Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

·Canada· Northern California·Northern Nevada-Oregon-Washington-Idaho-Utah-AI The Pro classes were not large enough to run qualifiers; the 125cc Pro class had 22 riders, which fit the gate exactl y. The Open Pros had 20 contestants, a n d 250cc Pro was th e largest at 26 riders , which required a two-row start. In moto one of the 125cc Pro clas, Thornton put his Yamaha into the lead at the start over Arne H ellman (Su per Seer/Newburg Hon ), Cory Klaudt, Brett Tremblay (Su z of Spokane), Richard Earle (L O P/ Su per Seer /Han ) and Duane Marker (Ya m support). Thornton wasted very little time moving out front while Klaudt moved by H euman to m ove into th e second position over H enman, Tremblay a nd Diesso . By the halfway point in th e race, Thornton was sailing all alon e out front o f Klaudt, who had se cond all to himself. Tremblay opened up a gap as well between himself and fourth pl a ce D iess o. Marker finished fifth , foll ow ed by a trio of riders co nsisti ng of Lance Richotte (Suz), Brad Balmes (Ya m) and Hellman . Eighth place is th e final pa y slo t in each moto, and it's surprising how th ese guys will go at it. Klaudt was thinking of the first place payoff when th e gate dropped for moto two. Klaudt romped to a n immediate lead with fellow Honda rider Herrman in second and Marker third. Thornton held down fourth and wa s having troubl e getting around Marker to go after Hellman. Thornton did get by event ua ll y, but by the midway point in th e race, Klaudt had opened up a six-second lead over Di esso . Thornton joined th e front-runners, but it didn 't seem to bother Diesso and Klaudt who were bar to bar for th e last few laps. Thornton seemed to be co nten t with third . Diesso made a last-ditch attempt at taking th e lead, but it backfired and nearly sent Danny down . Diesso did sav e it to tak e seco n d . Thornton third , Marker fourth , Balmes fifth , Ri chotte sixth and H ellman seventh after a cra sh set him ba ck . Diesso was O Ul to make a name for himself and launched himself to instant glory, leading th e 250cc Pros o ver David H enden (Ya m), Canadian Tim Krugh (Ha n), SCali T yler (Ma i NW ) a n d G ary Kuest (Su pe r Seer / Airway H eights Yam ). T yler took Diesso for th e lead o n lap two on th e long downhill while H enden, Krugh an d Burgett gave chase. Burgett closed in on T yler by th e midway point , going around H enden for second. wh o just as soo n dropped it , purring Diesso back in third. Diesso moved to cha llen ge Burgett. but " T he Lumberjack " held his own to the flag . Tyler took th e win , though . Fourth went (a Tom Moen (Sea ttle Yam ), Roby Bass (Spokan e Han ) fifth an d jack McGill (Ya m) sixth. Second moto had Diesso aga in grab the lea d over Tyler, Krugh, Bass, Henden and Burgett, Tyler took over on the n ext go around while Bass and Krugh traded paint behind. Burgett moved to second to put pressure on Tyler, but Burgett's bike threw a chain and went DNF. Ty ler was havinga picnic up front and getting paid quite we ll in th e process. Diesso made a cha rge that brought him to within striking distance of Tyler, but the Tacoma terror held on to take the win. Third went . to Krug h , Bass fourth, H enden fifth, Moen sixth and Brett Tr emblay (Spokane Suz) seventh. The Open Pro class was a real seat edger. Burgert was hungry for a piece of th e $1 ,000 per clas s loot a nd made a move out of the gate. Bill joyce (L O P/ Burien Suz), who hasn't ridden in a year, brought out a n ew Floater to take th e lead awa y from Burgett and pull a way from th e pack in th e ea rly going. Trailing in second was Don Gores (O lym p ic Yam ) and Burgett. Gores a nd Joyce were hav ing a supe r battle out front until joyce crept a way from th e two. Mantey Mitchell (KT M support ) W .lS having it out with Burgett and Roby Bass (Han) . Burgett stalled, dropping to fifth , but just a s soon as you cou ld blink an eye , he wa s back into third . Gores made a move on joyce for th e lead but instead ended up with a fa ce full of sa nd . joyce faded in th e lat e go ing a llowi n g Burge tt to ge t by. j oyce held on to seco nd to the flag with Krugh taking third. Fourth went to Moen , T ed Devol (Devo l Eng. KTM ) finished fifth rer lowed by Brian Doyle (Ma i) and Mit chell. Mota two had joyce once aga in jump into th e lead foll owed by T yler a nd Burgett, who in one lap reeled th e Suzuki rider in . Burgett and T yler again went at it for th e lead. Tyler wou ld keep it open longer than th e National vet . but the Yamaha rider has more experience than th e 16year-old Maico star. joyce held down third and motored all a lo ne in the position until Moen a nd Krugh caught up to th e tiring LOP rider. joyce yielded to both Moen and then Krugh , dropping to fifth . Krugh got by Moen with a valiant pa ss in the straight stretch launching pad, which was a jump taken in fifth gear. Some riders, like BurgeII, Kuest a nd Ros s Learn (Ya m) , logged nearly enoug h fli ght time to receive th eir pilot 's license. Burgett didn 't buckl e under pressure and held T yler a t ba y to tak e th e ca ke. Third went to Kru gh. fourth Moen . Don Knoblauch (Ya m) mo tored a ro u nd si len tly swoo p in g up rid ers, taking j oyce o n th e la st lap for fifth. Results OPEN PRO: 1. Rick Burgett (Vam); 2. Timmy Krugh (Hon); 3 . Tom Moen fYaml ; 4 . Billy Joyce ISuz); 5. Don Knoblaugh IMa,). 250 PRO: 1. Scott Tyler (Mai) ; 2. Danny Diesso ISuz); 3. Roby Bass (Han); 4 . Tom Moen (Yam); 5. Jack McGill (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. COry Klaudt (Han); 2. Stacy Thornton (Yam): 3 . Danny Oiesso (S uz); 4 . Duan e Marker (Yaml; S. Brad Balmes (Yam). 981 KX250 $1299 .60 19BO KDX175 $ 999.00 1981 KX420 . $1 ~99 .00 980 KDX25 $ 999.00 SANTA ANA KAWASAKI 1850 E. Edinger (714) 541-5217 Let the good times roll. He,,' wee.: Budweiser GP, Sacramento Mile, Lake Whitney Nat'l MX and more! • DON'T GET BUSTED! Miller, Loesch, Winningham win at Benton County ST By Clay Ught CORVALLIS, OR, APR. 3 It was indoor short track at its best once again tonight at the Benton County Fa irgrounds. While most of the Pros were in California for the Ascot TT National run at the same time, Richard Win· ningham of Wa lport was busy cleaning up this area, taking the Open A and Open P ro mai n events. Brian Loesch (Bul) took the 250c c Pros by surrrise, wi n ning a cliffhanger over J ef Ce lorie (Vern's Air Sa les). The other big winner was SCOII Mi ller (CA) who topped a thrilling 250cc A main event. Th e first race in the series of main events was the 125cc B main, which featured those who didn't make th e cut-off for the A class. Don Davidson (Suz of Roseburg) led at the start over DC CARRY-ALL CRATE - Presents Mankind. most versetile creation. Hundreds of uses: sto re s ca rries. holds. supports a lmost anything . Approved fo r personal use. Made of durable high density plastic. • DC 21102 -19-. 13-. 11' 1ligh $15.95 C.lorJ - R.d , Grey, B' •••• W~ il • . 5pt1cify 1s1. 2'" JnI cMic•. • DC 2003-IS-i 10V . 13'/, -hiP $14.95 ' Cel., - R.d Dilly • Ca . P.ck (D. Dt Eoc~1 . $24..95 EnelOM check or money order ph.. 12 .60 UPS ChiI'D." VISA or MC OK . DC PRO-MOTION CYCLE '010 N. Be1avill IIJ . Orang •• CA 92887 (71411139-7480 Ooo..r .......... _ 41

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