Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

In th e Minis, Eri ck H ilton blew o ff th e line to lead th e Intermedia tes in to the first turn. Brian Gipson got th e d ro p o n th e Novi ces a nd Steven Foster topped the Beg inners. By th e end o f the firs t la p , the finishin g order was set with Moo dy slipping by H ilton to lead overall - Dan n y Ande rson took the Novice lead. Moo dy j umped [ 0 a 20-seco nd lea d by lap two , a nd a t the fin ish An derso n was right o n h im , bu t cou ldn' t get around a nd settled for seco nd overa ll a nd first Novi ce. G ipson hung tight a t third overa ll, second Novice. All the Int erm ediates and P ros ran to gether, wh ich meant th at the Int ermedi at es were lost in th e crowd of Pros. Everyone was lost beh ind Bell who had co me o u t to enjoy so me rela xed racing - He new away to a n easy wi n . Num ber one GP racer Brad McL eod had a d isastro us start a nd was about last a t th e lin e. H e p ulled o ut the stops , pi ck ing up o ne o r two positions per lap until he was seco nd o vera ll. All the ti me spen t fightin g tra ffic, how ever, let Bell get out o f reach and McLeod cou ld not cat ch h im. Kurt Sofk a ran wire to wire a t th e lead o f th e Open Pro class . Th e sta rt o f th e Beginner event was wool y for su re - missing a turn o n th e Sh ad ow Gl en co urse will get you a scen ic to ur of th e Santa Cl arita Valley. T he qu ick draw specia lists were Mik e Probst in th e ope n class , Bret Rease in th e 250s a nd Dan Dalton for th e 125s. The Open class was no contest. by th e end of lap one, R ussell Garcia was in th e lead a nd he left everyone behind to sq ua bble over second. Dan Wil born a nd Kirk Puerner were in a n elbow-to -elbo w battle for th e lead o f th e 250cc class befor e th e seco nd lap was half over. They went at it non-stop until lap six, wh en Puerner took th e 250cc lead a nd wi th it, th e win . Mike Hutton went to a n immed iate lead of the Novi ces and held it for most o f th e race, just ta king it easy. Terry Woody closed in on him a nd , wh en Hut ton dropped back in la p six, was th ere for th e break . The 250cc win ner, Robby Kennedy, a lso chased Hutton mos t of th e race a nd moved int o first overa ll in th at same lap; H e held that spo t fo r th e overa ll Novice win. The Vet event had its usual huge number or classes. Vet Expert Steve Clark held the lead from the start till lap six, wh en Vet Intermediat e Bob Audet edged h im o u t for a lap. On the final lap, end u ro rider Low ell Spiva boomed into th e lead o n a four- stroke a n d to ok th e o ve ra ll Vet win . pulling away. Davis went on to win by a comfortable mar gin, with Thomas holding o ff th e la te charges o f Phillip Gould (Ka w) to clai m second. Dennis Burns (Kaw ) ba tt led his way into fourth as H au pt man fell back to ninth , and Jerry J etton (Suz) rounded o ut th e top five. The sta rt o f mo to two fou nd T homas in th e lead with Burns a nd Davis in pursuit. Da vis was th e first to pass Bum s o n the ope ni ng lap, wi th J eremy Hughes (Cee r/ Ya rn) a lso goi ng by. On lap two Davi s took the lead bu t co u ldn't sha ke Hughes as he went aro und Thomas also. Hughes stayed right with Davis a nd moved into th e lead o n lap four when Davis fell ba ck to fifth. As Hughes pulled out a co m forta ble lead, Thomas, now in second, began to feel the heat from John Matias evich (T ustin Honda) and Davis. After a cou p le o f laps Mariasevich found a way by, brin ging Davis with him as th ey began to dice for seco nd. Hughes stayed o u t front to th e fin ish whi le Ma tia sevich held Davis to third ah ead of Todd Kobetsky who made a last lap pass o n T homas. Davis was first o vera ll, a nd T homas ended up second with hi s 2-5 score. Hughes, who had pl aced eighth in th e first mot o, was third. In th e P ro cla sses Kaw asaki 's T odd Campbell, who was fresh off a win in the I25cc Supercross at San Diego the night befo re, was unbeat abl e in both the 250cc a nd I25cc divisions. A cras h in th e first 125cc moto wa s wh at Stacey Cook needed to tak e th e win , but Campbell ca me back to dominat e th e second round. Campbell easily took the fir st 250cc moto al so , but J eff Sch u macher ga ve him a run for th e mo ney in the second ro u nd by holdi n~ him o ff for most of th e race until bemg pa ssed o n th e sevent h lap. Results PEE WEE: 1. Robby Hammond (Yam); 2. Chr is Whee le r (Yam ~ 3. Jason Ramos (Yam). 60 0 ·8: 1. David Ochoa (Kaw). • 6ONOV: 1.JohnnyCole(Hon): 2. Er ic Heug (Kaw). 80 STK 8 EG: 1. Mike Chamberlain (Yam); 2. 8en Phalen (Kaw); 3. Ryen Add ison (Kaw l. 80 STK NOV: 1. Larry Laye (Yam); 2. Eric Browne (Kaw); 3. Ryan Hughes (Yam). 80 STK INT: 1. J immy 8utton (Hon); 2. Paul Conez (Yam); 3. 8ubbe Er ickson (Kaw) . 80 MOD BEG: 1. Joshua Ma n in (Yam). 80 M OD NOV: 1. Larry Lave (Yam); 2. Scott Mar· tin (Yam); 3. Eric 8rowne (Kaw l. . 80 MOD INT: 1. 8ubba Erickson (Kaw ); 2. Paul Cortez (Yam); 3 . Jason Collier (Han ). 80 MOD EX: 1. Anthony French (Yaml . 125 BEG I: 1. J oey Cox (Kawl; 2. Brian Nail (Hon); 3. Steve Pare nt (Han). 125 BEG II: 1. Steve Flanders (Kaw l; 2. Eddie Raab (Kaw); 3. W alter Kelly (Suz). . 125 NOV: 1. Cra ig Davi s (SUl ); 2 . Ron Thoma s (Yam); 3. Jeremy Hughes (Yam) . 125 INT: 1. Gilben Valdez (Suz); 2. Jeff Capt (Kaw); 3. BJ M ill spaugh (Kaw). 125 PRO: 1. Todd Campbell (Kaw); 2. Stacey Cook (Kaw); 3. 8rian Mayer (Suz). 250 BEG: 1. Jim Peters (Yam); 2. Daren Briggs (Hon): 3. Larry Mack (Suzl. 250 NOV: 1. Darren Paley (Suz); 2. Todd Lett · man n (Han); 3. George Gesner (Hon) . 250 INT: 1. Larry Benedict (Kaw); 2. St eve Patt oni (Hon); 3. Kenny M addux (Yaml250 PRO: 1. Todd Campbell (Kaw l; 2. Jeff Schu macher (Yam); 3. Steve Hendr ick (Yam). 500 BEG: 1. Tony Harris (Hon); 2. Russell Garcia (Yam); 3. Ace Winger (Ma i). 500 NOV: 1. Bob Watson (Kaw); 2. Paul Doebe· reiner (Hon); 3. Jeff Carlson (Hon). 500 INT: 1. TIm Toms(Yam ); 2. Jeff Fahy (Hon); 3. J ack Stevens (Kaw ). 500 PRO: 1. Tom Combs (Kaw); 2. Chr is Craft (Hon~ 3. Ron Lewi s (Hon). VET J R: 1. Steve Robens (Yam); 2. Jack Millero ( Hon~ 3. Greg Rogers. VET INT: 1. Bill Den nis (Hon); 2. Roben Cooke (Hon~ 3. Dick M oseley (Yam). VET EX: 1. Ken Ratzloff (Hon ); 2. Jef Harr iott (Han); 3. M ari no Bastionell (Suzl. Results 60 INT: 1. Joey Curt ts (Kaw ). EX: 1. Damon Huffman (Kaw) . 80 BEG: 1. Scott Br isto l (Kaw) ; 2. Dan Fonteyn (Yam~ 3. Dean Dill (Kaw ). NOV : 1. Danny Anderson (Suz); 2. Br ia n Gipson; 3. Bjorn Lofstrom (Yam ). INT: 1. RandyMoody (Kaw l; 2. Erick Hi lton (Yam); 3. Jeff Onh (Kawl. 125 BEG: 1. Gale Fritsche (Yam); 2. Todd KrosI IHon ); 3. Sandy Sm ith (Kaw) . NOV: I . Todd Lehmann (Yam); 2. Joh n Braasch (Kaw): 3. Todd Ander. (Yam). AM: 1. Sea n Smorick (Hon); 2. Jason Inger soll (Kaw ): 3. Greg Wall (Hon). 125 PRO: 1. Jon Zahn (Hon); 2. Danny Jones (Hon); 3. Gene Elzenberger (Kaw ). 250 BEG: 1. Kirk Puerner (Yam ); 2. Dan Wilborn (Yam); 3. Pat Mc Daniel (Suzi. NOV : 1. Robby Kennedy(Honl; 2. Chuck Fournier (Hon); 3. David Bagvvell (Hon). AM: 1. Everret Neal (Hon); 2. Charlie Morri s (Hus); 3. Ruben Stephenson. 2 50 PRO: 1. M ike Bell (Yam); 2. Brad McLeod (Hon); 3. Ted Hoyt (Honl . OPEN BEG; 1. Rissell Garcia (Hon ); 2. Brett Fult on (Honl: 3. John Adam s (Hon). . NOV: 1. Terry W oody (Honl; 2. Ji m Lichlyter (Hon l; 3. M ike Ouimett e (Hon). NOV FOUR· STROKE: 1. Ma ti Jo hnson (Yam): 2. Br ya n Rury (Hon); 3. Mi ke M cKeeVer (Hon) . AM : 1. Doug Taft (Yam); 2. Frank Costan zo (Hon); 3 . M ike Pric e (Yam). OPEN PRO: 1. Kurt Sofko Jr . (Yam); 2. Shawn Lane (Hon); 3. Randy Norman (Hon). VETS (MX) JR : 1. M ick M istretta (Suz); 2. Paul SaYll ria (Han). INT: 1. Bob A udet (Yam). EX: 1. Steve Clark (Yam). Bell blasts CRC grand prix By Terry Rezek VALENCIA, CA, JAN . 20 Yamaha -mo un ted Mike Bell rode to a convinci ng Intermediate/Pro overall win at the Californ ia Racing Clu b's (CRC) Super Bo wl-day grand prix at Indian Du nes Cycle Park. Ran dy Moody, competing in the Mini Int ermedia te division, took the overa ll Mini la urels. II J ' . .. "" ' '; . ~ .t :I t ;~ . / ~ . ... ... . ... .. " .- ><: ~ S W N W a: >a: a: w .- >- '" 0 .- ~ 0 J: 0- l!') 00 Q') ....... ~ C() ....... >- lo-< ~ :s lo-< ..c V ~ Yamaha rider Mike Bell easily won the Pro ranks at CRC's Super Bowl-day grand prix at Indian Dunes. He led from start to finish without a hitch . mot o two , but Calhoun was rig ht th ere and snatched it away o n th e first lap. Petri e started o ff third and passed Auberlen on the second lap and before th e mot o was half com p lete Charles Gonzales (Kaw) and Jetton dropped th e Yam aha p ilo t further back. Calhoun scooted o ff to a com manding lead, while Petrie fell back 10 fourth behind Gonzal es a nd Jetton. As Cal houn cru ised to th e wi n, J etton worked his wa y around Gonz a les to tak e second on the fin al lap : his 2-2 good for second o vera ll. Au berlen ca me home fifth behind Gonzales a nd Petrie, but still got th ird overall. In the Mini Beginner 13-and-Over cla ss John Peterson was the overall winner after taking both rnotos. Peterson diced with Mike Cox (Kaw) and Eric Nichols for over half of th e first moto before he fin ally overt ook Cox for the lead wh ich led to victory. Cox stayed in seco nd as Nicho ls dropped off the pace lat e in the moto to tak e third. In rnoto two Peterson took the lead just a fter the start a nd left Jason Cable (Ka w), William Tucker (H on) , Cox, and Nichols to fight over second. Cox event ua lly won o u t, while Nichols endoed out. Tucker took third ahead of Cable, and Nichols recovered in seventh. +30 (GP) BEG: 1. Richard Wh itaker (Hon); 2. Bill Laity (Suz); 3. Chuck Brooks (M ai). NOV: 1. Larry Lar iv iere ; 2. Joe Wh iteley(Yam); 3. Bill Hensche Jr. (Yam). AM : 1. Lowell Spiva (Han); 2 . Stuart Douglas (Hon); 3 . Jack Labrum (Yam). EX: 1. Roben Mennell (Hon); 2. Vic Cun ; (Yam). +40 (GP) BEG: 1. Denn is Wilson. NOV; 1. Roben Cooke (Hon); 2. Larry Mason (Yam); 3. John Landry (Hon). AM : 1. Bill Baxter (Hon). EX: 1. David Neal (Yam); 2. Ned Joy (Hon). Calhoun flogs Novices at Corona By Nate Rauba CORONA, CA, JAN. 25 Pomona Valley Ka wa sak i 's Brian Calhoun topped the I25cc Novice class tonight at Corona Raceway with 3-1 finishes. Although Calhoun hung back at third in the fir st rnoto, he came back and sna tched the lead near th e start of th e seco nd and was never cha llenged. Bill Auberlen (T &:O Yam aha ) grabbed the holeshot at the start of th e first moto and quickly opened a sma ll lead over Bryan Petrie (MC Country/ Kaw ) a nd Suzuki mounted Jerry Jetton. After two laps Auberlen 's lead had shrunk as Petrie moved in , whil e Calho un battled with J ett on over third. A little ove r halfway into th e race Petrie ran into a fallen beginner rider as he chased Auberlen o nto th e infield. The im pact shot Petrie over th e bars and several feet from his bike , but he was unhurt and remou nt ed af ter losin g several positions. T his left Au berlen with some room to breathe, and he went on 10 take an easy win. Jetton was able 10 shake off Calhoun for a comfortable second, and Petrie made his way back to fourth at the end of the rnoto. Auberlen repeated h is starting performa nce a nd grabbed the lead of •• ~ . . . . , t. ' I , ' c "-. J Results HIGH SCHOOL WO MEN : 1. Tracy Cun ningham (C·N); 2. Harpel Kang (Nor). MIN I SR: 1. M ike Broo ks (C· N); 2. Louie Romo (Col); 3. Kenn y W eesner (Hem). 100: 1. M ike Brooks (C·N). 125 NOV: 1. Jerry Litteral (Col); 2. BryanWarner (Col); 3. Bucky Moo re (Nor ). 125 SR: 1.John Holmes (Nor ); 2. M edardoJ uarez (Col). 175 NOV: 1. Jerry Litt eral (Col); 2. BillyChampion (Hem); 3. Bucky Moore (Nor). 250 SR: 1. Don Litteral (Col); 2. Dino Veik (Nor); 3. Scott Bu m s (Nor). . OPEN SR: 1. Scott Burns (Nor); 2. Don Litteral (CoI~ 3. Danny Schoo nover (Nor). UNATTA CHED PEEWEE: 1. J im my Wi ll iam s (Kaw) . MINI BEG 12-; 1. Jeff Lewis (Kaw); 2. Robby Schm idt (Yaml. I .' J I, J J ;. • • : I I I J ~ c ;. r , I J ~ I I' J J } ( I 25.. ..

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