Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Eric McLear (7 4 1) led Han k Moree (3 7), Da nny Zullo (20), Todd N eal (7 1 8) and Greg De rickson (77) to the 125cc.Division Two w in. overa ll win . '" too k a n in side line and go t next 10 him before mak in g the pas s," said Goodman. Eric McLear trail ed H ank Mor ee for three laps in th e divi sion two first mota before puttin g hi s Answ er/ Scoll/USA/Yamaha a hea d. McLear repeated for rnoto two a nd' th e class overall for the day. Marcus Pedero a nd Gen e Naumec each nailed mota win s in the 250cc B class bu t Pedero wo und u p taking the cl ass o vera ll. T he Semi nole Honda su pported rid er said , " My T F Racing cylinder helped me ge t two good starts here toda y." Naumec sa id, " Jerry Ca mb ell set u p my suspe nsio n a nd it rea lly helped me win the fina l mota o n this sandy circu it. Pedero was go ing too fast in the first one for me to ca tch him. " Rick Perry ow ned every la p of 500cc B raci ng. T he Cahills Yamahabacked rider sa id, "T his is still a n '87 bike. When yo u ride a 490 yo u don 't ha ve to swa p every year. " Runner-u p Kei th Yarn ell said, '" real ized that , had a rear flat j ust before th ey d ro pped th e ga te, , couldn't beli eve my lu ck. , was rea l lucky to fini sh ." Dade City Racewa y's Kenny Yoho took a dive in th e o pening 65cc moto but remounted a nd hung in th ere for the overa ll. In 7- 11 85cc competi tio n . Kevin Windham swept both motos. The Louisiana-based rider sa id, '" took it easy on th ee first lap to chec k out the tra ck th en put th e pr essure on." T he 12-1 5-year-old ri ders co mpeted in the 85 a nd 125cc division. Wimer O lympic Youth Cham pio n Brian Swin k clearl y out-classed th e 85cc charge rs th en rod e his stoc k 80 10 a '25cc second o veral l. Mik e Brown an d Eric McLear split l 25cc motos. Overall win ner Bro wn said, -" , dis lo ca te d m y sho u ld er in Novem ber a nd I'm glad to be rac ing agai n," Sen ior and Plus-25 class ac tion revol ved around Ro bbie Neeley and Fred Vertucci , as th e pair sp lit wins in th e Senior motos, with VP E/ Boyesen Reed 's Vertucci cla im ing the tie breaker. Neeley sa id, " Fred cheated this year. .H e practiced a nd go t in shape." Vertucci aced the fir st Plus-25 mota , but pla yed ca tch- up in th e fin al , wh ile J oe Rogers led Bob Sore nso n . to th e fl a g. Sore nso n commen ted, "This is the same KTM that Andy wo n the 500cc A cha mpio ns hip o n last seaso n. T hes e things just don't wear o u t." • George Denke (left) and three-time 250cc MX National Champion Tony DiStefano provided the Christmas tree at Cro om , Resu lts 125 A; 1. Bobby Mann ( I(a w~ 2. J eff Beckington (Han); 3. Dale Spangler (I(awl. 250 A: 1. Jon McCabe (Honl; 2. John l(ilSch (I(aw ); 3. Raben Mc Cullough (Han). 500 A: 1'. Jon McCabe (Han); 2. Earl May (Han); 3. Kevin Sei del (Yam). 125 B 0 -1: 1. Grayson GOQdman (Yaml; 2. M ike Brow n (Kaw); 3. Marcus Pedrero (Han), 125 B 0 -2: 1. Eric Mc l ear (Yam); 2. Hank Moree (Kaw); 3 . Todd Neal (Kaw) . 250 B: 1. Marcus Podrero (Han); 2. Tomm y Currey (Yam); 3. Gene Naumec (Kaw) . 500 NOV: 1. Rick Perry (Yam): 2. Keith Yarn ell (Kaw); 3 . Thomas St evenson (Yam). 65 7 -11 : 1. Kenn y Yoho (Kaw); 2. Scan Julien (Kaw); 3. Jesse Sellars (Kaw ). B5 7· 11: 1. Kevin Windh am (Kawl; 2. Tony Haynes (Yam); 3. J ason Sybert (Honl . 8512 -15 : 1. Brian Swink (Kaw); 2. J ason Fowl er (Kaw ); 3. Ryan Dean (Kaw). 125 YTH 12 -15 : 1. Mike Brow n (Kaw); 2. Bri an Sw in k (Kawl: 3. David Beckington (Han). SR: 1. Fred Vertucci (Kaw); 2. Robby Neeley (Kaw); 3. Don Mathe sen (Yam). S/SR ; 1. Thomas Bragg (Han); 2. Kenn eth Braun (Yam); 3. Erv Braun (Kaw ). PLUS-25; 1. Bob Soren son (KTM I; 2. Fred Vertucc i IKaw l; 3. Jo e Rogers (Han). 125 C 0 -1: 1. l .Y. Siage (Han); 2. Sandra Ghezzi (Han); 3. Bruce Calkin (Kaw ). 125 C 0 -2; 1. Andy Danes (Suz); 2. Eddie Cherry (Yam); 3. Doug Conrad (Kaw). . 250 C: 1. Don Mathiesen (Yam); 2. David Indi veri (Yaml; 3. M ike Taylor (Yam). 9

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