Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

four and pulled a wa y for th e win with Morehead second and Scott Adams third. " You have to be co nside ra bly fa ster th an th e ot her g uy to pass here unless you just knock th em down ," Sweet exp la ined . "The sta rt is h alf the race. !fyou don 't get th e ho lesh ot , youjust file in . If you keep getting th e fast tim e, yo u stay on th e far (pole) sta rt in g spot. The tra ck 's harderthereand you ge t bett er tra ction for th e sta rts ." Unfortu na tely for Sweet, being held up by Moreh ead m ade hi s sem i win th e slowes t o f the four, putting him in th e loose limestone fo r th e two row , l2 -rider main event. Ingram won th e fin al sem i with Wi ll Davi s seco nd. junior Cr a ig Estell e moved into third on th e fifth lap a nd wa s th e fin al tran sfer to th e feature even t. Estell e, besides being th e . lone junior, was th e o n ly n on-National num ber in th e field. T he a ll -im porta nt hol esh ot went to In gr am , with jones an d Carr filing in behind; Davi s wa s fourth a nd Po ovey fifth . Boody bri efl y led Hames in sixth, but H ames wa s p ast by th e h alfwa y ma rk an d sett led into si xth. As one rid er said o f th e o ne-li ne parad e style o f co m pe ti tion on th e stad iu m track , "The o n ly tim e a g uy ge ts p assed is if he' s sitt in g in the ha ybal es." In gr am was co nsistent and stuck to th e groove. j on es co u ld n' t ca tch h im , but co u ldn' t be ca ugh t by Carr. An d Carr was un awa re th at o n the seven th lap , Poovey passed Da vis fo r fo u rt h . " I wa s j us t slee p ing o n th e line," third-pl aced Ca rr said. " Da n n y block ed m e a nd Ronnie go t a good line. I sett led down a t the halfway mark a nd didn 't want to slip o ff the groove. I m ade a p oor tire ch oice. T omorro w I'll mak e su re I h ave fresh er rubber for th e main ." j on es sa id th at he was " tryin g a little bit too h ard. My gea ring was wrong. He (Ingra m ) would run high to th e m iddle of th e tu rn a n d th en strai ghten it o ff. That 's wh ere he beat m e. If I co u ld have beat him o ff th e line, I co u ld have held him. " " 1 was j ust tryin g not to spi n th e rear tire," Ingram said of his frontrunning strategy. " 1 had th e seco n dfa stest sem i a nd I got a bett er sta rt in th e main. Roger Griswold built th e bike and I'd like to thank K&N, Barnett, ND and Diamond Chain ." None o f th e top three wer e thinking a bo u t th e outcome of the seri es. ''I'm takin g it o ne race at a time," • j ones said. Western States Racing Association 16th Annual MOTHER'S DAY WEEKE ND MAY 10 and 11 , 1986 (Hon); 3. Chris Carr(W-R) 4. Terry Poovey (H-D); 5. ; Willie Davi s (H · D); 6. Pete Hames (H · O); 7 . St ev e Morehead (H-D); B. Scott Adams (H-D); 9 . Sammy Sweet (H-D); 10. Ted Boody (Hon); 11. Scott Pearson (H-D); 12. Craig Estelle (H-D). POINT STANDINGS: 1. Dan Ingram (311; 2. Ted Boody (25); 3. Steve Morehead (24); 4. (TIEl Pete AWARDS! PRIZES, AND IN $ 1 0,000 Riders must complete 50 % of Winner's lap s for a finisher Pin. SECTION 2 ENTRY FORM PROCEDURE 1 . Prin t nam e, ad dress. City, Sl81e an d zip code . (No P .O . Box nu m be rs ple ..e. trophies can't be delivered to P.O . Boxes.) FIll in age. area code . ph one number s and AMA # . SECTION 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION 2 . Wr ite i n yo ur mak e of bike. th e siz e of the bike you w ill be rid ing, yo ur Cros s Co unt ry riding numbe r a nd the Dis lr tct yo u bel ong to A . Entries ope n Ap r il 1. 1986 at 12 :00 noon and close M ay 1, 198 6 or wh en the 400 ri der pe r day li m it i s rea ched . Ear lier pos tm arks will be pe nal ized 5 day s. Post ma rks m usl be leg ible . The po st off ice w ill han d sta mp yo ur ent ry it yo u ask t hem at t he post off ice w indo w All entri es by U.S. mail on ly. B. There are no r.fund . unless entri•• a,. filled . 3 . In sect ion 3 ch eck O N E box for t he class you w ill be r idi ng. One (l ldayonly. Vet er ans , Oldt im ers. Sen iors a nd W om en 's Division ma y r ide any size of bike. The age breckers for Vet era ns is 30 ·3 9; Seniors is 50 and Olle r; Oldt imers is 40 and ever (if you are Olle r 50 you may r ide eit her Oldt imer or Senior. not both ). C . Entrants will be cha rged 55.00 for any ch an ges ah er pr e-ent erin g A ll pre - a ssi~n ed number s go w i th th eor;gm sl ent ran ts or goeSll8ca nt . Tran sf er or mcves tc bace of th e teld . 4 . Ma ke chec ks or money ord ers pay able to Western State. Racing Auociation . No cesn please. Sport sman Cla sses. 837 . O . Onl y officia l W ester n States Racin g A ssoc iat io n entry blank s or ph oto copie s of same w ill be acc ept ed. 5 . Read caref u lly and sign (in ink) the re l ease at the bott om of sect ion 3 . If the rid er is u nder 18 a parent or g uardia n mu st ~ I so sign the release . tf th e rider is un der 18 and not fr om Dlst flCt 3 6 t he par ent or gua rd lan 's Signat ure must be notarized and the nota ry affidaliit attac hed to the re lease E. 0 0 no l send mon ey for AMA and Di st rict car ds to W estern State s Racm g A ssccreucn. You ma y pur ch ase AM A ancl Dist ri ct cards (Distr ict 36 on ly l from Di stri ct 36 offi cial s at the rac e. 6 . Get phot ocopy of your c urre nt Di str ict 3 6 Cross Country card . or if out of Dist rict 3 6. your highes t deser t clas sifica ti on. Get photocopy of you r cur rent AM A card. Expiration dat es must be leg ibl e . Send both phot ocopi es w ith your entry . F. Race st arting times: Satu rd ay. 11:oo am and Sun day•. ' 0 :00 am . A riders meeti ng w il l be he ld prior to each race . 7 . Put your na me . address and sta mps on th ree legal size envelo pes (9 YJx41h o nl Yl t hese are for: (a lyour Gra nd Prix ridi ng number and inform at io n sheet; (bl a ccc v of race res ult s; (c) next year's pre-entry flyer . G. Length of race: 4 hou rs and 30 mi nute s. H . Spark arres to rs are mandato ry and w ill be checke d pfl or to each race . 8 . Before ..aling your envelope. make sure it contains the fo:llowing: a. Yo ur compl ete (leg ibl e) ent ry . signed in in k and cut where Indicated. _ b, Yo ur chec k or m onev order lno cash! for 83 7 . c . Phot ocoC:lIe s of AMA and Ci oss Cou ntry or Desert Cards . d. Three 1 31legal sized envelopes. self addr essed and stamped. e. M ail to : W . S.R .A .• P. O . Box 7244 . Reno. Nev ada 8 9 51 0 · 7 2 4 4 . Remember : post mar k m ust be dated no earli er th an 12:00 noo n. April 1. 198 6. I. AM A ancl Distr ict 36 rul es apply. J . Entr y Fees: Sport sma n 53 7. Sports man Post -entry 545 . K. Enmes limited to 400 riders per day FOR INFORM ATI ON CALL : Davs (70 2) 322 -8 08 3 or Eveni ng (702) 826-0276 ------------ -----------BEFORE FIUING OUT OffiCIAL VCGP ENTRY STOP! FORM READ, (1) GENERAL INFORMATION a nd SECT ION 3 • Cut on d o tte d line and return lower p ortion (2) ENTRY FORM PROCEDURES " ' - - VC GP RID IN G N O VCGP RIDI N G NO S P O RTS M A N CLASSES * OFFICIAL VCGP ENTRY FORM O FFIC I AL USE O N LY I O FFIC IA L USE O N L Y 1. Na me (pri nt) M ailin g Ad d ress ( P O .Bo ;ll n umoer olo... y ) Tro phy deh v ~ rv Add ress (Use a physic a' addrou -NO P.O .B OX NUMBERS); Si lv e r Award - Phone: Day ( Night ( I * Fini sh e r P in s .. Jac k et s fo r O .A . an d c lass winner * Pa rt ic ipant D e c a l s * D istri ct 36 C ham p lonsnip Po ints * Conting enci e s .. C lu b Pa rt i c ipa ti o n T rophy RIDERS INSURANCE (questionable) I 2. e lk e SI",e O .A . e ach day .. Trophies CI ty . Sl ate. Z iP ,," ','Ik e Spa rk A rrestors A re M a ndatory AM .A . 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