Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

i ~ E! U o 00 0') 28 • _~oA1iiNE-"--_---N--_Heiberger, Schlag, s p o r t (what sthatpowder pum)a and he point,~ out, a his wasn't "girl's Holland conquer knows he's aggressive. I told him he'd _ _ better be good from now on or else I'd classes at Pralne have to get "nuclear" with him! He -I.. MX understood. Turner still had second overall. C1.7 Wood was fourth after first moto By Greg "Nuclear" Neukam SACRAMENTO, CA, OCT. 19 Champion Cycles/Can-Am support rider Jerome Heiberher proved he may be the "Agent Orange" of motocross by taking the Open Pro overall and winning t'f second 250cc moto at Fred Dion s BOSS MX Prairie City OHV Park race. KTM·mounted Joey Schlag of Cycle Rider Supply of Napa was the most victorious rider of the day taking the 250cc overall and second in the Open go. George Holland (Suzuki suppo~t/Holland Suzuki) just rode devastatingly and consistently to dial in the I25cc Pros by holding off Danny "Magoo" Chandler whose Honda broke its chain in the first moto while leading and dumped him twice in the second round. Yamaha-mounted Pat Wilson pulled the holeshot in the 250cc Pro class. Rancho Cordova Suzuki's Brian Jodry was iD third behind YZ-mounted Jim Ellis, but the "Bear" blasted into tum two and aced the second position. Jodry passed Wilson coming down the hill before the biggest jump on the track. Wilson moved back on Jodry after a couple of laps, but fell trying to pass and dropped to seventh. Joey Schlag flew his KTM past Ellis who had just made a bid at passing Jodry and was now being challenged from behind. Jodry's rear tire started going flat and Schlag soon took over the lead with Ellis in second. Danny Turner rode a Honda, moving up from a poor start into fifth behind Jimmy Robertson's Maico. Turner lacked in the power department, but his expertise on a moto course showed up as he aced Robertson who made a futile attempt at holding him off (even skipping the jump to take an inside line next to the fence!). Turner was soon around and then by a fadingJodry. Turner closed in on second place Ellis as Ellis made his last attempts to get past Schlag. Schlag held on for the win as Ellis was only inches away for second. Turner put in a spectacular comefrom-behind ride for third with Robertson a distant fourth. Dave Wood had his Yamaha in front of Schlag, Allen Berluti, Wilson, Heiberger and Turner in moto two. Schlag passed Wood as Heiberger moved in to do the same. Turner put an excellent move on Berluti to take fourth. Heiberger passed Wood and then moved right in on Schlag to challenge for the lead. After a few laps of unsuccessful attempts. Heiberger secured the lead and held on for the win. Schlag had the overall wrapped up as he finished second. A controversy arose as Turner came into the last tum with Berluti hot on his tail. "Bad Boy" Berluti decided that Danny would make a good berm and he could dial third! This resulted in Turner going down only feet from the finish and getting up only to finish sixth, not third. Berluti got third along with a lot of "advice" from many people all day long (he had another controversial incident in the Opens, too). He problems and Berluti took futh with his II-!!. Bertram tops Jackhammer enduro By Rex McClellan FOurS SPRINGS, CA, OCT. 19 Dave Bertram took overall honors at the Oak.land Motorcycle Club's 10th annual Jackhammer Enduro held in Mendocino National Forest. This year's' event drew over 750 riders from all over the state as it was also part of the Golden State Enduro Championship series. Bertram's score of two beat everyone and wrapped up the Dsitrict 36 championship for him. Forecast rain did not arrive and the dust was thick in many places. Twelve speed changes led to a widely varying ride and a few early arrivals at checks. Averages were fairly high and while zeroes were attainable, you had to ride hard to do it. About seven miles before gas was a I5-minute reset following a special test section that had all riders arriving late. Good B scores were in the five to eight minutes late range. At the reset, many riders did not stop and rode directly into gas which was DOt a known check. Lucky for them there was no check and they had plenty of free time to gas, talk aDd work on the bikes. The course was held mostly on well· known and used trails in the area with a few relatively unknown trails thrown in for variety. The area is rocky and many riders who had changed to new rubber in anticipation of the rain were dismayed by the shredded condition of their tire at the end of the day. Flat tires were common with one belonging to District 36 Enduro Steward Dave Olson - he has had terrible luck recently with flats. Teammate and former steward Lynn Ritner forgot to fill his gas tank and ran out of gas on the flJ'St loop. The event was well run by the OMC. A few complaints were heard about the lack of danger markings in certain places. Turns were well marked and only a few riders got lost. Because it was pan of the State Championship series, route sheets were provided - something that is quite welcome but unusual in District 36. This is a situation that should be changed. Enduro clubs in District 36 need to realize that they will get more riders if they provide route sheets. Time keeping without route sheets is extremely difficult and discouraging to many potential enduro riders in northern California. If all the clubs provided route sheets, greater interest would be created and this would result in larger rider turnouts. The top southern California rider was Tom Webb (Dirt Bike magazine staffer?) with a five in the Open A class. Also losing a five was Paul Peterson from San Luis Obispo in the 200 A class. Mark Lucas took top honors in 250 A class with a four. The OMC would like to thank the National Motorcycle Patrol and Colusa County Sheriff Sed Langford for their help with the event. Church crul-ses to Eugene MX wl-n By Suanne Ught EUGENE, OR, NOV. 2 h b twas t oug t to be a mudmarred motocross turned out to be a blessing in disguise, Oregon skies turned to sun and the Territorial MX track turned tacky. In 125cc Pro action, Wayne Church (Valley Cycle/Yam) pulled a clean holeshot while Jim Wiant (Yam), Rod Keller (Suz) , Clay Light (LOP), Cary Lund (Roseburg Yam/Yam) and Mike Sommerville (Yam) ate Church's roost. ~ the field spread out, Church, W,ant and Keller formed a dice while another trio of Light, Lund and Sommerville lurked behind. Lund picked off Light and went after Keller, but time ran out as did Lund when he was re·displaced by Light. Church cruised on to the flag while Wiant, Keller, Light, Lund and Sommerville trailed in the distance. Moto two saw Light pull the holeshot, but his semi· trusty Suzuki lost fire putting him third behind Church and Lund. Church again held a sizeable lead over Lund, Keller, Wiant, Light and Sommerville. Church was unstoppable, but Lund wouldn't give up, trying vainly to use every option available but with no luck. Church took the win as Lund, Light, Wiant and Keller took the other pay slots. Overall it was Church, Wiant and Light. This was not the end of the action as Mark Esterberg (Yam) took both Open lntennediate matos with huge margins, making fine comeback rides after a t~ree-year layoff. Winston Rice (Yam) tried to keep Esterberg in sight, but was not in luck' as the flag went out just as he closed the ga p. Possibly the tightest race was the Mini Intermediate race. Billy Boresek (Kaw) turned a holeshot into a long lead, but Grady TrogHn (Kaw) came WFO through the pack, challenging Boresek, then finally passing him to take the win. Second time out, Troglin looked as though he had it all wrapped up until Boresek snuck up to challenge and it was see-saw until the last lap when Billy got by for the overall. Kent Reynolds (Farwest Cycle/Kaw) went unchallenged taking the Open Pro class wins, motoring in the midst of the 125cc Pro class On his Kawasaki 420. Wha day at the rider's meeting before she resumed her promoter's duties. Instigators of the party were Naomi Currie and Gloria DeWitt who are our own local "World's Greatest Motocross Enthusiasts." A super highcalorie cake was served to everyone at intermission. When the bikes hit the track, the riders found great conditions. Rain on Friday night had perfectly watered the track and then went away until the day was done and everything was loaded up. The 125cc and Open Pros ran together and the fint moto was almost a perfect parade. Brett Tremblay (Suz) led Steve Jacobs (Yam), Stacy Thornton (Kaw) and Gary Harkleroad (Yam) in the l25s until the final lap when Jacobs dropped to fourth. Behind them Rowdy Blasdell (Hus) led the Open class while Barney Newman (Yam) wor~ed a couple of laps to get around PhIl Prutsman (Yam) for their end of the parade. When moto two got started, Thornton was still trying to wrench his bike and missed a good portion of the race. Tremblay was the I25cc leader all the way, but Blasdell got up to the front to play with him this time. Harkleroad was second in the small bikes and the Open bikes continued their parade. Blasdell was back to try for a double win in the 250cc Pros, but fate fouled him up. In both motos, Allen Pitts ~Suz) got the holeshot, but got passed 10 the early laps by Blasdell. Also, in both motos Blasdell came to a dead stop in the same back comer with just a couple of laps to ~o. Curt Kerbaugh (Yam) took second money with a 2-3 tally and Steve Smith (Yam) was third. Clark Moore (Yam) launched his Old Timers career with a first moto win, but Bill Naylor (Yam) wasn't about to allow a Johnny-corne-lately best him. He took the final moto and the oveall. The l25cc Intermediate class had a terrible time sorting out who would take the top brass. ScOtt Wichert (Suz) led the first moto until Ralph Dunlap (Hon) came up to take it away with two la~ to go. Wichert got it back just where It counted most. In moto two, Wichert had the lead again, but yielded this time to Rob Burkhart (Yam) and then bobbled all the way back to fifth. Dunlap was there again for second and the overall wi? Lenny Schwab (So2) edged WIchert out for third with consistent third-place fmishes. • Results PEE WEE: 1. Ronnie s - . IHan)' 2. JaMln WoodlVlmI. • MINI NOV: 1. Anthony VolonzuoIo 1Suz); 2. Randy W... (Hon); 3. ~ eonelllVlmI. MINlINT: 1. IliIIy _IKaw); 2. r....... T........ lK8wl; 3 . _ Springor 1Suz). ~-T ' 100 JMNT: 1. Rich Gundlnan 1Suz)' 2. K..., _lSuzl. ' 125 NOV: 1. Dove W_ ISuzl; 2. Mike Burke 1Suz)' 3. Greg Bowers lVom). • 125 INT: 1. Terry 1Iek.. lVom); 2. Lindoey W...n lVoml. 125 PRO: 1. Weyne Church IYoml; 2. Jimmy W_ (Yom); 3. Clay UghlllOPl. 250 NOV: 1. ~ Starmer (Yoml; 2. RockV Jewed (Han); 3. Mike Obie IHan). 250 INT: 1. Deer1 Troglin IKTMJ; 2. Mike Smothers ISuzl; 3. Richerd Moore n<-I. OPEN NOV: 1. AJen O'Brien IVom)' 2. Ben Snyder ISud; 3. Rick PoIehnik (Yoml. • OPEN INT: 1. Merk Eaterberg lVom); 2. Winston Rice IYam); 3. Jeff Joe Cemeron 1Suz); 2. Jon Niemi lHon); 3. Oerren Ragon (Kawl. M: 1. _ Hit 1Suz); 2. Nickey _ MINI lKawI. MINI EX: 1. Oennv _ lVom); 2. lorry Ward lK8wl; 3. W_ AnIon lVom). 100 JR: 1. _ellriot ISuzl; 2. Eric _lVoml; 3. Bob Korock 1Suz). 100 INT: 1. Dennv _ lVom); 2. Chuck Erwud ISuz). 125 JR: 1. Mike a-IKawl; 2. lorry ...... lVam); 3. S _ Pritcherd lVoml. 125 INT: 1. Rolph Dunlop lHon); 2. Rob _ lVom); 3.lermy ~ !Sud. 125 PRO: 1.Bren Tremblev lSuz); 2. Gory Herkleroed lVom); 3. Sta:y Thornton l~. 250 JR: 1. Gory _ lHon); 2. Mike, _IKawl; 3. Dove ~ lVom). 250 INT: 1. Dove ElIkin lHan); 2. Rob IIurI

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