Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Left to right: Promoter Gavin Trippe, Wes Cooley, Eddie Lawson, Kenny Roberts, Randy Mamola. Dave Aldana and Mike Baldwin . and Wood with the three top Ameri - ca n s next up in front of Sa lle, a n d Cooley reco vering 'to pressure an aching Sh een e. In th e war of a ttr itio n, their bodies were the losers. "M y body's so re all ove r. After falling two da ys in a row , it slowed me down. We got in some good development time on th e bike and ha ve unti l Ma y 22 Ior the next race at Mid-Ohio ," said Cooley. "I rode better in th e seco n d ra ce th an th e fir st o n e, bu t it wa s h ard to ge t m otivated." " I n ever liked Brands H at ch, " said Sh een e. " It 's too bumpy and ver y demand ing p h ysi call y. I was just ridin g to fini sh in th e last race." Mamol a a n d R oberts were n o threat to Hasl am who had Marshall to con - ten d with , bu t th ey were pulling awa y from L aw son and th e w ild Salle. As th e ra ce and se rie s wound to a close, th e gap widen ed with Hasl am pu lling room o n Marsh all , wh o in turn had room on Wo od with th e . Am eri cans n ex t in lin e. Marsha ll got past Haslam for half a lap, towards th e end of th e ra ce, but suffer ed en g i ne troub les and fad ed to sevent h . Has lam took the ch eckere d flag for hi s fourt h win in a row with teammate Wo od putting in his best finish of th e ser ies on th e Fowler Yamaha . T en seco n ds later, Mamola crossed th e lin e with three seconds on Ro bert s, a n d L aw son a hea d o f Sall e a n d . Marshall. Sh een e go t th e better o f Co o ley a n d Aldan a pull ed in la st. " We' re pl ea sed to win ," S hee ne sa id from the bed o f th e flatbed tru ck wh ich ferried th e rider s a round th e track . " I think a ll th e gu ys rode well. I'v e ra ced th e Am eri can s a lo t in th e rain. Y Q U ca n see Eddi e getting bett er eac h ra ce." Ha sl am sa id, " T h e m ech ani c s worked da y a nd ni ght to ge t m y bik e together. It went real well. I didn 't want to p us h it a t th e e n d . 1 h ad a littl e bit o f troubl e as th e tra ck d ried o u t. It' s ver v h ard to slo w d own in th e wet a n d g et a feel for th e track." T op Am erican scor er Marn ol a sai d, "T he se ries sta rted o u t real well for us, but th e weather didn 't h el p. It ga ve m e a n o p port u n ity to rid e in th e ra in ," " For me i t wa s a go od expe rie nce to ride in the rain," sa id Law son , echoi ng Mamol a . " Bu t I didn 't like th e tra ck s in the ra in th at mu ch . I would h av e liked Snettert on if it wa s dry a n d that bike wa s certa in ly not th e ri ghi bike for thi s se ries," Cl earl y, th e Am eri can team wa s hurt b y the absen ce, du e to budget ary problems, of a n altern ate. And with H onda refusing to relea se Freddie Spen cer for th e ser ies , th e team wa s without th e most consistent GP racer this yea r. More th an o ne ri der sa id , "We need Freddie," a n d to win n ext yea r , with R o bert s retiring, th ey not o n ly need Spencer , bur .a co n cert ed team effort from th e fir st rid er to the sixth; something th at wa s obviously lacking thi s yea r. ' • Results 1. Grea t Br it ai n 245 (Ron Haslam 70; Roger Marshall 55 ; Barry Sh eena 40; Graham Wood 30; Keith Huewen 27; Mark Sall e 23). 2. United Stat es 19 8 (Randy M amals 60: Ken ny ROberts 5 7; Eddie Lawson 4 3; Wes Cooley 19; David A ldana 16 ; Mike Baldwin 3 ). 1982 Passport" 1982 Moped $398 With Honda's Two-Wheel Deal, you can drive a great bargain. Then ride it home. We're offering a wide variety of lightweight bikes for some very lightweight prices. But hurry. At prices this low, they'll disappear quickly. 1982 M85 HONDA. ~ . . ' ;1$ 398 TI\YA!'l@cW[}{]~~~ 1( ' ~ &-.' J. ' .D~. ***************** Many more m odel s to choose fr o m a t sim ilar savi ngs. S to p by and . ***************** see the -power o f the leader at o ne of th e ol dest Honda dea lers in th e (1 A V ES IN C co untrv, Home of the 2 Wheel Dea l. . ~a 1\., A ND SON MOT ORC YC L . . . -, 417 E. Garvey Ave ., Monterey Park, CA 91754 (213)280-8244. (213) 283-4277 23

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