Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

.. ; • =Western hotline ~ the ·checkers came out and his 2·1 score topped Snorteland. Third place . money went to Shulz after Hagen encountered mechanical problems. The 250cc Pro r:,,~e was packed with 00 top talent and excinng action between MX Fox rider Pete Wanket , Honda/ ~ DG ace Jim Tarantino Maico-mounted • ' . . Scott Gillman and Yamaha rider Tim e(') . Lunde. All four riders had a shot at • I-< the lead as the action stayed close Q,) throughout most of both races. Taran. ,.c uno was fiirst to th e c h ec kers im race ers one with Wanket a bikelength behind ~\ and Lunde in third t ahead of charg"". • ... mg LOP rider Mark Lawrence. p.. Moto two• was a near replay •with Q,) • rJ) Wanket raking over the top position and Tarantino having to settle for ' II I d ih . I second . G 1 man tang e wti a sower rider and DNF for the second time, allowing Lunde and Lawrence to . hi ' . k d finish 3·4 be nd winner Wan et an second overall Tarantino. rear fender and once he ran into a trash can. Coming closest to Randy were John Stapleton, Ron Olson, BrandJohnson and Dave Sherwood. E o Results MINI 50: 1. Danny Lamb (Varni; 2. Jason Jones ISuzl;3. Kyle Johnson ISuzl . MINI 50 INT: 1. Nawton Acevedo ISuzl; 2. Jason ..... McFarland ISuz);3. PraxCruz (Suzl. 8 JUS' Results OPEN PRO: 1. Ed Arnot {Varni; 2. Pete Snorteland (Vam); 3. Bob Shulz {Vaml . 250cc PRO: 1. Pete Wanket (Yam): 2. Jim Tarantino IHanl ; 3. Tim Lunde IVaml. 125cc PRO: 1. Rik Nielsen (Vam); 2. Rick Rodgers (Kaw); 3. Clark Coleman (Yaml . OPEN INT: 1. Harold Johnson ISull; 2. Marino Bastionell (Mai) ; 3. Kurt Knudsen {Yam). 250cc INT: 1. Dan Ashcraft IHus); 2. Todd Bausch (Suzl; 3. David Clement {Varni. 1250c INT: 1. Alan Coats {Yaml ; 2. Ti Swartz (Vam); 3. Scott Davis (Han). OPEN NOV: 1. Grant Palenske (DMGI; 2. Dennis Cox (Han); 3. Mark McNully IMail. 250cc NOV : 1. Chuck Warren (Vaml; 2. Dean Marley (Mai); 3. Riclwd zajic ISuzl . 125cc NOV: 1. Doug O'Donnell ISull: 2. Darrell Stratham (Yam) . OPEN BEG: 1. Jim Smith (Hus); 2. Francis Talii !Yam); 3. Louis Millar IMail. VETS: 1. Jim Galatian ISull; 2. B. Crosta (KTM) ; 3. Lynn McGraw !Yam). . . 250cc BEG: 1. Clarl< Derney IHonl ; 2. Clfrl Rainney (Suzl; 3. Steve RusseIIISuz). 125cc BEG: 1. Brian Finmark IHonl ; 2. Ed Merati !Yam); 3. Greg Grainger IVaml. MINI BEG: 1. Ronnie Wesl (Sull; 2. Chet zar IHon): . 3. Mike Harper (Yarn). Davis devastates AscotMX ' By Tom Corley GARDENA, CA, AUG . 6 This may have been the week for. the big Ponca City, OK Grand National Minicycle event but it sure didn't effect the Mini , . .34 'P'r • • ~ ~ So.th.r. Cailfor.I..Arlzo.......th.r. N•••da· So.th.r. Cailfor..I..Arlzo......th.r. N...... ".th.r. C.lIfor..la.Arlzo.. classes this evening at Ascot Park. In fact the Mini classes were packed with riders especial1y in the popular Junior races. Both John Davis and Jeff Barbacovi became the overal1 winners in their own divisions. Davis was entered in the MiniJunior division one. In the first moto he won it over Edward Gauley and Sean Riley. Lance Johnson took a fourth in the first round but got it on in the final moto as he took the win ahead of Davis and Gauley. Davis ' 1·2 gave him the overal1 win ahead of Johnson, Gauley, andJohn Matthews. Frank Pilato took the overal1 125cc Intermediate win with two firsts so he pretty much put away the rest of the class, It should be interesting to see just how he can do against the Pros whenever the day comes for him to move up. The most exciting moto that he. had was the final one. Mark Al1en was also on a Yamaha and he was neck to neck with Pilato in that moto. Pilato edged him ,out at the end and that was what counted. Overal1 it was ". Pilato, Donnie Luce, Mike Nishita and Sean Gilboy. . . Randy Sciarra is the real terror in the 250cc Intermediate class. He has a hot winning streak going and there is ' nobody fast enough to move him out'· of the way . Sciarra took two first place . wins which gave him the biggest trophy. In the final moto he hauled around on his Suzuki with a sawed off . MINI JR DIV 1: 1. John Davis IVam); 2. Lance Johnson (SUl); 3. Edward Gauley ISuz}; . MINI JR DIV 2: 1. Jeff Barbacolll (Vam); 2. Enc Gonlales ISull; 3. Trey McFarland IVaml. MINI INT: 1. Duane Summers !Yam}; 2. Richard Fleming {Yam}; 3. Danny Tinsman (Kaw). MINI EX: 1. Skip Godinez (Kawl. 100JR:.1 . Mike Buchanan ISuzl ;2. Bill Jawitz (SUl); 3. Kim LIVIngston ISull. 100 INT: 1. Pat Dolan (Suli. 125JR DIV 1: 1. Jerry Greer (SUl ); 2. Bill Eisenacher IHonl ;3. Paul Ellis (Suzl. 125 JR DIV 2: 1. Jim Bacon IHus); 2. Jose Hernandez IHonl ;3.DuaneTomono(Kawl. · 1251NT : 1. Frank Pilato (Varni; 2. Donni e Luce IVaml ; 3. Mike NishitalHonl. 125 PRO: 1. Ross Maeda ISuz); 2. Darel Francis IVam); 3. Tim Shelton IVam}. 250 JR DIV 1: 1. Rick Johnson IVam); 2. Ron Spinak ISul); 3. Dean Manley IMal) . 250JR DIV 2: 1. Kevin Brown (Mail; 2. Tom Duddey (Vam); 3. Jack Hone ISull. 250 INT: 1. Randy SCIarra (Suz); 2. John Stapleton (Vam); 3. Ron Olson IHonl. 250 PRO: 1. Chuck Lunde IHonl ; 2. Gary Jones IAmxl; 3. Brad Brown (Mai) . 500 JR: 1. Chris Jackson (Varni; 2. Trey Campbell (Vam); 3. Mick Wayne (Honl . 500 INT: 1. Glen Lund (Mai ); 2. Steve Van2ant (Mai); 3. Brand Johnson (502). 500 PRO: 1. Clark Jones IHusl ; 2. Gary Jones IAmx) ; 3. Paul Sedler IHus}. OVER 30: 1. Dick Moseley IMail; 2. Chuck WOO

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