Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

OPEN EX: 1. Rodn ey Reyno lds (Han); 2. Dean J am es (C-A); 3. Kit Farley (BSA) . WO M EN: 1. Ton i W illiams (Yam); 2. Den ise Martinez (Vam ); 3. Mandy Gale (Suzl. Byrd flies to Yuma Supercross win By Chris Strebe Y MA, AZ, MAR . 17 Colby Byrd flew high on hi s way to win the I25ccSportsman class in the first round of the Yuma/Imperial Valley Super .... o ~ ~ 0. < Arizona Husqvama-sponsored Garth Sweetland rode his brand -new 500XC to the overall w in in t he ADRA 's an nual Sa lome 100. OVER 30: 1. Sh eidon Ott o (Kaw): 2. Dav e Hinkley (KTM); 3 . Rich ard Basin ger (Kaw): 4 . John Libe l (Suz) . Milom dominates Pros at SMXCorona By Terry Whytal CO RO NA. CA, MAR. 17 Honda pilot David Mil am p ow ered to th e 250cc Pro class win a t todays SMX Corona race held under clear ski es with cool tem pera tures. Milom swept bo th mot os in co n vincing style 10 ea rn th e big purse o f the day. Ya maha rider J ack Scali chased Mil orn ho me in bo th rno ros to ga rner th e seco nd p lace money a head o f tough th ird p lace ba ttle betw een Su zuki riders Tony Spea r a nd Sea n Corco ra n. and Yamaha-mounted SCOIl Con aw a y. Spear pi cked up th e third place honors desp ite riding half o f th e first moto with a £Iat tire, wh ile Cor coran bested Conaway [or fourth pl ace overa ll. Marino Bastionell made short work o f th e Vet Expert class, powering to th e lead ea rlv in each m or o to win go in g away a t th e chec kers. Hondamounted Bengt Johansson ea rn ed the runn er-up slo t with a co nsis tent 3-3 scare, while H onda rider Scali Freem an ro u nd ing o u t th e top three. Kaw asak i rider Gary Lacy bested a lar ge 125cc Intermedi at e field after first mot o wi n ner J eff Mar iasevich DNF th e seco n d ro u nd . Lacy's 2-2 score cli nc hed th e overa ll ahea d of Kawa saki -m ounted Mik e McCl a in . wh ile Brian Ca lhou n made it a to p three swee p for KX riders, as he pl aced th ird . . Bubby Erickson da nced hi s KXSO to th e Min i Intermediat e class win. Eri ckson backed-up h is first mo to runner-up posit ion with a seco nd rnot o win to clinch th e- overall victory. Buddy Antunez topped th e first ro u nd but DNF th e second leaving Robert Sh ipman to tak e second overall on hi s Kaw a saki a hea d of third overa ll Doug Huston riding a Yam aha. Results 40 .. 250 PRO: 1. David Milam (Han) ; 2 . Jack Scott (Vam); 3 . Tony Spear (Suz) . 125 PRO; 1. Chris Heinrich (Kawl; 2. Alex lopez (Kaw); 3 . Todd Baldwin (Suz) . VET EX: 1. Marino Bastionell (Suz) : 2. Bengl Joha nss on (Hon); 3. Scott Free man (Han) . VET INT: 1. J im Draves (Han) ; 2. Mike Brooks (Suz); 3. Den nis Dicken s ISuz) . 25 0 INT: 1. Steve Cost ewr (Hon); 2 . Steve Piatoni (Han); 3 . Kevin Fringer (Vam) . 125 tNT: 1. Gary Lacy (Kaw); 2 . M ike Mclain IKaw); 3. Brian Calhoun IKaw). 250 NOV: 1. Je ff Rutt (Vam ); 2. Rich Mhalac (Vam); 3. Greg Mayer (Mai). 125 NOV : 1. Johnny Bonacci (Suz) ; 2. Mike Brooks (Suz ); 3 . Wolfgang Krogman (Han ). 25 BEG : 1. Tony Feldhaus (Vam); 2 . Gary Serlew (Vaml; 3 . Reggie Ken ny (Varni . 125 BEG : 1. Brady Schregl (Hon~ 2 . Jacen Rutt (Vam); 3 . Larry Lacy (Kaw) . BO INT: 1. Bubba Erickson (Kaw); 2. Robert Shipman (Kawl: 3 . Doug Hus to n (Yam) . 80 NO V: 1. Joel Al brechl(Kaw); 2. Mark Easwley (Han) ; 3. Jerem y A lbrecht (Kaw) . BO BEG: 1. Marl McClellan (Honl; 2. Jeff Gr iffin (Han ): 3 . Georg e Hinkle (Han) . Reynolds nabs STwin By Marty Gregory CAL DWE LL, !D, MAR. 16 Rod Reynolds (Hon ) was back in the saddle a nd winnin g aga in as he boomed into th e fir st corner of the Open Expert Main a t OM C' s Indoor Short Track a n d never looked back unti l th e ch eckers dropped. Reynol ds co uldn 't afford a g la nce, beca use Ricky H enson (Ya m ) was ni pping a t h is heels u nt il the Yamaha rider [el l. Revno lds' win was well -earned after h e ca rne back from a broken co lla rbone suffered less th an a month ago a t th e Clay Peak European Scram bles. Movin g into seco n d a nd thi rd respectively wh en H enson fell were Dean J ames (C-A) a nd Kit Farl ey (BSA), both from Sa lt Lak e, U la h. T erry An'derson (Hon) kept Reyn olds at bay in th e 250cc Expert Main . Running th ird was Ri cky H en son . Even though Reyn olds mi ssed w ith o ne race in th e six-race series, he ma intains the p oints lea d in this class as well as th e 500s. R it ch ie Reyn ol d s (S uz), Rod 's yo unger brother , loo ked like a 10year o ld g ia nt kill er a ga in st th e " big kids" on th eir SOs in the Min i B Main . Ritch ie m ade a determ ine d cha rge on leader J ason New house (H o n) bUI overcooked it goi ng int o th e corner and fin ished ou t o l th e money. Second was :\Ia tt Pa u erson (H o n) a nd th ird wen t to SIeve Dorsev (H on) . . J eff Ru ssell (Yam ) and yo u nger brother Al Ru ssell (Yam) ra n Iirst an d secon d in th e 250cc Intermediate even t, Th ey al so have a week a t th eir dad's sho p 10 decid e a mong th em selv es wh o bumped wh om first sibling ri valry in steel shoes. T oni Williams (Yam ) displaced Denise Martinez (Yam) in th e Ladies main to fin ally break Ms. Mart in ez's winning streak. Results M ICRO: 1. Scott McPherson (Hon) ; 2. Jason Rich (Kaw); 3. Jason Gal e (Yam). PEE WE E: 1. Casey Anderson (Vam); 2 . BU1Ch Kin gston (Yaml; 3. Bud dy Linza (Ita) . MI NI 8 : 1. Jason Newhouse (Han) ; 2. M att Patterson (Han) : 3. Steve Dorsey (Ha n). 125 EX: 1. J eff Irby (K8 W); 2. Jamie Ste elsmith (Han); 3 . Jerry Thompson (Hon), 250 INT : 1. J ell Ru ssell (Vam ); 2. AI Russell (Vam); 3. Paul Ja mes (Suz) . 2 50 EX: 1. Terry Anderson (Hon); 2. Rodney Reynolds (Kaw); 3. Ricky Henson (Yaml . OPEN B: 1. SI eve Spoo ner (Hon); 2. Rob Corson (Yem). OPEN INT: 1. Gary Bonny tHon ~ 2. Denny Feigen span (Hen) . cross Ch ampionsh ip Ser ies. R ich ard T omlinson took th e h oleshot in th e first m or o , but th e fav orite to win th e cla ss, Bob T omlinson,lost it in th e rock ers on th e Iirst lap. Byrd passed Ri ch ard on th e second lap, whil e Bob , Ri ch ard 's brother , was passing riders as fast as poss ible. JUSI as it look ed lik e Bob would pull thi s o ne 0 [£, h e dropped it in th e rock er s a seco nd time. Ri ch ard, was despera tely h anging o n to seco nd, bUI hi s fron t en d washed ou t during th e la st lap a nd was passed by Ben G al indo, who went o n to take seco nd behind Bvrd: Ri chard wa s th ird. .At th e sta rt o f th e second mot o, Byrd took the hol esh ot a hea d o f Bob T omlin son. T h is just wa sn't Bob's da y - he tr ied to pass Byrd th rough th e roc kers a nd d id a spec tacu la r Ilvin g-w ins tead tha t put h im to th e back o f th e pack. For th e seco nd time tod a y, Ri ch ard Tomlinson held o n to seco nd wi th Ga lindo hot o n h is tai l. Ri ch ard co u ld n ' t tak e th e heat a nd on th e last la p - he sta lled his bike a nd was passed by Gal indoa nd Wes Em. Byrd went o n e-for-one [of low ed bv Ga lin do, Em, a nd R ich ard . . T he Min i class wa s won by Steve Anthony, wh ile J enni[er T omi in son, Bo b Tom li nson 's wi fe, took a wel ldeserved seco nd in h er first race ever. Results M IN I: 1. St eve Anthony IKaw) ; 2. Jenni fer Tom l in son (Ka w ), 125 SPTSMN: 1. Colby Bvrd (Vam): 2 . Ben Galindo tHon); 3. W es Enz (Kaw) . 125 EX: 1. J immy Rivers (Kaw ); 2. Bill Cook ISuz); 3 . Gerald Oaks IHon). 250 SPTSM N: 1. Rich Ma t1hews (Suz). OPEN SPTSMN: 1. Kirk Ram say (Hus); 2. George Harris (Han). 250 EX: 1. Bobby Lakey (Kawl; 2 . Chris Str ebe (Han ). Sweetland sweeps first in Salome By Mary lou Hines SALO ME, AZ, MAR. 10 Ari zona Husqvarna-sponsored G arth Sweet land took top honors and overa ll in th e Arizona Desert Ra cin g Association 's (ADR A) 9th Annual Sal ome 100. Sweetla nds Iive-mi n u re lead a hea d of secon d- p lace Open Expert Kevin S hi naba rge r let o the r ra cer s ea t hi s d us t for th e seco nd tim e in a ro w in th e third desert race o f th e Desert Series 'S5 Championship. Sw eetland (Open Expert ) wi th a new 500XC had a lour-lap finish tim e o f 2.54:19,52 seco n ds a head o f seco n d overa ll , first 250cc Expert Ro bert Todd. The number two pl at e Mik e Pow ers (sponsor ed by Sunn yslope H onda ) fought [or secon d position , 51 seco n ds ah ead o f Jamie Sims. The overall time o f the top three 250cc Experts wer e I: I3 ah ead of second p la ce Open Expert Shinab arger's 120miles chec k-in time. Directly behind was Open Expert "Flyin Ryan" Armi tage taking thi rd [or th e th ird time in th e season series. T odd Johnson 's (200 Expert ) 175cc Hu sky finish ed Ihe 30-m ile la ps severa l minutes a hea d of SCOlt Hildebrand, spon so red by Parker H onda. Roll in g inlO Ihird was Gary Tuf[inc's 200cc H onda. "Stadium " Wa yne Balzerak didn' t get his ni ckname by si tt ing in one -Balzerak 's 125cc Honda ea rned him first in th e 200cc Am at eur class and 16th overa ll. Next up was Ch ris Wh ite who mi ssed th e la st race with an inj ury, had a h ealthy lead o n third pl ace Ken Asch 's 175cc Suzu ki. Dan Ragland showed h is o n -thegas techn iques by a first in th e Sen ior Am at eur class and 12th overa ll. Severa l slots behind wa s J on H eikk ila's 500cc Ka wasak i rack ing up series poi nts by co nsisten tly taking seco nd . La st season's Min i, Chris Spurlock trad ed in h is SOcc Kaw asak i for a 125 an d dominat ed th e two-lap cla ss. Beg inn er (200cc) Spurlock battled Open Beginner Bret Wh ittak er . who stayed on th e pow er grabbed first class a nd second overa ll. Spurlock 's win sends him up to 200cc Novi ce al.ong w ith fir st pla ce Beg inner wmners. Results OPEN EX: 1. Garth Sweetland (Hus) ; 2. Kevin S hinabar ger (Hon) ; 3 . Ryan Armi tage (Hus). 250 EX: 1. Robert Tod (Han) ; 2 . M ike Powers (Han) : 3 . Jamie Si ms (Hus ). 200 EX: 1. Todd John son (Hus) ; 2. Scott Hild ebrand (Hon ); 3 . Gar y Tuffin e (Han). OPEN AM : 1. Jim Maxwell (Hon); 2. Jim Reichers (Vam); 3 . Bob Russell (Honl. 2 50 AM : 1. Tim leehe (KTM) ; 2. Scott Kindler (Vam); 3 . Allen Nelson (Kaw). 200 AM : 1. Wayne Balz erak (Ho n); 2. Ch ris White (Honl; 3. Ken Asch (Suz). SR EX: 1. Jerry Johnson (Han); 2. Rob Beggs (KTM); 3. Marty Hook (M ai) . SR AM : 1. Dan Ragland (Hu s); 2 . J on Heikk ila (Kaw ); 3. Ed Hooper (Vam) . 30< SR VET: 1. Rick Kinnamen (KTM); 2. Dave A lexander (Han) ; 3. Dan Post tHan) . 38+ SR VET: 1. A I For be s IVam); 2. Joe Prosser (KTM ); 3 . Robert Murphy (KTM ). SR SPTSM: 1. Tom Bagl ey (Honl ; 2. Foster Schneider (KTM) ; 3. leroy Johnston (Hon). OTHG : 1. Don Underwood (KTM) ; 2. Tom Schwartz (H us); 3 . Dol Langham (KTM) . OPEN NOV : 1. Chris Garst (Han); 2. SIeve Thorn (Han); 3 . Mark Clay (Han). 250 NOV : 1. M ike Hub ler (KTM); 2. M ike Putman (Han); 3. Ron Pont ius (Hon). 200 NOV : 1. Bren t Sim mon s (Hon); 2. carlos Ram ir ez (KTM) ; 3. Do n Beh ling (Cag). OPEN BEG: 1. Bret Whittaker (Han); 2. Terrence O 'Br ia n (Hon) ; 3. Donnie Crim (Hon). 250 BEG : 1. Ray Plourde (Kaw) : 2. David webster fVaml; 3 . Dave Sch aller (KTM) . 200 BEG : 1. Chr is Spurlock (Kaw) ; 2. James Ford (Yam); 3 . Craig Casebeer (Hon). CLASSIC: 1. Carl ton Thomas Jr. (Vam); 2. SCott Stulz (KTM); 3 . V in ce Thomas (Hus). VINTAGE: 1. Wally Kohler (Hu s); 2 . Bob Burn s (KTMI; 3. Mike WaddIng (Vam). LADIES: 1. Susan Sm ith (Hon ); 2. Kr isty M iller (Kaw ); 3. Cynth ia Corb in (Cog). M INI AM : 1. Brookie Jeffrey (Kawl: 2. Jell Newcomb (Kaw). M INI NOV : 1. Judd Denney (Han). MINI BEG: 1. K.C. Kirk(Honl; 2. SeanAllen(Vaml; 3 . Oestry Abbott (Yam). MINI 60: 1. Tony Feliz (Suz); 2. Tony Frenc h; 3 . Chr is Freedman (Hon). K-70: 1. Jama A ndress (Han); 2. Chad PruIiIHon ); 3 . Joey Cohen (Han) . MINI CLASS IC: 1. France Blackman IVem) . Livingston lands PGMC D-38 Hare Scrambles win By Bob and Diane Bell PAINTED GORG E, CA, MAR. 7 San Di eg o Kawasaki West 's L eon Li vin gston su rv ived the extremely rough a n d windy course to tak e first overall at P ainted G org e Motorcycl e Club's Al\IA District 3S har e scram bles. " I had a good sta rt a nd everyth in g went great , I on ly had o ne crash ," said L ivin gston, The co u rse wa s laid OUI in a new location near Painted Gorge. The first three miles (a lso th e sta rt) took the riders stra ig h t through some incred ibly rough silt hills 10 check one. II ap peared th at strai gh t down the a rrows wou ld be th e fastest line. However, Bob Bird (125cc Cagiva rider) proved everyone wrong by finding th e old Gypsum Mine road . Bird and Ro bert G awryes - on a 125cc H onda from Ih e seco nd line - C'dme through chec k o ne first and second. Coming down the track , L ivingslOn wa s running in th e lOp 10. At th e en d of Ihe firsl 15-mile loop, IV CC 250cc Yamaha rider, Todd

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