Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Nat'I Cross Country (Conti n ued [rom page 12) mak in g for a lonel y tra il late in th e race . By th e ti me th e checkered flag came after six la ps Su m mers had bu ilt a three-mi nute lead on th e Iro n H orse/ Gear Racewea r/Wh ite Bros. Honda of McSwa in . " In most mud race s m y bik e gets too h eav y fo r me to go fas t," said Su mmers. "T he rain kept up a ll da y and actua lly mad e it too slippery for th e mud to stick to my bike. I didn't get very ti red at all a nd a Iour-stro ker on a wet track is to ugh to beat a nyway." Onail continued to push his 125cc ride towards the top of the overall tall y a nd would replace She p hard for th ird o n the fifth la p. Ed Loj ak fina lly reeled in Ellis o n the same lap to accomplish th e 250cc A win b ut co u ld o n ly m an a ge a fif th overa ll. H e was tra iled in h is class sta ndi ngs by K'TM vmou nted Kevin Brown , Pennsylvan ia 's Matt Spigel myer, Ya ma ha rider J eff Murgel and Ellis . Behind Su m mers a nd McSwain in th e Open A ran ks ca me Sh ephard a nd Hu sq varna riders J ohn Vin cent a nd Barry Gasto n. Yamaha rider Fra n k Keegan was the overa ll B class leader a t the end of th e afternoon. The 250cc B rid er was one of the o n ly ama teu rs in the . event to com p lete a ll six la ps. H is fin e effort wou ld have been good for six th overa ll o u t o f a ll o f th e A riders but B cl ass co m pe titors a re no t figured in th e fin al tal ly. Series contenders Mark McHuron a nd Ro n P a ler mo trai led Keeg an in th e divisio n. Michael Co rnett was the othe r sixla p winner , bettering the O pen B d ivision with wh at wo uld have been a 10th overall showi ng. H e was fo llow ed by West Virg inia 's J o h n Sherry a nd Maryland 's Vel mer H uff, Other class winners a t th e H ardrock 100 incl uded 200cc B p ilot Ral p h T horn , Masters leader Don H arl ess, Super Sen io r front -runner H arry G reen lee, Flip J endre in the Four-Stroke B class, a nd Sen io r B leader Lo uis Dea rman . In th e Su nday morn in g o ne- ho u r Yo u th race, Suzu ki-mo u nted Rob ert Stock pu t in a n ou tsta ndi ng performance to better fell ow R M80 rider Ma rk McGra th . Stock completed a dozen laps o n the shortened' cou rse to cla im th e overa ll Min icycle wi n . J osh Lojak , J aso n Ward, a nd Cor ey Cre eneltch rou nded out the to p five.• Res ults 0 / A: 1. Scan Summers (Han). OPEN A : 1. St eve McSwain (Ho n); 2 . Tim Shephar d (Yaml; 3 . John Vincent (H us); 4 . Barry Gaslon (Hus); 5. Keith Rodgers (Hon). 250 A ; 1. Edward Lojak (Yam); 2. Kevin Brown (KTM) ; 3. Manhew Spigelmyer (Hon); 4. J eff M urgel (Yam ~ 5. Bob Elli s (Hon ). 200 A: 1. Gene Onail (Yam); 2. Stanley Lojak (Ya m ~ 3. Crai g Jon es (Yam); 4 . M ichael Bur k (Suz); 5. Jeff Lauth (Kaw). 4 -STRK A: 1. Carey St ump (KTM); 2. Harv ey Whit aker (Hon); 3 . Charles Dail ey (Hon). SR A : 1. Tom M eyers (ATK); 2. Paul M ichels (ATK); 3. J oe Lojak (Ya m~ 4. Al bert Sw ager (Hon). JR : 1. Bu ren Ham ri ck (Hoo t 2. J im Kalleker (Hus); 3 . M ik e Frazee (Yam); 4 . M ike McCarren (Yam); 5. David M oln ar (KTM ). S/SR : 1. Harry Gree nlee (Hon); 2. Gary Doerr (Kaw); 3. Dave Coombs (Yam); 4 . Wade Su mm ers (Hon ); 5. Denn is Zinl (KTM). MS TR: 1. Don ald Harl ess (Yam); 2. Earn est Huffman (KTM). OPEN B: 1. M ichael Corn en (Hon ); 2. John Sherry (Hon); 3 . Velm er Huf f (KTM); 4. Samu el Dyke (KTM); 5. Rick Nowak (Kaw). 250 B: 1. Frank Keegan (Yam); 2. M ark M ehu ron (Yam); 3. Ronald Palermo (Yam); 4 . Richard Bry an (SUl ); 5. Randy M ansberger (KTM). 200 B: 1. Ralph Thorn (Yam); 2. Duan e Sprou se (SUl); 3. Ronald Kers ey (Yam); 4. Robin Spacht (Hon); 5. John Petrilla (Yam) . 4 -STRK B: 1. Flip J endre (KTM) ; 2. Mark Niggemyer (Hon); 3. Jo seph Lawson (Hon); 4. Chr istopher Snyd er (Hon); 5. Scon Harp er (Hon). SR B: 1. Louis Dearman (KTM); 2. David Gill ian (Hon); 3. Alan Bruno (Kaw); 4. Thom as Parf itt (Yam); 5 . David Dehner (Kaw). YTH: 1. Roben Stoc k (SUl); 2. Ma rk M cGrath (SUl); 3. Jo sh Loj ak (Yam); 4 . Ja son W ard (Kaw); 5. Corey Gre eneltch (KTM). 0 / A A : 1. Scon Summers; 2. Steve M cSwa in; 3. Gen e On ai! ; 4. Tim Sh eph ard ; 5. Edward Loiak; 6. Kevin Brown; 7. Buren Ham r ick; 8. St anley Lojak ; 9. John Vin cent; 10. Car ey Stump, When would you pay $99.00 fora piece of paper? W ell, if that is imported, museum quality D' Arches 22"x 19" paper that carries an original Jeff Gundlach Supercross printed in nine permanent colors and was breathed on, signed and 'n umbered by the artist, I'd do it now. 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