Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Bu rk hart. shot 10 th e lea d d uring the firs t 250cc m or o , but by lap three it was clear that the ra ce wo ul d be a Bo b Bu ffal oe / Eri c Eaton duel. Buff a loe stayed u p front for th e firs t half o f th e race unt il Eat on ber zerked hi s Maico Spider pas t o n lap seven . Eaton kept the lead for the remainder of th e race for the wi n. Bu ffal oe was seco nd, " Disco" Bu rkha rt was th ird , Froemb li ng wa s fourth a n d Yam a ha mounted J eff Birk estol was fifth. The seco nd rnoto found Bu rkha rt again shooting to th e fron t of th e pack on th e sta rt follo wed by Eat on an d Froembli ng. During lap two , Froembli ng and Buffal oe sta rted to ch a rg e w h ile unkno wn p ro bl em s dropped Ea to n fro m th e race. Froem bling kep t Bu ffa loe a t ba y until lap six wh en the H on da Support-rider snuck by a nd cru ised for the win . Froem bli ng held o n for seco nd a nd Burkha rt ro unded o u t a top-three Honda swe ep wi th a no ther third. ...... ...... Results PP: 1. J uli e Hie-sene (Yam). PEE W EE JR: 1. Noah Kirkland (Vam); 2. Andy Sno w (Yam); 3. Jackson Nutt (Su z). PEE WEE INT: 1. Jason McCorm ick (Vam). PEEWEE EX: 1. Chris Bailey (Kaw). M INI C: 1. Richard Jacobs(Hon ); 2. Sam St . Cla ire (Kaw ); 3. Stacy Bohn enkamp (Han). M IN I B: 1. Kurtis Robstad (Yam); 2. Darren Rogers (y am); 3. Aaron Fitzpa trick (Kaw) . MINI A: 1. Brent Delay (Kaw). 100 C: 1. Clrey Evans (yam ). 100 B: 1. Craig Clark (Yam); 2. Les Ycou m (Suz); 3. Todd Lusk (Yam). . 125 C: 1. Keit h Cayton (Kaw ); 2. Dwa ine Siele r (Kaw); 3. Joh n Kocher (Han). 125 B: 1. Br uc e Barnes (Hon); 2. Lohn Inman (Kaw ); 3. Richie Lee (Han). 125 PRO: 1. Rowdy Blasdell (Suz); 2. Steven Oster (S uz); 3. Nathan Pippert (Hon). Dave Wood took a close second overall at the Shasta Dam GP . 48 respectively. Fifty 250cc P ros were o n hand a nd it was evide nt th at hea t races wo u ld be exce p tiona l. Ca m p bell co pped th e fin al h eat race with a win o ver No vice Veri Smi th 10 m ak e up th e fin al lin e up. In th e 250cc A main, Campbell put h is wat er-pumper Yamaha in to th e lead by virtue of th e pole posit ion, moving o u t front ahead of N o vice Danny Ca in a nd fellow Grants Pass rid er Bob Klum . Ca m p bell qu ickl y pulled a way with a no-nonsense lead and left th e figh ting 10 Klum a nd Bob Mahr. Klum ended up second by ra m m ing h is way th ro ugh th e pack, a good half lap do wn from Camp bell, who took th e wi n in hi s first and o n ly a p pearance in Corva llis th is season . Mahr took third foll owed by Ca in. Mike Huffman a nd C lay Cl ark . The 500cc P ro ma in sent shock wav es a ll the wa y 10 downtown Corvallis as th e sounds of powerf ul sin g les echoing in th e a rena, led by th e mighty tremors of McDaniel's Honda. J u nior sensa tio n J eff Harsha ga ve McD an iel quite a run in heat races, but his Yamaha went belly up a nd was a no-show for th e main . McDa ni el romped off th e line to lead Novice Chuck Glender, Bruce Turnbull a nd Miller . who filled th e first four spots at the end of a lap. Glender mad e a su rp rise move an d rode up 10 challenge McDaniel but slid o u t in th e loamy turf and gave McD aniel a lead all 10 himself. Glender n arrowly esca pe d Turnbull , who did manage to sne a k by in th e final turn a nd n ab seco nd from Glender. McDaniel took th e biggest lead o f th e night ac ross th e line to sn ag a win in wh at was a lso h is first race i n Corvallis th is sea so n . T he race seems to bring out the " big g u ns " once a year for money as well as .p restige . Results 500 PRO: 1. Jeff McDaniel (Hon) ; 2. Br uc e Turn - bull (Yam); 3. Chuck Glender (Hoo). 250 PRO FEATURE: 1. Scon M iller (C-A); 2. J eff Cempbell (Vam); 3. Mike Lawrence (Han): 4. Jeff Harsha (Yam); 5. Danny Cain (Vam). 250A: 1. Jeff Campbell (Vam); 2. Bob Klum (Han); 3. Bob Mahr (Bul). 500 A: 1. Marty Zirbe l (Vam); 2. Jeff McDaniel (Han); 3. Scott Miller (Han): 125A; 1. Brian Riley (Han); 2. Todd Gary (Han); 3. Donald Paul (Suz). BOA: 1. Ed Portz (Suz); 2. Donald Paul (Suz); 3. Jason Conan (Han). 250 B: 1. Danny Bell (Bul); 2. Charlie M itch ell (Yam); 3. Pat McBride (Han). 250 C: 1. Clay Clark (Bul ); 2. Steve Kendig (Hus); 3. Gerry Otto (Vam). TROPHVDASH 500 PRO: 1. Jeff McDan iel (Han). 250 PRO: 1. Scon M iller (C·A). 500 SPTMN: 1. Jeff McDaniel (Han). 250SPTMN: 1. Jeff Campbell (Yam). Blasdell blasts to Woodland win By Brian Barnes R 16 WO O DLAND , \ VA, AP . With Hi-Point titl es on th e line, th e Woodland Win ter Track held its last race of th e 1983 racing season. Rowdy Bla sdell (G res ha m Suzuki), Bob Buffaloe ( H ig h la nd H onda / H onda Support/O 'Neal ) and Er ic Eaton (Ma ico Support/Hi-Point) a ll found th eir way to th e winners' circles in 125, 250cc a nd O pen classes. Blasdell was th e dominant factor of bo th I25cc motos, taking th e hol esh o t a nd n ever g iving i t up. S uzu kimounted " S to r m i n " S te ve O st er turned so me heads a s h e fini sh ed in th e runner-up spot both ro unds. takin g seco nd o vera ll. N athan Pippert a nd Dav id Froembling both fini shed with 3-5 rnoto scores but Pippe r t rook thrid o vera ll by virt ue o f h is third place fin ish during the seco nd moto, Woodland holeshot ex pe rt, R ob 250 C: 1. M ike Kates (Suz); 2. J ohn W ilson (Suz); 3. John Kocher (Han). 250 B: 1. Scott W ili iams(Vam); 2. Kyle Hall (Hon); 3. J eff Chiku sa (Hon). 250 PRO: 1. Bob Buffal oe (Han); 2. David Proembli ng (Han); 3. Bob Bur khart (Hoo). OPEN C: 1. Broc Ross (Yam ); 2. Ed Sorens on (yam); 3. Todd Lusk (Vam): OPEN B: 1. Dan Fitch (Suz); 2. Gary Bon ds (Han); 3. Lisa Clune (Suz). OPEN PRO: 1. Eric Eaton (Ma i); 2. Steve Sm ith (Suz); 3. Bruce Irwin (Suz). 30-40 C: 1. Kr eston Snow (S uz); 2. Keit h Bow ma n (Honl; 3 . Gary Lars on (Mai). 30 -40 B: 1. Ray Shan afelt (SUl) : 2. Ray Fisher (Mai); 3. Rick Mage e (Suz). 30 ·40 A: 1. J eff Chikusa (Han); 2. Richa rd Kella y (Hus); 3. Roger Knight (Vam). OT NOV: 1. Lanc e Lusk (Han); 2. Norm Swi ft (Yam); 3. Tom Harmon (Yam). OT AM : 1. Norm DuVall (Vam); 2. J erry Hiersche (Kaw). OT EX: 1. Gordy Ochs (Han); 2. Gary Bonds (Han); 3. Ji m Lamk in (Hon). Naylor nabs Shasta Dam GP Naylo r. who won a silver ba r val ued at S I 000 , fin ished five laps in th e fo ur-hour time lim it. pacing a field that incl uded more than 60 Experts a nd P ros in a tota l fie ld o f 208 rider s. And he did it o n j us t two p it sto ps, a fact h e says a llo wed him to win . " I just kin d or too k it easy o n the seco nd lap, j ust to see how my m ileage wou ld be." said Naylor. " Whe n I knew I co u ld m a ke it two la p s o n o ne ta n k. 1 fig ured I co u ld ma ke up some ti me. " H e was n ot without cha lle nge, however. At th e fin ish , a fter four hou rs and 135 bo ne -jarri ng miles, Na910r was j ust o ne bi kelength a head o( ru n ner- up Dave Wood . Wood was shocked. H e th ought Nay lo r was a Novice . " I co u ld n ' t believe it," said Wood. " No bod y pa ssed me a ll day exce p t Larry H oo p er. 1 was right beside Na vlor o n th e las t stre tch an d 1 co u ld ha \:e stuff ed h im a n y time." Wood said h e was to ld h e had a th ree-m in u te lead a lone point, th en lat er wa s to ld he tra iled by two minut es. " I hd a th ree-minute lead, spen d 35 seconds in th e p its a nd th en get told I'm beh ind by two m inutes," sa id Wood . " How did he pi ck up five minutes. Ap parently 1 was given some ba d informat ion. I'm not blaming Naylor. He won , so co ngra tu la tio ns." Results OVERAll: Ron Naylor . OPEN EX: 1. Randy Lash; 2. Charles Smart; 3. Lesl ie Brown. 250 EX: 1. Dave Wood; 2. Dave Bertrand. VET EX: 1. seen Davis; 2. Seon Sinclair; 3 . Gary Vanderpool. or EX: 1. Curt Mc Mahon; 2. John Hearne; 3. Bill O'B rien, OPEN AM : 1, Thom as Morris; 2. Robert McBroom: 3. Ken Kra mass. 250 AM : 1. Randy Pearson ; 2. Ken Dicker son . VETAM : I. M ike Franklyn . OT: 1. Nor m Granan. OPEN NOV: 1. George Edwards. WOME N POWDER PUFF: 1. Tracy Gallo : 2. Patt i Henn ing. Anderson excells at Portland MX By Brian Barn es PORT LAND , OR, APR . 14 For the first time o fficially in Portland International Ra ceway's long hi story of night racing, over 200 riders showed up to a ttack th e co u rse a nd provided so me g rea t ac tion in a ll classes. By Brian Blomster J im Anderso n (Yama ha Suppor t/ R EDDING , CA, AP R. 15-16 MX Fox/Kal-G a rd /Dallas Ba ker ), One nort hern Ca li forn ia rid er Eric H all (W h ite Power H olland/ is taking Iiul e tim e establishCEET Racing /Newberg H onda ) a nd R ick Bu rgett (T o wn Ce nt er Yama in g himsel f as a force to be ha/MX Fo x) ca me o u t o n top of th e reckoned with . 125, 250cc a n d Open classes, bu t n ot In o nl y his seco nd sta rt afte r earnwithout worki ng for th eir wi ns. In the 125cc cla ss, Anderson sco red ing hi s Expert rati ng. R o n Nay lor won the second a n nua l Sh asta Dam bo th wins o ver a field o f n in e ri ders. Grand Prix , beating a high-powered The firs t rnoto found Anderson fin fie ld of ride rs, incl uding J ero m e ishing a head o f Tim M ichlitsch a nd H eiberger, Randy Losh , Bill H olmes, Do ug Lange. M ichl i tsch tried to ree l in the Yamaha rider, bu t h is charge La rr y H oope r, Dav e Wood a nd a su rprise entra nt. world cha m p io n was cu t short as the mo to en ded . motocrosser Brad Lackey . T he seco nd m o to found Anderson, It see ms the o n ly pe rso n n o t surL ange an d J on Bu ya s leading as th e p rised by th e w in was Nay lo r. T he p ack fin ish ed th e first lap. Michlitsch 20-yea r-o ld sa id h e expec ted to fini sh wa s i nvolved in a firs t-tu rn pile-up in th e top three a nd wa s co n fide nt of and beg an a grea t charge, which h is a bili ty to ne gotia te th e treach erfinall y land in g him in th e th ird sp ot o us 27-mi le co u rse th rough so me o f behind Anderson a nd . La nge with the m o st unforg iv ing terr a in th e three laps rema in in g . M ichl itsch was AMA 's District 36 has to offer. sti ll way ba ck , but a lmos t ca ug h t " I;ve ridden through th ose hills Lange as the checkere d fla g fell. befor e," sai d Naylor, wh o reg u la rly In th e 250cc class, Mi chlitsch holemak es ru ns th rough th e brush -covered shot m ot o number o ne with Eric hills su rrou ndi ng th e so u th wes t end H all , Anderson . Ron Su n a nd Rob o f Sh asta Lak e. " Th e o the r g uys Burkhart in tow. Mi chl itsch wasted co me up here a nd a ren' t used 10 how n o time as h e p u lled away a nd wo n roc ky it is a nd they tea r up th eir the mot o . The best ra cing was occurbikes. You hav e to kn o w wh en to ta ke in g in th e next two spo ts as H all put . ' .. ·.i t easy.':' .•.•.•.•.. .•. ' .' ... •.•.•.•.• '.' ..•.. , -i n an o u tstandi ng ride, H e kept And-

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