Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

one ' :--,. . and nad a total o(five POl~ ts with ride left, event 19 . . . . T h e end of th e race found Siga los and Kelly Mora n with eig h t points a nd they made th e cut. But Sh a wn ora n, with seven points, found h imself in a ru n -off with Englishmen Les a nd Peter Collin s for the ni nth and 10th spo ts in the ID-rider qualifying field . Moran rode h is heart ou t, bu t fin ish ed third behind Les a nd Peter, ind i ng up as a reserve for the next ro und . The Inter-Continen ta l Fi na l at Vet la nda , Sw eden on july 23 p its the top 10 from the O versea s Final wi th the to p six fin ishers of the Nord ic Fi nal (listed belo w). The top II fin ish ers there ea rn a spo t in the World Fi na l, where they will be joined by the to p five fro m th e Co ntinenta l Fi na l (ri ders fro m Germa n y and the Ea stern Bloc co u nt ries). esult s QUALIFIERS : Dave J essup . England (13); Kenny Cart er. England (12); Bruce Penh all. USA (11); An dy Grahame. England (B); Lar ry Ross, New Zealand (B); Denn is Siga los . USA (8); Kelly Moran. (8 ); Phil Crump, Australia (8); Les Colli ns, Engla nd (7); Peter Collins, England (7 ). RESERVE: Shawn Mo ran, USA (7). NON·QUALIFIERS: A lan Grahame, England (6); Ivan Mauger, New Zealand (6); Billy Sanders, Au str alia (5); Cris Morton, Engla nd (5); Phil Colli ns, England (1). NORDIC QUALIF IERS: Hans Nielsen. Denmark (12); Eric Gundersen. Denmark (12); Kai Niemi, Fin lan d (11); Bo Petersen. Denmark (1 1); Ole Olsen . Denmark (11 ); Ja n A ndersen, Sw ede n (10). u.s. tops World T eam Cup qu a lif ier By John Hipkiss VO j ENS, DENMARK, JU N E 26 rnerica contin ued the ir h ig h ly successfu l internatio nal sp eed way season by leading fell ow q ualifiers fro m the Danish team in the Inter-Contin en ta l qualifyi ng ro u nd of th e Wo rld Team Cu p . T he U .S. tea m bested the Danes by si x po in ts, 34-28. En g la nd, which cou ld onl y muster 25 poi nts, failed for the th ird time in row to reach the Wo rld Team Cup Final when the final event is to be h eld in Engla n d. English tea ms have wo n th e title twice in the last five years, both times on for eig n tra cks. Bu t English promoters will face a di fficu lt task in turning a profi t o n the Aug. 15event at London 's Whi te Ci ty Stadi um with four fo reign teams. For th e America n s it was sweet su ccess as a good all -arou nd tea m effo rt o nce aga in showed th e rest wh a t they a re ca pable of in internatio na l speedway. H owever , the me eting start ed bad ly for the " Eag les" when Dennis Sigalos crash ed i n th e first tu rn of th e first race d ue to the co ntin u o u s rain . By hea t .fou r the Eng lish were actuall y lea d ing the Am erica ns; 8-7. Races five th ro ugh seven we re the ones crucia l to U .S. su ccess as Bru ce Pen hall and the Mo ra n brothers, Kell y a nd Sha wn , swe p t to three stra ig h t hea t wins an d a fter seven th e U .S. led Den mark by five, 16-11. Engla nd already a p p eared o u t of it wi th just nine, bu t th ey d id have th e sta r of th e night in Kenny Ca rte r , unbea ten in four rides. The Am eri ca ns h ad the race won as ea r ly a s the 13th of 16 h eats, and it was left to Den ma rk and Eng land to battle fo r the o ne remai n ing slo t. Two costly brea kdo w n s - both Peter Collin s a nd Da ve jessup ca me to a ha lt while lead ing - contributed to En gland 's defea t. • Results USA, 34 : Bruce Penhall (10); Kell y Mo ran (10); Shaw n Moran (9); Denn is Sigalos (5). DENMARK, 28 : Eric Gundersen (10); Hans Nielsen (8); P. Ericksen (7); Ole Olse n (3). ENGLAND , 25 : Kenny Carter (12); Cri s M ort on (6); Dave Jess up (4); Peter Collins (3). SWEDEN, 8: J an Andersen (3); R. Hellse n (3); T. Nielsen (1); B. A ndersen (1). o y u be ieve a full dress GL1100 cou Vlin a gas lI1i ea e test? The Honda GLllOO Gold Wing that'Herb Kane (the R&D Specialist at GSM) rode to a class win in the Vette r High Mileage ra lly was fully dressed with a fairing, saddlebags, travel trunk, light bars, safety ra ils, ra cks, fender trim, casesavers -even Herb's clothing for the wee k. It also had an Econopowe r carburetor. the double barrel downdraft car buretor that we des igned. We've been saying the Econopower carburetor gets great mileage - and now we have record-breaking pro of. In the Vetter High Mileage Rally our fully outfitted Gold Wing won the 1000cc and Over class, averaging 59 Mile s Per G allon . A lot of people were surprised that a Gold Wing could get 59 miles per gallon especially a full dressed one . We were surprised at 59 miles per gallon too . Our bike had registered over 7Q Miles Per Gallon during testin g without tremendous headwinds. The Econopower carburetor, class winner at the Vetter High Mileage Rally, is available for Hon da Go ld Wings through motor cycle dealers and accessory shops nationwide for $3 25.00. It improves the Gold Wing's fuel eco nomy, so you ride farther, stop less often, and use less gas . It improves the bike's throttle response, increases low end torque, smooths out the bike's mid-range power for faster passing an d makes the bike easier to start on cold mornings. - The Econopower carburetor is brought to you by: e• it. North Hollywood, California Ponca City, Oklahoma HORSEPOW EO OIL OOta 1 NEO SYNTHETIC OIL • 100% Synthetic • More Power • Easier Stllrtiag • Cle. ner Operltion • Less Plug Fouling • Less Exh.1ISt Smokiag • Easier Fuel-Oil Miliag • L er Engine Life on AVAILABLE AT TH ESE DEALERS Mid Cities Honda 15725 Lakewood Blvd. Paramount, CA 90723 . (714) 828-4080 EI Taro A uto Parts 23635 EI Taro Road EI Toro, CA 92630 (714) 830-0950 Fun Runner 8924 East Garvey Rosemead. 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