Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

nada- Northern California-Northern Ne vada:O regon-Washington-lda ho -Utah-AI h eld on for th e number two spa!' Fennell was th ird, Chap man fou rt h a n d Yamah a SU p pOTt rider Von n J ones fifth . 250cc Int erm ed ia te ac tio n wa s marked by so me very close ra cing. Ph il Siri , o n Ya ma h a , a n d Ca rv Snyder, ridi ng a Honda. grabbed th e first mota hol esho t. By th e third lap, a great race wa s forming in the top fo ur wi th Ka wasaki-m o u n ted Todd Mo rr is. Kyle H a ll on a Honda, Bra d H a ll o n a Yamaha a nd Ka wasa ki SUppOTt rider R ick Wylde r all with a cha nce for the lead. Morris took a spi ll with two laps remain ing, dropp ing 10 an eventual seventh, leaving Kyle and Brad Hall (not related) 10 sett le a heat ed fi rst-place batt le. Kyle Hall managed 10 cross the fin ish line first , j ust ba rel y ahead of Brad Hall. Wyld er took th ird , Rod ney Jesson o n a Ma ico wa s fo u rt h a nd H onda rid er C h ris a vail fifth . T he secon d m ot o win, from hol eshot 10 ch eckered flag , went 10 Morris . T he two H all s battled in th e seco od a nd th ird spots a ll mot o long , changing positions a n u mberof times, bu t Brad H all en ded u p ta ki ng second a n d th e o vera ll win with Kyle H all th ird a nd second overa ll. Yamh ill Ya ma ha rider Mike Robison rode a stro ng race for th e n u mber fo ur spot, and avail was aga in fifth. As m entioned ea rlier, Kyle Fast looked very fast! Demol ish ing th e 250cc Expe rt class, he led every la p except for the firs t lap of th e openi ngmota and shou ld be a name 10 wa tch fo r in future years. Ma tt Waldren (H o n ) tried to keep Fast in h is sigh ts bo th rno tos, p lacing second in each, as did Tony Fo x by placing third both m otos, but Fast was defi nitely th e cla ss of th e field . . Mark Envolsen clai med O pe n Expert w ith Peter Tradewell seco n d. Trade wel l's foot seemed to be in a cas t but d id n ' t seem to bother his ra cin g a ny as h e took a seco nd a nd a th ird . Ma ico-mounted Gard H oll inger claimed th e third overall spot. Actio n now moves to Co lville , WA, for th e nex t race of the ser ies. Res ults PEE WEE JR : 1. Brad Lewis (Yam I; 2. Sha ne West (Vam ). PEE WEE EX: 1. Lawall Thompson (Vam ); 2 . Lou is A ron (Yam ). MINI J R: 1. M ike Finch (Han ); 2. Gary McMann (Su z); 3 . Darren Davis (Yam ). MINI INT; 1. Shane Cam eron (Yam); 2. Bruce Johnson (Yam ); 3 . Mike Crowe ll (Yam). _ MIN I EX: 1. Todd Hoover (Yaml : 2. Steven Oste r (S Ul) ; 3. Scan Myars (Yam) . 100 JR : 1. Koll Mykleb ust (SUl); 2. Crai g Cla rk (Yam). 100 INT: 1. Tom Jud ge (Yam); 2. Tom Sowards (Yam); 3. M ika Crowell (Yam). _ 100 EX: 1. Denny Fennel (Yam); 2. W ade Janssen (Yam ); 3. Dennis Dolqu ist (Yam). 125 JR : 1. Mike Williams (Yam); 2. John Rus h (Yam); 3. CIiH Theisen (Yam l. 125 tNT : 1. Da rryl Waddl e (Sull; 2. Bob Monroe (Kaw) ; 3. Kevin Whyte (Han I. 125 EX: 1. Todd Hoover (Yam); 2. Den ny Fennell (y am); 3. Dav id Froemb ling (Hnl. 250 JR : 1. CIiH Theisen (Yam) ; 2. Gr eg Sy ld er (Yam); 3. Doug Eckelman (Yam). 250 INT: 1. Brad Hall (Han); 2. Kyle Hall (Yam); 3 . Todd Morris (Kaw) . 250 EX: 1. Kyle Fast (Yam); 2. Man Waldron ( H o n~ 3. Tony Fox (Yam). OPEN JR: 1. Dean Roma n (M ai). OPEN INT: 1. Mark Spooner (Yam); 2 . A llen Sta ' · ford (Hon) ; 3. Tim Gates (Han ). OPEN EX: 1. Mark Envolson (Han); 2. Peter Tradewell (SUl); 3. Gard Hollinger (Ma i). OTH JR : 1. Tom Maynard (Han). OTH INT : 1. JeH Ch ikusa (Han). OTH EX: 1. Dave Eek in (Hon); 2 . Roger Kn ight (Yam); 3 . Mark Augenstine (Han). OT: 1. Gary Waldner (Mai). Michlitsch gets 12th win at PI R night MX By Brian Barnes PORT LAN D, OR. MAY 6 Itwas -the same old story at Po rtland Interna tiona l Race- wa y tonight - another huge rider turnout, good weather, ni ce track co ndi tions a nd T im Michlit sch 's Ka wasak is in th e winn er's circle. Fo r th e th ird week in a row , Mich litsch won both 125 a n d 250cc Pro m oto and has compiled 12 stra ig h t m ot o win s at PIR's regula r Thursday night MX program. Cycle World H onda 's Arne H et tman hol esh ot the first l2 5cc Pro mota with Michl it sch not far beh ind. Ra n dy Crisman, D&S Cycles' Ron Vandehey and Mike Chase foll ow ed . H en m a n led the enti re ra ce but powered into th e fi nal turn a Ii ul e 100 fast , and Michlitsch flew by to tak e the win . Crisman, Vandehey and Chase were third through fifth. Th e second mota saw Mich lits ch lea d th e en ti re ra ce wit h H errm an a close seco n d . Suzu ki rid ers Crisma n , C has e a nd J ess Dirks ro u n ded out th e to p five. In 250cc P ro action, Mic hl its ch led ever y la p in bo th mo tos, holes ho t to th e checkered fla g. In the first m ot o , J eff Cropper (O ' Nea l/G resha m Suz ) gav e Mich litsch a strong cha llenge, bu t cou ld no t ge t by. He settled for second with . H usky support rider Rick Bozart h th ird. H illsboro Suzuki's Rand y H ubbard was fourth and Dave She pard fift h . In the seco nd mota , Michlitsch br eezed 10 another easy win , but th e real ac tio n was fo r the seco nd spot: Hub bard and Cropper were having a rea l dogfight for second until th ey both went down . That left John Buyas o n a Suzuki, Yamaha-mounted Curt Kerba ug h a nd Bozarth 10 do battle. T hat order held for th e remaining laps wit h Cropper recovering to ta ke fifth. Th e O ld Timer and Ov er The Hill ra cing in thi s area has been ver y exc iting lat ely. and to nigh t was n o excep tio n. With la rge turnout s a t a ll the area tracks , a lo t o f th e so- ca lled "o ld men " ar e getti ng into th e ac tion. La rr y Sause on his ultra-rad ical fourstro ke H onda too k th e overa ll win in the O ld Ti me r class, wi th KTM mounted Walter Drak e seco nd . Gary Bond s won th e fir st mot o but enco u ntered probl em s of the "Sa use" kind in th e seco nd rnoto and sett led for third ove ra ll. Mike H ick man , Mik e Perry a nd J im Pa rks dueled in the OTH A motos, putting on great races in each . Perry got the overa ll win on his Suzuki wi th H ick ma n seco nd a nd Parks tak in g th ird . Vancouver Yamaha 's Dar rin Curri er held o ff Rick Celorie agai n fo r th e IOOcc Intermediate crown. Every ra ce th is year, it ha s been Currier a n d Celo rie, 1-2. Celorie had 10 sett le for runner-up honors agai n this week but will undoubted ly be in th e win ner's circle h is sha re ~f ti mes this yea r with ra ci ng bei ng as- clos e as it ha s been . Results PP: 1. Tammy Bufton (Yam ); 2. Jill Hertelcc (Han); 3. Michele Brister (Han ). PEE WEE JR : 1. Chad Kispaugh (Yam I; 2. Darren Frye (Yam): 3. Kenny Bulton (Yam). PEE WEE EX : 1. Bn ll Woodring (Yam ); 2. RIch ie Abrams (Yem) ; 3. Den ny Kispaugh (Yam ). M INI JR : 1. M ike W illiams (Yam ); 2. Grant Furrer (Yam I; 3. Kevin M an n (Kaw) . . MINI INT: 1. Shane Cameron (Yam ); 2 . Core y Evans (Yam); 3 Ran dall Klenke (Hon). 100 JR : 1. Jeff Miles (Yam); 2. M ike Crowell (Yam) . 100 INT: 1. Oarrin Cu rrier (Yam) ; 2. Rick Calorie (Varni . 125 JR DIV I: 1. Kerry Ovall (Hon ); 2. Don Robi n son (Ka w) ; 3 . Glen n Hunter (Su z). 12 5 J R DIV II: 1. Stev e Hiersche (KBW); 2. Ford Tann ock (SUl); 3. Joel Rives (C-A) . 1251NT: 1. Crai g Tim m (Han ); 2. Mike Lee (Yam ); 3 . Bi ll Kent (ya m). 125 PRO: 1. TIm M ic h l itsc h (Kaw): 2. A rne Hen man (Hon); 3. Randy Crisman (Sud. 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