Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

......................,.., . CRC ~I HelenatGlen opener > a:: a:: w .... al - T h is was Ca liforn ia Racin g C lu b's (CRC) gra nd o pe n ing a~ Glen H elen Racewa y. for m erl y known as Arroyo Cycle a J: 0. Fast UPS S e rvice Daily " t O RDER BY PH ON E TOLL FREE (800) 647·5700 (Out side WI) (BOO) 356-5700 (WI) , =- . C.O.o.orChargeToVisa-M C ' . "" , Cedarburg, W I .y . M ike Ke ll (1 4 2) and Brya n Nel s on di ce for the le ad in the 125cc P ro c lass a t G le n He len . Kell's s h ock b roke in moto one. b ut he won t he second. tor s) posted a n unbeli evable 30-po int sco re to tak e th e win . In th e Su p port class Paul En d res (Port lan d. Oregon ) bea t Ca na da's Darwin Duzuba for th e seco nd da y in a ro w. . Results SATURDAY: 1. S. Sakgaard (Yam); 2. S. Skreen (Set ); 3 . S. Frecv (Set); 4 . R. Reser (Yam); 5. J . Terry (Yam); 6. K. Krahel (Set). SUNDAY: 1. S. FracvISet): 2. S. Skreen (Set); 3 . S. Bakgaard (Yam); 4 . L Orawhorn (Yam); 5 . J . Terry (Yam ); ~ . J . Scheafer (Yam ). Langjahr tops Glen Helen MX Perfect f or a " Full Dresser" Call or write for complete inf o . 216('244-4136 By G . Worrall & R. Wessels 3709 W. Erie Av e.• Lorain. OH 44053 SA • BER N ARDI N O . CA . AP R. 20 ltn SA N BER N ARDIN O . CA. AP R. 20 ~ Huge Inventory Of CR Parts!!!!! By Terry Rezek > Husqvarna ® 1986 Huskys IN STOCK 1985 25O's at Blowout Prices Free o rt Conversion Kit w / Purch of ' 8 5 CR250 Com pl.t. Stock of Husky Part s • Prod ucts UPS Dally YamahaTY350-mou ntedJayTerry dabs in PNTA trial s. . Fracy, Sakguard split PNTA wins Suzuk i of Van Nuys By Katie Checkley 'h l -l1 I..;rH '11,. ,11 v'va , (8 18 ) 994 2800 SPOKANE. WA. AP R. 19-20 Be Firstl. .. Read Cycle News •••if irs Brakesyou need has the answer! H ,·Tech IIotlIrqcJe CompoDeals 12S60 S rad ley Ave .• Sylmar. CA 91342 . (818) 362·5534 BOYESEN REEDS OSC Distribut ing' 4232 Dixie Hwy. Drayton Plains. Mich . 48020 (3 1 3 ) 673-3366 U.P .S. Da ily ~ ~.:EIRFORMANCE YOUR CRANKSHAFT EXPERTSI Clearwatlr. fL 33575 - 813/4&1-4897 Approximately 70 riders from fqur states and two Ca nadian provinces showed up to compete in the opening rounds of the Pacific Northwest Trials Association 1986Championship Series . The INTA (Inland Trials Association ) hosted th~ two -:ery challenging event s at the Nine Mil e Falls O RV area in 'so me very rocky terrain just outsid e Spokane. Washington. R?undoneon Saturday fea tured 10 secuons spread o u t o ver a five-m ile '?OP. The gnarly gran ite sla b secn ons th a t would h ave cha llenged Expert riders o n a d r y day wer e d renc h ed by a rai nstorm during th e eve n t. res u lti ng in very h igh sco res. Section six. named " psyc he -o u t sla b." had to be th rown o u t of the eve nt afte r it was deemed too dangerous in th e wet condi tions. Th is sec tion lat er rename d. " the wa ll of stu pidity" by several ri ders fea tured a tig h t turn fo llowed by a n ear vert ica l rock sla b 70 fe~t in th e a ir. Stan Bakgaard , showing th e form th at took h im to tw o Canad~an Ch ampi on sh ips . smoked th e field by nearly 20 points to turn in a final sco re o f 65. R o u n d two o n Su nday turned o u t to be much eas ier than Saturday's event because of drier co n di tio n s. The riders wer e delighted (0 see that sectio n six was included in th e event Only five of th e 26 afte rnoon rider~ made th e exi t gates a t the top of th e huge sla b. with m ore th an o ne bike a nd rider taking th e long slide to th e bottom. Current Ca na dia n Champ ion. Steve Fra cy (Beta . Canadian Biker Magazine. Cosmopol itan Mo- The O ve r Th e H ill Gang Novice class supp lied most of the action a t Gl en Helen O .R .V. Pa rk with H onda ace Mitch La ngjahr postin g a consistel1l2-2 for th e over 11 w in. a As th e ga te fell fo r th e first m or o it was th e H onda 's of Slim Spa h n and T im J o in es a p peari ng side -by-s ide in turn o ne with Spa h n co m ing o u t slig h tly in front to tak e u p th e lead a head of Ralph Dick son a n d Langjahr, wh o wa s charging ha rd from a slo w sta rt . By th e end o f th e seco nd lap Spah n. had faded to m idpack all owing DIck son to take lip th e cha llenge fo llowed cl osely by Langj ahr and Loren Harris. ' Langjahr stuc k to Dick son like g l ue, but fa iled to make th e pa ss as th ey both flew pa st th e checkered fla g . . Mot o two sa w Pete Klassen rocket o u t o f th e ga te o n hi s 480cc H onda [ 0 gra b a n awesome hol esh ot ahead o f 1985 ~ ovi ce Champion T im j oines, La ngja hr a nd H a rr is. By th e end o f the second la p . J o in es powered his H o nda into the lea d a nd waved byebye t? the r~st of the ,Pack lea vin g H arris, Langjahr a nd firs t moro wi nner Dick son fig h ti ng for seco nd . . By the fift h lap. La ngj ah r bea t off his cha llengers a nd m oved wit h in stri ki ng d ista nce o f leader Joines whi le begi nni ng to put pressure o n the H onda rider. J oines hel d off the cha llenge a nd roosted past the fin ish flag first. bu t th e g lory, gol d a nd champagne be lo nged 10 La ngja hr w!lD'sconsisten t ridi ng rewarded him wi th th e overa ll wi n. Mal colm ? mi th-spons?red Kinney j ones dom in at ed the Expert class a fter ea rly leader Sco t Freema n was side-lined with mechunical p roblems. G reg Humber h eld o ff Yamaham ount ed J ohn Kirb y for seco n d o vera ll. Results EX: 1. Kinney Jones (Han ); 2 . Greg Humber (Yam ): 3 , Joh n Kirby (Yam). A M : 1. Jamie Davenport (Han ); 2. Randy Klass en .(Hon): 3 . W illy Bur son (Yam ). INT: 1. Don Ryan (Yam ); 2. Tom Com stoc k (Yam) ' 3. Dav e Oeichman (Suz ). • NOV: 1. M itc h Langjahr (Hon ); 2 . Tim Jo in es • . . ... __ (Hon) ; 3. Loren Harris (Yam). Pa rk . The track was very di ffere nt th an th e o ld Arroyo track and no o ne was fami liar enough with it to have an advantage over ano ther ri der. Ken Zahn was even on unfumi liar bi kes. H e seemed to do a ll right. though. win ni ng both the Open 'Pro a nd the Vet's classes aga in. T he bike's o wner. a No vice. com men ted that h is bi ke nev er went that fast fo r h im . T he 125cc P.ros started ahe ;lll of th e 250cc a n d O pen classes, a nd it looked l i ~e Mik~ Kell was going 10 be an ~dSY wrnner ri ghr from th e stan . J eff Sta fo rd wa s cloe beh ind but co u ld not ga in. In la p three. Kel l's shock sp r ing broke. so he ate a bo u t 10 yards o f g rcascwood a n d g igg le weed s for lunch . W ith Kell o u t o f th e wa y, Staford breezed h is S uzu ki home th e wi .nner o f moto o ne. foll o wed by Wtll y Musgrave and Todd Ca m p bell. Zah rt usuall y rides a 250 bu t had a p robl em ge lli ng the hol eshot o n that bo rrowed 500 as th e ga te fell for th e 250cca nd O pen P ro mot o o netsecond wa ve). Bryan H a yes. o n a 250cc fa cto ry Yamaha (U n ited Motosports/BelRa y), got a wheel a head o f 7..ahn in th e first turn and started the race in t~le lead. As they fir;tished la p one. a \ am~ h~ Support r!der. Ro n Meyer had joined them in th ird . In lap three. Ch uck \fh itrnore gOI his Suzuki (O 'Nea IlPJI ) pas t Meyer bu t was well beh in d Z ahn a nd H a yes. Zah rt kept heav y pressure o n Haves a nd it paid off. R ight at th e stan ' o f I ~p four. H a yes went th rough th e h igh, so ft berm in a hairp in just a fter th e scorers booth . Before he co u ld recov er. both Zahrt and Whitmore went past. Zahn took o ff in search of th e checkered flag . wh ich he found by himself. H ayes quickly ca ught up to Whitmore a nd th e two fought for t~e 250cc lead for severa l laps. Hay es finally got by a nd took th e moto win . . Kell wa s ba ck on hi s ba ck-up bike til moto two an d got a good holeshot. H e was well in th e lead a nd moving a wa y. leaving Campbel l to fight for second with Bryan Nel son (Gear! AME). Staford had a bad start a nd wa s jammed in. th e fir s.t turn, goin g down a nd g~ 1l 1l1g up m la st pl ace. Staford went into a ttac k mode a nd. in four laps. moved to fo u rt h wh ere he Iound Kell , wh o ha d gone do wn aga m . In the nex t la p . Kell disappeared a n d S taford bu lled h is wa y i n to second behi nd Cam pbell as Nel so n slip ped. to thi rd. T hey co uld do n o bett er a nd finished in th at orde r Kell fin all y lim pe d in. ha vin g tak en a roc k th rough th e trans mission case a nd lo st a ll th e o il. Stafo rd took th e o ver-Ill with Ca m pbell seco nd a nd Nelson th ird . . Zahn fo u nd ~ he righ t swi tch o n th e ~l ke a n d got hi s cus to ma ry holeshot in ~ o to two (wa ve two ) fo llowed aga rn by Hayes. Za h n stayed in th e lead a ll th e way a n d was well a hea d of Gregg Blechman . th e n ext closes t ~pen P ro ..Alt.hough H a yes was keepII1g Zahrt 111 Sight. he co u ld not ca tch him. H ay es remained in co m ma nd of th e 250ccclass. however. and took th e overall in that class. with Whitmore adding an oth er seco nd Ior seco nd 250cc o vera ll. !!lechman al so go t anoth er seco nd m th e Open class to fini sh second o vera ll th ere. Results PEE WEE EX: 1. Robby"Hammond (Yaml. PEE WEE AM : 1. Matthew Pickering (Yam ): 2. Jaso Ramos (Yam): 3 . Jerry A le"1.a~ (Yam l _ . ~ •• _ . _

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