Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

T o ny Casaga (Yam) negotiates desert terrain en route to the 200cc A class victory at the FRA Frosty Cactus Enduro at Lucerne Valley, California. Cycle N ews, America 's weekly m ot orcycle newspaper, br ings you an act ion -packed year of mo tocross. fla t t rack. en durance. speedway and road racing. 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Or Call: (2 13) 427-74~~ CN.4 I I I I I I I I I I th ree lie-brea kers o n th e lon g 36-mile firs t lo o p . FR A 's Frost y Cac t us brough t ou t ma ny new, fir st time racers who enjoyed the well- marked, fun bUI cha llen ging firs t loo p . At th e sta n of loop IW O the preswee p found so me co urse sa bo tage a nd it had 10 be re-routed and a lastm inute reset was pUI in . From there th e co urse went 10 th e powerlin e roa d, orr 10 vir gin terrain , a real ni ce u ph ill. cres ted rhe h ill. and down th e o the r side 10 Bru ce Boulier a nd his checkers . N ext, it wa s cro ss-co u n try 10 th e " moon rock" a rea, the n 10 th e [ron R id ge section whi ch was th e mai n reason for cam pi ng a t th e far end o f j ohnson Vall ey. An o ld min in g road was a 6-mph sec tio n, follo wed bv a verv rock v downhill into the check-i n 1O'lhe specia l test, wh ere it was 36 mph . So me riders co u ld n ' t negot iat e 6 mph and go downhi ll at th e sa me lim e so th ey ende d u p burn in g th e chec k. Th ere wa s a sa nd wa sh, so me hill s, some new terr ain , a nd a t the ot her side o f rhe h ills was the check-o u t. After o n ly a five-min ut e rese t, riders turn ed back in to th e h ills a t 30 mph wi thou t a check-in . It reall y turned rig h t agai n in a new section co m bined wit h washes, so th ey had 10 hustl e and m ost of th em were la te with o n ly a few zeros at Ed Butler's check a t th e end of th e 30 mph . The check was a t the bou orn a lo ng a vir gi n hi ll that tu rn ed ri g h t int o a 50foot wash. (G rant Palens ke ca me alo ng th ere and almost jumped 10 the bot10m . Every one sa id it wa s kind of specracu lar.) From th ere th e co urse p icked up an o ld trail a nd wound aro und by th e microwa ve towers, to the pow erl in e road where th ere was a flagman o n rhe Iig ure-ei g h t co urse w here i t crossed itself, a nd 30 m ph hack into th e fin ish . For so me reason , your course-layou t person had th e fin ish m ile age wrong by o ne mil e, so th e fin ish will be adj us ted an d IW O po int s will be tak en o rr th e scores. Su nday's end uro was p rece ded Sa tu rday a ftern oo n by a lon ger-th anus ual 1i A-m ile co urse Pok er Run wh ich ena bled th e 104 en tra n ts 10 see th e Indi a n p etro gl yph s. Winn in g hi gh hand went 10 j ohn Fontain e. an d eac h rider recei ved a lotter y ticket at rhe fini sh . A d rawin g wa s held a nd the luc ky winn er of a je rsey a nd a pa ir o f leath ers from Viper Pr od ucts was T on y Casaga, T he big prize win ner was 20-year-o ld Ken Frye r of Palmdal e. H e won a Ya ma ha 200 Big Wh eel do nated bv Randv Pr etzer o f Gra nada Yamah~. The prizes were a warded a t the FRA Awards Ban quet j anuary 16. Results AA v eT OPEN: 1. Greg g Lus h er (Yam); 2. Ken lewis J r. (Yam ). VET 250: 1. Roben Bun is (KTM) ; 2. J ack Lab rum (y am); 3. Tim Cu n is (Yam). SUP SR; 1. Gord on Dick son (KTM ); 2. Ed M azenko (Hon). SR O PEN: 1. David Swee ney (Husl; 2 . Arthur W . M ore (Yam). SR 250; 1. Harry Kea st (C· A ); 2. John Bainbridg e (Yam); 3. Don ald M cN am ee (Hus) . OPEN: r, Rick Da niel (Hus ); 2. J ohn Ferro (Hon); 3 . Dave Kerth IKawJ. FOU R· STRK OPEN; 1. Gerry Urban (Hon). 250: 1. Robb Mesecher (Hon ); 2. Peter Postel (Hon); 3. Kun But ler (Yam ). 200: 1. Donn ie Simone (Kaw); 2. M ichael Good w in (Yam ). A WOMEN : 1. Candy Hand (yam); 2. Dan a Bell (Yam); 3. Kathy Labrum (Yam ). VET OPEN: t . John Meurs (Hon ); 2 . Geoff Ham ilton (KTM ); 3. Wayne Stanf iel d (Yam ). VET 250: 1. St eve Bebeck (Yam); 2. Bill Throckmo rto n IKaw); 3. Dale Samford (Kaw). SUP SR: 1. Noe l Cobbs (KTM ); 2. Raymond C. Thr oc km ort on (Hen) ; 3 . Neal Keith (Kaw) . SR OPEN: 1. Bill Daniel (H us); 2 . Patr ick Souza (Yam) ; 3. M ike Harper (Hus l. SR 25 0 : t . M ervyn M urray (Yam): 2. Ed Stenberg (Yam ); 3. J erry McNeil (Yam ). O PEN: t. Ron Lawson (Hon); 2. Chr is Reyes (Yam); 3. Chip Ham rick (Ho n ). FOUR ·S TRK OPEN: 1. Bob Fa" (Hon); 2. Ki rk Sm ith (Hon); 3. Rand y Brown (Hon ). 25 0 : 1. Randy Pret zer (l'am ); 2. J erry Russsell (Yaml ; 3. Rusty Ad am s (Hon). 200: 1. Tony Casaga (Yam); 2. Davy J on es (Kaw ); 3. Scon Crawford (Yam ). M INI : 1. M ike Ch am be rl ai n Jr. (Yam). A TV: 1. Delvi n D. Barn es (Hon ); 2. M an Sw een ey; 3 . Alan Travi s (Hon ). B WO MEN : 1. Bett y Hold r idge (KDX); 2. Diane Bainbridg e (Hon) . V ET OPEN: 1. Lance GUilf oy le (Hon); 2. Je ff Tibbits (Hon ); 3. Ken W oodli ng (Yam) . V ET 250: 1. Ga ry Beck (KTM); 2 . Ron W . Nunna ll y (Yam ); 3. A nd re Butch er (Yam) . SUP SR: 1. Rebert O. Benson (Hu.); 2. Bill Lockshaw (Hus); 3. Leroy M ill er (Hon ). SR OPEN: 1. Bob A shcraft (Hus) ; 2. Tim M unroe (Hon); 3. Harry Hoffman (Hu sl. SR 2 50: 1. Dick M cClell an (Yam ); 2. Roben Good ri ch (Hon ). OPEN: 1. Tim Moore (Hon ); 2. Bob Seitz (KTM ); 3 . John Estes 'H on ~ FOUR·S TRK OPEN: 1. Dav id Peoples (Hon); 2. Dav e Riker (Han) ; 3 . Myron Thorson (Hon). FOUR·STR K 250. 1. Ron ald Silva (Suz); 2. Mike Ba umann (Hon). 250: 1. John H. Adams (Ho n)p; 2. Steve J . Falk (Hon); 3. Bob McClell an (Yam ). 200: 1. Don Goe n Jing (Kawl; 2 . Jason Ing ersoll (Kaw) ; 3 . M ike Kur g (Hon). C WOME N: 1. M OnJcaSteward (Hon) ; 2. Stephanie Neesby (Hus); 3 . J ennif er (Murray (Yam). VET OPEN; 1. St an Foster (KTM); 2. Neil Eggen.· perger IHus); 3 . Larry Harris (Suzl. VET 250: 1. Ken Ne lso n (Hon ); 2. Jim Boggs (Yam ); 3 . Steve Fr eeman (Hon). SUP SR: 1. Manny River s IHus); 2. Robert K. Hod gson (Ho n ); 3 . Kim Kimba ll (Mon). SR OPEN: 1. Kurt Sw e tl (Hu s); 2. Ray M anson (Yam); 3 . Larry W. Mason (Yam) . SR 250: 1. Ken W ink ler (Kaw) ; 2. Larry Ow ens (C·A); 3 . Gary Cawthon (Ya m ). O PEN: 1. Ray Wo ng ; 2. Ji m Platz (Yam); 3 . Don A ndrews (Yam ). FOU R· STRK OPEN: 1. Chri s Roady (Hon); 2. Ted Kalnas (Hon); 3 . Drummond Evans (Hon). FOUR-STRK 250: 1. Rick Lucas (Sul); 2 . M itch M cNall y (Hon). FOUR ·STRK 250: 1. Raym ond Cha se (Hon); 2. Ron Berg er (Hon ). 250: 1. Ch ad G . Can no n (Yam); 2 . J im Hagen (Kaw l; 3 . Larry M ason (KTM). 200: 1. M ar k Den ning IKaw) ; 2. Denn is Aguis (Yam ); 3. Thom as M . Mo ss (Yam ). MINI: 1. Rob ert White (Hon); 2. Erik M an so n (Yam ); 3. Ryan Stenbe rg (Yam ). J

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