Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Southern Callfornl..Arlzon.-SOuthern Hey.... Southern Callfornl..Arlzon.-SOuthern Hey.... Southern Callfornla-Arl Western hotline overall in the 125cc Pros at QO en Woody C8rIaon (71) end Dev. Gerig fly under the lights at Speedwey 117. Tarantino and Turner timed the gate evenly for the start of race two and set the stage for the early lap battle. Turner was finally able to open a safe 14 second lead on Tarantino and cruise to the checkers. Benavidez took a distant third ahead of Banning and Whdchel. Tarantino claimed the overall win with Turner taking second, Benavidez third and Banning the fourth place money. Maico rider Alan Olson cleaned house on the Open Intermediate class, leading the pack to the checkers in both motos with commanding leads. Yamaha rider Bob Brooks put in two fine rides to keep the pressure on Olson and finish in the number two spot in each ace. Jim Wilson placed third in moto one on his 465 Yamaha but DNF the second race, allowing KTM rider Paul Huffman to earn third overall honors with a 4-4 socre. (Continued from page 4') Results MINI EX: 1. _ MurT.., IHonI; 2. Bob McDougoI tHanl. MINIINT: 1. Torry Woody IHanI. MINI JR: 1. o.vid 11oio ........ (Hanl; 2. Mitch Cohen tHanl; 3. S c o a _ (Hanl. 200 SPORTSMAN: 1. 0... ~ (Hanl; 2. S _ Honeycun (HanI; 3. "-'dy S _ 1Hon1. OlD TIMERS: 1. Chuck Woody {Yoml; 2. Bob ~{yom!;3. Bob _ . {Yoml. VET JR: 1. Bob W _ lVom!; 2. Mercury Morw {Yom!; 3. ~ _ _ {Yom!. VET !NT: 1. John W'" Nom!; 2. _ _ IT,~. VET MASTER: 1. Bill _ Noml; 2. lArry 11oio........ lTrO; 3. Bob IIoIIlTril. 500 !NT: 1. John Perez {Yoml; 2. Moria Ayero {Yoml; 3. Ric:lt _CHanI. 500 PRO: 1. _ Coin {Yoml; 2. _ K.... {Yoml; 3. C _ CorroI (Yoml. 2liO JR: I . Koilh Williams IHanI; 2. Don KoogIe IHanI; 3. Rr( _ d Nom). 500 JR DIV 1: 1. S _ Fonune (Hanl; 2. Jim Slue (Yoml; 3. Bob WoIk.lVom). 500 JR DIV 2: 1. Mike Hiuon (Vom!; 2. Don Mei_ lVoml; 3. ~ Hu_lVlml. 500 JR DIV 3: 1. SlfMI Honeycun (Hanl; 2. Bill Fu",," lVom!; 3. Mike Ktonyoh (Han). OPEN SPORTSMEN: 1. Jim Milburn IYom!; 2. Allen K_lTrO; 3. Woody Wildey lVom!. Of'EN PRO: 1. Bobby - . lVom); 2. Ctwleo Corral (Yom); 3. John SporTy IHan). v_ Results OPEN PRO: TarantIno tops Saddlebaclt Saturda,MX e- lSuzl; 3.Juon _IC-Al. 125 PRO: 1. Fritz SchIegoI lSuzl; 2. Jeff Sonford Nom!; 3. TiID McCUllough Nom!. Of'EN !NT: 1. AIen a-. (M.l; 2. Bob _ Nom!; 3. PouI _ _ tKTMl. 2liO!NT: 1. Art Oli.-lSuzl; 2. S _ ~ Nom!; 3. John _ Nom!. 125 INT: 1. Jon n.on-lVom!; 2. Rick Fiote (Suzl; 3. K... _Nom!. VET NOV: 1. Gory RicIltow (Moil; 2. _ Dohgren tKTMl; 3. Ron ShooI (MeIl. VET !NT: 1. Dennio "' _lIllbottl-a (Yom); 2. Lorie _ W_lSuzl; 3. Dic:lt Fr..-, (Moil. VET EX: 1. Rick w.- (KTMI; 2. John _ _ (M.l; 3. AIen a-. (Suzl. Of'EN NOV: 1. Roger &.d !HuIl; 2. Dennio eo. (Hull; 3. o.vid Geft.., N_. 2liO NOV: 1. Goog Meyer (Moi~ 2. Jim M _ lVom!; 3. Artay ~ IHuIl. 125 NOV: 1. Jim e - lSuzl; 2. Troy llenhom lSuzl; 3. Chrio lVom!. 2liO BEG: 1. S _ ~ 1Hon1; 2. Som _ _ CHanI; 3. Ron MoniIon Noml. 125 BEG: 1. Jr( Siddoll lVom!; 2. lMTy _ _ (Suzl; 3. Ruroohige 1Hon). By Terry Whytal ORANGE, CA, AUG. 15 Honda teamster Jim Tarantino went home with the winning share of the 250cc Pro purse at this week's Saturday Saddleback MX despite strong competition from Suzuki rider Ron Turner and Can-Am ace Juan Benavidez. Moto one was all Tarantino's show as be TOOIIted into the early lead and motored away to the checkers. Benavidez was quia to move into second place as Wheelsmith rider Steve Banning worked his Maico up to third. Turner was off to a bad start but soon worked his way up to challenge Banning. Mter a two lap deul Turner moved past Banning and reeled in Benavidez. The tough Can-Am factory rider battled with Turner as the mota neared the end. Turner finally slipped around Benavidez, only to bobble, and let BenaVIdez flash past to grab IeCODd at the chec1Iers. Banning piclted up fIfth behind Yamaha rider .10 Yi lf~l. ~.hp. mb.~. fCNl}h. s_ 1. _ Noml; 2. IIriIn (Moil; 3. Bob {Yom!. 2!iO PRO: 1. Jim T _ (HanI; 2. Ron T _ a-- _0 Speedway 1 J 7's weeltly Wednesday night Continental Moto-sports Club MX. Woody Carlson jumped out of the gate first to take tbe 250cc Pro lead while Kirk Grissom and Maloney came out even. Maloney took the inside on the first tum to get second and Grissom settled into third over David Gerig. Maloney passed Carlson halfway through the second lap to take over the lead. Gerig made a great move to nail both Grissom and Carlson on lap four to move into second. Maloney finished with a six second over Gerig, Carlson and Grissom. In the second moto Carlson got a repeat holeshot_ Maloney was again second, but Gerig passed him on the first lap to move into second. Carlson held off Gerig tilt the fourth lap, where Gerig dashed to the inside of Carlson on the Coca Cola Big Berm for the lead. Grissom passed Maloney at the start of the fifth lap to take over third. Meanwhile, Gerig flew over the triple jump leading by two bikelengths. He landed and started to gas it through the Coca Cola Big Berm, where he slid out. By the time Gerig got up Carlson moved into first, Grissom to second and Maloney to third, leaving Gerig a distant fourth. Maloney regained second when he got by Grissom going over the KPRI Double Doubles. Maloney and Grissom both passed Carlson halfway through the sixth lap to run 1-2. Gerig came back to pass Carlson at the start of the last lap to move into third. Maloney finished the moto first for the overall with a 1-1. Grissom was second for third overall with his 4·2 and Gerig finished a half a bikelength behind Grissom for second overall via a 2-5. Mike Tripes doesn't come to 117 very often, but when he does you can expect to see him in the top three sotnewhere. Tripes jumped out to an early lead in the first 125cc Pro moto with Jon Faure second and Scott Meyer third. Myers passed Faure on the first lap to move into second. Tripes started pulling away on the fourth lap to leave the battle for second. Meyers and Faure traded second several times until the seventh lap where Faure settled it, going by Myers for good. Faure hdd his lead over Meyers to finish eight seconds behind Tripes. In the final round Tripes got the holeshot for the second time of the night. Meyers was second and Faure third until Faure passed Meyers in tum three. Tripes and Faure then pulled away from the rest of the field as they battled for the lead. Faure stayed within two bikelengths of Tripes for the first half of the race, often pulling even with Tripes, but he couldn't take over the lead. The one lap flag came out with Faure breathing down Tripes' neck. Faure started making his move for the lead going over the triple jump. He pulled even on the last jump going into the Coca Cola Big Berm. Tripes took the inside on the last tum and pulled ahead by his front tire to take first. Faure was second and Meyers third. Results Malone" TrIpes win bIg at CMC Speedwa, JJ7 MX By Myron Hemley CHULA VISTA, CA, AUG. 12 I Bryan Maloney took the overall in the 250cc Pro class and Mike ~ oTppq ~ w.ifq. ~5e f r e i MINI JR: 1. Lula Mortinez (Kow); 2. John Flores (Suz); 3. Gilberto U-rllllO lVoml. MINI INT: 1. Mike CllI..-tin (Hanl: 2. Jeff McCoy (Voml. 125 JR DIV 1: 1. Mork Scott lVom); 2. Bobby Meupin IVom!; 3. Koilh Croig lVom). 125 JR DIV 2: 1. ROlIlI' _ ISuzl; 2. Shennan SCon (Suzl; 3. M _ Diez (Suzl. 125 INT: 1. Ale>c Loon ISuzl; 2. Roger ~ IHanI; 3. SCon Sera-1t (Suz). 125 PRD: I. Mike Tripeo lVoml; 2. Jon FOUfe IHan); 3. SCon Meyer (Suzl. 2liO JR: 1. Devid _ _ lVoml; 2. o.vid W i _ {Yom!; 3. Bob "-:odllVom!. 2liO !NT: 1. Frenk Rogers (Hanl. 2liO PRO: 1. Moloney 1HonI; 2. o.vid Gerig lHuol; 3. Kirtt ~P,:losll, ",,'1 £ I ,) " '.U s.- 500 JR: 1. Guy Shidnor (Voml; 2. Monte Lutz lVomI; 3. Ed Dunn (Suzl. 500 INT: 1. Ric _ l V o m ) ; 2. Koilh Lvn(Han); 3. rom '.ideiOOli (Yern). 500 PRO: 1. Devid Gerig (Hull; 2. SCon ~ lMeiI; 3. Mike _ {Yom!. ATC 115: 1. Som Coo (Hon); 2. IIriIn Ciounch (HonI; 3. John Rowe IHanI. ATC 1«1: 1. Robin llevIa (Hon). ATC WOMEN'S OPEN: 1. Cindy MorrieIHanl. ATC 2liO STK: 1. Koilh e- IHanI; 2. Eddie Morrie (HanI; 3. S _ McMohon (Han).ATC Of'EN MOD: 1. Rod St.-.holm IHanI; 2. Duce S _ (Hanl; 3. Potridc Rogers lVom!. AMEYamaha Ser'es begins at 'ndlan Dunes By Laura Richard VALENCIA, CA, AUG. 9 Indian Dunes was the site of the first round of the five-race American Motocross Enterprises Southern California Yamaha Dealers Association Series, which will over $10,000 in money and prizes up for grabs. Tracy Oswell put his Maico's power to the ground as the gate dropped for the first Open Pro moto, and stayed in the lead until the checltered flag was displayed. Second went to Bakersfield Yamaha rider Darin Oliver, while Montclair Yamaha's Greg Zitterkopf made his way through the pack to finish third. In the second mota LOP Suzuki rider Mike Brown jumped into the lead ahead of litterkopf and Oswell. The order remained that way, and Oswell came up the overall winner, Zitterkopf picked up second and third overall went to Mark White, who tallied a 4-5 score on his BG Oil/ International Yamaha-sponsored YZ. In the 125cc Pro race it was a lead change almost every lap. JD Racing's . John Langhammer picked up the lead from the gate, but he went down and turned it over to Super Seer Suzuki rider Allen Hopper. Hopper gave up the lead to Yamaha support rider Steve Schmitz. and when Schmitz went out, O'Neal Distributing-sponsored Suzuki rider Ted Brady took it over and, truth being stranger than fiction, hdd on to win the moto. Second went to Suzuki·mounted Roger Hensley and third to International Yamaha rider Doug Gentry. The second moto saw LOP Suzuki pilot Mike Brown lead holeshot to checkered flag ahead of Hensley and Brady. Overall it was Hensley and Brady taking the first two overall positions while a 5-4 score was good enough to give third to Louie Franco and hisCRF Yamaha. Honda teammates Johnny O'Mara and Donnie Ha~ treated the spectators to some of the best racing of the day in the 250cc Pro ranks. In the first moto O'Mara shot off into the lead followed by Hansen. Hansen kept the pressure on O'Mara, but ended up unloading in one of the back comers. That left first place wide open for Johnny O· as International Yamaha's John Whelchel moved into and held second, with third going to Track N Travel Maico rider Ed Arnet. Hansen recovered to take fourth. The second moto began with Hansen living up to his "Holeshot" nickname and taking the lead over O'Mara and Whelchel. O'Mara and Hansen bauled the entire way, but at the fmish Hansen still had the point position. Overall, it was O'Mara, Hansen and Whelchel. see Results 125 PRO: 1. Roger HenoIey (Suz); 2. Ted Brody (Suz); 3. Louie FTenco {Yom!. 2liO PRO: 1. .Johnny 0 ' _ (HanI; 2. Donnie Hor-. (Han); 3. John VVhek:hel r(1Q"t. oj.j> 1. J ~ 1I II ..

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