Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

K•• JI.xlco-Colorado-Wyo_iD9-Jloalaaa-Korth Dakota-Soath Dakola~K.ltr ...a-Kaa...-O.labo_a-T.lEU- K••••dco-Colorado-WyolDl Central Pipeline IAbove) Top Austin 250cc Expert Dan Conway.IBelow) An Austin tangle. • Pavelka powers to Cowhouse MX win By Richard lassiter IT. HOO D. T X , DEC . 20 T ommy Pavelka and Mark Brown were two of the winners today at the Cowhouse MX Park . The Ft. Hood Morale Support , . headed • 42 by Roy Baggett and personnel fro m the Suzuki Cycle Center in Killeen , were responsible for a lmost perfect track conditions for th is pre-gra nd ppening event. Yamaha -mounted Pa velka made good use of h is 490's pow er as he wheelied to a 1·1 sco re in 250 / 0pen Expert for the overall, with Ma ck McCas la nd getting th e nod for seco nd with a 2 ·2 score on his Suzu ki. The very exciting 125cc Expert battle will be remem ber ed for some time as a classic . Two fantastic rides netted Mark Brown (Suz) a perfect 1·1 for th e over all. T wo co nsistent rnotos gave Randy Voet (Suzuki Cycle Center/ B.U .R.P.) second overall with a 2·2 score wh ile Tom Koula struggled into third in his first ride afte r a year's la yoff . The Open Intermediate class was all Suzuki as four of th e top five riders were Suzuki mounted. Ther e were three four-strokes entered , but th e overall win went to Mike Pappas on his 465 Suzuki Floater with a }·2 score while second was a head-to -head contest between the four -strokes of ' Jerry Dawson (DR500) and Richard Lassiter (DR400) . Dawson . a nd Lassiter diced it out for three laps in the first moto before Dawson pulled out due to handling ills. Dawson overcame his problems long enough in the second moto to pull the holeshot and run away from the pack . The contest for second was decided in favor of Lassiter by virtue of his 2·3 score, with third being nailed down by Dawson. . The 125cc Novice class was co mpletely domina ted by Suzuki Cycle Center's Ed die Snyder and his Floater. Mike Feehan (Yam) took a solid second with a 2·2 score. Third place, however, wasn't decided until the last lap of the final moto. The battle between John Vandergrift (Yam ) and Darrell Ba rbiaux's Suzuki was decided when pan of Ba r bia ux's bike worked loose , . jamming his steeri ng and causing a spill , giving Vandergrift third place. Results MINI: 1. M . Statz ISuz): 2. R. Elilritz (Vam). 100 : 1. R. Parnel( Suz). 125 NOV : 1. E. Snyder (Suz): 2. M . Feehan lVaml: 3. J. Vandergrift (Yaml. 125 EX: 1. M . Brown ISUll: 2. R. Voet (Suzl: 3. T. Koula lSuz). 250 NOV : 1. S. Kump: 2. R. Kern (Hool. 250 OPENIEX COMB: 1. T. Pavelka (Vam): 2. M . M cCasland (Su zl; 3. P. M aso n (Yam) . OPEN INT: 1. M. Pappas (SUl): 2. R. Lassiter (Suzl: 3. J . Oawso n ISuzl. OVER 30 OPEN: 1. J . Fosler IKawl. • OPEN ENDURO: 1. D. Peepenbroke (Vam l: 2. T. Bearden (Vaml: 3. R. Resch ISUl l. Conway, Stutts steal $2400 Austin MX By Donald Mueller AU STIN, T X,JAN. 3 One hundred forty bikers made it the ir New Yea r's resolution to get thei r share of trophies and a $2400 Expert purse on the firs t d ay of racing at Austin's new MotoSpo rt Ra ceway. O wn ers 'Norma n a nd Rocky Fr en ch have extended two sides of the old Austin MX Park , doubling its size . T he track rec eived noth ing but compliments from both newcomers and native Austinites who remembered how th e track had bee n before the renovation . The big story on th e morning side of the split schedule came in th e first race of the combined 100 and 125cc Novice classes. Eddie Snider grabbed the hole shot on his Suzuki 125 . But coming out of the second tum , Mik e Munay on a Yamaha 100 led the pack. Some fine ridi n~ helped Munay keep his lead the remainder of the race , leaving the rest of the field wondering if he fed his bike Wheaties that morning. . The first race in th e 250cc Novice class was dominated by Deney Elsik , who blew the others awa y on his Yamaha . An early pile-up in the second heat revented even a show finish for Elsik, lea ving h im third over all . It was a dry afternoo n . but the wind kept the dust from ho veri ng over the track. T he m ai n obstacle for the Intermediate a nd Expert class riders was the roughness of some parts of the track, aggravated by decreasing visibility as the su n set. Several riders were . bounced around q u ite thoroughly , some leaving the tra ck , giving the fleeing spectators their daily exe rcise. In the Open In term ed ia te class, San Antonio's Ronald Schwar ck had trouble keeping the lea d on his Suzu ki. In the first heat, Schwarck jumped to an early lead, b ut by th e end of th e firs t lap, he had been passe d by #59 Steve Ca ldw ell of Austin . By the end of the race , Schwa rck ha d fall en be hi nd Bill Dorn on his Husky . Sch wa rck grabbed th e lead again in the second heat , followed by Dorn and Ca ldwell , a ll in tight formati on . But Schwarck traded positions with Cald well, who stretched out his lead , shrivel ing Schwa rck's chances for a com eback. T he seco nd hea t ended up with the leaders in th e sa me positions as in th e first hea t - Cald well , Dorn a nd Schwarck . Rick Blackwell a nd Houston's Dan Conway were the m ain contenders in th e 250cc Expert class . Eager racers piled up at th e start of the first heat , and the race was black-flagged and re o sta rted . Blackwell got the holeshot on the second start on his Yamaha and held the lead, although Conway's Kawa saki was dangerously close. Blackwell took an early lead again in the second heat , but Conway was determined to take it away and kep.t right on Black well's tail. Bot h bikers held their wrists down and soon left the rest of the field behind. Conway .stole the lead in the backstretch a nd came over the hill ahead of Blackwell, who was not able to recapture the lead . Jerry Farmer battled out a distant third . T he first heat of the .O pen Expert class belonged to Steve Stackable . T he race sho wcas ed the style and talent that ea rned Stackable h is ren own. San Antonio's David Stutts got th e holeshot in the second race, with Stacka ble right behind , both on Yamahas. Accidents plagued th e ra ce . Kevin Schwartz's grip ca me off, a nd he went down faste r than Jerry Falwell's gavel. Stack abl e went off the tra ck, sacrificing fou r positions. Stackable overtook Jerry Fa rmer and Mark Br own for fourth , where he fi nishe d. Stu tts hel d his lead, follo wed by J ac k Beckham and J ohn Ham, both on H ondas. Results MINI M IN I: 1. Gary Stevenson; 2. J .R. lJIrose : 3. Dennis Richards. MINI JR : 1. Dave Shade : 2. Gary St evenson: 3. James Prasif ka. M INI SR: 1. Edd ie Vreeland: 2. Tommy Collier : 3. Mike Merto . 100: 1. M ik e Munav; 2. Matt TeltOfl. 125 NOV : 1. Scott Hooks: 2. Edd ie Sn ider: 3. Jackie Horner. 250 NOV: 1. Joe Gregora-: 2. Roc ky French: 3. Deney EJsiIt. OVER 30 : 1. Dave Adams: 2. Gregg lJIbbe : 3. Jac k Warren. 125 tNT: 1. Cart B- .: 2. Robert Felix; 3. Troy Pattenon. . 125 EX: 1. John Bersch : 2. Keith Eldred : 3. J aime Killion. 250 INT: 1. Cody Lipps: 2. Raben Felix; 3. Chuck Loffin. 250 EX: 1. Dan Conway (Kaw l: 2. Rick Blackwell 1Vern) 3. Willie _ ; IHu sl. OPEN INT :'I . Steve Caldwell: 2. Bill Dom: 3. Ronald Schworck. .OPEN EX: 1. David Slul1S (Veml : 2. Jack Backham (Hoo l; 3. Steve Stae!"'bIe IV~ml. line in moto one of the combined' 125cc Intermediate and Expert class was Scott Bucsanyi, as Richie Neiheis er, Da n Conway a nd Rickey Glase r surrounded hi m . Glase r eased into first pu tting Conw ay, Bucsa nyi and Ne iheiser behind him . After making the first pass of th e tricky double jumps, Glaser and Conway cleared them and quickly pulled away from the others. A mucky battle co ntinued as Glaser and Conway slopped their way through the track. On the third la p , Glaser got messed up after the double jum ps letting Conway take over th e lead. Glaser got up and going hurriedly and con tinued in second as Bu csanyi was still holding on in th ird whi le Bill Sparks had come up to fourth, Conway pressed on in first while get ting into lapped riders on the fifth lap and almost centerpunched a rider stopped in the middle of a comer. Glaser had made a superb effort to come up close to Conway by th e end of the race and proved he had the winning spirit as he led off the line in moto two putting Conway behind him. Bucsanyi and Joe Fri tz (a new comer from Ohio) were behind them till Bu csanyi go t stuck in the first com er and stall ed , endi ng u p last. O n the second la p Conway went down in a tight left turn as all th e other riders passed him, for th e m uc k ac ted like a suction cu p a nd made it hard for him to get up . Glase r led half a lap ahea d of him by the time Con way was up right again. Fri tz was still in second as John Rollo and Bill Sparks coax ed hi m to lose his concent ra tion . Co nway was practicing his best pass ing feats to com e up in the ra nks. • Glaser co ntinued to be proficient around the comers , ga ining ground on Rollo , who passed Fritz. Rollo soon ha d to con ten d with "Dynam ite" Dan who at tempted to pass hi m on the up· hill , but Rollo sai d no way, and his Ya maha pulled Co nway badly. The double jumps proved Conway's abilities as he soared by and claimed second place. Rollo fell soon afterward and stalled it in the second comer while Glaser had first place all wound up. Another promising rider, Richie Hull, had a fine ride in the combined Mini Junior and Senior class by taking the holeshot awa y from second place Blake Garland . Rounding the first tight comer, it was David Cochran, Garland and Peter Gunderson all behi nd Hull. A la p later, Gunderson go t by Garland. Hull styled over the jum ps with a trem en do us lead on Cochran who ended up only three seconds ahead of Gunderson. Hull was ou t fr ont again at the start of the second moto , Garland , Gunderson and Cochran trailing. Hull pulled away from them and cleared the double jumps as easily as the Experts did (very few riders attempted the act). . On the third lap , Gunderson fell while leading Cochran who tried to get around him and lost his concentration and high sided. He got up and going before Gunderson and finished third; Garland was second and Gunderson fourth . • Results _ . Rio MXwin 80: 1. Shawn Cool<; 2. J"""'" Fuller; 3. Gerold _ . MINI JRlSR: 1. Richie Hull (Yern); 2. David Cochron lVom): 3. Blelul GortlInd1Vern) . 125 NOV 1. Jeff Giboon lVom): 2. R..- Mce.ty; : 3. Ken Belknap (Yom). 250 NOV : 1. Den Boker IYoml: 2. Devid Cra!; 3. Den By Usa Mllcich ThornI*>n: 3. Kethy Holmen fHooI. Glaser gasses to HOUSTON, TX ,JAN. 2 Clutching into the first comer off the Rio Bravo MX Park startin 25O/OPEN INT: 1. David Weggner; 2. David OVER 30: 1. Den Boker lVom); 2. Clerk Kent (Yom): 3. Richerd 5 _ (Hull. ALl EX: 1. ~ oc-t; 3. JolIn _Ricky(Yom). lVom): 2. Den 125INT: 1. Rld1le _ : 2. - . _lSuzl. eon-v

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