Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

World Trade Center .~ 00 00, _ March 18 - .20 : 0') ...... ,. Hendon 's Rocking V Ranch w in is his first-ever National overall. stay with it, " sa id H endon. "At the end of th e race, however, I wished that I had taken it a little slower. I was really tired." Hyde maintained a good pace, running seco nd behind Ro eseler in the 250cc A class. . Fred H oess, who ripped the trail for th e even tua l th ird pl ace in th e 250cc A class behind Roeseler a nd H yde, sa id, " It was like a pain t shaker ou t th ere. " H oess had a thrill a t the two-hour ma rk . The Ka wasak i r ider said: " Everything was feeling gr eat when m y sea t mount bro ke and I lost it. I ha d to ride a lmos t a fu ll lap stan ding up. " Rob bie Neeley, wh o usually ru les in the Natio na l Mo tocross Senior class, rod e his Kawasaki 125 to the 125cc A win. Neeley sai d, " We were in th e third wav e, bu t on ly th ree m inu tes o ut, in t he really o ne-li ne st u ff, we caugh t up to the stra gglers. T hey tried to race us. It took two . laps befor e they started to pull over." Dick Bu rl eso n , wh o ac ed th e Senior A d i vision aboard a Kawasa ki , said , " I j ust rode aro u nd o u t t h ere to da y. Th e g uy (Sco tt Su m mers ) is a he-ma n. H e passed me in th e whoops on tha t big four-stroke Honda." Sp ort's T own USA/ Bridges to ne/ H a n d a I i n e / Gea r -s p on s o r e d Summers, who won the Four-Stro ke Natio nal s last year, was disqual ified for not stopping at a scoring barr el. ] oe 'Vier m a n ha d p laced h is Ma lcol m Smith/ Road and Track C ycl es H ond a in seco n d when di saster struck. T he Minneso ta rider sai d, " I fell o ff a bridge and to tall y su bme rged th e bi ke. It was hard to start and 1lost a lo t 01 time." Vierrnan finished thi rd in the O pen A class beh in d H endon and Scott. • Res ults O/A: 1. Tony Hendon (ATK); 2. Larry Roeseler (Kaw); 3. All en SC ll (ATK). O 12 5 A: 1. Robby Neeley (Kaw); 2. Steve Gent er (Hon); 3. Tim Singl eton (Yam); 4. Donn y Graham ( Ka w~ 5. M ark Gr iggs (Hon). 250 A ; 1. Larry Roesel er (Kaw); 2. Mark Hyde (Hus); 3. Fred Hoess (Kaw); 4. Kenny Boyd (Kaw); 5. Kurt Hou gh (Kaw ). OPEN A: 1. Tony Hendon (ATK); 2. All en SCOll (ATK ); 3. J oe Vierm an (ATK); 4 . Tom Escht r uth (KTM); 5. Charl es Huegel (Hus). 200 A: 1. Kent Stanl ey (Kaw); 2. Coy Hopson (Yam); 3. Arnold Mulzer (Kaw) ; 4 . Br ian Stoughton (Kaw ); 5. Will iard Root (C-A). SR A : I . Dick Burl eson (Kaw ); 2. Mike Shank (KTM); 3. Clair Parli n (Yam); 4 . M ike Paks (KTM ); . 5. David Lappi n (Yam). S/SR A: 1. Charl es Gailb raith (Hus); 2. Harr y Gr eenl ee (kaw); 3. Don ald Thrasher (Han); 4. David Henry (Kawl; 5. Lawr ence Hayes (C-A ). . 250 B: I. Stev e Ezell (Cag); 2. Glenn Buchanann (Hon); 3. Stelven Rejda (Yaml . SR B: 1. William Drymon (Hon); 2. Tom Flem ing (Hon); 3. Wilton Buskey {Husl. S/SR B: I . Richard ' How ard (Yam); 2. J ohn ny Lee (Yam ); 3. Roy Hartman (Kaw ). 200 B: 1. Larry Fult on (Hon ); 2. Br ian Parus (Kaw); 3. Larry Amand (Kaw). ' 25 B: 1. Tim Orymon (Han); 2. Woodrow Cru m ll (Suz); 3. SCO Schindler (Hon). OPEN B: 1. Donald Smit h (Hus); 2. Richar d Harr is (Hus~ 3. Greg Johnson (Cog). • .Register to win valuable prizes • Hund red s of motorcycles, ANs, accessories and apparel • See the latest models • See the best in touring cycle equipment • Free Rider education seminars • See motorcycles of the future and collector cyc les of the past • Hund red s of g ift items a nd accessories for purchase Friday, March 18 5 pm-10 pm Saturday, March 19 11 am-10 pm .AM)) --- Sunday, March 20 11 om- 6 pm Endorsed by ~ Produced by Edgell Expositions and Conferences 4'

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