Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

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G RA N O S PO R t MANUFACTURED EXCLU$IVEl, l" 11'( S Pa " T TRACKS CO DEALERS PLEASE CALL USA (800) 824-TIRE CA (818) 898-1"402 Clean out ~our garage this weekend with a C~ele News WantAd• . COSWORTR PISTONS ARRIVING NOW!!! Complete Line Performance Pistons For All Japanese Superbikes!!! Regular & Special "Factory Style" Racing Pistons BIG BORE KITS N OW AVAILAB LE GSXR 7 50 (' 85 -'87) Street - GSXR 1100 Street & Pro Stock FZ & FZR 750 Street - FZR 1000 Street Thanks to all our Cosworth customers f or th e p ast year. We offer th e fin est pistons we kn o w h ow to build, but it's you, the rider that make our products perform . To AIl - Our si'!cere w ishes f or a successful ne w year! RACING ENGINE COMPO NENTS 205 J oh nson Circ le. Weslac o. TX 7 859 6 (5 12 ) 968-7802 COSWORTR PISTONS Bob Hannah (43) leads eventual winner M ike Jones in the first 250cc A moto at Secession. Jones also scored second in Open ·A . edging fellow Yamaha jockey SCOLI Lewis' 4-4 rides a nd H onda rider J oe Gis holt (3-5). T he 80cc Beginn er class was loaded with ta lent, most no tewo rt hy · J amie Cook (Honda) . Cook absolut ely clo bbere d the compe tition in both mot os. Secon d to Cook was Pa t McGovern , also aboard a H onda in wh at is norm ally a Kawasak i domi na te d class. Yam ah a -m ounted Aaron Del icino was third with 3-4 .rides, beating Cobey Russell 's 5-3 and j o Don Ire land, winner of th e 60cc class earlier, wh o went 4-5 for fifth . Results 30 -40 INT: 1. Randy Wing (Kaw); 2. Fritz M art in (Hus); 3. Rick Robert s (Yam). 30 -40 J R: 1. Don Gili kson (Han); 2. Terry Russ (Han); 3. St eve Hart ley (Kaw) . . 250 INT: 1. Ron M ill igan (Han); 2. M ike Harwo od (Kaw); 3. Rick Bau lt (Han). . 250 J R: 1. Don Schei der (Han); 2. Steve Nelson (Kaw); 3. Dan Ma thi s (Yam). 250 BEG: 1. Mike Narciewi cz (Han); 2. Al an Mc Comb (Han); 3. Bill Bond (Han). 125 JR: 1. Chad Ber ry (Yam); 2. Dalton Jeremia h (Kaw) . 125 BEG: 1. Ward Bougslaugh (Kaw ); 2. J ason Oelicino (Yam ); 3. Tom W arbert . 80 INT: 1. J oie DePew (Han ). 80 JR: 1. Travis Berry (Han); 2. Shawn High land (Kaw); 3. Zach Rund (Kaw). 80 BEG; 1. Ja mie Cook (Han); 2. Pat M cGovern (Han); 3. Aaron Delicino (Yam). 60 : 1. J oDon Ireland (Kaw ); 2. Ma n W ill iams (Kaw). W / P/ W : 1. Bucky Mo ak (Suz); 2. Trav is Roberts (Yam ). OT: 1. Gary High land (Han). Jones hot at Secession Motocross ' By Gary Crider ANDERSON, SC, NOV. I Yama ha's Mik e Jones was high scorer at th e 4th Annual Secession · MX Pro-Am Regional , taking the 250cc A win as well as second in Open A action. Bob Hannah, rid ing a Suzuki borrowed from local racer' J am ey McCollum, was frustrated by severa l sp ills in th e opening 250cc A moto and had to sit o u t th e second · moto du e to an injured hand. Damon Brad shaw topped 'the 125cc A cla ss while Dick Bellora clai med Open A honor s. H annah took the lead at th e start of the opening 250cc A mo to with a spec tac u la r mo ve fro m the far o utside line in tu rn two. J ones was in hot p ursui t and found himself in • possession of th e lead wh en Ha nnah ' went down o n th e fourth lap. ' H annah restarted at mid-pack wh ile Bradshaw began reeling in Jones. Bradshaw was soo n in position to pass, but his attem p t in th e gatorback sectio n resulted in a spill and an unlu cky 13th pl ace finish . Gear/ PSI/Scoll-backed J ones cruised to th e win over Robbie T aylor. J ones took the lead away from Bellora in the early moments of moto two whi le Bradsh aw worked h is way toward the . front. T hree la ps later Bradshaw had closed th e gap on Jones and .went by for the lead. Bradshaw held on for th e win, netting fifth overa ll while Jo nes took the overall hon o rs via h is 1-2 score. J ay Man n, rid in g h is firs t race after a th ree-mont h layoff du e to a broken wrist , pos ted 4-3 scores to cla im th e runner-up slot. J ones recovere d from a botched start in the first Open A mo to and too k th e win over his bro th er-in-law , Bell ora. Mo to two a nd the overa ll victory, however, belonged to Bellora. J on es had to settle for second over R o bb y N eeley a nd Mark Ashwort h. Results 6 5 M INI: 1. Rickey Hort on (Kaw); 2. Robbie Hort on (Kaw) ; 3. Ryan Hall (Kaw) ; 4. Conn Ma son (Kaw); 5. Patr ick Brow n Jr. (Kaw~. JR M IN I: 1. Rich ey Horton (Ya m); 2 . Zac Bradsh aw (Yam); 3. Chad Kimbrell (Suz); 4. Phi l Hayes (Kaw); 5. Ji mm y Crane (Yam). SR M INI: 1. J im Neese (Suz); 2. Chad Lough (Suz); 3. Stacey Barn en (Kaw); 4 . Tracey Barn ett (Kaw); 5. M an Shue (Y.m). 125 YTH: 1. Hank Moree (Kaw ); 2. Chad Leigh (Yam); 3. Gabe Gadd is (Han ); 4 . Todd Downs (Yam); 5. Ray Boruff (Suz). 125 C; 1. Lance Brann on (Han); 2. Gabe Gaddis (Hon); 3. Kevin Bowl es (Han); 4. Lance Edw ards (Han); 5. Brad Hayes (Han). 2 50 C: 1. Kevin Bow les (Han); 2. Paul Dalto n (Kaw ); 3 . Steve Litz (Han) ; 4 . Lance Brann on (Han); 5. Chris Lindley (Suz). 125 B: 1. Mi ke Brow n (Kaw); 2. Richie Clippard (Han); 3. J eff Shu ler (Kaw); 4. Paul Cline (Han); 5 . Ross Johnston (Hon ). 250 B: 1. Earnest Harb in (Han); 2. Tony lee (Yam); 3. Grant Wood (Han); 4 . Jeff Shul er (Kaw); 5. Paul Clin e (Han). OPENA M : 1. Layton Gwinn (Han); 2. Rhen Smit h (Han); 3. M arc, Cleveland ,(Han); 4. Harrison Hair (Han); 5. David Eller (Kaw).

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