Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

a w Cl e w a: ::E >IX) o le :%: Q. OVER 30: 1. Eddie Ka ufman (Hon); 2 . Karl Kle· me nt (Hon); 3. Kenneth White le y (Yam). 50 : 1. Trey Glasco (Vam). 60 : 1. Todd Wa y (Kaw) ; 2. Derick Wh it en er (Hon); 3 . Britt Armstrong (Hon ). 80 JR: 1. Deri ck Wh it ener IKaw); 2. Dan n y Oebric k (Su z); 3. Ronn ie Pace Jr. (Yam ). 80SR: 1. Clayt on Hull (Sul); 2. Tim Kay (Kaw ). 12 5: 1. Jack Surber (Kaw ); 2. Ed M eyer (Yam ). 250 : 1. ShaneJo ll y (Hon ); 2 . Kregg Bentl ey (Hon ); 3. Eddie Kaufman (Han). OPEN AM : 1. Alan Powers (Hon ); 2 . Ben Coffman (Hon); 3 . M ike Gallagh er (Va rni . OPEN PRO: 1. Cha rl ie Orr (Ho n); 2 . Gary Kidd (Ho nl; 3. Bobby Shaw (Hon). Springman superior at Hannegan Speedway By Paul Neilsen BELLINGHAM, WA, J ULY II R ueba n Springman got h is Suzuki out of the gates first and led w ire- to- wire in claimi ng the 250cc A wi n a t Han negan Scott Davis (1) takes the inside rout e while Kevin Schaub chooses the outside in 260cc Expert action at Goose Island Raceway in Alaska. • Sal Hoffman, Bryon McDowell, P J Sanchez and Craig H oward fou ght it o u t for fourth through sevent h , George Cooper 's Concord H onda took th e Vets class event over fast Francis Shine and AI Yarrow thi rd in a come from beh ind ride. Pee Wee Casey Yarro w had it a little bit better th an hi s dad by wi nni ng in fro nt o f Eric Martin , wh ile J ake Zem ke dro ve up from Paso Robles 10 win the 60cc No vice main on hi s KX fro m Cha d McBride. McBri de came back to wi n th e 80cc Novice over T om' Miza, Ch ri s Kiser and Scott' Ch appell topped the I25-200cc Co m bined sho w wh ile Ro bert Bacosa a nd the SK Cycle Honda topped the 250cc Nov ice show eas ily over J oe Pineda a nd Jim Laney. Steve Raym ond got the start in the 250cc Expert bash a nd led Fra nk Garcia to the checkers with Da ve Woodward thi rd o ver Mike McDonnell . Sa l Hoffman led th e 500cc Expert show ridin g in good style, but in a good pressure pa ss Felicio go t around while Bryan McDow ell and Craig H oward went to work, fini shing thi rd a nd fourth o ver Bobby McDow ell a nd P.J . San ch ez. Results VETS : 1. George Cooper (Han ); 2. Francis Sh ine (Yam ); 3. Allen Yarrow (Yam) . PEE WEE : 1. Casey Varrow (Yam ); 2 . Eric Martin (Vam); 3. M ike W est (SUl). 60 NOV : i . Jake Zemke (Kawl; 2 . Chad McBride (Hon). 80 NOV : 1. Chad M cBride (Honl; 2. A nth ony M iza (Suli. 125-200 NOV ; 1. Chris Kizer (Hon ); 2 . Scon Chappe ll (Hon). 250 NOV : 1. Robert Baco.. (Hon); 2 . Joe Pineda (Kaw) ; 3 . J im Laney (Yam). 250 EX: 1. Ste ve Raymond (e-A ); 2 . Fra nk Garc ia (Kaw) ; 3 . David W oodward (SUl). 500 NOV: 1. Jam es HooglO (Yam ); 2. Gary Car de iro (HOn l; 3 . Robert Spear (Yam ). 250-500 JR ; 1. Todd Bridg es (Kaw) ; 2 . Georg e Cooper (Honl ; 3. Kenny Burton (Vam ). 500 EX: 1. Chad Felic io (Rtx); 2. Sal Hoffm an (H-D); 3 . Bryan McDowell (Hon). PRO-AM: 1. Ma rk Key (H·D ); 2. Chad Felicio (Rtx ); 3 . Sal Hoffma n (H-D). Jolly, Powers double at Boyd IT By M. Orr BOYD , T X, JU LY 6 Sh ane J oll y a n d Alan Powers both doubl ed a t Mike Kidd's Boyd Racewa y this week on th e IT track. Jolly ca m e out of a 34 hol e 10 overta ke lead ers Edd ie Kaufman and Kregg Ben tley in th e 250cc 'TT heat race for th e win. Bentley go t th e holesh ot in the main event , fol lowed by Jolly a nd Kaufman , but went high in turn four and Jolly went inside 10 tak e th e lead he main- tained to the checkered £lag. Kaufman is not used to trai ling and moved up 10 work on Bent ley, but as they cros sed th e fin ish line Bentley held th e advan tage by a wheel. Alan Powers put hi s new Powers Raci ng -spo nsored Honda into th e lead in th e Open Amat eu r TT heat race and showed Kirk T yer the way a ro u nd th e track. Powers go t th e hol eshot in the main event, but lost hi s adva ntage wh en Ben Co Hma n passed h im on th e ins ide goi ng into th e in field. Powers wen t to the insi de o f Coffman 10 drive o u t o f turn four a nd into the lead agai n, leaving Co ffman 10 fend o ff T ver 's cha llenge for seco nd p lace . T yer p u lled even with Co ffma n on th e front stra ig h taway on lap three a nd then passed him coming o ff the high jump o n lap four. T yer wemdo wn two turns la ter , leaving Co ffma n to foll ow Pow ers to th e £lag with Mike Ga llagher fin ish in g in third p la ce. Gary Kidd and C ha rli e Orr spe nt most o f th e night in hand-to-h and co m ba t after Kidd took the first Open P ro sho rt tra ck heat o ver J am es Hud- ' dl esron a nd Orr won th e second heal a head o f Bill y Orr. Orr got th e hol esho t in the four-lap tro p h y dash fol lowed by Kidd , Bill y Orr a nd Hud dles to n. Kidd passed h im o n th e o u tside on th e back stra ig h taway a nd took th e lead , but O rr grab bed it aga in in turn thre e a nd held Kidd o ff for the 'rest o f the race to tak e the wi n by a bikelength . Arl ing to n H on da /Race Read y/ A&A Racin g Service/ Yelvi -Mo rrisv LBRT-sponsored O rr , rid ing a Ho nda 500 bu ill by Billy O rr , pr eva iled agai n in the sho rt tra ck ma in with Kidd la king second a hea d of Bill y. Kidd, however, on a Kidd 's BBQ/Do n Kidd spo nsored Hon da 600, wo n the TT hea t race a fter a n aggressi ve pa ss o n Orr inside the tight turn in to the infield o n the last lap . After gett ing the hol esh ot in the main event , Orr held Kidd o ff fo r the.win wit h Bobby Shaw holding dow n third p lace and hopin g for a m istak e that did n' t ha p pen . Results SHORT TRACK TROPHV DA SH: 1. Charlie Orr (Ho n); 2 . Gar y Kidd (Hon); 3. Bill y Orr (Honl . 50 : 1. Trey Glasco (Vam). 60 : 1. Todd Way (Kaw) ; 2. Der ickWhitener (Hon ); 3 . Br itt Armstrong (Hon). 80 J R: 1. Der ick Whitener (Yam) . 80 SR: 1. Clayto n Hull IKaw); 2. Gr eg Teag ue (Yam ); 3 . Scon W illiam s (Hon ). 125 ; 1. Mike Hale (Kaw) ; 2 . Chad McC racken (Varni; 3. Jack Su rber (Varni . 250: 1. Trace Polson (Hon ); 2. Cha d McCracken (Yam); 3. Ed Meyer (Hon). OPEN PRO: 1. Charlie Orr (Hon); 2. Gary Kidd (Hon); 3. Bill y Orr (Hon). TT Speedway here in Was hington. Springman exercised skill and expe rie nce to ho ld o rr the o the r riders on the heav il y-wa tered tra ck. O ut o f control sli des and cras hes were freq uent unti l the track dried later in the day . Springman grabbed the ho leshot ahead of Bob Nei tfie1d's Kawasaki and R o ben Cole 's Yamaha while th e current points leader Bren t Melvin circu lated in fourth. The lineup changed o n lap six with Melvin gett ing by Cole while the usually front running Larry Visco was having p roblems back in the pack. The steady riding of Springman , however. kept th e others at ba y as he led Neitfield and Melvin across the line, In th e 250cc B rnoto, Norm Enders sho t hi s KTM into th e lead wh en th e gate fell a nd instantl y opened up a lead befor e hi s chain derailed . J ohn All en power ed hi s Honda into th e lead with Bria n Moelker moving into seco nd place. Adrian Moelker came o u t o f the pack to take over third to wind o u t th e Honda par ad e. At th e £l ag it was All en , Moelker and Ad rian Molker rounding o u t the top three. Results OPEN A : 1. Danny Bull ock (Hon) . OPEN B: 1. P.F. Stu en (SUl); 2. St eve McCa uley (KTM). 250 A: 1. Rueban Spr ingman (Suz ); 2. Bob Nietfiel d (Kaw); 3 . Br en t Melvin (Ya m). 2 50 B: 1. J ohn A ll en (H an); 2 . Br i an M oelker (Ha n); A dria n Moelker (Han ). 12 5 A: 1. M ike Jorgenson (Han); 2. Brad Kessel ring (Han). 125 B: 1. James Conet (Suz); 2. Jason Dunton (KTM); 3 . Sh aun Fry (Kaw ). OPEN C: 1. Cory Saulness (Hon ); 2. Craig Knapp (Vam). . 250 c: 1. Ken Tellvick (SUl); 2. Eric Arney (yam); 3. Gregg Eiswald (Hon). 1 2 5 C: 1. Ri ck Bravevev (Ha n) ; 2 . Ray Amos (Kaw) ; 3 . Marc Lorenzo (Kaw ). OVER 30: 1. P.F. Stuen (SUl). END B: 1. Eric Arn ey (Yam); 2. Scon Drafts (Hon). Alaskan Series moves to Fairbanks By M.R . Edge FAIRBANK S, AK, J ULY e-t Goose Island Racewa y in Fairbanks hosted round three o f t he fiv e- round Al a sk a State Motocross Championship Series. No one racer dominated th e two day event with a ll the to p co nte nders shari ng wins. Sa tu rday's 125cc Expert class mot o one fou nd Erik Munson o n a Northern P ow er Sports' Suzu ki battling for first with Kawasaki Cycle Cache 's Jeff Roskell ey. T hei r bailie carried th em wa y o u t front leavin g Kelly Butl er and hi s An chorage Cycle Sal es' Yam aha to hold o rr th e pack . At th e fini sh it was Munson o ver Roskell ey, "'1010 two was a repla y but this tim e Roskelley edged out Munson a t - 'the 'checkered " d took th e overall an wi n . Suzu ki Mot or cvcle a nd Marinesponsored J oe Good'took third while But ler sa t o u t the race wi th a fractured wri st. Th e 200cc Expert race was a lso a close o ne - th is tim e betw een Munson a nd l-t-tirn e Alaska sta te cha m p ion Sco tt Da vis o n hi s An ch orage Cycle Sa les' Yam ah a. Da vis wo n the firs t mo to wi th Munson taki ng th e o vera ll. Roskell ey started the series in th e 250cc class but a fter problems in th e firs t IWO ro u nds decid ed 10 drop out a nd co ncentra te o n th e 125 a nd 500s. J eH MacDonald o n a n An chorag e Cycle Sal es Yam ah a sho t into th e 500cc Ex pert firs t mot o lead with Roskell ey a nd Davi s righ t behind. However, a crash put Roskelley in mid pack lea ving Davis a nd MacDonald o u t front . Davis passed a ti ri ng MacDonald 10 lake first. Roskelley managed a sixth p lace fini sh. MOIO two found Davis in the lead wi th Roskelley a nd Mac Do nald in seco nd and th ird. By the haI£way mark MacDonald started to fade whi le Roskell ey pu t the pressure on Davis. T he two have a fierce riva lry in Alaska a nd showed it on the track as they banged bars in ever y corner. Roskelley got by Davis, bu t immediately went down taking Davis with him. Roskell ey q ui ckly remounted minus silencer, rear fender and a few other parts and held onto first . MacDona ld passed Da vis while he was resta rt ing and followed Roskelley in for seco nd and th e da y's overall win . Davis finished third for the rnoto a nd second overall ahead of Roskelley, Sunday's 500cc Expert class had Ro skelley in fir st until a broken rear shock StTU I left him with a DNF. Dav is went to th e win with Mac Do nald in second. The seco nd moto found Roskelley out front again a nd th is time he held it tog ether to tak e first, but Davis won th e overall by fini shing the rnoto in second. As o n day o ne , Munson a nd Davis traded wins in th e 250cc Expert class, bu t this tim e Davis won th e overall. Munson had a bad cras h in th e first 125cc Expert mo to, bu t still managed a fourth . Roskelley won it over Good. Munson stayed up the entire second moto but it was Roskell ey again . Good fini shed third behind Mu nso n but took second overall. • Results SATURDA V 60 NOV: 1. Destry Scon (Kaw) ; 2. Tony Coffman (Su l); 3 . John James (Kaw) . 80 NOV : 1. Gav in Washburn (Kaw) ; 2. Ph il Br uden (Kaw); 3 . Tyrone Finch (Kaw ). • 80 EX: 1. A ndy W orkma n (Yam) ; 2 . Chr is Ste ward (Vam); 3 . Robb But ler (Yam ). 125 NOV: 1. Vernon Johnson (Kaw) ; 2. Darre n Freeman (Kaw); 3. Tim Bower (Han). 125 INT: 1. Kell y Sty les (Kaw ); 2 . FrancIS Good (S uz); 3. Lance Lene ave (Kaw ). 125 EX; 1. J eff Roskelley (Kaw); 2. Erik Munson (SUl ); 3. Joe Good (SUl). 250 NOV : 1. Vernon J ohnson (Kaw ); 2. J im Brown (SUl); 3. Colby Hill (SUl). 250 INT; 1. J ason M cDonald (Ho n); 2. Greg Chat te non (Kaw) : 3 . Steve Lynn (Hon) . 250 EX; 1. Erik Munson (SUl); 2. Scon Dav is (Yam t. 3 . Joe Good (SUl). 500 NOV : 1. Scott Messer (Hon ); 2 . Dannv W elch (Kaw) ; 3. Sean Ben itez (I(aw). 500 EX: 1. Jeff MacDona ld (Vam); 2. Scon Davis (Yamt. 3 . Jeff Roskelley (Kaw). VET; 1. Ste ve Corlee (Ma i); 2 . Ron Soule (KTM) ; 3 . Dale Hirsch (Hus). SUNDA V 60 NOV : 1. Destry Scott (Kaw) ; 2. John James (Kaw); 3 . Dean Stroh (Kaw) . 80 NOV : 1. Phil Br uden (Kaw) ; 2 . Gavin Wash · burn (Kaw); 3. Kenny M iller (Kaw ). BO EX: 1. Andy Workman (Vam); 2. Robb Butl er (Vam ); 3. Chr is Steward (Vam). 125 NOV : 1. Rick Kantola (Kaw); 2. Vernon Johnson (Kaw) ; 3 . Darren Freeman (Kaw). 125 INT: 1. Lance Leneave (Kaw) ; 2. Kelly Style s (Kaw ); 3 . Roger Net h (KTM) . 12 5 EX: 1. J eff Roskell ey (Kaw) ; 2. Joe Good (SUl ); 3 . Erik M unson (Suli. 250 NOV: 1. Ve rnon Johnson (Kaw) ; 2 . J im Brown ISul ); 3. Colby Hill (SUl). 250 INT: 1. Jason McDonald (Hon ); 2. Lo u M aff er t (Hon); 3. Greg Chatterton (Kaw). 250 EX: 1. Scott Davis (vam); 2. Erik Mun son (SUl) ; 3. Ralph Blanchard (Vam ). 500 NOV: 1. Scott Messar (Hon ); 2. Mike Don (Kaw); 3 . Phill ip Usser (Hon). 500 EX; 1. Scott Davis (Yam ); 2 . Jeff MacDonald (Vamt. 3 . Brent Bunin (Hon) . VETS: 1. Stsye Corlee (Mai); 2 . J ami e Li n xwiler (Vam ); 3 . Ron Sou le (KTM) .

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