Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

leading the pack in the early stages. But, Jim Ryder and his Suzuki didn't make tl:te second flag, and Banlowe LOok a DNF early on. This left a real scramble, as Aaron continued to motor away leaving everyone in his wake. Jimmy was working on his repeat performance by taking pit signals from dad to settle down - he did and began to whittle away at his competitors. Finding himself in third late in the race, Jimmy dumped his KX and was only able to salvage fifth. So, Aaron took a perfect I-I tally LO first overall followed by Bill Waltman's 3-2 and Jimmy Lewis' 2-5. Results Steve Dick pulled this I.st-tum p... on Robert Holden (99) .nd D.ry1 Cornwell to win the 760ce Production el•••. (Below) Denni. D.ft destroy•• Tex•• berm during 126ee Mod Pro .ction. MINI BEG: 1. Brian Gipson (Yam); 2. Moo.. Wine (Sus). MINI JR: 1. Danny Anderson (yam); 2. Mike Gr~ lith (Yam). MINIINT: 1. Chris Lara (Kawi. 125 BEG: 1. Scott Stapp (Kaw); 2. Jim Weikene (Suz); 3. Larry Rubi (Suzl. 125 JR: 1. Aaron Lewis (Kaw); 2. Bill Waltman (Suz); 3. Jimmy Lewis (Kaw); 4. Chris Lara (Kaw). 125 INT: 1. Jeff Reynolds IKaw); 2. Gary Sailors ISuz). 250 BEG: 1. Jeff Seely (Yam); 2. Andrew Pira (Suzl; 3. Kan Scovill (Suz). 250 JR: 1. David Urguhart (Han); 2. Jim Hahn (Han). 250 INT: 1. Dove Moore (Yaml; 2. Bred Toms (Kaw); 3. Richard Inzunza (Han). 250 PRO: 1. Jim Holley (Yam); 2. Mike Shoemaker (Suz); 3. Tracy Oswell (Han). 1 25 PRO: 1. Joe Hopkins (Kaw). 500 JR: 1. Art Dart (Han). 500 INT: 1. Keith Sims Kaw VET INT: 1. Richard Grosey (Yam). Pickett's charge smokes Sun Valley GP By Marty Gregory HAlLEY, 10, JUNE 23-24 The first section on the night enduro was set up with a speed average of 18 mph, on mostly new trails. While the rest of the riders dropped points here, Bethards lost none, setting the tempo for the race. Steve Church (Yam) and John ielsen (Yam) experienced their only point loss of the enduro here, to finish nearest to Bethards, with a score of two. While most of the A riders zeroed check four, the B riders were still crying to get back on time. Then, with a 27 mph section on mostly roads, nearly everyone was on time to check five and six. The speed slowed LO 15 mph, and with daylight fading, the riders climbed Pork Chop Hill and rode logging roads to the last check. The next day enduro used the same starting point and trails as the night. Surprised at not finding the check-in at the same 4.5 mile point, a few riders got careless and burned the first check. Bethards and Keezer posted the lowest score at the second check with a three. Nielsen burned check one, then had a five. The tie-breaker, located at check seven, saw Bethards and Keezer tied with eight, Ron Clisbe (Hus) with 10, and Pat Farrell (Hon) score II. When totalled up, Keezer took the win for the day from Bethards at the tie-breaker by seven seconds - both lost II points - Clisbe was third with 13, Nielsen had 15, and Farrell 16. Results 38 NIGHT AA: 1. Kevin Bethards (Hus). OPEN A: 1. Pat Farrall (Hon). 250 A: 1. John Nialsen (Yam): 2. Wayna Keezar (Hus); 3. Larry Milna (Yam). 250 B: 1. Mark Varnar; 2. Robert He". 200 B: 1. Bob Kaliu; 2. Stove Ray. SR: 1. Ken Williams (Yam). C CLASS; 1. Sid Agnew; 2. P. Fisher; 3. Don Peter. DAY AA: Kevin Bethards (Hua). 260 A: 1. Wayne Keezer (Hus); 2. Ron Cli. (Hus). 250 B: 1. Ken Koenig; 2. j. Davick.. 200 B: 1. John Forsberg; 2. Mike Gorman. SR: 1. Ken Villines (Yam). C CLASS: 1. Errol Barsky; 2. Mark Roestcisoncler; 3. Mike Brooks. Moore hangs on to winatAME DunesMX By Tom Griffith VALENCIA, CA, JU E 24 Today's round of American Motocross Enterprise racing returned to Indian Dunes Cycle Park's International track. Two riders from Goleta; Brad Toms and Dave Moore take their 250cc Intermediate racing very seriously, and they put on a good show. Moore hung on to a fast-closing Toms, on his Goleta Kawasaki KX250, to take the win. Richard Inzunza's Honda and David Thayer's Honda kept Moore and Toms honest with close, tough competition. Taking the win in both moLOS, Dave Moore collected the first-place trophy, and Toms tallied' his 2-2 score for second and a share of today's winnings. Jeff Segale brought his Cross Roads Suzuki RM250 into third in the second moto for fourth overall behind the steady 3-4 score of Inzunza. In the I25cc Junior class, the Lewis brothers were at it again. Aaron Lewis glided his KXI25 into the lead early in the first moLO; fighting the determined efforts of Bill Waltman, Suzuki-mounted, and Rich Banlowe, aboard his Yamaha YZ125. In the middle of the field was Lewis' brother Jimmy. Jimmy was able to work past Waltman and Banlowe for the second-place position. The order after the checkers was Lewis, Lewis, WaItman and Banlowe. The second round looked LO be a repeat of the first, with Aaron a~in Hanging within a minute of early leader Dan Lees and third-lap front runners Lance Moorewood and Joel Rucker, Howard Pickett (Yam) flew into first position when it counted - on the founh and final lap - to win the third annual Sun Valley Grand Prix. Pickell, aboard a highly tuned Yamaha YZ250 lacked neither power nor stamina as he headed out for the last 25-mile loop with a scant 10 seconds separating him from Honda riders Moorewood and Rucker. Pickellleft Moorewood behind when he suffered mechanical ailments, and closed on Ruker when the course tightened in tbe mountains. Having lost his rear brake, Rucker couldn't hold off Pickell'S determined charge and wound upabouta minute behind at the finish. Winner of another IOO-miler in this year's Southern Idaho DesenSeries, Pickett is no stranger to the vicLOry circle. H is skill was negated, however, at the recent Mile High Enduro when dreaded "Flatitis" struck. No flats for Howard at Sun Valley though, and the 24-year-old flash from Caldwell, Idaho just cooked. Mucb LO tbe amusement ofspectators clustered around a popular water crossing when Pickett came through wide open, on the rear wheel and carried the wheelie for a good 30 yards down the trail on lap number three. Dan Lees (490 Yam) did get a fIat - on the first lap - and it probably cost him the overall. Lees' front tire went away no more than 10 miles out of the stan and, to his credi t, he held the lead with determination and skill until the end of lap number two. An already-mounted wheel, a dynamite pit crew and a fresh tank of gas were combined LO get Dan back into the race with only a few minutes lost. It was more than he could make up though and, as he headed out for the final lap, the Open class winner was a balf minute behind the charging 2505 and Curt Harpham on a 500 Husky. Lees closed on Harpham and the Open class was finally decided within the last couple of miles of racing: Lees had a scant four seconds on Harpham and the pair wound up third and founh overall. With good marking, splendid coordination and an abundance of road guards and sweepers, promoters and Din, Inc. did an excellent job - Idaho's premier desert race was truly a cI ass even l. Famed Utah sagebrush crasher Preston Gerber (KTM) told Din, Inc. honcho Ron Dillon that this was, "the beSt race I have ever seen." No small compliment coming from a man with Preston's background. The Gerber family was well represented with son Brandon scooping up the Mini Novice win in Saturday's small bike test. Gerber's brother Allan and eldest son Shawn also competed for the Lehi, Utah-based family act and recorded good finishes, as did PresIOn, who doesn't appear 10 have slowed down much from his glory days of the '70s. (Complete results are forthcoming as soon as Hewlell-Packard gets the floppy disk into a computer which didn't get Pepsi spilled on its keyboard). There were, of course, the usual tales of woe (and heroics) one might expect in a IOO-miler. Senior Amateur Arnie Gonzales (Hus) was the very last man off the pavement and onto the course from his 29th row start. Arnie made a lap-and-a-hal£ before succumbing to dust, fatigue and a doughy motor. Gonzales' riding partner, Kevin NeWLOn, (Hus) fared much better and put in his best ride of the year for a good finish and (official results pending) a Senior Amateur trophy. Another man with a last-row start was Dave "Out-Of-Retirement" Newell who showed up with a borrowed 175 Husky to smoke his class (unofficially) and a LOp 20 finish ... only 31 adjusted seconds behind Howard Pickell. Dave's ride was extra amazing as he blew teeth off his rear sprocket and continued to cook! Of the 277 big bikes which raced Sunday's GP, a LOtal of 298 finished. Winner of the 1982 and '83 SVGP, Bill Dowers (Hus) of Madras, Oregon, just "had an off day" this year and held on through the dusty road sections to garner a LOp 20 finish. Pickell scarfed up a tidy $350 for his efforts, not LO mention a $175 silver cup and sundry contingency prizes. Lubradyne, KTM, Scott and Rocky pitched in bucks and goodies, as did event sponsors Coors, Atlas Racing Products and Sun VaJley Corporation. Dick doubles at CanadianRR By Alice Macpherson WESTWOOD, BC, CANADA, JU E i7 Daryl Cornwell and Robert Holden ran a tight first and second place for the entire 750cc Production final heat. That is until Steve Dick, on his Carter Honda, aced them going into the hairpin on the last lap. "The twO Suzuki riders didn't get a chance LO catch him. Holden finished second with Cornwell in third. Dick made it a double by beating Holden, along with everyone else, in Formula One. Dick slid out while using an old tire in the first heat and was hard-pressed to make second. A tire change between heats gave him the traction tha t he needed LO use the lOOOccof Interceptor power. Holden was second, and third went to John Power, on another Interceptor.

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