Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Second m o to saw T haxton p u ll the hol esh o t with Bra n c h i n secon d . Bran ch p a ssed Thax ton in mid-a ir to la ke th e lead. 'Tha xto n staye d o n Branch for the nex t severa l laps a nd was unsuccessfu l in h is attem p ts lO make a . pass, a llo win g Branch to lengthen hi s lea d. Tha xt on took seco nd fo llo wed by Sawyer a ga in in third position. The [irst 125cc A rno to sa w Jamie Frazier on a Ya m a ha power o u t front lollowed by Suzuki-rider J oe y Deluke. Ho nda -mo urned Chris Ta ylor a n d SCUll H oll i m a n on a Yam ah a were soo n by De luke. a nd set th eir sig h ts o n Frazier. By th e hallwa y mark. T ay lor a nd H olliman were o n Frazi er 's rear wh eel. Taylor jumped pa st Frazi er imo th e lead . wh ich was short-liv ed as Holliman M>On lound a lin e arou nd Taylor. H oll iman took th e win lollow ed by Tay lor. Fra zier a nd Honda-m ounted Bill y Martin. The seco nd moto sa w H oll iman o u t from ear ly with T aylor a nd Frazier in pu rsuit. Holl iman held o lf Ta ylor lap after lap with Frazi er in th ird. Recov er in g from a n ea rly crash wa s Martin. who would m ount a co m eback cha rge, First. Martin got by Fra zier , th en he wa s o n Taylo r's rear whee l. Mart in pUI a n inside mo ve o n T a ylor 1O lak e o ver second a nd M' I h is sights- o n th e leader . On th e las I lap. Marlin sn uc k under Ho ll iman 10 lak e th e lead and the m ot e win. Ho llima n crossed th e lint" i ll second 10 ca pt u re th e o vera II. Results WMN : 1. Loretta M urph (Suz); 2. Tin a Gerken (Hon ); 3 . Debb ie Berry (Suzl; 4 . Barbara W ilson (Yam). 50 : 1. lsne Wood (Yam); 2. Ja mes Hen zel (Yam); 3. Jo sh W ood (Yam) 60 : 1. Greg Cooper (Kaw ); 2. Josh Wood (Kaw ); 3. M ichael Ford (Kaw) . 125 A : 1. Scon Holl iman (Yam); 2. Billy M an ;n (Hon); 3. Chr is Tayl or (Hon); 4 . Jam ie Fra zie r( Yam ); 5. A llen Pain ter (Ho n). 125 B: 1. Dale Grav (Kaw) ; 2. John Drumhell er (Yam); 3. DaVid Perri n (Yaml; 4 . Br ian Nast (Kaw ); 5. Tim Dean (Ho n). 125 C: 1. Kevin Branch (Yam ); 2. Chris Hu tchi son (Yam); 3. James Pfizenmayer (Yam): 4 . Scon W ood (Hon ): 5. Br ian Quarles (Yam). . . 250 A: 1. Scon Hol li ma n (Yam ); 2. Bob Gerken (Hon); 3. J.J. Dean (Hon); 4. Chri s Tayl Of" (Hon ); 5. Kevin Spiller 7 RACES, 7 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSI AMA!ccs Race of Champions WERA Grand National Finals 1stA Superbike 1st A Production 1st B Superbike 1st B Production 1s Hea vyweight Superbike t 1st Heavyweight Supersport . 1s U.S. Twin Sports t John D. Rue Award • TRIPP NOBLES & DOWNSTAGING RACING Wo ul d Like To Thank T he Following Friends and Sponsors Who Made These Cham p io nsh ips Possible ~ 0') Downstaging Inc . Phil Aac k Racing 5erviees Conner Carriers Billy Bishop H-D/ Susukl 01Macon Dunlop SPECW THANKS TO: . • Clill Nobles, for the long hours and ha rd work that prod uced la st and reliable motorcyles Mark Morgan a nd • Billy Bishop lor the super pit work and encouragement a ll yea r lo ng l VIC Fasola for expert tuning with that ''Victor Diflerence" C.W. & Donna Eld ridge Greg & GroYer Sassaman Doug Kldd Phil Flack Jim Allen, Ronnie Bowen, Tom Welch Dave sadowskI and Mr, & Mrs. AW. Nobles, Jr. C'J .... V ..0 S V :> o Z Andrew Nobles ** For Sale: will 'be turning expert in December 1989 and is presently seeking sponsorship for the upcoming 1990 season. All interested persons or companies please contact: ~~~~~~ Downstaglng Racing, 2696 CarrIage Court, Macon, GA 31206 (912) 474-3762 ChomplonshiDwinning GSX-R750. Contoct ~ng IhicIng lor more InIoIniatIon. ~ DUNZ,OP ...,::::,7.';:7."':~~ (Hon ). 250 B: 1. Jo hn Drumhell er (Yaml.; 2. St eve Kemp (KTM ); 3. Wa yne Cunis (Yam); 4 . Jo hn Bastin (Honl ; 5 . Pau l W est (Hon) . . 250 C: 1. Kevin Branch (Yam); 2. Larry Thaxton (Hon); 3 . Robert Sawyer (Kaw l: 4 Robert Hanca sky (Ho nt; 5. Will iam Grave s lHon) . OPEN A : 1. Rid Saunders (Hon ); 2. A lan Kceetcs (Hon); 3 , James Nagle (Hon) OPEN B: 1. Mike Tayl or (Honl ; 2. Douglas M emman (Honl; 3 Jeffrey Day (Honl ; 4 , Dal e Gray (Kaw); 5. Wayne Cunis (Yam ) 25 +; 1. J .J. Dean (Hon); 2. Gr eg Pieper (Hon); 3. KeVin SPitler (Han l; 4 . RtCk. W endel sen (Honl.; 5. Rick Saunders (Hon ) 30+: 1. Kenn el h Brown l Hon ~ 2. J ames Nagle (Honl; 3 . Je ff Br ow n (Yam); 4 Gary Morris (Yam ); 5 . Greg' Driscol l (Suz l 40+ . 1. M'ke l.optcoIo (Hon ); 2. Roben Breeden (Yam); 3 Ken Jorda n (Hon); 4 . Dave Clark (Kawi. 2 · STRK: 1. Gary Sh Iffl ett (Suzl; 2. David White (Sud ; 3 . Skip Ferebee (Hon ); 4 . Tom Thrih (Suz); 5 . Mark Lvon s (Ho nl 4 ·STR K:. 1. M Ike Carroll IHon); 2. Robert Baker (Hon ); 3 . Chuc k M ash (Hon); 4 . A lvin Bender; 5. 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Today. 196 rider s signed up to tak e pan in th e run. There wer e ma ny differ ent rypes o f vehicles (hat participated; toda y th ere were dirt bikes. three &: four-wheel er s a nd even an od ys>t')'• The ru n usua lly takes about one a nd a half h ours to fin ish . T h ere a re fou r checkpoin ts sc i up th roughout the nail. Ea ch rider is to , co llect as ma n y ch ip s a s he ca n without turn ing back. The fir st riders ba ck from toda y's race made a record lime o f one hour. But Ihey didn't wi n the race: th e wi nner o f a poker ru n race is determined by wh oever has ' he best card hand. The wi nner 01 each of th e four classes rece ives a trophy a nd if h is name is in the }.XU, he al so receives m oney. TIle yo u ngest rider 10 sign up for roday's run was five-years-old: the o ldes t was 62. . NO I everyo ne finishes. About 20 o r so riders d idn 't fi nish the trai l d ue to mecha nica l p ro b lems or inju ry. T here were very few acci de n ts toda y. but man y brok en-down bikes. T he clea n -up crew pi cked u p a n u mber o f vechicles incl ud ing th e odyssey, " It was a we ll though t-ou t tra il. It had a lilli e 01 every th ing. It was a true cha lle nge . for even th e best o f riders," sa id Ju n io r Si ms . • a lso -fro m Milt on , Flor ida. . Results FIRST TO FINISH J R: 1. Byr en Avery; 2 . Jerem y Noah . WM N: 1. Susan Poe ; 2. Cherle ne Noah . MO TO: 1. J immy Henderson; 2 . J immv Gentry. 8ES HAND T JR : 1. W n Podell ; 2. Josh Thom pson; 3 . Nikk i Ada ms; 4 . A ust in Pebworth; 5 . Allen You ng . ' WMN : 1. Paula (:.001(; 2. Altneda Click ier; 3 . Pennv Hopson ; 4 . Renee Dailey; 5 . W anda M cCombs. MOTO: 1. J immy Gentry; 2 . Patr ick McGilberry; 3 . Tr oy Deram us; 4 . Bun Willingham; 5. Micha el Wi ll iamson. $309 95 and is only (including Parts and Machining) • Ava~able oplions: Exhaust Pipes. Keihin & Mikuni carburetors. ..en Stage n Porting GETITONI W . 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