Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Ro un d two saw Mol der ace th e hol esh o t w hi le Stork had LO find a way around. SLOrk was rig ht on Molder's rear fender all the way, and as the two came up to th e ch eckered flag, Stork madea last-ditch effort to out-fly Mo lder LO the wire. The attempt came up half a bikelength short, and Mo lder took th e rnoto, overall and an extension in his points lead over SLOrk in th e 250cc standings. Results 125 PRO: 1. Bill y Stork (Han); 2. LeeVern Berry (Kaw); 3. Ma rk Mueller (Han) . 250 PRO; 1: neve M older (Yam) ; 2. Bill y Sto rk (Han); 3 . Curt Hyde (Yam). 500 PRO: 1. Daye Molder (Yam); 2 . Lyn n Hyd e (Han); 3 . Tony Ul rich (Han). 125 B: t . Chad Lundstrom (Kaw); 2. Dean Sc hoe nberner (Han); 3 . Cody Bendigo (Han). 250 B: 1. Can ny Hanso n IKaw); 2. Lee Swindler (Yam); 3 . Mark Na ugl e (Kaw) . MINI A: 1. James Fuller IKaw); 2 . Scan Jensen (Kaw ); 3 . Randy s tah la (Kaw) . M INI B: t , J ohn Nelson (Kaw) ; 2. Ber ry Dyck (Han); 3 . Ter ry Vogel (Han) . M INI C: 1. Cra ig Good ell (Kaw); 2 . Cor y Lund strom (Kaw ); 3 . Bradle v George (Kaw) . . . OLD IRON: 1. Eddi e Luce ro (Yam); 2. CraIg PhIL· brick (Yam); 3 . Mark Grindl e (Hon). VETS : 1. Don Vog el (Han ); 2 . Bill Bennett (Hus ); 3. Phil stahla (Kaw) . Johansson tops Intermediates at SMX Perris By Terry Whyt al P ERRIS. CA, SE PT. 8 H onda rider U lf J ohan sson ca me fro m behind to win th e seco n d m o w of the 250cc Intermediate class a nd ea rn the ove rall victorv. Johans~on reached th e checkers f~rst in ro und o ne after a tough batt le wi th Su zuki- mo unted Keith Dysert , bu t a fall in the second mo to left h im in last pl ace and o n ly a determ ined effort was sufficien t LO see th e yo u ng Swedish -Ame rican rider regai n the fro nt spo t a nd claim the overall. H onda p ilo t Pete Vetrano edged Dyser t for second overa ll with a 3-2 score as Dysert placed th ird in ro u nd two after leading the ear ly la ps. Lu ck y H o ffm an to pped bo th ro u nds o f th e 500cc Nov ice class as h e held off cha lle nges by Yamaha rider John Chambers, who fi n ishe d in the ru n ner-up spo t in eac h m ot o. Kawasak i-mou nt ed Kevin Sm ith ca me o u t o n LOp of the 125cc Beg inner race as he defea ted H onda rid er An thonv Par co in both m oLOS. Yamaha rider Ron Rver and H onda pi lot Ro y Way split rn o to wins in the Veteran Expert class w ith R yer ta king the overall by virt ue of his seco nd rn o to victo ry. Ryer and Way d ue led throughout bo th ro un ds and left the th ird-place battle far beh ind. Pl acin g th ird beh in d Wa y was Suzu ki ride r Garv Clar k as Yama ha-mounted Dal e H i r~ch picked up fourt h . Results OPEN INT: 1. J ason Cool baugh (Cag). 250 INT: t . Utf Joh ansson (Hon); 2. Pete Vetrano (Han); 3. Keit h Dysert (s uz). . 125 1NT: 1. M ike W iese (Ya m); 2. Johnn y Banecci (Han); 3. Roger Kay (s ul). OPEN NOV : 1. Lucky HoNma n (Honl: 2. John Chambers (Yam ); 3. Tom Madsen (Hon). 250 NOV : 1. Drew Castro (Han); 2. Mark Sh uc k (Han); 3. Billi e Paugh (Yam). '25 NOV : 1. Steve Pet er sen (Yam); 2. M ik e Rob· bins (Hon); 3 . Wolfg ang Krogman (Han). OPEN BEG; 1. Gary Freder icksen (Yam ); 2. James Burckhan (Han ); 3 . Wayne Cumm ins (Suzl. 250 BEG : 1. steve Sm it h (KTM) ; 2. Donald gcccvits (Yam); 3 . Keith Vital e (Han). 125 BEG: 1. Kevin Sm it h (Kaw): 2. Anthonv Parco (Han). VET EX: 1. Ron Ryer (Yam); 2. Ron Way (Han ); 3. Gary Clark (Suz), Nelson reigns at P.A.L. By M ike Va ncil SANTA CLARA, CA, SE PT. 6 In a one-on-one co n fro n ta tio n with T erry Bostard and hi s rapid KX Kawasaki, Jon Nel son (H o n) proved .that his long absence fro m the Sa nta Clara racing scene was not harmful to his racing program. In mota one, Nelson (MotoX Fox Racing/ Sco tt USA/All America n Honda) carne from behind LO win. In the second moro , Nelson assert ed h imself early, a nd it was again Ba stard (Malcolm Smit!1 Prod ucts/ ScC?u USA /Flying Mach ine Fac~orY /~ 1fl Riders' Detergent/ Rock a ll) trying LO get by. Mid way in the moto, yo u ng Bastard LOok an easy slip down and was no lo nger a threat. The l2Scc battle was over a nd the victory belonged to Ne lson. The n um ber o f contestants in the 250cc P rofessi onal class foretold of a grea t, mult i-b ike co n fro ntation, Bu t it di d n 't tu rn out th at wa v, as Ba sta rd and Ne lson res umed their persona l batt le and left all others behi n d. For a ti me, Tony Ri ch ards, on his Ma xey Enterprises and MOLOrs West Kawa sa ki-sponsored KX, kept th e two leaders withi n str iki ng dista nce . Soon, however the Nelson/Bastard batt le carried them beyo nd what ever attack Rich ard s co u ld moun t. At th e en d of Pro racing acti on, Nel son had won ' a ll four o f th e motos he en tered. In th e first Vet Sports ma n m ot a Dan Nelson (Suz) powered by Ken neth Waddell (Yam) to tak e th e lead a nd then stre tch it to a safe margin for th e remainder of th e moto. Dan Ne lso n also took th e wi n in moto two , which nett ed h im th e overall. Res ults PEE WEE 50: 1. Danny Murphy (Hon). PEE WEE 60: 1. Elton steyding (Yam t 2. Eric Thompson (Han). MINI NOV DIY 1 12-16: 1. John Peavler (Yam ); 2. Robert SchaNer (Yam ); 3. Leo DeAnda (Kaw). MINI NOV DIV 2 12 · 16 : 1. Mike Hayde l (Hont 2. Stan Finney (Kaw); 3. Bo ris Randazzo (Yam). MINI NOV 9-1 1: I . Brent Ugie (Kaw). . MINI JR 12 -16: 1. Matt Furman (Kaw); 2. Tyler Hummel (Kaw). 125 NOV: 1. Rob Belskey (Han ); 2 . Tim MeMurtree (Suz); 3 . Cliff Hunter (Han). _ 125 JR : 1. Day id Rogers (Han); 2. ChriS Ranta (Hon l. 125 INT; 1. Wade Cobern (Hon t 2. JeN Caton (s uzl. ' 2 5 PRO; 1. Jon Nelson (Han ). 250 NOV: 1. Dan Ford (Ma i); 2. Todd Thomas (Han); 3 . Eric SchaNer (Kaw). 2 50 JR : 1. George Heare (Han); 2. Jerry Castillo (Han). 250 INT: 1. Brent Patterson (Han). 250 PRO: 1. J on Nelson (Honl; 2. Terry Bostard (Kaw). OPEN NOV : 1. Hank Waczkowski (Han I; 2. John Harm s (Han). OPEN JR : 1. Arn ie Fry (Yam). OPEN INT; t . Skip Brossard (Yam). OPEN PRO: 1. Tony Richards (Kaw) . VET sPTsMN: 1. Dan Nelson (suz). VET INT: 1. Harry Bellicilli (Yam). VET MsTR: 1. Jerry Caton (suzl. OT INT: 1. Pete Wosick (Honl; 2. J im Ricc i Sr. (s uz). Hughes harvests points at Baylands By Mike Van cil FR EMO NT , CA, SE PT. 4 In his fir st ride a m o ng th e Open Intermedi ates , Duane Hughes bauled th e whole di stance with J ohn Corege (Han) and Art Klin g beil (Han) to ta ke the overa ll w in . In the first rno to, it was Klin gbeil doing th e challe ngi ng, but a n overshot corner put Klingbeil th ird a nd gave Co rege the opportunity LO cha lle nge. T he p ass never ca me , a nd Hugh es go t th e checkers. In th e seco nd-rnoro battle, Jerry Ca LOn (Han) got into th e co rner first but did!"! 't h ol d long before Corege passed h im in th e deep a nd d ifficult 1800 turn . La te in th e rnoto , Hugh es was able LO ge t by CaLOn just before th e finish lin e. T he firs t an d seco nd pl acings gave Hugh es th e overa ll. In Vet eran Master ac tio n, Hugh es was a ble to assert himself a nd regi stered dual mot a victori es. His main tormentor in bo th motos wa s Mik e La ne (Han), back fro m a co u p le o f hard , lat e-season ge t-o ffs which may have slo wed him measurabl y. Ca ton a nd La rry Baker (Han) battled for a while during moto one untilBaker rn ~ W ..J W U Z s >- '" o ..... o :r a.. ~ 0") ... IJ.) ..0 o .... u o Winner Ricky White leads J esse Brit ain (6 5 R) and D avid Rogers (1 6 B) in the 1 2 5cc Intermediate c la s s' at Baylands. fell . Lan e and Ca ton ca me in seco nd a nd th ird beh ind Hughes, with Bak er rem ounting to finish fourth . H ottest of th e Pro class riders was Terry Ba stard , (Sco tt USA /Malcolm Smi th Racing/ FMF/Dirt Rid er Deterge n t/ Rock O il/Conco rd Kawasaki), whose o n ly cha lle nge came fro m Eric Mas h bir. (Ne lson Bro s. H ondalTriVa lley H onda /Ma c 's Mo tors/ ND Racing Products). In the firs t rn o to , th e race to the co rner was nearly deadeven, bu t it was Bastard in contro l as they exited. Several tim es throughout th e mota , Mashbir wou ld clo se the gap just as th ey h it another ju m p. Th e hard attack wo u ld give Mashbir the alt itude, but Ba stard got th e increased lead. Each mota was an exact dupl icate to give Ba sta rd the top m oney spot. Another rider who p icked up val ua ble do uble poin ts o n hi s opposi tio n was H onda rider J oe Macchiar ell a , who co mpeted in bo th the 250cc an d O pen Jun ior. classes. Macch iarell a was most success fu l in ga in ing poi nts in th e O pen class because the man wh o took the overa ll, Raym ond H arol d (Han), hasn ' t been a season -lo ng regu la r. Macchiar ell a 's seco n d p lace was a cons idera ble boost in th e points race . T he 250cc Juni or tit le h as been a tough battle a ll seaso n, and a lthough Macch iarell a LOok a seco n d o n the night , season po int leader Georg e H ea re (Han) ca me o ut o n top again. Resu lts PEE WEE; i . Dar in Rayzor (Hon). MINI NOV (9- 11 ); 1. James A lexander (Han). MINI JR (9- 1 1); 1. Chris MeGa lii (Kaw). MINI NOV (12 -16t. 1. Jon Morgan (Kaw). MINI JR (12 -16): 1. J im Williams (Kaw); 2. M att Furman (Kaw). . MINI INT (12 ·16): 1. Dal e Rayzor (Hont 2. Lance lucero (Yam). MINI EX (12-16): 1. Chris Neal (Yam). 12 5 NOV: 1. Ken W ilson (s uzl; 2. M icha el Prez (Yamt 3 . Steve Breeden (Yam). 125 JR : 1. Mark Lau be (Ha n); 2. J im Ricci Jr. (s uz). 125 INT; I . Ricky Whit e (Kaw) . 250 NOV: 1. Ted Pippin (Hon); 2. Eric Hawkins (Yamt 3 . Don Tofft (Kaw). 250 JR : 1. George Heare (Han); 2. Joe M acchia· rella (Hon ). 250 INT; 1. Tony Peixoto (Han). 250 PRO: 1. Terry Bosta rd (Kaw). OPEN NOV ; 1. John Whalen (Han); 2. Benny Nava (Han); 3 . Rob Eckowitz (Yam ). OPEN JR : 1. Raymond Harold (Han); 2. Joe Macchiarella (Han). OPEN ' INT; 1. John Coreg e (Han); 2 . Duane Hughes (Han). VET sPTsMN: 1. Tom Quirk (s uz). VET INT: 1. Bubba Tay lor (Yam ). VET MSTR : 1. Duan e Hugh es(Hon) ; 2 . M ike Lane (Ha n). OT sPTsMAN: 1. Edward Jardine (Yaml. Bostard blasts to P.A.L. Pro wins By M ike Van cil SANTA C LARA, CA, AUG. 30 T erry Bostard wielded hi s pair of KX Kawasakis to four straight mota win s to take the overall 125 a nd 250cc Pro classes a t th e ni ght m ot ocro ss sponsored by Ca lifom ia MotoS port s, In c., a t th e Police Athletic League facili ty. T he I25cc w in was a walkover for Ba stard as h e had no rea l Pro class competitors to challe nge hi m. In stead , he kept all the h ot, aspir ing l25cc Interm edi at e class riders in their pl ace, behi nd h im . In the first m o to of the 250cc clash, Bo stard p iloted h is Concord ~wa sa ki-sponsored mou nt to an Immedi a te lea d. T ony Ri ch a rds (Kaw) was a ble to do battle in the firs t moto u ntil reinjurin g h is foot at m idra ce. Richards slipped to third when Danny Bol es (Yam) pressu red right af ter th e first co rner, but he rega ined seco nd on th e seco n d la p a nd h eld it to the checkers. In the seco nd m ot a , Bastard was eager LO m ake it fou r mo tos in a row , an d h is start showed th at enthusias m - he was agai n firs t into th e corner. H ot o n h is h eels th is tim e was Bol es, while R ich a rds was detu ned after tweaking h is foot in moto o ne a nd wa s not 'able to p ressu re. T he m oto en de d w ith Ba stard ge tt ing his perfect night and Bol es pi cking u p th e seco nd overa ll. In th e 500cc Pro class, Ri ch ar ds ro de to a first- m o ta victory over th e field . Mota two sa w R ich ard s unabl e LOCOpe with th e hard-charging Randy Law (Tri-Valley H onda ). Law got by in a tigh t co rner where Richards' so re left foot h am pe red him fro m m ak in g a fas t lin e. From tha t point on, th e race was over. T he overall resu lts were a lso locked in, and Law was a b le to w res t t he victory fr om Ri ch ard s. Results PEE WEE 50 : 1. Chr isty Masterson (Yam) . PEEWEE 60 : 1. Elton steyding (Yam); 2. J ohn Fox (Kaw) . MINI NOV SO 9 ·11 : 1. Loren Tomsc h in (suz). 1. Ch ris McCallie (Yam). M INI JR BO MINI NOV SO , 2·16: 1. Sta n Finney (Kawl; 2. Tyron Farley (Kaw ); 3 . Trevor Meagher (Yam). MINI JR BO 12 -16 : 1. J im W ill iams (Kaw). M INIINT SO 12 -16: 1. Je N Chalmer s (Han); 2. Stan Lundqu ist (Kaw). MIN I EX SO 12·1 6: 1. Todd H icks (Yam) . 125 NOV: 1. Lee Nea l (Kaw) ; 2. Ti m M cM urt ree (sul); 3. Br ad Eddl emon (Han) . .. . 125 JR : t , Dav id Rogers (Han); 2. J Im RICCI J r . (suz); 3. Dayid Fusa r i (Han). 125 INT; 1. Wade Cobe rn (Han ); 2. Ryen Wann (Kaw); 3 . Mark Drebert (Yam) . 125 PRO; t . Terry Bastard (Kaw). 250 NOV; 1. Mike Randa l (Kaw); 2. Dan Ford (Mai); 3 . Mike Maynard (Yam). 250 JR : 1. Mike Tosch i (Yam ); 2. Kenny Lan e (Han); 3. Jerry Castillo (Han). 250 INT: 1. Sean Hummel (Kawl. 250 PRO: 1. Terry Bast ard IKaw); 2. Danny Bol es (Yam) . 500 NOV : 1. Todd Reedy IM ai); 2. Han Wacz. kowski (Han) ; 3 . Mike Reedy (Han). 500 JR: 1. Chris Haaland (Han); 2. Arni e Fry (Yaml. 500 INT: 1. Duane Hughes (Han I. 500 PRO: 1. Randv Law (Han). VET sPTsMN: t . Bruce Rust (Han). VET INT: f . Bubba Taylor (yam); 2. Er ic Hellgren (Han) . VET MsTR: 1. Phil Douglas (Han) ; 2 . Duane Houghes (Han ). OT INT; 1. GeoHrey Fox (Yam). OT M5TR; 1. J im Mdntyre (suz). " 9 ,: -' o _ . ~ •• . 27

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