Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

~ B ~ Honda rider Guy Cooper (15) holeshots the first 125cc moto ahead of Rick Ryan (12) and overall winner, Suzuki's Erik Kehoe (8). a downhill , an d the n Keh oe joined the fray in third. R yan an d Schmit were deciding wh o would run in fourth, an d An d rews a nd Tyson Vohland, o n a Kawasaki, were 6-7. H onda-mounted Jason Up sha w and Leisk were 8-9. On the next circu it HoIland and Kehoe set up a Suzu ki freight train, and came around in 1-2. Cooper wa s off th e pace in th ird, with Ryan fourth . Cooper a n d L eisk were wheel-to-wheel in 5-6, with Vohland and Andrews 7-8. Kehoe puIled a l2-second lead on Holl and by the finish. Schmit remain ed third, a n d th e pack began to m ove by Cooper. Lei sk, Vohland, Ryan a nd Andrews claimed 4-5-6-7 , a n d Cooper roIled in eigh th. " Yo u get to a point wh ere you're three laps from th e en d , and you're just pacing a nd hanging on for the win, " sa id Kehoe. "We've had so m e things go wro ng th is year, but this is th e turn aro u nd point. There's just nothing better th an winning. " " In th is mo to th e first lap felt like th e last," said Cooper. " I was just beat th e entire race. I fought m y wa y th rough every inc h of th e way. " • Results Kawasaki's Jeff Ward crashed early in the first 500cc moto and dropped out for the rest of the day. easy . Ri ck h as been training an d riding with me in Michigan, and it makes m e want 10 push h arder all th e time." 125cc National FMF Honda rider Guy Cooper jumped o u t front a t the start of the fir st 125cc moto, Iollowed by Honda rider Larry Brooks, Fred Andrews o n a Honda, Honda's Dymond, and Suzuki 's G eorge HoIland. Suzuki's Donny Schmit fell in the first turn , an d Kawasaki 's Eddie Warren and Yamaha 's Jeff Leisk went down on lap one and restarted last. " I hit a ha bale d fell on it," said Leisk. Co oper and Brook s puIled a smaIl lead, but Dymond worked p a st Andrews and then passed Bro oks for seco nd during th e firs t five laps o f th e race. Andrew s a nd H oIl and were a tight 4-5, and H onda ri der Ri ck Ryan was a safe sixth ahe ad o f Keh oe. . HoIland feIl a bit off th e pace, a nd Ryan came up 10 stillf him over th e berm near the fini sh line for fifth. Dymond cou ld n' t work th e m agic he needed, as Cooper expan ded hi s lead to over eight" seco nds in th e la te stages of th e race. Brooks maintained third a distance back, and Ryan kept on the move and claimed fourth. Keh oe al so moved up, a nd passed h is teammat e HoIland for fifth. Andrews a Iso wo rked by HoIland for sixth. . Holland held seventh, a nd Schmit rode from his initial last to eigh th. " I've wo n three motos in th e last two years, a n d I'm starting to learn how to go fast th e whole ra ce," said Cooper. " Dym on d isn 't reeling. me in lik e he used to." Cooper took the holeshot in moto two with H olland and Ryan on his tail. Dymond cras he d hard on a downhiIl early in lap one. H e was assisted off th e tra ck, and was too shaken 10 continue th e rac e. HoIland charged past Cooper on 500: 1. Rick Jo hnson (Han) 1·1 ; 2. J eff Stanton (Yam) 3·2 ; 3. Mi ke Fisher (Kaw) 4-4; 4. Brian Manley (Yam) 6·3 ; 5. J im Holl ey (Yam) 7-6; 6. Tom Carson (Han) 10- 5; 7. Denn is Hawmeene (Kaw) 9-7; 8. TommyWan s (Kaw) 5·17; 9. Doug Dubach (Yam) 14- 11; 10 . Jeff Hicks (Han) 19 -8; 11. Keit h Bowen (Yam) 12· 15; 12. Ray sommo (Hon)8-DNF; 13. Andy Stacy (Han) DNF-9; 14. Clay Hoenshell (Kaw) 18-12; 15.Jim Kapitan (Han) 17-13 ; 16. Kun McMillan (Hon) DNF-l0; 17. Jo Jo Keller (Kaw) l1-DNF; 18. Billy F

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