Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

(Han); 3. Kelly Whelchel (Kaw) . 25 0 NOV: 1. Mike Nott (Kaw); 2. Ray Bruington (Kaw): 3. Steve Wilcox (Hus). 125 1NT 1. Ed Portz ISuz): 2. Tony Grav es (Han); ; 3. Jeff Oaily (Kaw). 125 NOV: 1. J ohn Gr egson (Kaw); 2. Shaun Parsons (Kaw; 3. Ma rk Nored (Kaw). MIN I INT: 1. Jeff Daily (Kaw); 3. Jaso n Pearson (Han); 3. Chad Berry (Kawl. M INI NOV: 1. Dusty Brown (Kaw): 2. Grayson Klampe (Han): 3. Eric Rogers (Han). 30 -40: 1. Charlie Stand eford (Han); 2. Charlie Harter (MaH: 3. Howard Jones (Yam). Hopkins dominates SRACMX By Larry Johnson LAKEWOOD, CO . ocr. 20 Kawasaki pilot Brian H opkins combined a fla wless 1-1 score today to capture the 125cc Am ateur overall a t th e Sports Rid ers Association o f Colo ra do (SR AC) m otocross in Lakewood, Col o rad o , the final event o f th e season. It 's been two weeks since th e fin al points were tabulated, a nd a light turnou t combined th e 125, 250cc and Open Amateurs classes. In the first mota, Hopkins Cinished second to the onl y Open rider, J ames Blissett (H a n) . H opkins once again placed seco nd overall in th e second m ot a , but this time lo st to 250cc rider Kurt Eichacker (Kaw). However , H opkin s took th e I25cc cla ss win each time out to n ail th e overa ll. Wes McClure (Ya m ) put toge the r a 1-3 da y to ca p ture first o vera ll in th e 250cc Amateur class and will mo ve up to the Pro ranks n ext year. AI Strope (Yam) traded m ot a w in s with Kawasaki rider J ohn Wright in th e 80cc Amateurs, and since Strope won the second moto tie-breaker, th e Yamaha pilot went home with th e first-pla ce trophy. Novice riders Sean Ward (Ka w) and Eric Scheel (Ka w) al so pi cked up first-place trophies after cla im ing th e overall in th e 125 a nd 250cc classes. Ward trailed Shane Anderson (Kaw) for half th e race in th e first 125cc rnoro before taking over the lead and going on to take the win. In the second mota, Ward had it a littl e ea sier , leading fro m start to fin ish . In the 250cc class, th e firs t mota sa w Scheel easily lead from start to fin ish . A fift h-place start had Schee l figh ting h is way th ro ugh traffic in the second moto before taki ng the win and overa ll. He cu t it a little close by passing Honda rider Randy Garcia on the fina l lap . Results 60 NOV: 1. Todd Robertso n (Yam). 60 NOV: 1. J ames Rogers (Kaw~ 2. Josh Kellogg (Kaw) : 3. M ike Ande rson (Kew). aDAM: I . AI Strope (Yam); 2. J ohn Wr ight (Kawl; 3. Brendan Johnson (Yam). 12 5 NOV: 1. Sean Ward (Ka w~ 2. Briant Grossi (Han): 3. Troy Schwartzkopf (Han). 125 AM : 1. Brian Hopltins (Kawt 2. Kevi n Staman (Hon). 125 PRO: 1. Shawn Smith (Kawt 2. Keith Camp· bell (Yamt 3. David KosI:ella (Suzl. 250 NOV: 1. Eric Scheel (Kewt 2. Randy Garcia tHont 3. Ken Snell (Suzl. 25OAM: 1. Was McClur e (Yam); 2. Kurt Eichacker tKawl; 3. Pat Surprise (Kaw). 250 PRO; 1. Kip Sandell (Han); 2. Lance Johnson (Yamt 3. Dean Campbell (yam) . VET AM : 1. M ichael Kern (KTM). VET EX: 1. Steve Stephens (Yam): 2. Glade Hill (Hus). SR AM: 1. Kan M ill er (Kew); 2. Doug Kell y (Yam). SR EX: 1. Curt Becker (Kew): 2. Bart Kellogg (Han). Fisher shows 'em at CCF indoor ST By Derryl Anderson RIDGEFIELD, WA . ocr. 17 R ya n Fisher a nd Ro n Waters ga ve th e spectators so meth ing to chee r a bo u t as th e two riders fought looth-and-nail in bo th O pen Pro motos inside Clark Co unty Fa irgrou nds in Rid gt'Cield, Washin gto n . At th e fin ish , it was Fis her claim- ing tlu- overal l victory aboard h is Si m pson/ N D-sponsored Yam aha. Both mot o s had Fish er out in fro n t with Wat t'l's in cl ose p urs uit . Wat ers wo ul d dive undernea th Fisher an d p ull alongs ide the Yamah a rider do wn th e lo ng straights . bu t Fish er always sla m med th e door sh u t on Wa ters in th e tu rn s. Th is ritu a l went o n everv lap in bo th mo tos, wh ile T ricia Lyons (Ya m ) fo llowed close beh ind waiti ng C a n o pe ni ng 10 pa ss. bu t it never or happened . Fisher too k the win eac h time o u t a head o f Wat er s a nd Lyons. Dou g Castl« had 10 borrow a bi ke from veterun Sidew inders Expert Ron Adams to w in th e [ir st 250cc Amateur mot o . but H o nda rider Ro n Stevenson wound up with rhe ove ra ll . In th e first moro , Ca srle jumped o u t to an ea rly lea d a head of Stevenson and George Belanger. Cas tle extended h is lead . wh ile Steve nson and Belanger ba ttl e it o u t th roug hout th e moto. Cast le rode [luw Iessly a nd went o n 10 ta ke th e win , wh ile S tevenson held o n to seco nd over Belan ger. Castl e look ed to have th e second m oto win in the bag alter p u lli ng awa y from Stevens o n a nd Belanger ea rl y in th e ra ce, but h is cha in eventuall y de ra iled ca usi ng hi m to lose th e vicrorv. T he m oto Iinish was th e sa me as tlie overu ll Ii uis h , with StC\'enson Iakin ~ the w in a h ead of Belan ger and Ca stl e. Bill y Tay lor ja m med int o the Iirs t turn in th e lead a t the start of th e 250cc P ro race. bu t Mart v Z r bel. Ron e Adams a nd Jerry O tto:"'" a ll rid in g Yam ah a s - were close beh ind . Th roughout the race, Tay lor a nd Zerbel swa p ped leads lap a lter lap, but Zerb el h appen ed to be o u t in front as they crossed th e checkered £la g . Adams a nd O tto finish ed thi rd a nd fourth . Zerbe! m anaged 10 stay o ut of trou bl e in th e seco nd o u ting as he led fro m start 10 Cinish to ca p ture the o vera ll. T ay lo r had a poor start a nd wo rked hi s way up to thi rd 10 pressure Adams C seco nd , but th e two or co ll ide d a n d T a yl or went d own. Adams [inished seco nd a head o f Otto a n d Ta ylor. Results WEE PEE WEE: 1. Kevin Eakin (Yam). PEE WEE: 1. Mi ke Fetty (Han). MI NI: 1. Lance Rudge (Kaw). 125 AM : 1. Kevin Jochim: 2. Tom Mill er IHon). 125 PRO: 1. Glenn Hun te r ISuzl; 2. Darren Rogers. 250 AM : 1. Ron Stevenson (Honl : 2. George Bela nger; 3 . Rick Mscichowski (Yam ). 250 PRO: 1. Mart y Zerbel (Yam); 2. Ron Adams (YamI: 3. Billy Taylor (Yam). OPEN AM : I . John Christianson: 2. Kerry Krahal (Yam): 3. Rex Fisher (Han). OPEN PRO: 1. Ryan Fisher (Yam) 2. Ron Wate rs (Hon ~ 3. Tricia Lyons (Yam). Tyler wins Silver Beach GP By The Squisher WHITE PASS, WA, ocr. 6 The sixth a n nual Yakima Dust Dodgers Silver Beach Grand P rix was held Sunday wi th 273 riders competing. The course, as usua l, h ad sections of lak e bottom with much more tight woods added this year. The Department of G ame d id not a llo w an y fording of strea m s th is year : so the club had to bui ld Cive bridges. Several bridges were two Ieet wide a nd 40 feet lo ng , which ca use d problems Cor th e rider who lost hi s ba lance h a lfway across. Th e first race combin ed the Lightweights. Ov er the Hill (Clas s 30), a n d Old Timer (Over 40) cla sses. About 80 bikes were lined up C th e dead or engine LeM ans-style sta rt as th e £la g d ro p ped. T he C aster ride rs were averagi ng abou t 14 m inu tes per lap o n th e C ive-m in utt' co urse. Most te-ams were sw itchi ng a fter two lap s durin g the two -ho ur race. In th e Lightweigh t class. Kevin Logsdon (Yarn)and Cra ig Sta naw a y (Ya m) pu lled o u t a good lead o n th e seco nd -p lace team o f J ohn Sowards (H a n) and Louis Aron (Yam) . T hey a ppea red 10 h ave th e race in the bag when Logsdon crashed ha rd on th e last lap. H e limped back 10 th e pi ts as So wa rds took over th e lead . Stanaway rode like a madman to reta ke the lead Cor a well -earned victory C h is team . or The tea m of Dol a n Schmidt (Ya m) a nd Mike Scott (Ya m ) led th e O ver 30 clas s C rom sta rt to finish. T he y were d isqualified C cu tt ing the co urse or but th e decision wa s reversed when th e club took into accou nt th e fact th at no p ra ct ice la p was gi ven . The H ea vyweight race bega n w ith Ci ve Yam ahas leadi ng goi ng into th e woods. Corey Klaudt (Yam) was lea din g Scott Ty ler (Ya m) unti l a cra sh drop ped Kla ud t into second. T yle r h eld on to first a s Kla ud t tu rned the bike over to Oren Bra y (Ka w ), T h e lead ch a nged hands several tim es, but the co n sistency o f T yler wo n o u t, as Bra y C , gi ving Ty ler the lead C ell or good. Chris Moritz (Ya m) a nd Ron Wa llace (Han) rode a stead y race to fini sh a well-earned fourth. An o u tsta ndi ng rid e wa s put in by Art Key (Yam ) a nd Chris Hurzlernan (KT M). Key h ad trou ble sta rting hi s bik e o n th e lin e, bu t mad e up a lot o f gro un d, event ua lly fin ish in g in th ird. Results LTWT A : 1.Craig Sta noway (Yam)/Kevin Logsdon (Yaml : 2. John Sowards (Hon)/ Loui s Aron (Yam). LTWT B: 1. Marty M cCall um IHon)/ Sand J aqui sh (Yam); 2. Cary Aske (Honl; 3. Yamamoto (Hus)/ Larson (Yam ). LTWT C: 1. Eric Stanaway (Yam)/ Mike Robert s (Kaw l: 2. Silvestri (Suz)/ B_ (Kawl; 3. Kevin Cornett (Varn }/ Bart McKinnon (Yam) . CLASS 30 A: 1. Dolan Sch midt (Yam)/ M ike Scott (Yam): 2. Rick McU ne (KTM): 3. Oave Russell (Hus). CLASS 30 B: 1. Voyt Lyons (Suz)/ Randy Berghoff (Yam); 2. Je rry Shields (Han): 3. Jerry Sikes (Yam)/ Tony Carpino (Hus). HVYWT A : 1. Scott Tyler (Yam): 2. Corey Klaud t (Yam)/ Oren Bray (Kaw l; 3. Chris Huuetma n IKTM)I Art Key (Yam). HVYWT C: 1. Tim Fargnon (Hus)/ John Parten (KTM): 2. Mark Snover (Suz): 3. Pat Brandt (KTM)! Mc Dowell (Yam). CLASS 40 A; 1. Joe Corder (KTM ): 2. Roger Stan ley (Hon). CLASS 40 B: 1. Rick Kelly (Han): 2. Bruce Harr ison (KTM ): 3. Mike Rockett (KTM). HVYWT B: 1. Kevin Bise (Hus)/ A.J . Kietian (Han): 2. Ken Bailey (KTM) / Bill Kaiser (KTM): 3. Oavid Silvestri (Suz). Zerbel zooms to Woodland win By Derryl Anderson WOODLAN D, WA, ocr. 13 Marty Zerbe1scored three wi ns to ta ke first overall in the FourStroke O p en class at the scrambles held at Woodland's Motocross Park. Zerbel rode wire-to-wire on his Kinnish/ Adam 's Cycle/Town Center/Chaney's Auto Body Yamaha 10 best Da n Dickerso n (Yam) and Brem ert o n 's promising yo u n gster, Darrell Davis (Ya m). Last year's 250cc sen sation, Jim Servo, had hi s problems today, a s self-spon so red Dean . Autrey (H a n) , ca me out on top of th e hot ly contested 250cc class. After winnin~ a wild first mota, a Woodland fir st timer, Gary Jackson (H a n) went on to finish second overall. Jim Anderson £lew to three firsts in a rare appea rance a t the Woodland tra ck , giv ing Cans th eir money's worth with a fant asti c display of riding skill s. In moto three, starting backwards o n th e penalty line, Anderson quickly made up a 30-yard deficit to pi ck off three rid ers in turn two, one in th e air ov er the jump and another going in to turn three. By lap two Anderson wa s in th e lea d and stretch ing it o ver th e rest o f th e class. Second overa ll went to hard-ch a rg in g Mik e Morris. Resu lts WEE PEEWEE: 1. Ja mes Taylor: 2. Joshua Lynn . PEE WEE: 1. M ike Fetty (Han). MIN I: 1. Tro y Hutson (Yam); 2. Ryan An derson (Kaw). Kip Sandell won both 250cc Pro motos at SRAC MX. 125; 1. Jon Dav idson: 2. Troy Bangs . 25 0: 1. Dean Autrey (Han); 2. Gary Jackson (Han). OPEN 2· STK: 1. Jim An derson (Yam): 2. M ike Morr is. OPEN 4 · STK: 1. Marty Zerbel (Yam): 2. Oon Dick inson (Yam). Staten steals the show at Perris By Terry Whytal PERRIS. CA, ocr. 13 Clear skies and mild temperatures welcomed a record turnout of SMX riders to P erris raceway for round two of the Ma lcolm S mith Fall C lass ic. The spectators were in Cor an ex tra treat a s former National C ha mp Rex Staten ca me o u t o f retirem ent to sweep bo th O pen Pro motos. Staten powered to th e lead ea rly in eac h round as Kawa sak i rid er T ommy Combs kept th e p ress ur e on fro m th e number-two spot. Co m bs tried a tricky line o n Staten in round o ne th at almost worked , but ins tead resulted in a trip to the turf Cor the aggressive young rider. Combs carne back to finish second in round two a nd earn seco nd overall Cor th e day behind Staten as Yam aha rider Tim Cauby picked up th ird overall, Suzuki rider Tony Spear a nd Kawa sa ki-m ou nted John Ray dueled in both 250cc Pro rnotos with each ge tting one win and Ray taking th e overall by virtue of th e better seco nd moto finish. Yamaha rider Bob Ashleigh placed third. Honda pilot Tim H anna made short work of the 250cc Intermediate class, to pping both motos despite tough competition Crom runner-up U lf Johansson , a ls o on bo ard a Honda. Jim H awkins m ade it a Honda sweep by earn ing th ird-overall bragging rights. Robert Johnson swep t both Vet Intermediate ra ces on h is Honda as Suzuki rider Mike Brooks posted a 2-2 score to place seco nd o verall ahead of Kawasaki p ilot Bo b Graf. Suzuki-mounted Doug Toland cam e Crom behind to win th e second Open Beginner moto, but h is turf problems in round one h eld him to just third overall as Honda rider Kirk H arrison earn ed th e top honors . Mark Covert placed secon d o n a Honda . Deri c Garcia pushed hi s Kawa saki to a I-I sco re in 80ccBeginneraction. Chasing G arcia to th e checkered flag in each moto was event ua l secondpl ace finisher Dannon Burg , a lso rid in g a KX. Ka wa sak i a lmos t co m pl etel y dominated th e class as j eff Lewis p la ced th ird. J immy William s C u rt h a nd Tim m y O lson CiCth , a ll o n o board th e gret'n machi , es. Resu lts OPEN PRO: 1. Rex Staten (Yam); 2. Tommy 39

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