Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

New Meldco-Colorado-WyoaIDg-Moal_a-North Duola -loath Da Central Pipeline Stutts shows guts, as Storbeck struts at Alamo City MX By Joe Milia n SAN ANTONIO, TX, J AN. 16 You can call it th e San Antonio trac k, you can call it th e Sayers track, or yo u can call . it th e track at China Grove. Refer to it by wha tever name you choose, th e revamped layout at San Antonio Motosport Pa rk , under th e directi on of M.e. " Boo ts" Shaner and h is sta ff, is fast becom ing th e most popular motocross facility in so ut h Texas. T wo of T exas' finest ra cers had success fu l o uti ngs in the sa nd as ' David Stutts a nd Danny Storbeck took unch allen ged wins, with Stor beck doing double d uty . In sma ll bore ac tion it was Cod y Marek victoriou s in th e Mini Junior class wi th brother Stacy topping both the Mini Seniors a nd the I05cc class . The Rosen berg Kawasaki riders swept to six rnoto wins with Derek Hanson (Yarri) giving Cody a race a nd Brent Freed (Kaw) keepi ng Stacy honest. Vince R izzo (Kaw), improving with each contest, ra n a stro ng th ird in th e Mini Sen iors. No bod y ma kes it look easi er than yo ung Dann y Storbeck. H e pu t in a lmost fla wless performances while capturi ng first place in bo th th e 125 a nd 250cc Intermediate d ivisions o n hi s 125. Storbeck has served no tice th a t it will not be long before he turns Pro, he co u ld probab ly do so now if he chose. Aboard a 125 Yamaha, St or beck rode in the 250cc Expert class just for the exercise. After lead ing the first lap,.he pulled off the track to let everyo ne by, a nd even tho ugh the victim of a ra re fall on th e sixt h lap, still managed to finish thi rd. In the second mo to our boy Da nny just mo tored awa y fro m all concern ed and left David Stutts (Ya m) an d Russell Rogers (Yam ) to wrestle over th e gree n bac ks. Rogers gave a fine account ing of himself in the ini tial heat, a nd many of those' asse m bled voiced o p timism o ver h is chances in the second enco unter. Stutts, however, had ot he r ideas, a nd h is margin of victory in th e second ro und was even greater. Kevin Horton (Suz) rode smooth ly a nd stead ily to cop th ird over Lee Du bose, wh o was o bviously hav ing teeth in g problems with h is new Kawasaki. Big Tex Ya ma ha of San Antonio manager Lester Munson a wed the fans with hi s im itation of Gary Wells' a t Caesa r's Palace by loopin g h is '83 YZ490 off th e big jump in th e Over 30 class. Results MINI J R: 1. Cody Marek (Kaw): 2. Derek Hanson (Yaml: 3. Kris Gaines (Suz). MINI SR: 1. Stacy Ma rek (Kaw ): 2. Brent Freed (Kaw): 3. Vince Rizzo (Kaw). 105 : 1. Stacy Marek (Kaw); 2. Brent Freed (Kaw ); 3. Cody Marek (Kaw l. 125 BEG: 1. Lawrence Shellaby (Yam); 2. Tracy Clark (Yam); 3. Clifford Jones (Yam). . 250 /0PEN BEG: 1. Rory Jefferson (Yam); 2. Tim Lunt (Honl; 3. Rob Talbott (Yam l. 125 NOV: 1. Billy Compton (Yaml; 2. Charles M cD onald (Su z); 3. M ike Skinner (Kaw ). 250 NOV: 1. Joe Marcucc i (Yaml ; 2. " Mooka" Lynch (Yam); 3. Jeff Mill er (Yam). OPEN NOV: 1. Bobby Moore (Yam ); 2. David Posik (Yaml; 3. Bobby Lew allen (Honl . 1251NT: 1. Danny Storbeck (Yaml; 2. Jeff Wilson (Yaml; 3..David SChlieffer (Kaw) . 250 INT: 1. Danny Storbeck (Yam); 2. Gene Sharp (Yam ~ 3. Mark Mohs (Suz). OPEN INT: 1. Br ian Zettner (YamI; 2. Steve Zottner (Yam); 3. Bryan Briggs (Yaml. OVER 30 A : 1. Bill Kasson (Yam); 2. Smokey Joe (Ya m~ 3. Dale Shank (Suz). OVER 30 B: 1. Tom Vickers (Suzj; 2. Tom Williams (Y.m ~; 3. Jim Ell is CY',m)·u t .. _ .. _ .. ~"'; ~ ,, ~ _ 250 EX: 1. David Stutts (Yam); 2. Russell Roger s (Yam);.:! . Kevin Hort on (SUl). Stutts bests Ellis in Austin shootout If your dealer doesn't handle By Joe Milian AUSTIN, TX, JAN. 23 Rumors that Austin would be without a motocross track for the first time -in over 12 years were laid to rest tod ay as Lee Bigga rt opened Capitol City Mo tocross Racewa y. Even th o ugh th is ini tial effort was run with on ly a week's notice, o ver 150 riders showed up to compete. T rack officia ls an nounced th at the' new facil it y, underwritten in part by Kasson Yama ha of Austin, will host meetings o n the first , th ird, a nd fifth Sundays of each month, beginning in February . It will run a straig h t program of racin g with practice beginning promptly a t II a.rn., with th e fir st bikes off th e line a t noon. This wi ll all ow the Dallas a nd Houston area riders a little ext ra time to ge t th ere. Preparations for nigh t racing a re underway with a ten tative open ing date in May. The O pen In termedia te contingent roared over th e ga te and down th e straigh ta way into th e fir st turn. San Anto n io's " Flying Zettner Brothers," Brian and Steve, led in th e early laps, bu t th e thumper pilots were forced to yield to a determ ined Bryan Briggs. Briggs, on a Kasson Racing Team YZ490, was th e man to ca tch af ter the th ird lap. Carter Bruce joined th e Zet tn ers, but th eir pursu it proved fu tile. The seco nd moto witnessed Briggs surging from behi nd to clai m the top spot once more to ga in overall honors. Rapid Ronnie Prado of Au stin, a lso a board a Yamaha, showed th e assem bled throng a fistful of throttle a nd determi nation in a second mo to co nfro ntation with David Schlittler. Coming from back in the pack , Prado ca ug h t th e Seal y Kawasa ki pil ot a t the white flag a nd stuffed ins ide th e g reen machine with a scant hundred yards rem aining and held on to claim fir st overa ll in the highly compe titi ve 125cc In termediate class. In the ever popula r O ver 30 class, th e irres pressi ble Smokey J oe bested arch riva ls Bill Kasson and Lester Munson on ly to learn that the first p lace lovin g cu p had been m ispl aced. Smokey is reportedly hold in g Lee Biggarr's eldest so n hostage until he gets h is tro phy. Da ve Stutts went back to Schertz, wit h the winner's share of the Expert loot but not before Big Tex Yamaha sponsored rider J eff Ell is made a concerted bid for the money him self. Stutts was forced to pull out all th e stops.in th e second moto after bei ng jostled to the turf in th e ma d dash for the lead in turn one. • Results MINI J R: 1. Derek Hanson (Yam); 2. Steve Vickers (Sull; 3. Chad Bailey (Yaml. M INI S R: 1. Vince Rizzo IKaw ); 2. M ike Mer lo (Kaw ); 3. Chris Gunter (Yaml . BEG: 1. Everett Lee (Yaml; 2. David Bauser (Yam); 3. John Vandergrift (Suz). 125 NOV: 1. Rocky French (Hon); 2. Charles Mc Donald (Sull; 3. Doug Bice (Yam). 250 NOV: 1. " Mooko" Lynch (Yaml ; 2. Joe Marcucc i (Yam); 3. Tom mv McDow (SUl). OPEN NOV; 1. Rod Washb ur n (Yam); 2. Cony Clark (Yam); 3. Ji m Elliott (Hon). 1251NT: 1. Ronnie Prado (Yam); 2. David Schlitt ler (Kaw l; 3. Gary Grose (SUl). 250 INT; 1. Chr is Sharp (Yam); 2. Scott Reime rs (Yaml; 3. Paul Horton (Hon). . OPEN INT: 1. Bryan Br iggs (Yam); 2. Carter Bruce (Yaml; 3. Smokey Joe (Yam). OVER 30 A: 1. Smokey Joe (Yam); 2. J ohn Mullins (Suz); 3. Lester Munson (Yam ). OVER #1B: 1. Fred Deinzer (Mai); 2. Tom Vicker s (SUl ); 3. Ralph Rust (Hool. EX: 1. David Stutts (Yam); 2. Jeff Ell is (Yam); 3. Lee Dubose (Kawl . . " " 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 pocketing 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 Openl 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. 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