Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

4-1 rides wer e good for secon d and th ird overa ll. ~ It was Portl an d Honda's Ed Jen sen ta king wire -to -wire wins in th e I25cc I n ter media te class, beatin g Brad Balmes a n d Denni s McCo nne ll , econ d a nd th ird wit h 2-2 an d 3-3 performances, respectivel y. r G raves pu shed h is R o sebu rg H onda into th e lead in both 125cc inotos . end ing th e season in th e class o n a spectacu la r n ot e. G raves' closes t 'co mpeti tion for th e da y was Ha rt. H art fo llo wed G ra ves eac h rno to, good for a 2-2 seco nd overa ll wh ile Ken n y Ol sen , Keith Foidel a nd Sco tt Grimm were th ird th roug h fifth in rn o to two as well as in th e overa lls . . Graves' nex t task was w hipping a fu ll field of 250cc Pros. G rav es h ad a n a ll-Loa-easy time devo uring bo th con tests, bea ting Kawa sa ki-m ounted Rob An nen a nd H onda ri der Darren Rogers. H on da su pport rider Hart took a m uc h easier wi n in th e O pen Pro class : Chasing H art. was Sco tt Williams an d a good -sized field o f Open Juniors, led by Steve Sh epard , also H onda-m ounted . Hart prevai led in m ot o tw o as well; good for th e o vera ll , 'a s did W illiams in the Intermediate portion. Sh epard dem o lished th e Juniors again, good for a I- I win o ver Larry La cey a nd Don Boepflu g. GET ANY SIZE SPROCKET = Guaranteed = 28 through 74, in one t.ooth increments - for all track, weat her conditions - maxamize your ability! Precise gearing produces winners! . . Your dealer can get any size you need - get across the finish line FIRST! Ask him to call the specialists. SPROCkET ~ Results 250 PRO: 1. Tony Graves (Hon); 2. Rob An nen . (Kaw ); 3 . Darr en Roger s (Han). t- 125 PRO: 1. Tony Graves (Han); 2. Grayson Hart IKaw); 3. Kenny Olsen IKaw ). OPEN JR: 1. Steve Shepard (Hon); 2. Larry Lacey (Hon); 3. Oon Boeptlu q (HanI. 250 INT; 1. Mi ke W illiams (Han); 2. Richi e Lee (Han); 3. Bob Steiner (Kaw). . 125 tNT; 1. Ed J ensen (Han); 2. Brad Balmes IHon); 3. Dennis McConnell (Kaw). . BO INT; 1. Ryan Huffman (Yam I; 2 . J ason McCorm ick (Kaw ); 3. Shane West (Kaw) . 105 : 1. Ryan Huffman (Yam); 2. Ja son McCormick (Kaw); 3. Cory Blu mberg (Kaw). . 60 tNT; 1. Eric Bur kin shaw (Kaw) ; 2. Nat e Gr avell e (Kaw ). 250 JR : 1. Ron Westlake (Han); 2. Doug Wil ey (Han); 3. Jason Robison (Yam). 125 JR : 1. Jeremy Skokam (Hon); 2. Mike Crader (Hon); 3. Steve Pantich (Kaw). 80 JR : 1. Troy Kibble (Kaw ); 2. J im Lauer (Kaw). 60 JR: 1. Russ Postma (Kaw): 2. Doug McKuhn :::t: o -J t- Hernandez hauls at ,Goodfimes MX By Warren E. Domke SAN ANTON IO, TX, OCT. 18 T o n y Hernandez g u ided his Kawasaki ltX250 in th e 250cc Intermediate class a t th e Good times Motorsp orts Park's fi nal n igh t race of the year. Hernandez, from Laredo , took bot h motos a head o f Sanee Tabbissi's Yamaha. Tabbissi ra n seco n d in both mo to s. J eff J ohnson, fro m Floresville, p lace d third. H ernandez was n't th e o nly Laredo rider to clai m vic tory in a n Intermediate class - Fleming Chapa took the wi n in th e l 25cc Intermedi at e division. . Dave Flu chel , riding in the 250cc Nov ice class, p ilo ted h is Kawa saki to victory in bo th m ot os. Kirk Clov is ra n seco nd beh ind him , a nd Marcos Pepper finish ed third. In th e 125cc Novi ce class, William McDo na ld took third in the first mota and wo n the seco n d mota Lo claim th e overa ll. Cody Mitch ell wo n the fir st m ot o, but dropped to fifth in th e secon d, and fi nished fo urth ov era ll. Greg Cernosek rode a con sis tent 2-3 ra ce to ta ke seco rid overall. P au l P a yn e to p p ed the l25cc Begi n n er class and J am ie Garner d id PROTECTORS • The choice of Kawaski'sand Suzuki's USA factory motocross teams • Protects disc rotor and caliper from mud. dirt. water and flying stones • Individual precision designed injection molded applications for the Honda CR. Kawasaki KJ( and Suzuki RM (pictured) • New models and applications coming soon for 1988 • Wide selections of colors • Complete with all mounting hardware • Suggested retail price $22.95 Vl t- u · ::J o o et: " Have you noticed which wheels II-... .e t h ..,World Class feamsare using? Q. (J) m .

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