Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

I' o;;;;---.. . .-----.. .---.. .---.. .--'--"'v--...Husky at home being saved for the Parker 400. seized his Suzuki aftef leading the class and running in the top six overall for half the race. But it was Danny Andenon, riding a brand new Kawasaki 125 Uni·Trak moving to the front and taking the win and seventh overall. In the Over 38 class the legendary Sam Bass took the win and a superb fifth overall followed by Ron Loomis and Ken Guio, who came down from Big Piney, WY, for the race. The Over 30 class saw Baja iron· man and Las Vegas 400 promoter Casey Folks taking the checkered first at eighth overall. .- Ii! y ~ 00 0') ~ The third loop staned at 42 mph with a check placed just 3.5 miles out. Enduro stewarl1 Jert"Y' Bail~ .took off from the line like the banner had just dropped at a desert race. Tbe real action. however, was in the pits, as Opn1 A Ron Alves was fixing a Oat on his PE 400, Open A Bob Lindgren was tightening everything on his brand new Honda 450 Pro·Linker, and first Open A Bob Brooks was richening the carburetion on his YZ465, the base gasket was staning to leak. As Yamaha-sponsored AA rider Larry Roeseler prepared to stan the third Joop, ~other AA rider, HuskyResults. sponsored Rick Munyon was trying to OVERALL: 1. Kevin Welch; 2. Anthony~; relocate the course a few miles out and 3. Leroy Kyger; •. Kevin S_; 5. Sem _ ; 8. Glen failed to make the first check on time. 7. Donny ,,",*-,; 8. Caley FoIb; 9. Just ahead, in the rocky uphills and OPEN EX: 1. Kevin Welch; 2. Anthony PoIqUlIonD; downhills known as Rocky 1 was 3. ~O'fKyger. • Husky-sponsor~d AA rider Jom OPEN AM: 1. Jim Fik..; 2. Kevin Collin; 3. "kirk W e. . He h a d covered t h e Supercross bb OPEN NOV: 1. Joe Slophona; 2. W..".. HorTis; 3. the night before and was riding KoithBeizer. 2SO EX: 1. Kevin s_; 2. Glen Woochmeyer; 3. Eric without much sleep. EliDrde. About this time, Wbeelsmith Maico2SO AM: 1. Ty _ I ; 2. Mork IlenIhool; 3. Dovid Stephona. sponsored 250 cc A M"- Adarns was '..e 2SO NOV: 1. Dovid Sellock; 2. Jildt Goodwin; 3. JIIdt motoring along on the cross country ~ EX: 1. Danny ""'*-'; 2. R8ndy Honeycutt; 3. trails after Rocky 1 and concentrating Scott Morris. on his timekeeping because the club 125 AM: 1. Aoyd IIrodIey; 2. Todd J - ' ; 3. -had ·put sTlPPd"Changes every few miles Robby Guerin. r-125 NOV: 1. _~2. Mike KinohoIlo;3. Ron in this section. OVER 30 EX; 1. Caley FoIb; 2. " P _ " Gorb.-. As second 200cc A Mike Godfrey OVER 30 AM: 1. Hordy;2. EdS~;3. M _ (Hon) was preparing to leave the stan, Tuck.. 200cc B rider Jon Speight (Yam) was OVER 38: 1. Sem - ; 2. Ron Loomis; 3. Ken Guio. flying thS whoop-de-doo rolling bills right before Rocky 2. Already at Rocky 2; a very rocky uphill used by UEA in 1976, were first AA, Yamahasponsored John Fero and first 250cc A Steve Pisarik (Yam). Across Trona Rd. at the reset sat second Senior A lay Tullis (Hon), as By Ed Regehr second 250cc A Peter Hughes (Hus) RED MOUNTAIN, CA FEB. 1 from nonhem California twisted Hi-Desert Kawasaki-sponsored through the sand hills at 24 mph. In Tracy Walters buzzed his 175 to the sand hills, Bellflower Suzukisponsored Open A Ken Lewis Jr. was the overall and 200cc A win in making his way down the trail that Prospectors Gold Rush Enduro usually sends you down the infamous with a score of 1: 79. Double A John "lnvaderl"Downhill," but instead the Fero just missed the win with a score of Prospectors found a new downhill, 1;83. which at the bottom was a sign that The riders could not have asked for read "Checkpoints Wasn't That Fun." better riding conditions, as rain fell a .From !here the riders rode some good pan of the week prior to the cross country trails before hitting Bill event. This made dust non-existant Fulmer Jr's check. Past Fulmer's check and traction excellent. first Senior A, Wheelsmith MaicoThe course consisted of three loops, .sponsored Harry Keast was picking his with the first loop being for family way through the narrow canyon at 12 riders, the second loop for A's, B's, mph, while third 250cc A, DMG and C's, and the third loop for A's and Maico/KRW Helmets·sponsored B's only. The first loop headed. south from the piu toward the hills on cross • Gamer Palenske was screaming his motocrosser acrosS the flatland at the country trails, then wound its way bax of the sand hills, and wishing he through some sandwasbes and canyons had a few more gears because the before running parallel to Hwy. 395 speed average was now 42 mph. and back to the loop's finish. The A Flying through the rollers before the and B riders were allowed to be late finish was Doug Douglas Can·Am· and most of them laid back tw to five sponsored Open A Larry Woodruff minutes. It was considered by many to with second Opn1 A, DMG Maico be an excellent loop. sponsored Grant Palenske (riding with The second loop headed nonh a separated shoulder) sliding into the across Searles Station Rd. towards. finish on time. Several minutes later Charlie's Place. Making his way into and on time rode Hi-Onen Kawasaki the narrow, rocky canyon, with the sponsored Tracy Walters for a much speed average at 16 mph, was B rider deserved overall win. and ex-desert racer Dave Johnson At the fmish, all of the A's and B's (Suz), who had pulled himself together thought that it was a very good enduro after burning the first check on the with only a few problems, Which first loop, while funha on into the included a need for more ribbon and loop, first time district rider Ron arrows and a'little better check placeSmith (Hon XR75) was getting back ment on the third loop. Many thought underway after nailing a rock while it was the best Prospectors Enduro in trying to pass. recent years. Sorry B's and C's, no By now, 250cc A Mike Garrett (Suz) resul~s were available at this time. had made it over the off-camber, rock uphill midway through the loop and Let's see everyone out at Chaparrals Michelle Keast (Wheelsmith Mai) was Enduro, Feb. 22, whether to ride or cruising past the motocross special test spectate, as it is the opening rounds of course used in Shamrock's Qualifier the National and Golden State series, and Checkpoint's Enduro to the finish and the second round of the of the second loop. • Re~on!Is. - -::=:=.; _or. _. Walters strikes gold in Prospectors • enduro W.lch walks away with Cha....,. tMRANH&H w.. By Weyne Ge..s KANE SPRINGS, NV, FEB. 1 Open class Maico rider Kevin Welcn proved to all that he was indeed worthy of wearing the number one plate with an over- 30 _k all win in the Motorcycle RacinJ Associatioo of Nevada-sanctioned C~ West-~ hare and hound. Welch brought his 490 Maico Mega 2 through the 117 mile course to a several minute lead at the finish. The race, which started about 50 miles northwest of Las Vegas and ended with a tour around the Apex molOCI'OlIII track, consisted of typical Nevada desert terrain: rocks, dust, rocks, hills, rocks, sandwashes, and of course, rocks. ~ When the Experts left the line at 10 a.m. it was not Welch but Anthony Pasqualotlo leading the charge. With early leads in both this race and January's Moapa to Vegas race, Anthony's getting to be known as something of a holesbot ace. Right on his tail were Kevin Welch and the comeback rider of the day, Leroy Kyger. Maico-mounted Jack Johnson caught a rock right at the start and was forced to retire with a broken fork_ Welch reeled in Pasqualotlo and sbonly after gas one caught and passed him when Pasqualotto momentarily lost track of the ribbon. Welch moved into the lead and stayed there to the checkered flag. In the 250cc class it was Kevin Steele with his second victory in as many races. Steele led the race with his Valley Cycle Yamaha YZ250 from stan to finish despite a bad get-off which ended up with the bike laying on his ankle. Steele remounted and managed to hold the lead in front of a hard charge by Husky-mounted Glen Wischmeyer. In the 125cc class winning seemed to be a matter of survival. The first casuaty was Jody Mader, who nearly destroyed his Yamaha with a giant crash within sight of the start. Then Bennie Brown hit a sandbank on his new YZ waterpumper and ended up being rushed to the hospital with a reponed broken neck. Daryl Folks, with his

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