Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

·~ NORiiiiRNDATEiINE·~~~""··h~u_AI"k I J orgensen, K ey take Newman ST wins By Marty Scott N EWMAN, CA , FEB. 27 Winston Pro Series co-point leader Alex ]orgensenheld the local hot shoes off, taking the 500cc Expert win. and Mark Key led wire to wire to take th e 250cc Expert win as th e Westside. Eagles Motorcycl e Cl ub h eld th eir final Winter Series short tra ck a t Hills Ferry Speedway toni ght. Mikie Macedo wasted n o time in jumping into th e 80cc Expert lead as h e led exitin g turn two on his Oilzall Racing Castor-sponsor ed y z. Freita s, who go t off fifth, wa s running th e wh eels off his Dave Bird waterpumper, but th ere would be no ca tch in g Macedo, th e Mini Ex pert winner a t the Astrodom e just three weeks before, a nd Freitas had to settle for seco nd with R onnie H ayes third. Kurt Chan dler, wh o is ou t to make p eople forget how well brother Doug rod e their Salina s Kaw asaki KX250, too k th e high line aro udn th e pack a nd ran away with th e 250cc Junior win. Sco tt Nai l took seco nd over Todd Beecher and Danny McDonnell. Mark Key pulled the hol eshot in th e 250cc Expert main o n his McGill 's Yama ha over Dave Walden 's Dave Bird Honda and Donny Howard . H oward went by Walden on lap four and set out for Key, but th e laps would run out, with Key taking the wire-to-w ire win despite Howard 's best pressure o n th e final lap. Walden was third over Bru ce J ohnson. T he 500cc Expert main had pl enty o f exci teme nt. David Boyles took th e lead on th e green over Chris Carr and Alex J orge nse n . T he Can-Am pilots battled throughout th e next two laps for secon d with J orgensen and his thumper taki ng second on lap three ov er Carr's two- stroke. Ch ri s tri ed to ta ke it back on th e o u tside, but Alex closed th e door. Boyles was unable to p ull away, and a ll three stayed close. Jorge nsen took over th e lead as th e five-la p sign came ou t a n d would lead to th e fin ish . Boyles held on for second and Carr was th ird on th e J orgy's 400. • Results .. 100 EX: 1. Winkie Freitas (Yam); 2. Scon casey (Yam~ 3. Tom Carr ig er (Yam). BO J R: 1. J ell Raymond (Vam). 80 EX: 1. Mikie Macedo (Yam); 2. Wink ie Freita s (Yam ); 3. Ron Hayes (Vam). PEE WEE ; 1. Scott Br icker (Varn i. 250 NOV ; 1. Jon Nunez (Yam); 2. Cra ig Johnson (Yaml. 250 JR ; 1. Kurt Chandler IKaw); 2. Scott Nai l (Ya ml; 3. Tod d Beecher (Yam) . 2 5 0 EX 1. Mark Key (Vam); 2 . Don Howard (Yaml; ; 3. Da.e Welden (Hon). OPEN NOV; 1 . Gary Ackerman (Yam) . DPEN JR ; 1. SCott Nail. OPEN EX; 1. Alex Jorgensen IC·AI; 2. Da.id Boyle s (Hon ); 3. Chr is Carr (C-AI. Preston pounces atSHR MX up th e hill , arou nd th e turn a n d th ro u g h the checke r. .. n eith er one backed down . Onl y a n officia l ruling could claim th at close of a fin ish. Swearengin wa s credited with th e win. Troy Barazoto and Ste ve Lewi s led the fir st ra ce up th e hill to tangle bar s as th e o th er 125cc E xperts passed them by. Making his way arou nd a nd taking command of th ee first pl ace position was Mik e Preston's Suzu ki foll ow ed closel y by Spoof Pen a , Mark H earns and Dana Waxham. T he fo ur riders kept th e pace pretty even , an d Waxh am m ade th e fi rs t p a ss o n H earns on th e downh ill. On th e next lap Waxham passed Perra's Honda in the sa me pl ace. By now Preston had a huge lead, a n d th e battl e for thi rd was betw een Pena and Hearns. Hearns go t by Pena, an d Mik e Wh al en appeared o n Pena 's rear tire. H ea rns h eld o nto third, a nd o n th e last lap , Whal en gra bbed fourth , co m ing from 20th positio n on th e first lap. Preston , ri ding for Jorgy's in Stockto n, held on for a number o ne p lacing. Pen a ca me back to hol esh o t m o to two an d im p rove his ninth pl ace finish . Waxham wa s in seco n d again, a nd Preston put on th e p ressure. Waxh am an d Preston both went high in a berm and tan gl ed bars , both staying on and keep in g Pen a in sigh t. Preston went to t he o u tside but co u ld n ' t m ake the pass. Wh a le n worked his way up to vie for seco n d place, too. Waxham sli p pe d by Pen a in hopes of sha k i n g Preston, but P reston slip pe d by on the n ext corner a n d began breathing o n Waxham 's rear fender with o n ly two laps to go. Preston went to th e inside of th e last tu rn a nd passed Waxham , holding first position for th e last lap a n d th e overa ll. Wa xh am , after a ba tt le with Pr eston in th e 125s, took o n Doug McR ae in th e 250cc Ex pe rts . Waxham get s th e hol esh ot foll ow ed close ly by McRae, Stua rt Colem an and Don Cl ark. Vernon Forsy the an d J erry Brandt went down, holding up severa l ri ders as Wax ham a nd McRae gained di stan ce. On lap four, Cl ark took over fifth pos it ion. McR ae p us hed Wax ham o n every jump, trying to see who co u ld o ut distance th e ot he r, bu t Waxha m 's S uz u ki ga i ned yar dage o n t he straights. McRae went to th e inside of Chicken Coop corner bu t co uldn't mak e the pass. Side by side , they approached lapped riders, and Waxh am m anu evered t hrough first. McRae p us hed it on the do wnh ill of th e last lap and hit Waxham 's rea r tire to slide out. No t losing h is posi tion , but losi ng precious tim e, he sett led for seco nd. Wax ham led moto two with Co lema n a nd McRa e ho t on his tail. Coleman went do wn o n lap two , givin g McR ae a clear shot for Wa xh am bu t not getti ng close en ough to worry Waxham this tim e. La rry Co leman took over third with Tom McKinney • fou rth . By Sally Sideliner Results ' BR E NTWOOD, CA, FEB . 21 125EX: 1. Mike Pre ston ISul); 2. Dana Wa xham (S Ul ); 3 . Mike Whalen (Yam). 1251NT: 1. Steve Nauman (Hon); 2. Dayid •• , ' j. " . . . CeDtral PipeliDe 'Landr um leads at Rio night M X By Lisa Milcich HOUSTON, TX , FEB. 19 Expert action saw Kyle .Landrum leading the pack off the line of the first moto at Rio Bravo's night track with Dan Conway, Kevin Schwartz and Jerry Surber, Jr. , at his heels. Landrum rocketed off the stadium-style jumps with Conway in hot pursuit. Rickey Glaser and Surber were fighting for third as David McClain was getting near enough to make a bid for it also. He slid by Surber on the third lap. Landrum led Conway till the fourth lap when he lost his balance going over a set of whoops giving Conway the advantage he was looking for to take over the lead. Landrum regained his com posure and stayed ahead of third place Glaser. Kawasaki took first and second as Conwa y led Landrum to the checkered flag. Glaser held onto his third, fourth going to McClain. Landrum holes hot the second moto while Conway slipped in behind him , and Charlie Brown came around for th ird. Glaser stuffed out Surber claiming fourth and passed Brown by the third lap. Landrum wasn't giving up a thing for his first place and performed ac cordingly. On the eighth lap when Conwa y was close enough to take away Landrum's first , he flew off the tricky stadium jumps and landed sideways. He tried to save it but slid off the back fender raising the bike up into the air as it smashed against the solid wood fence on the side of the track. The front tire rested on the top of the fence . and the bike stayed upright till Conway pulled it back down. The accident resulted in the loss of his front brake. By the 11th lap , Landrum had a super safe buffer zone between himself and Glaser. Conway was in third till McClain passed him and made the fatal mistake of looking back , lett ing Conway flash by him . I would like to send a special note of speedy recovery to Kathy Holman, a well respec ted rider who had an unfortunate accident: with another rider while racing in the 125cc Intermedi ate class. T he end of the evening report from the ambulance attendant was that she bruised some back mu scles and would be sore for a while. Results 60: 1. Shawn Coo k; 2. Barrett Bush !Yam); 3. Michael Tyler (Yam). ao OPEN: 1. Edd ie Vr eeland (Yam); 2. Kit Vick (Yam); 3. Tommv Collier (Yam), M INIS: 1. Eddie Vreeland (Varni; 2. Richie Hull (VarnI; 3. Kit Vick lVem ). 125 NOV : 1. Daryl Au stin !Yam); 2. Loyd Clayton ; 3. Jeffrey Arnold IKawI. • 125INT: 1. Jerry LeBlanc ISull; 2. Ken Fox lKawl; 3. Rob Neigh~ser . 250 nov: 1. Eddie Jones (Hon); 2. Jay Heichelbeim IHan ); 3. Craig Helmore. 250/OPEN INT: 1. Ron Susman ; 2. Tommy Hudson; 3. Robert Groover . OVER 30: 1. David Hubbard; 2. Randy Blackwell; 3. T.D. Smith lHusl. EX: 1. Kyle Landrum IKawl; 2. Dan Conway lKawl; 3. Rickey Glaser lVaml. 3-WHEELER; 1. Mike Pool; 2. Jack Jones; 3. Matt Reister. Mont ~ V e ts a n d Old Timers r eall y put gomery IVa m l; 3. W ill Ak ers (VarnI. so m e e n er gy in to their racing 3. ~; ~~~~~.Todd Mitchall (Ya m l; 2. S. Cu mm ings; OT JR; 1. Craig Bostard (Sul). a t Sand Hill Ranch 's toda y OT INT; 1. Bob Collins (M a i). motocross, Bob Porter's Maico OT EX; 1. Don Swearengin (Yam ). 250 EX: 1. Dana Waxham (Sull: 2. Doug McRae grabbed th e lead but quickl y los t it to (Yam); 3 . Larry Coleman (Husl. Don Swearengin 's Yamaha. At the VET EX; 1 . Peter Dill (Mai ). hill P did VET INT; 1. Ste.e Bevelacqua (Yam) . top 0 f t h e l orter passe • s ow e VETJR : 1. Gary Estas. . for an instant to fix his goggles, and 250 INT ;.I . Georg. Hopper (Veml; 2. Jell Verlin Swearengin zipped by again. Side by (Suzt 3. Mlk~ Ornallas (Hon). .. Co OPEN EX. 1. D... Myth.n (Mal). 2. wayne side .around .Chicken , Op.cQrner• •.•. ~ •. ArcherIYJunt .3.)(.nBerO'lMai)~ 4 . 4 48 . Ne. Medco-Colorado-WyoadDg-Moataaa-North Dakota -So u th Da Pickard slithers to third straight at Scottsville enduro By Denman Shaffer top honors at the Scottsville Enduro Club's grueling event. Pickard dropped 31 points to edge Suzuki rider Gene Kyson, who dropped 38 points aboard a PE175 . The Texas State Championship En , duro Circuit (TSCEC)-sanctioned run was a severe test of men and machines, as the two-loop , 40-mile course was satu rated from several weeks of constant rain. Winding throughout the piney wood hills of east Texas and crossing many creeks , the course even tually became a mud bath. Only 121 out of 351 starters were able to finish , with many of those completing only the 50-mile short course. Fonner Supercross rider Pickard is sponsored by Lewisville Cycles in Lewisville, TX , and has claimed the last three TSCEC runs in a row. The KTM people are all smiles about the TSCEC circuit, as fellow Texan Joe Dixon won the first four circuit rides to give KTM a clean sweep of the Texas circuit this year. Dixon was a victim of mud at Scottsville and DNF . Oveall A winner Gene Kyson led a contingent of riders from Shreveport, Louisiana's Dusty Wheels M.C. who scored well. Kyson is the defending Southern Enduro Rdiers Association (SERA) Senior A class champion, scoring seven class wins in 1981. He has made a serious dent in the Texas circuit so far in 1982; competing in the tough 200cc A class, Kyson has three top five finishes in three outings, including two overall A wins. Results DV ERALl: 1. Bobby Pickard IKTMI31. OVERALL A : 1. Gene Kyoon lSuz) 38. OVERALL B; 1. Vietor Ostrowski 19B1. OVERALL W OMEN : 1. Brenda Pr8lt 133). 125 A: 1. Jell Kring (77) ; 2. Ed W adley 11901. 125 B: 1. Joel DuB"'" (105); 2. Todd Snider (190); 3. D""" M_s III (195). 200 A: 1. Don Engeling 157);2. Roy Pool (71) ; 3. John Boreing 1871; 4. Jim McCartney (263). 200 B; 1. Ronnie Dement 11191; 2. John Fisher 1 1251 ; 3. Pat Bowen 11271; 4. James Mann (138); 5. Randy ThrMher 11411. 200 C: 1. James Franks 1191; 2. Randy Rigors (26) ; 3. Rodney BartllCh (27) ; 4. Dale Roach (331 5. Rich Trow ; (34) . 250 A: 1. Mike Goertz 162»); 2. Bill Hite 163) 3. James ; Willett 11 011 4. Bob McKn;ght 11161; 5. Art Martin ; 11291. 250 B: t . Pat McGraw 11 05); 2. Denman Sheller 11111; 3. Don Klinker 11271; 4. Frank Hinds 11411; 5. Robert Poche 11 54). OPEN A: 1. Doug Vule 161 ); 2. Cherles Campbell (156); 3. Doug LaeI193I. OPEN B: 1. Phillip Pierce 11 001;2. Randy Kiaam 11 001 ; 3. Bob Clark 11051; 4. Chris Funk 11101; 5. M ike Strickland 1127 ). OPEN C; 1. Alan Coll ins (25); 2. Mark Faries 1281; 3. Charles Grimes (40 ); 4. Bob Barnes 149). WOMEN A: 1. An ita Jones; 2. Linda Engeling; 3. Joan Webster. SR; 1. Will Hendr ix 1 ; 2. Rich ie Gardner 1 631 1271 3. ; All en Tu ell (159). SUPER SR; 1. Ray Rogers 149 ). Poovey wins Ross Downs ST o pen er By Bob Bagwell COLLEYV IL LE, TX, FE B. 21 Fast m o vin g Te rry P oovey , fresh from his expol i ts at t he H ouston Astrodome, put on a s h o w for e veryo ne by winning every thi n g he entered to ni ght a t th e Ross Downs short track . Terry says h e was j us t pra cti cin g. If th at was p ractice, I su re wou ld hat e to ride agai nst h im whe n h e got plumb serious. Amateur short tra ckers T racy Polso n, Jason Fesrivan , Tob by J ordon. a nd Chuck Beuch all we re victorious in th eir he at a nd m ain events. Pro rider C har lie Orr swe p t everyo ne in th e 500-750cc main. T he regular Saturday night short track and motocross racing season starts April 3 and continues through September. SCOTTSVILLE T , X, FEB. 21 K TM .d r B bb P' k d n 0 y I car stretched hIS hot streak to three lls ' b ki h overa ,'10 .a ',r.ow , y ta lDR .t e , . , .. . . . , . ., ., • ,([:ontinued to page 50) e.

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