Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

~SEARS POINTS BIGGEST~ e MOTORCYCLE RACE OF THE ~YEAR! e 0) ' 00 0) August 11, _ , 13 12 The 8TH A~nual AMA Motorcycle ChalDpionship's DISCOUNT COUPONS AVAILABLE AT: Bay Area Lucky's l Bay Area 7·11 Stores Lowell Thompson led most of the main before dropp ing to third. Manley came from the back of th e pack to show Terry Fowl er, Levi Nob le, T allon Vohland and H ughes the way around the course during th e in iti al lap. Noble quickl y dro pped off the pace a llowing Fowl er a clean sho t at Manley. Unfort u na tely for Fo w ler, Ta llo n Vohland soo n dropped h im to third, a nd wen t after teamm ate Manl ey. Man ley co n tinued h is pace and ma na ged to maintain a comfor table cush ion , as H ugh es worked hi s way into th ird. The last few la ps saw Hugh es and T all on Vohland dice, with Hugh es barel y ed g in g him o u t at the checkers. Fowl er a nd Ray Crumb were fourth a nd fifth. _ Wh en th e main event roll ed aro und, Low ell Thomson ca me from the front row to lead Young, Wynne, Holl ey, McGrath and fowler around at the start. The first co uple of laps saw Thomson stretch o ut his lead as Holley, T allon Vohland, McGrath and Brooks fou nd th eir way into th e top five slo ts. Manley crashed in the whoops. o n the second la p, wh ich dropped th e Kawasaki rid er out of th e runnin g. As the riders neared th e halfway po int, things started to heat up as a four-way battle for second began. T yson Vohland broke i nto th e top five after his seventh-row start, a nd no w battled side by side with Brooks, H oll ey' and bro ther Tallon for the runner -up slot. On the ' sixth lap Broo ks occu pied th at position, but Tyson Vohland quickl y took it awa y a lap later. With o nly three laps remaini ng, Tyson Vohl and a te away Thomson's five-second lead and challenged for the top position. O nce Voh land caugh t th e Suzuki rid er, he quickly dropped hi m to second, then Broo ks . threw him back to thi rd. As the race began to wind down , McGra th put on a last-lap charge on T allon Vohland for fourth, but Voh land managed to hold McGra th off as his brother captured the win ahead of Brooks and Thomson. • Result s " MAIN : 1. Tyson Vohlan d (Kaw); 2. Larry Brooks (Hon); 3. Lowell Thomson (Suz); 4. Tallon Vohland (Kaw); 5. J eremy McGrath (Kaw ); 6. M ike Craig (Yam); 7. Jim Holley (Yam); B. Terry Fow ler (Han); 9. Shawn Wynn e (Suz); 10. Ray Cru mb (Kaw); 11. Erick Hi lton (Yam); 12 . Dean M atson (Suz); 13 . Bubba Ericks on (Cag); 14. Ryan Hughes (Kaw); I S. Levi Noble (Yam); 16. Randy MoodyI Hon); 17. Tracy Monterone (Yam ); 18 . Brian M anley (Kaw). CHAM PIONSHIP POINT STAN DINGS; 1. Jim Holley (374); 2. Brian Manley (33 0); 3. Tyson Vohla nd (266); 4 . Tallon Vohland 1257); 5. Jeremy McGrath (159); 6. Lowe ll Thomson (127 ); 7. Ja imie Mu nson (110); B. Chris Young (94); 9. Terry Fow ler (B3); 10. Scan Tyler (77). SANCTIONED SANCTIONED FEATURING: , FEATURING: IT ALL HAPPENS AJ: .. SEARS-'DI.T ~~~'t<:Zt~na>;£- RACEWAY HIGHWAYS 37 AN D 121 SONOMA CALIFORNIA 95476 707-938-844 8 WE ALSO FEATURE NHRA, NAS CAR, IMSA, sccx &.. AFM EVENTS. TIckets Available at BASS, Sears 'Polnt Box Office, or'at the Gate. For More Information call 701-938-8448 • For TIckets O nly 8 0 0 -338-SPIR . . .,.. ._ FORD· MERCURY · LINCOLN · MOTORCRAFT THEOFFICIAL PRODUCTS OF SEARS POINT INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY •• • - I !IIIM~ GrGT ~(. 1 Cycle News every week! The latest on two wheels! Due To Broken Verba' Promises and Agreements With Cagiva of Nonh Ameri~ cs , Suzuki of Corpus Christi Offers, At Our Loss . The Following Motocycles: 1987 H usqvama 51 O XC 1987 Husqvarna 430XC 1987 H usqvama 430AE 1987 Husqvarna 250CR . $2.395.00 $2.495.00 $2.495.00 . $1 .695.00 (Demonstrator) 1987 C agiva WMX 500E" 1987 Cagiva WMX125· 1987 C agiva Elefanl 650· 1987 Cagiva Alauurra SS· $1.995.00 $1 .395.00 $2,595.00 s2.695.00 'AII eag;'" li stad Are ASSUMED to Be 1987 Models. SUZUKI OF CORPUS CHRISTI Corpus Chr isti. TX 78415 IBOO) 365-6679 (5 12) B54-0222 1""""1

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