Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

~ 00 ..... ... ...... (7141530-2712- 10301 Garden Grove Blvd., Garden Grove. CA 92643 ~ . . .~• • • •&~ Handcrafted Fiberglass Trailers CII£CIl us OUT FOR 1987 Choose from 12 modelel Sleek. aerodynamic ~ng. All fibergla.. n l l - - ' roll bar frame. "TBY ....-oIICYCUSTS FOR .-roIlaCllSTS Call or write for complete info _ .... E~die Hicks. the 126cc Supercross points leader. took the ove,." win at the CRC Grand Prix held at LA County Raceway in Palmdale. California. (216) 988 4474 1115 Milan Ave.• Amherst. OH 44001 .. • 3 NATIONALCHAMPIONSHIP WINNING SEASONS!!! Hicks blasts LA COUntyGP By Terry Rezek PALMDALE, CA, FEB. 22 Eddie Hicks, the Western Region 125cc Supercross Series points leader, came back to Sunday's CRC Grand Prix at ERIC JENSEN S • ERIC'S REUAmUn MOTORCYCLE CO. 1987 MODELS ARE DUEl Umi'ted Number of ~C. 4-StrolutsStiU In Stock. tt'1_" c lilt '15" ... 'U'L ell t line. . ,nelll R • Porting - Suapenoion • H~;;~;;~ (818) 449-ERIC 13&1 E. W.1I1 St. PIUd... CA 9111&' KOOL from Rock Oil. A unique blend of deionized water, coolants and special heat transfer fluids offering superior engine protection. Used in world championship competition by factory riders from Kawasaki. Maico, and KTM. Imported by GARY RASE IITt PRODUCTS 16330 S. Kennedy Rd.• los Gatos. CA 95030 CALL To 0IlDEII: ,«JII, ~1' RAIDSAFE NEW MetoRycIe Radar Detector 1987 GS1I750s .STDCI IIOWfI GSJ(-Rl5IJ ~~ ~ 0 • e-,Im ...... s..der • Pricllllt .169.95.•.J. 1Inid 1% tu. Mil U.IIO ........ _ Cemlc SuzukI Sales ... . 500 Coo_ AVWlue. John81own. PA 159Ol1 Call (814) 539-4114 VIDEO Box 15 VISION P.O. SuzukI-KTM Sales • Service • Stockholm. NJ 074110 Parts UPSDdy * WANTED Call (201) 642-1060 * FREE DEALERS I\. DiSTRIBUTORS OF HIGH PERFORr.1ANCE LUBRICANTS ~ll( CAL~ J?LL FRE,,7 ~7"':J" ~ _J1 :'C ._~ ,:,' ,jr~I;,:~:'~I~_-,'\, c.-·.:...·,~1:_'-., '."1 "\;,_ ~ _..,- USED PARTS . . }} . !,~!.!!!!E tr-{! .......... _ .urs_1IeIr ~ ... RlCK'SMOTORCYCU:SALYAGE,INC. US (_)4a-132O-1IA(117)1I2. . . . LA County Raceway from his Nalional ballle. He broughl Wilh him the hard-riding lechniques of lhe National Pro MOlocross circuit and wenl home Wilh lhe 12Scc Pro and firsl overall honors. In this grand Prix al LACR, lhe Pros were in the same race with lhe Intermediates, three classes of each. Th~ SOOccs Slarled firsl, lhen lhe 2S05, th'en the 12Ss. When lhe firsl flag fell, Open Pro Brad McLeod was way OUl in fronl allhe firsllurn, followed by Eric Marnoch and John Hemme. Pro Rod Richardson led lhe 2S0cc starl and Hicks was the quickest 12Scc rider. Al lhe end of lap one, Hicks had already passed alllhe 2SOcc Intermediales and was closing on the 2SOcc Pros. Hicks began sleadily nibbling away al lhose, moving up several places with each lap. By lap three, only McLeod was ahead of him. As they came OUl of the deserl porlion of lhe Grand Prix uack and entered the mOlocross section, Hicks was righl on McLeod's tail and ready lO make his move. He picked the roughesl part of the track lO do il, and ended up sliding sideways and 10Sl three seconds. He made lhal up in lhe neXl 200 yards and flashed into the lead right al lhe beginning of me SiXlh lap. The race was barely IS minules old Wilh 30 slill lO go. . Hicks won easily, by some 30 seconds over second place. Richardson slayed on lOp of lhe 2SOcc Pros for firsl place money and McLeOd easily won the Open Pro class. Mike Sullivan was firsl Novice off the line as lhe £lag fell for lhe Open row Slarl Wilh Dee Way close behind. Way gOl even closer by the end of lap lWO and took the lead in lap three. FOrly-five minules is a long race and Way DNF aboul midrace, giving the lead back lO Sullivan, who held il for lhe win. It was a reverse scripl in lhe 2SOcc wave, as Jimmy Kighl gOl the holeShOl, chase

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