Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

... .. Canada - Northern California-Northern Nevada-Oregon-Washington-Idaho-Utah-Alaska-Canada -Northern California-Northern Nevada-Oregon-Washington-Idaho-Ut ~ Ellis, Bruns beat Pros at Sacto night MX OT EX: 1. J. ck Coulombe (Honl . OT A M : 1. Jesse Dean (Suz); 2. Dick M ilan i (M ai); 3. Jes. G.1l0 (M.i). a T NOV : 1. Dav e M ilan i (M ai); 2. Ralph Tho m ure (K. wl: 3. Scott Gerh . rdt . PP NOV; 1. Debb ie J amerson (Suz ); 2. Renee Levequ e (KTM); 3. Tracy G.1l0 (Han). By Jim Bowman Torgerson, Bowman, Commans commandAME Sprockets MX SACRAMENTO. CA, MAY 21 Jimm y Ell i s ba tt l ed a n d em erged victor in the 250 and Open Pro races a t this wee k's Friday nigh t MX a t Sacramento Raceway. In th e 125cc Pro contest. Suzuki-m ounted Brad Bru ns took to p honors on th e two single-file motos by swa p p in g holeshots a nd m oto win s with H onda rider Chris Heyma n. Ell is rode hi s H o nda to a third a n d a secon d p lace finish to win the 250cc P ro race by co n sis tency . J imm y Robert son won th e first moto drag ra ce, followed by Ellis a nd Tom McKinney, but cras hed o n the fift h la p an d took Elli s do wn wi th h im . McKin ney and Randy Losh , who had cha rged h is Ma ico u p fro m a si xth pl ace start, passed the two and went o n to fin ish first a nd seco nd. Ellis passed Ro bert so n on th e sixth lap to finis h third. H i-P oint / Sierra/ Answer Prod uctssponsored Da ve Wood motored h is Yamaha support 250 to the head of the pack in th e seco nd moto and led to th e fini sh . Wood. who is still recoveri ng from breaking hi s wri st twi ce last year, couldn't ma ke h is win co unt, however , because of a poor first moto start and finish. With Wood outofthe running. th e race was now between Ellis, McKinneyand Robertson. Ellis started fourth a nd mov ed up to seco n d by the third lap. Ellis held on to second to take home th e money, McKinney finished fifth for second place do llars, and Ro bertson fin ish ed th ird for th ird overall . Will iam Ha rrison / Ans wer Products-sponsored Ellis started second in bot h O pen Pro motos bu t passed th e leader a n d won eac h . H olesh o t a rti st Dave Wood was first ou t of turn o ne in the first mot o, but Ellis pa ssed h im on th e next lap, a nd Los h outj u m ped Wood on the last lap. . Lo sh sta rte d the second moto in th e lead a nd held Ellis off until th e sixth lap, but co u ld n 't hand le rhe pressure. Lo sh slo wed j us t a bi t in a corner. and Ell is was around h im and soa ring past on th e followi ng j um p . Ellis, Losh a nd Wood fin ish ed one, two a nd three in bo th O pen P ro motos to ta ke home the money in the same order. Results 125 PRO: 1. Brad Br un s (Suz): 2. Chris Heym.n (Han): 3. W ill Akers . 250 PRO: 1. J im Ellis (Han); 2. Tom McKinney (K. w); 3 . J immy Robertson (Suz). OPEN PRO: 1. J im Ell is (Han): 2. R. ndy Lash (M .i); 3 . D. ve Wood (y. m). BD EX: 1. Ch.rlie V.ne...s (y.m ). 80 AM : 1. Ricky Ell is (y. ml . 125 AM : 1. Er ic Liddell (Suz); 2. J oe Br. xil (y . ml : 3 . Mark Dawson. 250 A M : 1. Greg Bonov ich (Yeml: 2. P. u l H.rt (SuZ!; 3 . M ike Sterling (Suz). OPEN AM : 1. Phillip Debler (Han ): 2. O.vid Ster · ling (Han). 50 NOV: 1. Taddy T.ylor . 60 NOV : 1. Sean Au st in (Yam ); 2 . Ji m my Fili p· pella (Suz). 80 NOV DIV 1: 1. John Hicks (V. m l: 2. Greg Terhe imer (VIm); 3. Frank Bogan (Suzl . BDNOV DIV 2: 1. Greg Terh eimer (y.m); 2. Jo hn Hiclcs (y. m); 3 . Fr.nk Bog. n (Sull. 100 NOV: 1. Tim Voung (y.m): 2. Scott Sm ith . 125 NOV DIV 1: 1. Bill y Br.zil(Suzl; 2. S.m Fr ies . (Suz): 3 . G. ry P••h (V. ml· 125 NOV DIV 2: 1. Clint Hool (V. m): 2. M .rk Ern st; 3. J asson Gregg (Varni. 125 NOV DIV 3 : 1. R.ndy EIIi. (V. m ): 2. D.ve Mc M urtie (Y.m): 3. Clint Hool (Yem). 250 NOV DIV 1: 1. Bob M ileni (V.'1'); 2. R.ndy Je nni ngs (Suz); 3. Jody Tu r1

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