Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

z ~ o o o >< u o ~ g o J: "- In the 250c c Pro cla ss. Kyle 's co m p et it ion wa s much m ore intense, because it inc l uded most o f the sta te's top riders. In th e fir st mot o, h e trailed Ra ndy Wa rre n for half th e ra ce before m ovin g to the front. Mitch ell a n d Stichter a lso even tua lly passed Warren 10 fin ish second a nd third respe cri vely. Kyle aga in had to pass Wa rr en . in ro u nd two. but h e d id it in a hurry th is time. St ich ter a lso got by W~l rren and sta yed close 10 Kyle. bu t cou ld no t ge t cl ose en o ug h 10 cha !lenge. Warren was able to hold o ff Mit ch ell , who got a ba d sta rt a nd fini sh ed thi rd . Results 60 NOV: 1. Brian Dieh l (Kaw). BO NOV : 1. George Peasley tSuzt; 2 . Tom Gr eenlee tHan); 3. David Diehl (Yam). BOAM : 1. Tro V Lessar IHon); 2. BoVd Chambers (Yam); 3. Gene Lessar IHon). 250 NOV: 1. Tom Hedwall (Hon); 2. Boll TuliV (Yam); 3. M anuel Gu zman IKaw). 250 AM : 1. Deiter Lane (Yam); 2. Der ek Brown (Kaw ); 3 . Jerry Mason IKaw). Las Vegas rider Ken Arnold finished fifth in the 80cc Experts beh ind winner Scott Brown. Arnold went on to win the 8Ccc Stock Intermediate class. Brown battles to Vegas mini win By Dick Goodwin LAS VEGAS. NV. MAR. 3 1 Scott Brown dominated th e 80cc Mini Expert class today a t Las Vegas Motocross Park, having spen t an all-da y battle with .. 42 loc al rider Ken Arnold a nd fell ow Ca lifo rn ia ri der Kvle Lew is. Even th ough Arnold a nd "Lewis tr ied th eir best ro.rrip h im up, Brown prevailed with a 2- 1 victory. Kick ing off moto one, Arn old bla sted down th e long start i ng stra ig h t to clear th e hill first with Brown right o n hi s tail , and Lewis and Denn y Stephenson foll owing closel y. Pa st the back ble achers a nd through th e swi tch backs, Honda-mounted Brown motored on by to claim fir st pl a ce. But Lewi s stuc k hi s bike right o n Brown's back fender, a nd the two of them sta rte d to pu ll away from the rest of the field . St ephenson managed to get around Arnold for third, a fter some hard dicing. Durin g th e third a n d fourth laps, Brown a nd Lewis enga ged in a real bar-to-bar dogfight. Finall y, Brown got out of sha pe by the back blea ch er jump a n d Lew is fla sh ed by for th e lead . St eph en son wa s havin g his probl em s, all owing Jimm y Button to m ove into third overall. On th e fifth lap, Brown was chargin g hard when _ he dumped hi s H onda oyer th e fini shline tabl etop in a bad crash, h anding a big lead to Lewis, who made th e m o st o f it an d rode on to an easy victory. Brown recovered to fini sh second. Button brought hi s H onda in third overall, co m fo rta bly a he ad of fourth pl ace Stephenson . In moto two Brown had th e track dial ed in as h e got th e holeshot. Stephenson a nd Lewi s were chasing close behind him a nd th e three rid ers sta rted building a lead on th e rest of th e field. A little further ba ck , a wild battle for fourth pl ace was being waged by Lonnie Faulkner a nd Kerry Mu lligan. Through the fourth lap, Brown was still in front, although Stephenson was giving him all he could handl e. Lewis was hovering just behind the two leaders waiting to make his m ove, when Stephenson wa shed out and went down by th e ba ck bl ea ch ers a nd Lewis ran into him. Faulkner was still riding hard in fourth and Button had worked his wa y in front of Mulligan. for fifth. But this was Brown's race , and th ough Lewis worked h is wa y up to chal- lenge on the last lap, Brown was wired for th e victor" . Lewis fini sh ed a close second, Steph enson recovered to take third, with Button a nd Arn old fo llowing . Results VETS : 1. AI Southall; 2. J im Br adley; 3 . Le e Peer- son. 500 PRO: 1. An th ony Pasq ua lono; 2 . Mark Hit chew; 3. Barry Hill. 500 INT : 1. Kenny Krumme; 2. Greg Estes: 3. M ichael Phill ips . 500 NOV: t . Chris Newm ill er ; 2. Lar ry Tash ir o; 3. Denny Yeoman. 250 PRO: 1. Kevin St e ele; 2. Sc ott Robertson: 3 . Pat Shields. 2501NT: 1. Shane Johnson; 2. Terry Thomas; 3. Barry Frehne r. 250 NOV: t . Ken Teeters; 2. Jason W arren ; 3. W ill iam Lee . 125 PRO: i . Greg Vowe ll; 2. Scon Underwood; 3. Warren Lewis. 1251NT: 1. Kyle lewis ; 2. J o hn Mora n; 3 . John Humphre. 125 NOV: 1. T.L. Taylor; 2. Ken Arnold; 3. Brent Wineland. • 80 STK INT 12+ : 1. Ken Arnold; 2. King Richard Saxton; 3. lonnie Faulkner. 80 STK EX: 1. Scon Brown; 2 . Kyle Lewis ; 3. Denny Stephenson. 80 STK INT (9-11): 1. Jimmv Bunon. BOSTK NOV 12+: 1. Oavid Gr iego; 2. LanceTavlor; 3 . Chris Poc ino. 80 STK BEG: 1. James Hender shot; 2. Charl ie Kline; 3 . Jesse Newman. 80 60 60 60 STK 19-") NOV: 1. Mike Mochels. INT (9-11): 1. Mike Gilben. INT J6-B): 1. Jimmv Griego . NOV (9·1 1): 1. Chad Ande rson ; 2. Dannv Kusak; 3 . Frankie V ill egas. 60 NOV 16-8) : 1. Brian Bar n so n; 2 . Basil Thacker; 3 . Jason Part ridge. PEE-WEE INT: 1. Brian Barn son; 2. Jimmy Griego; 3 . Bas il Tha cker. PEE-WEE NOV: 1. Russell Pearson; 2. Theresa Griego; 3. N icholas Barron. Kyle crushes Pueblo Pro MX By Larry Johnson P UEBLO, CO, MAR. 3 1 T erry Kyle (Yam ) went out an d swep t a ll four motos in th e 250cc and Open Pro classes today. In the 250cc round, Kyle bested Boo Stichter (Kaw) and Jim Mitch ell (H on) : Dav e New ell (Ka w) an d Br Bolton (Yam) foll ow ed Kyle ad across th e finish line in th e Open Pros. Kyle is th e 1984 Sl at e O pen Pro Champion: hi s performance was a good da y's work for a ny body, co ns idering he's a lm ost 30-yea rs-o ld. In th e Open cl ass, Kyle had littl e diffi culty. In moto one, hi s key cha llen ger Newell gated mid-pack . Kyle immediately open ed up a five-second cu sh ion , whil e New ell was cha rg in g through traffic and leaped p ast two rid ers o n th e tow er jump to gain seco n d within half a lap. Kyle even tuall y stretch ed o u t a 30 second lead by the checkers, with N ewell holding a co m fortable marg in o ver th ird place fini sher Bolton. In round tw o , Newell stayed close 10 Kyle, but co u ld never mount a serious threat. Bolton aga in fini shed a distant third. 250 PRO; 1. Terr v Kyle IYam); 2. Boo Stichter (Kaw ); 3. Jim MitcheIiIHon). OPEN NOV: 1. Tom Drake (Hon); 2. Daniel Shane (Yam); 3. Phil Antonuk (Yam). OPEN AM ; 1. Larry Diehl IYam); 2. Roben Ask IYam); 3 . Tom Wilson (Yam) . OPEN PRO: 1. Terry Kvle (Yam); 2. Dave Newell IKaw) ; 3. Brad Bolto n (Yam). VET NOV : 1. Jim Anderson (Kaw); 2. Greg Maste rs (Kawl. VET AM : 1. Don Doubl edav (Yam); 2. Robert Kim • breIIHon). VET EX: 1. Montv Kvte IYam); 2. Richard Dostal (Han ); 3 . M ar k Poindext er (Yaml. SR NO V : t , J im Geidel (Ha n); 2. J ohn FridJund IYam). SR A M : 1. Ken M iller (Kaw) . .. SR EX: 1. V ic Barl ish (Yam); 2. Dave Wollaston ISuz). restart th eir mounts, whi ch Mortensen won , foll ow ed by Palmer and Ruff. This gav e Lawson a co m forta ble lead. Shortley a fter th e three-bik e p ile-up, Palmer's bik e threw a ch ai n punching a hole in th e engine GISes. Meanwhil e, Law son was setti ng a bli sterin g pace th at Morten sen a nd Ruff co u ldn' t ma tch. Event ua lly, Mortensen dropped back wh ile Arn old wor ked up. At th e fin ish of th e 121ap race, it was La wso n way O U I in front fo llowed by Arnold, Ruff. Morten sen a nd Denn y Vorndran. Bob Ashl eigh led every lap in the 250cc Expert race, while Marc J ohnso n staye d close but co u ld n ' t manage to pass Ashleigh, wh o took th e win. Th ird Expert went to Brad McLeod a head o f Andre' But ch er a nd J oe T u ttobene. . 1.11 th e Open Expert ra ce, it was Mike Bak er who led from sta rt 10 finish , while Husqvarna 's Charles Halco m b worked his wa y into second a fter a fourth place sta rt . Kurt Pfeiffer look third a he ad o f Tim Cauby and Ashlei gh, Results 0 -80 BEG : t . Chris Hawkins; 2. Mark Ehrhardt; 3 . Aaron Anderson. 0-80 AM : 1. Phil Lawrence; 2. Jeff Fine; 3 . Br ian Sanchez. 81-200 BEG: 1. Chris Gibb ; 2. Richard Egeli n; 3. Mark Ri ch ardson . 81 -200 NOV: 1. Steve Fish er ; 2. Ed Viteni; 3. Randy Parkinson. 81· 200 AM ; 1. Sean Smor ick. 81 -200 EX: 1. Keit h 5enn ;.2. Kevin Case. 250 BEG : 1. St eve Ribb ins; 2. Ron Burrows; 3. Dah Kelly. 250 NOV: 1. Jimmy Hawkins; 2 . George Fishback; 3 . Br uce Newberry. L.awson lands Harry Thornburg benefit Perris GPwin · 250 AM : 1. Ron Lawson; 2. Richard Arnold; 3. Fra nk Ruf f. 250 EX; 1. Bob Ashleigh; 2. Marc JOhnson; 3. Brad Mcleod . . OPEN BEG : 1. Jo h n Str oup ; 2 . Bruce Ferreural; 3 . W iJlaim Lawton. OPEN NOV: 1. M ike Hunon; 2. Daniel Fogerty; 3. Ken Herrimer. OPEN AM : 1. Bryan Stath am; 2. Jeff Clausen. OPEN EX: 1. M ike Baker; 2. Charle s Halcomb ; 3 . Ku rt Pfe iffer. FOUR STROKES BEG: 1. Nile Gierlich; 2. Monte By Ke ith Spencer Eisemann; 3 . Irwin Moon. PERRIS, CA, APR. 2 Fear ing. Kawasaki-mounted Ron Lawson survived an early mota battle . a ch a lle ng in g race track and muddy co nd ition s to win th e 250cc Am at eur class a t th e H arry Thornburg Ben efit GP at Perris Racewa y. Lat e last year, T horn burg cra shed a nd was paralyzed during a Perris GP race, a nd toda y's benefit raised .$3983 tow ards Thornburg's medical expe nses. K. Barry Johnson of Perris Ra cewa y. Doubl ecross Racin g and Southland Racing Associati on co mbin ed efforts to prom ote th e race that drew ove r 150 riders. At th e sta r t o f th e 250cc Am at eur race. Kit Palmer had taken over th e . lead a few turns into th e ra ce, whil e Lawson worked hi s wa y up to second wh en two rid ers cra she d . Wh en th e lead ers ca me through th e sco rers' seclion aft er th e first lap, it was Palmer a nd La wso n, th en Bruce Morten sen , R ich ard Arnold , Rhod Beachner a nd Fra n k R uf f. Du ring the seco nd lap, Ruff started m akin g a m ove by p assing Beachner a nd Arnold a nd reeling in Mortensen, who was br eathing heavil y down La wso n 's ba ck . Aft er th e seco n d lap it wa s still Palmer out in from , Lawso n second a nd Morten sen and Ruff third a nd fourth . Into th e third lap, Ruff slip pe d by Morten sen , th en about three-quarters th rough th e lap. Palmer overshot a turn, whi ch gave Lawsonjust eno ugh room to squeeze by. Palmer regained hi s co m posure a nd stayed glued to Lawson's rear fender, whi le Ruff a nd Morten sen followed a few seco nds behind. Heading into th e fourth lap, Lawso n held on to a sli m lead over Palmer. However, Palmer cras he d in the sa me turn that he o vers hot th e lap before, a nd took o u t Ruff an d Morren sen in th e process. T he three downed riders raced 10 FOUR STROKES AM ; 1. Dewev Seaver; 2. Neil FOUR STROKES EX: 1. Wayne Manin ; 2. Roger Hurd. VET BEG : 1. C.W. Mcintosh; 2. M ichael Mason; 3 . Tim Morrison. VET NOV: 1. Ken Richards ; 2. Rich Vaughn; 3. Lewis W r ight . VET AM : 1. J eff Barker ; 2. Jerry Mullins; 3. Clive Cheffins. VET EX: 1. Kinney Jones; 2 . Pau l Thede; 3. Peter Bryk. SR/WOMENS BEG; 1. R. Perin; 2. Cind i Gribben; 3. Ilona Oail. SR/WO MENS NOV; 1. Michael Robbins; 2. Everett Tafoya . . SR /WO MENS AM : 1. Cliv e Cheffins; 2. Barbara Perry; 3 . Greg Carter . SRIWOMENS EX; 1. Jim Berry; 2. Lvnn McGra w; 3 . Ed. Du ncan. AMA/NMA Tri-State Series: Round 2 Warren, Pederson, Manning maul Las Vegas By Carol Clark LAS VEGAS, NV , MAR. 24 Eddie Warren (Kaw) downed Team Honda's Ron Lechien in 125cc Pro racing in the second round of the AMAsanctioned NMA T r i-S ta te Series. Canada's Ross Pederson took his Suz uki to a I-I scor e forrhe250cc Pro win. Even though h e wa s sick , Scott Manning(Yam )out-diced th e competition for th e win in th e 500cc Pro class. Throughout th e series in 125cc Pro racing , it ha s been Bobby Moore (Suz) who has proved th e fastest at the start . Moore didn 't di sappoint anybody as h e go t th e jump on the pack in th e first m oto, Following Moore were Bryan Bruner , Eddi e Warren a nd Kurt H enrick sen . Lechien was

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