Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

th rottl e," sa id ra ce-l ong lea de r H arden . " It wouldn 't ru n a t anything over a q uarter th rottle a nd there was no th in g 1 co u ld do ." Fow ler caugh t u p to H ar den with 10 m iles to go , and Pearson raced by hard on Fowl er 's heels. T he pace was franti c all the way to the finish line, but th e come-fro mbehind bids ra n o ut of time a nd Searle was sti ll out in fro nt when th e checkered £lag fell. " It feels great to win o ne of th ese; 1 reall y had a good time out there today ," sa id th e Thor/ Hallman/ Smi th/ Big Valley Honda/Worthen Equi pment-bac ked Sea rle. Second-placed Sweetla nd was just as hap py wit h h is Open class wi n. " I' m bac k to wi n ni ng agai n ," said Sweetland. H arte ro ck e ted home in third (second 250cc) in o nly h is seco nd Na tional event. H ead s turned when Lewis's YZI25 screa med across the fin ish line in fo urt h overall. " It needed to be 100 miles longer , then 1 wou ld've caught them ," said Lew is. Hi s nea rest 125cc rivals were Cag iva p ilot Brya n Fo lks in 24th overa ll, and Jon Alberg in 28th. Curtis Dice's CR500 cro ssed th e lin e 10 mi n utes behind th e race leader to clai m fifth overa ll a nd Brent Fox bought the Gerber/Fox KT M ho me in sixth to claim th e team wi n , despite losing hi s cl utch in th e fin al stages of the race. Hamel nursed his R M250 hom e to c1aim seven th overa ll just ahead of Ka wasak i pi lot J ohn Nielson , a nd Fowl er led the Vet lin e-up ho me in ninth , wi th Pearson o nly seconds beh ind in 10th and H arden less tha n a m ile behi nd in 12th. . Uta h's Pr eston Gerb er ha d to be hel ped fro m hi s bik e af ter tak in g the Sen ior d ivision wi n in 19t h overa ll. " I hit a wash j ust before the fin ish a nd co mpressed my back," sai d th e KT M pilot. " I d id n't see it so 1 hit it pretty ha rd . but 1 still had a grea t da y. Tha t was a fantasti c co urse." The first Ama teur to cross th e finish line was 250cc pilo t Pa u l Pitts, who led th e short-course field from start to fin ish. Seco nd overa ll went to CR I25 racer Matt Cranford and Ra y Nei ll claimed the Open Amateur win in fo urth. • Results 0 1A : 1. Greg Sear le (Hon); 2. Garth Sweetl and (Hon); 3. Dan Hart e (Kaw); 4. Jimm y Lew is (Yam ); 5. Curti s Dice (Hon); 6. Brandon GerberI Srent Fox (KTM); 7. Danny Hamel (Suz); 8. J ohn Nielson (Kaw); 9. Kerry Fowl er (Hon); 10. Lee Pearson (Hus); 11 . Al an Don ald son (Yam ); , 2. Scot Har den (KTM ); 13 . Alan Peterson (Yam) ; 14 . M ar k Lun dgreen • CENTRAL LEATHERSTOCKING COUNTRY The Dunlop 500/125 cc . National Motocross Championship Round At U October 14-15th, 1989 The Unadilla Valley Sports Center, Inc., Rt 8, New Berlin, New 'lork. Ticket information: Advance Tockets available thru the Unadilla Valley Sports Center, Inc. Tickets $18.00 Advance Discount ~ ' Advance Sale Price .$15.00 'Save $3.00 - Order your tickets by mail. Make chock or money order payable 10 the Unadilla Valley Sports Center, P.O. Box 5119, Edmeston, New York 13335. Ph.: 1-607-9658784.Orders must be received by Oct. 1st. $1.00 handling fee per order. ' (Offer not to be combined with any other discount coupons.) I A.H.R.M.A. VIntage National Saturday, October 14th Your ence-in-a-litetime chance to challenge the famed Unadilla Championahip Circuit For further information conta ct: Mark Brown - (603) 673-0993 FOR MORE INFORMATION WRITE: Central Lealherslocking Counlly. N.Y. P.O. Box 447, 327 North Main Street Herkimer, New York 13350 OR CAll: (315) 866-1500 or 1-800-2~788 Camping - $8.00 per person/per night. MM Gales open 6 P.M., Friday night, Oct . 13th. Racing, Sunday Noon, Oct. 15th - rain or shine. • .. .. e t r e .... SERIOUS HORSEPOWER KEIHIN PJ & PWK Series ,.- MIKUNI "PRO SERIES" Rat Slide . . 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Danny Hamel (Sw). 125 EX; 1. Jimmy Lew is (Yam); 2. Bryan Folks (Cag); 3. J on Almberg (Suz). VET EX: 1. Kerry Fowl er (Han); 2. Lee Pearson ( H us~ 3. Scot Harden (KTM). SR EX: 1. Preston Gerbe< (KTM ); 2. Bill Max im (Kaw): 3. Carl Westkamp (Kaw) . WMN EX: 1. Ann a Cody M ert itt (Kaw). TEAM : 1. Brandon GerberI Brent Fox (KTM); 2. Bruce Quale/Steve Quale (Yam); 3. M cQuiston/ Vogeler (Sull. OPEN AM : 1. Ray Neill (Hon); 2. J im Clingm an (Han); 3. M,chael McM ichael (Yam). 250 ' AM ; 1. Paul Pitt s (CanAml; 2. Chance M aug han (Hon); 3 . M ike Moore (Hon) . 125 AM : 1. M an Cran ford (Ho n ); 2 . Mace Colem an (Kaw); 3 . Steve Lundgreen (Yam). VET AM ; 1. Char lie Spellman (Kaw); 2. Steve Davis (Yam); 3. Ron Sheehan (Han). SR AM : 1. J im McC ain (KTM); 2. Ji m Peterson (Kaw ); 3. Wade Tuma (KTM). WM N AM : 1. Brenda Nuttall (Han). AM 4 ·STRK: 1. Andy Laycock (KTM); 2. Jo ey Anderson (Hon). OPEN NOV: 1. Laurence Barbell a (Yam); 2. Scott Campbell (Han);.:! . Neil Horton (Han). 250 NOV; 1. Robert Chesley (Han); 2. Dave Everman IKaw); 3. Don Gable (Han). 125 NOV: 1. Jo sh Holliman (Kaw ); 2. Shawn Chavez (Suz); 3. Dar in Hardy (Yam). VET NOV: 1. St eve Pirr o ( H us~; 2. Wayne Turn er (ATK); 3. Jon Von Der Leith (Yam). SR NOV; 1. Gary Thomp son (Han); 2. Jack Bun ch (Hon); 3. Harry Hoffman (Han). NOV 4 ·STRK: 1. Craig Hartsell (A TK); 2. Jac k Baug hman (Yam) ; 3. David Plum mer (Hon). OVER 50 : 1. Je rry Row ley (Yam); 2. Robert Hutchings (Hon); 3. Ray Patt on (KTM ). DINO: 1. Duane Quale (Suz). D istributors or Dealers Call fo r product (213) 946-3581 Keep your cool, The right technique will help you maintain traction, even on a wet road. And that's what separates advanced riders fromthe rest.Take aMotorcyde \', RiderCourses. Call 1-80D-447-4700. ~ s MoIorcycle 5afeIy FoundaIIon BOYESEN REEDS OSC Distributing 4232 D ix ie Hwy. Drayton Pla ins. 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