Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

< ~ ;~;;;;h;-i="'. SOath C e A ath••• Xev There was a turn around in th e second moto with Smith taking a first place and Crandall in th ere for second. Sam Jones was tops in th e Amateur class as he whizzed around taking first s in motos one and two. Gordon Mathieu started from the rear of the pack, but he quickly got out of that a nd went on 10 a second place finish, not just once but again the second time around. James Jones finished third in mota one, and Bob Alloy did it in the second rnoto. Novice Oren Spahn had lots of power going for him and he used it in Just the way he should. He came out a first place winner in both rnotos, A perfect day for Spahn. Dick 1 Feuel celebrated his birthday by blasting his way into second place twice. Dick Doyle took third in moto one. Dale Brockett took third in moto two. - ..... ' 1-0 0. < -, Results Mike Fitzgerald flies to a first mota Corona 125cc Intermediate win. Williams wai's at Corona night MX By Kit Palmer CORONA, CA, APR. 4 Suzuki-mounted Jim Williams used a 3-2 combo to capture the win in tonight's 250cc Beginner class at Corona Raceway. The first mota saw Joe Janikowski (Han) shoot into the lead, pursued by Rob Kanel (Han), Jim Nelson (Han) and Larry Jones. During the first few laps the top three riders battled handlebar 10 handlebar. Williams, who got off 10 a sour 10th-place start, was making his move up through the pack. Atthe hal£way point, Williams started to put heavy pressure on Nelson. On the final lap, Williams finally zapped Nelson. Janikowski held on to take the win followed by Kanel, Williams and Nelson. Jim Stentz (Han) jammed into the lead at the start of mota two, just ahead of Jay Stine (Han), Tony Whitesill (Hus) and Larry Hall (Hus), By the end of lap two, Whitesill slipped by Stine for second. For the next three laps Stentz and Whitesill dueled, but two laps from the finish, Whitesill went down and dropped to eighth. After a slightly better sixth place start, Williams found himself in second after Whitesill went down. Williams held the throttle wide open to try and catch the leader in the final two laps. But time ran out as Stentz held on forthe win . Williams' secondmota second, however, gave him the overall. Casey Mahoney (Kaw) ran away to . a commanding win in di vision one of the Mini Beginner class by capturing the win each time out. Mahoney led every lap but the first one in both motos. A 3-2 score by Ronnie Martin (Kaw) gave him second while third went to Bret Stovall (Yam). In division two, a first-mota win and a second-mota second gave Kevin Bussey (Yam) the overall. Bussey's nearest competitor was Rich Divito, who ended up with a 4-1 tally for second. Third went to Jerry Litteral (Yam) while fourth went to Andy Rodrick (Kaw). . Results 60 PEe WEE: 1. Jason Martin; 2. Jon Umpierr• . 60 JR CYCLE: 1. Chris Heel (Kaw); 2. Randy Esparza; 3. Dan Brecher (Yam). MINI BEG: 1. Casay Mahoney (Kaw); 2. Ronnie Martin (Kaw); 3. Bret Stovall (Yam). MINI BEG: 1. DeviJ"l Bussey (Yam); 2. Richie Diy. ito ; 3. Ron Jordan (Yam). MINI EX: 1. Tom Combs (Kaw). MINI NOV: 1. Jeff Capt (Kaw); 2. Larry Sayeg IKaw); 3. Mike Burdette (Yam). MASTER: 1. Ron Miller (Kaw); 2. Dennis Rosenberg (Han). JR MASTER: 1. Gabe Gut ierrez (Hus); 2. George S'E~~ifg~~s~ith (Han); 2. Bob Crandall (Mai) . AM : 1. Sam Jones (Han); 2. Gordon Mathieu (Han); 3. Bob Alloy (Yam). NOV: 1. Oren Spahn (Suzl; 2. Dick Fettel(Yam); 3. Dick Doyle (Mai) . 125 BEG: 1. Jim Hewitt (Kaw); 2. Chris Lewick (SUl); 3. Dave Colmer (Kaw). 125 BEG: 1. Gardner Tarlow (Kaw); 2. Dave Chambers(Sul); 3. John Abright (Han). 125 NOV: 1. Steve Andre (Yam); 2. Dale Himmel· reich (Suz); 3 . Mike Fitzgerliid (Han). 125 INT: 1. Bruce Harcrow (Kaw); 2. Steve Car. dillo (Yam): 3. Mark Newton (Han). . 125 PRO: 1. Scott Wilkinson (Han); 2. MIke Robens (Yam). . 250 BEG: 1. Jim Williams (Suz): 2. Jim Nelson (Han): 3. Chookie Coiner (Suzl. 250 NOV: 1. Paul Welmsly; 2 .James Conti (Honl; 3. Raben Moore (Yam). 250 INT: 1. Kinney Jones (Han); 2. Kit Palmer (Han); 3. Larry Dimmitt (Han). 250 PRO: 1. Chr is Flem ing (SUl); 2. Troy Luhman (Han); 3. Duane Mapes (Suli. OPEN BEG: 1. Rick Thomas (Yam); 2. Mark Trent (Ma i); 3. Troy Saunders (Yam). OPEN NOV: 1. Ray Groom (Han); 2. Larry Boyd (Han); 3. Ralph Maodahall. OPENINT: 1. Ron Rehnquist (Yem); 2. Andy Nesting (Hus). OTs Miller, Gutierrez fastest at DeAnza By Bob Alloy RIVERSIDE; CA, MAR. 27 Things certainly didn't start out the way they should have at today's DeAnza Old Timer's motocross practice session. It would have to be called a disaster anyway you looked at it. About a . dozen bikes were stuck in thick, gooey mud up to the axles, and at least five had to be pulled out manually some with burnt out clutches to add insult 10 misery. At some point it was called to a halt and the track was rerouted to bypass the mud. . ' Dennis Rosenberg took off In a winning streak in the Master's class and kept his power on all the way to th e fimsh for first place. Ron Miller's Kawasaki came in at a fast pace too, . to claim second. In the second rnoto Miller took the holeshot and kept up such speed that he was unbeatable. He got first and Rosenberg took a speedy second. Junior Master Dick Burley is one of the winningest guys around, and true to form, he ran away with another first. Gabe Gutierrez filled up the second place slot. The second mota was a battle between Gutierrez and G eorge Spearing. There was some tricky ma~euv ering by both parties, but Gutierrez got through to first, Spearing got a well-earned second place. . In the Expert class it was Bob Crandall who won the prized first. Al Smith came in with a fast second. Meeks, Peterson, Sargent earn Pro OC'R victories By Steve Crosby EAST IRVINE, CA, APR. 7 For the second week in a row at Orange County International Raceway, some of the best racing of the night occurred after most of the crowd went home. The final 125 and 250cc Pro rnotos had everyone buzzing on a night that was filled with close races. The second week of the season drew another great crowd to OCIR for RACE-sanctioned motocross, While everyone was a bit surprised by the tight racing, they were more surprised by the unseasonably cold air that caused everyone' to bundle up with everything they had. - Texan Kyle Landrum took control of the first I25cc Pro mota with Todd Hoover and Craig Cable following. Tracy Meeks started back in the pack and picked off a rider a lap until he was in second in front of Hoover. Meeks then moved up to challenge fellow Kawasaki rider Landrum. Landrum did a good job of holding off Meeks ' attacks, but on the last lap Meeks doubled his way through the whoops just before the finish line and passed Landrum in mid-air for the win. Landrum settled for second with Hoover third. In the second I25cc Pro mota Chris Heinrich took the holeshot and held the early lead. Steve Burdette held second place for two laps before the Landrum/Meeks parade passed him. Heinrich, under pressure Cram the Kawasakis, went down when hecuta corner a little too close. Landrum had the lead with Meeks again putting the pressure on and doubling his way through the whoops. The white flag came out and Meek s slipped under Landrum in the first turn for a clean pass and the win. Landrum had to settle for second while Taylor Marcell was third overall with a 4-4. Todd Peterson blasted into the 250cc Pro first mota lead with Harley Hall and Danny Bartholomew chasing. Last week's winner, Bryan Maloney, was seventh after the first lap, but was third after the second. A lap later Maloney . moved into second th CaI A . with Hall third. That's the way they finished the first rnoto, ,a In the second mota Peterson again took the holes hot and built up a lead. Craig Cable started in second, but fell back to fourth on the third lap when Harley Hall and Maloney passed him. Peterson was signaled that he had a lead and to play it safe, but Maloney quickly passed Hall and set out after Peterson. By the time the white £lag came out, Peterson's lead had eva porated. Maloney dived inside in the turn before the big jump and emerged with the lead. Both riders turned up the gas. Coming in front of the grandstands and over the mudhole, Peterson left the throttle open and forced his way past Maloney in the hairpin turn. Maloney gave Peterson a dose of the same in the next turn and the pair banged just as they entered the stutterbumps. Peterson went into the pennant but kept himself up. Maloney had the lead for a second or two until he got out of shape and Peterson emerged with the lead in the next turn. Maloney tried to pass Todd back in the whoops, but overshot one and had to back off. Cable finished third in the moto and third overall with a 4-3. M Results · -rs 60 BEG: 1. Chad Ponegalek (Kew). 60 NOV: 1. Brandon Sperling (Kaw); 2. Jacob Swain (Kaw). 601NT : 1. Joel Tokarsky (Kaw). lJ 60 EX: 1. Chris Hill (Kaw). MINI BEG DIV I: 1. Jammin' Jedy (Kaw); 2. Jeff Ohlson (Kaw); 3. Frankie Fierro (Yam). {.ll MINI BEG DIV II: 1. Steve Flanda.. (Yam);2. Steve Wamboldt (Kaw); 3. Chris Flood (Yam). • MINI BEG DIV 111: 1. Hijinio Nunez (Suz); 2. Jaff Cardona (Suz); 3. Tad Cates (Yam). MINI NOV DIV I: 1. Steve Kandall (Suz); 2. Don Burke (Kaw); 3. Lee Beaver (Kaw) . Uti: MINI NOV DIV II: 1. Chris Hill (Kaw); 2. Craig Miller (Suz); 3. Ward Bassatt (Yam). " MINI INT: 1. Troy Doolan (Suz); 2. Thayne lito (Yam); 3. Gene Baldw in (Kaw). lW MINI EX: 1. Bill Eisanacher (Yam). • 125 BEG DIV I: 1. Gary Bravar (Kaw); 2. Bambino Topia (Kaw); 3. Scott Evers (Suz). 125 BEG DIV II; 1. Oh Sanchez (Han); 2. Ron McKiernan (Han); 3. Keith McMillen (Han). 125 BEG DIV 111: 1. Bill Edwards (Yam~ 2. Parrin Paraz (Suz); 3. Scott Clatterbuck (Yam). q 125 BEG DIV IV: 1. Glenn Gordy (Kaw); 2. Jeff Montgomery (Han); 3. Terry Rhodes (Han). _ l: 125 NOV OIV I; 1. Doug Hawk ins (Kaw); 2. Jeff Matiasevich (Suz); 3. Chris Sparks (Kaw). 125 NOV DIV II: 1. Dave Trager (Yam); 2. Steve Jensan (Suz); 3. Jim Parry (Suz). 125 INT DIV I: 1. John Davis (Kaw); 2. Ti Swanz (Han); 3. Jim Hannah (yam) . ~ 1251NT DIV II; 1. Jim Metiasevich (Suz); 2. Mike Magallanes (Yam); 3. Greg Armstrong (Yam). Z) 125 PRO; 1. Tracy Meeks(Kaw); 2. Kyle Landrum (Kaw); 3. Taylor Marcell (Kaw). cc 250 BEG DIV I; 1. Laa Tobey (Yam); 2. Mika Conner (Han); 3. Steve Beker (Yaml. >H\ 250 BEG DIV II: 1. Jeff Hjalmerson (yam); 2. Relph Mendenhall (Hus); 3. Steve Peure (Yeml.IH 250 NOV: 1. Mike MUHon (Suz); 2. Merk Romero "" (Suz); 3. Dave Gaumer (Suzl. 250 INT DIV I: 1. Carl Reed(Suz); 2. Kevin Fringer (Yaml; 3. Scott Lohr (Suz). 'H) 250 INT DIV II: 1. Tom Brown (Han); 2. Shawn Tracy (Han); 3. Larry Cravens (Honl . H 250 PRO: 1. Todd Peterson (Yam); 2. Bryan Maloney (Han); 3. Craig Cable (Han). OPEN BEG: 1. Tom Buck (Han); 2. Scott Hyda (Han); 3. Tony Parry (Suz). OPEN NOV: 1. Jim Wright (Han). VET: 1. Nick Costello (Yam); 2. Larry Lariviere (Yaml. OPENINT: 1. Ron Rehnquist (Yam); 2. Don Glover (Han); 3. Karl Holmberg (Yam). OPEN PRO: 1. Scott Sargant (SUl); 2. Scott C.vness (SUl); 3. Bruce McDougal (Han). Thomsen tops Novices at DeAnza MX By Kit Palmer SUNNYMEAD, CA, APR. 3 On an almost completely redesigned motocross course, Tom Thomsen (Yam) battled to victory in the 250cc Novice class at DeAnza Cycle Park. Thomsen had 10 put up with some stiff competition by Marc Wiedeman (Suz) and Paul Burval (Suz). Thomsen jammed into the lead _after th e gate dropped for the start of .th e first rnoto. Hot on Thomsen's knobby tracks was Jason Ingersall

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