Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Koegler (Hon); 3 . J . W ill ia ms (Kaw) . 230-600 SUPER ST: 1. J. Montoyo (Yaml; 2. S. Murry (Voml; 3. A. Varr ow (Vam). OPEN MOD PROD: 1. E. Roloff (Kow); 2. M . Shol · ton (Kaw) ; 3. M . KauzJaur ich (S uz). 601 ·.750 MOD PROD: t , M. Kroll ick (Kowl' 2 L Flemming (Han); 3 . J . W ill iams (Ka w). • . . 451 -600 MOD PROD: r . J . Montoyo (Yam)' 2 E Roloff (Kaw); 3. K. Gro.as (Yam). • . . 251 ·450 MOD PROD: 1. S. Moore (Yom~ 2. J . Stephen (Yamt, 3. M . Riolo (Suli. 0-250 MOD PROD; r. M . Fenner (C-Al; 2. A.J . Parks (C-A); 3. R. Sm ith (C-A). OPEN STK PROD: 1. M . Shelton (Kowl; 2. M . Kauzlanch (Suz); 3. D. Wright (Kaw ). 601 -750 STK PROD: 1. E. Roloff (Kow); 2. D. Garoute (Hon); 3. M. Krollick (Kaw). 45 1-600 STK PROD: 1. K. Gra.es (Yam); 2. F. MOlur (Kow); 3. J. Elkins (Kaw). 0 -450 STK PROD: 1. P. Vosini tski (Yom); 2. M. Glisson (Suz); 3. P. Cotton (Suz). Two competitors at the AFM Sears Point road race show a similar cornering attitude despite a difference jn machinery. ing th ese hard econ om ic times, but th at 's exactl y what happened a t the Yol o Count y Fa ir grou nds, just north o f Sacr amento. Although th e size of th e n ew short track was a tad on th e small size. th e cus hion su rface was OK a nd nearl y 70 ride rs plus a good crew of wat ch ers were on hand. Ch ris Carr returned from th e northwest war s a winner and kept u p th e pro p er spirit, maki ng more trips to th e infield to co llect kisses, trophies a nd money th an a nybody else. Carr smoked the 250cc tro phy dash an d rode the wheels off his bike to capt ure the 250cc Expert class. J im J ep son made Ca rr work in th e early part of th e Expert race as h e had th e start wi red a nd held Ca rr at bay for the fir st half o f th e race. Then a crash in vol ving th ree rid ers ca used a red flag a nd a single-file restart. J ep so n agai n was in front, but on ly for o ne lap as Carr took his J or gy 's/ T V Service/N D-spo nsored Can-A m inside for a fin e pass a nd th e wi n , Mini Expert Shawn Woo ten led Mik e Pa scarell a for one la p o f th e Min i com bi ne d class, but th e " L 'il Fox " soo n took hi s RM to the p oint with so me hot ridin g. Pascar ell a and famil y were formerl y Team Green co m petitors. but go t th e itch to switch wh en Mom a nd Dad took ove r Wood land Motorcycle Center , a Suzuki deal ership, Mike McDonnell, a t 13, th e you ngest member o f the four ra cin g McDonn eil s, wai ted until the last 10 feet of th e Open Novice race to ride aro u n d Norm McCollough for the win , while Larry Dunnigan just lo ved leading all moments of th e 500cc Junior ra ce aboard his KR-framed monoshock sled. Results 250 NOV: 1. Clint Ball inger (Bul); 2. Mike Fudge (Sul!; 3. Dan Feldhaus (Yam). 250 JR : 1. Tom Polito (Yam); 2. Vance Felicia (Kaw l; 3. Todd Beecher (Yam). 250 EX: 1. Chris Carr (C·A); 2. Jim Jepson (Yam); 3. 0,,1, Sa.er (Yam). MINI : 1. Mike Pascarella (Sul!; 2. Shawn Wootan (Kaw); 3. Jay Chadw ick (Yam). OPEN NOV: t . M ika McDonnell (Hon); 2. Norm McCol lough (BSA); 3. Mike Snider (Hon). OPEN JR: 1. Larry Dunnigan (Vaml; 2. Randy Fisher (Yam); 3. Jim Donnell (Hon) . OPEN EX: 1. neve Ryan (Vaml; 2. Denn is Huff (Hon); 3. John Taylor (Ma i). Graves digs hole for Mazur at Sears Point By Frank Nellis Photo by Doreen Robertson SONO MA, CA, J UN E 12 40 The American Federation of Motorcyclists North met at Sears Point International Raceway, setting new records for entries (4 17) a nd attendance th at ri valled th e turnout for an AMA National Cham pi onship ra ce. The day was hot an d th e tra ck was stic ky, making for fast ra cin g a nd tight co m pe tition. The first event of the da y was th e 600cc Stoc k Production race a nd the fron t ro w co ntai ned rep resenta tives from all o f the maj or brands offering m iddl eweigh t road burner s - Kawa sak i, S u zu ki and Yamaha . Frank Mazur , th e reigning cl u b cha m p ion . took th e hol esh ot on h is G Pz 550, closely followed by Kirk Graves a nd T om Che w. Further back th ere was a pack of more th an 40 bikes dicing for the lesser spots. Graves, showi ng n o respect for the cham pion, passed " Fast Frank " o n the first lap and immediately began improving h is advantage. T he top three spots remained th e same fo r a lap , bu t back in the pack Todd Brubak er h ad emerged fro m th e masses to find so me raci ng room , an d h e began to close on Che w. Che w must have felt th e p ressure from th e upstart rookie , beca use he seemed to wick it up a bit. U nfort u na tely, h e wic ked it u p a bit too much for hi s a.i li ng shoc k a bso r ber. Hi s suspe n sion bottom ed in th e " Caro usel" section , wa shing o u t hi s rea r wh eel an d se n di n g hi s beaut ifull y prepared Suzu ki skidde ring o ff th e track with Chew in close pursuit. This left on ly Mazur betw een Brubak er and G raves, wh o by this time h ad ga in ed a small but co mfortable four-second margin. As Brubaker closed on Mazur, it looked like the Novi ce rider would add in su lt to the inj u ry administered by G rave s earlier. But suc h was not th e case; just as Bru bak er was ready to m ake his move h is gear sh ift lever fell off, for cing th e yo u n g rider to finish th e race stuck in one gear. The race en ded wi th Graves cruisin g across start fin ish wi th a n eigh tsecond lead. Mazur nursed hi s illh an~ling bike to seco n d a nd J oe Elkins, who h ad fought h is wa y th rough from th e back , took th ird on h is GPz 550. Results FORMULA I: t . J. Hagan (Yam); 2. W. Blakeslee (Kaw): 3. K. Sager (Honl. FORMULA II: 1. F. Thomas (Yaml; 2. R. Oliver (Kaw); 3. B. Koeglar (Hon). FORMULA III: 1. C. Stewart (Vom); 2. W . Montoya (Vom); 3. L Vali ergo(Voml. FORMULA IV: 1. T. Voger (yom l; 2. D. Scon (Vom); 3. C. Hughs (Hon). FORMULA IV A: 1. S. Scon (Hon l; 2. S. Ledw ith (Hon). VINTAGE: 1. J . Schmidt (Norl; 2. D. Troepschler (Duc); 3. F. Mork (Ducl . SIDECARS: t . Kleeton /Eng (Yom); 2. Be.ons/lseman (Yam); 3. Breede /Ram ierez (Kaw) . FORMULA 5 : 1. C. Foster (Rotax); 2. S. Murry (Yaml; 3. A. Varrow (Yaml. FORMULA T (0- 7 501 1. D. Troetsc hler (Duc)' 2 ; M . Riolo (SUl) ; 3. M. Johnson (Yom). • . FORMULA T (0- 7 50): i . D. Gorou t e (Ducl : 2. S. SmIth (Duc): 3. E. Riddle (Voml. OPENSUPERST: 1. D. Doharty (Kawl; 2. E. Roloff (Kew ); 3. D. Edwards (SUl). 601 ·750 SUPER ST: 1. J. Robertson (Hont, 2. B. Name game at Spillway Park MX By J im Pluhar SANTA MARIA, CA, JUNE 12 The "Over th e Hill Gang" a club for riders 30 years of age and older, ran th eir usual four classes at Spillway Park Sunday a nd even if th eir rid in g skills a ren ' t exactly o n par with th e yo u ng bermshot a rt is ts, it 's ni ce to see th eir im agin ations, in n icknam es a t lea st, is running WFO. In th e Novi ce di vision, " Ball Bearing" Bob from Dinky Cr eek , Ca li£., was top dog , wh ile " Mu ff Max" Goode took th e Interm ed iat e win. H an ford's G ary J ones may ha ve left h is ni ckname at h ome, bu t a t leas t h e brought h is race face, as he hand ily to pped the Ama teur class . An d la st but defi nitely not least , pe rre n ial top pl acer " P Ull P Ull" Peter Dill was th e w in ner of th e Expert division, Thert;were a lso racers of a yo unger persausi on a t the regula r C MC event and Alan P ierce took th e m easure of the Min i Interm ed ia te d ivision , wh ile Paul Bloo mf ield , Sea n Mell ick a nd Russell Pryor were th e top th ree in the Min i J un ior class. In th e co mbi ned 250cclOpen Jun ior even t C h uc k Dalt on ca me home first with th e Open crown . C lay to n H all , Mik e H awks a nd Curt J ames fill ed th e wi n , pl ace a n d show spots in th e 250s, Th e 250cc Intermed iat es a nd a ll Pros made up event n umber five w ith Mik e Pryor p u tting it to th e Intermedi a tes a nd Darren Oliver tak in g ca re o f th e Pros. The 125cc Juni ors had th e tigh test race of th e dav as Brad T oms a nd T ony Pryor bOth battled 10 threepoint totals on th e da y. Toms was awa rded fir st pl ace o n th e strength of h is better fin ish in th e seco n d moto. Shawn Wynne was tops in th e small bore Intermedi at es. Coupe, Dashlel win at "new" Sacto track By "Nuclear" Nuekam SACRAMENTO , CA, J UNE 17 The action a t the weekly Thursda y night motocross at Sacramento Raceway has been hot and heavy, but there have been so me complaints th at th e track was a littl e too " easy ." After a da y with th e tra ctor, though , th e race' s promoters ga ve th e riders a co u rse th ey co u ld sm ile about. Spectators didn 't seem 10 mind th e n ew layout, eithe r, as th ey clung to th e chain -lin k fen ce a t every available po int 10 wat ch th e ac tion as closely as possibl e. Coupe won both 125cc Pro motos hands down. In th e first rnoto Cory Cantaloupi mad e a brilliant yet dar- ing pa ss on Coupe in turn one on ly 10 stall h is engine two turns lat er as h e a p proached the sta ir-s te p jump. F?rmer mini speedwa y ace Jimmy Sisem ore took seco nd a nd Rodney H arriger third. Brad Bruns fo llo wed Coupe 10 a seco nd in th e fin al rnoto to secure fifth o vera ll after a dism al n inth in th e opene r. Ed Minton was third and H arriger fourth for second overall. Coupe holesh ot th e fir st 250cc Pro m ot o with Wood hOI on hi s tail. Wood kept th e pressure on th e entire rnoto but had to sett le for second . Kennie Klein was third. In rnot o two , Wood pulled one of h is pat ented holesh ots but Coupe wa s sniffin' at hi s lea th ers, Coupe spent the rest o f th e rnoto in searc h of an opportunity to stick a wheel underneath Wood's YZ.Then, on the whiteflag lap, Coupe went up high on the wall berm as Wood stayed down low. As Wood slid to the outside of the -Ieft-h ander. Coupe squared it at the top of th e wall and. by virtue of the momentum which invariably results when gas sing a highl y tuned CR250 WFO down an eigh t-foo t embankment, zapped Wood over the double j u m p s. As Co u p le pulled his helmet off a t mote's end, h e sm iled and proclaimed, " I love it ; it 's nice - it's the best track I' ve ever seen here!" Ed Mar ch in i holeshot the first Open Pro rno to wi th Larry " Das h in g" Dash iel close behind, " Dash " passed Ed o n lap four an d led to th e ch eckered. Dash iel led rnot o two from sta n to fi nis h a nd was n ever under pressure. March in i, o n th e othe r hand, su ffered a di sappoi nt in g seco nd moto as h e fell at th e sta n, went over th e bar s orr th e stair-step jump in fro nt o f the sta nds an d sta lled h is big- bore in a turn , T ha t was just th e first lap! H e still fini sh gd second for second overa ll. Results 125 PRO: 1. Da.e Coupe (Honl; 2. Rodney Horri ger (Yam); 3 . Aay Freitas (Su zl. 125 JR : 1. Morcus Sabodo (Hon); 2 . Ko.in McMehan (SUl); 3. Doug Suve (Suli. 125 NOV DIV 1: r . Troy Mus o (Vam); 2. Rick Ellis (SUl); 3. Gory Posh (Kaw). 125 NOV DIV 2: 1. Don Church (Kow); 2. Do.e Anderson (Honl; 3. Rick Ellis (Suli. 250 PRO: t , neve Coupe IHon); 2. Do.e Wood (Vam); 3. Konn ie Klein (SUl). 250 JR: 1. Shown Walk ingstick (Voml; 2. Croig Phill is (Hon); 3. Kevin Walker (Yam). 250 NOV DIV 1: 1. Jim Gill (Hon); 2. Phill ip George (Vam); 3. Devid Shohon (Voml. 250 NOV DIV 2: 1. De.id Shahan (Yam); 2. Poul Challburl (Kaw t, 3. Dove Hendershot (Yam). OPENPRO: t , Larry Daahiel (Mait, 2. Ed Marchini (Hon). OPEN JR : r . Merk Sterling (Hon); 2. Kenny Roberts (YamI. OPEN JR; 1. Jim Taylor (Vam); 2. Bill Perkins (J r- Sult, 3. Stan Harr is (Hon). 60 ; 1. Spud Walters (Hon); 2. John Luchado (Yam); 3. Nicky Kempler (Hon). .BO NOV DIV 1: 1. Steve Roberts (Yamt, 2. Dale NIcholls (Yam); 3. Frank Bogen (Sul l. BO NOV DIV 2: t . Steve Roberts (Yaml; 2. Frank Bogen (Sull; 3. Daryle Vount (Kow l. BOJR; 1. Terry Bosterd (Kew)/ BO EX: 1. Shown Wooten (Kowl. PP: 1. Donna M itc heIiISuz); 2. Caron Thompson (Yam~ 3. Karen Hubbard (Sul!. OT NOV: t . Bill Perkins (Sr ,Sul); 2. L Franchand . (Ma,); 3. Rolph Thomure IKaw). OTEX: 1. Larry Mulock(KTM); 2_Jess Dean ISul). VET NOV: 1. Duffy Mitchell ( SUl~ 2. Charles Compton (SUl); 3. Joseph McClaire (Yam). VET INT: 1. Randy Hanson (Honl; 2. John W intars (M ai); 3. Jim Mosca (Honl . VET EX: 1. Terry Soguy (Vaml; 2. Larry Mulock (KTM); 3. Art McDede (Moi) . Fayfast forsecond TTwin By Clay Light CASTLE ROCK, WA, J UNE 4 It wa s T eam Honda's Mickey Fay taking th e checkered flag for th e second night in a row in northwest TT ac tion, this time in Cast le Rock , Wash , Fa y took th e Expert m ain a fter a hard-fought battle with J eff Campbell. The Junior

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