Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

~ ~ w Cl 0 W II: ~ >- CD ~ 0 :I: 0.. ~ 00 Davis wins 14th Alaska MX title By M.R. Edge 0') ANCHORAGE, AK, SEPT. 2-3 Kincaid Park played host to racers from all over Alaska as they met to decide the state motocross championships. Ti- ~ (.0 C\l $-I Q.) ~ S ... 0.. Q.) Q.) Cf:J Scott Oevis won his 14th Ale. Stete Motocross ChlUl1pionship with e 260cc Expert win et Kinc:eid Perk. , (Hon~ 3. Robert HIonnlhan (Yam). VET NOV: 1. Tom Hollister (Hon); 2. Dofl8kl Dou3. Greg M-.s (~ VET .....: 1. JIIrnes Cluiclce (Yem~ 2. Gre_ Per(Suz~ 3. Michael Kern (KTM~ VET EX: 1. Monty Kyle (Y....~ 2. Merle P o i _ (Yern~ 3. Den Greenwood (Yern). bl~ (Yom); OVER 30: 1. J.W. Wilks (KTM). OPEN EX: 1. Lance Bedell (Honl; 2. Bred Locke 3. Bred Jones (Hon). (Suz~ "*' SR NOV: 1. Jim _ (Kew): 2. Jim G _ (Hon). SR EX: ,. Teny Frjdendell (Yem); 2. Vic llerti-" (Mei~ 3. Ben Eckhanll (Suz). WOMEN: ,. Joe. . . Spivek (KTM). Carr, Key unlock Hills Ferry STwins By W.H. Spencer NEWMA ,CA, SEPT. I Schumacher, rain storm Hepler MX By Brad 8t Sharon Jones HEPLER, KS, SEPT. 2 AMA Pro ]eff Schumacher carried his weigh t to win the third round of the Hepler Anniversary series in both the 125 and 250cc Expen classes. The Circle W Recreation track was prepared for dry weather, but a rainstorm hit at the end of practice and never let up. As the track-conditions got steadily worse, most of the classes opted for one moto. In the 125s Jack Lamben blasted out ofthe ga te for the holeshot, wh iIe Schumacher started mid-pack. By the end of the first lap however, "Schu" was out front and flying! Ok.lahoma ace Clay HoenshelJ was near last on the stan, but passed riders right and left till he moved past Lamben for second. Hoenshell made some time on Schumacher, only to DNF on the last lap with a seized motor. "Flyin' Brian" Emig flew past several riders to finish third. Schumacher was at it again in the 250cc Experts, riding as if traction was perfect. John Lamben got the holeshot, but Schumacher was leading in a short time. Lambert cruised in for second, while Brad Locke took third. Hoenshell did not ride his 250 because of too much mud in his eyes. Results PEE WEE: 1. Joel Meyer (Yem); 2. RustYWilileml (Yem). MINI MINI: 1. Kenny Howerd (Hon). 80 BEG: ,. Bred Blenkenlhip (Han); 2. Trecy Hermon (Han). 80 JR: 1. Kenny Howerd (Honl. 80 SR: , . Jeff Emig (Kaw); 2. Jason JIIrre" (Kawl; 3. Ricky Mosler (Kaw). BEG: 1. Joe Spriggs (Suz); 2. Clay Hicks (Kew); 3. Roy Karstener (Kew). 125 NOV: 1. Craig Storck (Kaw); 2. Mark Ping (Han); 3. Roger Shue (Hon). 1261NT: 1. Ban Walstrom (Kawl; 2. Steve Forkner 34 250 EX: 1. Merk Kay (Yem); 2. Chril Carr (C-A); 3. Jon Nunez (Suz). 250JR: 1. Steve Raymond(C-A); 2. Tom Carriger (Vam); 3. Craig Johnson (Yem). 250 NOV: 1. AI Bisceglio(Yeml; 2. John Unebeck (Vam); 3. Bryan Bergy (C·A). (Suzl; 3. Jeb Ridinger (Honl· 125 EX: 1. Jeff Schumacher (Vam); 2. Jack Lambert (Yam); 3. Bryan Emig (Kawl· 250 NOV: ,. Danny Jones (Suz); 2. A.J. Schulu (Han); 3. Jeff Monson (Han). 250 INT; 1. Steve Forkner (Suzl; 2. Man Murray (Han); 3. Roger Bellemy (Hon). 250 EX: 1. Jeff Schumacher (Vam); 2. John Lambert (Yam); 3. Bred Locke (Suz). OPEN: 1. John Swab (Suz). While much of central Ca!,ifornia harvested crops, the precursor to fall returned for the annual Labor Day weekend short track at Hills Ferry Raceway, AMA District 36 style. Chris Carr departed the Camel Pro Junior National Championship tour to get his last year of school started, winning the 500cc Expert main and showing of( his number one Black Plate while Mark Key topped the 250cc Experts. After boiling down the five 500cc Expert-class heats and semis it was Ben Zakarian taking the jump in the main on the Zak's Auto Rotax. Paul Iwanaga and MPE Honda were being chased heavily by Sal Ho[fman and Carr with Shawn Black in fast pursuit. In three laps Carr hooked up the Ron Wood Rotax and split, opening up a lead that go, ever wider to the checkered. Hoffman led the rest of the troops wi th Iwanaga holding off Blac.k and Adam Sabedra for the checkered. Randy Gonzales returned to the racing scene after a few ~onths off for the win the 500cc oVlce class but that was nothing like Kenny Peshel's five-year layoff. Peshel rebuilt a buddy's 350 Bultaco Astro and returned for a fine second over Rob Bacosa's BuJtaco. Key got the right stan in the 250cc Expert show and held oU the hard advance of Carr on the Jorgy's CanAm. Jon Nunez and theSaJinas Cycle Salvage Suzuki sat on third spot for the distance, hoping one of the two would make a mistake but none was forthcoming and so he took third over the Family Cycle-Center Kawasaki of Craig Scroggin . Results PEeweE: 1. Mike Cronk (Suz); 2. RtckStevenson (Vaml~ 3. 5em Sabedra (Vam). . 60 NOV: 1. Jason Smith (Han). 80 NOV: 1. Denny Mosier (Vam); 2. Jason Smith (Kaw). 500 EX: 1. Chris Carr (W-R); 2. Sal HoHman (H-D); 3. Paullwanega (Han). 500 JR: 1. Eric Green (Yaml; 2. Steve Raymond (C-A); 3. Tony Adragna (Yam). 500 NOV: 1. Randy Gonselez (Vam); 2. Ken Peschel (Bul); 3. Reb Bacose (Bul). tles in 10 classes were up for grabs to those who accumulated the most points in the five-round, 10000y series. The only 1983 state champion to keep his title was 250cc Expert Scott Davis of Soldotna. By doing so Davis now has an unbelievable string o[ 14 state titles in his 10-year racing career. Davis easily won all four motos of the weekend on his Anchorage Cycle Sales' Yamaha, leaving the others behind to battle for second. 1983 125cc Expert State Champion Erik Munson took second each day and wound up third overall in the series on his Northern Power Sports' Yamaha. Kevin Schaub, riding a private I-Ionda, had placings out of the top 10 due to a broken ankle but took second in the series. Schaub cut his cast off a few days before the race, wrapped his ankle, stuffed it into an overstze boot and got enough points to keep second. The race of the weekend was in the I 25cc Expert class where Kelly Butler aDd joe Good crossed handlebars every moto, keeping all the spectators on their toes. Moto one on Sunday had Good on a self-sponsored Kawasaki besting Kawasaki Cycle Cache's Butler at the checkered flag. Moto two seemed to be a repeat but this time Good and Butler got a little too clo e and both went down in the last corner. Butler got up first to take the moto win and the overall. Monday's first moto found the duel still going on with Butler in first by the moto's end. The second moto saw Butler involved in a [irst tum pile-up and Good out front. Butler worked his way through the pack but a crash took the steam out of him and left Good with the win and overaJl. Butler ended up third in the moto but wasn't too disappointed as he crossed the finish line as the new 125cc Expert State Champion. Anchorage's young moto sensation Jeff Roskelley almost went the entire series unbeaten in the 500cc Expert class but a seized engine in Sunday's first moto stopped him at 18 motos. Last year's 500cc Expert State Champion, Jeff McDonald of Fairbanks,. rode his Anchorage Cycle Sales' Yamaha to victory in both of Monday's motos. MacDonaJd, with more metal in his leg than on his motorcycle, rode weJl despite a still-healing femur broken in May. Even with two D Fs Kawasaki Cycle Cache-sponsored Roskelley had enough points to become the new 500cc Expert State Champion. Roskelley also tried to take the 250cc Expert title from Davis but a season of crashes and mechanicaJ fai Iures left him out of the top 10. The only racer to win two titles was Andy Workman. Workman took self-sponsored Kawasakis to c.hampionship wins in the 80cc Expert and I25cc Intermediate cia ses. Results SEPT.2-SUNDAV 80 NOV: 1. Vernon Johnson (Kaw); 2. Rick Kantola (Kaw); 3. Scan Stafford (Kaw). 80 EX: 1. Andy Workman (Kaw); 2. Jeson Anderson (Kawl; 3. Kelly Styles (Kaw). 105: 1. Kelly Styles (Kaw); 2. Robb BUller (Kaw); 3. Ron Holien (Kaw). 125 NOV: 1. Darren Rupe (Kew); 2. Bryan Rem· bur (l

• Cover