Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

'lrthern Nevada·Oregon·Wallhington-ldaho-Utah'Alaska·Canada- Northern California-Northern Nevada-Oregon-Washington-idaho-Utah-Al , DATELINE BO JR 12-16 MOD : 1. Jelt Sills (Yam); 2. Scott Stone (VarnI; 3. Mitch Farmer (Yam). 80 INT 9 -11 MOD : 1. Larry Ward (Kaw); 2. Kyle lewis (Kaw). 80 JR 9-11 MOD : 1. Mika Pascaralla (Yam); 2. Uoyd Groen (Kaw). 60JR/INT B: 1. Ronnie Densford(Yam); 2. Jimmy Buton (Yam); 3 . Robbie Pascarella (Yam ). 60JR/INT9 ·11 : 1. Shawn Kalos (Suzl; 2. Steven Kotajarvi (Yam); 3. J immy Clay (Yaml. 125 INT DIV 1: 1. Rod Engel (Yam); 2. Tom Engel (Suz); 3. Mike Fisher (Suz). 125 INT DIV 2: 1. Tracy Meaks (Kawl; 2. Will Akars (Yam); 3. Bill Clontz (Yam). Oveland dominates CarnegieMX By Bill Cather LIVERMORE, CA , FEB. 7 It 's not very often a new track like the one at Carnegie Cycle Park opens up, and when it does, it's bound to raise a few eyebrows Steve Kotajarvi won 60cc Junior 9-11 while Shawn Kalos took 60cc Intermediate 9-11 at Prairie City. Bethards bests Brush Riders GP Photos by Darlene Castle SHELTON, WA, JAN. 31 The second annual grand prix billed as the Seattle Brush Riders Supercross Kick-Off was definitleya ground sha ker with 40 nearl y 200 riders sh owing up to brave th e cold weather. Although rain had darken ed th e skies for a wee k prio r, Sunday morning at the Mason County Fairgrounds dawned crisp and clear. Entries ca me from Canada, Wash ington and Oregon. Classes were broken into four ca tago ries: Brush Light (200ccand under), Brush Heavy (201cc and up), Motocross (any size), a nd Masters (riders 30 and over). The five mile course was demanding with over 50% of the tra ck being brand new. Brush Light was first race of th e day with 45 riders on th e starting line. Grass covered fields , fire roads and enduro-type trails made up the bulk of the course. As the green flag went down, two Honda-mounted riders leaped out front. In first pl ace was Rob Goodwin with Steve Smith nearly in h is hip pocket and Ron Howick a very close third. One hour and 12 minutes later, th e checkered flag dropped with Goodwin 16 seconds ahead of Smith, and Howick 12 seconds behind Smith. Second ra ce of the da y was Bru sh Heavy. Fifty-six riders filled th e sta rting line. Kevin Bethards, a strong yo un g enduro rider and son of a former gold medal Six Day team rider, showed everyone what it's all about. Bethards grabbed the holeshot and never looked back until the checkered, leading the race all the way. Brad Sears and Richard Merritt battled for second with Merritt holding Sears off for three laps. On the fourth lap, Sears put on a drive a n d took over second place with Merritt in hot pursuit right to the finish. Race number three was Motocross, a run-what-you-brung class wi th the winner receiving a Hangtown entry, $200 cash and a Red Dot tire, two Supercross tickets and an assortment of accessories. Doug Taylor wanted it bad. He dropped the hammer on his 125 and held the lead until the fifth lap when Lance Richotte took over the lead. On the final lap, Taylor was right on Richotte's fender and regained the lead only a few feet from the finish to win. The final race of the day saw 51 Seniors line up. Claude Hislop proved to be the man to beat with Tom T racy a cl o se secon d follo wed b y Pat Mar in acci. The day ended with a n a wa rd presenta tio n an d a lo t of h app y peop le. The Black Hills Din R iders who presen ted th e race th an k a ll th e rid ers a nd sponsors fo r ma king the event a super success . . Results BRUSH UGHT: 1. Rob Goodw in (Han); 2. Steve Smith (Han); 3. Ron Hawick. BRUSH HEAVY: 1.K ev in Bet hards; 2. Brad Sears; 3 . Richard Merritt. MOTOCROSS: 1. Doug Taylor; 2. Lanc e Richotte; Kelly Almquist . MASTERS: 1. Claude Hislop ; 2. Tom Tracy; 3. Pat Mar inacci. Golden State Sportsmen play at Prairie City By Bill Spencer SACRAMENTO, CA , JAN. 30 Opposing the bad weather for round five of thee Continental Mow-sport Club/Preston Petty Golden State Series was a more typically beautiful Cal ifornia weeken d with clear, bright and warm racing weather for th e almost 300 Sports-man troops still on th e warpath for th e ti tles and goodi es. Point leader Ron Knarr adding to his 250cc Junior total with a win , a n d Bill Glore took over th e lead in 250cc -In terrnediate. Prairie Cit y OHV Park offered some of its H angtown terrain , a nd the troops seemed h appy eno ug h with the toughness of it a ll with almost two m iles of ups and downs and th e tr ick y off-camber operation that makes this the Hangtown National ra ce track. Open class combinations opened up the day with Russ Davidson taking the Intermediate overall and adding points to his series total while]. W. Hansen kept the fro nt spot his with a second overall. Tom Sweeney combined a 2-4 for third over Chris Mallory who moved up in the system as Chris Iri gary crashed out in the seco nd round and lost a spot. Ron Knarr was abl e to put a few points on Frank Valadao in the 250cc Junior contest, Rich Mythen separa ting the two with thee second overall spot. Knarr won overall with a 1-2 count to Mythen's 4-1 and Valado in at 3-3 in very close racing. Bill Glore, Beaver Ellis and Mike Guasch had the pattern straight for the first division of 250cc Inter- medi ates with even sco res for th e first three spots. Guasch a nd his Palo Alt o Yamaha led eac h event with lot s o f roo m until th e last few laps when h e tired. He will lik el y ge t back o n th e trai n ing sched u le in the nea r fu ture. Po int leader Ri ck Boiteau did not fa ir well. Di vision o ne o f the 125cc Jun iors started o u t with a pack o f gi rls in hot pu rsuit as th ey co m bined th e Powder Puffers . It was no su rp rise whe n Doren e Pa yne ca me th rough in th e to p 10 of th e bo ys' cla ss a nd a no the r easy win for Hi Point/ND/ T subak i and Fremont Cycle Center. Wes Furrh won the first portion and added points to ta ke th e series lead wh ile T om Murphy wo n th e second division event with a 4-2 score over John Piper ( 1-5) a n d Ph il Rose (7-3). Kyle Fleming came ba ck stro ng in th e 80cc Modified portion with two wins for h is Su zuki, Rick Fleming taking seco nd a nd holding the ser ies lead. Chris Stew art h ad a pair of threes over Steve Gilbert (5-6) and Wafer Schaffer (8-4). Rod Engel moved up the series list with a win in th e first division of I25cc In term edi ates over brother Tom. Mik e Fisher got third over Taylor Mar cell and Brett Redman , who still lists Sou th Afri ca as home. Tracy Meeks took over th e series' hottest battle with a pair of aces in the seco n d division over Will Akers (3-2), an d Bill Cl ontz adde d a few p oints with third a t 2-3. Bruce J ackman took fourth with a pair of fours to keep th e battle a biggy. Ser ies class leader Mike Larson d idn 't h ave such a good da y with a 6-5 for fifth . T h is fight could be the classic right down to th e wire. Sta y tuned. Results 500 INT: 1. Russ Davidson (5uz); 2. J. Hansen 3. Tom Sweenay (Yam). SOOJR: 1. John Hard (Mai~ 2. Jeff Herndon (Mai) ; 3. Mike Hillygus (Yam). BOJR 12-16 STK: 1. Jason Knowles (Kaw); 2. Jeff Clifton (Yam): 3. Jolt Sills (Yam). BO INT 12· 16 STK: 1. Chris Stewort (Kaw); z .Steve Gilbert (Yam); 3. Gary Riekki (Yam). 250JR: 1. Ron Knarr (Mai); 2. Rich Mythen (Mai) ; 3. Frank Valadao (Han). 250 INT OIV 1: 1. Bill Glora(Husl; 2. Beavar Ellis (Suz); 3. Mika Guasch (YamI. 250 INT DIV2: 1. Curtis Clark(Sull; 2. Carl Nunes (Yam); 3. Keith Myers (Mail . 80 INT 9·11 STK: 1. Kyle Lawis (Kaw); 2. Larry Ward (Kaw). • BO JR 9 -11 STK: 1. Mika Pascaralla (Yaml; 2. Anthony Franch (yam) ; 3. Lloyd Groen (Kawl . 125 JR DIV 1: 1. Was Furrh (SUl); 2. Dan Hovis (Yam); 3. Sta.. Collins. (Yam ~ PP: 1. Dorene Payne (Hon); 2. Marcy Zeissler (Suzl; 3. Jaanie Morgan (Kaw). 125JR DIV2: 1. Tom Murphy (Suz); 2. JohnPipar (Suz); 3. Phil Rosa (SUl) . 100 JR/INT: 1. Taylor Marall (Yam~ 2. Ronnia Hawkins (Yam). BOINT 12-16 MOD : 1. Kyla Fleming ISUl); 2. Rich Fleming IYem); 3. Chris Stawart (Kew). Most of the riders stood in awe as they first set their eyes on the track. Without a doubt , it is National caliber course. The super wide mile-and-ahalf track winds up , down and around the hills with an elevation change that has got to be over 500 feet . The first race of the da y was the 125cc Experts. The first couple of laps were relatively slow compared to the way the race finished. Many of the riders were hesitant 10 really go fast at first. No one had ridden the course before, and the re were very few lines through all th at grass . Lap times were around two and half minutes , and all the Experts went 12 laps . The winner of the first mota was Jim Olsen on a Yamaha. Olsen had his problems in the second mota and had to settle for a fifth . The 125cc Novice class was the second race, and many thought it would be one crash after another. How wrong we all were. Brad Wiget blazed both motos for two first place finishes and the overall. Paul Van Horsen challenged Wiget for the lead in the first mota as both riders took turns out front. Van Horsen didn't go quite as fast in the second moto as he finished third. Ron Bradley rocketed off the starting line for the holeshot on the 250cc Novice race. On the fourth lap, Glenn Drummond got by; later, Randy Canale also went by Bradley. All of the 250s handled themselves very well and seemed to get the hang of riding on the hills rather quickly. The 250cc Experts were the fastest bikes on the track, expecially Phil Oveland and his Husky. Oveland had abilities that put him far out in front of his competition from the word go. Doug McRae. on the other hand, had is work cut out for him. McRae spent the first six laps trying to catch Hondamounted Jon Nauman. He finally got by at the top of the hill and hung on to his second-place spot until the finish. The start of the second mota saw the only real crash of the day, a spectacular one at that. Somehow Nauman got bent out of shape about 40 yards before the first tum. Had he been by himself, there probably wouldn't have been any problems; however , Dannie Hawkins was right behind him . Nauman got sideways, and Hawkins hit him square, which sent them both flying through the air. Hawkins' bike suffered damages which prevented him from picking up the pieces and going on . Nauman was pretty shaken up from the spill but seemed to be all right . All in all, it was a very good day of racing, and the response to the new track was overwhelming. It was the kind of course the Experts found challenging, yet one that even the

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