Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

I SPEEDWAY WEEK ~ o Vi 9 C3 § u ~ 00 (J) 0') o > al (J) ~ o ~ :I: l1. (Above) Bruce'Penhall and Bobby Schwartz battle in a Costa Mesa match race. (Below) Tom Morley scored 12 to win the Rusty Nails Invitational. . for the leader as he had built up a huge lead. Curoso got econd with chwartz and Ferrell getting credit for third' and fourth. Randy Blevins (Hy-Tech/Jones/ Brenda Blevins/FASB/Hancock Design Godden) used a 20-yard-line start to his advantage as he captured hi second Costa Mesa Handicap main of the 1984 season. Blevins turned in a £lawless performance and led wire to wire. Andy orthrup was in second all the way but was not able to make up the necessary ground. "Showtime" Bob Ott finished third with Ferrell fourth. Riverside's John Mazzacane (Part's Plus/Pig Iron Oakley Jawa) turned in a very impressive performance to win both his heat and his first-ever Costa Mesa Second Division main. Mazzacane got a fantastic start and roared into the first corner, chased by Shane McDonald and Steve Murray. Murray' and Bob Tocco raced by McDonald 011 lap two, then Murray highsided his way out of the competition on the next lap. Tocco stayed fairly close the rest of the way but the win was labeled Mazzacane. Third spot went to Pat Hawley. Two-time World Speedway Champion Bruce Penhallthrilled the masses with a two-out-of-three match race win over Schwartz; and Steve utter won the Old Timers main event. Sonny out in the nonh 40 as they came off four. The two cousins raced down the front chute and almost bagged Ballard who was sitting in the middle of the track with motor problems. Somehow they avoided him and finished the race with Steve taking the win. Event 10 was another crowd pleaser as Cherry led until he bobbled on lap two, letting Morley by. Morley ran away and Cherry faded back. Brian Short was challenging Cherry when he fell in turn three on the final lap. Cherry stopped and waited. They had a drag race to the checkered with Short getting the point. Penha II won his th ird ride and all he needed to do was win his last race to have a run-off with Morley if the latter captured the following heat. Penhall was looking like a winner until he had a turn-two problem late in the race and let smooth-riding Jeff Sexton by. Penhall tried everything he knew but was Sexton was up to the challenge and took the win. Morley wrapped it up on his next ride. Steve Nutter took the gate but in a wild move, Morley went inside Nutler and sent him to the crashwall as they went down the back chute. Nutter couldn't recover in time to catch him and Morley went on to the win and the title. Results POINTS: 1. Tom Morley 112); 2. Bruce Penhall (11); 3. Jeff Sexton (1 0); Steve Nuner 110); 5. Dean Foreman 19); Scon Sivadge 19); 7. Bobby Hill (7); 8. Sonny Nuner (6); Jan Bellard (6); 10. Bobby Hardison (5); Mark Cherry 15); 12. Irwin Moon 13); 13. Brian Short (2); 14. Gary McDonald (1); Sammy Tanner (1). . SCRATCH MAIN: 1. Kelly Moran IGdn); 2. Mike Curoso IWes); 3. Bobby Schwartz IWes); 4. Dubb Ferrell (Jaw). HANDICAP: I. Randy Blevins IGdn); 2. Andy Northrup (Wes); 3. Bob on (Wes); 4. Dubb FerreIlIJaw); 5. Brad Oxley (Wes); 6. Jim Lawson (Jaw). SEC DIV; 1. John Mallacane (Jaw); 2. Bob Tocco (Wes); 3. Pat Hawley IGdn); 4. Shane McDonald (Jaw): 5. Steve Murray (Jaw); 6. Steve Flanagan (Wes). . MATCH RACE: 1. Bruce Penhall (Wes); 2. Bobby Schwartz (Wes). aT: 1. Steve Nutter; 2. Billy Gray; 3. Dean Forman; 4. Scott Sivadge. Morley savors Nail win Rus~ By Scott Daloisio SAN BERNARDINO, CA, SEPT. 23 A lot of fond memories returned to a number of thrilled fans as they watched their old heros race in the first-ever Rusty Nail Moran mops up in Costa Mesa finale By Scott Daloisio COSTA MESA, CA, SEPT. 28 Defending National Champion Kelly Moran warmed up for this Saturday's defense of his crown when he won his first Costa .. S4 Mesa Scratch main since July 6 before a jam-packed house at the Orange County Fairgrounds Friday night. The race actually took two tries to get underway. On the first go, California State Champion Bobby "Boogaloo" Schwartz moved from the number-four starting slot ,into the lead; "Dangerous" Dubb Ferrell came out second but he hooked up, wheelied and finally went sail ing orr the back of his bike in turn two. That brought a red flag for which Ferrell was excluded. Schwartz and Moran (STP/ ArailCirello Racing/Oakley Godden) came out even on the second 'attempt to start the four-Iapper and they made contact in turn one. They raced side by side down the back chute with Moran assuming the lead in turn three. Mike Curoso came up to challenge Schwartz for second on lap two but his charges were repelled. It looked like Schwartz had second in the bag until the "Boogaloo Boy" hooked up in the exact same spot as Ferrell had earlier and flew off his bike: That didn't'effect'the outcOft1'e Invitational, sponsored by Grin Produels and Inland Motqrcycle Speedway. The big winner of the day was Tom Morley who finished with 12 points, one more than two-time World Champion Bruce Penhall. The field included a number of former stars such as Mark Cherry, Sonny and Steve u~ter, the "Flying Flea" Sammy Tanner, Irwin Moon, Dean Foreman, Jeff Sexton, Morley and Penhall. Some looked like they ride every week while a few looked like rusty nails. Sonny Nutter was leading event two when he went down, forcing referee Moon to make a nice laydown. On the restart it was all Morley who looked as though he was still competing regularly, In actuality he took his first ride in two years four days earlier. Penhall then won his first ride with a stylish performance. Steve Nutter also looked very good and they crossed the line side by side with Penhall taking the win by inches. In event five, Penhall won over Jan Ballard who was on a 22-inch rear tire. Morley captured an easy one in event eight but he had some help as second-place rider Bobby Hill was competing on a flat tire. Sonny N utter led the first two laps of event nine before Jan Ballard went by :md'then'cousHI Slevl" Ntitter'put Results Yarrow's yahoo at Baylands finale By W.H. Spencer fREMONT, CA, SEPT. 20 "I came here to do just one t-hing, that was to win. I knew if I could gate well, I could have a chance," said Duane Yarrow after heand hisSnooky Owens Weslake had done just that in a nearperfect Bayland Raceway championship and quite a capper for the northern California Speedway season. Yarrow now holds championship crowns from both Baylands and Auburn for the 1985 season. The top 16 in points from the 19 weeks prior to tonight were to run the 20-race show and it was a thriller from event one. Teenager Bart Bast rode around Mike Delacy and Paul Orlandi to set the stage with Yarrow taking a good exit line to win event two over Pat Linn and Tom Ferris, Event times started to- get down and fast in race five when Bast and recent sensation Jim Sisemore ran up against Yarrow with Yarrow having, the license to steal from the pole. Faria and his Richmond Jawa rode around Rocky Robinson in round six for the only other perfect score in the second set with Kid Curry and Linn the other two winners. Bast returned to the winner's side in number nine, downing Faria and Team Trim's Steve Martin while teammate Rocky Robinson won the 10th after a good battle with Orlandi, The pivotal round came in number II when Greg Martz rode off the pole for the lead over Delacy with Yarrow back in last. Delacy set sail and rode around the outside of Martz to take the lead and win over Yarrow, who was desparately trying to catch up and finally took second over Martz. , Faria kep \helfdint to(als tIMe in

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