Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Southern California-Arizona-Southern Nevada- Southern Callforilla-Arlzona-Southern Neva4 Western hotline a nd by m ota 's end inched hi s wa y into th ird . With the rn oto winding down . from second 10 fifth . a ll racers were handlebar 10 handlebar. T a ylor was the o nly man with breathing space. Crossing th e fini sh lin e in second was Peterson with Cable secure in third. When they gathered on the grid for their second round, Ta ylor was ready , for a double win. He grabbed the holeshot and led a warring pack up the start hill. Taylor soo n left the ma dness behind an d a dice to defy de scri p tion we nt down bet wee n Rodgers, Dale and Micky Dymond for the runner- up slot. Dal e finall y broke loose and into second, .where he wo ul d stay 10 the fin ish . table was back in action a nd lost .no time in slidi ng into third. Wi th positions changi ng on every la p, Dymond gra bbed th ird pl ace by mota 's end followed by Dal e in second. Tay lor crossed over for the class wi n. Dale scooped up second place loo t and Rod gers' smooth 4-4 ride netted him third p lace money. 10206 Collett Ave. Sepulveda, CA 91343 (2 13 ) 892-3703 Berm Sugg. Shot List Price C\J 00 ..... Q') Oakley 0/20 $20.00 $16.00 Goli!lles 17.56 C arrera 98 21.95 . G1 Goggles 15.95 Scott #89 19.95 Gogg!es 29.20 Jofa Chest 36.50 Protector JJ 27 3.95 Foam G rips 4.95 4.25 Oury G rips 5.25 4 .76 Oakley Grips 5.95 . 25.95 . 20.75 Chromoly '.'Works"Bars 14.50 Carbon Steel :17.95 Bars AXO Boots 139.00 116.96 All Sizes 12.95 Boot Savers 15.95 80.95 Porsche 99.95 Design Sunglasses 6.52 Tie Downs 8.15 17.57 Cycle Am 21.95 Front Fender Vented 12.80 C Am ycle 15.95 Rear Fender T". 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MAR . 28 O n the back track at Saddleback, wit h a storm threatening to lash out m mornentarily, a hea rty band of Ca li fornia Racing Club rnotocrossers was turned loo se. What ens ued was lightening fast action from start 10 finish. For the Open Int ermedia tes. Alan Olson . a Veteran racer mounted on a Whe elsmith Maico. fought his way throughout both mot os for victory. The first round of acti on brought a taste of victory 10 Gl en Wells. o ut of racing for nearly a year a nd now back on the track with a Honda Sup- port ride from Ed Kretz Honda. It was Wells ' mota from wire to wi re. After a duel for the holeshot, Wells found himself hounded byanother Veteran. Marino Bastionell. Rod ger McCake (Suz) a nd Ol son rounded out the top fo ur. The rest of the field was insane with a combined .class of 125 and Open Int ermediat es all in ches apart. For the O pen riders, the d uel went down for second between Cucamonga Yama ha ace Don Glover a nd Ol son as Wells took command, G lover finished out the mo ta in second, hold ing Olson to third. When the big bo re -machi nes came to life for their second enco unt er. Wells once more led the charge wit h McCake and O lson right alongside. Run ni ng a tigh t T formation. Wells fought to ho ld McCak e and Olson back but slowly found himself losing ground a nd having 10 settle for the fourth place slo t. The race belonged to Ol son . He fin all y slipped a wheel under McCake for th e lead . McCake fought 10 hold Gl over a t bav bUI bv more's end had to settle for third. O'lson led th e wa y, taking down top honors for the da y. Gl over scoo ped up second overa ll. a nd McCake ca me home third. good for fourth o vera ll. Wells crossed the lin e in fo urth , taking third overa ll. Hangtown may have lured man y of the leading Pros awa y. but the Saddleback cro wd found itself treated 10 a super 250cc Pro contest with David Taylor in command. H e scooped upa pair of wins for the day . When they blasted ou t of th e ga te for their first moro, Todd Pe terson turned his Yamaha loose and led an unruly pa ck up the hi ll an d through a turn that snared five racers. Peterson. Tay lor and Kawasaki -mounted Rick Rod gers guided th e pac k into on e of the hairiest races of th e da y. Suzuki West's Craig Dale was on the ga s a nd going for it in fourth . Craig Cable was pl aying a game of catchup. He took fourth awa y from Dale . 60 NOV : 1. Wesley Klein (yam) ; 2. M ark Zaragoza (yam). 60 EX: 1. Bubba Erickson (Yam); 2. Alvin Mal· thews (Yam). BO BEG: 1. DeBon Wi lson (Yam); 2. Mark McDonal d (Yamk 3 . Ga", Trachy (Yam). BO NOV : 1. Greg Trachy (Yam); 2 . Wade Bone (Yam): 3 . Cun Trimble (yam ). 80 lNT: 1. Tim Rutherford (Kaw) ; 2. Joe Lozano (Yam); 3. M ike Young. Jr. (Yam). 80 EX: 1. Mike Healey IHont; 2. Richard Fleming (yam); 3. Paul Denis (Kaw). 100 NOV: 1. Chuck Whitmore (Suz). 125 BEG: 1. Mark Boo her (Suz); 2. Brady Helm (Yamk 3. Brian Oolan . 125 NOV : 1. Kirk Litzenberg (Yam ); 2. J im Dom ay (Suz); 3. Trey McFarland (Yam ). 125 INT: 1. Ti Swanz; 2 . Chr is Taylo, (Kawl; 3 . J im Cobham (Suz), 125 PRO: 1. Tracy Meeks (Kaw); 2. Dou g O'Dcn neIlISuz); 3 . Craig Dale (Suz). 250BEG: 1. A lan Seaman (Kaw); 2. Mark Bonono (Suz); 3 . Fra nk Escobedo (Yam). 250 NOV: 1. Dave Jones (Yam): 2. James Carsl airs (Kaw ); 3. Lar", W oodh ause (Yam). 250 INT: 1. Ga", Adams IHon); 2. Glen We lls (Han); 3. A n Oli vier (Suz). 25 0 PRO; 1. David Taylor (S uzl; 2 , Craig Dale (Suz); 3 . Rick Rodger s (Kaw) . OPEN NOV; 1. Jeff Sm llh (Yam); 2. Karl Holmberg (Yam); 3 . Monl e Lutz IYam). OPEN INT: 1. A lan Ol son (Ma i); 2. Don Glo ver (yam); 3 . Glen W ell s (Han). OPEN PRO: 1. Steve Banning (Hon); 2. Bruc e McDougal (Han); 3 . Bob Casper (Hon). VET JR ; 1. Rav S_nson (Han ). , VET tNT: 1. Roben Barr; 2 . Ray Priserk i (Han); 3 . Tim Cash. VET SR: 1. Mar ino Bastion ell (Ma il; 2. Alan Olson (Mai): 3. Dan M oore. • Carpenter, Harrold top CAfC Speedway 117 opener By Myron Hemley CH UL\ VISTA, CA, MAR . 24 Chris Carpenter's 2-2 finish gave him th e win in the 125cc Juniors and Chris Harrold 's 3I topped the.250cc Pro s at th e seaso n o pener of Speedway IITs weekl y Wedn esda y night Coruinen tal Mota-sports Club MX. Carpenter took the holeshot in the first rnoto over Chris Westwood, Mark King, Louis Brazier , a nd Eric Solorano, King pow ered hi s way into second by passing Westwook on the back straight of the sma ller and faster track, compared 10 last year's due to the recent rains. King took over the lead o n the th ird lap when he passe d ' Carpenter in the "9 1X Shakane." Solorano star ted to work his way into the hunt for the lead by passi ng Brazier fo r fo urt h . Solorano started 10 put pressure o n Westwood in third but suffered engine troubles and faded to the back of th e back. Brazier mov ed back into fourth on the seven th lap a nd into th ird o n the eigh th. pa ssing

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