Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

on the lead er, wh o la ter ad mi tted he was tir ing, but lime ra n OUl a nd the win we n t to T resser with Kiser second. " IL was ' a long trip fro m Ohio (Lima ) a nd ] haven 't been ea ting right. ] need LO refuel my body," sa id T resser a fter th e race. Tresser rode an ABC Body Shop/ Wood Racing/ HR D H orsepo wer/ T su ba ki / Ara i! Sportz Fu ell Ken da ll / Yoko Racewe a r / Town & Country L im o spo nso red Wood-Rola x. " I tried to use King's line, but I cou ldn' t gel a dri ve off (turn) fou r," . said runner-up Kiser. Pegram finished a lon ely third with Bricker leading Ha le, Ra ymond, Eadi e a nd H uff across th e finish line. The day concluded with th e runn ing of the Michigan State Champ ionsh ip race which Atherton won handil y over Ko ps and Jack Mayer. ' Resu lts 10·LAP J R. NATIONAL: 1. Andy Tresser (W·R); 2. Kris Kiser (Ha n); 3. Larry Peg ram (W·R); 4. Mike Hale (W· R); 5. Steve Raymond (W· R); 6. Mike Eadie (W· R); 7. Audie Huff. J r. (W-R); 8. Clinl Vehshol U (W· R); 9. J ack Mayer (W· R); 10. Frank Kaiser (H· D); 11. Trace Polson (H·D); 12. Kevin Bricker (W· R). EX 1. Chris Carr (H· D); 2. Rich King (Han); 3. : Kevin Athe rton (W·R); 4. Pete r Hook (W·R); 5. Rex Fishe r (W·R): 6. Aaron Hill(H·D) 7. Davey Dure lle ; (W·R); 8. Marc Gifford (H·D); 9. Erick Gruber (W· R); 10. Troy Norris (W·R); 11. Mark Gruber (H· D); 12. Tom Troudt (W· R). P·A: 1. Ban Schm ulbach (Y am); 2. Bob Sevr ey (Han ); 3. Pau l Kops (Suz); 4. Conrad Parshall (H· a D); 5. Jody Manin (Y m); 6. Bill Bromley (Suz); 7. Russ McCloskey (Han); 8. Rocky Watson (Han); 9. Ken McConnell (Han); 10. Tony Dona hu e (W· R). 11. Don Fair (Yam). MICH. ST. CHAMPIONSHIP: 1. Kevin Alherton (W·R); 2. Pa ul Kops (Suz); 3. Jack Mayer (W-R); 4 . Dea n Mayer (Yam) 5. Russ McCloskey (Ha n); ; 6. Rocky Watson (Han); 7. Bob Sevrev (Han). Buckles wins Stoney Lonesome HS By Charlie W illiams CO LU MBUS . [N . J UN E I I Kaw a saki-m ounted Tom Buckl es won h is second co nsecutive Stoney Lo nesome Har e Scra mbles even t a riel a race -long batt le wit h series po int lead er Bri an \Vaik el . Both rid ers look IUTlI S lead in g th e 120-rider field . Wh en asked. neither rider co uld guess how many lim es th e lead cha ng ed in th e hou ra n d-a -ha lf-lo ng ra ce, The It" d id cha nge [or dd the last tim e. o n ly two mil es fro m th e fmi sh. walker wa s leading Buckl es when they go t to th e la st chec kpoin t. T hey chec ked th ro u gh nearly sid e by side . Buckle. got a little better line up a sho rt steep uphill a fter th e ch eck and was abl e to cu t abo ut two feet of trai l orr Walk er 's lin e. This was eno ug h for Buck les to pass Wa lker. Walker said he j ust h u ng on and hoped Buck les wo u ld ma ke a m ista ke. No such luck toda y, bu t Walker st ill hold. a very strong point. lead . Honda rider Chris Hartlage fin ished third overall about four minutes behind the leaders but onl y seconds ahead o f Ben Breedlov e. Bryan Sto u g h ton , Greg Humphries. Rick Stines, and a su rp rise to p 10 Finish by 250c c B ci ass rider R ich a rd Garrett. A n ice change for th is ra ce was the lack of mud. Toda y's trail was just over six mil es a nd a 1 raceab le, no bi ~ bou l e n~ck s or .1 impossible ob stacles. Top riders rode five laps and man y trophies were giv en for tour- lap rides. Resu lts O/ A: 1. Tom Buckles (Kaw) . 125 A: 1. Bnan Wa lker {Kaw): 2. Ben Breedlove (Suz); 3. M ike Unger (!Caw ). 200 A: 1. Bryan Stoughton IKaw ); 2. Curt Thomas (Kaw). 250 A: 1. Chr is Hartlage (Hon); 2. Greg Humphri85 (Yam ); 3 . Eddie Lamb (Kawl. OPEN A: 1. Kent Wagner (Ma il; 2. Todd Snyder (Yam); 3 . Herman Penrt CHon ). 4· $TR K A:. 1. Dave Lukens lHon); 2. CharlIe W illiams IHus); 3 . Steve Reedy (Han)::4 . Dave Gorbit (Han ). 12 5 B: 1. Dan Moore (Yam ); 2 . Tom East (Hon ); 3 . James Hough fHonl; 4 . Scott $p8de (Yam ); 5. Sieve Fox (Hus). 200 B: 1. Ken Egold (Han); 2 . Jeff Clayborn (!la w ); 3 Andy Hardin (Kaw); 4 . &et Chliwood (Yaml ; 5 . Clay Scott ISuz). 250 B: 1. Richard Garren (Hon ); 2. AI Crev ins lHon ); 3 Bill Cavanagh (Kaw ); 4 . Greg Martin (Hus); 5 . John Sexto n (Yam). OPEN B: 1. Kelvin Thomas (KTM); 2 . Ronald Endress {Han ); 3 . Scon Ruginstlen IHu a); 4 . Racky CooIc. (Yam); 5 . Br ice larson lHan) SR; 1. RK:k Sl ines (Han); 2 . Dav e Gr ov es (SUI ); 3 . Oon Howard lHon); 4 . Harry M ill er lS UI ); 5 . J eff Su rf ace lHus). S/SR: 1. Law rence Hayes IA TK); 2. Lo n W alters (Kaw); 3 . J im Benl ly (Kaw). M INI: 1. M ike M ill er (Kaw l; 2 . Andy Creeg l Hon); 3 . Derr ick Sch eff el (Kaw j NOV: 1. Charles Goodse ll ; 2. Jo hn Cougar; 3 . Gr ev Carso n. Bassett best at Action Park Speedway By Larry McBride G RE ENE. NY , J UN E 17 Donnin g their leathers (w ith so me degr ee of difficulty) lor the firs t time in man y years. ' eigh t former speedway ri ders lOok to th e Acti on Park East Spet.-dway ua ck for what was IFyou eve r w ante d to m ove up to m ore p ower, more q uality a nd m ore va lue , now 's the time . On ly KTM 's 1989 600 4-Stroke Enduro and . Chris Carr won the Expert class at the Bridgeton TT. billed a. the l st Annual East Con.. Speedway Legend. Championship. Many more than th e eight wh o co mpe ted were in attendance to be honored for thei r past speedway a ccomplishments. but years o f abse nce provided suffirent hesita tio n for ain.ing u pon a speedway bike. O f ' h e eig h t , a ll showed a little rust, however. they also showed 'hat the years o f reti rement had not erased their ri ding ski lls . T wo heats, a co nsi , and a fina l even t was the schedu led progra m . In hea t n u m ber o ne Hank Bassen d is p layed the tools tha t made hi m th e win ningest ride r ever o n th e Eas t Coa st . G oing to th e fina l wit h Basse tt was Norm Ro binson, the 1978 East Coa st Natio na l Ch ampion. Ted Fey, a nd the most dominant fact or in ea r ly speedway racing, Rodney Pa yne. From position o ne Bassett got th e lead only to hav e Robinson tak e it a way. Three mor e lead cha nge> took place before Bassett inched o u t Robin son for the victory'. Not to be o vers ha dowed by th e Legends wa s curren t rider reve \ Va tso n, wh o gra bbed h is firs t win in H an d icap heat o ne from the 70yard line. Sem i H an d ica p two saw w arson struggf ing lor the th ird transfer positio n behi nd winner Da m ien Co rnwell and Tom Burge. Wa tso n too k h i. P &R En gine Sci ence / Tassis Chassis.A' P Racin g Fuel -sponsor ed \\·esJak e o ff the 70 in the main alongs ide o f Bu rge w it h Ihe bal ance 0 1 the field bark no fart her th an th e 30. The white na g lap too k Wa twn the lead past Corn we ll a nd C h uck Podany for th e victory. Keeping .h is str ing o f wins intact. w ats on ro u nd ed o u t a mo st success ful eveni ng o f raci ng by co mp letely dominating a ll th e Scra tch even ts to become only th e seco nd rid er . of th e year to rac k up double-event chec kered Ila g s. Resu lts . Motocross b ikes have the hig h quality and the ra w, gut-blasting power , you demand . And now, for a lim ited t ime, we're offering discounts up to $900! * Lightweight and ultra re liable, these brand new liquid-cooled , OHC bikes are the top of their class. They've got White Power fully adiustable front forks . And they carry a 6 month warranty on engines and transmissions. Whether you 're a racing pro or a weekend fu n-seeker, you can't afford to m iss this chance. '0 HOCP: 1. Sieve W a1son ewes) : 2 . Tom Bur ge (Gdn ); 3 . Dam ien Corn well lG dn); 4 . Floyd Clark lGdn); 5 . George lewis (Ja w ). SCRATCH 0 -1: 1. Steve W al son lWes); 2. Tom Bu rge (Gdn); 3. Len ny M cBr ide (Gdn) ; 4 . Br uce Nelson {Gd n). 0 -2: 1. Chuck Podan y (Ja w); 2. Kyle Dixon lG dn); 3. Bud Davis (Ja w); 4 . Jim M cCart hy (Ja w) . 0 -3: 1. Tim M athewson (Ja w); 2. Eugene W ilmarth IJaw); 3 . George Carpe nler (Jaw); 4 . Tim Wtlmarth (Jaw) . LEGENDS: 1. Hank Hassen; 2. Norm Rob inso n; 3 . Ted Fey; 4 . Rodney Payne . Murry smokes at Willow Springs Mini Road Race DON'T MISS OUT ON THESE POWERFUL SAVINGS. HURRY DOWN lOYOURKTM DEALER NOWI By Dave Vinson WILLOW SP R IN G S, CA . JUNE 25 Kaw a sak i-mourned Kevin Murry won both th e Lightweight 50cc Modified P rod uctio n a nd Li ghtweight 50ec Su perstreet classes a t th e ARRA m ini road race o n "The Stree ts Of Willo w" race co u rse. The Iirst race 0 1 th e da y wa s 'he co m bi ned Li gh,wei ght 5Ocr Box Stock a nd H ea vyweigh t 50cc Box St ock cla sses . Both ciasses lelt the line a t the same ti me with T ony Karvasek leading Mark McDonal d in 'he H ea vywei gh t cia ss a nd Robert Duran leading Brandon Bal sef ls in th e Li ght weight cia ss. Karvasek and McDona ld began to pull awa y lrom th e rest of the field and began a race o f th eir own. McDonald passed Karv as ek a nd moved a way a lin le on Jy 10 hav e Karvasek co me ba ck and repass h im for the lead two laps lat er. The pair ra ced to th e Ilag wi th Kar vasek hol d in g on to win , McDonald was a close seco nd and . Ma rlo n Ibarra a distant thi rd . Lightwei g ht cla ss leader Dura n was p ushed for most of th e e by Ba lse lls who wa s a lw a ys right belli ,bu t never see me d to have quite eno ugh to pa ss. Thi rd place rid er Kevin Sen io r had been movi ng up slowly when Bal sells droppt:d o u t a llow i n ~ Seni or to mov e up to second lo llowed by j im Dalton. Duran rod e 10 an e: I!\)' win roll owro by Sen io r a nd Dalton. J ohn Park ha d Ihing. a ll hi. way in th e Li ght we igh t 8lkc Mod ilied P rod uct ion clas•. Aftt'r a g-reat start he C!lita blished a lon g lead wilh Robert Du ra n a d ista n t secon d. Sco tt Br~w t'r l('3d J ohn Lu cien~ by Ihe same l un ~ margi n in lhe H eavyweight dass. The race fin ished in th at ordt'r. Par k and Dura n in KTM AMERICA . IN C . East 1906 Broadway, Lora in , Ohio44052• (21 6) 246-1060 West 435 -e'· w. Bradley , EI Ca,on , CA 92020 • (61.9) 440-3 _ Suggested retail '$4,889 Enduro $4,686MX 25

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