Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

(Left) Mec:henlc Jeff Clerk. Clerk'. wife Louise end Bernett peu.. momentllrily after collecting the dey'. trophy. (Top right) Bill Grossi did • little stylln' In the second 500cc moto. He finished 3-4 for fourth. (Above right! Tommy Benolkln .nd Donnie Cantllioupi battled back end fourth in the ..cond 125cc mota. kin for fourth on the last lap. Bentley and Yamaha's Donnie Cantaloupi. both of whom went down in a ftrst tum crash and were at the back, finished sixth and seventh followed by O'Mara, Holland and Manning. Barnett was quickly into the lead of the second mota, also, and even on lap one was starting to pull away. Cantaloupi led the pack In chase with Pro Trac Trailer Suzuki rider Danny "Magoo" Chandler, Burnworth, Hoiland and Benolkin behind. Burnworth was forced out early with a broken shock spring, though. Benolkin put on a big move on lap two that vaulted him to third. He spent the nnt 25 minutes chasing CantaJoupi around until he was close enough to tryfor. As the duo sped up a short straight. Benolkin took the inside and pulled even with Cantaloupi. The Kawasaki pilot drifted wide and bumped Cantaloupi as he went by. After a lap to think about it. Can· taIoupi went after Benolltin and picked him off. As they took the white flag. though, Benolkin swapped places and held it to the ftnish. Chandler, Ward and Coon skirmish· ed for fourth late in the mota with Magoo doing crowd-pleasing cross-ups off the big downhill jump and managing to stay just ahead of Coon who got Ward less than 10 minutes from the checkered. Yamaha support rider Rick Johnson bumped Holland out of seventh around the !l5-minute point_ Gibson, who got stuck at the gate and then endoed in a first turn crash tha t took out O·Mara. forged steadily through the pack to gamer ninth ahead of local shoe Jim Anderson on a Yamaha. 600cc Natione( The ftrst 500cc qualmer helonged to Marty Moates who led from start to ftnish on his Suzuki over Yamaha support rider Kenny Keylon and Yamaha Motor Canada-backed Jari Heinonen. In qualifter two. Cycle Riders Supply/Hi-Point KTM rider Joey Schlag wasted little time in getting to the front and holding it to the ftnish. Yamaha Motor' Canada rider Zoltan Berenyi moved up each lap to ftnish second followed by Honda-mounted Boo Stichter. Husqvarna's Steve Rhyan grabbed the holeshot in the consy and looked to be another certain winner until he went down on lap three. Wheelsmith Maico rider Kevin Davis took the win with Maico pilot Emery Woolsey and MarkJohnson on a Honda in tow. Mike Bell got the holeshot at the stan of the first National mota, Berenyi and Maico's Mickey Kessler following his roost. Siln got stuck in the gate and got off to a poor start as did Glover. As they completed the ftrst circuit, a close trio composed of Bell. Hll5ky's Bill Grossi and King were a short distance ahead of Berenyi and Sun. The defending 500cc champ advanced to third the next time around. leaving Berenyi to hold off Kawasaki's Goat Breker and Sun's teammate Danny LaPorte. The order among the leaders held until the halfway mark when Sun went past ftrst Grossi then Bell for the lead. Grossi got Bell the next time around while Sun slowly began to pull away. In the meantime. Glover had been working his way furiously through the pack after his dismal start. "It was a really mixed up race ... Glover recalled, "'cause Chuck got stuck in the gate but came around in ftfth place on the ftrst lap. I got a bad start. and on the second lap. some guy crashed and put his handlebars in my spokes. and then I laid on the hill hoping he'd pick his motorcycle up instead of his body. I was sitting there waiting, and once he did, I was SO far back. that all 1 did was eat dll5t for about 15 minutes." Glover passed Bell after the halfway point and needed a couple more to get by GrOllSi. He then reeled in Sun steadily each lap and was within striking distance with two laps to go. By this time, the crowd was working itself hoarse. On the last lap, Glover probed several times for any faint opening' but Sun was quick to shut him down. As they sped toward the jump after the downhill, Glover pulled up to Sun's handlebars. SIlO responded by gassing it full on. That was it for him. Siln discovered that his throttle stuck while in flight. and knowing there was no way to save it. flung the bike away. The bike tllffibled all the way to the next corner as Sun flopped down on the track. He was later wen to the hospital for a sllspected broken ankle but not before expressing his appreciation to the crowd for their support. Glover cruised the remaining distance out front followed by Bell, Grossi, LaPorte and Breker. Moates, Yamaha support rider Arlo Englund, Maico West's Allen Berluti. Husky's Gary Pll5telak and Berenyi rOllnded out the top 10. Moto two was far easier for Glover. He took the holeshot and never looked back. "It was kind of neat to jllst be able to go out there and ride how fast I wanted to ride," he said. ". knew I could go faster if I had to, that's for sure - I proved that in the first race - I didn't need to go out and win by 40 minutes or 40 seconds. As long as • won the thing, I was happy." Bell plugged himself into second for the ftrst half of the moto before his shock went away. "We had some suspension problems, and I did a little endo in the back half of the track. I ended up going into the fence. landed on my back, and I've got nice little bumps on my back." That let LaPorte by for second. Bell seemed slowed for several laps but regained his composure to hold off Grossi for third. though some distance hehind LaPorte. Joey Schlag, in his first-ever National. rode a fine race. holding ftfth for most of the moto until Breker got by with about 15 minlltes left. Seventh went to Maico's Tony DiStefano followed by Moates, Berenyi and Pustelak. • Results 12Scc NATIONAl: 1. MMk IlarnolllSuzl 1-1; 2. Tom Benolkin IKawI 5-2; 3. Donnie cantaIoopi lYom) 7-3; 4. Jim Giboon lHonl 2-9; 5. Jeff Word II<-' ~; 6. e;-go Hollond ISuzl U; 7. Chrio _ CSuzl11·11; 8. Scott B..nworth ISuzl ~27; 9. Danny C _ ISuzl ~; 10. Robb Monning ISuzl 10-14; 11. Rich Coon lHen) '5; 12. Donny Benlley CSuzl 6-'; 13. Rick Johnoon (Yom) '·7; 14. _ Murphy lYom) 16-12; 15. John O'M... (Hen) 8-'; 16. Jim AndorIon lYom) 32·10; 17. Jeff Cropper ISuzl12·23; 18. Gory Denton lSuzl '·13; 19. Gory K.- (Yom) 18-17; 20. Doug -*:boo lYom) 1420. 500cc NATIONAl: 1.1lroc GIovw lYoml 1-1; 2. Mike BoIllYom)2.J; 3. Donny UPorto CHen) 4-2; 4. Bill ~ (HuoI ~; 5. Goo! _ IKawI 5-5; 6. Ma-1y Moot. CSuzl 6-8; 7. Ark> EngIond lYom) 7-11; 8. ZOltan Beronyi lYom) 10-9; 9. Gory " ' - ' - lHuoI 9-10; 10. Allen Ilartuti 1_18-12; 11. Joey Schloa IKTMI '-6; 12. Tony DiS-.o IMoiI 27·7; 13. KOIIin 00IIiI (Moi) 15-18; 14. .-; Heinonen lYom)14-17; 15. Kenny Kovton lYom)11'; 18. Boo Slicht. (HenI12-'; 17. CIork Jar.- lHuol '. 13; 18. MMk CotbeIt ~)1~'; 19. Tim Krough IHen) '-14; 20. _ WlIIi8mo IMoiI '-15. , Dono1oo DNF. 12Scc NATIONAl CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES POINT STANDINGS: 1. - . . _135Ol; 2. Jeff Word 12491; 3. John 0 ' _ 12371; 4. Jim Giboon l223l; 5. Tommy Benolkin 12001; 6. Scott Burnworth 1181); 7. Rick Johnoon 11881; B. Donnie c.ntaloupl 11801; 9. Donny C _ 11431; 10. Donny Bondoy 11071; 11. Gory Denton 11 OSI; 12. Chrio _ t93l; 13. Rich Coon 182); 14. Phil u.- ml; 15. Doug Jock8on (59): 16. Mork Murphy 1571; 17. Erik Kehoe 1501~ 18. e;-go Hellene! 149); 19. A.J. Whiling 146); 20. Bobby Hondy 141). 500cc NA T10NAl CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS: 1. Ilroc GIovw 13181; 2. Chud< Sun 1253l; 3. Mike Boll 12401; 4. Goo! Brok. l2OBl; 5. Donny L.oPorIe 11971; 8. AIon King 11921; 7. !TIEl BMI GtoooilMorty Smith 11631; 9. Ark> Englund 11561; 10. Gory " ' - ' - 11181; 11. Mickey K _ I1lll1l; 12. 0err0I1 Shultz 1901; 13. Tony DiS-.o 1841; 14. Kenny Kovton (77); 15. S _ Rhyon l78l; 18. Ma-1y Moot.l53l; 17. Jim Ellie 152); 18. Moby Mdn\ynJ 1431; 19. Alon PIzzino 1391; 20. _ CotbeIt 1361. 15

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