Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

• aaa -No l't h Dakota -South Dakota-Ne b l'ask a -Kaasa s-Ok l a h om a -Te xa u p still in first , but then spun out in a tu rn and Bowan came home th e wi n ner . Mike Tasker took third. Joe Warni ck, the 250cc Ex pert win ner, looked good in the mud, bea ting out Dean Brook and Wyn Fors hee . Brook was seemingly out of con tention after a fall in the fir st moto but never quit and ended up in second . . . Results MINI : 1. Cody Robbin s (Yaml; 2. Zeppel in Tltt enson (Yam); 3. Chance Maugha n (Yam). 80 NOV 11-UNDER : 1. Shaw n Balzly (Yam); 2. Zach Tittenson (Yaml; 3. Jeremy Ross (Kaw ). 80 NOV 12-15 : 1. Steven Hatch (Kaw }; 2. Travis Newbe rry (Suz]: 3. Rob Ostergaa rd (Kaw }. BOAM 12-1 5 : 1. Corle Maugha n (y am); 2. Vi nce y Barn es (Suz}; 3. Casey Newberry (Suz). 125 AM : 1. Jim Qu ist (Yam); 2. Ver i Ovard (Suz); 3. Craig W aym an (Suz). 125 NOV DIV 1: 1. Mike Robinson (Yam); 2. Peter Davis (Suz); 3 . Gregg Greenha lgh (Yam). 125 NOV DIV 2: 1. Merlan Bowa n (Suz); 2. Bret Row ley (Yam); 3. M ike Tasker (Han). . 250 EX: 1. Joe Wa rnick (Yam); 2. Dean Brook (Han); 3. Wyn Forshee (Suz). 250 AM : 1. Dirk Clayso n (Suz); 2. Jeff Barnes (Suz); 3. Mike Dyches (Yam). 250 NOV: 1. Ric Johnson (Suz); 2. Russell Banks (Yam); 3. Brent A lvey (Han). OPEN EX: 1. Roger Zaema n (Suz); 2. Mickey Ki rk (Suz). OPEN AM : 1. Scott Jew ett (Suz); 2. Jeff Boyd (Yam); 3. Wyn For shee (Han). OPEN NOV: 1. Randy Gray (Suz); 2. Spence r Lunt (Suz); 3. Kevin Gordon (Yaml . ODY: 1. J im Laird (Han); 2. Darrell Thompson (Han). . Elm er, St ork, Shurm ari: Sout h Dakota M X Champs a mere five points. Ro und ing ou t the top five was Jay Landstrom, only seven points back. In other State Championship classes, the Mini rider of th e series was Clint Overman, who scraped out a five-point victory over David Dix and Ladd Po itra, both closing fast. Jerry Wagner slipped into fourth ahead of Mark Mueller in th e final round after going into the race only one point back. The most domineering rid er of any class rode in the Sen ior division. Butch Eving collected 329 points for the series and ran away with the title. Bill Hunting ton and Bill Stork, who were bo th battling for second on the final day, fin ished second and third, respectively. Gar y G ro th picked u p fou rth, whi le the fin al slot in the top five went to Larr y Ada ms. Fi na lly, in th e Enduro class, Glenn Dick of H uron held on to take top honors a head of Den ley Johnson. Results 125 PRO: 1. Todd Elmer (Kaw); 2. Todd Gikling (Yam); 3 . Kevin Zeal (Suz); 4. W es Turney (Yam); 5. Curt Hyde (Suz). 250 PRO: 1. Bill y Stork (Yam); 2. Mike Frien d (Han); 3. Dave Molder (Han}; 4 . Tom Peters (Han); 5. W ade Rice (Han). 500 PRO: 1. Mike Sh urman (Yam); 2. Kevin Poole (Han); 3. Greg Chi cane (Suz); 4 . Mark Neuman (Han); 5. Jay Landstrom (Han). M INI PRO: 1. Clint Over ma n (Yam); 2. David Dix (Han); 3. Ladd Poitra (yam);'4 . Jerry Wagner (Kaw); 5. Marie Muelle r (Suzl. SR PRO: 1, Butc h Eving (Yam); 2. Bill Huntington (Suz); 3. Bill Stork (Yam); 4. Gary Grot h (Han I; 5. Larry Adams (Yam). ENDURO PRO: 1. Glenn Dick (Yam). Racing NEW HI-POINT PRO M X BOOTS e~ prOdU~ ~ ALL NE W AND N OW IN COLORS C heck out all the new tea tures . . . NEW SOLE ... a newshapesligh rounded With beveled edges. rounded tly at the ba of the heel Groo ck vedlaterallyto offersmoothness In cornenng wmle allOWing gnp In pushing suuanons. Steel reinforcement to spread Impact yet pevent foot boun G pperdesign in ins ce. ll tep. NEW BUCKLES . . . newcamaction makesIt easier thaneverto buckle,up. Allows tighter Cinching. Fool-prool des ign SUPER·PROTECTION ... trvese parate plasncelementsbetw eentheouter an Inner leather give ade quate mov ement, se nsmvuv andthe neces sary orotecnon . Padding on mside of leg and our drstmctive shin plate. HI·POINT QUALITY .. . the same Quality leather. matenals. and e crattsmanstno go mtoevery PROthat havemad Hi-Point the "Choice of Champicns" NEW COLORS . . . nowavarlableIn Red. Blueand Black In allpopular Si es. z Besure to check 'em out at your H" POInt dea lers "SUPER PR TE TION" O C ' D A RR YL SHUL TZ "'M A GOO" CHANDLER 'JA CK PENTON ' RI CK Y GRAHAM ' BOB HANNAH ' A LA N KING By Brian George MIT CH EL L, SD, JULY 11 After four long, hard months of competition and ove r 10,000 m iles of highway traveled, th e three best motocro ss riders in So u th Dakota were crowned State Cham p ions Sunday evening aft er th e fin al event in the city of Mitc hell. Those riders were T odd Elmer, winner of the 125cc point s race, Bill y Stork , 250cc class wi nner, and Mi ke Sh urman, who took high-point rider in th e Open d ivisio n . Surpr isingly, however, th e only rider actually from So u th Dakota is Stork, as Elmer resides in neighboring Minnesota and Sh urma n sets his boots down in Crofton , NE. Final tallies in th e 125s ha d Elmer fin ish ing up the series with a 45 poi nt lead over runner-u p Todd Gi kling, 300 points to 255. Close in th ird, with 234 points, was last year's 125cc title hol der Kevin Zeal. Then , a la rge gap in points fell between Zea l and fourth pl ace rider Wes Turney, who racked up 184points. Curt H yde rode in for fifth in the final tota ls, 26 po ints back. Although h e suffered a twi sted knee in th e final da y's action and di d not show the form that had put hi m on top earl y, Bill y Stork built up a big enough lead going into the fin al event to hold off runner-up Mi ke Fri end, who p ulled within 26 po ints of Stork in th e last race of th e series. T he final tall y was 316 to 290, in favor of Sto rk . The most im proved rider over th e entire season had to be Dave Molder , who with stro ng finishes in the fin al weeks , rom ped up to th ird ahead of Tom Peters. Wade Rice also put in a consistent series and finished fifth overall in .points. As for th e O p en winner Mi ke Sh urman, it was sheer consistency th at earned h im his title. Altho ugh he won fewer motos and overalls than the other sta te champions, Shurman was always in the to p trio every ri de, and pulled in with an 84-point victory margin at the end of the series. Kevin Poole managed to pull into second, wh ile Greg C hi cone edged out Mark Neuman for third by Robbins, Baut ist a: Arroyo MX winners »«. By Penni Meyer HARLINGEN, TX, J ULY 18 There was n ever a dull moment to be fo u nd in the 250cc Expert class during today's races he ld at Arroyo Motocross Park. Off (East) 3709 W est Erie Av enue. Lorain . Oh io 44053 (We st) 2650 H M erc an t il e Dr .• Ranc ho .Cordova. CA 95670 IHI.POINTI * RACINO * To get your co py. along ... w ith 0 'hoolth y' de c e l pock. oend '5 .00 to HI· POINT RAC ING PRO- . . DUCTS CATALOG. 3 709 W. erie Ave n ue . lorain . OH 44053. the first moto start, Larry Hughes, riding a Honda CR 250, could be found leading the pack. Not far behind, though, was Joel Stone and in the third position was Floyd Robbins. However, in the first lap, Stone took a spill in the back section of th e track , allowing Floyd Robbins, Ja ckie Horner and J ay Earnest to slip by. Meanwhile, H ughes began experiencing bike trouble and was forced to pull off of the track and finish the race in last. Th us, at the end of the first moto it was Ro bbins, Horner and Earnest taking the first, second and third positions. In moto two, a couple of changes took p lace . H ughes, aboard a borrowed CR 250, was able to take the lead and hold o nto it to take the checkered flag first with Ro bbins taking second and Stone taking third. Overall results for the day were Robbins in first , H ughes in second, and Homer in third. The Experts were not the only exci ting race . The 250cc Novice class caught the attention of many, with all riders playing "musical positions." When all of the ba ttling was done, Hector Ba utista on a CR 250 was the overall winner, with Fra n k Matz in second and newcomer to the class Clay Beegle in third. . • Results SR MINI : 1. MarieMyatt (Suz); 2. Bebob Burgess (Kawl; 3. Blayne Rowland (Yam). OVER 30 : 1. Hector Bautista (Han); 2. Nick Castillo; 3. Dean Moss (Han). 125 NOV: 1. Zavier Zapata (Suzl; 2. Joe Koury (Han); 3. Kenny Marleowsky (Yam). 125 INT: 1. M ike Ma ley (Han); 2. Wa lt er Bode (Han); 3 . Wes ley Winchester (Yam). 250 NOV: 1. Hector Baut ist a (Han I; 2..Frank Matz (Kaw ); 3. Clay Beegle (Honl . 250 EX: 1. Floyd Robbins (Yam); 2. Larry Hughes (Han); 3 . Jackie Horn er (Han). BEG: 1. George Willh ite (Kaw ); 2. Joseph Arroyo; 3. J immy Carter (Han}. 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