Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

r------------------------------When You Move••• a: w U Z W e, en 1. For FASTEST se rvice attach old mailing labe l in space below If mailing labe l is not availa ble, print your old nam e and address in this box. ..J == CD > CD ::? o :I: ll. Please allow 3 week s for change to take effect . 2. Print your NEW addre ss here . NAME A D DR ESS CITY _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ST ATE l IP _ Chris Nea l topped the BOcc Arena cross class in side the Cow Palace. 3 , M ail 10: Circ ulation Department L CYCLE NEWS. IN C. P.O . BO X 49B LONG BEA CH. CA 9 080 1 · 0498 J six th overa ll , first 125cc A with an incredible score o f 57. First B rider, Kell ey Knutsen , not on ly beat a ll o th er B riders on a 250, but h is 10th overall p ut h im ahead of Sco tt Meyer , 11th overall , first 250cc MOTORCYCLE MECHANIC TRAINING CLASSES A. Open Vet A win ner Gary Dr ean had los t a lo t of time a t check three. bu t rod e hard and fast to ma ke up time and came in 18th overall. Dan Stouffer rep ea ted his 1985 O pe n B win, ri ding a Yama ha 350, fi nis hing 20th overall . firs t O pen B. The co urse took its to ll in every class. Only two survived the 250cc Senior A and B classes ; Team Kearny Mesa Yamaha Bo b Schaefer, first , and Rich Gehring, second. Team Husky Chip Howell reall y had to ea rn hi s seventh overall, second Open A. A down-course marker cost h im 10 minutes to ch eck three, a nd a broken speedo drive kept him on his toes, but hi s ISDE skill s got him through . Dana Bell , th e on ly Women 's class entry, look ed stro ng as she powered th rough loop one. but failed to sta rt loop two . Sevent een teams were en tered with T eam Alba H onda 's St an P otter. T imo Daily, J ohn Ferro a nd Jim Tripp out to defend th eir 1986 win. It looked li ke th ey would pull it o ff. After loop o ne, on ly three teams remai ned int act. Loop two was j us t too tough .Tiwas every man for hi mself. No tea ms fin ished . J im Tripp liked loo p one so m uch, h e decided to ride it agai n. H e a lmost ma de it. O nehalf mile from check 14 his KTM transmission quit! Malcolm Smi th P roducts dona ted S1000 worth of p roduct s to be dis tributed among the 36 finishers. Also. Song Dog packs donated three fann y packs to the finishers. EXCITING CAREERS!!! GOOD PAYING JOBS Motorcyc le Dealerships need Mechanics , but you must be tra ined . If you love engines and don't mind gett ing your hands dirty you can become a professional mot orcycle mechani c makin g top money. Get tr ain ed In j ust a few months for an enjo yable li feti me career. Federal Financ ial Aid for those who qualify. Classes form ing soo n. See If you can qualify for this chance of a lifeti me. CALL TODAY COLLECT (213) 944 0121 M ROA D RAC E TIRES Slrcks. Rains & Intermed iat e s L New HI - SPORT TIRES Now Available & In Stock! Are You Ready For••• DA YTONA ? 125cc 10 1000cc. Many Compou nds Walt Sch .efer Cycle Su p ply Rt . 3. Box 23 1 Alto on a. Al 35962 205 /53B · 5 9 0 6 lli chelin Street D1strbulor i nre. Get Your Orders In Now Or see U. At Tho Speedwoy. Cyclo Wee k i Get Th Winn Difference With Michelin Hi·Span Tires. e ing THE Street Legal Production Class Tire! Dealer Inquiries Invited CHAMPiOrt MORiWAI(i·U.S.Fi. '-14.nENTION--' MOTOCROSS RACERS Belli_r. 1Icmc.. Into""o"". EJrport H.re's your dlanc. to join COVINA KAWASAKI'S 1986 Rae. T.am r............ Discowrts Now! 1986 1986 Superior Quality Rear Sets for mast popular moton:ycles. Spa... parts available I~@--I Call or write : Champion Mor iwak i .... 1590 Newpon Blvd. Costa M esa. CA 92627 (714) 642·2040 KX80 KX125 1985 Toem 250 1986 1986 Results KX250 KX500 OVERA LL: 1. Du ke Lom ben OPEN A: 1. Wa yne Mo rt in; 2. Chi p Howell. 250 A: 1. Scott M eye r; 2. Brod McKay. 125 A: 1. Potor Postel; 2. Scon Pfeiffer. OPEN A VET: 1. Gary Oreon; 2. Edward Conners . 250 A VET; 1. John Blythe; 2. Don Blake. OPEN A SR; 1. Molcdm Sm it h; 2. Ron Duga n. $1579 t:::. FREE Toem Roeing Jersey P_rta. Acceuon.. II Service Di.cou nts - -CALL FOR DETAlLS - - - Hawkins wins SERA enduro (818) 967-4181 (714) 598-3302 COVINA KAWASAKI 101 7 West Sen Bern erd ino Road Co vina. CA 9 1722 By Robert R. Rocko H ATTIESBURG , MS, FEB. 2 AA-ra n ke d Na tiona l Hu sk y rider Ra n dy H a wk ins-wo k th e overa ll wi n in the first So uthe rn En d uro R id ers Association .. 34~ I (SER A) points-p aying event o f th e 1986 season. Th e en d uro wa s spon sored by th e Mi ssissippi Hi gh Po int Enduro Club and wa s held on Nati ona l Fo rest land near Camp She lby, Mi ssissippi. Th is is th e first time in two yea rs th at th e club h as been a ble to coord ina te land usage with th e.. Mis sissippi a tiona b Guard arid mt'Jj; U.S. Forestry Service. Except for arrowing problem s en co untered by the ea rly rows, SERA's Barr y Bell and Gary Johnson did a n exce llent job in laying o ut a co u rse for a ll riders. The co urse had a 20m ph section and two 24-mph sections that took points from most riders. Each section had a reset long enough to p u t the C riders back on time and made the event like a Sunday ride bu t still tested the AA riders. In taking the overall wi n. Randy Haw kins dropped eigh t regula r poi nts and two early points. More than one rider complained to Bell about having two timed checks within three miles of eac h ot he r, but he quick ly pointed out that the check befo re his had white fla gs an d was not a timed ch eck. Hawki ns was two and a ha lf minutes early when h e saw the check and slo wed down. Hawkins managed to slow-ride one and a half mi nu tes off h is time, bu t sti ll was docked two points for bein g 30 seco nds early. Top SERA h onor s went to David J orda n , first Open A with I I poin ts. Second an d th rid in th e AA cla ss wa s Dwi gh t Ru dder an d David Jumonville, close beh ind. Jordan wi th an II a n d 13. respectivel y. Jumonvill e lost two ear ly points jus t like Hawkins did. Results OPEN INT B; 1. H.T. Stubbs; 2. Worron Sciortino; 3. Lorry Louclerdole. OPEN c; 1. Ken ny Knoblock ; 2. Danny Gu ilbeou; 3. Michael O'B rien. 25 0 C; 1. Froddy Pinmon ; 2. Toylor Gil mo re; 3. John Sm ith. 200 C: 1. Ph il Wi lliam s; 2. Michael Ferris ; 3. Dennis Carpenter. 125 C; 1. M ott Logon; 2. J oel MeRoney; 3. Gen o Str eet. SR C: 1. M ar ion W atton ; 2 . Ronn ie Pru itt; 3 . Oaon Witt. 55; 1. Denn is Whillinghom; 2. Sholton Reese; 3. Dick ie HUB!. J R; 1. John Ma y J r.; 2. M at h ow Royborn ; 3 . J ohn SChidimere. W OM EN; 1. Kim Bert helot 2. Kore n Kemp ; 3. Darla St eagall. Smith, Dashiell top Cow Palace By W .H . Spencer SAN FRANCISCO. CA, FEB . 8 Are nacross returned to the San Francisco Cow Pal ace as p art of the Cali fornia Indoor Cham- p ionsh ip an d over 9000 G rea t American Motorcycle Sho w fans turned ou t to ro o t o n the Pro -Am style show that saw Kawasaki- mou nted Rod Smith tear up the 125cc P ro class, while Larry Da sh iell and h is Peta lu m a Motorcycle Center H onda took home the big part of the loot, winn in g the Mi ke Kidd -produced Dash for Cash a nd 250cc Pro m ain event. With over 250 entries, the n ight'S acti vit ies ra n smooth ly o n th e dirt track th a t was co nverted by Dave Murrell and Co. fro m the p revio us n igh t'S speedway to a cha lle nging supercross-styl e MX. Everyone got into a q ual ifyin g heat and semi with gradua tion to th e mains the tough part. Cory Cantaloupi got th e holeshot in the first main event for 125cc P ro s on th e KR Yamaha, bu t Rod Smi th took a borrowed KX a nd ra n off wit h the win a s h e had don e la st year. Riding for Sierra , Answ er a nd Smi th G oggles, he wa s di sappointed not to have won th e Dash for Cash o n the Eurocyc1e M-St ar. but made up for it in a big wa y in th e riddler cla ss. J on Nel son ch ased S m ith 0 th e first lap but had Jim Cressa 's Marin Mo torsport's H onda to co n ten d with while Brett Ca ho rs tagged a lo ng and p ushed pa ss Nel son for th ird . Sa li nas Ya ma h a 's J eff Pestan a worked ex tra h ard for th e fift h spot. m akin g the pass over 'fin ish-line j u mp, wi th Trick Cycles' Scan Lo llar cra sh ing . ha rd a nd Jsuf[en hg"wh a11Jobked ,jd be lloY ,-

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