Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

SPEEDWAY WEEK pa ss th a t never ca me. In th e meantim e, J oh n Cook was o n th e o u tsi de. sm o ki ng a lo n g, but co u ld n ' t get enough bile to la ke th e win . C h ristian de vo ured even' even t in Scra tch racing a nd a lso ha~ged th e Handicap sem i a nd finished th ird in th e main. Cook wa s rid in g a n ew- st yle Czec h o s lo va k ia n Ja wa a nd won his Scra tch heat a nd the semi . Mike Faria , a fte r wi nn in g his h eat race, took seco nd in bot h the semi a nd the mai n . Da ve Sims pu t in h is bid for th e Scra tch ma in by wi n ni ng h is heat a nd tra nsferred to the ma in where he grabbed third p lace. Dennis Bran sford look home the H and ica p mai n win a fter weuing h is a ppetite w ith second p lace in hi s hea t a nd sem i. Garv Ford won h is hea l race, tr ansferred 10 th e co nso la tio n a n d won , Si ms sta r ted off ri gh t by winnin g his heat: rhen h e tra nsferred 10 the co n so la tio n , bUI was una ble to sta n th e race. K u r t Strom mer was going int o th e main stro ng with wins in his heat a nd sem i, bu t o n th e las t lap in the m ain h e a nd Christia n banged toge ther a nd St ro m mer ended u p in fifth p lace. Ke ll y Moran won th e Scra tch co nso la tio n a fte r a rest art . Moran had bad lu ck in H and icap racing as in his h eal, co mi ng into turn o ne. h is steel shoe ca me off, tangl ed in hi s cha in a n d put him o n th e g round . Tom Burba won h is heal race. a nd ma rched righ t o n through 10 th e main for seco n d p lace. Second Divisio n racing was hard o n Ro n Bla nto n , In h is he at race he hit th e wa ll preuv hard . lea vin g h im unab le to co mpe re. Ra nd y Blevin s ) ra n a wa y wi th the first heal. In the I main h e parked it a nd he and th ree I o ther r iders we n t down like dominos. After a resta rt. Blevins finish ed second . Mark Wea ver a nd Bob Ot t won th e o ther I WO h eat s a nd all went o n to win th e main event wh ile being chased a ro u nd th e tra ck by Blevin s a nd Scopelite, The T hi rd Division main became th e p roperty of M ik e Conig li o a fter a tigh t race. R o nn ie Correv, a fte r ma kin g hi s d eb ut la st-week in T h ird Division by takin g every race . th is wee k passed Fra n k Steine r o n th e last lap o f his h eal . "Ch ristia n stv le," but th e ma in even t d idn 't work 'o u t so well . a s S tei ne r look seco nd p lace a nd Correy took fift h . In th e ma tch race between Faria a nd Lucero . Fa r ia sh u t down o n th e thi rd la p . th ink ing th e race was over. a nd left Lucero to ta ke the chec kered flag easi ly. Results (Top) Ro bert Pfetzin g barely avoids t rouble at Costa Mesa. (A bove) David A lverez and Pat Hawley d isplay different cornering styles at Ridgecrest. (Below) leni Faas holds off a determined Kelly Moran at San Bernardino. ers ide, Dwve r won five o f h is si x races in cl ud ing ' the Sc ra tch main at the ne w track whi ch is slig h tly larger th an Sa n Bern ardin o . Dw yer (D.J .' s T ic ker Service/ Hai r by Bev J a w) d rew th e number four spot for the start o f the Scratch ma in . w hi ch p it ted him agai nst ex-cl ass " C " Expert Denn is Br iggs. Ed Cas tro a nd fell ow Riverside reside nt M ik e Mazza rane, Briggs look th e gale fro m th e pol e o ver Ma zzaca n e a nd Dw yer. In spectacular fashio n, Dwyer wen t to th e cus h io n o n th e back ch u te a n d went from last to first. ah ead o f Briggs a nd Ma zza ca n e. M azzar an e pu lled even co m ing o ff turn fo ur. b u t ul rirna rel v lo st the dr ag race 10 turn o ne o n th e seco nd lap. Ma zzacane co n t inued to dog Dw yer o n th e ins ide fo r th e fina l three la ps, b u t was forc ed 10 se ttle fo r seco nd a fter a ha rdfough t bail ie for th e lead. Cas tro cla ime d th ird with Briggs gerri n g the wrap u p spot. Cas tro l Oi l/Circle Industries rider Ron Blanton tC odd jdi splaved a new agg ressi ve st yle a nd to ok the win in a ha ir-ra isin g Handi cap main , L ou Kreisberg took th e in iti al lead fro m rhe zero o ver " Ra d ica l" Bob Otl. all flew bv fo r th e lead in turn o ne o n th e seco nd circ u it, with Dw yer mov in g into second on the sa me bend. Blan to n , co m ing a ll th e wa y from th e 40. threaded hi s way through tra ffic and mo ved i nto second when Dw ve r bobbled o n th e fourth lap. Bla nion closed th e ga p o n all a nd wa s o n his rear tire a t th e while flag. On th e final lap, th e tw o leader s wer e so clos e in th e corners it a p p ea red as though they wer e o n the same bike. Bla nt on 's persisten ce paid o ff as all slid o ff th e pole in the final corner. a ll owing the La Mirada rider enough room to win by inches. Afte r th e race. referee Den nis De'Temple moved all from seco nd 10 lasI for ha vin g both wheels inside the p ol e o n lap three. Dw yer wa s a wa rded second with Mazzacane taking th ird , Jun io r poi nt leader J ordan Dunca n (STP / AC R) masterfull y weaved hi s wa y th rough tr aff ic to take th e lead fro m Steve Ison o n la p tw o a nd wi n the ma in by half a stra ig h ta way , Jesse Finch copped seco nd w ith Greg Hancock thi rd . T he bi g story in th e J u n iors came whe n Am i Alva rez went to the o utside and o u td ue led J a ym e Finch a nd Ma rsh a ll Topping to score th e win in the co n so la tion . Alvarez received th e biggest ova tion of th e n ig h t from the appreciative crowd as well a s being mo bbed by a ll the J unior a nd P ro riders in the pi ts expressing their co ngra tu la tio ns , SCRATCH : 1. A lan Christian; 2 . M ike Faria ; 3 . Dave Si m s; 4 . J ohn Cook . HANDICAP : 1. Dennis Bransford : 2 . Tom Burba; 3. A lan Christian; 4 . Ron Presto n; s. Kun St rommer; John Sandona . SECOND DlV : 1. Bob 2. Randy Blevin s: 3. Denny Scop elli t e; 4 . Mark W eav er; S. Gre g A y ers: 6 . Ed ca st ro . THIRD OIV : 1. M Ike Coniglio: 2. Frank Steiner; 3. M ike Bushm an: 4 . Don ny M cCus ter; 5 . Ronnie Cor . rey; 6 . Steve M ur ra y. M AT CH RACE: 1. Steve Lu ce ro ; 2 . M ike Far ia . Results SCRATCH M AI N: 1. Mark Dwyer (J a w~ 2. M ike Mazza cane (J aw ); 3 . Ed castro (J aw) ; 4 . Denn is Briggs (Good). . HA NDICA P: 1 . Ron Bl anto n (G oo d); 2 . Ma rk Dwyer (Jaw ); 3 . M ike M azzacane (Ja w ); 4 . Lou Kreisberg (J aw ); 5 . Guy Wa terson (Jaw): 6 . Bob On (J aw) . JR : 1. Jordan Dunca n; 2. Jesse Fi nch: 3. Greg Han cock: 4 . Tim Gewecke; S. St eve lson; 6. G ijo Dowd. on; Faria's the one at San Berdoo Christian tops Costa Mesa again By Scott Daloisio ByJim Brown COSTA MESA. CA, JUNE 3 Desert Empire opener to Dwyer of Desert Em pire Speedway in By Scott Daloisio R ID G ECR EST . CA. J UNE 4 T' h ir t y-s ix speedway riders thrilled an enth usiastic, overnOW. <;rAWAAt,th~~mu,ld.;.~~.lJg I R idgecrest Sa turday n igh t. P r o m oter Maurice Kreisberg co u ld o n ly sha ke h is head a nd grin in d isbelief a s th e crowd co nti nually went into a frenzy when th e riders piled into the corners fou r a nd five deep. T he to p rider o f th e n ight by fa r was 20-year-old Mark Dw yer o f~' SA N BERN ARDINO . CA. J U NE I For th e seco nd week in a row, " Fl yi n" Mike Faria pi loted the Sh oei/]im Busby/ ST P Weslake to the victory in th e Scratch T he sta n ds a t Costa Mesa were jam-packed aga in Frida y ni g h t as fa ns witnessed Alan " Crazy" C hr is tia n tak e h i s seco n d Scratch mai n in a ro w. Christ ian . sponsored by STP a nd F irst Na tiona l Moneta ry . took the lea d from th e pole a n d had M ik e Faria g l ue d to '1iw••\ypi!i.M· Wo~n ~RiXlft\lJli.~y~ In, J m a in a t Inland Mo torcycle Spe edwa y o n a chi lly Wednesday nigh t. Faria gOI the jump from th e pole position a t th e ga te o ver Mike Bast. Kell y Moran and John Sandona . R id i~~~9P~~i9qq~~~P9~ he

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