Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Mi ke Sixbery right o ff th e lin e a nd was sti ll th ere as th ey disap p ea red into th e back o f th e co urse. Ron Burkey a nd J ohn L u ndgren . both +30 Am a teurs. were a t th e lead of the next ro w a nd Pat Fo nt evn a nd Bob Cooke top ped th e Nov ice/Begin ner sta rt . Six bery nosed a hea d o f Daw son by th e en d o f th e first la p a nd a no the r Vet , J oh n H olmes, moved int o th ird. T hos e th ree fought fro m th ose positions for th e rest o f th e race a nd finish ed in tha t order. L undren slow ly reel ed Burkey in and la nded h im o n th e fourth lap to tak e th e Amateu r lead a n d eve nt ua l wi n . Fonteyn d ropped off the pa ce and Cooke moved into the lead to stay . T he P ro s and In term ed ia tes ran to gether , wi th a ll classes represent ed . Ken Zahrt , Brad McLeod a nd Davi d L ynch exp loded o u t of th e Pro sta rt in a kn o t. McLeod was hot and put h is H onda in front o f Zahrr 's a lmos t im media tely. By the end o f th e first la p . McLeod had a five-seco nd lead over Zah rt and was o n th e gas. Zah rt seeme d to burn o u t a bo u t mid-race and And y Ell is spooked hi s Suzu ki in to seco nd . Ell is wen t o n to fin ish seco nd behi nd Mel.cod , a nd Zahrt go t thi rd . Open P ro J ohn Ferro o u t-p owe red 125cc Pro R ich T ru ch ins ki in the seco nd row d rag ra ce. J oe H opk in s. on a 125cc Kawasa ki. a nd H onda mounted T ruc h ins ki, used the lig h ter bikes' agi li ty to slip arou nd Ferro in th e tight back section o f th e co urs e a nd fin ish la p o ne a t th e front of th e 125cc Interm ed iat e/ Open Pro row. T ru ch in sk i trie man y tim es to ca tch d H o p kin s, but ra n o u t o f ti m e before h e could p u ll th at tri ck. T hey fin ish ed one a n d two in th e 125, c P ros a nd Ferro hun g o n to tak e first O pen P ro . Shaw n Wynn a nd M ick Elsberry were o ne a nd two o f th e 250,c Int ermed iat es rig ht fro m th e sta rt a nd never cha n ged posi tion. fin ishing in th a t ord er. Mik e Kied rowsk i was in h is usua l pos ition in th e 125, c Int ermed ia tes - first. H e led th e ra ce from wire-to-w ire. Trov W eltv did not hav e a very good start 'b u t so on m oved to seco nd 125cc Int erm ed ia te a nd was still th ere a t th e fini sh . HONDA. SOOcc INTERCEPTOR BOX STOCK ROAD RACE SERIES 1985 Willow Springs Raceway BE EI TtlER· Sunday, Apri/14 Round 2 Honda 500cc Interceptor Series HONDA See A Full Day Of AFM Road Racing Action! Gates Open 7:00 A.M. Admission $6.00 FOLLOW THE LEADER Results 60 NOV: 1. Davi d Cooke (Han) . INT: 1. Br ian Gonu eiva. 80 BEG: 1. Ju st in Souza (Han); 2. Mi ke Davis (Hen); 3 . Gary Brin km eyer (Yam) . NOV: 1. Bri an Gip son (Yam ); 2 . J oel Tokat skv (Kaw) . INT: 1. Kevin Peoples (Kaw) . EX: 1. M ike Pascarella (Yam); 2. Shane Tritt ler (Yam); 3. Dave M ill er (DM C); 4 . Steve W eitzeil (Yam ). 125 BEG: 1. Tim Brow n (Kawl; 2. Tim Font eyn (Vam ); 3. Rich Pow ell (Hon). NOV : 1. Rick We av er (Kaw); 2. M ic ha el Loft us (Kaw ); 3 . Bill y M claugh li n (Su z). INT: 1. Mike Kied row sk i (Kaw) ; 2. Troy W elty (Suz ); 3. J ason In ger soll (Kaw). PRO; 1. Joe Hopki n s (Kaw) ; 2 . Rich Tru chi n ski (Ho n); 3. Bob Ram sey (Honl; 4 . All en Griff in (KTM) . 250 BEG : 1. Jack Parker (Hon ); 2. De Wayne Ray (Hon); 3. Gr eg W olfe (Hon l. NOV: 1. Dav e Pon s (Hen]. 2. David Blomgren (S Ul); 3 . M itch Griff in (yam). INT; 1. Shawn W yn ne; 2. M ick Elsberr y (Varn i; 3 . M ike Fow ler (Yam) . PRO: 1. Brad M cLeod (Hon) ; 2. A ndy Ellis (SUl ); 3 . Ke n Zahrt (Ho n); 4 . John Hemme (Hon); 5. Bru ce Delgado (Suli. OPEN BEG; 1. Nil e Geir li ch (Ho n); 2. Rich M aas (Suz); 3 . Dou g Ash ley (Hon l. NOV: 1. Tracy Le w is (Hon ); 2 . M ark Amendola (Hon ); 3. M ike Hutton (Varni . INT: 1. Frank Con stan zo (Hon); 2 . Dar in Layton (Hon); 3. Dave Sch w arzott (Kaw) . PRO; 1. J ohn Ferro (Ho n); 2 . Ruben Fa lc on (Hon l; 3 . Scott M or ga n (Hon); 4 . Greg Kam m erma n (Yam ). VET J R; 1. Greg Rogers (Hon ); 2. R.C. Cana st or (Hus ); 3. Tim Crabb (Han ). INT: 1. Errol Leduc (Su z]: 2 . Bill Dennis (Hon) ; 3 . Tom m y Pearl (Hon ). EX: 1. M ike Stxberv (Hon); 2. J ohn Hol mes (Hon ); 3. Ken Ku lluson (Suz). +BEG: 1. Richard W hitak er (Ho n); 2. J i m Paul us (Hon); 3 . Kev i n Sexton (Suz). NOV ; 1. Lar ry Larivie re (Yam) ; 2. Gab or Kopeozi Bocz (Hon) ; 3 . Rand y Polzin (Ho n). INT: 1. John Lundgr en (Ka w ); 2. Ron Burkey (Vam ); 3 . J ohn Bu rk ey (Vam) . EX: 1. J im Daw son (Hon ); 2. Dav id Arn old; 3. V ic Curt i (Yam ). +40 BEG; 1. Les M cLe ndon (Ka w) ; 2. Gary Sm ith (Va m); 3 . M ike M agin (Vam ). NOV: 1. Robert Cook e; 2. J o hn Landry (Hon) . +40 INT; 1. Bi ll Ba xt er; 2 . J i m In gersoll (Hon); 3 , Gary Sig m an (Hon ). EX: 1. Robe rt Dahlgren ; 2. Ned J oy (Hon); 3 . David Nea l (Yam); 3 . Chuck Woody (Su zl. AMA National Hare Scrambles Cadiz. KY. 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