Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

c -' w .... :x: ~ o u:: ::> .. -; '(i ~ Z w >- ><: OJ >0 OJ .... 0 :x: 0- e 0 .... 0 :x: 0- 00 00 O"l ,.-; ,.-; G(j ... en ~ bJ:J ~ ~ Kye Gunn (3 ) won the Heavyweight Superbike race at Firebird when Kelly Byrd was docked a lap for passing under a waving ye llow f lag. WMN : 1. Vicki Scan (Kaw) ; 2. Dan ell e A ure (Han I. 125 EX: 1. Eric Ha llgath (Yam ); 2.John Bra asch (Yam). SR OPEN NOV : 1. Don Kadlec (Han). SR 250 NOV: 1. Dean Berta (Yam). VET 0 1A 250 NOV: 1. Shawn Dejong (Yam). SUNDAY OPEN EX: 1. Ted Hu nn icu n (Kaw ); 2. Derrick Paiement (Kaw ); 3. Tom W illi s (Hus). OPEN AM: 1. Todd Coll ey (Han); 2. J im Clark (KTM ). 250 EX: 1. Bren Howell (Kaw) ; 2. Char li e Mo rr is (SUl ); 3 . Kenj i Gauthier (Kaw). 250 AM : 1. Eric Gunther. 125: 1. Eric Hallgath (Yam); 2. J oh n Braasch (Yam). VET EX: 1. Ken Parry (Yam); 2. Mike Mc Donald (Kawl; 3. Phil Cloward (Hus). SR EX OPEN: 1. Bill Sahzman (Hus ). 250 SR EX: 1. A I Hull (yam); 2. Dave Kersting (Kaw ). WMN: 1. Vic ki Scott (Kaw); 2. Jole ne Kur isu (Han). . Byrd back on top at Firebird Road Race By Naomi Bourne CHANDLER, AZ, AUG. 6 -Kell y Byrd recovered from las t month 's bo ut wi th troublesome tires to win three races out of four, but m issed the Yamaha contingency money in the AMA/CCS Heavyweigh t and Unlimited classes at Firebird International Raceway. Dvn aj e r/'Custo rn A. T .C .lUSA Pro-Style Leathers-sponsored Byrd began lap ping th e field in the firs t. half of the Lightweight/Heavyweight Supersport race , and kept a strong lead until the fin ish. Brian Blangsted was the only rider even close to Byrd, and ran in second p lace the entire race. Nov ice racer Wad e Woodar d took first p lace in th e Ligh tweig ht class ahead of several Lightweig ht Expert riders. T u cson 's Kye Gunn, partially sponsored by the Chicago Bar & Gri ll, ch a llen ged Byrd in th e Unlimited GP. Their Suzuki GSXR750s d ueled for first with no o ther co mpet ition. Twenty-some miles later, Byrd took the checkered flag. Gunn, . back from his J u ly races at Laguna Seca ("It was like racing with a whole. field of Kellys l") came in a close second. Byrd 's only loss for the night was in the star-crossed race for Lightweight/Heavyweight Superbikes. The race was red -flagged after only a few laps due to a serious crash. Byrd regained his leading position after the restart, but passed under a yellow flag condition. Byrd was penalized a lap , losin g the first place Yam aha contingency mo ney, and handi ng first and second p laces to Gunn and Blangsted. " ftnults F-5O: 1. Lance Howlett (Yam); 2. Don J ackso n (Yam); 3 . Berney Joh ns (Han I; 4. Brian Fawkes (Yam); 5. Dave Bobl

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