Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

z o o Z a: w :I: > :I: I- . ;2 > l%l o I- o :I: Q. Dr. J. Rosen was f ifth in his class at the Gullywhomper Enduro. SR NOV: I . Jam es Yehl (KTM); 2. George Chapma n (Han). SR AM: I . David Rockw ell (Honl. SR EX; I . Vic Barlish (Yam). Dunfee, Semar champs at Texas Supercross Exclusive West Coast Distributor of: By Joe Milian - VlXlinSE' - SPIDI -aPreD's CALL! (818) 574·7625 Dealer Inq ui ri es Invited SAN ANTONIO , TX, AUG , 31-SEPT , I Ron Dunfee scored the overall victory in the 250cc Expert class at th e Texas State Supercross Grand National Final at Good Times Motorsports Park. Dunfee a lso fin ished seco nd overall in th e 125cc Expert ranks behind Alley Sernar. The event was a two-day affair, and points for the overall wer e acc u m u. Jared over a four-mote form at . Dann y Storbeck swe p t Satu rday night' s 250cc Expert sho w as Du nfee kept clos e quarters to tak e seco nd, Storbeck didn 't show for Sunday's round, leavi ng Dunfee to battle with J aime Killion forIirst . Killion took some exc urs ions o ff th e trac k, a llo wing Dunfee to tak e the win with some breathing room . Killion ended up second overall for th e weekend, and Jack Horner claimed third overall. Saturda y n ig h t 's 125cc Expert ac tio n provided a showcase for Da le Storbeck , Dann y's younger co usin. H e, a long with Dun fee and Alley Semar, kep t th e specta tors' interes t at a pea k level a ll night. Occasionally, Killion and Todd Hargroder put in appearances a t the head of the pa ck. On Sunday over th e co u rse of the fin a l two l25cc Ex pert heats, Mark Gerloff and Scott Chessar took wins, forci ng D u nfee into a come-frombehi nd mode following Semar and Dale Storbeck. Going into the fourth and final mota, the money was up for grabs among Dunfee, Sernar and Da le Storbeck. Off th e line, Du n fee too k th e lead , bu t a daring mid-air pass p ut Semar and his Ka wasak i into the front position to stay on lap four. Dunfee was hard-pressed to hol d off Storbeck for the runner-up spot as Semar pu lled away from both. At the flag, it was Sernar, Du nfee and Storbeck, a nd that 's the wa y they lined up at th e pay window. A clutch of racers lin ed up for th e fin al heat o f th e 250cc In term ed ia te class, all with in o ne point of first pl ace overall. Midway th rough th e mota, leader Eddie G illette went down and o ut with a bro ken arm, ha lti ng the ac tion. Do nald Krock gr abbed th e ho lesh ot o n the restart but fal tered on the second lap, leaving Norm Mea dows and Spu rgeo n Ch apa to vie fo r top honors. After excha ngi ng the lead a few tim es.M ead ow s ma nag ed to. defea t Cha pa a t the wire for th e \\'111 . ~E SET THE STANDAR YOU SET THE PACE. HI-TECH MX PERFORMAlIcE. IRC: the pertect mix 01 engineering excelle nce, computer aided design, and hitech tirecompounds that deliver the ground controt you need! 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