Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

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Changes Califom ia 600 Ninj a ig nition curve to same as Canadian 600 Ninja th e Wa shington rider motored away with fou r m otos, winning the 125cc a nd 250cc Intermediate classes with r~ lative ea se. Barnes blew a way th e firs t s~ts o f m?tos...winning by a huge margin. Corni ng m to the seco nd 125cc mo ro, Barn es pull ed a ll inc redible ho lesho r. but was pressed bv Mit ch Ca ldwell (Ya m). Ca ld well wa; Barn es' closest competi tion. but Ba rnes was u ns to ppabl e. T he 250cc B class was th e sa me story - Barn es sta rte d o ff slow ly, bu t broke free in the second moto to beat Ron Rob in son (Hon ) fo r th e I-I o vera ll a nd a no ther dou ble de moli tio n . Ya maha su pport rider Ti m Michlitsc h led local rider Gary Beyer (Ka w ), J on Bu yas ( Kaw) a nd Jere Meeker (Cag). Anderson was ca ug h t in traf fic but qu ickl y m oved into the top five o n lap tw o , nabbing a fading Beyer to tak e seco nd and set out a fter Mi chlit sch, wh o was Tiding hi s best race of th e eveni ng. Mi chlitsch h eld Anderso n a t ba y until lat e in th e race which set up a batt le between the two until Mi chlitsch let Anderson slip pa st a nd tak e th e win . Bu yas nabbed third a head o f KTM rider Gra yson Hart and Steve H u herso n (Kaw), Mo to two saw Beyer bu rst into the lead. but Anderson quickl y picked 0[£ Beyer , who had to ho ld ba ck a Bu ya s-Mich li tsc h - Ha r t- M i ke Crowell (Hon ) swapfest . Anders on separated himself from th e pack for a I-I win. Anderson ca me right ba ck to lead ~yl er through th e triple jumps in th e fir st 250cc Pro moto. H e was joine d by local Kenn y Olson (Ya m). wh o bobbled and dropped hack to midpack a nd let Michlitsch settle in to third aft er a bad sta rt. Anderson and Ty ler rode a ra ce o f th eir o wn ah ead of Michl itsch, who rode a lo ne in th ird to th e fini sh ahead o f Rod ney Keller (Hon ) and Buyas. Tyler q uickly fled th e field in th e seco nd rnoto while Anderson was buried m id -p ack wh ich ga ve Ty ler a n easy win and th e o vera ll with hi s 2- 1 score. Michlitsch too k seco nd and seco nd o vera ll with a 3-2 a nd Anderson a 1-5. Ty ler had a n easy tim e to p p ing bo th Open P ro m or e s. a nd like in th e seco nd 250cc P ro co ntes t, he ran a lo ne 10 th e fin ish in th e first m ot o . Mi chl itsch a nd T yler du eled in th e seco nd mot o, bur -in th e en d it wa s T yler's. Local ride r Ri ch ard Earle ( H o n) cla im ed third a t th e flag to beat H a rt (KTM) and Dennis Swee ten (Ya m) . Ty ler we n t I-I for top Pro cas h payoff o ver Michl itch 's 2-2 a nd H art' s 4-4. Res ults call orWnle: 48 Champion I/IIoriwaki USA 1980 Harbor Blvd. Coate M. . . CA 9Z6Z7 (714) 642-2040 .. 125 PRO: 1. Jimmy An derson (Yam) ; 2. Jon Buyas (Kawl; 3 . Tim M lc h lit sch (Yam) . 250 PRO ; 1. Scott Tyler (Yamt ; 2. Ti m M ic h l it sc h (Yam ); 3 . Ji m my Anderson (Yam). 500 PRO : 1. Scott Tyl er (Ya m l; 2. Tim M ic h li tsc h (Vam ); 3 . Grayson Hart IKTM) . class. a t th e all new Continental Mot osport Club (CMC) sanctioned Kern County Racewa y. Togerso n won th e o vera ll , but at th e sta n o f m oto o ne, things looked bleak for him as Wes Furrh grabbed th e lead with Yamaha rider Tim Winslo w close behind, breathing down Furrh 's ne ck. T orger son was back in th ird until ' Win s'low crashe d in a mudho1c. With seco n d place in hand, T orgerson pi ck ed up his pace. but it was a ll to no a va il. Furrh a n d hi s Honda we re wa y out front . maki ng it clear to a ll that thi s was hi s race. In th e second m or o , it wa s Torgerso n o u t in front with Furrh a nd Win sl ow o n hi s ta il. Furrh tri ed to mak e hi s mo ve in a slick co rner. hut slid o u t ins tea d. dro p p i ng him hack to th ir d . On th e thi rd lap, Furrh ~epassed Win slow . hu t stu m bled aga in III an other co rner, d ropping h im hack to th e num ber three spo t for th e second time. By th is tim e Torgerso n had hi s lin es set. a nd was lon g-gone. At th e finis h , i t was Torgerson o u t in front . wi th th e ha rd -cha rg ing Furrh second a fte r Win slow took a fall lat e in the m oto . In th e 125cc Beg inner class, raci ng was h o t a nd h ea vv, with Mike Finch pu tt ing h is KX lis in to th e numero un o spot, . .T he ,firs.t m ot o wa s Finch leading . with K e v ~ n Thom pson see mi ng ly g l~ed to h is rea r fl',!d er ; following in third was Yamaha rider Tony Oliveri . Finch a nd T hom ps o n traded pl aces for the .Iead in th e fir st few laps, wh <;re Fin ch would pull a way in the stra ig h ts. Th ompson would catch up in th e co rners. Th ings were more interesting as mudholcs took their toll in th e form o f fa lls and ncar-fa lls for both riders . Ncar th e end of th e moto , ! hompson passed Finch, o n ly to Ia ll in a co rner. At the fini sh. it was Finch fir st with Thompson a close seco nd . Tony O liveri pulled in third. . In th e seco nd m?to . it was again Finch o u t front with Thompson a clos e seco nd . G o ing inro a short downhill sectio n. T ho m p son co llided wi th a fall en rider . g iving second pl a ce to Ol iv eri. On e lap later . Thompson re - passed Oliveri for seco nd . .b~t by.now Finch was gone. At th e fini sh , It was Finch, Thompso n seco nd. a nd Oliveri thi rd. Results 80 8 EG : 1. Zak Crabb (Han). 125 BEG : 1. M ike Finch (Yam); 2. Kev in Thompson (5uz); 3 . Ton i Ol iveri (Yam ). 125 JR : 1. Kev in Peoples {kaw}; 2. Jeff Finch (Han) . 125 INT : 1. Jeff Reynolds (Hon ); 2. Dennis King (Han'. 250 BEG : 1. Er ic M ickelson (Ho n); 2. Garry Hall (Cog). 250 JR : 1. Aaron Ginn (Hon); 2 . M ike Hawks (Vam) ; 3. Lae W ilson (Han) . 250 PRO; 1. Greg Torgerson (Hus); 2 . Wes Furrh (Hon); 3 . Tim W inslow (Yam) . VET J R: 1. Tim Crabb (Han ); 2 . Rog er Stein ( KT M~ VET INT : 1. leon Pr ice (Honl : 2 . Vic Hagar (Ho n). VET M STR: 1. Randy Lewis (KTM) ; 2. St eward Rogers (Hon); 3 . David Rogers (Hon) . Anderson, Tyler take Salem arenacross wins By Clay lig ht SA LEM. O R. AP R. 19 Nationa l num ber 19 J im my Anderson ca m e down from h is

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