Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

~---------------------------'------' > a:: o o w a:: / t.? ~ a:: « ~ > ttl ~ o J: l1. A pack of 1 25s got down to business at the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ida ho's Ride for Life Stadium Motocross in Cadwell. Idaho. 250 PRO: 1. Rick Bozarth (Suz); 2. John Sven sson (Hen} . O PEN PRO: 1. St eve Hiersche (Han ). GP: 1. Bcbbv Steine r (Kaw); 2. J ere Meeker (Kaw ); 3 . Dave Coner (Han ). Hall hauls at RFlSX By Marty Gregory Cornwell, Goodfellow dominate Can-Am RR By Alice Macpherson CALDWE L L, 10, MAY 18 WESTWOOD, BC, CAN ADA , MAY 12 Mark H all (Ya m ) showed 'em th at supercros s is th e domain of th e you ng a nd th e brave as h e double-jumped and sk yshot Canadian rid ers Dar vl Cornwell a nd G ar y Goodfell ow went to lawn in th e 750cc P roducti o n class and en ded up th or oughl y h is way 10 victo ry in th e Mul tipl e Sclerosis Society o f Idaho 's Ride For Life Sta di u m Mo toross in fro m o f an awed cro wd a t Little Britch es Rod eo Aren a. Hall came fro m th e back o f th e pa ck 10 get int o th e po int s after some firs t mot o shena n igans left h im ea ting dust, Corey Bart on (Ka w) won th e initia l 125/ 250cc co m bined race in spectacu la r style. In fac t, Ba rton , rid in g th e o n ly 125 in the field , stuc k il 10 a ll th e 250s a nd wa s doi ng so in rnoto lWO when he broke a fro m a xle a fter o ne o f h is cro wd -p leasing leaps. H all had been racing neck-and-neck with Barton and , th ough una ble 10 p ass th e tal en ted Kaw a saki ride r, was right there to ta ke adva ntage whe n Bart on broke. As with th e m on ey-pa yin g fin ish in g orde r, Ba rton a nd Hall were a lso th e men to wa tch wh en it came tim e fo r crowd noi se to determine whi ch ra cer ca ugh t th e most a ir off th e giga nti c Ride Fo r L ife Jum p o n th e straigh ta way in from o f th e gra ndstands. Hall was stvlish wh ile Ba rto n 's tech niq ue wa's more stra ig h t up- and-down . Also slylin g o ff the RFL J u mp was 125cc strea ker Chad Cas e (Kaw) who di d well in hi s Inter med ia te races bUI had o ne bad ma lOwh ich cos t h im hi s ShOI a l th e o vera ll . James Murra y (Kaw ) o ut of Twi n Falls, scarfed the go ld in tha i holl y-contesled class . Brill an Burlingame (Ka w) lOok top h onors in th e Mini B even t by virt ue o f a 1-2 m a lO tall y. Burlin ga me was held o ff by a persistem Ril chie Reynolds (Ka w), wh o blitzed th e seco nd m al a after falling vict im to a bad start a nd a run-off with a no ther rid er in mot o o ne . do m in at ing 1-2, respecj ively. today a t Westw ood Raceway, whi ch was th e th ird ro u nd o f th e Washing to n Motorcycle Road Racin g Associ ation Ca n-Am Ch allenge. T h e two ride rs broke away fro m the rest o f th e pac k \0 rid e th eir own race; Peter P uhakka (H a n) was third . Goodfellow th en went o n 10 bail ie hi s wa y to victory in th e Super bi ke class fina l. win ni ng o ve r R an d y S kiv er a n d Darry l Fletch er, Co rnwell an d G oodfellow spen t m OS I of th e 750cc Pro d uction ra ce wi th in to uchi ng dis ta n ce o f ea ch o ther. T h e sp ectators in the hairpin were co nvinced that th ey were locked side -by-sid e g oin g through t h a t co rn er. " We were close, a lrig h t. bUI we never mad e co n tac t," sai d Co rn well after he had won . " It's gell ing h ard 10 beat G oodfello w, he's pr euv fast." Cornwell sti ll managed \0 do th at a s he led a ll o f.the fir st heal a nd the last two laps of th e final. Superbike action saw Sea ttle's Ski ver ta ke seco nd , but th e rea l bailie was between Goodfellow a nd Ken Sto bba rt o n h is Form u la O ne Suzuki . These two classes ra n co m bined , a nd a pe rso n rea ll y needed th eir p ro gram 10 tell a ll the pl a yers a pa rt. Du rin g d lh e first hea t, Stobba rt kepi a ht'" d of Good fellow a t the flag , a nd lh ey were closel y fo llo wed by J oh n Pal m er (FI), lh en Skiver . T he fin a l was more o f lh e same. To co n fuse lh e issue even more, aft er a DNF in th e first heat; Dal e Franklin was on hi s F-I Ya maha a nd pushed p ast Palm for seco nd er pl ace. This tim e, th e GSX Suzu ki tha t G oodfellow was riding bea t Sto bbart 's id entical mach in e wh en they crossed th e finish line for th e la st time. There was a very sca ry co u p le o f minutes during lhe sidecar ra ce wh en a Superbike rider entered lh e tra ck during their final, just seco n ds before th e leaders went th ro ugh , Corner m ar sha ls managed to fla g him over a t turn three, a nd disqualified him from _ further competition for the da y. Former AMA sid ecar cha m p io n Bru ce Lind a nd Jack Hart were having teething problems with th eir n ew rig during lhe first sidecar h eat , The Results 38 MIC RO: 1. Damo n Den nen (Kawl; 2. Da. Lopel (Kaw); 3 . Greg Vearsley (Hon) . MIN I BEG : 1. Brittan Burlinga me (Kaw); 2. Michael Oli ver (Yam); 3 . Bryan Va nce (Ka w) . 125 BEG: 1. Steve n Spooner (Vam) ; 2 . Steve Aslen (Yam) ; 3. Tom Powell (Kaw). 12 5 INT: 1. James Murray (Kaw) ; 2. Gary Wise (Kaw); 3 . Mike Harr is (Kawl. 125 EX: 1. Corey Barton (Kaw) . 250 BEG: 1. M ike Ja rdi ne (Varni ; 2. Stove Aslen (Yam) ; 3 . Delmer Slate (Hon) . 250 INT ; 1. Marty Jamison (Hon) ; 2. Ron Wehr (Kaw); 3. Jeff Murray (Hon) . 250 EX; 1. Mark Hall (Vam); 2. larry Jackson (Kaw); 3 . Hans Kirschner (Ka wl. ~;~ ba fri;s i ~ ~I;~i~ ga; l~nk 'Ieli ihe" m with a fuel starvati on situa tio n th at th ey were a ble to overco me befor e the final. Th e first leg sa w J ohn Wildm an a nd Rick Davi son m aintain a slim lead over Dave Wildm an a n d H arry Rihela , bUI th e rest o f th e fiel d was never far beh ind . The fin al h ad Lind a nd Ha rt d ive fo r the lead a n d stay there, leadin g the Ireight tra in ra th er than bri nging up th e rea r. There were n ot a 101 of surp rises d uri ng th e 500cc Producti on fin a l. Ken Lal onde led from th e first lap to th e flag , an d th e first four riders finished within th e sa me seco n d. T he sur p rise wa s rhe im po undi ng o f a ll four o f th eir ma ch ines in stead o f a victory la p. After much di scussion of techn icalities a nd wh o didn 't have. what origi nal parts, Lal onde wa s rem oved from th e fin al resu lts whil e th e o the rs remai ned . This put Ni ck Defago in first, followed by SCOll Moon and Gar y Berge. Wrist sla ps were admi n is tered a ll a ro u n d for removin g var ious cycle parts th at a re su p posed 10 stay on producti on s mach inery. Results 600 CA FE: 1. Steve Crevier (Yam); 2. Perrie Turner (Suzl ; 3. Randy Kingston (Yam). 600 PROD ; 1. Nick Defago (Su.); 2. Scon Moon (Yam I; 3. Gary Berge (Kaw). SU PERBIKE : 1. Gary Goodfellow (Suz) ; 2. Randy Skiver (Hon) ; 3 . Darry l Fletcher (Kaw). F-l : 1. Ken Stobbart (SUl); 2 . John Palmer (Vam ); 3. Roland Stun-Sm ith (Kaw) . SIDECAR: 1. John Wildman/R ick Davison (Su z); 2. Bru ce Lind/Jack Hart (Yam~; 3 . Dave W ildman/ Har ry Rihela (Bea). VINTAGE: 1. John Westphalen (Tn ); 2. Dav e W ildma n (Nor); 3 . Dave Clement. 750 PROD ; 1. Daryl Cornwell (SUl); 2. Gary Goodfellow (Su zl; 3 . Peter Puhakka (Hon). OPEN PROD : 1. Ken Bre ier (Kaw) ; 2 . Cra ig Gootsha lk I SUl); 3. Gary Berg e (Kaw). F-2 : 1. Dale Franklin (Hon); 2. M ike Kenyon (Vam); 3 . Paul Pierolli (Vam) . Hall, Miehlitseh awesome at AlbanySX By Clay Light AL BANY, OR, MAY 12 National number 35 Eric H all ca m e down from Washingt o n s ta te to mak e a k ill i n g a t Alban y ' s Di stri ct 28 AMA S u pe rcross . H all o u trode fe ll ow Wash in g toni an Ma rvin Wal do (Kaw) in a seco n d m ot o 1 2 ,~ cc P ro ShOO IOUI to tak e the o vera ll wit h a 2- 1, T im ' M isch li tsch (Ma lco lm Smith/Ya m Su p port ) loo k two classes, rid ing sens raio na lly in the seco nd 250cc P ro mota 10 beat Ii a ll a nd reverse mo ta fin ish es for a 2-1 overa ll. Mich litsch mad e easy moe ny in th e Open P ro s, go ing I-I, T he 80c(" A l B co m b ined cl a ss broug ht spec ta to rs to life, led by lon e A rider J eff Dailey (Tea m Creen / Sini salo / PJ 1/ SCOll t .S.A. Ka w). Dai ly de mo lished the field , w h ich was no su rp rise as Da ily ra n away wit h rhe m ot o 10 ea sily bea t B win ne r R yan Holm (Yam) a nd Lmct' Ru dge (Kaw). ~I O IO two agai n sa w Da ily slip into lh e lea d , bUI H o lm was righl there a nd lh e d uo d ueled in th e dust ulllil H ol m rea lized h e wa s u p with th e big g u ns a n d fad ed, all o wi ng Ru dge 10 seille into seco nd and lose thc' o vera ll due to a 2-1 fin ish by Rudge. H olm, Mo n t)' Spa u ld ing (Ya m) a n d Dawn Pi azza (Yam) ro u n ded OUI th e la p five in th e overalls, Waldo (Kaw) sho l o u t o f lh egale in lh e first 125cc Pro moto, and with eig h t lap s a he ad of him h e wa s going 10 hav e to rid e h is best 10 h o ld off possibly lh e nonhwest 's fastest 125cc ride r (Ha ll ) for a win. Gra yson Hart (KT i\I) a nd local G ar y " Bad Boy" Beyer (Kaw) fill ed th e top foru positions in lh e dusty moto, but up front it was Waldo doing a ll h e co u ld a t keep in g Hall in seco nd . H all co u ldn't find a wa y a ro u nd a nd sett led f~r seco nd a head o f H an , Bever and Mik e C ro we ll (I-Io n ). T he ' seco nd ti m e o ut H all wasted no lim e vault in g h is P ro Cali bcr/ Wheelsporr/S co u U.S .A.lSun Appa rel-backed H on da int o th e lead , with Hart ru n n ing seco nd a nd Wal do wav back in seventh on la p o ne . By la p two th e sto ry was d iffere nt . Wal do ca rved h is way up to second a nd set OUI aft er H all , w ho had b u ilt up a huge lead a nd rode a slo wer pace la te in th e rno to with the ove ra ll win easily in th e bag. I-I all wen t 2-1 for first o ver Waldo (1-2) a nd H an 's 3-3. H all and Michl itsch had q uite a battle for th e lead in th e first 250cc P ro m ot o , but tha I was a fter Michlitsch ca me from last to sett le into seco nd wi th just a few la ps to go . Mi chl itsch wasn 't a ble to mak e a p ass stick a nd took a fin e seco nd a t the end o f the mota o ver Wa shin g ton 's Don Kn oblauch (E n u mcla w Kaw ), Kenny Olsen (Ya m) a n d J ohn Woodl ey (H a n). T'h e serond ro u nd was aga in a Mi chlu sch-H all battle. M ichl itsch was riding hi s best ra ce o f th e season and ga ve Ha ll a fight h e wouldn't soo n forget . Michlirsch wa s in th e right place when he look th e ch eckers in th e lead 10 tak e th e m o to win and th e o vera ll p ayoff with a 2- 1 tall y to beat H all' s 1-2, Kn oblau ch (3-3), Woodley (5-4) a nd Sieve H ill s (Ya m) , wh o went 6-5 for fifth . Ha rt a nd Michl irsch battl ed in front o f loca l P ro R ich ie Earle (Ha n U.S .A,) a t th e sia n o f th e fi rs t Open P ro OUlin g after ge ll ing by early lead er Earle o n hi s O 'N eal /Ma ru sh in zSecr-sponsored H onda . The Na tio nal co n tenders d uo was too m uch a nd th ey qu ickly severed th emsel ves fro m the rest o f th e field a nd fin is hed 1-2 in the form o f M ichl itsch a nd Ha rt wi th Ea rle third . Mot o two had Michl itsch leading H art u nt il H an had me cha ni ca l woes an d dropped to th ird . lerrin g Earl e int o th e run nerup sp o t with a 3-2. T he next best race to th e Pros was th e 250c(" AlB moro. Wash in gton 's Bru ce Barn es ha d tro u bles in th e firs t mot o a frer cra sh ing . whi ch p UI Wayne C hurch (Ka w)a nd for mer 'i Os nat ion a l stand out Les Wom ack (Ya m) into th e I-2 spo ts. Kell y Whelch el (Kaw) ca m e fro m no wh ere 10 settl e int o th ird, na bb in g Wom ack for seco nd unt il \ Vomack n-rur ne-d t h r favo r to m ak e u p t lie fini shin g o rder of C h u rch, Womack, Wh elch el. Barn es a nd Tony Fox ( I-Io n). Ba rn es came back . to do wh at h e had to for the overa ll , winn in g th e second mo ro for a 4-1 tall v to l>t'a l 2-4 of Wom ack and Fox , w h ~ wen t 5-2. Hull, Debrief< double at Boyd STITT By M . Orr BOYD, T X, ~ IA Y II T ig ht raci ng wa s th e order of lh e ni glH a l "like Kidd's Boyd Racewa y, as Cla yton Hull and Fred Debrick pulled o u l dou ble win s in sho rt track a nd 'n· action. After winn in g Ihe 80t'c Senior shan lr a ck h ea t ra ce foll owed by Bill Richa rd s a n d T im Ka y, Hull got lh e hol eshol in th e main a nd led lh e rdce wi re-IO-wire. Der ick Wh itener came OUI or thl'fir sl co rn er in seco nd a h ead or Ri chardsand Ka y, Ka y wenl ins ide in tlIrn IWO to pass Ri ch ards , th en bot h Kay and Richards passed Whiten er in turn four 10 fin ish lh e firsllap behind lead er 1·lull. BUI th e race wasn 't set as Kav a nd Ri ch ards rode side-by-side through laps six a nd seven. Finall y, Kay got 10 lh e finish lin e for seco n d pla ce a hea d of Ri chards.

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