Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

12 5 MOD PRO: 1. W ill ie Surr att (Hon) : 2. Bader M ann eh (Kaw) ; 3 . Eddie Hicks (Vaml . 250 STK NOV: 1. Jim Ryder (Hon); 2. Billy Ham mon(Kaw). 25 0 STK INT: 1. Trav is Robers on (kaw) ; 2. Alan Pierce (Kaw) ; 3 . Jim Perry (Kaw) . 250 MO D NOV: 1. Jim Ryder (Hon ): 2. David Bagwell (Honl ; 3 . Mark Brucks (Honl . 25 0 MOD INT: 1. Alan Pierce (Kaw) ; 2. J im Pal mer (Kaw ); 3 . Trav is Roberson (Kaw). 250 STK PRO: 1. Willie Surratt (Hon): 2. Bader Manneh (Kaw); 3 . Jeff MatiasBvich (Kaw). 250 M OD PRO: 1. W ill ie Surra tt (Honl ; 2. Ray Somma (Kaw); 3 . Bader M ann eh {Kawl. Sucl:"i, Kyle, Newell pad leads at Pueblo MX By larry J ohnson P UEB L O , CO, J UN E ] -2 Tim Bu chli (Yam) went in to toda y's ac tio n a t Puebl o wi th th e l2 5cc P ro po ints lead a nd padded it with th e overa ll win . Round o ne, however, wa s a ll Eri c Sterner 's (Ya m) . He to ok th e lead o u t of th e ga le, stretched it to 14 seco nds a nd never lo o ked back . Bu chli broke loose from th e pac k by la p five a nd ra n a lo ne in second , wh ile Stacey Coo k (Ka w ) al so worked free by la p seve n to race free in thi rd . Shaw n Smith (Ka w) ga ted eig h th a nd o n ly gai ned o ne positi on at th e finis h behind Kevin McKnight (Yam) , w ho cha rged from 24th 10 six th a t the en d . Sm ith hol esh ot ro u n d tw o a nd pulled 10 a five second lea d by lap three. H owever , Buchli began 10 dose th e gap after th at a n d five la p s lat er wa s o n Sm ith's ta il. T wo la p s lat er, he took the lead a n d held o ff Sm ith 10 th e ch eckers. Sterner sta yed with th e leader s for six laps, bu t faded the second half o f the rno to and barelv held o ff Coo k a nd McKni ght a t t ht, flag . McKnight spen t I I laps run ning down St erner wh i le Cook wa s charging from much furth er back and made a la st di tch pass on McKnigh t at th e finish , a lmos t ge tt ing St erner too . The fin al o vera ll orde r behind Bu chl i was Sterner , Cook, Smith and McKnigh t.. Terry Kyle (Ya m) a lso in cr ea sed his po int s lead in th e 2S0cc Pros. Aft er a terrible start, h e finished second in moto o ne behind Jim Mitch ell (H a n ). Mitchell a lso o verca me a poor sta rt , tak ing th e lead fro m Albert Firestine (Yam ) by mid-mote. Kyle took the second m ota lead by lap two and held off Firestine and Mitchell for th e duration . Dave Newell (Kaw), a not he r clas s points lea der, helped his ca use by going I -I in th e Open Pros. Us ua l ch all enger Kyle was having suspension problems a l l day and wa s never a factor. However, Newell had a ll he could handle with two riders who . en tered th eir fir st Open competition of the season. Mitchel l ca m e out and earned second ov eral l, while Colorado's motocross legen d Arlo En glu nd (Yam), in hi s fir st ride in a year, took third overa ll. Results 60 NOV: 1. J .P. Th ibodeau (Kaw); 2. Matt Leinin· ger (Hon). 60 A M : 1. Shawn M orga n (Kaw). 80 NOV DIV 1: 1. Jo hn W r igh t (Kaw); 2. Denn is Grim es (Yam) ; 3 . Shawn Gregory (Yam) . 80 NOV DIV 2: 1. Troy Bombardier (Vam): 2. .Justin Hughes (Kaw); 3 . Doug Gregg (Kawl. BOAM : 1. Boyd Cham bers (Vam ); 2. Joe Brosiou s (Kaw l: 3 . Craig Vig il (Yaml. 80 EX: 1. Robert Rose (Kawl: 2. Andy A tkin s (Vam ); 3 . Jay Martin (Kaw) . 12 5 NOV: 1. M ike Reedy (Vaml : 2. Buddy Lazier (Hon!; 3. John LaFontai ne (Sull. 125AM : 1. Scott Ellibee(Kaw); 2. Darren Del oach (Hon); 3. Wayne Ball iett (Kaw l. 125 PRO; t . Tim Bueh l i (Yam ); 2. Eric Sterner (Kawl: 3 . Stacey Cook (Kaw ). 250 NOV : 1. Ben Vah sho ltz(Suz) ; 2. Ed Roy (Hon ): 3 . Mark Mastin (Kaw) . 250 A M : 1. Denn is Du rmas (Hon); 2. M ike Trej o (Yam); 3 . Keith Cerjan (Kaw ). 250 PRO : 1. Terry Kyle (Vam); 2. Jim Mitchell (Han); 3 . A lbert Firest in e (Yaml . OPEN NOV: 1. David Wilson (Hon ): 2. Tim Redf . ern (Hon) ; 3 . Ron Kent (Han) . OPEN A M : 1. Bob A sk (Yam ); 2. Ph il Antonuk (Yam ); 3 . Serafin Garcia (Yam ). OPEN PRO : 1. Dave New ell (Kaw l: 2. JIm MitChell (Honl ; 3. Ar lo Englund (Vaml . VET NOV : 1. Gr eg M aster s (Kaw); 2 . Edgar Per r iton (Hon) ; 3 . Gene Lucas (Han) . VET AM : 1. Michael Kern (KTM I; 2. Gr eg W ebb (KTM ); 3. M icha el Strash eim (Hon) . VET EX: 1. Mo nt y Kyle (Vam); 2. DWigh t Cata lano (Yam); 3. Da n Gr eenwood (Yam ). SR NOV : 1. J ohn Fridl un d (Vam ): 2. George Chapma n (Hon); 3 . Ted Hardy (Kawl. SR AM : 1. Bobb y Hancock (Kawl; 2. Dav id Heck w ell (Honl . SR EX: 1. Dave W oll ast on (S uz); 2. Vi c Barl ish (Vaml · W ..J >a. ~ o .... >- Cl ~ o :I: a. - Surratt sails at Ascot night MX By Chris Boice G AR DENA, CA, J U N E I4 FMF-sp onsored Will ie Surratt (Hon) co u ld do no wrong ton ig h t a t Asco t Park. H e domina ted th e 250cc P ro class an d also too k th e o vera ll win in the 12Scc P ro race afte r a su per -exci ti ng fir stm ot a ba tt le w it h Tim Ru th erford (Kaw ). T h e two r ide rs excha nged th e lead n o less than three or four ti mes in cro wd- p leasin g mida ir p asses. In th e seco nd m ota, Surratt slid o u t in th e first turn , and in a specta cu lar cha rge , he went fro m last to seco n d in o n ly six laps. In th e fir st 2S0cc P ro mot a Surratt led from th e d rop o f th e ga te . Mik e Baker (Yam) , H onda r id er Br ia n Ma n ley a nd M-Sta r-m ounted Pe te Murray were close beh ind . By th e fourth lap Surrat t had a heal thy lead a n d Manley had slip pe d by Bak er 10 push h im ba ck 10 th ird. On th e la st lap Manley cl osed to within striking d istan ce of Su rra tt, but Surra tt h eld o n to hi s lead a n d to ok th e [irst -moto w in. Baker mainta in ed his pos ition in third a n d Murra y fin ish ed fo u rt h . T h e seco n d-more sta rt was a carbon copy o f th e [ir st , with S u rra tt shooting OUI o f th e sta rt ing gate a nd blasting a ro u nd th e fir st tu rn . Manley was not go in g to let Su rra tt bu ild up a big lead as h e had done in th e first rnoto . H e stayed right o n Su rratr 's ta il and pushed him hard th e wh ol e race. Murray, Ron T u rn er (Ca g) and Dave Graff (H a n) had a fierce race going for third. On th e last lap , Murray pulled awa y from T urner a nd Graff and installed himself firmly in third. Surratt and Manl ey fought right 10 the fin ish line w ith Surratt go in g across th e victor , taking the overa ll w in . Manley's 2-2 ea rned him seco n d overall and Murray 's 4-3 gave ·h im third. Eric Casa s (Kaw) got the hol eshot in th e first l2S cc Intermediat e m ota. Steve Sequeira (Han) a nd Honda rider Chris Wallis, from Hickory Creek , T exa s, were in tow. All three riders stayed very close together, On the third lap Wallis passed Sequeira and started putt ing pressure on th e leader, Casas. Wallis was never a ble 10 catch Casas a nd had 10 settle for a second. Sequeira ca me in third and R a n d y Menighan (Han) finish ed four th. In th e second moto Casas had some problems and ca me off th e line dead last. John G arcia (Han) led th e pack out o f the gate. Wallis was second and Kaw asaki pi lot Jason Newman rounded out the top three. On the fourth la p Wallis pass ed Garcia , moving him back to third. Meanwhi le Casa s had fought his way up from la st to fifth. H is I- S finish put him seco nd overa II, beh ind Wallis, who fini sh ed 2-1 . Newman' s S-2 gave him th ird. Kawasaki rider Chris McGee dominated th e SO Occ Jun ior class. In th e fir st m o ta h e had suc h a lead tha I he h ad th e lu x ury of mak in g a m istake (ba il ing ), getting up, a n d sli ll m a inta in ing a formidable lead. Second pl ace cha n ged hands fo ur times in th e si x- la p ra ce. Sco tt Kin ier (Han ) wa s in second pl ace when il co u nted - across th e fini sh line. Ro bert J ohn - Dave Newell powers his way to a win in the Open Pro class at Puebl o. Colorado; Newell won both mot os en route to the ove rall. so n (Han ) was thi rd and Da rr yl Su ilada (Han) came in fou rth . McG ee agai n jumped o rr the starting line in th e second mota and flew to a hug e lead . J oh nson ran second unt il next to th e la sI la p when Kerin ier was a ble to ge t by. T hey a ll finished in th e sa me o rder a s the fir st m oto : McG ee, Kenn ier a nd J ohnson. Results 60 : 1. Jacob Swa in (Kaw); 2. Er ic Haug (Kawl: 3 . Armando Barba [Su z). 60 BEG DlV 1: 1. Tom Grelle(Yaml: 2. Fred LaVal ley (Kawl; 3 . Tony Espitia (Yaml. 80 BEG DIV 2: 1. Dan ny Font eyn (Vam); 2. Ryan Add ison (Kawl; 3 . Shane Scarpie llo (Kaw). 80 JR : 1. Newton Acevedo (Suz); 2. Sher yl Fedorow (Yam ); 3. Brian Gipson (Kaw l. 80 INT: 1. Ron West (Suzl ; 2. Robert Shipman (Suz); 3 . Kevin Bussey (Kaw). 80 EX: 1. Steven Kot ajarvi (Kawl; 2. John J ordan (Hon l. 125 BEG DIV 1: I.Matleo Cosentino (Cag); 2. Charlie Flippen (Hon): 3 . Kit Somers (Kaw) . 125 BEG DIV 2: t . 8 ria n Siu mskie (Hon); 2. Mike Bogroff (Cag): 3 . Tony Par ker (Kaw) . 125 JR DIV 1: 1. Ju tio M iranda (Hon); 2. Nick Nich ols (Kawl: 3. Langley Kersenboom (Suz). 125 J R DIV 2 : 1. Robert Wills (Kaw) ; 2. Charles Gonzales (Kawl; 3 . Guy Deckert (Kaw) . 125 INT: 1. Chris Wallis (Hon) : 2. Eric Casas (Kaw); 3. Jason Newman (Kaw). 125 PRO: 1. Will ie Surratt (Hon ): 2. Ron Turner (Cag); 3. Kenny Cli fton (Suz). 250 BEG DIV 1: t . Matteo Cosentino (M -S); 2. Rick McG inn (Vaml; 3 . Mark Veal (Hon ). 250 BEG DIV 2: 1. Bob Harvey (Su z): 2. Tim Tucker (Yam); 3. Robert Fortier (Kaw). 250 BEG DIV 3 : 1. Ch ris Chapman (Hon); 2. J ohn Jackson (Kawl: 3. Kelly Myers (Hon l. 25 0 J R: 1. Mark Burn s (Vam): 2. Travis Stake (Suz); 3 . M ichael Matson (Suz). 250 INT: 1. Ch ris Bo ice (Hon) ; 2 . Craig Westergaa rd (Vam); 3. Steve West (Yam). _ 250 PRO: 1. W i ll ie S urr att (Han ); 2 . Br ia n M an ley '(Hon); 3 . Pete M urr ay (M · S). 50 0 BEG: 1. Jack Evans (Suz); 2. John M u ll ins (Hon): 3 . J eff Hale (Hon). 500 JR : 1. Chr is McGee (Kaw) ; 2. Scott Kennie r (Honl ; 3 . Robert J oh nso n (Hon) . 500 INT: 1. Larry Gross (Vam ); 2. Doug Taft (Yam l; 3 . Don Pastell (Hon l. 500 PRO: 1. Shawn Tracy (Hon): 2. Pete Murr ay (M ·S); 3. Mike Baker (Vaml . WO M EN PRO: 1. Mercedes Gonzales (Kaw); 2. Kitly M ayf ield (Suz): 3 . Jan Murray (Vam). SPTSW M N: 1. Sheryl Fedorow (Kaw); 2. Dana Evense n (Suz); 3 . Hope Broselow (Yam ). VETJ R: 1. Robe rt Johnson (Hon); 2. Ric h Ha nsen (C·AI: 3 . Greg Ouintanilla (Kaw). VET INT: 1. Karel Kramer (Hus) ; 2. Kitty Mayfield (Suz); 3. Frank Su rr idge (Yam). VET MASTER: 1. John Cardoza (Hon); 2. Cart Gaznfy (Hon). OT M ASTER: 1. M ike McMillen (Honl . Green storms Oregon TT By C lay Light CLACKAMAS, OR, J UN E 14 The rains that have ca n celled six o f th e first eig h t AMA Professional TT races a t Oregon Sidewinders clubgrounds held o rr long enough for Lake S teven s, Washingt on 's Randy Green to co me a wa y w ith a w in in th e Ex pert Ina in in wh at wa s o n ly lhe second race of the no rthwest TT season in Cl ack a mas . Green aga in co m ma nded, win ni ng hi s hea t race a nd sett in g fa st Expert time . Ri ck Albee (C ircle A T rucki ng/ BBR P Har ley) took a last- la p Jun io r ma in event win whi le Jim Servo won th e Novice ma in o n a SOO Husq varna four-st ro ke. Ex p ert p relimina ri es saw Green winn in g th e first heat race wh ich look the to p three d irectl y to th e fin a l. Following G reen across th e lin e wer e Na tional number S6 La rry Legarra (Tri 7S0) a nd ro okie R yan Fish er (H -D ). The secon d heat was led by up-and-comin g rookie Frank Crane Jr. C ra ne was a brup tly shut off by N ational number 13 Mickey Fa y (Han) . Fa y went o n to easi ly w in the si x-la p hea t while Dona ld Wi lson (R tx ) a nd J ef frey H a rsha (Yam) were second a n d th ird. A single sem i fill ed th e rema inin g six slots in the 12ri der, IS-la p final. Del Sch ni tzer (Tr i) n at ra n a wa y with th e co n test to heat Crane a n d H onda p ilo t Danny Benneu.Benn eu h ad a rough time, startin g off last to take third. J ames Dunken sat o n the pole for th e m ain in N ovi ce co m pe ti tio n but rode in midpack orr the line . w h ile Servo, N avlor, Keith Barnhardt (H -D)and Patri~ia Lyons (Yam) filled th e to p five slots on lap one. Serv o and hi s Husqvarna quickl y disappeared from th e rem aining co ntestants a nd rode a ra ce of his own wh ile a three-way figh t for second devel oped between Barnhardt, Naylor and Dunken at the half. Barnhart settled into th e p osition until Dunken made a late-in-the-race rail y to move into seco nd with a lap to go. Needless to say, Dunken 's rally fell sh o rt by severa l bikelengths and Sevo took th e win, which wa s a first for th e Husqva rna-supported rider. Second went to Dunken while Ba rnhard t. Nay lor . and Gary were third through fifth . . Bo oth a n d Robb Blagg (H a n 600) were involved in a horrendous cra sh on the first la p o f th e Junior main event wh ich ca u sed a rest art and put leader Zirbel and Albee in th e 1-2 spots in a 'sin g le-file rest art. Zirbel, Albee and R oose fill ed th e 1-2-3 spo ts for entire main while Terry Wahl (C A) and Horban moved into the top five , but would gel no closer. The onl y ch a nge in the ac tio n ca me on the last la p when Zirbel allowed Albee p assin g ro om co m ing down th e hill which gave Albee th e checkered £la g fo r the win. Roose rode well enough fo r third o ver Wahl, Horban and Yamah a SO O-mou nt ed Danny Ca in, who was sixth . G reen , Fa y, Lega rr a a nd Wil son led a Na li onal numbers parade o n the firsl of IS laps i n lhe Ex pert main , but H a rsha was o u t to ruin th e swee p an d p Ul hi s Yam aha in to fourth in a drag-out duel wit h Legarra whi le Green and Fa y unnoti cin gl y pull ed awa y. Green h ad his hands full with Fa y, but th e rea l baltles wer e much 39

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