Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

OVER 30 : 1. Gary Keith (KTM); 2. Way ne Nix (Kaw); 3. John Gibson (Han); 4. Russel Holiday (Han); 5. Kirk McWilliams (Han). ~~~~~~~o~~~~~~~~~ RACING @ ~ Lazor beams on * L.A. vs . Bay Area vs. Central California * Stock -- Modified Classes BaHimore Spdwylce By l. Spector BALTIMORE, MD , AP R. 23 George 'Lazor wo n the 1988 I.C. E. Speedway Ice R a ci n g National Championsh ip during tonig ht's a ilor-noth ing battle for th e numb er o ne plate, held in. Baltimore Arena. The Our y/ Scott/Tsubaki/ WD40/ JT R acing / AXO /Cody-Jawa sponsored La zor won the title by bea ting fellow New York r iders Warren Diem and Bruce Nelson . After winni ng th e " Big Fro zen Banana," as th e National title race is call ed, Lazor collected $1000 a nd th e Silver I.e.E. Bucket, which is given a n n ua lly to th e N ational champ. Each of th e 16 riders in th e battl e for the cha m pions hip rode in four heat races, which pa id th ree po in ts to 'win , two points for second and a point for third. Lazor won all four of the heats he entered, pocketing 12 points. H e was joined o n the front row for th e main event by Diem, who colle ted II points, and Nelson who earned 10. A last ch ance q ua li fier to fill th e three open positions on th e back row of the six -ri der, six -lap main event was won b y J ohn Kehoe, 'w h o jumped to a n early lead a nd held it for the entire race. Dave Pieper ra n seco nd fro m starting tape to check.ered flag. The real battle in th e LCQ was for th ird place; whi ch represented th e last transfer position to the final. John L ewis of New York held third for most of th e race , fightin g hard to hold off New York's La nce Darsow and Col orado's Sco tt Ormisto n . On th e last lap , h o w ever, Darsow 's relentless charge paid off when he passed Lewis to grab third place a nd the final tra nsfer spot: When the starting tape wen t up in th e main even t, it marked a wild, six-bike sp ri nt to the first corner. Lazor mad e it through th e turn ·first with Diem hot on hi s ta il a nd Keh oe corning from th e back row to claim th ird . As La zor begari to inc h away fro m Diem , the backmarkers were locked in a dogfi gh t. Darsow passed Keh oe to take over third , and Nelson had slipped to a lonely fifth . As th e di cing con tin ued , 'Darsow crashed and Nelson went back on th e offensive to pass Keh oe. When th e chec kere d flag flew, it saw a su pe r stro ng first pl ace finish by Lazor. H e was unbeaten for the night even though th e o ther ri ders each had been give n two shots a t him. Diem finished second with Nelson fighting hi s way u p to th ird place. Fourt h through six th were taken by Keho e, P ieper an d Da r sow, respectively. Results t . George L.azor; 2. War ren Diem; 3. Bruce Nelson; 4 . Joh n Kehoe; 5. Dave Pieper; 6. Lance Oarsow. Benson hot at Burleson MX By Joyce Ladd BURLESON, TX, APR. 24 Ka wasaki-mounted Ma rk Ben son dominated Open class action d uring . round four of the 16th Annual Texas Series, held today at Burleson MX. In mo to o ne Ben son took the holeshot and led th e en tire race. Kawasaki rider Rob Riner finish ed second and H onda-mounted Greg Franks took th ird. By .th e end of th e rnoto, Benson had lapped th e last place rider. Co-Sponsored b y YAMAHA !3 ~ SUNDAY, MAY 22 - 30% Trophies - Nov. - Int. - Exp . - Exotic Classes * Ages 12 & Up ! Sign Up Practice 1 1:00 12:00 1:00 Racing Admission Entry Fee Membership FREE $20.00 $20.00 SHE Info: (80S) 871-7055 All Classes Will Be Decided By We ight And Skill Levels. George Lazor won the speedway ice racing title in Baltimore. Mo to two saw Eddie Kau fman get th e hol esh ot, followed ' closely by Benson and Brad Ran del. By lap two Ben son had th e lead and Rin er was m oving up fro m behind. At th e ch eckered flag it was Bens on who fin ish ed first, claim ing a perfect II overall for th e da y. Riner took second and Kaufman fin ished thir d. Mo to o ne of the O ver 30 Expe rt class had H onda-mounted Jeff Jones take the holesh o t followed by Honda rider Torn H ollister and Ya maha p il o t .Ches ter .Czaj ha wski. J ones sta yed o n th e gas to win with a co mfortable lead over th e rest of the pack. Czaj hawski took secoild and H o n da Tow n / Malco l m Smi th sp onsored Johnny Ada ms moved u p fro m midpack to claim th ird. Moto two saw Honda rider Tom H ollister ta ke th e holeshot wi thH onda-mounted Ed H ays secon d and Adams third . By lap two Adams was in first : place with Czajhawski and J o nes moving up. At th e finish it wa s Ada ms first, J ones seco nd, H ays third and Czajhawski fourth. J ones took th e overa ll win with 12 mo to finish es. Moto one of th e Mini Stock class saw H onda-mounted Steve Olson out fron t wi th the holeshot, followed by Honda p ilot Will y Bowden a nd H odes. By lap three H odes led Ol son in second, J eff Dem ent in third a nd H onda rider H ea th Kirtland in four th. Dem ent crashed a ttempting to pass Olson over a jump. At the ' . fin ish li ne it was H odes first , Ol son second a nd Kirtland thi rd: Moto two saw Hodes tak e th e holesh ot and lead the entire race. On la p four, with H odes sti ll o ut fro nt, Kirtland passed O lson to tak e over position two a nd th e IinalIap saw Dement move into position th ree. At the chec kered flag it was Hodes first , with a p erfect I-I score fo r the overall, Kirtland second and Dement thi rd. Results 50 : 1. Eli Slater (Yam); 2. lack Slater (Yam); 3. Jimmy Quick (Yam); 4 . Amy Haner (yam); 5. Dusty Weygawat (Yam). MINI: 1. Clint Lath am (Kawl; 2. Brad Woo lsey (Kaw); 3. John Haner (Kaw ); 4. Chales Booth (Kaw); 5. Brian Oestrick (Kaw) , 80 BEG: 1. Heath Wallis (Kaw); 2. Mik e Gray; 3. Greg Gammons; 4 . M ike Shelman ; 5. Brad Shelton (Kaw). 80 JR: 1. Clin t Latham (Kaw); 2. Jo hn Haner (Kaw); 3. Brad Wool sey (Han); 4. Brian Oestr ick (Kaw); 5. Brook Fluker . MINI STK: 1. Tim Hodes (on); 2. Heath Kirkland (Han); 3.Sleve Olson (Han); 4. Jody North (Han); 5. Colin Edwards (Yam). 80 NOV: 1. Lanny Cox II (Kaw); 2. Jason Kirk (Kaw); 3. Trey McCarty (Yam); 4. PJ Kerr (Kaw); 5 . Shane Dennis. 80 INT: 1. Jeff Dement (Kaw l; 2. Jod y North (Han); 3. KEvin Bloxom (Han); 4 . Cody Green (Han); 5. Steve Olson (Han). • BO EX: 1. Tim Hodes (Han); 2. Heath Kirtland (Han); 3. Colin Edwards (Yam ~ 4. Willy Bowden (Han). 125 BEG: 1. Brian Blum; 2. Bran! Summers; 3. Derek Rambo ; 4 . Rocky French; 5. James Williams. '25 NOV, 1. Chad WaltersIHon); 2. Frankie Ladd (Han); 3. Jason Krempin (Han); 4 . Jason Ma tus (Han); 5. Stan ley Chomer (Han). Directions from L.A. or Bay Area: 10 1 to Oxnard. 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