Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

; outhern Nevada- Southern California-Arizona-Southern Nevad • ~ 11II E o 00 0') ...-4 \ \ Robert Reisinger took third 250cc Pro at SSM's MX. \ I Hagen tops Open n · r'rOS at SSM MX By Terry Whytal ORANGE, CA ,JULY 19 ~ fYarn aha rider Bill Hage~ toppe~ the Open Pro class at this week s SSM race. Hagen's smooth riding style paid off as most of h is toug hes t com petitors either D N F or fell , a llow ing Hagen to post a 2-1 score •. and take the overa ll win. Ed Ar net fin ished secon d on his Prem ier Yamah~ 465 after a runawa y first moto victory. followed by a first lap fall Arnet in las t place charged thr~ugh the pack to capture the runner-up position at the checkers. , David Fisher rode h is Yamaha to backeo-back third place fin ishes and picked up the third place money. r1 The 250cc Pro winner , Jim J:,'T ar an tin o , held off the challenge of National riders Mark Lawrence and I" Robert Reisinger. Tarantino was in command for most of both motos with " his DG sponsored Honda powering into a big lead by the en d of each race. Lawrence kept his LOP/Yamaha on the gas to pick up the second place honors with a 2-3 score. KTM rider Boo Stichter placed third in the firs t moto but mechanical problems dropped him from the race in the second moto and Reisinger charged ~ his Mission Viejo Kawasaki sponsored Uni -Trak to a second place finish in race two to take home the third place 1 money . A strong field of 125cc Pros dueled for two tough motos that left only a handful of riders still competing at the end of moto two . When the dust settled Yamaha rider Steven Gall crossed the finish line first and took home the lion's share of the purse. b Following Gall to victory was second overall Rik Nielsen on a Yamaha and Craig Dale rounded out the top three on his Honda. Results t ,~ OPEN PRO; 1. Bill Hegen IVa ml; 2. Ed Arnot (Yaml; 3. David F_(Vam). . . 250cc PRO: 1. J Im TarantlflO IHon); 2. Mark Lawrence (Vam); 3. Robert RI8Slnger U(awl. 125 cc PRO: 1. Stephen Gall (Varni; 2. Rik Nielsen lVaml;3. Craig DaleIHon). . OPEN INT: 1. Cra,g Robertlon ISuzl ; 2. Larry Flon ' IVa ml; 3 . Kelly Soulie IVeml . • 250cc INT; 1. Chuck Miller (Vam); 2. Tom Mskowski IVaml ; 3. Bruce Deacon (Varni. 125cc INT; 1. Alan CoalS lVa ml; 2. Randy Skinner (Varni; 3. Harley HaIiIVaml . OLD TIMERS: i . Dale Borges lVam l; 2. Frank Borges IVaml; 3. J ody W eiselIC-A). OPEN NOV: 1. Marc Rider IMai); 2. Mike English IVarnl; 3. Mark Mc NuItyI MaiJ. . . . 250cc NOV: 1. Bill Olson IMa ,}; 2. Bill Half IVaml; 3. Dean Marley lMail. . . OPEN BEG: 1. Andre Albert IVaml; 2. B,II Smith ISuzl; 3. Gamey Palenske IMa,). 250cc BEG: t . Vincent Phillips ISull; 2. Rocky Bower (Yam); 3. Frank RodriQues IHanI . 12Scc BEG: 1. Jon Thomas lHon ); 2. Brad Mc lennan (Sull; 3. Lane Steeber lHonl. MINI BEG:.l . Eric GonzaleslSuzl; 2. Greg Swadelsoh n (Suzl; 3. David Perry (Suzl. MINI INT; L Kurt Hendricksen (Yam); 2. Dan Tu rk Smp );3;~~-;;-I. ' . Blakeslee tops at AFM. Ontario RR . - By Patrick Behar ONTA RIO . CA .JULY20 With most of the AMA roa d rae ers in Japa n for the Suzuka Eigh t . . Hour , the Amencan Federa tion of Motorcyclists race at Ontario Mo tor Speedwa y was the b attleground fo r C al ifo rn ia ri ders. Once again on the p roduct ion side of that m eet ing it was the Champion M/C team of Mike Spencer, Whitney Blakeslee, Lee Fleming and Mark Shelton who took most of th e tro p hies home . T he first ro u nd of the multiple bat ti es took p lace in the Open Box Stock ra ce with Kurt Knollenberg (Sa n J ose BMW/Suzuki, GSllOO ) leading Blakeslee (Ka w), who fell down in tu rn 16 on the firs t la p , went back in the pits to ha ve his bent handlebars straighten ed ou t a nd ca me back on the track a lap down , but managed to fini sh seventh . The race was won by Knollenberg , who is going to get married this month to Dora lyn Uria rte, a ft er he gets t he San Jose BMW in the Su pe rb ike Produ cti on rac e at Laguna Seca. Lee Fleming got the runner-u p position on a KZ IOOO MKII. Second overall in t he race bu t first in the 750cc class was Mark Shelton o n a Kawasaki 75 0 / 4 . Blakeslee , in hi s chase fo r the leaders in t he race, turned in a 2.15 lap on astock KZlOOOI Mike Spencer (C ham pi o n KZ550 ) had , as usual , absolutely no problems in the 431 /600cc Box Stock ra ce and won by a landslide over Jeff Tuttobene , als o on a KZ550 . But for the Champion M /C team .it wa s not over and they got togethe r In the 750 cc/Open Product ion ra ce with BI kesl nd Mike Spencer clearly in a ee a • front follow ed by the red Ducati 900SS of Lee Fleming and the Suzuki GSIIOO • of Kurt KnoH enberg . Whitney and Mik e were neck to ne ck during th e; . d I h 1 en u re race a n on y on t e next to a st la p . Spencer got in front , only to find him self goi ng too fa st in o ne corner. . • • r h'l I He wen t out In t he d irt ror aw I e , ost h is first place. got back on the track d fi . h d d W ho b an lOIS e secon to llney, ut • '- ' -<:-:'<~~~W f~Cr' Tire Balancer and Puncture Seale r works by centrifugal force in any motorcycle tire to hydrodynamically balance the ent ire rotat ing wheel unit for better high speed handling and stability. LOOK FOR ACPIN THE ORANGE & WHITE PLASTIC BOTTLE A T YOUR DEALER. ADVANCEO CYCLE PROOUCTS 3633 WeslloolacArth Suite 4 10. Dep t. F·,4 ... Santa Ana , C81_ 92704 Saturn Corporation 2221 Ross Way Tacoma, WA 98421 1-800/426-8994 21

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