Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Congratulations To America's Road Racing Champions After w inning in Texas. Kurt Hough finished t hird in Iowa. dropped 43 a n d f inished eig h th ove rall. T ha t long sectio n was m y downfall. I ca ugh t a ro ck a nd it sh ot me orr an eight-root bank down into a ditch . It took m e a half a minute or so just to get from under th e bike a nd a co u p le of minutes to get out o r th at ditch . It was straig h t up all a ro u nd me. I .Iina lly just had to throw th e bike up th e bank. I got th e grips full of mud a n d a ll that good stu ff but I didn 't br eak anything excep t my rh ythm. It was a good even t. The run was very tech ni cal and th e club did a good job la yin g ou t th e sec tio ns. Luck is a lways a factor riding enduros, but I beli eve you m ore or less make yo u r own lu ck. It wo ul d be very difficult to win today o n 'lu ck." J er em y G arber , Irorn G oshen , Indiana , rode th rough 12 checks dropping 48 poin ts alo n g th e way and won Hi-Point A h onors. Garber sa id, "There were a co u p le of tight sectio ns but it wasn 't too bad. I cras hed o nce . The tir es slip ped in th e. mud and I got sidewa ys a nd hit a tree ." Steve Nard , aboard a YZ250, won the 250cc A class with a sco re o f 68. Narel said, "The run was pretty ' slippery, but it was a real en d u ro not on e or those enduros where th ree or Iour points wins overa ll. Yamaha' s Grant Palenski was second in the 250cc A class followed b y an other Yam aha rid er Tim Anderson. Harvey Whipple, on a KDX200, turned in a sco re o f 52 and decimated the 200cc A class, whi le brother Ro n Whipple on a big-bore Kawasaki • won th e Open A class. Results 0 / A: 1. Randy Hawkins (Suz) 32 . HI-PT A: 1. Jeremy Garber (Hon) 48. HI-PT 8 : 1. Leich Lelellier (KTM ) 60. AA: 1. Terry Cunningham (Kaw) 32; 2. Kun Hough (Kaw ) 33 ; 3. Jeff Russell (Yam) 34; 4. Jeff Fredette (Kaw ) 34; 5. Mike Toole (Yam) 37 ; 6. Kevin Hines (KTM) 38; 7. Dave Benram (Suz) 43; 8. A llen Grav itt (KTM) 43 ; '9. Joey Hopkin (Kaw) 45 ; 10 . Matt Sl avish (Hon) 51 . 200 A: 1. Harvey Wh ipple (Kaw); 2. Larry Schuhz (Hon t 3. M ike Henr ick (Kaw); 4. Roben Brow n (Kaw t 5. Bun Atha (Kaw ). 250 A : 1. Steve Narel (Yam); 2. Grant Palensk i (Vam); 3. Tim Anderson (Yam); 4. Tom Eller (Suz); 5. Denn is Me ssward (Yam). OPEN A; 1. Ron Whipple (Kaw ); 2. Richa rd Null (KTM ); 3. Lonie Ross (KTM ); 4. Vic Kray (KTM); 5. Randy Burk ey (KTM). 4 -STRK : 1. J erry Holas ek (KTM ); 2. Dou g Nicholas (KTM ); 3. Tom Dillon (Hon). SR A: 1. Gary Doer (Kaw) ; 2. John Kudr eka(ATK); 3. Roger King (KTM); 4 . Harry Workhorsl. S/ SR: 1. Farr ell Lord (Kaw); 2. Jim Letelli er (KTM); 3. Ray Hockenberry (Kaw) . 200 B: 1. Ray Manlotery (Kaw); 2. Brad Sew an (KTM); 3. Dean W indl e (KTM ); 4. Kevin Hanann (KTM ); 5. Walter Luedtk e (Kaw). 250 B: 1. Mik e Farnum (KTM); 2. Kyle A nderson (KTM); 3. Tim Hadley (Suz); 4 . Tim Schultz (Suz): 5. Bruce Friesl (KTM). OPEN B: 1. Paul Kell ey (Vam ); 2. Lee Jobe (KTM ); 3. Dave Campbell (ATK); 4. Gary Spierlock (KTM ); 5. Dave Evans (KTM ). . SR B: I . Ernie M ell or (KTM ); 2. Sheld on Ott o (Kaw); 3 . Don Berton (Hon); 4 . Qui nt an Davis (Ka'w); 5. Warren Campbell (ATK). WMN : 1. Je rry M urphy (Kaw) . TR: 1. Ron Gru ndy (Kaw ); 2. J im Logsol on (Hus); 3. Scon Grosshoff (Kaw); 4 . Fred DuBois (Ha n); 5. Bill Hanson (Hus). RANDY RENFROW JOHN KOCINSKI Pro Twin G.P. 1989 Champion 250cc Grand Prix 1989 Champion

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