Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

rthern California-Northern Nevada·Oregon·Washington-ldaho·Utah·Alaska-( Schlag and Magoo sweep Argyll MX By Terri Emery DIXON, CA, MAR. 8 Clear skies and lack of wind made for a nice race day for over 400 rnotocrossers at Argyll Park. In the first Expert race, Open class powerhouse of the day, KTM-sponsored Joey Schlag. hit the holeshot with Dave Coupe, Dave Wood and Jerome Heiberger close on his knobbies. Heiberger moved up and by. the fifth lap was in second position. Wood wobbled like a mad man after lap two when his rear wheel started to fall apart. Keeping his bike up and holding tight gave this Yamaha support rider a third-place finish. Dan Turner got across the finish an easy fourth. Schlag pounded down the holeshot again in mota two. Again it was Coupe. Wood, Heiberger and Turner in front with. him. Heiberger just doesn't like fourth position and in some startling in-and-about moyes, got around Coupe and Wood to finish second. Jaeger-sponsored rider Coupe finished third. Wood was dicing his best with some good block maneuvers on Turner who looked like a snake in the grass when he did a quick slide through the mud giving him fourth with Wood behind him. Hi-Paint-sponsored Danny "Magoo" Chandler and Dan Turner battled for the number one position in 125cc Expert. Lap one saw Turner three seconds behind Chandler and James Cressa five seconds behind Turner. By lap two, "Magoo" and Turner were 16 seconds in front of Cressa. Fantastic blocking by. Cressa kept Tim Leat, Michael Whalen and Scott Rebuck behind him. Mike Preston moved from eighth place to finish third. Rebuck hung on to his bike and fourth. Chandler and Turner fought it out again for moto two. Midway through the race with a IO-second lead, Turner was down and out and nowhere in sight. That put Chandler in front with nobody to bother him. Next to take the checkered flag was Preston followed by Rebuck, Cressa and Randy Blair. Michlltsch doubles at Eugene MX By Clay and Suanne Light EUGENE. OR, MAR. 8 Today's program was billed as Old Timer's day, but the stars of the day were the younger generation as Tim Michlitsch (DGI Kaw support) took both the 250cc and Open Pro classes and Eugene's Joe Spangler (SUI) went wild going 1-1 in 1l0tly contested 125cc Pro action. Portland's Bill Naylor did go fast enough on his Yamaha to claim first in the Old Timer Expert class while the elder Burgett, Dick, took second on what e.lse but a Yamaha. In destructive 125cc Pro action, Joe Spangler (Eugene Suz) took the holeshot with Loch Names (Yam of Springfield), "Radical" Rod Keller (Eugene SUI), Vince Warren (Yam), and David Van Epps (Suz) following. Spangler made no mistakes and certainly wasn't going to let anyone by him on his new Suzuki Floater. Names and Keller were going at it for second as a three-way dice for third was going on between Warren, Van Epps and M.ike Danial (Santiam Yam) who were trying to keep the leaders in sight. At the flag, Spangler took the WIn followed by Names, Keller, Warren, Van Epps, Danial and Wayne Church (Valley Cycles/Yam). Mota two saw Spangler do his famous disappearing act with Church holding down second and Keller in third. Names was in founh with Warren hot on his tail as Spangler was leaving the rest of the pack to eat his roost and Church was holding off attempts by Keller for second. Spangler was again untouchable for the overall. Church took second followed by Keller, Names, Warren, Van Epps and Danial. In 250cc Pro racing, it was another Tim Michlitsch benefLt as he walked away from his other "victims" on his Kawasaki support ride. Following him the entire mota was local hero Skeet Hise. Skeeter was doing everything he could possibly do to keep Tim in striking distance, but time soon ran out. Washington rider Arne Hettman (Han) made a.good ride in third place by holding off the advances of Steve Williams (Hergs/Yam suppoq). Kelly Whelchel (Han) rounded out the top five at the flag. Mota two saw Michlitsch again take the lead, but this time he had Steve Williams to contend with. Williams hung right on his tail the whole mota while trying to make space between himself and Hettman who was beginning to malce a charge for the lead but to no avail. Michlitsch took the win and the overall with a 1-1 as Hise took second overall with his 2-4 and Hettman's 3-3 was good for the third pay spot. Open Pro was just as exciting as Michlitsch went to the front of the pack and Mitch Kirkpatrick (Gresham SUI/Hus) was right there also. Portland's Joe Knight (Gresham Suz/Mai) was not going to let these two get away easily so he applied the pressure but had to settle for third over Dave Sheppard of Bend, OR on a Husky. Moto two, it was another Michlitsch runaway as lie streaked to the front followed by Knight, Kirkpatrick, Shepard and the rest of the pack. Michlitscb and Kirkpatrick soon found themselves way out front as Knight was forced out and went for a DNF. Michlitsch took the win going I-I again and taking four of four Jar a perfect day. Kirkpatrick went 2-2 for second as Shepard's 4-3 was good for third. Many Old Timers showed up to do their thing and Bill Naylor (Yam) came oUt on top over Dick Burgett (Yam) who, of course, is Rick Burgett's dad (which means there are no problems when Dick needs parts for his scoot). • For ofRoclcv·s_-..... oondS5.00 In chcIt 01-.., . . . .10: ......,...N.wc..-. D,p I ,''''' ••0."143' S. OORLD LEADER IN ,"'CAlMGIlI .# CASTOR LUBRICANTS --i\\AXI,\\A---7' Results PEE WEE: 1. Jeff Daily (Vam); 2. Eric Law (Vam). MINI NOV: 1. Anthony Valenzula(Vaml; 2. Jeff Daily (Yam); 3. Shawn CorreiIIVam). MINI INT: 1. Billy Boresek (Varni; 2. Grady Troglin l!

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