Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

For th e first half o f th e seco nd sem i th ere was a 12-m a n draft that defied descr iption. At th e halfway point a scorer's nigh tma re began -to unfold as four o f th e five front runners had numbers in th e hi gh 70s, three o f which were 77s: 77 - Stu m p , 77K 'Hook, and 77P - Recil H an. Ca mlin 's 41P offered some relief until Sal Hoffman 's 73 was added. The 77s took th e to p spo ts as H an, H oo k a nd Stu m p finished o ne -twa-three. Cycle News Products presents: CYCLE ACTION THEATER VHS TAPES OW N THE M , ENJ OY TH EM A GA IN AN D A GA IN "c I.BIACf$ rlOID ullin Last Chance Qua lifie r One mor e ride r was needed for the $11,000 main event, and it was Sa l Hoffman leading th e eig h t others to th e first corner in th e Las t Ch ance Qualifi er. For the nex t 39 turns H offman, Hill, Trip lett, Ca rnlin, T exter, McCoy, H ook a nd Reid too k turns in spots one th rough eigh t. On lap eig ht, Texter p u t hi s Harley inside leader McCoy for th e lead. Two laps later the last tick et to the main was h is. 1986 ANAH EIM SUPERBOWL OF MOTOCROSS Bestseat in the housefor hot, hot heat action, quads,and a peltect final race-long duel between R Johnson ick and David Bailey. Good narration. 60 minutes Pro-Am main The Pro -Am main was a showcase for th e two fast qualifiers, Huff a nd H a le. T he two well- seasoned riders . sp lit from the field in a two -ma n draft. With Huff a nd H al e o ut front Mik e But ler ran a flaw less solo ride for th ird place. At the checkers it was Huff and th e Lillie Rot a x in front of Hal e. Long ended up Iourth wit h Gordy Sch opieray, Greg Ri ch ard s, Pat Behrle, Bob Kna pp, Ri ck Knuth , J oe H oupt and Rich Anders filling a u t the field. " I kind of hoped I wo uld ge t away early , but he mad e me wo rk hard for the win," Huff said. Ru nner- up H al e, who a lso . survived a post-race teardo wn , sa id. "Gosh th e gasket set is wor th more than the tear-down fee." Results 600cc NAT'L: 1. Kevin At herto n (W·R); 2. Dan Ingram (Han); 3. SIeve Moreh ead (H-D); 4 . Bryan Villella (W-R); 5. Dave Durelle (ROI); 6. Br ian At herton (W -R); 7. W illiam Davis (W- R); B. Eric Graybeal; 9. Dave Hebb; 10. Mark Wyski el; 11. Randy Texter. It's Sundayand Jeff Ward is trying to hold the lead in the Main. R Johnson is charging ick through the pack.The pass, repass! RJ falls! He's up! They touch! You arethis close to the action! 60 Min. ByMotovideo. ByMotovideo F shipp ing ree GLORY DAYS - $29 9 5 • Historical Motorcycle action from the Vf!:1Y beginning to 1941. soonsored by KK and Cycle News. 72 minutes. Shipped free. 600cc National Tho ughts of taking it easy during the first half of the spli t main event were dispelled from th e stan. Durell e su rre ndered th e lead to Ca rr a t th e end of lap o ne, but Kevin Atherton was in a hurry and by th e third lap wa s in front o f the huge d raft. Durell e, Carr, Moreh ead, Ingram, Vill ella, Graybea l, Davis, Wyskiel and Brian Atherton chased after the leading du o. Carr, however, disappeared on lap five with a fla t rear tire, and at th e first checkers it wa s Kevin Ath er ton, Mor eh ead, Villela, Davis, P oovey, Ingram and the rest. Dur in g the eig h t- m in u te sto p almo st everyone turned th eir tires and had am p le time to prepare for the rea l race. With Carr o n th eir ta il, eve ryo ne m ade the rest art with Ingra m , Atherton, Moreh ead , Graybeal , Da vis, Poovey, Brian Atherto n and Durell e mak ing up the freight tra in . Carr, too, was soon amongst the leaders. After six lap s th e field separated into a few distin ct battles. In gram , Mor ehead a nd Carr stalked Athert on . whil e D u re ll e and Da vi s h a d momentarily lost touch with th e leaders. Vill ela got arou nd G ra ybeal , H ebb , Wysliel, T ex ter and H a n ... and Don n ie H ow ard wou ld finish 15th with a broken oil ring. With two laps to go, Poovey reti red with a broken cranksha ft, a nd th e final laps were fierce. Ingra m a nd Mo rehead worked o n Carr a n d Athert on for th e lead, bu t a t th e flag Atherton had mad e h istory. " I never th ought I would win a mai n event in 1989," Atherton sa id. " My goal wa s to fini sh in the top 10. I a m seco nd now ." • SILVERDoME SUPERCROSS 1988 250cc ACTION . $29. 9 5 U.S. GRAND PRIX 1988 . Real Gland Prix road racing for the w orld Championship revives in AmericaasSteady Eddie Lawson and Fast Jimmy F elice beat the best at Laguna Seca. See all the action! ..Better than being therel" This is not the NBC version - 6 cameras, 95 more racing actionl 60 min. $ 49. $ 49.9 5 1987 SUPERBoWL OF MX RIDING MOTOCROSS -GLOVER STYLE! RICKY JOHNSON's amazing rampage from 17thto first. Watch . it over and over again! 60 minutes. ByMotovideo. 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