Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

.~ NoiiiHE'RN"DiniiiiE"h'o",ao"d'hOU"h-AJo'k'CoO'd" Nart'""C""a",,·NarthMo N ...... . . ·O......·W•• ~ Lane LlNIvitt rode this BOCc ltaljet in a trials revival at San Luis Obispo. Results OPEN PRO: 1. Tom Moen (Yom): 2. Ted DeVol (lCTM ). 250 PRO: 1. Jeff Mooro IHont 2. Tom Moen (Yom): 3 . Konny Almqu ist (Suz). 12 5 PRO: 1. Cory Klaudt IHon): 2. Lance Richone Iuz); 3. Kon ny A lmquist ISuZ). OPEN A : 1. Tom Jones (Ho n): 2. Morlt Envolson (Hon): 3. Gory W ozrYW (Suz). OPEN C: 1. Jeff Bensch (Suzt 2. Ryan W orr in ger (Meit 3 . Scott Love (Suzl . OPEN B: 1. Andy M ic holso n (Moit 2. Tim Gete. (Honl: 2. Jon Pika (Honl . 250 A : 1. Logen Edr ington (Kow): 2. St an Lund (Kow): 3. Kreig Arndt (Yom). 250 B: 1. Parry Punche s (Yem): 2. Tim McCoy (Yom): 3 . Don Soushek (Hon). . 250 C: 1. Myron Wombem (Moit 2. Jim TrYWn· send (Yom): 3. Vic Andorson (Hon). 125 A : 1. Joff Chapman IKow ): 2. Billy Walland (yam); 3. VerI Hamilton (Kaw). 125 B: 1. David Thompson (Kaw); 2. Dan Saylor; 3 . Mike Wickham (Suz). 125 C: 1. Eric Fahlander (Yam ); 2. Scon Rose (Yom): 3 . Miko Connolly (Yoml . OTH B: 1. Jolt Chiku.. IHonl : 2. Kreston Snow (Suzt 3 . Donn is Keiser IHon ). MASTERS B: 1. Grov er Sm ail (Yam); 2. Charlie Pasko (Hus l: 3. Gory W aldner (Moi ). 1ooA: 1. Brad Miller(Yom): 2. Todd Bor berIS uz); 3. Robbie Do. is (Suz). 100 B: 1. Todd Summers (Yom); 2. Pete Glo.er (Yom). . 100 C: 1. Bill Rudge (Yom); 2. Ste.e Jodopich (Su z): 3. Mi ke Brown (Yom). MIN I A: 1. Jim Sch uyl er (Yom): 2. Tom my J Udge (yom); 3 . Scott Rose (Yom ). M INI B: 1. Brent Delay (Yom): 2. Jeff Nelson (Suz): 3. Derek Smail (Yom). _ M INI C: 1: Greg Oster (Yom); 2. Tony Nguyen (Suz): 3. Ste. e Kryzske (Yom). PEE W EE A : 1. Louis Aeron (Yom). PEE WEE B: 1. Scott Fi she r (Yom); 2. Bred Lewi. (Yam); 3. Ta,a Harrison (Y. m~. PEE WEE C: 1. Adom Noyo (Yom): 2. Brando n Oster (Yom): 3 . A ndy Snow (Yom). Leavitt awesome at revived Cal Poly trial By T. J. Rafferty SAN L UIS OBISPO. CA. MAY 24 The Cal Poly campus here hosts manv athletic contest, but in recent years observed trials have not been among them. Envi- 36 . ronmental and insurance hassles had combined to squelch th e on ce popular event. Now , owin g to th e mutual efforts of Bob Miller and th e Cal Pol y Penguins, and renewed public interest in th e sport, the trial has been revived. Held al on g the creek out behind the dairy unit (udde r end o f camp us) , th e meet featured three loops of 10 sections. Mill er kept th e level o f difficu lty m od eratel y low to acco rnmodate the wide ra nge of eq u ip me nt an d tal ent on hand, bu t th e cha llen ges were su fficie nt for all bu t th e Ex perts. Former National Champion Lane Leavitt had littl e trouble navigating th e sections with no marks lost,..on an 80cc Ita ljet l Everyon e marveled at how welt th e tiny motor performed. though Leavitt's characteristicall y smooth style surel y added to the effect. Bu t, having ridden a loo p on the little bugger myself, I had to share their amazement. No Expe rt rrialer myself (they call me Thud Ra p id ly), I found th e little screamer would go nearl y everywh ere th e big fell ers did. The cla ss str uc tur e had th e top local Am ateurs in th e Ma ster 's class with Lane, then a cla ss each for Novices an d Beginners on trialer s, with classes for trail bikes (under seven inches travel ) and end uro bikes (over seven in ches ). T he who le thing came off clean ly (heh) : everybody had fun a nd agreed th a t they 'd have to do it aga in. For the final e. Leavitt, J oh n Hesch. Dan Dixo n a nd Bim Miller gave a demonstration. After stringing several international-calibersections. Leavitt switched to his 250 Italj et a nd showed how it 's done. The yo u ng amateur co-riders did quite well . aft er a few initial gulps. Bu t as ability tends to rub o ff. the whole foursome put th e specta tors through a few coll ective breath-taking exercises. Results MA:STERS: 1. Lane Leevrtt (Ito ) 0; 2. John.Hesch IBu l) 10: 3. Pete Mattson (Yom) 16 . NOVICE: 1. Dole Christenson (Bul ) 11: 2. Jo hn Via (Bul) 22: 3. M att Bishop IBul) 32 . BEGINNER: 1. Chuck Reynolds (Hon) 35 ; 2. Jock PI... (Hon ) 3B: 3 . J im Mendez (Suz) 4B. TRAIL BIKE: 1. John Kotovich (Bul) 2; 2. George Sull ivan (Yam) 6: 3 . J . Ryan IMon)7. ENOURO BIKE: l.Tim Bra nnum IHon ) 0: 2. M iles Tonner (C· A) 6; 3 . Rob Duff (HusI 7. Wick, Cruickshank kick off Huetter premier By Judy Roe COEUR d ·ALENE. !D , MAY 20 The 1982 racing seaso n at Huetter Speedway started 0[£ tonight with all the usual excitement of the previous season . Th e Am at eur classes had severa l exc i ti n g m oments. with Low ell T hompso n and Sco tt Meyers ba ttl in g for first an d seco nd p lace in bo th th e 80 an d 125cc Ama teur classes. In th e 125cc Amateur heat race . Meyers was first into turn one. with Thompson close behind. Lowell tri ed to pass severa l times. using both th e inside a nd o u tside lines. but Mevers held h im off until th e third lap when Lowell finall y got around him on the outside and finished in first place with Meyers second and Troy Hedge third. In th e 500cc Expert main event. Arney Wick was first around the sweep er with Ron Yamamoto in second. Jim Hamby third a nd Tony Cruickshank gelling by Rich Ha yman for fourth. The outside line ridden by Cruickshank allowed Hayman to repass for fourth pl ace but not for long, and th e tra de went on for severa l laps. Finally, at th e white flag, it was Wick. Hamby, Yamamoto, Cruickshank. Hayman. Todd Tracey a nd Sawyer. The Open Expert main in clu ded several of th e same faces, incl udi ng Darrell Sims and Ma tt Ja mes . Si ms and Yamamoto continued th eir bat tle for fourt h place until Sims went dow n in the pi t co rner. Yamamoto went on 10 overtake Ma tt J am es after James ' bi ke lost power. and he pu lled off. Cruickshank took an easy win. with Wick second. Yamamoto th ird . Tracey fourth. Brad Walters fifth and Mike Hayman sixth. Results M INI AM: 1. Troy Hedge: 2. Bill y Lenz; 3. Doug Reynolds. M INI EX; 1. LrYWell Thompson; 2. Scott Meyers. 12 5 A M : 1. Lowell Thompson: 2. Scott M eyers: 3. Troy Hedge. 25 0 AM : 1. Jelt Selden: 2. Chr is Verd ohl : 3 . Jim Allen. 500 AM : 1. Ken Dunce n; 2. Jeff Seldon: 3 . Richa rd Vavra. 500 EX; 1. A r ney W ick: 2. Jim Hamby; 3. Ron Yamamoto. OPEN A M : 1. Ken Dunce n: 2. Chuck W h it man. OPEN EX: 1. Tony Cruickshank: 2. Arney Wi ck; 3. Ron Yamamoto. Sun doubles at scorching Mulkey MX By Clay Light McMINN VILLE. O R . MAY 23 H onda supported Ron Sun too k . two Pro classes today a t a scorching Mu lkey ORV park MX race on a ho t. sunny day of racing but not wit hout a battle from Tim Mic hlitsch (DG / Ka w support). who won the first motos in the 125 a nd 250cc Pro class es and was runnerup to Sun in th e second sets of motos, An excell ent turnout of riders an d specta to rs wer e to witn ess Kevi n H oefenbredl (Suz) tak e a holeshot to th e lead in th e first 125cc Pro m oto over Mitchlitsch , Mik e McCormick (Fred' s Cycle Cit y Suz ). Jess Dirks (Suz), Steve Sm ith (Cycle World Hon ) an d Sal em speeds ter Ro bby Watil o (R W Racing Yam ). H oefenbredl and Michl itsch were ha vin g a terrifi c battle over first whil e a mad scra m ble for seco nd occ u rred behind th e duo, consistin g of McCormick. Smith and Ron Sun (Hon). Sun moved past Sm ith to fourth wh il e John Woodley (Suz) foll owed . su it and moved past like Sun. Sun 's next target was McCormi ck. who put u p o ne heck of a fight for the spot until Sun go t aro u nd to tak e over second wh en H oefenbredl dropped back to fourth. Moto tw o h ad i t M ichlit sch , McCormick a nd Sun when th e p ack cres ted th e firs t uph ill. Michli tsch held off Sun thr o ug hou t th e mot o unt il lat e in th e race wh en Su n went insi de to in herit th e lead. Michl it sch . h'o........hoU"h·Alao' stayed glued to Sun's rear fender and stayed in that position for the' remainder of th e race . waiting for the mistake which would never happen. giv ing Sun th e overall. Th e 250cc Pro class had Loch Names (Euge n e Suz ) come off the line wi th a burst o f speed over Michlits ch (Kaw). Rick Bozarth (G resham Suz)and Yamaha support ride r Warilo in top positions. Names got out of sha p e on " Shakey 's J u m p" which let Michlitsch close in . Names he ld off th e Kawasaki rider for another lap before falling prey to Michlitsch. Bozarth. Sun , Watil o a nd Steve Wil li am s ( H erbs/ Ya m su p p o rt ) gave chase but to no a vail. Sun soon found himself in third when Bozarth unloaded hard in th e whoops. then second when he went around Na mes. With a lap to go th e orde r read Michli tsch, Sun and Jansen, which remai ned the finis hes at the flag. Second moto, Sun was ou t for revenge. just as he was in 125cc Pro. Randy Hubbard (H illsboro Suz), Williams, Sun. Mitch Kirk p atrick (MOIO X Fox /New West Suz ) and Michlitsch appeared in this order off the line. and after a lap it was H ubbard with a tidy lead over Wi lliams wit h Sun and Michlitsch fighting for third. Sun swoo ped up Williams. the n Hubbard. to take the lead while Mich litsch mov ed up to Williams, who found himself in second when H u bbard dropped back. Michlitsch got by Williams 10 go in pursuit of Sun who was making some fin e laps. With a lap to go it was Sun and Michlitsch wheel to wh eel while J ansen motored alone in third a n d Rod ney Keller (AI Cyles/KTM USA) in fourth after a last place star t. Michlitsch's late charge didn 't co n nect. and Sun took the win for a nother overa ll. Results OPEN PRO: 1. Lyle Shoppe" (Mo i); 2. Ma rk Mot . theison (KTM): 3 . Ben Gra ble (Hon ). 25 0 PRO: 1. Ron Sun (Hon); 2. Tim M ich litseh (Kaw); 3. Kev in J an sen (Kaw) . 12 5 PRO: 1. Ron Sun (Hon); 2. Tim M ichlitsch IKaw); 3 . Kevin Jansen (Kaw). OPEN EX: 1. Barren Brown (Yam). 250 EX: 1. TerryWise(Y om ); 2. Jer ry Ebert IKow }. 125 EX: 1. Keith Foidel (Yom}: 2. Bill Hrobi k (Yom). PEE W EE EX: 1. Je ff Doily (Yom): 2. Grant Berg· str om IYoml: 3 . M arty Spau lding (Yom ). PEEW EE B: 1. M ontY Speuld ing (Yom); 2. Leland Hoefenbred l (Suzl . PEE WEE C: 1. Chad Kish peu gh (Yom); 2. Mi ke St evenon IS uz). M INI B: 1. Dell Smith (Yom); 2. Corey Wh itak er (Yem): 3. Matt Romey (Yom). M INI C: 1. M ike Be" (Yom); 2. Troy Stewa rt (Yom): 3. Kevin Mann (Kaw). 125 B: 1. M ike Klettke(Suz): 2. Wde Anton(Ye m): 3. Do ug Fos ter (Yam). 125 C: 1. Glenn Hunter (Suz); 2. Dan Hen dr icks (Suz): 3. Chuck Goodrich (Kow) . 250 c: t , Don Robinson (Kew): 2. Scott Avery (Yem): 3. Ron Kent IHon ). 250 B: 1. Deen Gle.. (Hon): 2. Rick Wyl der (Kow ); 3. Tom Hilker (Yam ). OPEN B: 1. Doug Foster tHus); 2. Carl Cranke (KTM ): 3. Mark Spooner (Yom). OPEN C: 1. Greg Wilson (Mo i): 2. Dole Sohlem (Yom); 3 . Ron M eyers (KTM ). aT EX: 1. Nathan House (Yam ); 2. Jack Burgoyne (Hus). OT B: 1. Robe" Wrukle (Hus); 2. Jon..e Geddes (Suz): 3. Jerry Hiersche (Kaw) . OTH A : 1. Carl Cronke (KTM ): 2. M ike Perry (Suzl: 3 . Bob Leach (Yom). OTH B: 1. Gory Backstrom (Yom): 2. George Den. nis (Kaw ); 3. Dav id Smith (yam). OTH C: 1. Randy W illiams (Yam); 2. Eric Reuther (Y a m ~ 3 . M ike O'Conn er (Yam ). Fisher, Green, Word wallop Sidewinders TT opener By Clay Light CLACKAMAS, O R . MAY 21 In from of a n estima ted 2.000 specta tors, the opening event ofAMA-sanclioned Oregon Sidewinders TT saw Ryan Fisher (Vern' s Air Sa les Yam ) smo ke th e

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