Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

can-am, Motorcycles & Parts mKBBAIUf MORRrSON, Il 61270 In ILL Call 815/778-3641 Owner Bill Gusse Custum Fihtr~la!ls Trailtrs St'nd SI.OO FUI lXl.. ilifd Infu. C:hariol ManufaclurinK Compan~ 209·C:\' Pic-knry S'rrr" Oldsmar. FL33557 NI3 855-5801 Rock Bottom PrIces Special On All Dirt Bikes We Will Not Be Undersold "w. Caa •••• T_ .....,. Oa AU T _... Prod_" BURBANK YAMAHA 1801 W. Burbank Blvd.. Burbank; CA 91506 L...-C818) 845-8738:--.... Paul McMillan (9) defeated Michel Mercier and Norm Murphy (87) to win the 750cc Superbike in Canada. and generally put on a show. As the war waged up front, Dyck was running at a steady pace in third, soon to be challenged by Vaillancourt. Shane Drew, Juhnke, Dave Beatty and Mark Medock jockeyed for position farther back. Medock hounded Juhnke and Beatty throughout, but could not find his way around. Out front, Pederson banged his way past Hicks on lap 13, but Hicks took it back on the 15th. Two laps hiter, coming out fo a set of rockers called the Quaker shakes, Hicks went six inches wider than his regular line, slipped, and Pederson pounced. This last maneuver seemed to deflate Hicks as he soon dropped off the pace. This almost cost him second as Dyck had been quietly moving up and almost nipped him at the flag. Kawasaki-mounted Jeff urwall had.gone down in the first turn but was flying in the last few laps: clipping by Juhnke and Drew for fifth spot. The last few laps Pederson made it look routine as the winningest rider in Canadi;,tn history grabbed the checkered and $1500 first prize. Results MAIN EVENT FINAL: 1. Ross Pederson (VarnI; 2. Jeff Hicks (Han); 3. Allan Dvck. 80 MINI: 1. Jordy Laird (Hon); 2. Jeremy Hiebert (Han); 3. Myles Lawrence (Kaw). MANITOBA EX INVIT; 1. Larry Swartz (Han); 2. Kim Houde (Vam); 3. Milt Reimer (Han). MacMillan wins wet St. Pie RR By Jeremy Fleming AdvERTisiNG .ThAT WORks FREE==. 48 ~ d U1e' best Ia meet & MX roeJudng ~ "-""'" TrackP.l'M., FOIIl Ralf'lSUlt. OirtPaws, Roosr:-D-fJ«tcr. '00' Boots and ~. JUst SI to~~a""ld'handlngtD: - . X Fax. Dept.CN .CA95008 ... MOTORCYCLIST SERVICES "w. care .bout you .nd your cycle," ::.. C~4~~ (707) 553104 ~ ST. PIE, QUEBEC, CANADA, JULY 13 Alternating sunny and wet conditions playeq havoc with the Moto International Cup at San-' air, but once again Paul MacMillan benefited from these changes to win the Superbike class in the fifth round of the 1986 Castrol Eastern Canada Challenge Series. Suffering from a mysterious down· on-power engine in his Brooklin Cycle/Dunlop/Nolan/Dainese Honda .VFR750R, MacMillan struggled to get second in the Pro 750cc Production final. When the clutch on his laprecord holding Suzuki 1100 Katana Superbikeexpired, it looked like Mac: Millan would be stuck in midpack for the Pro Open Superbike final with the stock Honda. But then it rained. Currently referred to as "the rain god" in the local press, MacMillan's speed in the wet is legendary. MacMillan warmed up for the final by demolishing his oppo'sition in Pro Open Production. where many top riders crashed on the rubber-laden drag strip ponion of the circuit. When the shortened feature went to the grid, most of the top riders had already conceded victory to MacMil. Ian. Sprinting into the lead from the stan, MacMillan was in possession of a safe lead after two laps. . Second place went to Suzuki Canada/CAM 2 Shoei/Treen/Dunlop W iseco/Yosh i m ura/Phoen i x GSXR 750R rider Michel Mercier, fresh from his win at the opening round of the National Series the week before on the West Coast at Westwood. Earlier in the day Mercier had dominated the Pro 750cc Superbike final in the dry, but never seemed bothered to challenge MacMillan in the wet. This may change, however, if it rains at a National round. Norm Murphy had a lonely race into third on the Weld-rite/Brooklin/ McBride's/Shoei Suzuki GSXR750. Fourth place, however, was a real war with Lee Racicot (Yamaha TZ750), Roy Hare (Suzuki GSXRllOO endurance racer), Claude Leroux (GSXR750 Superbike) and Derrick Medaglia (stock GSXR750) all taking a turn in the spot. Racicot dropped to the back of this group and Hare looked set for fourth by mid-race, but then Racicot put on a charge that carried him past the mob to nab fourth. Hare was right behind in fifth while Leroux and Medaglia dropped off the pace at the end (fogged visors were a big problem) to finish sixth and seven tho Honda RS250 rider Chris Knowles put on a late race sprint that carried him up through the pack to eighth, almost catching the Leroux/ Medaglia battle on the last lap. Leroux had better luck in the dry 750cc Superbike race,leading Mercier for the first couple of laps. When Mercier dialed up the pace Leroux dropped to second, but was still well clear of a tight battle for third between Murphy and MacMillan. MacMillan's Interceptor was gelling killed on the straights by Murphy's Superbike, but MacMillan could make up the d,ifference in .the corners, and especially under braking. In the end horsepower ruled, with Murphy crossing the middrag strip finish line first. Pro 750cc Production turned ou t to be a dominant performance for the Walter Wolf/Moto International/ Michelin Suzuki RG500 of Mario DuHamel. DuHamel controlled the pace from the start while Carl Patoine's RG500 held off the Yamaha FZ750 of Tom Douglas and MacMillan. Douglas CQuid draft by Patoine's 500. Both got by Patoine briefly, but only MacMillan could stay ahead to get second. DuHamel and fellow front-runner AI Royer crashed at the start oC the wet 600cc Production event, and former Formula Two ace Paul Brignell and Patoine pulled away from a rapidly thinning field. Brignell seemed to have the lines picked right, but Patoine snuck by on the last lap to take the win. Unable to use his FZ600, Douglas' borrowed an Amateur's Honda NS400 and finished third in his first race on a two-stroke, while Royer remounted and got back up to fourth. Formula Two winner Michel Cholette led the whole distance on. a Honda RS250 with Ralph Murphy and points leader AI Inglis staying close but not passing. Results AM 125 GP, 1. Fred BakkerIHon); 3. Mike Busby (Vam); 3. Debbie Harrison (Yam). AM F-2; 1. Keith Jackson (Hon); 2. Gary Swayze' (Yam); 3. Andrew Trevin IC-A). AM 800 GP: 1. Richard Gref (Suz); 2. Tim John· son (Suz); 3. Stephen Longstaffe ISuzl. AM 400 PROD: 1. Richard Gret (Han); 2. Vyon Leyac (Han); 3. Tim Johnson (Vam). AM 600 PROD: 1. Daniel Valede (Suz); 2. Raben Saindon (Suz); 3. Jean·Luc Cabana (Suz). AM 750 PROD: 1. Stephen Longstaffe (Suz); 2. Eric Viel (Suz); 3. Pierre Daigle (Suz). AM SUPERBIKE: 1. Brian McLuney(Suz); 2. Mark Devos (Vam); 3. Craig Black (Suz). AM OPEN: 1. Jean-Luc Cabana (Suz); 2. Patrice Goyene (Han); 3. Craig Black (Suz). VINTAGE; 1. Frank Mrazek ITri); 2. Paul Bowyer (Nor); 3. Ken Hodge (Nor). PRO 125 GP: 1. Mark Bueaser (Han); 2. Paul Chapelle (Han); 3. Lucas Roskell (Han). PRO F·2: 1. Michel Cholene (Han); 2. Ralph Murphy (Han); 3. AI Inglis (Vam). PRO 600 PROD: 1. Carl Patoine (Suz); 2. Paul Brignell(Suz); 3. Tom Douglas (Han). PRO 750 PROD: 1. Mario DuHamel (Suz); 2. Paul MacMillan (Han); 3. Carl Patoine (Suz). PRO OPEN PROD: 1. Paul MacMillan (Han); 2. Robin Hardy (Suz); 3. Carl Patoine (Suz). PRO 750 SUPERBIKE; 1. Michel Mercier (Suz); 2. Claude teroux (Suz); 3. Norm Murphy (Suz). PRO OPEN SUPERBIKE FEATURE: 1. Paul Mac· Millan (Han); 2. Michel Mercier (Suz); 3. Norm Murphy (Suz). Houston invades Napa Speedway By Bill Spencer APA, CA, JULY 19 John Houston Jr., put on a good Handicap show to win his first feature while John "Cowboy" Cook continued his serious climb into the top eight of NorCal points by winning another Scratch main at Napa today. Steve Manin and MPE/Martin & Son Paving special had a good first Handicap heat, winning over c.T. Alloy's Scott Briard and Cook while Houston took the second with ease on the Classic & Fashion/Trick Gas/ Coca-Cola special over Steve Crawford and Jim Sisemore. Kid Curry celebrated picking up Skoal Bandit as an additional sponsor to his B & W Machine Shop special by winning the third heat as Mike Delacy tried giving away the final transfer, but finally did hang on to beat out Greg Manz. Bart Bast got under Mark Dragony for the pass and lead on lap two of the final heat with Dragony unloading, but remounting and racing on despite having the kill wire dangling. Bast went on to win over John Volk and Paul Orlandi. Dragony got into trouble with referee Steve Ellerman and was out of racing for the night with a big fine. Volcano Kid Martin kept up the head of steam with a first semi win over Houston and Sisemore. Sisemore made a move on the last turn for a good styling pass on Houston as he got a bit wide, but the drag race wasn't close enough. Bast and Delacy put on the classic confrontation in the other semi. Gelling by Curry and then Stephens, both hooked up for side-by-side racing with Delacy on the outside to the checkers. Curry held onJor the final transfer to the main with Stephens over Orlandi and Volk. Houston exited stage left at the Handicap main, getting'around Curry and running oCf with the main. Bast and Delacy continued their battle, but Car enough back-to not bother the style show up front by Houston. Mike Delacy crashed in the open-

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