Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

500 BEG : 1. Da ne Locke (Han); 2. Jim Philli ps (Yam); 3. Marlon Fold en (Yam). 500 J R: 1. Ki rk Sm it h (Yam) ; 2. Robert Hort on (Han); 3. David Krugh (Yam ). 500 I NT: 1. Jeff Reyn old s (Hon ); 2. Ste ve Piatt on i (Han ); 3 . Mark Jones (Yam ). VET JR : 1. Robert Hedlund (Yam ); 2 . Bru ce Rust (yam ); 3 . Wayne Campbell (Ha n). VeT INT: 1. Tim Kennedy (Yam ); 2. Gary J aeh ne (Kaw l; 3. V ictor Triepke IAlK ). VET MSTR : 1. Steve Ferron i (Yam ); 2.Russ Daley (Suz ); 3. Gar y W il so n (Han ). a T JR : 1. Ter r y Pratt (v am j; 2. Bob J ack so n (Suzl ; 3. Gart Trower (Hon). Ol INT: 1. Tom Saurgi n (Ho n ); 2. Bill Ol ive r (Yam); 3 . J i m Ricci ISu z]. OT MSTR: 1. Bob Krah (Kaw) : 2. J im Holmes (Yam ). SeCRS : 1. Rand y Har r i s /Duan e McDowell (Wasp); 2. John Harte /Don Ha rte (M ai l; 3 . Joe Burn s / M ike Burns. S B e Martin takes Tri-County MX By Gwen Millan FIT ZG ERALD , GA , FE B. 16 " , T ommy Martin from Macon captured bot h O pen class motos for the overa ll win a t the fourt h rou nd o f FMC's February MX Series h eld a t the T ri -Cou n tv MX facili ty. It looked to be a d yn am ite da y with warm temperatures a nd sun ny skies, wi th riders a ttend ing a ll the wa y from so u th Florida in pu rsui t o f series points. H ow ever, the race was put o n ho ld due to a racer bein g inj ured in p ra cti ce. T he a m bu la nce was dela yed , a nd th e bac k-up a mbu la nce wa s sent o n a nother emergen cy, dela ying th in g s even furt her. After a lmos t a th ree-h ou r del ay, th ings got un derway. Ma rt in , o n board a H onda , carne ou t charging a nd led bo th motos in the O pen class. T h e first rno to saw Jay Flesh er (Ya m) start in seco nd , Pete H amm ock (Ka w) th ird , Todd La ncaster (M-S ta r) fourth and Doug Bu llard fro m Dougl as o n a Suzuki was fi fth . T he second lap , Bulla rd banzaied his wa y to fourt h a nd pushed H amm ock. Bu lla rd p u lled the plug on yet a nother rider o n la p four as he zipped h is way around H a m m ock . Bu lla rd was n 't goi ng to g ive in so eas y a nd took back h is third -place a nd held it to th e checkered . As the O pen class en ded results sta yed the same. In o rde r at th e flag it was Ma rtin, Flesher, Bullard, H am mock a nd Lanca ster. T he seco nd mor o H am mock was the o ne 10 first go after Ma rt in , Flesh er th ird , Bulla rd a nd Lancaster fourth and fift h . Lap three fina lly saw some cha nges wi th Bu lla rd , as in th e firs t moto, cr u isin' pas t H a m mock for third , W ith the checker ed flag in sigh t Ma rtin o nce agai n fin ish ed first , Flesh er seco nd . . Bullard third, a nd Lanca ster fourth , a fter jumping past H a m mock o n the fini sh . An oth er Macon rider, T om Ba les. showed h is stu ff in th e 250cc Ama teur class, as he blitzed hi s Ya ma ha a ro und Tr i-Cou nt y's su pe rcross-stvle tra ck . C lav P h a res Yamaha wa s second, Fortso n R u m ble from Th omasv ille third , a nd Tommv Veat or, fro m Wa rn er Ro b bin s o n ' a green ma chine, fourth. The next lap around. R u m ble advanced to second, Vea ror movi ng up to third and Americus rider M ike H o usto n fourth. By next la p cha nges we re sti ll steadil y h o t and h eavy. Bat es still a healthy first , Veai or n ow seco nd. R um ble th ird , a nd H o u sto n hol ding fou rt h . In a dramat ic tur n o f events H o u sto n d id n ' t m iss a lick o n hi s way up th e ladder p assing R u m ble. a nd Vea ror, Ra ndv Ba rfield 's red machine wa s th ird .' bu t d ropped o u t the nex t lap . On th e last la p , Bat es, Veat or a nd H o usto n cro ssed th e fini sh li ne for o ne , two , a n d three, Fourth p lace was a surprise as Dusty H olt, from L eesburg o n a Ka wasak i, sho wed up. H olt was dead last fir st mota a nd h ad stea d ily worked h is way th rough traffic for a respecta ble fo u rt h-pla ce finish in a very competitive c!a;;s., •• , ... " ... Where motorcycling action begins. With a look at the newest in street, dirt and tou ring bikes, the hottest apparel and accessory items, the wildest 3 and 4-wheelers . Meet race stars and celebr ities . Enter to win a 1986 NISSAN King Cab Sport Tru ck. e OTORCYCLE ATVEXPO EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION: THE CYCLE WORLD MAGAZINE COLLECTOR SERIES Cycle Wor ld Magazine has assembled some of the world's finest examples of Classic, Antique & Vintage Motorcyc les. Come see the bikes that retrace the 100 year history of motorcycling at the Cyc le Wor ld Collecto r Series. DAYTONA March 6-8 Ocean Center T hu rs . 4-10 PM Fri. 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