Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

nardin. - Ventura - Auburn - Na HANDICAP: t , Kun Strommer (Wes); 2. Keith ChrilCO (Godd): 3. Buddy Robinson (Jaw): 4. M ike Ba. ' (Wes); 5. Mike Faria (Wes): 6. Dubb Ferrell (Jaw). SECOND DIV: t . Mark Dwyer (Jaw): 2. Guy Waterson (Jaw): 3. John MacNeil (Wes); 4 . Randy Blevins (Godd); 5. Don Bovee (Jaw): 6. Mark Granberg (Jaw). THIRD ON : 1. Raben Buono (Jaw): 2. Kevin Krug h (J aw); 3. Cli" Cody (Jaw); 4. Dennis Hall (J aw): 5. M ike Dwy er (Jaw): 6. Ji m Clau sman (Wes). Deja vu in Ventura: Faria, Ayers again MICHELIN PERFORMANCE SWEEPS FORMULA I AT MID-OHIO By Bill Locey Summer reru ns began a bit early in Ventura as " Flyin " Mike Faria took his third Scratch main in a row and speedy G reg .1 " S _ , ~ I( J r 1 'l .• (. e 1'1 IN C L J II 41 V . , (. e ,.. , 0') ...... Honda teammates Mike Baldwin and Steve Wise placed first and second on Michelin tires. Jeff Heino placed third on Michelin's, on his Suzuki. Proving again that when you match a good bike, a good rider and a good tire, you've got an unbeatable combination. See the difference Michelin can make on your bike. Ask your dealer about the winning Michelin A48/M48 combination for your needs. VENTURA, CA, MAY 24 Ayers won his th ird Handicap trophy in the last month. So despite the presence of a full moon in the sky and the return of two motorcycle maniacs - Bobby " Insane" McLain and Danny " Berzerko" Becker - it was pretty much business as usual. It all began stranger than fiction , however, as riders began to fall like rain. Four ate dirt in th e first ra ce. Somehow Rob Pfetzing managed to avoid a fallen John McNeill and paid for his courtesy by landing upside down on the bales. Shane McDonald dumped it , too, but showed the good sen se of timing to do it aft er he won his heat. Lou Kreisberg fell before his Third Division heat , then John Dun n fell while in first. Things mellowed o ut th ereaft er; on ly 12 crashes all night , no o ne hurt, and Ventura maintained its record as a sa fe tra ck. Becker, here for th e fir st time sin ce 1981, raced th e Ventura Sharks in 1975 a nd even th e Ventura Ch argers way back in '72, and ha s been a local favorite since '71. A sick bike prevented him from making ei ther main, but he promised to try again next tim e. Meanwhile back a t the races, Ayers , too good for the IO -yard -lin e, thrashed everyo ne severel y to win his heat and the semi by miles. In th e main, th e ever -im p ro vin g Scott Talkington outgated Ayers , th en passed MeDonald by turn one a nd began to pull away. But Ayers, with a wild lap, ca ug h t Talkington and began to apply th e heat. T alkington d idn't wilt until the fourth lap when h e went too wide in turn four, Ayers whizzed by and th e crowd roared. Ayers' sponsors - George Wenn a nd B&F Im ports - were thrilled to no end. In Scratch racing, Faria a nd Sam Ermolenko mad e it to the mai n unbeaten. Faria got th e start, but Ermolen ko ca ug h t him on turn two , then bobbled ever so sligh tly. That was eno ugh for Faria as he had it in th e cooler by turn th ree. Faria, who won ·10 trophies here last yea r, won three in a row once last season. McLain, Ventura County's lone First Divi sion rider , had not ridden or even practiced all yea r, and rode surprisingl y wel l. H e wa s good enough to make both mains, but landed in both consys instead. A la stlap broken chain cost him in hi s Handicap semi, and the Bud Man took hm ou t in a Scr tch semi . T he a referee th en took out th e Bud Man . In th e Local s Only Dep artment: Walt Farnum enjoyed h is Second Divi sion debu t thoroughly and won h is hea t a nd the mai n . Hi s gro wing cheeri ng sect ion went nuts. Ra nd y Roscamp too k D-3 ho nors fo r the second tim e th is year. c:(') 00 Tucked in tight on the clay straightaway. Bud C arrolrs Simpson Helmet has the styleto matchhisspeed. Twelve lapsto win theJr. Invitational San Jose Mile. His Simpson Helmet gives Bud winning comfort andfitalltwelve miles to the smilesinthe winner's circle. Aquality helmet for a qualityride. Slip into oneat your dealertoday and feel the Simpson quality difference. :. J l L J , 3 I J J ' ~ l ... , :J £ T J I ~; '"' ~ i II t t t li r ) 4 I ( ( •1 J l' I. " _ . C 'J J I 1 ) f) ( \ ' ) ) 41 \ J 1.."

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