Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

...... A rider crests a Clarks Branch jump with the Roseburg mountains behind . Brumwell sweeps at Clarks Branch By Suanne Light ROSEB URG . OR. MAY 29 Cl arks Branch 's summer motocro ss seri es open er was topped by Eugen e's Larry Brumwell o n h i s Ea s tsi d e Ka wa saki / 4 MolO-X Fox KX 125, bl itzin g th e I25cc P ro class wi th a I-I ta lly . Roseburg riders R ick Bault (YamahaH onda of Rosebu rg) and Randy Toreson too k the 250 and O pen P ro la urels o n o ne sco rcher o f a da y, as th e tempera ture h i t 90 ° i n sout hern Oregon. All 125s were run together in o ne of th e first races o f th e day. In orde r fo r th e P ros to claim th ei r cas h a t Cla rks Branch th ey fir st must finis h bo th rnotos a nd bea t all Int er media tes a nd Junio rs. II was no problem for both Larry Brumwell a nd Steve Nel son, as both du sted th e field - litera lly dus ted d ue 10 th e weather a nd scorchi ng tempera tures tha t made dust a major facto r despite a n e fficie m water spri nk ler system. Bru mwell took co m ma nd 10 ace the first moro over Ne lson and Int er medi a tes .john Wh itmore and Greg H olmberg . T he second tim e out was a lso a ll Bru rnwel ls as th e Ka wa sak i pilot fina lly got two good rides organized a nd took th e chec kered flag in fine style to beat Nelson and Whitmore. who again topped th e Intermed iates going 1- J. T he Junior portion went 10 H o nda-m o u nt ed Gary Free ls. who also blitzed h is competition o ver Damon Schaeffer, who had a 2-3 an d Da rr ell Woulbra nd t who rode the wh eels o ff hi s YZ 10 go 5-2 for third. Baul t was face d with the same si tua tio n in th e 250cc class with a full ga te o f riders to bea t in orde r to claim so me of th e 200%payoff. Bault qu ickl y spe d o ff from th e p ack whi le Intermed iates Bret G ilikson, Lonn y Smi th an d Darryl H am ilt on gave chase. Bault was not to be den ied th e win a nd took th e m ot o for half o f h is domination o ver Gil iks on, wh o took th e Intermedi at es. a nd Junior win ner Randy Stevens . Mot o two h ad Baunt again ride 10 a n effo rt less win, with Smith hounding in seco nd place. which put him in the and put n . _ahead winner 's circlewho still Smith y of Gilikson, man.. t l 't I t f aged th e overa ll du e 10 Smi th 's first m ot a thi rd . H amilton we nt 2-3 for th ird a head o f J erry Glenn . wh o was th e seco nd mo to Jun ior wi n ne r ahead of Stevens . Toreson topped th e Open class, wh ich was 16 riders strong. T he H onda ri der launch ed hi s CR 480 to an unstoppable lead o ver th e efforts o f G old Bea ch H onda ride r Dave Nordi n a nd Bob H ansen . brother o f AMA flat track Ex pert Dana H ansen. Mot o two was th e sa me sto ry as Toreson took th e mot o for a dou ble m ot o bl itz 10 earn hi s paych eck an d hold o ff Intermed iat es Nordin and H ansen . Anothe r exce llent race was th e Old Ti mers, wh ich was wo n by Dave Weleber o n a Husk y 500. Weleber wen t across th e line 10 swoop u p th e first rn oto wi th Yamaha rid er Frank Da il y in seco nd a nd Fr ed Per iani o n a KTM in third. Th e seco nd verse wa s th e same as th e fir st and Weleber was victori ous, goi ng 1- I on a ho t, muggy day. Results OPEN PRO: r . Rand y Tor eson (Ho n): 2. Rick Bault (Han). 250 PRO: 1. Rick Ba ult (Han): 2 . Rod Hu ffma n (Han) . 125 PRO: 1. Larry Bru rnwell (Kaw) ; 2. St eve Nel so n (Hon) . OPEN INT: t . Dave Nord i n IHon); 2. Bob Hansen (Vam ). 2501 NT: l . Bren G il ikso n (Hon); 2. Lonny Sm ith (S uz); 3 . Darryl Ham ilton IHon). 250 JR : t . Randy Stavans (Kaw); 2. Jerry Gl enn (Yam); 3 . Donald Bec k (Su z). 125 INT: 1. John Whitmore (Kaw) ; 2. Greg Holmberg (Yam); 3 . Clay Light (Han). 125 JR: 'l , Gary Freels ( H on~ 2. Damon Schaefer (Kaw) ; 3. Darr ell W ou lbr andt (Yaml . M INI INT: 1. Jeff Dai ly (Ka w) ; 2. M ark Hamaker (Kaw); 3 . Cory Wa ite (Kaw) . MIN I JR: 1. Darren Cla yton (Hon); 2. J ason Ja n se n (Yam); 3 . Da vid Cook (Su z). PEE W EE INT: 1. J eff Da i ly (Ka w); 2. Rya n Huffman (Yam); 3. Jo ie DePew (Hon) . PEE WEE JR : t . Chr is Reynard (Vam). OT: 1. Dave We leber (Hus); 2. Fr ank Dai ly (Vam); 3. Fred Periani (KTM). Results PEe W Ee A: 1. Bu tc h Sm it h (Kawl; 2 . Louis A ro n (Vam ). PEE W EE B: 1. Shan e W est (Ka w) : 2. Wa de Ru ssell (Yam); 3 . Justin Hall erma n (Yam). BO A : t. Larr y Ward (Kaw! ; 2. Sc ott M yer s (Vam): 3 . Rick Si rnme t (Kaw) . eo B: 1. Bill Berry (Kaw); 2 . Sk ip Wh it e (Kaw); 3 . Trav is Towles (Kaw). 100 B: 1. Grant Bergst rom (Yam). 125 PRO : t. Ji m A nderson (Va m); 2. Robb Manni ng (Yam); 3. Brett Tremblay (5uz); 4 . Ted Holt (Vam) ; 5 . Jack McGill (Vam). 250 PRO : 1. Leon MacDoanld (Vam); 2. Bob Buf· faloe (Han); 3. Rob Bass (Hon ); 4 . Mike Lcrson IHon); 5. Ga ry Kue st (Vam). OPEN PRO: 1. M ike Larson (Han) ; 2 . Bob Buffa lo e (Han) ; 3 . Leon MacDonald (Yam ); 4 . Emry Woolse y (Ha n); 5. Chr is Mort iz (Han). 12 5 A : 1. Ric h Szabo (Yam); 2 . Lee Anderson IHon); 3. Dav id Bailey (Yam). 125 B: t . Kevin Cornett (Yam); 2. Ron Hovey IKaw); 3. Shawn Sem inoff (Kaw). 250 A : 1. Marshall Favre (Ho nl ; 2. Jeff Birkesto l (Yam); 3 . SCott W illiams (Yam ). 250 B: 1. Ky le Hell (Han); 2. Mat M iller (Vam !; 3 . Ron Bu rkett (Yam ). OPEN A : 1. Dan Sheldon (Vam ); 2. Br ent Richardson (Han). OPEN B: 1. Steve Robso n (Suz) : 2 . Hugh Walter (Hon) ; 3 . Donnie Parker IMai). OTH A : 1. Tim Sullivan (Han ); 2. Jeff Ch ikusa (Hon); 3. Mark August ine (Hon) . alH 8 : 1. Ke ith Bowma n (HonO : 2. Per ry Higman (Vam! . MacDonald makes it at Colville Gold Cup By Brian Barnes COLVILLE, WA, MAY 22 Northeastern Wa shington got a look a t so m e top-notch Gold Cup ent ra nts this weekend as Ech o Vall ey Motocross Track hosted th e third round of th is year's Yamaha Perpetual Gold Cup. L e on M a cD on ald ( Ku m mers Yamaha/MacDonald Logging was I t I • I • J I • I J J • . ! I J th e 250cc vic tor, w hi le previous Gold Cu p wi n ne rs J im Anderso n (Yama ha Support/ MX Fox / ATK/Dallas Bak er ) a nd Mike Larso n (Honda Support / Hi- Poi nt ) sta ked cla im 10 th e I25cc and Open classes. MacD o nal d took his win over the la rgest of the three P ro classes, as 27 250cc P ro entrants ball led for the top money and important Gold Cup points. Mik e Larson jumped into the lead in th e first moto wi th NlacDo na ld . Mark j ohnstone and Ro b Bass close behi nd. MacD onal d moved bv L ar son on lap two and from tha t mo men t, the Yamaha p ilot p u t a stra ng lehold o n the race, keeping Larson at a sa fe dista nce and winn in g the mot o. Larso n held o n to seco nd, wh ile three m ore H ondas crossed th e lin e behind him . Bass wa s third . Bob Buffal oe wa s fourth and Montan a 's Ern ry Wool sey gra bbed fifth . T he seco n d m ot o found Bass. Ga ry Ku est , Buffa loe a n d Yamah a- supp orted Warren Hi ckman up front as th e racin g go t udner way, With three laps in th e books, Buffal oe mad e h is m ove past Bass into th e lead. By thi s time MacD onald was riding very im pressivel y o n hi s way u p from a m idpack start. On la p five he found hi s way into th e runner-up posit ion an d it th en took tw o la p s to ge t pa st Buffa loe for th e lead. MacD onald took th e seco nd rn oto win. with Bu ffal oe , Bass, H ickman an d Kuest ro u nding o u t th e top five. An derson storme d p ast th e l25cc troops wi th a double-m or e sweep. H is first win took so me hard ridi ng. with J ack McG ill spe n di ng th e fir st five laps u p front wh ile Anderson . Spokane Suzu ki's Bret T remblay, Ro b Manning an d Curtis Clark d ueled for th e nex t four spots. Trembl ay mo ved in to the top spot for th ree la p s. bu t a last-d itch at tem p t put Anderson in to th e lead o n the fin al la p . T re m blay was seco nd, Mann in g th ird . McG ill fourth and Ted H olt fifth. The seco nd mot o wa s Anderson 's from sta rt 10 fin ish . as he ran in front o f Manning , Trcm bl ay, H olt an d Kuest to lake th e mot o an d the ove ra ll. L arson had the O pe n class in h and durin g both races. whi le Buffaloe a nd MacD onald tr ad ed seco nds and thirds, wi th Bu ffal oe tak in g the ru nn er-u p in th e second moto, Fo urth overa ll was Emry Wool sey. Earle, Keller KO Eugene MX By Suanne L. Light 1 •~ EUGENE, O R, MAY 22 111't] IE Ittrf-' r " I. The fin al ra ce of th e 1982-83 Motocross seaso n in Emerald Racing Association 's sch edule had KTM/Moto X Fox/ A-I Cycle -speedster Rodney Kell er ace bo th 500cc P ro fessio na l motes o n h is 495 KT NI. R ich ard Ea rle mat ch ed th at performance in the overall category on his L O P / Be1- Ray /Seer/N- D/ Light Racing Pro duct s/ Cycle Country H o nda . going in fo r a 1-2 tally in 125cc Pro . Kell er 's teamma te Mark Ester berg launch ed h is KTM into the overall pic ture by pu rrin g o n a I- I blitz in 250cc Pr o ac tion. In the 125cc P ro class. th e ga te dropped fo r seven co ntesta nts in mot o o ne o n o ne of th e dustiest days o f th e year. Waterin g th e track didn't better th e co ndi tio ns much a t a ll. Ri ch Gunderson led th e field into turn o ne followed by Larry Brurnwell , Wa yne Church a nd Ear le. wh o ga ted dead last , but was soon challengi ng Brumwell for seco nd . Gunderson pulled away a t a blistering p ace an d had it in th e bag until cras h ing o u t. wh ich put Brurnwell into th e lead o ver Earle, who was hounding from beh ind. Brumwell crashed under th e pressure a nd it was Earl e a nd Church to the wire, with the LOP rider winning by a n ose. Mot o two had Church g ra b for th e gusto a nd lead it for two lo ng, dusty laps until both Brumwell and Earle blitzed past. Brumwell wasn 't to be de nied th e win a n d led it a ll th e way to th e flag for the wi n to go with hi s fir st mo to thi rd . Church took a third to also enter th e o vera ll p icture. Kell er used hi s KTM for a tractor in O pen P ro and dug hi s wa y into turn o ne fo llowed by local farm bo y Sk eet H ise, Esterberg, Ben Grabl e an d Dave Beck . Kell er wa s smoking th e field a t a fast , fur ious pace, followed by Hi se. Kell er bailed off on th e in credibl y ro ugh track which put Esrer burg, wh o had p assed Hise earlier . into th e lead and Kell er in the third spot behind Hi se. Kell er worked to seco nd a nd o n th e last lap made his move o n teammat e Esterberg o ver the fin ish line tow er jump. Grabl e was founh in th e mot o , Beck fifth . During th e seco nd tim e o u t th e track had been wa tered. ca usi ng some migh ty slick spots. but it took o n ly 15 mi n u tes for th e 85 0 h eat 10 dry it up. Kell er o nce agai n led th e battlefr ont wi th Ester berg and Hi se in vh e hunt, Kell er wo u ld again cras h hard an d take th e bac k sea t to Este rbe rg, but whe n th e tall y was ta bu la ted. th e KTM-supponed Kell er ha d aced bo th mot os for th e overa ll win. Results OPEN PRO: 1. Rodn ey Keller (KTM); 2 . Ske et His. (Kaw); 3 . Ben Grable (Hu s). 250 PRO: t . M ark Esteoberg (KTM); 2 . Rodney Kell er (KTM); 3 . Richard Ear le (Han) . 125 PRO: 1. Rich ard Earle (Han); 2. Larry Brumwe ll (Kaw); 3 . W ayn e Ch urc h (Kaw) . OPEN INT: 1. Derek Lo uvring (KTM); 2. Brya n Read er (Yam); 3. J im W iser (Honl . 250 INT: 1. Dave FoxfYam); 2. U nsey W urn(Honr, 3. Bre n Gil ikson (Hon) . 1251NT: 1. Ron Robi nson (Su z); 2. Shawn Corre ll (Han !; 3 . Clay Light (Han ). M INI INT: 1. Je il Daily (Kaw); 2. Mark Hamaker (Kaw); 3 . Matt Ramey (Vam ). PEe weE: 1. Jason Verley (Kaw); 2. Chuckie Standeford (Yam); 3 . Jeff Daily (Kaw) . OPEN JR : 1. Dave Cook (Han); 2. Stan Walters (Han): 3 . Bu tch Arnold (Han). 250 JR : 1. Stan McNulty (Vam !; 2. Steve Taylor (Vam); 3. Terry Billion (Han ). 125 JR : 1. Darrel l Woulbrandt (Vam): 2 . Ray Brungt ion (Kaw); 3. Glenn Hewitt (Suz). MI NI JR : 1. Jason Cox (Kaw ); 2. Dav id Elliot (Vam! ; 3 . Ben Hul b ert (Vam! . 30-40 SR: 1. Dave Weber (Hus); 2. Charlie St an defo rd (M ai): 3. Dave Cook (Han) . HIGH POINT AWARDS JEFF CAIRNS AWARD: Charl ie Standeford. 12 5 PRO: Larry Brum well . 250 PRO; Rodney Keller. OPEN PRO: Ben Grable . PEE WEE : Chuck Standeford. MI NI: Man Ramey. 125: Rick Gunderson . 250: Dave Beck. OPEN: Cerek Louvring. 30-40: Charlie Stande ford . .' .. I i .J ) :

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