Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Northern California-Northern Nevada-Oregon-Washington-ldaho·Utah-Alaska-Canada -Northern California-Northern Nevada-Oregon-Washington-ldaho·Utah-t NORTHERN DATELINE o 00 0') .... I-< p.. < Rod Huffman leeds Craig PraUll8 at Clarks Branch MX. Th~~ was hardly a bead of sw~at on Prause's brow as h~ pull~ into th~ pits aft~r th~ moto. Craig stat~ that he was really happy with his n~ UniTrak even though ~ had to use bailing wire to fex his r~ar brake on his brand n~ scoot. At th~ final count there were just about 140 rid~rs. If your favorite sport is motocross, you would have a hard time finding a ~tt~r place to s~d your day. Results 125 PRo: 1. Roy DlMs !Yam); 2. Rick Smi1h (Vam); 3. Stan Roberts ISuzl. 125 INT: ,. Rod KelIe< ISuzl; 2. Wayne Church IVaml; 3. Mike Hevee IVaml. 125 EX: 1. Randy AlIi""", ISuz); 2. Vince E~ert IHanI. 125 JR: 1. Lindsey Wum (Kawl; 2. Lawrence Venhoof!Yam); 3. Cleyton Grei< IVaml. 2SO PRO: 1. Crlig Pt...... IKawI; 2. Rod Huff""", ISuzl; 3. SI... Williems IVlm). 250 INT: 1. Gary Rost IHon); 2. Mike Somerville !Yaml; 3. Jim Jlmieon IKTM); 4. Dave C _ (KTMI. 250 JR: 1. Clayton Gri. !Yam); 2. St... Romane IVaml; 3. Toby Oloon IHon). OPEN PRO: 1. Rick Bauh ISuzl. OPEN INT: 1. C'-rk Garm. IKTMI; 2. Gray Wiley ISuz); 3. EI_ Reime- (Suzl. OPEN JR: ,. 51""" _ IVaml; 2. Rokie Jeff.iell IVaml; 3. Michael Conner IVaml. Marysville MX madness under the sun By Mel White MARYSVILLE, CA, MAR. 9 An unblemished blue sky over the damp "E" Street Track was a welcome respite from the rainy skies and sodden tracks which 42 have ~n th~ common lot of northern California motocrossers until today. The rid~ respond~ in wholeal~ numbers. With 4.25 eager riders on hand, tM faultless wea~ was a ddinite plus. Regrettably t~ w~ ~~al accidents which kept t~ ambulanc~ rolling throughout th~ day and ~ven necessitat~ holding up th~ program for a whil~, which is practically an unprecedent~ occurrence at Marysville Motocross. For most rid~rs it was an exc~llent chance to bask in th~ sun and watch some great racing ~twe~n their ownmotos. Th~ 250cc Experts led off the pro· gram and Rick Woodson (Mai) from Crystal Bay, NV, carrying a District 36 blue plat~, had the holeshot. Th~ cont~t for first develo~d betw~n the four Maicos ridden by Eric McKenna, Dan Turner, Randy Losh and Allen Berluti. Berluti I~ first, then McKenna took ~ and finally T~r. McK~nna gave up his lead gracelessly enough to put him back in 13th place for the chttk~r~. L~nny Gi~r (Hon), who spill~ in the fint tum and thus had a v~ry bad start, rod~ w~ll ~nough to work his way up to fourth. Gi~r was in b~tt~r sha~ at th~ start of moto two, taking th~ hol~hot and leading for the first lap. He managed to work his way back to futh for the finish, how~~. Again it was McKenna and Baluti who fought for the lead and finish~ 1-2. Turner did not finish at all the ~cond time out. The first moto of th~ 250cc Juniors was holeshot and I~ by Larry Col~an (Hus), a familiar enough sight, but he did not ap~ar at all for the ~cond moto. In mota on~, Nick Bishop (Mai) mov~d into second during lap two and stay~d ther~ until his final dive into the corn~r prec~ing the checker~d flag. He dove alright, right off his bike and onto his h~ad and neck. Luckily it only cost him a single position; Marco Stanlry was cl~ ~nough b~hind to cross up for second but Bishop struggled across in third. Kevin lchimure (Yam) grabbed the hol~hot in moto two with Bishop hot behind. Bishop took the lead on the Sttond lap and kept it to the finish with Stanlry making his way up through th~ pack to CTOSS second to tie Bishop in points. Bishop claim~d first overall to Stanley's Sttond. Robert Carrel (Yam) earn~d third overall from two strong fourth-place rides. Loren Turner (Kaw) was around the first tum in front of the division on~ 250cc Novices in moto one and Stev~ Waldorf (Hon) did it in moto two, but in both motos it was Tom Polito who flashed his Honda past the checkered flag first. John Coulombe (Yam) and Ken Wolcott (Hon) lined up each time for Sttond and third with tough good riding. Gene Higginbothan (Mai) was the front ~nn~r of the Old Timer Ex~rts both tlm~ out. Jesse Dean stayed in front of all I) is fellow Juniors and Mik~ Hackett (Kaw) did the sam~ to the Novices both tim~ as well. Ernie Cabral (Suz) was a first turn casualty who remounted dead last with most of his breath still knocked out and tried to catch up with his fellow Ex~rts. He managed to put 19 bikes behind him hdore being waved off by the checke~ flag which was a worthy enough ~r f~rmance to .warr~nt packing up his bike and nursmg hiS sore ribs as a s~c tator during the Sttond rQund. As th~ O~n Ex~rts blasted off th~ line for moto one it was Dan Turner (Mai) in front followed by Shawn Hyhar~ (Mai) and Duane Joice (Yam) around turn on~. Turn~r held the I~ad for the first couple of laps hut by lap thr~ McK~a was pushing and by lap four h~ was past Turner. Berluti, Losh and Hybarger were next in line with some spac~ betw~n, but for McKenna and Turner it was push or be pus~ and thry mov~ together many Sttonds ah~ad. McKenna kept in front to the finish. Round two saw Turner a~d McK~nna dicing right off the Im~ wlth th~ l~ad changing ~eral rim~. but again it was McK~nna who got across th~ finish in front. B~rluti and Lash wer~ again third and fourth with Losh pressing hard. Bob Shor~n (Mai) had the hol~hot in moto one of the O~n Juniors but he was soon displac~ by Jeff Anselmo (Yam) and then Dan Lawson (Mai) who rod~ fiTSt across th~ finish line. Shor~n had th~ holeshot again in moto two and manag~ to hold on to his advantage this time out. Lawson pull~d ah~ad for one lap but Shor~n reinstat~ himself to claim the win. In moto on~ of the O~n Novic~ John All~n (Mai) b~gan first and finished first, stretching out a comfortabl~ I~ad by mid-race which he n~ver gave up. Howi~ Ross (Suz) was Sttond off the lin~ and held that position until th~ final moments of th~ race wh~n Danny Bond jamm~ his Maico past him to claim Sttond and rel~te Ross to third. Ross had a cl~ar hol~hot in th~ ~cond moto but soon found himself third again when Allen pull~ ah~ad and then Jeff Alexander (Mai) did the same. Bond put in another strong bid to g~t past Ross on the fmal lap, but this time he cTash~ in the attempt, leaving Ross in the cl~ar. Dana Waxham (Yam) had the holeshot in moto on~ of the 125cc E~rts with David Wether~ (Hon) and Scott Rehuck (Suz) close behind. Waxham stayed in front for most of the race while Dav~ Cou~ (Suz) moved in behind and then past to win. Rebuck hung on for third and Ken McKenzie (Suz) was fourth. Cou~ had the holeshot and never gave an inch to sw~p moto two. Waxham gave cha~ 'but DNF the race. JeH Watts (Yam) and Mike Preston (Yam) fought for second and third as McKenzi~ cover~ fourth for the Sttond time. Th~ 250cc Juniors were dominat~ by Leon Ellis riding a Suzuki to the win in both motos. Second and third were shared once ~ach in th~ two motos by Steve Vlahos (Suz) and Lance Cole· man (Hus). Ellis had the hol~hot in moto one but David Richards (Suz) holeshot moto two and mad~ a strong bid for a top position, coming in for a photo finish barely behind Vlahos for fourth overalL Results VET EX: ,. Redgie Mull IMai); 2. Keitt> Andersen IMai); 3. Bill Grigg IMaiI. VET JR: 1. l.a

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