Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

125 C: 1. Todd Lusk (V. m); 2. K.nny Fordice (Han); 3 . G.ry Bey.r (Kaw) . 250 A : 1. D.le B.rker (Y. m); 2. Scon wnnems (Vam); 3 . J.ff Birk.stol (V.m). 250 B: 1. neve Eakin IHon l; 2. Kyle H.II IHon l: 3 . Ron Burk ett (Y. m). 250 C: 1. Er ic Schumacher (Hus); 2. Charles Dr.k. (KTMI; 3 . Robie Wilcox (Y. m). OPEN A : t , Rich.rd Me rren (Hon ): 2. Rick We ich man ( H o n~ 3 . Ric hard Hewitt (Yam) . OPEN B: r. P.ul Ch ristensen (Han); 2. Greg Slyt.r (Han); 3 . Hugh W. lte r (Han). OlH A: 1. Tim S ullivan (Ya m); 2. Roger Knight (Yam). OTH B: 1. Ke it h Bowma n (Hon); 2. Perry Higman (Y. m). OT A: 1. Ji m Lomk in. OT B: 1. G.ry W. ldn.r (Han). OT C: 1. Lonc. Lusk (Han): 2. Tom Hermon (V.m). Coupe cops Sacramento MX By "Nuclear" Neukam SACRAMENTO, CA, MAY 13 Dave Coupe hauled three Hondas to Sacramento Raceway's Friday night motocross and won the 250cc Pro competition while Aaron Hill (2) gets the jump on the pack at the Archie Clark Memorial. shock Yama ha tha t th e King him self built nearly 10 years ago. Dunnigan, now IS, is about 6'I"and the nephew of the three-time former world champ. H e's just getting back into the swing of things after years as a Mini racer and displayed h is potential by winning the 500cc Junior class. Results ST PEE-WEE : 1. J.son Sm it h (Han ); 2. Ch.d Sm ith ( Hon~ 3 . Herb CoII.n (Han ). 80 NOV : 1. Johnny McGill (V. m ); 2. J.son Cohoon (Y.m). 80 EX: 1. Kelley Fisher (Y.m ~ 2. Ste ve R.s· mUSHn (Kaw). 100 EX: 1. Kelley Fischer IV. m~ 2. Steve R.ymond(Yam). 125 NOV /JR: 1. W ink ie Fre i..s (y. m); 2. Robbie Blegg (y. m). 200 NOV: 1. J.mes Me.dows (Han): 2. John McGill (Bul). 250 NOV : 1. Bryon McDowell (C· A ); 2. Robbie Blegg (V.m ~ 3 . Dove Woodw.rd (V. m). 250 JR : 1. Winkie Freites (Han ): 2. Billy T.ylor (C·A); 3. D.ne Dougl.s (V.ml. 250 EX: 1. Aeron HiIIIHon); 2. Chris C.rr (C-A); 3. Ched Felicia (K.w). 500 NOV : 1. Mike McDonnell (Han): 2. Tommy Knight (Suz). 500 JR : 1. M.rk D.y (V.m); 2. Rendy Fishe r (Yem). 500 EX: 1. Aeron Hill (V.m); 2. D.nny McDonnell (Han): 3 . Chr is C.rr (C· A). SCRAMBLES PEE·WEE : t . J.son Sm ith (Han); 2. Ch.d Sm ith (Han). eo NOV : r , Tom Knight (Y. m): 2. Johnny McG ill IV. m l. eo EX: 1. Kelley Fischer (V.m ): 2. St eve aasm ussen (Kl w). 100 EX: 1. Kelley Fischer (Y.m ~ 2. D.nn y C.hoon (y.m). 125 NOV/JR: I. Robbie BI.gg (Yam); 2. Dean Bl8nkenbi!ler (Yam). 200 NOV : t . Tim Say.r (Vam): 2. Ja mas M e. · dows (Suz). 250 NOV : 1. Bry. n McDowell (C· A ); 2. Hercl d Gepford (C·A). 2S0 JR : 1. Winkie Freita s (Hon); 2. Lar ry Dun na· gen(Y. m). 500 NOV: t . Tommy Knight (Suz); 2. M ike McDonnell (Han). 500 J R: 1. Lorry Ounn ig.n (Ya m ~ 2. G.ry Coit (y.m). 250·500 EX: t . Ch ris Corr (C·A ); 2. Joe Kn ig ht (V. m): 3. A.ron Hill (y. m). Simmet simmers at Woodland Gold Cup By Bria n Barnes WOODLAND, WA, MAY 15 More than 200Amateurs packed Woodland Winter Track for the second race of the 1983 Yamaha Perpetual Gold Cup 52 and action couldn 't have been better. With the Yamaha and Kawasaki Support teams in attendance northwest motocrossers got a rare chance to show off their talents in front of the big factories. The SOcc Expert class found Rick Simmet taking a well-deserved win with his 3-1 tally. Oren Bra y finished in the runner-up spot via two second place finishes. Larry Ward, last week 's winner at Seattle, won the first moto, but enco untered problems during the second moto, finishing fifth and giving him th ird overall, Darren Rogers took th e SOcc Intermediate class wi th h is first moto runner-up placing a nd second moto wi n. Suzuki-mounted 'joel Sit ts was second overall and Mike Waldner placed third overall. Les Yocum took hi s seco nd straight lOOcc Expert win ove r Bill Rudge, whi le Todd Lusk took the lOOcc Intermediate win over Grant Bergstrom and Garrett Powers. Twenty-seven riders battled in the 125cc Expert class with Kent Kaw asa ki 's Lonn Inman a n d Jimm y McMann taking the top two positions. Yamaha-mounted David Bailey was third, Roger Sherrill fourth a nd Mark Simmet was fifth. The 125cc Intermedi ate class found Ri ch ie Lee a nd Bru ce Barnes tradin g wins a nd runners-up posi tions, wi th Lee's seco nd-moto win g ivi ng him th e overa ll. Mike Daniels was th ird in both ro u nds. Lynnwood Yama ha 's Dale Bark er score d the 250cc Expert wi n over Scott Williams and last week's win ner Jeff Birk estol . Keit h Wickar d and Kurt Howlan d were fou rt h a nd fifth . I n 250cc Int ermedi at e a c tion , H onda ri ders Dave Eakin a nd Kyle Hall score d the first and seco nd overa ll spots, with Eakin taki ng bo th wi ns . Yamaha rid er Ro n Bu rket t was th ird overall with two fou rt hs. T he Open A race sa w Rich ard Merr it get the overall with a first moto win a nd a second during mot o two. Second and third overall went to Rick Wieldman a nd Rich ard H ewitt. Paul Christen sen did the sa me to th e Open Intermediate class, wi th Greg Slyter and Hugh Walterright beh ind him in second and third. Resu lts PEE W EE A: 1. Butc h Smith (K.w). PEE WEE B: 1. Sh.ne West (K.w): 2. Ry.n Huffmen (V.ml; 3. Jeson McC ormick (Y.m). BO A : 1. Rick Simmet (Kaw); 2. Or.n Br.y (Kaw); 3. Lorry W.rd (K.w). 80 B: 1. O.rren Rogers (V.m); 2. Joel Sitts (Suz); 3. M ik. W.ldner (Kew) . eo C: 1. Chris Dineen (K.w): 2. Ed Relye. (V.m): 3 . Scan Fritts (K.w). 100 A: 1. Los Yocum (Suz~ 2. Bill Ridg. (V.m). 100 B: 1. Todd Lusll (Y.m); 2. Gr.nt Bergstrom (V.mt 3 . G.rritt Powers (Y.m). 125 A: I . Lonn Inm.n (Kew); 2. Jimmy McM.nn (K.wt 3 . D.vic! Beiley (y.m). 125 B: 1. Richie Longe (Han t 2. Bruce BerMS (Hant 3. Mb 0 8 _ (Y....~ ending the evening second in both the 125 and 500cc classes . Brad Bruns gassed his Suzuki to victory in the I25cc class and Larry " Dash " Dashiel roosted the Open bikes on his Honda CR4S0 . Coupe ca me out o f turn one first in th e opening 500cc Pro rnoto with Bob Shaffer following. Halfway through the second lap, Dashiel passed Shaffer and by the wh ite flag lap Dashiel had closed in on Coupe and was trying to stick a wheel underneath him. But Coupe got the checkered before " Dash" could pass. Kelly Barry took third place. Dashiel hol eshot rnoto two as Coupe diced for po sit ion with Barry. Dashiel pulled a small lead and won wh ile Coupe held Barry off to take second. Cory Cantaloupi flew out in front Ior th e first few laps of th e 250cc Pro moto but Coupe slipped by and put some distance on Cantal oupi to tak e the win. Dave Wood followed Cantaloupi to the finish for third. Shawn Walkingstick was fourth . Moto two was all Coupe's as he led from wir e to wire. Wood began to pressure Coupe in the second half or th e moto but was for ced to settle for seco nd. Jim Wooten fin ish ed third. Ca nta lo u p i went do wn in th e first turn a nd ended th e moto in seventh , still good eno ug h for third overa ll. T he first 125cc Pro mot o was won by Eric Liddell as he hol eshot a nd stayed o u t front to th e finish . Mike Wenzel held seco nd for th e firs t two la ps. T he n, as Cou pe passed h im over the double jumps , the y " kissed " in mid-air, Wenzel came dow n sideways , which resulted in the shock linkage sna p ping o ff o f the frame and the sh ock thrusting itself into th e eart h , en di ng u p assu ming the sha pe o f a pretzel. Expensive bummer . Coupe fin ish ed seco nd, Brad Bruns was third and Steve Vlahos gassed hi s new Honda to a fourth. Although Coupe bega n th e second moto in the lead , he diced with Liddell and Vla hos for three laps until Bruns passed for th e win. Coupe was seco nd ag ain wh ile Vlahos flew to a third. Liddell, wh o led for a short time, dropped to fourth . Results BO NOV DIV 1: 1. Todd Iris h (V.m); 2. D. le Nicholl s; 3 . Tony McGr.th (K.wl. BO NOV DIV 2: 1. Tony McGr.th (K.w); 2. D.ryla Yount (Kaw); 3. Russell Br••ier (Yam). eo NOV : I . St.v.n Housh (y.m): 2. JOhn Luck . do (y.m). eo INT: 1. Mik. P.squ.r.II.; 2. Ste.. Lomoon (Kew); 3. P. ul P.rk (Y.m). 100 NOV: I . Jnae Turner. 125 NOV: I . G.ry Puh (K.wt 2. Joey McTern.n (Suz): 3 . Br;"n Ford (V.m). 125 NOV DIY 2: 1. D.... - . o n (Hant 2. Gory Pooh (1t8wI: 3. Eric McMurtrie (Y.m~ 125 NOV DIV 3 : 1. Eric McMurtrie (V. m): 2. G.ry P.rsh (Kaw): 3 . J ay Brown (Han). 12 5 INT: 1. M.reus S.bedo (Han); 2. Ron Ver lin (Suz); 3 . Ken Breneisan. 125 PRO: 1. Br.d Bruns (Suz); 2. neve Coupe (Hont 3 . Er ic Uddell(Suz). 250 NOV DIV 1: 1. D.vid Sh.han (Y. ml ; 2. Bob Johnson (Hon); 3 . M ike George (Hon). 250 NOV DIV 2: 1. Mik. George (Han): 2. Ron Roe; 3. Shawn Freil ing (Kaw ). 250 INT: 1. Jeff Kr. kelberg (Han); 2.Jarry Gordon (Han): 3 . Russ D. ley (Su z). 250 PRO: 1. Dave Coupe (Han): 2. Deve Wood (Yam); 3 . Cory cantalo up i (Vam) . OPEN NOV DIV 1: 1. Scan H.ssebrock (Suzl; 2. Russ Whenen (KTM): 3. John Pa ul Lee (Han). OPEN NOV DIV 2: r. Rick Je nki ns (M.i); 2. Pote Fegley (M.i); 3 . Bob Conn ick (M.il. OPEN INT: 1. Bob M.y (M .i): 2. M ike M.rsh.1I (Han): 3. Bill Perkin s (Suz). OPEN PRO: 1. Lorry D.sh ie I IHon ); 2. Deve Coupe (Ha n); 3 . Kelly Barry . VET NOV : 1. R.y An der son (V.m): 2. Charles Compton; 3 . les Outman (Hon), VET INT: 1. J im M.sc.: 2. Duffy Milchell(Suz); 3 . Raben Rivenbark (Hon). VET EX: 1. Mike Collins IHon ). OT INT: 1. Bill P.rkins (Suzl; 2. Phillip Lenend (Hus): 3 . Bill Housh (y.m). OT EX: I . J.ss G.1l0 (Han). PP NOV : 1. D.nil. Gibson (Han): 2. Coron Thomp· son (Honl; 3. J udy Johnson (Han). PP INT: 1. Donna Mi tcheIiISuz). PP EX: 1. Tr.cv G.ll0 (Han). Amateur hopefuls attack Mulkey MX By Brian Barnes McMINNVILLE, OR, MAY 14 The northwest's 1983 Youth and Amateur Kawasaki Qualifiers were held this weekend at Mulkey ORV Park. Riders from Washington, Oregon , Idaho, California and even Alabama showed up to do battle for positions a t th e Amateur National Championships to be held later thi s yea r a t Loretta Lynn 's Dude Ranch. Entrants competed in three motos with th eir top two scores being tallied for overall po sitions. Wi th both the Kawasaki and Yamaha Competition Support vans in a ttendance riders had a cha nce to show their Sluff in front of some important people. . In th e 65cc 7-11 Stock a nd Modified classes, Oregon's Jeff Daily came out on top, scoring two wins in each class. Th e next two riders traded seconds a nd thirds in eac h cla ss. Ala bama 's Ashley Sharer flew in to compet e, with hi s bike su p p lied by Kawasaki, a nd fin ished thi rd behind Butch Smith in both th e Stoc k a nd Modified first rn o to. Du rin g th e second race Sh arer took both seco nd pl ace fin ishes whi le Sm ith was righ t behi nd him wi th two th irds. T he Stock a nd Modified SOcc12-13 class rou nd Rick Simmer taki ng the Mod ified cla ss over another T eam Green- mo unt ed rider, La rry Ward. Team Ya maha 's Lo well T hom pson rode to th ird overa ll despite the pa in of a n injury he received at the World Min i G ran Prix. In the Stock and Modi fied 14-15 SOcc cla sses Idah o 's Correy Bart on a nd two Cal ifornia rid ers, T erry Bosm ond a nd Dean Mat son, occupi ed the top th ree spots o f bo th classes during each race. Bosmond was th e vic tor in th e Stock class, whi le Barton took th e Modified class. Resu lts 50 PEE WEE: 1. Regen Huffm.n (V. m); 2. Bri. n St roder (Vam). 65 M OD (7 -11 ): 1. Jeff Dailey (K.w); 2. Ashly Sharer (Kaw); 3. Burch Smith (Kaw) . 65 STK (7-11): 1. Jeff Kaily (Kaw); 2. Ashley Sharer (Kaw); 3 . Butch Smi ih (Kaw) . 100: 1. M.ll Ramey (Y.m). eOSTK I7- 11): 1. Aaron Fitzpatrick(Kaw) : 2. Tara Harrison (Kaw). 80 MOD (7-111: 1. Aeron Fitzp.trick IK.w). eo STK (12-13): 1. Lorry Ward lKew); 2. Br i. n Thom pson (y.m); 3. Rick Simen(Kaw). eOMOD I12· 13 ): l. Rick Simmet IK.wl; 3. Lowell Thompson (y.ml. 80 STK (14- 15): 1. Terry Boomod (Kew): 2. Cor.y B. rt on (Kew~ 3. Deen Melson (K.w). eo MO D (14·1 5): 1. Corey B.rton(Kawt 2. Deen M.lSOn (Kew); 3. T.rry _mod (K.w). 125 VOUTH STK (12-15): I . Merk Simrnet (Kewt 2. Denny _ I (Y.mt 3. Ron Honey (Kew~

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