Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Latest Poop (Con tin u ed from page 4) A nnounced An April 27 wedding dat e in Stockton, California, for tuner and en gine builder T erry Sage and fiance Nancy Juba. Re-named H y-Tech Lubrica nts, owned by Randy Blevins, to be now calle d Blevins Factory Design (BFD); compan y presentl y manufacturing high-perform ance exh a us t systems; address a nd phon e number is 170 North Arrowhead Ave., Rialto, CA 92376 , 714/875-8012. Elected Form er Speedwa y World Champion Bru ce Penhall to manage th e Un ited States team for th e World T eam Cup Finals; th e Finals a re scheduled for August 10 at Long Beach Veterans Stadium, Lon g Beach, California. Scheduled On ABC' s Wid e World of Sports, parts two and three of the Superbikers held-far-television motorcycle ra ce; p an two is sch eduled to a ir Saturday , April 6; part three will be Saturda y, April 13; chec k local listings for exact times. Mike Faria gets inside John Sandona and Brad Oxley in Costa Mesa 's Scratch main. Sterling Cogar tra ils. Hancock handy at Ascot Junior Speedway winnin g hi s fin al race 10 finish third with 12. Resu lts OVERALL: 1. Greg Hancock (15 1 2. Je ssee Finch ; (131 3. Tim Gewecke ( 1 2 ~ 4 . (TIEl Tr inon Cir ello / ; Bill y Felts (11 ); 6. Josh Larsen (10). By Scott Daloisio GAR DE NA. CA, MAR . 23 Young Greg Hancock rode 20 p erfect laps to score a n impecca ble IS-point maximum to w in th e Jun ior Speedway Spr- _ 22 • ing Fli ng a t th e Aga ja nians ' new Ascot Sou th Bay Stadiu m . T h e race wa s th e first offi cia l event staged a t th e ult ra-m od ern speedway venu e. H anco ck 's first test o f th e day cam e in even t o ne a n d it was 10 be a major test. He had 10 face defend in g Nat iona l C ham p io n Trinon Cirel !o , Bobby Cody a nd Marshall T opp in g. H an cock (Bruce Pcnhall /Val vol in e/Bell / O akl ey/M al colm S m it h / Roa d & T ra c k/ Pasa d ena H onda /F,O .M .I Care CUllers ) pro ved h e was ready [or the cha lle n ge as he dus ted o ff th e co m petition and picked u p his first three points of the da y over Cirello and Cody. H an cock 's second ride en ded wi th three more Points wh en he h eaded o the r first -ro und vic tors Tim Gewecke and J osh Lar sen . T h e 1983 Natio nal Cha m pion J essee Finch also cap tured h is first two races in co n vincing sty le - that set-u p a rou ndthree showdown between himself and H ancock. On the first a tte m pt to get th e pivotal race for th e lead underway, th e right side o f th e ga te failed 10 rise, fo rcin g a res ta rt . On th e seco nd try H ancock sat motionless a t th e lin e while th e other three co m pe tito rs rocketed tow ards turn o ne . H ancock didn't m ove because of a faulty stagin g light - that brought a bo u t a n o the r restart and this ti me H an cock was n ot 10 be deni ed . H ejumped int o th e lead w ith Finch h ot o n hi s h eels. Finch ch ased him a nd tr ied 10 get by for th e enti re di stance; but was una ble 10 fin d a h o le a nd wa s force to sett le for seco nd, H a ncock ro unded out h is da y w ith two impressive wins and he cro ssed the line in th e second one with a vi cto ry w hee lie, Finch pi cked up five points from his last two rid es 10 fin ish seco nd o n th e da , with G .. .. ewe cke = .. .. .. .. a. • ... • .. .. .. .. .. ... .. . . :' : ~ ~ : Faria flies at season opener By Scott Daloisio COSTA MESA , CA, MAR . 29 Seventy-five riders jammed th e pits an d a cro wd o f close to 7000 fill ed th e grandstands for th e Coors Speedwa y Season O pener at th e O range Cou nty Fai rgrou n ds . At th e end o f th e eveni ng, " Flyin" Mik e Fa ria an d hi s new single-overhea d-ca m J a wa stood head a nd shou lders o ver th e- pack a fter winnin g th e in itial Scratch ma in of th e season. In 1984 Far ia wo n over 25 mains on th e so u thern Ca lifo rnia circu it, bu t on ly tw o a t Costa Mesa. Tonigh t " Flyin ' Mik e" (Shoei lTorcolTsu baki /Trakrnaster T ires /Scotty's Muf fler/ ST P / O a k Icy/ Ka I-Gard / Wa cy Arm strong J awa ) cha nged a ll th at s h e simp ly sizzled in th e main. Fa ria flew ou t o f th e n um ber o ne ho le in the main, chased by Keith C hrisco, Mike Curosoand Brad Ox lev. Chrisco immedia tely p u t th e h eat on Fa ria . T ha t in itself was a m ira cle as Chrisco was ru n ni ng w ith on ly four bo lts in hi s clu tch a fter shearing off th e o the r two in his semi. Oxley m oved into thi rd o n th e seco nd circu it wh en Curo so went wide, but th e ac tio n was at th e point positi on as Chrisco co n tunall y tri ed to jam h is Weslak e by Faria on th e in si de. Faria wa s eq ua l to all cha lle nges as it was clearl y hi s ni ght. Faria crossed th e lin e first , wi th Chrisco g lued 10 hi s rear tir e. " He tir ed in th e last co rne r. J co u ld see it happen in g a n d I just rook adva nt age o f th e situa tio n ," sa id Jim Law son (G rea t Ga tsby P izza/Arai / Access Da ta/D .J. 's Ticket Service/'O akl ey j awa ) after he defeated Den. B ' . lIl S n gg s III an incredi ble p hoto fin ish in th e H and ica p main. Briggs had led th e entiredistance (includi ng two resta rts) but Lawson cl osed th e g ap dra rna tica llv o n th e final lap an d . ~ .. _ ' "': ~ snuck bv o n th e in sid e a t th e fl icker o f the Jen-)' Kin g chec kered £l ag . Number three in th e world Lan ce Kin g survi ved a n elbo w ing in cid ent with Joh n Sa ndona 10 tak e th ird. King a nd Sandona began tra ding elbows o n lap two and th e situa tio n esca la ted wh en Kin g pinch ed Sandona off on lap th ree. On th e next circu it Sandon a a ttem p ted to pay King back wh en he bac ked it in too hard and fell down . Don But ler (Dic k's G ar agelJ&M Trophy & Silk Screen / Mike Su lli van Racin g Assoc iat es Weslak e) opened the season w ith a ban g w he n h e wo n th e Seco nd Division mai n [rom the zero-yard line. Butler was by h im self unr il th e fin al two laps wh en reserv e rider Pat Cai n turned u p th e h eat and c hased him across th e lin e. Ri ch Swea ney turned in an impressive perIormance after a la p -o ne sh u n t to finish th ird . O n T h ursda y a fternoon. Dou g Ni co l severley cu t th e in d ex finger o n h is clutch hand in a n ind us tria l acc ident. After spe ndi ng co nsi dera ble hosp ita l tim e, h e made it to Costa Mesa Friday n ight , moun ted h is Weslak e a nd blew the co m pet ition into the weeds 10 w in th e openi ng ni ght Third Div ision mai n. Andy J ohnso n finished seco nd wit h Jimmy G ent ile third. J essee Fin ch (Speed way Maga zin e!Ami / Oa kley/Sam Ermolen ko) took a dva n tage o f a Dave Bu sb y bobble to ra ce home firs t in th e exci ti ng J u nior Speedway ma in event. G reg H ancock took seco nd with Busb y third . T on ig h t's first Junior Speedway h ea t "ICe wa s marred by a crash th at sa w you n g sta r Bobby Cody go o ver th e turn-one cra sh wa ll, Cody was tak en by a m bu la nce to th e hospital where it was learned th at h e su ffered a brok en fem ur. . • Resu lts SCRATCH MAIN: 1. Mik e Faria (Jaw); 2. Keith Chr isco (Wes!; 3. Brad Oxley (Wes); 4. Mike Curosa (W~l'lijQICAP: 1. J im Lawson (Jaw); 2. Den nis Br iggs (GM); 3. Lanc e King {Wes! ; 4 .John Sandona (Wesl; 5. Wayne Leutz {West; 6. Brad Oxley (Wes! . SECOND DIV; 1. Don Butler (We s!; 2. Pat Cain (Jow l; 3 . Rich Sweaney (Wes); 4 . Rendy Beddow (Jow l 5. Jeff J ones (Wes l; 6. Rick Vanderham (M ae). THIRDDIV: 1. Doug Nicol IW esl; 2. Andy Johnsan (Gdn); 3. J immy Gentile (Jaw); 4 . Kevin Krugh l~~';:::; 5. Randy Skinn er (Jo wl; 6. J ord an Dunca n J R: Jessee Finch ; 2. Greg Hancock; 3. Dave Busby : 4 . Tim Gew ecke; 5. Billy Felts; 6 . Brent '6'erne r. . . . _ . Married Doug Ch andler, of Freddie Spen cer /SuperTrapp Ra cing's Camel Pro Seri es team , and Sherrie Griffith, daughter of team m anager Jerry Griffith, at th e Griffith famil y home in Oakdal e. California, Mar ch 23. Born T o Ca me l Pro Seri es co m petitor Alex J orgen sen a nd wife Von. a boy , A.J., March 29 in Stockton, Ca liforn ia . Cancelled T he Ap ril 13-14 ro u nd o f th e AMA Supercros s Seri es a t Pontiac, Mich igan , due to repairs o n th e roof of th e Silverdorne which co lla psed from excessive snowfa ll ; th e Iacility is expec ted to re-open . Lawson angry with 1985 deal KYLAMI , SA, MAR . 23 Reigning SOOcc Road Racing World Champion Eddie Lawso n described hi s deal for this yea r as "a sla p in th e face" and sai d he signed hi s co nt rac t to ride th e works Yamaha as pa rt o f th e Giacomo Agos tin i-ru n Marlboro Yamaha tea m o n ly a week. before flyin g 10 So u th Afri ca for th e seaso n' s first race. lJ nd er th e terms o f the co ntract Lawson ge ts less money th an he did la st yea r a nd ha s to pa y half h is sta rt money to Ago stini. The co nt rac t co vers 12 Grands Prix and one International event, the Imola 200. "I didn't want to do that race," sa id Lawson a bo u t Irnol a, "but it 's in th e co n trac t an d Ago gets half th e sta rt mon ev." Because of th e co nt rac t terms th ere seem s to be littl e chance that Lawson will race at Laguna Seca a nd he is definitel y not pan of the Ea st er Tran satlantic Challenge a t Dennington Park in Engl and. Despite hi s dis -sari sfacrion with his co nt ra ct, Lawson sa id he is very impressed with th e n ew YZR500 Yamaha a nd th at he has a first-class relat ionsh ip wi th hi s new teammate, Raymond Roch e. Su per -mech anic Kel Carruth ers is sti ll look in g after Law so n 's bi ke a nd Lawson tol d th e p ress ''I' m even mo re motivated 10 win th anJ, ~va~ la st year ." •

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