Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Cl a: w '" w Z C Z ~ ~ o :I: >- '" o l- 00 00 o :I: a.. 0") ........ SUN.FLAT TRACK-QUADS Dale Day 10/2 Sun. 10/9 Sun. 10/16 Sun. Sun. 10/2 3 10/30 Sun. 11/ 13 · Sun. 11/20 Sun. C hampionship Point Top 3 Trophies Course *Oval *Oval *Oval ¥ Oval , *Oval ¥ , * Oval Oval Gate 9 AM 9 AM 9 AM 9 AM 9 AM 9AM 9 AM Gary .M artini (9) chases Ken Wayne in the Last Chance Qualifier at Langtown. Wayne took the win with Martini settling for second. Series MOTOCROSS'SERIES Date Day Sun. 9/25 Wed. 9/28 9/ 30 Fri. Sun. 10/2 Wed. 10/5 . Fri. 10/7 10/9 Sun. 10112 Wed. 10/14 Fri. 1011 6 Sun. 1011 9 Wed. 10/21 Fri. 10/23 Sun. Wed. 10/26 10/30 Sun. 11 /2 Wed . 11 /9 Wed. 11113 Sun. 11/20 Sun. Course RD Course CMCRD Course RD C ourse RD Course CMC RD C ourse RD Course RD Course CMC RD Crse RD Course RD Course C RDCrse. MC R Course D RD Course CMC RD Crse RD C ourse C RD Crse. MC CMCRD C rse RD Course FINAL Gate 8A M 6 PM 6 PM 8 AM 6 PM 6 PM 8AM 6 PM 6 PM 8 AM 6 PM 6 PM 8 AM 6 PM 8 AM 6 PM 6 PM 8 AM 8A M 250 PRo : 1. Ryan Hugh• • (Yam ); 2. John Posca (Kaw); 3 . Vince W arr en (Hon ). 600 BEG: 1. Eric Clirr (Vam l; 2. Bill Siry (Hon ); 3 . Randy Schimdl (Hon) . 5OOJ R: 1. Robert Failing (Hon ); 2 . Rod Hendrickson lHon); 3. Rick Puice IKTM) . MOTORCYCLE DRAGS Wed · Oct 5, 12, 19, 26 Nov. 9 Final Sun - Oct. 2, 16, 23, 30 Nov. 13, 20, 27 FRI. FLAT TRACK-QUADS Oct. 7, 14, 21, All Classes + Quads YOUR LAST CHANCE TO RACE BAYLANDS ALL NEW If. MILE EXCELLENT MX TROPHIES PRIZES SERIES POINTS Schedule subject to change. BAYLANDS RACEWAY PARK 44333 C HRISTY STREET, FREMONT 24 HR IIIGIfWAY 880 0~~~8~.t (415) 651-2545 HOTLINE AlISD'alia's Wynn's SafariJis one 'Of the world ' s most ~ rest of man and macbine. CompetitotttiOm arolmd !be gIo6e, iDclildirig1!be $500,000 ~tsubishi ~, n1Ced fOJ 15 grueling c1a~s across !be rugged Outbeck. At !be ~it WlIS Michael GoddardI riding an equipped NX650 Honda, winning the Overall viCl.Ol)'. 500 INT: 1. Jim Odie lHon); 2. Louis Petck (KTM), VET J R: 1. Gary Seem (Kaw l; 2. Rick Pau ick (Hon); 3 . Curtis Jablonski (Hon•. VET JR : 1. Phi l Hall (Yam); 2. M ike Pont (Hon) ; 3 . AI Co'by (Hanl . vet INT: 1. AI Kent (Hon); 2. Bob Failing (Hon ); J . Lee Am .radio (Y.m~ , VET M STR: 1. Mack McAdams (Hon ); 2. Bob Dytc.man lKaw); 3. Bill Am. rad io (Yaml. . OT BEG: 1. Ir. Meibetger (Suz ); 2 . Oavtd Johnson (!Ca . w) OT MSTR : 1. Bob Fortier (Hon); 1. Tom Hol mes (KTM ); 3 . Bill Ma lone (Hon); 4 . Chris Tunobene (Hon). VET PRO: 1. Willie Arneradio (Yam); 2. Vincent DeLuce (Hont; 3 . M ark Anderson (Hon). OPEN EX: , . Rodney Reynolds (Hon); 2. Ricky Henson (Yam ); 3. erie San erwaiUe (Hon ), 250 EX: 1. RodneyReynolds(HonJ;2 . Ridly Henson (Yam ); 3 . Jeff Russe ll (y am) . 125 EX:1. Rich ie Reynolds (Hon); 2. J immy Lyngllf (Su zt 3 . Bamoby Bobbl e (Hon). VET EX: 1. Gary Bon ney (Ho n); 2. Gary Yearsley (Yam ); Hamann hot at Elsinore Trials By Bob Gaouette· ELS INO RE, CA. AUG . 28 U.S. n inth ra nked T om Hamann took the Exper t class wi n by a lar ge margin over seco nd pla ce O lie Thordarson at the SCTA " Wa r Zone" T rials. Hamann lost o nly 12 poi nts in th e first loop (co m p r isi n g o f 10 sectio ns each ). Tho rdarson followed with 24 po in ts a nd Kevin Norton was third with 32 points. The seco nd a nd th ird loops were almost a repeat of th e first loop with Hamann extending hi s poi nts lead. The finish showed Haman n with o nly 35 po ints lost . Thordarson fini shed with a 73 and Norton with an 89. The Beginner and No vice sectio ns were cha lle ng ing with lo ts of loose sa nd, oCl cambers and rock ledges. Results CSHIP EX: t . Tom Hama nn (Bet ); 2. onThordarson(Yamt 3. Ke" in Nonon (Bet). C-SHIP ADV : 1. Charlie Gi lfen (Yamt 2. Ed Sto " in (Yam); 3. J ack Hemi nway (Yam); 4 . Thomas Engelh ardt (Fan). SR ADV: 1. An Webster (Yam). leo C SHIP INT: t . Clyde But ler (Yaml ; 2. Greg Bu sh (Yam); 3. Bill HaskelllMer); 4 . David Rector (Yaml . VET INT: 1. Gil Smith (V.m); 2. Kent Gr. ham (Vam); 3. Pat Fox(Yam); 4. Oive Han non (Me r); 5. Marti; Miller (Hon). SR INT: 1. Ron Brehm (F.n); 2. Ed Heacox (Menl. C SHIP NOV: 1. Denn is Wilson (Bet); 2. J eff Nielt.e n (Yam): 3 . Rick Bien iek (Hon); 4 . M ike Cush 'onbury {Bett 5 . Darryt Slo ne (Ital . VET NOV: 1. Joe Slaug hter IFan). SR NOV: t . John Bourdeau (Yam). S / S R NOV: t . Dave Stanley(y. mt 2. G.ry Siewan lAPtt 3. SIeve Hill (Belt 4 . lAs Petenon (Han~ C'SHIP BEG: 1. Lee Hotth (Yam); 2. Paul Johnson (Yam); 3. Bret lAclchott (Be1) . VET BEG: 1. Nidi. Crawford (Yam); 2. Russ Engelhardt IClgt 3. lyndon Luhman (F.n). Slt BEG: 1. SteYe Beck (Fen): 2. Bob Gaoueu e ( C~A); 3. Dean Hambrick (Yam); 4. John Haney (Hont 5. Gary Wachtl... {V.ml. S/SR BEG: 1. Del Harillnd (yam ). Looking for a Reynolds doubles at Idaho rr good deal? By Mike Thuleen ycle News Want Ads Motocross - Enduro - Hare Scrambles Riders OUT IN THE COLD, ALONE & FRIENDLESS? Join Team Cagiva/PCS Regional Support Team Open to off road ride rs w ithin the Southeastern U.S. A ll levels of support fr om AA to C level riders. Send up you r resume, projected class and schedu le w it h the size and model of Cagiva or Husqvarna you w ish to w in on. ...------ -A Motorcyde For EVERY Rlder-m ERSONA L [ i tCLE 44 CAa.l'VA ~ERVICE DUCAD - - ---4 (e1 Husqvarna Send your s u p po rt request to the e tte nt io n of Tony Foster. 115 E. Mason Ave.• Dept. CN, Daytona Beach, Fl 320 17 (904) 253-2586 A few laps la ter, Henson faltered C a scant or moment. but it was a ll Reyno lds needed to bl ast b y (or th e win a nd th e m oney. Russell commanded third with We ik el cha rg ing wildly back to fourth at th e chec kers. Richi e Reynolds trounced th e l25cc Experts and a co mbined Vet/O pe n B Main, with sol e excep tio n o f Vel Expert Gary Bonney, who co m ma nded th e lead throughout 'he race. Honda-riding Denise Alter hammered the fast line to th e ' W arneD's heal race, but came up short in th e main to an aggressi ve Beth Elwood, wh o added yet another titl e to her co llec tio n. Resuhs BOISE, !D , AUG . 27 Rodney Reynolds took a pair of Hondas to th e 250cc and Open Expert class O wyh ee M/ C Idah o Sta te 1T Champion ship race held at the Peaceful Cove Racing FacilIty. Reyn olds qu ickl y jammed to th e front oC th e O pen Expert Main with Rotax-moumed Ricky Hen son ho lding o rr Eric Sa ue rwai ue and local s JefC Ru ssell a nd J oel Huskey fighting ove r fourth on th e fast 'TTurack . Reynolds, Hen son and Sa uerwai ue brok e away from th e pa ck in a o ne-two -three freigh t train. bUI Hen son - a nd Sa u eiwa iue were un abl e to jump 0 (( th e tra cks to dr ive b y th e fleet in g Reyno lds as he took th e ch eckered nag and the titl e. A wild scramb le Cor the 250cc Expert Ch ampionship ens ued with Ricky H en son spearheading th e fastest rid ers in th e area : Rodney Reynolds, Osburn, Cory Weik el and JefCRu ssell lead ing th e wave of frenz ied 250's up th e lon g uphill straight the right lefthander. Reynolds do gged Hen son C two laps or with Weikel holdin g o rr a determined Ru ssell before cras hi ng hard and rem ounting in eigh th. '0 3 . D id!. Rocktohr (A TIC ). VET (NT: 1. Tom Sherma n (Yaml; 2. Ch uck Wrtght (Hon) 3 . Tom Ham s (Hon). OPEN BEG : 1 . Gl enn Young C Hon); 2 . Bob Cr umple (Yam); 3 . cart Baler ite (Ka w). WMN : 1. Bet h Elwood lit_ wI; 2 . Den ise Aha, (Hon t 3 . Mary Wh ite (KTM) . MINI BEG: 'l . Jay Sk in ne r (Yam); 2 . Ja son RlCh (Ka w) ; 3 . Trevor Sherman (SUI). MICRO: 1. Mi tc h Ward (It. w l; 2 . M att W ar d ("aw); 3 . Cody Colton (it _WIt). LeMfis,ftlanunimaster LangfoMfn AX . By Ken Faught THO USAND OAKS , CA , AUG . 26. G Be R Racing's J immy Lew is and Gary . Martini topped th e 80cc Expert and Amateur clas ses, respectively , at th e highly unusual Langtown Arenacross, All riders start out racing together in three heat races with the winners goi ng directly in to th e Expert main. The riders who are left over co ntin ue o n to two semi s and a Last Cha nce Qualifier with the winners also earning a direct transfer to the Expert. mai n. All o ther riders ride in th e Amat eur final. In the heat races, Drew Ol ivia, Jimmy Lewis and John Killian each topped th eir field by co mbin ing good sta rts with clean riding. fn the first sem i. Neal ho lesho t Roger Doggrel a nd Sean Marlando. Doggrel conunualTy pressured the Honda pilot wh o was using mostly insi de lin es. Sh ortly before th e fini sh , Doggrel tried o ne last tim e at the lead . but it was no good. Neal took th e win . C owed by Doggrcl and Marl ando. oll Second heat race action saw Ken Wayn e holeshot Ron Wood and Martini. Wayne managed to hold orr th e pa ck Cor three laps before Wood slip ped past th e duo C th e win. or Martini took seco nd with Wayne th ird. Wayne cam e back in style to hol eshot the Last Chance QualiCier . Martini chased Wayn e th e entire mot o and was never more than a bike length behind th e Kawasaki-framed Honda XRSO oCWayne' s, Wayne hugged th e inside lin es of th e tight track and took the win over Martini. Marlando, Randy Nezbith and Doggrel. In the Amateur main, Doggrel grabbed the early lead a nd led C three laps until Martini or cam e from a seven th place stan to knock down the Honda pilot and tak e over the lead. During the remainder of th e final, Mar lando and Nezbeth battled Cor seco nd. Martini took the win, Collo wed by Mariando, Nezbeth and Doggrel. Lewi s grabbed the holeshot at the start oC the Expert Cinal with Killian. Wood, Way ne. Neal a nd Oliver close behind. Killian pressu red Lewis for th ree laps as Olivia mo tor ed into fourth be hi nd Wood. At the hallway point, Olivia stalled hi s modified XR before a huge tabletop jump, and co u ld n ' t get restarted. Lewis too k the win Collowed by Killian, Wood, Way ne and Neal. • Results AM: 1. G_ry M .nini IHon t 2. Se.n Manandl (Han): 3 . Randy Nezbeth (Hon); 4 . Rov er Ooggrel (Hon l. EX: 1. J im my Lewis (Hoo): 2. John Killian (Hon); 3 . Ron Wood (Hont 4 . Ken Woyne (ICawt 5. Jeff Noel (Hanl.

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