Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Expert cla ss and I finish near th e top because th ese su per fast g uys crash o r break. There wer e so me rnotocrossers o u t th er e today that we re roc ke ts. Veugl er took it a ll in st ri de a nd said, " T h is is th e fir st time I've ridden one o f th ese; th ey told m e it was di ffere n t a nd th ey we re r ig ht. Bu t I ha d a g rea t ti me u nti l I got a bout a m ill ion feet of wi re wrapped u p in the rear hub ; wha t a mess. Then righ t a fter th e first gas I had a flat Iront tire a nd had to ride 10 miles of woods before I co u ld change i t. Fou rth p lace Ex pe rt Ron Ribol zi, ISDE si lver meda lis t, rode th e eve n t o n the sa me 125cc H onda he co m peted wi t h a t t h is yea r's ISD E in Pol and. When as ked a bo u t g ivi ng a wa y so man y ccs R ib olz i sa id, " T he 125 wa sn 't th at much of a di sadvan ta g e a nd I th ink if a g uy wa s agg ressive eno ugh a nd in real good sh ape, so he co u ld ri de flat o u t for four hours, thi s thing co u ld be won Oil a 125. I had a good sta rt but I buri ed it out in th e field, th en I mi ssed a lo o p a nd had to back tr ack a nd pi ck it up. I go ' stuc k in a creek. You ca ll" do a ll th at a n d w in ." I-I u sq varna ri der C u rt is Arpp was thi rd Ex pert unt il the peat-bog o n th e seco nd loop. " 1 got stuck th ree m i les fro m the fini sh ." sa id Arpp. " Ca n yo u beli eve th at. I tri ed to ge t my budd y In gold to stop a nd he lp me but he wasn' t hav in g a ny of that." KTM rider, Dave Edsa ll. firs t in the Li g h tweigh t As a nd thi rd overa ll, said " I had a good start a nd I d idn 't ge t stuc k u n til th e second loo p a nd tha t was in th e peat-bog. I d idn 't ha ve time to so r t o ut who was a head or behind me I j us t had to get o u t of ther e. I did n' t fa ll dow n too much bu t I fell over a lo t. T im Detyens ca me in seven m in u tes a nd 43 seconds beh ind Eds a ll fo r second in the Ligh tweig h t As with C -Am rider J eff Mcintyre a an minute o ff Det yens' pace fo r third . Husq varn a r ide r J a y H all a nd Gary Pe terson o n a Ca n- Am diced r ig ht to th e fin al chec k a nd fi n ished nine · seco nds a pa rt to round O llt th e top five. . . Can-Am rider Dan Buck didn 't want to ta lk ab out hi s ride. Bu ck was running thi rd o vera ll unt il he hit the peat-bo g o n th e second loop. "Th ree mi les from th e fini sh a nd I ge t stuc k. All I had to d o was trail home." Bu ck finishe d eig h th in th e Li ghtwei ght '1\ s. Ri chard Cromer ace d th e Sen io r c lass with a ti me of 4: 17.41 . 45 m in utes qu ick er th an second p lace Ya maha r ider Kevin H olla wa y a nd good fo r seve nt h overa ll. Steve Fiedl er, ri di ng a 400cc H usqva rna from Sugar Grove Com peti tion. scored a 4:31.50 fo r th e best tim e in B classes. Donn ie Moore rid ing a 200cc Ya maha in th e Li ghtweight Bs was nex t bes t, IS mi n u tes off the ma rk. • Resu lts I 0 / A EX: 1. J elf Freden e (Kawl. 0 / A A : 1. Dave Edsall (KTM) . 0 / A B: 1. St eve Fiedl er (Husl. EX: 1. Jeff Fredett e (Kawl; 2 . Tim Newell (Han): 3 . Ric k In gold (Hust 4 . Ron Rib olzi (Han); 5 . Curtis Arpp (Husl_ L/W A : 1. Dave Edsall (KTM) : 2. Tim Detven s. 3 . J eff M cintyre (C·A): 4 . Ja y Ha ll (Hus); 5 . Gary Pet er son IC-A ). H /W A: 1. Larry Sull iv an (C· A): 2 . Don Carqu evill e (Hus); 3. Doug McVinua (Hus); 4 . Bri an Langge (Hu s): 5 . Gr eg Skell y (C· A )_ SR: 1..Richard Cro me r (Hu s); 2. Kev in Hollaway (Yam); 3 . J ack Lend strom ; 4 . Paul Fishe r (Yam) ; 5 . Tom Kaszri chi. s /sR : 1. Law re nce Hayes IC· A I; 2. Doug Gr aham (Hon l; 3 . John Cygnor (Kaw) . LlW B: 1. Donni e More (Yam) ; 2. J eff Doughty (Ya m); 3 . Tony Spi egel (Ka w l; 4 . Craig Benso n (Kaw l; 5 . Rusty Mill s (C·A) . TR: 1. Tom Hagerdon; 2 . Barr y Magn er; 3 . J ohn Sh af er; 4 . David Oltm aan ; 5. David Gosh . H/W B : 1. St eve Fiedler (Hu s); 2. Phil Bank (Hon) : 3. Erick Schn eid er (KTM ); 4 . Larry Pit zler (Yam] : 5. M ark At hert on (Hu s). M INI NOV : 1. Darren Hor n; 2 . Ch ri s Wood ruff. M INI: 1. En ck Pru dy (Kaw); 2 . Chris W olf (Kaw) ; 3 . Darren Hou seaga; 4 . Kevi n Gorzney (Kaw) ; 5 . Kell y Diamond (Kaw) . MINI 14 · 16 : 1. Trea Prud y (Kaw)): 2 . Troy Bru der (Kaw): 3 . Eri c Clapp (Kawl: 4 . Phil 501010 (Kaw) . , M U Z Z Y S CONGRATULATES Team .Honda's BRUCE OGILVIE and DAN ASHCRAFT on their dominating win in the BAJA 1000. 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