Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

a nd th e last co rner sa w McKen zie down a nd Naylor th e winner. CYCLE NEWS PRODUCTS PRESENTS Results CYCLE ACTION THEATER VHS TAPES The top 19 Pers.onal Videos that you can own! erelf mrs f....e rllfD ls '88 Houst n Supercross o Ward seekshis 4tn consecutive win in the Astrodome. B RJ has ut anotherideal Lap after lap of real close racing. PluSthe "Sphere of F ear." You'll watch this one over and CJ'Ier . 1988 A naheim Super. ross Irs the season opener and the Rick Johnson/Jeff Ward clashbeginsl . Great racing, special effects, interviews. See Itallfrom the best seat in the house! ( # 1) Bostrom bombs Baylands ST Fast-moving view s of lasti ng value on videotape cassettes. You will w atch them over and over! $49. 95 By Mike Vancil '88 San Diego Supercross Hometownfave R "Bad Soy" ick Johnson battles arcl1 rival Jeff FREMONT, CA, NOV 20 Ward to inches for the w in. F ee- Dave Bostrom was the 500cc Ex pert class win ner o n th e 1/ 7 mile speedway racin g oval at Baylands Raceway Park In th e hea t it wa s a cat -and-mouse ga me betwee n Ro tax-rno unred Bo strom and H arl eyDavidson-mo u n ted Eri c Larson. N either seemed too e nth used about lea d i n g , but appea red to be co nten t [ 0 p ush the fro mru n ne r to lea rn what. if a ny, lim its were the re. After severa l passes the checkers fell to Bostrom first. Iri th e fina l it was Bo stro m with th e better start as Larson did a bit of a wheelie off th e lin e, As the race progressed Larson bega n to pressure Bostrom mo re in each corne r but instead of ge tti ng Bostro m to commi t an error, it was La rson who bobbled guing into turn th ree. H e sa ved it , but it cost h im va luable gro u nd . H e was n ot ab le 10 make up m uch o f this bef or e the ch eckers fell ag a in to Bostrom. Ben Bostro m co p ied h is dad 's moves as best he co u ld and ca me away from the BOcc race as the overall wi nner. Ben , an expert ra nked amateur, started from the 50-yard ha ndicap line a nd was the leader by lap th ree. J o h n P ierce on a Ya mah a 1'T took th e win in th e 500cc Nov ice class . In the hea t ra ce Pierce cou ld only finish fifth in a seven-rider field. Pierce then came from th ird at rhe sta rt of th e fina l an d worked int o first by the halfwa y po in t. Push in g him th e h ardest was Kaw a sa k i -mo u rued Tim N a varro . Mi k e Sa u nders was thi rd o n a Honda. Results 50 P/ W NOV: t , M ic hael Rav (Yam); 2. J eremy Dutra (Yam); 3. Michell e Alv ernaz (Yaml; 4 . Kimberly Gonza les {Vaml. 50 P/W EX: 1. Tony Souza. Jr . (Ya m~ 2. Jake Keeney (Vaml. 60 M INI NOV: t . Junior Al vern az( Kaw ); 2. Craig Gonza les (Kaw l; 3 . Aa ron Cisco (Kaw l. 60 M INI JR : 1. Helder Al vern az (Kaw ). 60 M INI EX: 1. J eff Gabhart {Kaw l. 80 MINI JR : 1. Held er Alvern az (Han ); 2. Robert Stevenson (Yam ); 3 . Tim Alv ern az (Yam) . eoMI NI EX: 1. Ben Bostrom (Han); 2. J eff Gabhart (Kaw) . 250 NOV:' 1, Gary M elew ski (Han); 2. Tim Navarro (Kaw); 3. David Aco sta (Han) . 250 VINT: 1. Dav id Tucker (Suz); 2. Ed Neub auer (Hu s); 3. ~ ~~~r,a. (~~'n Pierce (Yam); 2. Tim Navarro (Kaw l; 3. Dan Gonzales (ya ml ; 4 . Dave Acosta (Hon); 5 . Mik e Saunders (Honl . 500 J R: 1. Kevin Gonzales (Hon); 2. Armando Alvern az (Yam). 500 EX: 1. Dave Bostr om (Rtx ~ 2. Eric Larso n (H-O). Bolen best at Pawnee Trials By Rich Allman AWN EE, OK, NOV . 20 Paul Bo len wo n the Novice class a t th e Oklahoma Stale Cha m pio nship T rials Series rou n d at P awnee. Bolen edged h is bro th er Da vid by j ust tw o points in the event, which featured several im passible sections due to five inches of snow on the gro und. J erry Ward picked up thi rd in the class. T o m my Moore pu t toge ther a no ther wi n in the Amateur cla ss. J ohn Mizell had a great ride a nd slipped by Lee Coo per by two points for second. In the Int ermed ia te class Dewey Harper po unded out the win on h is Aprili a. And re Laporte was n ine po ints back in second and Rich Allm an was [3 po in ts out. The Ex per t class was a good battle with Gabe Mizell bearin g Steve Fuj an by seven po ints. Ro n Lee rode as a non-compeuto r a nd turned in th ree poi n ts for th e en tire da y. The Master cla ss wa s al so a good battle with Charlie Mall ow tak ing the overall by one poi nt . Rob Toole rode an old '72 Suzuki R L250 to second place, the extra weight of the mach in e helping to provide bett er tractio n and th e tired e ngine n ot spinning th e rear wheel. Sha n Moore took third with Allen • Guyo t rolling in with fourth place, Results RKIE: 1. M att M oor e. NOV: t . Paul Bol en; 2. David Bolen ; 3 . Jerry W ard; 4 , Gordon Bode; 5. Paula Mizell . AM : " Tommy M oor e; 2. John M izell; 3 . l ee Cooper, INT: 1. Dewey Harper; 2, Andre laporta; 3 . Rich All man . EX: 1. Gabe M izell ; 2, Steve Fujan. M STR: 1, Rob Tool e; 2. Shan M oor e; 3, A llen Guyot '88 Dallas Superuoss T exas style from CowboyStadium as Ward and RJ change leads 3 times. Closefinish. All the MJ( greatsl teres all the 125 racing as well. Dazzlingaction. ( #2) $49. 95 '88 Pontiac SilYenlome Supercross JeffWard is tryi ng to hold the lead. R Johnson is charsing through ick the pack. They pass, re-pass! RJ spills He's up!They touch!You are ! thisclose to the action (# 3) - $49. 95 $49. 95 (# 6) $49. 95 ( # 7) '88 Tampa Supen:ross Ward and Johnson battle goes spoketo spoke and head to head. This video was nevertelevised until now, in your home!Y ou'll feel like you are at the Tampa Stadium. (# 4) $49. 95 '88 Me.dowlands, NJ. Supercross icky - In Giants Stadium R Johnson regainshis plate, and you are '88 Supercrown of Stadium Motocross Finale #, LA . Coliseum's rad track makes one of the mostexcitingraces of the year!See some refr shing e supercross surprises and a great preview to 1989racing! $49. 95 (# 5) right on top of the action! F eatures close-up inteviews and a look at the Coors Skydiving Team. Six cameras, 60 fast minutes. ' ( # 8) - $49.95 '88 SUPERCROSS BONANZA! Order now th rough this specia l Cycle Action Th eater offer . and you get ALL EIGHT 1988 Supercross videos FOR THE PRICE OF FOUR! That 's'almost 8 hours of nons top horne viewing ente rtai nment! Regular price is $399.60. BUT NOW your specia l Cycle Action T heater price is just $199,95. Includes shipping! Limited Holiday Offer wit h th is ad, Please ORDER NOW! . 4 fo r 3 S upe rcross videotape special: You choose four 1988 Supercross videos (#1 through #8) and pay for only three! If you had to pay full price you'd pay nearl y $200. But now, for a limited time, your price is only $149,95 for four videocassettes. SAVE $50! Check the box below, We pay shipping. "' Glory Days · Historical Motorcycle a~~~~.very beginni~~ ~ ed by ~EhiPped free. (# 9) $29. 95 U.S. GrandPrix 1988 R Grand Prix road racing for the eal world Championship revives in America as Steady Eddie Lawson and Fast Jimmy F elice beat the best at Laguna Seca. See all the actionl ..Better than beingthere!" This is not the N8 Cversion - 6 cameras, more racing actionl 60 min. By Motovideo. (#10) $49. 95 1986 baheim Superbowl of Motocross Best seat in the house for hot, hot heat action, quads, and a perfect final race-long duel between Rick Johnson and David Bailey. Good U.S ,ersus the World III . Speedw Racing ay 1988 American Cup Challenge Raced on Ascot' s 1/2·miletrack, thisevent broughttogether National Champions from Finland, Italy, Austr En alia, gland and Denmark to batt le Am erica's best side- W sliders. PI/!>fS like a nightat /!>fS the races, but you can fast-forward to the act ion. By RAZ Video. Free shipping. 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Now yo u can see it inall itscold, foggy misery from comfort of your TV chairas Eddie Lawson and WItf'\e Rainey battle the best and fastest in the world on the German turf. From Motovideo just released, 60 min, utes. No extra charge for shipping and handling if you order nowl the (#19) $49. 95 #16 ' 88 Japan Grand Prix @ $49.95 #17 '88 Spanish Grand Prix @ $49.95 I #18 ' 88 ltalian G rand Prix @ $49.95 I I #19 '88 G erman G rand Prix @ $49.95 Subtotal I I I I I ,. I L C.lifornia Rn iden Idd t 6 Sl les Tn " Los All.aln C.ulIIy Residents Idd 6Y Saln Tn ," Total Send Chec k or Mon ey Ord e r pa yable to : CYCLE NEWS PRODUCTS. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801 ~ OPEN EX: 1. Ron Nevtcr (Suz); 2. Ed M arch in i, (KTM ); 3. J eff Irw in (Han) 250 EX: 1. Ken M cKenzie (Suz); 2. Joh n Roiti nger (Yam); 3. Jim Robert son (Hon). 12 5 EX: 1. M ike Harp er (Hon); 2. Glen Sabol (Kaw); 3 . Ma rk Zeiss ler (Kawl ; 4 . Ma tt Cullins. SR:1 , Bob English; 2. Tom J epson; 3. Darr ell Courtwright (Kaw). ' OPEN J R: 1, Dave Gomez; 2. Joh n MaV (Hus); 3. Joe New man (ATKI. 250 J R: " Denn is Reddi ng (Kawl ; 2. Todd Doll (Han); 3 . An dy Bort h (Yam). 125 JR : 1. Bill V W h ite (Kaw); 2. Dave Meek (Han) . VET J R: 1. Dave Mc Rae (Suzl; 2. Don Wi lson (Han); 3 Rob Schm idt (ATKI . SR JR : 1. Dan Baker (Hus); 2. Roger How ard (KTM ); 3 . Bob Sorenso n (KTM I. OPEN NOV: t . Kris Olson (Hon); 2, Je ss Ochoa (Hon l; 3 . Ste wart Gordon (Hon l. 250 NOV: 1. Dan Ures (Yam); 2. J erry Geno vese (Yam); 3. Russ Erck (Han) . 125 NOV; 1. Mark Weldv (Kawl; 2. Matt Cranford (Hon); 3. A ndy Medm {Kawl. 200 NOV: 1. M ati Temp le (Kaw); 2. Creighton Todhunter IHonl; 3. M ark Corr ea (Kaw l. VET NOV: 1. Ken Stewa rt (Suzl; 2 . Steve Whittingh am (Honl; 3 . Chris Bie r (Honl . SR NOV: 1. George J ohnson (Han); 2. Vern Holt house (Kaw); 3. A lan Parry (Kaw) . I 57

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