Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

th e checkered flag to edge ou t Gonzales an d finis h in fifth . A repeat performa nce by Ty Da vis in th e second round saw h im ta ke complete co ntrol o n th e fir st lap, rid in g a fla wless race, a nd taking the flag wi th h is nearest co mpeti tor a good 10 seco nds behin d hi m. Danny Pal a dino ( Ka w) followed Davis a t a distance for two laps until Trimble and Troy Welty (Suz) powered by. Trimble and Welt y diced for th ree laps a nd crosse d th e fini sh lin e in a p h oto finish . Trimble won by a nose an d earned seco nd overa ll with a 5-2; Young wa s third overa ll w ith a 2-8; Welty was fou rth with an 8-3 a n d Go nza les was fifth overa ll wi th h er 6-7 finishes. ' Alan Pierce (Kaw) dominated bo th rn otos of the first d ivi sio n o f 250cc Interm ed ia tes. H e got the h ol esh ot in both mOlOSa nd led every lap. In the firs t .ro u n d , Suzuki rider Co ry Perreault ca m e close 10 Pi erce several times but co u ldn 't get nea r eno ugh to make th e pass. Th ir d pl ace was jockeyed around between J im Ryder (Hon ) a nd Steve Furuya (Hon ). T hen Fu ruya bobbl ed, dropping to fift h , a nd R yder ran o u t o f gas, leavin g Paul Blomquest (H o n) very happy 10 cru ise into a third-place finis h. J im Perr y (Kaw ) worked h is wa y th rough th e pa ck 10 fin ish fourth. In th e second moto , Pierce and Perreault conti n ued th eir two-wh eeled skirm ish. O n th e seco nd la p , Per rea ult closed in, bu t Pi erce gassed it an d pulled o ut a head agai n . Furuya ca m e o u t of the gate in third place an d sta yed the re all five laps. P erry ran in fourth a nd fin ished fourth overall . Furuya was third o vera ll , Perreault seco n d, and Pierce won a well-deserved first overa ll. T he dom in ant fo rce in the 250cc Interm ediate div ision two rnot os was H onda-mounted Jeff Reyno lds. H ow ever, it was Ken n y Maddu x (Yam) who took th e early lead in m ot o o ne , ta iled by J o hn Ga rcia (Hon) and Kevin Fri nger (Ya m). Reyno lds wa s in sixth place o n the first lap, a n d, by th e third la p go -'round had moved up 10 third. On th e fo urth lap , Ga rcia was 'pressu rin g th e leader Madd ux in a bi g wa y; for cing Maddux to make a sma ll mi scalculation th at sent him ins ta ntly back to sixth pl ace. At the same time, Reyn olds seized th e opportun ity 10 jam into the lead. Reyn o lds rook th e win with Garcia a nd Tv Davis following in seco n d and third. Frin ger wa s fourth and T ony St ra n gio ( Ka w ) rounded o u t th e fastest five. Doug Belch er (Kaw) jumped into th e front o f th e cro wd a t th e start of th e seco nd m or o , but he bai led on th e th ird lap forcing h im 10 surrender th e front spot to Reynolds. Davis followed Reynol ds, a n d by the fo urth lap, they wer e wa y o ut in front spa rri ng a ll by th emse lves. Fringer was holdi ng in th ird until the last lap when H onda p ilo t Ti m Whit lock made a ba nza i pass on th e steep downhill and took the ch eckered flag. Fri nger was fourt h a nd Garcia was fifth . Reyn ol ds won the overa ll followed by Da vis (3-2), G ar cia (2-5), Fr in ger (4-4) and Wh itlock (7-3). T wenty-four 500cc Juniors th un. dered around th e Quail Canyon co ur se wi th J eff Bra gia (H o n) leadin g th e first moto fro m sta rt to fin ish . Tony O wen (H on) filled th e second spot a nd T erry Woody (H o n) brought u p th ird . Fourt h pl a ce was passed by Victor T ri ep ke (AT K) to Sco tt Brodie (Ya m ) an d fin all y to KTM rider Mike J a nsen. It look ed as if first moto winner Bra gia wa s go ing to m ak e it a double wi n unt il th e last lap o f th e four-lap ra ce , wh en h e was p a ssed by both Owen and Robert H ed land (Yam). Tha t last-la p p ass netted O wen th e overa ll victory with a 2-1. Bragia was seco n d wi th a 1-3 a nd Jan sen wa s third wi th a 4-5. H edl and a nd Bro d ie fin ish ed fourth and fifth. Honda rider G ary J ones and ATKm ounted Ran dy Rodriguez were th e sta r attractions in the Vet P ro cla ss o n Sunda y. In th e first m oto, Jones took hi s '86 CR500 10 th e front o f th e pa ck a nd jumped 10 a co m ma nding lead , while Rodriguez Lame around th e first lap in fo urt h . Rodriguez qu ickly found hi s wa y up 10 seco nd th en set a fte r J ones, who held a bo u t a fiveseco nd lead. It too k Rodrigu ez two lap s 10 reel -in J o n es, but th at was as fa r as h e co u ld ge l. T he rem ain ing few laps o f the race h ad Rod riguez trying 10 p ass J o nes in every tu rn , but th e H onda rider never ga ve u p . T he two ran side , by side a number of tim es, but Rod riguez coul d never ma ke the pass. Whe n the che ckere d flag came o ut , it was Jones barely ta king th e wi n . On ce again, J ones too k the holeshot a t th e start of th e seco n d m o to, but Rodri guez was glued 10 h is rear fender. Jones h el d on to h is lead for th ree laps before Rod rigues slip ped by. Jones stayed close 10 th e fourstroke rider but co u ld n ot make an a ttem p t fo r the l ead. Rod ri gu ez took th e wi n a few feet a head of Jones . T he team o f Pete a nd Sco tt Wh itney do m ina ted bo th sidecar m OlOSo n th eir trick new '85 CR500 H on da . T he Wh itn eys easily won both m OlOS a head ofthe team o f Ph illip a nd Victor Palfreyman (Wa sp ) an d J ohn Palfreyman a n d Perry Mill ilo (Was p). • ' Result s 600-8: 1. Dav id Och oa (Ka w); 2. Chris W h eeler IKaw) ; 3. Pablo Lare (Kaw) . 60-9· 1 1: 1. J acob Sw ain (Kawl; 2. De nnis Da nlin (Kaw) ; 3 . J esse J ame s (Kaw ). 80 8EG : 1. 8rian Ensey (Han); 2 . Sha d Lara (Vam); 3. Kenny Madden (Kaw ). 80 J R 9- 11 : 1. 8 en Pha len (Kaw ); 2. Torey 80 1 la nd (Kaw) ; 3. M oose W in e ISuz). 80 J R 12- 16: 1. Mark Eas ley (Han ); 2. Du ane 8 enn er (Han); 3 . Joel Albrecht (Kaw ), 80 INT 9- 1 1: 1. 8 ut ch Smit h (Suz); 2. Sean Th or to n (Su z); 3. Denn is Dah l in (Kaw). 80 INT 12-16: 1. 8 rock Su ter (Yam); 2. Erick Hil ton (Yam); 3. Brian Gipson (Kaw) . 12 5 8EG DIV 1: 1. Pau l Ganhwaite IKaw ); 2. J immy Wilhey (Kaw ); 3. lance levin (Kaw) . 125 BEG DIV 2: 1. Kev in Thompson (Su z); 2. Ricky Forbes (Kaw l; 3. Jim Sm ith (Hon). 12 5 JR DIY 1; 1. Bill Gilbon (Vam); 2. Steven Hu nt er (Ka w ); 3. Ch uck Armas (Kaw) . 125 J R OIV 2 : 1. Gary Carivan (Kaw); 2 . Jo n James (Ka w ); 3. Brian Calh oun (Kaw ). 12 5 JR DIV 3: 1. Steve Paren t (Han) ; 2. Kevin M ar et (Han) ; 3. Chris Radzi nski (Ha nI. 125 INT DIV 1; 1. Scan Brow n IHon ); 2 . Ji m . Spott s (Kaw); 3. Joh n Flores (Kaw) . 125 INT DIV 2 : 1. Ty Da vi s (Han) ; 2 . Cun Trimble (Han); 3 . M ike Voun g (Vam). 250 BEG; 1. David Adam s (Vam); 2. Dodd M odch urst (Yam l; 3. La rry Eris ma n (Yam ). 250 JR OIV 1; 1. Bria n Sw ean ey (Suz); 2. Rick Cec rl e (Yam) ; 3. Mic hael Bro w n (Yam ). 2 50 J R olV 2: 1. Jo e Lu za no (Han ); 2. Jo n J am es (Suz); 3 . Ritch Ha seld en (Suz). 250 INT OIV 1: 1. A lan Pier ce (Ka w ); 2 . Cory Per reau lt (S uz); 3 . Stev e Fur uya (Han) . 2 50 INT QlV 2: 1. Je ff Reyno lds (Han); 2. rv Davis (Hon) ; 3 . John Garc ia (Ha n). 500 BEG : 1. J ason McC orm ick (Yam); 2. Pa ul Flo res (Ha n); 3. Baron Su mt er (Yam). 500 JR : 1. Tony Owen (Ha n); 2. J eff Brag ia (Han); 3. M ik Ja nsen (KTM ). 500 INT: 1. Gr eg Sm ith (Honl; 2. A ar on Pipes (Han ); 3. Loren Poch irowski (Han). VET JR : 1. Gary Ja ehn e (Kaw ); 2. Pat Gr aham (Han); 3 . Bruce Ru st (Han). VET INT: 1. Rich W illiams IKaw) ; 2. Bob Dunham (Vam); 3 . Karel Kramer (Han). VET PRO: 1. Randy Rodr iguez (AT K); 2. Gary Jones (Han ); 3. John M ill er (Yam). OT JR: 1. GaryTrowen (Hon t; 2. Terry Pratt (Yam); 3 . Richard orolen (Hus). OT INT: 1. Roland Thompson (Suz); 2. Ron Cole (M ai); 3 . Rich Me yers (Han). OT MSTR: 1. Bob Toh en (Suz); 2. Ter ry Davis (Han) ; 3. J im Holmes (Yam ). VET MS TR: 1. Ph il Doug las (Honl; 2. Duane Hug hes (Han ); 3. Dennis Law (Yam) . SIDE CAR: 1. W hitney & W hitney (Han); 2. Pal· f re ym an &. Palfreyma n (W asp); 3 . Palf reym an &. Mellile (Wasp). Suzuki gave the competition a taste of humble pie last week, as Eric Kehoe won Round One of the CMC/Lady Liberty Trans Cal Series in Hungry Valley, California. What makes this victory even harderfor Eric's competitors to swallow is that it happened on a box-stock1985 production RM125. Just think ... a significant win this late in the season on a 1985 RM. Now then, try to imagine what our entirely new '86 machines will do to the competition's appetite ... WORKS LIKE A * SINGLE MOVINGPAR'[ SUZUKI • 15

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