Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

-c: Hayes (Yam); 3. Greg Bartzen (Hon) . 25 0 AMA: 1. J oh n Hum phrey (Yam); 2. Bill Jo h nson (Suz); 3 . J oe J ohnson (Hon). 250 EXP: 1. Jo h n Imbr iale (Ho n); 2. J am ie Sim s (Hu s); 3. Ed Zu kowski (Suz). OPEN BEG ; 1. Bi ll Watkins (KTM ); 2. Curt is Fro elich (Hon); 3 . Fra nk Prin ce (Yam). OPEN NOV ; 1. Greg Campbell (Hu s); 2 . A ll en David (Han); 3 . M arty Stu tz (KTM ). OP EN A M A : 1. Gwi nVaug hn (Hu s); 3. Rob J oh n st on (Hon); 3 . St eve Reynolds (Kaw) . OPE N EXP: 1. Gary Di rcks (Han): 2. M ark Hi ld ebrand (Hus ): 3 . Chappy Blose (A TK). SR SPTS MN: 1. M ike LaBell e (Cag): 2. Foster Schn eider (KTM) ; 3. David W ebst er (Hu s). SR AMA: 1. Gera rd Freedma n (Kaw); 2. A lan W heatcro ft (Kaw) ; 3 . J er ry Sm it h {Yam l. SR EXP: 1. J erry Johnston (Hon); 2. Rob Beggs (KTM) : 3 . Jo hn M iller (Han). 30+ SR VETS : 1. Ron Pau lsen (Hu s); 2. Dav e Al exander (Hon); 3 . Robert Chadwick (Hon) . 38 + SR VETS : 1. A I M ayn ard (Han); 2 . Leroy J ohnston (Hon); 3. Joe Pros ser (KTMI . OTHG : 1. Robert Riggl e (C-A); 2. Loui s Le Crone (Kaw) ; 3. M ack Garrison (Hu s). LADIE S: 1. Pam ela Morto n (Yam); 2 . Cyn t hia Corbin (Cag); 3 . Ang ie Kla ja (Ha n). SIDEHA CK EXP: 1. StewartlWilliams (Yam); 2. Ridy ard/ Sand ers (Ya m). TRAIL: 1. Joe Peters (Han). Kieffer, Walker double winners at MRA's ·finale BY C .E . Rife DENVE R, CO. OCT. 5-6 Dr. Da ve Kieffer and Dan n y Wa lk er led th eir respective classes from sta rt to finish at the Yam aha Grand Prix, MRA 's fin al race o f th e season at Second Creek Raceway. T he no -po ints event wa s orga n ized la te in th e season as a n effo rt 10 a ttra ct Na tiona l-level rid ers to Col o rad o for the first tim e, but co ntracts a nd o bliga tio ns kep t most of th e to p . ride rs a way; o n ly Sam McD onald ap peared with a racebi ke. R ich Orlando , Fred Merkel a nd Wes Coo ley showed up only 10 spectate. Races were held in standard cl ub form at o n Sa tu rday, with AMA rules in effect Sunday . Kieffer led th e BoTT m ain event from sta rt 10 finish o n h is Ducat i Formul a One bike. Bob Co n wa y delighted cro wds with h is ou tland ish style on a T rium ph, follow ed closely by Greg Smi th o n a Yamaha 650 . The Triumph sp ru n g a n o il leak midway through the race, a llowi n g Smith to n aviga te his faltering 650 a ro u nd th e tra ck in seco nd pl ace. T he bat tle for third place ca p tiva ted fa n s as a j ohn 's H arl ey-Davidson XRIOOO, ridde n by Pete Bon ner, was slow ly reeled in by J i m J oh n so n o n a BMW . BMW ' fan s went wild w hen their ma rq ue su bord ina ted a riva l d inosa u r , much 10 the chagrin o f' ma ny "bikers" in th e crowd. T he Formu la Two race eli ci ted no suc h brand-loya lt y res ponse from th e sp ecta to rs, yet yie lded exci ting racin g . as th e Turner brothers dueled o n thei r tw in K&K Racing TZ250s. Conway. on a Woods-Rot ax. gra bbed th e h ol esh ot and used th e wh o le tra ck in hi s wi ld sty le before Dan a nd Aa ron T u rn er co ul d slip by. Dan T urner, MRA n u mber two , held o ff Aaron unt il the m id point of th e race whe n Aaron sli p ped by a nd held o n 10 th e lea d 10 th e chec kers. The showcase race o f th e da y, h oweve r, was th e i 50cc Su perbike. Ch uc k Lee go t h is cus to mary h ol esh ot, but was n o m at ch fo r McD onald , wh o slippe d pas t him before th e end o f th e first lap. The battle for second betw een Lee a nd Wa lker , now on a FZi 50, was fie rce. as no more than a few feet ever separa ted th e riders. Wa lker doggedly pursued Lee, bu t Lee h eld th e a dvantage 10 th e fini sh , , T he fin a l event o f th e day and th e season fo r MR A ra cers was a last mi n u te mela nge of bi kes in th e Wes Cooley ben efit ru n . Fi fty-o ne racers co m pe ted in th e ra ce , incl u d in g Smith 's and H o p perstad 's mech anics o n th e RZs. Lee squeezed th rough th e p ack from wh at was sup posed 10 hav e bee n a last-row start to lea d th e race, fo llowed by Skeeter J acobsen I ) .. : (- a nd Geoff Cesrnat. Approximat ely $1500 wa s gen erat ed for Cooley th rou gh th is race and othe r donati ons. ~. '" w U w ::E w z >- Hoffman hot at ~ Monterey Pro-Am '" >0 By M ike Va ncil ... 0 ~ :I: ~ al i\IO l'\TEREY. CA, ocr, 12 Sa l H offman won the P ro- Am class in th e second ro und o f th e R&D En terprises ' six-race short track series held a t the Mo n terey Count y Fa ir g rou n d s .: H o ff m a n . aboard th e new bre ed of Ha rlevDavid son short-tra cker, had to fo'llow Ben Zakarian a nd P.]. San ch ez fora tim e bu t srea d ilv worked hi s wav pas t the two riders to grab th e che ck'ers. Zak ari an ca me in o n H o ffm a n 's back fen der and ahead of Sa nchez, Although H offman p roud ly co llected fir st-p lace m oney in th e Alm a T ransport-sponsored Pr o -Am even t, he co u ld do no better th an seco nd place in the 500cc Expert even t beh ind Zaka rian (Hon) , wh o co u ld do no wr ong. H is start wa s pe rfect a nd th ~oughou t th e IO-la p main . he mainra i n ed a h ealth y lea d . Brad Spe ncer (Ya m ) h u ng o n for third . Mo to cr o sser- tu r n ed- flat · tra cker Pa trick Varch iere ca p tu red a first a nd seco nd pl a ce trophy in th e 250cc Novice division two and 500cc Nov ice division o ne races, as he put into pract ice th e r oac h ings o f men tor An T resser, w ho wa s a Pro -Am en tra n t. Vacch iere got o ff to a perfect start in th e 250c(" Novi ce div ision two fin al a nd never looked back. H e wasn ' t qu ite so fort una te in th e 500cc Novi ce divi sio n o ne final, as Vacch iere cou ld o n ly work up 10 seco nd behi nd G ary Vincelet (Ya m) at the che ckers. Resu lts 60 PEE W EE (5 YRS): 1. J u st in Sti lw ell (Yam ); 2. Eric M art in (Yam). 60 PEE W EE (6 & UP): 1. .I arme Sgh eiza (Yam); 2. A.J . Kirk pat ri ck (Yam). 60 MI NI: t . J ake Zemke (Kaw); 2 . Willia m Luker (Kaw ). 80 M INI ; 1. Ma tt hew Wa it (Kaw ); 2. Jake Zem ke (Yam) . 12 5 NOV: l . Eric Hanz elka (Yam ); 2 . Gi lb ert Gar za (Yam). 250 NOV DIV 1; 1. Manu el Pon te " ' (Yam); 2. J ohn Castanza (Yam). 25 0 NOV DIV 2 : 1. Pat rick Vacchi er e (Yam ); 2. Scott Chap pell (Hon); 3. An tone Me lt on (Hon) . 2 50 J R: 1. Todd Bri dges (Kawl; 2 . Kerry Puccio (Han) ; 3. Rich Sm it h (Ya m). 25 0 EX: 1. Cr aig J oh n son (Suz ); 2 . Larr y Stagg s IKaw). 500N OV DIV 1: 1. Gary V in cel et (Yam ); 2. Patr ick Va cch iere (Yam); 3 . Pete Scanlon (Yam). 500 NOV DIV 2 : 1. Eric Ja cobs (Yam ); 2 . J i m Tuck er (Yam ); 3. Jo seph Sot o (Yam ). 500 NOV DIV 3 ; 1. Jimmy San ch ez (Yam); 2. Bern ie Cabanilla (Yam); 3 . Carl St even son (Yam). 500 J R DIV 1: 1. Billy Go nzales (Yam); 2 . Fran k Nye (Yam ); 3 . Kevi n Crowley (Yam l. 500 J R OIV 2 : 1. Ke rry Pucci o (Hon); 2. Francis Shin e J r. (Yam). • 500 EX: 1. Be n Zaka r ia n (Hon) ; 2. Sal Hoffm an (Hon); 3. Br ad Spencer (Yaml. VET & OT; 1. Frank Nye (Yern) , PRO·AM : 1. Sal Hoffm a n (H· D); 2. Ben Zakaria n (Han); 3 . P.J . Sanch ez (C-AI . Harys hot at Carlsbad By Kathy Nemecek CA R LS BAD. CA. ocr. 13 Hu sq varn a -m ount ed G ar y H a rys ca p tu red th e to p Pro class honors virtuall y unchal len ged a t Ca rls bad Racewa y today by virt ue of hi s 1-1 perf orm an ce. During Iirst-rnoto ac tio n in th e co m bine d Pro and Int erm edia te cla sses , Ho nda r id er Wo od v Car lso n sp r int ed o u t o f th e ga te to ca p tu re th e h o leshot wit h H arys a nd H onda m ounted Tra cy Hra ch fo ll o wi ng. Ca rlson appeared to be o n hi s way to a n easy win . but afte r a seven th -la p pass by Ha rys o n th e ro ugh Ca rls bad uphill , Carl son had to sett le for seco nd . Ha rvs took th e first -m ot e win wi th Ca rlson a nd H rach foll owi ng in seco nd an d th ird. respecti vel y. If'':) :I: 00 O'l "- ...... C(j ...... .... 0 Z • J o hn M c G inn is (16) wheelies away from the In termed iate c lass at Carls ba d . M cG innis finished second in the 250cc divisio n . Carlso n aga i n h ad to ta ke a back seat d ur ing th e seco nd mot o . Even th o ugh he agai n cap tu red th e hol eshot, Carlson cou ld not defend himself agai ns t ha rd -ch a rg in g H arv s, who p assed Ca rlson in th e fir st la p a n d im media tely es ta bl ishe d a lead o f several bi kele ngths. Ca rlso n gave cha se the ent ire race but was n ever a serious th rea t. H a rys netted the O pen P ro cl ass victorv wit h Ca rlso n in seco nd a nd H rach in thi rd. Randy Ca n er led the list of win n ers in th e ho tly co ntes ted l 25cc In term edia te class. His closes t co m pe titio n was Fred Willen, a bo ard a Suzuki , whose day 's efforts netted h im a second-p lace wi n . Ka wasaki-mounted Ma ll Schri m sky ro unded o u t th e top three finish ers. It was a H o nda ca ke wa lk in th e 250cc In ter m edia te co ntes t as Larry Nannen ga again won th e overa ll class victory wi th fell ow H onda rid er , J on McG innis, ho ldin g down the numbertwo spot and Reed Mayne hang ing on for a th ird -p lace victory. Competi tio n was ho t in the 250cc J u ni or race. Pau l Casillas m anaged to lead o u t of th e ga te but wa s soo n gi ven chase by Ma rcu s Washington (Ya m ), Michael Edwards (Suz), Edwin Woll eson, a n d Mike Huber (Hon ). Edwards esta b lishe d a nd ma intained th e lead with Wolleso n a nd WashingIOn swa pping p laces for seco n d a nd th ird. A fourth-lap sp ill a nd a mi ssing throttle gri p re tired Cas illas fro m th e first moto . It was not until th e last lap tha t Washing ton managed to pull away fro m Woll eson after Wol leso n bo bb led o n th e u p hi ll. Wa sh in g ton th en ga ve chase but co u ld n' t ca tch th e Ilawl esslv ridi ng Edw ards, who reco rded th e first -p lace wi n. Washingt on held down seco nd a nd Wolleson ro unded out the to p th ree p laces. Dur ing th e next mot a 's action , Woll eson managed 10 ga in th e lea d o u t o f th e ga te with Ed ward s o n h is tai lpipe. Wo lleson co u ld n' t hold o ff Edwa rds, wh o quick ly gra bbed th e to p spo t and rep eat ed hi s first mo ro 's perform ance fo r th e overa ll victory. Washi ngton. Casillas a nd Wo lleson co ntinued to di ce unti l Casillas develo pe d mechani ca l prob lems o n the fifth la p a nd a blow n sh oc k in th e sixth lap retired Wa shington from th e m o ta . Woll eson h eld on for a seco nd-place victor y a nd J esus Ca sillas. J r. battl ed and won third-po sition honors. Results OPEN PRO; 1. Gary Hary s (Hu s); 2 . Woodo{ Carl · son (Hon) ; 3 . Tracy Hr ach (Hon ). 125 INT : 1. Randy Carter (Kaw) ; 2. Fred W ill ert (Suz); 3 . Matt Schr im sky (Kaw) . 250 INT : 1. Larry Nann enga (Hon ); 2. Jo hn M cGinnis (Hon) ; 3. Reed M ayn e (Hon). OPEN INT; 1. TImothy Reginq Kaw ). 125 J R; 1. Larry Hen ry (Han) ; 2. Tim Barker (Han); 3. Steve Larson (Hon). 250JR; 1. M ichael Edwards (Su z); 2. Edwin w etleson (Kawl; 3. Jesus Casill as Jr. (Yam l. OPEN J R: 1. J oe Cla rk (Ho n); 2. J ason M cCorm ic k (Yam); 3 . Bill Sipe s Jr. (Ha n). 12 5 BEG : 1. Bob Wo ll eson (Han); ' 2. Rich ard Zeigl er (Kaw) ; 3. J ason A u st in (Hon). 250 BEG : 1. M ike On er (Han). 500 BEG: 1. Randy Schm idt (Han). VET M STR: 1. Bob Ton er (Su z); 2. Fra nk Thoma son (Kaw l. MINI: 1. Ron nie Kauble (Yam); 2. J erren A uston (Hon) ; 3. Ch ris Tonzo (Ho-lil. OPEN PRO; 1. Gary Hary s (Hus); 2. Wooaot Car lson (Hon); 3 . Tracy Hra ch . 12 5 INT; 1. Randy Cart er (Kawl; 2. Fred W ill er t (Su z); 3 . M att Schr im sky (Kaw ). 250 INT; 1. Larry Nannenga (Han); 2. John McG inn is (Ho n); 3. Reed M ayn e (Hon). OPEN INT; 1. Timothy Regin t (Kaw) . 125 JR : 1 . Lar ry Hen ry (Ho n); 2 . Ti m Barker (Hon ); 3 . Steve Larson (Hon). 25 0 J R: 1. M ich ael Edwards (Suz); 2. Edwin W ol les on (Kaw ); 3 . J esu s Casill as Jr. (Yaml . OPEN J R: 1. J oe Clark (Hon); 2. J ason McCormic k (Yam ); 3. Bill Sipes Jr. (Ha n). 125 BEG ; 1. Bob Woll es on (Han); 2. Rich ar d Zeigler (Kaw) ; 3. J ason Au stin (Hon). 250 BEG ; 1. M ike Oner (Han). 500 BEG; 1. Randy Schmidt (Han). VET MSTR: 1. Bob Tott er (Suz); 2. Fran k Th orneson (Kawl. M INI: 1. Ron nie Kauble (Yam ); 2. J errett A u ston (Hon ); 3. Ch ris Tonzo (Ho n). ... Hopperstad stuns Smith at Pueblo By C .E . Rife P UEBLO, CO, SE PT. 28-29 John H o ppe rstad upset favoredto -wi n Greg' Smith at MRA 's poi n ts race th is weekend a t Pueb lo Motorsports Racewa y. H opperstad h eated u p th e un sea so na b ly coo l weather th at fros ted th e so u th ern Col orado track th e ni gh t before the race, wh ich was bel ieved 10 be th e ca use o f a lig h t turnout of rid ers. On ly 45 d ie-hard racers braved the ch illy wea th er in th e fi na l po ints ra ce of the season . Racin g co mmenced in th e lat e m orni ng o n Su nday a fte r th e track th aw ed its coa tin g of snow. Po ints lead er Smi th relinquish ed h is health y lead to H opperstad a fter crash in g in two ra ces, Cautious riding characterized th e da y as racers bal anced their need fo r p oints a gai ns t trea ch ero us tra ck cond i tion s. O n ly o ne serious acc ide nt marred th e da y. Nationa l rider Ri cky Orla ndo dropped h is FJ 600 Yamaha ea rly in th e 600cc Superbi ke race a nd was hit by an other mot orcycl e which h ad been dro p ped in a n a ttem p t to a void hi m . Orlando su ffered a co m po und fracture of his lef t arm , whi ch resulted in fo urho ur-long a n erialtra nspl ant surgery. .. 41

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