Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

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Dela cy was th e o n ly perfect sco re, going into th e fin al rounds with n in e points, while Orlandi had eig h t a lo ng with Kid Curry, a nd Bart Bast seven over Bro wn a nd Lazor. Sam Bast made event 19 the p ivo ta l round as far as runaw ays were co n cerned w ith a good gate and hold-tern lin e th at p revented Delacy an d St eve Martin fro m any pass a ttempts. Bast rides very well , an d co m bine th at with th e a tt ributes o f a Chicago Bear fullback and yo u ha ve a race winner. Brown brought th e j aw a to th e fore with a big w in . while C urry worked a ro u nd Zeissler for a spot in th e main . Rocky Robinson took over for event 21, with Bart Bast com ing from behind to win big time a t th e checkered, much to the adulation of th e crowd . Orlandi came in third, putting him in a tie for the fin a l cham p io ns h ip spot with Brown, while Miek Parso n s ca p p ed th e night with a grea t w in in event 20 but no cha nce for a transfer. T he run-off between Orlandi and Brown wa s classi c: It was Sc o tt, Brown , the Eastern yo ungster, agains t o ne of th e craft ies t rim racers in the bu siness. O rland i drew th e o u tsi de an d ga ted right a lo ngside th e kid. H e held th e outside line for two full laps an d looked to be in good position wh en, a ll o f a sudde n, he pull ed it back down o n th e pole a n d tr ied an inside lin e a nd died. Brown won by two hikelen gths a n d set th e stage for th e Ca lifo ria Indoor C ha mpions h ip a lo n g w ith M ike Delacy, Kid Curry and Bart Bast. As th e riders d rew for positi on a nd lin ed up , it wa s Delacy loose o n th e po le with Brown sand wic hed to th e outside. With a quick ga te, Del acy rode o ff with what loo ked like a certain win. " H e was bad o u t o f th e ga te, but I knew I had him a t th e en d ." wa s th e remark by Brown after he ch ase d him down and passed for the checkers, taking Bas t a long for th e ride. " I got off th e ca m on th e last lap and cho ked thinking I had it. What a bummer, " said Dela cy, downcast in hi s pit after th e finale. The fan s appreciated th e sh ow an d were o n their feet for th e fina l 4 laps. Tom Heddon got th e best of older brothel BalJby and Ernie Morii~ in th e Junior division battle, while J eff Kniss took home a nothe r tit le in th e Division Two show o ver Ri ck Hicks a nd Vance Feli cio . H e worked faster every lap a nd sho u ld be a forc e to co ntend with for th e regular Di vision Two season . In Division T h ree ac tion , Ken Thieb aud kept th e rubber side down better th an Joh n Kin g , who had hi s n ight m ad e in th e qual ifying h eat wh en he rode th e wild side . Pops J ohn Sc hroede r led off th e h eat in front of Brian Ash, who sta rte d th e o ld chai n reaction bit th at ca used a stop page a nd th en a restart , due to the fans. Kin g went o n to win to mak e the main . In th e main event, King had to sett le for seco nd behind Thieb aud, wi th G o ni on Rudy a nd G ary So lis foll owing . Results DIV 1: 1. Scott Brow n; 2. Bart Bast; 3. Mike Delacy. DIV 2 : 1. Jeff Kniss; 2. Rick Hicks ; 3. Chad Felicia. DIV 3 : 1. Ken Th iebaud; 2 . John King; 3 , Gord on Rudy . . JR : 1. Tom Hed don ; 2 . Bobby Heddon; 3. Ernie Mor ris . I Hall wins WoodlandMX By Jan Newman WOODLAND. WA, FEB. 8 Eri c Hall (Marushin /Scott USA/ Si lko l ine / P ro Caliberl An swer P rod ucts) piloted H ondas to three out of four wins in th e 125 and 250cc P ro classes to become th e big winner a t Woodland MX Park today. Sco tt T yler (Yama ha Support ) wa s th e win ne r of both O pen Pro motos. P ractice was a ch illy a nd slip pery cha lle nge aft er belo w freezin g tempera tu res overn ig h t left the track in trea che ro us co n d itio n . A warm su n soon turned th e su rface into exce lle nt co ndi tio n . L arry Ward (Tea m Green /HiPoint/Scott USA/ Ka l G ard/HRP/ DM C/ Ted DeVol ) led th e 125cc Pro cla ss o u t o f th e ch u te in moto o ne with Hall poking a t hi s heel s for three lap s before he took the lead . Ward , not willing to g ive up, hun g in tight to retak e th e top spo t for good with two laps left. In the third -p lac e battle, J ohn Sowards (Kaw ) held off th e charge s of Scott Steffy (Yamaha S u p p o rt / G &S Motors/Lynnwood Yamaha ) unti l th e middle of the race. Ward led again in the second round, but Hall passed him again at mid: ·J1oim .and th.is lime he.made .it suck.• • Once aga in Steffy fini shed th ird, while So wa rds had to work hi s way thro ugh th e pa ck for a nothe r fourth. T he Open Pros rode behind th e 125s, and T yler wa s in th e lead every lap o f both mot os. Jim Anderson (Ya m) rode seco nd a ll th e way in th e first race but didn 't sta rt th e seco nd . Rob Bu rkhart (Yam) was seco nd overa ll with 3-2 fin ish es. Anderso n got to th e front fir st in th e 250cc P ro s, but o vershot a berm a nd killed his engin e. Then, still a t the back o f th e bunch , he tangled with Bu rkh a rt and became a spec ta to r for th e day. Ty ler took o ver th e duty of lead m an , followed by Doug Lange (Beaverton Yamaha/MX Fox/ Marushin ) and T roy Stewa rt (Yama ha East/M ot orcycle Tire & Wheel ). H all was in th e back o n th e fir st loop but m oved up quickl y to tak e a n undi spur edIead o n th e th ird lap . T yle r d ropped to third and th en had to ba ttle it o u t with Lange to fini sh second. Hall had co m p lete charge in th e seco nd mot o . Tvler sta rted seco nd but dropped to fourth in th e seco nd la p a n d had to fight h is way back by Lange to finish third . Jeff Chapman (Hon ), in hi s fir st appearance afte r su ffer in g a fra ct ured jaw in July, made hi s presence kn own by finish ing seco nd. Brian Hall (KT M ) won th e Ov er The Hill A clas s with two secondsplace fini shes. David L yle (Kaw) was top B rider with a 3-1 record and Mike VanNuland's 1-2 was good enough for th e C cla ss win . The Old Timers didn 't have it easy , eithe r. Don Reyn olds (Kaw) topped th e Experts w ith a fourth and a win. Burt L ymburner (Suz) ea rn ed th e win in th e Am a teurs by way o f a 1-2 sco re on th eday. Bruce Wagem an (H us) took top No vice brass by winning bo th motos, Results WEE PEE WEE: 1. Ben j i Radach (Yam ); 2. Kevin Eakin (Hon). PEE WEE JR : 1. Jamie Parker (Hon ); 2. Brandon Radach (Han); 3. Todd Waltm ire (Han). PEE WEE SR: 1. Rob Dodge (Kaw); 2. Brian Jo nes (Kaw); 3. Danny W ilcox (Kaw ). 80 C: 1. Ken Hart (Hon) ; 2. Danny Hansen (Kaw) ; 3 . Scott Hamness (Kaw). BO B: 1. Matthew worees (Kaw ); 2. Adam West (Kaw ); 3. Troy Hu tson (Yam). 80 A: 1. Brett DeVries (Kawl. 125 C: 1. Lance Rudge (Kaw); 2. Shawn Calangelo (Kaw) ; 3. Fred W righ t (Han). 12 5 B: 1. Tony Grave s (Han); 2. Ed Jensen (Han); 3 , Troy Bangs (Han ). 125 A: 1. Larry Kuebler (Han); 2. Nick Blasdell (Kaw) ; 3. Sean Dodge (Yam). 250 C DIV 1: 1. Eri c Cosand (Hus); 2. Bil l Keiffer (Han); 3. Don Sch neide r (Han ). 25 0 C DIV 2 : 1. Charles Drake (KTM ); 2. Leonar d Kool stra (Han); 3. Joel Atk ins (Yam). 250 B: 1. Mark Luchini (Han); 2. Jeff Miles (Yam); 3 . Ton y Graves (Hon) . 250 A: 1. M ike Hart man (Yam); 2. W ayne Dixon (Kaw) : 3 , Sean Dodg e (Yam). OPEN C: 1. Harvey Visser (Han); 2. David Ham pton (Han); 3. Hobey Kates (Han). OPEN 8 : 1. Tom Rowland (Hon) ; 2. Richard Merntt (Han); 3 . Carl Burkhart (Yam). OTH A : 1. Brian Hall (KTM ); 2. Dave Eakin (Han); 3 . Randy Skiver (Han) . OTH B: 1. David Lyle (Kaw ); 2. Allen Thompson; 3 . Ray Grossain t (Han I. OTH C: 1. Mike VanNu land (Kaw); 2. John Bach man (KTM ); 3. A rne Wavrenen (Yam). OT EX: 1. Don Reynolds (Kaw ); 2. John Sylvester (Hon); 3. J im Lamkin (Han ). aT AM : 1. Burt Lymburner (Su z); 2. Laurie Wescott (Han ); 3. Larry Kopp (Han ). OT NOV : 1. Bruce Wagenman (Hus); 2. Charlie Paska (Hus); 3. Ed Parsons (Hus). 125 PRO: 1 . Eric Hall (Han) ; 2 . Larry Ward (Kaw); 3 . Scott Steffy (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Eric Hall (Han) ; 2. SCott Tyler (Yam); 3 . Doug Lange (Yam ). O PEN PRO: 1. Sco tt Tyler (Yam); 2. Rob Burkhart • (Yam ); 3. Ted DeVol. Nielson conquers Las Vegas By Dick Good~in LAS VEGAS , NV , FEB. 9 Honda of Sail Lake City's Scott Nielson emerged victorious from th e smoke and d ust of the 2S0cc Pro and Open Pro wars at Las Vegas Motocross Park Sunday for the kickoff of th e Triangle Training/ P laza Center/Yamaha multi-state series. Al most 250 riders fro m such J:d ive r locations. AS . Plan o :r.exas• •

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