Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Jeff Emig (47) led both 80cc Expert motos for a brief time until Jimmy Gaddis (6) found a way around for the lead; Emig took second overall. into the second spot. Meanwhile, Larson and Holland started to batLle [or the lead, with WallS and Kehoe having their own war [or third place. Coming out o[ a corner, Holland out powered Frank for first, and then never looked back. Kehoe followed suit, passing Frank and taking over second place. By the midway poim, Holland and Kehoe had a good lead over third place rider Watts, who was followed by Brazil National Champion, Rodney Smith and Larson. As the gate fell for moLO two, Frank once again took the lead but it was short lived, as Holland went around in the "river" section of the course. As the pack came inLO view from the back section, it was Holland in front with Kehoe on his rear fender in second. Brian Manley and WallS swapped places for third and fourth, while Surrall followed in fifth. On lap five, going over a drop-off, Kehoe leaped over Holland's head and into the the lead. Back in the race for third, Surratt found a way around both WallS and Manley, relegating them LO fourth and fifth. At the finish, Kehoe had stretched out his lead LO about L5 seconds. Holland followed in for second with Surrallthird. Jeff Hicks worked his way around the Manley and WallS ballle to collect fourth, ju t ahead of Watts. In the fir t500cc moLO, Willy Simons grabbed the holeshot but was passed by Larson and Myerscough on the [irst half of the course. Fisher, Phil Lar on and Rob Andrews filled the third through £i[th spots. At the start of lap two, going over the drop-of£, Mike Larson wem ocf the course a bit, hitsome track markers in midair and crashed upon landing, letting Myerscough take over the lead. Fisher also rode past the downed Larson for second. Larson got up and going again in third with Simons and Phil Larson following. Fisher was using diCferent lines in corners to gain some ground on Myerscough. The two started battling it out for the lead, with Larson dropping back and letting Simons take over third. On the last lap, the Myerscough/ Fisher battle had pulled a 20 second lead on third place rider Simons. Both from runners started to have trouble with lappers, and with 40 feet before the finish, a lapper suddenly fell in front of Myerscough and Fisher. Myer cough hesitated on which way to go around the downed rider, and Fisher gunned his Kawasaki past Myerscough in a last-ditch effort for the win. Moto two saw Myerscough take the holeshot with Mike Larson in second place. Going over a high speed jump Larson crashed. Laying on the track, oCficials decided to restart the race until Larson could be seen by ambulance attendants. Slightly dazed, Lar- son later walked back inLO the pits to retire for the day. Myerscough grabbed the restart holeshot with Fisher and Larry Dashiell in third. One lap later, Kip Sandell passed Dashiell but looped his Honda on ajump letting Simons, who had just passed Danshiell, ride into third., At the midway point. Myerscough was starting LO pull a good lead over Fisher. Simons was running third, and English rider Andrews had worked up to a fourth, followed by Kawasaki rider Greg Torgerson. The eighth lap saw the top four holding onto their positions, with the only battling happening for fifth. Torgerson, Mark Banks and Rex taten started to duel for a lap. Banks made a pass stick and rode away for fifth. After 12 laps, Myerscough had taken his third overall 500cc Pro victory. Simons added a third overall to his points status and Andrews netted a fourth, his 5-4 finish acing out Staten's 6-6 tally. Rick Ryan put his Honda into the lead in the first I25cc Pro moLO ahead of Whiting and Holland. Ty Davis and Doug Dubach rounded out the top fi ve in fourth and fifth. By the third tap, Ryan started to put a little distance on Whiting and Holland. Going imo a tight, one line left hand corner, Holland SlUffed his Suzuki under Whiting's Cagiva for second place. . Entering a sand wash on the fifth lap, Holland fell and wasn't able to get restarted until half the pack had gone by. Davis took over second. Whiting, now in third, was now Erik Kehoe (85) and Tommy Watts had a battle for third place in the first 250cc Pro mota; Kehoe· went on to collect the overall win. being pressured by Dubach. Tyson Vohland had worked his way up LO fifth and was gaining ground on Dubach as well. Crossing the finish line with a big lead, Ryan took the win. Davis followed in for second with Whiting finishing third. Dubach and Vohland coUected fourth and fifth. Ryan sLOle the holeshot in moLO two with Dubach on his rear fender, but the two collided with both going down. As the front TUners came into view, it was Honda rider Dean Matson in the lead followed by Vohland. Vohland quickly pas.sed Matson for the lead with Chris Young, Davis and Whiting filling out the three through fifth spots. On the second lap, Whiting and Mike Healey both used Davis for a berm and set their sights on Young. Once past Young, Healey puta move on Whiting in a rough section of the course for third. Lap five saw Vohland start to stretch out his lead over Healey, who was now in second place. Ryan was racing through the pack. A fourth place would net him the overall, and Ryan was riding the wheels off his Honda to do so. Towards the end of th lap Ryan passed Matson in fourth. At the midway point, Healey was starting toclo e in on Vohland's lead with Whiting third. Even though he had the overall in the bag Ryan set out after Whiting. Coming out of a corner Ryan hit the gasa littJequicker and passed Whiting for third. Near the end of the moLO, Healey landed wrong off a jump injuring himself and dropping back in the pack. Ryan LOok command of third. At the finish, it was Vohland out in front, Whitingsecondand Ryan third. Davis held on to a fourth place and Mike Kiedrowski moved into fifth when Healey dropped back. In 80cc Expert racing, Emig put his Kawasaki into the lead followed closely by Suzuki's Gaddis. Battling it out, Emig and Gaddis quickly pulled away from the pack. Going across !he deep whoop section, Gaddis went around Emig for the lead, -with Chris Neal, Jimmy ButLOn and Buddy Antunes following. At that point, Gaddis started to pull away for the win. Moto two saw Emig again taking a brief lead but was passed bv Gaddis. Emig then went down in a sand wash. letting Yamaha rider Chad Pederson and Antunez ride by for second and third. On the second lap, Gaddis fell in the same sand wash that claimed Emig, knocking him back LO second. Pederson and Gaddis started trading places with the lead. Towards the finish. Pederson, who finished ninth in the first moLO, broke free from Gaddis, pull ing a good lead on the pack to win the moto, but not the overall. Gaddis, by way of his 1-2 score, beat out Emig's 2-3 for second and BUllon's 3-4 for third. _ Results 125 PRO: 1. Rid< Ryan (Han); 2. A.J. Whiting (Gag); 3. Tyson Vohland (Kaw); 4. Ty Davis (Han); 5. Doug Dubach (Gag); 6. Mike Healey (Gag); 7. Mike Kiedrowski (Kaw); a. Lowell Thompson (Kaw); 9. Dean Matson (Han); 10. Jeff Stanford (Suz); 11. Eddie Hicks (Kaw); 12. Chris Voung (Vam); 13. Jeff Maybery (Vam); 14. Rodney Harriger (Kaw); 15. Trevor Yuros (Hon); 16. Lance Burgess (Kaw); '7. Grayson Hart (Kaw); 18. Richard Taylor (Han); 19. Jeff Black (Han); 20. Sean Conley (Kaw). 250 PRO: 1. Erik Kehoe (Suz); 2. George Holland (Suz); 3. Tommy Watts (Kaw); 4. Rodney Smith (Han); 5. Willie Surratt (Suz); 6. Jeff Hid

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