Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

THE GOOD NEWS IS THERE'S MORE NEWS. THE BAD NEWS IS JUST FOR OIJR ("OMPE IITION It's True! You Can Have A TV NeUJII DeUvered To Your Home Every Other Week! The 125cc class at Firebird Raceway featured a lot of close racing. Chappy Blose topped the 125cc Pro class and Wes Parker won two 125cc classes. NOW YOU CAN GET: MORE RACE COVERAGE MORE NEW PRODUCTS MORE PLACES TO RIDE BIoses control .Firebird MX By Michael Ross ~RE NEWS WHILE IT'S CHANDLER, AZ, JAN. 25 The BLose brother' , Bob and Chappy, showed the competition who was boss during 10'day' round of racing at Firebird STILL NEWS-NOT HISTORY! A TV News has just lapped the competition by charging ehead and bringing you TWICE as many is-. of exciting. timely and infOl'mative covel'llge of all that's news concerning All Terrein Vehicles. 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' I 0 This is a renewal II I I I 6 I I I II I I I • PI.a•• mall to: IIJ-'U -........ "" P.O. Box 1030 Long Beach. CA 90801-1030 ' or call (213) 595-4753 CN" I : • ------~----------------~ Raceway, Bob look the Old Timers class in IWO ('xciling' molO ballies wilh Bill M('yer, whik Chappy look bolh 12Sn' Pro motos, Meyer gated pakclI)' to hokshot moto 011(' or the Old Timers class ahead or Bob BioSl1>ored Blose was on the m()v('. By lap Ihrn', Blose chall('ng'ed i\kyer al every turn on the track, Meyer hdd on, bUI the 1)<1('(" took it· toll. Blose finallv ocrserked il through a particularly gl;:lrly whoopde-doo secLion to pas Meyer, Once past, Blose cru ised to his firsl mota win. Meyer immediately fell aU the pace, but held orr third place Mark Hawkins at Ihe checkered flag. Mota two was nearly a I'('play of 1I11' firSI maIO, Meyer was fasl OUI of Ihe g-ate ",hik Blose bobbkd and kfllhe line in lasl plan'. Meyer took on 10 lead Ill(' pack as Blose worked his way up, I\Jkyer ran fast and slrong for most of the molO unlil Blose finally wore him Oll! and tht'n cruised home for Ihe overall. Me)'er llIanag('d a Ihird place finish for st'cond overall. The Expert race proved to be very exciting. Honda House-supported Chappy Blose sparked the fireworks with amateur Mike Bailey, Bailey, ('lllel'(,d in the Amateill' class, balllt't! int('nsdy wilh Blose for six of Ih(' 10 laps. Baiky would slam illlo Iht, doubks andlabl('lOp jumps gelling a 101 of air linl<'. whik Blose on the olher hand. kept his Honda lower off Iht, jump alltl kept pUlling pawt'r to Ihe gTound, The furious pan' of Ih(' bailie sl:lrtt'(\ to \\'('ar down Bailey, Curtis Cullx'l1 pulled up I>chindlhe fading Baiky :lnd lOok se('ond place at Iht, fillish. B:lil('y mallagt't! a wdldescrn'd Am:lu'ur class Will, !\lOll> two saw Blast' kad lilt' start wilh Paul Bowman, Culbt"rt: Baikv and \\'(" Parker lx'hind, Baiky took second from Parker on lap IWO as Blose Irit'(l to pull away. BIoS(' h..d six s('conds on Bailey on lap Ihree. On lap four his lead grew 10 seven st'conds and by lap nine his advanlag-(' was 17 seconds. Pal'ker picll'(] up his pan' on lap fin' 10 challenge Baile\' for second on'rall and first in Ihe Ainalt'urclass, The plueky Bailey kd Parker for 1\\'0 mOrt' laps. but crashed hard on Iht' cast end of lilt' Irack. Blose look Ill<' crown and Ihe cash;1I t1l<'cllt'CKel'ed flagwilh Parker g-elling- Ihe o\'('rall win in Ihe Amateur class \\'ilh his 2-1 tally, Results PEE WEE: I. Jimmy Mokry (Kaw); 2. Jason Matthews (Kaw). JA CVC: I. Mike Paterno (Han); 2. Mall Engstler (Han); 3. Terry Kennedy (Han). MINI BEG: I. Pal McMillan (Han). 125 BEG: 1. Kevin Stogadill (Han); 2. Jerry Adkins (Vam); 3. Wes Adkins (Vam). 125 PRO: I. Chappy Blose (Han); 2. Bobby Arnold (Han); 3. Mike McMullen (Hon), 125 NOV STK: I. Jeff Pelerson (Han); 2. David Crabb (Kaw); 3. Charley Lakin (SUl). 125 AM STK: I. Wes Parker (Han); 2. Steve Akers (Kaw). 125 AM MOD: I. Wes Parker(Honl; 2. Kyle Killebrew (Hon). 250 NOV STK: ,. Keith Hoyes (Kaw); 2. Paul Dunne (KTM); 3. Mike Lardo (Han). 250 AM: t. Scali Stallard (Kaw); 2. Kyle K i l l _ (Han); 3. Jim Renner IHon). OPEN NOV: I. Doug Fleming; 2. Nolen Vork. OT: 1. Bob Blose (Han); 2. Bill Meyer (Han); 3. Mark Hawkins (Hon). Brooks cooks at Perris MX By Terry Whytal PERRIS, CA, JAN, 31 Honda-mounted Mark Brooks out-pointed Yamaha-mounted Joey Tutobene in the Pro class competition at today's SMX Ineel al Perris. Brooks baltled Wilh Honda rider Alan Smill, in 1lI0W one as TUllObene slruggled with mechanical problem . Brooks reached the checkered flag first as Smilh radt"ll, Smilh WdS reluming to racing following a twoyear layoff. TUlIolxne finished third. TUlloocne chargill back in lhe second molO 10 eng-

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