Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

til..... Nev•••• ".ther. Caillor.I.·Arl.on.....ther. Nev•• Get Terry nee o zing in .,.S2aa 00 ~ Michael Maddon was second in 250cc Production at AFM's Ontario RR. IIMad Marty" masfersAFM OntarioRR By K. Franks ONTARIO, CA, AUG. 17 "Mad Many" Vogel (Clone Brothers Racing RD400) scored his first win in AFM competition in what was, for sure, the toughest race of the day. Howard Monise (Specialists Two RD400), Larry Theobald (T&O Yamaha RD400), John Chermak (Berkeley Yamaha RD350), and Pat Eagan (NO/Cycle World Moriwaki Honda Hawk) all took their turn at leading the race. With the help of Mark Ingalls (T.T. Motors RD400), the front five positions changed constantly. A good example of the heat of the battle was the sixth lap when Vogel, Eagan, Chermak, and Theobald went into turn two almost perfectly side by side with Ingalls about a bike length behindl No position in the first five was secure until the drop of the checkered flag. With two laps to go, Eagan held a slim lead entering turn 18. He discovered his rear tire was completely flat when the bike pitched sideways and he was forced to run off the track. The next lap in the same turn, Ingalls used Theobald's front tire to polish his own muffler when he passed and closed the gate on Larry. On the final tum of the last lap, Ingalls tried polishing Vogel's muffler in a vain attempt to win the race. Newly crowned AMA Novice Champ Thad Wolff (TZ250) made it look too easy in his runaway romp of 250cc GP. A pack consisting of Dwayne Chunl/; (Bill Johnson/Hungry Motors/Berkeley Yam TZ250), John Williams (Barong M/C Salvage TZ250), Glen Shoper (PJI/ND/Shoei/Farm House Rest./DKG TZ250), and Fred Winters (ND/D.A.D. TZ250) made it hard for each other as Thad pulled away at more than a second a lap. To amuse himself and the spectators, Wolff was pulling wheelies out of turn 19. Winters gained control of second place, but Thad was long gone. Possibly Thad can repeat for an AMA Championship next year in the Light' weight Expert class. The 430cc Box Stock class had a race for first which went down to the wire. Conrad Brooks (RD400) pulled a better start than Perry Stein (South Coast Honda Hawk) and looked set to win. But Perry had other things in mind. Closer and closer he got every lap trying to make up for his starting deficit. With one lap to go, Stein passed Brooks on the front straightaway. They rode the last lap nose to tail. Encountering a lappee on the last turn of the race, Perry went wide to go around him and Conrad dove underneath and outdrove Perry to the line by a bikelength, In the Superstreet races, Dennis Smith (Cycle Tune GS1000 SUlJ) beat Tracy Grieger (KZ1000 Kaw). Wendell Phillips (Mr. Jags Norton) won 750cc SIS and Bob Runyon was uncontested· winner of 600cc SIS. . Chris Baur (Kolbe Honda/Dunlop 175 Can-Am) showed a lot of courage rid.ing with an undiagnosed stomach problem which w~s causing a bit of pain. Nonetheless, after a battle with Frank Mazur (RD250 Yam), she pulled away to win her class and the overall. Results • 125 PROD: 1. Haim 8e

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