Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

~ .------------'--- - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - (1) but this time wa s under ha rsh pr essure from j im Ricci,J r. They swa pped th e lead a co u p le of times in midrnot o , a nd th en Kosovilk a stretched o u t h is lead so th at it looked lik e a nothe r easy vict ory fro m th at point o n . Even h is p it sig nal ma n. (Ca ther Bob Koso vilka , who competes successfu lly in th e Ol d Timer Sportsm a n class ). cam e in o ff th e tra ck. In turning h is back o n the action , the sen io r Koso vilka did not wit ness h is so n's m ot or gi ve u p th e battle and a llow Ricci .II. to win th e mo to a nd. by virt ue o f his 4-1 even ing, th e overa ll as wel l. Ri cci has recorded some very un usu al victories a nd defea ts a t Bayla nds. He may well have the record for th e most bizzare a nd unpredicta ble finishes. to th e elusive Krock and lound himself sorely tested in preserv iu g hi s runner -up posit ion ah ead o f a persist ent Mi ke Co x. Hubbard sur vived a ha rd -fou gh t str ugg l« with Sa m Kno wlt on in th e 250cc :-.;ovice cla ss to ta ke to p honor s in tha t cro wded divisi o n . Andv Thompson . wh o dominat ed the firs't two rounds of th e series. fo und th e co m pe titio n to ugh th is even in g a nd fini shed a distant fift h behind Larry Rein in ger a n d Brad Burn ie. Thompso n ho lesho t both starts and then stead ily worked his wa y back as the race between H u bbard a nd Knowlto n raged up fro nt. Burn ie rode a co ns isten t two h ea ts, but co u ld not find a wa y arou nd Rein in ger . J aim e Kill io n and J ack Beckha m captured th e bulk of th e ra sh in th e two Expert clash es as eac h reg istered a first and a third overa ll in th ose d ivisions. Killion a p peared to be headed for a swee p o f th e four Pro rn or o s a fter J err y Farmer cra sh ed OUI o f co nt en tio n in both 250cc rounds while holdin g th e lead . Killi on took adv antage of Fa rme r's miscue in moto number one and. with Beckham in tow , added a pr emier placing 10 th at o f h is winning effo rt in th e first heat o f th e 125cc class to go two up on th e co m pe titio n. T he seco nd ro und of th e sma llbo re bat tle d idn ' t go as well for Killion as he fell twi ce in th e sam e turn just pas t th e tabl e-top j u m p a nd cou ld o n ly muster a fifth p lace fin ish . T his left h im third a t th e pay windo w behind Beckham and Rod d v Lewis . In th e fina l go -' ro u nd or'lhe 250s, Kill io n once again as su med th e lead a fter a Farmer fo u l-up and motored a wa y. leaving Beckh am and Farmer to squabble o ver the run ner -up spot. Fa rm er was abl e to overta ke an d pass Beckham with tw o tu rns remain in g . putting Beckha m third in the n igh t's standi ngs. Results Res ults § w -' w u z s e > o:l o o l- :r c.. LC":l 00 O'l ...... ~ 00 ...... .... Q.) ..0 e .... Q.) 0.. Q.) - o: Mark Laube (93 6 ) and Cra ig Komajian f ly in 125cc Junior action at Bay lands Raceway Park . Laube f inished second overall behind J im Ric c i J r. 34 West /M oto-X Fox/H i-Po int US A. Midpack pl acings are behind h im now th at h e has tasted th e sweet victory o f a success fu l co me bac k. In th e first mot a , it d idn't look to o prom ising for Ca bra l as h is usu all y-fast sta rt was thwarted by Cra ig Ch r istian (Ya m ) and Ted H arr y (Han) . Christian proved to be su perior to all cha llenges by th e pack a nd m a int a in ed his lead till th e en d . J oh n Dauth (Han ) and Cabral co u ld n 't get past Ha rry even to begi n a ru n a t Ch ristian. In th e second mo to, Cabral did get a good sta rt and was into the first corner a lo ngside Christian . On th e th ird lap, Cabral took over for good . In a batt le o ver wh o would keep second p lace, Christia n a n d Da uth touched , a nd th e resulting tumble by Christian ended in a broken collarbone. Alan Brun k (Ya m) , sponsored by H a yw a rd Ya m a h a and S.I.T. Cycles, performed m uch better in thi s mala by powering hi s YZ in to third p lace beh in d Dauth. II was a q ui tepl eased Cabral who collected to p money in th is fair ly-heavi ly-pop ulated 250cc Pro class . In th e bi g m otor bash , it wa s Ma shbir doin g a ll the winning on hi s CR Honda sponsored by Ni ck Defeo Racin g /Tri -Vall ey Honda /Nel son Bro s's H onda /Ma c's Mo tors. T he most heat ed cha lle nge in th e first mo to ca me a t th e hand o f J ohnny "T oo Ta ll" G ardner (Han), spon sored by Mot o-X Fox. Gar dner tried too hard a nd cras hed hi s ra the r lon g bod y a ll o ver the race tra ck .. . twice. To show th e cha m pions hip caliber he's made of. Gardne r came back to win th e seco nd mot o wi th a n obvio us ly-defiant ride. How ever , h is 4I eveni ng wa s o n ly good for a seco nd overa ll , as cool Mr. Mashbi r parl a yed 1-2 finish es for th e to p m on ey. T he performa nce put in by Mashbir erases h is di sm al and frustra ting eveni ng a t Ba ylands a few weeks bac k where the harder he tried th e worse he p erform ed . Again the I 25cc Jun ior class p roved to be one o f th e more exci ting Amateur clashes . In th e first mot a , th e power 10 overcome was th at at th e d isp osal o f yo u ng Geor ge Kosovilk a ( H a n) , spo nsored by Sa nta C lara Honda. T he ride put in by Koso vil ka was Cl awless from start to fin ish . He p owered into a n ea rly lead a nd non e o f lh e regula r 125cc sta rs co u ld reel him in . T he fini sh o rde r after Koso vilka go t the chec kers \\'as Mark Lau be (Ha n) , Jaso n Bordelon (Ya m). an d J im Ri cci Jr. (Suz), spo nso red by Rock y Cycle . In th e seco nd mo to o f this even t, Kosovilk a again q uic kly had th e lead , PEE WEE : 1. Dar in Rayzor (Hon ). MINI NDV 9-11 : 1. Tony DePiero (Kaw) . M INI JR 9-11 : 1. Kenny Spenc e (Vam). MIN I NOV 12-16: 1. M ike Powe ll (Kaw ); 2. Jon Morgan (Kaw ); 3 . Der ick M art in ez (Yam). M INI JR 12 -1 6 : 1. Jim W illi ams (Kawl; 2. Kenn ie M cGr ath (Han). M INIINT 12 · 16 ; 1. J erom e Sm it h (Vam); 2. Scan Schroeder (Kaw ). MINI EX 12 ·16; 1. J immy Clay (Yam ). 125 NOV DIV 1; 1. Bria n Hosk in (Kaw); 2. Vern Latham IKaw); 3. Steve Bueden (Yam ). 125 NOV DIV 2: 1. Gary McClell end(Kaw); 2. Eric Hanzelka (Vam); 3 . Jamie Pow ell (Han). 125 JR ; 1. J im Ricc i Jr. (SUl); 2. Mark Laube (Han). 125 INT: 1. Wad e Cobern (Hon); 2. Paul M idson (Hon); 3. J esse Britain (Kaw l. 125 PRO : 1. Russ Scott (SUl ). 250 NOV DIV 1; 1. Paul Fun aro (KTM ); 2. Ted App in (Han); 3. Paul Bcht a (Han). 250 NOV DIV 2: 1. M ik e Lilli gh tVam ); 2. Joe Ornelas (Hus); 3. Steve Priddy (Han). 250 JR : 1. John Silva (Yam ); 2. Bruce Pringl e (SUl ). 250 INT: 1. Darr en Ga ll agher (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Jerry Cabr al ( SU l ~ 2. John Da ut h (Han). OPEN NOV ; 1. Ray Harold (Han); 2. Larry Fisher (SUl) ; 3. Saul Nava (Yam ). OPEN J R: 1. Joe Ma cch iare lla (Hon) . OPEN INT: 1. J oh n Corege ( Hon ~ 2. Phil Rice (Yam ). OPEN PRO: 1. Eric Mashbir (Hon). VET SPTSMN: 1. Br uce Rust (Han I. VET INT; 1. Ken Johnson (SUl ). VET MSTR : 1. M ike La ne (Han). OT SPTSM N: 1. Edw ard Jard ine (Vam ). Krockcaptures win at Texas By Joe M ilian BASTROP, TX, AUG . 10 M INI MI NI: 1. Rowdy Flana gan IKaw) ; 2. John Sch ultz IHon}; 3 . M ark Savoie (Kaw) . M INI BEG : 1. Sco tt Schuetz (Kaw) ; 2. Jesse Co rtel (Kaw~ 3. Dann y H ill (Kaw). M INI STK: 1. Ste ve Purr ier (Kaw) ; 2. J ason Krempin (Kawl: 3 . Steve Vicke rs (Kawl. MIN I J R: 1. Rowdy Fla naga n (Kaw) ; 2. Bill y Bald w in (Kaw ); 3 . Toby Bell (Kaw). MINI SR: 1. St eve Purr ier IKaw); 2. Jason Krem pin (Kaw) ; 3. Jerry Gibson IKawl. 125 BEG; 1. Matt Harlan (Han); 2 . Jo e Willard (Kaw) ; 3. Richard D'A rcy (Vam) . 250 BEG : 1. Preston M cDon ald (Yarn): 2. Tom Grantham (Honl ; 3. Eric Hoy (Suzl . 125 NOV ; 1. Ja son Aicher (Kawl; 2. MIke Har la n . (Han); 3 . Ralph Garay (Han). 250 NOV : 1. W eldon Hubbard (Vam); 2. Sam Knowlton (Yam ); 3 . Larr y Rein ing er (Kaw ). OPEN NOV : 1. Hunter Caro th ers (Yam); 2. Ji m my Koll man (Yam); 3 . Ronn ie Taylor (Hon l. 125 INT: 1. Randy Gr een hill (Kaw) ; 2. Scott Renick IKaw) ; 3 . Jeff M ill s (Vam ). 25 0 INT: 1. Donald Kroc k IKaw) ; 2 . David DePr ato (yam); 3 . MIke Cox (Kaw) . 125 STK: 1. Ben Raglin (Hon); 2. Randy Gr eenhill (Kaw) ; 3 . Robert Tiemann (Hon). OVER 30: 1. M ike Farm er (Yam); 2. Tim McC askill (Yam); 3 . Lest er M unson (Yam). VET: 1. Tom V tckers (Kaw); 2. Smokey Joe (Yam); 3. U oyd Lon gmi re (Hon). 125 EX; 1. J ack Beckha m (Kaw) ; 2. Roddy Lewi s (Kaw l; 3 . Ja im e Killi on (Su z). 25 0 EX: 1. Ja im e Killion (Suz ); 2 . Jerry Farme r (Yam); 3 . Jack Beckham (Kawl . . Motorcycle Olympics for police and firemen By Bill Spencer . H OLLIST ER , CA , AUG . i -8 Aus tin's Weldon Hubbard a nd Sa n Ant on io -rid e r Don ald Krock both scored co nsecut ive moto win s ton ig-h t to tig-hl l'n Parti cipants from 40 co unt ries ca me to th e fir st-ever Ol ympics fo r polic e and fire perso n ne l. com pe titio n Ihat included both lhe po illl s race in th ei r 'l'Sp,'n iVl' class es a fter lhr ee ro u nds of Ihl' SOUlh Texa s Ni gh t Motocro ss Ser ies. Krock. return in g a fter a leng lhy la yof r. staye d clea r o f " Dangero us " David DeP ra to in lhe 250cc h Hernwd ial e cla ss a nd cr u ised to ea sv victo ries in ea ch round o f th a t i·Ollll'SI. Dl'Prat o co u ld ne\"Cr gel close l'nough mo tocro ss a nd

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