Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

, - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - -- - - - -- - - - - - , rJl ~ W ..J Z o a: > CD rJl o b :x: Q. (A bov e) The w innerofthe Ca mbell's Ch allenger C up atthe Brit ish Bike-In: a 1957 BS A Clubman Go lds t ar. (Bel ow) 1 952 Trium ph TRW. 30 moto two 10 giv e th e overa ll 10 Kaw asa ki ride r Ro b Annen with a 3- l ta ll v. The larges t class o f th e cold. sn ow y day was th e 17-rider 250cc Junior ba ttlegrou nd. Dan Gregory (Yam ) wo n th e fi rst moto ove r Ra y Bru in g to n (Ka w) and Ron Stevenso n on a H on da XR 250-powered thumper. In m or o two . it was Bru ingt on breaking free from th e ea rly tra ffic while Gregor y was tryin g 10 p ut together a do-or-d ie co me -fro m-behi nd effort to win th e overall . Don Sch n ieder. wh o took a fourth in m o to one , ran third beh ind Gregory in m ot o two, while th e win and th e o vera ll fell Bruingt on 's way witha2- lta lly . In th e co m bined 250cc/O pen Intermed iat e class, Graves flew into th e lea d in mo to one, followed by Annen , Bob Lea ch and Brad J ohnson . Leach got by Annen , but Gr aves was un ca tcha ble tak in g th e 250cc win. T he O pen class first moro win went 10 Mik e West. bea ring fellow H onda rider J eff La ndru m . MOIO two had Graves again leading, but h is chai n picked the most unti mely ti me to derail , wh ich handed th e lea d ove r 10 An nen. J ohnson rod e in seco nd a nd Mike H olbrook in th ird an d th a t's h ow it fin ish ed. La nd ru m topped th e seco nd Open B m oro for a 2-1 overa ll tiebreaker ove r West (1-2). The Combined Pro class had Gar y Beyer acing th e second rnoto for th e ov erall laurels. Beyer finished seco n d in th e first 125/250/0pen Pro mot o behind local Ken n y Olsen and teammate J ohn Woodley. Woodley h eld off Open rider Ri ch ard Earle a n d 250 pilots Ri cky Bault and Eugen e Su zuki 's Larry Brumwell in the wet moto. The seco n d time out the track wa s much drier, but with the temperature hovering in th e high 20s, condition s were st ill di smal. Regardless of th e weather , th e riders put on qu ite a show with Beyer getting th e win for th e seco n d week in a row . Woodl ey beat fi rst-mote winner Ol sen , whi le Bault held off Earle a n d Brumwell 10 win the 250/0pen portion. Results 125 PRO: 1. Gary Beyer (Kawl; 2. Kenny Olsen (Kaw ); 3. John Woodl ey (Kaw). 250 / 0 PEN PRO: 1. Rick Ba ult (Honl: 2. Rich Earle (Han); 3. Larry Brumwell (Suzl . 30-40 PRO: 1. Richa rd Earle (Ha n); 2. Bob Leach (Kaw t 3. M ike Holbrook (Han). OPEN B: 1. Jeff Land r um (Han); 2. M ike West (Han); 3. M ike Bur ke (Hon l. 2 50 8 : 1. Rob An nen (Kaw); 2. Brad Jo h nson (Kaw); 3. Bob Leach (Kaw) . 125 B: 1. Tony Gr aves (Honl; 2. J ett Daily (Kaw l; 3. Cun Cunn ingham (Kaw) . BOB: 1. Ryan Huffman (Vam); 2. M onty Spauldi n (Vamt 3 . Danny Ulven (Kaw l. BOA: 1. Jeff Daily (Kaw). BO C: 1. Bobby Eyman (Han); 2. Glen Hansen (Kaw); 3. Roby Leach (Yam). 250 C: 1. Ray Bru ington (Kawl; 2. Dan Gregory (Vam); 3. Don Schnieder (Han I. 125 C: 1. Tom Kusc hn ik (Kaw) ; 2. John Gregso n (Kawt 3. Dan Gregory (Yam). OT PRO: 1. Chuck Stand etord (Honl : 2. Charlie Harter (M ai ). 50 C: 1. loch Rund (Han). England on the Prairie By Ron lewis Altho ugh th e Bri tish motorcycle indust ry . wi ll proba bly never aga in be a threa t to that of the J apanese, it is eviden t that they will a lways fill those warm p laces in o ur memor ies. For de cades Briti sh motorcycles were th e source of m a n y innovat io ns . And I think that most peop le ove r th e age of 30 ha ve eith er o wned a Brit ish motorcycle or wis h th ey had . As in years past. mororcyc lis rs have co me from across th e co u ntry to th e a n n ua l British Bike-In 10 view th e fin est th e British have 10 o ffer, with everyth ing from a Scott Flyin g Sq u irrel , Vincents, Matchless, Veloceues, Royal Enfields, AJ S's, Ari els and th e droves o f Triumphs, Nortons, a nd BSA's, di sp layed with th e di gn ity fittin g o f su ch a proud grou p. C he rryvale is a sleepy littl e to wn in th e so utheastern corner of Kansas, but it ca ine a live wit h th e mell ow m us ic th at o nly hundreds o f Briti sh m ot orcycles ca n make as they arrived for the Fourth Annual Bri tish Bike-In. Th is yea r marked th e beg inning of th e Campbell 's Ch all en ge C up , a 20in ch-tall silver cup whi ch the overa ll winner wi ll ha ve th eir name engraved o n eac h year. The Campbell's Cha llen ge Cup was given to th e British Bike-In by Campbell's Repl acemen t Si lence rs o f Hedn esford, En gland, ma ker s o f replacem ent si len cers for ma ny of the o lde r British a nd Europeanmotorcycles, plus man y cu rre nt Euro pea n a nd J apanese brands. Th e j udges for th is year 's event were three well -respected men from th e British motorcycling co mm u n ity. Pa t Owens is a professor o f motorcycle me ch anics a t th e Los Angeles Trade T echnical College, and is a former service representat ive fo r Tri ump h of America , th e fo rm er U.S. dis tributor of Triu mph moto rcycles. Also acting as a j u dge was J ack Wilso n o f Big ' D' Cycle Ce nter in Dall a s, Texas. In th e years since 1955 when J o hnn y Allen set a land speed record a t the Bo nneville Sa lt Flats wi th a Trium p h pr epar ed by Wil son, Wilso n has set 63 land speed records with Triu mph m ot orcycles, so me o f wh ich still sta nd today . Woody Leone, Sr. served as th e th ird judge, a nd is th e o wne r of Le on e Cycl e Shop in Beaumont, Texas. Leo ne has been a dealer si nce 19·17 and pr epared motorcycles for suc h riders as Grand National Cha mpio n Ga ry N ixon , Ca rroll Resweber. Albe rt Gu n ter a nd Samm y Ta n ner. \\'ood y a lso ha s set records a t Bonneville, end ing hi s 'I5-yea r racing ca reer in 1980. T he w inner o f thi s year's Campbell's Cha lle nge Cup wi th 01 1957 BSA Clubma n G oldstar wa s Doug Rollert of O verl and Pa rk , Kansas: Mot orcvclists from 12 sta tes en tered in the co m pe titio n with o ne co u p le rid ing 1550 m iles o n a 1970 Triu m p h twin to tak e th e Long Dista nce trophy. In a ll, 16 tro p h ies were aw ard ed in six cla sses, with p rizes go ing to th e remain in g 72 exhibitors. Results BEST OF SHOW: 2. M erli n Libby (194 9 Vi ncent Repide); 3. Dcvle Bieser (19 69 BSA A 75). OLDEST M OTORCVCLE: 1. W .C. A lexander (193 B Matchless): 2. Bart on Ott i (193 9 Royal Enfie ld). COMPETITION: 1. M ax O. Lambky (196 0 Royal En f ield FurV); 2. J am es Ever y (do u ble engine Tri umph drag bike); 3. Tom Roe b uc k (Triu m p h flat tra cker). . ORIGINA L: 1. James Every (195 4 Vinc enti; 2. Stan Gillis (Triumph "21 "); 3 , TIE Doyl e Bieser (1973 Triumph TR5T)/Tom Roebu ck (1970 BSA 44 1 Victor). LONG DISTANCE: 1. Pat and Donna Ow ens (1550miles. 1970Triumphl ; 2. Norman Leigh (81 B m il e s. 19 77 Tr iumph ); 3 . Ric Sc h ra nk (7 53 miles. 19 75 Trident). CUSTOM : 1. Bill R. Snow (1972 Tri umph TR61. Brunelle tops Texas hare scrambles SAN ANTON IO, TX, NOV . 10 The final race of th e Dirt Bikers Club o f San Antonio Hare Scra mbl es Series wa s a battle from sta rt to finish between Expert riders Mich a el Bradsh aw and Steve Brunell e. The two riders bl azed the trails o n ly seco nds a pa rt in this two-hour battle. Turn in g o n th e ga s a nd sett ing a blistering pace, Bradshaw held th e lead until hi s p it stop in th e fourth lap wh en Brunelle took over. However . Brunelle's lead was short -lived as h e also made a pit stop in th e next lap. Bradsh aw o nce again ga ined th e lead , followed closel y by Expertrider Todd Harris. Th e fight for first place continued until well into th e final lap, w hen Brunelle caught and passed Harris and Bradshaw to tak e the win. Bradshaw followed for a very close second with Harris a nd Mark L ynch ta kin g third a nd fourth. Results SO:1. Jason Moses (Yam); 2. David Guerra (Yam ); 3. Bram Didterson (Y.m~ 60 : 1. Michael Moses (Yam); 2. Daniel Trott (Kaw); 3. Scott Ryan (Kaw). BO: 1. Chr is Ryan (Kaw) ; 2. Billy Hamilton (yem) ; 3. Ma rk Jaspe r (Kawl. 125: 1. Steve Baard (Suz); 2. Matt Laibold (Kaw ); 3. Richard Bryant (Suz). 250: 1. ScottZettn er (yam); 2. Pat Hohman (Suz): 3 . Andy Bradsh aw (Kawl. OPEN : 1. St ev e Kotara (Hon); 2. Rick Michael (Yaml; 3. Jam ie Gerner IKTM). OVER 3D-A 1: t , Andrew Tron (Kawt 2. Rick Pittman (yam). OVER 30 ·B 1: 1. Dale McCu llough (Kawl; 2. Tom Tysl (Husl; 3. Jam es Chadwell (Suz). OVER 40 : 1. Wi ll Hendrix (Kawl; 2. Kenn eth Wi lson (Husl; 3. Fred Trott (Han). EX: 1. St eve Bru ne ll e (Hus); 2 . M ik e Bradshaw (y am); 3 . Todd Harris (Vaml. The Tiger's on the prowl in WA By Pau l N ielsen BELLIN GHAM , WA. NOV. 3 Tiger Wingert rode his Honda to victory in th e last race of th e Pacific Northwest Motorcycle Associa tion 's seven -even t harescra m bles ser ies th is weekend. T he Mt. Baker Mo torcycle Club, wo rking with th eir Canad ian neighbo rs, ho sted th e scra m bles. To say the co u rse was wet was an understat ement. Two and a ha lf in ches o f rai n had fallen in th e 36 ho urs p rior to ra ce time. a nd it co nt in ued througho u t th e race. Th e sta rt a n d chec kp o in t wer e locat ed in a gra vel pit a nd th e six-mile course wound th rough tight trails and short stre tches o f logging road s. A straddle-t he-fende rs, dead-engine start wa s em p loyed with a ll classes except th e Juni ors in th e first wav e. When a ll wa s clea r', th e Juniors en tered th e co n test to race for two hours while th e o the rs wen t a tot a l o f three hours. Win gert was th e first 10 return to th e gra vel p it a nd co n ti n ued to lead the race to th e end, pi cking up a bo u t a minut e a lap o n hi s to u r of II laps. Ly le Du ro n so (Yam) and Mike Schmid t (Yam) were ha vin g a rea l shooro u t, a lthough not in th e sa me class. On the seven th lap , bot h pitted and Sc hmid t got out first , whi le Du ro n so was ha vin g trouble wi th hi s gas cap cross-t h readi ng. Du ronso overroo k Schmidt a nd wen t o n to win th e Vet class wi th 10 laps; David Crai g (Ka w), fin ished seco nd with nin e laps. Schmidt al so wo n his clas s, th e 200cc Experts, with 10 laps, wh ile Victor Gi oi a (Yam ), fin ish ed seco nd . In th e 0-200cc Junior class, Dave Ceorge'won after p uttin g in a stro ng ride , a nd was the on ly J unior to mak e seven la p s. Mi ke Norma n , o n a Yama ha BW200. finis hed seco nd with six laps. In the over 200cc Ju n iors, Sco tt Dra fs (Hon), co llected first pl ace with six laps. Followi ng Drafs was J im Pearson a nd Mark Fitzsimmons. In th e 200cc-U p Sen io r class, J im Ne lso n (Hon) , made nine laps and co llected th e first -place tro phy. Ken Leard (KT M). a lso ma de ni ne laps for second p lace. E rro l Borsk y ca me down from Ca nada an d rode hi s Yamaha 175 into th e 0-200cc Senior's w inner's circle with n in e laps, foll owed by Sna il Vail on a Ka wasak i 125 with seven laps. The co urse h eld up well under th e ci rcu ms ta nces with one mud hole taking credi t for a few DNFs. Most riders ca me prepared 10 ride in the rain, and no co m p la ints were heard. Results 200-UP EX: 1. TIger Wingert (Han); 2. David Scott (Han). 0 · 200 EX: 1. Mike Schm idt (Vam); 2. Vietor Gioia (Vam). VeTS : 1. Lyle Ouro nso (Yam); 2. David Cra ig (Kaw); 3. Dick Langlois (Han). 200-UP SR: 1. Jim Nelson (Han); 2. Ken Leard (KTM I. 0 -200 SR: 1. Errol Borsky (Yam); 2. Snail Vail (Kawl. 200-UP JR: 1. Scott Drat. (Han); 2_Jim Paarson; • .. • 3. Mark Fitzsimmons. 0-200 JR: 1. Dave George; 2. Mike Norman {Vamt 3. Dale McNe il.

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