Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Mike Kiedrowski (762) led from start to finish and won the 125cc A class over Chris Coleman and Bobby Mann. • USA Class champions proudly display their trophies following the final round of the Amateur Triple Crown of MX in Daytona. Florida . Amateur Triple Crown of MX: Final round. Kiedrowski, Mann, Johnson cruise Daytona By Mike&. Anne Adair DAYTONA BEACH, FL , FEB. 29 Mike Kiedrowski, Jay Mann and Keith Johnson earned Expert victories in the final round of the Dunlop/Wiseco/Bell Ray/ Scott USA-sponsored Triple Crown of Motocross at Daytona Internationa1 Raceway. The drop of . f 740 G' '11 .en tr res rom at alnesYl e to 410 at Da ytona was adirect 38 resu lt of a new policy at th e speedwa y. WoridSports' Bill West explained, " Daytona's ins urance now requires a l6-year-old minimum age. This ru lin g eliminates Mini and Youth classes and affects all the divisions excep t the Seniors." Fifteen -year-old Damon Bradsh aw, wh o would ha ve been a n Expert class cont ender, said, " I' ve always looked forward to raci ng here . but I guess I will have to wait until I turn pro to race here. " Bradshaw turned over his bike and riding gear to his mechanic, Jon Laphan , who scored third at 25-Plus raci ng. The good news a,t Daytona was the success of .the Vintage moto\Toss class. Forty pre-1975 rna ch ines jammed the star t ga te wit h nostalgia. Ma icos, CZs, R ickmans, Husk y, Bultacos, Honda Elsinores, Triumphs and even a Norton, a Matchless, and an Indian single made the starting lineup. Class winner Barry H iggins said, " I wish Dick Mann could have been here to see his dream . co me tru e. " Mann, who crea ted interest in the class three years ago, had to withdraw h is entry to be with his ill brother . H igg ins ad ded, "Modem motocross eq uip ment has gotten too expe nsi ve, but a gu y can afford an old bik e. You hav e to put a lot of time on thes e old jobs, but the effort is fun." Vintage rider Gene Lowell pointed at hi s 1973 l25cc Husky and explained. " Ernie Millan Barry Higgins captured the Vintage motocross class on his KTM . Barry poses with his wife Patti. Fred Klippel finished second on a Montesa. found this bike in a gu y's ga rage and we swapped him a new Dunlop tir e for it." Mann wra pped up both 125 and 250cc series A titles and Brad Bol ton topped the 500cc series. Mann sai d, " I asked Doc (Dennis) Medsker to help me today and he worked on m y ankle and wrist. I felt less stress on the track and felt good in every heat. " In the l2 5cc A qual ifier T eam Green / Pro C ircu i t/ An swer/ Scott USA-spo nsored Kiedrowski moved from a fou rt h p lace start to lead every lap. The G olden Stat e National winner is also current ly second in West Coast l 25cc Supercross standings. Kiedow ski said, " The ju mps ar e not hard on th is track, but there is m o re sa n d than in m ost supercrosses." In th e - main event Kiedrowski , Chr is Coleman, J ohn Sier and Jay Mann jammed into th e first set of whoops togeth er, Kiedrowski taking the lead. Coleman's Cycle Sport/ JPJ-l Kaw asaki held second for two laps and th en Mann moved up to try Kiedrow ski to no avail, Mann said, " I don 't get many cha nces to race supercr os s sty le o bs ta cles. (T rack designer) Gary Bailey's whoops are tougher than natural ones." In the 250cc A opening rnoto, Keith Johnson led Bill Wallin , Chuck Bell and Rodney Phillips until Mann picked his way through for the win on lap four. Mann 's VPE Boyesen /Sin i salo/Scott USAsup port Kawasaki ripped across the grassy start and opened a quick lead ahea d of Jeff Beck.ington, Rodney Phillips and Jason Langsford. Mann roos ted away for the win and Beckington wrapped the runner-up position in lap two. Mann said, " I' m really happy to win at Daytona. A good start helped me ou t a lot." T eam Green Kawasaki/Boyesen / Gear-sponsored Keith Johnson led both 500cc A cont ests. In the main, Earl May and Brad Bolton ga ve it a sho t, but Johnson was too strong. J ohnson said, " Ivan Boyesen did a great job on this engine. The bike had pl en ty of low end to go with the top. " Bolton said, after receiving the series trophy and a tire from Dunlop's Lee McCollum, " I wanted to win here, but my foot slipped off my Honda's foot peg on a jump and it jammed between the frame and ground." Georgia rider Todd Neal earned the best record in the series with 10- of-12 mo to wins in 125 and 250cc B competition. Kawasaki/Barr/Bellbacked Mike Brown earned the l25cc win at Daytona, but Neal 's Team G reen/O 'Neal/Dunlop Kawasaki passed Monty Klein o n th e first lap to keep his 250cc record perfect. Neal said, "This was fun today, but wh en I raced in Bermuda last year, th ose gu ys showed us a reall y good tim e." The Bermuda contingent earned th eir eq uiv alent of an Olympic gold med al with U moja Sp encer 's win in th e l25cc C class. The Bermuda pit went berserk wh en Spencer 's Kawasaki took the lead and held it 'til the chec kered. Melvin J oel backed it up with a second in th e 250cc C, but Canadian Sandro Ghezzi aced the 250cc Triple Crown ·Cham pionship . Spe ncer sa id, " J im Brannan at Fr eewheel ing H onda in At la n ta hel ps us race in th e sta tes. We are going to th e Nat ion al s at Loretta L ynn's in Augus t." • Results 125 A: 1. Mike Kiedrowski (Kaw); 2. Chris Coleman (Kaw); 3. Bobby Jay Mann (Kaw): 4. Jeff BeckingtOn (Hon); 5. Jason Langford (Kaw). 250 A : 1. Bobby Jay Mann (Kaw ); 2. Jeff Beckington (Hon); 3. Bill Wallin (Hon); 4. Ja--. Langford (Kaw); 5. Kurtis Barism (Yam). 500 A: 1. Keith Johnson IKaw); 2. Brad Bolton (Yam); 3. Earl May (Hon); 4. Joe Rogers (Hon); 5. Phillip Carlon (Hon). ' 125 B: 1. Mike Brown (Kaw); 2. Todd Neal (Kawt 3. Jason Coleman (Hon). . 250 B: 1. Todd Neal (Kaw ); 2. Mike Brown (Kaw t 3. Mike Jones (Hon). OPEN B: 1. Jeff Steirock (Hon t 2. Vic Rena. (Kaw ); 3. Shane Kennedy (Yam). 125 C: 1. Umoja Spencer (Kaw) ; 2. Bobby Moriarty (Suz); 3. Joe Woosley (Kaw). 250 C: 1. Gary Graham (Kaw); 2. Melvin Joell (Hon); 3. M ike Taylor (Yam). +25 : 1. Joe Rogers (Hon); 2. Tollie Bass (Hont 3. Jon Laphan (Yam). . +30: 1. Larry Roesaler (Kaw ); 2. Jeff Ste inrock (Hon); 3. David Ellis (Hon). +36: 1. Gary Peak (Yam); 2. Barry Higgins (KTMt 3. Erv Braun (Kaw). VINT MC OT: 1. Barry Higgins (KTM); 2. Fred Klippel (Mon) ; 3. Bill Moore (Kaw); 4. Gratne Fox • (Hon); 5. York Sommerville (Rok). OVERALL TRIPLE CROWN 125 A: 1. Bobby Jay Mann (Kaw ); 2. Jeff Beckington (Hont 3. Chris Coleman (Kaw). 250 A:. 1. Jay Mann (Kaw); 2. Jeff Beckington (Hon); 3. Kunis Beercn (Yam). OPEN A: 1. Brad Bolton (Yam); 2. Earl May (Hon); 3. Joe Rogers (Hon). 125 : 1. Todd Neal (Kaw); 2. Danny Zullo (Yamt 3. Wes Keenum (Yam). . 250 B: 1. Todd Neal (Kaw); 2. Jeff Lanpe (Hont 3. Jeff Finkhousen (Suz). 500 B&C : 1. Jeff Steinrock (Hon); 2. Vietor Rivas (Kaw); 3. William Watk ins (Hon). 125 C: 1. Sandro Ghezy (Hon); 2. Bobby Moriarty IKTM); 3. Martin Robert (Hon). 250 C: 1. Mike Taylor (Yam); 2. Jeff Warington (Hon); 3. Richard Rike (Hon). +25: 1. Joe Rogers (Hon); 2. Roger Ands (Yamt 3. TIm Ealy (Yam~ +36: 1. Erv Braun (Kaw ); 2. Frank Carillo (Hon); 3. Randy TIllery (Hon). _ 657·11: 1. SconJulien (Kaw); 2. JarronTIpping (Kaw); 3. Zegin Brain (Kaw). 85 10-13: 1. Zya Braun (Kaw); 2. Chris Brown (Kaw); 3. Tony Haynes (Yam). B5 14 ·15: 1. Jason Fowler (Kaw); 2. Anthony Paggio (Kaw); 3. Ryan Dean (Kaw).

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