Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Pro class w inners (left to right, holding trophies) are Brian McElroy, Fred Andrews, (bottom) Bob Hannah and Ricky Carmichael, top 65cc rider. WKR / Answer / PS I P i p es/ Cycl e Shop Kawasaki ripped the holeshot with Andrews, Tommy Martin , J ames Seip, Mickey Kessler and Jim Kapi tan in formation. Keller and john Collins unstacked last from a first tum ' skirmish and chased the field. Andrews closed on Frisz and tried a daring pass. .Frisz said, "I heard him coming and braced. I th ink he . tried to knock me off; he hi t me in the footpeg and fell. " Andrews responded, " I didn 't try to hit Jeff . It 's a hard tra ck to pass on and we both wanted th e same line." Frisz and Andrews continued to set a pa ce fast enough to lap third place Kessler and the field. In mo to two, Andrews' P ro Circ u i t/ H o m bre/l n t/Answer/Smithsupported H o nda erased a Frisz rabb it start and controlled the moto a nd eventual win. Fri sz explained, " I dove into a corner then learned that I had no rear brake. The lin e was severed by some cha fi n g on t he shock spri ng." Keller' s H onda rolled by Frisz at the midway point to lock up second in th e moto. Keller sai d la ter, "The crowd was rea lly with me today and th at's a bi g adva ntage. I can hear them chee ring and this is what keeps me going." Amateur H onda support riders David Becking ton and Earl May swept the Expert divisions of an intense amateur program . Michigan rider Beckington topped three of four 125cc A and 250cc A motos and May exte nded the only perfect record in the series in the 500cc A class . Beckingto n 's 125cc A dual romp almost ended before it started in the first mota. T h e. H ond a l in e/ Sco tt USAf La Rocco Cycle-backed rider said, " I was lucky to be on the outside in the first turn to avoid a h uge stack u p. " . Beckington passed Mike J ones to rule the first mo to and la ter p icked off Todd Nea l to wi n th e secon d rnoto. Series leader Jay Mann explained his demise sayi ng, " I caught someone's rear fender in moto one and stuffed it in." Gene Na u mec too k a turn at the p oint of the first 250cc A moto as Mike Brown , Becking ton , Mann and Earl May scram bl ed for second. Brown broke a chain, a lapper took o ut Naumec and Becki ngton boogie d by for the win. Brown 's Barr/GearlDurilop/ Scott USA-backed Kawasaki led th e final . mo to flag to flag . Brown explai ned, "I go t a good start and tried to not make any mistakes." Winner of the 85cc (9 -13) class Ezra Lusk (298) sails past Damon Forrest (B4) . Tim Ferry and Tony Haynes finished second and th ird. .. Jeff Frisz (34) topped the first 500cc Pro moto, while Fred Andrews (17) won the second for the overall. o' Beckington said, after ta ki ng second and his second overall win, " H aving the Honda support truck here is- a big .help . Stev e Ca rter assisted m e with a cyl i n der problem ." Ma y' s VPE / Boyeso n /O 'Neall Maxima boosted Honda wo n bot h 500cc A events (rom the gate drop, with Can adian ' Bill Wa ll in and Georgia's R i ck Li ndell earn ing runner-up . finis hes. Lindell said, " Bill Baird loaned me this Yamaha YZ490 or I wo uldn 't have been in th e class." In Mini class action th ere were no sur prises as Don Leedy, R i ck y Carmichael, Ezra L usk and Bria n List add ed to their class leads. Retired Pro racer, Kenny Keylon returned to action in Plus-25 division one to upset class favorites Robbie Neeley and Rick Li ndell. H o nda Proline/ Sm ith / Answer/ Dunlop- supported J oe Rogers shut dow n Ross Johnson in a close Plus25 division two contest. Neelevrebo unded in the Senior d ivi sio n , . th e Ka wa sa ki/Sm ith Ans wer-backed rider sweeping both motos. . In the 125cc B division, PR Racing/ Honda East-s ponsored Do ug Iddings upset T im H odes. Hodes said, " It was a bad day for me. I go t pinched out and th en lost my rear bra ke." Adam Sm ith bumped H an k Moree and J eff Lampe to top'the 250cc class. Steve Decker exp lained his upset win over Dean Baker in 500cc B action. " Baker won the first moto. I was second off the line in the second go, fell and the n had to make up 15 secon ds to catch and pass him. That's doing it the hard wa y." • Results 125 PRO: 1. Br ian Mc Elro y (C8g); 2. M ike Winner of the Senior class, Robbie Neeley (1) leads David Bowman (18), Charles Leking (46A) and Drew Justice (80). laRocco (Yam); 3. Jan Mann (Kaw ): 4. Mik e Brown (Kaw ); 5. Jeff Beckington (Han); 6. Sean Dukes (Han): 7. J ason Langford (Yam); 8. Doug Henry (Yam); 9. Patrick Banon (Han); 10. John Ketsc h (SUl ). 250 PRO: 1. Bob Hannah (SUl): 2. Keith Bow en ' (SUl): 3. M ike laRocco (Yam ); 4. M ike Pascarella · (SUl ); 5. John Dowd (SUl); 6. JoJo Kell er (Han): 7. C8r lo Cen (SUl); 8. Jim Kapita n (SUl ); 9. An dy Stacy (Suz); 10. M ike Ryan (SUl ). 500 PRO: 1. Fred Andr ews (Han); 2. J eff Frisz (Kaw~ 3. J oJo Keller (Han): 4. John Coll ins (Han): 5. M ickey Kessler (Kaw): 6. Bill Wallin (Han): 7. · Jam es Kapitan (Han); 8. Mark M icell i (Kaw); 9. Tommy Manin (Han); 10. Earl May (Han). 125 A: 1. David 8e ckington (Han); 2. Todd Neal (Kaw): 3. Bill Wa ll in (Han); 4. J ay Mann (Kaw ); 5. Kirk Thomas (Han). 250 A: 1. David Beckington (Han); 2. J ay Ma nn (Kaw~ 3. Jer omy Buehl (Kaw ): 4 . Earl May (Han); 5. Pat M clain (Kaw) . · 500 A: 1. Earl May (Han); 2: Bill Wallin (Han); 3. Rick Lin dell (Ya m ~ 4 . J erry Seip (Han); 5. M ark M icelli (Kaw). PIW: 1. Donald Leddy (Yam); 2. Mason Williams (Yam); 3. J osh Scan (Yam). 65 : 1. Ricky C8rmichael(Kaw); 2. Shawn Handon (Kaw); 3 . Jarren TIpping (Yam). 85 (9- 13): 1. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 2. TIm Ferry (Han); 3. Tony Hayn es (Yam). 125 (12- 15 ): 1. Hank Moree (Kaw); 2. Brock 8ullard (Han); 3. Rob Casseibe (Han). 85 (14-15): 1. Bryan List (Han); 2. Trey Small (Kaw); 3. Wally Silva (Yam). +25 0 · 1: 1. Kenn y Keylon (Kaw ); 2. Rick Lindell (Yam); 3. Robby Neeley (Kaw). +25 0 -2: 1. J oe Rogers (Han); 2. Ross Jo hn ston (Han); 3. Darry l Heisler (Yam). . SR 0 ·1 : 1. Robby Neeley (Kaw ); 2. Kyle Tall ent (SUl ); 3. David Bowma n (Han). S/SR : 1. Kenn eth Brown (Yam); 2. ErY. Braun (Kaw ): 3. Char les Leking (Han). 125 B: 1. Doug Iddings (Han); 2. A nth ony Daggio (Kaw): 3. Tim Hodes (Han). 250 8 : 1. Adam Smith (Kaw); 2. Hank Moree (Kaw ); 3. J eff Lampe (Han). OPEN NOV: 1. Steve Decker (Han): 2. Dean Baker (Han); 3. Chr is Nelson (Yam). • 125 C 0 ·1 : 1. Bren Beauchamp (Kaw); 2. Brock 8ullar d (Han); 3. Carl Van Rensburg (Han). 125 C 0 ·2 : 1. Grady Sonh (Han); 2. Aaron Yal es (Han): 3. Glenn Campbell (Yam). 250 C 0 · 1: 1. Scan Taylor (Han); 2. Thomas Bayland (Kaw); 3. D. Royal (Han). 7

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