Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Northern CaHfomia-Northem Nevacla.()regon-Washington-ldeho-Utah-Aluka-Canada -Northern Callfornl.Northern Nevada-Oregon-Washlngton-ldaho-Utah-·AIlllltii I NomERN DATELINE !! E o «Xl 0') IAbove) George Hollancll137) pitches It over In the first tum. going around lot rider B. Bunch; lBelow) Marching to the beat of a different drumrnar, Golden State Amateur action at Fremont By Paul castoro Photos by Reginald Caselli FREMONT. CA. JAN. 19 Dismal weather which has plagued the opening rounds of the 1980 CMC/Can-Am Golden State Series went by the wayside 22 as Fremont Raceway. locat~ north of San J~, h05t~ th~ third rac~ of th~ stat~'s pr~mi~r $75,000 wint~r motocross ~ries. To th~ d~light of everyon~ involv~, th~ w~ather was pictur~-~rfect throughout th~ ~ntir~ two-day affair. Und~r the watchful guid~nc~ of ZAP MolO'Sports of Pacifica. MX Dirtttor Larry Kleist was forc~ to relocat~ his race sit~ to mtirely virgin terrain, Th~ night MX circuit, which was hard hit du~ to th~ tOITmtial rains, was three f~t und~r wat~r making it mor~ suitabl~ for Jet·Ski com~tition rath~r than motocross racing. The "talk of the track" was o~r th~ complete racing savvy that R&D racing engines has in its current Mini Ex~rt Modifi~ class strongman, Geo~ Holland. Th~ K~rman resid~nt lit out of th~ gat~ like a man possessed. ~s his Modified Suzuki immediat~ly Jum~d ah~ad of Yamaha campaign~r Loui~ Franco and Team Honda's Scott Hewatt. Young Tim Aston, Kawasakimount~. held down fourth ahead of th~ mid· pack swarm. Th~ first 10-lap moto came to a quick close with Holland stretching an unbelievable 50·~cond lead over little Lou Franco and Scott Hewatt on his Tony Porrini·tuned Honda. Moto numb~r two for the Ex~rts was .almost a carbon copy of the o~mng race as George Holland the third did it agaiD. with sheer class. Hewatt. on his first works rid~. ran into a few problems which forced him back a bit during th~ second moto. Scores showed Holland (1-1), Franco (2-2). and Tim Aston (4-3). Vinc~ Prilo dearly wants a ponion of the Can-Am contiDgency fund as the 1oocc Jr. rac~r kept his win r~cord intact h~re today on th~ slippery Fremont grass track. Pirlo's main com~tition came again from Yamaha rid~r Patrick Im~ratric~ of Los Banos. Pirlo has the maximum 60 points in his quest of the Stat~ Crown. Chris Lewis riding for No-Name Promotions of Elk Grov~ pulled out a 4-1 molO tally which was casual as the Suzuki rider cop~ a pot~nt second place finish, ending up behind A. Neling~r. Lewis now has totaled 45 points to the 40 points of fellow Suzuki campaigner Nelinger. Team Moto·X Fox support rider John Blood of Hacienda H~ighlS is currently back in third aft~r his Saddleback victory two w~ks past; Blood now holds down 39 Can-Am points. David Schlosser mad~ a substantial gain the point standings as he routed the first division of 125cc Int~rmediates. Schlosser. now aboard a v~ry potent KX machine. wasted everyone as he cop~ his fi rst 1- I molO viClOry. S~~dster Allen Silhanik (Suz) placed second after a day· long dice with Paul Cano, also riding a Suzuki. Division two saw a must-win situation for Scott Yarbrough if h~ want~ to Slay on top of the points race. YarbTOugh came through with the overa.II, but not without a rag·tag battle WIth San Jose's Ricky Ryan. Ryan clashed with Yarbrough and Blake Ueki, grabbing the first moto victory. Yarbrough had an easier time ~uring the nex~ bash when Ryan fell IOlo one of th~ now numerous mud swamps that had taken over the track enabling Scott to claim the victory and hold on to his slim points lead. Can· Am standings now show Yarbrough, (49). Paul Cano (45), Blake Ueki (59) and David Schlosser holding down founh overall with 38 pts. The 250cc Int. division proved to be a heavy show as Rik Nielsen, Georg~ Knott and Lance Coleman continued to play havoc with the rest of the field. Nielsen, on a Yamaha, totaled out with a 1·3 score to grab the moto gold. Knott. Coleman and Trick Cycles' Donnie Hawkins tried to equal the s~d: of. Niel~n,. but the rapidly detenoraung ClruCll would not allow this to be. Series points leader David Be~li,:,gs .could!,'t quile hook up, fimshlOg etghth 10 today's feature. Division Two action was a Jack George story after duking it out with John Gardner and Dick Clark. Geo~ held on like a champ fending off a group of riders including Clark. Robert Baumgartner and Tom Ross. Jim Stewart, aboard a big bore Maico, made shambles of the O~n Int. class as the stocky rider pull~ out a su~rb I-I moto victory. beating out ~ries points leader Carl Nelson. Nelson (Yam) and Donnie Hawkins dogg~ it out together but the show belon~ to Stewart. When the next batch of Mini-Cycles came back to hit th~ track, CMC President Stu Peters was forc~ to make a few track changes as the Fremont ~ud was now eating up men 'and machmery at a alarming rate. With the mid·section taken care of Mik~ Young, riding in the Mini Jr. 9: 11 stock ~gment increas~d the d!stance between Jeff Stephens and hlUlself wllh today's 5-1 finish. Eric Cavali~re, also Yamaha·mounted. moved up in the points with his second place behind Young. J~ff St~phens shines. with 58. pts.. while Young and Cavaliere ar~ lied With 36 apiece. The weather of the south bay was a welcome change for the sportsmen and pros who are traveling throughout the state in ho~ of coming home with the CMC Gold~n State Crown. The sun which shin~ all w~kend gave th~ rac~rs and support crews a chance to air out th~ir gear aDd to enjoy the surroundings of the San Francisco area. Action OD th~ circuit continues next w~kend at the foggy sand track of Lake Madera and the action should be plenty fast! Results l00ccJR.: 1. V. Pirlo (SuzJ; 2. P.lmporatrice (Yoml; 3. L. Deleon (Sull. l00cc INT.: 1. A. NeI~ ISulI; 2. c. Lewis; 3. M. Routt IYoml. 125cc JR. II: 1. R. Ma_oISu.l; 2. B. Mogel ISuzl; 3. T. T..one Tewl. 125cc JR. 12: 1. J. B,omlon ISu.l; 2. R. Engel IYom); 3. R. TorreilYamI. 250cc JR. I,: 1. K. C.UIO IMail; 2. D. Akins IM";I; 3. K. Morchbenk lHonl. 250cc JR. #2: 1. R. Oiebsilio (KiwI; 2. A. Olivier lHon); 3. G. F,llZier IYoml. 500cc JR.: 1. J. Und ISuzl; 2. D. Hoover IYoml; 3. D. Helrnef IYeml. 125cc INT. II: 1. D. Schlosser ISu.): 2. A. Silhenik ISuz): 3. P. Cano ISuzl. 125cc tNT 12: 1. S Yerbrougll ISuz); 2. C. Ladd ISuz); 3. D. Pirlo ISu.l. 250cc INT. I': 1. R.N;et_IMMI; 2. G. Knon IYoml' 3. L. Colemen. . 250cc INT 12; 1. J. George IYom); 2. D. Clerk IYoml; 3. R. Beum_IK_). 500cc tNT 1. J. S,ewert IMoil: 2. C. Nelson IKlm); 3. D._lYoml. O.T.: 1. J. _ lMecl: 2. V . ' - IYernI: 3. R. Perkinson lMoiI. VETS JR.: 1. C. _ IYoml; 2. R. Holcomb IYamI' 3 G._lSuzJ. • . VETS INT: 1. D. ~ IYamI; 2. S. Ortiz IY..... VETS PRO: 1. R. Sc:t6lg CMecI; 2. J. Silve lMoiI. PEE WEE: 1. R. V_lSuzJ; 2. P. t--., lSuzJ. JR. CYCL£ JR.: 1. T. ~ lYamI; 2. M. ~ lYoml; 3. C. _lSuzl. JR. (Sull. CYCL£ INT: 1. M. t--., lSuzJ·. 2. T. V~~ ~_N MINI JR. 9-11 STOCK: 1. M. Young lYernI: 2. E. e-lYoml; 3. M. Lewis CSuzJ. ~1Nl JR. 12·16 STOCK: 1. J. S - . IY....; 2. R. _ CSuzJ; 3. J. W .... IYamI. MINI/NT. 9-11 STOCK: 1. T. V _ IY....· 2. N. t--.,CSuzJ. • MINI INT. 12-16 STOCK: 1. B. IIunch lKewl; 2. B. Moore (YamI; 3. E. Gold lKewI. MINI EXP. 12-16 STOCK: 1. G. HoIIend (R&d!; 2. S. _ (Han); 3.l. Ffenco lYamI. MINI JR. 9-11 MOD: 1. M. Young (Yoml; 2. T. SlephOns lHan!; 3. S. Riley (SuzJ. MINI JR. 12·16 MOD.: 1. J. S - ' (Yoml; 2. S. Cummongs (YamI; 3. K. Rendon ISuzl. MINI INT. 9-11 MOO.: 1. M. HMey ISuzJ; 2. T. VohtendlYlm!. MINI INT. 12-16 MOD.: 1. B. Bunch Ikw); 2. B. Moore lYom!; 3. E. Gold IKewI. MINI EXP. 12-16 MOO.: 1. G. HoIIIInd (SuzJ: 2. l. Frenco IYom); 3. T. Aston lKowl. Blair and Beier triumph at Argyll By Mel White DIXON. CA. JAN. 20 The track at Argyll Park was in great shape despite recent rainy weather and anyone who stayed home to watch television missrd some of the best racing conditions available in northern California during January. By rerouting the track. most of the muddy sections were e1iminat~. The few mud holes that remain~ ~rved as reminders that this was ind~ motocross. The small turnout was a boon for the riders who show~ up. It meant that they got eight, 10 and 12 laps no hassle. no rush. Mark Palmer. an Intermediate rid~r from Sacramento, was there as ~ual to ~ide, but the pre-dawn ~xplo slon of hiS propane stove sent him to the hospital with second degr~ burns over 45% of his body instead. Your c~rds and lett~rs will surely help cheer him up; Alta Bates Hospital. 302 Colby St.. Berkeley ..CA 94705. The combined Vets and Old Timers started the program and they were led by the Yamaha of Steve Marusic who 'grabb~ the holeshol and then proceeded to separate himself from the co.mpetition. leading by nearly half a mmute. Roben McCowen (Bul) and Danny Davies (Hus) fought for the second position putting another halfminute betw~n themselves and those who follow~. Th~ Mini/IOOcc race saw two int,'resting contests - the first between Keilh Fox on a 80cc Yamaha and David Parkening on a loocc Suzuki. Bmh riders are Interm~iates and pulled far out in front of the ovices to eDact their drama. MOIO one was ~citing racing the whole way with Fox In front from the start until the white nag lap which meant now-or-never to Parkening. He mad~ it past. In the second moto. Fox and Parkening again challenged each other until Parkening made a crucial blunder which left Fox clear to sail in first ov~raII. Sean Scott. a 100cc Novice, kept a growmg lead ahead of th~ 80cc Novice action between SCOll Seamans and Michael Smith. (all on Suzukis). Moto one was a close race with Seamans ahead the first half bUI trading with Smith for the finish. MOIO two results were a re~at. The 15 O~n Expert riders were led off the line by Jim Inglebright (Mai) who managed to hold onlo his lead for

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