Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Kadlec reigns at Crested Butte MX By Don Cleary CRESTED BUTTE, CO, AUG. 5 Team Husky IS DE rider Fritz Kadlex made his presence known, taking top honors in the 250cc Expert class and the ~ 00 O"l ,....; - ~ O"l C\I .... fI} ~ bD ~ « • Denny Jone. won the 125cc Novice cia•• a. the AME'. Summer Series wound to a close at Indian Dune•. performance of this moto was Fountain, who was dead last off the start, but rode a brilliant moLO and passed Combs for second on the 13th lap. Combs' 3-3 was good for second overall behind Michetti's I-I, while Fountain's 5-2 edged out Nash's 4-5 for third-place money. Results PEE weE: 1. Trov Haling (Yam); 2. T. Preston; 3. Jason Ramos. DIY II: 1. Jon Pauls (Yam). MINI BEG: 1. Jeff Fine (Yam); 2. Ryan Pauls (Han); 3. Scan Martin (Yam). MINI NOV: 1. Adam Fitzgerald (Yam); 2. Willy Drake (Yam); 3. Dennis Urban (Yam). 125 BEG: 1. Jess Parmana (Han); 2. Randy Danylo (YamI; 3. Mark Gvertin (Suz). 125 NOV: 1. Peter Starman (Kaw); 2. Vince Dutton (Kaw); 3. Cal Lynch (Kaw). 125 INT: 1. Gilbert Valdez (Suzl; 2. Greg Wall (Hon~ 3. Michael Daversa (Han). 125 PRO: 1. Mark Denning (Kaw); 2. Tommy Combs (Yam); 3. Lance Gorton (Kaw). 250 BEG: 1. Harold Jones (Suz); 2. John McManus (Suz); 3. Tom Smith (Suz). 250 NOV: 1. Ron Urman (Yaml; 2. Johnny Socco (Han); 3. Steve Jensen (Suz). 250 INT: 1. Tom Thomsen (yaml; 2. Luther French (Suz); 3. Doug Davison (Suz). 250 PRO: 1. Eddie Micheni (Suzl; 2. Tommy Combs (Yam); 3. Greg Fountain (Yaml. OPEN BEG: 1. Curtis Powell (Yam); 2. Scott Stout (Han). OPEN NOV: 1. Rob Shafer (Suzl; 2. Ron Shuler (Yam). OPEN INT: 1. Jim 'Harris (Yaml; 2. Terry Curtis (Han); 3. Philip Taboada (Yaml. WOMEN: 1. Brenda Conner (Han); 2. Lani Emery (Suzl. JR VET: 1. Preston; 2. Richard Bealer (Yam); 3. Howard Uberg (Han). INTVET: 1. Earl Shyle, (Yam); 2. Ed Duncan (Honl. SR VET: 1. Chuck Minert (Han); 2. Ed Micheni (Suzl; 3. Larry Lowen (Suz). MASTER VET: 1. Keith Dysert (Suz); 2. Jon Hall (Han); 3. Roy Burton (Han). Dick/Holden battle continues at S.I.R. By Bruce Scholten KENT, WA, AUG. 5 Along with regular AMA D-27 road racing, the Can-Am Series attracted road racers to Seattle International Raceway. Morn- 42 ing thundershowers dampened the qualifying heaLS, and during the lunch break, Clarke-Simpkins Honda's Steve Dick glanced at the skies and said, "I've been holding of[ removing rain tires from the Interceptors until we can tell what the weather does." After that he borrowed compressed air from crosstown rival Robert Holden and went about mounting regular covers. He made the right decision, because the rain held off through the afternoon's eight-lap main events. Vancouver Suzuki's "hired gun" - New Zealander Holden - is givingtw~timeCanadian SuperbikeChamp Dick no quarter in the Can-Am Series. After three rounds Dick held a slight advantage, but Holden gained ground in this event. Dick defeated him twice, in 750cc Production and Formula One, but Holden apparently emerged with 55 championship points to Dick's 40, as a -resuJt of a seventh- place finish in 600cc Cafe and a second to class leader Chuck Wiley in Superbike. Up from Portland, Oregon, Keith Pinkstaff ran an FJIIOO in the 0-27 Open Production class, run concurrently with the 750cc Can-Am. Pinkstaff took the overall win ahead of Steve Littlejohn's Katana 1000 and Joe Davis' tiny G 550. In the Can-Am Formula One £inal, Davis got a great start on his Renton Suzuki-sponsored mount. At the apex of turn two Holden's G 1150 surged past, but Davis got the drive out of the corner and was first to the downhill esses. ext time around Davis was in fourth position with Holden just in front of Dick's VFIOOO and Randy Skiver's 750 Interceptor was nipping at their heels. Holden and Dick continued LO lap side by skde, with Skiver occasionally getting sideways as he attempted LO make up the displacement di££erence. Meanwhile, Dale Franklin eased his MOLOrcycle Works Yamaha TZ250 past Davis and into fourth, then took Skiver for third. On the white-flag lap Franklin held second briefly, but Holden took it back at the checkered flag. After his seventh-place ride in the Laguna Seca Superbike final, Skiver's priority is securing the number one plate at S.I.R. To that end he took the overall Superbike victory for 0-27 points, and snuck past Jeff Morrow's Interceptor for the 860cc Cafe win. Results 600 PROD: 1. Joe Davis (Hon); 2. Kirk Correll (Han); 3. Doug Renfrow (Suz). 450 PROD: 1. Tony Nicholls (Yaml; 2. Mark Haskins (Yam); 3. Tom Mane (Yam). OPEN MOD PROD: 1. Keith PinQlaff (Yam); 2. Joe Davis (Suz); 3. Bryan Carroll (Hon). B60 MOD PROD: 1. Randy Skiver (Han); 2. Jeff Morrow (Hon~ 3. Don Pet",s(Suzl. F-2: 1. Alan Inglis (Yam); 2. Ken Batham (Yam); 3. Sieve Wyan (Yam). OPEN GP: 1. Stan Jau Jou (Yam~ 2. Eldon Warran (Yam~ 3. Hawed PinQlaff (Yam). OPEN PROD: 1. Keith Pinkstaff (Yam); 2. Sieve Unlejohn (Suz); 3. Joe Davis (Suz). 750 PROD: 1. Jeff Morrow; 2. Mike Correll; 3. Sh_nSmoak. OPEN VINTAGE: 1. John Westphalen; 2. Devid Clement; 3. Carl Rader. 500 VINTAGE: 1. David Smith; 2. Swiss Niederberger. 352 VINTAGE: 1. Bob Strode; 2. Edwin Gilkison. 750 MOD PROD: 1. Jeff Morrow; 2. Don Pelers; 3. Mike Correll. F-1: 1. Dale Franklin; 2. Randy Skiver; 3. Joe Davil. 600 MOD PROD: 1. Joe Davis; 2. Larry Buck; 3. Doug Renfrow. 460 MOD PROD: 1. Tom Marx; 2. Mark Haakins; 3. Ward Rodgers. • SUPERBIKE: 1. Randy Skiver (Suz); 2. Chuck Wiley (Suz); 3. Claudti Hislop (Han). CAN-AM 750 PROD: 1. Sieve Dick (Han); 2. Robert Holden (Suz~ 3. Daryl Cornwell (Suz). SUPERBIKE: 1. Chuck Wiley (Suz); 2. Robert Holden (Suz). F-1: 1. Steve Dick (Han); 2. Robert Holden (Suz); 3. Dale Franklin (Yam). 600 CAFE; 1. Alan 1"lIlia (Yam); 2. Joe Davi. (Suz); 3. Greg Bunti"ll (Yam). F-2: 1. Alan Ingli.(Yaml; 2. Ken Botham (Yam~ 3. Sieve Wyan (Yam). . , Enduro class in the ninth running of the Mt. Crested Butte motocross. Kadlec dominated the Expert class after dicing briefly with local hotshot John Dickerson. Kadlec was not satisfied with just the Expert class; he improved his lap times and captured both mOlOS. of the Enduro class as well. The nasty downhill double proved to be no problem for Open Expert winner Gary Catalino while local rider Ben Peterson had to settle for second. Barry and Bryan Carson, who stopped for the race on their way to California, dominated the Mini Expert class and showed their aerial talents with some outstanding maneuvers and general hang-time. Locals could not seem to buy a gold all afternoon. Jeff Hamilton scored a silver in the Novice class; Joe McElroy took a silver in the Open Amateur; Torry Carroll came from behind to wrap up second in the 125cc Amateur class; and, Morrill Griffith followed Kadlec to a second in the 250cc Expert. Results 250 EX: 1. Fritz Kadlec; 2. Morrill Griffith; 3. Jon Dickerson. OPEN EX: 1. Dwight caullano; 2. Ben Peterson. OPEN B: 1. Kevin Anderson; 2. Joe McElroy; 3. Greg Meiris. . 250 B: 1. Dean Atamanderez; 2. Brian Carson; 3. Tim Leaveck.. MINI A: 1. Barry Carson; 2. Brian carson. MINI B: 1. Tony Blacltford; 2. Robert Revoir; 3. 125: 1. Barry Carson; 2. Torrey Carroll; 3. Phil Blackford. VETS: 1. AI Helm; 2. Mike Hefftner; 3. Don Lockhart. ENDURO: 1. Fritz Kadlec; 2. Tim Leavelk; 3. Greg Meiris. 250 NOV: 1. Seve Cron; 2. Jeff Hamilton; 3. Steve Ken Carson. Witfony. Flores, Gardner grab Santa Clara MXwins By Stoney Ryan SANTA CLARA, CA, AUG. 3 More than ISO riders were on hand to take on the challenges designed into th~ Santa Clara Police Athletic League track by Larry Kleist of lap Promotions. In the I25cc Pro class:Tony Flore came back from a short layoff from racing LO aggres ively attack and win overall. In the first moLO Flores got a mid-pack start. Pushing hard, he moved his way up, passing Honda pilot Dennis Hannel on the first lap and JeH Pestana's Honda on the second. By the third lap Flores had caught the leader, Kawasaki rider Dean Matson. In an exci ting four-lap battle, Flores tried every trick in the book to overtake the leader, but Matson knew them all and kept closing the door. The battle ended when Matson and Flores tangled handlebars and Flores went down, allowing Pestana to take the second spot. But not for long. Flores soon overtook Pestana but didn't have enough time in the moto LO catch MaLSon. In the second moto it was more of the same: Matson leading early; Flores charging through the pack. Again a fantastic four-lap battle ended when Flores took the lead on the back straightaway. Matson fought back, pressuring Flores the last lap, but Flores was too strong and held on to take the checkered £lag. Matson took second overall, Hannel third, Jack Hulse fourth. After breaking his bike in practice, Johnny Gardner borrowed a CR480 Honda to compete in the combined 250cc/Open Pro class. Although having a horsepower advantage, Gardner's unfamiliarity with the big bore Honda lead to a third-place start behind the 250 Hondas of Greg Pennington and Hannel. It took Gardner three laps to adjust to the horsepower of the borrowed bike and on the fourth Gardner passed PenningLOn for the lead and raced on uncontested LO the finish. PenningLOn finished second, Tim Tremaine's Yamaha was third and Hannel, whose bike stalled on the last lap, came in fourth. In the second moto.. it was Hannel racing in h is fourth moto of the night who dominated the fast-pace race from start LO finish, holding off a lastlap challenge from Gardner. In the final tally, Gardner took the overall, Hannel second, Tim Tremaine third. Results VET SPTSMN: 1. Jeff Burnen (Yaml; 2. Jim Ricci (Suzl; 3. Bill Burnen (Yam). VET MASTER: 1. Mike Lane (Honl; 2. Dave Burgess (Yam); 3. Rick Souza (Hon). 125 NOV: 1. Bob Staggs (Han); 2. Bob Harris (Kawl; 3. Robert Ka.hka (Hon). 125 JR: 1. Gregory Fox (Honl; 2. Lance Homer (Han); 3. Rick Prince (HanI. 125 INT: 1. Geoff Woods (Suz); 2. Allan Moffat (KTM); 3. Steve Weyrauch (Honl. 125 PRO: 1. Tony Flores (yam); 2. Dean Matson (Kaw); 3. Dennis Hannel(Hon). OT MASTER: 1. Geoffrey Fox (Han); 2. Gary Estes (Suz). OT SPORT: 1. Jim Mcintyre (Suz); 2. Hank Wessel (Suz); 3. Pat Doyle (Mail. MINI 80 NOV (12-16): 1. Mike Banemiller (Yam); 2. Mike Powell (Kaw); 3. David MacArthur (Suz). MINI BOJR (12-16): 1. Stan Lundquist (Kawl; 2. Sean Moynihan (KIw); 3. Robert Frank (Hon). MINI BO INT (12-16): 1. Danny Paladino (Han); 2. Ronakj caton (5uz); 3. Jeannie Pruin (5U2). MINI BO NOV (9·11): 1. Jerome Smilh (Han); 2. Paul Wenger (Han). MINI BO JR (9-11): 1. Chris McCallie (Yam); 2. Brian Gouveia (SU2). MINI 60 (9-11): 1. Erik Halpin (Han). MINI 50 (AGE 6): 1. Christy Masterson (Yam); 2. Rudy Minjares (Yam); 3. Donald Doly (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Johnny Gardner (Han); 2. Dennis Hannel(Hon); 3. TIm Tremaine (Yam). 250 INT: 1. Ted Harry (Hon); 2. Bob lamaroni (Yam); 3. Mike Landgraf (Honl. 250 JR: 1. Tom Wallen (Honl; 2. Paul Midson (Suz); 3. Kevin Chamberlain (Yam). 250 NOV: 1. Dan Russ (Suz); 2. Erich ShofS\all (Han); 3. George Heare (Han). OPEN INT: 1. Myk Brown (Han); 2. Phil Gribnau (Yam); 3. Mike Remner (Hon). OPEN JR: 1. Mike Nisson (HanI; 2. Robert Masterson (Han); 3. Greg Kamholz (Hon). OPEN NOV: 1. Gary Jaehne (Yam); 2. Ross Rowell (Yam); 3. Ken Sweel (Yam). AMESummer Series finale to Petralia By Tom Griffith VALENCLA, CA, AUG. 3 .The II th Summer Night Motocross Series, hosted by American Motocross Enterprises and sponsored by Budweiser, came to its conclu ion on the Indian Dunes International Track. Nicky Petralia took his Suzuki Van Nuys mount to a long overdue 125cc Beginner win with a 2-1 score ahead of first-moLO winner Rod Walton (Hon). Petralia breezed to his second-place finish in moLO one, being content to wait to mount his challenge of Walton's first place. As the dust and smoke cleared at the drop of moto two's gate, Walton was caught back in the pack and Petralia had to contend with Jim Mours and Jehrod Thames, who kept their bikes ahead of Walton but still applied pressure LO Petralia's Suzuki. Taking the checkered first was Petralia followed by Mours' Honda, the Kawie of Thames and Walton's CR. The I25cc Juniors saw the night's largest field and the return after many moons of Gary Szilagyi aboard a Mean Green machine. With 18 riders battling, Szilagy fell into third behind Denny Jones and Andrew Olivia. Robbie Stinton kept his Honda in the hunt and £inally passed Szilagyi in the closing laps of the first mOLO. Starting on the far left side of the

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