Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

..... QO 0') ..... Jeff St8nford WIIS MCOnd 12&cc Pro lit CRC·.lndllln Dunes MX, Behind Shaun in the Modified race were the Novices. Ronnie Thomas took a fine win in the first moto but he DNF the last race. Jamie Conney, with the long blonde hair, won the firial race with Danny Hembree and his coon tail trailing in ICCOnd. On the final results it was Conney, Steven Kotajarvi, Taylor Martin, Jason Westwood and Danny Lamb. Indian Dunes regular Lamb mowed them the way in the Junior Cycle Stock Novice 9-11 race, placing fmt both times. Hembree had a pair of thirda which gave him second overall ahead of Jamie Conney. ' R..ulta 125 STOCK INT: 1. v.... _ ; 2. CIvil ~ 1John-. 125 MOO INT: 1. v.... _ ; 2. John_; 1T...... _ . 125 STOCK EX: 1.1lon ~ 2. o..id ~ ; 1 _. Clwt.y-. 125 MOO EX: 1. Ran ~; 2. c..id ~ ; 3. Clwt.y-. 250: 1. Curt McCuiolIan; 2. c..id McGh-. 3. Tom 125 STOCK NOV: 1....... _ ; 2. Chrio SNw; 3. Ilon_ 13 STOCK INT 12 +: 1. KoiIh T..,..,; 2. 5 _ 5_3._....,. Brown, Snorteland captureCRC ·Dune.MX PEE WEE STOCK: 1. s.. Thanan; 2. Juolin 1Iich; 1 By Lee Taylor PEE WEE MOO: 1. VALENCIA, CA,JULY 19 ~E.-.. ~ E_ 2. CIvil ~3._1lohIn. JR CYCLE STOCK N: 1. Tommy e:-.; 2. _ ~ 111c1wdSalan. JR CYCLE MOO N: 1. Tommy e:-.; 2. _ ~ 111c1wdSalan. JR CYCLE STOCK NOVIINT: 1. c.mv HombIw; 1_c:c.r...,. c.mv ..-; 2. JR CYCLE MOO -.11 NOV: 1. a - - . JR CYCLE MOO -." INT: 1. _ eam.r. 2. S_1CalIjIM;1 T...... _ II 13 STOCK -." NOV: 1. a - K-.; 2. Anlhonv ~ 1 Anlhonv Gorin. 13 STOCK -." INT: 1. _ ~ 2. John eam.r.1 John 13 MOO -." NOV: 1. a - Ie*-; 2. Anlhonv ~ 1 o..id GonMIn. 13 MOO -.11 INT: 1. _ eo-: 2. John eam.r. 1 John 13 lEG -'11: 1. . - . " ' - 2. CIII SdIulonboog; co.-. _. co.-. 1J1mld ..... 13 lEG 12 + : 1. JoItIlane; 2. I(oIy 8I8cIIDnI; 1 ItIrk 13 STOCK NOV 12 +: 1. Ran IIogn; 2. Jimmy Moan;11l1dl~ 13 STOCK NOV 12 +: f. PIuI 1_61_ .. d ear.; 2. CIIig Dull; 13 MOO NOV 12 +: 1. Ran IIogn; 2. Jimmy - ' ; 1 S-SldboI. 13 STOCK !NT 12 +: 1. Mb'-'; 2. ~ . - ; 1 ......... 13 STOCK INT 12 +: 1. CIvil Teylar; 2. _ 1118nd\1-' 13 Moo INT T..,..,; 12+: 1. Mb . - , ; 2. FI_ Aornklg; 1 5 _ S - 13 STOCK EX 12 +: 1. SIm s-; 2. PIuI 0..-; 1 Todd c.mpboI. 13 MOO EX 12 +: 1. ICon Dunlop; 2. PIuI Donie; 3. Bruce 1Iunc:h. . 105: 1. ICon Dunlop; 2. _ _; 3. Todd c.npboI. 100 STOCK: 1. Ran~; 2. o..id McGh-. 3. _L8an. 100 MOO: 1. Ilon ~ 2. Todd ~ 3. o.n 0I0an. 125 STOCK NOV: 1. Joe " ' - ' : 2. _ _91=,," 125 Slww; 3. NOV: 1. Irion VIIorllIne; 2. _ ~1Ran_ 125 MOO NOV: 1. Joe " ' - ' : 2. ~ - * ' : 1 -""""'L The heat of the desert failed to hold back either rider or machine Sunday at the California Racing Club's event at Indian Dunes. The Shadow Glen traclt, with berms that separate the men from the boys, set the IICCDC. Many riders were getting one last race in before the start of the CRC's IRC Tri Race Series, slated to begin Dat week at Saddlebaclt. The 12Scc Pros started off tile line with Jeff Stanford riding for Yamaha and leading. With Suzuki-mounted Jaclt Greenberg riding shotgun and Mike Brown clOling fut in third, the action was hot and furious. An unholy trio comprilcd of loli Mcszaroe, Todd Broussard and Pete Langley were glued to each other throughout the moto, taking turns three abreast in a duel for fourth. Brown was cooking, now in second and out after Stanford. By moto's end, Brown was on Stanford's tail right down to the wire, taking the lead away at the last second, on his way to a beautiful pair of aces for the class. Stanford stayed strong in second holding Greenherg to third. The second round of action found Brown's Suzuki out in front, egged on by Greenberg and Bill Ouelette, running a tight third, all three Suzukimountecf. -Stanford - fOUna - JiilDSclf forced back in the paclt into 10th and fighting his way baclt up to the front. Green~abbeda handful of gean and sli by Brown. Ouellette followed suit with Brown slowing down, and he was soon ri~ht on top of Greenberg. Brown, fighung mad and nying, pUled Greenberg baclt and found himself in a do-or-die duel with Ouellette on his tail. Mathematica11y, Stanford and Greenberg were the only riders who could challenge Brown for the win, and chal~ they did. Stanford was deadly, mcmng from 10th to fourth by the end of the moto. Brown, meanwhile, was just running away with the race, out In front and all to himself. When the moto drew to a close, Brown led the way home to top money for the class, Ouellette finished in second, and Roger Hensley beat out Stanford for third. The overall tallies gave second to Stanford with Greenberg taking home third place loot. Jim Holley, "The White Tornado," riding for Yamaha, shot off the line and into the lead for the start of the 2SOcc Pro first moto. He had Yamaha support rider Pete Snorteland in hot pursuit and taking over command. Eric MacCracken, riding for Malcolm Smith, and Erin Busltirk had their own battle going for third with John Whelchel on his Yamaha for International was smoking! Whelchel tOok over fourth and went to work on the top three, riding as a privateer with an average lap time of 1:52.5, the fastest oftheday. Mter losing some ground, Holley was on the wick and sneaking up on Snorteland. When the chccltcred nag whipped out, the top three men were mere inches apart with Snorteland holding control to the end, his fmt in a grand slam victory. Holley maintained second, and Whelchel finished the moto in third. When the machines blasted off the line for their second encounter, it was Snortc1and out in front with MacCraclt· en close hehind. Holley and Whelchel dueled fast and furiously over the number three slot throughout the fint lap with Holley winning out. Both Holley and Whelchel made a pass on MacCracken, still wheel to wheel down into the gully. Holley dropped his bike in the sand, and MacCraclten crashed. With yellow warning nags whipping out all around the course, Whelchellcft the madness behind and started to close on morteland. When the moto wound down to a close, it was Snorteland's day with a heautiful pair of aces for top dollar. Whelchel ended the moto in ICCOnd, taking home second overall loot. Bob Schulz on his Yamaha, who had been burning up the traclt trying to catch the leaden and fJDiahing the mota in third, took home third overall cash, In spite of a rough fourth moto, Holley ended with a fourth overall. Results 1. eo NOV: IVomI; 2. Mort Mc:DanIId IVIml. eo BEG: 1. Troy WfIItot tsuzl; 2. PIuI _ _ IVIml; 1 _ _ IVomI. eo NOV: 1. Gory V _ tsuzl; 2. Toby ..--. IVomI; 3. MiIra _ IVomI. eo !NT: 1. Tony _lVomI; 2. CIwlIe _ l V _ I ; 3. Jeff _ IV_I. eo EX: 1. _ Slmono lVomI; 2. 5 _ V.. 0.-. lV_I. 100 BEG: 1. 5 _ ~ ($uzl; 2. 5 _ Moreno lV_I. 100 NOV: 1. J-..D.-.port tsuzl. 100 EX: 1. JerTy _ IVIml. 125 BEG: 1. FIlc:h _ _ ISuzI; 2. Jorr ~ IVomI; 3. Jim _ oc-t. 125 NOV DIY 1: 1. . . . SmIth tsuzl; 2. Donnie 0eAnn-. IVomI; 3. DIIVid Couch tsuzl. 125 NOV IlIV 2: 1. Bred ~ lVomI; 2.1lIrry KeIporio IVIml; 3. 0... w.IIy tsuzl. 125 INT IlIV 1: 1. ,.,.." ~ tsuzl; 2. CIvil _ tsuzl; 1-.lM>e lVlml. . ~= ~:(~~.IS¥¢;" JI!I:I! 126 PlIO: 1. _ _ ISuzI; 2. Jolt 5...lVomI; 3. Joel< ~Ml...,,_ ISuzI; 2. _ tsuzl. 2!iO BEG: 1. _ _ I V _ I ; 3. - . MIIIgon IV_I. 2SO NOV: 1. Danny - - . (Hon~ 2. IWwv W_lVomI; 3. v DlPlaza tsuzl. 2SO !NT: 1. Joe tsuzl; 2. _ Ioing IVomI; 3. II8nd\I Owen tsuzl. 2SO PlIO: 1. _ S"oo_id IV_I; 2. JolIn _ IVIml; 1 _ Schulz IVomI. OPEN BEG: 1. FIlc:h _ _ tsuzl; 2. S - Lucie lVomI; 3. Gory SlMI CMeil. OPEN NOV: 1. Gorrie T _ IVomI; 2. John _ (Han); 1 _ Seno 1Suzl. OPEN INT: 1. CIvil ~ (Meil; 2. Jeff _ _ lVomI; 1 Fred Hudgono 1Suzl. OPEN PRO: 1. Trocy OoMIIlMeil; 2. _ ~ IVomI; 3. _ Schulz IVomI. VET JIl: 1. _ ~ IVomI; 2. Bo Ingrom IVomI; 1 ".)Mo- John Kirby (Hanl. VET !NT: 1. g lV_I; 2. Lou _ (C"",; 3. "Too T.... TIm 1Suzl. VET EX: 1. o.n -'1Meil; 2. FIan Ilyw lYZ); 1 Joe _tsuzl. Lau,hlln lead. CRC Dune. nl,ht MX By Lee Taylor VALENCIA, CA, JULY 10 Robert Laughlin turned his Suzuki loose Friday night and cleaned up the International track in the 125cc Pro 'contest for a beautiful grand slam victory at CRC's Indian Dunes night MX. The fint moto was tight and feisty from start to flnish. Laughlin in the lead had Jim Simons glued to his rear fender; Perry Ccndro, riding for Cycle Products West, stormin~ in third; Pete Langley, riding a Suzuki for Pro Traclt Trader S. hounding everyone in fourth and Bob Byrne rounding out the top five. There was no change throughout their moto, just one long, continuous barrage of artillery aimed at Laughlin. The second round of action found Simons out in front with Laughlin running up behind and Gary Curtis rounding out the top three. With less than two seconds hetween fint and second, their fans were going crazyl Curtis was comin, on like gangbusten, while trying to fight off Byrne. Sudden· ly, Ccndro pulled off to the side of the track, letting the leaden go by. Kudos to Cendro for good sportsmanship, disappointing end to a fine ride. When the finish line loomed into sight, Laughlin crossed over mere inches ahead of Simons for top dollar. Simons took home second place loot and Curtis, who crossed over in the third place slot, had to settle for fifth overall. Taking down third place overall was Langley with a smooth 4-4 ride. The UScc Intermediates, encouraged by what they saw from the Pros, attaclted the traclt as if it were the Coliseum and a Supcrcroa race. Jon A\exandn , riding' for·Foothill Yamaha , \cd off the line of their first moto and right into an intCIIIC duel with Eric Shimp, John Spar and Shawn Lane for command. These four rode out one of the hairiest and wildest races seen in some time and maintained their poRtions right down to the end with Alexander, Shimp and Tony Pulliam, now up in third. When their machiDCII blasted off the line for the ICCOnd round of action, Spar was in charge, holding Lane and Alexander baclt to second and third, respectively. Both Alexander and Lane ride for Foothill Yamaha; team· mates and frienda they may be, but on the track it was every man for himself. Lane was using every trick in the book to take command, going deep to the inside, then drifting far to the outside of the straightaway to try and slip into the lead. His stratCSf_ paid oIf, and Lane took Oftr, holding Spar to at 1eaat an arm's ctistance. 'SIUraJi ~dc'

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