Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

. . . . .ldco-COlol'.do.Wyo_"g.Mo.I_'••ol1b Dakota ·Ioath Dako CeDtral PipeliDe Il.·.·.·.. -olUabo•••T I'. . M.ldco.Colol'.do.W~ o 00 0') .-4 .c.. l-c < Mike Clement 111 won 125cc Ex. cless In Austin, Curtis Eveleigh. top KMSA 250cc Jr.• at Phillipsburg MX. berms behind Blackwell who looked smooth and fast as he kept the lead to sandy tum and fell. Stackable steam· lead with BargeD second and a hard· the finish 10 laps later. Glaser was rolled Stutts as Brown closed in tight. charging Ladner third. Blackwell's nearest threat in the early On the following lap, Brown held the BargeD mared the hpleshot in the laps until David McClain chewed up lead with Stackable close behind as second mota with Maier right on his some ground and got by into second. Stutts was up in last place but moving rear tire and using every inch of the McClain got within one second of the fast. track trying to pass. Approaching the By John Rannikko. Jr. leader but settled fOr runnerup while Brown's pipe broke but he was able double jump, Maier made his bid and to save the lead to the finish ahead of AUSTIN, TX, APR. 6 Glaser, Beckham and Davis topped flew past into the lead. He repeated his Stackable. Stutts charged hard ·but A misty rain greeted the early out the first five. Surprisingly, Steve first moto rout and won by a large finished only a disappointing third. margin. Bargell maintained a secure arrivals at round two of the Stackable (PDQ. Yam) couldn't put it together after a bad 'start and settled The overall went to Stackable (1-2) second with Rorabaugh back in third Southwest Super Series at the for sixth. followed by Stutts (2·3) and Roger at the finish. Austin MX Park. Equally hot as The second moto was a different Brown (6·1). Balcom got off hard on Maier continued his winning ways in the white flag lap over the high speed the Texas sun, which burned off the story for the "Stack" as he followed the 250cc Senior class by roosting aU straightaway jump. Holding his foreMcClain through the first few turns mist and clouds before noon, were comers with his Yamaha. He took arm, he got off the track on his own and then took the lead for good. Mike Clement (Suz), Rickey Glaser command in the first tum of each power. Hopefully, he'll be ready to (Yam) and Steve Stackable (Yam) as Glaser, Tom Curry (Hon) and Joe moto and never looked back on his ride the third round of the Southwest Davis (C·A) shared in the 'top five they won the 125, 250cc and Open way to the wins. Tom Kuhl held down Super Series at Sayers near San Antonio Expert classes, respectively. honors on the early laps. Obviously second place for part of the first lap on April 13. The early rain kept the ground moist missing from the top spots was the first until J.D. Sanderson squeezed by. moto winner, Ricky Blackwell, as well for the entire day making the traction Local favorite Dan Hoover was Results great as well as keeping the track dust· as several other fast riders. It later beworking his way up from a sixth·place MICRO MINI: 1. Joe Bob EbenI (Vom); 2. Eric Cul_ IVernl; 3. SllInIev Chemwe (Suzl. came evident that a multiple bike free. The 125cc Experts followed start when he fell on the second lap to MINI JR: 1. B,em Freed IV.m); 2. K....n F.mw wreck had taken out Davis, Steve Card· Clement, Kyle Landrum (Suz) and drop way back in the standings. Kevin IVern); 3. Andv B,_ll(ew). MINI SR: 1. Rocky Myers ISuzl; 2. Dorin WiRilml Mickey Pizzitola (Kaw) - "all from well, Ronnie Taylor and Blackwell. Wagoner controDed fourth place (Vern); 3. Max ISuzl. Being involved in a heavy traffic Houston - into the first tum after the behind Kuhl until the last lap when 100: 1. ChriB Welle IVom); 2. Johnny Middlelon IVom); 3. CoBey Loftin IVern). gate dropped. On the first lap, the pileup put Blackwell far back, but his Steve Ellis, who had a last-place start, 125 NOV: I. Chrie W.... IVern); 2...... Sullivan "Bandera Bandit," Bryan Taylor, first mota win inspired him to get back got past. (Suzl; 3. Jecky C u _ IVernl. and to pour on the coals. moved into second behind Clement The start of the second moto had . 2!iO NOV: 1. Tom Kennedy (Han); 2. Bobby Morris IVom); 3. Greg _ (Han). but couldn't hold it as he made a mis· While Stackable led, Glaser and four Yamahas in the lead under OVER 30: 1. Glenn Ilehukon IV.m); 2. Jim Smith take in a tum, giving the spot to McClain worked on second place with Maier, Sanderson, KuRl and Hoover. IVom); 3. O.G. Fox IVoml. 125INT: 1. Pauilleech (SUl); 2. Andv MUrT"Y (Honl; Landrum. On the following lap in the Glaser finishing on top. Beckham rode On the first lap, Hoover dropped to 3. S _ Turner (Hon). in fourth for most of the moto blolt same turn, Pizzitola put Taylor back seventh after crashing and Ellis moved 250 INT: 1. S.uert Cotton (SUl); 2. Keith Simmona (C· A); 3. Ron Suumen IV.m). another spot. Blackwell passed him on the eighth of into fourth. On the next go 'round he OPEN'INT: 1. Willy Phee (HUll; 2. Jeff Knepp IHue); Clement was looking good until he 10 laps, making the finishing order moved past Kuhl for third place and 3. J...., Symenk (Suzl. went over a berm on lap four. He Stackable, Glaser, McClain and Black· third overall behind Maier and 125 EX: 1. Mik. Clement ISuzl; 2. Kyle Lendrum ISuz); 3. Jock Beckham (Han). didn't lose first place but he did give well. Sanderson. 2!iO EX: 1. Rickey G _ (Vernl: 2. D....d McCllin up some precious time as Landrum The Open Experts may have been Ellis took the lead over Hoover in (Han); 3. Rick BleckwelIIHon). OPEN EX: 1. S'1IIe S _ . IVam); 2. DeYid SIUtIa and Pizzitola closed in for a tight trio. the smallest c,lass as far as the number the first moto of the Open Seniors and (Vern); 3. Roger Brown IC-Al. Two laps later, Landrum grabbed the of riders was concerned but the talent held it to the end. The second moto on the starting gate made it an excellead and rode to the finish with Clement was the one that provided the and Pizzitola on his tail. Taylor gave lent race. The first moto stan belonged excitement, however. up one more spot before the checkered to Stackable aboard a PDQ. Yamaha Hoover got the holeshot with Ellis flag to Keith Davis (f-ton) who worked with Roger Brown on a Perin Cycles playing as his shadow for the first few up from sixth on lap one. Jack Beckham Can·Am and Joey Balcom on a Maico laps. Ellis never was more than a giving chase. Jack Hicks tangled with (Hon) earned a sixth in this moto. couple of bike lengths behind him and the starting gate on his Kasson's 465cc Clemem had the sandy Austin track the pressure finally got to Hoover on By Mitch Rorabaugh Yamaha and the gate won. After a late figured out for traction as he pulled the beginning of the third lap. Hoover the holeshot once again in the second start, Hicks rode like a rocket with a let his front tire slip over the top of a Photo by Kurt Ross moto. This time Beckham, Rex partially loose rear fender flopping as berm and had to go wide. Ellis was he took jumps at full throttle, shaving PHILLIPSBURG, KS, APR. 6 Collins (Hon), Pizzitola and Landrum right there to shoot into the lead but followed off the start. Beckham rode away distance from the leaders. Hoover came right back and within a The opening round of the COOTS hard but couldn't hold off Landrum Dave StUltS of San Amonio didn't lap, had closed the gap to one bike M!dwest Motocross Championwho rode even harder and gave up waste any time putting his Yamaha length. Then, on an off camber, the ship Series got off to a good start Support monoshocker past Brown into second place about mid-molO. Pizzitola Yamaha's front tiTe washed out and for two Dodge City raceTS. Garry didn't help his position at all by stepsecond place on lap two. The early Hoover fell to give Ellis the easy win. • ping off twice during the moto. race became a threesome of Stackable, Maier and Steve Ellis today dominated Results Landrum couldn't touch Clement in Stutts and Brown pulling away from the three Senior classes here with MINI JR: I. Bred Richltda (V.m); 2. Vince Clerk moto two, giving Clement the overall everyone else. This changed when apparent ease. (Vom); 3. JonethIn Penceke IVom). MINI SR: 1. MIerk Welle (KIW); 2. Ben W _ ISuzl; In the U5cc Senior class, it was by virtue of better placing in the second Brown stepped off and slowed down to 3. Jerod DeII_ (Han). moto as they swapped wins. Beckham, finish an eventual sixth. Meanwhile, Maier who jumped into the lead of the 100: I. Corev Cope IVom); 2. Ru.. Pickwing IV.ml; 3. Merk Welle IVom). Hicks got his kicks as he pulled past first molO and built a commanding Collins and Davis claimed the top five POWDER PUFf: 1. Deb JOMI ISuzl; 2. _ in the second moto. Following Clement Brown into third place on lap eight. lead after the first lap that just got Ginther IVern); 3. Micld PelIflOn IKIWI. 125 JR: 1. Rua PIckering (I(ew); 2. Bert W _ The order of finish thus was Stackable, (2-1) and Landrum (1-2), Beckham bigger and bigger. (I(ew); 3. !tun _ (Suzl. Stutts and Hicks, all on Yamahas. In second place was Jeff Bargell with (6-3), Davis (4·5) and Collins (7-4) 125SR: I. Gerry _(Vern); 2. JeffllergeillSuzl; 3. earned the top overalls. Stutts stole the show in moto two as Mitch Rorabaugh pressuring for the Mitdl R..-.ah (Suzl. 250 JR: 1. ilnm W _ (I(ew); 2. Cunil Ewleigh he pulled the start lead ahead of runner· up spot. Their dice lasted until Ricky Blackwell blasted off the gate IVern); 3. Robert Vogt CSuzl. on his HoWard Racing/Hi Point Honda Balcom, Stackable and Brown. After the end of the third lap when 250 SR: 1. Gerry _ IVoml; 2. J.D. _ _ IVom); 3. S..... Enie ISuzl. Rorabaugh suffered a flat rear tire. to claim the holeshot for the first 250cc one lap, Stutts had built a two second OPEN JR: 1. MIerk _ m (Vam); 2. Paul Schertz Quentin Ladner then inherited third Expert moto. Rickey Glaser (Yam), lead over Stackable, but all in vain as IV.m); 3. J....,.- (Veml. ·OPEN SI'I: J..SI¥_E\IIllI~~; ~ Q"I' ~~ IV!'").• B~~~a_m • ilnd. ~l!yis •• c/.t.u(I.l~ , t~e••. , p~ .kpjfe!l tpe ,frQnt. wb~.I_ill~O_ a 59(t, • _ jlJ~c.e: A.l ~e ftnjsh, l.{aic;z: had -a huge Stackable stakes win at SW Super Series _x ..,. 4.4 Maier and Ellis dominate CMMC Series opener

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