Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Nelson nails CMC Tumbleweed MX o QO .... 0) By Jerry Parsons Lemoore Naval Air Station hosted its first CMC race of the IX'W season today at Tumbleweed Parle Lemoore started their sea- The 125cc Pros got off the line picking up the pace a bit with Chip Chapman taking a powerful lead. Randy Johnston and Jon Nelson both followed side by side. By lap three, Nelsonhad passed Johnston and Chapman's lead had spread to a huge distance. Johnston stayed tight against Nelson until lap five when Johnston overshot a jump. landing in some tires and sending him into an earth shaking endo. Chris Benincasa took advantage of Johnston's misfortune and moved into third. The second moto started with Nelson taking the lead. Henry Armendariz and Benincasa followed in close pursuit. By the end of the first lap, Chapman had moved up after suffering from a bad start to overtake Benincasa for third. Johnston was also running hard as he held OD to fifth spot behind BeniDC0S3. By lap eight, Chapman set his sights on Nelson, but was unable to take the lead. Nelson finished first, Chapman second and Armendariz third. The next CMC race will be held at Porterville on Nov. 9, followed by Lemoore OD Nov. 16, Huron on Nov. 25 and 50. We are abo running ATCs at each of our races now. R..ults 80 JR: 1. rom Kincoid lSuz); 2. Cun Synda- lSuzl; 3. K_C-CYoml. INT: 1. r"" Willey. 100 JR: 1. lI.. iCloi.... ISuzl; 2. 5 _ HlI (V_I; 3. , '. Rick GrilfilIl (Vomi. . " INT: 1 Del C_I (Suz). 125 JR: 1. K., Bookout (Honl; 2, Lionel [)eIaw.,e 1IbJI; 3. SI.-n _1SuzI. I"": 1. S_~; 2. M.... _ ; 3. Jell S ~. . , 2150 JR: 1. ~ eon- IC·Al; 2. Rev Undor lCAl; 3.1lruce B _ CY_I. INT: 1. Jerry ....... lSuzl; 2. Ron H _ CYomi. OPEN JR: 1. s.. n nt.wl; 2. Jell Quick CYImI; 3. JtIl ....... lC-Al. WT:l.Gory_ 125 PlIO: 1. Jan CYomI; 2. CIlip lHonI3. CIlria ........ ISuzI. e.- 24 . e...- w_IVomI; Wood hanclles Winter Series LEMOORE, CA, OCT. 26 son out with a new track layout which proved very good. Although atten· dance was low, the action was first rate. The 125cc Junior class got off the line with Shawn Broderick (Suz) pulling an early lead. Ken Bookout and John Seffing were both hot on Broderick's tail hoping to pass him by. This three-man battle lasted for five laps until Bookout overtook Broderick for the lead. Sdfing, also wanting to better his position, moved into hot pursuit of Broderick and soon took over second position. These positions remained the same for the last two laps of the race with Bookout finishing first and Seffing and Broderick taking second and third. The second moto started much as the first with Broderick pulling the lead over Lionel Delaware and Billy Kincaid. Delaware pushed hard and managed to overtake Broderick for the lead. Seffing was soon moving through the pack and in hot pursuit of Kincaid. By lap four, Seffing's hard charge had p.id off as he moved by Kincaid for third. Lap five brought some hard luck to Broderick as he slipped into fourth place with Bookout and Scffmg taking over second and third. Bookout rode hard trying to catch Delaware, but just couldn't repeat his first moto win. ,. i 250 PRO: 1. Jim EIio CYomI; 2. 3. Jan _1Suzl. a-... opener By Bill Spencer SONOMA, CA, OCT. 26 Dave Wood hadn't done too weD the night prior to the Golden State Raceway Winter Series opener at the San Diego Supercross, but his troops loaded up and returned him to more familiar terrain in northern California and he rode his pcp Yamaha/Hi-Point Racing/MotoX' Fox·backed machine to the 250cc Expert win over Dave Coupe and Jerome Heiberger. Danny "Magoo" Chandler easily handled the 125cc Expert class over an inspired Ricky Ryan, who at 14 has all the talents of a super star, while Jim Inglebright fought close Open Expert competition to win over Brian Jodry and AUen Berluti in a full day of great racing on the unused Trans·USA track that was very well prepared, but stilI a little dusty. Danny Chandler and the Pro-Trac RCI25 Honda had little trouble handling the 125cc Expert class, leading off the first moto and outdistancing the pack with ease. Chris Ladd led out the second moto, but it was 14-year·old Ricky Ryan who warranted the most attention. In both motos, the former Mini whiz kid kept the. gas on and showed a lot of mettle for his age. Ryan was running a strong second in the fust moto and fell in an offcamber tum, but managed an easy pickup and lost only one spot to Scott Rebuck on the RM Suzuki. In the second moto Ryan kept up second place throughout with Rebuck having troubles and giving third to Steve Richards. Another very hotly contested 125cc Jqnior class saw Paul Duchscher the winner with a 2-1 dfort on his Yamaha and bad luck beginning for Berkeley White on the Cycle West .Suzuki. White easily outdistanced the crew, winning the fint moto and was leading the second in a good dice with Duchscher when the shifter apparently came undone, leaving him in second gear and out of the contest on the very fast track. Brian Magee filled the second place void and combined with a fust round fourth, was second overall. Cory Canta· loupi held third with a pair of threes, Jon Nauman took fourth at 7-5 and Jim Rolewicz was fifth with a 6-10 after having led some portions. Dave Coupe had the hoIeshot over Dave Wood and some 50 other 250cc Experts in one of the better Semi-Pro shows of the year. Coupe, not mounted on a Maico, had shown the troops how good a 125cc rider he was earlier in the year winning one round of a Pro Regional at Marysville. In moto one, he just outdistanced the pack with Wood second and a far away pack led by Allen Berluti, D-56 Blue Phlte points leader. Jerome Heiberger '. made a great come-from-behind effort after 'crashing in the first comer, finishing sixth behind Randy Pockrandt and Eric McKenna. Heiberger and his Champion MX Can-Am suffered when the pipe came adrift and then off causing some wild running around between motos. Wood was long gone in the second moto taking the pcp Yamaha to the front and "adios-"ing the group. Iron man McKenna was hot on the charge until the head gasket gave up, leaving Heiberger second place with ease. Wood took the overall with a 2-1, Coupe a very fine second at 1-5 and Heiberger third with a 6-2. Results 125 EX: 1. 0erw1y a . - (Han); 2. Rick R\'8fl CY.."j; 3. Sc:oa Rebuck 1SuzI. OT EX: 1. 8iI McClinbl CYomI; 2. Ernie Cebrel CSuzI; 3.Genelrw ....1I.,,1MIil. OT NOV/JR: 1. FtelI PorIon CHuII; 2. Norm Armelrong lSuzl. 125 JR: 1......, Duc:hodw CYemI; 2. Brien ~ 1SuzI; 3. Cory CentIIoupi CYemi. 125 NOV DIV I: 1. Ron Sc:tnier 1SuzI; 2. John Iloilino.- CYomI; 3. Brien 5urnI-. CY_I. 125 NOV DIV II: 1. Brien Lynch CSuzI; 2. Ted Stee CSuz); 3. Eric IlioIey CY_I. VET EX: 1. Sc:oa 0INi0 1MIil; 2. Jim ~ (Meil. VET JR: 1. Pete Dill lMeiI; 2. JecIl u.;o. tMeiI. VET NOV: 1. Mort< _ CKTMt; 2. Ed Smith (Meol; 3. Frenk Cerevich CK8wl. 100 SPTM: 1. Vince PirIe> lSuzl; 2. Jemie _ lSuzl. MINI: 1. Bobby Moore CYemI; 2. Eric Liddell IV_I; 3. Cherlie V . . - (V_I. 250 EX: 1. llIMt Wood CYem); 2. llIMt Coupe lMei); 3. Jerome Heiberger IC·Al. 250 JR: 1. Jim L _ (KTMI; 2. Berkeley While (Suzl; 3. Denny e-o ISuz). 250 NOV DIV I: 1. Joey Brezil CY_t; 2. Men Arene CY_I; 3. Creig Hill (Hanl. 250 NOV DIV II: 1, Mike Subucz tHan,; 2. 0.. Wholey CYomI; 3. K.. Herrle (Suz). OPEN EX: 1. Jim ~I IMeiI; 2. Brien Jodry lSuz); 3. Allen IIertu1i lMeiI. 500 JR: 1. Kent Higgil....them lMeiI; 2. John ~tMal;3. John T_lMeiI. 500 NOV DIV I: 1. Dew DeohIer 1SuzI; 2. Mike Slirting CY_~ 3. Men Arene CYemi. OPEN NOV DlV II: 1. Don WlIIon lV_I; 2. Greg Reub (Meil; 3. r"" ~ 1SuzI. Anderson aces Oregon State MX Championship By Suanne Ught ROSEBURG, OR, OCT. 25-26 Mother Nature was not cooperative for the Oregon State Motocross Championship held at Clarks Branch as the track turned into a river and mud into muck. A fine Amateur program was held Saturday (wouldn't the Pros have loved to ridden it then!). The 125cc Pros got the program rolling bright and early Sunday morning and Jimmy Anderson (Vancouver Yam/Yam) took immediate possession of a spot that would be his many times today. Mike McCormick (RW Racing/ Yam) was second while Steve Pless (Mug), Rob Watilo (RW Racing/Yam), Stacy Thornton (Kaw), Rod Keller (Suz) and Steve Corcoran (Yam) gave chase. Riden soon spread out; Anderson was all alone while McCormick and Pless held off a radical riding Corcoran who worked past many riders. Jim Wiant (Yam of Springfield/Yam) moved into sixth as Keller was displaced. At the flag, Anderson took the win while McConnicIt, Corcoran, Pa, Thornton, Wiant and Keller were in tight fonnation distant to Anderson. A rain-plagued second moto had Anderson again take the lead, but "Scary" Cary Lund (Yam) slammed the door on Jimmy Anderson and pulled away, surpnsing the Washington speed. ster. McCormick settled into third as a battle for fourth formed with Wiant, Watilo and Corcoran. By this time, it was raining like only in the movies and Lund had stretched out a few seconds on a smooth National rider, Anderson. Finishing third was McCormick while Wiant closed in but to no avail for fourth. Corcoran was fifth, Watilo sixth and Pless taking the final money spot in seventh. The 250cc Pro race was another Anderson benefit as he pulled away from the pack with Craig Prauss (Coos Bay/Kaw) and Kevin Jansen (Yam) try· ing in vain to keep Anderson in sight. Steve Williams (Yam support/Yam) was in fourth, a spot he eventually carried to the flag as did Anderson, Prauss and Jansen. Second time out, Anderson (who else?) walked away from his other "victims" as Jansen, Prauss, Williams, Gary Rost (Yam) and Dave Riemer (Hon) trailed. Anderson led flawlessly taking the win in the soup or "slew" while Jansen and Williams took second and third. Larry Hooper (Wbeelsmith/Mai) showed excellent style leading the Open PrO/i over Craig Prauss (Kaw), Rod Keller (Yam), California's Rod Nordstrom (Yam) and Kent Reynolds (Kaw). Hooper had no one to race with, it seemed lilte, as he romped to a first moto win over Keller and Nordstrom. Craig Prauss went for a DNF disappointing one of Oregon's best. Moto two had Hooper again take command, only to lose it by the halfway point to a pond that had formed in his airbox. The lead then was inherited by Nordstrom followed by Keller. Nordstrom took the win in the DNF-plagued moto for the overall as well. Saturday action had Rod Huffman (Suz) go for a triple moto blit2, but this was in the 250cc Intermediate class. Donnie Church (Yam) of California won Mini Intermediate honors over locals Terry Davis (Suz) and Greg Holmberg, also Suzuki-mounted. Loch Names (Yam) of Eugene took his 1-2·1 moto scores to a fint overall in 125cc Intermediate action while second went to Kent Egli (Yam) of Roseburg, much to the delight of local fans. Results MtOGET: 1. IlriInno Cooper CSuz); 2. R\'8fl _ 1SuzI. PEE WEE: 1. _ Nor_ CY_I; 2. .-on J...., 1SuzI; 3. fIo,nrty Byrd CY_I. MN JR: 1. Tony KopIwt CYomI; 2. Mike _ _ _g 1SuzI. MINIINT: 1. Don Q1UIch CYem~ 2. Terry 0INi0 1SuzI; 3. Greg (Suz). MtM EX: t. Troy 0INi0 1SuzI. tOO JR: 1. Don Church CYemI; 2. Juslin Geyer lV_I; 3.51'" Streube CYem). 100 INT: 1. Tim Hecltell CSuzl. 125 JR: 1. Mort< McCerty (Han,; 2. Tim HecltelllSuzl; 3. Carl Telbun lSuz). 125INT: 1. Loch _ CYeml; 2. Kent EgO CY_); 3. Merty G-. (Kawl. 125 PRO: 1. Jimmy _ _ (V_I; 2. Mike McCormick CY_I; 4. Jim Wlent CY_); 5. S - _ (Mugl; 6. Cery Lund (V_I; 7. Rob Wetilo CY_I; B. Riel< Smith CYem); 9. Richerd EerIe (LOP); 10. Cley Light (LOPl. 250 JR: 1. Cleyton Grier CY_I; 2. DnIy Elison CY_I; 3. JecI< Hudson (lio.II. 250 INT: 1. Rod Huflmen (Suz); 2. JolIh Orr CKawI; 3. rom Phillia CY_,. 250 PRO: 1. Jirrwny _ _ CYemI; 2. KINin ..... 3. Gory _ CY_I; 4. 5_ _ CY_I; 5. Creig Pr. . . nt.wl; 6. llIMt _ (Honl; 7. Tom GotlIldi (Ho.II; 8. Mike SonvnerviIIe CYemI; 9. Rev PriceCYemI; 10. EerletLOPl. OPEN JR: 1. Merty W_ CYomI; 2. Bile e-v 1SuzI; 3. lleIbert l.ongbnII

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