Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

I In the 125cc main, Bradshaw and Kiedrowski fought a close battle until Kiedrowski slipped by on the II th lap of the 15-lap race. Honda teammate Larry Ward also got by Bradshaw late in the race to earn second. Kiedrowski's share of the $5000 125cc purse was $1000. This was the first time a supercross visited the state of Oklahoma, and an enthusiastic, near-capacity cro wd of 17,854 packed the main grandstands and bleachers of the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds despite a constant threat of rain. The event was nearly cancelled when pouring rain the pr evious day left the red Oklahoma soil a gummy mess and nearly impassable on race morning. Track crews worked a ll morning, the rain stayed away and the course dried out enough for the program to begin af ter a delay of only 45 minutes. 250cc Heats O ' Mara grabbed the holeshot at the start of the first of three eightlap heats tha t would transfer the top five, p lus sixth-place from thefastest heat, directly to the main. Yamaha's Do ug Dubach followed, bu t went off the main line, got stuck in a whoop section and dropped to n early last. Lechien moved by J eff Frisz on lap one, then got Todd DeHoop on the second circuit and was soon at O'Mara's tail. A short time later Lechien made th e pass a nd jetted away to the win over O'Mara. DeHoop held third the entire distance while Frisz crashed two laps from the end while being chased by fourth place Erik Kehoe. Dubach had charged back through the pack and also got by to finish fifth , but Frisz still made it to the main since he was sixth in what would be the fastest heal . Cooper holeshot heat two, bringin~ the crowd to life. Yamaha's Micky Dymond passed Tuf Racing 's Keit h Bowen near the begi n n ing of lap two, then closed in on Cooper when the leader nearly crashed over a jump. Dymond hounded Cooper for a lap until he went down tryi ng to p ass, then Cooper fell a few turns la ter a nd Ward took the lead followed by Bowen. Cooper go t u p and dogged Bowen for several laps, nearly going down several times, and finally got past to earn second beh ind Ward and S1000 for the Coors Extra Effort Award as voted b y the media. Dymo nd passed Bowen o n the last lap to take third , whi le Tyson Vohland took fifth despite crashing two laps from the end. Honda's George H oll an d holeshot the final heat with Stanton right on his tail , and after two laps the race was decided when Stanton put his Da n n y Betley-tuned C R250 into first to stay. Holland would hang on to second despite some mid-race pressure from third-place finisher Shaun Kalos. Tuf Racing's Mike Pascarella motored around to take fourth over Suzuki's Ron Tichenor. ON W..-.G 4-STROKES. If you ever wanted to move up to more power, more quality and more value , now's the time. Only KTM's 1989 600 4-Stroke Enduro and Motocross bikes have the high quality and the ra\iY, ~ ... ~ gut-blasting power, you demand. A'l:~ ~~ And now, for a limited time~ ... ~"'~ we're offering d iscounts up to $900! * Light-weight and ultra re liable, these brand new liq uid -c ool ed , OHC b ikes are the top of their c lass. They've got White Power fu lly adjustable _ ~~ front fo rks. And they carry a 6 ~ ~ month warranty on engines . ~:. and transmissions. Whether :: you're a racing pro or a week- " " .: end fun-seeker, you can't afford to miss this chance. ... .- .- Semis Dennis Hawthorne led from start to finish in the first of two six-lap semis that only took the top two to the final. Jeff Hicks stayed close for a la p, but drifted back to finish four seconds behind H a wt h orn e. Fred Andrews grabbed the early lead in semi two. Mike Fisher took second when Kurt McMillen crashed o n th e opening lap, th en closed in o n Andrews. Du rin g the next four lap s Fisher stayed in Andrews' tracks, then made h is move at th e begin ning of the final circuit to take th e win. Andrews finished three seconds beh in d. Last Chance Qualifier Lowell Thomson and Ray So mmo KTM AMERICA. INC. EB$l1906 Broadway Lorain, . Ohio44052• (216) 24&-1060 _ ~st 435 "B" w. B

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