Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Southern California-Arizona-Southern Nevada- Southern California-Arizona-Southern Nevada- Southern California-Arizona Western hotline .(Botto m left) Mud wasn't a problem for some atthe Dunes CR C MX . (Left) Ma rk Jablonski and Scott Bell ( 1 8 ) after bumping each other out o f trophy position . (A bo ve) Dennis Dahlin w inning t he Barona 0 -8 J u n io r Cycles. 'win , one seco nd p lace blast. T he Stock Pee Wees saw David O ch oa score the firs t overall wi n o f his ca reer off of a wi ld 2-3 effort . Ochoa a nd h is Iarni lv are in th eir seco nd year o f trekkin g 10 Ba rona . 500 PRO: 1. J im Holley (Yam ); 2. J im Tarant ino (Hon): 3. Pete Snorte land (Vam). VET JR: r . Dave Kribell (Hon): 2. Ch arloe Spellm an (Yam) ; 3. Bob Dennard (Han) . VET INT: 1. George Lazen sy (Hon); 2 . Kent She - pard (Vam); 3. Jerry Thayer (Hon). VET SR: 1. Randy Lewis (Hus): 2. Dean Vork (Mai): 3. Alan Verchich (Yam). Results Wins in doubles MINICYCLE STK EX: 1. Bader Manneh (Kaw): 2. Cory Fafter (Kaw): 3. Jo hn Conney (Kaw) . MOD EX: 1. Bader Manneh (Kaw ). STK INT: t . Ant hony Gorin (Suz): 2. M ike Allen at Barona By Rod Eschenburg (Suz); 3 . Da nny Hembree (S uz). MOD INT: t . Anthony Gorin (Suzl: 2. Mike Allen (Suz]: 3. Danny Hembr ee (Suzl. 105 MIN IS: t , Bader Manneh (Kaw): 2. Cory Fal- SAN DI EGO . CA , :\1AY I The th em e a t Baron a Oaks' motocross tod ay was, " Whe n you' re hot, you' re hot," as Bader Manneh, Anthon y Gorin and tra ck had to o ffer. T he overa ll went to H oll ey wi th Tarantino taking seco nd ove r J uan Ben a vid ez, Roger H en sley a nd ret u rn in g Mark " Ma d ma n" Lawrence . The two -man race co nti n ued in th e 500cc P ro race with H oll ey and Tarantino plowi ng through th e muck th e best. Mouse McCoy cha nged co lors a fter bein g un sat isfi ed with hi s o the r mach in e a nd went out and bought a green ma chine. The new Kawasak i rider looked faster than ever , but h is bike, like man y, co u ldn ' t handl e th y a mount of wa ter on the trac k. H is bike sp uttered o ut in th e seco nd mot o of th e 80cc Stock a nd Modified Expert races . Bobbv Moore, n ow th e fastest ride r to sadd le a Yamaha , rod e to th e win s in both cases . T eammat e Eddi e Hicks came th rough in second in th e Stoc k race o ver Kaw a sak i' s Willi e Su rra tt. Interest ingl y, a ll rid ers in th e Modified class, excep t Moore, DNF in th e fin al m ot o due to th e rain. Results 60 NOV: 'l . Robert Naber (Kaw): 2. Moosa W ine (Vam); 3. J acob Swain (Kaw ). 60 INT: t , Tony Sulek (Kaw): 2. Eddie Gaum ond (Vam): 3. Joel Tokarsky (Kaw ). 60 EX: 1. Steve Kotajarvi (Kaw) . ~8 SOSTK BEG OIV 1: 1. Rick Kulschowsky (Kaw ): 2. Denn is Dresstar (Kaw ); 3. M ike Cro sby (Yam ). SOSTK SEG DIV 2: t . Rick Smith (Suz): 2. Andrew Olivia (Kaw ); 3. Aaron Lewis (Kaw). SO STK NOV: t . Robby Gordon (Yam); 2. Steve Kotajarvi (Kaw); 3. Jimmy Lewis (Kaw ). SO STK INT: i . Sryan Nelson (kaw): 2. Scon MurphV (Yam); 3. M ike Kiedrowski (Kaw) . 80 STK EX: 1. Bobby Moore (Vam): 2. Eddie Hicks (YamI; 3. Willie Surran (Kaw). 80 MOD SEG: 1. Erid< Hilton (Yam): 2. Aaron Lew is (Kaw); 3. Doug Houston (Yam). SOMOD NOV: r . Ward Bassen (Yamk 2. Jeff Capt (Kaw); 3. Paul Manhews (Kaw). 80 MOD INT: 1. Bryan Nelson (Kaw): 2. Jeff Reynolds (Kaw); 3. M ike Kiedrowski (Kaw). 80 MOD EX: 1. Bobby Moore (Vam); 2. Mouse . McCoy (Kaw): 3. Willie Surr att (Kaw). 100 BEG: 1. Mike Penta (Suz); 2. M ike Cagle (Yam); 3. Stephen Corlson (Yam). 125 BEG DIV 1: 1. Alex Teno (Sull: 2. Bernard Pote; 3. Curt is Dougherty (Yam). 125 BEG ON 2: 1. Gary Carview (Suz): 2. Bill Wood (Hon): 3. David Chambers (Suz). 125 BEG DIV 3: 1. Rid< Valdez (Suz): 2. Jason Wallis (Hon); 3 . Richard Idsunza (Suz). 125 NOV DIV 1: 1. Craig Wh ite (Suz): 2. Bill Waltman (S Ul ); 3. M icke y Elsberry (Suz) . 125 NOV DIV 2: r . Kellev Wh itfield (Suzl: 2. Glenn Gordy (Kaw): 3. Larry Henry (Hon). 125 INT OIV 1: 1. Rich ie James (Suz); 2. Brent Smith (Kaw): 3. Don Goenling (Suzl. 125 PRO: i . A.J . Whiting (yam ): 2. Robert Laugh · lin (Kawl : 3. Rick Maki (Vam). 250 NOV DIV 1: t . Keith Smart (Hon): 2. Clayton Hall (yam ): 3. Eugene Borgia (Suz). . 250 NOV DIV 2: t . Marty Desbrow (Hon); 2. Rick Perez (Hon); 3. J eff Eary (Vam). 250 INT DIV 1: 1. Glenn Wells (Honl: 2. Dave Welty (Yam l; 3 . Cam Jo hnson (Varn i. 250 INT DIV 2: t . Frank Costanzo (Hon): 2. Mark Park er son (Yam); 3. Ch ris Morton (Yam ). 250 PRO: 1. J im Holley (Yam ); 2. J im Tar ant in o (Hon) ; 3. J uan Benavidez (Yam) . 500 BEG: 1. J ohn Lunsford(H on): 2. Todd Schaefer (Hon); 3. Bob Dennard (Hon). 500 NOV : 1. Shawn W ynne (Suz); 2. Ed W alt ers (Vam): 3. Jeff On en (Hon). 500 INT; 1. Doug Taft (Yam); 2. Ro nn ie (Yam ); 3 . Rich ard Call ah n (Han) . LeWIS Bryan Powell a ll scored double victori es in th e Min is, and Dan Southworth a nd La nce Reiman d id likewi se in th e 125cc motorcycles: Just to be different, Dennis Dahlin scored a tr iple, two in the Jun ior Cycles and one in th e Pee Wee class. Kawasaki Motor Corporation rider Manneh p added hi s Barona point lead in both th e Min i Expert a nd the I05cc cl ass as h e cru ised to a fo ur for four da y ove r Co ry Falter an d John Co n ney, a lso on Kawasak is. After two weeks in th e Int ermedi at e class, Suzu ki-m ounted G orin decid ed th at it was tim e 10 resume hi s winning ways. H edid it in a big wa y. He beat Mike Alle n , wh o beat h im two straigh t la st race. Gorin went two for two in ra ces th at were so me o f th e m ost exci ting o f th e day. Pow ell , not too long o ut o f the Beg inners. esta blished himself as the class o f the Novices. H e paral yed th ree firs ts and a seco nd into th e Stoc k a nd Mod ified wi ns. In I25cc mot orcycl e ac tion. So u thwo rth eas ily swep t th e Intermedi at es as eas ily as Reiman did th e Novi ces. Looks lik e th ese two a re a bo u t to move up a cla ss. T he Expe rts were down in number toda y, wi th only th e 125cc Modifieds bein g co n tes ted . Yamaha h or shoe T erry Fowler co nti n ued hi s winning ways th ere. Th e " Migh ty Mi tes " :' th t~ Junio r Cvcles an d Pee Wees, were o u t in great numbers with R&D Racin g rider Denn is Dahl in ha vin g h is big ges t day of the year. He took bot h the Stock 'a nd :\Iod ified J un ior Cycles a nd the Mod ified P ee Wees in a five ter (Kaw ); 3 . John Flores (Kawl. STK NOV (12-16): 1. Bryan Powell (Kaw): 2. Danny Wooten (Yam); 3. M ike Ancell (Ka w) . MOD NOV (12 -16 ): 1. Bryan Powell (Kaw ); 2. Chris Head (Kaw ); 3. Steve Fox (Yam ). STK NOV (0·S /9 ·11) COMB : 1. Kory Byers (Kaw): 2. J i m m ie Johnson (Yam) ; 3 . Den n is Dahli n (Ka w) . MINI BEG: t , Don Ste phenson (Yam): 2. Marc Bur nen (Suz): 3. Jeff Hart mayer (Vam). 125 M OTORCVCLES STK EX: 1. Terry Fowler (Vam). M OD EX: 1. Terry Fowler (Vam): 2. Todd Hoover (Yam): 3. Chris Sw ift (Vam). STK INT: 1. Dan Southworth (Kaw): 2. John Vonekura (Suz): 3. Keegan McGrath (Suz). MOD INT: 1. Dan Southworth (Kaw): 2. Keegan McGrath (Suz); 3. Gil Wa rd (Hon). STK NOV: 1. Lance Rieman (Yam) ; 2. Edd Siler - (Kaw ); 3. Dan Crouch (yam) . M OD NOV: 1. Lance Rieman (Yam): 2. Dan Crouch (Vaml; 3. Scon Greenwood (Yam). 125 NOV: 1. Rodney Howe (Honl : 2. Don Schw eibold (Yamk 3. AL McFall (Yam). JR CYCLE STK (9- 11): 1. Tommy Clowe rs (Vaml; 2. Kory Byers (Kaw); 3 . Ken Fu rchner (Yam ). STK (0· B): 1. Denn is Dahl in (Kaw): 2. J imm ie J ohn so n (Yam); 3 . Justin Urats (Yam ). MOD (9- 11): 1. Kory Byers (Kaw). MOD (o-B): 1. Dennis Dahlin (Kaw); 2. J imm ie Jo hnson (Yam); 3. Sean Thornton (Vam). STK PEE WEE: t . David Ochoa (Yam): 2. Eric Hawes (Yam ); 3 . Just in Urata (Yam ). M OD PEE WEE: 1. Denn is Dahlin (Yam); 2. Eric Hawes (Yam ); 3 . Marco. Thompson (Yam). Jablonski, Bell top CMC Ascot 250cc Intermediates By Tom Corley GARD ENA . CA , APR. 27 H onda flyer Mark J ablonski bumped machines with Mike Bell's brother Scott to tak e a hard-fought 250cc In term ed ia te cla ss win in Continental Morosports Clu b m o tocro ss under th e light s a t Ascot. T he Wednesday ni ght p rogr am resumed toni ght a fte r a fin a l wint er's rain whi ch ca nce lled th e pr evious wee k's even t. J a blon ski g u n ned his Honda 10 lak e rhe holeshot in rh e openi ng round. Bell stuck h i, Yamaha righ t

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