Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

to close th e gap on Bu rk in sha w. Mea nwhile, on lap lour, Claren ce Pitts powered by both Russ Fletcher a nd Duncan to fa ll in line beh ind Backstrom. The linal lap o f th e mot o pr ovided an exc iting fin ish . Coming d ow n th e fin a l straight o f j u m ps, th e front five riders chose three diff erent lin es and ma de a last dash for th e checkered Ilag. Den evan j u m ped a few inc hes further th an Bu rk in sh a w off the fi na l jum p a nd pulled out th e wi n. St id ham follow ed t ig h t be hi nd Burkin sha w, with bo th Backstr om a nd Pi tts lin ish in g just behi nd the front thr ee. \\'hile th e second moto d id n 't end wi th the same th rill in g fin ish. the action was no less inten se. Once agai n , Stidham took the lead ea rly and was rele ntl ess in main ta ini ng h is pos ition. Foll ow in g Stid ham was Den evan and th en Backstro m . The three rid ers mainta ined thei r positio ns thro ug ho u t the rnot o wh ile Bur kin sha w moved up to fou rth afte r a poor start, After th e n umbers were a ll in , Den ev an wa s fir st overa ll , fo llowed b y Stidham i n seco nd, and Burkinsh aw th ird. l n th e 250cc Pro class, J am ie Munson grabbed th e ea rly lead o n ly be lor ced o ut wit h mechanical pr obl ems o n th e fourth lap. Don Biscea lia look o ver th e lead a nd wo n lollowed by Mik e Bell a nd Don Boespflug. Bell took th e early lea d in m oto two -but Munson managed to get"by on a daring pass o n lap two and never relinquish ed th e lead . Bell held o n lor seco nd, leaving th ird lor Bisceali a. Results '0 W /P IW: 1. Issac Dawson (Yam ). PIW0~8 : 1. Er ic W ill iam s (Kaw ). PIW 9-11: 1. Dusty Lenaberg (Kaw l; 2. Jo e Pearson (Han); 3. Kory Rasmu ssen (Kawl. M INI BEG: 1. T. Free (Kaw); 2. Nat han Gr avell e (Kawl; 3. Kory Rasmu ssen (Kaw). MIN I JR: 1. Jo hn Willia ms (Kaw); 2. Chad Reed (Kaw ); 3. Brandon Lucas (Han). MIN I INT: 1. Travis Berry (Kaw); 2. Monty Harr is (Han). J PP: 1. " eanne Vanbuskick (Kaw); 2. Patt i Bren (Han); 3. GaVlyn Lancaste r (Yam). 125 BEG: 1. Bill Cooper (Han!; 2. Tony Haas (Han); 3. Man Sisson (Hon). 125 JR: 1. Eddie Denhem (Hon); 2. Greg Stein (Han); 3. Dan Tru mp (Yam). 125 INT: 1. John Cooper (Han); 2. Chad Berry (Yam): 3. Matt Sisson (Han). 125 PRO: 1. Jamie Munson (Honl; 2. Don Siseeal ia (Suz); 3. David Brown ing (Yam). 250 BEG: 1. Christopher Brown (Hon ); 2. Gary BrenIHon); 3. Paul Gagner (Honl. 250 JR: 1. Dave Akerman (Kaw ); 2. M ike W izard; 3. Jim Kasper (Kaw l. 250 INT: 1. Brent Delay IHon ); 2. Steven Hill s (Yam); 3 . Doug Gravell e IKaw) 250 PRO: 1. Mik e Bell ISuz); 2. Don Biscegl ia (Suz);: 3. Don Boespllug (Kawl. OPEN BEG: 1. Kevin Grove (KTMI; 2. David Siler IHu s). OPEN PRO: 1. Scott Williams (Hon); 2. Ron We stlake ~J OC~_. 1st : I . i=J I • .. .,I Ricky Jo hnson Jean-Mic hel Ba yle Johnn y O 'Mara " . Jeff Stanton ._ ' " Damon Bradshaw .... Ron Lechien "'" ' Guy Cooper Jeff Ward Tom Carson Fred Andrews Mike Jo'}.es (J~ , - {2) I ." . d I . 0 • . J \- f / -. .. , I!J I I ~--;i ~\ t*, i.""~_.1'~ O' ..~ ~l, . . " I h:j '~~ . m H~~ ' - ' , :. f rot t / ' ~I ( "~" ~ ,~ ~:~:YOKOHAMA Hall rolls through Talladega RR By Clair Franks TALLADEGA , AL, AUG. 12-13 Human Race T eam star Kurt Ha ll co llec ted first place p laques a nd co n tinge ncy mon ey for wins in the Fo rmu la USA, A and B Production and B Superbike c lasses at Ta lla dega. H all took 'he lead into the fir st turn 01 the ho tl y-contested Fo rm ul a USA race wit h rival Paul Bray tucked u p un der h is tail section , By the seco nd lap H all had about a th ree bike len gth adv an tage. but miss ed a shift and went wide in a tu rn . Bray jumped at th e opportun ity and pass ed o n the low side to la ke the lead. H a ll qui ckl y reco vered and dogged Bray throu gh the nex t few turns, then got a bett er dr ive a nd repassed Bray on the front stra ig h t. H all pulled awa y wit h each rem aining lap, while Bra y was co n tino us ly ho un ded for second lor the rest 01 th e race bv Michael Mart in and Bill y Eisenacher. . T ray Batey and his mod ified Suzuki was the o n ly rider to lead Hall a nd his producti on Su zu ki acro ss th e fini sh lin e (or th e overall wi n in the co mbined Superstock a nd Prod uction classes. Bo th riders took home first -place plaques for the ir respective class wins. One of the crowd's favo rite races was th e combined Formula III Expert/Nov ice and Vintage 5 classes. J am es Stewart, o n a Norton 828, p icked h is wa y through traffi c to lak e th e lead a nd win aw ay fro m front-running J ohn H od g kiss. Two la ps lat er Hsdg kiss was dro p ped 10 th ird alter Pa ul Wr ig h , took over secon d. The top th ree D Superbike Expert cla ss rid ers sta yed within a bik e len gth o f each ot her for the entire race. Robert N Ull led mos t of th e race, bar ely ho ldin !; 0 11 Jim Sti ll wh o was being hounded by Fabi an Co rtez. On th e last lap Cortez passed NUll an d S tills fo r th e wi n. Results ";' ~ I _ ,~~~.~,,~ ~ :.t ' .. :.to . ~ . DELMONT, PA. Sun., OCT. 1sf Race 1 p.m. Adm. $12 Saturday, Sept. 30th AMATEUR MX RACING Practice 8 a.m. Riders fee $20 Adm. $20 (Includes Sunday's ticket) :s = • , g Weeh nd Camping fo r AMA Members & Families ($10.00 pe r vehicle) )IW@4it7 RACING DIRECTIONS: 12 mi. E. of PA Tp k on Rt. 22 near Delmo nt, Rt. 66 N. 3 mi ., th en rIgh t on Slickville Rd. half ml. ap prox. IN FORMATION : (304) 594-1 157 / TRACK: (412) 468-4786 go Want to ra cing!? Check th e Cycle New s calen dar section. This familiar logo on the package means your dealer is supplying the best disc brake pads available for competition or touring. He knows the brakes that have helpedwin moreWorld Championships than any other could help save your hide on the street. So remember FERODO andthe dealerthat cares enough to offer the best. Dis t ribu to rs o r Dea le rs Call for prod uct (213) 946-3581 Wan t Ad inf ormat ion - (2 13 ) 427-7433 8 PROD NOV: 1. Tripp Nobles ISuz); 2. William Mercer {S~rkij~~;r~:I~i~~:~)Grissom (Hon); 2. Bernard Beset (Yam); 3. Pau l Wri ght (M-G) . CLBMN NOV; 1. William Willis (Han); 2. Clark Bell (Yam); 3. Bob Dickens (Kaw ). V1N 4: 1. Paul Wright (M ,G); 2. James Stewart (Norl ; T 3. Ron Bart on (Due) 8 5 /B EX: 1. Kurt Hall (Yaml; 2. Paul Bray (5 uzl; 3. M ichae l Martin (yam) . C S IS: 1. Pat rick Harris (Yam); 2. Bobby Bosserdet (Yam). C PROD EX: 1. Michael Gri ssom IHon); 2. Glenn Cooper (Hon); 3. Mike Snyder (Yam) C PROD NOV: 1. Dana Rueh le (Yam); 2. Joe Pn sstenc (Hon);:3. Ken Pott s (Yaml . S ,.'~"'ti;~_. .~ IONA~I;:" . . . ', ' (Ka w). UTH: 1. Steven Hill s (Yam); 2. Ron W estl ake (Kaw); 3. John William s,.Jr . (Hon). 30-40 JR: 1. David Lyle IKaw ); 2. Mar k Kr istoff IYaml; 3. David Siler (Hon). 30-40 EX: 1. Ron Sun (Han ); 2. M itch Kir1tpa ick (Yam); tr 3. Jeff Creager (KTM ). 40+ NOV: 1. Robert Comstock (Kaw); 2. M ike Reuther (SUlI ; 3. Gene Chittem (Han). 40+ AM: 1. Jim Deoeven (Suzl; 2. Dick Stidham (Yam); 3. Eric 8urkinshaw (Hon). 40+ EX: 1. Dave Merklin (Suzl; 2. Gary Bonds (Kaw ). Oakland Sport Center. 4232 Dixie Hwy. Drayton Plain. MI 48020 (313)673-3366 UPS Daily .= CYCLE TECH =Baltlmo,. 110 Dealers Call To ll Free 1-800-255-2035 23

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