Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

N.w M.idco·Color.do.Wyo..lDg.Moat.a.·North Dakot.·loath D.kot••N.br..k.·Kaiuas·Okl.ho....T.lI:... N.w M.xico.Color.do.Wyo..il Central Pipeline Welch vvails to Cherry Creek vvin By Maxie Abernethy JERICHO, UT. MAY 29 Maico-mounted Kevin WeIch, 23, won the 1983 Cherry Creek Hare and Hound, a race that was first run the year he was born. Second in 1982, WeIch won this year's Sugarloafers M.e. event with a fiveminute lead on th e runner-up Yamaha rider Brad Strong. Over 300 riders from most of the western states participated in th e event. T he promoting club had to deal with many problems in puttin g on this year 's race, including an ex tention of grazing allocat ions, and related problems with sheep ranchers that served to cut down the area ava ila ble to stage th e race . At th e smokebom b, Honda CR480 rid ers Robert and Harvey Howard had the lead, followed by Welch's 490. Welch took the lead descending th e first rock y mountain. while Robert Howard a nd Husky rider Kris Morgan both suffered flats in th e rock y go ing. T hey both went back to th e pits. but Morgan could not find a satisfactory replacem ent and rode th e loop with a flat tire, droppin g to 36th. At th e first check. 'Welch had th e lead over the 495 KTM of Scott Gerber. Strong had moved up to third. an d then overtook Gerber by check two . Harvey Howard and 250 KTM rider Shawn Gerber were discussing fourth in a battle that would continue fo r most of the race . Welch came in an and out of the pits in a hurry. extending h is lead over Strong, Scott Gerber, Harvey Howard, Shawn Gerber. Paul Emerson, Butch Laswell. Bryan Allred. T.E. Anastasion and Preston Gerber. Meanwhile. the radio crew reported that many riders had run out of gas and were stranded in the Li ttle Sahara sand dunes. Finally. a four-wheel drive veh icle was dispatched to aid the riders. Itwas uncertain wh a t had caused the problem because th e loop was no longer than usual, but perhaps the approach to the dunes from the opposite side was a factor. Welch was still in control of th e second loop, but Morgan had repaired his tire and was making a charge, reducing his deficit on the leader by 10 minutes on th e second loop. The battle between Harvey Howard and Shawn Gerber cooled momentarily when both got off th e course and Gerber was first to get back on track, although both had to ride hard to make up time. Coming off th e second loop and heading out onto the final cir cuit. it was still Welch. Strong. Scott Gerber. Emerson and Preston Gerber. Morgan was making up time, but o n the final loop he could only advance as far as fifth , splitting the Shawn Gerber/Howard Harvey duel. So Welch cruised in for th e win. Strong finished second with Scott G erber third and Shawn G erber fourth . first 250cc Expert. Morgan's wild ride was good for fifth , while H arvey Howard .cla i m e~ sixth a nd Howard Pickett was seventh , seco nd in th e 250cc Expert class. Allred. Reed Bright a nd Preston Gerber rounded out the top 10. Ger ber also was first Over 30 Expert. Top Am ateur in th e race was Open class Honda rid er Kenny Meeker a t 19th overa ll. L yndon Jones ca p tured th e overall and 250cc Novice honors by putting in a winning rid e on hi s H onda. Fellow 250cc classers Andy Butler and Rex Stephens on were secon d an d th ird, and both were on Yamahas. Results OPEN EX: 1. Kev;n Welch (Mel ); 2. Bred Strong (VarnI; 3. Scott Gerber (KTM). OPEN AM : 1. Kenny Meeker (Han ); 2 . Don Gibbs IMai); 3 . Thomes Abreu (Hu s). OPEN NOV : 1. Oave Truman (Hus) ; 2. Clyde Gillen (Yam); 3. Lon Huntsman (M ai). 250 EX: 1. Shawn Gerber (KTM) ; 2 . Howard Pickett (KTM ); 3.Joel Rucker (Han ). 250 AM; 1. Roger Bra ithwaite (KTM); 2 . Ma rk Meyer (KTM); 3 . Dav id Barrus (KTM I. 250 NOV : 1. Lyndon Jones (Han); 2. Andy Butler (Vam); 3. Rex Stephenson (Vam). '25 EX: 1. Jeff M iller (Han); 2 . Ed Sorenson (Vam). 200 AM : 1. Eric Howard (Han ). 125 AM : 1. Brent England (Su z). 200 NOV: t . B.A . Peterson (Han); 2. Todd Thornton (Han). 125 NOV : 1. Danny Husky (Suzl; 2 . Mitch Tervort (Han). OVER 30 EX: t . Preston Gerber (KTM); 2 . Paul Chilton (KTM). OVER 30 AM : 1. Ray Wirts (Ma l); 2. Michael Webster (Han); 3 . Mark Burgess (Hus). OVER 30 NOV: 1. Ken Me inzer (Hus); 2. Gary Donaldson (Han). SR EX: 1. Kim Ena(Hus); 2 . Bren tWorkman(Ma i); 3 . Carl Weskamp (Ma i). SR AM : 1. John Lloyd (yam); 2. John Franklin (KTM); 3. Joe Cannell (Vam). SR NOV : 1. Glen Brown (Hus) . SATURDAV MINI EX: 1. Jeff Bartholomew (Kaw); 2. John McDonough (Kaw); 3. Jason Heitz (Kaw). MINI AM : 1. Johnny Ross (Kaw) ; 2. Nick Tatton (Vam); 3 . Selby Br inghurst (Yam). MINI NOV 12 ·15: 1. Casey Newberry (Kaw) ; 2. Joel Canne ll (Vam); 3 . Geoffrey Waldon (Kaw). MINI NOV 7-11 : 1. Joe Linn (Kaw); 2. Carl Johnson (Yam); 3. Brad Vounq (Yam). PEE WEE : 1. Ryan Whitehouse (Han) ; 2. Jeremy Ross (Kew) ; 3 . Cody Robbins (Kaw) . M INI PP; 1. Kari Smith (Vam). WOMEN AM ; 1. Kelly Rowley (Vam); 2 . Diane Constantino (Kaw). WOMEN NOV : 1. Tina Gallegos (Yam). SPORTSMAN; r . Bruce Childs (Hon l; 2. Billy camp (Suz) ; 3 . Donna Camp (Hus). Anderson aces Pueblo MX By Ernie Ferguson P UEBLO, CO. J UNE 12 Under a hot June sun, Don Anderson stormed to an overall in the Mini B competition at Pueblo Motorsports Park. The Sports Riders Associ ation o f Colorado-sponsored eve nt drew a good cro wd for some exce llent racing. Ander son battled with An d y Atkins most o f th e day, wit h Andy pressuring a t ea ch turn . Don took th e h ol eshot in mo to o ne an d led most of the race. Atkins wa s pen al ized a lap for an SRAC infracti on a nd Anderso n too k th e flag. In th e a ftern oon the Pr os at tacked th e course and a ttack is the wor d. Mike Knupp showed hi s class an d h is ta lent by sweepi ng th e Open Expert Kevin Welch gets drenched in the spoils of Cherry Creek. class with hi s aggress ive style. Mik e took th e first mo to go ing away but had trouble with the ga te in th e - seco n d race a nd went into the firs t turn tra il in g th e field. With great determi na tion and skill. he managed to pa ss all ride rs by th e end of th e rnoto to capture the overa ll. Randy Warren rode to a second overa ll , despite a co up le o f brok en fin gers on h is right hand. T al ented Terry Kyle finish ed th ird . After destroyin g a bik e two weeks ago, Boo Stich ter ca p tured the 250cc Expert cla ss o n a new Fay Meyers H onda. Boo o n ly kn ow s one way to race and that's fla t o u t a nd in front. Kyle, who is yet anothe r rider wh o com pe tes in two classes, cha sed Boo a ll aftern oon but was forced to sett le for a second. Stacy Cook. a rider who will mak e his presen ce known a t all times. too k th e th ird spot. Results OPEN EX: 1. Mike Knupp; 2. Randy Warren; 3 . Terry Kyle . 250 EX; 1. Boo Stichter; 2. Terry Kyle; 3. Stacy Cook. VET EX: 1. Mark Wilke; 2. Dwight Catalano; 3. M ichael John. OPEN B: 1. Michlel John ; 2. Don Scott; 3 . Kevin Virden. VET B: 1. Joe Swisher; 2. Robert Kimbrell; 3 . Vic Ziermer. 250 B: 1. M ike Phipps; 2 . Kurk Medina ; 3 . Paul Clarke. MINI B: 1. Don Anderson: 2 . Derek Mize; 3. Kenny Martin. OPEN NOV : 1. William Patton; 2. John Agnes; 3. Terry Botto n. VET NOV : 1. Richard Petau; 2. Gary Podoli ; 3. David Oapp . 250 NOV; t , Gary Booth ; 2. Kent Meier; 3 . Gary Leun inghoener. PEEWEE NOV; 1. Jeff Hopkins; 2. Robbie Mason; 3. Mike Cox. PEE WEE B: 1. Andy At kins; 2. Mike Diorio. MINI NOV : 1. Greg West; 2 . Brian Ab le; 3 . Erich Whiteford. Whitley st ill winningest in Tyler NMAMX By Peter Gunderson TYLER, TX. MAY 25-26 Swan MX was wh ere the action happened in the third ro und of T exas region qualifying for the National Motosports Association Nation al Ch ampion ship in Ponca City. Bill y Wh itl ey contin ued to be the wi n ni nges t rid er in the series with 18 straight moto wins. Ross Dhayer was another wh o contin ued a win streak by winni ng all four of the Pee Wee rnotos, Jason Lan gford was unbeatable on h is home track in the 83cc Stock and Modified Intermediate classes. T here was some argu ment, bu t the Intermedia tes were ru n with the Experts. Even at that. Langford beat many of the . Expert rid ers wh ile best in g Shane LeBlanc and Scott Ch esser. Chad Parker took both rnotos in the 125cc Stock Novice, bu t ChrisWallis. who just started the series. gave him a run for h is money in the Modified class. In fact.Wallis took th e overall with Park er second an d Billy Compton third. Kit Vick kept h is 125cc Interm ediate Stock class win streak alive with two more moto wins over Rusty Dovall , but Mike Mu rray was a survivor in the Modified class for the win there. Roger Brown too k the win in the 250cc Pro class over Ru sty Pipes and J oe T udge , wh ile Bryan Abernathy and Steve Gauthier sp lit class wins in the 125cc Stock and Modifed Pro classes. Results 61 PEEWEE STK: 1. Ross Dhayer (Yam); 2. Shane McGee (Yam); 3. Kenneth Polk (Yaml. 61 PEE WEE MOD : 1. Ross Dheyer (Vam); 2. Michael Coker (Kaw~ 3. Shane McGee (Kaw l. 61 JR CYCLE6-B STK: 1. Crispy Vreeland (Kaw); 2. Rowdy Thanagan (Kaw); 3. Ross Ohayer (Han). 61 JR CYCLE6-8 MOD ; 1. Crispy Vreeland (Kaw~ 2. Rowdy Thanagen (Kaw); 3. Jeff Ashby (Kaw~ 61 STK OPEN 9·11 ; 1. Eric A lstr in (Kaw); 2. Colen Edwards (Kaw~ 3. Chucky Hell (Kaw). 61 MOD OPEN9 ·11 ; 1. Cody Marek(Kaw); 2. Colen Edwards (Kaw); 3. Eric Alstrin (Kaw). 83 STK OPEN 9- 11 : 1. Cody Marek (Kaw); 2. Dave Shade (Kaw~ 3 . Derek Hanson (Yam). 83 MOD OPEN 9-11 : 1. Cody Marek (Kaw); 2. Derek Hanson (Yam); 3. Dave Shade (Kaw). B3 STK 12 ·16 NOV; 1. Steve Hili (Kaw); 2. Chris Gunter (Kaw~ 3. David Campbell (Kaw ). B3 MOD 12·16 NOV: 1. David Campbell (Kaw); 2. Steve Hill (Kaw); 3 . Dave Clark (Kawl . 83 STK INT 12 -16: 1. Jason Langford (Kaw); 2. Shane leBlanc (Kaw~ 3. Scott Chesser (Kaw). B3 MOD INT 12-16: 1. Jason Langford (Kaw); 2. Shane leBlanc (Kaw); 3 . Scott Chesser (Kaw). 83 STK EX 12-16: 1. Billy Whitley (Kaw); 2. Eddie Vreeland (Kaw~ 3. Stacy Marek (Kaw ). 83 MOD EX 12· 16: 1. Billy Wh itley (Kawl; 2. Tommy Collier (Kaw~ 3. Eddie Vreeland (Kaw). 105 OPEN: 1. BillyWhitlgy(Kaw); 2. Jason Upshaw (Ya m ~ 3. Eddie Vreeland (Kaw ). 100 STK: 1. Dwight Broussard (Yam); 2. Jason Otto (Yam). 100 MOD : 1. Dwight Broussard (Yam); 2 . Greg Brown (Yam); 3 . Jason Otto (Yam). 125 NOV STK: 1. Chad Parker (Yam ~ 2. Lee Haw · thorne (Han); 3. Chris Wallis (Yam). 125 NOV MOD : 1. Chris Wams (Yam); 2. Chad Parker (Yam); 3. Billy Compton (Yam). 125 INT STK: 1. Kit Vick (Kaw); 2. Rusty Dovell (Suz); 3. Jeff Gibson (Yam). 125 INT MOD : 1. Mike Murray (Honl; 2. Glenn North (Kaw); 3. Wendell Trigg (Yam). 125 PRO STK: 1. Bryan Abernathy (Yam); 2. Ken Fox (Kaw ); 3. Ricky Glaser (Kaw ). 125 PRO MOD: 1. Steve Gauth ier (Vam); 2. Rusty Pipes (Han); 3. Wesley Wiggins (Kaw). 250 NOV: t , Bubbe Neel (Yaml; 2. Mark Cochran (Kaw); 3 . Tony Laster (Kaw i. 250 INT: 1. Manry Bland (Kaw); 2. James Feits (Han); 3. Glen North (Kaw ). 250 PRO: 1. Roger Brown (Yam); 2. Rusty Pipes (Han); 3. Joe TUdge (Han). .., British bi ke-in in Kansas By M otospo rt Photo by Lee Cow ie • INDEPEND ENCE. KS, J UNE 5 Ron Lewis is a motorcycle enth usiast who rides aTriumph. 41 ·

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