Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

I Western hotline e SOath..... Call1or.I.AI'I.o.....athern Mevad. SOathel'n Call1ol'nl.AI'I.on....athern Mev..... SOath..... Call1ol'Dl..A'''. . CAbovet A pal, of 121cc Proe dice at CRC'. night MX at Indian DUMlI. (Belowt Mike BeIer topped the 121cc Pro cIaa at CMC Aac:ot. (Cuntiraued from page 49) 52 wu the stan of a long day of dicing between Lechien and McGhee. In the fmt moto Ron had the lead and the win over McGhee· while Charley Harries followed the twO Yamahas on his Kawasaki. Lechien had the lead wired down in the final moto but then he I1id out in a corner. Lechien wu able to get it going but wu let back to fourth. Within one lap he wu in IeCOIld behind McGhee but not able to p_ him. With a 2-llCore and a good break, David McGhee took the win. Lechien wu IeCODd followed by Harries, Eddie Glover and Charles Oaerday. Lc:chien _ the first lOOcc Modified moto over McGhee but in the final moto it wu a tIB·Up. These guys were trading places till Lechien came out of it on top. Lechien won that c1a1S ahead of McGhee who beat out Scott RobertlOD and Charles Osterdy. The Jut event that Lechien and McGhee were involved in wu the 12Scc Stock Expen race. Lechien got the first moto and did the llUIle with the IeCOIld round but had to get by McGhee who led for the first lap. These two are going to put on a thow throughout the series which will lead to Ponca City. On the final results in this race it wu Lechien, McGhee, Harries, Oaerday and Glover. It is good to see factory people come out to the races and help out their riden. Team Green wu out and their Minis captured _ral clllllel. Scott Brown thowed them the way to ride in the 85cc Modified g·11 Intermediate c1_ u well u in the 85cc Stock 9·11 Intermediate race. Brown is one of the top two in the nation and his main competitor MOUR McCoy gave him trouble in both events. McCoy didn't have the luck though, falling leVeral times. In the Stock class John Conney wu the runner-up to Brown while Kawsalti·mounted John Gersjes filled that spot in the Modified race. CMCAscotMX to 8e'er, Lun'" By Tom Corley GARDENA, CA, JUNE II Yamaha factory minicyc1e racer Mouse McCoy came out to race Continental Moto-spons Club motocross at Ascot Parle McCoy was out to piclt up two more trophies, but u it ended up, Mouse only won the 60cc Expert event and lost out on a chance for an 80cc Intermediate victory win due to an unfonunate fim moto mishap. Mouse got his chance to try out the . AlCot track during the very first event ,on the program which was for aU 60cc riden plus the BOcc Juniors. As it turned out, McCoy was the only Expen rider 10 he had fun passing the rest. It became a mad scramble u Mouse wu p'_ing the larger and futer 80cc bikes on his 6Occ. McCoy wu the first Expen while Jason McFarland of T&:O Yamaha was the winner of ,the Intermediate race over Juan Jones. T&:O rider Duane DeArman wu the only Junior, A knock-down, drag out fight went down in the 80cc Intermediate event. McCoy led the group with Richard Fleming, also of T&:O, in second place. Th~ continued that ,!",ay for some time before they came to a corner that had a berm. Fleming actually passed McCoy but he flipped his Yamaha and then McCoy's Yamaha flipped right over him! Fleming got it going quick enough and ataned puaing riders for the win. McCoy didn't get it together soon enough and wu last for this race. Following Fleming were his TlkO teammate Trey McFarland and Mike Brown. Fleming had the second moto lead to himself because McCoy did not race. Ed Gauley was the only Expen rider and he got in between Fleming and McFarland and they kept it that way till the checkered nag. Overall in the Mini Intermediates it was Fleming, McFarlane, Brown and McCoy. In the ftnt U5cc Pro moto John Chwastyk fell hard off of the crash waU jumps so they restaned the race. When they did La Habra Yamaha's Mike Beier had the lead over Tim Shelton. In the Jut race Mike stayed out in front again' but this time Jeff Hollie was after him. Overall it wu Beier, Tim Lunde, Shelton, Hollie and Mike Nishita. An Ammex did exceJ?tionally well in the 250cc Pro class but It wasn't ridden by Gary Jones. Paul Sedler was the pilot and he surprised the pack as he led the fim moto. But then he staned to slow with a flat rear tire and this allowed Pete Murray and Tim Lunde to get by him, Lunde had command of the final moto and Sedler wu hanging right in the second place spot, beating out Steve Postlewaite and Murray. The five money winners in this class were Tim Lunde, Sedler, Murray, Nakamura and Steve David Postlewaite. the overall. Round one had CrCBrOads Suzuki'sponsored Jim Sendlebach taking the win with Simons in second and Foothill" Yamaha rider Robhie Healy third. Simons grabbed the IecOnd moto lead with Sendlebach in IeCOIld and Healy in third, and that's how they fmished. SimOlll took the overall with Sendlebach second and third going to Healey. Results 125 PlIO: 1. Jim SIonone CSuIl: 2. Jim S. • ' CSuIl: 1PlIO: 1. IlDug Till IVIIIII: 2. S_ _ !C""'*- Holly IV.2!iO Al; 1 o..Id Lynch lHonI. !iOO PlIO: 1...... Ilaol IVMII; 2. GNg T _ Doug Till IVomI. 125 INT: 1. Jim bovd IVMII; 2. Todd IVMII; 1 ~ L.Ie IV...... 2!iO INT: 1. Fori IVMII; 2. ,.""., _ IVMII; 1111ndy _IVomI, , !iOO INT: 1. Chrio - . , CMolI; 2. Don ~ IHanI; lHuol: 1 c.monv e-o 1_1tIlelMIII. 125 JR DlV t 1. Eel HoP CSuIl: 2. IIriIn ~ CSuIl: 1 MoItWY-.CSuzI. 125 JR DlV It 1. Ran S - lHelnl: 2. I'w'Y 14IdobiaiClIVIIIII: 1 Eric ~ lHanl. 260 JR DIY I: 1. ~ _ lVanI; 2. MIke _lHuoI: 3. _L...-CHonI. 2!iO JR DIV II: 1. . . w.on lHon~ 2. Tom Smilh lHanI; 1 GNg _lVanI. !iOO JR: 1. Jahn - . . . CMolI; 2. lHanI; 3, Roaor WIPiomo lVanI. ~ MalNt !iOO BEG: 1. GNg SIr.- lVanI: 2, Mall _ l V a n I : 1 e- McCryolal (HeInl. VET JR: 1, Riel lVanI; 2, Kont ~ s-.a 1Suzl. 100 1IiIT: 1, Glom CarmwlIlVanI. 100 JR: 1, Mall S_IVIIIII: 2, -1.Io¥d lSuzl: 1 UibHughooCSuzl. 100 BEG: 1, S_ e - CSuzI: 2. Todd _ IVanI: 1 C¥Io Crow CSuzI. ODYSSEY ClASS t 1. _JordIhlIHelnl, ODYSSEY CLASS HI: 1, Ran cae lHelnl, 83 MINI EX: 1. S_ Vat eu- IVomI, 83 MINI INT: 1. WlIPom SunIt l~ 2. lalce _CSuzl:1 K""~ae-l, 83 UN JR: 1. 0... Couch l~: 2, Guy GillIn IVIIIII: 1 ""- Hogor lVant. 81 UN INT: 1. Donny LaN> IVIIIII: 2. _ IColIjonIi IVant: 3. K8yIe _ CSuzI. 81 MINI JR: 1, _ _ IVIIIII: 2. ..... 1Irown CSuIl: 3, _ Oomand lVanI, 125 BEG: 1, _ .....-. CHonI: 2, _ ~ lSuzI;1 ..... ~CSuzI. 2!iO BEG: 1, ~ lSuzl; 2. K.sv Pugmire lHonI: 3. ~S-* (HeInl. o.n 8'"s, Pierce take CRC n'ibt m'nI- SImons, Taft, Root rIp at AME n'ghtMX By Tom Corley By Laura Richard VALENCIA, CA, JUNE 1 VALENCIA, CA,JUNE5 A good showing of Pee Wee racers are always present for the Mini Track race held every Friday night at the Dunes. However, Another great night of racing was put on by American Motocross Enterprises at Indian Dunes. 9ne of the best events of the evening was the 250cc Pro class, where 1000 Oaks Yamaha'sponsored Doug Taft and Kolbe Can·Am's Steve Rawson battled it out from itan to finish. As the gate dropped for the stan of the fim round, the hard·charging Taft made it look easy as he put his Yamaha out front with Rawson in hot pursuit. Rawson was on Taft's back the entire race, but as the checkered nag dropped it was Taft taking the win. Round two again saw Taft with the lead followed by Rawson. With the white nag out, Rawson made his move on Taft only to take a corner too wide and go down, leaving Taft to take home the first place cash. Rawson had to settle for second with third going to BG Oil Honda rider David Lynch. In the Open Pro race the first moto lead went to Foothill Yamaha's Joe Root with Kern Sponcycle Husky rider Greg Tor~n an second 'and Doug Taft holding down third. Torgerson managed to get by Root to take the motowin. Round two again found Root in the lead, and this time he was able to hold off Torgerson to take the second moto win and first place money. Second went to Torgerson and third to Taft. The 12Sec Pros saw Simi Cycle Suzuki-mounted Jim SimOIl! ~ng cross while the' Stock class is always competitive, Ronnie Denaford sometimes has to race alone in the Modified class and he is way in front of the Stock riders. While Densford got the holeshot in each moto, the real battle wu between the Stock racers, Damon Huffman rode his Perfection Carpers-sponsored Italjet to a fine first moto lead over Jason Biggs. In the deciding fmal race Biggs had the lead and traded spots with Huffman. WhIle these two guys were in front Daniel Chambers bad trouble with his Italjet and u it came to a sudden stop in front of the bleachers, Daniel gave the bike a good swift kicltl On the final resulu it wu Biggs, Damon Huffman, Johnny Biggs, Chambers and Eric Brockway. Some riders may think that they have it made when they are leading, but that is when they have to exercise smooth riding and not get too careless. David Chambers won the first moto of the 8!lcc Stock 9·11 race, but his lead in the final moto ended when he spun his Kawasaki on a sweeper and hit the ground. Pro-T.rac Trailers rider Lance Homer took over the lead but some· thing similar happened to him as he spun out and let Alan Pierce take ove the lead. Homer still placed secon ahead of Chambers. On the official results it wu Pierce, Homer,

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