Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

White wins Chestnut HS By George Greer TheONLY ~ 21~ APPEARANCE••• PEN HOOK. VA. APR. 6 David While gave hi s n ew sponsors, T eam Husky/Cli ffs Cycles/Norris Tool Suppl y/ Rocky/ L u bridyn e so meth ing to smile abo ut, as he emer ged as th e domi nat ing force in the seco nd rou nd of th e Virg in ia Championship H a re Scram ble seri es. Alt h ough W h it« is th e two -time G r•.II1d Cham pi on. he was wi thout a bi ke u nti l receiving a su p port ride fro m Hu sky. Fro m th e o nse t, Wh ite had to kee p the 250 o n th e pipe as 350 KTlvl -rnoun ted R.J . Fadd is came with in 40 seconds of sna tching th e overa ll a wa y fro m h im . Faddis settl ed for th e Open class win , as ea rly class lead er Pau l Norris o n a Cyclerr onics Husk y fell o ff th e pace and in to seco nd . The C hestnut Mrn. Enduro ri de rs. under th e directi on o f tra ck master Jim Thompson , wer e rewarded for their efforts wit h a perfect race day o f warm dry weath er and 190 a n xio us . riders. The ex pert ly-arrowed , seven mi le serpent ine co u rse la ced its way o ver and around th e Bl ue Ridge Mo unt a i n s a nd through sev eral streams . Th e fast a n d roc kv course recei ved hi gh marks from, th e riders as a record 95% o f th e riders fin ished th e even t. In 250cc action, Wavne' s Cvcles Sal es/ Can-Am-sponsored J oel Bak er a nd U nde rpass Tractor/Da lloway 4Wh eel Drive-sponsored series champi on Keith Almond, al so o n a Ca nAm , crossed th e border from th e T ar H eel sta te to pla y hav oc o n th e class. Although Baker held th e lead from .th e start , Almond managed to stay with in hi s shadow lo ng enough to finish only seconds behind, as KT l\I rider Rol a nd King came up from midpa ck to sett le into third. Ca sey C ycl e City /Two Wh eel World S uzu ki rider Derek Kut ch er , wa s hungry for th e win. as he pull ed a hol esh ot o n th e sta rt a nd never relinq u ish ed th e lead. Earl y on, fello w Two Wh eel Wo r ld team rider David Ja ckson ma naged io k eep hi s Ka wa sa ki wi thin sight of Kut cher unti l falling slight ly o ff th e pa ce a nd dropping to fourth . Meanwhi le. Gil Griggs on a Bare Bros. KT M, powered h is way from mi dpack into second a nd moved into th e class points lead wi th 2-2 series finish es. Texa c o /Mark I V/ H o u s e o f Ya ma ha -sp o n so red series cha m p io n Garv H at ch had his hands full as H orida -m ount ed Curtis McGuire looked fo r wa ys to ca p ture th e win . For three la p s they ra n heads up. Go in g in to th e fourt h lap, H a tch p it - ' ted a nd McGu ire managed to pull in to a o ne-m in u te lead . But H a tch kn ew wha t h ad lQ be done and sta yed o n the gas fo r th e la st two laps to make u p th e differen ce a nd regulat e series new comer i\IcGu ire to seco nd . After fin ishing down a t th e first series race. reigning class cham p io n ' Bill Ed m u ndson, o n a Ca sey Cycle Ci t y / Lubridvn e-suppo rred 25 0cc Honda. bla sted o u t o f th e starting gate ahead o f a strong co n tinge n t for a convincing win in th e Super Seni or class. H uskv-m o n ted Stan Norris wa s last off th e 'Iine a nd set a to rr id pa ce, along with KTl\I rider David Alb ert , bu t .co u ld n't catc h Edmondson and seu led for seco n d a n d th i rd respec tively. Results * YAMAHA 'S * KAWASA KI'S BROCGLOVER JEFF WARD * HONDA'S RICKYJOHNSON & JOHNNY O'MARA 0. ~ , * AND MANY MORE! Saturday .... .... ~ MAY 3rd* First Race 6:30pm! THREE FULL HOURS OFACTION·PACKED EXCITEMENT SEE FACTORY-SUPPORTED RACE TEAMS FROM: TOYOTA CHEVRO LET ..'1 1'"-s 00" e.. ~, * t4\\S~ O~"'· YAMAHA * MAZDA KAWASAKI DODGE * FORD NISSAN THI S IS ITI THE FINEST COLLECTION OF M OTO-X AND OFF -ROAD RA C ER S EV ER A SSEM BLED AT ONE TIM E. O N ONE OF THE FIN EST IN THE WOR LD. RACING IT OUT OV ER M ICKEYTH OM PSON'S I N CRE D I B LE " C H UN K O F T HE BAJA" RACE COU RS E!' HONDA This is goingtobeone unforgettable nightof high-tension motoracingaction entertainment fromthe first greenflag to the final checker! Be there as history is made when cars race again at the Rose Bowl for the first lime in 4 decades! See the awesome factory Grand Natonal Sport Trucks. the sensational i UltraStoek "funny cars". the siu ling Volkswagen Su per 1600SingleSeaters. Ihewild3 and 4 Wheel ATVs and the wacky Odysseys as they all take on the challenge of the Rose Bowl race cour se. You and your whole famil just won't want to miss the y fantastic ProM ala-X action. This course hasbeenspecially 'designedby R C on randall andtop Pro Moto-Xriderstorun c in the opposite direction of the Off-R oad course. Wat h . these pros fly up overand skyward off the high kickers. WHAT EV ER YOU DO • . • D O N , MISS THI S ON EI $2500 of MX purse will be d onated to Dartny " M agoo" Chandler and the Pro Rider Benef it Fund . dance overthe ruts and bump s. and slam off the bermson every lapI Save Money - Get your Toyota Super- ticket ,at participating Toyota Dealers. r----------.., GATES OPEN @ 4:00 PM MEET THE RACERS @ S:OO PM @ 6:30 PM! FIRST RACE WHETHER YOUR FAVORITE RACING IS ON TWO, THREE. OR FOURWHEElS; YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO LOVE THIS SHOW ••. IT'S MORE RACING ENTERTAINMENT FOR YOUR MONEY THAN EVER BEFORE AND IT ALL HAPPENS SATURDAy MAY 3n1 AT THE ROSE BOWL! TOYOTA Tickets at all Ticketron outl ets and part ieipatirtg Suzuki dealers. For Ticket Inf ormat ion call ; OFFICIAL pACE TRlI CK (2 1 3 ) 2 1 6 -6 6 6 6 Order Now ------------------------Send Cas h, Check o r Money Order t o: CYCLE NEWS PRODUCTS P.O. Box 498 long Beach, CA 90801 Please enclose 75¢ for each Comic Book, Plus 25¢ for postage and hand ling. Please send m e copies of t he MX Cat Comic Book Dealer In quiries encouraged ! OV ERALL: 1. David White (Hus). M IN t. 1. Br ian Bradner (Yam); 2. Billy Co x (Hon ); 3, Jeff Blankership (Y am). 125: 1. Derek Kutcher(S Ul ); 2, Gil Griggs (KT M); 3 . Wa yne Faddis (Han). . 200: 1. Darr VI Campbell (Kaw) ; 2. Ricky Hi lton (Kaw); 3. Michael Stewart (Kaw), • 250 : 1. Joel Baker (C-A); 2. Keith AlmondIC-A); 3. Roland King(KTM). Name (Please print legibly) Address 27

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