Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

< CD < a: ·~ ::l w ..... < z e > CD 0 ..... 0 ... :I: ~ 00 O'l ...... ~ 0 ...... ~ ~ ..0 0 .... u .0 Mike Habeck (67), Larry George (174) and Clint Briska dice for position in Corona's Mini Beginner class. tight woods and dusty logging trails. Criders, incl uding women, rode 66 miles. Brenda Pratt took overall Women's honors with a one-point drop. B riders went to 121 miles and A riders went the full "136.5. The 200cc C class had a four-way tie for the win with each one dropping two poinrs. First place was determined by a tiebreaker and it went to John Williams. Results OVERALL A: 1. Guy Burltan. OVERALL B: ,. Mike Spelling. OVERALL WOMEN: ,. Brende Prall. OVERALL 16 LARGE WHEEL: ,. Brian OliO. 125 A: 1. Ed Allen; 2. Bob McKnight: 3. Chas. Rose. 200 A: ,. Micheel Richmond; 2. Eric Neher; 3. ClrleyBell. 250 A: 1. Joe Di.on: 2. James Lillie; 3. Tom Richerde. OPEN A: 1. Barry Franklin; 2. Ryan Rodeburg: 3. Byron Pelt.....,.,. 125 B: ,. Frank Hinds; 2. Derek Almond; 3. Todd Singleton. 200 B: 1. Mike Hawkins; 2. Greg Koetter; 3. Stormy Sims. • 250 B: 1. Tommy Hanna; 2. James Mann; 3. A. Taliaferro. OPEN B: 1. John Hall; 2. Gerald Dennis; 3. Randy Watson. 125 C: 1. Mike Payne; 2. Mike Olson; 3. Dwayne Garren. 200 C: 1. John Williams; 2. Marc Mondshine: 3. Scoll Coplin; 4. Jimmy Guem. 250C: 1. D. Fowler; 2. D. Onega; 3. Kyle Crowley. OPEN C: 1. Kirk Hulslender; 2. Alvin Klein: 3. Mac Hamlin. WOMEN A: 1. Karen Wiggins Brown; 2. Linda Engeling; 3. Debbie Pinkston. WOMEN B: ,. Cindy McKee; 2. Paula Young; 3. Julie Rodieck. WOMEN 35 " OVER: ,. Carol Jones. 16 & UNDER LARGE WHEEL: ,. zane Burgess; 2. Kenny Wesson; 3. John Fowler. . 16" UNDER SMALL WHEEL: ,. Wes McKnight: 2. Dennis Kelsey: 3. Steve Rathmen. OVER 40 SHORT COURSE: ,. Jim Krause: 2. Bob Mohr; 3. Rich Gardner. OVER 40 LONG COURSE: ,. Will Hendri" 2. Sandy Pinkston: 3. Norman Delmar. 50 & OVER: ,. Ray Rogerl; 2. Wendy Wendrock; 3. Cherles Greek. . Johnson, Huffman Jam at Clarks 8ranchMX By Clay Ught ROSEBURG, OR, SEPT. 16 Brad Johnson and Ryan Huffman were among the few double-moto winners at Clarks Branch Motocross. Johnson did 38 " the dirty deeds in the 250cc B class and nabbed runner-up laurels in the I25cc Bclass behind local Mark Wattman (Kaw). Huffman performed a II stranglehold of the Pee Wee B class. A horde of Open/125cc B riders and 125cc/Open Pros ran combined in the first moto ofthe day. Wattman broke free from early traffic and led the field around the long, hilly track and had Pros Steve Nelson (Yam-Hon of Roseburg) and teammate Chad Klingbeil (Hon) in tow. Johnson (Kaw) and fellow Californian Donny • • Htlrrell(Vam)dle&.1i WalullQD,.Nel••• . son and Klingbeil all the way to the flag. Dave Nordin (Hon) and Monte Smith (Hon) were 1-2 in the Open B portion. The second moto saw Open Pro Gary Bault (Hon) blitz the competition and lead start to finish followed, distantly by Paul Christensen (Hon) and Phoenix's Dean Gallegos (Hon). Bault burried the field to win the Pro . class while Wattman went'l-I in the I 25cc B class as did I 25cc Pro winner Nelson. Christensen's 3-1 was good for the Open B honors. The Old Timers and 250cc Bclasses got to mix it up and it was Johnson putting a Honda in frontofa IS-rider field with AMA flat track Expert Jeff Harsha (Hon) hounding from the rear. Off-road specialist Fritz Martin (Hus) rode in third with Ron Milligan (Hon) and Old Timer Rick Smith (Yam) in the top five. Johnson led all nine laps and took the first moto over Milligan and Harsha. Smith got the Old Timer victory over Elmer Reimer (Hon) and Virginia's'Mike Bowman (Suz). The second outing was also Johnson's from the drop of the gate with Harsha beating Milligan to finish runner-up. Smith smoked the "old guys" with his I-I to beat Reimer's 2-2 and the 4-4 tally of Charlie Standeford (Mai). Results PRO: 1. Gary Bault (Han); 2. Steve Nelson (Han); 3. Chad Klingbeil (Han). . OPEN B: 1. Paul Christensen (Han): 2. Monte Smith (Han); 3. Dave Nordin (Han). 250 B: 1. Brad Johnson (Han); 2. Jeff Harsha {Hant. 3. Ron Milligan (Han). 126 B: 1. Mark Wallman (Klw); 2. Brad Johnaon (Kawl; 3. Donny Herron (Yam). OLD TIMER: 1. Rick Smith (Yam); 2. Elmer Reimer (Han); 3. Cha.... Standeford (Mai). 250 C: 1. Layne Good (Han); 2. Chuck Bracelin (Yam); 3. Seen sailing (Suz). 126 C: 1. Tony GrOV8tl(Yam); 2. Don RiIlI8n (Han); 3. Doug Eckelman (Yam). OPEN C: 1. Gary Highland (Han); 2. Brad Abell (Hont. 3. R~ Clrlaon (KTM). MINI B: 1. Monty Spaulding (Yam); 2. Darren Clayton (Kawt. 3. Ryan Huffman (Yam). MINI C: ,. Phil Eacober (Yam); 2. Kyle BrooU (Kaw~ 3. Chad Barry (Yam). . PEE WEE B:/1. Ryan Huffman (Yam); 2. Chuck Standelord (Hon). PEE WEE C: 1. Shawn Highland (Kaw); 2. Travis . Barry (Hont. 3. Dene Williams (Han). Gibb grabs Moto OneMX By The James Gang REDDING, CA, SEPT. 9 Man Gibb put in two outstanding rides to take the 125ccIntermediate class at the Moto One Track. Riding a Kawasaki, Gibb went 2-1 for the win. Jed Green on his Suzuki grabbed the first-moto lead followed closely by Sean Lollar and Gibb, Tommy Sill.loaoo ua~Macklau.IAd~. A@li.,., • contested moto the lead changed severaltimes. Green made the final pass and held on to take the win followed by Gibb and Sidel. The second moto saw Gibb grab the holeshot followed closely by Green, Sidel and Lollar. Gibb was passed by Green, but Gibb regained the lelld. Green stayed close, followed by Lollar. They finished in that order. over Marleau aod S.idel. The l25cc Novice class was also a sweep, as].]. Taylor (Yam) took two wire-to-wire wins for the overall. He was followed closely by the Suzuki of Dwayne Strating. Third went to Ed Maxey whojumpsoff his water truck on to his Suzuki to race, then returns to his truck to keep the track wet. An unusually light Pro turnout saw the combined I 25/250cc Pro class won by Ron LaPointe on his 250 Honda. Tim Mul",ey placed second behind LaPointe with Gary Smith from Yuba City taking third of! his 125 Honda. Results 60 MINI: ,. Ryan Wynia (SUl); 2. Travis Corgan (Kawl. BO BEG: ,. Grant Michaelson (Kaw); 2. Tyee Jackson (SUl); 3. Larry Wheeler (Kaw). BO JR: 1. Frian Hoefer (Kaw); 2. Billy CooPer (Kaw); 3. Brian Guiles. BO INT: ,. Billy White (Kaw). BO EX: 1. Brian Elder (Kaw); 2. Steve Lamson (Kaw). 125 NOV: ,. J.J. Taylor (Yam); 2. Duane Strating (Suz): 3. Ed M..ey (SUl). 125JR: 1. Ben \/lIilke(Yam): 2. John Bell (Yaml; 3. Rich Oliva (SUl). 1251NT: 1. Man Gibb (Kaw); 2. Jad Green (SUl); 3. Sean Lollar (Suli. 250 JR: ,. Greg Sheehan (SUl); 2. Steve You· mans (Han); 3. John Shepp (Yam). 250 INT: ,. Ron Milligan (Han); 2. Ken Wolcoll (Han); 3. Joe Giambroni (Han). OPEN: ,. Ken Wolcoll (Han); 2. Vernon Tyler (Suz). VET SPTSMN: 1. Roger Lollar (Mai); 2. Bob Milano (HuI); 3. Harold Noell. VET MASTER: ,. Joe Shepp (Yam); 2. Richard Smith (Han). 250 PRO: ,. Ron laPointe (Han); 2. Tim Mulvay (Han); 3. Gary Smith (Han). Wright mighty atMt. Home Supercross By Steve Hammer MT. HOME, In, SEPT. 8 Idaho native Jo Jo Wright moved to northern California this year to pursue a career as a professional motocrosser. He is getting faster, and it showed as he came back home to Idaho for the weekend and uncorked a win in the Open Pro, and second in the 250cc Pro classes in the Optimist/Budweiser Supercross. The desert town of Mt. Home has had MX racing before in a large, outdoor setting, but a tight, stadium race was a first. If This event was any indication, stadium racing will return soon; a well-prepared track, good lighting, great racing, and a loud spectator section. Things started fast with the Minis. Larry Ward (Kaw), journeyed down from Woodinville, Washington, and absolutely destroyed the Mini Expert class, both motos. Ward was running lap times close to the Pros, as he lapped most of the field! The 125cc Pros lined up to do battle, and disappointed no one with their wild antics. Desen racer Daniel Huskey (Suz) pulled out an awesome lead in moto one, only to have Corey Barton (Kaw) catch up and pass in the late laps. In moto two, Huskey again looked great, butcouldn'tquite match the more-experienced Barton for pure speed. Behind the duo, Larry Jackson (Yam) pulled out a third for a little cash. Desert racers were again in evidence in the 250cc Novice class, as Rob Johnson (Yam) edged out the win over Linsey Lockwood (Yam) and Jeff Murray (Hon). ;rite 25000-Pso dass was thealiil~~ • favorite again, with Wright back home, wanting to show his old riding buddies how fast he was getting. Mark Hall was back from an injuryinduced retirement, and eastern Idaho's Rock Temple wanted to show western Idaho how to go fast. Hall and Wright earned a draw, with Wright going 1-2, and Hall getting the overall wi th a 2-1. Both were stupendous, as they flew dozens of feet over the stadium jumps. Temple had a rotten night with assorted crashes, but hedid earn a case of beer by being the only rider to clear the Budweiser Triple Jumps! It was outrageous; Temple had to swing out, get a huge run, and have a lot of guts. He flew about 12 feet in the air for about 40 feet, and his jump earned a huge roar from the crowd. Results MINI NOV: 1. Justin Dennen (Yam); 2. Cliff Burger (Kaw); 3. Shane Meredith (Kaw). MINI EX: 1. Larry Ward (Kaw); 2. James Murray (Klw); 3. Thad Smith (Kaw). . 126 NOV: ,. Sid Morris (Sull; 2. Steve Aslell (Kaw); 3. Brian Adams (Kawl. 1251NT: 1. RitCh Thurston (Kaw); 2. Tracy Ridgeway (Yam); 3. Jamie Steelsmith (Han). 125 PRO: ,. Corey Banon (Kaw); 2. Daniel Huskey (Sull; 3. Larry Jackson (Yam). 250 NOV: ,. Rob Johnson (Yam); 2. Linsey Lockwood (Yam); 3. Jeff Murray (Han). 250 PRO: ,. Mark Hall (Yam); 2. Jo Jo Wright (Han): 3. Darin Bunars (Han). OPEN NOV: ,. Jon Di. (Han): 2. Mike Mayden (Han); 3. Randy Trombley (Mai). OPEN INT: ,. Tyler Ekard(Yam): 2. LaurenceZoan (Han); 3. Rick Meredith (Hus). OPEN PRO: 1. Jo Jo Wright (Han); 2. Jim Lyngar (Yam); 3. Derrin Obendorf (Hus). VETS: 1. Don Toussain. (Han): 2. Robin Clark (Han); 3. Fred Wright (KTM). Carroll barrels to Hillside STITT win By 1\11. Orr BOYD, TX, SEPT. 8 Clay Carroll got his first win on the flat track at Mike Kidd's Hillside Raceway as he came from behind in the I25cc class, After the heat race was won by Chad McCracken ahead of Carroll and Roger Se

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