Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

---:;:;--- - - , 0:: w ~ U III III ::> 0:: >ell ~ a :I: Q. Gary Goodfellow pilots his Suzuki to a win in the OMRRA /Can -Am Superbike class at Portland International Raceway. Franklin, Goodfellow fastest at Portland By Russ Cazier / PORTLAND . O R. MAY 26 G ar y G o odfell ow. gave th e Ameri cans a tantalizin g taste o f Canadi an stree t bikes by winning a com bined OMRRA/ 30 Ca n-Am Su perbike class at Port land In terna tio na l Racewav o n a sto ck Suzu ki GS XR750 . T he vic rorv was especially swee t beca use the competition included th e likes o f Keith P ink staff. Ran d y Skiver . jeff T utobe ne a nd Dal e Zlock, a ll riding fu ll -on mod ified Super bikes, Dale Franklin. sporti ng a sparkli ng new V-twin H on da 250. receive d a bri ef cha llenge from Good fell ow for Fastest o f T he m All in Formu la 1. but for th e seco nd time in a .row at PIR . Frankl in broke clear to win go ing a way . Franklin sai d between hea ts th at hed id n ot th in k he wa s yet riding a t the full po tent ia l o f th e bik e. especia lly usin g its superior mid- range (rela tively spea king. o f co u rse)o u t o f cor ners. bu t th is wa s no consola tion to hi s co mpetitio n . A race da y o f reco rd ent ries a nd a tten da nce was marred by a trag ic first- the on ly fa ta li ty in 12 years of OMRRA raci ng at PIR . Mart y Webb. a second time rider from Elm ira . O regon. was raci ng a bo u t mid-pack o f a la rge field in 600cc Produ ction when he lo w-sided in turn n in e. A rider beh ind h im. on the bra kes hard to avo id hi tt in g Webb . lost hi s bi ke wh ich flip ped a nd landed o n Web b. causi ng fat al in tern al inj u ries. Two loca l racers had lon g wi n streaks broken: Keit h Pinkstaff in O pen Produ ct ion a nd Mike j ohnson in 600cc Production. P inksta ff. in a very un char acter ist ic move, fell down whil e well in th e lead in Open P ro duct ion. H e had ea rlie r inj ured h is hand wh en h e clip ped the wall on the back stra ig h t during th e first heat o f Superbike, but co n tin ued to fini sh second. "T he hand wa s swolle n u p a nd prett y stiff. so I th ought I would go hard for a few la ps a nd try to ge t a lead . th en back o ff a little." P inkstaff said. " I gu ess I went o ne too many laps befor e backin g o ff. I th ink I still had on some brak e wh en I got back on th e gas o u t of turn th ree a nd it j ust push ed the front end o ut. " Mike j ohnson had a different story . " I was su rro unded a ll da y by a ga ng o f Ninj as,': be said. " You get one year and :a hundred cc's: beh in d in this hi gh -tech product ion raci ng an d it's a lo t of mak e u p ." T he lon gest intact O MR RA win strea k now devolves to \\'arren Burton . Burton . spo ns ored by MOlllesa' West. cam pa ig ns a Mo n te-sa (250cc) Ri ckman in Form u la 3. Form u la 3 run s com bined with Open Sin g le G P an d Burton . as usua l. wa s near th e lead of th e pa ck. co n testi ng bragg ing righ ts with ma chines o f twice the d isplacemen t wh ile han d ily winning his ow n cla ss. Results OMRRA OPEN PROD: 1. Gary Ber ge (Kaw); 2. M ar vi n Brau n (Yam): 3. Cra ig Gott sch alk (Suzl. 750 PROD : 1. Steve Linlej ohn (Yam): 2 . Kell y Wirtz (Hen ); 3 . M ike Jo hn son (Yam). . 600 PROD : 1. Steve Lin lejohn (Kawl; 2 . M ike Jo hns on (Hon): 3 . Rand y Skiv er (Kaw) . SU PERBIKE: 1. Ke ith PinkstaU (Su z); 2. JeffTuto be ne (Kaw); 3 . Dale Zlock {Suzl . 600 CAFE : 1. Gen e Brown (Yam ); 2. Rand y Skiver (Kaw ); 3. Mike J oh nson (Hon), 450 CAFE : 1. Joh n Schw arze (Yam); 2 . Ward Rodger s (Su z); 3 . Eric Garl and (Yam). F-1 : 1. Dale Franklin (Ho n); 2 . Rand y Skiver (Ho n); 3 . Steve Haug (Yam) . F-2 : 1. Mike Sull ivan (Yam ); 2. Terry Willia ms (Yam I; 3 . Paul Peir oli (Yam). F-3 : 1. W ar ren Burto n (M on ); 2. Paul Bilt on Smith IHon); 3 . Cliff Baker (HYH). OPEN SING LE: 1. Ji m Speer (Han); 2. How ard Pinkstaff (Yam); 3 . Ed Caswell (Han). BOTT : 1. Ton y How ard (Yam ); 2. Ward Rodge rs (BM W); 3 . Don Horn (Ouc). CAN -AM 7 50 PROD : 1. Gar y Goodfell ow I Suz ); 2. Steve Crev ier (Yam I; 3. Marvin Braun (Yam ). SUPERB IKE: 1. Gar y Goodf ell ow (Su z); 2 . Ke it h Pin kst aff (Su z); 3. Rand y Skiver (Hon) . 600 CAFE: 1. Steve Crevi er (Yam ); 2. Br uce Behal (Kaw) ; 3 . Stev e Lit t le jo hn (Kaw). Car~, Haymond take Clark Benefit victories By Ann Carr LO m , CA. MAY 19 L odi M.C. 's 19th an n ual Archi e Cl ark Mem orial Ben efit short track sa w Wood -Ro tax rider . Ch ris Carr an d Steve H a ymond ta ke win s in the 500cc Expert an d Novice classes. respectively. In sp ite o f competi tion for specta tors by Sea rs Point and th e Ca la veras Co u nty Frog jump . racers and spectat or s a te. dr ank. bought ra ffle tickets a nd donat ed over $1000 to 28-vearo ld C hr isti ne Ga briel of Lodi. Gahriel needs both a heart a nd a lung transpl ant immed ia tel y to survive an d is a ttem p ti ng to ga rn er en o ugh fu n ds to pay init ial fees for an o pera tion'. Carr. in h is last west coa st ap pea ra n ce befo re headin g east o n th e Nati onal circuit. d ial ed both h is heat a nd th e main for con vinc in g win in th e 500cc Experts. Ada m Sa bedra was second in the fin al, with Mi ke Gresham third . • • , , . , .. • In "th e" day· s .seco nd- lar gest class'. Haymond o u td ue led Micky La ne a nd No r ma n S t o r r for th e 5 0 0cc Nov ice top honors. Orovill e's Mark Cam eron topped th e 250cc crew a n d Erni e Martin made a stirring run a t C ha d McBrike in th e 60cc class. but wa s nipped by a nose for th e win. Sa m my Sa bed ra won hi s si xth co nsecu tive Pee Wee main. With double plate po ints as well as hi gh poi n ts a vailable toda y. Veteran Roy Fisher vaulted into hi s cla ss 'hi gh-point lead in sp ite o f bein g nipped a t th e lin e by j ack Winans. T he win put Winans into th ird in th e p oint s. Form er M ini ace Kell e y Fisch er smo ked th e 250cc junior s wh il e n ew com er Mark Cam er on wax ed th e 250cc Novices. Wood y Rogers h as won o n ly o ne 500cc junior main so fa r. but h is co nsis ten t p lacings - including a thirdpl ace fin ish tod ay beh ind winner George Cooper a nd Kenny Burtonedged him a hea d o f Burton. Results PEE W EE: 1. Sam Sabedra (Yam). 60 NOV ; 1. Chad Mc Bride (Han ); 2 . Ern ie Martin (Yam ). BO NOV I JR : 1. M all Wait (Kaw) ; 2 .An thony M eza ISuz) . 125-200 NOV : 1. Kri s Kiser (Hon); 2 . Scott Chappell (Han). 25 0 NOV: 1. M ar k Cam eron (Hon); 2 . Robert Sou sa (C-A ); 3 . Curtis A costa (Yam ). 250 JR : l . Kelley Fisch er (C-A ); 2. David W oodwa rd (Yam I. 2 50 EX: 1. Tom Car ri ger (Suz); 2. Stev e Raym ond (C-A ). 500 NOV : 1. St ev e Haym ond (Ma i); 2 . M icky Lane (Yam); 3 . Norman Storr (Yam ). 500JR: 1. Geo rge Coope r (Hon ); 2. Ke nn y Bu rton (Yam); 3 . W oody Roger s (Yam). 500 EX: 1. Chris Carr (W -R); 2 . Adam Sabedr a (Han); 3 . Mi ke Gresham (Han). WO MEN : 1. Leon a Burt on (Yam ). VET: 1. Jack W in ans {Yam ); 2. Roy Fi sher (Rtx l: 3. Geor ge Cooper (Hon ). Stork stomps Black Hills MX By Brian George RAPID CIT Y, SD, MAY 19 In th e P ro acti on, o ne ride rto dominat e th e overa ll ac tio ns in th e 125 a nd 250cc divisions, comp eti tion being Budweiser/ Ri ce Cycles-sponso red Bill y Stork. h is Rex Co nrad-prepared H ondas, took a ll four mot os in the two classes an d th an sta cke d a pa ir o f seco n ds to Dave Molder in th e O pen class to begi n h is assault on yet a no ther ca tegory o f racing in th e ERA . Fi rst o u t o f th e ga te for th e day we re th e 125cc P ro s, a n d Stork imm ed ia tely went to th e front. Stacy Waugh. railed in beh ind, as Mark Mu ell er. Heath Goodsell a nd Todd Will is battled to catch the lead ers. Stor k's riding was fla wless a nd he mo tored a way fro m th e pack wh ich was m inus hi s h e iest com petitio n av Let-Vern Bern '. Stork too k hi s lead a ll th e way to the wire for th e wi n . wh ile Waug h fo llowed in ahead of Goodsel l. Mu eller a nd W ill is. M O IO two was a no th er Stor k racin g cl in ic for the l 25cc P ros. as he ra n o ff with another moto. From th e sta rt Stork went virt ua lly u nch all en ged . with Waugh aga in ro lli ng in beh ind. b ut thi s ti me M ue ller had co m ma nd o f the thi rd pos itio n as Ra ndy Sa lveso n and H eath Goodse ll fough t fro m beh ind . In the en d it was a ll Stor k. a s he too k both th e moto a nd overa ll. whi le Waugh too k th e runner-up slot o n both cou nt s. Mu eller's third in th e mo to gave him thi rd ove ra ll with G oo dsell fourth ove ra ll an d fifth in th e mot o , a nd Sa lveson fifth overa ll with h is 7-4 ta lly. Stork returned in 250cc ac tio n . a nd he a nd Curt Hyde battled for th e hol esh o t in to turn one . Hyde edged int o the lead momentaril y. but Sto rk had co nt ro l by th e third co rner. Mol d er a lso slipped past H yd e a nd began a battle with Molder. a n d th e two di cedhard for th ree laps. This was a ll Stork needed to go in for th e mo to win as Molder p icked up second well a hea d of H yde. Greg H yde a nd j er ry Wagn er. Round two saw Stork an d Mo lder co me o u t o f th e fir st turn 1-2 and aga in bant in g fiercel y. Stor k jumped, ba ck as Mo ld er cra s hed and remounted in fourth p lace and stead' ily worked pa st Kim Bendigo and j err y Wa gn er into seco nd. bu t Stor k wa s gone. Stork took th e rnot o a nd th e overa ll with Molder seco n d . Wagner third. Curt Hyde fourth overa ll with a fifth in th e fin a l rnoto, and Greg Hy de' s 4-6 earn ing h im fifth . T"] . Montgomery step ped in the middle of th e Stork/Molder war a t the start o f th e first 500cc Pro moto by gra bbin g th e h o lesh ot with Molder a n d Stork in tow. For th e fir st few laps th e tri o swa p pe d po sit ions. Molder fin all y put Montgomery betwe en he an d Sto rk to tak e a co mfort a ble lead a t th e halfwav ma rk . but Sto rk came chargi ng back in th e fin al laps. At th e wire Molder just held o n to th e lead by a h alf a bikelen g th ove r Stor k. Montgomery took third a hea d o f Lynn H yde and Tony Ulrich . Stork retur ne d in th e secon d O pen P ro rnot o to tak e th e hol eshot a head o f Mol derk, a n d the leading duo qu ickl y pulled aw ay from th e pack. Stork's lead was short-lived as he became ea sy prey for Mol der's Yam a ha . Mol der went into th e lead a nd ran o ff with th e mo to a nd overa ll, wh ile Stor k. ro lled in a com forta ble seco nd , wh ile Mo ntgo mery, Ben di go a nd U lrich rounded o u t th e top five. Results 125 PRO: 1. Bill y Stor k (Han); 2. St ac e W augh (Han ); 3 . Mark Mueller (Han). 500 PRO: t . Dave M old er (Yam) ; 2 . Billy Stork (Han); 3 . T.J. M on tg om ery (Ha n ). 2 50 PRO: 1. Bill y Stork (Han ); 2 . Dave M old er (Yam); 3 . Jerry W agner (Kaw). MINI A: 1. SconJen sen (Kaw); 2 . Bradl eyWa gner (Kaw ); 3 . Ja m es Full er (Kaw ). MINI B: 1. Beau Bendi go (Ho n); 2. Chad Robert y (Kaw) ; 3 . Sean W eiseie r (Kaw). MINI 1. Br ett Ren ich {Kaw l; 2. Cory Lunds tro m (Kaw ); 3 . Brad ley George (Kaw l. 125 B: 1. Gen e Montgomery (Kaw); 2 . Chad Lundst rom (Kaw); 3. Cody Bend igo (Hon). 125 C: 1. Karl Ranta (Kaw) ; 2. Paul Christi ansen (Han ); 3 . Da le Montgom ery (Han). 250 B: 1. Lee SWIndler (Yam); 2. Gene M ontgo me ry (Kawl; 3 . Danny Han sen (Kaw). ENDURO : 1. M ike Cooper (Yam); 2 . Mark Ben digo (Han); 3 . Ter ry Rym er (Yam) . VETS : 1. Don Vogel (Han) . c: Roskelleystill winning in Alaska By M .R. Edge ANCHO RAGE , AK. MAY 19 T h e Alas ka Motorcycle Racin g Associat io n had to sha re Kinca id P a rk with a triathal on thi s Su nday so racin g d idn 't start until la te aft ern oo n . H owever the mid n ig h t sun kept things warm a nd su n n y as j eff Roskel ley a lmos t made ano ther six mor o sweep . T he Alaskan mo tocross star ha s been do m ina ting local Anchorage racing. for th e pa st two years and seems lD be conti n ui ng hi s winnin g wa ys. T he Ka wasaki Cycle Ca ch e-backed ri der had a good si zed cra sh in the 125cc Expert first mot o , which left h im wi th last p lace. BUI Roskell ey led until hi s cras h, a nd a fter wa rds S uzuki Mo tor cycle a nd Marin e's j oe Good took hi s spot a t th e head of the pa ck . Good 's on ly competi to r was Ralph Blan ch ar d on a n Ancho rage Cvc le Sa les Yamaha, wh o foll owed GOod across the fini sh lien for second. Mo ro two found Roskell ey with the lead wh ile G ood a nd Blanchard ba tt led fo r seco nd . At th e checkered flag it was Rosk ell ey in first . with G ood taking seco n d a n d th e overa ll win. Seco nd o vera ll went lD Blanchard. Roskell ev's last rnot o win ga ve him thi rd o vera l l, H on da o f An ch orage-sponsor ed Kevin Scha ub eas ilv won both mOlDS of' th e' ;250cc Experts .' Scha u b's on ly

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