Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

held o ff Word 10 ta ke win num ber o ne ; J ohnson wa s third. Burg ess came rig h t ba ck to line up with the Open co nn-status for the O pen A ma in event. a nd in the a bsence of Ha rsha and Ro bert Horban. too k a holeshot 10 lead the field aro u nd the u niq ue Rich \\'o n f-desig ned course thai nti lized a dog- leg and a j ump in wh at was supposed to have been an a renacross race. Burgess topped th e mai n for his second win. while second fell the wav of motocrosser Mark :\I a u h e iso n ( H o n) . fo llowed by Ph ill is. Ha rsha (Kaw 250). Word a nd Ma lthe ison jammed in to the dog-leg th ree a breast in th e last race of th e even ing. the O pen Pro ma in even t. Burg ess q u ickly carved th ro ugh th e pack to settle int o th e top th ree in th e early go in g. He th en h ou nded Wo rd . a nd took the lead a head of Wo rd a nd Harsh a. Ph ill is came up th ro ugh th e field 10 settle in to fo u rt h beh ind H a rsha . Ma uh eison co u ld get n o furth er th an fifth . and got a bi rd 's-eye view of Bur gess cap p ing o ff hi s tri pl e win. Second again went 10 Word, wh ile th ird went Harsha 's way, over Ph ill is. G m ("Ci 00 Q') ...... ~ l!") ...... >.... ~ ::l C Fast! Quick ! ~ ~ Hot news! That's what Cycle News is all about, and that's what motorcycling is all about. Anything else is history! .' Tell the world how you feel- you want it, and want it now - with a new Anything Else is History T-shirtor jersey. Order yours today! Results OPEN PRO: 1. Lance Burgess IKaw); 2. Frank Word IlI ISuz); 3. Jeff Har sha IKaw ). OPEN A : 1. Lance Burgess (Kaw); 2. Mark Mattheison (Han); 3. Tim Phill is (Kaw). 250 A: 1. Lance Burgess (Kaw); 2. Frank Word III (Suz): 3. Brad J ohnson (l<:aw). 125 A: 1. TIm Phillis IKaw ); 2. Don Peterson (Han); 3. Tonv Sprangl. (Han). 80 A: 1. Gus Pombo; 2. Jeff McMillan ; 3. Malt O·Conne r. 60 A : 1. Shawn High land; 2. Kevin O'Conner; 3. Jon Jon Montes. 50 A: 1. Eli Huvert a; 2. Er ic Martin . Look for the order blank on the Dealer Directory page. Johnson motors at Medford SX By Clay Light MEDFORD, OR, D EC. 6 The first race of a two -n ig h t doub le-h eader at Medford 's Compton Arena had Californian Brad J ohnson (Ka w) and J effrey Ha rsh a (Kaw) eme rg e wi n ne rs a fter p u rring in ha rd rid es during a renacross ac tion . J ohnson ja m med hi s wa y into th e winner's ci rcle by toppin g th e 125cc A main , whi le Ha rsha pu t his Pau l' s Sport Center machi ne a cross th e line 10 win th e Open Pro mai n even t on KX250. Ka wa sa ki-m o un ted Brya n Steel e won th e 80cc A main event in fin e fashion over Gus Pom bo a nd J a so n Lewi s. Th e Mini A main was also a thrill er - Zach R u nd ( Ka w), usually a dominant for ce in th e Mini ranks, tonight lost o u t 10 Shawn Highland. Highland held back both Rund a nd Kevin O 'Conner to n ab hi s on ly win o f th e eveni ng. Johnson fought it o u t with T ro y Coburg a nd Carey Sch o ler before breezing 10 th e checkers for th e 125cc A ma in win. The 250cc A m ain sa w Randy Toreson (Ya m) do damage in the IO-rider , 1O-lap event. Honda rid er Ron Milligan ra n seco nd to T oreson, whi le Chris Ellis push ed hi s CR into th ird a hea d o f a wild scram ble between Harsha a nd 125cc mounted J ohnson. Ha rsh a began a cha rge to th e front of th e pa ck , only to crash . He ended th e day in th e n um ber-fo ur slot, well behind winner Toreson. Milligan wa s seco nd, with Ellis third a t th e checkers. Mark Mauheison (Hon ) made h is first a p pe ara nce a t Medford this sea son pay off by winning the Open A ma in. Marth cison had to hold back Mi lligan an d Dennis R o th erha m (H o n) to ea rn the win in th e eig h trider main. Th e Open Pro ma in was by far th e best race of the even ing's program, lining up 10of th e a rea 's fastest riders to do battle for 15 laps. Frank Word III brought out a brand-new 1986 Anything else is history! *******•••*****************, Got aD opiDlOD! Write a letter to the EdItor! • • • • •• • • • • • • ~ • • • • • • • • •• • • • • J lR IC il"!>lN FRAMES FORKS STEMSU CROWNS MAGWHFoEIS s ERIC'S MOTORC YC L E CO. ALL 1985 HUSKYSIN STOCK AT VERY SPECIAL PRICES - THE RAZOR 'S EDGE - -1986 MODELS AVAILABLE 50011- ••• NO CHARGE IF l1NIlEPAIRABLE ••• ••• FREE INSPECTION ••• Wh._ V_u',. Rlldy T_ BIY. Com. 5.. Us. IG' H~~~;;~a leJ REINFORaNG ATe'S ODYSSEYS PICK-UPU DEUVERY JIM POET RI4c. with 1M Racer'. Eq- 15:&4-A.lDd_trlal Park St. Conaa, CA. 917ZZ (818) 332-1598 (8 18 ) 449-ERIC 1361 E Wainul 51 Pasadena. C 91106 . .. A CANADIAN NEEDLES FOR KAWASAKI GPZa Ava ilable now trom Champion Moriwaki USA . These carbureto r need les allow you to tune your GPZ 1 maximum horsepowe r output 0 ERIC'S ~:TORCYm --mpIon ....-r IIoriwaId USA 1690 Newport Blvd. eo... M.... CA 92627 (7 14) 1142 .2040 Interstate _ao_.. ,... , .......... on Co. 313/686-1620 27

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