Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Neilson a nd a no therlj) ~OJld.s before Da ve Bert ra m , Irw in and Du k ie Dow ell wo ul d slide by. Ed Ma rchini led Edd ie Diaz a nd sa nd wiched Gary Fargo do in g a rig h t fi ne jo b o n hi s KXI25 a m on gs t th e bigger bores. Mc Ph ee co ntin ue d hi s lea din g ch ores th ro ugh th e seco nd lap with 25 seco nds on Neilson . Bertra m a nd Ir win now a min ute back wit h Fargo closing up ov er Do well a nd Diaz. Ken Kramasz appeared to have fo urth Open Expe rt with Eri k Schaffer cha sing Mar chi n i in th e 250cc ru n . J u n iors Greg Bailey and Robert McBroom led th e seco nd la p in 250cc a nd Open field wi th Jeff Church top s in the tid dler clas s but wit h Pa u l H enry close in tow. Church wou ld co me by o n th e next la p as king h ow far a hea d th e guy in fro nt was and the club g uys wou ld h eckle, "just a few m in ut es." Church ma de u p th e tim e and topped th e o vera ll Ju ni or cl a ss o n h is KDX by more th an two m inu tes. On la p three, Mcf'hee pitted a nd got ca ugh t in th e process by Bertram , who didn 't . Th e Red Neck Roosters have to practice so me mo re with Mac Ro bert son to ge t the gas ca n in th e right spo t. Irwi n was still a m inu te in arrears w ith Fa rg o 's t ill leadi n g Dow ell , Diaz a n d Mar chini . Lap four sa w on ly a IO-second spread betw een McPh ee and Bertram wh ile Nei lson sta lle d in th e m ud h ol e at th e ga s stop. Do well pitted a nd th e KX got by with Ch u rch sti ll holdin g 0 [[ th e J u niors. Brent Pa terso n got by McBro om somewhere o n th e la st lap to top th e O p en Ju ni ors a nd ta ke second o vera ll J u n ior wi th Greg Ba iley first 250cc J un ior a nd fourt h o vera ll. ' T he checkers fell righ t at th e 1-1 / 2 hour mark, a nd five seco nds la ter McPhee took th e deserved win by abo ut 15 seco n ds o ver Bertram 's H usky . So. Ci ty Cycles Neil son was th ird, three minu tes back wi th Irwin right behi nd , a ll o n Huskies. . " I wished it had been lon ger ," Irwi n said. " I cras h ed hard in th e ro cks, but it wa s a rea l good co urse." Dowell turned th e fift h o verall on th e Suzuki , a lmos t fo u r m inutes up o n Fargo, a ll as m ile, with Eddie Diaz sevent h o vera ll o n th e Richmon d Ya ma ha YZ490 . Ma rch ini ' s Carmi ch ael H o nda was eigh th with Do n H oagland ni nth o n a KX j ust 20 seco nds in arrea rs a nd R uss Crackne ll 10th o n his Suzu ki another minute back. Camel Pro Seri es flat tra cker Bob by McDonnell was lookin g for a fu n way ' to get ready for th e Asco t IT a nd so h e tr ied th e Cross Co u n try scene a nd , o vera lled th e No vice race, ge tt ing a J u ni or card in th e interim from D-36 steward Ray H in son. The win wa s a close o ne, th oug h . " I had a real tu ssle ,th ro ug hou t with th is o the r C R500, " said McDonnel l. " It wa s fu n ." It m ust h ave been a s they swa p ped th e lead a n d Mclsonnell won by three seconds. Doug Abra ms led a ll lap s in th e 250cc No vice on hi s OiIzall Ya m aha wi th Joe Carter seco nd wh ile H arold Ha rris won th e 200cc cla ss on h is Cagiva by seven min ute s. Results OVERALL EX: 1. Lance McPhee ISuz); 2. Dale Bertram (Hus); 3. Dan Neils on (Hus); 4. J eff Irw in IHus); 5. Duke Dow ell (Suz); 6. Gary Fargo; 7. Eddie Diaz (Yam); 8. Ed Mar chin i (Han ); 9. Don Hoaglan d (Kaw); 1D. Russ Cracknell (Suz). OVERALL JR: 1. J ell Church (Kaw); 2. Bret t Patt erson (Yam ); 3. Robert M cBr oom (Han ); 4 . Greg Bailey IVam); 5. Je rry Mart in ISuz); 6. Jon Schl eer (Hus); 7. Paul Henr y (Han); B. Taz Harvey (Hus); 9. Jo e Ab ram s (Yam ); 10 . Scott Reyn olds (Yam). 200 EX: 1. Gar y Fargo (Kaw ); 2. Don Hoagland (Kaw ). 25 0 EX; 1. Lance M c Phee (Su zl; 2. Dan Nielson (Hus); 3. Duke Dow ell (Suz). OPEN EX: 1. Dave Bertr am (Hus); 2. J eff Irw in (Hus); 3. Eddie Diaz IVam). 200 JR: 1. Jell Chu rch (Kaw); 2. Paul Henr y IHon); 3. Taz Harvey (Hus). 250 JR : 1. 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