Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

claimed second. Blan ch a rd 's teammate Jim McClain placed third and . al~o came away with the 500cc Expert WIn . Results 50 NOV: 1. Joshua Larson (Yam); 2. Robert Simpson (Vam); 3. Paul Sindorl (Vam). 60 NOV; 1. Ma rc Henderson (Kaw); 2. Luke Rambur (Kaw); 3. Joey Jessol (Kaw). 80 NOV; 1. Clint Bam edt (Kaw ); 2. Jo sh Rambur (Kaw); 3. Casey Johnson (Kaw ). 80 EX: 1. Roger Lindstrom (Kaw) ; 2. SCali DeWinter (Kaw ); 3. Gary Gordon (Han). 125 NOV; 1. Mall Galbraith (Kaw); 2. Kenn y Gordon (Han); 3. Chr is DeWinter (Kaw) . 125 EX: 1. Joe Good (Suzt 2. Greg Chanerton (Suz); 3. M ike Guthrie (Kaw). . 250 NOV: 1. Bob Faeo (Suz); 2. James Croy (Suz); 3. Troy Hi. (Kaw ). 250 EX: 1. Ralph Blanchard (Kaw t 2. Ji m Stewart (Suz); 3. Donn y Russell (Kaw). 500 NOV; 1. Brian Larson (Yam); 2. Al lan Miller (KTM); 3 . Eric Thomas (Han). 500 EX: 1. J im McClain (Kaw ); 2. Brad Bom hoH (Han); 3. Bru ce Stingley (Han). VET: 1. Mike Phill ips (KTM); 2. Mark Faeo (ATK); 3. Pat Poland (Kaw). PRO: 1. Joe Good (Suz); 2. Ralph Blanchard . (Kaw ); 3. J im McClain (Kaw). ORDER Nelson nails win at Little Okie MX By Tom Pricha rd MAD ERA, CA , MAY 28 J o n Nel son to p ped th e class wi th a 2-1 score a t Litt le O kie Internatio na l Raceway: Wh en th e Gat e d ropped for th e first moto Dallen McKinney p u lled a co m ma n di ng ho lesh o t a nd came ou t of turn one with a five bike le ng th lead o ver Dou g Belch er , Nel son, Eric Sandstrom and Kell y An d r is. For 't wo laps positions remai ned unchanged with McKi n ney hol ding a co m fortab le lead. On lap three Belcher turned up the wick a nd by lap four had p ulled to within o ne bike length o f McKin ne y. Coming o u t o f a turn Belcher pegged the throttle, flew alongside McKin n ey in m id -ai r and nai led him h ig h on th e foll owing berm . McKinney had no ch o ice bu t to back off a nd th e lead belonged to Belcher. Within two la ps . Belc her ha d p u lled a h uge lead wh ile Nel son a nd Andri s put McKinney far behind. Wh en th e checkered £lag ca me o u t Nelso n took th e seco nd slot behind Belch er with Andris br eathing do wn his neck.' M o to two looked to be a repeat o f th e fir st as McKinney led Belcher, N el son , a nd Andris. This time Belch er made hi s m ove on lap' two in th e S turns but McKin n ey hel d his line an d Belcher went down , ta king Nel son with h im. Bo th ride rs were u p quickl y a nd scra m bled for their bikes, but Belch er stepped in fro nt o f a charging An dris. U na ble to sto p. Andris T -boned Belcher 's left knee. Just past the mid-wa y mark both Nelson and Andris had ca u gh t a nd passed McKinney and wi th th e bounty th e p romoter h ad p ut on Belcher up Iof grabs th e race wa s on. Andris m anaged to close on Nelson. bu t Nelson h eld on for firs t at th e finish over Andr is, McKinne y, Pat Bennett a n d Sanderson. Resu lts 60 : 1. Nathan Woods (Kaw); 2. B.J. Hannah (Han); 3. Billy Martin (Kaw ); 4. Jay Theys (Kaw ): 5. Jesse Ketcham (Han). 80 : 1. Nathan Woods (Kaw); 2. Johnny Chavez (Kaw); 3. Scon Bennen (Han); 4 . Jay Theys (Kaw ); 5. Jeremy Brown (Kaw). BOJ R: 1. Rusty Holland (Suz); 2. John McCracken (Kaw) . 80 INT: 1. Danny Nelson (Kaw ); 2. Chris McCalie (Yam). 125 BEG 0 ·1 : 1. Marc Wemys s (Kaw); 2. Daye Kopels (Han); 3. Tyron Farly (Kaw); 4 . Russell Shi pley (Yam); 5. TIm Eubanks (Han). 125 BEG. 0 ·2 : 1. John Wills (Han); 2. Peter Gunter (Vam); 3. Sean Hammond (Han); 4 . Dann y Lawhorn (Han); 5. Dayid Coeltio (Kaw). 125 JR: 0 ·1 : 1. Pat Gomm (Han); 2. Dan McCann (Han); 3 . Eric Henley (Kaw ); 4. Leon Fitzgerald (Han); 5. Stan Finney (Han). 125 JR: 0 · 2: 1. J ohn Cullwel (Kaw); 2. Keyin Jon es (Han); 3. Brian Ross (Vam); 4. Chad Doggen (Kaw); 5. Mike Lazano (Vam). 125 INT: 1. Todd Nelson (Kaw); 2. M ika Quasch nick (Yam). 250 BEG 0 -1: 1. J ohn Wills (Han); 2. Keith Gaynor (Kaw); Ty Arr igoni (Han); 4 . 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