Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

IIthern Nevada- Southern California-Arizona-Southern Nevada- Southern Callfornia.-Arizona-Southern Nevada-Southern Call Rick Reed , Shawn Leipold, Ron Arlt , Pete Hames, Bob by Sanders, Mike Minnig, Tommy Walton , Bobby Garabedian and Cra ig Williams who made it. Garabedian had been wai ting for th is race all night to see if he co uld again ca ptu re the coveted Open half mile. He shot off the line on top followed by Walron , Minnig and Harries .Sanders went .to work and by the third lap had gotten by Hames and was fourth. One lap later he had taken ca re of Minnig and set his sights on Walton and Garabedian but they weren't ha ving any. As the three freight trained around th e half mile oval and th e laps ran down , Garabedian proved he was the best that night and Walton claimed his second second of the night. Sanders was third with Minnig, Arlr , Reed and Cannon taking the fourth through seventh spots. Curtis Cannon did a lot of winning as he dominated the Mini Expert classes and sha red the 125cc Amateur/Expert with long time , friendly rival ; Roger Thompson. Thompson kept Cannon from taking home four wins with a wire to wire romp on the short track. Cannon gave Thompson an instant replay on t he ha lf mile with th e cast of characters reversed. Results SHORT TRACK M INI: 1. Curti s Cannon (Yam) ; 2. M ike Kirby (Hon); 3. Brent Bow ers (Yaml. 125cc AMIEX: 1. Rog er Thompson (Yaml; 2. Curtis 'Cannon (Y am); 3. Steve Troxler(Yaml. 250cc NOV OIV 1: 1. Keith laia IKIMI; 2. Ron Rich !Yam); 3. Don Windham (Yaml. • 250cc NOV orv 11: 1. Bruce Nord strom (Yam); 2. :.Den nts Pinheiro (Suz); 3. Steve S mith (Yaml. 250cc AM : 1. John Perez (Yam); 2. Mark Coker (Yam); 3. David VogeilBuli. 250cc EX: 1. Pete Hames (Yam); 2. Joe SteHen !Yam); 3. Ron Bell(Yaml. OPEN NOV: 1. Keith Guthery (Yaml; 2. Ron Bartels IYamm; 3. Raben laCha nce !Yam). OPEN AM: 1. Phil Moon (Yaml; 2. Steve Eldridge IT,i)' 250cc MONEY: 1. Pete Hames (Yaml; 2. Jeff J oh nson (Yam) ; 3. Chris Cannon (Yaml. OPEN MONEY 1. Pete Hames !Yaml; 2. Bobby : Sand ers (HO);3. Ron Arlt !Yaml. HALF MILE M INI : 1. Curt is Cannon (Yam) ; 2. M ike IGrby (Hon); J . Brent Bowers (Yam). 125 cc NOV: 1. Brent Bowers (Yam); 2. Tim Titus IHonl; 3. Dana Dumond (Honl . 125cc AMIEX 1. Curtis Cannon (Yaml; 2. : Thompson !Yam). 250cc NOV: 1. Scon Longnec ker (Yam); 2. Nordstrom IYam);3 . J . Ward McKee IKaw) ; 250ccAM: 1. John Perez (Yaml; 2. Mark (Yam);3. David VogeilBuli. 250cc EX: 1. Charles Carroll !Yaml; 2. Singleton !Yam); 3. Ron Bell lYaml. OPEN NOV: 1. Keith Guthery !Yam); 2. Ga,y IBull; 3. Raben laChance !Yam). OPEN AM/EX: 1. Shawn Leipold (HOI; 2. Roger Bruce Coker Terry Pen is Scan 5 ivedge (Yam ); 3. Tonv Herrera (Tri!. 250cc MONEY: 1. pet e hames IYaml; 2. Tomm y Watton (VarnI: 3. J eff Johnson (Yaml. OPEN MONEY 1. Bo bby Garabedian (HOI; 2. : Tommy Walton (Tri); 3 . Bobby Sand ers (HOl. Dysert dices at DeAnza By Ron Lawson SUNNYMEAD : CA ,JULY 13 It was the second week for the new reverse track la yout at DeAnza Cycle Park and most of the regula r riders appear to be enjoying th e cha nge of pace. Park operator Doug Hall has been experime nt ing with th e ide a of cha ngi ng the tr ack every cou ple of weeks in order to keep riders from d ial ing in th e course. So far it seems to be work ing with several new names Fran k Fit zge ra ld t oo k third in the 250cc Pro class at DeAnza. appearing in the results . In the 250cc Pro cla ss it was Keith Dysert who collected a . long overdue win with his 3-2 score. The shop that carries Dysert , Pomona Vall ey Kawasaki, also had Frank Fitzgerald on the starting line and the two of the m j u m ped in to the lead right from the start of rnot o one . Fitzgerald had the edge and fall ing in behind Dysert wer e Eric MacCracken (Ya m), Dean Cat es (Suz) and yet a nother Pomona Vall ey Kawasaki rider, Fred Combs. They remained in that order until th e hal fway po int when MacCracken sud de nly came alive a nd passed both The Dysert and Fitzgerald , only to drop out once he was in th e lead. That put Fitzgerald back on top, Dysert found himself in battle with Riverside Suzuki rider Danny Bum (C-A). Bum had spent th e early laps work ing up from a poor start and when Dysert began having trouble he mo ved up into second . When the chec kered flag came ou t the order was Fitzgerald, Bu rt t, Dysert, Combs and Robert Ellis (Yam) . At the start of rno to two. the green duo of Fitzgerald and Dysert was again on top. 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