Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

o vera ll. " I got a ter rible sta rt , it was so dusty I didn ' t kn ow wh ere I was. Next thing I kn ew I passed O 'B rien who had a flat a nd I was fi rst 250," sa id Kenned y a fter the race. Kenned y had an easy day as hi s ma in co mpetitio n , J ames Tucker , broke hi s H onda 's shock o n the first loop a nd h ad to ride with a pogo-st ick fo r 60 mil es. Second 250cc went to Robbi e P ippin o n a KTM. Pippin had to o verco me a poor sta rt as he wa s back in 16th overall, seventh 250cc o n loop o ne . By loop three, h e had passed hi s way into seco nd 250cc and fiiiished n inth overall. Kearny Mesa Yamaha 's Rheynard Mo rgan followed Pipp in fo r th ird 250cc a t 10th o verall. In th e 125cc ranks , i t wa s Rob Nolan (Kearny Mesa Yamaha ) in fo r th e win . After a th ree-kick sta rt, Nol an ca me through in 19th a t th e end o f th e first loop, seco nd behind a hardchargin g Bruce Taylor an d h is Kaw asa ki. By loop two, No lan had smoked into first and from th ere o n, i t was a ll smooth sai ling 10 th e finish for the 125cc win a t eighth o veral l. Tay lor main ta ined h is position to th e finish for seco n d pl a ce at 13th o vera ll fo llow ed by G ordon C lark in th ird a t 19th o vera ll. T he Vet class was wo n by Bill L yons a nd hi s H onda for the th ird straig ht rime, L yons had a n easy day from start 10 fin ish ' wi th his closest co m pe ti tion co m i ng from Dennis Stevens , who fini sh ed seco n d a t 28th o vera ll , with co u rse designer Strauwald rig h t behind. In th e Senior class it was o nce again Roger Adsit with th e win a t 26th ove ra ll. Dick Dennison followed in for seco nd a t a di stant 42nd overa ll. First o verall N ovi ce went 10 Open H onda-mounted Mike Barnhill at 36th o vera ll. Results OPEN EX: 1. Tom Moen; 2 . Steve Walker; 3 . Phi l __ ~ ~ ~ .. .. . . . ~ " -SC ~ ~~ ?4"I'"~ ~~~~ ~ . , .................... . . ~~ . . .a z ; &$1_ _ ~;rW~- - -~- --~::;ijjj(:.r=-: ~ ~ ~~~~~ ~~~ .~ _ - _ _¥ i ; j ; ; : ; i ! ' f i ' !·3:·tt u · iiHfllit'!"rW@:q.rq ; _ ' ~- - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~------- ~ 'L-tt rr~~ ~ -'_I!I\ ~ 7 ~ 9peei~~\0( -_ .oIIIIr ~' i:''''~ ~ ~ e\aS~ getS GOee odilied ' '{1.\{\ 'JIl'C.'C.S 'jjlitliTif:(i{% ~.,.. Stock &. M ~\"E.'C. ~ ~_ ~ age classes TO BE AWARDED TO The NMA Grand Nationals of Motocross will be presented August J thru 10 at PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA. MINICYCLE AND MOTORCYCLE We encourage ono invite you to be with us at Ponca City. Theway TO get there is to qualify in one of the AMATEURS AT PONCA CiTY NMA reg ions. The NMA has established reg ions thru-outthe Un~ed States and they are listed below. Call the reg ional manager in yaur area and ask for the infor matio n, forms, and details. Thequ alifiers are run between April and June - it you finish in the top 12 in the classes you choose, you're on vour way. There are Classes tor everyone tram 60cc up Itlru 500cc. ......... ....... ~EGION . 125 NOV: t , Kevin Ryan; 2 . Duncan R. Fitzgerald; 3. Ricky Lance. VET EX: 1. Bill lyons; 2 . Den nis Stevens; 3. Terry Strauwald. VET AM : 1. Sheldon Hower; 2 . Gary Kepple; 3. Frank Bass. VET NOV: 1. Dan Moreland; 2 . Ken Tubbs; 3. Jim w.e. SR AM : 1. Dave Kride r; 2. Joe Stidman; 3. Mike Govern. SR NOV : I . Richard Ransdell Jr. 55: 1. Bob Thompson; 2. Jo e Mulleneaux: 3. Himey ~eans. BEG : r. Doug Deil; 2 . Edward Fernandes; 3. wu- CALL NOW! CHOOSE YOUR NEARBY REGION AND QUALIFY IN THE BEST . . . . . . . . MOTDCROSSNATIONALPROCRAMINTHEUNITEDSTATES . . . . . . . . NAME ARIZONA BLUE GRASS CARO LINAS C ENTRAL DIXIE FINGER LAKES GEO FLA HI PLAINS M ID WEST MIDLAND NEW ENGLAND NORIHCENTRAL NORTHWEST OREGON TRAIL OZARK ROC KY M T ' 1 N ROC KY MTN " 2 SOUTHWEST TEXAS TRI·ST ATE WESIERN " 1 WESTERN " 2 VIKING MIDEAST ERN APPALAC HIAN Mark Bohannan. 125 EX: 1. Rob Nolan; 2. Gordon Clark; 3. Dan liam R. Ferguson . .. ... 250 EX: 1. Todd Ken nedy; 2. Robbie Pipp in ; 3. ' Rhevnard Morgan. 250 AM : I . Karl R. Schlegel; 2. Bill Adsit; 3 . Jeff Boyd . 250 NOV : 1. Todd A . Cary ; 2. Cr aig Huckins; 3 . Thornton. TH ANNUAL ~~;'••~ !4 Gg::~:to~g:~L _ • .M!Jf 3. Mark Dowden . SR EX: 1. Roger Adsit; 2. Dick Dennison; 3 . MANAGE~ PHONE' A~EA J PRYOR D.MORIS M BRADSHAW C DO LAN M LO WRY D. PHilliPS J WAG ES A.JONES J C LOSE A. JO NES M FOWLER S. BUCHALTER K. THORNTON G PIIHL I. NEWMlIN D. WRIGHT P.SMI1H B MA CRAE B HO LLEY J. M c ALISTER R. HENRI KSEN C J. WARD C DO NAHO J T AYLO R D WO Lf 602-866-06 39 50 2·235-5154 ARIZ. KEN.. TEN N . IND NC .. S C . VIR. NEB.. KAN.. MO. MISS.. ALA.. LA. NY.. PENN . NJ. GEO .. FLA NJEX.. W.O K. ILL.. WlS.. IOWA WEST TEXAS MASS.. C O NN.. N.H MIC H.. OHIO WASH. ORE. NEB.. WV.; SO.. NO OKLA.• MO.. ARK C O LO . WV. UTAH, ID. NEWME X. TEXAS. LA E. WASH. 10.. ~11. SO. CAL.. NEV. NO CAL.. SO ORE MIN N .IA. IND . OH , O H.. PENN , 'MI 704-399-1914 402 -592-7668 601-939-2017 716-624·3 706 9 12-BB3-314 7 B06-44 7-2B12 B15-623-7035 BlJ<>.44 7-2B12 6 17-5B5-BI12 51 7-695-9576 2~86- 3601 308· 762-6323 405-68 1-9492 303-699-7733 801-561-1367 505-344-9422 409-B49-0937 509-534-8333 213-868-8112 415 -625 -1484 6 12-451-84 01 B12-379-2482 614 · 753·2169 M INICYCLE RACERS NMA has a c lass tor yo u! Inc lud ing b ike size , ride r age: rider abili ty, in addi tion to stock and modi fied . By Peggy Adamic MALVERN , OH, AP R. 6 Get Into the best motocross racing sene s We've go t a cla ss lor you whether novice inter media te or Professional' CLASSES FOR ALL MX RACERS ! rou m compere 1ft . 1I c'. ssel pe' rou' .ge .nd .tu;", Ie.el ., Age Groups Pre Weoes Thru 8 yrs . Jr . C yelrs 6 to 8 yr s 91o 11 yors , M lnlcycle s 91011 '(IS 12 10 16 '(r s. 910 11 'frs . 12 to 16 yors . Ridrr Clas slf lcal lon Bikr Size I Classrs Open 6 1cc Stk. & Mod . Op"" 6 1ee 6 1ec 51• . & Mod . Sl • . & Mod . 83c c 83c (. · tOSee tOSee Sit<. & Mod. Mod. Mod. Op~n Open Nov. Inl. Exp Open Op~n Sik . & MCld. Molorcyc lrs • Nov . Inl. Pro Nov. In l. Pr o Nov . Inl. Pro USee Stk . & Mod. 2S0ec' Stk . & Mod. SOOcc M od .' Motorcycle World with Larry Huffman ill H onda-mounted Da ve H and took Moto Sport Trails by a sto rm, fini shing first overa ll in th e 250cc Open c1ass,chalk in g u p a 1-2 fini sh o n h is way to victo r y. In th e first m oto, Pete Mau rice jumped to a q u ick lead with Ha nd close be h ind . Into th e third lap of th e race. H and was a ble to slip pas t th e you nger Maurice with Yama ha's Tim Deut sch c hasi ng close beh ind . Deutsch and Ha n d ba t tled for firs t p lace w ith Deutsch passing H and in the ai r to tak e th e lead wh ile Maurice was trying 10 hold o ff th e a tte m pts o f Jeff McCune as th e .ba ili e fo r thi rd pl a ce heated up. Midway th rough th e m oto , a n at tire lef t Deutsch si lt ing trackside to wa tch H and ta ke ove r th e lea d h e ha d MOTORCYCLE RACERS -Nole: No .lg e I,m,' to, Motorcycle d'sses . CA LL FOR ENTRY FOj;>MS Handgrabs Malvern win 0.. ~ ® : a. NItfA !,:\.".. - 11 ' Am OPEN AM : 1. Fred Angelo Jr.; 2. Mark Niwt; 3 . Clifford Steagall. . OPEN NOV: 1. Mike Barnh ill ; 2 . Steve Ma tthews; Cuberg. ~ GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP '!iii=iifi1 SERIES Means. DesRos ier . 125 AM : 1. Bruce Taylor; 2. Bruce Bell . - . ..... ....

• Cover