Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Two in a row for Ott at Ascot By Scott Daloisio GA R DE NA, CA. O CT. 10 "Sho wtirne" Bobby all defea ted a world-class field to win th e Scra tch m a in even t fo r t he seco n d con sec u ti ve week . a t ~ o C(") .... v ..0 o ..... u o (A bo v e) Winner Greg Hancock and Tim Gewecke at the J unior Speedway National. (Below) Shawn McConnell (near) and Sam Ermolenko at Ascot. Hancock wins Junior Speedway National Championship at Ascot By Scott Daloisio GA R DENA. CA. O C T . II G reg H ancock , 15. closed out h is Jun ior spee dway career by defea ting J essee Finch in a run o ff to wi n th e J u n ior Speedway 24 Natio na l Cha mp io ns h ip at Ascot South Hay S tad iu m Frid a y n igh t. H an coc k ( Pen h a ll R acing/ G rin Prod u c ts/ Hei ll j u st ice Brot h e rs / Malcol m Smith Racing/ Ca re Cu tters/ A 'ME/Z Lea thers / Road & Tra ck Mot o rcv cl es/C -Fab/ Honda Pasa dl'l1a/Sk i w orks/ \ Vim llord/Fam o us O tis P h o tog ra p h v/ Ba rn en Clu tches / C ir r- I lo / Codv / Bu s bv/ ST P / 10'&1'1 / Weslake) lost ilis first ~idl'o f t he l've n ing to Fin ch . but wa s undefeated the rema inder o f th e way . Finch , th e 1983 cha mpion. was undefeat ed until hi s fi na l ride wh en th e 198·1 cha m p T rinon C irc llo beat . him . Fin ch -who seemed to-huve the power to beat C irello , was tryin g to ge t by o n th e inside but was forced to co ntend wi th Cirello blockin g him eve ry tim e h e m a de an a u ern p t, Fi nch 's seco nd forced h im into a run o ff wi th H an cock. Fin ch wo n the coin toss and selec ted lan e two . forcing H a ncock to co me from four. H ancoc k go t th e g'dle over Fi nch a nd cu t dow n to the po le 10 p ro tect hi s lead. H e th en led a ll fo u r la p s wi th Fin ch in close pursu it . bu t u nable 10 find th e pow er to ge t by, Hancock crossed the li m' JUS t a hea d o f Finch 10 wi n his firs t-ever Nationa l Cha mpions hip. H e collected the usua l speedway bumps o n the back ch u te a nd wa s then presented with a fivefoo t trophy . Dav id Bu sby won a run -oil lor th ird wi th a deu-rrnincd Bil lv Fel ts. CireIl o recorded wins in his f{rst two o u tings. th en in hi s third rid e, his motor seized, H ancock plans to sta rt his P ro ca ree r wi t h t he T h i rd Divi si on warn o rs. Re su lts POINTS : 1. Gr eg Hancock (We s) 14 ; 2. Jes see Finch (Wes) 14; 3. David Busby (Wes) 12; 4. Billy Felts (Wesl 12; 5. Bill y Hamill (YamI 11; 6. Tim Gewecke (Wes) 10; 7. Trinon Clrello (Wes) 9; B. (TIEl J osh Larsen (Wesl/ Bobby Hedden (Tr i) 6; 10 . Kel cey Gordon (We s) 5 # Chris Agajan ia n 's Asco t So u th Bay Stad ium T h ur sday n ight. Ott (Cycle Tech / Arai / j ones G oggles/ ST P Godden ) brok e from gate fo u r in thi rd p lace behi nd Bo bb y Schwan z and n umber three in th e worl d . Sa m Er mo len ko . O tt rode arou nd Erm o len ko fo r seco nd on th e back ch u re o n lap o ne a nd a t th e sa me tim e, La nce Kin g p ull ed in to the in field w he n hi s muffl er came apa r t. Ott stayed to the o u tside a nd went past Sch wartz for the lea d a t the end o f th e first la p . On ce o u t front . " Showt ime" ra n away fro m hi s o the r tw o co m pe tito rs a n d took th e wi n by ei g ht lengths . It was lea rn ed that O il had a fla t rear tire as he took th e Roy Ke u in g che cke red flag . Da vid H a ncock was o n th e p ro g ra m as a Second Division 30-ya rd line rid er. bu t w hen a nu m ber of o ther ri de rs wer e for ced to scra tch , he wa s moved up to First Division a nd he promp tly swep t th e Handicap side o f th e progra m . H an cock (Bell / G rin P roducts Weslak e) hopped into the lead a t th e sta n with Tom Burba and Brad Ox ley in hot pursuit. Kin g wa s co m ing from th e 50 an d wa s th e fastest rider o n th e track . H e m oved into fourth a nd began to ch allen ge Oxley u nt il h e wheeli ed o u t o f turn four on lap three. That momentaril y slowed hi s progress and dropped him ba ck to fifth . Burba stayed close 10 H anco ck until h e dropped off th e pace on th e fourth revolution. giving Hancock a comfortable lead th at h e ca rried a ll th e wa y to th e checkered . Oxley fin ish ed seco nd with Sha wn McConnell th ird, j imm y O 'Dell (MA D R a cing/ Wh ite Bro s/Cycle Tune/Gurney & Curb/A ll Am erica n Ra cer s/ja rv is Ph ysical T hera py / Sm i th Goggles/ Frame Shop /Answ er P rodu cts / Sa m my T a n ne r Arai Dist ributing/ HPS Sur fboa rds Weslak e) sco red a very co n vinci n g win in the Seco nd Division main from th e lO-yard line. Mark H atel y and jimmy G entil e fol lo wed th e " Ka nsas C ity Kid " home. For th e secon d week 'in a row . Karl Sell enth in (Jawa ) took th e top honors in the Third Division main . Bern ie Tusko took seco nd p lace. with Bak ersfiel d 's Kent Bo wser th ird . Results SCRATCH MAIN; 1. Bob Ott (Gdn); 2. Bobby Sc hwartz(Wes); 3. Sam Ermolen ko(Wes);4. Lance King (Wes). HANDICAP , 1. DavKl Hancock (Wes); 2. Brad O. ley (West 3. Shawn McConne ll (Wes); 4. Lance King (Wes); 5. Tom Burba (J aw); 6. Bob Ott (Gdn). SECOND DIV: 1. Ji mmy O'Dell (Wes); 2. Mart< Hately (Wes); 3 . J immy Gentile (Wes); 4 . Mart. Brooks (J aw) ; 5. Norman Neuman{Wes); 6. Warren ReKl (J aw). THIRD DIV: 1. Karl Sell enth in (J awl: 2. Bern ie Tusko Wawl; 3. Kent Bowser (Gdn); 4 . Duan e Blake (Gdn); 5. Craig Furman (J aw ); 6. Steve Lyons (J aw ). Musgrave, Henricksen haul in Perris wins By Terry Whytal PE RRIS , CA . SEPT. 28 Honda p il ot Wi lly Musgrave swept both 250cc Pro motos en route to a con vinc ing o vera ll win while Kurt H enricksen rode hi s Kawasaki to a devasta ting 125cc P ro victory a t tod ay 's Sl\IX meet a t Perris Racewa y. . . , Mu sgrave had to co nte nd wit h chal - lenges from Suzuki rider Tony Sp ear and Yama ha-mounted j ohn Posca , Spear kept th e p ressure on the leader d in mota o ne while POSC' provided th e run ne r-up cha se in ro und two. Posca 's 3-2 score edged Spea r for second o vera ll w ith H o nda rider Bill Scott p lacing fo urth behi nd Sp ear. In his first race since cracking a verte bra at th e Rose Bo wl Su percross, Kurt H enrick sen powered to a comm and in g win in bo th 125cc Pro races . H enri cksen 's lead stretch ed to nearlv 30 seco n ds in eac h round despite it close battle for second betw een japanese rid er Isad Ida (H a n) a nd Kawasa ki- mounted Mike Kell. Isad took seco nd overa ll as Kell su ffered from mech anical problems in round two a nd pl aced third for th e da y. In O p en Inte rm ed iat e a ctio n. G eorge Koh ler took h is Kawasaki to the front o f th e pack in m o ta two to back u p h is seco nd p lace fin ish in ro u nd o ne a nd cl inc h the overal l win . Ca giva rid er j ason Coolbaugh rod e to a co n vinc ing first-mota wi n . bu t h it th e gate early a t th e sta rt of ro und two a n d had to work u p from las t pl ace to fin ish th ird behi nd Yam aha pilot Ken Ehl ers, Coolba ugh still ea rn ed seco nd overa ll w ith Eh lers taking th ird . Results 250 PRO: 1. Willy Musg rav e (Hon); 2.John Posea (Yam); 3. Tony Spear (SUl). 125 PRO; 1. Kun Henricksen (Kaw ); 2. Isad Ida (Hon); 3. Mike Kell (Kaw ). OPEN INT: 1. George Koh ler (Kaw ); 2. Jason Coolbaugh (Cagl; 3. Ken Ehlers (Yam). 250 INT; 1. Jimmy Palmer (Kaw); 2. Willoe Amaradio (Yam); 3. J un Okazaki (Hon). 1251l'JT 1. Scott McDonough (Kaw); 2. BJ Mills: paugh (Kaw ). OPEN NOV; 1. Todd Petersen (Hont, 2. Scott Rueschenbeg (Suzt, 3. Gary Carmen (SUl). 250 NOV; 1. Anthony Sandoval (Yamt 2. Kyle Smith (Hon); 3. Robert Lovas (Kaw). 125 NOV; 1. Roben McCay IKaw) ; 2. Tony Seck· man (Hen); 3. Steve Clark IKaw) . VET EX; 1. Ken Ehlers (Yam); 2. George Kohler (Kaw); 3. Dennis Co. (SUl). VET 1l'JT: 1. Roben Portier (Kew); 2. Greg Preston (Hont 3. Buzz Moeller (Hus). VET NOV; 1. Lee Amaradio (Yamt, 2. Greg St. Clair (KTM); 3. Mike Ishida (M -S). 80 NOV: 1. Mark Higham (Kaw); 2. Scott Man in (Kaw); 3. M ike Metzger (Kaw ). 80 BEG; 1. Ray Mcintosh (Kaw); 2. Tony Amaradio (Yaml; 3. Jeff Bauman (Yam). 250 BEG; 1, Guy Conner (Hon): 2. Don Dinnell (Kawl ; 3. Keith Vitale (Hon). Murphy wins Challenge .Series By Mike Bosnick OLYMPIA. W A, SEPT. 28 Bu ck Murphy, aboard a Raineer/ H ighland Honda, took his eighth straight win in a combined O ld Timer/Over the Hill program a t th e fin al race o f th e Hi Poin t/Scott US Af Answer/ Silko lene sponsored High-Point Challenge Series held a t th e Thurston County ORV Park . Murphy scored th e mOSI points by winning every mota in th e series , a nd took h ome a co m p lete outfit from Hi-Point as well as other contingenci es. . Eddie Gerrish took overall honors in 80cc B ac tion by winning two ba ck-to- back moto s. R o d Tapia (Ka w) , and Billy Ra dcl iff battled in both rnotos for secon d a nd third, T ap ia got th e better finish in th e second rn oto for second overa ll . Radcliff took third w ith a 2-3 sco re. . In the 125cc B cla ss, j ames " P u ttP u tt " Ha yes (E n u m cl a w Suzu ki / Ka wa saki /Pa ul so n s/ Sound Tra n sm issio n ) took seco nd behind Mark Vo lla n (Ka w) in th e first mot a . In the second m o to , Voll an and Hayes p icked off riders u nti l Ha yes reached the front and went on for the win , The 250cc class provided man y th rills. Mi ke Larson rode lone Pro and p u t a lap o n a ll othe r riders of th e 250cc class, wi th the exce ption of AI Carstensen , w ho was ridi ng as lone 250cc Ex pert. Larse n an d Ca rstensen gave a good lesson to a ll oth er riders

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