Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

J I" I '", 'I Byrd sai d , " I was a li ll ie worried wh en I saw everybody (the ambu lan ce crew ) backin g up!" Byrd gath ered it back lip but lost 20 to 30 seconds to Adams. By lap six , Williams looked lik e a shoe -in until he went down hard betw een turn six an d seven . Adams went on to tak e the win in Formula One a nd th e overa ll: Byrd wa s second overa ll and second in Formula One. - Results VINTAGE 1: 1. Craig Ski nner (Tri); 2. Stev e Ber nar d (Hon); 3. Steve May (Hon). VINTAGE 2 : 1. Kevin Elli ot (Yam) ; 2 . Les J ohnson IBSA); 3. Andi i Adam ick (yam). . NOV: 1. M ark Reynolds (Kaw); 2. Ton y Ro me (Kaw); 3 . John Coit (Yam). STK A : 1. M ike W i ll iam s (Suz); 2. Kev in Elli ot (Yam); 3. Richard Koh n (Kaw) . STK B: 1. Kell y Byrd (Yam); 2. David Coons (Suz); 3. W ill ie Ada m s (Su z). STK C: 1. Dale Kieffe r (Yam); 2. Mike Ross (Yam); 3. Ben ny DeBaca (Kaw) . STK 0 : 1. Nor m Ben edum (Yamt; 2 . Randy Bechtel (Yam); 3. Marc Shaffer (Yam). SUPERST A: 1. Jeff Anderson (Yaml; 2. Richard Kohn (Kaw). SUPST B: 1. Kelly Byrd (Yam); 2. Craig M an in (Yam); 3. Will ie Adam s (Suzl. SUPST C: 1. Bob Smit h (Yam); 2. Eric Seward (Ya m~ 3. M ike W illiam s (Yam ). SU PST 0 : 1. Tim Bergst rom (Yam); 2. Riek Willi ams (Yam); 3. Tom Dahl (Yam). F- l : 1. Will ie Adam s (Suz); 2. Kell y Byr d IYam); 3. Bria n Joder (Suz). F-2 : 1. Eric Sew ard (Yam) ; 2. Denn is Scully (Yam I; 3. Tom M oo re (Duc). F-3 : 1. Tim Bergstrom (Yam); 2. Tom DahI IYam); 3. Scott Will ock (Yam). BoIT: 1. Tom Moor e (Du e); 2. A I Lescarbeau (M G); 3. J oh n Scon (Tri). JOIN THE1URCORACING TEAM Gresham takes lodi Pro-Am win By George Cooper "SPECIALSPONSORSHIPPACKS" LOD! , CA, APR. 27 Lodi Motorcvcle Club hosted the first 1986 District 36 Pro Am TT this Sunday and surprised the riders with an unusu al track layout. It wa s relatively smooth for a T'T, with on ly one right ha nder and lacking th e traditiona l jump. It was a fast track , ho wever, and Mike Gresham of O ro ville seemed" satisfied as he raced to victory in th e Pro-Am main event. Gresh a m 's win was not a runaway victor y th an ks to Tommy Carriger and Mik e McDo nnell. Carriger and McDonnell fin ish ed firs t a nd seco nd in th e 500cc Expert class a nd both were hot to repea t in th e Pro -Am . Carr ig er is fa st every week , a n d McDonnell is mot ivat ed . Sti ll, th e killed efforts of bo th were not eno ugh to overcome Gresham's de termi natio n as he took th e nag ahe ad of the est. Fast action in ihe 500cc Novice diviion sta rted wi th th e sli ngs hot sta rt of rt Mit ch ell. Mitch ell di d all he o u ld to maintai n hi s lea d , but co uld o t h o ld of f th e advances of Ro bert usa , who everuuallv too k first ahead f seco nd p la ced Mitch ell. Turnou t in the Pee ' Vee class was -xcelleru and today's 10 competitors id what th ey do best, ent ertain spe cat ors, J ef Gebhart o f Morga n H ill ailed a ro u nd th e tra ck on his PW 50 vith Ken n y Cipriano in serious puruit. Cipriano's full throttle charge till o n lv netted him seco nd with tall Schneider filli ng o u t th e th ird pot. First place honors in th e60c c Novi ce ivision went to Mart in Montes with ohn Mi tchell in the ru n ner up spot. ohn ny McG ill a nd Tommy Kni ght oo k th e 125cc Novice a n d 250cc ovice-J un ior classes , respecti vely. Select the pack that meets your needs: 4-CYCLE PACK 2-CYCLE PACK ATVPACK 1-Poster (as above) 1-Jersey (as above) 4-Torco Decals 8-Qts. MPZ Rac/ng 0/1 1-Poster 1-Jersey 4-Torco Decals 3-Pts. Rac/ng GPl 1-Qt. Gear 0 /1 80 1-Pt. Foam Filter Oil 2-Pts. Fork 0/1 10 1-Poster 1-Jersey 4-Torco Decals 4-Qts. MPZ Rac/ng 0/1 1-Pt. Foam Filter Oil 2-Pts. 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