Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

TED BOODY , August 11, 1958 - May 7, 1988 King of the Privateers -..- - _.~.- T HE RACER T HE PERSON J O n May 7, 1 9 ~ at the Asco t H:J1f·M ik N ation al Motorcycle Race, Ted Bood y lo st his life. If yo u have been a fan o f Ted's or en joyed wat ching a di rt track face befo re, let 's 2.11 hon or his mem o ry wirh a donation (0 the Ted Boody Memorial Fund Raiser Raffle and a chance of winning one of the m:my prizeslisted belo w. His wife Tcri and tWO d augh ter s, Lindsay, 9, and Tara. 5, will app reciate yo ur suppo rt . r-::...,..,,--:-~ larry Coleman and his Kal -Gard /Barnett Special used a 143.381 mph ru nto set a new record in the AG-1300-Sidecar class . Bonneville (Continued from page 13) sidecar outfits built just for Bonneville by Bakker, primarily, though the others worked on them. Bakker gives long-time Bonneville participant Mike Parti credit for patiently researching sidehacks at Bonneville. Parti's most important finding was that good handling and traction depend on getti ng the weight far enough back. Built with this in mind, the two outfits performed very well. Next year, they 'll bring better streamlining instead of the o ld road race glass they are running. Also they're lookin g at whether slick or patterned tires 'a re better. These outfi ts with front brakes added could also be used at the drags. Road race sidecars have more brakes and suspension, and for straightaway use the passenger's job is different. All he has to do is stay ,quiet and out of the airstream as much as possible. The holder of the World Motorcycle Land Speed Record, Don, Vesco, is always in evidence at Bonneville though he hasn't ridden bikes here lately. The LSR Kawasaki KZl300 'lin er made an appearance , late in the week as a three-wheeler. Don and brother Rick premiered a new Land Speed Record car they just finished b ui lding. Don ran an openwheel four-wheeler Lakester con, verted from Gary Richards ' old motorcycle 'liner. The TZ750 engine which held th e motorcycle LSR before the KZl300 bi ke appeared in another Laketer. Don Vesco is very generous with advice and equipment to other Bonneville competitors. One worrisome note marred this successful week. The Kaiser potash extraction plant just across the highway which draws salt from the flats, sadly diminished over the years by this operation, has been bought by an aggressive new company. The leases have 17 years to go, and were renewed last time in the face of the USGS report which showed the potash mining sucked brine from unleased land. , The Utah Salt Flats Racing Association "World of Speed" meet to be held September 30 to October 3 will be th e next event on the Flats. • . ENTRY Wi ltz Wagner Salt Gnat Morbide lli Raymond & McCabe Raymond & McCabe Scott Guthrie Scott Guthrie Scott Guthrie FST Rac ing Manuel Torres & Son Scott Guthrie Scott Guthrie Scott Guthrie Scott Guthrie Scott Guthrie Scott Guthrie Scott Guthrie A Little on the Side· Becker-lyon-BMW Dublin Kawasaki Bickford & Range r Ed Mabry - Big D Cycle P-1300 Tri-State Express les Ranger A-AB-1300 SC -AG -1300 Kal ·Gard/Barnett Special SC-ABG-1300 Bob Bakker Cal Swanson A -AB-2000 APS -AB-2000 Cal Swanson Dave Matson M -AF-2000 MPS·AF-2000 Dave Matson M -AG -100 M -AG-125 M-AG-175 M-AF-175 MPS-AG-175 MPS-AF-175 APS -AG-175 P-250 P-350 M -AG-350 M-AF-350 A-AG-350 A -AF-350 M-AG-500 MPS-AG-500 A-AF-500 PSC-SC-750 S-AB-750 P-1000 A -AB-1000 APS-AB-1000 MAKE OLD RECORD OR M IN IMUM NEW RECORD (Kaw) (Morb) (C-A) (C-A) (Yam) (Yam) (Yam) (Kaw) (Yam) (Yam) (Yam) (Yam) (Yam ) (Yam) (Yam ) (Yam) (Kaw) (BMW) (Kaw) (Hon) (Tri) 93.137 113.425 106.023 105.858 107.023 1 0 4 .5 64 105.251 111 .810 115.324 138.995 136.171 138.995 139.593 163.831 167.971 142.602 115.006 163.122 166.679 189.869 194.51 1 95.706 11 6. 8 72 113.05 5 114.97 0 114.7 0 3 1 13.511 114.167 122.570 119.015 140.571 139.694 14 5 .5 2 2 ' 14 4 .2 57 168.309 172.941 170.833 '1 17.7 7 0 182.733 ' 17 0 .0 07 208. 146 194.618 (Suz) (Hon) (S uz) WINNERS \x" ILL BE NOT IFIED BY NOVEMBER .:-..~,, ... '" \ ~ \, ':.: -:= ~.. ~~ ~fJJJ·r 1 5 2. 6 80 192.490 19 5.06 3 210.357 2 25 .643 I), 19HH Raffle Tkkt'L'i $S .OO F.ach or 'rnree For $10.00. l.ar"RC'r donauoes appn:cialed. ;-::,.. ~ Mllal I-'r;n hor 52' o ~ RJl lk .0 o rlTMlll: L.rp :t 1tAt 'U TO 1 tn: II EW O~ 11 /6J~ "T IIA.'liSEN DI\M PAJUri: . .... NNf:1tS :"lE U) ~ -----, OIECKO!'ll"E _ 'Hl r.ln ~ : \ B,. PRt5l".NT .1"""1101" "rrr." i"I'-..1 p; II .. .n.......... h,·, I I " Come race wlth tIS We're t aki ng deposits now f or ' 89 CR models - Don't miss out! Accepting resumes now from exper i enced riders for the Fr eewheel i ng ,Rac ing Team. Stand out from the pack with our special graphics package .•• for Freewheeling ' Team memhers only! FREEWHEELING HONDA:"BMW 873 Bankhead Highway Mableton, Georgia (404) 948-0616 :JIIIUIiESTUIIE 145.000 172.455 , 1 9 2 .9 2 6 202.936 205.757 12 Suzuki FA50H Str eet Legal Suzu ki from Ame ric2n Suzuki 1 Hon da NIX 2, Oc( DU:l Sport Motor cycle from American Ho nda Yamaha TW 2OOc( Du al Span Yamaha Mo to rcyc le from Yamaha Moto rs'Corp. Kawasaki K L 250 cc DlUI Spo rt Kawasaki from Kawasaki M oto rs Corp. Late mood 1980 o r new er clean mid -size transpor tation or, do nated by formc r Na tional N o. Twelve , Eddie Mulder. • Classi'" ~cry clean and o rig inal 1969 Pontia c Fir cbird, donated by L.A. Trade -Tech College English rc~cher Ge nevieve Meyer. 166.214 166.476 199.293 .207.862 120.000 1 4 3. 3 8 1 (Kaw) (Suz) (Suz) (Vin) (Vin) "CI..d y M.. m .. rh.1 Ri...· • • • • • 1988-Bonneville SeTA Records CLASS T .·d Products Donated For The Ted Boody Memorial Fund Raiser Rame " A E LLJ Ii'> DUNLOP I\Ve N M ICHELIN @ntinl'nldl M ETZELER ~ D ist rib utors or D ealers Call for product (213) 946-3581 21

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