Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

a fter Carr for th e lead, instead , found a n o pe n track a nd a n easy ride 10 th e Sen io r win a s Carr dropped OUI with unkn~wn p robl ems. Results OPEN EX: 1. Leon Li vingston; 2. Tom M oe n; 3 . Rick l ee . 25D EX: 1. Todd Kennedy: 2 . John M ark ing ; 3 . Bryan Ha n . 125 EX: 1. Dan Morgan; 2 . Joe Lane; 3 . Dan l.!') 00 0") ..... o ..... ~ ..... ..... AI/ that's happening in the world of aI/terrain vehicles. Every month. All for only $8 a year. ATV News, America's All-Terrain Vehicle Newspaper l-o 0.. < Subscribe today! De sRosie rs . VET EX: 1. Pat Flanagan; 2. Bren Cush ing; 3 . Brya n Benson. SR EX: 1. Roger Ads it; 2. Jack Nee ley: 3 . Bill Carr . SUPER SR: 1. Joe Mulleneaux. BEG: 1. M ike Barn hill; 2 . Craig Huckins; 3 . Phill ip Torr icelias . OPEN A M ; 1. Fred AngeloJr.; 2. Tom St . Peter; 3. Peter Berg. 250 AM: 1. Rheynard M org an; 2. Do ug Hogan; 3 . Bill Ads it. 125 AM : 1. Ben Galindo; 2. Tony Darr ; 3 . Man Browne. V ET AM : 1. Stephen Plou rd; 2. Hal Drew; 3. Ge orge Ryan. SR A M ; 1. Ted Scoot 2. Dave Krider; 3. Lee Johnson. OPEN NOV : 1. Jerry Jones J r .; 2. Larry Ornes; 3. Bill W ill is. 25D NOV: 1. J ohn W ell nit z; 2. Daro n M ill s; 3 . Ric hard Dameno . 125 NOV : 1. W es Enz; 2. Joe Bonwell; 3 . Jeff Lundblade. VET NOV: 1. Ke n Kug el; 2. M ike Govern; 3 . M ike •• Spencer. SR NOV: 1. Joe St idman; 2. Ray Kepp le; 3. Fred W ill ert . Lyle Dove puts on show at Corona half mile By Elaine Jones CO RONA, CA. MAR . 9 Finall y Mother la ture gave the TT ride rs a br eak by not pouring ra in o n th eir parade tonight a t Corona Racewa y. TT AMERICA'S MONTHLY ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE NEWSPAPER ...................................... o YES! Send me one full year (12 issues) of ATV NEWS for only $8.00! o I want to SAVE MORE! Send me two years (24 issues) of ATV NEWS for only $13.00 - $11.00 off the newstand price! 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Lyle Dove, the l -l-yea r-old from An ah eim, had quite a fan cl u b o n hand incl ud ing h is gra ndpa rents, a nd he rode 10 the occas io n with a wire- to- wi re ro m p in th e Open Amateur half m ile. Dove, wh o has just moved int o thi s divi sion , has pi cked up a new sponsor in TR Raci ng 10 go al ong with Cross Co untry C ycle and Dove Designs Fl ow ers , and if he repea ts hi s performance he wi ll probabl y pi ck up some more. Whil e Dove wa s seem in gly havin g an easy lim e o f it, Ma ll Sto u ten bu rg, a nother l -t-year-old was trying 10 gel aro u nd vetera n Bah Graves, and it was .Iive la ps befor e he found th e ho le he was looking for a nd mad e t he pass. Sto utenburg cam e within striking d istan ce o f Dove but time ran o u t a nd had to settle for seco nd. R ich ard Sch roeder, wh o had worked h is way u p from six th, go t th e edge on G raves as the while n ag came o u t a nd closed th e door on the H erner rid er 10 co me up with the th ird.. T he O pen Mon ey half mi le shaped u p 10 be a d ue l betw een Curtis Ca nnon and Roger Thompson after th eir pe rfo rma nce in the heal ra ce. A: th e drop o f th e flag , bot h were o ff, but a fter th e Iirst lap, Cannon was si lti ng on th e sidel ines with a brok en ch ain wa tching Thompson run away with th e race . Dan Ka ne and R usty Caira ga ve a good acco u nt o f th em sel ves but never seriously cha lle nged th e Nor ca rid er. Ca n no n didn't feel too bad as he took th e O pen Mon ey 'TT a fter a sca re when J ohn Mart och s o ut of Spo kane , WashinglOn, blast ed o ff the lin e a n d held th e lead for lWO la ps befor e Ca n no n gOI a ro un d h im and then held Thompson orr for another two befor e th e pr essure ga l la hi m . G ive n a l i t t le lim e to get bet ter acq ua inte d with th e local rid ers, Maltochs will be a rid er 10 be reckon ed with. Tornrnv Lvnch o u t o f Bak ersfield had no com pe ririo n on the 'TT but d id o n th e half mi le with Rod Bardy o f Fresno a nd Brian Bar rick of Elsi nore. Lyn ch didn 't bat an eye as he wen t wire-to-w ire leading Ba rdy and Barrick in a n ed uca tio na l to u r o f the half mile ova l. Lynch al so a dded th e 250cc Ex pert 'TT an d half mile 10 his wi nnings. The Dod ge Broth ers o u m um bered th e Pa pe's Racin g T eam two -to-one Satu rda y n igh t, and it was aga in Ed di e Dodge th at lead th e wa y home. Wah Bell gal o u t beh in d Edd ie and hun g in th ere for th e di stance whi le Bart Dod ge worked hi s way from six th pl ace to fini sh th ird, Lenny Rod rig uez kept th e honor for Pa pe 's Racing with hi s fourth p lace fin ish . Someone li t Don Mei ner 's fire as he put on quite a show win ni ng the NS OTHG on th e 'TT a nd foll o wed that u p by lo p p ing Bruce Beatty and R ichard Sch roeder in th e Open Ama teu r Tf. Schroeder gal even on the ha lf mi le wh ere he an d Bo b Graves dro p ped Meiner 10 th ird. SIeve Bur ford from Madera found Corona 10 h is li ki ng as he wo n the O pen No vice TT a fter finishin g seco n d 10 Mein er in th e NSOTHG di vision. Do u ble wins were logged by Chris Wh eeler in th e Pel' Wecs: Nate Per kins, Min is: a nd Alan Bea tty, 250cc Novi ces. Results rr PEE WEE : 1. Chr is W heeler (Yam). MI NI: 1. Nat e Per kin s (Hon); 2. Dav id King (Yam). 25D NOV: 1. Alan Beatty (S uz): 2. Tyso n Vall (Kaw ); 3. Ralph Porzelt (Hon). 250 EX: 1. Tommy Lynch (Yam). NSOTHG : 1. Oon M einer (Yam ); 2. Steve Burf ord {Ho n}; 3 . Dave Al exander (Yam). OPEN NOV : 1. Steve Burford (Hoo); 2. Walt Bell (Yam); 3. Charles Marcucci (Yaml . OPEN AM : 1. Don M ei ner (Yam); 2. Bruce Beatty (Yam); 3 . Richard Schroede r (Yam). OPEN EX: 1. Roger Thompson (H· D ); 2. Calv in Rayborn (Yam); 3 . Jame s Steet (Yam). 250 MONEY; 1. Tomm y Lynch (Yam). OPEN MONEY; t . Cur t is Can no n (Yam): 2. Roger Thompson (H· D); 3 . J ohn Manochs (Han ). HALF MILE PEE WEE : 1. Chris W heel er (Yam l. M INI : 1. Nate Perki ns (Yam); 2 . W ill ie Hinkle (Hon); 3. David King (Yam l. 2 5D NOV : 1. A la n Bea tty (Suz): 2 . Ron Ki ng (Yam); 3 . Tyson VoU (Kawl. 25D EX; 1. Tomm y Lynch (Yam); 2 . Rod Bardy (Yam l. . NSOTHG: 1. Richard Schroeder (Yam); 2 . Bob Graves (Yam); 3. Don M einer (Yaml. OPEN NOV: 1. Eddie Dodge (H·DI; 2 . Walt Bell (Yaml; 3. Ban Dodge (H·D). OPEN AM : 1. Lyl e Dove (Yam): 2. M an Stou ten burg (Yam l; 3. Rich ard Schroeder (Yam l. OPEN EX: 1. Da niel Ka ne (Yaml ; 2. J am es St eet (Yaml; 3. Ruben M al aguarnero (Yam). 25D MONE Y: 1. Tom my Lyn ch (Yam): 2. Rod Bard y (Yam); 3. Brian Barrick (Yam ). OPEN M ONEY: 1. Roger Thom pson (H-D); 2 . Daniel Ka ne (Yaml; 3 . Rusty Gaita (Hon). Larson heads Rainier Challenge MX By Mike Bosnick SEATfLE, WA, MAR. 9-10 P er fec t wea th er co n d i lio ns , ma ny well-rou nded teams, lo ts of controversy an d a very ro ugh motocross co urse made th e 12th a n n ua l Ra in ier Beer Deal ers Challenge o ne o f th e best yet. On Sunday, H onda support rid er Mike Larson gave th e rest o f the Open Pros a long loo k at the back o f his jersey on hi s way 10 winnin g both moros a nd fin ish ing runner-up in th e 250cc Pro sho w. Low Pro fit Clem 's Enumclaw Suzuki / Kaw a sak i took home the big prize o f 1,000, a nd th e Perpe tu a l C up that goe s wit h th e hono r o f Deal er s Cha ll en ge C h a mps. T he Enumclaw " A" learn cons istsof 15 rid ers: T odd Morris: Don Kno bloch ; Steve and J oe Greenw ood: Bill Ba ily; AI, Mik e a nd Sam And erson: Do ug a nd Tom Kirn-lma n: Marv in Wal do ; Tom Beva n ; Karl Bershire; Kurt Cosa nd, a n d Ryan Papke. T he runner. u p team - Issaquah Husky - came within a si ng le po int o f the win ni ng team but wa s rewarded with S500 for th eir effort. •

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