Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

125 PRO: 1. John Drury (Kaw); 2. Don Goenling IKaw); 3. Bob Kl ine (Han) . 250 BEG: 1. Steve Maa s (Suz ); 2. Aaron Wood (Yam); 3. Roan Mowry (Yam). _. 250 NOV; 1. J im Ryder (Han ); 2 . RK Puerner (Yam); 3. Chr is Burgeson (Yam). 250 AM : 1. J im Spotts (Suz); 2 . Everen Neal (y am ); 3 . Greg Fountai n (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Mouse McCoy (Han); 2 . Ken lahrt (Han); 3 . Doug Gen try (Yam ). . OPEN BEG : 1. Todd Booth (ATK); 2 . Richard Bl eer (Han); 3 . M ichael Calahan IHon). OPEN NOV : 1. Russell Garc ia (Yam ): 2 . Bernard Unibaclt (Han); 3 . Roba rt Hedla nd (Yam). OPEN AM: 1. Dar in Layton; 2. Ken McAlliste r (KTM ); 3. Richard Ingr am (KTM) . OPEN PRO: 1. Derrick Paiement (Han ); 2 . Ruban Falco (Yam) ; 3 . Rodger McCabe (Han). VET JR : 1. M ick M istrena (Su z): 2. Tim Crabb (Han); 3. Ku rt Stuht(Yam). VET INT: 1. Mi ke Beanway (Han ): 2. Bill Denn is (Han); 3 . Rick Sanlord (Han). VET EX: 1. M ik e Sixba ry (Yam); 2 . J oe Broussa rd (Su z); 3 . Mark Heller (Han) . BEG 30+ : 1. Rick Haslell (Yam); 2 . Kev in Sexton ISuz); 3 . Bill Laity (Suz). NOV 3 0+ : 1. Ra ndy Polzin (Han); 2 . M itc h Hedr ick (KTM ); 3. Law is W right (KTM ). AM 30+: 1. St uart Douglas (Han); 2 . John Burk ey (Yam); 3. Fra nk Nen steil (Yam). EX 30+; 1. Stev e Clar k (Yam); 2 . J im Dawson (Kaw) ; 3 . Vic Curt i (Yam). BEG 40+ : 1. Pat Fonte yn (Yam ); 2 . Les McLend on (Kaw) ; 3 . Ralph Dickso n (Yam) . NOV 40+ : 1. John La ndry (Han ). AM 40+: 1. Bill Baxter (Han); 2 . Robert Cooke (Han). EX 40+; 1. Robert Dahlgren (Han ); 2. Dav id Neal (Yam ); 3 . Ned J oy (Han). Bertram wins Fools Gold Enduro By Rex McClellan GEO RGETOWN, CA , May 19 R iding a 500 XC H u sky instead of his usual a utoma tic, Da ve Bertram loo k th e overall win a t the Fool s G ol d End uro near G eorgetown , Ca liforn ia. No on e else was a ble to combi ne rid in g a nd time keepi ng to a bet ter resu lt. Time keepi ng was especially cri tica l because th e CERA did no t p ro vide ro ute sheets. Ins tead, speed cha nges and resets were posted a lo ng the co urs e. Four or five years ago, most D-36 en duro s were run this way, but thi s is th e o n ly run in recent years th at h as n ot provided ro u te sheets. Many 'A' riders th ought it wa s fun and challenging, but most 'B's a nd 'C's were thorough ly confused a nd did o nly ru dimen tar y time keep in g or no ne at a ll. With ma ny riders no t time keeping, th is lead to problems for many of th ose who were. At eac h sp eed change th e time keeping riders wo uld stop a nd reset th eir clocks and odometers or ma ke so me nota tions . Wh ile they we re doin g th is, slower riders who weren ' t ti me keeping co u ld pass them . T his wou ldn't hav e been so bad excep t for th e fact th a t th e trai ls were very dusty a nd gelling aro u nd slower riders was difficult a nd dangero us. Luck was a big factor. R iders lu cky eno ugh to be on th e first mi n ute in their class ha d a decided advantage. T he co u rse was wel l la id out and we ll m a rked . The trai ls were fun a nd interes ting. H owever, th e speed averages a n d! or lack o f enough resets ma de for an event tha t was often more of a hare scrambles th an a n en d u ro . Even so me cl u b mem bers expressed th is co ncern . Wi th th e dust a n d four wheel trafficon the co urse t here were so me very da n gero u s situa tions . T his a nd the lack of ro u te sh eets may cos t th e club some entries next year. Unofficial Results . . OPEN A : 1. Dave Bertram 14) 2 . George Hend rix ; (9); 3 . Scali Taggart (13) . .. 38 .. 250 A : 1. Bob Terwill iger (7 .324); 2 . Duk e Lam. bart (7 .36 9 ); 3 . M itch Lanz (1 1). 200 A : 1. Chris Korff (13 ); 2 . J eff Nafl(14);.3. Don Hoag land (15 ). . VET A : 1. Don Matheson (2 1); 2. Brad Seder (2 5); 3 . Tom Jepson (26). 4 -STROKE A : 1. John Poor (12 ). ' SR A : 1. Randy Carles (17). SUP SR: 1. Jesse Goldberg. OPEN B: 1. Troy Turpin (25 1. 250 B: 1. David Harrell (31) . VET B: 1. Len Houchin (3 1). WOMEN B: 1. Sue Childress. 4 -STROKE B: 1. Ken Hallen (33 ). SR B: 1. Dan Baker (SO ). • '$UP SR B: Don Way.' • • • " , . - • • f Op~ .: 1 C! f . J rm' Rutl 8dgd'. • • • • • • • • •• • 250 C: 1. Gaorge Tuma . 200 C: 1. Rich Ambrose. VET C: 1. Jim Childress. WOMEN C; 1. Julie Dulek. 4 -STROKE C: 1. Bill Bru ce . SR C: 1. David Cziraki . Nielsen captures Webfoot Enduro By Paul Nielsen OPEN A : 1. J . Walsh (Hus); 2 . D. Sleeper; 3 . D. Bee (Yam). OPEN B: 1. Paul Mernaugh (Hus); 2. F. Beaver; 3 . O. Keezer. 250 A : 1. R. Bubois(KTM); 2. G. Lykke(Hon);3. F. Rockmore . 250 B; 1. D. Belle; 2 . D. Moore (Kaw); 3 . B. Harrison. 200 A : 1. R. Edgar (Kaw); 2 . J . Rickman ; 3 . J . Forsbarg (Yam ). 200 B: 1. J . Wa lke r (Yam l; 2 . C. Jo hnson; 3 . K. Nor r is (Kaw) . SPTSMN; 1. D. Yager (Han); 2. K. Norris (Kaw); 3. G. Soram . SR: 1. K. Villanes (Yam); 2. A. Ora's (Han ); 3. G. Parl ier. WALKER VALLEY. WA , MAY 19 The Skagit Motorcycle C lub hosted th e l Oth a n n ual Web foo t Enduro by treating th e few less th an 100 riders th at part icipated to good weather conditi ons. The us ual wa ter-resistan t appare l needed in nort hw est Washington was left beh ind and pads & jerseys were don ned w ith score ca rds taped to th e fenders. Beca use of th e low percentage of fin ish ers last yea r, due to th e mon soons that turned the tra ils to Iootpeg deep ruts and exposed tree roo ts diffi cu lt to ride over, th e Skagit club worked ha rd to lav o u t a trai l n etwork that wou ld hold up. There were a lot o f a rro ws, so me had im porta nt information on th em th at the rid ers failed to read, ca using co n fusion and wrong turns. As a result, chec ks four , five, six , seven a nd eig h t were thrown o u t in the A a nd B co u rse . Ch eck th ree wa s th ro wn out in th e C and Sportsman cla sses. All classes had a 9:00 a .m . starting tim e w ith A and B a nd Seniors going on a separate course from th e C and Sports ma n riders. Joh n Nielsen (H us) put in a good rid e a nd m ade the Webfoot his fou rt h first p lace overall wi n th is season. Niel sen 's four-point loss was followed by th e lu cky num ber seven. Ron Clizbe, a lso r id in g a Husk y, aced out Wa yne Keezer on a Husk y wi th a seven- point loss a t th e tie-brea ke r to fin ish seco nd a nd thi rd in th e AA cla ss. R ick Edga r, o n a Ka wa saki , bea t ou t Jim Hickman a t th e tie breaker w ith a seven -po int loss in the 200cc A class. Dave Bette wo n th e 250cc B class wi th a seven-point loss a nd J im Wa lsh o n a H us ky fin ished first in th e Open A class a lso with a seven -p o int loss. Randy Bu bo is on a KT M won th e 250cc A clas s, again with a sevenpoint loss. Breaki ng the pa ttern, Pa ul Mernaugh on a H usky top ped the Open B wi th a n eig h t-po in t loss a nd Ji m Walker co llec ted th e 200cc B w ith a lO-poi nt loss. In the Senior class, Ken Vi llines got the edge o n Alan Dra g a t the ti e-breaker. Bo th dropped nine-points. Da na J ohnson an d Monty Osborne met with ill fate. J o h n son had a h ard get off a nd retired at gas, shoo k up a nd sore, whil e Osborne broke h is leg a nd requ ired medical atten tion. T he C a nd Sportsman course was 35 mi les long a nd fea tured severa l rese ts. T he course follo wed the power lines and gas li ne roads q u ite a bit . w ith a co up le o f check-in chec k-outs to min im ize tie scores . It was a good run for those lea rn in g to keep score a n d those th at feel a n en d uro shou ld n ot be a n a ll out race. D ick Yager (Han ) took first in th e Sportman class with a two- po int loss. Si x teen -year-o ld Ken Norris, rid ing in ' the same min u te finish ed second on a 200cc Ka wasaki. Ri dge Gordon ma de h is tri p fro m O lym p ia , to Walker Va lley worth h is time. ta king home first p lace h ard ware in th e Cclass losin g on ly three points. Bryan Merill came up fro m . Tacoma to claim secon d . Seve nteen-year-o ld SCali Draf s rode hi s H onda to th ird p lace . Young Draf s w ished th e co u rse had been fa ster a nd harder. . Results AA: 1..J ohn oNielsen (Hus); 2 . Ron Clime (Hus); 3 . K."...~1!l ....). : : '. , • Wayne Polen returns to CRRC and wins By Scott Schaefer COLLEGESTATION ,TX,MAY 19 Do ug P ol en returned lO Texas World Speedway after a lWO year a bsence from CRRC racing ac tio n and took blisteri ng wins in Formu la I and ASuperbike. R iding th e De nt on Suzu ki m on sre rb ik e usua lly ridden by Bob Reto ff, Po len proved th a t he cou ld sti ll set the pace for th e r lub a lt ho ugh hi s rid ing style is subj ective ly toned do wn. Pol en was injured in th e Austi n AquaFest in Aug us t 1983 in a bu ngled Formu la I start -line pileup. W h ile spec ta ting la st m onth in Da lla s, Do ug exp ressed int erest in returni ng and so it was today while Reto ff took the da y off. T h e D Superbi ke class Ieat ured 33 co m bin ed Experts and Novi ces in one of the day's most hea ted races. " Wide Open Wes" Goggans had been practicing th e da y before rid in g th e endu ra nce race fo r Roy's Racing. J amie J ames mea nw hile, ha d been d oing p ract ice of hi s own a t the AMA race at Green Va lley Sa turday . Goggu ns set a fast pace , leadin g from th e sta rt wi th J ames in close to w. T h ey staye d w ithi n two bi kel en gths for th e who le race , exc ha nging th e lead severa l tim es. J ames fin all y won th e race with o n ly half a len gth a t th e checkers . Davi d Su ll iva n led hi s o wn pa ck some 10 seco nds behi nd for th ird . Th e B P rod uct io n , Superbi ke and Form ula 2 events shou ld h en ceforth be ca lle d th e FZ750 In vitat ional s. Ma ny no table riders have bought the newrrocketships. In B P roductio n Expert Jam ie James and Vero n Davis led a' Yamaha sweep o f th e first n in e p la ces. The sa me bikes made up the bu lk o f a ll o f th e ot her classes they were elig ible for. T he club eagerly 'a wa its the new Suzu ki GS X R750 to add some competition . Another notab le return to th e club was J o h n Kocinsk i. He sta rted raci ng in th e C R RC o n a Yama ha MX80 wh en h e co u ld bare ly tou ch th e ground. Now a t the ripe o ld ageof 16, fresh from tal ks wi th the Honda factory tea m, h e ca me back to try his luck a t some more clu b ra cing. He rode in practi ce anything he co u ld ta lk h is way OJ-lIO, a nd then sco red a co nvi nci ng victo ry in th e C Produc tion class rid ing an " o u td a ted" Ya ma ha FJ 600 . Except fo r Br ia n Floo res o f H u rst Yamaha , who fin ished fou rth on anothe r FJ, th e ' firs t eig h t riders were a ll on new Ninja 600s . In th e Novice races, notables incl uded Pat Tharp, who took hi s FZ750 to fir sts in the B Production , BSuperbi ke, a nd Form ul a I , a nd scored a seco nd in Fo rm u la 2. Sa nder Ava nt sco red firsts in D a nd E Pro duct ion a nd a seco nd in D Superbi ke. Most people present expected Pol en to win th e Fo rmu la I fina le to the da y's raci n g, bu t o the rs o n the track though t di fferently. Jeff Berglund blas ted a way from th e sta rt lin e o n h is Kata na wi th Moen , Montem a yor, and Pol en in close tow . H e h eld the .lead ,4 'ltil , ~t;,!r \he, sljl rt~~il) is h lin e , when' Polen sea redbv.o n -h is GSI!lOO- . based Superbi ke. Moen soon passed by als o o n hi s stoc k 900 Ninja. "I tried to stay in hi s draft and pa ss him back on the stra ig h t, bu t Ijust co uldn't pull h im .l let o ff th e pace a nd sett led for third. I know I definitely need smooth bores now, " said Berglund a fter th e race. Pol en co nti n ued to stretch out the lead and Moen an d Berglund settled for th eir pl aces. The crowd in th e slo w horseshoe turn begged for Pol en to pu ll o ne o f h is pa tented long whee lies, and h e finally ob liged th em wi th a short o ne in th e closi ng laps. T he sty le ma y be ton ed do wn, bu t th e cham p ions h ip showman is st ill there. Results F2 EX: 1. Bi ll Sylan (Kaw) ; 2. Wayne Even (Kaw) ; 3 . Wesle y Gaggan (Yam ). F2 NOV: 1. Rodn ey Ny land (Yam); 2. Pat Tharp (Yam); 3 . Gavin Botha (Han). A PROD EX: 1. M er il Moen (Kaw) ; 2 . Vernon Davis (Yam ); 3 . J amie James (Yam ). A PROD NOV : 1. Don M cLean (Kaw) ; 2. Rick Del gado (Yam ); 3. Troy Christ ie (Kaw). o SB EX: 1. Jam ie J am es (Yam ); 2 . W es ley Gaggan (Yam); 3 . Dav id Sullivan (Yam ). o SB NOV ; 1. Jeff Crawford (Yam); 2 . Sande r Avan tIYam ); 3 . Timothy J ohn son (Yam) . B PROD EX: 1. Jam ie James (Yam ); 2 . Vernon Davi s (Yam); 3. Armando Montemayor (Yam). B PROD NOV ; 1. Pat Tha rp (Yam ); 2 . M ike Coons (Kaw) ; 3. Tr oy Christ ie (Hon). E PROD EX: 1. Har old Peter s (Kaw); 2. Georg e lloyd (Han); 3 . Howard Davies (Suz) . E PROD NOV : 1. Sand er A van t (Han ); 2. Phil Patte rso n (Kaw ); 3 . Dick Par shall (Hon). F4 EX: 1. Har o ld Peter s (Kaw) ; 2. Joe Fish er (Yam); 3. Dav id Rob ison (Hon) . F4 NOV: 1. Phil Patt erson (Ka w) : 2 . Denn ie Spears (Kaw). ' VINTAGE: 1. Robert Sh in gler (Indl . C SB EX: 1. M eril M oen (Kaw); 2 . A rmando M on · temayor (Kaw); 3. Jam ie James (Kaw) . C SB NOV : 1. M ike Coo ns (Kaw): 2 . Ph ilip Fisher (Yam); 3 . W ill iam Ma rt in (Yam ). A SB EX: 1. Dou glas Polen (Suz); 2. Meril M oen (Kaw) ; 3 . Jeff Berg lund (Suz). A SB NOV : 1. Doug Carm ichael (Han); 2 . Scott Bern al (Suz); 3. Don McLean (Kaw). F3 EX: 1. Paul Sm ith (Arm); 2. Jessie D'Aniel (Yam) . F3 NOV : 1. Micah el Sigman (Han) ; 2. George Powell (Han); 3. Frank Klementich (Han) . o PROD EX: 1. David Sullivan (Yam). o PROD NOV : 1. Sander A vant (Yam); 2. Jeff Crawford (Yam); 3. Barry Bailey (Yam ). B SB EX 1. Wayne Even (Kaw); 2. Rick Tetri ck ; (Han); 3. Robert Bradlow (Han) . B SB NOV : 1. Pat Tharp (Yam) ; 2. Tro y Chr ist ie (Han ); 3 . David Larochelle (Han) . E SB EX: 1. Andy Robb ins (Han); 2. Harold Peters (Kaw); 3. George Lloyd (Han) . E SB NOV; 1. Car t Corb in (Yam); 2. Ph il Patterson (Kaw); 3 . Sander Avant (Han) . C PROD EX: 1. John Koc inski (Yam) ; 2. Merit Moen (Kaw); 3 . Armando Montemayor (Kaw). C PROD NOV : 1. William Martin (Yam ); 2. Mike Ryan ; 3. Gus Alverez (Yam ). Fl EX: 1. Douglas Polen (Suz); 2 . Merll Moen (Kaw ); 3 . Jell Berg lund (Suz). Fl NOV : 1 . Pat Tharp (Yam) ; 2. Doug Carm ichael (Hon); 3 . Don Mclean (Kaw) . Green on the gas in Bellingham By Clay Light BELLINGHAM , WA, MAY 18 Rand y Green co m p leted a lWOnight-in-a-row two -state ra m page after winning lWO main events a t H annegan Speedway in Bell in gham. Green rode the wh eels off h is America n Honda -sup ported mach ines to win the 250cc a nd O pen P ro ma in eve nts , bo th m atchin g trophy dashes a nd set a new track record in th e progress. G reen sat fast time with a 16.72 seco n d lap, which broke th e p revi ous record se t by Na tional n umber 13 Mickey Fay in the su m me r of 1984, both on O pen bik es. Troph y da sh ac tio n sa w Green grab th e O pe n win with ease, com ing back to storm the 250cc das h for a to ta l route. Sh a wn Ven ne bles (Yam) joined G reen in th e trophy p resentation by wi nni ng the 125s. Although p robably no t the fastest m a in - but o ne of th e best - it was th e 30-andup -g u ys, led by Squire Tomai se (T r i) a nd Tom Lindqu ist (Yam) who put th eir bi g bo re wins into the one-two posit ions wh ere th ey would finish , much to th e del ight of th e spe cta tor s. AMA Nov ice John En gelecke fin ished third. Green had an eas y ti me in his heat races and started .o ff the 250cc .Pr!> 'm a in by shooting- into the leadonhts

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