Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

- - - ----- - - - - - - - - --- - - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • ••• f . a . 1 .~I .1 ••• ~ ••• IE~~.1 Southern Caillornia-Arizona-Southern Nevada-Southern Calliornla- Arizona-Southern Nevada.South·ern Calliornla- A'rlzona Western hotline o 00 0') ....... One·two-five Intermediate Dale Himmelreich in action at OCIR. (Contin ued f rom page 26) 250 JR: 1. Gary Stawart lAMX): 2. John Stap leton (Yam): 3. Allrez Perez lAMX). 250 INT: 1. C.J . Wenner (SUll: 2. Doug Jacobo (Vam); 3. o.ve Harris(Maol. 250 PRO: 1. Dan W _ _d (Yam); 2. Pata Murray (DM G1 3. Matt TadderISOPl. : 500 JR: 1. Jim Kaaler (Vam); 2. Mike Stepak (Hon); 3. Dave _(Yam). 500 INT: 1. J imbo Hall (Yam); 2. SI...., Vanzant IMai); 3. Dickie McMillan IHusl . 500 PRO: 1. Matt TedderISOPl: 2. Dale Lewia (M ail. OLO TIMERS : 1. Ed Ott (Yam): 2. Gordon Burton (Yam); 3. J im Gat.. (SUll . after this event he ran over his foot . Hopefully he will make a speedy recovery . Rino Na vern (Yam) took ad vantage of the fact that Skinner struck out in the last moto and because of this Rino won first overall in front of C.]. Wenner, Jeff Chandler, Chip Vogel andJoe Lockhart, Results MIN I BEG DIV 1: 1. Eric Gonzalaz (SUll; 2. Tom Martinez(Suz). Sparks rallies to R.A.C.E. OCIR MXwin By Tom Corley IR VINE, CA , APR. 24 Right now the weather has been a little gloomy and the summer weather is still aways to come but despite this coldness. You 30 can come out to the R .A.C.E . motocross every Thursday night and find the OCIR grandstands nearly packed. There were so many Minicycles around tonight that one could've m istaken it for a special Mini rac e. About 25 Mini Beginners showed up and they had to make two divisions for th em . Eric Gonzales won the first division and the second division was won by Ronnie West . So Cal Kawasaki rider Chris Sparks defeated the others in the Mini Intermediate class who were fellow competitors in the World Mini Grand Prix . Paul Denis on a Suzuki took a first and second place and this gave him second overall ahead of Kurt Henricksen while Steve West was in on the action but was actually a Novice . What looked like it was going to be a spectacular night for Randy Skinner turned out to be not so good after all . Competeing in the 125 Intermediate class, Skinner looked good on his Honda and went for the first moto win . Disaster struck in the final moto though because Skinner didn't finish the moto. Randy has been having some bad luck lately and not too long MINI BEG DIV 2: 1. Ronnie Waat (SUll; 2. Steve Evinger (SUll ; 3. Scott Lohr. MIN IINT: 1. Chris Sparks (Kaw): 2. Paul Dani. (SUll : 3. Kurt Henrickaen IKawI. MIN I NOV: 1. SIeve Wos t lSuzl . 125 BEG DIV I : 1. K.C. Maddox (Voml; 2. Dave Patton ISUll: 3. Earl Sallenthin ISull. 125 BEG DIV 2: I . Lane Staaber IVam); 2. Mike Perez (Yam); 3. Ed Watt (SUll. 125 BEG DIV 3: 1. Ian Fitzgibbon (Vam); 2. Mike Martin (SUll; 3. Ben Slevenson (Taml. 125 NOV: 1. M ike Farr (SUll : 2. Greg Bander IVam); 3. Chria Saalich (Yaml . 1251NT: I .Rino Nevern lVam); 2. C.J . Wenner (SUll; 3. Jeff Chandlar (SUll . 125 PRO: 1. Todd Paterson (Yom); 2. Riclt Jac kson (Yam): 3. Robert Green ISUll. 250 BEG: 1. Brat H _ (Yaml: 2. Chris Fleming (Yam): 3. Chuclt Fuhrman lSUll. 250 NOV DIV 1: 1. RUII Sweenev (Kaw): 2. Ed Jackson (Hon); 3. Gary Clark (Mai). 250 NOV DIV 2: 1. Norm Bigalow (Kaw~ 2. Greg J ohna (Maij ; 3. Chuck Dodson ISUll. 250 INT: 1. Marc: Croobv (Yam); 2. W eyne Red (Yam); 3. Gary Lower (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Andy Guth IKawl : 2. Curt is Rough (Kaw); 3. Mike Schoffstall lHon l. 500 BEG: 1. Don Stanley (Yam); 2. Deva Collins IKaw); 3. Dwayne lietsort (Yam). 500 NOV: 1. Ed Cavanaugh IVam); 2. Greg Wulff IHusl; 3. Bruca Prall (Yaml. 500 INT: 1. John Smith (Yam); 2. Jodv Hattlishar (Yam); 3. Glen Sanacal IVaml. 500 PRO: 1. Scott Cavnaas (SUll ; 2. Glen Senecal . (Yam); 3. Brian EDis (M aO Whelchel does well at AME MX By Judy Greenberg VALENCIA , CA, APR. 27 International Yamaha 's John Whelchel put it all together to capture the full-gated 125cc Pro win with strong rides for a 3-1 finish during American Motocross En terprises' races at Indian Dunes. When the gate dropped the first time, a trio of Yamahas led to the top of the hill with Jeff Stanford, Jim Hoi - ley and Steve Schmitz aboard . Holl ey pressed Stanford as the rwo Yama ha Motor sponsored riders left room behind them. Stanford kept his wheel in fron t until the halfway sign when Holl ey overpowered him in the sand and proceeded to the wire. Whelchel moved steadi ly t hrough heavy traffic from 11rh to fourth in the first few la ps, and then edge by Schmitz for th ird. Chip Johnson (Devo Racing) came from the back to cla im fifth . Schmitz holeshot the second gate with the DG Honda of Ch ris Heisser in pursuit , while Whelchel passed Holley for third . Heisser jumped ahead of the tightly bunched foursome as the y came out of th e sand, only to be put down when the y squeezed together on the narrow side as each rider made his play for the lead. Schmitz climbed back in front with Whelchel breathing down his neck and Holley in third . A couple laps later, Whelchel charged by on the inside of the sand whoops. Schmitz tried to take it back, but Whelchel pulled his lead for the win. Heisser and Jo hnson ba ttl ed for fourth , but both had problems in the last la ps, losing positions. Stanford took the checke red fourth , with J im Pappe and Heisser fifth and sixth. Kirk Sturgeon overcame three weeks of seizur e problems, by putting together back to bac k wins in th e 500cc Pros on his International Yamaha . Tom Kelly (D u r a l u b e / Malcolm Smith ) stretched an early lead while Sturgeon tri ed to tak e second from Doug Lawrence (Suz of S.L. ). Finding an opening, and once by, Sturgeon made up time and slipped into the lead when Kelly stalled momentarily at the tower. Kelly stayed right with him , but at the halfway point Sturgeon set tled into a comfortable lead for the win. Lawrence and Brian Vargus fin ished third and fourth. Sturgeon took the second round from stan to finish. Kelly controlled the number rwo spot as Lawrence came from the back for third with Vargus fourth. Cole Bros . Suzuki-mounted Tracy Oswell took the honors in the 250cc Pros with a 2-1 ride. Team LOP's Mike Brown rode his Yamaha wire to wire , finishing the first moto with a strong lead over Oswell , Rod Richardson and Bill Boyer . Brown didn't show for the second round, and when the gate dropped Richard Bunch (Yam) took off with Oswell behind. They battled over track and sand, well out in front of a duel for third between Boyer and Richardson. Bunch ran into trouble and DNF, giving Oswell a big lead and the win. Richardson moved into second with Bruce Berger third and Boyer fourth . Minis were out in force as they get ready for the stan of the AME National Honda Minicycle series which gets underway May 10-11 at the Dunes. Kawasaki Motor Corp. S3cc Expert Sam Storer won his class with a 2-1 ride. American Honda's Larry Brooks finished second. William Surratt and Scott Marrison swapped moto wins on their Yamahas in the S3cc Intermedi ates, while the Suzuki of Greg Gest and Tony Puga's Kawasaki finished solid in the S3cc Juniors. Results 500 PRO: 1. Kirk Sturgeon (Yam): 2. Tom KellV (KTM): 3. Brian Varguo (Vaml . 500 INT: 1. mel Adam Ford IHusWBrand Johnson ISUll: 2. J im Myerson (Mai): 3. Ron Wade (SUll . 500 JR: 1. Kennath Ranaux (Yam); 2. Mark McCulloch lSUll. VET EX: 1. Doug VanDuzan IMai); 2. Dave Hutcheno (Yam); 3. Dan Sanchez IC·AI. VETS JRS : 1. Jerry Scott (Yaml; 2. Don Hobson lSUll: 3. Ronald Cole (SUll . 250 PRO: 1. Tracy 0awaI1 lSuzl ; 2. Rod Richardeon ISUll: 3, B~11loyer IHan). 250 INT: 1. Brand Joh.-. ISUll; 2. Grog Atltinoon lHon); 3. Stave Haaa (Yam). . . 250 JR : 1. Todd MacDonald (Yam); 2. Joe Romp (Yam); 3. John Herkowitz (C·Al . 125 PRO: 1. J ohn Wholchal (Yaml ; 2. Jim Holley (Yam); 3. Steva Schm itz (Yam). 125 INT: I . Tod d Broussard (Yam); 2. Pat McConnail (Yam); 3. Ron Gr..- (Kaw). 125 JR DIV I: 1. M ike McCarl ey (Yam); 2. Bob Byrne (Hon l; 3. Roy Forr (Yaml . 12S JR DIV II: 1. Duane Headworth (Yam); 2. Curt Page(Yam); 3. Jim Hartman (Hon). 12S BEG: 1. Ruuell Marti n (Yam): 2. Brad Workman lHonl; 3. Euset>o Martinez (Suzl. WOMENS : 1. Katrina Wallis lSUll. 100 EX: 1. Jack Greenberg IS02). 100 INT: I . ZOI M....ros (Yam); 2. Robert laughlin i (Yam); 3. Pater Csuiak lSUll. 100 JR : I . John Oyer (SUll ; 2. Weyne Kirk (Suzl; 3. Eric Silagro (S02). 83cc EX: 1. Sam Storer l Kaw ); 2. Larry Brooks CHonl: 3. Tv Maddux. • 83cc INT: 1. William Surran (Yam); 2. Scott Morrison (Yam); 3. Bob Simons (Yam). 83cc JR: 1. Greg Gest lSUll ; 2. Tony Puga (Kaw); 3. Ruben Padilla lSUll. 61cc EX: 1. Scott Brown lSUll; 2. Mouse McCoy (Yam). 61cc INT: 1. Kylelawis (Yam ): 2. Doug Fiaher(Yaml; 3. Chris Lara (Suz). 61cc JR : 1. John Ethall (Suz): 2. Robert Heedworth (Yam); 3. Kayle Johnson (Suz). ODVSSEY: 1. Craig Sm ith : 2. Jack Kirk : 3. Robert Faddis. Johnson, Sturgeon bag CRC night MXopener By Nanette Marie VALENCIA , CA , APR. 25 Nearly 200 riders converged upon the lighted In ternational track of Indian Dunes for the first California Racing Club night motocross of the 19S0 season. Over 20 classes of motorcycles sta rt ed . In the Pro classes, Ch ip Johnson, Richard Bunch and Kirk Sturgeon took the th ree class victo ries, Johnson the 125s, Bunch th e 250s and Sturgeon the Open Pro battle. T he first group to leave the starting gate were the 125cc Pros , and in the first moto, Jimmy Simons , now aboard a CR Honda for Simi Valle y Honda', got out to an ea rly lead and held it to the finish . Ma rk Moscrop , riding for Luft Racing and Honda mounted as well, trailed in second, while Chip Johnson and Mike Raiche ran 3-4. Moto rwo was all Johnson'S, though, as he took over the lead from the start, and was never surpassed . Aga in Moscrop finished in second, with Brian Part grabbing third to go with his first rnoto fifth . Simons fell to fourth in the moto, as Allen Hooper moved into the top five. Overall it was Johnson, Moscrop and Simons taking home the cash. Open Pro moto number one found Kirk Sturgeon, now aboard an International MIC Yamaha and switching from the 250 into the 500cc Pro class, taking the lead and eventual win at the checkered flag , with Tim Dias and Doug Taft trailing. Andy Jannings had his problems in the moto and could only manage a fourth ahead of Tom Kelly's KTM . Moto rwo saw Sturgeon aga in grab th e holeshot, but this time Jannings sta yed right on his tai l. Dias and Kelly were no more than a few bikelengths beh ind the whole way, but all four of the front runners failed to switch positions the whole moto, and the finish remained Sturgeon, Jannings, Dias and Kelly. Overall Stur. geon took the la rgest share of the pay. back, with Dias second and Jannings third ahead of Kelly, Taft and Jim Decker. ~ In tight Intermediate actio , Gary Reichenbach took his Tri-Tec Yama ha to a two-mote sweep of the 125s, ahead of Mark Chikasawa's 3-2 and Darrell Melton's 4·6, while Bob Ridgway grabbed both of the Open motos ahead of Jesse James and Mark Martin. Tracy T ravis and Alan Anderson traded moto wins and seconds in the 250

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