Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

World Champion ( Co n tin ued from page / 6) 22 ta il , co u ld p ull a way from th e pack, Lavado was th ro ugh into th ird , lea ving Ca rter to try a nd hol d orr J ean Mich el Matti ol i, Siggi Mi n ich, Ni a l Mac Kenzi e a nd a wh o le group of riders wh o grew to 10 fig h ting with Carter for tha t fourth p lace . Mang dr ew La vado a nd Ricci away from th e othe rs with th e Ven ezuelan ex- Wo rld Ch ampion passin g Mang man y times on th e brakes as h e traded th e lead with him. The G erman ace wa s h aving a few' problem s, " I kn ew Carlos wo u ld be safe to race closely with a nd th a t m ade it a good race. I th ink the crowd must have enjoyed it. My suspens io n was n ot working very well so I cou ld n o t be very fast through the co rn ers, I had to try and ge t awa y fro m Lav ad o o n accelera tion." T ho ugh La vad o harried Mang for three-quarters of the race, h is Silversto ne in jury began to slow him an d the new V-twin Yamaha was not runn ing as well as it h ad in practi ce, seem ing no match for Mang's Honda. " O n top speed I co u ld not even hold hi s slips trea m ," said Lavad o . With seven of th e 25 laps still to go , Mang started to pull away a nd by that tim e Ricci had also dropped beh ind Lavado . " I co u ld sta y wi th Carlos until we ca m e to pass so me slo wer riders a nd o nce I had dropped behind I rea lized th a t it would be very d ifficu lt to ca tch up agai n ," sa id the you n g Ita lian . Ca rt er hung o n gri m ly to fou rt h , fig hting back strongly wh en he wa s briefl y passed by Co rnu . " It was a h ard race. T h ey kept co m in g back at me a nd I just tr ied harder a nd ha rder. I kn ew I h ad to ha ve a bit of a lead o n th e last la p so th at they would not be a ble to o u t-bra ke me at the end of th e strai gh t." Carter succeeded and Cornu wa s left a fine fifth wi th Pi err e Bolle stea ling six th from Donn y McLeod in th e last two co rne rs. Manf red H erweh had cras hed while fight ing h is wa y th ro ugh th at fourth p lace grou p as d id J ean Lou is Cu ignabodet. T he fin al points sco rers were Matti oli , Minich a nd Mack en zie w it h J ean Franco is Ba lde I I th after a good ride from a slow sta rt. Mang ca n still finish eq ua l on p o i nt s to Fredd ie S pe n cer, who watched th e race. Spence r cl inched th e title a t Silvers to ne because h e has more wins th an Ma ng ca n achi eve. Even for Mang to m at ch Spencer 's poi nts ta lly h e will hav e to win at Misano a nd ha ve Spence r not sco re. Fa usto Ricci, on the o ther ha nd , is eq ua ll y certa in that he ca n win o n h is home track, w here he took h is first a nd o n ly G P victory ea rly in '84. August Aui nger won h is th ird I 25cc Grand Prix o f th e season th anks to th e fac t that th e works Garell i ridd en by Fausto Gressini fa iled co m ing o ut of th e last co rner. Cha m p io nship leade r Pier Paol o Bia nch i took seco nd as poor Gressin i, who had led for th e entire di stance, push ed into th ird p lace a head o f Ezio Gia no la and J usi Hauta ni mi. Auinger had never intended to tak e a n y ri sks win n ing th e race as he shadow ed po le-pos ition man Gressi ni for th e ent ire d ista nce. "If I co u ld ha ve talked to h im in th e race I would ha ve said , ' ta ke yo ur time, I am qu ite happy to fin ish seco nd .' I guess it was m y lu cky da y," said Auinger la ter. Bianchi extended h is World Cha m pions hi p lead wi th h is lu ck y seco nd afte r a carefully-j udged ride in the tra ck con ditions whi ch were wet a t the sta rt of th e race with th e track d rying in a co ld win d . Bianch i sta rted badly but quickl y worked hi s way into third pl ace, and though th en 12 secon ds behind Auinger a nd G ressin i he had hal ved th a t differen ce by th e end o f th e 23 laps. Egb e rt Streu er a nd Be rn a rd Schn iede rs won the Gra n d Prix a nd their seco n d Sidecar World Champions h ip in co n fident style, bea ting Werner Schwaerzel a nd Fritz Buck a nd Steve Webster and Tony H ewitt . Rol f Bil an d a nd Kurt \\'altisperg lost the very sli m cha nce they had of win ni ng th e Cha mpionsh ip whe n their gearbo x failed on lap n in e. After sta rt ing well a nd movin g into seco nd p la ce behind Schwaerzel o n th e fir st lap, St reu er took th e lead on lap five and was th en never head ed. " I wanted to ride a carefu l race and tak e th ings easi ly unt il th e last few la ps but th e pace was too slow when I wa s behind Werner a nd I had to go past because I th ought I mi gh t lose co ncent ra tio n a nd mak e a m istake. Afte r th at I h ad n o p roblems a nd th e bike ran perfectly. Next year I want to make it three in a row ." Schwaerzel adm itted th at he made a mi stake with th e choice o f tires. " I went fo r safety a nd chose a harder co m pou nd . It did n ot grip enou gh an d when I tried to chase S treuer the rear wheel just sp un." T he German ex- Wo rld Champion a lso sta rted to co me under pressu re fro m Webster o nce Biland had dro p ped o ut bu t th e British crew a lso stru ck trou ble. "The gear cha n ge was n o good at all a nd when I tried to h u rry, I just missed gears." said Webster. • Resu lts 500: 1. Fredd ie Spencer (Ha n). 49 m in utes. 26 .73 seconds, 91 .10 mph : 2. Eddie Lowson (Yem). 49 :49 .53 ; 3. Ron Heslem (Han). 50 :04 .64; 4. Chr ist ia n Sa rron (Ya m), 50:18.97; 5 . Randy M amol a (Ha n). 50:33 .21 ; 6. Did ier De Red igue s (Ha n ). 50:35.27; 7 . M ike Be ldwin (Ha n) . 50:35. 10; 8 . Reymond Roche (Vem). 50:58 .43 ; 9. Th ierry Espie (Che) (29Ieps); 10. M. Messere (Han) (29Ieps). DISTANCE: 30 taps. 75 .09 miles FASTEST LAP: Spencer. 1:37.30. 92.60 mph LA P RECORD : Kenny Rob ert s (19 8 3 ) 1:3 7 . 1 1. 92.77 mp h 500 QUA UFYING: 1. Spencer. 1:36.4 6; 2. lawson , 1:3 6.5 6; 3. Roch e. 1:3 7 .5 3 ; 4 . Ha sl am . 1:3 7.8 4; 5. Sarr on . 1:3 7.B5; 6. Wa yne Gardn er (Han ). 1:3 8 .0 9; 7 . M amola . 1:3 9.2 8; 8 . De Radigues. 1:39.3 8: 9. Rob McEl nee (Suz). 1:39.56; 10. Beldwin, 1:3 9.77 . 500 POINTS: 1. Spencer, 141 ; 2. Lawson, 11B; 3. Sarron . 80; 4 . Ha s lam . 67 ; 5 . Mamola . 62; 6 . Gardner. 61 ; 7. De Radigues , 47 ; 8. Roche. 4 2; 9. Rob McEln ea (Suz) 19; 10. Boet van Dulmen (Honl 18. 250: 1. Anton M en g (Hon l. 42 minutes. 46 .44 seconds . 87 .74 mph ; 2 . Carlos t.evaec (Yaml. 42 :55 .28 ; 3. F. Ricci (Han). 43 :02 .03 ; 4. Al an Cert er (Ha n). 43 :21 .58 ; 5. Jacques Cornu (Han). 43 :22 .9 1; 6. Pierre Bel le (Par). 43 :24 .49 ; 7. Donn y McLeod (Arm). 43 :24 .66 ; 8. J .M . M att ioli (Vaml . 43 :24 .79 ; 9. Siggy M inich (Vaml . 43 .27 .03 ; 10. Nial MacKan· zie (Arm ). 43 :27 .93 . DISTANCE: 25 laps. 62 .58 m iles. RECORD LAP : Mang. 1:4 1.64. B8 .68 mph; old record (1984) Mang (Vam) 1:4 2.68. 87.8 1 mph . 250 QUALIFYING : 1. Leveoc . 1:4 1.2 6; 2. Mang. 1:4 1.7 2; 3. Manf red Herweh (M · R). 1:4 2.04; 4 . Carter . 1:4 2.20: 5. J .L Gu ignabodet (M IG) 1:4 2.2 6; 6. Ricc i. 1:42 .30; 7. MacKenzie. 1:4 2.4 1; B. J .M . Mettio li, 1:42.4 1; 9. J . Cerr iga (Cob). 1:4 2.44; 10 . Cerlos Cerdus (Cob) 1:4 2.6 5 250 POINTS: 1. Spenc er. 127; 2. M ang. 11 2; 3. Lavedo. 79; 4 . Martin Wi mmer (Yam). 69 ; 5. Ricci . 45 ; 6. Lor is Reggian i (A pr ). 34; 7. Carte r . 32; 8 . Corn u. 25 ; 9. Reinhold Rot h (Vam). 28 ; 10. Herweh. 23. 125 : 1. A Au ing er (M BA), 44 m inutes. 54 se• conds. 76 .89 mp h; 2. P. 8 ienchi (MBA). 45:01 .0 7; 3. F. Gressin i (Gar). 45 :0 1.25 ; 4 . E. Giano la (Ger). 45 :06 .85 ; 5. J . Hauta niemi (MBA). 4 5:06 .02 ; 6. D. Brigagli a (M BA ). 45 :3B.59 ; 7. J . W ickstrom (Tun). 45 :38 .7 1; 8. G. Asc areggi (M BA). 45 :39.42 ; 9. O. Liegeois (MBA). 45 :48 .76; 10 . L Piet ron iro (M BA). 45 :51. 3 7. DISTAN CE: 23 laps. 57 .57 mile s. FASTEST LA P: E. Gienole. 1:53.81 .79.16 mph . LA P RECORD: R. To rm a (1 9 8 31 1:4 6 .94 . 84.2 7 mph. 125 POINTS: 1. P. Bianch i. 99 ; 2. F. Gresin i. 94 ; 3. A A u i ng er. 72 ;4. E. Gis nols. 65 ; 5. B. Kne ubuh le r. 50 ; 6 . O. Briga glia. 40; 7. J . Sa lini, 36; 8 . L Piet ron tro , 2 5; 9. J . Nau tarnemi, 23; 10 . O. Liegeoi s. 19 . SIDECAR: 1. E. St reuer / B. Schn eiders (Vaml . 3 9 m inut es . 2 1.8 3 se co n ds . 87 .7 4 mp h; 2. W . Schwa erzel / F. Buck (Vaml. 39 :30.5 3; 3. S. W ebste r/ T. Hewitt Iv em], 39 :37.71; 4. A . Mi ch el /J ·M Frese (Yam I. 40:11.38: 5. R. St ei nhausen /B . Hiller (A RO). 40 :36 .13 ; 6 . T. Kemp en /G . Haas (Vam). 40 :52 .93; 7. H. van Dr ie/J . Colquhourn (Vami . (22 laps); B. H. Hugl i /P. Karl (Vami. (22 laps); 9. H·R. Christinat/M. Fahrni (Vaml. (22 laps ); 10. M . Ku mana/H . Diehl (Vam). (22 laps). DISTANCE: 23 tens. 57 .57 miles. RECORD LAP: R. Bila nd /K . W a lt isper g (Vam) , 1:4 0 .5 9. B9 .61 mp h ; old re cor d ( 19 84 ) Biland. 1:40 .79. 89 .49 mph . SIDECAR POINTS: 1. Str euer / Schn ieders. 73 . 2. Schwaerzel/Buck. 73: 3 . Bila nd /Wa ltisperg. 50; 4 . Webster / Hew itt. 4 2; 5. 2urbrugg /Zurbrugg. 26; 6. Kumano/Dieh l. 19; 7. Abbo tt/Sm ith . 13; B. M i· chel /Fresc. 13; 9. Eglo ff/Eg loff. 12; 10 . Hugli / Karl. 1 1. N + Racing in Mexico: The La Carrera San Felipe-Ensenada road race By Kit Palmer The La Carrera cross country road race, last held in 1954, has been revived. The race, former! y known as the La Carrera Pan Americana road race, returns to Baja, Mexico, O ctober 5. T h e event will start in San Felipe a nd fin ish in En sen ada, coverin g approximately 145 mil es. T he re a re 160 en try slo ts open for mo torcycles and o n ly single-cyli nder, fo u r-stroke dual p urpose an d stree t bik es di splaci ng 60&cor less a re eligib le; th e class is ca lle d C lass 608 an d ' the follo wi ng mo torcycles are eiigi ble: Honda: XLSOO, XR 500, FT500 (Asco t) XL600R, XR600R Yamaha: XT 500 , T T 500 , S R5 00. XT 550, XT600, TT600 Suzuki: SP5 00, DR 500, SP600 Kawasaki: KL600R Husqvarna: 5 10TX, 5IOTC. 5 lOT E Can-Am: So n ic 500, Sonic 560 All bi kes must u se th eir origi nal chassis and engines, and the m in im u m weigh t a llowed is 265 poun ds with o il and gas. No fairi ngs or aerody namic devices a re a llowed . Here are so me of th e rules a nd regu lations co nce rni ng m otorcycle modifications. Engine: Cyli nder m ust be stoc k, b ut ca n be bored o u t to reach m ax imum lega l d isp lacem en t (60& c); the cylinder head a lso m ust be stock but ca n be ported a nd m illed ; th e cra n kshaft ma y be bal anced a nd pol ish ed , bu t no stro kers are a llowed; ca ms hafts ca n be ch an ged a lo ng with va lves, va lve sp rin gs , pi sto n , int a ke mani fo lds, exh a ust systems a nd ig ni tio n system s; carbureto rs m ay be stoc k o r use a si ngle 40m m ca r bu reto r a nd th e a ir filter m a y be removed and a velocit y stack used . Gearbox: Inter ch an geabil it y between models is pe rm itted; different gears ca n be used , an d fin al drive sproc kets ca n be ch an ged. Suspension: Shocks a nd for ks can be modi fied or repl aced. Wheels and tires: Wh eels must be 17 or 18 in ch es on th e rea r a nd 18 or 19 inches on th e fro nt ; any street-lega l, DOT -app roved tires are perm itted. Brakes: Stock rear system a nd a ny single di sc-brake up fron t. General: An oil-cooler may be u sed; gas ta n k, sea t an d handlebar s can be changed ; pump or a via tio n ga s ca n be use d, while th e headlamp, tai llight a n d turn signals must be removed. The moto rcycles will start in p airs a t 30-seco nd interva ls at 7:00 a .m . a nd ending a t 7:40, wh ile th e ca rs will start at 8:00 a .m. T he co urse is fu lly pa ved a nd will be closed off to normal traffic (start in g a t 5:00 a. rn.) during th e race but will be open for to urin g practice prior to the race. It wi ll be th e com pe titors' responsibi lity to bring th eir o wn gas an d set u p pit stops. O rganizers sugges t that rid ers bring m ot orhomes, ca m pe rs o r tents to San Felipe at th e sta rti ng lin e, a nd have them mo ved to the fin ish lin e in En sena da if hotel reserva tio ns haven 't been made. At the end of the race there will be a part y in Ense na da lasting a ll n igh t with live Ma riach i a nd Rock ' n' Roll ba nds. The resul ts will be a n nounced noon Su nday, a n d tech in spectors w ill the n ch eck th e winning vehicles. Awards will be g iven to th e win ners th at da y. Ent ry fee is $300 incl ud ing registr ati on , co m p eti t io n li cense a n d 10,000,000 peso Mexi can ge ne ral lia bil it y in su rance. T o regi ster co n tact La Ca rrera , Montevideo 303-408 , 07300 Mexico , D.F ., or La Carrera , Correo Fronter izo #201, San Ysidro, CA 92073. •

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