Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

lutbern Nevada- Soutbern Callfornla-Arizona-Soutbern Nevad Hodgin (Suz) pulled a strong start but lost his lead on the first lap with bike trouble. Then it was Rick Vanderham (Yam) out in front. Troy Matthews (Yam) diced briefly with Jeff Clark (Suz) and then broke free to challenge Vanderharn. But as the pack returned from a back section of the course, Matthews had lost several positions, putting Clark in a distant second. In the meantime Gary Scheidler (Yam) had been working his way up, and in the late laps of the race he charged up to the front and began to push Vanderham. It was on the very last lap that Scheidler took the lead for himself. Vande.rham finished second over Clark, Matthews and Ken Campbell (C-A). The team race at the end of the day gave those people that believe more horsepower means faster' laps something to think about. Starting on the front row with all of the 2505 and 465s ·was Clark Jones on Craig Dale's I25cc Suzuki. The two of them ran away with first overall. Whiting, Jefferson do It CRC Dunestown round at Arroyo By Terry Rezek SAN BERNARDINO, CA, MAY 24 The California Racing Club returned to Arroyo Cycle Park today for the first time in eight years to present the sixth of their seven race Yamaha Budweiser Dunestown series. Gary Denton got the jump off the line in the I25cc Pro event and led Jeff Stanford around the first lap. By the second lap, A.j. Whiting and Erik Kehoe, both recovering from poor starts, had gotten by Stanford to run 2-11. Whiting made his move on the third lap and got into first where he stayed 'til mota's end. There was a jam-up on the ba<;k of the course and Kehoe didn't come around. Instead, Rick Johnson was now running very fast in second but still couldn't catch Whiting. 'Moto two saw Denton pull a holeshot on the pack again and resist Whiting's pressure until near the end of lap two, when he went down and Whiting went by. Whiting added several seconds pad each lap and won easily, malting it I-I and the overall. Stanford had moved into second when Denton went under and fought off several challenges by Darel Francis to stay in second for this mota and for the day. Francis dropped it in lap seven to fall far back and Kevin Steele finished in third. By the time the 250cc Pro Event rolled around, Whiting had resolved some of his staning techniques and won the drag race to the first turn followed by Jim Coffey. New CRC member Andrew Jefferson was third at the top of the stan hill. Jefferson may be new to CRC but he's an old hand on this Arroyo course and passed Coffey before the end of the first lap. Jefferson is great at pressure riding but so is Whiting and all Jefferson could do was stay on Whiting's tail and hope for the break that never came. Moto one went to Whiting with Jeffe.rson second. The bad stan gremlins came back to plague Whiting on moto two and he was dead last off the line. Up in front, Jefferson had a superb stan and ran _away wi~. the WIn and first place money. Willy Simons and Craig Gormley battled for second with Simons getting and keeping that spot on lap six. Whiting passed 15 riders to work his way back up to fourth by mota's end and the second place money. Jefferson wanted a repeat in the Open class and '!'as right on first lap leader Bob Elliott's back. Jefferson squeezed his way into flTSt in lap two and seemed to have the moto in the bag. Instead he had a DNF as his chain slithered down a snake hole and was not seen again. Elliott regained the lead and went on for the mota win with Dave Williams second and Jim Holley third. . Jefferson elected not to contest the second Open mota to save himself for the 250cc event. So the curtain arose on a new drama. Elliott once again jumped to an early lead, knowing he needed to finish ahead of Williams. For two laps he was chased hard by Jim Holley, who in tum was fighting off Williams. The break came at the end of lap two when Holley went down and Williams shot by. He immediately moved up to push on Elliott as Holley recovered back in eighth. On the next lap, Williams dove under Elliott to take the lead and spent the next six laps just stretching it out for the mota win and first Open money. Elliott tried to catch up but had to settle for second in the mota and second overall. In the meantime, Holley scrambled his way back to third and, with a pair of threes, earned third money. Results 60cc NOV:: 1. em. Cole ISull; 2. S _ Kotajorvi lYI"". 8Ilcc INT: 1. 0uIne DehrmIn lYom); 2. JooepI1l.1ne lYom). 8Ilcc BEG: 1. "Crl.y" CrIig White IYI""; 2. T""" Woody lSuzl; 3. Miko McNeIl IYom). 8Ilcc NOV: 1. Rondy GIticIlYoml; 2. " B _ " BJ. HohnlYoml. 8Ilcc INT: 1. Don Hlmrnock lKaw); 2. Jill IlIrblcovi IYom); 3. Mike Young, Jr IYlm). l00cc BEG: 1. Moria a.berio lSuzl; 2. J""" Moreno IYom); 3. JIIOI1 Oownport lYeml. l00cc NOV: 1. Kelly Virchow IYlm); 2. Jim Spolll (Sull. l00cc INT: 1. Jeny Ank.IYom); 2. Mark Oavanport (Sull. 125cc BEG: 1. Randy 81iley IYam); 2. Tyrone Nexoon (Kaw); 3. Joe S _ (Suzl. 125cc NOV: 1. Merle Milam IY"",,; 2. Kenny Aitken lSull; 3. 0lMt Moen IYom); 4. Merle Oedt. IYam); 5. Merle Dw.-lYlI11); 6. Ron B_d. 126cc INT: 1. Gary Bowman ISuzl; 2. Lloyd ThomII IYoml; 3. Merle Horton lYam); 4. Todd Blnno (Yoml. 125cc PRO: 1. IU. Whiting lYlm); 2. Jill S _ lYoml; 3. Gary o.n- (Sull; 4. Kavin S _ lYoml; 5. flog« Henoley lSuzl. 250 BEG: 1. S _ ~ (Yom); 2. TIm Inman IKTM); 3. S _ M _ lYom); 4. John Oowney ·lYI"". 250 NOV: 1. Tony S _ (Sull; 2. KanrTY Guy«t lYam); 3. Joe_ (sull; 4. Mike Tert

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