Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Southern Caillornla·Arizona-Southern Ne.a.a· Southern Californla·Arizona·Southern Nev'" Western hotline 00 0') .... ~ 0.. < LEfIRN lOR't Enroll in the 1981 Official Suzuki School of Motocross. During the intensive three day program. professional riders and instructors help each student develop faster. smoother. smarter and safer riding skills. THREE lEVELS OF INSTRUCTION: REGUlAR. For riders who wish to improve their skills but have not yet reached the expert level. ADVANCED. For riders rated expert or pro who plan to pursue motocross at the professional level. MINICYCLE. For young riders at least 9 years old who want to leam proper riding techniques. with the emphasis on safety. SEE YOUR SUZUKI DEALER FOR INFORMATION & APPUCATION BROCHURE. ENROIJ.MENT IS UMITED. 0fftciII SuNd School of Mamaoa P.O.Box 1100. Brea.CA 92621;(714)996-7040 ........ _ .... AroWqstoa. ~ -9-a Husqvarna 1880 1981 MODELS AVAILABLE SE£US w. _"'.....,.........'" ttu.ky - for oIcI ~-' T&OYarnaha FOIfAD£ALl 24020 Ne.bor.", Ave. (T~"" LomIta. CA 10717 21H34-Z111 On 8 new GPz1100. Whitney Blekea... set 8 new Willow Springs Iep record. sports Club promoter Stu Peters ran each class three full heats and insured plenty of riding time for ~tyone. Honda-mounted Rich Eierstedt powered to victory in the 500cc Pro class with three top finishes. Eiersledt looked strong throughout the day's races but in the second heat of the Pro class Yamaha rider Randy Blevins pushed Eierstedt and nearly moved mto the front slot before both riders tangled.. As the pack flashed by Blevins and Eierstedt remounted and began the long drive back to the lead. With the heat almost over Eierstedt and Blevins caught up to leader, "Little John" Hateley. Hatdey kept his twin Triumph out front for another before Eierstedt moved into the lea and Blevins followed. Honda rider Mike Stepak alao put the moves on Hateley to capture third at the flag. Eientedt went on to earn the overall win aa Stepak picked up the second place money thanks to a strong second place finish in the first heat. Blevins nailed down third for the day and founh went to Hateley. Maico muter Carl Ellen had some probletns starting his borrowed 500cc Honda but once on the track Ellen proved more than a match for the big thumper and his Junior Old Timer competitors. Ellen placed second in the fint heat behind BSA rider Bob Tryon but the Dat two heats fell to Ellen's onslaught. Tryon split second/ third place finishes with fellow BSA ridrr William Thomas to clinch secood overall. Thomas finished third. The four-stroke Mini class was all Rick Atkins' aa the young Honda pilot easily outdistanced his competition. Atkins even took a fall in heat number two but remounted without losing a place. Honda-mounted Rob Hendricks kept the pressure on early in each race but had to settle for second overall ahead of Hugh Blacka, alao on a Honda. 11 Results OPEN PIlO: 1. - . S...... CHonl; 2. Keith Pw....... fCCMJ. I!OO PlIO: 1. Ilich lHanI; 3.1londy ~ a-. (Y.... (HonI; 2. MIke S...... !500 JlI: 1. oa.le (Y..,j; 2. "-y Mc:Cee lHonl; 3. Devid K.- (Y_I. 2150 !NT: 1. ue.,d (Yom); 2. _ L-.c (Y.... '"""'* OT MASTER: 1. Chuck _ l8SAI; 2. ~ Krohn mil. !NT; 1. Chuck ..... (Y"" 2. _ _ (Y..,j. OT OT JR; 1. e.t EMert IHonI; 2. Bob Tryoon (1ISAl; 3. r - (BSAl. VET MASTER; 1. " - Eunice CHon~ 2. (Hon!. VETS INT: 1. Bob 110II ITnl; 2.laTy a-11ISAl. 200: 1. ue.,d (Yom); 2. " - Eunice CHonl; 3. Guy Mandl CHon!. MH; 1. Rid< A_IHonI; 2. Rob - l H o n l ; 3. Hugh _IHonI. W~1iem s_ .... '"""'* 8r1ggs, Pletzl"g battle at LIghtweIghts 0.37 TT By Maureen Lee ORANGE, CA, MAR. 22 The scramblers of District 57 are very happy now; they've heard the word that races are scheduled for Perns and Elsinore. so those of you who kept the faith keep checking the Cycle News Calendar so you don't miss any of tbern. Spring fever waa all over the place for the Lightweighu scrambles at Saddleback and spring tends to make animals and people do strange things; like riding in a way they don't normally or even going to the point of bike switching. The 250cc c1asIIes were nicely full, and they proceeded to have at it_ Gene Chandler looked like he waa going to be the winner in the Novice class but his bike had other plans and wouldn't run the next two motoa. Mark Coker waa the same way, coming in second on the first moto and then dilappearing. The rider really getting his share of the publicity waa Bobby Beer. In the second moto he had a time with the staner who tried to convince him he wasn't going to drop the flag with Beer's front end way forward. Fmally convinced after mutterilJ8l and throttle mappilJ8l from his fellows around him, Beer staned to ooze back and then killed it on the line and he had to follow along after them with a distinct disadvantage. A rider craahed in that round and waa down in tum one ... the staner did not stop the race because it seemed that the riden on the track could successfully avoid him ... but there waa a protest and all that stuff and I didn't hear the outcome of it all, but there were some unhappy people around. In the next moto Beer managed to prolong the stan a bit by riding back and fonh (aa with draging clutch) but he finally decided to race only to go straight on after the jump and fall down. He was down and not moving much in a spot that could only be reached by the ambulance if they red flagged the race. Out came the flag and in very fine riding shape, after the race had come to a halt was good old Bobby lining up again. Has to be spring fever when you bait a starter like that, but lest you think he got away with it, he didn't. His bike refused to make it up the hill and kept him from staying with the front runnen. Jim Stentz (4-1-4) won the class, John Barricklow was second and in third was John McKee with a 5-8-2 and having the thrill of running out of gas on the course too. In the 500cc Expert class Rob Pfetzing sure appreciated the ride on his dad's stock bike but didn't like the fact it made him look ';~uirrely." It did look a bit better for him when he tightened down everything he could between motos. He and Denny Briggs had something going, and there was roughhousing in the turns more than once. In the last round Briggs got Pfetzing just before the uphill; Rob tried to get him back on the inside but it was no go and Briggs had the inside advantage as they dropped down into the bowl and around to the checkered flag ... it waa a good one, it wasl There were the usual two money races, and quite a few in each class were forced out; you couldn't have blamed the weather, it was lovely. In the 250cc Money class overall it was James Morris, Jimmy Snow and Roger Thompson with Randy Bird and Curtis Cannon dropping out. In the 500cc Money class it was Pfetzing and Briggs again, this time joined by Bobby Sanden, Perry Protette, Chris Cannon and Rex Hailey. Well, one of 'em tried to stuff the other one going up the hill but didn't get away with it; the action received appreciative cheen from the stands. In the last moto Hailey and Sanden were at it, with Sanden falling off fmally ... he doesn't do that often, while Hailey sailed on for the moto win and second overall behind Pfetzing. 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