Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

minute one with two other riders, DeSoto said, "When the seven o'clock stan came,l hit my watch and I knew I shouldn't have. I reset it (wrong) and my computer, then I took off. When I was going down the road I was looking at the computer and it wasn't jiving with my watch. It was the first time I ever used a computer and I thought it was junk, because I thought it was broken already. But all along, my computer was right, but my time was orr - I was one minute early, and I kept hitting the checks one minute early. That's how I got all my two points. When [ finally got to the beach, I figured it all out, and [stuck with the computer and zeroed al[ the checks after that." That wasn't DeSoto's only prob[em. Riding on minute one, he, as well as the first few riders, had problems getting lost. "It was bad being in front - a real problem," said DeSoto. "There- were some places where the trail wasn't marked too good and we got lost." Probably the worst case of getting lost happened after the lunch break, about 70 miles into the ride. A couple of ribbons were deliberately cut off by someone, causing confusion for the first 10 riders or so. Zoll said this is where he probably won the race. "A bunch of us missed this turn," said loll. "We were all running around looking for the trail, and I happened to find it before the other guys. I saw the stubbs of the ribbons where they'd been cut of£. I just held my throttle wide open and almost caught back up to time. I was three minutes late to the next check, but everybody else was about 10 minutes late. That made the difference between first and second." Ai the end ofthe first day, loll held a commanding lead over Amorin and Hahn. Malcolm Smith was about sixth overall but had proOblems with his odometer being off all day. He burned a couple of checks as a result. The only woman entered in the event was Mary Lawrence, who finished the first day nearly three hours behind schedule after experiencing chain problems on her Suzuki DR I00. After the sun had long set, Lawrence finally reached Mauna Kea State Park. "[ had a good time," said Lawrence, "but [ broke my master link, and I was pretty ragged out when I finally came in. But I'm stoked that I at least finished day one." Day two was a shon one for Lawrence. "Going up the first, powdery, rocky big hill near the start, [ fried the cI utch and had to push the bike all the way back," said Lawrence. "Sure, there were some trying times, but I had fun. I'll be back next year, but on a bigger bike." Lawrence was given the Sponsmanship Award following the race. The second day took the riders around Mauna Kea volcano on a wide, dry, dusty and rocky trail. Many riders felt this was one of the toughest trails of the ride. Crashes were common: "I had a good crash," said loll. "I hit a loose rock in the dust and my front end washed out. It happened two or three times, but this one time was especially a good one. I thought I hun my wrist real bad, but it turned out okay." Amorin crashed a few times on the trail, also. "I hit this one 'big rock," said Amorin. "It was so dusty, the rock was five feet in front of me and I didn't see it. I couldn't do anything about it and I went over the bars. At least I didn't almost hit a goat this Mauna Kea 200 winner. Steve loll. year!" DeSoto also fell after getting a front flat tire. "It was my fault," said DeSoto. "I just crossed the road and hit a big rock sitting in the middle of the trail." Dick Wilson, who was in contention for the win after the first day, was cruising along on his minute on day two when the chain guide on his KDX broke and wrapped up in his sprocket less than a mile from a . check. "I couldn't believe it," said Wilson. "If it had only happened earlier I could've made up time and zeroed tl)e check, but it happened right before it. I had no time to make up the lost time. That really cost me." When it was allover, loll had dropped only a few more points and had taken the win. "I had so much fun," said Zp1l. "The Rock Island Riders Motorcycle Club put on an excellent event and the trail was great." Second place finisher Amorin from Walter Guild rides over the 1984 Kiluea volcano lava flow. Keaui said, "I've never felt better in my life. It's the best I've ever don~ here and it's a great feeling." "It was really unexpected," said Hahn, who finished third. "This is only my second enduro and I crashed a lot. Getting lost was the only real problem I had." • Results OVERALL: 1. Steve loll (Kaw); 2. Devid Amarin (Kaw); 3. David Hehn (Kaw); 4. Malcolm Smith (Hus); 5. Dick Wilson (Kaw); 6. Jerry Lopez (Hus); 7. SilerioPegeder Jr. (Kaw); 8. Mike Gregory(KTM); 9. Paul Miller (KTM); 10. Galen Miyamoto (Yem). 200 A: 1. Stave loll (Kaw); 2. David Amarin (Kaw); 3. David Hahn (Kew). 250 A: 1. Malcolm Smith (Hus); 2. Mike Gregory (KIM); 3. Galen Miyamoto (Yam). 500 A; 1. Jerry Lopez (Hus); 2. Paul Miller (KTM); 3. Steven Smitha (M-Star). Clip 'em. Snip 'em. Rrrrip em. We won't quibble about how you get the coupons back to us, just so long as we getthem back. It's so e~sy to do, even without SCISSOrs. Just place this page firmly between your thumb and 'forefinger and let'em rrrrip. The paper is thin, your grasp firm. And you can save up to $20. ---- ----I ~- I I : $15 Rebate : $2 Rebate Bell M·2 Bubba Shobert Replica IN~ StaN _ z;p I~~ I I I Cycle Power Battery I~ IAdd.... ICity I Offer expires July 31. 1986. Proof of purcha.. must accampany each coupon. 1Iod

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