Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

(Top) Charlie Love got a bit crazy in the BOcc Stock Beginner class. He finished second. (Below) Eddie Gaumond (401 leaps into the 60cc class lead. 700 Riders invade San Diego for CRe Amateur Supercross By Tom Corley SAN DIEGO, CA. NOV. 6 In the event that announcer Larry Huffman referred to as " ...crash and burn day," close to 700 riders tackled San Diego's Jack Murphy Stadium for the California Racing Club's Amateur Supercross. The challenging Supercross track that was designed by Stadium Motorsports Corporation, with the 16 -. factory Pro in mind, was tamed down to accomodate the amateurs. The dietCoke Launching Pad was eliminated, a \though the Honda Himalayas proved to be the downfall·of those brave enough to double the final two jumps, besides adding spectator appeal for those in the grandstands. The 46 scheduled events plus the finals came to an end by 6:30 p.m. and most considered it to be a successful " ...crash and burn day." The classes had so many participants that up to four divisions were required. This made it necessary to have final events which were held after the scheduled 46 classes. Points were not. carried from the divisions and th_e (inal event was.a winner- take-all deal. Lancaster Yamaha rider Doug Huston could be considered the most successful rider of the day as he chalked up two wins, both the 80cc Modified Stock Beginner contests. The best from three divisions of 80cc Stock Beginners lined-up against the gate. Huston took a 2-1 tally in his two motos a~ainst the second division into the fmal and took a decisive win, leading the pack by a longshot. At a distance behind Huston charged Charlie Love on his I,.ove's Towing Suzuki. Love was confident of his secondplace position and while flying over the Miller High Life Mountain he would do a one-hander. A distance was the third placer, David Carbajal. The 80cc Modified Beginner class didn't have a final event because there were only four riders and Huston outsl)i,n.ed.the group with .t~o .. . . . . . I'~· firsts. Coming all the way from Pboenix, Arizona, was Jimmy Button. who has gained a measure of success with a Honda Support ride. Button is also supported by PJl and Answer Products and he won the 80cc Stock Novice final. Button posted an inconsistent 15·1 tally in his second division race, where Darren Sanford was the winner. When the final got underway it was Sean Blanchard on top aboard his Kawasaki. Blanchard held back Button for one lap but then the lead changed hands. When right after the Honda Himalayas, Button took an inside line and slid past Blanchard. Through the finish line it was Button and Blanchard. Craig Miller, the overall winner of the 80cc Novice class in the Trans-Cal was third in tbis event. Richard Bates placed fourth. Sanford rounded out the top five. The Matiasevich family had three riders entered in the day's racing. Jeff was a top contender in the 125cc Novice class. Jim raced in the 125cc Intermediate class. Then there was John who became the most successful as he won the 125 Beginner final. Riding for Tustin Honda, Matiasevich did well from the start and placed second in his second division race. David Graff won that contest with a final-moto win. Four divisions met in the final. Right away David Salinas took his Honda out to the lead. Robert Makimoto was in second, Albert Hazeltine third and Matiasevich was running in fourth. As the riders cleared the Honda Himalayas, Matiasevich advanced all the way to first place. No sooner did Matiasevich take the lead when he bailed over a set of jumps, letting Salinas regain the lea~. Makimo.lo was hot in pur· r •. suit and made an effective pass Ovfif2 the Miller High Life Mountain. was then Makimoto and Salinas in 'i'l match race. This rally ended wh~ Makimoto plowed into a haybaJe and-' dropped back to 16th. Through all the falling and other confusion, Mati>asevich carne through with the wi' Salinas placed· second, Scott Ev was third, Jim Benjamin fourth ana fifth was Ron McKiernan. r Curt Kadau was the overall l25c Intermediate winner in the Trans~ Cal and he was out to win todaY:'H Kadau took the first division an

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