Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

(Above) Jeff Matiasevich won the 125cc Intermediate and 250cc Stock classes. (Below) The gate drops for the Minibike Senior class. TexasGNC (Co ntin ued from pa ge 36) fourth . Surratt. Whitley and Vi cks continued to battle. but Hicks began to fade from the pi cture. Warren was sitting pretty and putti ng some serious di s ian ce ' b e t we e n hims elf and Richardson. Meanwhile. Richardson was doing th e sa me to Manneh as Hi cks began to close th e gap between him and V ick. H e left th e charge a little too lat e. however , and Vi ck managed to hold o n for sixth . Su rra tt held o n for fourth with Wh itl ey winding up fifth. Warren took th e overa ll win follow ed by Rich ardson and Manneh, 250cc Intermediate Kawasak i rid ers Frankie Brundage a nd J eff Mari asevich sta rted th eir weekend-long duel in th e Intermed iat e d ivisi on an d it was Brundage wh o dr ew first bl ood . Brundage led wire-to-wire a fter gra bbing th e hol eshot while Mati asevich starte d slo wly in fifth. After two laps Brundage led Kawasaki -mounted Michael Stahlman with Vin ce Rizzo on a Honda in third. Matiasevich moved pa st Rodney Wa lla ce to tak e fourth a nd started making a move towards Rizzo . On th e next lap. Mariasevich got Rizzo and two laps later blast ed by Stahlma n to ta ke over second p lace. H is progress, howev er , stopped th ere as he cou ldn ' t threat en Brundage. Stahman edged Wall ace for third place and Rizzo wound up fifth. 88 250cc Stock Intermediate The second round of the Matiasevich -Brundage ba tt le got underway .in the 25Occ.S.tock.lruermediatedass. but thi s tim e it wa s Matia sevi ch who ca me out on top. After stea ling the hol eshot, Matiasevich im media telv _ opened a four -second lead over Brun'dag e and th er e wa s noth in g th e Ramon a, Californ ia rid er co u ld do a bo u t it. Matiasevi ch co nt in ued to pull out a second a la p on the field while Brundage didn't have much o f a p ro blem holding on to second pl ace. Yamah a-m ounted Rodney Wallace ca me up from fifth p lace to fini sh th ird with T exa s loca l J im m y Spiers p utti ng h is H onda in fourth. Ka wasa ki pi lot C urt Lib bey ro u nded o u t th e top five. 125cc I nt er m ediate Matiasevi ch go t h is seco nd o f three wins in th e 125cc Inter medi at e class. Once agai n, he ca me away with the hol esh ot a nd . o nce aga in, sco red a runawa y win. Brundage 'go t a slo w sta rt a nd wound up II th a fter the first la p. H onda 's Sha u n Kal os h ooked himself to Mariasevich during th e o peni ng lap a nd found himself with a comfortabl e second place. Two laps later, Brundage worked hi s wa y to sixth and didn ' t sto p th ere. H e proceede d to get Sco tt Chesser a nd by th e last lap had moved up to third pl ace. Matiasevich, h owever , co nt in ued to be th e fast est rider on th e track and coaste d to an easy win. Kalas held on for second wtih Brunda ge fini shing third. 125cc Stock Intermediate Matiasevich didn't cool off as he dominated the l25cc Stock Intermediates. Despite getting off the line in _ .. [jfth .place~ the La Habra Heights. Ca lifornia, rider only needed two laps to surge to the front of the pack. From there it was all down hill as nobody could get close enough to mount a serious challenge. Holeshot and first lap leader Steve Hill kept his Kawa saki in second spot. Minibike 105cc T eam Honda 's Shaun Kalos ran a way a nd hid from the -rest of the pack in th e Minibike 105ccclass. Th e real race wa s th e one for seco nd place. Yamaha-mounted Vin ce DeVane and Rick Simmet on a H onda battled ea rly for th e runner-up spot, but DeVane event ua lly got th e better o f th e ·ba tt le. Meanwhile, Scott Brown was recover in g from an eig h th- p la ce start and was making a serio us cha rge tow ards th e front . DeVane sta rte d clo sing th e gap on Kal os while Brown m oved into fifth pl ace, on ly five seco nds behind Sim me t. Lap four showed DeVan e right o n Kalas with Sim me t being pushed by Brown, but neither DeVan e or Brown cou ld mak e a move a nd th ey fini shed in th at order. A crash o n Sa tu rday didn't ea rn Brown any points and fourth pl a ce o vera ll went to Kaw a sakimounted Lowell Thomson. Minibike Senior Brown go t a nother cha nce a t th e top spot in' th e Minibik e Senior class , but in th e end he co u ld n' t mat ch DeVan e andhis Yam aha. Bobby "Jay" Mann gra bbed th e h ol esh ot on hi s Kawasaki with Brown following close beh ind . DeVan e go t o ff th e lin e in eig h th bu t qu ickl y mad e up tim e a n d by lap two had moved to fourth. Mann started to stretch hi s lead sli ghtly over Brown a nd after two laps led . by 2.5 seco nds . With DeVan e pushin g hard in third pl ace, Brown su ddenl y ca ug h t Mann a nd a three-way battl e ens ued . H alfway thro ug h lap four, DeVane passed both Brown a nd Mann as th e latter began to fade. DeVan e and Bro wn pulled away an d a ll o f a su dde n Mann had hi s hands full with Simmer's H onda. DeVan e coasted in for the win while Brown fin ished a co mfortable second . Simmet bl ew bv Mann as the two fini shed third arid fourth, respectivel y. Brown 's second was a fin e debut for what In n ova tion Sports' president Jim Ca stillo termed "stage one of a 99-pound mini. " The Honda was fitted wi th a uniquely-d esigned frame that featured a carbon-fiber back sectio n. The bik e is six pounds lighter than a sta n da rd minibike, acco rd ing to Castillo . • Results TEENY MINI : Robbie Reynard (Yam); 2. Todd Claborn (Yam); 3. Kev in W indham {Yam l. 60 JR .; 1. Damon Huffman (Kaw); 2. Jesse Begyn (Kaw); 3. Ben Schooley (Kawl. 60 SR.; 1. Jad< Ricks IKaw); 2. Bretl Mellon(Hon); 3. Broc k Bullard IKaw). MINI STOCK 7 ·1 I : 1. Honk Moree J r . (Kaw); 2 . Ma rty Vaughn (Kaw); 3 . Ronn ie Densford (Kaw) . M INI STOCK 12 ·15: 1. Lowell ThomsonJr. IKawl; 2. Scon Brown (Han) ; 3 . Bobby Ja y Monn (Kaw ). MINIBIKE JR .; 1. Jimmy Bullon (Han ); 2. Ronnie Den sford (Kawt 3. Hank Moree Jr. (Kaw). MINIBIKE SR.: 1. Vince DeVane (Yam); 2. Scali Brown (Hen); 3 . Rick Simmet (Hon), MINIBIKE lOS : 1. Shaun Kalas (Han ); 2. Vince DeVone (Yom t 3 . Rick Sim m il (Han). 125 STK NOV: 1. Mike Larocco (Yam); 2. Ken Butler (S uz~; 3 . Jerry Benner (Han). 125 NOV: 1. Mike Larocco (Yam); 2. Kevin Slockhausen (Yam); 3 . Ken BUl ler ISuz). 125 STK INT; 1. Jeff Matiosevich (Kaw); 2 . Steve HiIiIKaw); 3 . Tommy Newman IKaw). 125 INT: 1. Jaff Maliasevich (Kaw); 2 . Sha un Kalas (Han ); 3 . Frankie Brundage (Kaw). 125 EX: I . Eddia Warran (Kaw); 2. Carroll Richardson (Kaw) ; 3. Bader Manne h (Kaw) . 250 STK NOV: 1. Jerrold Gronl (Kawl; 2 . Keith Mundie (Kaw) ; 3 . Wa lker Alford (Han). 250 NOV: 1. Jer ro ld Grant (Kaw); 2. Chris Pr it chen ; 3. Greg Hembree (Yam). 250 STK INT: 1. Jeff M alia savic h (Kaw ); 2. Fran kie Br undage IKaw l; 3. Rodney W allace (Yaml . 250 INT; 1. Frank ie Br und oge (Kaw ); 2. Jaff Motiasev ich (Kaw); 3. Michael Stahlman (Kaw). 25 0 EX: 1. Scooter Staff ord (Suz): 2. Carroll Richard son (Kaw); 3. Den n is Hawthorne (Kaw) . OPEN INT: 1. Rodney W all ac a (Yam); 2. M ichaal Sta h lman (Kaw); 3. Jeff Knighl (Han). OPEN EX: 1. Denn is Hawthorne (Kaw); 2. Scooter Staffo rd (Han); 3 . Kirk Spen cer (Yom). OVER 3D: 1. Tony Greenwood (Hon); 21. Karel Kra mer (Kaw); 3. J ames Workma n (Kaw). OVER 30 MASTERS: 1. Robby Neal ey (Kaw); 2 . Philip Hess (Hont 3 . Bill y Cli d< (Yam). Latest Poop (Continued from page 6) The Tacoma. Washington, Community College is holding the Basic Motorcycle Rider Course for new riders , and the Better Biking Course, an advanced-skills class for those with more experience. Both classes are certified by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation. Call (toll free) 800/562-5505 for information. The Bees M.e. will host the 1985 Widowmaker Hilldimb on Ma y 19; th ere will be a $20,000 guaranteed purse. In add itio n to the regular Exhibition and Expert class es, Sportsman , Powder Puff and Mini classes will be run for th e first time. Mail entry deadlin e is May 10. For further information , co nt ac t the Bees M.C. at P.O. Box 130, W. Jordan , UT 84084 , or ca ll 801/ 255-8946. Riders w ith three digit numbers, wh ich made up over 50 percent of the fields in Formula One . Formula Two arid the 200 at Daytona, created problems for everyone from scorers to the ' fans in the stands. In addition, the familiar rider number/name combinations of the past several seasons weren't the same due to an AMA change in rider numbering for each division. The Da ytona 200 was the first round o f th e International Superbike Masters Ser ies orga ni zed by Steve MeLaughlin; th e second a nd third rounds in th e 1985 series a re sched u led for Assen ,.H oIl and o n September 8 and Melbourne. Au stralia on September 22. Cal ifornia State Assemb ly Bill AB1201 will allow Green Stickieequipped off-road veh icles to use brief stretches of secondary roads to reach interconnecting trails or use nearby services. The California Highway Patrol is expected to oppose the bill when it reaches the floor for debate. Support for AB1201 , should be directed to local Califomia state assemblymen. Team Honda dirt track rider Bubba Shobert has turned down an invitation to race thi s yea r's Trans-Atlantic Match Races in England to concen trate on winning th e AMA Camel P ro Seri es instead. Shobert based hi s decisio n o n his seco nd-p lace finish to teammate Ri cky Graham last yea r. With G raham now o u t with a broken leg , Sh obert's cha nces o f winning look ex treme ly good. Mike Kidd 's Boyd Raceway will kick off it 1985 dirt track season with a weekend doubleheader April 6 and 7 . Saturday will feature a short track. and Sunday w ill have TT racing, w ith a $1000 purse for each day's event. For more information, ca ll 817/284-1766 . • MQ'r.0RCYC~ INDUSTRY UANGES Nominated For a position on California 's State O ff-H igh wa y Vehicle Commission, CMC P resident Stu Peters; polite letters of support can be sent to Mr. Marvin Ba x te r . '

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