Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

(MDRA) East vs. West T h unde r Na tio na ls toda y a t Los An geles C,,) ..0 E C,,) ;> o Marion Owens went through the light s at 8 .41 -seconds to bes t Kevin C leary's 8 .79-second run in the Harley-Davidson fi na l at Palmdale : Z VET INT: 1. Mike Brooks (Sul); 2. Rich ard Bealer (Yaml. VET NOV: 1. Steve Cocherell (Yaml: 2. LewIS W right (KTM); 3. Jac k Mill erd (Hon) OPEN NOV: 1. Ron Shu ler (Yam); 2. Lou Deir io IHon); 3. Tad McAnall y (Hon). 250 NOV: 1. Oa n M oney IHon); 2. Ron Mo wr y IYaml; 3. W olfi e Krogman (Honl. , 12 5 NOV: 1. Roger Haupt man (Kawl: 2. M ,ke Brooks (Kaw); 3. Stan Hase (Kaw ). 250 BEG; 1. Chuck Stoff el (Hon); 2. MIk e Cardanas (Kaw) ; 3 . M ar k Barlow (Ho n). 12 5 BEG: 1. Ryan Flinn (Yam): 2. M att Wick etts (Su z); 3. Rick Steph en son (Han), 80 INT: 1. Phi' Lawrence (Yam); 2. Dustin Evans IKaw ); 3. Jason Collier IKaw ). 80 NOV : 1. Ron n ie Mani n (Kaw ); 2. Mike Cham berla in (Yam ); 3. Raymond Hensley (Yam ). 80 BEG: 1. Oer ie Garc ia IKawl; 2. David Oelaog (Kaw l: 3. Dann on Burg (Kaw) . Hall takes it all at Albany SX By Clay Light AL BA:" Y. OR. ocr. ti ' a t io n a l number 35 plat eholder Eri c Hall brought dow n a pair o f H o ndas from h is hometown o f Camas, Wash in g1 40 " It;n a n d ca ll1l' a\\"a y \\"illl lOp cas h p a yoff a l Alban y lOda y a ftl' r \\"inning th l' 12:>a nd 250cc Pro tun lt'Sls o n Iht , Ika \"l'rlon l [onda ~ la l"lls h i n H o nd a s. Al so join ing lIall in Ih l' \\" inn l'l"s drclt· \\,<,n' R ya n lI u ffman (Ya mli on oC Ro sl'l;ur!-; ) a n d Bob Ll'ac h (Ya m) . w inn l'l"s o f lh l' tiOA, 80 B a lld :30-·10 A classl's. n 'spl'n iY . dy Pro an io ll h ad 12:lS !"lI1I firsl .llall b lis ll'ri ng o cr th l' lin l'. fo llowl'd by ;\[axima ridl'r j Oll Bu yas (Ka \\" ) a lld G a ry Bl'yl'l" (Ka \\" ). lI a ll p ron'(1 10 bl' 100 much for Ih t' tO m pl' t ilioll ill a n .l'a sYridl'. brl't'l in!-; 10 a I- I d t'II101 iIiOll of Ihl' class fO I~ hi s firs l of I \\"0 on',~ " 1 w illS. Bu ya s \\'<'111 2-2 a nd Bl'yl'r poslt'd a :3 -:3 scorl' for th ird . T hl' 250t "(" Pro class \\";" 1I 111Ch m orl' Ihrill ill!-;. lIall \\"as buril'd m id pack Oll lap anI' , bnl, by Iht , t iml' thl' pad: caml' p aSl lh l' lO\\"c'r o n lap 1\\"0. H all \\"as ri!-; h l thl'n' in a furious ball'" \\"ilh Ro d n l'Y Kl'lIl'1" ( Pc'l" i Ans \\"t'r. R o sd m rg I [o n ) a nd I t~ldt" Doug La ngl' ( ~ I O IO- X ·Fo x Ya lll ). Ll n!-;l"s "'ad was sholl- lin'd a s Ihl' Yamaha spl' t'dslt')" ha d bl~l k t' p ro bkm s Ih a l wo u ld haull1 h im a ll da y. H a ll pull l'd a way from Kd ll'l" w hi it, La ngl'crashl'd , which pUI Bu ya s illlO lhird. Bu ya s wl'nt o UI, which pUI Larrv H a nso n (Ka w ) in lOlhi n l. Kdl t')" h ad 'd isa stl' r ,Irik t, o n thl' la sl lap. lo s in g Sl'cond lO La n!-;t' a t m tH0 's t'ntl. ;\ 1010 Iwo bdon!-;t'd 10 l!all frOln slalllO fin ish . La ngl' \o\\"t'd h l" d bl'al I [a ll. bu t ht, su ffl'l"l'l l llll'c h a lli cal \\"Ot'S a!-;a in alld wa s dt 'Sli lll,d for a 2-2 lla y. Yama ha pi lOl DOli Bisl'g lia loo k Ih ird . ill lhl' m a lOo \'l' r H a n soll . who lOok a 3--1 fo r Ihi rd m OtH'\'. In :30-'10 aClio ll. ' il \\"a s Ll'ach a nd cl ass dom inat or Da n " Ea k ill (ll o ll ) d u d illg fo r posil io ns o n Ihl' 2 .0-lIli lt, Ira ck . Eakin fou nd o ul' Ih t, hard wa\' th ai LC ch was n o t 10 bl' dl' ni l'd lh ;' 'a firs l-molO w in. \\"hi ll' th ird wl' nl 10 ~ Ii kc' H ol bro o k (Hou ). foll o wed by Tom P ilcher (Han) . ' ri ll' sC'lOlIdmolo wa s m a rred by a pi le- u p w h ich slo wed H olbro ok a n d p UI L ea ch , Eak in a nd Pi leh er in th e to p th ree spots. Ea ki n uied ha rd . bUI co u ld n ' t m ak e hi s m o ve a nd seu led for a 2-2 beh in d Ll'acil 'S I-I iu the c hc'ckl'l"s, lIuffm an m ad« a k ill in g of th etiOtT Ex pert cl as s o n his Ka wa sa k i, l'as ily w inni n g bo th m or o s g oi n g awav. In the fi rs t ro u nd , il wa s H u ffm; lIi pull in g t he ho le-s hot ovi -r jason ;\kConn ick a nd Da nnv Ulven, ~k Con n ic k a n d U lvr-n \\"l,j.l' lock ed in a spt'nacula r d ue l in both motos. w irh ~k Conll i ck lIabb in g a 2-2 Sl'tond . wc ll beh ind Huffm a n bill ahead o f L lvcn . H u ffma n ramr ba ck a!-;ain in 80cc B anion. bUI Ihiugs didn 't !-;O qui lt';1S \\"1' 11 for" Flyin ' R yan " . ;\l olll Y Spau ldi ng (Ya m) lOok Ihc' first molo wi ll wi lh l In'n (K;I\\") sl'cond and H uffma n lhi rd , all ,omt' dislancl' bl' hi nd E xpl'lls Pa u l \\' in n (O a k k y/ Ya m S UP1Xlll) a nd Tl'am G rl'l' n ridl'l" J d f Dail y. ~ [ O lo IWO a lso fell 10 Willn . as hI' m ad t,a to'n t'-fro m -bdli nd ridl' 10 \\"in Ih l' molO . Tht, B pOll io n \\"l'n l I [ u ffm a n 's way a fll'l" Spau ldi ng ra n in lO p robkms. wil h I l u ffm a n lak illg Ih l' o n 'rall \'ia h.is :3 - 1 rid l's. Tony Gra n 's (H o ll) h ad a g rl'a l d a y. w in n in g Ih l' 250cc B cl a ss wi th a I-I tall v O\'l' r Dt'\,011 011 (Ka w) a n d J od y J a;n il'soll . T hl' I25tT B cla ss sa w G ran's w inlli llg lh l' fitst m ol O o \'l'r Da n en Rog l'r s (I·[o ll ). R og l'rs ca ml' back lo lOp th l' second molO a n d la ke lh l' o \T ra ll wi lh a 2-1 o \'l'r G ra \,es ( 1-2) a nd Dl'nn is ~k Co nll l' lI (Ka \\" ). w ho pos ll'd a 6-:3 for a Ih ird in lhl' O\Tra l ls. Results 250 PRO. 1. Eric Hall (Hon ); 2. Doug Lange (Yam); 3. Larry Hanson (Kaw l. 125 PRO: 1. Er ic Hall lHon l; 2. J on Bu yas (Kaw); 3. Gary Beyer (Kaw). OPEN B: 1. Gary Be a ve r IKaw l; 2 . Mike We st (Hon); 3 , Scott Martin (Yam) . 250 B: 1. Tony Graves (Ho n); 2. Devon Ott IKaw) ; 3. Jody Jamieson (Kaw l. 12 5 B: 1. Dar ren Rog ers (Hon); 2. Tony Graves (Hon l; 3 . Denn is M cCon nell (Kaw) . 80 B: 1. Ryan Huffman (Yam); 2 . Da nny Ulven (Kaw ); 3 , Manry SpauldIng (Yam ). 60 B: 1. Chuckie Standeford (Honl ; 2. Bobby Eymen (Yaml; 3. Enc Roger s (Hon l. W EE PEE WeE : 1. Kevin Eakm (Han); 2. M att Williams (Yam); 3 , Ric hie Pesch el (Yam). 60 A : 1. Ryan Huffman (Kaw ); 2. Ja son McC or mick (Kaw l; 3 . Dan n y Ulven (Kaw l. 80 B: 1. TraVIS Berry (Kaw); 2 . Chris Patterson ISuzl. 60 C: 1. Ryan Lea ch (Hon l; 2. Cor ey Full er (Kaw ); 3 Ty Lee IKaw). 125 C: 1. Dan Gregory (Han); 2. Mike No tt (Kaw); 3 . Ray Bru in gton IKaw). 250 C: 1. Harvey Vis ser (SUl); 2. Ron Hall (KTM ); 3 _Dou g Wiley (Han). 30 -40: 1. Bob Leach IYam }; 2. Dav e Eakin (Hon); 3 _M ike Holb rook (Han) Owens lands MDRA Pro Fuel title By Bob Johnson I'A L :\IDALE , CA. ocr. :>-6 i\Iarion Owen s wo n th e i\Io torcycle Dra ~ Raci n ~ Associa t ion 's Co u ntv Rari-wav. O wens made ih« long « 'JI\' [rom Oklahoma Ci ly. a nd ro dr t h r" Boss Huwg " I [al;ky- David so n lo a Pro Fue l fin al ro u n d H.·II . 170 . I:l - m p h pass O\T I C le ve la n d . Ohio', Keviu Ch-arv. a lso on a Hur"'y. wi th a runner-up liming o f 8.79 . 15:3 .:38 mph . O wen s dl'kalt'd ~ [ilch ~lildll'll in ro u nd o ne with a n HAH . 152 ,28. a n d Ton y Drexler in th e semi with a n s.ss. Iti7.91 mph. Cleary's adva nce inrl u dcd vi ctories over Su-ve R ug !-;iero in round o n,'. and Ro n Fringer in rhe semi. ~ Iark auro ha d a big day in the P ro raci ng. as the 19H·l MDRA P ro Stoc k c ha mp io n n ot o n ly won hi s secon d stru ig ht P ro S tock n ar io nn l eve n t. bUI a lso th e P ro Co m po w h ile u -st i n g a Byro n H im 's Ka wu sa k i . Sa uro ra n a 9 .0·1. 1·1·1.ti9 as An thony And erso n d rew a red li gh l in t lu- P ro Stock fin a l. Sauro's Van ce a n d H in esba ck ed S ULU ki sto p ped Byron H ines in th e sem i fin al in a n 8.8-1 , H 5 ,86 m ph 10 8.90, l -1ti.57 mph co n tes t. T h e P ro Com p wi n ca m e iu th e expens e of c u rren t po in ts lead er Ron Durham , as Sa u ro rerord ed a fina l ro u n d 8.7'1. 1-1 8 ,02 mp h as Durh a m 's S u zu ki sett led for secon d wit h a n 8.9 I , 1-1 6 .57 m ph . Clark Sarg is won h is th ird st ra ig h t Fu n n y Bik e title, ru n n ing a n 8.77, H8 .02 m p h aga ins t Lester Wh ile in th e final. 01 he!" w inners incl uded R ic k Cero in I' m Street, R ic k I len d licks in P ro E.T.. a n d Ed Mal k iewcz in Sports man E.T. Rissman rips OTHG Nationals By Glenn Worrall ADE LA N T O, CA. O CT. 5-6 SCali Ri ssm an took th e o vera ll vic tory in th e Expert class a t th e Over T h e H ill Ga ng's Eigh th An nual Mo tocro ss National s thi s week end a l S u nrise C ycle Pa rk. R issm a n p osted 2-1 scores on lh e first d a y o f lh e eve lll. Ih en swe p l bk a n d Ma rk Fles ia (Kaw ) pUI o n a t\\"o -r ace ball It, in Ih e 125cc P ro s Ih a l Wl'nl 10 Ih l' win' l'ac h lime. In ro u nd o ne. Fles ia took lh l' h o lesh ot , \\" hile Bn chl i a nd C,xlk ga ll'd founh a n d fifth . It lo ok Cook four la ps 10 ca lc h Fksia . a nd from th erl' o n the d uo \\" 1'1lI l'ig h l la ps n o m o rt· than a co u p le o f b ikl'k n gt h s a pa rt. Cook lr it'd Ili p ass in n earl y every co rn er . bUI t'ac h ti mi ' h I' wo n ld s lo w in on e o f th e sofl. dl'e p bnm s. losin g lrani o n a nd dro p p in g ba ck nm il th t, n l'XI l urn . Fks ia , mean w hi ll'. wa s r idi ng fla w"'ss ly a n d h dd Cook off 10 Ih t' flag. Bucld i fin is ht'(l a dist anl thi rd . ~ I o to two wa s al most a mirror o j tltl' prl'vio us ran', w ilh Fil'sia ga tin!-; firsl a nd Coo k ha ck in SiXlh a hl'ad o f

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