Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Smith beat the snow to the finish and com p leted th e race in j us t u nder four h ours. Bo th Swee tland and Estes dropped out so me where on th e last lo op, lea vin g R oeseler ' to fi n is h seco n d more than I I mi n u tes beh in d. Two min utes later Maughn ca me th rough for third a head o f Bright, who fin ished just ahead of Wehr. McQuisto n had wo rked h is wa y into sixth, w hile Clark limped across th e finish li ne in seventh with a fla t rear tire. Todd Peug h , Searle a nd T ony Coldesin a ro u n ded out the to p 10 overall. " I noticed my shock was leakin g . oil before the start, so I was riding with half the oi l, b ut it sti ll works ," said Smith as he bo unced o n h is bike just af ter th e fin ish . " O n the last lap I passed Garth and so me other ki d (Estes), so I got second," sa id a shivering Malcolm Sm ith Racing/ Scott USA/Du n lop/ Ts ub a k il P ro Circuit/ Re nth alsponsored Roeseler. " The last little bit I rode real slow; I feel like my hands are frozen." T he cold seemed to affect everyo ne, so m e more than others. " The last part go t rea ll y cold so I slowed down a lot," sai d Monarch H o n da / Western R ider /Dur a lu bebacked Maughn. " I co u ldn' t hold on to the bars or grab m y brakes very well because it was too cold on m y . hands. I co uldn 't reach and grab them , so I j ust slo wed down. "I was way back the re a t first. I crash ed off the start a nd worked u p from the re. The seco n d loop is where I made u p a ll my time; I passed about 15 g u ys out in th e sand." . . " I think th e weather really h elped m e out, " said Ka w a sa k i Team G r ee n / Bell H el m e ts/ Max i m a / S m i th Goggles /E P P er forms su p p orted Bright. " The nasty conditio ns a nd poor vision seem to hel p m e out si nce in th e qual ifiers and Six Days (En duro) yo u ha ve to ride in this garbage all th e tim e, so it's enj oyable." Weidl er Dyn am ics/Smith G o ggles/ H i-Po int Racing-backed Weh r didn 't q u ite agree. " It wa s grea t until the last loop; it ~ot a little co ld a nd m y h ands made i t rea l hard to hang on. I got a bad start a n d th en my Roll- O ff film broke. I went to pull th e film out a nd pulled o u t th e len s instead." While everyo ne co u ld go back to their pits a nd warm u p after th e race, tho se s tu ck on the co urse with mechanical prob lems had wait in th e storm to be tow ed back to th e pi ts. Krause, who had broken o u t in th e sand dunes, Iounda way to co m bat the co ld. " I dug a p it an d buried m yself in the sand to keep wa rm, " • he said. Results $250.000 Professional National Motocross Series SEE ALL THE FACTORY STARS PLUS OTHER REGIONAL & LOCAL FAVORITES!! 00 00 O"l .....-4 Sunday, July 10 FRIDAY, JULY 8 Early Sign Up For Satunlly MX 7pm • 10pm SATURDAY, JULY 9 61m • 8am: Sign Up PrlCbce: 81m 9am • 12pm: Professionll Prlcbce & SUNDAY, JULYlO Qualifying 1pm: SuzukiITany 0 MX Schools 125/500cc NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MOTOCROSS Tony 0 Motocross School JULY 11· 13 Informat io n: Office (607) 6484997 - Tr ack (607) 849-9615 IIJ Two Day Ticket Advance: $20.00 AtGate: $25.00 Sunday Only Tickets Advance: $15.00 At Glte: $17.00 TO CHARGE TICKETS CALC (800) 382-8080 NY (617) 720-3434 US - .• No Saturday Only Tickets Sold N Alcoholic Beverages Allowed. Beer Available A A Reasonable Price o t Camping Available - $10.00 Per Vehicle Tell them you saw it in TED BOODY Memorial Fund TED BOODY, 29, lost his life in AMA Grand National competition on May 7, 1988. • 0 / A : 1. Dan Smith (Hus); 2. Larry Roeseler (Kaw ); 3. Corky Maughn (Han); 4 . Reed Bright (Kaw); 5. Ron Wehr (Han); 6. George McQu iston (Suz): 7. Chris Clark; B. Todd Peugh (Han); 9. Greg Searle (Han): 10. Tony Coldesina (Han). AM 0 / A: 1. Brent Fox (ya m); 2. Cli nt St ephen: 3. Kerry Lynn (Yam); 4 . Steve Hutch ings (Han); 5. Scan Hansen (Kaw). 125 INT: 1. Scott Hansen Kaw ): 2. Charl ie Kline (Han). 125 EX: 1. Br ian Folks (Cog); 2. Scan W hitehouse (Han); 3. Je ff Walden. 250 NOV: 1. Clay Borgm an (Yam); 2. J effrey Narda: 3. Bill Yonke (Kaw ); 4 . Lane Ford: 5. Dean Kilmer (KTM). 250 INT: 1. Brent Fox (Yam): 2. Steve Hutchings (Han) ; 3 . V inc e Barn es (Kaw); 4. John Kr izma n - (KTM): 5. Angel Figu eroa. 250 EX: 1. Reed Brig ht (Kaw); 2. Ron Wehr (Han); 3 . Chr is Clark; 4 . Alan Peterson; 5. J im Estes (Husl . OPEN NOV: 1. Scott Patt erson: 2. Neil Hort on (Han); 3. Ken Krause (KTM ); 4 . Dean W hitehouse (Han); 5. Randy Hicks . OPEN INT: 1. Kerry Lyn n (Yam): 2. M ike Davies (Han); 3. Barn ey Flanders (KTM ). OPEN EX: 1. Todd Peugh (Han); 2. Tony Colesina (Han); 3 . Rick Vog eler (Han); 4 .. M ar k Lu ndgreen; • 5. Brad Childs (Yam). SR NOV: 1. Ken Hardy.l C-A). SR EX: 1. Ker ry Fow ler (Han ); 2. Rich ard And erson (C·A) : 3. Lee Ma dson (Han). S/ SR NOV: 1. Al an Weaver (KTM). S/SR INT: 1. Kerry Chartier (Yam); 2. Steve n Kelle r (Han). S/ SR EX: 1. Thane Fergus on (Hus); 2. AI Hoskin s (Kaw ): 3. Randy Lindsey (ATl<); 4. Steve Thompson (Han). WM N: 1. Teri Justensen: 2. Kim Smith (Han). Exit 8, Rte 81 Binghamton, NY If you have been a fan of Ted's or enjoyed w atching him race a motorcycle you can honor hi s memory w it h a donation to his fa m ily. Ted Boody is survived by his w ife, Terry. and the ir two daughters, Lindsay. 9, and Tara, 5. The Ted Boody Memorial Tr ust Fund has been established for their benefit. . Please forward your donation to: BOODY TRUST FUND GENUINE YAMAHA --- Security National Bank Account: 01 5-2603 P.O . Box 1290. Sapulpa. OK 74067 23

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