Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

r'-- - - - - - - - - - - =-- - - - - - - - - -:-- - - - - - - -, a: w THE 19885 ARE·HERE U Z w a. rn 3.5 Gall on CR 250 Gasta nks ...J ...J a; >al Having a hard time fin ding larger or replacement tanks? o o ~ I a. Ca ll International Motorsports .... Q) (714) 781- 5849 ~ 8:00 a.rn. to 5:00 p.m. ....0 E Q) ~ Monday through Friday > INTERNATIONAL MOTORSPORTS Jake Zemke won the 80cc Mini class at the San Jose Fairgrounds rough scrambles event. Steve Hlebo was second and Robbie Stevenson t hird. 250 AM : 1, Paul New man; 2. Jo hn Whitmo re; 3. J erry Otto. Andris attacks Argyll MX 40+: 1. Son ny Bur res; 2. Jerry Halv erson; 3. Ron M ehner . 500 B: 1. Tom Stein; 2 . J im Kris t. 500 A: 1. Jay Terry; 2. Becky Sch neider; 3 . Mark J am es. 500 $ : 1. De l Sc hn itzer; 2. Rex Fisher; 3. Speedy Ken; 4 . Ron Adams. Bostrom bombs San Jose Scrambles By Bill Spencer SA J O SE, CA. NOV. I Dave Bostro m ca p tu red IWO wins at th e fir st o f a series of ro u gh scram b les held a t the San J ose Fairg ro u nds peedway insi de the famed Sa n J ose Mil e. Bostro m rode hi s new ATK 10 wins in both th e Vets an d co m bined Open J u ni or/Ex pen classes passi ng Rod Lake for bo th wins. J eff Ga bha rt led a ll la ps in th e60cc Mini heat bUI it wa s a ll H eld er Alvcr naz in th e main. Gab hart mad e a cou p le o f ha rd charges but Alve rnez held h is grou nd a nd wo n b y three bi ke len gth s in a g rea t race. Bo h Stevenson took thi rd over Sha u n Ru sse ll a n d Jr. Alverna z. Pee Wee ael io n saw Kcnnv Sc hneider ride 10 fi ~ 1 in a Irem,:ndo us bailie o ver Cra ig Gonzales an d Aaron Ci sco . Mui k Allen ha d the 250cc No vice class in hand in the h eat race bUI a llow ed Neil C lift o n 10 lead o ff the main . Wilh a fu ll co n tinge n t o f bikes in a vari ety of form s. Clifton had just the ri ght traction 10 wi n rid ing h is XR250 in fro m o f th e YZ250. Ma rk Bakhit held third in Iron t o f Per ry Lan g a nd Lon ni e P rin ley, both o n a n tiq ue short tra ckers, The Open junior/Ex pert main saw Rod La ke lead o n his new ATK with Bo st ro m off from th e 50 yard line. j im O'Con ner held off th e i968 Cal S la te ' TT cha m p for a lap a s did Lake. bUI by lap fOUT, Bostrom wa s gone looking just as good as he d id I hefo re jo ining the Arm y wh en he ha d a Na tional . number. The Vel cla ss had a larger turnout bUI th e sa me winner. Bostro m look th e lead over the ju mp a nd raced o n for th e liig- lim e win with Lake o nce again third over O 'Con ner a nd fou n h to L ynn George o ver Dave Acosta . Results 60 M INI: 1. Helder A lvern az (kaw l: 2. J el f Gabhart IKa w); 3 . Robbi e Stevenson (Yaml . P/W ; 1. Ken ny Schn eid er (Yam ); 2 . Cr ai g Gonzales (Yam); 3 . Aaron Cisco (Yam l. BO M INI: 1. Jak e Zemk e (Kaw ); 2. Steve Hlebo . (5 uz); 3 . Robbie St evenson (Yam ). 250 NOV: 1. Neil Cli ft on (Hon l; 2. M ark A ll en tVam); 3. Ma rk Bakhil (Hon). 500 NOV : 1. Dan Esp inosa (Hon) ; 2. J im McCaner (Yam); 3 . M ark Bakhit (Hon). OPEN JR /EX: 1. Dave Bostro m (A TK); 2. Rod Lake (ATK); 3. Jim O'Conne r (A TK). VET; 1. Dave Bostrom (ATK); 2. Rod Lake (BSA); 3. Jim O'Conner (ATK). I DIXO N , CA , ocr. 25 Kell v " An ima l" An d ri s wo n th e o vera ll in th e 250cc P ro class an d pocke ted the hi g bu ck s toda y a t Arg-yll Pa rk . SIeve Lams o n ad vanc ed to the P ro ra n ks af ter the Trans-Ca l cries, and scored the wi n in th e sma ll 125cc Pro class whi le the 500cc P ro victo ry b e lo n g ed 10 R ich Myrh en. Yam aha -m o u n ted Lamson rock eted in to th e lead of the First 250cc P ro moto a nd stayed th er e for th e wi n . And ris m oved h is H o n d a th rough the pack af ter a poor start 10 secu re seco nd wi ththi rd goi ng 10 H o n da -m o un ted Greg T irheim er. Shawn Fre ilin g motor ed his Mike's Cycl e Ka wa sa ki 10 fo urth whil e Kurt j o rge nsen pu lled his H onda in fo r fiflh. Mot o IWO was a d ifferent storv. After Au d ris wrestled the lead aw~;y from Honda-m ount ed Mythen he flew 10 th e win a nd th e overa ll whi le M yih en hel d o n for seco nd . A dis ma l 14th in the o pe n ing round held Myrhen to n int h overa ll. Sean Conley cras he d from th ir d in th e fir st mor o to I I th hUI h is seco nd mo to thi rd p UI t he Ka wa sa ki rider in six th o vera ll. fou r th was all it to o k fo r T irhe irner 10 wra p up second overall while a pa ir of fifl hs ga ve J orgen sen third o vera ll. A crash dropped first rnor o winn er La ms on 10 10th a nd fou rt h o vera ll. Lamson j us t ra n a way with the 125cc P ro win w hi le J o rgen se n fin ished seco nd bo th limes out for se co nd overa II. T he o n Iy 0 1h er co m petito r wa s Conley a nd cras hes in hoth m or o s resul ted in IWO thirds a nd third o verall . I'l lvthe n ru led the 500cc P ro class wil h'bo lh mo to w in s fo r the overall. Ka wa sa k i-m o u n ted Brett Ca h ors fin ish ed seco nd eac h mot o for seco nd o vera ll bUI was never a ble 10 cha llen ge fo r th e lead . Ma t: Aren a 's .(3 tall v secu red third o verall wit h Wes Brody 3- 4 foun h ove ra ll. Bru ce l\la nwni . 5-5, too k filth o vera ll. Ka wasa kis look first a nd seco n d overa ll i n th e I"25cc Interm ed ia te class w it h Ra y Cru mb victoriou s in bo th o ut ings fnr th e top spot. J o h n " Me lvi n " S ta rk fi n is hed seco nd overa l l a fter p a ss in g H o n d a m ou n ted Mi ke Aivagedis o n t he wh ile [lag of mo ro two 10 insu re h is ru n ner -up spot. Aivagedis,3 -3. was th ird overall. T he 250cc fl1\ermedia les ende d in a Ihree-wa y lie wilh yel a no lhe r green o Z ~\ . ~.,,95S CYCLE OESiGN [I] By Nuklear Neukam 2 50 s: 1. Ryan Fishe r. 30+: 1. Ron Evans . 1189 W.st l aCad••a Driv. 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