Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

• ~ ~ ~ 00 0') ....-< ~ ~ C'J .... (l) ,.0 8 .... (l) 0(l) o: Greg Zitterkopf clears the table-top jump in the first 500cc Pro moto while being chased by winner and series points leader Willy Simons. ko p f and Ellis. Mota two featured a come-frombeh ind wi n by the O 'Show , H oll an d sta rted thing s off w ith the hol esh o t fo llowed by Ziuerk o pf, Bu rn worth, Frank , Breu Ca hors (Han ) a nd Kelly An dris (Han ). O 'M ara was seventh and was q u ickl y making up time. O ' Ma ra passed a t lea st o ne rider a lap until he had second after passing Burn worth , w ho had earlier snuck by Ziuerko p f. Once i nto second, O 'M a ra set after H oll and , w ho hel d a se vensecond lea d . With o ver half the race co m p le ted , Hollan d 's lead was dim inishing quickl y, a nd three laps from th e en d, O 'M ara was breathing d own Holland' s back ; a lap lat er , O'Mara stu ffed Holland in a tu rn a nd took th e lead . " I kn ew h e wa s co ming, " said H o ll an d , "bu t I thought I m igh t have eno ugh dista nce on h im befo re he could ca tch me. Once h e got righ t behind m e, I didn't want 10 pus h m yself 100 hard a n d risk crashi ng or a ny th i ng. I knew I had th e o vera ll even if he passed m e. but I really wanted 10 beat him a ny way ." H olland tri ed 10 sta v close 10 O'M ara , but the O 'Sh ~w pulled slightly a way th e las t I W O la p s. HoIla nd too k seco nd fo llowed bv Burnwor th , Fra n k, Ziu er kopf a n d ' Honda rid er Brian Manl ey. 500cc Pro Ji mm y Ell is (Ya m) read th e g al e pe rfec tly a nd led the pack o f 500 cc ri de rs into the fir st turn in m oto o ne ahead o f Eri c McKenna (H a n), Husq varn a 's Mi cky Dym o n d . SCOll J ohns'on', I Zi d e'rkbpf. S'ihions : ' EiI •A~Ilel (H a n) , Tim W ins low (Yam) a nd J oey Sch lag (Han ). Simons beg an m oving up th roug h th e p ack a n d had con tro l o f fourth b y la p two a n d was inches behind Dym ond . The to p four posi tions stayed the sa me for the next fiv e la p s, th en Dym ond cras hed a nd dropped to six th . W it h Dym ond o ut of the wa y, Simo ns closed-in o n Ziuer ko p f a n d passed h im shon ly after. W ith si x la ps 10 go. McK en n a a nd Simons had caugh t leader Ellis , a nd a th ree-wa y ba ule for the lead bega n . Simons m ade th e first m ov e by p assin g McKenna a nd th en Ellis a lap later. Simons quickl y st arted pull ing a wa y a n d event ua lly to ok th e win . E ll is finished second followed by McKenna , Ziu erk opf, Ph il La rson (Kaw ) and Dym o nd . O nce 'ag a i n , Ellis could d o no wrong o n the sta n in the seco nd mota a nd had a two-bik el ength lead going into the fir st turn . H owever. Ellis co u ld o n ly keep hi s lead for tw o laps bef ore Larson blew by him . Bac k in third followed Arn er, th en Schlag , McKe nna . Dvm ond a nd Simons. Larson quickl y p u lle d a way a nd developed a five-second lead over Ellis. Five laps int o th e moto , Schla g crash ed in a tu rn. m a king the order La rso n, Ellis, Dymond. McKen na a n d Si mons . By thi s time. Simons d ecided to ga s it up a n d mo tored by Mckenna , but wa s still about four seco nds beh in d Dym ond. wh o disposed of a fadi ng Ell is. With a few la p s 10 go . S imons wa s p ressuring Ellis; o n th e la st la p. Sim. OIls irl<1de hi s' mo ve 'ahd '!ob k' c'O"rttrb l Bobby Moore (2B) won the first 1 25cc Pro rnoto, but Willie Surratt (1 OW) . captured the overall with a 2-1 tally. of t hi rd . But the race wasn 't over yet. W ith less than a la p to th e checkered flag , L arson jumped through th e tr ipl e jump s th en ca me to a sud de n SlO P ' wit h a th row n chai n a nd had 10 walk back to th e p it s. Dym ond roos ted by a n d clai med th e rnoto w in a n d to ok thi rd overall. Second a nd firs t o verall we nt 10 Simons , foll owed by Ellis , Ziu erko p f, Greg Torgerson (H us )a nd Sc hlag. eocc Expert H onda rider Ri ck Simmer j u mped o u t to a n ea r ly lead in t he fir st SOcc Expert rn or o and was fo llowed by Tallon Vohland a nd SCOll Brown. During the fourth lap, Brown st u ffed Vohland in a tight right-hander a nd sta r ted reeli n g -i n Simmer. Sh ortl y a fter, Sim mer got out o f shape o ver some bumps. Jeuing Brown a nd Vo h land by. From th a t point on , Bro w n ex ten d e his lead , while Vohland d held Simmer a t bay. Brown took th e w in ahead o f Vohland , Simmer, Chris Neal (Yam )a nd J im my Button (H a n ). N eal h o leshot th e second m ot a , whil e cl o sel y p u rs ued b y Vohland, Brown a nd C h r is Young . During th e fir st lap , Brown dropped it in an offca m be r turn a nd Young a nd Paul Vlach m o tor ed by . Brown repassed Vlach two la ps later, th en Young. U p front , Vohl a nd h eav il y pressured th e leader Neal and took over th e lead two la p s from th e finis h . With Bro w n no w chasi ng Neal , th e to p three were wit h in inches of each o ther with o ne lap 10 go. Short ly afte r taking th e white fla g , Bro wn m ov ed into second a n d wa s pressur ing Vohland, but'tiJ'e two tangl ed a nd Vohl and went d own a n d dropped to n inth , wh ile Neal crui sed by Bro wn . Neal took th e w in a head o f Brown , Youn g , Vla ch a nd Steve Lamson (Kaw). _ Results 80 EX: 1. Scott Brown (Hon); 2. Chris Neal (YamI; 3. Rick Simmet (Hon); 4 . Chr is Young (Yam); 5. Tall on Vo hland (Kaw); 6. Steve Lamson IKaw); 7 . Pau l V lach (Kaw) ; 8 . Jimmy Bunon (Han); 9 . Terry Swanson (Yam ); 10. Shane Trittler (Yam ). 125 PRO: 1. W illie Surratt (Hon ); 2. Terry Bastard 3 . Larry Brooks (Hon ); 4 . Shaun Kales (Hon ); 5 . Drey Dircks (Hon); 6 . Todd Campbe ll (KTM); 7 . Ed Arnet (Hon); 8 . Doug O'Donnell (Kaw) ; 9 . Bobby ( K aw~ Moore (Suz) ; 10. Robert Naughton (Kaw); 11 . Den nis Parker (Yam) ; 12. Tony Toste (Suz); 13 . John Ray (Kaw); 14 . Mike Ancliffe (Kaw); 15 . Kenny Clifton (Su.); 16 . Shaun Wooten (Hon ); 17 . Tim Rutherford (Kaw) ; lB. Scott McElroy (Kaw); 19. Ron Turner (Cagl; 20 . David Antillion (Hon). 250 PRO: 1. George Holland (Su.l: 2. Johnny O'Mara (Hon); 3 . Scott Burnw on h (Su.); 4 . Billy Frank (Yam); 5 . Greg Zinerkopf (Hon) ; 6 . Seon Mann ing (Yam); 7 . Bren Cahors (Hon ); 8 . Russ Wageman (Suz ); 9 . Ron Watmore (Yam); 10 . Brian Man- ley (Hon); 11. Terry Tinney (Su.); 12. Joe Wright (Hon); 13. Willie Surratt (Hon); 14. Kevin Allman (Yam ): 15 . Pat Sparks (Hon); 16 . J eff Pestana (Yam); 17. Tim W inslow (Yam); 18 . Damon Webb (Yam); 19. Ga ry De Pillo (Yam) ; 20. Ron LaPointe (Yam) . 500 PRO: 1. Willy Simo ns (Hon); 2. J im Elli s (Yaml ; 3 . Micky Dymond (Hus ); 4 . Greg Zitt erkopf (Hon); 5 . Eric M cKe nna (Hon ); 6 . Joey Schlag (Hon); 7 . Ed Arn et (Hon); B. Phil Larson' IKaw ); 9 . Greg Torgerson IHus) ; 10 . Scott Johnson (Hon); 1, . Tim Winslow (Yam) ; 12 . Terry McG inn is (Hon); 13 . Pete M urray (M - S); 14 . All en Barluti (M -S ); 15. Dave W elty (Hon); 16. Randy Rodrig uezI ATK); 17 . Tommy Combs (Kawl : 18 . Frankie Brundage (Kawl; 19. Jerome Heiberger (M -S); 20. Chris Shaw (Yam). POINT STANDINGS 125 PRO; 1. Terry Bosta rd 1125); 2. Drey Dircks 11 24 ); 3 . Doug O'D on nell (1 181 4. EdArnet Il 16); 5 . ; W illie Surratt (1 13); 6 . (Tie) Bobby Moore/ Larry Brooks 110 6); 8 . Roben Naught on 11041; 9. Tim Rut herf ord 11 03 ); 10 . Denn is Parker (100) . 25 0 PRO: 1. Scott M ann ing (134 ); 2. ITie) Russ Wageman / Billy Frank 1125); 4. W illi e Surr att (124); 5 . Brett Cahors ( 112): 6 . Joe Wr ight (98); 7 . Ron Wa tmore (9 6); 8 . (Tie) Tracy Oswell /Kevin Allman (94 ); 10 . Kelley A ndr is (711. 500 PRO; 1. Willy Simons (156) ; 2. Micky Dymond (14 7); 3 . J im Ell is 1137); 4. Phil Larson 1133); 5 . Ed Arnet (129); 6. Greg Torgerson (112); 7 . Scott Jqhn."'ln (10 8);18 . AII~n lI erlu l i (1q4 ~ , 9[ R9n:dY ROdrigue. 1 81 O. D ave \/Jelly (93). 9 ; 9

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