Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

J: U w w a: '" Z W ..J >- '" 8 a J: a, " p Jim Hollister (1) leads Max George in t he 750cc final at Trail-Way in Hanover, Pennsylvania; Hollister took the w in. MUS IN YOU SUSPENSIO ' Economy Model .. . at participating dealers or by mail. Add $10.00 for handling. Over 7 million motorcycle riders are riding on worn out shocks .. •you're probably one! Pro-Lift will put new muscle in your suspension ...you'll get bett~r handling and a more comfortable ride. Pro-Lift shocks are easily adjustable for heavy or light loads. G~t new muscle at a price ' you can afford .•• see your dealer today! For catalog end ordering Inform8tlon .end to: in g a t hi s bi ke, Carson kn ew hi s day had ended. Mean wh ile, in front of the pack , Andrews was ru n ni ng away wi th the lead, no w a head by a full n in e seco nds of Deutsch , who was trying to hol d o ff th e uuem p is o f H and. Robison , who was in seve n th a t the end o f the first la p , had m o ved h is wa y in to fo urth passi ng Mike Boggin a nd Carl H and . Davi d H and managed to sli p arou nd Deu tsch wh ile Da vid's brother Ca rl fo llowed Robiso n , passing Boggin. After five la p s, An d rews held a 13seco nd lead over second- p lace Da vid H and. Wi th fo ur la ps 10 go, R o biso n ga ve it a ll he had , ga in ing two seco nds eac h la p 10 ca tch Deu tsch . Wi th two la p s 10 go, Deutsch wen t w id e o n a turn , h is bike slid ing o u t in th e 'm ud a nd Ro biso n p assin g on th e inside. T he Br unsw ick Su zu ki ri der was still five seco nds behind wi th o n ly o ne lap 10 go. On ly [our turns lef t in the race, Robi son had cu t David Hand 's lead to two seco nds, bu t ran o u t of tim e having to se ttle [or thi rd place and seco nd o vera ll for the da y. Results W.eklynewa, not monthly history FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS! California Off-Road Vehicle Auoc:latlon Inc. PROTECTS YOUR RIGHTS AND INTERESTS AS A MEMBER OF THE TAXPAYING,OFF-ROADING PUBUC. We make your vo ice heard in the effort to keep riding areas open. ~ OPEN7DAYSAWEEK • III -=-- • • . . , -,- • • HOURS; Mon-Fri 9-7 Sa, 9-6 . Sun 10-5 W. Do Mel Order . THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL SHOEI RF 10SV Street Helmet Reg. $149.95 $104.95 Solid Colon 2 Southern California Stores! 1368 2 Beach 8lvd. Westminster. CA 31 04 EI Cajon Blvd. San Diego. CA (714) 894-9829 (619) 284-7617 ~ ) 1111 1111 \1\ '1I' "'JRI- '('III~ HI-"'I<. ' 50 : 1. Karl Scott (Yam); 2. Br oek Sell ards (Yam); 3 . Chris Skeel s (Yam) . 60 J A: 1. Jas on M yers (Kawl; 2. Frankie Bitt ner . (Kaw ); 3. Ja mes R. Haffa J r. (Kaw). . 80 SA: 1. Tony Bon aee (Han); 2. Ma rcus Sell ards (Kaw) ; 3. Wa lt W lodarsky (Kaw ). 80 JR: 1. M ichael Baker (Yam); 2. M ike E. Kat in (Hon); 3 . Ja son M yer s (Kaw ). SUP M INI: 1. Tony Bona ce (Hon); 2. M ike Howell (Kaw) ; 3. M ichael Tuc ker (Kaw) . 125 A : 1. Fred Andrew s (Yam ); 2. Dal e Spang ler (Kaw); 3. Troy Graham (Hon). 125 B: 1. J on Ag in(Hon ); 2 . Joseph Ma ue r (Kaw) ; . 3 . Bill y Ball (Kaw). 125 C; 1. Ed Snyder (Kaw) ; 2. Bill y Pen ick (Yam); 3 . Tom M ikavic (Hon). 125 SB: 1. Jo seph Mauer (Kaw) ; 2 . Billy Peni k (Yam); 3 . Ed Snyder (Kaw) . 25 0 / 0 PEN: 1. Fred A ndrews (Yam); 2. Harold Robison (Suz); 3. Carl Hand (Ho n). 250 B: 1. Jon A gin (Hon); 2. Jeff Johnson (Hon); 3. David Ross (Hon). 2 50 C: 1. J im Rector (Hon); 2. Rick Beopp le (Hus); 3 . J oh n Diazic (Kaw). OPEN B: 1. Ja y Sm ith (Yam); 2 . Robert Brys on (Kaw ); 3 . J im Rect or (Hon). SR 1: 1. Ken Franken be rry (Ho n); 2 . Harold Oah ringer (Hon); 3. Phillip An drews (Yam). SR 2 : 1. Joe J acobs (Kaw); 2. Ke ith Boyd (Kaw); 3 . Jerr y Boyd (Hon). Majeski masters Trail-Way . For information & membership Please Call or Write: By Len Breech CORVA After having an unch aracteristic bad even in g a t th e Trail Way Speedwa y season ope ner three weeks ago , T om Majeski Lorry Noble - Membership Director 5518 Colorado Drive Concord, CA 94521 (41.5) 672-8278 H ANOVER, PA, APR . 19 Conatr ucted 'With IJl , .·light, t ind estr uClJbkl (T.P.D·' .PIIN IS a nd 8 101811y un it izecf st..llrame 6 chass is, fa r super ior t o fi berglass Of alum inu m tra ilers . 12' to 45 ' st andar d &. 5t h wheel• . Each trailer custom -made 10 your needs. PI•• se send. 1 fo r broch ures T.P.D . Trailers. 815 16 f rultrid g8 Rd.• Suite E. Sacr8manto. CA 95826. (9 18) 38 1-0 153 2 AXO , : : : W hil e They Last $119.95 SUNSHINE CYCLE 50 18318 Be.ch 8lvd. 529 So. St. College Huntington 8eech Aneheim (714)-84''~-53()O .(714 ) 7!'~:O800 -I- rebounded wi th a ven gen ce taking the 250 a n d 500c< Expert fina ls des: pi te some very close competitio n from Da le Gi ngric h in the 250cc class a nd Er ic George in the 500cc fi nal. Maj es ki came very close to tak ing wha t he tried mos t o f last year to get with h is 20 class wins - three cla ss wins in o ne n igh t. T ha t a lmos t carne in the Open P ro before he fina lly yielded to repea t win ne r Rand y Tex• tel' o n the six th lap. T lu:ee da ys o f stea dy " in in m idra week took care of a ny d ust p roblems . th at m a y have occu red, but left th e lower half o f the second turn rutt ed a nd slick. W ith the surface j ust bein g 100 m o ist , gra d ing did n othing to cu re the problem th at a nother day o f sun could h av e. T he track wa s a lso very unkin d 10 win ners of th e first event , a s o n ly th ree re pea ted their class wins; Randy Sha n k in the 50cc cla ss, Georgia Pr ice in th e 80cc ranks, and R andy T ext er in th e Open P ro . Ig n itio n problems kept Price and Texte r from a ny shot a t the 125cc Ex p ert a nd 250cc P ro class repea ts. Dal e G ingrich aga in jumped in th e lead as th e 250cc Experts left th e seco n d turn w ith Maj eski , E r ic G eorge, Jim H aa s a nd Price [011 o wing . Ging ri ch a nd Majes ki im med ia tel y pulled away w ith George settl in g in for a lonesome th ird pl ace. White th ey were running th e hi ghand wide-o pen g roo ve, Maj esk i took the lead at th e end o f th e th ird lap. Cam Ba rtlet t a nd Buz z Skil es moved up 10 challen ge P rice for fourth from the third lap o n, wit h Skil es ta king fourth la te in th e race. Maj eski pu t hi s West's Cycle Shack! T-M R aci ng Harley-Rot ax into th e . lead as th e 500cc Expe rts hit th e fir st tu rn with Lew Woods, George, Rob Maj esk i a nd J im Thomas close behind . G eorge m oved into second as th ey closed o u t th e .seco n d lap a nd sta rte d to press ure Majeski fo r the lead . But he tried too hard on th e final la p a n d slid o u t i n th e second turn. In the run for the fla g, th e yo u nger Maj esk i just edged Woods fo r second spo t. . With T om Maj esk i carrying a ProAm li cense, hi entered th e O pen Pro class, which is n ormally th e domain of R and y T exter w hen he's not on the circ u it . Majeski jumped in to th e lead while T exter got off. in fifth be hind SCOll Saunders, Bob Sw eeten and Steve Bu r kh o ld er. By th e th ird 'lap , T exteer had put th e H arley-Davidson Eastern Deal ers Associ ation /La ncaster H arley-Dav idson-sponsored Harley si ngle in to secon d a nd sta rt ed to pressure Maj esk i. H e fin a lly to ok the lead as th e pair rocketed the ir way into the si xth lap. While Maj eski kept th e press ure o n, T exter held on for th e win . The three Am at eur classes a ll had fir st time winners. Lillie Paul Southard p ut hi s lOOcc Schoolbo y mo unt into the lead , as the 125cc Am a teurs hit th e fir st turn, a nd nev er loo ked . back . J am ie Pujol took seco nd from Cha rlie Bill s a t the end o f th e seco nd la p , who th en got in to a bailie with his broth er Da rr el [o r third . So u tha rd liked th e w id e open wa y he co u ld run h is sma lle r b ike as h e wo n by severa l lengths. M ike Klo p p took a Ilag-r o-I lag win in th e 250cc Amateu r cla ss, as th e to p four rem a in ed th e sa me th roughou t.

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