Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

of fall in,g riders on the small track. Adams sLuck close to the pole on the groove as Poovey tried to play catch-up using the high line until the next-lO-the-last lap when it proved his undoing coming out of turn two. Poovey went down and Jones followed Adams with a steady, smooth ride to econd place. Results 1. Scan Adams (HOR); 2. Ronnie Jones (HOR); 3. Chris Armentrout (Yam); 4. Andy West (e-A); 5. Dodd Dyson (Han); 6. David Fisher (Kaw); 7. Brad Taylor (Han); 8. Charlie Orr (Han); 9. Charles Burlte (VIm); 10. Terry Poovey (H-D) . Huddleston hustles to AmarilloFT win By M. Orr Chased by Scott Gray. Wendell Phillips (18) of Team Lockhart tu.rned 1 :55s and 1 :56s in traffic to win the AFM Four-Hour. OPEN MONEV: 1. Pete Homos (Vam); 2. Jeff Johnson (Hon); 3. Curtis Cannon (Yam). HALF MILE . MINIS: 1. Tommy Lynch (Suz); 2. JUlton Ban (Kaw); 3. Dustin Skalslti (Yam). . 250 NOV: 1. Tyson Vall (Kaw); 2. Lenny Rodriquez (SUz). 250 EX; 1. Lvle Dove (Vam); 2. Don Ambrose (Vam); 3. Rusty Gaita (Vam). N.S.O.T.H.G.: 1. Tom White (Vam); 2. Richard Schroeder (yam); 3. Bill Bartels (H-D). OPEN NOV DIV 1: 1. John Penner (Yam); 2. Marti Moore (Yam); 3. Ron Cochard (Vam). . OPEN NOV DIV 2; 1. Ruben Malaguarnaro (yam); 2. Lyle Dove (BSA); 3. Mark Bailey (Suz). OPEN AM: 1. Ron Bartels (Vam); 2. Mall Stoutenburg (yam); 3. Richard Schroedar (Vam). OPEN EX, 1. Jim Kessler (Vam); 2. Dan Kane (Vam); 3. Jason Ball (Yam). OPEN MONEY: 1. Pete Hames (H-D); 2. Jeff Johnson (H-D); 3. Curtis Cannon (She). 125 INT: 1. Bill Brazil (Suz). 125 EX: 1: Gary Smith (Hon). 250 NOV: 1. Carl Linderman (Vam); 2. Bryan . Ritenberg (Kaw); 3. Paul Perka (Han). 250 INT: 1. Dennis Redding (Han). . OT INT: 1. Bruce Hanson (Suz); 2. Frank Tner (Hoot . . MASTER: 1. Mel Hendrix (KTM); 2. Gene HIgginbotham (KTM). , OPEN NOV: 1. Joe Nail (Kaw); 2. Verlan Copeland (Han). OPEN INT: 1. Mark Nicolat.. i. Adams prevails Panhandle ST By M. Orr Brazil blazes to Argyll MX win By Casey Farrell DIXON, CA, NOV. 4 It seem the boycott goes on at Argyll Park; a not-~o-surprisi!lg small turnout of rIders happily took advantage of the Argyll De.lgner J.,.ey. Glove. Ne. Weve Pent. Pro Pent. Sun Boot. For eo....... _12.111 Ne. 1. 1 $ $ 5 OR-WA S" OHler P.O. BOX 287 .SHERWOOD, O~ 97140 can 800-435-5360 track and -facilities. The biggest class of the day was the l25cc Juniors, while one InLerm~ diate - Suzuki-mounted Blazmg BIll Brazil- had no problem holding off any of the up-and-coming'Juniors, which in turn gave him an overall. The fastest' Junior of the day was Honda rider Adam Gallegos who kept a good distance on Kawasakimounted Todd Rodgers. Both mota scores were unchanged for theseboys. Beau Judge had a good ride in the 50cc c1as$ but second-malO trouble had his Honda starving for fuel. Out front to take the win was a Kawasaki 60cc rider Sean Reath. Reath and Judge were going at it until Judge had mechanical problems. The 80cc Intermediate class had two brothers out front on Yamahas, however there wasn't much of a battle betw~en these two brothers. Obie LeU came in with a solid first in both motos over liule brother, Ian Leff. Masters division had a KTM sweep: Mel Hendrix took the overall but had to go to a lot of work to pass and stay ahead of fellow KTM rider Gene Higginbotham. Higginbotham led most of the first mota but was eventually reeled in by Hendrix on the last lap. In the second moto, Hendrix put himself out front on the lap and held first place with comfort. At the flag Hendrix had a good lead fo.r .the overall with Higginbotham crulSlng in for second. Results . 125 PRO: l..Jimmie Wooten (Suz); 2. Gary Smith 18 (Hon). 80 INT: 1. Obie LeI (Vam); 2. Ian Lefl (Yam). 80 EX: 1. Shawn W_en (Kaw). 50-80: 1. Sean Realh (Kaw); 2. Beau Judge (Han). 125 NOV: 1. Adam Gallegos (Hon); 2. Tod Rodger. (Kaw). AMARILLO, TX, NOV. 3 The last Class C of the year lined up on the indoor dirt track of the Amarillo Civic Center and got underway with four scratch heats. Fast qualifiers were Terry Poovey, Scott Adams, Andy West and David Fisher. The finish in heat one was told at the number one corner as Terry Poovey took the lead ahead of han Stovall Monty Getman and Ernie Quin'1' and' he earned the pole position for the first semi. Heat two had trouble getting started as Charles Burke got the holeshot on ly to greet the red flag when Chris Armentrout went wide taking out Adams, Sammy Pouer and Dodd Dyson in the first turn. On the restart, Adams grabbed the lead ahead of Potter and Armentrout and led them to the wire. After developing engine trouble in the scratch heat, Charlie Orr went for the win in heat three followed by Jeffrey Shelton and West. In heat four, Ronnie Jones earned the pole pOSItion for semi number two. Not liking the view from fourth place, on lap two, Brad Taylor shot between Fisher and Dan Quinn down the back straight to take over second place and leave Fisher to take third. Poovey again led wire lO wire in the first semi, ahead of Adams and ArmenLrout with the other Lransfers going to Dyson and Bmke. With the win in the second semi, Jones earned the pole position for the main as he took the win ahead of Orr and Tay- . lor. West and Fisher rounded out the line up for the main event. Poovey and Orr were neither one set on the line as the green light flashed and Jones led into the corner ahead of Adams, Taylor and Poovey. Adams and Poovey both went outside in turn four to move up a position on lap two. Taylor lost traction in turn two to go down and ArmenLrout took over fourth place. Poovey took to the outside and high cushion and with a drive oU turn four took over second from Jones to chase Adams. Most other position changes were the results AMARILLO, TX. NOV. 3 Ama teur riders from District 41 made the seven-hour drive to Amarillo, Texas Civic Center and helped show the crowd what flat track racing is all about as James Huddleston don:i~ated both 250cc and Open competltlon. After a third-place start in the 60cc heat race, Heath Kirkland found the outside of the indoor dirt track worked best for him by moving by Clayton Hull to take second and then passing Tim Kay for the win. M &R Truckingsponsored Kirkland led the main event wire to wire as Kay and Hull battled for second. On lap two, Hull went inside in the number one turn to take over second, and Kay held onto third ahead of David Luckey until lap eight. Kay fell going into turn one and Amarillo's Luckey took over to finish in third place as Blake Morris finished fourth. Ace Polson and Honda Town·sponsored Mike George dominated the l25cc class with a freight train race ahead of Clyde Barker Jr., James Harris and fourth place Brian Fleck. Huddleston won the first 250cc heat race; followed to the finish line by Mitch Houden and Eldon Barker. Benny Speas took the win in the second heat only inches aheac! of George, while third went to Harris. Huddleston got the holeshot III the main ahead of Speas, Houden and Harris. Speas fell in the number three corner and Alan Powers ran outside from fifth place and moved into second by the end of lap one, --:ith Harris and Clyde Barker takmg over third and fourth place. Barker moved into third on lap two and inherited second place on the next lap when Powers went down in turn one. After a very oad start, Georg:edrove.h_is way steadily through the held to hmsh tn third place. Results 50: 1. Brian Shults (Han); 2. Oustin Chast (Vam). 80: 1. Heath Kirkland IKaw); 2. Clayton Hull (Kaw); 3. David Luckey (Kaw). 80: 1. Tim Kay (Kaw); 2. Clayton Hull (Suz); 3. Dany Howard (kaw). 125: 1. Mika George (Han); 2. Clyde Barker Jr. (Yam); 3. James Herri. (HOo). . 250: 1. James Huddleston (Han); 2. Eldan Barker (Bul); 3. Mike George (Han). OPEN: 1. James Huddlel10n (Rot); 2. Alan Powers (Yam); 3. Steve Miller (Han). Team lockhart claims Sears Point Four-Hour By Roger Smith SONOMA, CA, OCT. 28 Wendell Phillips and Jim Vreeke piloted their Team Lockhart Ninja to the win in a rain-shortened American Federation of Motorcyclists (AFM) North endurance race. When the race began, the morn-

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