Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

th e esses before th e 'IT j u mp a nd a~ai n o n th e big left sweeper before the finis h line, bu t Perez kept th e throt tle o n a nd took the win by ha lf a wlu-el. Overland won the overall vict orv, wit h P erez in seco n d and Schoeufe ld in third. H on da rider Todd Peterso n return ed 10 Ascot, after an absen ce of severa l weeks , 10 reclaim h is title a s o ne o f th e most vict orious mot ocross rid ers a t Ascot. Peterson rode both th e 250 and 500cc P ro classes a nd posted wins in a ll fou r m or e s. Results 80 8EG DIV 1: 1. Kurt Root (Kaw) : 2. Anthony Payne (Kaw ); 3. Sean Tu rner (Kaw) . 80 8EG DIV 2 : t , Jeff Griffin (Han): 2. M art i n Diaz (Kaw ); 3 . Daryl Kageya ma (Ha n). 80 JR : 1. Edd ie Gaumond (Yam ): 2. Lyle Thompson (Yam); 3 . Sheryl Fedo row (Yam). 12 5 8EG DIV 1: 1. Chris Ov erland (Kaw) : 2. Hec tor Perez (Hon); 3 . Pete Schoenfeld (Kaw). 125 BEG DIV 2 : 1. Mike Clement (Kaw); 2. Donny Foreste r (Ho n); 3 . Sam Rodriques (Han) . 125 JR DIV 1: 1. M alteo Cosentino (Cag); 2. Rog er M ichaels (Kaw ); 3 . Bill A ube rlen (Kaw) . 125 JR DIV 2: 1. Br ian Siumskie (Han): 2 . Bill y M claughlin (Suz); 3. William Welchhance (Kaw ). 12 5 1 NT: 1. Forrest Hayash i (Kawl; 2. Brett M an ley (Hon ); 3. Charlie Brown (Kaw). 12 5 PRO: 1. Mike Kiedrow sk i (Kaw) . 250 BEG DIV 1: 1. Curtis Olsen (Ha n); 2. Trac y Frizell e (Su z); 3. And rew Va n Stae re li n g (Kaw) . 250 BEG DIV 2: 1. J ef f Thei sen (Ya m): 2. J oh n Theise n (Yaml: 3 . Ron Bucciere (Yam) . 25 0 'JR : t , Dave Nealon (Han) : 2. Rex Sm ith (Ha n): . 3. Ken ny Allen (Su z). 250 INT: 1. Larry Nann en ga (Yam); 2. Tom Wata ~ nabe (Yaml ; 3 . Chr is Bo ice (Hon) . 250 PRO: 1. Todd Peterson (Han ): 2. Rob Tro ne (Ho n); 3. Crai g W est ergaard (Yam). 500 BEG: 2. Les Kane shiro (Han): 2. Ga ry scnrechengost (Ha n): 3 . Tod d Barsby (Han ). 500 J R: 1. Brad S loa n (Yam ); 2. Jack Evans( Suz ). 500 INT: 1. Lar ry Gross (Yam); 2. Greg Bender (Han). . 500 PRO: i . Todd Peterso n (Han) : 2. M ike M c M ill en (Han); 3 . Dan Berg (Han). VET J R: 1. Sh eryl Federow (Ha n): 2 . Rob ert Fort ie r (Kawl; 3. Don W ilb orn (Yam). VET INT: 1. M ike Boa l (Cag). VET MSTR: 1. Ross M aeda (Suzl; 2. Robert .Jotm son (Hon) ; 3. David Nakam ura (Su z). OT JR : 1. James Shepp ard (Ma i). Netto nails two at P.A.L. By Brenda Trimble SANTA CLARA , CA, SEPT. 20 Ken Ne tto rode to victory to night on h is Can -Am in th e 250 a nd 500cc Expert fla t tra ck ra ces at th e Poli ce Ac tiv ity League facilit y. David Woodard relega ted Ne tto to seco nd spot in the 500cc heal, bu t in the ma in , Nella sh u t Woodward down and ran orr wi th the win . In the 250cc heat, it was N cu o 10 yards in fro n t a ll th e wa y. Woodward beat Ne tto o rr th e line in th e main , bu t N ett o was back in th e lead by th e second la p 10 tak e th e flag. R and y G onza les smoked the 500cc Novice division o ne even t. In the h ea t G onzales shot orr th e line, foll owed by Tony Mo rgan , and th ey led the pack . Sta rti ng in sixt h p lace , Jim Tuck er hol esh ot hi s way th rough th e crowd to fin ish th ird. In th e main , it was GOll1~ales a ll the way , then Tucker a n d M organ , wh o had 10 pi ck hi s way from th e back starti ng lin e to ta ke third . In the 500cc No vice division two heat, G ary Cordeiro screa med into th e lead , chased by J on Anderso n, In the ma in , Will ia m Rogers h it th e gas to tak e th e lead , but Cordeiro had hi s eyes o n first. Cordeiro p assed Ro gers to tak e th e lead and win w ith Anderso n in th ird . In th e 500cc Ju n io r rac e. Dean Vincelet led w ith Ma rk Butler runn in g in seco nd . In the m ain . Vinceler's bik e di ed o n th e fir st la p and h e DN F. Butler cha rged int o th e lead, shadowed by J oe Ca rrera . S ta n Mor ris o vertook Ca rre ra to ta ke seco nd, then they sees a we d in a n d o u t of seco nd u n til th e fin al la p. Entering a cu r ve side -by-s ide. Morri s lean ed heav y in th e t urn , touched wheels wit h Ca rr er a a nd kn ocked hi s wh eels o u t fro m un der him . Morris took seco nd wh ile Carrera D N F. T he 250cc No vice h eat sa w J oe f I I I , " ) : ( '~ Leonard rip int o the lead an d 10 th e n ag wi th Scott Cha ppell and R o bert Sousa close behi nd. In th e main , Sousa took the green, foll o wed bv .Chappell, J oe Ka m m and then Leo"na rd. At midrace, Chappell sm o ked by 10 tak e the lea d from So usa . Leo nard ho lesh o t in to th ird . Gilbert G arza won th e 125cc , ' o vice h eat race, but handed th e overa ll w in to Bradley Raymond. Results PEE W EE: 1. Curtis Peebles (Yam) ; 2 . Danny Murphy (Han) . M INI 60: 1. Jake Zemke Jr. (Kaw) ; 2. W illia m Luker (Kaw). 12 5 NOV: t . Bradley Raym ond (Han). 250 NOV: 1. Sco tt Cha ppell (Ha n); 2 . Robe rt Sou sa (Yam): 3. Joseph Leonard iHon). 250 JR : 1. Dean V incelet (Yam); 2. M arty A glibot (Suz). 500 NOV DIV 1: 1. Randy Gonzal es (Yaml; 2. Jim Tucker (Yam): 3. Tony J . M or gan (Yam ) 500 NOV DIV 2 : 1. Gary Cor deir o (Ha n); 2. W il l ia m Rogers (S uz); 3 . Jon Anderson (Yaml. 500 JR: 1. M ark Butl er (Yam) ; 2. Stan Morris (Yam) . 500 EX: 1. Ken Nella (C-A) . Beier on fire at SMX Perris By Terry Whytal P ERRIS, CA . SEP T . 21 Ya maha ride r Mike Beier retu rned to ac tion toda y after a len gth y la y-off for kn ee surgery and proved that he h ad lost little of his blazing speed. Beier motored to a convinci ng 250cc P ro class win despit e stiff competition and a poor Iirst-rnoto start. Suzuki rider Tony Spear held o rr th e ch argin g Beier for much o f round one alter o verco m in g a cha llen ge from Yamaha pilot Chris T aylo r in th e ear ly go ing. After Beier moved to th e front, h e opened a co m ma nd in g lead o n th e fie ld . Spear placed seco nd ahead of T a ylor and H onda rider Bill SCOll. Spear and Beier aga in bauled for the lead in moto two , but Beier 's National ex pe rienc e carried him to a bi g lead as th e moto reached th e halfwa y point. Spear cr u ised 10 a n easy run n er-up finish . far a hea d o f th e third-p lac e battle between T aylor and Scott. Tay lor h eld o n to finish th ir d fo r th e m ot o a nd th ird o vera ll To m Gi ljf ro de his Yamaha 10 the 250cc In ter med ia te win , o vercomi ng th e cha lle nge o f seco nd -p lace fin ish er Willie Amaradio . Yamaha Public Rela tio n s d irect or Amara dio used h is R icky J ohnson Re p lica YZ 10 holeshot the seco nd rnoto but was u n able 10 hol d o rr Gilj i a n d h ad to settle fo r seco n d overa ll a head of H on da mou n ted Peter Dill. Tom Web b powered h is KTM to th e Vet Expert class victo ry, sweepi ng bo th m ot os. Suzuki ri der Dennis Cox ea rned seco nd -p lace o verall as H usk y rider Ra nd y Minter a nd Yamaha pilot Ji m Beltinck bo th experie nced mechanical p roblems in o ne rnoto. Th ird pl ace went to Dill , who ba rel y had a ny time to res t bet ween the Int ermed ia te and Vet races . Ka wa sak i rider Ro n n ie Marti n posted a 2-1 score to ta ke the overa ll victory in 80cc No vice action. Marti n p laced second 10 Ro bert Naber (Kaw) in th e first m ot o , but Naber dropped 10 fourth o n th e next ro u nd a nd ended his day seco nd ove ra ll. Yam aha ri de r Todd Sm ith ro u nded o u t th e top three . Mike Beier returned to action after a le ngt h ly la y-off due to knee surgery and sped to the 25.0cc Pro win at Perris Raceway. OPEN NOV: 1. Todd Peterszen (Han) : 2. Tad . McAnally (Han I; 3. J ose Hernandez (Hanl. 250 NOV : t . Anthony Sandoval (Yam): 2. Wolf gang Krogma n (Han) : 3 . Bob Clark (Yam). 125 NOV: 1. Robert M cCay (Kaw); 2. Tony Seck · m an (Han); 3 . Derek Parson (Kaw) . O PEN BEG: 1. Ron Flores (Hont; 2. Robert Nan over (Han) ; 3 . Jo hn Ritch ie (Han) . 250 BEG: 1. M ike M ich en i (Han ); 2. St ev e Smit h (KTM ); 3. Ja mes Peralta (KTM ). 125 BEG: 1. Kevin Sm it h (Kaw); 2. Marcel ina . Frias (Yam ); 3 . Greg Coy (Yam ). 80 tNT: 1. Scott Freymuller (Kaw ); 2. Rusty Som ers (Kaw) 80 NOV : 1. Ronnie Manin (Kawt; 2. Robe n Naber ( Kaw~ 3 . Todd Sm ith (Yam ). BO BEG: i . Mike MeUger (Kaw): 2 . Ray M ci n tOSh (Kaw); 3 . Jason M art ,n (Yam ). Molder tops Sturgis MX By Brian George STU R G IS, SD, SE PT. 22 Dave Molder fo ught off freezing tempera tures a nd hot com p eti tion to wi n th e 250cc Pro class at th e Bo rderli n e Raci n g Associn on 's Sturgis MX . Ya maha Sh o p -sponsored Molder and R ice Cycles/Budweiser-sponsor ed Bill y Stork ba tt led i n bot h m o tos for the top h onors, with Mol der co ming away wi th th e bi ggest pa ych eck of th e eve nt and Stork tak ing h o m e a h elmet fu ll o f d irt for h is crashi ng ef forts . In th e 125cc d ivi sion, Ma rk Muell er dominated the field, di cing among th e 250cc riders m ost o f the a fte rnoon , L ynn H yde picked up the overall victory in th e Open class by traili ng Stork a nd Molder aeross the line. O ut o f th e gate fo r the first rnot o , Mo lder, H yde a nd Mueller took ove r the front posi tions, whi le Stork a nd Brian George tangled in th e first co rn er. Ro b J ames pick ed up th e fou rt h spot, but th en Stork remo u nt ed a nd cha rg ed ba ck through th e p ack . J a mes went do wn trying to fend off th e H on da pi lo t. That a llo wed Stork, 125cc rider H enry J o rd on, Keenan Greset h a nd G eorge 10 get by, wh il e J ames tai led th e re ma inde r of th e rno ro . Out fro nt Mo lder was riding a wa y with the m o to a nd H yde next fought to h old back Stork. H yde's efforts were 10 n o avail, as Stork shot into seco nd and set a fter Molder. Stork's ch arge for first ca me up j ust a few la ps sho rt though , as th e chec kered n a g ca me o u t wi th Molder th e easy wi nner o ver Stork. H yde rolled in Results 250 PRO: 1. M ike Beier (Yam ); 2. To ny Spe ar (Su z): 3. Chris Tay lor (Yam). OPEN INT: 1. Br ian All en (Kaw) ; 2 . Jason Coo l· baug h (Cag): 3. Jo hn Perry (Han ). 250 INT: 1. Tom Gilj i (Yam); 2 . Willie Amard io (Yam ): 3 . Pet er Dill (Ha n). 125 INT: 1. Ron Lawson (Hon ); 2. Pete V et ra no (Kaw) : 3 . SCOll W all enberg (Han) . VET EX: 1. Tom Webb (KTM) ; 2. Denn is Cox (Suz ): 3 . Pet er Dill (Hon) . VET INT : 1. Ned J ay (Han): 2. Greg Presto n (Han); 3 . J im M arten s (Hus ). VET NOV : 1. To m Conrad (Ya m): 2 . Lee Ama ra dio (Yam) ; 3 . Dal e Fang ler (Su z). , .lI J j .. f- ' , • ( .• I ::: t ... . ~'. ". ~ f -t f -1 .. f t t next wi th first O pen a head of Mu ell er, first 125, a n d Jordon , also a board a 125. George took third 250 afte r ni pp ing G reseth in th e final la p. Round two saw Mo lder agai n take the ho les hor , wit h Stor k , H yd e, George and Greset h o n his rear end. H yde went down in th e thi rd corner, ta ki n g George off the tr ack a nd back to fourth behind Greseth. Greseth fo ug h t for th e fir st fo ur la ps to hold off th e ch arges from beh ind, first fro m the rem ount ed Hyde and th en from George a nd Mu ell er, u ntil th e chai n o n hi s Husq varna de ra iled and ended h is day. Muell er the n slipped past Geo rge after h e went through a so h berm , sett ing th e order at [he ha lfway m ark as Mol der. Sto rk , H yde, Mueller and George. O u t front fire wo rks began as Stork fought to get by Molder a nd finall y did so . Molder kept the p ress ure o n Stor k, though, an d th e leader ro de ha rd to keep th e Yama ha behind. Sto rk fin all y succumbed to the charges of Mo lder a nd went do wn , losin g h is lead but not seco nd place. Fro m th ere Molder put d istance bet ween himself and Stork u ntil th e checke rs n ew . Mol der wa s the seco n d mo to a nd o vera ll wi n ner a head o f Stork . H yde and Mu ell er , the latter two with their respecti ve class overa ll victories. Geor ge pi cked up third 250 and th e sa me o vera ll slo t. In th e Min i d ivisions. Scoll J en sen a n d Brett Ericsson traded rnot o win s in th e A class, with Ericsson's seco nd moto victory giv ing hi m th e to p spot in th e en d. For th e B class, Brett Tyree dom ina ted both m o tos, bea ti ng J ohn , e1so n each rou nd fo r th e o vera ll w i n . Br a d ley Geo rge a nd Cra ig G oodell swapped turns a t winning a C cla ss rnot o , but a fir st [urn cras h in th e seco n d rna to p u t George well beh in d , and a ll he co u ld do was recapture seco nd pl ace by the end and Goodell ca me across with th e rnot o an d o vera ll victory. Results OPEN A : 1. Lynn Hyde (Han). 12 5 A : 1. Ma rk Muell er (Ho n); 2. Hen ry Jordon (Han). 250 A : 1. Dave Molder (Yam ): 2 . Billy Stork (Ha n): 3 . Bria n George (Hon). 12 5 B: 1. Todd Schoe nborn er (Ha n): 2 . Ja y M urphy (Yam); 3 . Dean Schoenbern er (Ha n). 250 B: 1. Lee Swi ndl er (Yam) ; 2. Rich Lundst rom (ya m); 3 . Mark Nau gl e (Kaw) . 125 C: 1. SCOl! Mann (Yam): 2. Er nie Canode (Yam); 3. Ric h ard Rung e (Yam). M INI A : 1. Br en Er icss on (Yam); 2. Scon Jensen (Kaw l; 3 . Jam es Fuller (Kawl. .. I v ,. ., '; 1 \ . . . .. . . . 2_5 • ~

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