Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

, .. Southern California-Arizona-Southern Nevada- Southern California-Arizona-Southern Nevada- Southern CaUfornia-Arf"zona Western hotline C(') 00 CJ") the sand track and was rewarded with a 2-1 tally and first overall. Running as high as third. Kennedy fell and was displaced by the Yamaha of Calvin Utterback, who took third in the final accounting behind Fields. Fielding 19 riders, the biggest class of the day, was the 125cc Beginner class - the thrills-a-minuteilivision. Tom Baker, on his KXI25, managed a clean ride to go I-I for the overall and move up to the Junior class. But no one else managed a repeat performance from moLO one LO moto two. Ty Berglund, Suzuki-mounted, showed some class move as he nailed down second ahead of Rick Smith and NeWLOn Gray. Results PEE WEE. 1. Jeff Willoh (Vam): 2. Pat Wade (Vam); 3. Brad Schult. (Vaml. MINI BEG: 1. Ray Bayar (Su.l; 2. Jason Bosh (Hon); 3. Anthony Bejarano (Kaw). MINI JR: 1. Brock Suter (Yam); 2. RonnIe Rosales (Su.); 3. Mike Crosby (Vam). MINIINT: ,. Abel Gayton (Kaw); 2. Ronnie Densford (Hon). MINI PRO: I. Bryan Nelson (Kaw). '25 BEG: ,. Tom Baker (Kaw); 2. Ty Berglund (502); 3. Rick Smith (Hon). '25 JR: ,. Mike McClenaghan (Su.); 2. Paul Donnelly (Hon); 3. Oscar Benedetti (502). 125 INT: ,. Richie James (Su.); 2. Jim Spotts (Su.); 3. Jim Hanman (Hon). 125 PRO: 1. Russ Wageman (Su.); 2. Jack Greenberg (Kaw). 250 JR: 1. Rodger Williams (Su.); 2. Bob Fields (Hon); 3. Calvin Utterback (Vaml. 2501NT: I. Donny Sievenson (Hon); 2 Darin Layton (Han); 3. Mike Vrcheta (Hon). 250 PRO. ,. Jeff Jones (Hon). JR: 1 Dave Marmion (Han); 2. Dave Rema (Hon); 3. Bob Magdal (Hon). VETS: ,. Alan Verchick (Yam); 2. Fili (Kent) She· perd (Vaml; 3. Gilben lavala (Su'). sao For e chenge, AME fen on the tree-lined Sh.dow Glen tr.ck.t the Dunes. olan LOok his Yamaha to the first place win in the opening round over Manuel Delcampo and DaveStarkey. Nolan was in line for a good po ition overall lill his second moLO came about and he placed 16th. in the final round the leader was Dwayne Lunsford who look a D F in the first moLO. Chris Boice, Steve Liebsack and Delcampo followed Nun ford. Delcampo had a 2-4 tally which edged out Steve Liebsack's 4-3 tally by one mere poinl. Other trophy winners included Dave Starkey, Chris Boice and Larry Paige in that order. Jesse James became the champ of the Pee Wee riders at Ponca City. In that event James used a highly modified Italjet LO baltle a class full of Yamahas. Tonight James used hi Newhall Kawasakj to win both moLOS for the overall. RD Racing Products rider JeU Willoh followed James in both moLO for second. M/C Country rider David Ochoa hooked a pair of thjrds for that position overall. It should be remembered that there are no losers in the Pee Wee class as all of these stars of the future receive a trophy. Results ... 34 PEE WEE: 1. J _ James (Kaw); 2. Jeff Willoh (Kew); 3. OIWid Ocholl (Vam). 60 NOV: 1. Damon Huffman (Kaw): 2. Roben Ringus (Yam). 60 INT: 1 Joe' Tolve (Vam); 3. Dustin Skalski (Vaml. < 250 NOV: ,. Brian Runyan (Vam); 2. Gilles 1/ Giauffer (Vam). 250 AM/EX: ,. Rich Sweaney (Vam); 2. Bruce Nordstrom (Yam); 3. Archie Perez (Yam). " OPEN NOV: ,. Richard Sehroader(Vaml; 2. Ruben Malaguarnero (Yam); 3. Jack Sciranka f'(am). VETS: I. Bob Huntsmen (Kaw); 2. Jack Seir.nka (Vam). OPEN AM: 1. Bob Graves (Vam): 2. Keith (Vam); 3. Pat McCann (Vam). OPEN EX: ,. Roger Thompson (Vam); 2. J Bell (Vam): 3. Ron Bell (Vam). OPEN MONEV: ,. Eddie San Roman (Rota.); Jeff Johnson (Hon); 3. Mike Kirby ITri). ' "1 c o Sherer stars 02 inAME '." Indian Dunes slop By Tom Griffith VALE CIA. CA, A G.19 Moi lure decided to test American Motocross Enterprises' hardy compelitors with the B ginner classes arriving en m~s LOnight for another round of I Budweiser AME Summer erie at Indian Dunes' International Track. Race I ) summoned 16 I25cc Begmner to the muddy gale and Ch.url. Arman. Barry Willingham, Rob Bernabe and Jerry Sherer took imnr&diate command up the start liill. Any rider fanher back than ixth or seventh had little chance LO ovenake the leaders because of the mud. But from out of the pack Johnny Maliasevicm and Mike Maropulos on board hi Kawasaki struggled with a determined field and moved imo the LOp five. The finishing ord r went Sherer, Matia evich. Willingham, Bernabe and Maropulo. MOLO two was j USI as hectic as none of the 16 rider managed to repeat their first-moLO performance. Riding steady and quite con i tandy was Sherer, who clung LO a solid (but muddy) KX and pushed his w'ay through the field for a second and first overall with a three-point tall . Arman fell in moto one to an eighthplace finish but demonstrated his ta}ents by taking the checkers first for a seven-place improvement and fourth place trophy. The large t field again went to th~ Mini Beginners. uzuki rider Brian Alsobrook grabbed the holeshot in both moLOS and ran to a perfect 1score for first overall. A massive pileup in turn one mired more than half of the field in both staTts but second in both motos belonged LO Shiloh Tate as he and Alsobrook ran to-a 20-second lead by lap three and were never headed. Robbie Dunham and Cun Crosby, both on YZs, raced as though the mud made no difference and swapped positions several times each moLO. Crosby got the beuer of the deal as hewaited till the last lap to put a swift move on Dunham LO finish third in the final moLO and take a tie-breaker third overall. Results PEE WEE: 1. Brad Schult. (Vam): 2. Pat Wade (Hon); 3. Jamie Van Zee (Su.).

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