Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

THE GOOD NEWS I S TH..: BE"S MOBE XEWS. THE BAD NEWS IS ." JS T F O B OI;B rO~IPETITION Gerrard pu lled right up o n G reen 's rear wh eel looking for an ope n ing. T he duo was co mi ng u p hard o n slower rid ers a nd it loo ked lik e th ey wo u ld have to bac k o ff. but no one behind th em was slowing a bi t. U nbelievabl y. the two ra n side- by-side righ t through the midd le o f th e slo wer riders. j us t p ushing them ou t a litt le. At the flag it was Gr een by a fool. Ge rrar d. Fa y. Dav is. a n d Schnitzer. Results W EE PEE W EE: 1. Mitchell Falk ne r (Yam); 2. It's True! Y o u Can Have .4 T V 1 e w II Delh'e r e d V T o , .our Home Every Other W e e k! N O W YOU CAN GET: MORE RACE COV E R A GE ~ORE NEW PRODUCTS MORE PLACES TO RIDE Darren Belcoun (Ya m I. PEE W EE A : 1. Ryan Anderson (Kaw ); 2. Ryan Barc lay (Kaw); 3. J im Falkner (Kawl. PEe wee B: 1. Brian Haymore (Yam); 2. Kev in Belcoun (Kaw) . M INI A 7· I 1; 1. Shane But ch art (Han). M INI B 7 - I 1: 1. Troy Donald (Han) . M IN I A 12 -1 5; 1. Tom Eddin gton (Kaw); 2. J .P. Simonsen (Hon); 3 . Ole Madsen (Kaw ). MINI B 12-1 5 ; 1. Suzann e Falk ner (Yam); 2. Br uce Roundy (Suz). 125 A : 1. Darren A n derson (Yam); 2. Bill y Hag - mann (Ka w l. ~1l ~RE NEWS WHILE I T ' S ST I L L NEWS-NOT HISTORY! A TV News has j ust lapped the competition by charging ahead and bringing you TWICE as many issues of exciting, timely and informative co verage of all that 's news concern in g A ll Terrain Veh icles. To start recei ving A TV News ev ery ot her week j ust fill out t he cou pon below and m ail it in toda y . Y ou'll be assured of a f irst place finish in ATV coverage. 125 B: t . To m Edd ing to n (Kaw ); 2 . M ar k Tu rn er (Yam); 3 . Eddie Gerr ish IKaw) . 250 A A - M A IN: 1. Darren An derson (Yam); 2. Tom Newman IYam ); 3. Mike Rautenb er g (Hon). 250 A B-MAIN: 1. Troy Green (Han). 250 B A · M AI N: 1. JeflTagart (Han ); 2. Ted Abeenathy (Yam); 3 . Leonard Sun dhol m IHon) , 250 B B·MAIN : 1. Tim O sier IHon): 2 . Dave Heed rick (Hon ); 3. Garo Silv a (Ho n). . 250 B C· M AI N: 1. Tom Prin divill e (Bu l); 2 . Ron Phillips (Yam). OPEN A A·MAIN: 1. M an Holm IRtx); 2 . Ste ve Pruczi nski (Hon); 3. John W hitm or e [Hen] . OPEN A B-MAIN: 1. St eve Baldwin IYam); 2 . Troy Green (Hon); 3. Clin t Cl uzel (Yam). OPEN B A -M A IN: 1. Jeff Tagart (Han); 2. Ted Abernathy (Yam); 3. M ike Nort hup (M ai) . OPEN B B- MAI N: 1. Dave Headr ick (Han ); 2. W alt Schoen bach (Hon l. OPEN B C· M AIN : 1. Ron Ph illips (Yam) . MASTERS : 1. Jon Simpson (C· A) ; 2 . St eve M cCau ley (Yam); 3 . Ti m Os ier (Hon). 1 25 PRO; 1. David A nderson (Han); 2. MIke Rau ten berg (Hon); 3. M an Hol den (Hon). 250 PRO: 1. Randy Gr een (Han); 2 . M ick ey Fay (Bul); 3 . Darell Dav is (H- D). OPEN PRO A - M AIN : 1. Ran dy Green (Han); 2. Duane Ger ra rd (C-A ); 3. M ick ey Fay (Bul) . OPEN PRO B-MAIN: 1. M ike Budschat (Yam ); 2 . Rance Barc ley . Desort dials in D-1.7 ice By Paul Hayes MARSEILLES, IL. FE B. 9 Tom Desort, riding for Couglin Cvcl e Center on a Can -Am. grabbed th e hol eshot and ran away in th e eigh t-la p 250cc class ADDR ESS C ITY Please c heck box Paym ent en clos ed o M asterCa rd 0 V isa o _ _ • ATVNeUls® P.O. Box 1030 Long Beach, CA 90801-1030 40 final in a n ice race spons ored by th e Ottawa Variety Rid ers Mot orcycle Clu b a n d sanctioned by AMA D·17. Prai rie Lake Lodge wa s th e site o f th e even t. In th e fir st 250cc h ea t race, a th reeride r. race- lo ng battle too k pl ace. Tony Hinter long, on a T om's Repa ir Service Can-Am, led every lap across th e finish lin e, takin g th e chec kers. Greg Richa rd s mad e a last -lap p ass o ver G reg J oop. R ich ards was o n a Kaw asaki wh ile j oop was Can -Am mounted. The seco nd hea t was a II Desert's as he led a ll six laps. Honda -m ounted Mi ke Co uger a nd Kaw asaki rid er J eff Ca rner ran in th e seco nd a n d th ird positions the ent ire race. A red flag sto pped th e fir st sta rt of the fina l whe n a co up le o f riders went down unh armed . Everybod y mad e th e resta rt with Desort j umpi ng o u t in front and stayi ng th ere. H interlo ng ra n in th e seco nd spot u n ti l th e las t lap, wh en j oop mov ed h im back a notch. T he y both fini sh ed in tha t order. A co m bined 1251200cc heat was run due to the lack of 200cc cla ss riders. Andy Hinterlon g . riding a 175cc Can-Am for T om 's Repair Service. to ok an easy win o ver Pau l Ha yes. who finis hed a di stant second on his trusty o ld Yamaha. The final was a carbo n copy of the heat. Kevin Beasley (Hon) topped th e 125cc heat an d fin al . leading every lap he raced . An other Tom 's Repa ir Service rider, Tony Hinterlong, stayed in second pl ace in both races. H e wa s on a H od ak a. Tom Norris (Ca n -Am ) spent both races in th ird. Cougti n Cycl e Centers' Jell Weh rh (Ca n -Am) led th e first Senior class heat off th e line. At th e halfwa y flags. he was bumped to the number-two spot by Husk y-m ounted Lonnie Va rde ll. T he seco nd enior heat had th ree di fferent leaders. Tom's Repa ir Service rider Ron Bern ard led the la p tha t co un ted on his Honda. Kawasakimounted Bill Richa rds sett led for second . In the fina l it was th e Can-Am power of G reg joop that shi ned. J oop ran a flag- to -flag race fo r the wi n. Bern ard an d Rich a rds were in hot pursu it but ca me up sho rt. fin ish ing in that order. Th e ever-pop u la r Sideca r class showed th e specta tors where th e crazy peo p le were. T he T om 's Repair Servic e-spo nso re d T riu m p h- p o wered team o f Ch arlie J acobs drivin g a nd Ni ck Chrisman hanging off the sid e led every la p wh ile o n th e track. Gary H ermann a nd Les Ho ugas . rid ing a Ya mah a rig , ra n the heat in seco nd p lace. In the fin a l they pu t a pass on Mike Gi lkey a nd Den n is Sh um way wit h two laps to go for seco nd p lace. G ilkey/Sh u m way , ridin g a Ya maha , fi nis hed th ird . Results M IN I: 1. Greg Joop (Kaw) ; 2. Jerry BaiI IHon). 125 : 1. Kevin Beasley (Hon); 2. Ton y Hin t erlong (Hod); 3 . Tom NOrri S IC· A). 200; 1. A ndy Hinterlong IC-A) ; 2 . Pau l Hayes IYam). 250: 1. Tom Desort (C-A); 2. Greg .Jocc (C-A ); 3. Tony Hinterlong (C-A). OPE N: 1. Rod Fabriziu s (Hon); 2. Dave Sh umway IBSA); 3. Tom Jacobs (Ha n). SR: 1. Greg JooP (e- A ); 2. Ron Ber nard (Hon); 3 . Bill Ric hards (Kaw ). PRO: t . Charlie Jacobs (Hon); 2. Rod Fabrizi us IHon); 3. Tom Desert (C-A). SIDECA R: 1. C. Jacobs /N. Chrr sman (Trit. 2. G. Her man/ L. Houges (Yaml : 3. M. Gilk ey /D . Shumway (Yam) . Mitchell tops Cadiz HS By Jesse Thomas CADIZ, KY, JAN. 26 R o u nd seven of the Mid-South Winter Hare Scram bles Series was won by Tony Mitchell after a hard-fought ba tt le with 1985 200cc Nationa l H are Scrambles winner Tony H endon , who retired after lap three with m echanical problems. The 131 riders who turned out on Superbow l Sunda y were hungry for racing. Weather forecast ers had predicted zero-temperatures by even in g, a n d sn ow fell o n a n d off a ll day , However , due to th e warm temperatures for m ost of J anuary. tra ils were in near-perfect co nd ition. A two-trail co urse had been laid o u t for th e co mpeti to rs. T he top seven classes rode a six- m ile A trail a nd th e two-trail riders' classes rode on a five-mile B co u rse. Each lap th e two trail s came back toge ther at th e sco ri ng barrels , th en sepa ra ted aga in into th e wood s. This wa s done as a test fo r th e u pcom ing Moonshine Nation al Hare Scrambl es. The 200cc class saw so me good racing today, with points leader Kent Stanley aga in holding off th e competition a n d to tak e cla ss honors. Team Green MX .rider Mike Morris finished in the secon d spot with Kevin Carr takin g th ird . Another good race was th e 250cc class between Ken Joyce, Marty Rittenberry a nd Je sse Greer. These rid. ers swapped leads for most of th e race, wi th Joyce leadi ng across the line in lap six. Finishing right behind him in seco nd place was Ritten berr y and Geer. • Results PRO CLA SS : I . Tony Mitchell; 2. Terry Mealer; 3. Kerry W isdom. 125 CLA SS: 1. Pat Hatchliff; 2. John Woods; 3 . Barry BraiV'tr.

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