Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

vich (Kaw) ; 3 . Ron Turne r (y am )f ' .... , .... 250 BEG DIV 1: 1. Tom Lyman (Vam); 2. Bobby Jones (Vam ); 3. Gary Bi ehl (Varni. 250 BEG DIV 2 : 1. Roy We lch (Han I; 2. Robert Kong (Kaw) ; 3 . Aa ron Torr es (Suzl . 250 BEG DIV 3 : 1. Wayne Schri ver (Kaw) ; 2. Ron Huf er IKaw); 3 . Tim Wi lliams (Yaml . 25 0 JR DIV 1: 1. Daren Briggs (Han ); 2. David Benedett i (Kaw) ; 3. Ron Wood (Han) . 25 0 J R DIV 2 : 1. Mitch Boeh n (Vam); 2 . Brian Fo untain (Yam); 3 . Major Alford (Hon). 250 INT: 1. Chris Boice (Hon); 2. Kenny Maddux (Yam); 3. John Davis (Kaw) . 250 PRO : 1. W ill ie Su rra tt (Han); 2. Todd Peterson (Hon); 3 . Ron Turner (Yam). . 500 BEG DIV 1: 1. Jeff Jones (Han); 2. Tom Sh irley (Han); 3 . Steve Kentner (Han) . 500 BEG DIV 2 : 1. Hiroyuk i Kid o (Han); 2. Rick Glass (Han); 3. Mary Ad am s (Husl . 500 JR : 1. Ron Wood (Han); 2. Man Petro (Han); 3 , Dew ayne Ray (Han ), 500 INT: 1. Don Pastell (Han); 2. Art Ol iver (Han); 3. Eric Flem ing (Hon). 500 PRO; 1. Todd Peter son (Han); 2. Shawn Tracy (Han); 3. Dan Berg (Han), VET PRO: 1. Ross Ma eda (Su z); 2. An d y J en nings (Han); 3. Robert John son (Han). VET M STR: 1. Rick Jo h nson (Han ), OT M STR: 1. M ike McMill en (Han) , VET INT: 1. Georg e Collins (Han) . Top.;ranked Cycl e News' sporty new baseball cap goes st raight to the top - eve rybod y's top l Bright red and w h ite. th is cap fit s all sizes. ..- Please turn t o the ord er blank . under the adve rtis ers in dex. Frank claims SMX cash at Perris '1'- By Terry Why ta l P ERRIS, CA , MA R. 29 Ya maha riders swe p t a ll three Pro classes a t th is wee k's SMXsa nc tioned race at Perr is Racewa y. Billy Fran k proved fastest in the O pen class while Jim Tarantino to pped the 250cc batt le a nd Do ug Dubach powered home wi th th e 125cc victory. Frank had th e big-bo re cla ss win handl ed early in eac h moto despite a determ ined effo rt by Honda pilot L o ren Poch iro wski, wh o eventuall y p laced second C th e da y. Do n Kline or p ushed h is Ka wasa ki to th ird overall. . Tara nti no's win came at the ex pen se of fir st 250cc P ro m oto wi n ner Willie Surratt. H o nda- mo u n ted Surratt co u ld n 't back u p h is first-mote victo ry in rou nd two as Taranti no held Surra tt to th e ru n ner- up spot. Yam aha rid er Kevin All ma n edged Suzuki p ilo t Dan y Berg Cor fo u r th , Dubach fo u nd h imself shadowed throug hout both I 25cc P ro m o tos by a determ in ed Brian Myerscough. Wi th both rid ers o n board n ew YZs, th e duel Cor the lead was close and exciting. Dubach reach ed the ch ecker s first i n ea ch ro u nd ; M yerscou gh slowed late in th e round s as h is fresh ly heal ed wris t suffered C m ' ro fatigue. Kaw asaki rider J im my Pal mer clai med th ir d o verall. Ya m aha rid er L ee Am aradio o u tpoi nted hi s Vet Intermediat e rivals to claim th e win in tha t clas s. Amaradi o topped the fir st mota ahead oCH ondamounted Ken Dicks o n but KT M p ilot Lewis Wright charged to th e seco nd mo to win as Am aradi o had to sett le C th e number two p osition. Wright or ea rned th ird overall with Dicks on tak ing th ird and Greg Presto n fourth. Results Motorcycle World with Larry Huffman ill ' '"" satellite , Sp onsored by, th is Sunday's special guest zs: ~. ** MIKE BELL ** Assis tant P ro mo tions, Oakley It comes to yo u live, CVeT)' Su nday night [rom 10 to JJ p .m. KOLA 99.9 Fl\I KTIl\IIOO.9 Fl\I KYLO 105.5 FM Sa n Fra ncisco -Da kla nd Sarrameru» Los An geles. R ivers ide XTRA " Extra Gold" 690 AM S trongest AM Sta tion in Wl'sll'rn U.S . O ran g" Co. San Bernardino Ca ll in and talk with a ll th e top personalit ies, a nd be part o f mot or cycle wo rld. 1-(800) 228-5249 or (714) 951-196 2 M oto rcyclt- Wo rld SfNri41 Edition One N igh t Onl., A p ril 27 f rom 9-10 p-m. on KO LA 99.9 FAt. 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J immy Palm er (Kawl . ". EX; 1. Gary Jones (Vam); 2. Alan Ols on (Va,. -, 3. Dale Lewis (Kaw) . VE"• .t.IT: 1. Lee A maradio (Yam); 2. Lewis Wright (KTM ); . Ken Dickso n (Han). VET N\. I : 1. Del Ocheltree (Han); 2. Larry Labron (Han ); 3 , .J~ 'f Patt erson (Honl. OPEN IN , 1. Art Ol ivier (Han); 2 . Brian A ll en (Kaw) ; 3. Rag. Guard (Han) . 25 01NT; 1. KL ~V Ma ddux (Vam); 2. M ike Hooker (Yam); 3. Larry N.. ' 1In ga (Yam). 125 INT; 1. War. • M otte (Han): 2. Rich Bart on (Han); 3. David Noel \ '?n ). OPEN NOV: 1. Da... Hawkins (Han); 2. Chr is Wi linski (Hon) ; 3 . Lewis >. ·ight (Han). 25 0 NOV : 1. Brent ROL ' (Suz); 2 . A ndy Stix (Yam ); 3. Darren Br iggs IHon, 125 NOV ; 1. Michael M ill er (I . ? ); 2. Craig Monty (Kaw) ; 3 . Dann y Sti ma cher txew, . OPEN NOV : 1. Russel Beasley ( , :n l; 2 . Robert Esparza (Hon); 3 . Kevin O'Neil (Han ). 250 BEG: 1. John M ario (C-A); 2. Grec "y Gar cia (Han); 3. Bert M en zie (Ha n). 215 BEG: t . Gary W ell es (Su z); 2. 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