Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

thern JIlIevada· Soutbern Callfornla·Arlzona·Southern Nevada· Southern Calliornla·Arlzona.soutbern Nevada·Southern Call line onto the big sweeper and was not headed for the rest of the race. Brian Hayes clocked 10 quick laps to wind up in second for the moto. The race to watch was Crawford holding off Lin· kyle's attack for third (second overaIl money). The racing was unreal with passing room all over the track. Results MINI PEE WEE: 1. Chip Young; 2. Timbo R _ . PEE WEE: 1. Brent Wineland. 80 BEG: 1. J.J. Tunnell; 2. Jeff Adams; 3. Nick _k. 8; NOV: 1. Craig Nielsen; 2. Joe _ n o ; 3. Jim Lewallen. ~_8!J AM: 1. Bill Dalton; ~. Doug Butcher; 3. TonV _.-. 105: 1. Doug Butcher; 2. Bill Dalton; 3. Shawn Hilton. 125 BEG: 1. Jeff McCormick; 2. Chuck Copeland; 3. Steve Davis. 125 NOV: 1. Mika Hulul; 2. Peter Newmark; 3. Dallas Brown. 125 AM: 1. Tom Tait; 2. Paul Bowman; 3. David Witmer. ' 250 BEG: 1. Drew Shellenbarger; 2. Jim Wilkie; 3. Rich Hinchcliff. 250 NOV: 1. DannV Hodges; 2. Chris Leyva; 3. Greg Jones. 250 AM: 1. Tom Witt; 2. oal. Cool"". OPEN BEG: 1. Kent BuUer.. OPEN NOV: 1. Rob Boggs; 2. Darrell Landrum. OPEN AM: 1. John Kovalcik. 250 EX: 1. Choppy BIoIe; 2. Daw Crawford; 3. Bryan Haves. 125 EX: 1. Choppy BIoIe; 2. Mark M...edi1t1; 3. Todd Kessel. L asf fransfer polnfs awarded af Lighfwe/ghfs TT By Maureen Lee GARDENA, CA, NOV. 1 Just about all the Novice and Junior dirt trackers who needed those last few AMA Pro transfer points got them when the Lightweights M.C. promoted a Novice/Junior only professional TT at Ascot. This is a brand new effort for this club and for D-!!?; a sportsman club hosting a professional race. Always approved by the AMA, it's just never been attempted around here, except in motocross. It worked. Most of the usual AMA professional officials were there so everything was just the same as what we've seen there in the past, except it was a sportsman club as promoter. It didn't work so weIl for the Lightweight. The day, which included an amateur race "day" after the Pros were run cost them a lot of money ... so a tip of the helmet to them. We knpw they have the riders' gratitude for the chance to make the final transfers for this year - some lacked only one or two transfer points. Due to the way the program was run, there were chances of points all over the place, Including some in the qualifying heats. Pete Hames won the first Novice qualifying heat with Bud Carroll second over Bruce Nordstrom, who was only one point away from get· ting out of the Novice class this year. The second one went to Mark Key and Jimmie Rosa. Up came the Juniors and they went at it. Steve Karsten and Mike Hale (who needed seven points to become an Expert) did in the gang on that one, and Scott Podergois took away the lead from Dana Perri on the very last lap of the second heat. Then the regular heats ran off with· out too much trouble except for Don Driggs who not only had gotten off in practice, did it again in his heat. In the Novice semi there was a restart when Larry Earhardt, Pete Hames and Bud Carroll all arrived in tum one trying to occupy the same spot at the same time. Hames got his foot caught under his Kawasaki (the one he won in the rame drawing a t the end of last season) and had to be dug out before they could restart. CarrolI won that one and Earhardt finished the race without a seat on his bike, it came loose and he dispensed with ,it (ouch overthe jump). The Juniors had their jollies, too, but in their heat there was some reaIly good action between Podergois, Paul Iwanaga and Mike Hale. Iwanaga kept making small trips off the track every time they went through the esses which cut down his chances of catching front-runners Dana Perri and Steve Karsten. In their semi Chris Cannon came off in the esses and tore off his clutch handle, putting an end to his activities in that race. Mike Hale won it after defending against a hard charging Perri, who fmally slid back to finisb behind Iwanaga and Podergois at the end of the race. A big tip of the helmet to Jim Kelly of Harry Foster Motorcycles. He was responsible for the trophies for the two trophy dashes; the riders were going to have trophies even if it was a smaller than usual program without the Experts. Bud Carroll won the Novice dash over early leader Mark Key, Jimmie Rosa and Pete Hames. In the Junior class, Scott Podergois tried going around the outside into where turn one tightens up but got in the marbles and went K-boom. That left Mike Hale, Steve Karsten and Dana Perri to go for it, even to the point of going three abreast at times, but Hale shook free and got to the flag first. Mark Key grabbed the early lead in the Novice main, foIlowed by Hames, Jim Toews and Larry Earhardt. Carroll was behind them coming on up through the group. Soon Hames literally flew down the straight, going inside of Key as they headed for tum. one. Once he got in front on his Jack Dannenberg-tuned bike, that was all she wrote. Both Jimmy Rosa and Car· roll were still on it, getting on by Toews. Carroll got the upper hand over Rosa, with Larry Earhardt tucked in behind him. In the Junior main, Paul Iwanaga took off like a rocketship and blew the rest of 'em off. Steve Karsten got into second and held it for a bit (methinks there was a gentlemen's agreement out there that the superfast ones with all their transfer points already should cool it a bit) but coming hard were -Mike Hale, Honda's 8iIl Herndon from Texas and Chris Cannon. More positions were sorted out, with Herndon turning in a par-ticularfy hard ride only to dump it on that tight lefthander to the back straight right at the end, leaving Karsten with no room but to drop it tpo. Herndon did get treated by the ambulance crew but at this writing we don't know if he was "broke or tweaked. " Iwanaga was still out front at the end but Hale had lost his second place to Cannon, who outran him down the front straight to do it. The Lightweights have cancelled their next Ascot date, bu t they will' be holding short track races at Saddleback on Nov. 15. So help them out by all showing up; they've done lots for the local dirt track scene this year and there's no free lunch, ever. Results NOV MAIN: 1. Pete Hames IKawI; 2. M.-k Kay (Yom); 3. Bud c..roll (Yaml; 4. FnInk RON IYam); 5. Larry E-.It lVom); 8. Jim Toews (Yom); 7. Ja.... Morris IV..-n); 8. Don _ d IYaml; 9. Brien Yocum lVam); 10. Bruce Nordstrom lVam); 11. Mike Bird IHan); 12. Don Driggs (C·A). TIME: 6:57.23. JR MAIN: 1. Paul _ _ IHan); 2. Chrio Connon lVom); 3. Mike Hole lVom); 4. Dene Perri IV..-n); 5. Rooo Klett IV..-n); 8. Amav Wick (Han); 7. Ed Son Roman IV..-n); 8. Bill Herndon IHan); 9. S _ Kor-. (H-ll); 10. Bob RUIMlIIHan); 11. SCott Pod.-goio lVaml; 12. Tom Walton lVom). TIME: B:35.57. 00 0") Robbie Nolin 1201 and Frlu Schlegall231 head a CMC Carlsbad peck. to his Yamaha when he collided on the first lap with Schlegal, who dropped to sixth behind Doug Dubach. In the 250cc Pros Matt Tedder toolt the lead ove-r Schlegal, Kirk Grissom, Jim Odie, Woody Carlson and Pat Hubbs. OdIe moved into third when Grissom started having engine troubles on the fourth lap and later had to go into the pits. Schlegal took over the lead on the top of the uphill of lap five. Hubbs puUed even with Carlson on the sixth lap to' dice for fourth, taking the position on the eighth lap only to be repassed by Carlson on the next lap. Schlegal rode on to take the win over Tedder, Odie, Carlson and Hubbs. Schlegal was quickly back out in front at the start of the second moto over Odie and Tedder. Odie passed Schlegal for the lead on the back side of lap nine. OdIe had opened a four second lead over Schlegal with only two laps left. Schlegal started closing fast with only one lap to go, but not fast enough as Odie held on to take the win by a half bikelength over Schlegal and an eight second lead over Tedder. Makl, Schlegal collecf af CMC CarlsbadMX By Myron'Hemrey CARLSBAD, CA, OCT. 25 Rick Maki's 2-1 finish gave him the overall for the 125cc Pros and Fritz SchlegaI's 1-2 topped the 250cc Pro class at the Continental Moto·sports Club's Carlsbad MX. In the first race of the day Robbie Nolin took the lead in the 125cc Pros. Dave Hamada held second, with Maki third, Schlegal fourth and Ross Maeda fifth. S,chlegal started having engine trouble fromt he start and retired on the third lap. On the fifth lap Maki moved into second when he passed Hamada on the uphill. Nolin held his lead to take a six second win over Maki, Hamada and Maeda. In the second moto it was Nolin once more taking the holeshot over Maeda, Schlegal, Maki and Hamada. Schlegal took over the lead at the bottom of the downhill when he passed Maeda and then collided with Nolin in a berm, sending himself and Maeda to the ground. Maki moved into second, Hamada to third and Maeda was back up and going in fourth ahead of Nolin. Schlegal once more started having engine troubles late in the moto, and Maki took over the lead 'on the ninth lap. Hamada also passed Scblegal as the white smoke started to pour out of Schlegal's bike due to a-blown head gaSket. Maki cruised on to take the win over Hamada and Maeda. Nolin finished fourth after suffering major damage Results , • 125 JR: 1. Chris WOOlwOod IHan); 2. Mark ICIng lSuzl; 3. MichoIl.M1degont lVom). 125 INT: 1. SCott Sergent (Suzl; 2. John _ lSuzl; 3. Joe _lSuzl. 125 PRO: 1. Rick Moki lSuzl; 2. DelIO . . . - CSuzl; 3. Robbie Nolin lVom). 250 JR: 1. Ed _ lVom); 2. 0eIIid _lVomI; 3. Joav Dregne ISuzl. 250 tNT: 1. Bob Caulfield lVom); 2. Vince _ n o ISuzI; 3. Gory Soworo ISuzl. 250 PRO: 1. Fritz Schlogol (Suz); 2. Jim Odto lSuzl; 3. MottT_ISuzI. 500 JR: 1. Chorloo BoIIIV..-n); 2. Chuck _lHuoI; 3. Greg _llVom). 500 INT: 1. _ 8

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