Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Western hotline Mlnnl" Hames take D-37 Ascot amateur half mile 00 0') By Maureen Lee GARDENA, CA, OCT. 16 District 37 can again be very proud of itself: The amateur aJ half mile the Lightweights M.e. ,.0 threw at Ascot could show the M 8 aJ > o Z 22 professional arm of racing a thing or two. Ascot is the dirt track Mecca (or hell, depending on your personal feelings of riding it) and for a sports· man club to throw a sportsman race on it with no problems was something e1se. Early worries of kidlet racen get· ting mangled vanished, the track sur· face was like glue, no one fell off seri· ously and a clap on the back to all the memben of the San Gabriel Valley M,C, (pan of the desen brigade) who were the flagmen - "men," not little \tids with flags - were all over the place. and doing exactly what they were supposed to do. Our biggest hero ...John Taylor from District 56 on a Maico who blew the socks off the rest of the Senior class , .. he went all around the outside of the south turn on the start and into the lead in his heat. The second heat saw Jim Lynch and Bill Fulton go at it ... in the semi the fast ones were George Huebner and Michael "Mercury" Mane with George barely holding Mer· cury off we've seen duller Nationals and then the main. Know· Iedgeable folk know what Maicos are capable of if carefully reared, most flat tracken don't consider 'em as flat track material. Ha! Away they went and out front was Taylor and that Maico and it was no contest from what was a very talented and fast field. Lynch ably took over second, followed by a space, and then sandwich racing between Huebner, Barrow and Fulton . . . three abreast coming out of the turns at times. There were lots of familiar faces in the Pro class who came to ride for trophies only, no loot. Any bus driven around who would drive a bus just for the fun of it on a day off? Racen are unique, but there sat people like Mike Minnig, Tom Walton, Don Grigsby and Chris Cannon. Rod Sullivan and Mike Minnig had a marvelous time of it up front in both heat and main with Minnig ending up the leader at the right time botb times. They were fol· lowed by Walton, Steve Kanten and JeffJohnson. Hard luck man of the night was Mike Boyle in the Open Junior/Expert go ... fint the sheriffs department phoned to say his shop had been broken into but they'd be there gurading the hole in the door until he arrived; and then damn it if his bike didn't throw a chain right on the start ... some days it barely does pay to bother getting out of bed ... The starts in that class ... well ... some of the guys had their "big bikes" out for the fint time, getting ready for their Pro Junior year. However, under the rules they couldn't ride those big old Harleys in the Pro class where they really wanted to be because they weren't in their Junior season yet. On the starts, several found out how hard it is to hold back one of those big turkeys on a starting line! Mike Boyes didn't fare all that well but he'd bothered to come all the way from Tacoma, WA. Mike Vital must have been dragging his cases on the turns, he was that far over. While anxious'mothen shielded their eyes their delighted offspring, finally riding "real" motorcycles, slid around each other. Up front the West Coast's number one Novice half miler, Pete Hames, was dashing away with it on his new Harley-Davidson. Watch out world, Hames is going to be one like I knew Eddie Lawson was going to be. The national number one 125cc rr scrambler Curtis Cannon won the 125cc class which featured some beautifully turned out equipment ... but the fight for second between District 56's Ted Taylor who is national num· ber five and Brent Bowen was a good 'un ... Ted has learned how to just stay there until the opening comes and then go through. Favorite trophy for the night: the fint one that ever went for a place in the Mini Novice class went to Robin Boyle, and where did she win her fint trophy? Ascot. Not even King Kenny can claim that one in his scrapbook, Robinl Results 80 MAIN: 1. Jaoon 8eI1!Yoml: 2. Ted Toylor !Yoml; 3. Mlko McDonnolllYoml. 125 COMBO MAIN: 1. Curtis e-!Yoml; 2. 1If_ -'!Yoml; 3. Ted Toylor lYom). 2!iO Nr:N MAIN: 1. Jeff Runyon lYoml; 2. tlorrid< Von _lYoml; 3. John McKee lKowi. 2!iO JR MAIN: 1. L.-Ty S _ lYoml; 2. John a.ricldo.. lYom~ 3. Jim Mellin. 2!iO EX MAIN: 1. Curtis e - lYoml; 2. Jeff Springmon !Yoml; 3. L.-Ty EorIlorl!Yom). 500 Nr:N MAIN: 1. M _ MorN !Yoml; 2. Dove _lYom); 3. Bob ~ !Yoml. 500 JR MAIN: 1. Jeff Johnson IYom); 2. Moria Ayers; 3. lloniol Keno lYom). 500 EX MAIN: 1. Curtis e - lYom); 2. Jimmy _lYom); 3. _ Key lYom). e - ; 2. _ OPEN Nr:N MAIN: 1. _ ChopoI; 3. Gory Ckom !Yoml. OPEN JR EX MAIN: 1. ""'" _ CH-Ol; 2. M _ V....; 3. ClIor1oo ComJIIH-OI. SR MAIN: 1. John Toylor 1_1; 2. Jimmie Lynch _0 !Yom); 3. Ken _lYoml. PRO MAIN: 1. Minnig; 2. Rod SuIivon; 3. TommyW_. Guyett tops Novices at OCIR By Steven Crosby IRVINE, CA, OCT. 22 It seems as though each week one or two classes in racing schedule stands out as having the best action. On this panicular Thursday night the tightest racing was found in the 125cc Novice and Beginner ranks. In the 125cc Novice race Richie Hovis, as he has been doing the past few weeks, grabbed the holeshot in the fint moto. But, as it's been the past few weeks, he was forced to drop back after the fint lap. Kun Strand's Yamaha was right there to take over the lead but could only hang on for a lap until Kenny Guyett went by on his P.O.R.T. Yamaha. Guyett had staned in founh and moved up quicltly. Once in the lead he staned to pull away from the pack. On the third lap Strand was second with Bret Loudenback third. Dempsey Stocker, who was in last after one lap, had now moved up to founh. On the fifth lap Strand faltered and before be recovered he was in sixth place. Stocker tried to get by Loudenback but couldn't and fmished third behind Guyett and Loudenback, The second moto was extended a couple of laps to give everyone some more time on the track. Guyett took the early lead with Strand right behind. Bob Garabedian was third after one lap with Craig Gardner founh. On the third lap Garabedian managed to pass Strand. Loudenback, who had a poor start this ~oto, worked his way up quicltly and passed Gardner on lap four and Strand on lap five to take third place. Then he set out after Garabedian and caught him on the next lap to move into second. He was there for two laps before crashing and falling back to fmish sixth. Guyett won again with Garabedian in second and Gardner third. Division one of the U5ee Be.ginnen was a race where the difference between first and fifth was 1ess than five seconds for most of both motos. In the fint JDoto Todd Osowski took a slight holeshot into the lead with Steve Potter and Greg Itson right behind. Gilbert Gallo, wbo staned in fifth place on his Yamaha, staned to make steady progress for the lead. On the third lap he moved to founh when Potter fell back. On that same lap Mark Lytle moved his Suzuki from founb to second place. On the next lap Gallo put together a series of good moves and shot from founh to fint passing Itson, Lytle and finally Osowski. Gallo held on for the win with Osowski second. Potter, who had fallen back to fifth, rallied to finish third with Lytle founh. In the second moto Jeff Severe, who wasn't a factor in the fint moto, grabbed the lead out of the gate and held on most of the moto. Gallo staned in second with Osowslti third. Again it was a moto of tight racing in close ranks. Lytle and Potter were going at it for founh until Lytle went down on the third lap. Potter was secure in founb until the last lap when he crashed and DNF. The top three remained steady and tight until lap eight when Gallo fmally caught Severe. Gallo won the moto with Severe and Osowski following, Overall it was Gallo, Osowski and Denton Weinberg. The best Weinberg did was a fifth in the second moto but consistency paid off as his 7·5 was the score for third with Rick Manin's 6-6 founh. Results 80 BEG: 1. Eric ~ lYom); 2. Joey _ !Yom). 80 EX: 1. Shone Hunt lYom). MINI BEG [)IV 1: 1. S _ Del..., lYoml; 2. Ted e-ISuzl;3. ~_ISuzI . MINI BEG DIV 2: 1. Jim Perry (Suzl; 2. Eric Schlitz lKowI; 3. Don Km- lHonl. MINI BEG DIV 3: 1. Doran _ !Yoml; 2. Richerd _olYoml; 3. Dorron Stein lYoml. MINI Nr:N: 1. JIW1 _lYoml; 2. Kirk Liuonborg lYoml; 3. Jon _lYom). 125 BEG DIV 1: 1. Gilben Gello IYoml; 2. Todd DoowokllSuzl; 3. Denton W~ ISuzl. 125 BEG DIV 2: 1. S _ _ lSuzl; 2. Mlko Boyd lYoml; 3. Dow Crigler lSuzl. 125Nr:N: 1. KonnyGuvett!Yoml; 2. Bob Got_ ISuzl; 3. _ Loudonbock lYom). 125 INT: 1. Chrio Heinrich lSuzl; 2. Con _ lYoml; 3. Rob Trone lYom). 2!iO BEG: 1. Bob S ~ (Hanl; 2. Cory Bonhom lYoml; 3. _lYom). 250 Nr:N: 1. o.Ie HimmoIrich IYom); 2. Todd CunnincII*n IY~ 3. L.-Ty W_lYom). 2!iO !NT: 1. Ken tlonovon (KowI; 2. Jolt Scan ISuzl; 3..-_ISuzl. OPEN BEG: 1. _ ~ (Hanl; 2. Il lYom). MOO !NT 112-181: 1. Cory _ lYoml; 2. o-tio s.n-> lYom); 3. Mil:t.oI Ooig lYomI. STK Nr:N "2-1111: 1. ~ Ate lYom); 2. Phil ~ lYomI; 3....... eor..lYom). MOO Nr:N 112-1111: 1. ~ File lYom); 2. Phil ~ lYom); 3. T..., Mc:CIure lYom). BEG 112-1111: 1. John Lewio lYom); 2. Kirll _ lYom);3. W._(KowI. BEG (9.11~ 1. CIllf ~ nc-I; 2. Aoron ~lSuzl; 3. s-t _IHonl. r"" MOTORCYCLE STK 125 EX: 1. _ _ lSuzl; 2. Brion '"""'lYom): 3. Jim --'lSuzl. MOD 125 EX: 1. ~ V_lYoml; 2. J i m - - ' lSuzl; 3. Ml1ch _lSuzl. STK 125 !NT: 1. _ s-t lYoml; 2. A.D. ...lSuzl: 3. KoilII CAig lYom). MOD 125 !NT: 1. Don _ nc-I; 2. A.D. Pitw (Suzl; 3. John PhiIIipa lSuzl. STK 125 Nr:N: 1. Rich ~ lSuzl; 2. JirYwny _!Yoml; 3. _ King lSuzl. MOD 125 Nr:N: 1. Rich ~ ISuzl; 2. Jimmy _!Yoml; 3. Mort< King (Suzl. 125 BEG: 1. Greg Kurupoo ISuzl; 2. Tom Fichler CootigTlono IS..I. (Suzl; 3. _ JUNIOR CYCLE STK (9.111: 1. Tommy C _ . !Yoml; 2. Jemie Conney !Yoml; 3. Donny _ (Yoml. MOD 19-11): 1. Jemie Canney IYoml; 2. Donnv HombroolYoml; 3. Tommy C_lYom). STK IG-BI: 1. o.nn;. Dohlin lYom); 2. Kory Byers !Yoml; 3. JOlI\I Portillo IYoml. MOD IG-B): 1. Donnio Dohlin IYoml; 2. Kory Byers IYoml; 3. JOlI\I Ponillo IYom). Thornton IYoml; 2. STK PEE WEE IG-BI: 1. JUltin Rich (Yom); 3. Domio Dohlin IYom). MOO PEE WEE ~: 1. Donnio Dohlin (Iljl; 2. Eric _lYoml; 3. JUIlin Rich lYom). s.n

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