Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Tim Rutherford (10) leads Ron Turner (8 ) and Willie Surratt (1) in Ascot Park motocross action from Gardena, California . Surratt wins bucks at CMCAscot Surra tt a nd T u rne r were running sid e-b y-sid e for two la ps when Turner slip ped 0[£ his lin e coming o ut of a turn , lettin g Surra tt drop under him and power a way after Rutherford. On th e fourth lap. Rutherford fell in a slo w turn , lett in g Surratt by for th e lead . Meanwh ile, Jeff Matiasevich passed Turner a nd th en Ruth erford. when he fel l. Mariasevi ch was gain in g o n Surra tt a nd got up to a bikelength 's dista nce whe n th e checkered flag carne o ut. Mor o two saw Rut herfo rd grab th e holeshot wi th T urn er second. Surra tt ta ngled w ith some ri ders a nd was run ni ng dead last. By th e en d of lap o ne. Mar iasevich was leading with S urra tt mov in g up 10 third spot, showing wh y he holds th e CMC Number One p la te in th e l25 cc Pro cla ss. La p two sa w Surratt get by Ruth er ford co m ing out o f th e turn before th e TT jump and pull away and go after Mariasevich, the two pulling awa y from th e rest of the pa c k with Surratt trying 10 pass in every turn. With o ne la p 10 go. Surratt got by Matiasevich over th e TT jump with Matiascvi ch grabbing the lead back in the next turn. With o n ly o ne turn left . Surra tt dove under 10 win bv a wh eel. R utherfo rd g ra b bed his third h o leshot o f th c ni ght in th e fir st mot o of th e 250cc P ro class with Turner. T odd Peter son a nd Surratt in tow. T u rne r p a ssed Ruth erford in th e whoops next 10 th c start line for the lead. On th e next lap both Peterson a nd Surrat t went past Rutherford in th e whoops in th e half-mile turn one a nd two. Turne r won o ver Pe terso n and S urra tt bv two bikelengths. Su rra u read th e sta rt ing g-.I te per. fectl y as he j u m ped 10 th e lead of mot a two in th e 250cc class. Surratt p ull ed a way fro m everyo ne, leav ing Peter son a nd T urner to battle one a nothe r for second spot. Pe terso n sta yed in front o f Turner , who was tr ying 10 pass in every turn but was U11ab'le to; T urner had 10 settle for third pl ace . Chris Boi ce won th e 125cc intermediate class overa l l with a win in mot o o nc a nd a second spot in mor o two. Nicky Pounds was second o verall with a third and a win . By Mitch Friedman Results 250 AM : 1. Gr eg Bunn IC·A); 2. Howard Land (KTM I; 3. Tom Davis IKTMI. . . 250 PRO: 1. Timoth y Barnes (Yam); 2. Van n Gibson (Yam ); 3. Steve Smith (Yam I. OPEN PRO: 1. Timot hy Barnes (Han ); 2. St eve Sm ith (Vam l; 3. Tim Huffman (KTM) . North Carolina HS win to Saker What is your problem? \\' rite a letter to the editor. STAGGARD DUAL MUFFLERS '85-'86 HONDA VT-1100 SHADOW Ou r Rumb lers Staggered Dua l Mufflers are avai lable for Honda. Yamaha. Suzuki and Kawasa ki V-Twins. 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Glove . * * GRAND PRIZE ICD Pro 3 Comput.r Come end Join In The Fun ll Texas Pond wa s th e si te for th e Fo rt Bra gg h are scrambl es, w h ic h was dedicated to Kyn e Hix a n d oth ers who have leukemia . T hc Au tryvi lle Li ons Club he lped makc the eve nt a success as well as many sponsors, suc h as CocaCola, Hi-Point Ra cing . O ';'\eaIUSA, 'a nd many fri ends a nd famili es. CanAm-mounted J oel Baker ended up w ith th e overa ll win a fter th e tw ohour long- race. An other Can-Am rid er. Keith Almond. fin ish ed second (o ne minute behind Ba ker ), while Scott Carpenter and his Honda took third. H onda rid er Berni e Jelinck finish ed third o vera ll, but for hi s effo rts, h e ca p t u re d th e 500cc cl a ss win . J elin ck was fo llowed by two oth er H onda rider s. Mich ael Hix a nd T ony Robert , making it a H onda. 1-2-3 swee p . Can -Am riders rul ed th c 200ccclas s takin g th e top tw o p ositions. Gray Leona rd nailed th e win with a fifth o ve ra l l, whil e J erry R u ss pla ced second. David Drosc settled for third. Results OVERALL: Joel Baker (C·AI. OPEN: 1. Bernie Jelinek (Hon); 2. Michael Hix (Han); 3. Ton y Roberts (Han). 250: 1. Keith Almond (C- A ); 2. Scott Carpenter (Ho n); 3. R,chard Canupp (C-A ). 200: 1. Gray Leonard (C-A); 2. Jerry Russ IC-A); 3. David Drose (C-A). 125: 1. Charles Panglev (yam ); 2. Richard Hicks IKaw); 3. Stacey Pato (Vam). 100: 1. Daniel Erw in (Hont 2. Troy Nannery IKaw); 3. Scott Thornton (Vam). SR: 1. Darren Hilliard (Yam ); 2. Allen Beck (Yam ); 3. Joh n Russell (Han). FOUR-STRK : 1. Doug Hyatt (Han); 2 . Terry Chamber. (Han); 3. Chris Welton (Han ). -ftpEN HOUSE cao-am & Griffin Announce By Nancy Leonard FA YETTEViLLE, N .C ., MAR , 23 GA RDENA. CA. MA R. 28 Wi ll ie S urratt was th e big money win ner in th e second week of the Me/ Dodge Truck nigh t motocross races at Asco t ETITON W MOTORCYCLE SAFETY FOUNDATION park. Surratt, riding a Honda with su pp o rt from FMF, AX O Sport and Aria . won both th e 125cc P ro and 250cc Pro classes ov erall. In rnot o o ne. S urra tt pulled a third pl a ce sta rt int o th e first turn behind T im R u th erfo rd a mi Ron Turner. 60 BEG : 1. J eff W ill oh ; 2. Pete Perez (Kaw); 3. Rich ard W alsh (Kaw) BO BEG DIV 1: 1. Kurt Rood (Kaw); 2. Fred Lava lly IKa w) ; 3. Sam Hawley IKaw) . 80 BEG DIV 2: 1. Roy Mcintosh (Kawl: 2. Rich ard Lim a (Hon ); 3 . Damian Pin eola (Kaw) . . . BO JR : 1. M ike Cox (Kaw) : 2. Chri S RIdgeway (Kaw ); 3. Robert Naber (Kawl. 80 INT: 1. Kevi n Bussey (Yam) ; 2. Gu y Dec kert (Suzl. 80 EX' 1. Terry Swansen (Yam) . 125 JR DIV 1: t . Matteo Cosentino ICag); 2. Jeff Segale (Kaw); 3. Rob Cozad IHan) . 125 JR DIV 2 : 1. David Wodaszewsk i (Kawl; 2. Me rle Hammer ISu z); 3 . zapata Espinoza (Sul). 125 INT; t . Chris Boi ce (Han) ; 2. Nicky Pounds (Su z); 3. Charlie Brown (Kaw). . 125 PRO: 1. Will ie Surratt (Hon); 2. Jeff M atl sse -

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