Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

good cha se in th e I25/ 250cc class, but wa s u n a ble to cat ch him. " May be n ow ," co m me nted Mash bir , " I' ll be able to find a sponsor!" Brett H o lm , was fourth o n th e first lap of th e fir st 80cc Begin ner ro u nd , th en moved to secon d p lace after M i k e L o zan o , th e ea rly le ad er , crashed o n th e thi rd la p . H olm was unable to p ass Kaw asaki rid er Dan n y Nelson, who took fir st p lace in th e first round. H olm got th e h ol eshot in th e seco nd ro u nd a nd cru ised uncontested to th e ch eckered £lag for the overa ll win . Brot h er R ya n H o lm (Sim p so n / Circle Ind.lL ubr-a- Dyn e) claimed a n ea sy victo ry in bo th ro u n ds of th e 80 cc Juni or / Int er m ed iat e class . Holm 's only rea l co mpetition came from Yamaha rider Rick y Peixo to . Results OT JR : r . J oh n Percival (Kaw) . OTlNT: 1. J im Ricc i Jr. (Suz). OT MS TR: 1. J er ry Au vi nen (Han). PRO OPEN : 1. Eric M ashb ir (Ha n); 2. J i m A shl ey (Han ). 125/250 PRO: t. Eric M ashb ir (Han). 250 BEG: 1. Robert Lee Ch ew (Yam); 2 . Steve Nord ahl (Yam); 3. Rand y Yagomars ino (Han). 125 JR : 1. Ricky Wh ite (Kawl; 2. George Ko sovil ka (Hen). 250 JR : 1. M ar k Ferguson (Han) ; 2. M ike Tosch i (Yaml . 12 5 BEG: 1. Bill St on e (HanI; 2 . Do ug Knudtson (Kaw ); 3. Blaine Kissing er (Kaw ), BEG OPEN : 1. Larry M cCart y (Han); 2. Arn ie Fry (Yam I. JR OPEN: r . Tim Leat (Ha n). tNT OPEN: 1. Dan ny Paladin o (Kawl. VeT : 1. M elvin Tremair (Vam); 2. Dan Nelson (Suzl. VET MS TR: 1. Larry Bab u (Ha nI. 80 BEG: 1. Br en Ho l m (Yam ); 2. Dann y Nelson (Kaw ); 3. Eric Va ndergriff (Kaw l. 80 JR: 1. Rick y Peixoto (YamI; 2. Ma tt Furman (Kaw ). BO INT: i . Ryan Holm (Yam l. Morgan masters Hannegan By Pau l N ielsen BEL LI NG H AM, WA, SEPT. 8 Brian Morgan (Suz ), took th e lead in th e second lap a nd never relinq u ished it and wen t o n to win th e 2S0cc A class a n d th e o verall at th e Hare Scrambles held on the Mt. Baker Mot orcycle Club Grounds. The even t, held entirely on the Mt. Baker C lu b Grounds, boa~ ted a closed course, an u n usu a l and des irable co n d ition. Ra rel y in th e Pa cifi c Nort hwest does a r ider enjo y th e luxury of n ot having 10 keep a wary eye o ut for o ther bikes, fo ur -wheelers , and someti mes horses. T he co urse was short , 3.7 mi les , a nd co nsisted of a bo u t o ne third tra il a nd th e remai nder run on th e min i a nd big motocross courses. A two -wa ve sta rt wa s used wi th the A & B riders go ing first, foll o wed by th e C, Sen io r, Min i a nd Lad ies classes in the seco nd wave. J ohn Chr istian (Yam ) took the lead , but o n the seco n d lap, Mor gan got arou nd hi m on the mo tocross co urse. T iger Wi n gert (Ha n) and Joh n N iels en (H us) were di cing it o ut 20 seco nds beh ind C hr is tian . G eorge Bak ker (H a n) ro u n ded o u t th e to p five. By the fifth lap , Morgan h ad over a m in ut e lead on C hr istia n, wh o was a head of Win gert a n d N ielsen by 27 seco nds . In th e sevent h lap , Niel sen go t arou n d Wingert , an d Robert Crawford (Hon) moved a head o f Bakker 10 tak e over fifth pl ace. Morga n kept abo u t a m in ut e cus hion o n Christian while Ni elsen was closing a n d took over seco nd p lace on th e nex t lap . Wh en time exp ired , the o rde r was Mor gan, Christia n a nd Ni elsen making 16 laps. Fo ur r id ers co m p leted 15 la ps: Ro bert Craw ford and Loren James in the 250cc A class a n d T ed De Vo l and L yle Duronzo, wh o was th e on ly B rider to co mplete 15 laps, whi le winning th e O pe n B class. Hi s nearest com petitor was Pau l Mern au gh (H us), m aking 14 laps. Although in d ifferent classes, T ed De Vo l (Ca g) an d L oren J ames (Kaw ) were d icing it ou t the enti re race, often o n ly a few seco n ds separat ing th em. J ames fin ish ed o n ly a few bikelengths ahead o f De Vo l and placed fourth in the 250cc A class, wh ile De Vo l won th e I25cc A class. John Forsberg ca m e u p from the Sea tt le area an d rode h is 200 Ya m aha to th e win in the 200cc A class, m akin g 14 laps. Ray Tanner, one of the two Mini bik ers in th e ra ce, rode hi s 60cc H onda nine la ps a nd took home first p la ce. al l' Madsen ( Ka w ) was seco nd, a lso making n in e la ps. Results OPEN A : 1. John Niels en; 2 . Dav e St er ing ; 3 . Perry Ton sgard. OPEN B: 1. Ly le Du ro n so; 2. Paul M erau gh; 3 . Tod d Giberton . OPEN C: t . Ch uck Bolton ; 2. Bob by Walters ; 3 . Rick Eleazer . 250 A : 1. Br ian M or gan ; 2. Joh n Ch ri st ia n; 3 . Robert Cr awford. 2 50 B: 1. Sco tt Draft s; 2 . Rich Clar k; 3 . Steve M oel er . 2 50 C: 1. Rob Henderson; 2 . M ark Olsen; 3 . W ade Teeha n. 200 A : 1. John Forsherg ; 2. Er ic Arn ey. 200 C: 1. Dave Lun st rot h; 2 . Corn eli us DeBoer ; 3 . Kevin Foster. SR: 1. Alan Draf s; 2 .Alan Badgl ey; 3 . M ik e Ku h n . LA D IES: 1. Teresa Bolton . 125 A: 1. Ted De Vol ; 2. Matt Du vall . 12 5 B: 1. Dar ren W illiam s; 2. Sh aun Fry. 12 5 C: 1. Todd Sm ith; 2. Aa ron Young; 3 . Ti m Gra y. 80 : 1. Ray Tan ne r; 2. Ole Ma dsen. Baylands cash taken by Casey By Mike Vancil FREMO NT, CA. SEPT . II Kimo Casey was the l 2SccPro winn er tonig h t a t Ba yla n ds Racew a y Par k. Casey battled wi th T erry Ba st a rd for the lead th roughout th e first rnoto and fin ished second, b u t in moto two h e took the win when Bastard went o u t of the race with a n injured hand. Ba star d (Ma lco lm Smith Products/ Scott USA /FMF /Dirt Riders Deterg ent / Roc k Oil Ka w ) a n d Casey (Mo to-X Fox/Contra Costa Honda ) dashed 10 th e firs t co rner a t th e start o f mota o ne side-by-side, with Ba stard gai ni ng th e ini tial a dva n tage . Casey stayed close for th e entire mo to, lea ving the outcome in doubt. But in the end it was Bos tar d keep ing Cas ey at bay to take th e win . Casey led th e dash a t th e sta rt o f th e seco nd rnot o wit h Ba sta rd behi nd. A short time later Ba stard d id an eas y slide-ou t, got u p, restarted and got go ing aga in . But a lap la ter Bostard p u lle d o ff with an injured h and. Cl int McCl intock (Kaw), in hi s first Pro class ride, took ove r seco nd a nd p ressured Casey fo r the lead but was u nable to ge t by a t th e finish. Darren Gall agh er was th e best of th e 250cc Intermedi a te class, with co m e- from- be h in d wins in bot h m o tos , His main co m p etitio n ca me from Tony Peixo to (Hay ward Honda ), bu t Brent Pa tterso n a lso gave h im so me p roblems. An added fea tu re to th e eveni ng wa s a th ree-lap King of the Bay event. First- and second-pl ace fin ish ers from th e first mo to o f a ll classes, excep t th e . Mi nis an d Pro s, were perm itted to ent er. T he o nl y eq ua lizer wa s a deaden g in e sta rt. George H eare, who had won th e firs t 250cc Jun ior rno to , quickly took th e lea d wh ile 125cc In term edi at e Wade Cobern go t a poor sta rt a nd h ad 10 work u p to second. Co bern pressured H ea rl' for the lead for abo ut a la p , b u t co u ld n't ge t by and had to settle for second behind the .Jun ior rid er. Results PEE W EE: 1. Dar in Rayzor (Honl . MI NI NOV 9 -1 1: 1. Clayt on Keates (Yam) . M INI NOV 12- 16 : 1. J on Mo rga n (Kaw); 2 . Leo Deanda (Kaw) . Joh n Corege (6 6 0 ) and Patrick Vacchirri fly in Open Intermediate action at Baylands; Corege finished third in t he King of t he Bay race. M INI J R 9-1 1: 1. Chris M cCallie (Yaml. MIN I JR 12- 16 : 1. Matt Fur man (Kaw) . M INIINT 12 - 16 : 1. Da'e Rayzor (Han ); 2 . J erome Smith (Yam ). 125 NOV : 1. Ken W ilson (Suz ); 2 . St eve Br eeden (Yam ); 3. M icha el Siebenhart (yam). 125 J R: 1. George Kosovil ka (Ho n); 2. M ar k Lau be (Honl . 125 INT: 1. Wade Cob ern (Honl; 2. Todd Enke (Kawl; 3. David Rogers (Ha n). 12 5 PRO: 1. Kim o Casey (Han). 250 NOV : 1. Don Tofft (Kaw); 2. Pa ul Balcita (Han); 3 . Brian Patt erson (Ha n). 250 J R: 1. Br ett Yah ne (Yam) ; 2 . J i m A hren s (Yam l; 3. George Hear ne (Han). . 250 1NT: 1. Darren G all agher (Yam) ; 2 . Tony Peix ot o (Honl. 250 PRO: 1. Terry Bastard (Kaw). OPEN NOV: t . Dary l Blume (Suz); 2. J oh n Whale n (Hon l; 3 . Daniel Nava (Yam I. OPEN JR : 1. Ray Harold (Han). OPEN INT: 1. Dean Broo ks (Han ); 2 . A rt Kli ngbei l (Han); 3 . J err y Caton (Han). OPEN PRO: i . Devon Joos (Han I. VET SPTMN : 1. Tom Oui rk (Suzl ; 2 . Tim O'H ara (KTM ). VET INT: t . Bi ll Burn ett (Yam) . VET M STR: 1. Ron Kn ar r (Yam); 2. M ik e Lane (Honl . KG BAY : 1. George Hearn e (Han); 2. W ade Cobern (Han); 3 . John Coreg e (Han). Hadlock Aces Experts in Nevada By Moto-Depo STEAD, NV . SE PT . 8 C arso n Yam a h a /Hi -Poi nt sponsored Robbie H ad lock took th e overa ll win in th e 250cc Expert class over Michaels Cycle Wo rks/ Hi-Poi nt r ider J eff C lo u tier on a Suzu ki a t the first round o f the Nevad a State Motorcross championship . At the start o f th e firs t mo to , H adlock, Dist r ict 36' s nu mber one rider , sta lled hi s bik e in the first tu rn . In th e meantime, H on da -mounted T im Dyer a n d Cl outi er were go ne and lead ing th e p ack o f a bo ut 20 Ex pe rts , a large turno u t for this area . Bu t H ad lock was not to be deni ed an d was ri ding like a dem on , p assi ng rid ers in every turn o n th e track a nd taki ng th e lead by the en d o f the seco nd lap . Cloutier lit u p h is a fter bu rne r a nd gave ch ase, a ttackin g in every turn , bu t h e co u ld n ever p ut a wh eel a head . T h is wen t 0 11 for 10 laps, th en on .the last turn before th e ch eckere d flag , H adlock seeme d to h ave th e wi n sewed up , bu t C lo u tier fou nd add itiona l tra ctio n a nd pa ssed Hadlock four feet fro m th e flag. Behi n d these two gladia tors, the race for the next five positions was cha n gin g co nsta ntly. H usky ri de r But ch Stillmock was flyin g in th ird place bu t had mech ani cal woes a nd dropped back. Joel Min er, on a H onda an d in hi s first Ex pert race, was in fourth, with Dyer thi rd. R icky DeCa rlo a 125cc R ider o n a Carson Kaw asak i, was in fifth position a nd n ot being challenged. T h ese riders m aintain ed these posi tions u n til the end of th e rnoto . It started ra ining during th e first set o f m otos a nd th e tra ck 's co ndit io n cha n ged co ns idera bly for th e secc.:md Expert moto . It was wet a nd sli ck , and Had lock fo und a slick sp ot in th e first turn and slid out , ca using him 10 be last o u t of th e first turn o nce again. H onda -m ou nt ed Beau H ibdon go t th e hol esho t with Clo u tier in tow a n d on the gas, hoping to ca p ita lize o n Hadl ock 's m isfort u ne. Cloutier got by Hibdon , but slid out and had 10 wo rk his way th rou gh th e pack. Mean w h ile, Hadl ock ha d left th e co m p etition behi nd an d took the win with ease. Chester Marti n maas, o n a Nevad a Mot o rcycle Specia lt ies KTM , tr ied 10 gi ve ch ase to H adl ock in th e m idd le lap s but faded to fou rt h a t th e finish beh ind H ad lock , C loutier a nd H ibd on . Ma rt inmaas a p peared again in the Vet Ex pert race a n d gave former Na tiona l rider Rich T horwa ld so n (KTM) a h ard time. It looked like a co p y of the firs t-mote Had lock Clou tier duel with neit h er rider g iving a n in ch , and a t th e ch eckered flag , T horwa ldson pr evai led: T he seco n d rnoto was a repea t of th e first, bu t Mart in maas won it a n d th e o vera ll. Ol d T im er Expe rt Wyli e Wi lson showed h is Mich aels Cycle Works Suzuki's rear wh eel 10 a ll comers but won both motos easily. Maico-moun ted G len Da vis tried to g ive chase but ca me u p short bo th rnot os. .Juni or Mini ride Bill y Whi te rode h is Kaw as aki 10 impressive wins over Expert G en e Ka y on a Ren o Ka wa sa ki KX80. Kay wa s fit 10 be tied gettin g beat by a J u n io r a nd vowed to redee m himself a t th e next race. " Results OPEN EX: 1. Bea u Hibdon (Han); 2. Tim Dyer (Han ); 3 . Ches ter M art inmaas (KTM ). 125 EX: 1. Ricky DeCar lo (Kaw l. 250 EX: 1. Robbie Hadl ock (Yam I; 2. Jeff Clo ut ier (Suzl; 3. J oel M iner (Honl 25

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