Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

o 00 ~ CN CN M V ..c o .... u .0 took three more laps to reel in McElroy. By the time he got the checkered flag. Buttner was lapping back markers. After a restart due 10 a couple of the eager Pros nearly strangling themselves on the rubber band. McElroy holeshot the second molO again followed closely by AI Berlutti (Yam). Buttner gated slowly and cleared turn one in last place. Within a half lap. he was in third; two more laps and Berlutti dropped out with a flat tire leaving Buttner the second spot. By this time. it seemed that McElroy had an insurmountable lead. But Buttner whittled it down until. with about three laps. to go. he pulled a storybook downhill pass that had the crowd on its feet. The rest was a cruise to a pair of aces for 'first overall money. No 250cc Experts finished. The 125cc Experts cut the fastest lap times of the day and gave us the most stylish show of riding. Yamaha pilots Robbie Hadlock and Mike Darby dueled 1·2 while showing the really fast lines around the course. Darby fell and hurt his wrist and Hadlock flattened his rear tire. yet neither slowed their furious pace. Hadlock and Darby finished first and second. respectively. Darby could not answer the bell for molO two so Hadlock had the lead to himself. but still rode sizzling lap times to take the win and the overall. The 125cc Experts shared their motos with the 125cc Juniors who. except for Ty Erquiaga and Dan Dossey (1-2 respectively). DNF their whole field. Among the elderly. Vet Expert Chris Bender (Mai) won both his motos. Vet Junu>rS' Ron Nahas (Mai) and Tim Greene (Mai) swapped wins with Nahas getting the one that counts for the overall. Vet Novice was finally won by Winnemuccan Ron Hilbish (Suz) with a 2-1. Dave Aunkst (Hus) won the first moto. but was delayed by a lot of soil sampling in the second molO. Your fri'endly Carson Yamaha dealer Jack Dossey caught second place in the last molO for third overall. Among the postively ancient. famous Old Timer Expert Bill Onga (Suz) had hit a youngster crossing the track during practice and felt so bad he didn't race. This left the class win to Jack Hartman (Mai). Both OT Novice motos were won by Frank Molitor (Yam) while nursing a failing transmission. He had only second gear left by the end of the race. Among the ankle-biters. 80ccJunior Randy Kay (Yam) starred by overcoming a loop-out start and paddling through the hu b-.deep dust to hound the 100s in the same moto and win his class' first round. Second molO. Kay went wire to wire in first. Next race of the Flying W's series is October 12. By then. there should be rain to settle the dust. Don't miss it. Results OPEN EX: 1. R. Buttner IVaml: 2. A. McElrov IMail; 3. C. Sti.... IKTMI. OPEN JR: 1. D. Lawson IMai): 2. T. Over IKawl: 3. D. Dossey IMa;). OPEN NOV: 1. E. Schocht .IMai); 2. M. l-iarweiIIVam); 3. F. Fuller IVam). 250 JR: 1. J. l-ieying Ilionl; 2. L. I-iornbao'ger IMa;). . 125 JR: 1. E. 'Erqu. IYaml: 2. D. Dossey IYaml. 125 EX: 1. R. l-iadIock IVam). 250 NOV: 1. K. Brown Ilionl: 2. S. Cana IYaml; 3, J. Moor.IKew). 125 NOV: 1. M. Riipi IYam); 2. 5, I-iarjes IYam); 3. K. McRa. (lion). 100 NOV: 1. D. Conway IYam); 2. R. Chandler 150'1: 3. J. Ydiando IYaml. 80 JR: 1. R. Kay (Yam); 2. J. Kath IYam). 80 NOV: 1. C. Kay ISuz); 2. B. Roberts Il-ion); 3. G. Searle (VarnI. VET EX: 1. C. Bender IMail: 2. R. Wyant (Mail: 3. J. Burrows IHusl. 24 VET JR: 1. R. Nahas IMai); 2. T. Greene (Mail; 3. A. BroyIMaiI. VET NOV: 1. R. I-iilbish ISuz); 2. D. Aunkst (Husl; 3. J. Oossev (Yam). OT EX: 1. J. Hartman (Ma;J. OT NOV: 1. F. Moli1or (Yaml; 2. T. F;tzPO,,;ck IMlil: 3. A. VogI (Kewl, Double trouble at SixesMX championships By Delbert Longbrake SIXES. OR. SEPT. 21 When Elmer Reimer and all the other fine folks of the Gold Coast Motorcycle club throw a championship race, even Mother Nature cooperates. But at the Sixes molOcross championships. it was not the fact that the rain stopped on Saturday morning leaving the track in. as most put it. "the best it has ever been" that had folks talkin!:. Nor was it that it was one of those rare days on the Oregon coast when it was so clear you could spot a barnacle on a whale's belly at 50 miles. No. what had everyone talking at the continental United States' most westerly motocross track was a new double jump. The jumps were installed on the front straightaway just before the finish line. the idea being to slow the riders down because there were many crashes on this 'section of the track. The jumps were about four feet tall and about 20 feet apart and designed so the Pros could jump them. but the Juniors would have 10 ride through them. As the riders walked the track before practice. most paused for long periods of time at the jumps scratching their heads and walking nervously back and forth. "Can you jump it?" "I don't know. can you?" went their conversa· tions. The track was slick during pra,etice and all the riders carefully rode through the jumps. One of those riders was Tim Phillips and Tim surveyed the situation closely on his first lap. The second lap he scooted along on his prefiled flight plan. grabbed a handful of his Yamaha's throttle and flew over the jumps christening the new obstacle. The second rider 10 try the fete was Kent Egli who also performed the task flawlessly. With the ice broken. more and more riders tried the jumps and some even made it! Oh there were those who thought they could. but at the last moment their thronle hand chickened out sending the machine just far enough to hit the face of the second jump which made for some of the most awkward riding positions ever witnessed. Many a machine moaned under the pressure applied by the riders' buckled legs and many chins found the crossbar of the handlebars. There were a Iso those who agreed with Michael George who said about jumping both jumps. "My brakes work better than my thronle." But what was learned in practice was quickly forgotten in the heat of battle and many riders who had not gathered the courage to jump in practice did so in the race. Some were even successful! The Pros made the double jumps look easy and they seemed 10 be the least of the problems for the l25s. Out of three 125cc Pros. only one. Wayne Church. was able to finish both motos. Kent Egli was leading the first molO but DNF when his Yamaha threw a chain and ate his sprocket. Frank Hinds finished second in the first molO. but was unable to get his mount going for the second malO so he rode his kid's Honda 80 in the second moto "just for kicks. " The 250cc Pro class contained only three riders also. but the racing was very close and exciting. In the first molO. Kawasaki rider Lance Burgess led David Reimer and Jack George for six laps. Reimer squeezed by at that time for first and rode on for the win. In the second molO. Reimer got the holeshot with Burgess and George following. but after two laps of close racing Burgess got by and pulled away. Towards the end. it looked like Reimer was going to catch Burgess. but he fell. giving up his chance. Tim Phillips handily won the Open Intermediate class and in doing so. he even had time 10 hot dog over the infamous double jumps. On one lap, he took his hand off the bars and waved while he flew over the jumps. The next lap he took his foot off the peg and the la p after tbat he took both om When asked about this he said. "Well. I have one of these on my practice track at home." The 30-40 class had more than its share of problems on the jumps. Elmer Reimer. winner of the event, was one of those riders who hadn't tried the jump in practice but did so in the race. Others in the class just couldn't get it down like Elmer had it down. Rob Lauver was one of those who just couldn't get his timing right and on one attempt. he ended up in a tree which was growing innocently alongside the track. Rob explained. "I knew I was out of control and the tree looked like the best place 10 land." He added. "It was just like landing on a pillow!" Results 250 PROS; 1. lance Burgess (Kawl: 2. David Reimer IHon); 3. Jack George (Husl. 125 PROS: 1. Wayne Church IYam); 2. Frank Hinds IHonl; 3. Kent Egli IVaml. PEE WeE: 1. Freddie Nordstrom; 2. Ryan Huffman; 3.80 Sause, MINI JR: 1, Tonv Guido 150'1: 2. Jeff Vance (Suzl; 3. Mike Hinds (Hen). MINIINT: 1. Justin Potter lHonl; 2. Rex Young (Suz); 3. Rockey Kistner (Kaw). MINI EX; 1. Oon Church (Yaml: 2. Troy Davis (Soz); 3. Rusty Reimer tHon). 100: 1. Don Church (Yaml; 2. Frank Petefson (Yam). 125 JR: 1. Ted Perreard ISuz); 2. Ken Clarno (Honl; 3. Brian Ericson (Suzl. 125 tNT: 1. Marty Gasner (Kawl: 2. Randy Stillion 150'1; 3. BobbV Hinds IHonl. 250 JR: 1, Clayton GriM (Yam); 2. Rick Roberts (Yam): 3. Jerry Freerksen (Hanl. 250 INT: 1. Josh Oi, (Kaw): 2. Andv Bobillot IYaml: 3. Dale Reimer (Yam). OPEN JR: 1. Bernard P

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