Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

three with a broken bike. Va nscourt still led Nolin for th e 250cc lead . altho ugh th e g-ap had closed. In th e 125cc class Martin ez maintain ed hi s o ne minute lead o ver T ay lor. T a ylor knew th at a ll he h ad to do to cl inc h h i number o ne p la te was to fini sh in th e to p three a nd wasn 't taking a ny chanc es. Rhustorler was having littl e troubl e w ith th e other Vets. Ma rk McNult y held secon d a head o f Terry " T' igers lu g " Stra u wa l k in third. At th e finish Wa lk er m o tored throug-h for th e easy o vera ll win . Lerud kept Mo en a t ba y a n d th en p ulled away to tak e seco nd o pe n . seco nd o vera ll. Wi th th e battl e for th e 250c(" lead running neck -andneck heading- o u t o n th e fin a l lap. n o o ne would bet on a winn er. In a n intense race th e lead was swapped ba ck a nd fort h and as th ey ca me in to view it wa s No li n lead in g- Vancourt in for th e 250cc class win . Their battle had crea ted suc h a fast pa ce th at th ey bot h dispatched Mo en ba ck to f.ifth overa ll. th ird Open. Martinez never backed off a s he flew in fo r th e 125cc w in . Blisters on bo th hands sho wed th e inten sity o f his ride and he is the on ly amateur to tak e a n o vera ll 125cc class win this year. Taylor cr u ised in sero nd . Josing this battl e but winning th e wa r. With three races to g-o. he has already sew n up number o ne. Dan DesR osiers. in h is first race after a o ne year la yoff. LOok thi rd in th e class. '(' The Vet class wi n went ~ Rhusrorfer, fin ish in g- a cred i ta ble 12th overa ll. Hi s closest co mpeti tion , Bill L yo ns . crashed o n the wa y LO chec k o ne a nd p layed ca tch-u p all da y. i\IcNultv rook seco nd wi th trauwalk a rid L yons taking third and fourth respective ly. Bilkev too k th e Senior win a t 19th overa ll.' Cla ude Ma yn ard ra n seco nd thro u gh lap th ree but was unab le to hold o ff th e c h a rg-e o f W . C . Thornton. Resul ts 0 1 A: 1. Steve Wa lker (Hon) ; 2. Br uce Lerud (Hon); 3 . Rob Noli n (Yam); 4 . Mark Va nscoun (Hon ); 5 . Tom M oen (KTM ); 6 . J eff Mani nez (Hon); 7. Ear l Robert s (Yam) ; 8 . Rheyn ard M or gan (Yam); 9 . Todd Cary (Ho n); 10 . Bruc e Tayl or (Hon). Vohland flies at Sacramento MX finale , By Nuklear Neukam SACRA~IENTO. CA , OCT. 30 As th e stad iu m motocro ss races a t Sacramento Racewa y Park 's Mot oBowl ce lebra ted th e fin al ni ght o f th e 1987 sea son broth er s T yson a n d Tallon Vohl and rejoi ced yet a not he r o ne-two fini sh in th e co m bined P ro clas s. In th e fir st P ro mo to th e H i-P oin t! Ka wa saki / Ara i-sponsored sibli ngs shot into th e lead with T allon a t th e fo ref ro n t a~ Hi :Po im /H ond amounted S ha w n Wo oten a n d Yamaha ace Steve Lamson settled in a t third a nd fourth. just before th e end of lap o ne Ta llon went down , taking T yson a nd Wooten with h im . Lam son in he ri ted th e lead whi le Wooten was th e first o f th e fa llen tri o to rem ount a nd mo ve back into second. With T allon leadin g Tyson th e Vohl ands moved from the rear of the p ack back into co n ten tio n. But : at th e chec ke red L am son ca me across fir st wii h T all on in ching ou t Tyson fo r sec o n d. Wooten too k fo u rt h a head o f Sie rra / An swer/H ond a mou nted Dave Pil e. T all on pull ed a no ther ho leshot in mota two w it h Tyson. Wooten a nd Lamson follow ing. Immed ia tel y th e Vohland brothers began bu ilding a lea d . Th en , a t midm or o , Tvson snuck by for the lead. Tyson 'h eld off Ta llo n 's a tte mpts a t rega inin g th e lost lead an d co nti n ued to th e win a nd th e overa ll victory. Again seco nd, Tallon took second o vera ll whi le Woot en took third this moto for fourt h o vera ll. Lamson co u ld onl y m u ster a fourth in m oto tw o but that was good for third o vera ll. A pair of fifths secured fifth o vera ll for P ile. - Results PRO: 1. Tyson Vohland (Kawl; 2. Tallon Vohla nd (Kaw); 3. Steve Lamson (Yam); 4. Shaw n Woo ten (Honl; 5. Dave Pile (Hon). tNT: 1. Randy Lewallen (Kaw); 2. Kelly Hoff er @ * 1987 National Enduro Champion * CONGRATULA TIONS, YOU'VE MADE IT TO THE TOP 5. Bryan Barr ett (Hon). Melville masters Salt Fork Trials •• • Aboard Your H&H KTM 350!!! Make 1988 Your Championship Year Aboard The New '88 KTMs From H&H! By Paul Hayes Barry Higgins' 310 Bankhead Highway H&H KTM • Husqvarna ~~~)~;i_;~8~0059 • Distributor for: Duralube - Trelleborg Tires- PBI Sprockets - H&H Products Handguards & Radiator Guards - Dealer Inquiries Welcomed Congratulations 10Carry Andrew and James Damay for their outstanding WIn on OCtober 25th. 1stPlace MM/Motoworld US Endurance Senes, final rouncl at DaytOna International Speedway. 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We HaveAHuge Cagiva/Husky UPS Daily r. - ~ _ Parts Inventory . Give Us A Cal/!! ~ -'- .... . JR : 1. Stan Bloniar z (Hon ); 2 . St an Smu lski (Yam); 3 . Ph il Zimmer (Bet); 4 . Jim Emmer son (Fan); 5 . Tom Taggart {Fanl . NOV: 1. Kim Melvitt e (Yam); 2. M ike Ell iott (Bet); 3. Jo hn Skw arch (Honnl : 4 . Mick Ross (Betl; 5 . Todd Goodner. ENDR: 1. Jim Zuroski (Hon): 2. Paul Hayes (Yam) @ KICK ASS (Hon); 3. Dave Engstrom (Hon ); 4 . Sam Fr ies (Hon); EUGENE, IN , OCT. li-18 Kim Melvill e rode his Yamaha to ove ra ll ho no rs o n both da ys a t th e Salt Fork Din R iders Tria ls. H is wins ca me in th e Novice class. T hese even ts were th e final ra ces of the AMA Di str ic t I7I D is n ic t 15sa nc tio ned season. Melvill e dropped 4 1 points o n da y on e. Th is was th e ha rdest da y. It consisted o f seven sect io ns with four loo ps. Hi s best loo ps were .th e last two , he los t eigh t poi nts per lap. Beta- mo unted Mike E lliott fini sh ed wit h a sco re o f 53 . H e breezed through th e th ird loo p with a two point loss . The oth er three loops p rov ed to be tr ouble for him. j ohn Skwarch ea rned thi rd pl ace by a tie break er . H e had one more clea n th en Beta -m ounted Mi ck Ross. Skwarrh was o n a H onda . Dur in g da y two . Melville ca rde d a sco re o f five. T h is da y ha d seve n secti o ns run th ree ti mes. Mel vill e recorded 17 cleans for th e win . Ell ion once agai n took th e ru n ner-up spot. H is score was II. Ro und ing out th e to p three was Don Lo pa tka, He had probl ems in the th ird tra p. losing eig h t of hi s 13 po int s th ere. In th e jun ior class th e top seven finishe d in th ose pos itions o n bo th da ys. T ak in g th e win s was Im peri al Serv ice Syst e ms / Ho nda o f Des Pl a in es-sponsored Sta n Bloni arz. H e lost 50 m arks d ur ing Sat u rda y's race. H e got h is Honda togethe r o n the last loo p . o n ly losing five po in ts. Stan Sm u lsk i, rid in g a Yamaha ca me up one dab sho rt of Blon iarz. H is fin al tall y was 5 1. Bela rider P h il Zimm er rid in g fo r Kaw to w n Kawasa ki / Beta . had a 60 fo r th ird pl ace. . Sunday ca me wi th great ridin g wea ther. Bloni az ca me prepped fo r th e win. wh ich he got. On th is da y he lost 32 points. Once agai n Sta n Smulski en ded up o ne point Sho ll. H e posted a 33. Zimmer ca me in thi rd with a 34, showing th e close ness o f th e race, j im Sne ll showed up with a brand new Merlin. Snell broke hi s new mach in e in righ t with a win o n Saturday in th e Expe rt class. H is loops were 20-12-12 -6 fo r a toal o f 50. H onda-mounted Ziggy j ed yn ak LOok o ne ex tra dab th en Sn ell LO fini sh wi th a 5 1. " Wh eel in ' Wa de" Th eison turned in a score o f 68 o n h is Ya maha . j ed yn a k carne hack o n Su nda y LO co llect the w in . He finished wit h a 3 1. T heisen moved u p a spot in th e overa ll sta nd ings to receive seco nd p lace. H e had a 45. Sne ll fell to the th ird slo t with a 5 1. T he Endu ro class o n ly had two ride rs o n Sa t urday . jim Zu ro ske from Ind ia na po lis rode hi s H onda to th e win with a sco re o f 73. Yam ah a ride r Paul H ayes ra n h is score up to \01. Kevin Hines & KTM ..,. Nomo Of yr;:o~~°C:~1 East: (216) 246-1060 West: (6 19) 440-3995 621 East Bernanl Ave, Greeneville, TN 37743 (615) 638-2228 35

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