Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Aaron Carlson (101) chases 125cc B class winner AI Novotny at the Mankato MX. Carlson finished thi rd overall in the 125cc Youth class. Paul Webster came from behind to beat Tom Hamann in the Expert class at the Halloween Trial he ld at Lucerne Valley. AMA National Championship Hillclimb Series: Final Round Everett wins first ever on Devil's Staircase By Maxine Casey OREGONIA, OH . ocr. 8 Triumph rid er Scott Everett won hi s first pro hillclimb on th e treacherous 500-foot DeviI's Staircase. H e al so set fast tim e for th e day by beating BSA pil ot Earl Bowlby by .01 seco nds with hi s 7.59-second bla st. The angl e a nd spacing o f two steps o n th e hill ca used th e approximately . 800 rid ers a lo t o f problem s, but Everett just rode it bett er, BSA rid er T im Frazier fini shed seco nd to Everett in th e 540cc class with a 7.91-second rid e. David Hal e was third. Greg Wi lli ams got two fast rid es o ut o f his Honda, but th e tim er malfunctioned. Hi s third rid e was dec id ed ly s low er and th e timer worked th is time. T h e 8. 1I-second rid e wa s good for fourth p lace and regained th e number o ne p lat e h e lost to T im Frazier last year. Frazier will rid e with th e number two p lat e next season and Paul Pinsonnault retained hi s number three. Earl Bowlby decid ed he co uld beat th e H arl eys o n the rough hill and he d id , 7.60 to 7.71 over second pl ace fini sher J eff Yoder. Honda-m ounted Wad e Williams was third and Ran dy Gab ri el finish ed fourth. The seco nd pl ace finish gave Jeff Yod er th e 800cc p lat e for th e second year. Lou G erencer, Sr. will ride with numb er two a n d Ra nd y Gab ri el number three. Wade Williams finished fourth in th e points and Tom Reiser wa s fifth. Results 500 : 1. Scan Everen (Tri); 2. Tim Frazier (BSA); 3. David Hale (Tri ); 4. Greg W ill iams (Han); 5. Larr y Licht (BSA); 6. Ralph Kreeger (Tri): 7. Jo hn Hislop (BSA): 8. Paul Pinson nault (Han): 9. Gary M ill er (Yam): 10. Scott Kiogima (Han). BOO: 1. Earl Bow lby (BSA): 2. J eff Yoder (H·D): 3. Wade W ill iams (Han); 4 . Randy Gabriel (H·D); 5. Lou Gerencer, Sr. (H·D); 6. Louie Gerencer. Jr . (H· D): 7. Tom Zink (Kaw): 8. Tom Reiser (H· D); 9. Jon Graul . (H·D ): 10 . John Willi ams (Han). 500 FINAL STANDINGS: 1. Greg Willia ms (Han); 2. Tim Frazier (BSA); 3 . Paul Pin sonnault (Han );. 4. Ralph Kreeger (Tri): 5. Doug Klont ITri): 6. David Hale (Tri); 7. J ohn Hislop (BSA): B. Scott Kiogima (Han); 9. Scott Everett (Tri); 10. Ern ie Pell in (Han). 800 FINAL STANDINGS: 1. Jeff Yoder (H· D); 2. Louis Gerencer. Sr. (H· D): 3. Randy Gabr iel (H· D);.4 . Wa de W illi ams (Han); 5. Tom Reiser (H·D); 6. John Will iams (Han): 7. Earl Bow lby (BSA): 8.: Loui e Ger encer. Jr. (H· O); 9 . Jon Groulx (H·D ); 10. David Newsome (Tri -Hon) . Miller motors at Lucerne Halloween Trial By M ike Cushionbury U :l.ERNE VAL L EY. CA . OCT. 29 T Il(' G rea l Pu m pk in was o n th e side o f Bo b I\l illt>r as he too k th e Novice Super Se n io r class win by o ne p() iru ov er Da ve Stan ley at the T t,( hmquc Tria ls C lu b's H a llo ween T ria l a t - Lu reme Vall ey. Millt'r T

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