Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Husqvarna-mounted Mark Hyde finished one minute and 15 seconds behind winner Brown to cla im second overall. Oh io's Brown takes t he checkered flag on his privateer RM250 after working his way up from a second -row start. 12 at the win in a wa ter crossing. Wh ile Loj ak push ed o ut a n d swi tche d plugs, Bro wn motored away with a co m fo rta b le lead . H yd e a nd Summers also mov ed by the downed Husky rid er. . O hio 's Bar ry Gaston claimed th e Open B class win in a co nvincing fashion, besting runner-up Andy Kendle by near ly 10 minutes on hi s 430cc H u sq varna . Behind Maryland 's Kendl e ca me Honda-mounted R icky Cl emence, Kentucky 's Michael Paynt er, and West Virgi nia Husky rid er .Jeff Barnhart. Mark H yde's fath er, Dr. Cha rles H yde, bested Bill H artsell to tak e th e Ma st er' s cl a ss, wh i le H ondamounted Steve McSwain topped th e Sen ior B class. McSwain posted a nine-minute winning margi n on New York ru nner-up Gary Doerr wi th St eve Zdybi ck i , Kawasa kimounted Teddy Calandra, and Pennsylvania 's Bill Brown following. Tracey Warrington captured th e Defending National Cross Country Champion Ed Lojak was running up front before getting slowed down by a water crossing. Fou r -St roke B win over fellow Honda rider Kevin Ha gedorn. Warr ing to n wa s t he cha mpio ns h ip runner-up in th at class last seaso n and is the earl y favo rite to occupy the number o ne spot a t th e end of th is seaso n. After Hagedorn came Yam aha-m ounted . Henry Sn uggs, West Virgi n ia Honda p ilot Ron al d Ca mp be ll, a n d XR r ider Dr ew Coates. Brown too k the whi te flag with exactly two m inutes to spare o n H yde and Su m mers, wh o had spe n t the pr evio us la p rid ing wh eel-to-wheel. H yde kn ew that with the t im e 'differen tial cou n ted in, he had o ne minute to spare on Summers in the ov erall co l u m n. Lojak was 60 seconds further back with Plessiner another two cou nts down. Super Senior cross country ace Harry Green lee took his first step toward defending th e class tit le he won last year with a first-p lace rid e in North Carolina. T he Kawasaki rider built a massive ear ly lead over cont enders Ron ald Rose and William Miller and rode uncha lle nged to th e win. T he Yamaha-mounted Rose bested Miller for the runnerup spot whi le Ca n-Am p ilot Roger Rh oades ou tpaced Dave Coombs Sr. for fifth. Kent u cky Can -Am r ider Paul Michels fini shed the day ahea d of th e rest of the J unior I25cc class. Michels was able to make it to the last la p checkpoint before the overa ll leaders and thus put an 'extra lap o n th e rest of the class. West Virginia Husqvarna rider Don Bohn crossed th e line in seco n d wit h Maryl and 's Donald Smith, KTM -mounted Barry Crone, and H usky pilot Spanky Zatezalo rounding out th e top five. T hr ee hours and 17 minu tes after leaving th e line, Brown made it past th e sixth lap checkered flag to claim the overall win. H yde's late surge for th e lead came up just over a minute sho rt, w hi le Open A wi n ne r Su m mers sec ured third o vera ll. Loj ak a nd Plessin ger man aged top five overall finishes and top three 250cc A rides. Yam ah a-m ounted Gen e Onail ra n fourt h in the 250s wit h Conner in fifth . Beh ind Sum mers in the O pen A class came McSwain and Stan ley Lojak , with H onda-m ounted Keith Rodger s a nd North Caro lina's Richar d Faria. • Results 0 / A: 1. Kevin Brown (Suz): 2. Marie Hyde (Hu s): 3. Scon Summ ers (Hon): 4 . Edward Lojak (Hus); 5. Scon Plessinger (Kaw); 6. Gene Onail (Yam); 7. St eve McS w aIn (Hon); B. Stan ley Loja (Yam); 9. Dua ne Conne r (ya m); 10 . Rick Claxton. OPEN A: 1. Scon Summers (Hon); 2. Steve McSwa in (Hon); 3. St an lev Lojak (yam); 4 . Keit h Rodgers (Hon); 5. Richard Faria. 250 A; 1. Mark Hyde( Hus); 2. Edward Lojak (Hu s); 3. Scon Plessing er (Kaw); 4. Gene Onail (Yam); 5 . Dua n e Conner (Yam). 1251200 A ; 1. Gregory Erw in (Hon); 2. David Falla s (Kaw ); 3. Joe Krivest i (Yam ); 4 . Craig Jon es (Yam); 5. David A shl ey (Kaw). OPEN B; 1. Barry Gaston (Hus); 2. A ndy Kendle (Hus); 3. Richa rd Clem enc e (Hon); 4 . M ichael Paynt er (ATK); 5. Jeff Barn h art (Hus). 250 B: 1. Ray Ow ens (ATK); 2. Dan iel May (Hon ); 3. A ll en Shaff er (KTM); 4 . J aisson Deroche (KTM); 5. Daniel Suppa (Yam). 200 B: 1. Ralph Thorn (Yam); 2. Ronald Cant ley (Yam); 3. J oseph Farber (Hon); 4 . Butch Gl ine (Hon ); 5. Robert Tom inello (Kaw ). 4 ·STRK A : 1. Carey St ump (Hon); 2. Tomm y Ash ley (Hon); 3. J oh n Gall ahger (Hus). SR A: 1. Ed Brailsford (KTM ). S/S R: 1. Harry Green lee (Kaw); 2. Ronald Rose (Yam); 3 . Willia m Miller (Hon); 4. Roger Rhoades (C-A); 5. Dave Coomb s (Hon). 4 ·STRK B: 1. Tracey W arr in gton (Hon); 2. Kevin Hagedorn (Hon ); 3. Henry Sn uggs (Yam ); 4 . Rona ld Camp bell (Hon); 5. Drew eo ates (Hon). SR B: 1. St eve M cSwain (Hon); 2. Gary Doarr (Kaw); 3. Steve Zdybicki (Yam); 4 . Teddy Calandra (Kaw ); 5. Bill Brown (Hus). JR :. 1. Paul Michels (C·A); 2. Don Bohn (Hus); 3. Don Sm it h (Hus); 4 . Barry Crone (KTM ); 5. Stev e latezalo (Hus). MSTR: 1. Charles Hyde (Hus); 2. Bill Hartsell (Yam ).

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