Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

- --- ... -- -...... I'~LU -. ~ 0') 00 - 0') ftl~~~_I~'. _-..-. ...... .-. _-. . _-.-- . _ .~--. -- -..-_- ~ JT Ra cing now has new Threds sunglasses available in clear , smoke and amber col or len ses. Threds are full y adju stabl e an d feature th e " Spool" which is the ir pat ented variable pitch len s th at tilts to fit your face within a 38 degree ra nge . T he Sta nda rd Sport Th reds sell for 59.95 and come with a lifetime warrantv. For addi tio na l info rmation co ntact JT Racing USA, Dept CN, 5 15 O ta y Vall ey Road, Chula Vista, CA 92011, 619/421-2660. The 125cc Novice class charges out of the first turn at Perris Raceway. Bill Sauro took the overall win by f inishing first in both rnotos, w - --------------=== ..-t:l a: o w o z s w '" > '" o ..... o :I: a.. Tour Master's Sport T ouring J acket and Pants are made fro m 100%nylon wit h a po lyurethane coati ng and have Du po nt Thermol ite insul ati on for warm th. The jacket fea tures zippered front and rear vents, snapdown co llar, tw o large o u ts ide pockets plus a n inside pocket, and reflective piping for added safety. The pants have Spandex rear panels, an elastic back, fuJ.l-I ength two-way zippers, a front zipper for ventilation and leg gators to protect against wind and rain . Both it ems are available in x-small to xx-large sizes and carry a 90-day warranty. Retail price for the pants is $79.95 and the , jacket runs $89.95. For more information see your local dealer or contact Tour Mast er, Dept. CN , 2360 Townsgate Rd., Westlake Village. CA 91361, 800/228-3439 (U.S.) or 805/373-6878 (CA). 24 BMW repair manual s can be hard to find since they are provided to dealers in microfiche form stra ig ht from the factory . But the Haynes 'O wners Workshop Manual for either the K or R models are available for a suggested retail price of $13.50 through your lo ca l 'dea ler from Flanders. For more information see your dealer or contact Flanders Co., Dept. CN. P.O. Box 93605. Pasadena, CA 91109, 213/681-2581. Moose Racin g modifies both front a nd rea r 'suspensio n for end uro riders. According to Moose, their sus pensio n is designed to keep the rear wheel on th e ground for better traction on loose, transitional terr ain. Moose modifies th eir end uro suspension with wid er rebo und damping and specializes in H onda and Suzuki upside-down forks and rear shocks. For addition al informatio n co n tact Moo se Racing, Dept CN . 6235 S. Sante Fe, Littleton, CO 80120, 303/ 794-6367. . • Sweepstakes and 250cc class winner John Ham ilton (9 1I leads Duane Schrote (1 1SI and M urray Anderson (A 1I at the Burbank Short Track. Sauro soars to Perris win By David Procida PERRIS. CA, JAN. 27 Mid City Honda rid er Bill Sauro not o n ly ro u ted the 125cc Novi ces today, bu t also look th e overa ll win away from th e bigger bikes at Perri s Raceway. ~ Ol O o ne saw T odd Peterson hol esh ot with Geo rge Andrew and Ch arlie Str on g on his heels. Andrews pUI hi s AXO / Descrt Motorspo rts Honda int o th e lead o n th e seco nd lap, whil e mov in g u p thro ug h th e pack was l 25cc Ho nda -mo un ted Sauro. Sauro made h is way around the bigger bikes, wh ile Bob by Delre and Jason Melto n diced for the second I25cc slo t. U p at the front. Andrew had h is ha nds full as Peterson was despe rat ely tryin g to regain the lead . EFP Ra cin g 's Jack Kell , wa s hol d in g down the n umber three 250cc slot with Dan ny Rudd ho t o n hi s heels, Back in th e l25cc ranks, Sauro smoked un der And rews in a wide sweeper and put his 125 into the lead overa ll position. whi le Mell o n was o nly a cou p le 01 riders behind alter Iinall y gelling by Delr e, Sauro co nt in ued to pull away from everyo ne as Andrews led the 2505. Strong had a firm hold o n th e Open class as the mota bega n to wind down. Sauro soared over the tabl etop jubila nt ly taking th e l 25cc win, while a sha n dista nce behind Mehon br ou ght ho rne second. Del re and Valdes ro unded o ut the top four positions. Fred Andrews held off HT Raci n g l AX O rider , Pet er son to t he che cke rs in th e 250cc divi sion a nd Kell finis hed in th ird ahead of Dan n y Rud d. Stro ng held o ff all comers in the 500« class 10 take the win . Moto two ca me alive as Pet erson agai n too k the holeshot wit hMelton keep in g h is l25cc Kaw asa ki rig h t o n hi s heels. Sa u ro car ved hi s way agai n to the from, bu t was kep t co m pan y b y Mel to n and Delre. Up a t th e fro nt, . Peterson 's YZ ca me to a stop as he had Ior gouen to turn o n the gas. Andrews qu ickly assumed the lead slot in the 250s and on lap four wa s ru n ning beh in d the top fo ur 125s and Strong's 500. Coming fro m way behind and easily setti ng th e fastest No vice lap tim e was Peterson. Peterson ' was p icking o fl ride rs with every lap , and at th e half way point. look second from Kel l and no w a ue mpring to run do wn Andrew's 250. As th e moto wo u nd was down, Sauro was o nce again styli ng off the fini sh line jump, enjoying a com for ta ble lead , and o n th e next lap, look the chec kered and overa ll win, a lo ng with 'he 125cc class win. Delre took second overa ll with a 3-2 o u ti ng. edgi ng out Melt on, wh o could on ly muster a fourt h a fter taking second in moto o ne. Andrews took hi s seco nd mota win o f the day taking wit h him the 250cc cla ss win . Peterson put in an exce llen t seco nd moto ride to finish seco nd behi nd Andrews. Kell rounded o u t th e top th ree 250cc riders. Strong aga in dominated th e 500cc class a nd took the O pen bike win. Resu lts 80 BEG: 1. Andy Gurev tch (Kaw); 2. Brooks Andy OpyIin (y.m); 3. Jason Lee (Sur ). 80 NOV: 1. M.rc Lippert (Surl . WMN NOV: 1. Jenn ifer Constable (Hon). VET BEG: 1. Mark Dennis (Honl. VET NOV: 1. S ~n Keller (Hont 2. O.vid Procida (Cag ); 3. M.rk Neal (SOl). VET INT: 1. Todd Peterson (Y.mt 2 . Russ Hoffman (Hont 3. Charlie Strong (Hon). VET EX: 1. Ken R.uloff (Han); 2. Brad Williams (Kaw). SR EX: 1. Lavl'Nln G.nis (Hon); 2. Jerry Purken (Ka w ). 125 BEG: 1. M.rk Thomas (SOl); 2. Chris Shipm.n (Yam): 3 . Travis Flem ing (Y. m). 125 NOV: 1. Bill Sauro (Hoot 2. Bobby Delre (SOl); 3. 'Ja son Melton (!

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