Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

VET C: 1. Br ian M aclean ; 2 . Rocky Troth; 3 . M ike Bett en court . SR C: 1. Bill Wo olman; 2 . David Cziraki; 3 . Alex Campbell . FOUR-STK: 1. Robert Warn e; 2. Bill Bruce; 3. Todd Jarvinen . W OM EN C: 1. Karen Hubbard; 2. Kathy Tuma ; 3. Julie D uff ek. 125 C: 1. Ernie Cenade (Yam) ; 2. Korey Larso n (Kaw); 3 . Everette Engel bert (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Lee Ver n Berry (Kaw ); 2. M ike Friend (Yam) ; 3 . Cli nt Overma n (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Lee Vern Berry (Kaw) : 2. Pete Ware ISuz); 3. Dave Zuh r (Honl . 500 PRO:- 1. Lynn Hyde (Hon); 2. Bob Kr izan IYam ): 3. Terr y Davis (Hus). Immediate availability of all prod ucts plus new items. Berry, Hyde haul - Fonteyns flog CRC BRA cash payback Golden Bear GP By Brian Geo rg e OSAG E. WY. AP R_ 28 Some seventy riders co nve rged upon Osage Racewa y for to d~ (s Borderline Racing Asso CIatIOn motocross, a nd were gree ted to a well- p repa red track and exce llen t rac ing wea th er. Pro rider ' . Lee Vern Berry pulled off a pa ir .o f ov~ra ll vict.ories. fir st di spl acing th e l2:>cc.Pro h eld . th en re tu rn ing 10 to p th e 2:>Occ Pro ca tegory as we ll. The Open Pro class wa s left up for grabs. an d Lyn n Hyde. ca rry ing his new number o ne plate for 1985, ca p ture d h is firs t overall win of th e year. Ber~y took on the 250cc Pros by ~ra bb mg th e h ol esh ot and never givm g up 'th e lead. Sta ce Waug h a n d Pete Wa re ba tt led a ll m o to long for the r~mn ~r-upspol, but it was Waugh pu lh ng m well beh in d Berry in th e end . War e . sell led for third. while Kevin Forrester a nd Dave Zuhr rounded o u t th e top five. . In ro und two , Berry aga in m ot ored i n t o th e lead. a nd rode a flawl ess race to th e chec kered fla g for the m ota a nd overa ll win. Behind him. th e ba il ie for second aga in saw Ware fig h ting for th e runner-up slot. this time wi th T odd Willis giving chase . Wa re ha n d led th e pr essu re a ll th e wav 10 the wire and hel d on to seco nd in th e moto, whi ch a lso ga ve hi m seco n d overa ll. Willis. who cli nc hed thi rd had to settl e for seventh overall d ue 10 a 10th in th e fir st race, wh ich Zuh r 's fina l mot o fo urt h nett ed him third overa ll. Waugh pi cked up fourth overa ll wi th a n eight h in th e seco nd go- a ro und , with Scott Sa lveso n's 6-6 score ea rn ing him fifth for th e da y. O ne-two -Iive ac tio n provided some heav y com petit ion for Berry. as Mik e Fri end (Ya m) put up a fight. In rou nd on e, Fri end took th e h o lesh o t a nd fought to keep h is YZ a head of the screaming KX o f Berry. As Berrv tr ied 10 set Fri end up for a pass ha lr'wa.y th.rough th e open ing rnoto, h e ba ll ed m th e whoops. and Fri end was given a com fo rta ble lead to ru n down to the wire. Berry remou nted to ta ke seco nd. just ahe of Clint Overma n ad and Hea th Goodsell. . In .m o lOtwo Berry quickly a ven ged h ISIirs t-rnoto lo ss by tak ing th e lead fro m th e start and lea ving Friend 10 try a nd get by. Friend was obviouslv faster through th e whoops and coiners. bu~ Berry fla t ~lew h im away in the straigh ts on his Sma ll Engine Shop-sponsored Ka wa sa k i . That adva ntage took Berr y o ut 10 a comforta ble lead by rnoto's end, a nd the overall a hea d of . Friend. O verm an was aga in th ird , this time wi th Tom Keki ch fourth a nd Goodsell fift h . Domina tion was th e key word in Open Pro ac tio n. as H yde took co ntrol of both m ot os fro m th e start an d held the .lead 10 th e wire. Bob Kri zan gave chase in bo th ro u nds, but his effo rts were to no ava il as H yde motored o ff for th e victory. while Terry Davis tra iled in th ird both ro u nds . Results MIN I A : 1. Scon Alde n IKaw) ; 2. Judd Hagem an IKaw); 3. Randy Sta hla (Kaw) . M INI B: 1. Sea n W eiseler (Kaw) . MINI C: 1. Barr y Dyck (Hon ); 2. Corey Lundstrom IKaw); 3 . Craig GoodeIlIKaw). VET: 1. Roger Ofeil (Yaml . OLD IRON: 1. Ma rk Isaac (Hon). 250 B: 1. J oe Thompson IHonl; 2. Aaron Spielman (Yam); 3. M ike Wegsche id (Hon). 125 B: 1. Crai g Dav is IHon ); 2. Jay W ill (Yam); 3. eddIe Me aley (Hon ). By Cathy Ba rbacov i PERRIS, CA. AP R. 2 1 This year's Golden Bear G rand Prix was held at Perris Raceway by th e California Racing Cl ub , a nd Beg in ner class riders Dann y a nd Ti m Fon teyn survived to ta ke win s in th eir respective classes. Danny Fontey n earn ed th e 80cc Beginn er victory in th e Mini event to ta ke fo urth o vera ll behind overall winner. Intermedi a te rider Cra ig Mill er. T im Fo nt eyn rode to fifth o verall in th e 15-mi nu te-l on g co m bined Beg inner class race to tak e first 125cc. J eff Davis was top Beg inner. Da nn y Forueyn h eld th e Beg inner class lead ea rly in th e Mi ni race. on ly to be passed hy Mi ckey Da vis in a turn . But th en . on the next turn, Fonteyn reclai med th e lead - o nl y to cra sh . Kenn y Som er took over the lead as Fo n teyn remounted a nd went a fter th e pack . Just a s Fontevn had worked hi s wa y back towards th e lead, Somer too k a soi l sam p le. givm g th e lead ba ck to Fo nt eyn , Somer gOI.bac k up a nd cl im bed up to seco nd. while Fon teyn held th e lead till. the checkered fla g . Da vid Moh ler was th ird behi nd So mer a nd Fontevn . In the 125cc Beginner class: T im Fon teyn wa s dead la st o rr th e sta rt . bu t h e soo n got underwa y a nd ma n aged to pass a h andfu l of riders by the time h e reached th e first turn . Bu t T im Fonteyn wa s ridi ng o n the edge. :;m d even tua lly d ropped h is Yamaha 1Il a corner. O nce again, Fon teyn wa s way behind the pack wh en h e got go mg, but he made a wild drive wh ich p u t him in th e lead th ree la ps lat er. Fo rueyn look the win . wi th jacen R un seco nd a nd Todd Davis third. CRC 1981. 250cc Pro class points winne r Brad McLeod cha lked up a n~ther win to h is cred it. tod a y by ta kin g the Pro even t. Marc Joh nson was a co ntende r in seco nd p lace u nt il h e go t bogged down in so me mud. giving th e posi tion to Mar c Decker w h o fini sh ed secon d o vera ll a nd seco nd 250cc Pro. Third overa ll a nd first Amateur wa s Alan Coats . • Results CONTACT ~@OOc.\lm

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