Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

a nd , Alta Lorna. Ca lifornia, join ed w ith co m pe tito rs from Arizon a. Colorado , U ta h. W yoming a nd Nevada to battl e th e cold. windy weath er as we ll as each o ther. Ni el son flew o ff th e li n e leadin g th e Open P ro s in th e firs t m o ro , o n ly lo run off a n d the track and relin quish th e to p spot to T erry McG innis, McGinn is went o n lo wi n th e moto , w ith Nielson in second . In rno to two. Ni el son made no mi sta kes, lea d ing w ire-t o-wire for th e O pe n P ro overall victory. N iel son 's 250cc P ro victory was no ca ke wa lk. a nd the co mpetitio n was hOI a n d h ungry. MOlO o ne started o ff with a m ig hty roar as Eric Sacke tt hol esh ot o ff the gate. Sacke tt, sponsored by D ix ie Kawasak i a nd Mot o rcvc le Tire Ce nter, is n ew to the class ....:. but he's ca tc hi ng o n fast! Scott U nde rwood, Scotty Robertson a nd McGinn is wer e a ll trying lo el bow him aside. H alfwa y th rough th e fir st lap. th e intense co m petition for th e lead fo rced Sackett off the track a n d into a sm a ll sigh t-seei ng tri p , result ing in a n unintentional a nd unfortunate di squa lifi cati on for Sacke tt . Meanwhil e, McG inni s ha d bolted into th e lead, w ith G reg Vo well (La s Veg as S u zu ki) a nd Ro bert son h ot o n his trail. P o sition s rem a ined un cha nged fo r a few la p s. until N iel so n fin all y forced h is wa y past R obert so n to tak e o ver th ird. Fina l Iirst-rn ot o positi on s had McGinn is in firs t, followed by Vowell, Ni el son . Robertso n , Las Vega s Suzuki' s Pa t S hiel ds a nd H onda o f Las Veg as-sponsored Sean St eel e. Sack ett popped the hol esho t aga in in m oto tw o . As th e pack bl a zed a ro u nd rh e supercr oss-style co u rse, both U nde rwood a nd Nielson passed Sa ck ett in th e ba ck sw i tc h backs . Underwood , who had cen terp u nc hed th e l O-Ioot -high Kin g Ko ng d oubles in a spectacu la r crash during the first race, wa s rea lly ca rving up th e co u rse in the lead. Niel so n wou ldn 't let him ge t away, th ough , a nd th e tw o battled intensel y for severa l laps. Finall y, th e La s Vega s Suzuki-sponsored U nderwood went d own in th e back sw itch backs (aga in), handing th e race to Nielson. Underwood recov ered to tak e second place. After bo th motos were ta ll ied , the ha rd -ri ding N ielson had earned a trip lo m e wi n ner 's circle. Vowell claimed seco nd overa ll, MeGi n n is wa s th ird . wi th R o bert so n a nd Sh ields roun di ng out the top five. Alt hough Vowell fi nis hed close beh in d N ielso n in th e 250cc P ro contest, he was the one to beat in the 125cc P ro cl as s. Vowell rode to the overal l win in that cl ass, with Corky Maughan coming in second a nd Mike Thomas third. Order Now ------------------------Send Cash. 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