Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Sassen rode h is lo ne Cagiva in to second p lace. John Garcia (Hon) moved h is way up from a fifth place start to finish third. Garcia knew what he had to do in the second moto. He came off the starting line like a house-a-fire and took heat from second place Petro for the entire race. Ken Faught (Yam) passed Dennis Chafe (Yam) on the crashwall dou bles to take third . Garcia won th e overall with 3-1, Stake was second with 1-5, and Chafe was third with 4-4. Immediate availability of all products plus new items. Results Ed Arnet flies his Yamaha to a win in the 250cc Pro at the Perris MX. Surratt scores a win at Ascot PH: 714-893-1379 - - - - - 1M©)OOc.\ [Fl(C lHl ~ [Fl©)!P)l!J)(C U'$ ~ OO(C 0 7541 CHAPMAN AVE. GARDEN GROVE CA. 92641 OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA CALL TOLL FREE: 800-523-3640 By Chris Boice GA RDENA, CA, JULY 12 First year P ro Willie Surratt (H a n) showed the old guys how it 's done tonight at Continental Motosport Club night motocro ss. 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OH 44053 2650H Mercantile Dr.• Rancho Cordova. CA 95670 led th e pack out o f the gate, with Su rra tt, Ron Turner (Ca g) and Todd Peterson (Hon) a ll in tow. By th e second lap Bak er had lost his mornen- tum a nd fad ed to fourth, letting Surratt, Turner and Peterson all get past. 'There was a bo ut a bikelength between a ll three riders for th e rest of the rnoto. On the fifth lap Peterson almost ca ugh t his long-time rival , Turner, but Turner prevailed to the end and crossed the finish line just behind Surratt and barely ahead of Peterson. They were followed by M-Star rider Pete Murray and Yamaha rider John Posca. Surratt got the holeshot in the second rno to wi th Turner and Peterson breathing right down his neck. He then pursued Surratt for another la p a nd taugh t the you ng rookie a lesson in resp ect fo r age and experience w hen he handi ly slipped by on the left-hand sweeper by the finish line. O n ce he was in the lead Pe terson was not challenged and easily won the second moto. Surratt was second, Turner third and Murray was fourth. The overall went to Surratt with 1-2, second to Pe terson with 3-1 and Turner was third with 2-3. The 500cc Beginner race was a ruuaway with Mike Embry (Hon) of Thousand Oaks winning both motos with ease. In the first moto Embry left the gate with a lead and he didn't relinquish an inch in all five laps. Todd Barsby (Hon) ran in second and Michael Pinkstaff (Hon) passed Ron Bu ccieri , when he went down in a slick right hander, to finish third. Jimmy Ba rt o li (Hon) led Embry for the first la p and a half of round two. After Embry got by, he and Bar toli ran way ahead of the rest of the riders. Ba rt o li went down briefly on th e white flag la p , but because he was so far in front of third runner Barsby he didn 't lose his position. Embry cru ised across th e line with a big lead and took the overall win. Barsby was second with a 2-3, and Bartoli was th ird with a 5-2. Honda rider Travis Stake gated first and led a 16 rider field of 250cc Juniors through turn one. Matt Petro (Hon ) and Darryl Sullada (Hon), rac ing a two-stroke lor the firs t time, were also quick off the line. O n the second lap Petro bailed and Rob 60 : 1. Jeff Willoh (Kaw) : 2. Armando Overland (Suz). 80 BEG DIV 1: 1. LylaThompson(Vam); 2 .James Su mmers (Kaw); 3. Damon Kemp (Kaw). 80 8EG DIV 2: 1. Tony Spit ia (Yam): 2. David Jensen (Kaw ): 3. Rich ard Uma (Hon). 80 JR : 1. Rusty Somers (Kaw) ; 2. Spe ncer Sha rp (Kaw): 3. Jeff Fine (Kaw) . 801NT: 1. Robe n Sh ipman (Suz); 2. 8 ut ch Sm ith (Su ll; 3. Willy Drake (Vam) . 80 EX: 1. Paul Vla ch (Kaw): 2. Steven Kot aja..i (Kawl: 3. Shan e Trinler (Yam). 125 BEG DIV 1: 1. Br ian Slumskie IHon): 2. Dav id Ben edett i (Hon ); 3. M ajor Alfr ed (Suz). 125 BEG DIV 2: 1. Er ic Jas per (Hon): 2. Tony Park er (Kaw ): 3 . M ike Bogroll (Cog). 12 5 J R DIV 1: 1. Bill A uberlen (Vam); 2. Maneo Cosentino (Cog): 3 . Jon Phinney (SUl). 125 JR D1V2 : 1. Ricardo Hen ni ng (Kawl: 2. Scon M end enh all (Hon l; 3. Ju lio M iranda (Hon). 125 INT: 1. Jim Kuntz (Su z); 2. Jaso n Neuman (Kaw) : 3. Dann y Barn en (FM F). 125 PRO: 1. Aon Turner (Cag); 2. Willie Su rra tt (Hon): 3 . Tim Rut herfo rd (Kaw). 250 BEG DIV 1: 1. Curtis Olsen (Hon): 2. Tim Tuc ker (Vam): 3 . Chri s Hicks (Yam). 250 BEG DIV 2: 1. Kelly Myers Jr. (Honl: 2. Robert Fortier (Kaw): 3 . Todd Br owne (Hon). 250 J R: 1. John Garc ia (Hon): 2. Trev is Stake (Hon): 3. Den nis Chafe (Yam). 250 INT: 1. Steve West (Yam); 2. Craig Wester gaar d (Yam); 3. Jim Perry (Kaw) . 250 PRO: 1. Willie Surran (Hon); 2. Todd Peterson (Hon): 3 . Ron Turner (Cag). 500 BEG: 1. M ike Embry (Hon): 2. Todd Bar sby (Hon) ; 3. Jimmy Bart oli (Hon) . 500 J R: 1. Robert Johnson (Hon); 2. Jack Evans (Sull: 3. Vietor Triepke (ATK). 500 INT: 1. Chris McGee (Kaw) ; 2. Larry Gross (Yam); 3. M arc Peters (Kaw). 500 PRO: 1. Ron Turner (C8g); 2. Todd Peterso n (Hon); 3. Jell Conlin (Hon). VET J R: 1. RobenJohnson(Hon): 2. Roben Fon· ier (Kaw); 3. Rich Hansen (C·A). VET INT: 1. Dan ny Ashcraft (Kew). VET MST R: 1. J eff Bl i>< lATK): 2. Chris Stap leton (KTM). OT J R: 1. John Hamilton (Hon); 2. J i m Periman (Hon). MSTR : 1. M ik McM illen (Hon). or Arnet wins again at Perris By Terry Whytal P ERR IS, CA, JULY 13 Ya m a h a p il ot Ed Arnet on ce again cap tured the big Pro payoff as he topped a tou gh 250cc Pro fie ld a t th is week 's Saddleback Motocross Sa tu rday at Perris. Arnet faced to ugh going in round one action as he bo bb led the start an d had to wo rk up from fif th p lace to take over the lead near the halfway point. Suzuki rider Jerry Black reached the checkers n ext ahead of Hondamounted Bill Scou and Yamaha rider Mike Woodbury. Arnet timed th e gate better for m ota two and powered to an ea rly lea d over Black who kept the p ressu re on throughout the mota, but was never able to mount a serious charge and had to settle for the runner-up position again. Arnet took the overall as Black collected the number two share of the purse .ahead of Scott, Black and Honda rider Mike Edson. B.]. Milspaugh earned top bragging rights in l25cc Interm ed ia te ac tion , posting a 2-3 score as others suffered from mechanical problems. Kawasaki rider Ward Ba ssett use d a 6-1 score to earn second overall after firs t moto winner Mi ke McLain (Kaw) DN F round two. Third overall went to Loren Pochirowski o n a H o nda . Hus ky-mou n ted Tom Conrad claimed the win in Vet Novice co mpetition. Conrad topped bo th motos despite pressure from second p lace fi nisher Greg Preston (Hon). Dale TangIer pushed h is Suzuki in for third. Kawasaki rider J oe l Al brecht won bo th 80cc Novice m otos to take the

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