Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Northern California-Northern Nevada-Oregon.Weshington-ldeho·Uteh·Aleske-Cenede· Northern Celifornie-Northern Neveda-Oregon-Weshington-Idaho-Uteh-A NORTHERN DATELINE and there seemed to be an abundance of bare shoulders and legs to soak up the color. It wasn't warm enough, howeve.r, to go for a swim u Brian Bowen did in practice. As he came around a tum, he gassed it at an inappropriate moment and he and his Yamaha both wound up in one of the many pools of water which have collected the rain which h;u drained from the track over the weeks. The pool wu neady waist deep which should have left him wet enough but he got even wetter u he attempted to extricate body and bike from the drink. Of coune, nobody else wu stupid enough to get all wet so he had to do it hirmelf. After slipping and gurgling several times he finally got c101e enough to get some dry land help and got out. Now came the real c~. Friend Yammie wu full of water. Bnan drained and dried and burped and cranked and wound up winning both motOll in the 250cc Junior c1aII. Sugestiona were made to Doug Percey that his Huslty might be faster if it, too, wu watercooled, but he seemed content to settle for second. Stacy Thornton (Kaw) led the first 125cc Pro race but Robb Manning (Suz) took over the honors after four lape. By this time, Rowdy Blasdell (Suz) had moved up to third and began working on Stacy's spot. Three lape later, he found the right opening and moved up. Moto two was also led by Thornton with Blasdell hounding him. Blasdell had a brief moment of leading before he took a real dive and bent his bars enough to sideline him. Manning was right on his tail and led the rest of the way. Thornton wu second. Jeff Lavelle and Tom Moen each won an Open Pro moto on their Yamahu behind the 125cc clus. Curt Kerbaugh (Yam) holeshot both 250cc Pro motOll, but Manning wu back with his winning ways early in both races. Kerbaugh held second all the way in the first moto but yielded to Steve Smith (Yam) at the halfway mark in the second. Results PEE WEE: 1. J.It Deily lVom!; 2. GI8nt IlergolrOm lVoml. MN JR: 1. _ ~ I~~ 2. J.It Daily lVom!; 3. Woody _ lSuzl. MN INT: 1. Jeff Mileo lVom!; 2. 0.... Rogera I~; 3. NicIty _lHonl. MN EX: 1. t.Iy W-.J I~; 2. Jemie Mur-. lV~ 3. Rick c.Iario lVom!. 100 JR: 1. o.n KirIt lSuzl; 2. KolI ~ lSuzI; 3. Todd_lSuzI. 100 !NT: 1. KirIt _ lSuzI; 2. Aobby _lVom!. 125 JR: 1. _1IIumgormw lSuzl; 2. GNu s.IInwl lV~ 3. Rick c.Iario lV..... 125 INT: 1. Chuck _ lSuzl; 2. o.n _ lSuzI; 3. Rick ...... lSuzl. 1251'1IO: 1. _ -*'glSuzl; 2. T1lamal lKMI; 3. Tim KirIt lSuzl. 250 JR: 1. . . . _ lVoml: 2. Doug Pwcey lHuII; 3. Al_lSuzl. 250 INT: 1. _ _ 1C8wI; 2. T_ e lY....: 3. GNa Slye.lY..... 250 1'1IO: f. _ -*'glSuzl; 2. Curl ~ sc.cv lYomI;3.S-~lY"". OPEN JR: _ _ 1. DNd ICin:hom lYomI; 2. Woody OPEN INT: 1. Tm Finro lYom!; 2. Stu Oobomo lYomI. OPEN 1'1IO: 1. J.It ~ lVom!: 2. Tom _ lVomI. 3D TO 40 JR: 1. Woody _ IHuoI; 2. o.nnio _lYomI; 3. Donny "-ill lYoml. 3D TO 40 SR: 1. _ ~ tMoiI; 2. . . . _ IMoil; 3. Jim _lHanl. or: 1. Jim _lYomI: 2. _ _ IMoII; 3. NeII-.lY..... ;3._~lMoil. Spansler, Prau•• pound the .round atE.R.A. MX at Territorial Raceway. Joe Spangler moved up in the Pro of the Flying W's/AMA District 36 Spring Motocross Series by fin- points race with his win in 125cc Pro u did Coos Bay's Craig Prausa in 250cc Pro. The forecast said rain and the fact that it wu Easter didn't hamper the turnout as the clouds burned off and the sun came out as if it wu God's gift to Eugene's MXen. In 12Sec Pro round one, Kent Egli (Suz) took command over Wayne Church (Valley Cycle Yam), Joe Spangler (Eugne Suz) and Johnny Gibb (RCC/Suz). Egii rode smooth and consistent while Church lurked in second and Spangler tried to muscle his way past Church, but it didn't happen. At the flag, EgIi took the win with Church, Spangler and Gibb following. Moto two saw SJlllIIlder's Suzook skim the surface into the read and flat out disappear from mOllt of his fellow Pros. Church again followed Spangler, glued to his tail, but Spangler wouldn't budge and could taste the victory. Gibb and fint moto winner Egli were locked in a fierce dice for third. As the race drew nearer to completion, Gibb got by for good u Spangler took the win for the overall with a 5- I, Church going 2-2 and Egli 1-5 for third. In combined 250/0pen Pro action, Craig Prausa (Big Y Yam) took his SUpelCIOllRJ' into the lead with local Cheshire, OR rider Skeet Hise (wt Side Kaw) and Open rider Kent Reynolds (Far West Kaw) keepinl{ clOlle tabs. Skeet tried to c101le in on Prausa but had to settle for second. Taking third and the Open Pro win wu Reynolds. Moto two had Prausa again go for the lead, but this time .Hise stayed c101e enough to challenge Prauss. Craig held under pressure to go I -I for the money over Hise (2-2). Terry Baker continued his winning ways and looks to be the high-point winner in the l25cc Intermediate class going for both holeshots and taking the win over Denny Edwards and Jeff Martin on a Yamaha. In 250cc Intermediate racing, Linsey Wurn took his Yamaha to a double moto blitz totally demolishing the field. Dan Stoneburg (Yam) took second with a 4-2. Jimmy Row on a Yamaha took his YZinger into the lead followed by Grandma & Grandpa-sponsored Troy Campbell on a Suzuki in the Pee Wee class. The Pee Wees were a blut to watch, being run on a small scale track with a zippy short straightaway which really gets thOlle Pee Wees goin' . The next race will be the Eugene, OR Championship race on May 10. ~g first in three of the four motOll in the Open and 125cc Pro c1uses. Race organizen might u well mail Hadlock his fint place money before the race and let the other guys ride against each other. The only Open c1aII Expert to give Hadlock any trouble during the series wu Jeff "Crazy" Cloutier who had gotten his new "Gang Green" Kawasaki dialed in in time to win today's fint moto. The Flying W's changed their MX series from fall to spring for weather reasons and the move h;u paid off. Once again, the racen had perfect riding weather (except for the occasional dust devil passing through the pits) and a good track surface. Practice was rather muddy and an indication that something interesting wu up wu when Cloutier's KX420 wu seen pulling Hadlock's YZ465 down the back straight. Fint Open Pro moto, Cloutier holeshot and then simply ran away with a tremendous lead by checkered flag time. Hadlock gated in fourth but moved into second by the end of the second lap. New Expert Dan Dossey (Yam) came in third after Tony Berlutti (Yam) ate it big on the giant uphill jump. Second moto, another new Expert - Tim Dyer (Yam) - holeshot but by half-lap, Jay Heying (Hon) and Hadlock had passed into one·two. By the second lap, Cloutie.r moved from fourth to third and wu pressuring Hadlock. On the sixth lap, Hadlock and Cloutier got by Heying when he fell and stalled his motor. That's the way things stayed until the end, Berlutti bringing up fourth after repeating his uphill jump endo act. Hadlock got off to a scary start for his lint l25cc Pro moto when he ran off the track in the fint tum leaving Ricky DeCarlo (Yam) in the lead. He quicltly got back in the groove and carved through the field to take the lead by the fourth lap. Second moto, both DeCarlo and Hadlock ran off the fint turn together _ leaving ElIto's T&K Enginery-sponsored Kenney Frost (Yam) to lead. On the third lap, Frost unaccountably slowed in the middle of the fast back straight causing a traffic jam from which Hadlock emerged fint. DeCarlo made a banzai drive to catch Hadlock again but wu rewarded for his pains by a terrible-looking crash into the mow fence and had to settle for third. Mter the day's handlebar-rattling ended, the gang got on down to Winnemucca's Iron Hone Casino for the series trophy presentation, contingency awards and serious bench racing. Keep an eye on the C,cle NRIS Results section for overall series winners. And don't forget, the great Third Ever Winnemucca/Coon Grand Prix is on April 26. Results PEE WEE: 1. Jimmy _ lVoml: 2. Troy e:.trc>boI lSuzl. loIN NOV: 1. Todd KNnik I~: 2. "-'cIy W_ oc-I; 3._ CaxIIC8wl. loIN INT: 1. DoNn Flemming lSuzl; 2. Counrwy _lYomI_ 100: 1.1INco DIMIlVomI. 126 NOV: 1. _ _ ISuzl. _lYomI;3. Rick ~ lSuzl: 2. t.Iy 125 INT: 1. Tony _ lYoml: 2. Donny lSuzI; 3. J.It _lYoml. 125 PlIO: 1. Joe ~ lSuzl; 2. w.,ne Church lYoml; 3. ~ EIJIIlSuzl. 250 NOV: 1. ~ Chopnw1 lY....; 2. _ e:.trc>boI tIC8wl: 3. DNwIlorNy lHonl_ 250 INT: 1. u..y Wum lV....: 2. o.n s - u lYoml:3. _ _ lY..... 25CIIOPEN PRO: 1. c,.;g PI-. lVoml: 2. _ HiM I~: 3. ~ ....,...,...a<-t. OPEN NOVIINT: I. 0... _ lVom); 2. IIruce _do _IICTM); 3. Mb ComoIiusIlCTM). ~ 1. Bill _ lVoml; 2. IIruce Brown 11CTM1: 3. Ted MiIIor I~. Hadlock wraps up Flyln. W'. series By Clay and Suanne Ught 40 By Wretched Racer EUGENE, OR, APR. 19 As the season gets closer to the WINNEMUCCA, NV, APR. 5 end, the better the action is here Reno Yamaha rider Robbie Hadlock capped his total domination Results OPEN EX: 1. R. _ lV....; 2. J. ClouIior 1Kowl; 3. J. Heying lHonl. 125 EX: 1. R. _lVoml: 2. It. Froot lVoml; 3. R. DoCorIolY..... OPENJR: 1. L HooiltlOillO' (M.;);2. M. M_lVoml: 3. K. _IHonl. 250 JR: 1. J. l:.nonic: 1M.;); 2. K. _ l V..... 126 JR: 1. S. Horjoo lVom); 2. J. MornillgOl8llVoml: 3. W. Moffitt lSuzl. OPEN NOV: 1. A. Scott IMll): 2. L CIudIe IMool; 3. J. Allen IKTMI. 250 NOV: 1. J. Moore lVoml; 2. M. KImIdy lVom); 3. S. CIne> lVoml. 125 NOV: 1. D. ErquiIgI lVom!: 2. R. lV....; 3. D. ~lYoml. 100 NOV: 1. T. lund lSuzl: 2. e. _ lVoml: 3. J. "--lYom!. 80 EX: 1. e. Horjoo lYoml. 80 JR: 1. B. Aarv IHonl; 2. D. _ lVom!; 3. G. _lVoml. 80 NOV: 1. G. K-v IHonl; 2. B. " - - lVoml; 3. J. -..nalY..... \1fT Ex: 1. R. _lMIiI; 2. R. Wywol (Moil; 3. R. ar(Moil. e_ \1fT JR: 1. J. HIrtmIn IMoiI; 2. J. W.~lVom). nw-. le·A); 3. \1fT NOV: 1. J. DuPIItl (KTMl; 2. K. lV....; 3. A. AjlIHuol. W_ or JR: 1. J. ~ lYoml; 2. J. ""'"'-' lVoml. or NOV: 1. L ~ IMIll; 2. J. HoIming lVom): 3. J. I'rirnr.-IMoo1. Carle. cha,.es to Bearfoot Enduro win By Rex McClellan FOUTS SPRINGS, CA, APR. 5 The Richmond Ramblers M.e., with a lot of help from District 36 number one rider Dave Bertram, put on an enduro this. year instead of the Grizzley Bear ISDT·type event. The event was held under ideal conditions in Mendocino National forest. The club and Bertram laid a coune quite different from other events held in the area. They used a lot of new trail (especially in -the special test sections) and ran backwards over trails used in the past. This, combined with excellent check placement, made for an interesting day. The tint tie-breaker wu especially well placed. Just after a speed change and a turnoff into a tight downhill section, a check was placed just after a downhill turn. There was no way to stop before the check, much less scrub off a few seconds if you were hot or trying to hit the SO-second mark for tie·breaking purposes. Thoee riden who make a practice of riding a little hot with the Idea that they can always slow down when they lee a chedt Ieamed otherwise today. MOIlt of the top riden zeroed the first loop, but the second half had two special test sections that were impollible to zero. Both were followed by resets and both had checks going into the tight sections to keep people honest. The frrst special test section wu all in the tight stuff and the second had only a little bit ofroad and fast trail, so that although you were riding as fast as you could, actual speeds were kept low. This is a welcome safety feature that more clubs should consider using. On the roads and fast trails, averages were attainable and this kept the racing and possible high speed cruhes to a minimum. This wu an extremely well laid out and executed event. Following the recent trend in District 56, route sheets were provided. Riden who have mastered time keeping without route sheets or thOlle who use computen may not lilr.e this idea, but for the vast majority of B and C riders. this is a great encouragement to enter enduTOll. Time keeping without route sheets is very difficult and many riders who would lilr.e to ride endurOll get discouraged and refuse to enter events because of this. This is es~ true now that a new rule charJ(mg five points for every minute early past the first one h;u been adopted in District 56. I hope more clubs will see tbe light and not only provide route sheets but advertise it and help enlighten riden to the use of a roll chart. Many District 56 riders have no idea what to do with a route sheet once they get it. Randy Carles served notice of his intent to win the District Championship this year by taking the overall. Local resident and pre-race favorite Rob Sutliff had some timekeeping prob· Iems and burned a chedt to ItnocIt himself out of the running. John Haaker a1mOllt pulled off the win in his first A ride but had to settle for second over· all after loaing out to Carles on the tieb~aIUn. •

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