Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

250cc class went to Brett H owell , making it three spots out o f th e top four for Kawasaki after Cartwrigh t' s I race-lo ng domination of th e 250cc division ra n o u t of stea m on a hill late in th e rac e. " We battled all th e way ro und th e seco nd a n d third loops until Darren got stuc k behind someone on a hill abo ut hal f wa y round loop th ree a nd I got away," expla ined H owell . " It all bo il s down to me having a bi t . ' bet ter luck that he did." H owe ll wa s fo llowed in by Sweetland, wh o overcame hi s start ing problems to ca ptu re fifth overall. " I got a great start but abo u t a m ile up th e bomb run my kill button grounded ou t and th e bike di ed ," . said Swee tland, " an d th en m y front brake went away co m p letel y in the first part of th e third loo p whi ch made ' it really tough because th ere were so many downhills." Yamaha pilot J ohn Bra asch took th e 125cc honors in sixth overall a nd wa s way o u t in fro nt o f h is n earest C-c1ass rival s. " I loved a ll of it exce p t for th e goat tra il, " sa id Braasch . " I was sca red to death up th ere." Braasch edged O pen Expert Ro n Sh u ler, w ho claimed seventh just ahead o f. 250cc Experts Frank Sm ith and Kenny Pa rry . _ I cras hed o n a hill and got th e " en d o f m y ha ndlebar st uck in m y boot a n d co u ld n' t get it o u t," sa id Smi th, " bu t a part from that it was great." H on d a-m ounted S teve G a rn er overalled the Vet division in l Oth overa ll, a n d Yam ah a pilo t J im Eveland took th e Vet 250cc honors in 13th overa ll. Dave West co ntin ued h is race- lo ng domination of th e Am at eur ra n ks with an I I th overall finish, crossing the lin e just a few seco nds a hea d of fellow Am ateur Ken Rieger. Dave Kers ting o f th e Invaders M.C. led th e Senior cla ss ho m e in 34th overa ll , n arrow ly edgi ng out Larry GOrd on in th e race for 250cc Senior points. Amateur J im McMullin was the fir st O pen Sen io r rid er to ta ke the checkered flag (38th overall ). A very tired J im Ma in (H u s) overa ll ed the Su per Sen ior divisio n , and p ie p later Randy Moseley ra n away from the rest o f the Novi ce field to fin ish 33rd overa ll . T he seco nd Novice to cross th e finish line was CR500 pilo t Eri c Graf, who fini shed 50t h overa ll despite ri din g all th e way fro m th e bo mb o n a flat rear tire. John An gel Flores rode to victory in th e Beg in n er class . T he feelings o f m ost of the race rs were sum med u p by Sh ul er. "T he race was a real cha llenge, " he said. " I p ush ed up th ree hills and wa lked the bike down abou t fou r, but I didn' t care - I'm no t proud. I needed th e poin ts a nd I just wanted to fi nish, a nd wi th so me of th e st u ff the y h ad on th e cou rse out there, just finishing th is race was no mean feat." • A GREAT 5 DESERVES A • ~ 00 c-r .... V ,.0 o .... u o ~lli l.Jj.:.:Jj" Subscription Name -'- (KTh'I). OPEN AM : 1. Dave West (Han ); 2. Ken Rieger (Han); 3. Todd Colley (Han). . SR 250 EX: 1. Dave Kersting (Kaw t 2. Larry Gordon (Kaw). S / SR EX: 1. Jim Main (Hus). SR OPEN AM : 1. J im Mc Mullin (Hus); 2. Ed Hales (Hus). OPEN NOV: 1. Randy Mo seley (Hus); 2. Er ic Grat (Han). 250 BEG: 1. 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