Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Clear weather and fast track conditions inspired Andy J efferson to capture first place money for the day at Sunrise CN 00 0') • Rick Rodgers (above) flew through the night for the 250cc Pro win at Corona. "Hot Rod" Brand (below) was second 125 and third 250cc Pro. • Moto IWO promised 10 be another hard fought bailie between Rodgers and Brand. As expected, the two were again neck and neck for the lead. Jack ScOIl (Yam) was . a close third, fol lowed by Greenway. Rodgers was holding back Brand's hard charge, but th e fight ended when Brand ran into a downed rider and dropped ba ck to third . Greenwa y took over second spot wh ile Brand had to hold back SCOIl. In th e end it was Rodgers who took th e win followed by G reenwa y, Brand a nd SCOIl. Chris H einrich (Ya m) also had to put up with heavy pressure from Brand, this time in th e 125cc Pro cla ss. H einrich ran awa y with the win in th e fir st m ot o just a hea d o f SCOIl Wilk in son a nd Brand. In t he seco nd m oto, H ei nri ch grabbed the holesh ot in front of Brand a nd Wilkinson. H einrich a nd Brand ba II led , but i t ended after Brand 's sweatband began toIall , block in g h is vision. Heinri ch look the o vera ll Iollowed by Brand and Wilkinson. • 36 Results HIGH SCHOOL MIN I SR: 1. Chad Barn es (Kaw); 2. Valter Elicker (Yam): 3. Ji m Spas. 125 NOV: 1. Stoll Ma pes (Kaw); 2. Mike Darn ell (5 021; 3. Andy Cast ro is uzl. 125 SR: 1. PaulHennan; 2. Jllmes Cont i tHont. 3. Scott Bums. ' t 75 NOV: 1. Scott ~sIKawl: 2. Jeff Winders (Yamt. 3. Lane Spokrony (Yam). 175 SR: 1. Paul Herman; 2. Jllmes Cont i (Hont. 3. Scott Bums (Kaw). 250 SR: 1. Will;e Musty (Yamt. 2. Tom Munns (Yamt. 3. Todd Johnson (Yaml. 5ODSR: 1. Tom Hodgin(502t. 2. ToddJohnson:3. Will;e Musty. UNATTACHED MINI BEG: 1. Shane Hunt iSo2'; 2. Chad Smart (5021:3. David Salinas (Hon). MINI NOV: 1. Anhur Huffer (l(aw): 2. Valter Elic:lter. 3. Craig Canov 15021. MINIINT: 1. TomRutherford lKawt. 2. Steve Gam · ble (Yamt. 3. M ike Dodge (Kawl· MINI EX: 1. M ike Robens (y am ); 2. Bria n Brin kler (Yam). 125 BEG: 1. Robert Noboa; 2. Mike Maga llanes (Yam); 3. Pete Rutherford iS02I. 125 BEG: 1. Rob EdWards; 2. SIeve Johnson (y am): 3. Howard Tresv ille ISuzl. 125 NOV: 1. Tony Thompson (Yam); 2. Francisco Bucheli iSo2); 3. Ernie Townsend (Yam). 125 INT: 1. Jason Rincon IKawl; 2. Bruce Har · crow (Suz); 3. Con Berner (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Chris Heinrich (yam); 2. Rob Brand (Suz); 3 . Scan Wilkinson ISuz). 250 BEG: 1. Mark Newton (Suz): 2. Gardener Tarl ow (Suzl; 3. Ed Gurwell (Yam ). 250 NOV: 1. SIeve Braseny ISuz); 2. Larry Crav en s (Yam ); 3. Mike Calla han. 250 INT: 1. Troy Menews (Yam); 2. Ray Groom (Hon); 3. Rusly Tatt linger (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Rick Rodgers (Kaw); 2. Jo h n Green way IKawl; 3. Rod Brand ISuzl. 500 BEG : 1. M ike Taylo r (Hus); 2. Kirk Myers (Yam); 3. Mik e Claytor (Yam). Jefferson j ams to Sunrise Pro win By Bert Valenzuela ADELANTO. CA, :\IA R. 28 Cycl e Park 's motocross. 01' Sa m Groce grabbed th e go ld in th e Vets race. Eri c McCracken wa s a temporary troublemaker for j efferson as he led for three laps of moto o ne . However , An dy took th e lead from Eric o n lap fo u r as Mac dropped o rr the pa ce a nd event ua lly o rr th e course. During th e rema inde r of th e race. he loaded hi s bike in hi s truck a nd sp lit. An other bummer for Mai co-rn oumed Mac. Big Mi ke Brown reiurn ed and didn't show 100 many ill effects from h is long layoff. H e rook over seco nd pl ace a nd chased " Da ndy Andy" for th e rem ainder of th e race and was seco nd across th e lin e, foll ow ed by j eff Spencer and Sa m G roce. Spe nc er jumped o u t a nd led th e pack through th e secon d rnoto' s fir st la p wi th Brown a nd j t'rrl'rSOn in h ot p urs uit. On lap two , thoug h, j efferson slipped into first p lace, a nd Brown look o ver th e seco nd spot. T ha t's th e wa y th ey fin ished . Bro wn said lat er , "You don' t have to hang your hea d whe n you' re seco nd 10 Andy." G reg Pi orkow sk i, james Bro wn a nd Ca l Srue bener p ut o n a helluva show in th eir 250cc Interm edi a te ba trle: th ev finished in thai o rder in bo th mOlos.' Brown loo k th e early lead in motoonebut rel inq ui sh ed it to P io rkowski o n la p five. Greg then led the way 10 th e flag. Cal was a consisten t th ird a ll the way from start to finish. MOIOtwo wa s a repeat of moto o ne, except for o ne in teres ti ng h ighligh t. Lillie Eddie H icks, wh o had previously dem ol ished th e Mini race, took o n th e bigger bo ys a nd bikes o n hi s 80cc Yammer. H e managed to reach third overall for three laps, but Stuebener co u ld n' t handl e th at a nd pa ssed him on th e white [lag lap to stay in third for th e day. Eddie did rake first in the 125cc Intermediate cl ass that he signed up for, though . Not bad for a Mini Expert. johnny Ray gave Mom and Dad a cause to celebrate, for the first time in recent memory he stayed on his bike throughout both 125cc Novice rnoios. Ted Sruebener and Tim Riley kept ant ici pa ting one of Johnny's patented preemy dismounts so th ey co u ld get past him, bUI they were doomed to disappointment. Ray ra n a wa y with both mOIOS. Beginner Jim Peterson is catching on fast and gelling tougher with each outing. He dem onstrated this by going one-two for th e 125cc Beginner win. Pat Vemola took moto o ne but DNF th e seco nd sta nza, clearing th e wa y Ior M ike Youmans 10 tak e serond just a head of Bob Bearden wi th j a y H all fo u rt h a n d Vemola fifth fo llo wed by jerrSol ee, J erry Webb and Ron Stuver. Olson, Clark dominate De Anza OTMX By Bob A lloy SUN N YMEAD, CA, MAR . 28 T he Old Timers were greeted a t De Anza with mud from th e previous week's rains with the threat of more to come. T he re was n't q uite as m uc h mud as expected af te r days and da ys of rai n. Ed Mic het ti. Old Timer Mas te-r a nd opera tor of De Ariza.expected rai n a t a n ytime and cu t down th e fir st moto 10 eig h t laps. Luckil y th e weather conditions held, a nd riders had 10 laps for th e second moto. Master "Movin ' Marv" Olsen displa yed some sm ooth riding, he finished fir st in both motos with a nice d istance between hi s co m pe ti tio n , despite a last place star t in moto two. Looking outstanding also wa s Ron Mill er with tw o great hol eshots and two second pl a ce finish es. The Expert class saw Ron Cl awson begin things by leading th e pack. He continued for five laps until Buzz Moell er took over a nd ga ssed hi s Husky into th e lead and fir st plac e. Paul Cl ark d id some fast a dvancing a nd whizzed into seco nd . D aw son stay ed in th ere and took third pl ace. Cla wson gr abbed th e hol eshot in moto two a nd held o n to h is lead for six laps. Th en George Spearin g took over th e lead and went on to p lace fir st. Taking second o nce again was Clark. Clawson held third p lace wh en h e wa s greet ed by that welcom e checkered flag. D.R. Deichman eas ily wrapped up th e Am at eur fir st p lace with a I-I. Dei rhman th en volun teere d 10 move u p 10 th e Expert class. wh ich he is certai n ly r ead y for. G ave Gutierrez has bee n show ing exce lle nt ridi ng ski ll , a nd he sco red a nothe r seco n d pl ace. Ro bert j ones began th ings with a ni ce hol esh o t a nd stayed in th ere w it h the wi nners by grabbing a thi rd place finish. j ones started the second rno to actio n with another lead posi tion. Th en De ich man took over and took his lead 10 the finis h. j ones was in fo r second . and G ut ierr ez crossed o ver in thi rd. Ri chard G u th rie did everyth ing right and ca me o u t with two ni ce N o vice w ins , Dick Feild scor ed with hi s seco nd place fini sh . Dick Do yle did the rigfu kind of moving 100, and he rode away with third pl ace. Moto number two sa w Ge orge McCauley getting a good line and gassing it in for second pl ace. Larry Escamilla charged in at the right time and took third place honors. Results MASTERS: 1. Marvin Olson; 2. Ron M iller. EX:1. Paul Clartc;2. Buzz Moe ller; 3. Ron Clawson. AM: 1. D.R. Deichman; 2. Robert Jo nes; 3. Gabe Gutierrez. NOV: 1. Richard Guthr;e; 2. Dick Doyle; 3. G-ge . McCauley. Yturralde takes D-3B Bush Bunny Enduro By Larry Woodruff PLASTER CITY, CA, MAR, 21 Open B Mark Yturralde overcame all obstacles and proved that he is as good as the A riders by posting th e low score of 2.64 to win th e fourth a n n ual D-38 Bush Eaters M.C. Bush Bunnv Enduro. Also losing two points wa s Kearn ey Mesa /Y amaha su p port rider Paul Eddy o n a 1982 IT 175 for seco nd o vera ll. Fir st O pen A Bob Ni1l's took adva ntage o f h is row o ne sta rt to finish just two seco n ds beh ind Edd y for th e last of th e IWO point sco res. For some un ex plained reason, th e Bu sh Bunn y has a lways had ideal weather con di tions, a n d thi s o ne p roved to be no exce p tion , Su n ny skies a nd ba lmy tem ps a ll weekend wa s a wel co me resp ite from inc lement weather so ut he rn Ca liforn ia has had Iatel y. T he Bu sh Eaters skill£u lly used the li mi ted rid ing area a t the Pl a ster City

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