Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Southern California-Arizona-Southern Nevada- Southern California-Arizona-Southern Nevada- Southern California-Arlzon, Western hotline L.ocey fast AMA/ SMX Regional Qualifier Meeks tags reopener By Terry Whytal IRVIN E, CA. MAY 12 O RA NG E, CA. MAY 14 A ch allen gi ng tra ck and ex cellent wea th er greeted h u ndreds of west coast motocross riders, who arrived a t today's Sadd le- Craig Cable (78) won all three Pro classes at CMC's Ascot motocross. Wageman su ffered a bad first mot o bu t returned in winn in g style and took th e fin a l moto victory. Ca ble was going lik e crazy to catch h im . but it reall y d idn ' t matter because o f Wagem an 's poor first moto fin ish . A fin e 1-2 tall y won Ca ble h is th ird ove ra ll victory for th e night with Bowers, Wagem an , Page a nd T im Lunde takin g th e lesser p aych ecks. Results , MINI JR DIV 1: 1, David Woda szews ki (Kaw); 2, Scan M cDonoug h (Yam); 3. Jaso n Nort on (Kaw). M INI JR DIV 2: 1, Bill A uberlen (Yam); 2, Michael Bass (Suz); 3. Terry Harri son (Kaw) . M INI INT: 1. Thayne Zito (DM C); 2. Brian We rl e (Yam ); 3. Jason Jones (Yam ). 125 J R DIV 1: 1. Da nny Bar nen (Yam ); 2. Terry Rhodes ( H o n~ 3. Duff Wh itman (Suz). 125 J R DIV 2: 1. Pete Sull ivan (Han); 2. Joh n Bush (Han); 3. Mark M axwe ll (Su z). -e - 1251NT: 1. Mike Car uana (Su z); 2. Phil lemmons (Ho n); 3 . Richard Fle mi ng (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Cra ig cable (Hon); 2. Doug Bowers (Yam); 3. Russ W ageman (Suz ). 250 JR DIV 1: 1. n ave Bender (KTM ): 2. Chri s Sest ich (Hon); 3. Corey Gash (Yam). 250 J R DIV 2: 1. Andy Panarso n (Han ): 2. Tinkar Mayf iald (Han): 3. Bing Ravshaw (C· AI . 250 INT: 1. M ika O'Nea l (Suzl; 2. Skip Cris.y (KTM ): 3. Ron Laws on (Kaw) . 250 PRO: 1. Crai g Cable (Hon); 2. Jeff Je nnin gs (Han): 3. Russ Wagaman (Kaw) . 500 JR: 1. Ron Bunn (Suz): 2. Bin g Rayshaw (Suz); 3. M ichaa l Modrak (KTM). 500 INT: 1. Kanny Donelson (Honl: 2. Skip Cr isty (KTM ): 3. Brad Osborne (Yam). 500 PRO: 1. Cra ig Cable (Han): 2. Don Turk (Han): 3. Gary Jones (Honl . VET J R: 1. Brad Nelson (Hon ); 2. Howard Phelps (KTM): 3. M ika McMillan (M ai). VET INT: 1. Steve Woerner (Mai); 2. Dick ie M cM illen (Husl; 3. J ames Rich ardso n (Han). OT INT: 1. Ron Way IHus). ATV JR : 1. J eff McPhers on (Han); 2. James Boldt ( H o n~ 3 . Todd Fencey (Han). ATV EX: 1. Ban Milanowski (Han). Johnstone jams for DeAnza MX win By Kit Palmer S UNNY:\fEA D, CA . MAY 15 Suzu ki Co untry 's Steven j ohn stone (Suz) used a 1-2 co mbina tion to cap ture th e win in th e I25cc Novice class today at De- • 46 Anza Cycle Park. The a ctio n began a t th e sta rt of m oto o ne wh en 'Da n iel La my (H on) sho t into the lead inc hes a hea d of J oh nsto ne, Tom Po povich Jr. (Hon) a nd Chris Mickl os (Hon) . By th e end o f lap o ne , Joh nstone had a lrea dy sn uck by Lamy, taking over th e lead . O n th e same lap Mickl os wen t down , droppi ng back to seventh. Nex t go-aro u nd, Popovich also slipped by Lamy for secon d . Mea nwhile mak in g hi s way up through th e field was Matthew Alloy (H on), Alloy had con trol of th e th ird spot a t the ha lf-way point wh ile glued to Popovich 's rear fender . Th e tw o battled ove r seco n d thro ug hou t the rest o f the moto. On the fin a l la p they were as close as ever. T hen, Alloy slipped by Popovich for seco nd . T he win went to J ohnstone followed by Alloy, Popo vich , La my and J oe Ramirez (Ho n) . The seco nd mo to holesh ot went to Johnstone whi le Popovich , Mickl os a n d Lamy pursued. By the en d of la p o ne Mick los zapped Pop o vich for seco nd. Mickl os then set after the lead er. For th e nex t six la ps Joh nstone a nd Micklos duelled for th e lead. With o n ly two laps to go, Micklos stu ffed hi s H o nda by J ohn stone. Micklos held on to take th e win a head of J ohnston e, Alloy , Popovich a nd Ra m irez. In the 125cc Int erm ed iat e class, Ka wa sak i-m o u n ted Kim Douglass tallied to a 2-1 co mbi nation to capture th e win. In th e first m oto , Mike Fitzgerald (Hon) of Circle Cit y H onda stole th e h ol esh ot a nd lead for half th e race. Fatigue fin ally ca ugh t up with th e leader , and so did Ch ris St. Marie (Hon) an d Do ug la ss. 51. Ma ri e took th e wi n foll ow ed by Dougl a ss a nd Fitzgerald. Fitzgeral d led th e first n in e laps o f mo to two before Dougl a ss slipped by the Honda pi lot for th e lead. Dougl a ss took th e win a hea d o f Fit zgeral d a nd Tim Clark (Suz). St. Ma rie p u lled o ff th e track on the first lap a fter bein g involved in a first turn pile-up. Resu lts PEE WEE: 1. Bria n Peterson (Sud ; 2. Billy Vaiko (Yam); 3. Chris Prall (Suz). PEE WE E: 1. Er ic Wright (Hon l; 2 . Jerry H ildeman (Suzl. J R CYC: 1. Ephraim Benjamin (Yam) . M INI BEG: 1. Er ic Kaiser (Yam): 2. Mitch Eber (Kaw ); 3. Brent Bess ert (Su z). MINI NOV: 1. M ike M ichett i (Kaw) : 2. John Scarberry (Kaw): 3. Cart Benja mi n (Yam). M INI INT: 1. Br yan Petr ie (Kaw); 2. M ike Burde tt e (Yam): 3. Dan ny S. Drew (Yam). MIN I EX: 1. Tom Combs (Kawl. 12 5 BEG: 1. John Braasch (Han): 2. Dean Keeli ng (Yam): 3. David Spencer (Kawl. 125 NOV ; 1. Steven Johnstone (Suz); 2. Matthew Alloy (Han): 3. Chr is M icl< los (Han). 125 INT: 1. Kim Doug lass (Kaw ): 2. M ike Fitzgerald (Han): 3. Ti m Clark (Suz). 125 PRO: 1. M ichael Preston IKaw). 250 BEG: 1. Joe M cRiam (Han ): 2. Pater Br uches (Yam): 3. M ika Hogue (Yam). 250 NOV: 1. M ark Valentino (Kaw ): 2. Bobby Kaiser (Yam); 3 . Tom M ee (KTM ). 250 INT: 1. Tony Spear (Suz); 2. Larry Dimmin (Han): 3. Raben Stephe nson (Han). 25 0 PRO: 1. Juan Benav idez (Yam): 2. Eddie M ic hett i (Suz); 3 . Robert Rei sin ger (Kaw ). 2 50 EX: 1, Dua ne Map es (Suz). OPEN BEG: 1. Pau l Doebereiner (Honl . OPEN NOV: 1. Jeff Fahy (Han); 2. M ika Modrak (KTM ). OPEN INT: 1. Roy Bunon (Suz); 2. Bob Wal sh (Han). VET J R: 1. W esley Bachman (Suz): 2. Bill M yars (M ail: 3. Bob Denm an (Suz). VET INT: 1. Bruce Prall (Yam). VET SR: 1. Donn ie Rosenb urg; 2. Roy Burt on (Suz): 3. J. Richardson Han ). ocs« back race in quest of AMA points. Pro ride rs were cha sing points th at ea rn a n Expert ranking wh ile Am ateur rac ers were a tte m p ting to qualify for th e Am at eur Natio nal fin a ls at Loretta Lyn n 's ranch in T ennessee, Also of interest to the Pro was $1500 in p urse money, an d Yama ha Support ride r Tim Locey seemed to be payi ng the most a tte ntio n as he rocketed to run aw a y victories in both O pen Pro rno tos . G reg Zitterkop f powered h is Si n isa lo / Oak ley/Yamaha to th e runnerup position in first mo to action af ter a race long d uel with Mai co-mounted Mi cky Dym ond a n d DG / Ya m aha pilot Pete Snorteland. Snorteland held o n to third a t th e ch eckers with Dymond fou rth and Mai co rider Va l Tamietti fif th . Zitterk opf an d Sn orteland again battled in th e seco nd mot o as Locev p u lled to a co m ma ndi ng lead ea rly in th e race. At the checkers Snorteland a nd Zitterkopf trad ed positio ns from the p revio us mot o wit h Sn orteland ta ki ng seco n d and seco n d overa ll. Zitterko pf went home with th e thi rd p lace share of the cash wi th T amietti pulli ng down fourth . It was no contest for H on da-m ounted Jim Tara nti no in th e 250cc Pro class as he swep t both rnotos in convinci ng fash io n. Don Griewe push ed hi s H onda C R to seco nd overall with KTM rider Ron Turner edging Ma lco lm Sm ith /Y am aha ride r Vin ce McMah on for third p lace at the payoff window . Kawasaki ace Pa u l Den is bested a fo ur-w ay ba tt le for th e to p posi tion in 125cc Pro action. Du elin g with Den is were Su zu k i rid er Gary Bo wman, Kawasaki-m o un ted Mi ke Preston and H onda pilot J im Brod ie. T h e action was fast an d furio us in both ro u nds, but when th e dust settled Den is h ad a I-I score for first o vera ll wi th Bowman tak ing seco nd ahead of Presto n and Brod ie. Results OPEN PRO: 1. Tim Locey (Yam): Z. Pet e Snon .. la nd (Yam): 3. Greg Zin arkopf (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Jim Tarantin o (Han); 2. Don Gr iewe (Han); 3 . Ron Turner (KTM) . 125 PRO: 1. Paul Denis (Ka wl; 2 . Gary Bowman (Suz); 3 . M ike PreS10n (Kaw). 125 A MOD : I . Sam St orer (Kaw): 2.Jeff Spencer f Su z~ 3 . M ike Fisher (Yam). 125 A STK: 1. M ike Fisher (Yaml; 2 . Sam Storer (Kaw): 3. J ames Pappe (Han). 250 B MOD: 1. John Sullivan; 2 . Ken Campbe ll ( Ka w~ 3. Scon Venzer (Han). 125 B MOD : 1. Bader M an neh (Kaw ): 2. Stava Stewart (Kaw); 3 . Bryan Bruner (Kawl. VET EX: 1. Randy Rodr iquez (M ai): 2. A lan Olso n (Han): 3. Bob Lamben (Han). VET INT: 1. AI Sm ilh (Han): 2. Ken Kulloson (Suz): 3. Stephen Clark (Ma i). VET NOV: 1. Terry Pran (Yam ); 2 . Dave Flem ing (Yam): 3. Bill Quail , (Han). OPEN INT: 1. Kar l Holm berg; 2 . Tony Kirpatr ick (Han): 3. Greg Thonon (M ai). 2501NT: 1. Thad Fridy (Yam): 2. Gary Renko (Suz): 3. Bill Scon (Honl . 125 1NT 1. Mark Toyam a (Yam); 2. Danny Cantley : (Kaw ); 3. John Begin (Kawl. OPEN NOV: 1. Ban Hin (M ai): 2, J. Wr ig ht (Suz): 3. Ala n Ken. (Yam)/ 250 NOV: 1. John Thom as (Han): 2. Rick Cercle (Yam); 3. Greg Wagner (Vam). 125 NOV: 1. Tim Jon es (Han): 2. Richa rd Olivier (Yam): 3. Ale. Paglia (Yam). OPEN BEG: 1. M ike Sheldon (Suz); 2. Richard Sh ane (Han); 3 . Dean Sexton (Han). 250 BEG: 1. Mark La..er (Han): 2. J im Mang (Yam): 3. David Sins ley (Han). 125 BEG: 1. Dan Murphy (kaw): 2. Scon Nelson (Yam) ; 3. Dan iel Virgi lio ( Suz~ . M INI NOV: 1. Craig M iller ( S u z~ 2, Robby Gordo n (Yam). MIN I BEG: 1. Jim Rande l (Yam): 2. Eric Bisbee (Ya m~ 3. Ch,i, Russell (Ya m ~ By Tom Corley It was a n igh t filled with emotion as a ll o f th e racers and tra ck personnel re tu r n ed to O ra nge County Interna tiona l Racewa y, after last wee k's tragedy which took th e life of trac k promot er S teve Cros by. Words o f rem embran ce a ired ove r the P .A. befor e the ra ce bega n . T he progra m will co ntin ue to run throughou t th is fin a l seaso n just as S teve wo u ld ha ve wa nted it to con tinue. R .A.C.E. director Ron Cra n dall will be handlin g th e program for Steve's wife Ma ry Beth . Th e word wa sn 't o u t to everyone tha t O CIR was back in ac tion tonight. T h e turnout was d own with nine ra ces instead of 13. The P ro contestan ts were let loo se on th e track durin g ra ce four wi th staggered starts. T odd Peterson wa s read y to wi n and n ot damaged, with a sma ll excep tion of skin ned knuck les th at he received fro m a previous race. The go ing was easy for Peter son in th e 250cc Pro class as h e raced agains t just one rider , Shawn Pl ayer. R uss Wagem an is one of the to p 125cc P ro rid ers in th e so u th la nd and he wi ns o ften bet ween Ind ian Dunes and Asco t. Tonigh t was h is very first race a t O CIR a nd th e sta di u m style track was something that Wageman fo und cha llenging. DG /Kal-Ga rd sponsored Wagema n was ru n ni ng in thi rd wi th the sta rt of the first l25cc P ro moto. Taking th e lead pos itions were Tracy Meeks a nd Taylor Marcell, which made it a Kawasaki ra lly 1-2-3. Team T a mm mem ber J im Bro d ie was havin g h is first race a t OCI R for thi s season a nd, bein g m ore familiar with th e stadi u m jumps, h e promptly pa ssed Wa geman over th e dou bles. It was th en Meeks, Marcell and H onda ace Brodie. Ma rcell tri ed to stu ff hi s ma chi ne int o th e co rn er by the start before lead er Mee ks, but unfortunat el y h e fai led . Marcell h it the dirt an d ga ve h is runner-up spot to Brod ie. Wageman adv anced to third with Marcell in la st in th is class o f on ly four rid ers. Marcell took a ha rd kn ock in th e first mot o, but in the fin al event it was Meeks wh o too k a bad o ne. Meeks took th e h o lesh ot wi th Brod ie ru nning seco nd. By the en d of the fir st lap Marcell fou nd hi s wa y by th e H on da ace . After weeks o f watchi ng Ma rcell race, it is obvious that h e kno ws how to sai l over the stadium j um ps fearlessly. On the next la p he held on the thrott le a nd flew past leader Meeks. It was a let do wn for Meeks to have lost the lead a nd he sta rte d to ta ke cha nces with h is downfall occurring o n th e whoops right a fter th e fin ish lin e. Marcell had the lead with Wagema n ge tti ng th e hang o f th e track an d hound in g him th e whole wa y. Overa ll it was Meeks with a 1-3, Mar cell 's 4-1 netted him seco nd, Wagema n was third a nd Brodie hook ed fourth. Results 60 BEG: 1. Chad Ponegilak (Kaw) : 2. Lenn y Jon as (Han): 3. Chris Raceles (Yaml . 60 NOV, 1. Brandon Sperling (Kaw ): 2. J acob Swai n (Kaw ). 60 INT: 1. W esley Kle in (Kaw) . BOBEG DIV 1: 1. Bobby Anda rson (Han): 2. Scott M adison fHon); 3. Rich Divito (Han). BO BEG DIV 2: 1. Chr is You ng (Yam): 2. Stave Wamboldl (Kaw ): 3. Jarry Can er (Kaw) . BO BEG DIV 3: 1, Craig Davis (Suz): 2, Scan Hansen (Yam): 3. Greg Sibley (Yam). BO NOV: 1. Don Burka ( Kaw ~ 2. M ika Sandoval (Kaw ); 3. Sl8Ve Dezwary (Yam ~

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