Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

anada- Northern California-Northern Nevada-Oregon-Washington-Idaho-Utah-AI The Sunday format attracted as many riders and spectators as any race day of the recent past, a nd Monday's race set new records for entries and paid spectators. Keith Pinkstaff ren ewed his lock on Open Production a nd used th e same 1980 Suzuki GSl loo 10 win Open Cafe as well. The Dan Freeman/ Wheelsport Kawasaki , P inkstaff's superbike ride, was running well in practice but went sour in th e first heat of Formula One, and Pin kstaff DNF the first heat . An Aceel conden sor was located in tact in the debris lirering trackside, and Pinkstaff won the second heat of Formula One. One first-time winner of a first p lace trophy in 750ce Production was Tony Howard on a KZ750. Howard had tried campaigni ng a modified KZl OOO in O pe n Cafe with margi nal success. " I go t smart and sold that noisy su cker," H oward said . " Got me a stock bike a nd learned how to ride it.., , Another modification to recent results was Q uen tin H ogan's win in 550cc Production and a second in 600cc Ca fe, the two most stro ng ly co ntested classes, on a stock GPz550. Mike Johnson, who won here last race and recently at Seattle Internationa l Raceway, had to settle for a very close second in 550cc Production. The O regon Motorcycle Parts $750 claiming class broughr'out some interesting entries. Joe Rod gers pocketed the $100 bill for first place on a well dialed GT550 Suzuki cafe bike , and Kevin Frazer won classy bike honors plus third place money on a Benelli Q ua tro. Someone is going to have to bring $750 to the track and keep these guys honest. As usual , 430ce Production provided tight racing, with Dick Burnam, Larry Buck and Mike Sullivan engaged in their usual mortal struggle. Bu rn am edged away somewhat in the first heat, only to have a set o f points fail , giving Buck the win. Burnam won the second heat, but Buck pushed 'the Highland Honda twi n into second in that heat Ior -th e overall win. Results OPEN PROD: 1. Keith Pinkst eH (Suz): 2. Kevin FrllZer (SU1); 3 . Jeff M orr ow (Suz). 750 PROD: 1. Tony Howe rd (Kew); .2. Quentin Hogen (KlIw t 3. Mike Johnson (Yem). , 550 PROD: 1. Quent in Hogen (Kewt 2. M ike Jo hnson (Yomt 3. M ike O'Horrow (Yom). 430 PROD: 1. Lorry Buck (Hon); 2. Mi ke Sulli.on (Yomt 3. Gene Brown (Yoml. O'PEN CAFE: 1. Keit h PinkstoH (Suz); 2. Don Bennen (Hoot 3. M ike Sorge (Hoo). B50 CAFE: 1. Don Zlock(Suzl: 2. Dole Zlock( Suzt 3. Mor k Hislop (Hon). &DO CAFE; 1. Do'e ZIocl< (Suzt 2. Quentin Hogon (Kew t 3. Mike Johnson (Yom). FORMULA 1: 1. Bri on Sunon (Hont 2. Pot Mor;nocci (Hon): 3. Don Z10ck (Suz). FORMULA 2: 1, Dole Fronklin (Yom); 2. Gene Brown (Yomt 3. Worren Burton (Mon~ FORMULA 3: 1. Deon Zinter (Hon); 2. John Moffen (lCowt 3. Worr en Burto n (Mon~ OPENSINGLE: 1. Jim Rivell i (Hon t 2. Bri on Monion (Vomt 3. Howrd PinkstoH (Yoml . OMP ClAIMING : 1. Joe Rodgers (Suzt 2. Br ion Hlovlul (Yom): 3. Kevin Frozer (Benl . Hili, Carr spilt Lodl STwlns By Bill Spencer L O D!, CA, MAY 29 Central California short track racin g is the ho ttest ticke t in D-36 raci n g circles, bu t it appears the summer hasn't heard th e message as a cool and breez y evening kept things at a minimum, excep t fo r the action on th e new quarterm ile Lodi Cycle Bowl dirt oval where Aaron Hill and Chris Carr were do ing the fiercest of ba ttling. Mat t Wai t led out main event action with a win in the Pee Wee divisjo n - II your dealer doesn't handle after Chris Carr did some super tun. ing in the pits between heat s. Steve Rasm ussen remained the kid 10 hea t in the80cc Novice/Junior battle whi le Mike Macedo ran off with 80cc Expert in his Kenny Roberts looka like operation. Larry Tofanelli wo n the com bined 125-200cc event. Steve Fischer took on Randy Fish er and the 250cc J u nior troops for a good win desp ite lots of pressure. Chris Carr gat ed well tonight on hi s TV Serv ice/jorgy Can-Am a nd hooked up a fan tastic show fo r th e fan s. Mark Key led th e first two la ps on his Yamaha but missed a gea r, rode off the tra ck and had to regroup at the back o f the pack. Carr held a good li ne and was long gone from the pack wi th Joe Knight and the ex-j irn Fi lice YZ ru n ning seco nd just in fro nt of a hard charging Aaron Hill , who has returned to the fora y wit h a vengeance. Dave Boyles dropped off the pa ce for a fourth over Bill y Arbogast, who was trying to get used to a new tire. Gary Coit had it easy in -500cc Novice over J ack Wi nans. Joe Martin look ed smart in the 500cc Junior win on his crispy XR over Donnie Storn mel. Hill and Knight were th e two guys to heat in 500cc Expert with good action aplenty. Mik e Hayward rode a good race for third. sho~ hiDi this••• Dear.Dealer, As a Cycle News dealer, you'll not only have the pleasure of dispensing a lot of good cycle news to your customers, but you'll also have the pleasure of pocketinq 50% profit. A minimum order of 5 copies per issue makes you an official Cycle News dealer. As a dealer, you'll receive a handy Cycle News counter rack, an Open/ 'Closed sign and point of purchase sales aids included in your one time set up fee of $4.00. Why wait? Wherever you are - East, or West, there's a Cycle News edition for you to sell out of. And a Cycle News staffer is waiting for your call, 213/4277433, or write Cycle News West, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, California 90801 . Results PEE WEE: 1. Mon Woit (Suz). BONOV/JR: 1. Steve Rosmussen (Kowl. BO EX: 1. Mike Mocedo (Yom); 2. Shad Johnson (Hoo). ' 125-200 NOV/JR: 1. Lorry Tofonelli (Suzl; 2. John West (Hon)_ 250 NOV: 1. Chorles McCleony (Hon): 2. Tim Walloce (Yom). 250 JR: 1. Steve Fischer (C-At 2. Randy Fisher (C·A). 250 EX: 1. Chris Carr (C-A): 2. Joe Knight (Voml: 3. Aeron Hill (Hon). 500 NOV: 1. Gory Coit (Yom); 2. Jack Winons (Yom). SOO JR: 1. Joe M an ins (Honl; 2. Donnie Stammel (Han). • 500 EX: 1. Aoron Hill (Han): 2. Joe Knight (Han): 3. M ike Heywo rd (Yom). -, Holt, Watllo, Schoppert take Mt. View MX By Brian Barnes SAN DY, O R , MAY 30 . A bea u tifu l day co upled with a long Memorial Da y weekend made for some great racing at Mt. View Motocross Park. The Pro titles fell to D&:S Cycles Ted Holt in 125, R.W. Racing/Yamaha of Salem rider Robby Watilo in 250 and Lyl e Schoppert aboard hi s Schoppert Logging Maico in Open. Schoppert a nd KTM rider Mark Mattheisen traded mota wins, but Schoppert got the overall by virtue of hi s win in the second moto. 250cc Pro saw Tim Michlitsch dominate th e first rnoto, start to fin ish , with Yamaha-supported Dave Hettinga second. Watilo was ' third and right o n his tail was Eastside Ka wasaki's Skeet Hise. The second moto found Kawasaki ace Michlitsch again leading, but disaster struck with a couple of la ps 10 go when a 15 cent sp ring -bro ke, causing hi s brakes to freeze. That . allowed Watilo to breeze on 10 a n easy win with th e "old man of Northwest motocross," Hise, tak ing a well deserved second. H o nd a-mou nted Dave Shepard was third, and J erry Wilson on a Suzuki grabbed fou rth . The one-two-fives were ready to go for their first rnoto with MX Fox /BelR a y/ Va n cou ver Yama ha's Do ug . Lange- gcmin g ..he ·ho lesho l.' Mich· , I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ---------------------DEALERS...OEI WITH IT! Okay, what can I lose7 Start my store selling CYCLE NEWS with the next issue. I understand you will bill me monthly and I have full return privileges on unsold papers. by returning the issue number and date w ith my check for the balance. 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