Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

~~ (f) ~ w -' w U Z s ~ ~ eo 0 0 I- J: 11. l.!') 00 O'l 250 JR : 1. Brandon Baldwin (Suz); 2. Rand y Okack (Ha n ). 250 INT: 1. Jo n Ki ng (Han). 250 PRO: 1. Shawn M cCon n (Varni ; 2 . Ton y Flore s {Su z). OPEN NOV: 1. Paul Flor es (Han ); 2. Al an Sheeha n (Hus); 3. Arnie Fry (Vam) . OPEN J R: 1. Rich ard W ilson (Han ). OPEN INT: 1. Ph il Doug las (Ha n). VET SPTSMN : 1. Bubba Taylo r (Vam): 2. J oe wvr man (Kaw) . VET M AS TER: 1. Phil Douglas (Han); 2. Mike Lane (Hon) . Flores, Joos dominate Baylands ........ ~ 0 ........ MX >........ By M ike Vancil ~ FREM O NT, CA, J U N E 12 ~ Jack Hulse (156) puts his Kawasaki in the lead in early 500c,? a 7tio"! at Baylands Raceway while eventual winner Devon Joos (667) trails In third. In mo ro two , Peo pl es h ad th e ho lesho t w ith G ilbert ho t on h is ta il. Wi llin gham wa s in th ird , tr ying to pu ta m ove o n Gi lbert for seco nd . Peopl es a p pa ren tly h ad so me tro uble in th e back sectio n tha t let bo th GIl bert a nd Willing ham by for first a nd seco nd , leaving Peoples 10 do bat tle WIth McCrory for thi rd . G o in g over th e m ain specta tor double j umps McCrorv crashed h ard , tripl e [lip p in g his Yama ha o ff th e co urse a n d en ding his c harge fo r th ird ..By thi s tim e Gilbert had a co m mand ing lead over Willingham on hi s Cagiva. At th e fin ish , it was Gi lb ert ta kin g th e o vera ll , Wi ll in gha m p u lling in seco nd and T odd Sween y, w ho had worked h is wa y up fro m a lousy star t, fin ish ing third o n h is Suzu ki. I n th e 250cc Int ermed iat e cla ss, Ba kersfield 's Ala n P ierce pu t h is KX250 in to th e wi n ners sp ot with first m oto w in ne r Mi tch Farmer co llecting second o vera ll a nd T aft 's Dari n La yton cap turing a th ird overall on hi s H o nda. Results 60~ 1. Jo h n M cCracken (Kaw ). . 80 NOV : 1. Kenn ie M cGrath (Hon ); 2 . M ike Ou asc ni ck (Yam )' 3 . Richard Presley (Kaw) . 80 JR: 1. Pat B~nnet (Yam ); 2 . Der ri ck Cox (Suz); 3 . Clin ton A ll en (Kaw ). BO INT: 1. J oh n Cu lwe ll (Kaw) . 125 NOV : 1. Danny Lawho rn (Vam ); 2. J ohn Su d. berry (S uzl; 3 . David Van W art (Kaw) . 125 JR : 1. A lan Gilbert (Kaw) ; 2 . Barry Wil lin gham (Cag); 3 . Todd Sw eeney (Su z). 125 INT: 1. Dou g Bel ch er (Kaw); 2. Tim McCli n l ock (Kaw) ; 3 . M ike Bitn er (Vam ). 250 BEG : 1. Jim Qua schn ick( Vam) ; 2. Br et Daw son (Ha n); 3 . Paul Bu rf ield (Vam ). . 250 JR: 1. Brian Sweeny (Suz); 2. Dann v e neer poo l (Kaw); 3 . Gr eg Hunter (Han) . . 250 INT: 1. A lan Pierc e (Kaw); 2. Mitch Farmer (Vam) ; 3 . Darin Layton (Han ). 500 NOV : 1. Tibor Treiner (Han) ; 2. Mark Silbach (Han) ; 3 . Quinton Hawkin s (Ha n). 500 JR : 1. Mike Hulsey (Han); 2. Do ug M enefee (Hon) ; 3. Louis Ledlavil (Yaml . 500 INT : 1. RyanBeair(Hon); 2.Jason Coolbough (Cag). PRO: 1. Tim Worth (Ha n ); 2. SIeve Lu cen te (Vam ); 3 . Jon Nelso n (Han). OT JR : 1. W es Oldenbrod [Hus l . OT INT: 1. Jim McCracken (Kaw). VET JR : 1. Tony De Lacugo IKaw); 2. Rob Torn sc hi n (Suz); 3. J im Crabb (Han) . VET MAST: 1. Pau l Huebert (Han); 2. Sam Hoi land (Han) ; 3. Gar y Wilson (Ha n). McClintock, McConn top Santa Clara MX By Mike Vancil SANTA CL ARA , CA, JUNE 14 A so lid tu rnout of racers a nd fa ns were trea ted to a high drama,h igh-speed duel between two of th e a rea's best q u alified 38 an d best liked stars in th e 250cc Pro class at Sa n ta Cl ara's CMC Frida y night motocross, Sh awn McConn and T ony Flores. McConn and Flores are the best o f friends yet wh en th ey lin e u p 10 ra ce n ot even th eir closest cC?n Iide nts wou ld know tha t th ey Iike an d respe ct one a nothe r. In rno to o ne Dann y-Bo les (Yam) an d Flor es co ll ided in th e first corner wh ich resu lted in Bol es goi ng down easy, on ly 10 be n icked by a hardcha rg ing Eric Mashbir (H~)IJ): Altho ugh Bo les go t bac k u p, I11 S fide to th e chec kers was o ff p ace and h e was o bvio u lsy in so me pain. Meanw h ile, McConn slipped by Flores wh en Flores and Bo les were in vol ved in the first corner melee. On la p th ree Flores (Mo to -X Fox/Cycle Im po rts SUW kl) was in a cha lle nging position behi nd McConn and passed soon a fter they sta rte d lap fo ur. T he moto fin ished wit h Flores in front and McConn doing a h igh speed ph ot ocopy. of every Flores m ove to ge t seco nd w ith Er ic Ma sh bir in third . T he second mot a for th e 250cc P ro s was differen t. All Flor es had to do was to at least fini sh seco nd a nd j ust n ot allow McCo n n to ge t seco nd or bet ter and at th e sta rt it was a ll Flor es. T he you ng Pro is a classic racer , a th letic wi th tr igger quick reflexes a nd a rh ythm of racin g that u su all y o n ly co mes 10 well -seasoned racers. In th is rn o to h e had it a ll his o wn way , bu t h e just lost th e fro n t en d wh en he en tered a tig h t righ t hander a nd th e crash let McConn by. Sco re th e overa ll for McConn and h is Yam a ha YZ a nd seco nd to Flo res a nd h is Suzu ki RM. In the co m bined m o to for In term edia te class racers 125s,. 250s a nd Open class b ikes a ll took to th e track in two sepa ra te bla sts. T he 250s were away first a nd tha t aspect of th e ba ttle wa s a runaway victory for J on King (Circle Industries/Maxima /Wa ln u t Creek H onda-spon sored . T h e rea l bail ie came as the th ree seco nd-wa ve Open class riders a nd th e sa le 125cc ri der h it th e track. T he dr ag race to th e first corner in each m ot o was won by Ph il Do uglas , who a lso rides th e Vet eran Mast er cl a ss a boa rd hi s Hond a C R_ As t h e ra c es woul d ap p ro ach th e halfw a y po int a reco u n tin g o f positions would sh ow that the 125cc Kaw asak i of Morgan Hills' Tim McClint ock h ad wo rked past bo th the o ther O pen class I n ~er med iat e en tra n ts a nd wa s ca u slll g deep co ncern for front runner Doug las . There j'!st was n 't en o ug h i~ th e eng ine to di splace th e determ in ed Do uglas , but the q uarter liter Ka wasa ki ri der wo n qui te a few supporte rs a mo ngst the cro wd for h is efforts. Results PEE WE E 50: 1. Joseph Flor es (Su z). PEE WEE 60: 1. Matth ew M add en (Kaw). BO MINI NOV 9 - 11: 1. M a nuel Jane J r . (Vam). BO MINI NOV 12 -1 6 : 1. Mi ch ael Lan n in g (Vam ); 2. Seon William s (Hon ); 3. Bob M yer (Kaw) . BO MINI JR 12 -1 6 : 1. M att Furman IKawl. BO MINI EX 12 - 16 ; 1. Jimmy Clay (Yam). 125 NOV : 1. J eff Bernhardt (Varni; 2. Ric ha rd Ga lvan (Han); 3. Cl iff Hu nter (Han). 125 J R: 1. W ade Colburn (Han); 2 . Rya n W ann (Kaw); 3 . Paul Midson (Han ). 125 INT: 1. Tim M cClintock (Kaw) . 250 NOV : 1. Denni sTedder(Vam ); 2. Jell Rapett i (Han ); 3 . Gene Card alla (Han ). Regula r en tra nts Devon J oos a nd Tony Flores totall y dom inated th e professional ac tio n in Wednesda y n ight motocross ac tion a t Bavl ands, Flores' win ca me as no sur p rise as h e ha s put togeth er severa l suc h victori es thi s season, but th e w in for J oos was hi s first o f the 1985 season , In th e first m ot o of the 250cc Pro bat tle Dan Co le (Yama ha of Su n nyvale) a nd Howi e Ross (MOIOX Fox / Cycle West/ Suzuki ) ju m ped into the ear ly lead wi th Flores (Mo to-X Fox /Cycle Impo rt s/ Suzuk i) r ig ht beh in d the m. At th e lap th ree stageof the eig h t-la p rn oto Flores h ad gotten hy Cole a nd began to wor k o n Ross. J o hn Da uth (Honda Sa n Jose) had moved in to cha llenge Cole for thi rd . O n la p six Flores m oved in sid e Ross on a deep bcrrn cd 1800 left, th ey touched an d Ross wen t down . As the fiel d beg-a n lap si x it was Flores, Col e, Dauth a n d Ross a n d th ey fin ished in th at order a t the end o f lap eigh t. In th eir seco nd m oto ba il ie it was Ross agai n in th e lead to corner one w ith Fl ores in stead of Col e in seco nd, T he mot a sa w o n lyone major change w h en Fl or es got by Ross an d began to stre tch hi s lead . In th e o vera ll it was Flores in first and Co le in seco nd. T he O p en class Pro a cti on saw J oos (O ' Nea l USA H onda ) and Da ut h ba il ie for th e early lead . J oos was a ble to get by Da u th in a deep righ t hander in m id -m o ta a nd from that point o n it was a ll j oo s. Wh en. th e moro fin ished the second p lace rid er was persi stent J a ck H ul se (Ma xima/ T u f Racin g/ Concord Kaw asaki ). In m ot a two th e hol esh ot went to Ch ristoph er Neu a boa rd h is Ya mah a bu t it didn 't last. An in spi red Da ut h got by Ne u to esta blish wh at proved to be all. in surm o unta bl e lead over th e field a nd a lth ough he go t by Neu too, J oos co u ld n ot close o n Dauth . h i th e last la p a tiring Neu a lso permit ted H ul se to get p ast a nd th e even ing fini shed with th e class crown to J oos an d Da uth seco nd. . Most o u tsta nd ing a mat eu r o f th e evening was Allve Carlos , a C R250 R H o nda rider from Sa n -j ose in th e 250cc Junior cla ss. In each of hi s two motos Ca rlos ca me fro m wi thi n th e pack to tak e o ver th e lead prior to th e checkers. Results BO MINI NOV 9 -11 : 1. Kenny Spence IKaw). BOMINI NOV 12 - 16 : 1. Dwayne Monroe (Vam): 2 . M ich ael Lann ing (Vam); 3. Todd Skaggs (Kaw) . BO MINI JR 12 -16 : 1. Rhett Fotherlill (Kaw); 2 . Seon Schroeder (Kaw); 3 . Man Furman (Kaw). 80 MINIINT 12 -16: 1. Jerome T. Sm ith (Varni . BO M IN I EX 12 - 16: 1. Todd Hic ks (Vam ). 125 NOV : 1. George Ko sovilka (Hen ); 2 . Mike Chauncey (Su z); 3 . Jeff Bernhardt (Yam). 125 JR : 1. Ricky Wh ite (Kaw) ; 2. Dave Roger s (Han ); 3 . Paul M idson (Han ). 250 NOV DIV 1; 1. Don Mendenhall (Su z); 2 . Mike Smart (Ho n); 3 . Ryan Car erg an (Yam) . 250 NOV DIV 2 : 1. Joseph Ab rams (Vam); 2 . J im Ahrens (Yam); 3. Larry Rom er (Suz) . 250JR: 1. Alive Carlos (Han) ; 2. John Silva (Vam). 250 INT: 1. Lanc e McPhee (Han ). 250 PRO : 1. Ton yF lores (Suz ); 2. Da n Col e (Vam). OPEN NOV : 1. John Gav in (Hon ); 2 . Dan iel Nana (Ho n); 3. Robert Eckcwitz (Yam) . OPEN JR : 1. J ohn Coreg e (Han) . OPEN INT: 1. Patr ick Vacehieri (Vam ). OPEN PRO: 1. Devon .Joos (Han); 2. John Dauth (Han). VET SPTSMN: 1. Ken Johnson (Su z); 2. Gary J aehne (Kaw). VET MAST: 1. Mike Hern andez (Yam) . OT SPTSMN: 1. Bob Kosovilka (Han). Kiedrowski, Gordon, Roberson star at Adelanto MX By Carol Clark ADELANTO, CA, J UN E 2 Ro und two o f th e N MA series took p lace a t Sunrise Valley Cycl e Park under windy co nd itions and a ttemping to win four of the even ts was Mike Kiedrowski . Kied rowski won seven ou t o f eig h t mOlOS in th e 125cc, 250cc an d Stock a n d Mod ified Intermedi a te classes just th e week bef~re at La s Vegas bl!t co u ld he win a ll eigh t tod a y? No . H IS rall y en de d wh en h e cras hed on " Whoop Row" d uring the fin a l 250cc S toc k Intermedia te race, but h e did succeed in tak in g th e overall in th e 125cc Stoc k Interm ed ia te clas s. Ki edrowski fa ced co m pe ti to rs Rob by Gordon an d Franki e Bru n dage in th e I25cc Stock Interm ed iat e co ntest. In the first m oto it was Robby Gordon taking th e runner- up spo t. An even tigh ter ba ttl e was seen in th e fin a l ro u nd as Brundage led Kiedrowski. T he two event ua lly traded pl aces, but for the most pa n th ey were wi thi n one or two bi kelen gt h s. J oh n Flor es co n tro lled thi rdp osition until Cagiva p ilo t Ty DaV soa red IS p ast him o ver the awesome triple j um ps. T hose jumps, locat ed I?ast the fini sh line, were bu ilt excep tiona lly . h igh, yet few fell o n th em. O verall it was Kiedro wski, Brundage, and Davis . T h e openi ng ro u nd o f th e 125cc Modified In termed ia te class was won by Kiedro wski, but h e di d n't return for th e fin al due 10 hi s get-off in th e 250cc event. Brunda ge scored big in th e fin al m ot a, bu t because o f a bad first m o to, h e o n ly managed eigh th ove ra ll . Duri ng th e co urse o ft hefi na l th ere wa s p len ty o f excite me n t. Alan Pi erce to ok th e ea rl y lead over Sea n Blan ch a rd , C h a rl ie Sa m pso n a n d La rr y Ben edi ct bu t " Whoop Row" claimed bo th Ben edic t and Blanc hard who tan g led . Brundage worked past Pierce for th e m ota wi n a nd Gordon a dva nced to seco n d w ith P ierce landin g th ird. O verall it was Gordon, Sam p son a nd Flores. T he open ing ro u nd of th e 250cc Stock Int ermed ia te class went in Kiedro wski 's favor w ith T ra vis Roberson th e runner-up over P ierce. Kiedrowski wa s o u t 10 w in th e fin a l rou nd when he fli pped hi s Kawa sak i on " Whoop Row" an~ was bar ely n:'i~sed by th e approa chi ng com pe~ llIon . Ro berson assu med th e leadersh ipaver Pierce and Perry with Kiedrowski out of actio n and overall th ey finish ed in tha t order. Results PEE WEE STK: 1. J ell W illoh (Yam) ; 2 . Jimmy Griego (Yam); 3 . David Ochoa (Yam) . PEE WEE MOD: 1. Judd Scanlon (Vam) ; 2. Jeff Willoh (Vam ); 3 . Ja son Lentz (Ita) . 60 STK 6 ·B : 1. Jell Willoh (Kaw); 2 . Tyler King (Kaw) ; 3. Lanny Turner (Kaw). 60 STK 9-11 : 1. Jesse James (Kaw); 2 . Jacob Swain (Kaw); 3. Justin Rich (Kaw). BO STK 9 -11 : 1. Bu tch Smith (Suz) ; 2 . Ronnie Densford (Kaw); 3 . Jason Jones (yam). BO MOD 9 -11 : 1. Ronnie Densford (Kaw); 2 . Butch Smith (S uz); 3 . Jason Jones (Yam). BO STK NOV 12+: 1. Brian Gipson IKaw); 2. Rob bie Perez (Kaw ); 3. Cole Gress (Kaw). BOMOD NOV 12+; 1. John Edwards (Kaw); 2. Mrk Easley (Hon); 3 . Robb ie Perez (Kaw). BO STK INT 12 +; 1. Phil Lawrence (Vam) ; 2 . King Richard Saxton (Kaw); 3 . Pat Weide (Vam ). BO MOD INT 12+; 1. Erick Hi lton (Vam) ; 2 . Buddy Antunez (Su z); 3 . Cra ig M iller (Kaw). BO STK EX 12 +: 1. M ichael Cra ig (Yam); 2 . Ky le Lewis (Hon); 3 . Nicky Pounds (Suz) . 80 MOD EX 12+ ; 1. Kyl e Lewis (Han); 2. M ike Pascarella (Yam ); 3 . Nic ky Pounds (Suz). 105: 1. Kyle Lewis (Han ); 2. MikeWie se(Vam); 3 . Paul Vla ch (Kaw) . 125 STK NOV : 1. Mi ke Durbin (Han ); 2 . Larry Turne r (Yam); 3 . Rodn ey Howe (Hon) , 125 MOD NOV : 1. Mike Durbin (Han); 2 . T.L Taylor (Ha n); 3. Lerry Turner (Yam ). 125 STK INT: 1. M ike Kiedrowski (Kaw ); 2. Frankie Br undage (Kaw); 3. Ty Dav is (Cag) . 125 MOD tNT: 1. Robb ie Gordon (Kaw); 2. Charlie Sampson; 3 . John Flore s. 125 STK PRO: 1. Bader Manneh (Kaw); 2. Eddie Hicks (Yam); 3. Craig Ganoy (Kaw).

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