Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

~.. G .... ; Welcomes Russ Wageman (5 4) passes Shane Neugenbauee in the 125cc Pros. crashe d . I wa s so mad a t him I wanted to ta ke him o u t. bu t I j us t cu t back underneath him a nd pa ssed h im instead ." With th e race nearin g its en d , Manneh had to reel in Li ed ber g a nd pass h i m i n or de r to tak e th e ove ra ll , which he did with four la p s 10 spare . However, Man neh 's drive didn 't end there - he want ed T urner. At this p o i nt , Tu r ne r h a d six seco nds o n Man neh ; as th ey cro ssed the checkered n ag , the dis ta nce was less th an a seco nd. L iedberg took th ird i n th e mota for third o vera ll, whi le seco nd o verall went to T urner. Fourt h and fifth in th e rnoro we nt 10 Wageman and Mik e Kell (Ka w), Mann eh a lso e n te re d t h e 250cc class , bu t he cra sh ed o n the firs t lap o f th e first moto and de cided 10 si tout the class for th e rest o f th e dav. As th e pack fini sh ed the fi rst la p', i t wa s Wa g e m a n o u t i n fro nt o f T err y :\l cGinn i s ( H a n), Ya m a h a rid er Co lin Ryan , Man ley and H onda pilot Scott N ielson . By th e second lap, Man ley alread y h a d co n tro l of sec o n d an d was qui ck ly gai ni ng gro u n d o n Wa gema n . As Manl ey pressur ed Wageman for th e next three laps, the two lead ers pu lled way ah ead o f th e p ack . On th e fourth lap. Man ley dove i nside o f Wagem a n ,. too k over th e lea d a nd s ta rted pu ll i ng away. Meanwh ile , Ryan held on to h is third-pl ace posi tio n for th ree la p s bef or e ge ll i ng passed by H o nda rider Tracy Oswell . then N iel son . At the end of th e race, Manl ey had li ttle over 10 seconds o n Wagem an , w ho was followed by Os well, Nielso n, Ya ma ha -m ou nt ed Ro bert Engel and R va n , " I was a little a n x io u s at th e start a nd bogged th e motor," sa id Ma n ley. " whi ch was eno ugh to let Wagema n cut me o rr. After th at. 1 j u st reeled h im in and passed h im ." The second mot a was red-n agged. a nd in th e restart it was Oswell leadin g Wagem a n . Yamaha rider Mike Thomas and Manl ey. A lap lat er , the lead wa s Wa geman's, a n d Man ley slipped by Oswell a few turns lat er. Man ley o nce aga in reeled -i n Wagema n and took over the lead two laps la ter. By this time, a ba tt le o ver third between Os we ll , Yam ah a rider T i Sw art z a nd H ond a -m ounted Greg Zi u erko p f was in top gea r. but Zillerko p f d rop p ed o ut a t t h e h a lf w a y poin t. lea vin g the di ce to O swell a nd Swartz. O swell pulled slig h tly a head of th e battle by the en d of the race, and fin ish ed third . Man le y ea si l y roo k th e wi n a n d o vera ll a h ead o f Wagema n , Os we ll, Swartz a n d Nie lson . Th e start o f th e first 500cc Pro mo ta saw Manley with th e hol esh o t Pasadena Rose Bo\V1 AUGUST Saturday 17th Racing Begins 6 :30 P M KHJ-TV PHOENIX • Quad Jumps like The L.A. Colis e um track • Free S uper'I'ickets a t T oyota De alers • 3 PM Early Entr y P a sse s a t T oyota Dealers • Fun Zo n e P arty Begins 1 PM • Free Park ing • Toyota "Rider of the Ye a r " tr uc k aw arded to Series Cha m p io n a t Ros e Bowl • Suzuki Qu a dr a cer Ch amp ions h ip Double In ter mi s s ion Races Full Price Tickets at S u zu k i Dealers, Ticketmast er, May Co., Sportmart & Mu si c Plus 9 CastfDIGTX ""'mini p ....maiket T• • " ... ~• • TOYOTA TRUCKS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------MAIL ORDER TICKETS SUZUKI SA \ '1' $2 o n ' 1Mand ' I~ ti d ...", . t h rouliC m ai l order . C h ild r t"n 10 y".nI and IIn d ..r '" prio:' o f ""cuJar a d u ll pr ic f'd : h l l il"kf'I • . OfT f',,- rf' f1 AUK\1J11 t 7. 19H5. :\otakt" C'h.-<'I . p.y.hlt" to ~I. diu m :\ot olo n po rll. P .O. Box 76 97:>. Lee An".. I.. ". f'r pi u C A YfM)7'6 . \111 U "I " ~""" ' • 1"1 11I .11 ~ I 'K- TOT,\l. TI ("K fT~ lit.. . . X 17.:,11X . " 1:'0 .. 51 :1 \ (':"' ..10 Til '...-r... 101.11 ,1 IU . l-"tl.II '• .~ .... .n + ",1.1. ' u'u n ' ... .:H\· II" . : n ~ _ ...... ..... hoon dh"" .. h. .." .. .. _ O HUt H T II T ,\l . ' _ l \lu •• : I ~ 1'1'1.1'11.11 "' ........ endOl'" • IIl tll m pt'd ltt' lf-lId dr"M'd e nvebope. Ti<'k e t lll ..... i11 b.o m llilt'd to ~ou in t hill e n1'l'loJM'- o t ht"rwilM' t hl' Y d Yo u r lln r h. r ICf' yo u r tidl.f't a; 0 V ISA 0 ~tA ~ ".:HC AH D w ill hf' h ll1 •• t hf' 's t. diu m WHI C.U on AUK_ 17. \0..·. ... .. 1. ,. \dd ..·_ ~ t:l.p .u..... ' ,lChll""' - ...._ _- ' ' I ... . t>Ilo_ .... _ _- ' . _ _ _ DRAGBIKE! 1/ 8 MILE ELM ERTREn wins to p fuel a nd sets both e nds of the 1/ 8 mile record running a 4.76 E.T. ot over 159 mp hl Pizza John Mafaro wins Pro Stoc k and now leeds in the points. Ra cers equipped with WE8-CAM PERFORMANCE CAMSHAFTS continue to win a nd set rec ords. Shouldn't you insist on WE8-CAM products. Formo re informa tio n or to order, call (714) 6311770, Use your Vise , MasterCard or UPS C.O.D. ELMER TRETT 11

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