Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

.o.t••r. Call1ornl.·Arlzo••·.oat••r. N.v.da· .~.tber.Caillor.I.Arlzon.....t ••r. Nev•••.•o.t.er. C.lllornl•.Arb Western hotline (Continued from page 19) MIM BEG: 1. Chris Oorningum lYaml; 2. B i I _ 1KawI; 3. Roy a--o lYarnI. o.nnv o CO .... 0') MINI NOV: 1. Cantley ~I; 2. Todd Porker 15uzl; 3. Brion Sc:on 1Suz). MINI INT: 1. ~ _ lSuz); 2. Killin Richey IHonl; 3. Phil Smith ISuzl. 125 BEG: 1. Ftoncis PIoudy IKawI; 2. Eric Mitchel ISuzl; 3. Ton 8ollon lYaml. 125 NOV: 1. Jim "-oM ISuzl; 2. RUSlV Taflinger lYarnI; 3. McGee lYaml. 3. 125 !NT: 1. Chip VogeIlYarnI; 2. Chris VogeIlYam); R_ _ lSuzl. 2!iO BEG: 1. _ Su_IHonI; 2. BiI _IKawI; 3. Rick Hohn(C.A). 2!iO NOV: 1. Doug " - ISuzl; 2. Larry Dimmitt lSuz); 3. Mike Fitzgorold IHuIl. 2!iO !NT: 1. Bryon Holdren lYam); 2. _ SirIClMl 1KawI; 3. _ VIIIronO lSuzl. 2!iO PAO: 1. S_ _ IHon); 2. Don Griewe (C·A); 3. And>( D r - . tKawI. !NT VETS: 1. T. _lSuz); 2. Mick Klein (Yaml; 3. JolIn Said 1Moo1. SR VETS: 1. Ron ~ IMoi); 2. Ron Ilfehm IYaml. M'"er makes off with Old Timers MX By Bob Alloy VALENCIA. CA, OCT. 12 Forty·two Old Timers raced at the International track at the Dunes to make it one of the best turnouts of the year. A nice gusty wind and some new twists of the track added to tbe excitement of the day. Ron Miller. a Master from Bakersfield, got things going in high momen· tum. He not only wrapped up moto one but did likewise for moto two. Coming in second in both motos was Marv Olsona nd Chuck Woody was in with the third place honors. Expen Ray Sanchez, while not looking so great in the beginning, knew how to finish and that is right there in first place in moto one. Looking good and almost a sure winner was Dick Frampton. Somehow on the seventh lap, Dick lost this good standing but did place a great second. Blasting in with that third place win was Dan Sanchez. Dick Mosley came in fourth. The second moto was Dan Sanchez's cue to come on in with force, and a first place win was the result. Ray Sanchez came in with the number two spot. Third was Frampton. who did a lot of fast riding to compensate for a bad stan. Lou Sorenson wrapped up fourth place. The Amateur division was really moving with a contest betw~n Lowell Smith, Don Hobson and Hal Grady. Smith began the action with a great holeshot. Then the lead was taken over by Hobson. The next leading performer was Grady, who then held the lead for th~ more laps. But in the end, it was Smith with first place. Grady followed Smith in with his second place win. Placing third was Larry Smith and following Larry it was Bob Anderson and his four-stroke Yamaha. It was on the second moto that Larry Smith shot out into the lead and just kept on going faster than anything out there to win first. Lowell Smith came in with a second place win. Anderson took a nice line in for a third place win. Following Anderson wasJim Cooke with a fourth. It was quite a contest betw~n Novices Curt Wyatt and Connie Holt in the first moto. Wyatt had the lead on Holt for seven laps but Holt. who was right there on Wyatt's fender, slipped by to win that prized place with Wyatt taking second. Jim Gates came in with a third and Bob Alloy lOCked onto founh. In the second moto Wyatt got the holeshot and the first place win, too. Gates placed a good second, Holt came in with third place and Dal Calais took a founh. 22 Results MASTERS: 1. Ron Mifler lYeml; 2. Marv DIoon (Honl. EXPERTS: 1. Roy Sanchez lYoml; 2. Don Sanchez (C· • A); 3. Dick Frampton IMoi). AMATEURS: 1. Lowell Smith lYom}; 2. Larry Smith lYaml; 3. Bob Anderson (Yaml. NOVICE: 1. Curt Wyon IYam); 2. Connie Ho~ IMaiI; 3. Jim Gates (SUl). NMAlSuzukl fall series closes at Saddleback By Tom Corley ORANGE, CA, OCT. 12 The grand finale of the 1980 National Motosports Association Suzuki Fall Nationals took place at Saddleback Park. A- faithful crowd of fast minicycle and full scaled motocross racers traveled all around SoCal to get involved as the NMA took the riders to some of the finer tracks in the area. Naturally the parti. cipants were out to have a good time and also to win the huge trophies. But the real incentive for coming out was the chance to win one of five new Suzukis. The bikes were awarded by a drawing that they had at the end of today's event and the more times one entered a race the better chance one had of winning. The fLlm crews were out Tor the race and their lenses were focused on Scott Brown and Mouse McCoy. Dan Skahill and others were putting together a film for U.S. Suzuki and also for CBS. Their cameras were on the right people and Brown had a fantastic day, taking his Suzuki to two wins. In the 83cc Stock Intermediate 9·11 race he smoked everyone in the ,first moto but Frankie Brundage had a long shot lead in the final race. Overall it was Brown, Brundage, Mike Healey and Eddie Hicks. Brown took another win in the Junior Cycle Modified 9·11 Intermediate race. Scott took two clean wins which gave him the best overall trophy in front of Shaun Kalos, Mouse McCoy and Shane Trittler. Troy Blake from Lav~n, AZ. will be one of the favorites for next year's NMA Grand National Championships at Ponca City, OK. Blake won six out of six motos and took first in the 83cc Stock Expert 12 + race, 83cc Modified Expert 12 + class and also the 105cc event. His main competitor, Sam Storer, took a mean spill in the Stock race and was hit by several riders. Storer had to be taken to the hospital and his mother told me that he had a bad shoulder. We do hope that he gets better quickly. The Jast time that the NMA had a race on this Saddleback back track, Louie Franco fell on his mini and got hurt far worse than Storer did today. Franco came back for another go at it but this time he was mounted on a Yamaha 125. Franco took two fine wins in the 1%5cc Stock Intermediate race and also the 125cc Modified class. In the Stock race his competitors were Vince McMahon and John Hemme and in the Modified event Vince McMahon was behind him again and so was former mini star Taylor Marcell. Louie has some big plans for the future and he told us, "I want to compete in the Nationals and catch up with Kehoe'" Results PEE WEE STK: 1. Chris Plotenheuer lltel; 2. King Richerd IIll1l; 3. Bobby Dlugos IIll1l. PEE WEE MOD: 1. King Richerd lito); 2. Dustin Evans I~ol; 3. CIvil Plot""'- lltel. JR CYCLE STK !HI: 1. Bobby Dlugos IYernl; 2. King Richard IYoml; 3. Steven Kotejorvi IYoml. JR CYCLE STK NOV 9-11: 1. Doug Fisher (Yaml; 2. Chris Lara (SUlI; 3. Raymond S_inger (SUlI. JR CYCLE STK INT 9-11: 1. Mouse McCoy IYoml; 2. Scan &own lSuzI; 3. Eddie Hicks (Yernl. JR CYCLE MOO NOV 9-11: 1. Doug Fioher (Yern); 2. 7; 3. King Richerd (Yaml. JR CYCLE MOO INT 9-11: 1. Scon Ilfown ISuzI; 2. Shoun Kalos ISull; 3. MoUM McCoy lYom). 83 S1I< 9-11: 1. Scan Ilfown ISUl); 2. Frankie 1lf,,",,-ISuzl; 3. Mike ISuzl. 83 MOO 9-11: 1. Eddie HicI

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