Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

; =NORTHERN DATELINE ~ t (j) J:"oo (j) ~ / In 250cc Jun ior action Greg Apostalou came out on top of th e large contingent of racers that make up that popular division . Golden ' State standings put Apostalou up front with ~ike . ·Neil and Rick Neilson trailing O m pomts. 250cc Intermediate overall laurels went to Honda mounted Don Anderson . Anderson , who rides out of San Jose. fought a series long war with Mark Page and Neal Chistman . Moto scores for the day at Huron went to ~an Diego's Chistman, with Page plac mg second and Anderson third . U ,S . Su zuk i is commended for their total support ' of CMC's seven race motocross series. The series. which played ou t on th e top tr ack s in both northern and southern Cal ifornia gives the sportsmen riders a taste of traveling the "circu it" in quest of fame and glory . Hats off to Suzuki and the, CMC group for a job well d one! Results The seven race CMC G.olden SUIte Series Cl:!m8 to aclose at Huron Cycle Park. Hopkins reig'ns supreme at Golden State finals By Paul Castoro HURON , CA , FEB. 17 Yamaha mounted Kevin Hopkins put the icing on the cake today at Huron Cycle Park as the crafty 125cc Intermediate rider secured 36 enough series points to claim high point overall honors during the final round of hot moto-action in the CMC/ Suzuki Golden State Series. Hopkins, after clinching the prestigious 125c'c Intermediate crown the previous weekend at Dunlap, decided to go for the gold here at Huron. The "gold" came in the form of a new '79 250 Suzuki RM that was awarded to the top overall points holder. John Gardner (Yam) tried to play spoiler with his come from behind charges, but the riding of Hopkins was absoluteIy flawless. R&D Racing Engine's hot prospect, George Holland of Kerman, showed the Mini Experts a trick or two as th radical styler powered his Dean Dick~rs~n, Suzuki R~ 80 to a pair of convmcmg moto wms, Kawasaki's Doug Chandler, and Jenson Cycles Allen Silhanek pestered Holland throughout both motos, but to no avail. Moto scores showed Holland (II), Chandler (!l·2) and Silhanek (2-!l) . In other Mini action,' Intermediate racer Pat Galon out-rode David Berlin to grab the day's moto win as well as the series title in that class . Galon and Berlin look like hot prospects to reckon with in the future when they reach the Expert division. Golden State overall series scores showed Galon securing first place with Berlin and Tony Tetone finishing second and third respectively. Mini Junior action went to Castroville's hot -shoe Brandon Reyes as the Kawasaki rider topped Ken Morton (Suz) and John Blood (MXF) to cop the Junior class laurels. The Junior overall crown went to lanky John Blood, riding out of the Moro-X. Fox stable of talented racers . Escondido Subaru's Hank Williams Erler placed second overall and young Kenny Monon ea rned th ird in California's premier motocross series. Mike Paulino , with his second place finish h~re on the long, flat Huron track, clinched the 100c c Intermediate series crown. Jerry Berlin ca me up a tad. short, even ~fter winning today's action aboard hIS lon g travel Suzuki scooter. The 100cc Junior ser ies went to DG mounted R. · Eide with Chris Le:-vis and Mike Reuss trailing in the points column. ' .» The Walker brothers, Tom and Scott, pulled off a pow er play .in the Open d ivision. Both Lan caster residents won each of their motes and in turn, each had a CMC title to take back to their desert community. Tom ~alker (Ope~ Jr) put together a 1·2 ride to out-pomt Suzuki's John Allen to gain his title. Scott Walker (Open Int.) and Montesa rider Chirs Irigaray battled it out to the max but : Scott came on strong to claim the Open overall laurels. Jeff Krekelberg's Yamaha was w~lI suited to the wide open terrain or' Hur~n as the 125cc Junior Intermediate. rider held off the charges of Rick Neilson ofVan·Nuys. Krekelberg went home to Eldorado with a perfect I-I score, while Neilson couldn't quite muster the needed power and was relegated back to second with his 2·2 showing. ' The big race of the day was definitely the second division of 125cc Juniors. The point standings were ultra close. Moto one saw series points leader, ~cott. Manning, charge o~f the gate and mto a secure lead which he held throughout the moto . Meanwhile, back in the pack, Jeff Burnworth, riding his Joe Erler backed Escondido Subaru sponsored Suzuki, was late getting out of the gate. The crafty Burnworth got it d ialed.up to the max and passed rider after rider in his quest for the series title. Burnworths' elusive victory, however, would have to wait - his left side peg had broken off. Burnworth coped well, despite his problem , and finished third in the opening moto, The last contender for the crown was - Clovis star Cooper Wallace (Hus) , who had a dismal opening moto, a seventh; his second moto win just wasn't quite good enough. Scott Manning's fine second place finish guaranteed him not only the day's laurels, but the overall series victory. Moto scores for the day were Manning (1-2), Burnworth (!l.!l) and Wallace (7-1). MINI JR: 1. Brandon Reyes IKawl: 2. Ken Morton ISuz}; 3. John Blood IMXA. MINI INT: 1. Pat Galan ($uz); 2. Darin Vanderpool ISuz}; 3. David Berlin ISull. MINI EX: 1. George Holland {R&D} ; 2. Doug Chandler tKaw ); 3. Allen Silhanek ISuz). 100 JR : 1. Dave Furerr (S uu; 2. Cory Perreault (S uz)" 3. Mark Rouff {Varni. • 100 tNT: 1. Jerry Berlin (Suz); 2. Mik e Paulino (Sul): 3. Duke W right (Yaml. 125 JR OIV 1: 1. Jeff Kreldeberg IVaml ; 2. Rick Neilson ; 3. Jack Barton IYam ). 125 JR OIV 2: 1. Soon Manning ISuzl; 2. J eff Burnworth (Suz); 3. Cooper Wa llace (Hus). 125 INT OIV 1: 1. Mike Sprenger ISuzl ; 2. Craig WesseIISuz); 3. Gordon Sniith . '25 INT OIV 2: 1. Kevin Hopkins (Vam); 2. John Gardnet' (Yam) ; 3. Bryan Skvices (Suz) , 250 JR OIV 1: 1. Mike Garcian IHon); 2. Pete Voho (Hon); 3. Ron Dimpoc i (Honl. 250 JR OIV 2.: 1. Mike Sage (Vam); 2. Greg ~lalou (Hon); 3. Mike O'Neal. 250 INT OIV 1: 1. Ken Nelle !Yam); 2. Ray Ramier (Vam); 3. Chuck Sheets {Mail. 250 INT OIV 2: 1. Neal Chris.man {Vam}; 2. Mark Page (ESC): 3. Don Anderson (Hon). OPEN JR: 1. Tom Walker (Suu ; 2. Kenny Henze ISuzl ; 3. Sam Knowtlon ISuz). ' OP£N INT: 1. Soon Walker ISuz}; 2. Chris Irlgaray (Mon); 2. Carl Nelson (Hus). CMC/S.I.R. Winter MX series anudder mudder By Sue S ykes KENT , WA , FEB. 11 Although series race number six was a mud bath affair, it was still a lot of fun. Extra practice time, three motos, and double CMC points went to the top six riders in each class. The biggest ba ttle riders encountered all day , was with the mud . Water formed mini lakes in most turns of the track and the sharp right hander was used for starts. The riders made one jump , then through the pond , and from then on it was mud. mud, mud. The friendly award goes to Honda rider Rick Benek. Rick was caught in the pits , just chatting away, at the start of the second 250cc Pro moto w~ich . was - his race . He quickly . ~hmbed aboard his mount and joined m about a lap down. Third moto he got down to riding ability business with a moto win. The 125cc Junior class jammed the gate end-to-end. Doug Hedges (Yam) pulled a shut out with aces in all three m.otos. Tony Casten (Hon) came up WIth a one -two -three for second overall. Results P£E WEE JR: 1. Joel Mourer (~i. MINI.JR: 1. Dave HoweiIISuz); 2. Dan Engelke ISuz}; 3. M8rV1nWaldO ISuzl. MINIINT: 1. Bryan BirkestoIISuz); :toMarlow Mourer ISull. ' M INI EX: 1. C. Trent Mourer ISuzl . ' 100 JR : 1. Rick Potrick !Yam): 2, Bob Ones.i (Honl : 3. Bnan lJIke (Vam). 100 INT: 1. Kurt Erickson (Suzl; 2. Gus Giannakos (Suz). 125 JR : 1. Doug Hedges (Varni; 2. Tony Casten IHen); 3. Tom Moriarity (Sull. 125 INT: 1. Chris Sprinkle (Hus): 2. Derek Birkestol (Suzl : 3 . Richard Graham (Yam ), . 250 JR: 1. Doug Hedges {Hont: 2. Harold Phenis (Hon) : 3. Rod Mickelson (Yam).. 250 PRO: 1. Blaine C. Elledge IHusl; 2, Russ Staples (Yam); 3..Rick Benek tHonl. . OPEN J R: 1. Rick Phenis ISuz ); 2. Chuck Smith ISuz) ; 3. Ste ve Warren (Suzl. OPEN INT: 1. Mike Kulp (Yam); 2. Bob Harrison (Mai); 3. lane Chase IHusl. OP£N PRO: 1. Blaine C. Elledge (HusJ. Hoclling handles Hills Ferry By w. H. Spencer NEWMAN , CA . FEB. 10. 1979 It was onlv th e second race 'of the flat tra'ck seas on but it looks like the National wars have resumed as Hills Ferry Speedway g~ tS a ju!'"p on t? e rest of th e count ry wI.th t h ~lf very nIce ,. and' fast . quart er m ile dirt ova l. Rick Hocking was d ia led right in with his Norris Cam el tricko Honda which liter ally devastated th ecompetition . Rick was fast to co rn - . plirnent ~ onda , ~h e Norris people , and Ra cing Service Cent er for his cha nce to rid e the ma chine at Houston . ~ Hock ing ro de a way with, th e main .event win after' tangling with young racer Mark ' Key. who wound up second , and Dennis Kritzer. who carne off a heat race crash to take th ird . Hocking and the ' Knight Fabrication . NO sparked 500 cc single were totally in control. Mini rid ers a re st ill abundant and they ~ut on a grea t support showing for this sport . It was Craig Burt th e 60cc cla ss winner over Dean Vinceler : Steve Ochinang swapped. th e 80c~ Novice around in his heat and main for th e win over Gary Siler and Jaso Paol i. Frank Freitas did most of the leading in th e Junior 80cc class with Woody .Rogers taking second over Antone Mellow and a big crew. Chris Carr shot to the front of the 80cc Expert line and never even looked back .for a big win on th e jorgy's Suzuki. Kurt Chandler stuck with a good second pla ce finish for Salinas Yamaha and Aaron Hill got a little short at the end for third . Mike Macedo split the 100cc Novice/Junior with Mac Barnes, and Vance Sherfield had the 100cc Expert all to himself. Jerry Lanning was all alone for the 12~cc Novi ce win over Tiny Petit , while Ronnie Evans had the Junior ranks pretty much to himself. . Kellie - Parker surprised a lot of the ma les in the 250cc Novice events. She led early during her heat race and then absolutely smoked the troops in the main . Her Al Gonzales tuned Yamaha is fast, but they don't seem to remember that she used to do pretty good on a 175cc in that class . '- Roger Burditt led it all for the 250cc Junior (with four trophy . spots) and Steve Crawford took a come from behind second on a Can-Am. Larry Krusemann worked hard for third on the BOSS Yamaha and Terry Kitchen took a good fourth . keeping th e kids honest, while Jon Eichelbaugh got th e bonus trophy in fifth. Brian Thompson earned the very fast 250cc Expert class trophy , with a no ~weat fast ride, while action raged on m the back three rows , making for funny starts. Thompson and the Hayward Yamaha were long gone ; Bill Scott and Danny Hogue hooked up for a bit to be replaced by some youngsters like Rich Arnaiz, Kim Jorgensen and Jimbo Filice. Billy Scott came through for a good second place effort while , J orgensen , Arnaiz and Filice put on a show reminiscent of National caliber competition . Arnaiz would make a sho t for a low line. Jorgensen would go

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