Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

(Kaw ); 3. Russ Wa geman (Suz). 2S0 BEG DIV 1: 1. Jimmy Bartoli (Han): 2. David Delgado (Suz): 3. Gary Bich i (Yam). 2S0 BEG DIV 2: 1. Chris Chapman( Hon): 2. Terr y Varner (Yam); 3. Keit h Dick er son (Han) . 2S0 BEG DIV 3: 1. Jerry Forde fSuz): 2. Jeff Bru ce (Han): 3. Ron Bucceri fVam). 250 J R: 1. Trav i s St ake (Han) ; 2. Von W all ace (ka w); 3. M icha el M atso (Suz). 250 INT: 1. Cra ig Westergaard (Yam); 2. Chr is Boice (Han); 3. Larry Nan nen ga (Yam) . 250 PRO: 1. Todd Peterson (Han); 2. Ron Turner (Cog); 3. Devid Grall (Han). 500 BEG: 1. J immy Barto l i (Han ); 2. J oh n M u ll in s (Han); 3. Paul Ikeda (Yam). SOO JR: 1. J ell Braigia (Hont 2. Raben Jo hnson (Han); 3. Vietor Tri eDhe (A TK). 500 INT; 1. Rodger McGabe (Han). 500 PRO; 1. Todd Peterson (Hon); 2. Ron Turner (Cog); 3. Gorda n W ard (Vam). VETJ R: 1. RobenJohnson (Hon); 2. Rich Han sen (C-A); 3. Reid Franke (Han). VETINT; 1. Greg Rogers (Han); 2. Franko Surr idge (Yam). VET MASTER: 1. Carl Gauty (Han); 2. Jell Bli . (Vam); 3. Jo hn Bush (Han). Action high at Lodi Hi-Point Pro Am By Ann Carr t.onr , CA, J ULY 20 Tonight's sixth race in th e Lodi Cycl e Bowl $5000 Hi-Point Pro Am Series wa s full of action. Clouds threatened all day but broke aw a y about race time a n d 145 racers cha lle nged an ear ly tacky co urse which became th e black , sh iny gr oo ve favored by so me for th e m ain events. Sal Hoffman dial ed the start o f th e 500cc P ro ma in a fter sett ing a new six lap h eat reco rd a nd co pped hi s first main even t of th is series. He was shadowed by Nationa l Camel Pro Expert Alex J orgensen for the co m plete 15 laps, bu t J orgy cou ldn ' t pass. Chad f el icio was a so lid third whi le Mark Key, Ken Ne tto and P.J . San ch ez wrestl ed for fourth. T his ba ttl e resu lted in ro ugh rid in g charges a nd an o fficial protest , but an on track co~ m ittee awarded Key the fourth POSI tion. Key and felicio are tied for the bi g money wi th on ly two races left. f eli cio returned in th e 500cc Expert fray a nd da zzled the crowd with an ea sy ride o n h is Wood-R ot ax. Mike Gresham was seco n d with P .J . Sanchez n abbing th ird for hi s fir st Lodi pa yoff . T om Carriger battled with Netto for th e 250cc Expert win. Little Samm y Sabedra returned from tra veling th e Pro ci rcui t with big brother Adam a nd terrorized th e Pee Wees by breaking both the four and six lap records by severa l secon ds . In o the r Mini ac tio n , Jennifer Cowgill continues to ra p the three-wheel Minis wh ile C ha d McBride waxed th e 60cc Novices for hi s seventh m a in event win . Jun io r Ronn ie Kn igh t won the co m bined 80cc event by ha lf a lap wi th McBride the first Novice over Ken Du p ree. Results VETS : 1. John Taylo r (Rtx); 2. Allen Yarrow (Yam) ; 3. George Cooper (Han). PEE WEES: 1. Sam my Sabedra (Yam); 2. Casey Yarrow (Yam). 60 NOV: t . Chad McBride (Han); 2. J ohn M ,tche ll (Han). eo NOV/ JR: 1. Ronnie Knight (Suzj; 2. Chad McBride (Hon); 3. Ken Dupree (Hon). 500 PRO: 1. Sal Hollman (H-D); 2. Ale. Jor · gensen (W·R); 3. Chad Felicia (W·R). 12S·200 NOV: t , M arvin Dun ham (Han); 2. Rodney Freeman (Han). 2S0 NOV: 1. Joe Pineda (Kaw ); 2. Mark Cameron (Kawt 3. Gene Fitzsimmons (Yam). 2S0 JR: 1. Ja ime Agu ila r (Yam); 2. Todd Bridge. (Kaw). . 260 EX: 1. Tom Carrig.,. (Suz); 2. Ken Nett o (CAt. 3. Mike Mc Donnell (Han). SOO NOV: 1. Eric Larson (Han); 2. Franc is Shine (Yam); 3. James Hodgin (Yam). . 5OOJR: 1. George Cooper (Han); 2. Ja ime Aguilar (H-D); 3. Kenny Bunon (yam). SOO EX: 1. Chad Felic ia (W ·R); 2. Mike Gr esham (Hon); 3. P.J. Sanchaz (H· D). Fanning conquers Green Valley RR By Scott Schaefer NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX, JULY 21 Novice Whitney Fanning made the most of continually chang- ing track conditions at the Green Valley Racewa y Su n day by taking trophies in eight cl asses. Only half o f th e scheduled races were finished w hen the rain ca me, sen di ng man y rid ers packing. f ann in g 's sta min a p roved to be th e tri ck to a record I day . f anning co llec ted first in B Su pe rbike a nd D Prod uctio n; seconds in formula 2, B Pro d u ct io n a n d C Pro duction. He also pl aced th ird in A Production , D Superbike a nd f ormul a One. He won all of h is races o n Yamahas. Th e formu la Tw o Comb in ed opened th e day with War n e Even setting a blistering pace. After th e ope n ing laps, h e opened a substantial lead with Rick Tetrick, ' Jack Yost a nd Michael Ho p pes battling for second. Even won by abo ut 15 seconds. A P rod uction saw a hin d run between Meri l Moen a n d J a m ie J ames. Moen led th e fir st six la ps by o n ly two or three seconds whe n J ames made h is move a t th e en d o f th e back stra ig ht. He dov e under Moen, but ran o u t o f tra ck. His bike caugh t o ne of th e h aybales set up o n th e inner rail and J ames catap u lte d into th e in field unhurt. Moen went o n to win a nd a lso took first in C Supe rb ike and seco nd in A Superbike. J ames wa s back o u t in time for th e B Product io n Expert wh ere he to ok firs t fo llowed by a p ack of fZ 750s led by Ma tt Ma sch ma n n a n d Rich Tetrick. Results F-2 NOV: 1. Pat Tharp (Yam); 2. M ike McAdam. (Hont 3. Whitney Fanni ng (Yam). F·2 EX: I. Wayne Even IKaw); 2. Rick Tetrick (Yam); 3. Jack Vast (Kaw). A PROD NOV: t. Robert Taylor IKaw); 2. Don Mclean (Kaw); 3. Wh itn ey Fan ning (Yam). A PROD EX: 1. Meril Moen (Kaw); 2. Ma tt Maschmann (Yam); 3. Rick Tetrick (Yam). o SUPERBIKE NOV: 1. Mart< Russo (Yam); 2. VVhitn ey Fann ing (Yam); 3. Sander Avant (Yam). o SUPERBIKE EX: 1. M ichae l Snoddy (Yam); 2. SCott Ward (Hon); 3. M ichae' Nonon (Yam). • B PROD NOV: 1. Pat Tharp (Yam); 2. W hitney Fanning (Yam); 3. Joe Davila (Kaw). B PROD EX: 1. Jam ie James (Yaml; 2. Mall M aschmann (Yam); 3. Rick Tetr ick (Yam) . F-4 NOV: 1. Phil Pett ersen (Kaw); 2. Lance Wooley (Yam); 3. Joe l Rodger. (Kaw). F-4 EX: 1. Dav id Rob ison (Hon ); 2. Amy Sterling (C·A). Q-SOOVINTAGE: 1. Joe Jones (Hon). SOD-UP V1NTAGED: 1. Hopper Eldridge (Nor). E PROD NOV: 1. sander Avant (Han); 2. Phil Pal terson (Kaw); 3. Joseph Bichelor (Han).. • E PROD EX: 1. Howard Davias (Suz). C SUPERBIKE NOV: 1. Bill y Manin (Yam); 2. . M ichael Spear. (Suz); 3. Phill ip Fisher (Yam). C SUPERBIKE EX: 1. Meril Moen (Kaw); 2. Kenny Payton (Kaw); 3 . David Roth (Yam). A SUPERBIKE NOV: 1. Doug Carmic hael (Han); 2. Don Mclean (Yam): 3. Pal Tharp (Vam). A SUPERBIKE EX: 1. Bob Relo ff (Suz): 2. Maril Moen (Kaw); 3. Pat Gill (Kaw). F-3 NOV: 1. Laroy Montgomery (Han); 2. Frank Klernentic h (Han ); 3. Br uce Keene (Yam) . F·3 EX: 1. Kevin Stasny (yam) ; 2. SCOll Ward (Han); 3. David Cook/ o PROD NOV: 1. Wh ilney Fann ing (Yam); 2. M ike Cook (Yam); 3. sander Avan l (Yam). o PROD EX: 1. David Robison (Honl . B SUPERBIKE NOV: r . Wh itney Fanning (ya ml; 2. Pat Tha rp (Yam ); 3. Troy Ch ristie (Han). B SUPERBIKE EX: 1. Rick Tetr ick (Yam); 2. Uo yd Olson (Yam); 3. Robert Bradlow (Han). E SUPERBIKE NOV: 1. Sander A vant (Han); 2. Phil Patt erson ( Kaw~; 3. Phillip Fis her (Yam) . E SUPERBIKE EX: 1. Howard Davias (Suz). C PROD NOV: I . Laroy Mo ntgo mery (Han); 2. Wh itney Fanni ng (Yam); 3 . Sander Ava nt (Yam) . C PROD EX: 1. Kenny Payton (Kawt. 2. Arma ndo Monlemayor (Kaw); 3. David Roth IVam). F- l NOV: 1. Don McLean (Kaw l; 2. Doug Cormi· chael (Han); 3. W hitney Fan n ing (Yam ). Results SPORT 750: 1. Sam W inters (Han); 2. M ike Estrada (Yam); 3. M ike Er ickson (Hon). SPORT OPEN: 1. John Este. (Han); 2. Ken Martin (Kaw ); 3. Bru ce Reill y (hon). SPORT 450: 1. Ma tt Wa llace. TOURING 750: 1. Doug BaIi IHon). TOURING OPEN: 1. David Trudeau (Yamt 2. Chri s Garza (Han); 3 . Bob Neal (Han). PAIRS 750: 1. M ika Estra da!Al ice O'Conner; 3. . Chuck Mciver/Mary Biondo . PAIRS OPEN: t . Bruce Reilly/Diane Reil ly; 2. JIm Sm ith /Sandy Sm ith . Estes wins CMR Street Enduro By Ed Toomey LAKEVIEW TERRACE, CA , J ULY 2 1 . John Estes used his CBllOO Honda to put in a smooth consistent ride dropping only two points to take the overall win a t the California Motorcycle Rallies (CMR) Roadrunner Ra ll y. The Roadrunner Rall y, wh ich was th e first in a ser ies o f Street bike Enduros, ra n through th e mountain a nd desert hi ghways of th e Los Padres and th e.Angeles National f orests. It co nsis ted of two loops, th e first being 190 miles long a nd the second being . S h t l ! C 135 m iles. T he different class es brought o u t a wid e va rie tv o f street bikes, from Ven ture Royal es ( 0 Ninj a 600s wi th (he bi g bikes giving th e sma ll can yon screa mers a ru n for th eir money. Estes, ridi ng in th e Spon 75l-0pen cla ss, mad e h is o n ly m istake at th e seco nd check, bei ng two minutes lat e. But th e batt le for second between Bruce Reilly (H on 1000) a nd Ken Martin (Kaw 1000) wa s going down to th e wire with eac h running on th e same minute a nd both hoping ( 0 nail th e tiebrea ker. Martin edged Reill y by 7.0 seconds a t th e ti ebreaker to take second. In th e most co n tested class, th e Sport 45 1-750, Mi ke Estrada (Yam 750), Sam Winters (H o n 500) and Mike Eri ckson (H o n 700) all got off (0 a good start with each on ly making mi nor errors on the first loop unti l chec k six. Winters sto p ped ( 0 h elp a fallen rider a nd dropped bac k 16 minu tes. He m anaged to m ak e up all bu t four m inutes before (he next chec k wh ich still kept h im in th e lead by o ne p o in t. Erickso n was st ill in secon d and zeroed the nex t two chec ks, keeping h im o ne poin t a hea d of Estra da . On (he fi na l check, Winters a nd Estra da zeroed it b ut Eric kso n ca me in a few seco nds early a n d ga ve u p seco nd to Estrad a by o ne point with Wint ers ta ki ng th e win. In th e Tou ri n g 0-750cc class Doug Ball (Hon 750) br eezed o n in fo r th e wi n, bu t the big boys in th e Touri ng 751-0pen class didn't h ave it q ui te as easy. Da v i d T rudeau ( Ve n t u re O Roya le), Chris G a rza (G Ll O O) a nd Bob Nea l (G Ll O O) a ll h ad so me O problems h ittin g th e checks on ti me d uring the first loop wi th G arza ho ldi ng a two-point lead at the h alfway point. Trudeau, q u ickl y getting the hang o f it on the seco nd loop , zeroed the n ex t two c hecks a nd dropped o n ly n in e points th rough the tr ick y Moorpark sectio n wh ile G a rza got five points beh ind a t th e tiebrea ker check a nd got a nother n in e p o ints lat er o n , letting T rudeau slip p a st for th e lead and th e wi n. Bob Nea l do in g the best seco n d loop o f th e grou p co u ld n' t quite make up for a tough first loop and Finished third, five points ba ck.. f ollo win g th e fin ish, everyo ne was treat ed to free drinks and food, m eet ing and swa p p in g war stories . orrroa d end uro rid ers had th e upper h and in m ost clas ses because o f previo us expe rience with end u ro tim in g but ma ny first- timer s were high in the point standi ngs. C MR is pla n ni ng to run St reet bike Enduros at least once a mont h, giving street riders a nd tou ri ng rid ers a ch a nce to ge t away from th e city a nd get involved in a competition event that 's more exciting than the normal Tour rides or Po ker R u ns. I Green doubles at HanneganFT tio n to (he mat ching trophy da sh es. He a lso set th e even in g 's fast time o f 16.70 wh ich ca p p ed o ff his swee p o f th e week end in th e northwest a fter la st n ight's Oregon IT win . Over 1500 specta to rs didn 't go wrong by filling th e Hannegan stand as th ey witnessed G reen demolish the h eat races with yo u ng Dan n y Stanl ey (Steve Baker Kaw ). Stanley received severa l p laudits from th e crowd after winning the 80cc A main , th e I25cc A m ain a nd th e 250cc B main even t. Stanl ey p ost ed th e sixth fastest time o f th e even ing on his 125 which was a lso victorious in the 250cc B main over Todd Derringer and Steve McCauley. Another interesting race was the increasingly popular Over 30 class-ru n off. Trophy dash winner Mi ke Bu dschad t (Tri 750) d id the dirty deeds in the 10 lap fin al to put Dan Stan ley (Yam 500) into th e runner -up spot. AM A Novice J ohn Engelecke (Hon 500) n abbed a thi rd a fter a race long shooto ut between hi mself a nd AMA Ex pert Sq ui re T om as ie aboard th e ex- Mickey fay HOnda 600. T rop hy da shes h a d G reen a n d Strong batt ling in th e Open a nd 250cc classes: Strong d id all h e co u ld to nab th e brass in th e 250s, but to rio a vai l. In th e 250cc main event, it was 12 la p s of the m ost thrill in g 250 actio n yet. this season a t H annegan. Strong (Sea tt le Hon ) hooked up best at the start of th e 250cc Expert m oney main and led Green who was ru nning second and was fishing for an opening on the q uaner mile oval. AMA Jun io r P ro R and y R o o se (BBR P / Ya m N W/Sound Advi ce / Yam ), Steve Pruczinski (Yam) andA.J . Eschwig followed Green and Strong and at one point in the race mad e a five way swapfest for th e lead in an incredible five abreas t d uel. T he battl e raged u ntil th e fifth lap when Stro ng a n d Green pulled away a nd left Roose to fen d off a pesky La nce Strong, who came fro m way back to sett le into fourth with laps remain in g . Strong co uldn 't catch Roose, bu t did ge t a spectac u la r view o f broth er Kirk lo sing the lead to Green on th e 12th lap with o n ly 100 feet to th e checkered n ag. Strong was ridin g co n fide n t, but a llowed G reen to cu t in side a n d take it th e remaining d istance after trailing th e entire ra ce. Stro ng lost o u t by si x inc hes a nd was relega ted to seco nd with Roose, Lance Strong and Pruczin sk i fill ing th e top five. T he evening's other th riller. ca n:te in the form of the 12 la p, 12 ma in Open Expert main, pi tting II AMA Pro s which incl udes Expert h eavyweigh ts Green, Stro ng, n a tion al num ber 8 1 Dua n e G erra rd (C-A 560), Tomasie (H o n 600) and rooki e Brian McGon iga l (R tx 600). O n the start it was Strong romping off the lin e followed by Roose (H -D 560), Tornasi e, Mi ke Kea rney (Ya m 750) a nd Gerrard, who was vict im of a dis mal start. Green and Strong agai n put on a nother spectacular show for the fans in what may have been the best race of the season . The two H onda 600 rid ers p u lled away from Roo se, who agai n followed th e Expert ta ndem, a n d it was Green taking his th ird main eve nt of th e week end with Strong again in th e runner-up slo t. ~ Results By Clay Light - N ational number 24 Randy Green co m p leted a two state ra m page in northwest dirt track ac tion by winning two main Baldwin. OPEN PRO TO: 1. Randy Green (Han). 2S0 TO: 1. Randy Green (Han). 125 TO: 1. Dannv Stanley (Kaw). OVER 3D TO: 1. Mike Budschad1 (Tri). EX FAST TIME: Randy Green (Hon) 16.70 . events a t Bellingham 's H annegan Spe ed wa y. Tonight Green won th e 250cc and Open main events in a dd iJI!: ('Jll() ~ ;i t ~ ~ .. :- OPEN PRO: 1. Randy Green (Han); 2. Kirt

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