Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

h app y Yeo , foll o wed by Niday , Fish er a nd She lton. In th e fin a l m ot o Pi tts was rea dy to do busi ness as he grabbed th e hol esh ot ahead of Yeo, Niday, Fisher a nd Sh elton. P it ts was m aking u p for lost time but Yeo kep t hi m w ithin 15 ya rds. It was 30 yar ds bac k to Ni day, who had Fisher a ll over him . W ith one lap to go Fisher sp u n h is wa y past Niday. At th e fin ish it.was .P itts. Yeo. Fis her, N iday and Shel ton . T he overa ll wen t Yeo, Nidav, Fish er a nd P itts. . "An American Craftsman Who Lives On" Resu lts . W /P/W: 1. Tom Ki nse lla ; 2. J er em y Kin sell a; 3. Jacob Curr ey. (408) 728-0169 USA (604).434.4949 Canada ' Corbin INVENTED "RUMBLE SEAT" Eaddy aces Perry Mountain Enduro "R UMBLE SEAT" has th e so lo formula loo ks of a " Gun Fig hte r " and inst antly conve rts, offe ring sport tou ring comfort for two w it h apassenger rest. By Matthew D. Ho lst GET· IT ONI .~ FOR THE RIDER COURSE NEAREST YOU CALL TOLL FREE: If.V'' . . 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Brad Conn. .. $ $ $ $ $ 21 .95 15.9 5 29.9 5 30.95 39.95 $ 17 . 95 ~ ;\IAPLESVILLE, AL , NOV. I O p en Hu sk y rider Ma rk Eaddy blast ed th e trai l for a five poi nt score to tak e the overall victory at the SE RA & SETRA Perr v Mounta in Enduro . Da rr yl Be ll ' w i th eig ht poi nts and George Wa ller Jr. w it h ni ne poin ts, finish ed second and third ov era ll, respective ly. Allen Gravi tt sco red n ine po ints fo r fo urt h ove ral l. Per fect weather co n di tio ns greeted over 300 rid ers with on ly a sm a ll a mo u nt of dust. At8:01 the first wave o f riders left an d 78 m inu tes la ter a ll riders were on thc co u rse. Bell wo n the AA class over Gravitt a nd J oey Hopki ns. Wall er wo n the Open A class ove r David Bragg. George Eadd y edged John Fero o n eme rge ncy po in ts to tak e th e win in 250cc A acu on. Bo th had lOs. In 200cc A Darr yl Mood y's 12 po int s to pped Tim Singleto n a nd Da vid Barrick, both with 14 points. In termed iat e A class saw R oger Bailey w in over Va n Faga n with Lewis Wh a tley taki ng fourth. Ji m Ford smoked th e Senior A class wit h a l3 .po int score. J a mes Branfo rd wo n th e Supe r Sen ior class a nd Geo ff Poo le th u mped to a wi n over Sa m my Pau lk ' in th e FourStroke class. . Kevin Hutch inson bes ted a ll B riders w it h a sco re o f 13 poi nts. A protest lodged in th e Open B class resulted in th e di squalifica tion o f a rider. T he protest was j us ti fied wh en he did no t a p pea r on th e backup sheet. Manley Bradsh a w was th en declared th e win ner w it h Sta n Gra nt a nd Andy Gra be n moving up to clai m second a nd th ird in th e Open B class. Steve Mosel y rippe d th e 250cc B class wi th a 14 po int run. Scott Crowde r slid by a flyin g Chris Yearga n in 200cc B ac tio n with Ri ckey Dewwis third. Ji m my L yn ch took home top honors in the Intermedi at e B class. T h e top C rid er o f th e da y was 250cc C winner Ken Kell y wi th a sco re of 19 points. Other win ners wer e Open C J ohn Parker, 200cc C Mart in Pru ett, 125cc C Da vid Vines and Senior C J ohn Krel l. Wo men 's win ner was Gwen Ba iley with a sco re o f 63 poi nts. Resu lts AA : 1. Daryl Bell: 2. Allen Gravitt ; 3. Joey Hopkin s. OPEN A; 1. George Wa lle r Jr .: 2. David Bragg; 3. Travis Hayes; 4 . Richard Morabito ; 5. Ma rk Joyce. 250 A : t . George Eaddy; 2. Joh n Fero; 3. M ichael Gr izzle; 4. Keith Shealton; 5. Micheal Staton. 200 A : 1. Darryl Mo ody; 2. Tim Sin gleton; 3. David Barrick. 4. John Kealy; 5. Gary Barr. lNT A : 1. Roger Bail y; 2. Van Fagan; 3. Kevin Campbell ; 4 . Lew is Whatley; 5. Gary Goff . SR A; 1:J im Ford; 2. Skip Wyman; 3. Mi ke Shank; 4. George Wa ller. Sr.; 5. Wi lliam Shelton . 4 ·STRK: 1. Geoff Poole; 2. Sammy Paul k; 3. Frank A mos Sr.; 4. Bo Peck; 5. W allace Fincher . OPEN B: 1. M an ley Bradshaw ; 2. Stan Grant; 3 . Andy Graben ; 4 . Ric hard Bass; 5. Ken ny Knocb lock. 2 50 B: 1. Steve Mo sely; 2. Allan Bragg; 3. Carl Enr ns: 4. Russel Hold iay; 5. Ja son Taylor. .200 8 : 1-.Scott Crowde r; 2. Ch ris Yeargan; 3. Ricky Dewwls: 4. Stacy Pett it; 5. Raymond Holt. 250 .C: 1. Ken Kelly ; 2. A llen Bines; 3. Sonny Morabito; 4 . Bobby Mo ye; 5. Keith Ma loney. OPEN C: 1. J ohn Parker; 2. Terr y M cKee; 3. Stacv Youngblood; 4. All en Nell y; 5. Bill Davis. 125 C: 1. David Vines; 2. Johnny Morren ; 3. . Terry Mci nt osh; 4 . St uart Bacon . 200 C: 1. Ma rti n Pru ett ; 2. John M assey; 3. John Nutt ; 4. Br uce Dent en; 5. Donald M acon . SR. C: 1. John Krell ; 2. Bruc e Smit h; 3. S.D. Jerm gan; 4. Bob Brow n; 5. Ben ny M alone. JR: 1. Garr ett McK ey; 2. Eli Edw ard s; 3. Frankie M aldo nadon. WMN : 1..Gw en Bailey; 2. Apr il Conner; 3. Mari e Pace. Gomm grabs win at Saylands MX By Mike Vancil FRE MONT. CA, NOV. I Pa t Go m m p u lle d ou t a ll sto ps a nd wo n th e 125cc Junior class at th e first of th ree daytime motocross event s sch ed u led at Bay la nds Raceway Park ut ilizi ng the tough o ne a nd a q uarter mil e Tra ns-Ca l co urs e. T h e tra ction wa s superb an d a ll who rod e the event were p leased with th e co u rse. The 15 min ute p l us o ne lap format I was u sed. . ' T h e start saw a surge of nine l25cc riders an d fo ur 250cc part ici pa n ts a nd it was no tim e before Comm was p u lli ng away from a ll h is co m petuors a n d th e 250s that shared hi s sta r t. G rimm got a ll th e wa y to seco nd overa ll on the track beh ind fir st- wav e leader Duane H ug hes, a Vet Master. He made two or th ree a ttemp ts to pass but th ough t better of it a ndjust cruised in be h ind Huges fo r th e firs t m o to wi n. ' u The seco nd mo ta was a tad different for it was Chris Nea lon a borro wed 125cc Ka wasa ki th a t was th e lead 125 a nd he d id go o n to ca tchan d pass everyo ne in th e first wave. H ow ever , the machine he borrow ed was n o t th e sa me o ne he u sed in the first m o to (it broke a n d gave Nea l a D N F) a nd he wa s judged as an illega l starter. Th is p u t Comm as th e . " firs t Junior I25cc rider aga in. In th e same mota Dav e Damarco hammered o ut h is first ever wi n in the 250cc Ju ni or class a t Baylan d s a nd he d id it with a 2- 1 a fternoo n. Don Mendenha ll a nd h is Suzu ki bea t, him in th e firs t moto bu t Mend enhall got into troub le in th e seco nd ro und ~ a nd too k a .third as Dam a rco pu t hi s H onda across th e finish line in first. Results BO BEG: 1. Todd Hew itt (Han ); 2. Beau Melvin (Kaw); 3. Feli x J ames (Yam). 80 ·J R.: 1. Todd Ma deri s (Kaw ); 2. Scott Shade (Yam). 125 BEG: 1. Leo Salazar (Kaw); 2. Chri s Pedr ini (Han); 3. Steve Humr ich (Yam); 4 . T. Mi chael Olm sted (Yam ); 5. Jason Shade (Yam). . 125 J R.: 1. Pal Gomm (Han); 2. Lance Lucero ' (Yam I; 3. Joh n New ell (Han); 4 . J ason Quintana (Cag); 5. Jo e Vei ra (Han). 250 BEG : 1. Matt Ph ipps (Ha n ); 2 . M ar k Stepo vich (Suz); 3. Doug Dreisbach (Kaw ); 4 . Feed Fuss (Han); 5. Mik e Morgan (Han). r 25 0 J R: 1. Dave Damar co (Hon); 2. Don M en_ denha ll (SUl ); 3. Ted Pippin (Han ); 4 . Chris Clark (Han) . OPEN BEG: 1. Curt W int er (Han); 2. Jeff Kniss (Hon); 3. Scan Wr ight (Yam); 4. Mark Fitzsimm ons (Han ); 5. Brooks Holl and (Yam). VET J R: 1. Georg e " Elmo" Heare (Han). VET MS TR: 1. Duane Hughes (Han); 2. Larry Baker (Han); 3. M ike Lane (Han). Davis drives to win at Perris MX By David Procida P ERRIS, CA, NOV . 7 Craig Da vis gra b bed th e overa ll ' victory in th e 250cc Pro class wit h a 3- 1 per formance today at Perris Raceway. \V hen th e ga te fell for moto one Yarna ha-mou rued J ohn Posca led the pa ck in to turn one wi th Tackla pi lo t Kevin Field a nd Davis ho t o n h is heels. The co urse was shortened to avoid th e muddy acres of th e rain soaked tra ck bu t th e SMX cro wd increased th e number o f lap s to 20. a ll o f w hi ch Posca led in m ot o o ne.

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