Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

thern Nevada- Southern California-Arizona-Southern Nevad 125 BEG: 1. RickJordan (Yam l; 2 . Tom rerra manl (Yam); 3. Wa rr en Heath (Yam). 12 5 NOV DIV ONE: 1. David A nt ill ian (Yam); 2. Stev e Dye (Suz); 3. J oseph Crou ch (SUl) . 125 !'jOV DIV TWO : 1. Mi chael Knap p (Kaw) ; 2. Trey M cFarland (Yam); 3 . Gary Sailors (Suz). 12 5 INT: 1. Tom Stout (Yam); 2. Bob Simo ns . (Yam); 3. Jon Zahn (Kaw). 125 PRO: 1. Jo hn Drury (Han); 2 . Gary Bow man (Suzl ; 3. AJ. W hit in g (Yam). 250 BEG: 1. M ark W iklund (Honl; 2 . M any Desbrow (Hon) ; J . Dean Lane (Yam ). 250 NOV : 1. Dan Fitzgerald (SUl) ; 2. M icha el Vrec hota (Yam) ; 3 . Pete DeGrandis (Suz). 250 INT: 1. Randy M orales (Yam ); 2. Kevin Allman (Yam) ; 3 . Kevin Holmes. 250 PRO: 1. Pete Sno rt eland (Yam); 2. Cr ai g Col e (Suzl; 3. Ken Zahn (Kawl. OPEN BEG : 1. J im Wyatt (Ya ml; 2. M att Dunlap (Sull. OPEN NOV : 1. M ike DiStefano (Yam); 2. Philip Baro n (Mai) ; 3. Bob Burleig h (Han). OPEN INT: 1. Chris Mall ory (Mail; 2. Dan Baker (Han); 3. Russ Davidson. OPEN PRO: 1. Pete Snoneland (Yam); 2. Willy Simons (Hon) ; 3. Fred Hudgens (Ma i). VET J R: 1. Jerry Thayer (Yam ); 2. Wiley Seitzler (SUl). VET lNT: 1. Raul Escamilla (Honl: 2. Roland Tho mpson (Yam ); 3. Tom Sawyer (Yam) . VET SR: 1. J im O'Neal (Suz); 2. Gary W illi am (Sul l; 3. Bill Mi llar (Sull: CRC Dunes night MX a Simons family affair By Lee Taylor VALENCIA, CA, MAY 28 Bo b Simons, yo u n gest racer on the Simons Fami l y Ra cing T eam, showed his true colors to hi s fans tonight a t India n Dunes by fightin g from wire to wir e for the California Racin g Club's I25cc Intermedia te class win. First moto action found Simons engaged in a rip-roar ing duel with H o nda -mo unted Kill y P ugm ire, rid-. ing for Arco a nd BG Oil. Simons' Simi Yamaha mount ate up the tu rf in a wh eel -banging, class ic Yama ha H o nda co nfro n ta tio n. While bro thers J im m y and Willy cheered the mselves hoarse, Simons took co m ma nd and held P ugmi re to seco nd do wn to the final la p when Pugmire made a m id-air pass for the mo to win th a t sent his fa ns bouncin g orr th e wall. P ugmire he ld to the end with Simons in seco nd and Kawasa ki rac er Herman Loai za ho lding firm in third. . Wh en th e racers blasted o u t o f thegate for th eir fin al encou n ter, o nce mor e Pugmi re and Simo ns dueled , and th is ti me Si mo ns gra bbed the reins a nd too k ho me th e go ld , holdin g Pugmire lo seco nd-p lace hon or s for th e eveni ng a nd Ca m J ohnson, with a su pe r smooth 4-3 ta lly, cinc hin g thi rd overa ll. Wh en th e l 25cc P ros blasted o u t of th e ga te, big brother Jim Simons, Yamaha-mounted out o f Simi Cycles, fought a field o f wo rt hy ad versaries, amongst the m Bob Klin e a nd Robbie H ea ly, to ga the r first moto honors. Throughout the rnoto, Kline's Honda was glued to Simons' rear fender. Bo th me n fought o rr Derr ick PeBoneue in third. By moto's end, positio ns ' held. T he second round o f action was a heartbrea ker for H eal y, who crashed hard a t th e top o f the h ill o n the sta rt. Da vid H ussey was on the gas and soon in thi rd , hounding leader Kline do wn to the end. Whe n th e checkered £lag waved them home, Klin e grabbed the pot of gold, H ussey's 4-2 ride cinched second pl ace and taking down third ove ra ll honors was PeBo neue with a so lid 3-3 da y. Results 12 5 BEG DIV ON E: 1. Er ic Casas (Han); 2. Todd Wimett (Yam); 3. Rick Jordan (Yam). 125 BEG DIVTWO: 1. M ika Slenhoff (Han); 2. Les Gal (Yaml; 3. Ja son Coolbargh . 125 NOV : 1. Gary Yoshino (SUl ); 2. Chr is St . Marie (Yamt 3 . An dy Sti. (Yam). 125 INT: 1. Bob Simons (yam); 2. Kelly Pug m ire (Hon t 3 . Cam Johnson (YZ). 125 PRO: 1. Bob Klin e (Han); 2. David Hussay (Suz); 3. Der r ick PeBonette (Su z). 250 BEG: 1. Bill Colle t i (Suz); 2. M an y Desbbch (Han); 3. Jim Neubaue r (Sull. 250 NOV : 1. Bruce Hir oshi ma (Suz); 2. Dan Fitz gar ald (Suzl ; 3. Paul Wo lfe (Han). 250 INT: 1. Kenn y Parry { S uz~ 2. Kevin Holm es (yam); 3. St eve Parry (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Randy Com ma ns (Yaml ; 2. M icky Dymo nd (Ma i); 3. Ed Arn ett (Han). OPEN BEG: 1. Scott W elche r (Yam); 2. Ed Tash · ji an (Sul); 3. Loa Wardell (Yam). OPEN NOV : 1. Ma rk Pish insky (M ai); 2. M ike Di· Stefano (Yam); 3. Cliff Charm an (Suzl . OPEN INT: 1. Chr is Mallory (M ai); 2 . Bob Dun ham (Yam l. OPEN PRO: 1. W illy Simons (Han); 2. Greg Torgerson (Yam); 3. Ed Arnett (Honl . VET JR : 1. Raben Ferner (Yam); 2. Jer ry Thayer (Yam); 3 . Dan Ostros ky (Suz). VET SR: 1. Rick Hall (Yaml. Erickson excellent at CRC Dunes Mini nightMX By Lee Taylo r I VALENCIA, CA, MAY 28 Back under the lights ton ig ht, Bubba Erickson and Alvin Matthews locked horns in th e California Racing Club's 60cc Expe r t contest at Indian Dunes. By th e end of th e night the Min i warriors wer e exhausted, th eir fathers hoars e and th eir groupies bouncing 0 (( th e wall. The first moto found Erickson, with a Yamaha support ride under h is belt, out to make th e factory proud a nd filled with gold fever. Erickson shot 0(( the line in co m mand , only to find Matthews. ou t o f Sunshine Yamaha, riding shotgun. These two attacked th e stadiu m whoop-de-does with all th e verve o f the Pro s though much smoother. With Ma tth ews mere inches from sli p ping by, Erickson found himself sla m ming the door over and over agai n down to the wire. Their second encou nter found Matthews jump ou t in front , teeth gri tted a nd ready and wait in g to put Erickson in hi s pla ce. Erickson bided h is time a nd o n la p two sli p ped a wheel under Ma tth ews, maintainin g control to the end. Wh en their ca t-andmouse ga me was or dered to halt, Er ick son ski m med th e cream 0 (( th e bottle by a mer e ha lf bike len g th ove r Matthews, leaving Ma tthews th e second-place gold for the even ing. Mike Kiedrawski, aboard a Yama ha, took down a smashing pa ir o f back-to-back wins for Division O ne of the 80cc Begin ners. Throughout both he was constantly beseiged by Chuck Pegg, riding out of Ko lbe Honda, a nd Alvin Matthews. These three minis fough t each other relentlessl y from wire to wir e throughou t two rough mOlDS for command. When the checkered flag waved them home and 0 (( to bed, Kiedra wski p ulled off his double win for the gold , Matthews emerged with second overall honors wi th a superb 3-2 nigh t a nd taki ng down thi rd overall was Pegg with a 2-4, tryi ng h is best to pass Bob Sassen thro ughou t th e second rnoto bu t havin g to settle for forth . • Results PEE W EE: 1. Damon Huff man (Yam). kar NOV : 1. Soan Blanchard (Yami; 2. Joe l TO sky (Yam); 3. Jeff Leonard (Yam). INT: 1. Shawn Bates (Yam l. EXP: 1. Bubba Er ickson (Yam); 2. Alvin Malthews (Yam). BEG DIVIS ION ONE: 1. M ika Kiedrawski (yam ); 2. A lvin M atthews (yam); 3. Chuck Pegg (Han). BEG DIVISION TWO : 1. Doug Allen (Yam l; 2. Gary Wrig ht (SUl); 3. Pougy Forest (Sull. NOV: Chr is Burgess (SUl); 2. Tony Flem ing (Yam); 3. Jeff Hall (SUl) . INT: Gary Riekk (Yam). EXP: 1. lJI r ry Brooks (Sull; 2. Jeff Barbacov i (Yam ). BEG: 1. J im Tatone (Suz). NOV : 1. Tobey La_ (yam). TOP M AI CO SALES & SER V ICE FOR SO CAL. BY RO CKY WILU A M S (The late Ga y lon M osie r's mech anic) & GUENTE R GMEUN (Form e r mechanic/or S t eve S ta ckabl e. Mark B la ckwe ll . So n ny D eFeo. B rya n K enney. Darre ll Shu ltz • • • • Sal es &. Serv ice Shock & Fork Mods Race Prep Perf or man ce Pipes • • • • CrBnkshah Rebuil d ing Cylinder Boring Titanium Hardware (M aico On ty) W heel Lac ing (Cross 6 Patter n) • f ast U.P.S. 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