Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

AHRMA Historic Cup Road Race Series: Round 6 Green, Roper star at Sears Point By Brian Catterson SONOMA, CA, AUG. 13 West Coast British Racing's Mik e G reen and T eam Obsolete's Dave Roper were th e stars of th e Amer ica n Histori c Raci n g Motorcycle Associa tion 's (AH R MA) H isto ric Cup road rac es a t Sears Point Interna tio nal Raceway , wit h each rid er taking ho me more th an one win. Green rode hi s trio of Ducatis to . class wins in eac h of th e da y's three 'races, topp ing the 200 an d 250cc Grand Prix and 500cc Sportsman d ivisions. Green is spo nsored by WCBR , H ap J ones , Avo n a nd Cas tro l. Roper , mea n wh ile, rode hi s AJ S 7R/ 3 to victory in bo th th e 350cc GP a nd 500cc Premier classes. Ro per, wh o will race in th e Manx GP o n the Isle o f Man, Sep tember 6, usually enters a Ma tchless G 50 in the Premi er class , bu t o p ted to ride hi s 350 in toda y ' s 500c ra ce. R ope r is sponsored by Team Obsol ete, Accessory Mart , Bell , Cas trol and Lou 's Leath ers. Eron Flory gave Roper a run for his money in the firs t rac e of the da y (three races were he ld comb in ing 10 classes), with Fl ory h olding th e o vera ll and 750cc Sportsman class lead on h is 750cc BMW before he DNF. Rob T ulu ie on a Norton th en raced with Chri s Alle n on a Laverd a Chris Allen (503) won the 750cc Sportsman class Historic Cu p road race on his laverda at Sea rs Point when Rob Tulu ie's Norton DNF. for first p lace in th e 750 class, but T u lu ie a lso DNF, a nd All en wo n. Ken T h iebau d o n-his 750cc BMW led Scou Borem on a 350cc Ducati a nd Crai g McLean o n a 350cc Aermacchi across the stri pe , wi th T hiebaud taking seco nd in 750cc Sportsman , an d Borem nipping McL ean on th e fi na l lap for seco n d in 350cc GP. Mike Green 's Ducati a p pea red to be slowi ng, but h e held o ff the Bul taco o f Cha rles Sext on to top th e 200cc GP ca tegory. BMW-mo unted O zzie Au er topped class ch am p Ben o Rod i o n a Norton Manx to win th e P re-l 940 division. Race three a lso saw a n in tense battle for th e lead between Roper a n d BSA-m ounted N ick Ha yman , with Roper. again taking th e win . Dave Walden rode his 450cc Du cati to a th ird-p lace finish. ' T he series next h ead s to th e a ll new H eartland Pa rk in T opek a , Kansas, Septem ber 2-3, followed o ne week later by th e ninth an n u a l race tho ugh th e streets o f Stea m boa t Springs, Co lora do, September 9. • Results PRE-40: 1. Ouie Auer ( B M W~ 2. Beno Rodi (Norl; 3. J . Ray (Vel). 200 GP: 1. M ike Green (Duel; 2. Charles Sexto n (Bul). 350 GP: 1. Dave Roper lAJS): 2. Scon Borem (Due): 3. Craig McLean (H-D); 4. Jeff Hecox (Due); 5. E. Laeru se (Due). 750 SPTSMN : 1. Chris Allen ( La v~ 2. Ken Thiebaud (BMW); 3. Peter Watson (BMW); 4 . Marc Field (Nor); 5. C. Scan (Nor). Dave Roper and hi s AJS 7R /3 won both the 350cc GP and 500cc Premier races. 500 SPTSMN: 1. M ike Green (Due): 2. Nick Hayman (BSAI; 3. Jam es Banke (BSA); 4. T. Ting ley (Hon); 5 . Andy Saund er s lTri) . 2-STRK GP: 1. Charles Sexton (Bul); 2. Kevin Roberson (Yam); 3. Tupper Robinson (Bul): 4 . Joh n Haberbosch (M on). ci, C: 1. Beno Rodi (R·E); 2. Ouie Au er (BMW); 3. Fred Moo (Nor). 750 GP: 1. Allan San erl ee ( H · D~ 2. Eron Flory tBMW); 3 . Dave Walden (Tr i); 4 . Chris Allen (Lav); 5 . Thomas Marquardt (Hon ). 250 GP: 1. M ike Green (Due); 2. Scan Borem (Bull; 3. John 'Haberbosch (Man). 500 PRE; 1. Dave Roper (AJ S); 2. Nick Hayman ( BSA ~ 3. Dave Waiden (Due); 4. Dan Phillips ( B SA~ 5. Jam es Banke (BSA). .A. SUPERBIKE CHALLENGE SEPTEMBER 1-3 These guys make Md Gibson look like a sissy. Thcy're Motorpsychos, barreling 165 MPH into hairpin turns, . kaning their 1000 cc projectiles only inches from the ground, and !!leering with their knees. That's right, thcy !

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