Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Pee Wee rider Dan Chambers (1 9) gets outflanked by 125cc Beg inners Rob Knemeyer (34) and Jacon Rutt (1 2) at Corona Raceway. rider s. Green kept th e ch ille d cro wd in a we for th e entire 20 la ps with O gl esbee running seco nd a hea d o f Sull ivan . wh o cra shed a nd put Zirbel into third. Zir bel go t around Ogl esbee to settle into di stant second wh ere h e would fin ish ahea d o f Schnitzer , O gl esbee, R yan Fish er, Bob In gel and Su ll iva n a t th e flag. well beh ind Green . Results OPEN PRO: 1. Randy Green (Hon): 2. Ma rty Zirbe l (Yam); 3. Del Schnitzer (Hon): 4 . M ika Oglesbee (Hon): 5. Ryan Fisher (Yam): 6. Bob Ingle (Yam): 7. Mike Sull ivan (Yam); B. M ike Hullman (Yam): 9 . SCOtlM iller (Yam); 10. Bob Klum (Hon). 250 PRO: 1. Randy Green (Hen): 2. Frank Word III (Yam ); 3. M ike Sullivan (Yam ); 4 . Del Sch nitze r (Hen ): 5. Travis Babcock (Hon): 6. Ron Adams (Bul): 7. Rvan Fisher (Yam): 8. Bob Klum (Hon); 9. Re. Fisher (Yam): 10. Marty Zirbel (Yam). OT PRO: r . Kenny Celor ie (Bul ): 2. Jell Celorie (Yam): 3. Randy Scotl (C-A ): 4. Nick Nalson (C-A ): 5. Randy Wabb (Vam). OT B: 1. Denn is Fromm (Suz): 2. Mike Thompson: 3. Doug Moore. Keller, Nordin manhandle Medford Expo SX By Clay Light MEDFORD, OR. JAN. II H onda-supported Rodney Keller deva stated th e Open Pro 's' m oney fin al a t th e fir st of two ni g hts o f supercros s in th e 28 .. Medford Expo Park a rena . Keller co nt ro lled th e evening w ith h is sweep of hea ts a nd mat chi ng ma in events, a lso win ning th e 250cefin a l co nvincin gl y. Fell ow H o nda rider Da ve Nordin took th e fin a l by stor m as well over 1300 spectators loo ked on. O ver 100 riders jam med into th e infield in th e ma ssive facil ities for th e best race yet in th e young 198-1-85 su pe rcros s seaso n a t the Expo Pa rk . and a ll o n ha nd go t 10 witn ess sensa t ~onal ri di ng by many o u t o f th e area rid ers, One such rider wa s H on da moun ted J ohn Na ylor, co m ing a ll th e way down from Hi ll sboro to ru n a way w it h th e 13 ri der 125cc final s, Local s Andy Di xson a nd Suzukimo u nted Robby Pea rce co u ld d o noth in g to stop Nay lor. w ho took the win. r Eig h teen riders lin ed up three ro ws deep for th e O pen fin a l wh ich saw H onda 500 pilot Nordin m otor a way with th e race from sta r t-to -fi n ish hol din g o ff th e adva nces o f AMA fla t track Nati ona l n um ber 70 J effrey Ca mpbell a boa rd .a Yam aha Tf 500 bui lt by P ro-Tech , Cam pbell rod e can 'istent ly th roughout th e 20 lap ma in 10 finish runner-up, foll owed by Devin Madison (H a n) a nd Bob Klum (H a n) at the completion. The 250cc fin al a lso sa w 18 rid ers lin e up for an all-ou t swa p fest on th e gnarl ey R ich Wo rd-prepa red co urse. Kell er clobbered th e field right from th e sta rt to lead an a ll -star cast arou nd the wh oop-de-doo-Iined co u rse with MX P ro J ohn Woodl ey (H a n) being th e Eu gen e area riders ma in co mpetition. T ed Perreard (Suz) a n d Ste ve Crouch er (H a n ) rammed fro m beh ind but the Pro duo p roved to be too much a nd fin ish ed in th e 1-2 spots. Kell er's final task o f th e even in g was to win th e Pro m onev m ain event, with mach in ery ra nging from I25cc 10 6oocc. Kell er 's 250 seemed to work the be s t as th e 18- year-old launched hi s CR into th e lead followed by 10 fast co mrades . Ca mpbell (Ya m 500), Madison (Han 500), flat tra ck Pro Bob Ingle (H a n 480) and Tf specialist J eff H ar sha (H a n 250) led a front pack wa r. but aga in it wa s Kell er in complete co ntrol. dazzlin g th e n ear capacity crowd with hi s tri cks learned o n th e 250cc Nat ional ci rcu it. Woodley mad e a cha rge o n ly to drop back a nd leave Ca m p bell in seco nd to hold o ff Mad ison to th e fini sh a nd end th e first o f two ni ghts o f ra cin g. Results OPEN PRO: 1. Rodney Keller (Hon !; 2.Jell Campbell (Vam): 3. Devin Madi son (Hon); 4 . Bob Ingl e (Hon): 5. Jeff Harsha (Hon). OPEN: 1. Dave Nord in (Hon); 2. J eff Campbe ll (y am); 3. Devin M ad ison (Hen ). 250: 1. Rodney Keller (Hon); 2. John Woodley (Hen); 3 . Steve Croucher (Yam). 12 5 : t , John Naylor (Hon); 2. Andy Dixson IYam); 3. Robby Pearce (Suz). 80 : 1. Hank Peterson (Suz); 2. W ayn e Frampton (Yam); 3. Krist in Cowan (Yam) . 60 : 1. Ryan Huffm an (Kawl; 2. Ja son Math ews (Hon): 3. Joe Don Ireland (Hon). McCay claims Mini win at Corona By Nate Rauba CO R01l:A. CA, J Ar-:. II A q u ali fier for the a ma teu r su percross to be hel d a t Anaheim Stadiu m on Feb ruary 3, bro ught out a ra ther large cro wd ton igh t a t Corona Raceway. T he Mini classes were full . a nd th e Begin ners a nd Nov ices pl ayed a deci sive ro le in th e o u tco me o f the In term ed ia te class. wo n by Robert McCa y. Nov ices lin ed up wi th th e Interm ed ia tes. a n d a t th e sta rt o f th e fir st mot o it was a Novice. Ro bbie Perez (R incon Ka wa sa ki). wh o sto le th e holesho t from Intermedi at e Kevin Bussey (Best Ever T errnite/ Kaw ). G uy Deck ert (Ka w) , a Novice, was in thi rd a hea d o f McCa y (PV K). After two la ps Perez wa s pulling away fro m Bu ssey, while McCa y wa s lo sing gro u nd to Deckert. On th e third lap Perez go t hung up in Beginner traffi c which a llowed Bussey to p a ss, but Perez stayed right o n h is rear fender. Soo n th ey h it a big pa ck o f Beg inners. a n d . a lt ho ugh Bu ssey eme rged still in th e lead , Perez, Deckert a nd McCa y wer e close behi nd . O n th e nex t lap, McCa y bega n to m ove a n d was into seco n d wh en (he while flag flew. ;\IcCa y ta iled Bu ssey in to th e hi ll s, a nd took th e lead when Bussey go t stuc k behi nd a slower rider. T hey finish ed in tha t order . with Perez tak in g thi rd a nd th e Novice win a hea d of Deckert . Bu ssey gra bbed th e hol esho t in th e seco n d mota but wa s push ed o u tside a nd went o ver th e large berm. Deckert wa s there to ta ke over, as Nov ices Dan H umbach (Kaw) and Mik e Alli son (R&D S uz) held back McCa y. All ison went down o n th e' first lap. a n d McCa y wa s th ere to put th e h eat on Humbach . For o ver h alf the race, th ese three kept one a nother in sig h t. wh ile Perez held down fourth a way s back . McCay kep t th e pr essure on Humbach , but on la p five. h e went down trying to pa ss a Beginner. H e got up in time to retain third , th en , o n th e last lap, Humbach went d own a nd McCa y took secon d. Deckert wa s go ne o n hi s wa y to th e w in a n d No vice overa ll , so McCa y had to settle for seco n d but sti ll took th e Intermediate overa ll. Perez a lso went by Humbach to tak e th ird in the mo to a n d secon d o vera ll in hi s class, and Hum bach go t up in tim e to hold o n to th ird o vera ll in the Novice cla ss. Da vid Woda szewsk i (Ka w) wa s th e seco nd Int erm ed ia te to cross th e finish lin e to lock up seco nd overa ll in th a t class. Bussey was third overa ll with a 2-4 score. Results PEE WEE: 1. Ryan Dotv (Kaw): 2. Dan Chambers (Kaw ). M INI BEG 12·: 1. Steve Mock (Yam): 2. Jell Lewis (Kaw); 3. John Ward (Hon). MINI BEG 13 +: 1. Kaboose M assam (Yam): 2. John Peterson (Kaw): 3. Ken Weesner (Kaw). MINI NOV: t . Guy Deckan IKaw) ; 2. Robbia Perez (Kaw): 3. Dan Humbach (Kaw). MIN I INT: 1. Raben M cCay (Kaw) : 2. David Wodaszewski (Kawl; 3 . Kevin Bussey (Kaw) . 125 BEG I: 1. Matt Blevins (Kaw): 2. Rich M cCoy (Hon); 3. Steve Field s (Suz). 125 BEG II: t , Roben Briney (Hon): 2. Chuck cerlins (Hon); 3. Glann Tucker (Kaw) . 125 NOV I: 1. Brian Calh oun (Kaw ): 2. Jell Gores (Kaw): 3. Mik e Kann edy (Hon). 1251NT: 1. Roy Chambers (Yam); 2. David Church (Hon): 3. Bill y Ni.lson (Hon). 125 PRO: 1. Wafer Schaeff er (Hon): 2. J ohn ' Kah le (Hon): 3. Trey McFarland (Yam]. 250 BEG I: t , Marc Vis ser (Yam): 2. Tad McAnally (Hon): 3. Jeff Henrich (Hon). 250 BEG II: t . Philip W urs te r (Hon); 2. CB Hendricks (Hon): 3. David Fox (Hon l. 250 NOV : 1. Jail Rutt (Vam): 2. J im Kuntl(Suz): 3. Aron Brigg s (Hon) . 2501NT: 1. Paul Tomor ie (Hon): 2. M ichael Edson (Hon): 3. Ron Lawson (Hon). _ 250 PRO: 1. Dave Graff (Hon); 2. Scott M apes IKaw) ; 3 . Sean Corcora n (Su zl. OPEN BEG: i . Bob Robinson (SUl!; 2. Rob Pandr at z (Hon). . OPEN NOV: t . CB Hendricks (Hon!; 2. Roben Wetnern (Yam l. OPEN INT: 1. M ark Jones (Hon): 2. Chris Lance (Kaw) . VETS: 1. Bob Krah (Hon); 2. John Huegel (Hon): 3. Greg Johns (M ai). Yamaguchi, Pierce shoot to 'Dunes MX wins By Terry Rezek VALENCIA, CA, JAN . 6 Kevin Yam a gu chi rod e hi s Ka wasaki to a 1-2 mo to sco re to top th e 125cc Beginn er class a t Ca liforn ia Racing Club's (CRC) first motocross of th e 1985 seaso n a t Ind ian Dunes Cycle Par k. T he 250cc Int ermed iate class win went to Ala n Pierce (Kaw ). who flew to a I-I overa ll win; Rick Grant was second . As u su al, th e l 25cc Beginn er class was one o f th e biggest. Yamagu chi ap pa rently decid ed to avoid the crowd a nd parlayed th e holeshot into a going a way win. The action was back in seco nd. Aaron Wood a nd Michael Lucas fough t over th at spot unt il lap three wh en Lu cas mad e a ni ce jump pass for seco n d. Then, befor e the lap was o ver, Mik e Fi nc h had tak en it away fro m hi m . At the en d o f mota o ne, it was Ya magu ch i. Fin ch , an d L ucas. In mot o two . Brad Beam an smoked o ff th e sta rt lin e righ t to th e mota win. Agai n th e fight was over se~ n d but th is tim e Lucas a nd Fi nch had to co ntend with Yamaguchi. L ucas he ld the spot for m ost o f th e mo ta but Ya m ag uch i reeled him in o n th e last lap to fin ish seco nd a nd ge t th e best co m bined score fo r the da y. . Chris Cole look ed like a shoo-in right fro m th e sta rt o f th e 125cc Int er medi a tes. J erry Wert a n d J a son Daven port were running seco nd an d third for most o f th e ra ce. T om H olt ca me from back in th e pack, pi cking o ff at least one rider per lap . in clud ing Wert a nd Davenport. On lap five, Col e di sappeared a nd fin all y showed up in last , barely moving. Holt cruised in for th e rno to wi n. followed by Wert an d Davenport. In mot o two , H olt took a n immed iate lead a n d d id not relinq uis h it. Todd H ayes an d Col e were right beh ind h im for a sho rt whil e bu t both DNF and Wert took over seco nd . Er ic Clausen worked hi s way up and passed Wert in th e last pa rt o f th e race. H olt had th e best co m bi ned score, with Wert seco nd a nd Clausen third overa ll. Pi erce kicked everyo ne's rea r kn obbie s in th e 250cc Intermediates, run ning away with both motos for an easy o vera ll victory. T im Wah lberg tried valiantly 10 ca tch IU.t1l. duri ng mo to o ne but finished ~con d;- · o. z seco nds behi n d Pierce. Ri ck Grant did the sa me in m o to two a nd got a little closer, but sti ll no bett er than seco nd . At th e fin al tally, G rant had one p o int better tha n Wahlberg and took second overa ll. . In th e 500cc Beginner race, Michael Sh eld on wa s th e ea rlv leader with Scott Graham getting ' by h im midrace to take th e Iir st-rn ot o win. Sheldon aga in took th e lead in moto two a n d hel d o ff G raham. Graham DNF a nd Shel do n took th e mot o win a nd first o vera ll. Th e Veteran s class is a lmost th e excl usive property o f Mari n o Bastio. nell a nd tod ay was no excep tion as h e went 1-1 for th e overa ll. H e was follow ed by Vet Ex pert Ken Kull uson in both mot os ; th ird overa ll wen t to Erro l Lew is. wh o took first Int erm ediat e. • .Results PEE W EE: 1. Rob by Hammond (Yam ); 2. Ton y Catal de (Yam). 60 BEG: 1. Judd Scan la n (Kaw l; 2. Lanny Turner (Kaw ); 3. Robby Hammond (Kaw ). 60 NOV : 1. Jarrett Austi n; 2. Ma rk Birkenba ck (Hon). 60 INT: 1. Cra ig Decker (Kaw) . 80 STK BEG: 1. Dean Dill (Kaw ); 2 . M ike Farzaneh (Hon): 3. SCOtt Connall y (Kaw ). BO STK NOV : 1. Duan e Benner (Hon); 2. Bj orn Lofstro m (Yam): 3. Joe l Tokarsky (Kaw ). 80 STK INT: 1. Erick Hilt on (Yam); 2. J imm y But ton (Hon): 3. Rebert Shipma n (Kaw ). 80 MOO NOV : 1. Brian Gipson (Yam); 2. Duane Benner (Honl. 80 MOD INT: r . J immy Button (Hont 2. Er ick Hilton (Yam); 3. Bu bba Erickson (Kaw ). 125 BEG: 1. Kev in Yamag uch i (Kaw) ; 2. Brad Beaman (Hon); 3. M ichael Luca s (Kaw) . 125 NOV: , . Doug Allen (Kaw); 2. Gary Carivau (Kaw ): 3. Den nis King (Suz). 12.5INT: 1. Tom Holt (Kaw); 2. Jerry W en (Kaw) : 3. Enc Clau sen (Yam ). 250 BEG: t , Ja ff M inder hout (Vam): 2. Bob Dem sey (Yam); 3 . Kirk Puern er (Yam). 250 NOV ; 1. M ike Hawks (Yam); 2. Tony M er cier (Kaw ); 3. Dutc h Weibel (Kaw) . 250 tNT: 1. Alan Pierce (Kaw ); 2. Rick Grant (Vam): 3. Tim Wahl berg (Vam). 500 BEG: 1. Mi chael Sheldo n (SUl); 2. Dua ne Ac hziger IKaw); 3 . Ron Baker (Hon) . 500 NOV ; 1. M ike Hunon (Yaml; 2 . Craig M cCon nachie (Yam); 3 . Craig Hitch (Yam ). 500 INT: 1. M ik e M usson (Hon ); 2. Jeff Clausen (Hon): 3. Roben Moo ra (Vam). VET JR : 1. W alt Hard (Hon); 2. Steve Roberts (Yam); 3 . M ick M istr etta (Suz). VET INT: 1. Errol Lew is (Suzl: 2. Robert Cooka (Hon): 3. Bill Den nis (Hon). VET EX: 1. Marino Bast ionell (Suz); 2. Ken Kulluson (Suz); 3. Stave Clark (Yam). 12 5 PRO: 1. Gary Ybarra (Kaw). 250 PRO: 1. Jell Sch umacher (ya m!; 2. Ban Shif lett (Suz): 3. Brad M cLeod (Hon). 500 PRO: 1. Dave Folu(Hon ); 2. Don Cline (Kaw~

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