Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

- Northern California-Northern Nevada-Oregon-Washington-ldaho-Utah·Alaska Winningstad posts winning stats at OMRRA opener By Wendy Roberts PORT LAND, O R, APR . 17 T he seaso n o pener fo r th e Oregon Mo torcycle Road Racin g Association was bl essed as th e usu ally-wet Ap ril in th e Paci fic Northwest was beaut ifull y wa rm and su n ny . R ich W inn in g sta d powered h is Eurosport Duca ti as though he were afrai d th e weather wo u ld n ot hol d . Taking an ea rly lead in the Ba tt le of th e Twin s, h is Desm o left even H ank Vollrnuller 's 900 Ducati a nd Mike Johnson 's 920 Yama ha wonderin g wh ere he went. Winningstad run in 600cc P rod uci on was a slic k repea t, and h e went h ome wi th two fir sts under h is belt . T he ba tt le for th ird in 60 0cc P ro d u c tio n betw een J ohn Haskin a n d Robert Coll in s was a tight o ne , a nd went righ t down to th e finish line with Co lli ns h olding o n to th ird pl a ce by half a bikel en g rh and H a skin s push in g hard 10 th e cheers of th e crowd . Keith P inkstaff showed all in attenda nce that, o nce again, a wi n ter wi ll n ot a ffect h is flawlessly smooth ridin g style. S till th e man to beat in th e b ig bo re cl a sses , h is Wh eelsport Suzuki pulled down firs t p lace in a ll th ree o f th e races he rode. Other veterans o f the tra ck who showed u s th e beau ty o f the sport were Quentin Hogan a nd G en e Bro wn. Q uenti n p ulled th e m ost fro m his 750 Kawasa ki to trophy in four cla sses. Gene, w ho took h ome a ward s in th ree clas ses, had an exci ting ba tt le aga ins t Steve Dawley for th e lead in Formula II . Brown push ed Dawley hard a n d ca me ou t th e victor wh en Da w ley's TZ o iled it' s ow n rea r tire. Results 65 0 TW IN : 1. Rich Wi nn in gsta d ID uc); 2 . J oe Rodgers (SUl) . OPEN lWIN: 1. Hank Voll muller (Duc ): 2. M ike J ohnson (Yam ); 3. Sam Sol omon (BM W) . 450 PROD; I. M ike Sullivan (Yam); 2. Terry Willi ams (Yam); 3. Bob Broneske (Suzl · FORM ULA III: 1. Tad Dressel (Han); 2. Chr is Kerber (A sr); 3 . W arr en Burto n (M onl. OPEN SINGLE; 1. Lee Cochran (Yam); 2. John Moffett (Husl; 3. Howa rd Pinksl aff (Yam). 600 PROD: 1. Rich Wi nningstad (Duc): 2. Gene Brow n (Yam): 3. Raben Collins (Kaw). FORMULA II: 1. Gen e Brown (Yam); 2. SIeve Dawley (YamI; 3. Doug Guthrie (Yam). SUPERBIKE: 1. DanZ lock (Sul); 2. Quent in Hogan (Kaw); 3. Larry Buck (Han). • 750 PROD; 1. Quen t in Hogan (Kaw); 2. Larry Buck (Han); 3. Craig Gottschalk (Suzl. OPENPROD; 1. Keit h Pink staff (Sul): 2. Jeff Morrow (SUl); 3. SIeve Litt le J ohn (SOl). 600 CAFE: 1. J eff Doan (Yam ); 2. Gene Brown (Yamt 3. John Haskin (Kaw ). FORMULA I: 1. Keith Pinkstaff (SU l): 2. John Brady (Kawt 3. Quentin Hogan (Kaw). . B50 CAFE: 1. Dan Zlock (SOl): 2. Quent in Hogan (Kawt 3. Craig Gottschalk (Sul). OPEN CAFE: 1. Keit h Pinkstaff (Su ll: 2. Jef f Mor row (Sul): 3. John Brady (Kaw). Dillon stumps to Mattawa win By Steve Hammer MATTAWA, WA, AP R. 10 Ron Dill on p ushed h is Yamaha Support YZ490K into first overall in the 14th annual Stumpjump er's Ma tta wa 100. T he H iPo int/Hallman -sponsored rider had a rela tiv ely trouble-free ride in what turned o u t 10 be perhaps the to ughest Mattawa race 10 date - ou t of 803 start ers, only 307 finished. Sunday morn ing greeted th e ra cers without th e usual gust y Mattawa win ds ; it was cool a nd dry, and th e a tmosp h ere q u ickly, changed .from o ne of pl a y to o ne o f serious racing. At 9:30 a.m. , a sea of bodies gathered for th e ri ders' meeting, and a fter th e usual forma lities, everyone grabbed their bi ke a nd h eaded for th e start. It was spooky! Ov er 800 riders li ned u p in ch est-high sagebrush, with zero trai ls running th ro ugh it. After everyone shut down a nd got prepared. th e smokebo m b was lit. Then the ban n er dropped . and h undreds of screaming bikes headed fo r the bomb. Ther e were IOns o f m in or crashes; the hOI se t-up was to bo u nce a lo ng in second gear, a nd avoid th e bi ggest bus hes , and other downed riders. At the bomb. top runners incl u ded Ro b ReIa ford (H o n XR 350), Mike Kell y (125 H o n ). R ick McUn e (430 Hus). a nd Ron Dil lon (490 Yam ). At th e bottom of th e sa n d hi ll Dil lo n was leading , wi th Rela ford rig ht o n hi s fender. As they h it th e sa nd dunes, Rela ford zipped past , bu t as th e two cl imbed back up th e mountain o n a steep, rocky road. Dillon too k th e lea d back . Also runnin g h igh at th is p oin t were Reed Bri ght (495 KTM ), Bob Na ncolas (250 H on ) a nd Dan Muller (495 KT M). Pre-ra ce favori te R itch Bin kley (465 Yam ) was a lso m o ving up a fter a poor sta rt. As the troops roared into the pits a t th e en d o f lap one, th e orde r rema in ed Dillon a n d Rela ford. The usual Ma tta wa troubles str uck just abo u t everyo ne else. as Nancolas ran o u t o f gas , Bright p ick ed up a flat , and Muller an d Binkley dropped back wi th clutch tro u ble. As th e second la p progressed . a nd severa l contenders dropped back with trouble, othe rs moved up into th e top 10. T OlIl Moen , Brian Purfeerst, Mel Thompson, a n d Ron Lem on, a ll zipped into top positions o n th e seco n d la p . With a killer downhill , and a h orro r o f a n uphill, a lo n g with various whoops and rocks. th ere were hun dreds of riders who didn 't ride the final la p . Dillon h eld the lead into th e fin ish ch u te. with Relafo rd second . and Tom Moen th ird. An Idah o rider. Dillon became th e firs t o u t-o f-sta te win ner in th e l -l-year history o f th e race. T he first 250cc co mpetitor was Mel T hom pso n in fifth ove ra ll. a nd Mik e Kell y, another Ida ho rider . p us he d h is 125 H onda into a su pe r 12th ove ra ll, first l25cc. Sad ly , mou nting land hassles a nd a h orr ibl y ta ngled legal mess h ave pretty well doomed th e Stumpjumpers from ever putti ng o n another Mattawa race . There are several powerful , loca l landowners who ha ve been m aking life mi serable for motorcy clists th e la st few yea rs. T he St umpj u mpers club fo ugh t bra vel y, bu t despit e th eir effo rts, and those ~f race chai rman G arnet Snow. th in gs look bleak for an other race in Ma ttawa. ! he onl y bright spot is the possi bi ltt y o r an a ll -ne w race next year in th e new 12.000 acre cycle park o utsid e of R ichl an d. e CHENOSHI ItNoaey n u s C755 Metzelor CoDY (' 0- '4 . .. · S17... fel 300-16 . .• . 114.11 fq 530-1 7 132 ." " 1 3~1 8 Sl l." ,_ o&'G-18 121 . " ,. 460-18 ••.. S2'6." ... 530-18 m .1I .., 300-21 117 . " HIt 32S1250-2 t 119.99 •• 5760 325-21 124.• ,. 560- 17 137.... I' 560-18 ~1R1I&OP K190 KNOBBY TIRES 250., 4 11L . C ) e 275 . , 7 3OOll12 380." 4 10.' 4 200: 1. Bill Perk in s: 2. Tom Row land; 3 . Tim Hamby. 125: 1. M ike Kelly: 2. Steve Henry; 3. EdTherr iault . OTH: 1. Rich McCun e: 2. Rich ard Welch: 3. Gary Passmor e. a T: 1. Gordon Gr ah am; 2 . J im loso; 3 . Me l Mc Kerlie. 14 & UNDER: 1. Dave Baile y; 2. J imm y Wh itcher: 3. Bill Maas. WOME N: 1. Becky Kamp: 2. Jean ne Irwi n: 3. Anaa Williams. 3·WH EELERS: 1. Raben Price; 2. Dan Harr is: 3. Wayne Minor. . TEAMS ; 1. Dave HeckiA.J . Kielian; 2. Bryce Mel. ~l nI.J.rry CurtiS" 3. J(aviI\.Lpgadon /Pat.Jaqu ish . s._ , 'L_ tCI J22." (C ) 4 10x18 132." ( D) 4ll0. '8 n .... (I 510><1 8 UUI (I ) Alt " CNl1 HOLE RM FULL FLOATER HEADQUARTERS '83. IN STOCKI RM80 RM2SO 4x6'. RM12S RMSOO ALTSO'. SHOT L Tired of Losing the Holeshot? Install HOLE SHOT CONTROL and ••• Get to the comer first without bogging or wheelles. 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