Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

There's no other feeling like it in the world... l-< V ..D .o ...., u o This is the magazine you have been waiting for: Road racing . Neck and neck. Down the straight. Around t he sweeper. Through the chicane. That's horse-power and speed. On the race track. From around the world and across the country. There's really no other feel ing like it in the world. Now there is a glossy, full -color magazine t hat special izes in br ing ing road racing into your home. This is the magazine. Honda CR500-mounted Steve McSwain . from North Carolina. f inished fourth overall and took second in the Open A clas s . shift-side foot peg. That left Shephard and Brown back in the second and third 'p osition s and allo wed Summ er s to co n tin ue o u t front without pr essure. Pl essinger reentered the ra ce ju st in front of McSwain , wh o was being chased by Loj ak , Rodgers, Coo mbs, and CR2 50 rider Kresic. As th e race wound down to a close Summers contin ued stretching. hi s lead , ins p ired by th e th ou ght of fin all y posting an overall win after so many close a nd hard lu ck calls. When th e checkered flag waved at th e three hour mark Summers was cl ose to four minutes a hea d of Shephard, who had put hi s big YZ490 on cruise control towards th e fini sh . Brown was just about a minute and a half later coming into the barrels with the 250cc A win, while McSwain and Lojak accounted for fourth a nd fifth overall. Plessinger's luck went from bad to worse when he ran his Kawasaki o ut of gas in an attempt to ca tch Brown a t the end. He would finish an ironic 13th overa ll , fourth in the 250cc A class behind Bro wn, eighth overall Kresic, and overall Martin Daubert . Rick Claxton, a Minneso ta Kawasaki rider, was fifth on the day . By virtue of his first overall performance Summers was taken out of the Open A results, leaving the first place trophy to Shephard. McSwain was second with . Lojak, sixth overall Rod gers, and Husqvar- ria-m ounted J ohn Vincent rounding ou t th e top five. • Results a / A : Scan Summer s (Han). • OPEN A : 1. Tim Shephard (Vam ); 2. St eve McSwain (Han); 3 . Stan Lajak (Vam); 4 . Keith Rodgers (Han); 5. John Vincent (Hus) . 250 A : 1. Kevin Brow n (Yam); 2. Richard Kre sic (Han); 3 . M artin Daubert (Han); 4 . Scan Plessinger (Kaw) ; 5. Rick Claxtan (Kaw). 200 A : 1. Davey Coomb s (Han); 2. David Fall as (Kaw); 3 . Craig Janes (yam); 4. Donald Bigley (Yam); 5. M ike McCarren (Cag). . 4 ·STRK A : 1. Carey St ump (Han ). SR A: 1. Joe Lojak (Vam); 2. James Ligg en (Kaw) ; 3 . M ike Parks (ATK); 4. Tam Myers (ATK). 250 B: 1. Br ian Tremblay (Han ); 2. Richa rd Bryan (Yam); 3 . Mark Salapow (Yam ); 4. Ja isson DeRoche (KTRM); 5. Troy Schleret h (Han ). 200 B: 1. Rabert Taminella (Kaw ); 2. Jeff Lauth (Kaw); 3. Duane Sprause (Suz); 4 . Joe Farber (Han ); 5. Rabert McClelland (Han). 4 -STRK B: 1. Harvey Whitaker (Han); 2. Kevin Hawser (Han); 3 . Ranal d Campbell (Han); 4 . Todd Weimer (Han); 5. Perry Pet ers (Han). OPEN B: 1. Barry Gastan (Hus); 2. Claytan Soles (Yam); 3. An dy Kendle (Hus); 4. Rabert Seese (Hus); 5. M ike Paynt er (ATK). SR B: 1. A lan Bruna; 2. Steve M cSwain (Han ); 3. Gary Doerr (Kaw ); 4. Thoams Parlin (Yam); 5. David Deh ner (Kaw). J R: 1. Paul M ichels (C-A); 2. Barry Cra ne (KTM); 3. A lbert Swage r (Han); 4. Galli e Ward l Han); 5. Kevin Cond on (Ha n). S/SR: 1. Richard Karr (Kaw) ; 2. Ranal d Rase (Vam); 3 . Harry Gr eenl ee (Han ); 4 . Wi lliam.M ill er (Han ); 5 . Ned Greeneltch (KTM ). MSTR : 1. J ahnny Lee (Vam); 2. Danald Har less (Han); 3 . Charl es Hyde (Hus); 4 . Bill Hart sell (Vam). YTH 12 5:1 . Ern ie Vasil (Cag). YTH 85 : 1. David Vezek (Kaw) ; 2. Ma rk McGr ath (Kaw); 3 . M ich ael Farber (Kaw) ; 4. Ja mes M ill er (Han); 5. Jash Lajak (Vam ). a / A 20: 1. Sca n Summer s (Han) ; 2 . Tim Shephard (Vam); 3 . Kevin 8 rawn (Vam); 4 . Steve M cSw ain (Han); 5. Stan ley Lojak (Vam); 6. Keit h Rodgers (Han); 7 : Davey Coombs (Han); 8 . Richard Kresic{Hon); 9. Carey Stu m p (Hen); 10 . David Fall as (Kaw); 11 . M art in Daubert (Han); 12. Craig Ja nes (Yam); 13. Scan Plessing er (Kaw); 14 . J ahn Vincent (Hus); 15. Jae Lojak (Yam); 16. Kurt Bawm an (KTM) ; 17 . Rick Claxt an (Kaw); 1B. Richard M ayers (Hus ); 19 . Karl Grave (Hus); 20 . Dana ld Bigley (Vam). M otorcycle ROAD RACER lfIustrated w ill put you at the race tr ack. Every issue.. Motorcycle ROAD RACER illustrated w ill prese nt the machines a nd th e people t hat make up w or ldw ide roa d racing a nd t he high -performance motorcycle wor ld. . Special Charter Subscription Offer Become a Charter Subscri ber to Motorcycle ROAD RACER Illustrated and receive s ix is s ues fo r on ly $9.001You save $6.00 (that's 40%) off t he norma l subscript ion price of $ 15 .00. 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