Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Racing Club pull ed off their fir st mo u ntain end uro in th e Frazi er Park/Gorman /H ungry o ~ ...... Brett Battin (23) leads Kirk Schaub in early 125cc Pro action of round two of the Alaska State Championship Series in Anchor Point. Alaska. Lowell Spiva negotiates a section during the Lumberjack Enduro. VET JR : 1. Mick M istrett a (Su zl; 2. Wa yn e O'Sl eness (Yam). INT: 1. Bob Al vis ; 2. Bill Dennis (Hon). VET EX: 1. Errol Ledu c. +40 BEG: 1. M ike M agin (Yam); 2. Ed Piazza; 3 . Expert class. Roskel ley a nd Mun son trad ed seco nds bu t co u ld n ' t p u t two m oro s togeth er fo r a decent o vera l l.J t wa s Suz u ki Motorcycl e a nd Ma rin e's J oe Good who took seco nd overa ll wi th a 3-3. T he 500cc Expe rt class is usua ll y R oskelley' s doma in bu t th is week end it belonged 10 Davis. Davis wo n th e fir st rnoto wit h R oskell ey in second. H owever, in mot o two Da vis went dow n a t th e start and spe nt th e enti re race work in g hi s wa y th rough traffi c. By th e moto end Dav is had closed th e gap between h im self a nd fir st pl ace Roskel lcy. bUI had to settle fo r seco nd. R oskelley too k hi s o n ly overa ll win of th e weekend . Tim Brown fad ed a n d Paul Sa n toro ca me o n strong to tak e a decisive win in th a t class. The Pros and Intermedi at es ra n togeth er a nd eac h started o n a separa te ro w. First In termed iat e a t th e end o f la p o ne wa s Open rider R ich a rd In gram and he kept hi s KTM in th e lead for th e entire race to tak e first Open Intermed iate. Ri ck Weaver was th e first I 25cc Intermed iat e a t th e end of lap o ne and h e h eld th at pos ition for most of th e race. Meanwh ile. J ason In gersoll had clawed hi s wa y slo w ly to second a nd took th e lead from Wea ver in lap eig ht. Th a t wa s th e order in which th ey fin ished. Wh en th e P ros sta rted . Greg Karn merman got a n explos ive sta rt a nd was seen glancing back as if wondering wh ere a ll the o thers wen t. By th e end o f th e fir st lap, th ose o thers had rush ed in to the ga p a nd Nati on was leadin g o n a n Open KTM foll ow ed by Falcon o n a Yamaha . In lap three, Colin R yan , wh o had been cru ising a lo ng in fourth, leapfrogged h is 250 Yamaha into th e lead foll ow ed by Brad McLeod. Almos t im me d ia tely, Ry an began h avin g troubl es a n d finall y retired in lap five. McLeod ass u e m d th e lead a n d was n eve r ca ugh t, finish ing fir st overall a nd fir st 250cc Pro . Nation fou ght o ff Fa lcon for th e enti re race but finall y succumbed at th e ver y end a nd Falco n took th e Open Pro win . Results 60 0 -8 YRS: 1. Shane Morales (Kawl. 60 NOV: 1. Bobby Morales(Kaw); 2 . Jimmy Williams (Kaw) ; 3. David Cooke (Hon). 80 BEG; 1. Chad Scully (Yam); 2. Kery>eth Smith (Kaw) ; 3. David Williams (Yam). 80 NOV : 1. Dan Fonteyn (Yam): 2. Ronnie Holman (Kaw) ; 3 . Newton Acevedo (Suz). 80 EX: 1. Anthony French (Hon ). 125 8EG : 1. Bill Abbott (Kaw); 2. Daniel Kaupp (Hon); 3. Mike Manning (Kaw) . 125 NOV : 1. Paul Santoro (Kaw) ; 2 . Michael Hegler (Kaw); 3. Duke Loppnow (Hon). 1251NT: 1. Jason Ingersoll (Kaw) ; 2. Rick Weaver (KX); 3. Charlie Burgess (Kaw). 250 BEG: 1. Tony Faux; 2. Scott Adams (Hon); 3 . John Jackson (Kaw) . 250 NOV : "1. Ron Mowry (Yam); 2. Alex Krause (Suz); 3 . Erro l Leduc (Suz). 250 INT: 1. 80b Stephenson (Hon); 2. Eric Colbert (Hon); 3 . Everet Neal (Yam). OPEN BEG: 1. Dave West; 2. Ralph Torres (Hus); 3. Sam Gold (Hon) . OPEN NOV : 1. Dan Stilwell (Han ); 2. John Adams (Hon ); 3 . Robert Templ e (Yam). OPEN INT: 1. Richard Ingram (KTM); 2. Ken McAllister (KTM); 3. David Riley (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Brad McLeod (Hon); 2 . Mike Edmonds (Suz); 3 . Robert Barnum (Suz). OPEN PRO: 1. Ruben Falcon (Yam l: 2. Mark Nat ion (KTM ); 3. Greg Kammerma n (Yam). +30 BEG: t . Mark Hamocon (KTM ); 2. Rik Hasle n (Yam); 3 . Greg Cook (Hon). . +30 NOV: 1. Lewis Wright {KTM I; 2. Richard Wh it aker (Han ); 3 . Joe Wh ite ley (Yam ). +30 INT: 1. John Burkey (Yam); 2. Denn is Boul - war e . 36 +30 EX: 1. Rich Mark (Hus); 2 . Robert Mennell (Hon) . vsr Pat Fonteyn (Yaml. +40 NOV : 1. Joh n Landry IHon) . +4 0 INT ; 1. Rober t Cooke (Hon) ; 2 . Ji m Ingersoll IHon). +40 EX; 1. David Neal. Davis dominates Anchor Point MX By M.R. Edge ANCH O R POI 1'\T , AK, J U1'\E 15-16 Ala skan racers co nverged o n West Vall ey Racing Associa tion 's tr ack in Anchor Point for ro u nd two o f th e Alas ka Sta te Mot ocross Ch amp io ns h ip series , a nd as expected local hero Sco tt Dav is took th e mos t wins. Davis, wh o lives close to the track , do m in ated th e 250cc Experts to win bo th days. Davis also wo n Sat urda y' s 500cc Expert ra ce but a cras h left hi m with seco nd o n Su nday . Sa turday 's 250cc Expert ra ce was uneventful a s Da vis Ilew .ro wins in ea ch mot o , T he ot her racers switch ed back and fo rth and fought a mo ng th emselv es for seco n d . Kevin Sc ha u b (H o n) a nd Er ik Munson (Suz) trad ed seco nds but it was Anchorage Cycle Sa les' Kell y Butler wh o took hi s Yamaha to seco nd overa ll with a 4-3 fin ish . T he 500cc Expert ra ce saw Davis tak e hi s An ch orage Cy cl e Sa les ' Yamaha to another w in . This tim e Brent Battin (Hon) received th e runner -up laurels. N orthern Power Sport s-sponsored Munson fared better in th e 125cc Expert class as h e won the o vera ll with a 2-1. J eff Roskell ey won m ot o o ne but cras hes left th e Kawasa ki Cycl e Cache rider in fifth for th e second rnoro a nd thi rd overa ll. Bu tler took seco n d j us t as h e had in th e 250s. Su nda y found some tired rac ers lin in g up fo r so me mo re raci ng. In th e 125cc Expert class it wa s flat tir es th at determ ined th e o u tcome. Roskelley go t a fla t a t th e ha lfw a y mark o f th e firs t m oto while leadin g a nd pulled of f leavi ng Mun so n with first. MOlO two fou nd M unso n in th e lea d a nd Ro skell ey in m id pac k. Roskell ey worked h is way u p a nd was d icing wi th Mu nson when a fla t slo wed Mun so n . Roskell ey went on 10 fini sh firs t with Mu nso n hang in g in for a fo urth . Davis co nti nued h is win ning ways a nd won bot h mo ros o f th e 250cc Results SATURDAY 60 NOV : 1. Ton y Coffman (Suz); 2. Des tr y Scott (Kaw); 3. J oey M eyer s (Yam ). 80 NOV ; 1. Dam on Br own (Kaw); 2. Gavin Wash burn l kaw); 3. Brandon A tkin son (Han ). EX: 'l . Andy Workman (Yam); 2. Robb Butler (Yam); 3 . Dave Cook (Kawl. '25 NOV; 1. Vernon John son (Kawl; 2. Bryan Ram bur (Kaw l; 3. Rick Kantola (Kaw). 25 INT: 1. Lanc e Leneave (kaw) ; 2. Roger Neth (KTM ); 3 . Kelly St yles (Kaw). 125 EX: 1. Erik Munson ISuz l; 2 . .Kell y Butler (Yam I: 3. J eff Roskell ey (Kaw l. 250 NOV : 1. Jason McDonald (Hon !; 2. Vernon Johnson {Kaw l; 3. Ron Styles (Kawl . 250 INT: 1. Garen Mo Gietzen (S uzl; 2. Greg Chattert on (Kaw); 3 . Ken Cond e (KTM ). 250 EX: 1. Scott Davis (Yam) ; 2. Kev in Schaub (Hon); 3. Kell y But ler (Yam). 500 NOV ; 1. Scon M esser (Hon ); 2 . Charl es Rehd er (S uz); 3. Dan Felman (Hus) . 500 EX: 1. Sco n Dav is (Yam ); 2. Brent Battin (Hon); 3 . Bruce Stingley (KTM I. VET : 1. Jam ie Li n xwi ler (Yaml; 2 . St eve Corlee (Mai); 3 . Dale Hirsch (Hus ). SUNDAY 60 NOV: 1. Tony Coffman (Suz); 2 . Destry Scott (Kaw) ; 3. Joey Meyers (Yam). 80 NOV : 1. Damon Brown (Kaw); 2. Gavin Wa sh burn (Kaw); 3. Tyrone Finch (Kaw l. 80 EX; 'l • Andy Workman (Yam); 2 . Dave Cook (Kaw): 3 . Randy Warren (Suz). '25 NOV: 1. Rick Kantola (Kaw); 2 . Vernon .John son (Kaw); 3. Tim Bowers (Hon) . , 251NT: 1. Rog er Neth (KTM); 2. Lance Leneave (Kaw) ; 3 . Kelly St yles (Kaw) . 125 EX; , . Joe Good (Suz); 2. Erik Munson (Suz); 3 . Kelly Butler (Yam). 250 NOV ; t , Vernon Johnson (Kaw) ; 2 . Ron Sty les (Kaw) ; 3 . J im Brown (Suz). , 250 INT: 1. Dave Cook (Kaw) ; 2 . Ken Cond e (KTM ): 3. Greg Chanerton (Kaw). 250 EX: 1. Scott Davi s (Yam); 2 . J oe Good (Suz); 3 . Jeff Roskelle y IKawl. 500 NOV ; 1. Scott Me sser (Ho n); 2. Charles Rehder (Suz); 3 . J ohn Synan (Hon) . 500 EX: 1. J eff Roskelley (Kawl: 2. Scon Davis (Yam ); 3 . J eff Ma cDonald (Yam ). VETS : 1. Jamie Linxwiler (Yam) ; 2 . Dal e Hirsch (H us); 3 . St eve Corl ee (M ai). eo Potter surprises at Lumberjack Enduro By Bill Herndon SMIT H FO R K, CA, J UN E 16 After II yea rs th e California Valley a rea a nd wh en i t was o ver O p en AA rider Sta n Potter su rpris ed everyone by tak in g th e overall afte r o n ly d ropping 7.42 1 p oints. Fo r th e so und test survivors , L oop One sta rt ed j us t o ff Go ld H ill Road a t Max ey Creek, a nd h eaded eas twa rd a t 21 mph do wn th e roc ky sandwa sh , 10 unnerv e a few rid ers. Then, heading n orth on Eas t Freeman Ca nyon , th e tra il got smoothe r bu t tighter through Steerbones T rail, wh ere spee d bumped to 24 mph . T he follo wing Old Doe and Sa lt lick T rails got real tight , a nd found a few desert-steeped enduro riders o ver th e side. But most were a ble to ca tch up in th e scen ic Wheatfield T rail sectio n or before th e " Arrowhea d Cult" sign. Back up to a ltitude o n th e Mesa Trail , th e day's fir st sp ecia l hit a t 10.1 miles a t 30 mph , where " o ne seco nd " Lowell Spiva burned this chec k by (his usu al ) o ne second . His 9.469 was still good for fir st 250cc AA/V , and sixth o vera ll. Exac tly four miles lat er ca me th e checko u t, a bea u ti fu l view of Lak e P yramid 10 the so u th , and a good len g th five m ile reset. Speed then d ropped to 18 mph a t Pipel ine Road heading west to Edi so n Ca nyo n . After a brief six m ph speed o n a downhill , riders p ick ed up a backbone trail a t 18 m ph into a field check a t 24.9 mi les. A leisurel y three m il es o f west erly sa n d wa sh brou gh t riders 10 th e end o f Loo p O ne, wi th a 34 mi n u te brea k for two loo p ers. Consideri ng th e tightness o f th e co u rse. it wa sn't surprisi ng th at a Min i co u ld w in . Wh at was surp risi ng was th at new comer C Min i rid er Ca rl Ga rdea d id a t 3.32 drop ped an d beat Min i A Marc Dian 's 3.202_Mark White a ma zed everyone by fin ish ing third o n o n ly a 200cc ATC a t 3.219. J oey Tos te, Min i B, did a 4.00 th en fir st Open ATC J eff Cou rts a t 5.223, 200 AT C Ri ck H enn a t 5.275 a nd fir st B Woman Dawn Pach a muscl ed h er big IT 490 to 6.283. To round o u t th e top 10 a n d th e bi ggest var iet y of th e day were Rusty Deisbeck's Open ATC a t 6.283, fir st Beginner Dan Szczepanek 's 6.305, a nd fir st C Woman Betty Lennox H oldridge. at 6.321. Loop T wo sta rted off with a ban g with th e 36 mph Specia l T est west o n Maxey Creek th rough virgi n terrain a nd a manzan ita pat ch . The ch ecko ut agai n found n o zeros an d a short three mile reset. H eading west through Sterling Ca n yon , the co u rse got in to hi gher eleva tio n sce nery for 8.6 miles o n Tej on Trail a t 12 mph and de sert cact us wa s replaced with mountain p in es. Though m ost riders sta ted it shou ld have been a t 15 mph, severa l more riders, a ppa rent ly unaccustomed 10 mounta in ridin g , went off th e serpentine trail. Down at L ong Dav e Road came th e fir st of three free times (as o p posed to resets). An easy putt down 10 Lockwood Creek and a nine m inute free time a llo wed riders to frol ic in th e strea m before a ttac king th e Lockwood Creek boulder patch. Th ough Donni e Sirnmone's forth co mi ng tiebreaker ch eck-i n wa s a t the beginning of th e 36 mph special test (24.8 miles), a very large number o f riders burned it. Some, like th e stra wberry farm er Ferro bo ys (John a nd Mike ), by a cos tly two minutes or more. T h e specia l o f th e da y featured Mill er J eep T rai l, wit h mo ns ter wa ter bar jumps to ca tch ai r o n , sha rp edged recent -h isto ry rocks to record lo ts o f fla ts a n d pe r haps th e fir st ever a ll -u p h ill sp ecia l. In th e shade o f th e big p ines a t Du tch man Ca m p , rider s welcome d the last free time of th e da y (12 mi n u tes). A mak eabl e 21 mph do wn Alamo Mo unt ain Road brought ri ders to a hard ri ght a t 33 mi les a n d

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