Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

hillclimb, McCl ain put his Cycle Corner Kawa saki in fifth in th e afternoon main, took fir st pl ace in th e evening main and ca me a wa y with th e largest sha re o f th e purse. J eff Sall en on an An chorage Cycl e Sal es Yamaha won th e aft ernoon main but h ad to se tt le for seco n d b ehind McCl ain in th e eveni ng. Results AFTERNOON FT: 1. Jeff Sallen (Vam ); 2 . Ralph Blanchard (Vam) ; 3. Raben Hardy (Han). HILLCLlMB: 1. J im McCla in (Kaw); 2. Francis Good (Kaw): 3. Jaclt Wernet (Vam). EVENING FT: 1. Jim McClain (Kaw); 2. J eff Sallen (Yam ): 3. Scon Davis (Yaml. HILLCUMB: 1. Kaith S. ein sr (Vam); 2 . Tom Scha chis (Han): 3 . Francis Good (Kaw). Duronso wins MBMCHare Scrambles By Paul Nielson BELLINGHAM, WA, MAY I I Yamaha-mounted Ly le Duron- . so slogged his way dow n steep gravel incl ines a nd up rugged logging roads, not to mention h aving to overcome so me fierce com peti tion, to win this year's MBMC Northfork Hare Scrambles. This year's ra ce was particularl y tough o n riders, . as many got ca ug h t up in a bottlen eck on on e of th e rougher parts o f th e co u rse, which force d a re-s ta rt. On top o f that , Duronso didn 't see m to have much chance of wi n ni ng eithe r, sin ce the ea rl y laps were domin at ed by Ru ss Norman , who lat er experie nced brake p robl em s, wh ich gave Duronso the ove ra ll w in. Norman , h ow ever , h obbled in to cla im seco nd overa ll, The sta rt line for th e race was vie wed with so me apprehe ns io n by riders. Because, before th em laid a gravel downhill , a p proximatel y 300 stee p and 150 feet long , th en flat for another 150 feet before endi ng in a narrow ch u te. All classes sta rt ed to - "gether. a nd Norman (H us), t,?ok th e lead. But, a t th e end of th e first five-milelo n g lap, Norman was m et with a red flag, because th e race had been stopped and th e co u rse re-routed . Man y o f th e riders couldn 't negotiat e a diffi cult hill on th e co u rse, which crested a n impossibl e bottlen eck . After th e necessar y changes had been mad e, o n th e seco nd sta rt, it wa s Norman again o n h is Hu sky, follow ed by Mike Va il (Kaw), Mike Stern (Han), a nd Du ronso (Yam). By th e fourth lap, Duron so was in second, a n d Vail's Kawasaki h ad ' seized o n o ne of th e long logg in g roa ds. H al fwa y into th e race, a bog devel o ped, ca us ing p roblem s for m ost riders. Duronso excel led here, how ever, plowing thro ug h th e bog with little effo rt, p icki ng good lin es. But wa ter and mud found its wa y into th e wheels of Norman 's Husk y Auto . a n d d im ini shing brak es ca used him problem s. Du ronso went o n to tak e th e lead on a long downh ill to fin ish fir st overa ll a nd fir st in th e Over -35 class. Norman was first in th e Over200A cla ss. Mark Ka ru za took th e B class win with a stro ng ride, mak in g 13 la ps. Ron Clizbee made 13 laps a n d fini sh ed seco nd in th e O ver-200A class. Sco tt Dra fs wa s th e o n lv C class rider to mak e 13 lap s, a nd took home fir st place. Results QVE A-200A : 1. Ru ss Norm an (Hus); 2 . Ron Clime (Hus). OVER-25 : 1. LyleOuronso (Yem); 2. Duane M ann; 3 . Cun is Ma nn. 200 B: 1. Mark Karuza (Hus): 2 . Mike Stern (Han ): 3 . Bren t Bo uff ard. OV ER 200 C: 1. Sco tt Drafs (Han): 2. Joel Spo el stra (Hon); 3. Gary Br adford. UNDER 200 C: t . Br uce Arrin gto n; 2. Brian Smilen; 3. Duane M ann. Arnet storms Santa Maria MX By Cathy Barbacovi SANTA MA RIA , CA , MAY 5 The CRC traveled a little farther than usual to race at Santa Maria's Spillway Cycle Park, but Ed Arnet definitely mad e th e trip worthwh ile for himself with win s in both th e 250 and 500cc Pro classes. Arn et led from th e sta rt in bo th mot os o f th e 500cc race, but h e wa sn ' t alo ne. J on Ortner a nd Juan Ben a vid ez stayed close throughout th e af ternoon and in th e fir st moto it was Arnet foll ow ed by Ben av id ez with Ortner in third. In th e seco nd m oto, Arnet quickl y grabbed th e lea d wh ile leaving Benavidez and Ortner to do batt le for second. Bo th riders cras hed and a mad dash followed to see who co u ld res ta rt the fast est. Bena videz remounted only to fall again and Ortner finished with the runner- up SP01. Ben avidez wo und up third. Tracy Oswell gave Ar ne t a scar e by winni ng the opening moto in the 250cc cl ass. Arnet finished second and John H emme ended up third. Kenn y Zahrt led the field in th e second rnoto , but Zahrt soo n tir ed giving way to O swell , Joe Hopkins and Arnet, Arnet, how ever , soo n took seco nd afte r ge tt ing by H opkins an d set hi s sig h ts o n O swell. Arnet fin ally got to O swell a nd w ith th e fin al m oto win , in he ri ted the overa ll. O swell 's 1-2 wa s e noug h for seco n d with H emm e taking third. . Doug All en a n d Paul Matthew s had quite a batt le in th e I25cc Nov ice class, but it was Matthews who took th e wi n. Alle n fin ish ed seco nd with Ga ry Ca riva u winding up thi rd. T he seco nd mot o had a larg er cas t and La rry T u rner gra bbed th e ea rly lead over Bryan Petri e, Brian Nail an d All en . Jim Ryder m oved in to third wh en Nail cras hed twi ce, but th e big battle was betw een T urner, and Petrie. T u rner, h ow ever, wa s passed by both Petrie an d R yder but lat er rega in ed th e lead a fte r R yder crashe d . Mean whil e, Matth ews wa s on th e move a nd o n the jump before the finish h e got by Turner to ta ke th e win. Overa ll it was Matth ews, Ryd er , Turner an d Carivau . . • - Results PEE WEE : 1. Robby Hammond (Vam); 2 . Kyl e Fra izer (Yam ); 3. Warren Tinlem ier (Yam). 60 NOV: 1. J immy Williams; 2. Eric Haug (Kaw); 3 . Jeran Ga mby (Kaw). BOSTK BEG : 1. Shad Lora; 2. Lev i Noble (Vam): 3 . Derek N8tvig (!law), SO STK NOV : 1. Br ian Gipson (Yam ): 2. Tor ey Rolland (Kaw ): 3. Jr. Cecchetti (Vam ). SO MOD NOV: 1. Brian Gipson (Vam) : 2. Mark Easle y (Han); 3 . Torey Rolland (Kaw l. BO STK INT : 1. Randy Moody (Han): 2. Eric Hilton (Vam): 3 . Lonce Goodman (Kaw) . SO STK EX: 1. Paul Vlach (Ka w) . BO MOD INT: 1. Er ick Hilton (Yam ): 2. Randy Moody (Han) : 3. Lonce Goodman (Kaw) . BO MOD EX: 1. Paul Vlach (Kawl. WOMANS DIV EX: 1. Brenda Conner IHon): 2 . Su e Gu llickson (S uz). WOMAN DIV AM : 1. K.O . Ha lf hill (Kaw) : 2 . Tina Zahrt (Han): 3. Sharon Briney (Han) . VeT JR : t . Dave Howard (Yam) ; 2. Kim Goodchild (Vam l: 3. Chuck Dalton (Yam). VET tNT: 1. Dan Waller (Hon); 2. Ric k Sanfo rd (Han): 3 . Rick Gill (Vam). VET EX: 1. Pet er Dill (Han): 2. Ma rk Hell er (Honl : 3 . Joe Bro ussard (Suz). 125 BEG : 1. Chr is Va lad ez (Su z): 2. Sjorn Let strom (Kaw) ; 3 . Stan Hese (Kaw). 125 NOV: 1. Pa ul Matthews (Kaw) ; 2 . Ji m Ryd er (Suz) ; 3 . Larry Tu rn er (Yam). 125 INT: 1. Sean Blanchard (Kaw l: 2. Tom Hall (Kaw ); 3 . J im mv Palmer (Kaw). 125 PRO: 1. Eddie Hicks (Va m): 2. Keith O'N eal (Han): 3 . Jon Za hrt (Kawl. 250 SEG: 1. A ar on Wood (Yaml : 2. Ron Mowry (Vam): 3 . Gerald Enos IHonl. . 250 NOV : 1. J im Ryder (Honl: 2. Curt Jem es (Ka w) ; 3 . Chr is Burgeson (Yam). 25 0 INT : 1. Sr ad Toms (Kawl: 2 . Paul Slomquist (Han): 3 . Sill Keese (M -S). . 250 PRO: 1. Ed Arnet (Yam ): 2. Tracy Oswell (Ho n); 3 . John Hemme (Hon) . 500 BEG: 1. Tom Sm i.h (Vam); 2. Todd Boot h IATK) : 3. Micheel Sh el do n (Suz) . • 500 NOV: 1. Robert Temple (Vam ): 2. Russ ell Garcia (Yam); 3. Lou ie Oela Torre (Hon). 500 INT : 1. Dari n Layton (Han) ; 2. Jo hn Caldwell (M -S): 3. Ksn M cAll ister (KTM) . 500 PRO : 1. Ed A rn e. (Vam): 2 . Jon Ortner (Yam): 3 . Juan Benavidez (Hon). 43

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