Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Ul ~ W ..J W U Z s >- III o le :r ... all. Green finally ca ug h t and drafted McLean's Manx up th e hill to turn seven where he regained seco nd on an in sid e pass, taking secon d overall a nd first 250cc, with McLean first 350cc. Results OVERALL: 1. Dave Walden (Tri); 2. M ike Green (Duc); 3. Craig Mclean (Nor ); 4 . Fred Mork lAer); 5 . M ike Canepa (Duc); 6. Dave Neal (Duc ); 7 . M ichele Bissen (Duc); 8 . Jeff Hecox (Aer); 9 . Ken Heuser (Trit 10 . Charles Sixton (Bul). 500: 1. D. Walden; 2. D. Neal; 3. K. Hueser. 350: 1. C. McLaa n; 2. C. Sixton; 3. B. Riddle . 250: 1. M . Green; 2. F. Mork; 3. M . Canepa . CVRG OVERALL POINTS : 1. Mike Green (55); 2. Mike Canepa (37 ); 3. Fred Mork (36); 4. Chr is Qu inn (3 1): 5. M ichele Bisson (22 t 6. Tom Rienecker (1 9); 7. HenryDea,on (17); B.John Schmidt (16 ); 9. Dave Troetschfer (15 ); 10 . Carmen Lyna ugh (12). Ready takes two .Pro events at W inner Tony Peixoto 16 8 n leads George Kosovilka 145p) and Pete Feld man (21) in 250cc Intermediate action at Baylands Raceway, Buffalo Park SX By Bob Bagwell DALLAS, T X, AUG. 24 Ro ck Oil, would probabl y lind a wa y aro u nd . Bostard and Ne lson were 10 meet aga in in th e 250cc Pro clash, bUI o n ly Nel son was to figure in th e en d result. In th e fir st 250cc Pro mot o , Devon J oos (Tea m U.S . Kaw ) went into th e fir st co rner o n th e o u tside o f Bostard, Prior 10 gelli ng 10 th e seco nd co rn er Bostar d had tak en th e lea d . Soon Nel son p ushed J oos 10 thi rd , a nd a lat e m or o spi ll ca used J oos 10 fall back 10 fourt h at the chec kers while Mash bir (T ri-Valley Honda / Nel so n Bros. Honda /Macs' Motor s/ T ire Facto ry/Nick Defeo Racin g Prod ucts ), grabbed thi rd p lace. In the seco nd mot o , J oos was aga in into the firs t co rner ti ed for th e lead, bu t th is time with Mashbir . Though th ere were trem endous su rges a n d shorte ni ng of gaps between po sition s, th ere were no maj or cha nges. T h ey fin ish ed Mashb ir, j o o s. Ne lson a nd then Bostard a hea d of th e res t o f the pack. Mashbir 's overa ll four points beat the tie between Bosta rd a nd Nelso n a t five poi nts. Seco nd o vera ll went to Nelson . One o f th e spiciest races o f the even ing belonged 10 th e rid ers in th e I25cc Juni o r cla ss. In mot o o ne, th e ear ly leader Da vid Ro ger s (H o n ) look ed like h e was set to tak e vet an other Ba ylands ' doubl e Vi CIO~Y . H ow ever , Mark Laube (Hon) , Mik e Cha uncey (Suz) and Geor ge Koso vilk a (Hon) had much diff erent idea s. First, it wa s Laube 10 get by and th en Kosov ilk a ca used a m in or p rot est a t th e race co ncl usion, a nd the finishin g orde r wa s adj ust ed by referee ' Gary Estes so that Laube wo n , Ro gers took seco n d a nd Kosovilka th ird. In th e seco n d mot o , two rid ers wh o had th eir sha re o f problem s in rn oto o ne mad e their presen ce kn own. Rodn ey Co rre ia (Hon ), wh o had cras hed in m ot o on e, jumped to an ea rly lead a nd h eld it all th e wa y. Fighting it , o u t behind him wa s J im Ri cci Jr. (Rocky Cycle-Suz). Laube, Chauncey a nd Kosovilka. It was onl y through co ns istent fourth places th at Mike Chauncey was a ble to gain a seco nd overa ll behind Laube. Kosov ilka , sponsored by Santa Clara Honda, was a ble 10 sa lvage a th ird pl a ce trophy. . Results PEE WEE 60 : 1. Bryan Nee (Hon l. MINI NOV (9 -11) BO: 1. Brant Ugie (Kaw); 2. Bobby Slmpton (Han), MINI JR (9 -11) BO: 1. Chris M cCall ie (Yam). MINI NOV (12 -16) 60: 1. Robbie M yer (Kaw): 2. Saul San Fil ippo (Yam); 3 . John Peavl er (Yam). MINIJR(12·16)BO: t . Mau Furman (Kaw l: 2.Jim W ill iam s IKawl. MINI INT (12 -1 6) BO: 1. Dale Rayzor (Hon): 2. J erome T. Smith (Yam) . MINI EX (12 · 16) BO: 1. Chris Neal (Yam). 125 NOV : 1. Andy Urrutia {Hon}; 2. Vince Koehler IKawl: 3 . Vince Ca rdamon (Suz). 38 125 JR: 1. Mark Laube (Hon); 2. Mik e Chauncey (Suz); 3. George KO$ovilka (Han) . 125 INT: 1. Ricky White (Kaw); 2. Ryan Wann (Kaw); 3. Steve Weye rach (Kaw) . 125 PRO: 1. J on Nelson (Hon). 250 NOV DIV I: 1. Rick Alves (Yam); 2. Tim Swice- good (Yam); 3 . Steven Osborne (Suzl. 25 0 NOV DIV II: 1. Tim Doraz io (Honl ; 2. M ike Tavares (Hon); 3 . Todd Thomas (Hon). 25 0 JR : t . George Heare (Hon ); 2 . Denis Jarge (Hon); 3 . John Silv a (Yam). 250 INT: 1. Tony Peixoto (Hon). 250 PRO: 1. Eric Masbir (Honl ; 2. Jon Nelson (Honl . 500 NOV: t . Dave SanDin~ (Hon); 2. Larry Fisher (Suz); 3 . Dan iel Nave (Yam). 500 JR : 1. Ray Harold (Han ); 2. Greg Kam hol z (Hon). 500 INT: 1. Art Kli ngbeil (Hon). VET SPTSMN : 1. Van DePiero (Honl . OT SPTSMN : 1. Edwa rd J ardine (Yaml. VET INT: 1. Gary Ja ehn e (Kawl. VET MSTR : 1. Richard Mat hews (KTM ); 2. Larry Baker (Han). Walden wins CVRG VintageAMA Pro-Am By M ichael Green SO NO MA, CA , AUG . 25 Dave Walden th u n dered home to first 500ccand first overall in th e ninth ro u nd of th e Ca liforn ia Vintage Racin g Grou p (CVR G) Cha m p io ns h ip Vin tage Series, held in co nj u nct io n with th e AMA Pro-Am a t Sears Po in t. H owever, it was n 't Wa lden who p u lle d th e h ol esh o t, but Ken " He ad Ch icken" Heu ser o n a not h er T IOOR T rium p h. Heu ser 's lea d was shortlived , a s Mike G reen a nd h is H ap J on es/West Coast British 250cc Ducati went by in tu rn three for th e lead. But G reen 's lead was a lso short- lived , as Walden 's 500cc T riu mph twi n ou thorsepow ered Green o u t of tu rn six. Within mo m ents, most of the field was a lso by Heu ser , lea ving h im with n inth overall a t th e finish . T o everyo ne's su rprise, Cra ig MeLean 's 350 Manx Norton was nea r th e front, holding down th ird an d leadin g th e 350cc cla ss, with th e next 350 bei ng in 10th posi tion . As Green a n d McLean tri ed to ca tch Walden , th e second pl ace 250cc of Fred Mork (Aerm acch i) was hol d in g off num bertwo man in overa ll points, Mik e Canepa , o n a n F-3 250cc Du car i, in fin e style. Mork a nd Ca nepa bo th had bik es o u t on loan for th is event . Mi ch el e Bisson (Mork Ra cing / Yetman Du cati ), was hol ding do wn fourth 250cc a nd J eff Heco x o n Ca nepa 's 250cc Aermacch i was fifth . For a num ber of laps, Bisson tried to ge t by th e 450cc Du car i o f Dave Neal , but Dave's lon gt im e 'racing ex perience showed on th e underpow ered mach ine, g iving h im six th o vera ll an d second 50Oc CV RG Chairma n Ch ris c. Quinn dropped back to lon el y l l th (a nd last ), sin ce Bud Riddle was sidelin ed with unknow n problems. Green sta rte d 10 close o n Walden , and McLe an was tryin g lik e mad to take second overa ll from G reen . Green missed a sh ift co mi ng o u t o f turn o ne a t th e en d of th e straight , th is leaving Mcl.ean his ch ance for seco nd over- H ard-charging Brandyn Ready won th e Pro supercross and th e dash for cash a t th e Texa s Supercross Championship Series a t Buffal o Park Speed way. Ready was p us he d hard for most o f h is wins by Bran y Aberna they , wh o never let Ready get o u t of stri king di stance. Mik e Don ohue kept both riders look ing o ver th eir shou ld ers to ro u nd o u t th e first th ree pl aces in th e supercross. Amateu r rider T ed David son fini shed seco nd 10 Rea dy in th e das h for cash wi th Abern ath ey th ird . T he demandi ng supercross track wa s very fast with several riders, includi ng Ready, breaki ng la p records. G len Boll s, rid in g hi s last few races in the Min i Jun io r class befo re being tra ns ferred 10 the Mini Seni ors, wo n th e events a fter baul in g wi th Cob y Owen for the di stan ce. William Hanks co m p leted th e top three p laces . T he Mini Sem iors had so ma ny entries that they were d ivided in to A & B di visions. Cl iff Donoell ey won th e A d ivis io n a fter a hard foughi la st-mot o cha rg e by Eddie Dicker son a nd Robby Dish ma n . C ha d Mayo an d Cli nton Lawren ce blasted each o the r passi ng back a n d fort h in th e B div ision before Ma yo secu red hi s th ird win a t Buffal o Pa rk , Kyle Hunter p laced third. Th e l 25cc Beg in n ers wer e a lso d ivided into A& B divi sio ns for safely p urposes. Fast Bobby T oombs won th e A d ivisio n , foll owed by new rider Les ley Ca in and hard cha rger J ohnny Zipper. The top three in division B were Marc Depetris, bea ting o u t th e series points leader Mich ael Huddlesto n a nd Steve Barton. J oey Mar com wo n th e l2 5cc Nov ice events as Justin McKinley chased h im every lap. Trevor Jones won th e 250cc Beginner class , followed by Barry Neimuth a nd th e series points leader Steve Davis. Hard cha rge r T ed Davi dson won th e 250cc Novi ce class besting Steve Hi ggs a nd series poi nts leader Steve Ma id en . Davis takes Alaska State Fair Supercross By M.R. Edge PALMER, AK, AUG. 24 Scott Davi s took th e lion 's sh are of th e $2000 purse a t th e Alas ka State Fair Supercross in Pa lmer. J im Pomeroy, of pa st World GP fame, was co nd uc ting riding clinics in nearby An chorage and pa rtic ipa ted in th e even t. Sa nc tio ned by th e Ala ska Motorcycle Ra cin g Association. th e annual supercro ss is held on a n a ll -grass track on th e fairgrounds. Racers work th eir way to three different main events through qualifying events. Onl y 20 rid ers m ak e it to th e cashpaying A main with th e remaining riders divided into eithe r a B or C main wh ere trophies are awarded. Davis h olesh ot th e 20-minute A main with Pomeroy righ t on his heels. Both were mounted o n An chorage Cycle Sa les' Yarnah as and quickl y . pulled away from th e rest of th e pack, while th e other top co nten ders were stuck in traff ic. One of th ose con - tenders was Er ik Munson who finis h ed beh ind Davi s in h eat one. However, on lap two, Munson pulled o ff with a seized engi ne . Visitin g Fl orida Pro Doug Longwell easily wo n h eat fou r o n a Suzuki Mot orcyc1e a nd Marine RM, but a n aggra vated back injury had him out of the top 10 in th e main. Kelly Butler (Anc horage Cycle Sales/Yam ) didn 't transfer directl y to th e A main and had to work hi s way up. By th e time the A main ca me a long, Butler had a lready raced three times a nd held down the number three position behind Pomeroy. Heat two winner J eff Roskelley wa s havin g difficu lty gelling around slower riders aft er a bad start. Roskel ley eventuall y got by Butler a nd was cha lle ngi ng th e veteran Pom eroy for seco nd . The two had a grea t bailie, but yo u th overca me experience wh en 17-year- old Roskell ey stu ffed th e 33year-o ld -Po meroy on th e last lap. Da vis h ad a good-si zed lead and cru ised in for th e wi n with Roskelley . p u tti ng h is Ka wa sak i Cycle Cac he KX in seco nd . Pomero y held on for a respecta b le thi rd, follow ed by fourth p lace Butler. Lo ngwe ll took th e last money posit ion in seventh . Results 60: 1. Dest ry Scoll (Kaw); 2. Greg Woods (Kaw ); 3. Dirk Evans (Yam). BO: 1. Andy Workman (Yam); 2. Robb Butl er (Yam); 3. Dave Cook (Kaw ). C MAIN: 1. Jason McDonald (Hont 2. Clark Milsap (Hon); 3. Eddie Raug h' (Kaw) . B MAIN : t . Lou is Ma ss (KTM ); 2. Donny Russe" (KTM ); 3 . Br ian Burt (Suz). A MAIN : 1. Scott Davis (Yam ); 2. Jeff Roske"ey (Kawl; 3. J im Pomeroy (Yam). Team Destitute wins B.C. Four-Hour By Alice MacPherson WESTWOOD, B.C., CAN, AUG 25 " It went just the way I wrote the script," said Bruce Cherwonka as his riding .p artn er, Perrie Turner, crossed the finish lin e o ne lap ahead of seco nd pl ace Van couver Suzuki a t th e Westwood Motorcycle Raci ng Club's first end urance rac e in a number o f years . Two classes, U n der 600cc and Over 600cc, competed for $8000 in prize money. From th e drop of th e sta rt fla g on a perfect LeMans sta rt , th e co m pe ti tion wa s hot. Van couver Suzuki fielded th e team o f Gary Goodfellow a nd T om Walther, and th ey had no trouble tak in g th e ea rly lead, ahead of Team Steve 'n ' Bill , co ns istin g of Steve Dick a nd Bill Yearwood on a GSX R. Rounding out th e o bvio us cho ices for a winner from th e first hour were th e North Shore team of Da ryl Cornwell and Ken Stobbart (G SX R) hot on Goodfellow's trail. G oodfell ow sta rte d o u t fast and then upped the pace to co ns istent 1:12s, giving him a 40-second lead in th e first half-h our. Walther wa s ab le to lay back a n d wh en hi s turn came , h e ran a t steady I:14s. In the U n de r 600cc class, it was T eam Fa ceplant with Steve Crevier a n d Steve Roscoe out front from th e beginning. Cr evier 's biggest rivals , Ken LaLonde and Rand y Kingston, were running a sim ilia r RZ350 at sim iliar times as Team Protech , Gary Berge and John Schwarze s ty led .'

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