Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

thern Nevada- Southern California-Arizona-Southern Nevada- Southern California-Arizona-! 80 1N 1. Bunky Mo rt on (Suzl ; 2. Tim Ga tceran T: (Kaw r, 3 . Thayne Z,to (DM C). 12 5 BEG DlV 1: 1. Joe Camk in (Suz); 2. Hij inio Nu nez (Suz); 3. Jaff Severe (Han). 125 BEG DIV 2; 1. Jo hn A lbr ight (Han); 2. Ken Faught (yam); 3. Ron M cK iema (Hon). 125 NOV : 1. Der ek Nye (Hon); 2. J uan Posea (Yam); 3. Paul Colston (Kaw) . 12 5 INT: 1. Ti Swartz (Hon); 2. Sean Corcoran (Suz); 3. Dann y Cantlay (Kaw) . 12 5 PRO: 1. Tracy M eeks (Kaw l; 2. Taylor M arcell IKaw); J . Ru ss Wageman (Kaw) . 250 BEG DIV 1: 1. SC ali Pip her ISuz l: 2. Fred Ludwig (Yam); 3 . Joe Merriam (Hon). 2 50 BEG DlV 2: 1. John Elson (Kaw); 2. Jeff Eva ns (Hon); 3 . Eric Ew ers (Yam ). 250 NOV: 1. John Berg (Suzl ; 2. Don Cal houn (Yam ); 3 . M ike M usso n (Su z). 25 0 INT: 1. ScollLohr (Suz); 2. Sha wn Tracy (Hon) ; 3. Larry Cra vens (Honl . 250 PRO: 1. Todd Pet erso n (Yam l; 2. Shaw n Player IHonl. 500 BEG: 1. SCali Reel (Han); 2. I : 3 . Mark Ressa (Han) . 500 NOV : 1. Scott Hyde (Han); 2. Ralph M end enhall (Hus). 500 INT: 1. Kar l Ho lmberg (Yam); 2. Mark Ande son (Suz); 3 . Greg Thornton (M ail . 500 PRO: 1. M icky Dymond (M ai); 2. Scott ca vness (Suz); 3 . Scon Sarg ent (Suz). VET; 1. Gal e W ebb (Han I; 2. Bill M yers (M ail. Since 1973. H & H RaC Gasoline has ing been everybody's racing motor sports. inn hy' ing w in g secret. W H & H RaC Gasoline formulated the W orld·s Best RaC ing Gasollnes-thars why. W inners In other types of racing have proven their engme's performance not only In water cooled engines. but also In air cooled engines as w ell. H & H Rac mg Gasolmes have been formulated to allow racers to run large am ounts of trrrung adva nces, high compressons and even "blown " engines. "You can run you r engine to the ragged edge and absolutely encounte r no 'detonation.' over heating, or any power aC losses With H & H R ing Gasollnes." Furthermore, you can be assured that H & H R ing Gasohnes will pass all aC forms of "Fuel Chec k" for power addinves, Irs 100° legal. Penod, H & H '0 ma kes all the electric fuel checking equipme nt. MaId, Morrison take CRC night opener By Tom Corley ARE YOU USING YOU RCO PETITION'S I NING SECRET? Rick Maki took the 125cc Pro class at CRC'c Indi an Dunes night opener. VALENCIA, CA, MAY 13 Racin g under the lights at Indian Dunes is back and with it an anxious crowd of racers. The California Racin g Club ho sted their fir st ni ght race of th e year, a n d due 10 th eir o rgani zatio n and no a m bu la nce runs, th e event was over at a decent hour. Many ra ced tonight while o the rs wer e saving th eir bikes a nd bodies for Sunday's Dunestown cla ssic. Profitin g from that were R ick Maki, of th e l25 cc P ro class, an d Rod ney Morrison, who ra ced to win in th e 250cc Pro class . Maki, mounted on an International Yamaha, proceeded to win both rnotos o f the 125cc Pro class. J ohn Dru ry took his Arai H elmets /Ultimate Leathers-supported Yamaha to a pair of seconds. R u ss Wageman has been racing more than any Pro around an d made tonight his third race this week. Wageman put his Kawasaki behind Drury in both motos, which la nded him third. T he 250cc Pro class was so mewhat mo re exc it ing with event ua l winner Mo rrison having to work h is wa y 10 the top. Leading th e first ro u nd of action was J im Sen del bach o n h is Crossroads Hon da. Sen del bach started to fade a n d Morrison took over ahead o f Randy Commons. Ni ck Ath ans a nd Sendelbach . At ha ns hasn 't raced since la st seaso n , yet wh en the ga te dropped for th e seco n d moto , Atha ns took th e holeshot, H e held th e lead for one lap till Morrison slid by him. Athans was in second till h e crash ed on a sa n dy corner and Commons flew by him. Athans finished third. Two firsts gave Morrison th e top cas h ahead of Commons , Athans and Sendelbach . John Nolind, who lists A BC Wide WOTld of SPOTts as his sponsor, aboard a Cycl e P roducts West Ho nda, clinched the 500cc Interm ed ia te title. In the first moto Doug Taft took hi s Thousand Oaks Yama ha to the wi n . Nol ind assumed tha t he had the h oleshot, but when the bikes turned the first corn er, Taft had co ntrol. Nolind's front brak e cable was bin di ng u p , yet even with cable trou bles he still took second place behind Taft with Chris Bercaw in third. Fixing the ca bl e problem, Nolind was able to lead and win the final moto over Taft and Berca w. His 2-1 tally was good enough for the top honors, with Taft being the runnerup a nd Bercaw landing third. Rare is it that one ca n tak e a six th place in th e fir st moto and still land th e o vera ll victory. Brian Felix did j ust th at in th e l25cc Novice class. Th e Motocross Ra ce Logs ' rider placed sixth in th e lead round in which Ri ch Ll oyd rode the best. In th e final round it was Felix all th e wa y with a three-man battle going between Joe Clancy, Gary Yoshino and Mike McCleneghan. Disastro usly, McClenegh an fell on a downhill stre tch and G lenn Gordy was unable to avoid him and flipped his Kawasaki while doing a handstand. While those two en ga ged in a hot discussion as to who sh ould h ave done what, the o th ers co ntinued 10 race. Yoshi no took over second place ahead o f Craig White. T he inconsisten t 6-1 tally of Brian Felix earned him the top brass over Paul Thompson, Tom Barnell, Joe Clancy an d White. Results PEE WE E; 1. Jeff W illoh (Yam); 2. Brad Schultz (Suz); 3 . Pablo Lora (Suz). 60 NOV: 1. Todd Olson (Yam). 60 INT; 1. Tony Sulek (Kaw) . 60 EX; 1. Bubba Erickson (Kaw) . BO STK BEG; 1. Erick Hil ton (Yam); 2. Troy Clin e (Hon ); 3 . Peter Serino (y am). BOSTK NOV; 1. Abel Gayton (Kaw); 2. Sean Blan chard (Ka w); 3. Alvin M anhews (Ka w) . BO STK INT; 1. Jeff Mabery (Kaw); 2. M ike Kied rowski (Kaw) ; 3 . Scon Murphy (Kawl. BD STK EX: 1. Robert Naughton IKaw). BO MOO BEG: 1. Erick Hilton (Yamr, 2. Alan Roth IYam). BO MOD NOV; 1. Sean Blanc hard (Kaw); 2. Paul Matthews IKaw); 3 . Mark McDonald (Kaw) . BO MO D INT; 1. Scott Murphy (Yam ). BO MOD EX: 1. Robert Naughton IKaw) . 100 BEG; 1. M ike Cagle (Yemr, 2. Steve Carlson (Yam ); 3 . M ike Lapraik (Yam) . 125 BEG ON 1: 1. Barry Katz (Su z); 2. M ike Smith (Han); 3 . Raben Friel (Su z). 125 BEG DIV 2 ; 1. Gary Carival (Suz); 2. Tony M erc ier (Suz ); 3 . Jeff Hall (Hon). 125 NOV: 1. Bria n Felix{Yam); 2. Pa ul Thompson (Han); 3. Tom Bam ett (Hon). 125 INT: 1. Rich Truchi nski (Hon); 2. Cun Farrar (Yam); 3 . Eric Casas (Han ). 125 PRO; 1. Rick Maki (Yam); 2. John Drury (Yam); 3. Russ W agema n (Su%) . 2 50 BEG; 1. W ill Wagner (Kaw ); 2. Jo hn Parks (Yam); 3 . Jo hn Kitcko (Suz). 250 NOV DIV 1: 1. Eric Flem ing (Yam); 2. Pet e DeG rand is (Su z); 3 . Jim Neubauer (S uz). 2 50 NOV DIV 2: 1. Tom Harpe r (Yem); 2. Rodger W illiams (Suz); 3 . Rick Perez (Han). 25 0 INT; 1. Dan Fitzgerald (Su z); 2. Ron Econom an (Yam ); 3. Kev i n A llman (Kaw). 2 50 PRO; 1. Rodney Mo rr ison (Suz); 2. Randy Com mons (Hon); 3. Nick Athans (Suz) . 500 BEG: 1. Bre tt He nry (Yem); 2. Bred Sloan (M ai); 3 . W m. Blamenk rantz (Kaw) . 500 NOV ; 1. David Rosen (Han); 2. Jeff Otten (Han); 3. Raben Forti er( M ei). 500 INT; 1.John Nol ind (Hon ); 2. Doug Teft (Yam); 3 . Chris Bercaw (M ei). VET J R; 1. Charlie Spell man (Yam); 2. Doug HiI · ton (Yem); 3 . U oyd Ricks (Yam). VET INT; 1. Robert Fortier IM ai). VET EX: 1. Bob Dun ham (Yem) Corcoran captures Corona MX victory By Kit Palmer CO RO NA, CA . MAY 13 Twelve riders lined th e starting gate for th e start of both motos in th e I25cc Intermedi ate class, a n d by nights end. it was Sean Corco ran (Su z) who went home with th e go ld from Corona Raceway. Wh en th e gate dro p ped for th e sta n of moto one, it was Scou Mapes (Ka w) who jammed into th e lead. HOI in pursuit were Corcoran, Mark Lopera (Yam) , Greg Bender (H on) and Dave Bender (Hon ). By th e end o f lap one Mapes had stretch ed h is lead whi le th e rest of the pack battled . Greg Bender put heavy pressure on Lopera during th e fir st few laps, until Lopera fin all y gave in an d gave third to Bender. Bender then set af ter Corcoran. The two d uelled hand lebarto-handlebar. It was n 't u ntil the white-flag lap that Ben der made his mo ve a nd passed Corcor for seco nd . Ma pes cru ised an 10 a n easy victory fo llowed by Ben der, Corcoran an d Lepera. Lopera took a n early lea d at the start of moto two a head o f Corcoran, Ma pe s and Chris P ill o w (H on) . On th e third la p Mapes dropped out of th e rac e, handing third to P ill ow, but, on the n ex t lap, both Da ve Bend er and Paul H erma n (Kaw) sn uck by P illow. On th e next time around , Co rco ra n sli p ped by Lopera, taking over th e lea d. 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