Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

1ada· Northern California·Northern Nevada·Oregon-Washington·ldaho-Utah·AI UNBELIEVEABLE I• Hickman doubles at Shockey Benefit MX By Marty Gregory BOI SE. !D. MA R. 14 Wa rren " P ud" Hickman was a double winner at th e Loren Shock ey Be n efi t Motocross sponsored b y the O wyh ee Motorcycle C lub. Pud bla sted lO back to -back wins in both mot os of both 250cc a nd O pen Expert cla sses to assert his dom inance of th e famous Peacefu l Cove tra ck. The event WdS h eld under un certain Ida h o skies a nd. whi le m ildly uncomfortable for sp ectators. was a ll a racer co u ld as k for. The tra ck wa s in absolutely beautiful co ndition with traction to be found in ab un dan ce. The big bik es. es pecia lly . were really hooking' up! Proceed s from th e race went to help with expenses for co nva lesci ng Loren Sh ock ey. wh o in jured hi s right leg a t a recent race in Nevada . Loren has been raci ng' in a nd aroun d Idaho since he was but a wee tyke a nd ca n a lwa ys be co unted o n lo g-i ve th e specta tors a t a n O wyh ee M.C. mot ocross the ir money's wo rt h. Shockey W'dS in attenda nce toda y. motoring about on a donated-for-the-day Honda AT\'. O ut on the track, the action wa s fast a n d fu rious in th e Expert classes. The fi na l 250cc ra ce saw Ma rk Ol berding' (Ya m) take an earl y lead a nd trv (va in ly) to hold off the ha rd -cha rg in g H ick man brothers. P ud (Ya m) ended up firs t wh ile brother Ed (Su z) also got by O lberdi ng for second. T he Open Expert even t fea tured a trem endo us ba u lt- between Wa rren Hi ck m a n a n d George Colingham (Ya m) . Co lli ngha rn held fast to h is lead unt il the la ter la ps and . even af ter bein g passed , h un g o n g-a mely lo mak e su re H ickma n did n' t bobble. T he 480 a nd 490cc mach ines were rea lly in th eir elemen t o n th e long . fast stra ig h t approachi ng th u ph ill sweeper befo re tilt' "Sa nd H il l. " T he big bik es look ed to hitt ing u p ward s of 70 as th ey cres ted th e j u mp a t the end o f th e sandwash. All in a ll...a nea t even t. Perfect m o tocro ss raci ng' co ndi tio ns . A beau tifull y pre pared track . A very thought ful ca u se . Racers and club members a li ke shou ld be p ro ud . Results MI NI EX: 1. Cory Banon. 125 EX: 1. Derrick Per sonett e (Suz); 2 . Tom Fitzgerald (Vam); 3. Oavid Barn o_ i (Suz). 250 EX: r . Wa rren Hickman (Yam ); 2 . Ed Hick man (SUl); 3. Marl< Olbe rd ing (Yam) . OPEN EX: 1. Wa r ren Hickman (Yam ); 2. Geor ge Coll ing ha m (Yam): 3 . Da nn v Lees (Hon ). Holt rides and slides at Medford MX By Claude T. Babb WHIT E CITY. O R. MAR . 14 On ly a sma ll field of riders showed up toda y a t th e Medford MX to ride in th e mud a n d drizzle. The track was well groom ed at p rac tice tim e. bu t man y ride rs found th e mud tirin g by the end o f the da y. Ou r o wn track mentor Fritz Martin fo und every possibl e o ffca m ber just to mak e it even tougher. Ou r o n ly Pro o f th e day. Ted H o lt . ridi ng' a Krau se Ra cing-sponsored S uzu ki 125. ran with th e 125cc Experts. a nd after Fighting back man y ha rd charges by Dan Knigh t o f Ashla nd . a lso on a S uzuki . H olt showed Just another Awesome Sale from the guys at Berts Motorcycles wha t it takes to ride a I25cc machi ne in th e slick. Casey St uve a nd Greg H olmber g a lso ca me to rid e wit h Stuve coming o u t o n to p a fter two motos. Scott H o llcn bea k a nd Mark Peterso n WOII the 250cc an d O pen j un ior classes. turni ng in grea t gu uy rides. With no Min i Experts sh o win g . a ll th e 80cc Minis ra n a t o nce with Rob Wa lker first In term ed ia te and j oel Si tts first Mini juni o r. Ou r da y looked wet . muddy a nd do wnrigh t m iserable to passersb y. but to motocro ss freaks in O rego n it was j us t a nothe r day of great raci ng. J\PR\L 1, ' '" ONL'( REG.1 19.95 NOW ONLY 69~ PEE WE E: 1. M ar c Cobb (SUl): 2 . Ch ris Walker (Hon). MINI JR : 1. Joel Sin s (Suz); 2. Mark DeGarmo (Yam); 3. Marc Cobb (SUl). MI NI INT: 1 . Rob W alker (Yam); 2. Randy K ing (Yam); 3. Cory Wa it e (Yam) . M INI SR: 1. Sho n Han (Vam). 125 JR ; 1. Casey Stuve (Suz); 2. Greg Holmberg (Yamt 3. Steve ForSl er (Vaml. . 125 EX; 1. Brad J oh ns on (Yam ); 2. Eddie Skelton (SUl). 125 PRO: 1. r ed Hol t (Suz). . 250 JR : 1. Seon Holle nbeak (Yam ); 2. W arr en Chase (Suz); 3. Car l SiltS (Suz). OPEN J R; 1. Ma rk Peterson (Suz); 2. M ike Sins (M ail· • TOP QUALITY LEATHER CONSTRUCTION • STEEL TOE • REINFORCED HEEL & ANKLE • SIMPLE BUCKLE SYSTEM • HEAVY PADDING • VIBRAM SO LE • ALL SIZES IN STOCK FROM 6 1/2 TO 13 Church, Harry spilt Eugene mud bath wins By Clay Ught Don't miss this geat sale. EUGENE, O R. MAR. 14 been n o th in g short o f m iserabl e wea ther wise . a lt houg h raci ng pro ved to be excellent o n this cold. rain y. clo udy day . Seventeen 125cc Novices ga ve th e specta to rs what th ey pa id for a n d circu la ted very quickl y arou n d th e 2.0 mi le co u rse witho u t difficulty. Mo to o ne had Larry Brurnwell (He rb 's Cycles Ya m) pull th e hol esh ot a n d sli the r into turn o ne a hea d o f Mik e Tobin (Ya m o f Cotta ge G ro ve) a nd Ala n Fish er (Euge ne Suz ). T hese three riders were th e dom inant force in thi s mud-marr ed race. By la p two . Brumwell had o pe ned u p a spectac u lar lead o ver Tobi n. who . in turn had th e sa me sized lead ove r Fish er who had a th reesome d ice behi nd h im wh ich consisted of Rega n Cum mings (Ya m). Don Shelton (Roger Wien s/Hon ) an d O .j. Wa rn er (Suz Sport s Ce n ter) . Bru m well pulled a head by smoo th. co nsistent rid in g in th e la ter stages to la p the maj orit y of the pack a n d tak e th e checke red flag ahead of Tobi n and Fish er . Seco nd rno to was a lso a Bru rnwell runaw a y. T he young Yamaha ri der d id it to 'em o nce again off th e start with Tobi n and Ti m Cooper (E ugene H on ) following. Co oper yielded to Fis her ea rly in the race whe n Cooper co llected a roost of m ud in th e eyes (as d id man y o f the riders ). M ud pl ayed ha voc tod ay; th e hot set up. as a lways. was get th e hol esh ot or get o u t o f th e way . Bru m well kept the th ro ttle turned on to tak e the flag this mot o as well follo wed by T ob in . Fish er . She lton. Cu mm ings an d Todd Kren ik (Yam) . The Pro rid ers agai n had a lackl uster turnou t. T here was only tw o 250cc Pros a nd four I25cc Pros wh en th e first m oto ro lled aro u n d. Those who did show lip to do batt le were no t goi ng to let the slo p py co ndi tio ns ge t th e best of them. T he 250cc Pro rid ers decid ed no t to co ntest at th e la st m oment; Roy Da vis is fresh o ff a n in jury a nd elected not to risk it so 23 EGOoD SALE PRIC TOP QUALITY MOTOCROSS BOOTS Results Moth er Nature .o n ce again turned against southern Oregon _ motocrossers at ERA motocross. For th e last five races, it h as . PERSONAL CHECKS Berts Motorcycles MONEY MOTORCYCLE MALL 900W. Foothill rz: ~ ~ PHONE ORDERS WELCOME ORDERS [II) Azusa. 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