Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

rid in g with Edd ie - a t th e same spot th e fan tasy chec k co u ld have been . So goes th e sport of endu ro . Irwin 's J & K Cycle Inn teammat e Brian Bea ti e was third overall , secon d Open A with 13 points an d Diaz' s Cycle Gear teamm ate J erry Kram er took first p lace Old T im er A honor s aga in . Fourth o vera ll wa s So u th Ci ty Cycles pi lo t J ohn H aak er, wh o co nti n ues to do m ina te the Four-stroke A class . an d fifth went to first-place 250cc A rider Wayn e Rudi (Kaw) with 15 points. Three more guy s that deserve specia l mention are six th o vera ll J ohn Trou t (H us ), seventh overall Al Cl eveland an d 200cc A cla ss wi n ner P et er Prichard. Old Timer Trout doesn 't ride th e OT class a nd took secon d 250cc A; Cleveland took third Open B despite stopp ing to help J ohn Poor, wh o broke h is co lla rbone; and Pri ch ard won his class on a four-strok e Honda XR200R. Results This Kawasaki rider, thankfully unidentified, scored zero on style after crossing a stream at the 49'er Enduro, but at least he got through. Arena collided on "Sco reboo th Bend ," bu t Arc her rem ounted quickl y to contin ue for a seco nd pl a ce as Aren a was forced to p u ll o ff. Cruickshank, Yamamoto clobber Huetter FT By Clay Light COE UR D'ALEN E, ID, J U N E 9 AMA Expert Ron Yam amo to (Spoka ne H on /M ill er P roduc ts/ Bell H elmets/Yam ) a nd Junior Tony Cruicksh ank (Red 38 Baro n Pi zza /Advan ced Au to /Hon took stra nge lho lds o n th e th reeeigh th-m ile fla t track at Huetter Raceway, today as Yam amot o won the 250cc Expert main and Cru ickshank got revenge by wi n ni ng th e O pen and 500cc Expert ma in s, After d ueli ng in th e heat races, Yamamoto and Cruickshank were read y to do it aga in in th e250cc ma in event. Yama moto led o ff th e lin e, p u tting hi s Yamaha into th e lead followed bv Novice T im Stu ltz an d brother Rusty Yam amoto. Ron rode in full control a hea d of Stultz, wh o was looking for a way around th e TT spe cia list. Yama moto took th e win ' followed by Stultz, Rusty Yamamoto, Ron G inn a nd Tracy Collins. The 500cc Expert main saw both Yamamoto and Cruickshank graci n g ro w one positi ons and set th e stage for wh at looked to be a classic showdown . Cruickshank cranked h is singl e into turn on e followed by a firedup Yamamoto on a 495YZ motocross machine. Cru ickshank 's ' ma chinery was full-tilt flat track weaponry, while th e MX-based bike of Yamamoto used up a ll th e track in pursuit. Ph il Hanby and Kenn y Graves were bumping for th e third place spot until Hanby p u t th e hammer down an d took control behind the Cruickshank/ Yamamoto battle. Cruicksh ank co pped th e win and the cash that goe s with it o ver Yamamoto with a good, hard ride. Yamamoto, in hi s third and fin al main of th e even ing, was bound an d determined to put th e stops on ri val Cruickshank in the Open Expert main event on 500 to 750cc machinery. This race was for.money as well as the: presti ge. Regardless of AMA classificatio n, th ese g uys go for it. . Cru icksha n k,m uch to the delight of local fan s, p u t h is 500 into th e lead a t th e sta rt over Yamamo to , Ha nb y a n d Ri ch Hayma n. Once agin, despite his gu tsy rid in g , Yamam oto wo u ld be forced in to th e r unner - u p spo t th roughout th e ma in event. Cru icksha n k proved to be th e dominant force in th e Ex pe rt m ain and too k h is seco nd win o f th e even ing o ver Yam a mo to. Both riders snagged a p re tty good share of th e $500 on hand fo r th e Experts. Yamamot o tall ied a n impressive stri ng o f finish es with o ne first and two seconds behind Cruicksha n k's two firsts. Han by snared two th irds to a lso net a fine paych eck for a hard ni gh t o f riding. Results OPEN EX: 1. Ton y Cruic kshaft; 2 . Ron Yamamoto; 3 . Phil Hanby. 500 EX: 1. Tonv Cru ick shank; 2. Ron Yam amoto; 3. Phil Hanby . 250 EX: 1. Ron Ya ma moto ; 2. Tim S tultz; 3. Rusty Yamamoto. OPEN A : 1. Rusty Yamamot o; 2. Ja ck Sm ith ; 3 . Tim Volking . 250 A : 1. Andy James; 2 . John Mitchell; 3 . Clint Baskett. 125 A : 1. John Mitchell ; 2. Tom Hansen; 3 . Billy Lenz . OPEN AM : 1. Jack Smith; 2. Jeff Sullivan: 3. Ken Peterson. MINI JR : 1. Troy Hedge ; 2. Billy Lenz; 3. Lowell Thompson Jr . Irwin discovers gold at 49'er Enduro By Jim Bowman PLACERVILL E, CA, J UNE 5 Despite problems dealing with a poorly marked course, Interlink/] & K Cycle Inn Hondasponsored J eff Irwin found his way to th e low sco re o f nine points to win th e Distri ct 36 49'er Enduro , hosted by th e Polka Do ts 'M iC. So many o f th e rid ers had trouble finding th e course tod a y, th at some of th em su gges ted Irwin don at e th e Hi-Point Red Dot tir e he won back to th e club to be used as a co urse marker. Second o vera ll was Open A cla ss winner Eddi e Diaz (Cycle Gear /Karl's Motor s) wh o would have been happy to see a no ther checkpoi n t on the co urse. It seems that h is buddy Irw in m issed a speed change a n d en ded up three minutes hot on th e cou rse and ' OVERALL: 1. Jeff Irwin (Han); 2 . Eddie Diaz (Yam ); 3. Brian Beatie (Han); 4 . John Haaker (KTM) ; 5. Wayne Rud i (Kaw); 6 . John Tr out (Hus) ; 7. AI Cleveland (Hus) ; 8 . George Hendrix (Han) ; 9. Craig Fator (KTM). OPEN A : 1. Eddie Dia z (Yam ); 2. Brian Beatie (Han); 3 . AI Cleveland (Hus). 250A: 1. Wayne Rudi (Kew); 2. John Trout(Hus); 3. Rick Gu idice (Hu s). 200 A : 1. Pet er Prichard (Han) : 2. Terry Packer (Su z); 3 . Bob Terwilliger (Kaw). 4 -STRO KE A: 1. John Haaker (KTM) ; 2. Mark Locey (Han); 3. Wayne Hubbard (Han). OT A ; 1. Jerry Kramer (Hus); 2. Terry Rust (KTM); 3. S. Stanton (Hus) . OVERALL B; 1. St eve Shoemaker (Yam). OPEN B; 1. Jim Weuler (Hus ); 2 . Doug Boyer (Yam); 3. Ed Tobin (C-A) . 2S0 B: 1. Duke Lambert (Hus) ; 2. Ken Nickerson (C·A); 3 . St anl ey Stawasz (Yam). 200 B: 1. Steve Shoem aker (Yam ); 2. Jeff Church (Kaw); 3. Brian Summers (Kaw) . 4 -STROKE B; 1. Ron Robert s (KTM ); 2 . Don Han lon (Han); 3 . Lou Harrington (Kaw). OT B; 1. Robert Liv ely (Kaw) ; 2. John King (Han); 3 . Roger Corl ey (Kaw) . OVERALL C: 1. Jonath an Langley [Hus ). OPEN C; 1. Jon ath an Langley (Hus ); 2. C.P. M iller (Hus); 3. Stev e Justi ce (Yam) . 250 C; 1. Scott Meyer; 2 . David Rose (KTM ); 3 . Todd Hollif ield (M ai). 200 C: 1. Steven Joyce (Kaw) ; 2. Brian Sumrall (Yam ); 3. J ack Yo ung (Kaw ). 4-STROKE C; 1. Mike Taylor (Han); 2. Ken Bald win (Hon) ; 3. Barry Schoeneman (Hon). OT C: 1. Marvin St irm (Hu s); 2. Steve A ldin (Han); 3 . Bill Jones (Yam). Michlitsch, Jansen seize PI R MX wins ishing seco nd in both mo tos - behind Anderson durin g the first mot o a nd Michli tsch in the secon d. And erson too k th e first win with room to spare a nd whe n he got o u t front during th e seco n d mo to it look ed lik e a su re repeat. But lap seven found Anderso n aga in wit h bike p rob lems an d J ansen took co n tro l of wh at became a grea t race. Michl it sch mad e up a hu ge ch u n k of rea l estate to ca tch an d pu t a la st-ditch pass on J ansen th at had th e spec ta tors goi ng crasy a nd both rid ers congra tu la ting eac h o the r as th ey left th e track. Resu lts POW DER PUFF; 1. Patricia Lyons (yam) . WEE PEE WEE ; 1. Matthew Schweitzer (Han ); 2. John Wilson (Suz); 3. Brad Brooks (Yam). PEE weec: 1. Darren Fry e (Ka w); 2. Travis Markell (Yam ). PEE WEE B: 1. Jason McCormick (Yam). PEEWEE A: 1. Jeff Daily (Kaw ); 2. Ritch ie Ab rams (Yam); 3. Chris Fleming (Kaw) . MINI C DN 1; 1. Ty ler Waddington (Kaw); 2. Tim Lusk (Yam) ; 3 . Clinton Washburn (Hen ). MINI C DIV 2 : 1. James Price (Kaw); 2. Chr is Coate (Yam); 3. Ritc hie Abrams (Yam). MINI INT; 1. Paul W inn (Kaw); 2. Darren Rogers (Yam). MINI EX; 1. Kurtis Rogstad (Yam); 2. Jeff Daily (Kaw). 100 JR ; 1. David Ingewood (Yem); 2. Tim Lusk (Yam); 3 . Tom Whipple (Suz). 100 INT: 1. Martin Hansen. 125 C DIV 1: 1. Kevi n Tonntsini (Han) ; 2. Randall Klettke (Han); 3. Rodney Schaap (Han). 125 C DIV 2 : 1. Ron Wilson (Han) ; 2. Tony Coca (Kaw); 3. Timoth y Jacobs (Han ). 1251NT: 1. Mike Crowell (Hon) ; 2 . Br uce Barnes (Han) ; 3. Dwa ine Sieler (Kaw). 125 PRO: 1. Tim Michlitsch (Kaw) ; 2. Jon Buyas (Yam); 3. Doug Lange (vern). 250 C DIV 1: 1. Eric Clark (Han); 2. Brian Bohren (Han); 3. Greg Church (Han). 250 C DIV 2; 1. Terry Davis (Han) ; 2. Charles Drake (Hus ); 3 . Miles Hous ton (Han) . 250 INT: 'l . Steve H iers che (Han); 2. Kyle Hall (Han); 3. David Fox (yam ). 250 PRO: 1. Kevin Jansen (Hon ); 2.Jim LAnderson (Yam); 3. Tim Michlitsch (Kaw) . OPEN C: 1. Roger Knight (Yam); 2. Dean Smith. OPEN INT; 1. Dav e Cotter (Yam); 2 . Jim Par ks (Suz); 3 . Mike Hickman (Han). QTH c: 1. Lance Lusk (Yam) ; 2 . Carl Waddington (Yam); 3. Denny Femrite (Kawl. OTH B: 1. Clarence Pitts (Hus). OTH A : 1. Gary Bonds (Han). OT C: 1. Richard Duncan (Kaw); 2. Paul Johresse (Hus ); 3 . Daryl Spencer (Yam). OT 8 : 1. J ack Monteith (Yam ); 2. John foeckler (Suz). OT A : 1. Mike H ickman (Han); 2 . Jim Panks(Suz); 3. Roger Knight. Minton, Wood roost Sacto MX By "Nucl ear" Neukam By Brian Barn es SACRAMENTO. CA, J UNE 3 PORTLAND, OR, JU NE 2 Even though th ere were only 200 riders at th e Sacramento Raceway Friday night motocross , a ll 200 must have been An other gr eat night of motocross unfolded again this week a t Portland International Ra cewa y with one old face an d one new face in th e Pro winner 's circle. Kevin Jansen (Dime os Gym/Beaverton H onda /Chuck Sun Apparel ) pilot ed his CR250 to his first overa ll victory this year at PIR via two second pl ace fini shes, while Tim Michlitsch (Kawasa ki SupportiEastsideKawasaki/ AT K/ H R P .) bagged the 125cc honors with a 2-1 tall y. Jim Anderson and Michlitsch went to work early on in th e fir st l25cc moto with stro ng-ru n nin g Grayson Hart a nd Doug Lange in the next two spots. Mi chlitsch held the Yamaha Sup port rider until the fin al lap wh en Anderson sli p ped p ast and cru ised to th e win ahead o f Mi ch litsch. Hart put in an exce lle nt ride, holdin g off Lange and takin g third, while Jon Buyas finished fifth . The seco nd ra ce found Mich lit sch up front with Anderson quickl y moving into secon d, only to hav e hi s r ide en ded during lap six with bike p roblem s. Buyas made th e most of the o p port u n ity taking second, with Lange a nd Mike Klettke in third and fourth. Michlitsch led Bu yas, Lange, Klettke and California 's Sh awn MeConn when the chec kered fell. Th e 250cc class found Jan sen fin- th e "cream o f th e cro p" because each a nd every rac e was fast and furious. Ed Minton wrapped up th e l2 5cc Pro class a n d Dave " Wildebeest" Wood sewed up th e 250cc Pro compet ition. Minton gass ed his Yamaha to wins in both I25cc Pro motos, H e hol eshot th e first moto a nd kept the throttle ca ble taught for the en tire seven lap s. Dave Coupe was th e first of four Hondas to follow th e yellow bike past the checkered . Cory Cantaloupi, Steve Aren a a n d Mik e Wenzel, a ll CR-m ounted, rounded out the top five. Eric L iddell th ought he and his Suzuki co u ld ru le th e second moto, bu t he d idn 't cou n t on "Mauling" Minton a nd hi s banzai berzerkedness. Min ton sn ared th e lead a nd pulled a way as Wenz el moved in on Liddell a nd began to pressure. Meanwhil e, Coupe had zoomed fro m sixth to fourth a n d was sha do wi ng Wenzel. T he n , for no ap pa rent reason, Wen zel's front end kn ifed under an d he su ffe re d a se r io us over-the-bars, c h ec k-in - the-c lay cra sh . Wenzel walked aw ay, but much slower th en he went down. Minton won th e rnoto and the o vera ll'

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