Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

THE LOWEST PRlCESII THE HIGHEST QUALITY!! THE FASTEST SERVICEII ...._'--_ .. ..=........... _- --.. - . It was Peterson a nd Lunde all of th e wa y. Gary Jones took both moto wins in th e 500cc Pro race for the overall. Premier Yamaha 's Glen Senecal rook a 3-2 tall y for secon d place over Dale Anderson. J eH Conlin of Conlin Bros. Sporting Goods in Wh ittier topped the 500cc Intermediat e pa ck. Conlin had a hard time with Bob Walsh. who took th e win in the first moto, Walsh would slow down , a nd Conlin would run int o h im . Co n lin eve nt ua lly worked hi s way by fo r a 2-1 tall y. _ _ _. _.IIIll ...'t """- _ )lilt 611 tIUtng ....... _we _ 1IDDd-.v _ _IIIll 1IIll _ • we .---_~.----., Ian . C\I 00 __._ ~I 1al =.=.~ ' d::l ... ~~~ ............;.1 .................. 0") _ *,"cuIIs. _ p o n I flap , UUN IMg ldemal padiaIs IIIll .... _ II>lido _ podiol S.II. L. ... One pioc:a Xl T_"" - V._1I11y ===== plus! Our 1WO pioc:a)adool L..----:_ Results .,.rutUity lor any cold wtIttltr riding IItuIlkIn. _ DIll ... boIlI ..... 60 JR: 1. Shawn Bales (Yam). BO JR DIV 1: 1. Richard Bales (Yam); 2. Rob Sassen (Hon); 3. Mark Cunn ingham (Y.m). BO JR DIV 2: 1. Th.yne Zilo IYam); 2. Arthur =~"':pioc:a""'::l Huffer (Kaw); 3. Roben Makimoto ((am). 1lal1iI1lIe .... ~ .. .........pioc:a.buI_ ln handsome piocas . CllIlII .... lin yol S1yIe ponti • • . S. II. L. two ru:.,':l g Russ Wageman leads Tim Lunde at CMC Ascot's night MX opener. X L..•.••••..•.•.••••• •••••_ _ ..... - Hlgh-tlcl1 led th e cha rge . Once mor e he fou nd La rson ridi ng shotgun . Rod gers, in th ird . found him self locked in to a tight dice wi th Ho nda rider And y Nor thrup. T he pack of racers were creati ng a storm 10 equa l the one th reat en in g overhead. Trucks and vans were given orders to evacua te as the mot a wo un d dow n. Wi th a five m inu te sto rm warn ing being a nnou nced over the PA svstern , Sands a nd Larson ra ced agai nst the clock 10 bring the riders home. W in ds whippi ng th rough the pits sra ue red banners a nd everyth ing else. Ha lfwa y through the race .the downpour came. and the riders were black flagged. the ran's ca lled fo r the da v and overa ll posit io ns based on first' mot a anion. Sa nds \WIll home with first plan' m oney for th e da y wh il t' Luson claimed seco nd pl ace 1 . and third 001 place honors W t'1ll to Gall. . d03ignIIIll a>ns1rul:tion make I - . . of dirt biIon an on' the country. They provide un_ "'- ' ~ and perlormInco. Altv..-l design ""'.... IncIuclo: • ShInQanl • UIliquo _ blUM syslIm • i lllf • RlplaClllbilt . - lOIII ' SIIitlor _ grid. CllfllI>m>• . . - In nod and blue lion. Slm6-1 0 _ Scott _ W_ "*" 0. . _ _ Unor.••••••••.••••••••••••••..•••••••••••Ui ... _ - . . - ThoIl _ IloISlariS _ tor!hi S1yIe _ ou. molortydo _ . _ . - . 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FL 33590 BI3I7B5·7517 SAVE _ _ _ _ CU P la · Eve. ' "1 9om _ I I I I I I I 2 I I I I I • 60 NOV: I . Wesley Klein (Yam); 2. Buddy Antunez (Yam). 60 INT: 1. Jason Collier (y.m); 2. Man Foster (Yam): 3. Allan Brenm (Yam). 60 EX: I . lowell Thomson. Jr. (Yam); 2. D.rren Noddinl; 3. Bubba Erickson (Yam). BO BEG: 1. Shane Hunt (Suz); 2. Tim . Young (Yamt. 3. Duane DeArm.n (Y.m). 80 NOV: I . Darren _"lIS (Yam); 2. Jell Clifton (Yamt. 3. Dale SI_lSuz). BlllNT: 1. Frank Brundage (Kaw); 2. Jarred Smith (Yamt. 3. Themes Combs lKaw). BO EX: I . Bruce Bunch lSuzt 2. Paul Denn is (Kaw t. 3. I.Mry Brooks (Yam). 125 BEG: I . Chris Micltlos (Kaw t. 2. Doug Huff (Yamt. 3. John StuetDl (Yam). 125 NOV: 1. Tracy JanMn (Kaw t. 2. Greg Wolfe lSuz t 3• .an Barricls (Yam). 125 INT 1. Sam Storer (Kaw); 2. David Hussen : lSuzt 3. Kurt Henridlsen (Y.m). 125 PRO: 1. Johner Kighl (y.m); 2. Marll Den ning lSuz t 3. Carroll Richardson (Yam). 250 BEG: 1. Russell Reilly (Yam): 2. David W.rn 1YS (Y.mt. 3. Phil WiHiamslHon). 250 NOV: 1. Jell Moeller (Hon); 2. John Holmes ISuzl; 3. Jell Frye (Hon)_ 250 INT: 1. Gary Adams IHon ): 2. Chr is Fleming 1Suzl: 3. Perry 5cOll lHon) _ 250 PRO: I . Richard Sands lSuz ); 2. Phil L.arson l Hon): 3. Stephen Gall (Yam). OPEN BEG: I . M.tt Dunlap lSu z). OPEN NOV: I . Dempsey Stocker IHon ): 2. Do"" Grupenh_n (Y.m). OPEN I NT: 1. Ji m Harr is (Yam); 2. Jim Carter (Y.m); 3. S..... Kinnke (Suz). OPEN PRO: I . Man Tedder (Hon); 2. Brian Vargus lSuz); 3. Jim Roy lSuz ). VETNOV: 1. Patrick O'Neili (Yam); 2. Ken McLeod (Kaw ). VET INT: 1. R.A. " Buzz" Moeller (Hus); 2. M,lt Muller (Yam); 3 . Dwa in Ja rrett (Ma i). Shelton, Peterson, Jones take Ascot opener By Tom Corley GA RDE NA, CA, APR . 7 The 13th season of Co n tine ntal Motospon s Club motocross a t Ascot Park kicked off tonigh t with th e largest turnout of racers si nce 1973. All o f th e local Pro s have been wa iti ng for thi s cha nce 10 win so me fast m on e a nd there was a y tough lin e-up o f Pros in a ll th ree classes. T aking home th e top money were Tim Shelton-125cc Pro . Todd Peterson-250cc P ro and Gary Jones500cc Pro . Peterson made an a ttemp t 10 win bo th th e 125 and 250<:c Pro classes bu t managed on ly th e 250cc victory, Kal- G ard 's Russ Wageman took the hol esh ot in the first l 25cc Pro moto, Ti m Lunde. j ust returned from a New Zealand raci ng trip a nd ri ding a Honda for Pacific Coast Spo reCycle, was bumping th e rear li re of Wageman 's Suzuki durin g th e first co up le o f laps till Wageman went down . Lunde took over th e lead and was ge llin g pl enty of pressure from Pr em ier Yamaha 's P eterson . At th e checkered flag it was Lunde, Peterson and Shelton. . In the final round LundeandJohn Chwastyk crashed in the first tum , and Lunde was lucky 10 manage sixth. Wageman secured the first place sh o t ahead of Shelton and Peterson, who tried his best to slide by Shelton in the comer before the finish . Both Shelton and Peterson had five poillls after twomotos of racing, but because Shelton had the better final moto score. he took the overall. Pet~rson placed second over Wageman and Lunde, who were all money winners. There were so many 250cc Pros that two divisions, a co nsola tion 'a nd then a final were nece ssary. Eddie Gauley was racing in Ihe mini class la st yea r, but he showed th at he kn ew how to handl e a bigger bike in the first division race. Gaul ey led it from wire to wire. Mai co rider Pete Murra y placed second a head of Ri chard Sands o f ST R . Ru ss Wagem an go t th e j u mp on th e pack in the second di vision, bu t just like in the 125cc class. T im Lunde hound ed him a n d mad e th e pass. T he to p six rid ers from bo th di visions qualified for the fina l. Therl'st of th e ride rs transferred 10 the consola tion. Dan Westergaard came fro m beh ind severa l riders 10 ta ke the win in the co nsola tio n. Dan . a lo n g wi th four o thers. then had the cha nce 10 race in the fina l even t. Wit h so man v P ro riders. the re was a g-ood cash prize to be ta ken by th e win ner. Peterson let Lunde ta ke a sma ll win in the second div ision race. but Trod cli nched the fin al viclOry. 80 INT: I . Scon Murphy (Yam): 2. Brian Werle (Yam); 3. Tony Fleming (Yam). BO EX; 1. Billy Fr.nk (Hon). lOOJR: 1. Scon Stenbe rg (Yam). 125 JR DIV I : 1. M ike Morrison (Suz); 2. John Davis (5 uz); 3 . Kenny Done lson (Kaw). 125 JR DIV 2: 1. Mike Hughe.lSuz): 2. John Bush (Yam); 3. Rob Edwards (Hon). . 1251NT: 1. Bruce Delgado (Suz); 2. Bill Thiebert (Suz): 3. Donnie DeArman (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Tim Shelton (Yam): 2. Todd Pelerson (Yam): 3. Russ Wageman (Suz). 250 JR DIV I : I . Anly Hernandez (Suzll: 2. Pete Murillo (Yam); 3. Steve Denn ison (Yam). 250 JR DIV 2: 1. Kirt Goldie (M.i); 2. Tony Mal thews (Yam); 3. Jim Dorsen lSuz ). 2501NT : 1. Rob Trone (Hon); 2. Perry Scon IHon); 3. Scon Bell (Yam). 250 PRO FINAL: 1. Todd Peterson (Yam): 2. Tim Lunde (Hon): 3. Russ Wageman lSuz ). 500 JR: I . Trey Campbell (Y.m); 2. Ron Hender son (Hont 3. Chris MacKay (Mail . 500 INT; I . Jeff Conlin ( ~s); 2. Bob Walsh (Hon): 3. Tony Epperson (yam). 500 PRO: 1. Gary Jones (Mai); 2. Glen Senecal (y am): 3. Dale Anderson (Mai). VETJR; I . M ike Drews (KTM ); 2. Thomas Fowler (Mait 3. Terry Pran (Hon). VET INT; 1. Mill M uller (M ai); 2. Dicltle McMillen (Hus). VET MASTER : 1. Roben Onow (M.i); 2. Chr is Jackson (Mai); J . C.rl Gazafy (Honl . OT JR : 1 . Bern ie Evans (Mai). OT MASTER: 1. Ed On (y.m). Pros watch grand l.arson-y at CRC Dunes By Terry Rezek VALENCIA, CA, APR. 4 Motocrossers with the last name Larso n won every Expert class at the California Racing Club's Indian Dunes motocross. Visiting Pacific Northwest brothers Mike and better known Phil Larson were unbeatable.despitee£forts from Dunes regulars. The first Expert event was the combined 125 and Open class. which featured both the Larsons. Mike Larson might have been glad that these cla sses were combined. since brother Phil romped all over the 250 and Open cla sses. a nd he just ma y have decided to ride l25cc if that had been a sepa ra te event. Even so. the Pro cl a sses were clearly the victims. The Open Pros go t the front row start. a nd Phil Larson pushed h is big Honda into th e hol eshot a nd nat d is- . ap peared . The resl.of th e Open Pros came around bunched in a tight clump behind h im . Greg Zillerkopf a nd hi s Yamaha ca me o u t of that clump to run seco nd , but th ere was no ca tch ing La rson . Mark Gambetta moved u p 10 cha llen ge Zill erkopC. but he too ra n ou t o f ti me. Mot o two was a repeat for Larson. Cra ig Cole got a bell er sta rt on thi s o ne a nd Ldme around in second, fol lowed by Tra cy O swell an d Ma rk Gambella. Oswe ll moved [ 0 within a worn kn oby's dis ta nce o f Cole and bega n a p p lyin g- pressure. Gam bella decided that was a good idea a nd moved in behind O~well . nearl y getting by when Oswell bobbled mom enta ril y coming up ou t of the sand wash .

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