Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

filters .. ." Fishback fits th e new light himself , th en staggers away fro m the bike. " I' m th rough ," h e gasps, disp laying h is raw, bli stered ha nds. He slu m ps agai nst a tool ches t, too tired to sta nd, too tir ed to sit. . H ow ever , h e is ca lled back 10 the bike to help fit a new muffler. Finally, after eig ht long minutes, all th e work has been done a nd Haines is o n th e bike a nd gone, boun cin g h is wa y up the wash . Rah ier ha s not co me th rough yet, n or ha s the Cl ass 22 BMW of Kell y/ Chase/ Rei d. T he boys are u ndersta nda bly happy wi th their efforts. T h ings are looking up for H onda a nd they 're p laying th eir pa rt . " Eig h t minu tes 10 cha nce a ll th at. I think we did okay," says Ron. . " You did n ' t h ear an yone co mpla in , did you? " replies Ross. After thanking th em . Fis h back depa rt s for Ense na da - in a n a irco nd itio ned truck via th e h ighway. Even the radi o seems 10 hav e cheered up a nd works long eno ug h for Ross to send a n update report before it once again goes back 10 its old annoyin g wa ys. The BMWs finall y come through; Dave Chase going slo wly on one main light only, wh ile Rahier is ' pushin g hard a fte r a tim e-l o sing punct ur e. The occasional ca r is a lso wending its wa y through by now , as well. One buggy co mes racin g do wn from th e nearby hi ghwa y totally lo st. He's spo iled th e lights of the Honda pit a n d be e -line s for th em , cutting stra ig ht across th e co u rse th en co mplet ing a giant ci rcle, th e little car's engine revvin g m adl y a nd its fat tires ch u rn ing th e sa nd. . Fin all y he co mes to a sto p in th e m iddle of the was h . Co n fused a nd disoriented. he si mply does n ot know wh ich way to go . Everyone is pointing up th e wa sh, he gets the message and with a toot o f his air-h orn, is go ne . Fo llowing th a t, th e SlOpS by th e O g il vie /M ill e r X R600 an d th e Wri gh t/Dickson/ Ca e three-whee ler are a nt i-climactic. T im e drags o nce more, a nd Ron md Ross a re beginning to feel th e effects of th e day. They'r e beginning 10 realize just h ow tir ed , hungr y a nd sore th ey are. Wearil y, th ey climb in Ross' van 10 ea t a nd esca pe th e wind for a wh ile. Around midnight things a ll of a sudde n sta rt happen in g aga in . The Van s c ourt z Bol ron cl a ss -l eading CR250 co mes in, follow ed 30 seco n ds later by th e Buckl ey/J ohnson CR125. al so leadin g its class. Nothing is ready. In fact, it 's a lillie wh il e before the pitrnen realize what is going on an d tumble out of th e van. T he 250 rider qu ickl y a na lyzes th e situa tion a nd decid es to press on for th e next p it. But th e 125 stays; it needs fu el an d that's wh at is bei ng sp rayed into th e wind as Ron a nd Ross struggle 10 ge t gas from th e main drum , into a refuelling ca n ister a nd th en into th e bike. But they get it done eventua lly , and h~ ppil y it cos t neither bike th eir class WIn . Iron icall y, th eir heroi c efforts of a few hours ea rl ier were in vai n . Pai ement never ca ugh t R oesel er , while a n inspired Rahi er ca ug h t H aines. Sti ll , Ron a nd Ro ss go t 10 toas t th e overa ll vict ory a nywa y. as th e H usqvarna team los t th e ou trig h t victory a fter th e ra ce for m issin g a chec k, handing victory to Moral es/Paiement. At least. I thi n k th ey got 10 see th e present ati on . For a ll I know they co u ld verv well still be out in the pass. wa i ting for th e nex t Hon da rid er to rome, tlnpil gfu .: J ~ j 1 ~ '1 1 ' • Daytona International Speedway DAYTO ~200 SUPERBIKES by~ The Factories are Back MARCH 9 The Cast of Champions Includes: • Freddie Spencer • Eddie Lawson • Marco Lucchinelli • • Kork Ballington • Fred Merkel • Bubba Shobert • • Ricky Graham • Jay Springsteen • ~r Ticket Information Call: (904) 254-6767 ~~~~KJOHNSON RIC Winner and seattle sU::ri~:~ints Leader SupercroSs ONNY SCHMIT D Winner and ttle 125cc p~:~A~ints Leader Sea Am Ser. 125cc pro" - "Winners Wear FoX

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