th e 80cc Stoc k No vices, Beginners a nd Intermed iat es sha red track space in so me reall y tigh t racin g . Pacin o was o n th e gas all day 10 tak e th e wi n in th e 80cc Novices, but so meof hi s thunder was sto len by Intermedi at e Kerr y Mull iga n, wh o wo n th e first rn oto, Pocino gra bbed th e holesh ot a t th e sta rt , foll owed by Randy Klessig a nd Eri c Griffith. But in no tim e a t a ll , Pocino built up a virtuall y insurm ountable 10 bikelength lead. Mean whil e, Klessig was busy fighting off th e a dva nces of Robert H in sley, wh o had tak en ove r third pl ace a hea d o f G riffith. A co u p le o f turns la ter, Mulligan ha d worked h is way up to fou rt h . O n lap two , Mull iga n had slid into third an d began h arra ssing Klessig for seco nd. Fina lly. in th e back section o f the track. Mu ll iga n claimed seco nd for hi m self and began chasin g a fter the leader, Pocino . On the white flag lap , it was Pocino a nd Mutl igan . bar-to-bar, a ll th e wa y. :VI ull igan then ma de a pass on th e whoop section to nai l th e lead a nd th e win. Pocin o was seco nd. a nd Kevin Clark was third . Mot o two saw Pocin o ma ke a n in stant rep lay, o nce a ga in tak in g the h ol esh ot, bu t th is tim e w ith Hinsle y, Griffith. La nce Tavlor and Clark taggin g a lo ng . T ha t soo n cha nged as Pocin o crea ted a g ia n t lead whi ch he h eld a ll th e wa v 10 th e fi nis h lin e. Ri ch a rd Sax to n finis hed seco nd . an d Mull iga n was th ird . Results PEe WEe INT STK: 1. Br ian Barn son ; 2 . Gr eg Zar ati egu i; 3 . Ja me s Gr iego . PEE WEE INT MOD: 1. J ason Partridge. PEE WEE NOV STK; 1. Nichola s Barron; 2. Theresa Griego; 3 . Billy Eis ter . , JR CYCLE INT 6 -8 : 1. J im m y Gr iego : 2 . Br ian Barson. JR CYCLE NOV 6·8: 1. Steve Iroland. JR CYCLE INT 9 -11 ; 1. Mike Gilbert. JR CYCLE NOV 9 ·11 : 1. Bullfrog Newman;' 2 . Levi Sack en. 36 JR CYCLE MOD 9·11 : 1. Mike Gilbert. . 80. = _M OO ~ 2" _ . Kot> A

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