Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Palenske takes FRA Trick or Treat'Enduro By M ike Klinger . RED MOUNTAIN , CA, OCT. 20 American Honda Support/ Le Bar d and Un derwood H onda-sp onsored Grant Palen ske pu t h is new CR250 atop th e 300-ride r fie ld a t this year's Famil y R ac in g Associ atio n 's H allo ween even t, th e Tr ick or T reat End uro. With o n ly o ne tie-b reaker checkpoi nt to go, Pa lenske wa s one second beh ind 1985 IS DE si lver medalist and KTM-mounted Bill y F u lmer, J r. As th e tw o ace co m pe titors to ok off fro m th e last rese t, P al ensk e had h is work c u t o u t for h im . At the fina l ti e breaker , F u lmer crossed the g ree n cards at 37 secon ds a n d Pal ensk e scored a 34 , th us tak in g the overa ll wi n by a m ere o ne second - 1.86 for Pal ensk e a n d 1.87 fo r F u lmer. Th ird o vera ll a nd th e o n ly o ther rider 10 score o ne poin t was Pi netree enduro winner Donn ie Si mone (Kaw) w ith a 1.123. J am ie R ike r (Ya m) zeroed th e fi rst loo p , w ith a score of 42 seconds for the top honors in th e o ne-loopo n ly Beginner 's class. Ri gh t be h ind Rike r was B Wom en 's class rid er M ich ell e H o ward ( K a w ), C Wo m en 's Step ha nie Nees by (H u s ), C Min i R obe rt Wh i te (Hon) a n d fifth overa ll M ik e C ha m be rla in J r. (Ya m). The co urse sta rte d o ut o f the lill ie m in in g area o utside Red Mo u n tai n . w ith loo p two crossin g Trona road a nd heading for th e ever-po p u la r sa n d hill s. The specia l test cons is ted of aro u n d four mi les at a n average speed o f 35 m ph th rough th e sa n d hi ll s a n d into the tight monora il ca nyons. Pal enske, Fu lm er J r. and Simone were the o n ly rid ers to lo se o n ly o n e mi nute during th e spec ia l test. Gra nada Ya maha own er Rand y Pret zer rode a n o utstand ing eve nt , pl a cin g fourt h overa ll and tyi ng with consiste nt hi g h- fin isher Tony Casa ga (Ya m). Teamed wi th Casaga was S te ve Bebeck (Ya m), w hose SCOIT o f 2, 116 was g ood «uu ugh fo r sixth o vera ll just 14 seco nds a h ead of the Ko lbe H o n da-m o un ted Ro b b Mese ch er. Open Ve teran r id er a n d Big Bear trail r ider ex traordinaire Jim Bolli ngm? p~t his Yamaha in eig h th position wit h [ racy McClelland (Yam ) cl a i m ing n inth an d a n o vera ll win in the B 250 cc class. McCl el la n d 's win in th e B stand in g was the best effo rt o n th e day fo r a ny Bventer ed r id er. Robert Bu sh rounded o u t the top 10 besl o ve ra ll scores with a 2.145. U n ited End uro Association's Ed Maz enko (Hon) pi ck ed up a bi g w in in th e AA S uper Seni or class, o u tlasting the T ra in in g Wheels MC Bill Fu lmer, Sr. (H us) . Bill Fulm er Sr. and Billy Fu lm er Jr. com bined scores for a nother troph y in the pare n t/ ch ild division. SIeve G ilmore (Ya m) p la ced 27 th ov erall for the event bu t hi s sc~re of 3,20 1 was the bes t of a ny C r ider III th e e ven t. Ex-Expert Mi n i rider SCOll Jacobsen brought out a new machi ne, a 1986 Kawasaki , a nd o n h is firs t ride as a B 200, h e LOok h ome the top honors . Need less to sa y, J a co bsen w ill be a n A-ra nked r id er a t th e nex t event. In the Women's A cla ss, Lori Farm er (Han) wo n o ver Jerilyn n PoznoH . Wom en's poi nts lea d er Candy Ha nd w.orked the even t ~ft er h er inj u ry and picked up 500 poi nts for h er efforts. Results OPEN AA V l . JimBollingmo (Yam). ET: 250 AA VET: t . R obet Burtis (KTM). SSRAA: t , Ed Mazenko (Hon); 2. Bill Full merSr. (Hu s); 3. Gord on Dickson (Hus ). OPENAA SR: 1. O Sweeney(H us). avid 250 AA SR 1. D : onald C. M cNamee (Yam). Billy Fulmer, Jr.• (KTM) finished second overall at the Family Racing Association's Tr ick or Treat Enduro. OPEN AA: 1. J am e s Bort ree (Hu s); 2 . Dave Keith (Kaw). OPEN AA4-STRK: t , Gerry Urban(Hon); 2. Chuck HOURS MON-FRI M ill er (Hen); 3. J oh n Porno (Ha n ). 250 AA: 1 . Gr ant Palen ske (Hon); 2 . Bill Fulm er SAT 9-5 OpenS,.,d_,. J0-4 UII Jr. (K 3 . Robb M TM); esecher (Hon). Xm_. 200 AA : 1. Donnie Simon e (Kaw); 2. J ohn E. J a cob sen ; 3. Mi chael Goodwin (Yam ). W OM EN A: 1. Lori Farm er (Han) ; 2. Je ri lyn n Pozn off (Yam ); 3, Sh aun a Hop kin s (Kawl. O PENAVET: 1. John M eurs (Hon); 2. Michael (KTM); 3. RaySt. Pierre (Yam). AVE 1. D M T; ean cCoy(KTM); 2. Glenn Larson (Hus); 3 . M Emery(K ark aw). Kimb el 250 .The Best of Motorsports On Video ~, OPEN A SR; 1. Cli ff ord Dy sart (Hus) ; 2. Tom Cole (Yam ); 3. Bill Daniel (Hus) . 250 A SA: 1. J ohn Bai nb ridge (Vam ); 2. Cha rles Br own (Yam) ; 3. Gr e gg Turk (Yam ). ~ OPEN A: 1. M Glasmeier (Yam); 2. Gary ark Garner (Yam); 3 . John Owen (KTM). OPEN A4-STRK 1. Skip Crisly (K : TM); 2. D avid Lemaste r Jr. (Ho n ); 3 . Gary Zw eif el (KTM) . 250 A4-STRK: t . Marli n L. Blais (Hon); 2. R andy Bustam ante (Hon). 25 0A: 1. Ran dy Pretzer (Yam); 2. Darrell Norm an (K 3. M V Gordon(Hus). aw); att an 20 0 A: 1. Ton y Casaga (Yam); 2. Steve (Y 3 . Robert Bush (Kaw). am); MINI A; t , Mike Chamberlain Jr. (Y am). & Mille Domin~te (All rounds in individual Jlre FlISfest R~cing tapes ). Plus the new " Man In Jlre World. to Man" (IsleofManvideo). The 1984 season compilation "Lone Champion" the storyo! EddieLawson's ChampionshipSeason. Also, 1985 Trans Atlantic Challenge (Match Races ). World Motocross. WorldTrials. and many mo re. W OM EN B: 1. Mi chell e How ar d (Kaw ); 2. Anne Crawshaw (Ho n ). 17 49 14 th St .• Su it e 202, Santa M oni ca. CA 90404 St uar t (Varni; 3. J im Stewart (Hus ). (213) 452-5614 Dealers. please con tact Malcolm Smith Products 1- CANADIAN IGNITION ROTOR FOR 600 NINJA 250 B SR: 1. Denn i s Toom an (Yam ); 2. Joe Tre week (Yam) ; 3 . Dirk M cClell an (Yam ). OPEN B: 1. J eff Wa tson (Yarn] : 2 . Pa ul Ga rcia (Ha n); 3. Ch r is Stew ard (Yam ). OPEN B 4-STRK: t , D Riker (H 2. Dave ave on); Vogel (Hon); 3. Brad Siedschlag (H on). 250 B: t . Tracy McClelland (Yam); 2. R M obb cClella nd (Y 3. D am); avidToogood (Kaw). 200 B: 1. Scott J acob sen (Kaw ); 2. Don Goettlin g (K 3 . Mike Krug (H aw); on). WOME N C: 1. St ephani e Nee sby (Hu s); 2. Diane Olso n (Yam); 3.. Di an a M ill er (Hon). OPEN C VET; t . Russ Elliott (Yam); 2. Batem an (Hon); 3. J oh n Handberry (Yam) . Amazing inexpensive perf rmance increase. o Changes California 600 Ninja ignition cU NIe to same as Canadian 600 Ninja Steve 250 CV 1. C.H. B ET: artell(Kaw); 2. Mark Adams (K 3 . Bi ll L aw); efever (Hon). SSR C: 1. Rob ert O. Ben son (Hus ); 2. J i m Abb itt (Suz); 3. Carl Thom pson (Yam ). OPEN C SR: 1. Ken Seam an (Han ); 2 . Ron Het h e ri ngton (Han); 3 . Larr y Owen s (C-A) . 250 C SR: 1. Frank Harl an (Yam ); 2. Nei l F. Kirkla nd (Yam); 3 . Big Knot [Suz]. . O PEN C: 1. St eve G i lmor e (Yam ); 2. Greg Hat zen - • Call or Write: Champion Moriwald USA buhler (Hus); 3 . Jim E (H stes on). OPEN C4-STR K 'l . Wayne Sykes (Yam); 2. Dave : Ruffin (Han ); 3. Steph en Ru ffin (Han) . 250 C 4 -STR K: 1. Ch ris Fernandez (Hon) ; 2. Rick Lucas (Suz); 3 . M itch McNally (Ha n). 250 C: 1. Chri s Su ll ivan (Kaw); 2. Andre Bu tc her (Yam); 3. Jeff Wadsworth (K awl. 200 C: r . Scott Trafton(Kawl; 2. Bill Evans(Y am); 3. Chris Salum (Yam). M IN I C: 1. Rober t White (Hon ); 2 . Evan Devens (Ho n); 3. Kristi How ard (Kaw) . Graves tops Albany SX By Clay light ALBANY, O R, NOV . 10 Tony G raves brought two H ondas a n d ca me a way w ith three m o ta wi ns o u t of four in his two-class effort a t round two of th e AMA Fa ll Six Pa ck Series a t Albany Speedway . Graves (Her bs Cy cles/H a n ) won bo th 125cc Iruerm ediate rn oto s a n d th e fir st 250cc Int er m ed iate m oto, bu t threw a cha in i n See Edd Freddie ie, R~ndy AllVideosAvailabte at $39.95 + Shipping. C.O.D. 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