Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

r----------------------~-------- , '" '" ~ w HONDA >en en RACE SUPPORT U >- '" o ... o :r n, Vern Bro wn (2 4) rode t o v ic tory in the Pro f inal at t he l o o n lake Ice Race i n A nt ioch . Illinois. besting heat win ner Tim Farr ell (4 2). COMPLETE RACER PROGRAM Includes: * Free Jersey * A ccessory D isc. Parts iscounts * FinancDing (O .A .C.) * A ll Factory Bull et ins * Mailed To Race r * Racer-O rie nt Offering ed Se rvice Departm ent Full Suppo rt III in oi s H ar ley-Da vid son -sp on so red T im Farre lI. Super wid e trac k ro nd itions all owed th e to p th ree - Browne. Farre ll a nd Gruber - lO ru n th ree ubn-asr, us in g differen t l in es thro ug h the co rn ers, keep i n~ th e acr io n tiglu a nd t he ice ch ips fl yi ng in th e P ro fi na l. Bro wne preva i led in the high speed cha se to th e checkers. whikFa rrel I re co ver ed seco nd from R ick Gru her. ;'> lar k G ru ber finished lourt h. followed hv Do n H i-ni m; a nd Ma rk D iesi. · . Resu lts PEE WEE : 1. Mie hae l Gibso n (Yaml; 2. Brad Fla · men t (Yam); 3. Kve Ybema (Yam) . 60: 1. Karter Busse (Yaml ; 2. Blum (Yam); 3. S Kur t Kromroy « uzl. 80: 1. Rob M cGee (Kaw); 2. Brian Kromrov (Suz); 3 . Tom Foster IKaw ). ' 125 : 1. Frank Kai ser (Kaw); 2. Chad Bierle IKaw) ; 3. Kevi n Kwaterski (Han). 200: 1. Steve Swatscheno (C-A); 2. Phi Eppler (Kaw); 3. Alan Leinonen (Yam ). 250: 1. Fr an k Kaiser (Yam I; 2. Jav Langer (Yam); 3. Dan Pete rson (Han). OPEN : 1. Gten Sa lpaka {Yam l: 2. Je ff Picha (Yam l; 3 . Rick Bozin sk i (Yam ). SA; 1. Linda Bl um (Yam ); 2. GaryWollin (Ka w) ; 3. Ron Buss eu tveml. SUP SA; 1. Norm Gr uber (Yam) ; 2. Ray Sm i th (Yam ); 3 . Rich W aldbuesser (Yaml · PRO; 1. Vern Brow n (Rtx); 2. Tim Farrell (H· O); 3 . Rick Gr uber (Han) . PABST 250 CHLNG : 1. Rick Gr uber (Ho n); 2. Don W al db uesser (Yam ); 3. Jay Langer (Yam ). J.e. PLUS : S u per D eal O n Cycle Pu rc hase (808) 526-4122 (818) 702-0662 ONLY AT By Stan McVey WASAT CH . UT . D EC. 1·1 SIMI HONDA O rd er Iro m o ur ndvrr tiwrs. )'OU I' h u, ilH",'. T ht·y wa nt Rock Bottom Prices YZ2S0N In Stock 1984 YZ490L We Will Not Be Undersold "We caD Save You MODey" BURBANK Y AMARA 180 1W. Burbank Blvd.• Burbank. CA 91506 L--_ (818) 845-8738_---J 38 Wasatch Trials award banquet T he Wasat ch T rails Associati on (WT A) held its a n n ua l seaso nclosing Rider of th e Yea r banq uet a t th e Chuck-A-R ama in the Fash ion Pl ace Ma ll . in s tead o f th e trad itional sit e o f th e Sund an ce s ki resort. Th ere was a stoc kpi le o f good ies ra ffled th is veal' . a nd much of th e s ueces s was dt {e to th e co n tribu tio ns o f th e su p po rters o f th e \\'T A, wh ic h includ e N ew g a re H ond a . Ca re y's Cvc h- Cen ter, W in Whed Cvcl e, Vesc~'s Yama ha a nd U ta h Ti'ack a n d Trails (SL C) . Aft er m os t o f the goodi es were d ispersed . it wa s time fo r th e h ig h poi n t of th e eve ni ng - th e Rid er o f th e Year awa rds . Th is vea r th e co m pe tition was ho t. w ith' ties in th ree cl asses a nd o n ly a Iive-poi ru s pread in th e o the r two. Th e Beginn er class had Er ik Manin ed~ i n ~ o u t ;'> Iark O ldroyd in a clos « bau h- fo r th e a wa rd. In th e N o vice cla ss. Bru ce Leema srer sq uea ked hy Todd Den n ing 10 take hom e a ll t he m ar h h-s. T hese two were tied a t 60 poi nt s rach . T he decidi n~ faelo r was th e ( lilt' a n d o n lv ride in w h ich th cv bot h com pet ('d: Lcem asrer 's fini s,"1 was hi~h er th an Denning 's, thus cl imh iu j; th t; a wa rd for Leemasrer. Bo b Car livhneued the to p h on o rs in th e In n-n n e- di a re class. sli ppi ng hy S COtl Ff iuon w ith a close fi ve-point differe n ce in scores. T h e Adv an ced cla ss was a n o ther tie wi th .lOt' Lara vie a nd Sta n McVey bo th .s howi ng i 'I p oi nt s. L a ravi e a nd McVt'v ro d e in five m eets toget h e r w i th 'Mc Vey ed g i ng o u t L a rav ie in th ree o f tho se. T he Ex pert class competi t io n was heated a ll yea r lo ng, with R ich i\li lhun , Da n O lso n a nd Jeff Kin g sford go ing at it h ea dto-hea d . Wh en the dust clea red . O lson a n d Ki ngsfo rd ca me o ut on to p of the pil e with 80 poi n ts ea ch. T he tiebreaker sa w King sfo rd sneak off wi t h th e troph y and rlu -number-on e U ta h pl ar « for the s{'cond yea r in a row. Re sults RIDER OF THE YEAR AWARDS BEG: 1. Enk Martin; 2. Mark Oldroyd. NOV : 1. Bruce teemasrer: 2. Todd Denn ing INT: 1. Bob carlisle; 2. Scott Ffitt cn . A OV: 1. Sta n M cVey; 2. Joe Laravie . EX: 1. Jeff Ki ng sford; 2. Dan Ol son . Hodge hammer s Las Vegas MX By D ick Goodwin L AS VEGA S. N EV, .IAN , 5 J eff Hodge wa s th e rid er to beat toda y in th e 80cc Stock a nd Modifi ed Novi ce (12-16 yrs.) divi sions a t th e Las Vegas Motocross Pa rk. His cl o sest co m pe tito rs in bot h classes we re Eric G r iffith . who fi nis hed second o vera ll in both , a n d J eff Kerh onen , wh o claimed thi rd o ver a ll each tim e. H o wever. the w il d est raci ng o f the d a y ha p pen ed in th e 125cc Interm ed ia te class. T .L. Ta ylor jam me d int o th e lead a t th e sta rt o f th e fir st m ot a . b u t Ken Arnol d , Lonn ie Faulkn er . Kerr y M ulljg a n , J ohn Hill a nd T ad Maser ang wer e in close pursui t. T he batt le raged o n for a few laps un til ;\Iu ll ig an b roke free a nd jamm ed in to the lead , La p after lap. th e si x riders freight-trained aro u nd th e tra ck tr yi ng to o u t-smart each ot her in th e turn s a n d o n th e s tra ig h ts, Wh en it was a ll o ver . Mulli gan had m aintain ed h is lead fo r th e win a head o f Ta vlor, Arn o ld , Fa u lkner a nd Bobbv Anio ld . . T he seco nd m o ta was as exci tin g as th e fir st , o n lv th e ord er o f rid ers was cha nged . It \~' as Faulkn er ta king t he ea rly lead, while T a ylor p u rs ued . Mull igan a nd Ken Arnold duked it o u t o ver th ird thro ughout t he m o ta . Faulkn er m anag ed to keep Ta ylo r a t ba v, hut Ta vlor d idn 't mind , si nce a serond p la ce g a ve h im th e o vera l l. Mul liga n finis h ed thi rd . edging Ken Arnold. Results PEE WEE NOV : 1. John M eng ;.2. B,UY.Eisl er ; 3. A dam Burnham. PEEWEE INT: 1. Jason Partridge; 2 . M alt Camde n. Hart. BO STK NOV (9 ·' 1I: 1. Chad Anderson . BO STK NOV (12 ·16): 1. J eff Hodg e; 2. Er ic Grif· fit h; 3 . Jeff Kerh on en . BO MOD NOV I 12 ·16): 1. Jeff Hod ge; 2 . Er ic Grif· f it h; 3. Jeff Kerh on en. BO STK INT 19·11 1 1. M i ke M ,chel s: 2. M ,ke Gil· : bert ; 3. carey Ha rt . BO STK tNT 112· 16): 1. David Griego; 2. Chr is Tri ckle . 80 MO D INT (12 ·1 6): 1. Dav id Gr ieg o; 2. Chris Tri ckle. BOSTK EXP (12 ·16): 1. Kerry M ulli gan: 2. Ric hard Saxton; 3. Derek Titus . BO M OD EXP (12 · 16): 1. Ric hard Saxton. 12 5 NOV : 1. Chr i s Pec in a; 2. Lance Tay lor; 3 . Joey Hoak. 12 5 1 NT: 1. T.L Taylor ; 2. Kerry Mu lligan; 3. Lonnie Faul kn er . 25 0 NOV : 1. Geo rge Orton; 2 . Tony Davi s; 3 . Dan Ander son . 250 INT: 1. David M oon ; 2 . Ke n Teet er s; 3 . Ron Goodw in . 250 PRO: 1. Eric Sackett . 500 NOV : 1. Ju st i n Chan ert on ; 2. Gene Mason. 500 INT: 1. David M oon; 2 . Ken Teet er s; 3 . Ron Goodwin . , VET NOV : 1. Bill Bear up; 2. Jac Li ndell ; 3 . Robert Telles. VET INT: 1. J im Barnson: 2 . Craig M ojeske; 3. Gil Boers. JR. CYCLE STK NOV (6 · 8) : 1. St even Howe; 2. Man Cam den: 3 . Jo hn M eng . STK NOV (9 ·1 1): 1. Chad Anderson; 2. Greg zar at ieg ui; 3. David Swift . MOD NOV (9 ·1 1I: 1. Chad Anderson . STK INT (6-8 ): 1. Jason Partr idge; 2. Bri an Bar n son . STK INT (9 ·111 : 1. M ike Gilbert; 2. Carev Hart; 3 . J immy Gr iego. MOD INT (9· 11: 1. Mike Gil bert ; 2. Ji m my Gr iego ; 3. Carey Hart . Springsteen does it at Danville ice By Da v e Hoenig DAN VILLE. II. • .IAN. 10 T he 1986 In vita tional Indoor Pro Ice Race Ser ies visi ted Dan ville for the firs t tim e and Ch uck Springsteen was the main event w in ner. Defen d in g series cha m pion sin ce 198 1. G arth Brow en tered the ni ght 's action undefeated in match races, but th e fir st race o f th e n ight sa w th at sto p ped as Da n Ing ram a n d Da ve Kn a p p be- t Bro w. setti ng the a to ne for th e ni ght. Whi le Bro w wa s havi ng o ne o f his worst n ig h ts, p ring steen had one o f h is best, wi th th ree wins a nd tw o seco nds fo r 13 poi n ts . Ing ra m ro de co nsisten tly for 12 poi illS. T he c lo se actio n led to onl y a threepo int sp read between the eig h t m ain event qua lifier s. S p r in g steen had h is Byron Mo llo sea u-b u ilt, j a y S p ring steerr/Cas rro l-spo nso red H o nda o n the po le. Ed Morri s, Bryan Hardin a n d Dav e Knapp fo ll owed In g ra m w ith II. Dav e H ebb, Brow a nd Mike Rh oad s fill ed ou t th e field wi th 10 q ua lifying poi n ts. II lo ok th ree tr ies to g et th e m ain even t sta rted , a nd Morris a nd Brow wer e se n t to the pi ts a fte r being involved in tw o red -fla g in cidents. S p ri ngsteen went o n to th e win with Kn app a n d -R hoads running seco nd a nd third , Results MAIN: 1. Ch uck Spr ingsten (Hon) ; 2. Dave Kn app (Hon); 3. M ike Rhoads j Hon); 4 . Bryan Har din (Hon); 5. Dan Ingr am (Hon). Brow powers Peoria ice By Dave Hoenig P EORIA. II.• .IAN , 11 Stanton Lorenz's Indoor Ice Seri es wrapped up its Illin oi s sw ing with a trip to th e Peo ria Civ ic Center. Defendi ng cham pio n Garth Brow wa s ba ck on track powering h is Bryon Mo llosea u / Aria/ F ox /M e g a c ycl e / St ev e Fran sr edtspo nso red H onda p ast Da n ville winner C h uc k Sprin g steen for the m ain even t wi n. In th e [ive mat ch races, Brow ca rne a way w ith fo u r w in s. but a third p la ce in ro u nd tw o lef t him in a th ree- wa y lie fo r second w ith Dan

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