Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

o ~ C\J ... V ..0 S V ;> o Z D ick Mann (6 ) passes anothe r rid e r o n h is way to the Old Timers Master class victory at Sand Hill Ranch motocross. Vohland, Hopper, Mythen sweep Sand Hill Pros By Lee Denlinger BRENT WO O D, CA, NOV. 3 T yso n Vohland, George H opper a nd R ich Myth en raced to respecti ve victories in the Pro 125, 250cc. a nd Open classes toda y at San H ill Ra nch MX. Voh lan d (Kawasaki MOlOr Corporation/Hi-Point)grabbed the holesho t and never let go o f th e lead in th e first round of the 125cc Pro race. While Vohla n d was pouri ng it on, Kim o Ca sey (Kaw) and T erry Bosta rd (Kaw) ba u led for second pl ace. Casey led Bosta rd until th e middle of th e fifth lap when Bosta rd made h is move. Bosta rd stretched out over a mid track j u m p, passed Casey , and hel d o n to tak e second behind Vohl a nd. In the second round , Casey too k the in side track , clos ely pursued by Ch ris Ladd (Kaw ), Bostard, an d Vohla nd . Voh la nd switched to th e o u tside lin e a nd passed Ladd , who had dropped lO third , bu t Voh la nd was cu t off by Bostard o n the inside turn , O n th e third la p Voh land finall y slipped by Bostard, and Casey dropped lO th ird. J eff Pesta na (Su z) cu t off Casey on th e in sid e during the sixth lap for a Voh land , Bostard, Pesta n a top- th ree fin ish . In th e Pro 250cc class, Greg Pen ningt on (H on) got the holeshot but quickl y rel in quish ed the lead to Vohland. Voh la nd opened up h is th ro ttle for a n im p ressive 2:01 lap ti me , passing the checkered flag with a n airborne ta ble-top leap . In the second round, Geor ge Ho ppe r (Ma llou Cycl e) j u m ped o u t into th e lead with Vohla nd a close seco nd but Voh land's engine ga ve o u t a t the top o f the h ill during lap three. Bostard an d Pesta na battled for second , with Bostard dominating at th e finis h behi nd winner H opper. Mythen (Diablo Sports Cycle/ Cycle Gear) raced hi s H onda 10 victory in th e O pen P ro class. Bill J am erso n (Hon ) grabbed the ins id e lin e in the fir st turn , bu t Mythen slipped past on th e straightaway. J a merson held o n to seco nd u ntil th e four th lap when H onda rider Devon J oos cu t h im o ff o n a berm. Whi le Myth en stre tched out h is lead , J amerson a nd J oo s jock eyed for second place, with J oos dominating. In th e second ro u nd, Mythen was third around the first tu rn beh in d J oos an d J imm y T a ylor (Hon ), My- th en quickl y closed th e gap and cut ins id e on the thi rd turn to take an unch al lenged-ride to the chec kers. Results 60 BEG: 1. casey Johnson (Kawl. BO BEG: 1. Eric Hudgen s (Han); 2. Dana Massey (Kawl; 3 . Scan Wi ll iams (Han ). 80 JR: 1. Ricky Peixoto (Kaw); 2. Scan Sch roede r (Kaw); 3 . Jason Johnson (Kaw l. BOINT: 1. Dal e Rayzor {Hon); 2. Ray Crumb (Varni. 125 BEG: 1. Rob Bels key {Hon l; 2 . Blaine Kissinger (Kaw) ; 3. Jo e Engen io (Hon). 125 J R: t , Ricky White (Kaw ~; 2. Br ian Yon an (Kaw); 3 . Georg e Kosov ilka (Honl. 1251NT: 1. Tallo n Voh land (Kaw); 2. Steve Weyrau ch (Kawl; 3. Ch ris Ward (Kaw) . 250 BEG: 1. Jon Delas or io (Yam); 2. Neville Roddie (Kaw); 3 . Jeffrey Harris (Han). 250 J R: 1. Denn is Jerge (Han); 2 . Ran Carl son (Han); 3 . Alex Chellew (Yam). 2501NT: 1. Alan carl son (Yam); 2 . Greg Sheehan (SUl); 3 . John Ensign (Kaw). OPEN BEG: 1. Chris Fiack (Han). OPEN JR : 1. Ken Small (Han); 2. Glenn Welsh (Han); 3. Randy Okada (Kaw). OPEN INT: 1. Robert Ston e (Han ); 2. Greg Shee · han (Kaw). 12 5 PRO: r. Tyson Vohlan d (Kaw) ; 2. Terry Basta rd (Kaw) . 250 PRO: t . George Hopper (Hon ~ 2. Terry Bcstard { Kaw~ 3 . Den n is Redding (Han) . OPEN PRO: 1. Rich M yt he n (Han ); 2. Devo n Joos (Han ). VET SPTSMN : 1. M ika At kin (Kawl. VETINT: 1. Billy Risner (Han); 2. Dan Nelson (Suz). VET MSTR: 1. Dan iel Stu rgaon (Yam): 2. A I Posey (Han) . OT JR : 1. Fred Raven (Han ). OT INT: 1. Ron Clawson (Suli. OT M STR: 1. Dick M ann {Varni. White strikes gold at Canyon MX By Michael Ross P HO ENIX, AZ, NOV. 3 Bo bby White too k th e first ste p in defending h is Arizona State Championship by taking th e overall win at Canyon Racewa y toda y wi th a perfect I-I finish in th e 250cc Expert class. The first ro u nd o f th e Arizona Sta te C ha m pions hip sponsored th is year by You ng Cycle Supply - bro ugh t some of the fines t riders to Ca nyon Raceway to do bat tle, White (Sun n yslo pe H onda ), took the ho lesh o t in th e fir st moto a nd never looked ba ck. Chappy Blose was - seco nd into the first tu rn o n Mi ke Mclntyre's KX. which he borrowed when Blose's Husky lost spark during p rac tice. Honda -mounted Eric Kir k and Kawasaki ace Scott Keys were h ot o n Blose's heels. Desert H usky-spo nso red Bl o se co nt inued to pro be Wh ite's defense but ha d to sett le for second pl a ce at th e checkered fla g. Third pl ace went 10 Team Green rider Keys with the Camelback Honda o f Kirk rounding o u t th e top four. The 125cc Experts were hard at it in moto one, bu t th e race bel onged to the Yamaha Wo rld -sponsored YZ o f Den n is Park er. Pa rker rode hard to Pa best th e determined efforts o f . ul . Mike Rehm (6 4 7) le a d s John Van Hook in t he 250cc Amateur Stock c lass a t Canyon Raceway. but it was S teve Davis taking the win . Bo wma n 's Honda . who fin ish ed seco nd o verall with th e U n ited Mot orsports CR o f Brian Hayes in tow, J ames George brought h is An swer P roducts/ Kawasaki West-sponsored KX for fourth. MOIO two , wh ich was run u nder the ligh ts, saw Martin Vesely's KX jump into th e lead with Keys in seco nd a nd Whi te third. The ens ui ng ba ttl e between Keys a nd Vesely rea ll y sta rted 10 hea t up as Whi te seemed co ntent to hang back . Samantha In dustri es-sponsored Vesely got a li ttle 100 wild a nd bailed o n lap three. h a n d in g seco n d p lace 10 Kirk with White st ill lurking in thi rd. White fina lly got around Kirk on lap four . whi le Joh nn ie Deremo (Ya m) tried 10 work hi s wa y around Kirk. White stre tched his lead 10 th ree seco nds a t the checkered flag wi th Keys, Kirk a nd Deremo in tow . Vesely remou nted after h is crash and finished fifth. T he I25cc Experts got a good loo k a t th e back of Parker's Yam aha a s he com ma nded the lead fro m start to fin is h in spi te of crashi ng in th e ea rly laps. J a mes George wo rked his way into seco nd wit h Pa u l Bo wm a n close behi nd. Bow ma n 's 2-3 fin ish was good fo r second overall. Th e Ol d Timer race saw hol esh ot artist Bill Meyer p u t hi s Kaw asa ki into an ea rly lead with Mo nte Whi raker and Rick Myers close beh in d. Myer slid his Kawasaki on la p two an d allowed Meyers to move into th e to p slot o n h is Youn g Cycle Supplybacked Honda. Whitaker's H onda was th ird but Wi lli e G iroir's Kawasaki was a p p lying serio us pressure fro m fourth . By la p three, Myers pu lled out a su bsta ntia l lead , bu t Meyer was up and on th e ga s, an d passed Myers on lap five . G iro ir got around Whitaker , wh ile Meyer took th e chec kered flag with Myers having to settle for second. Third went to Giroir with Whitaker in fourth. Moto two was a com p letely different race as Giroir got the . . . ot with holesh . ... . ~ .. Wh itaker right beh ind - a nd Myers was las t. Giroir held onto the lead in sp ite of the determined efforts of Meyer , who dropped Whitak er back. By lap five, G iroir wa s in com man d of first bu t Meyer was lu rking just behind with R ick Tabor in th ird . At the che ckers, G iro ir led Meyer, Tabor a nd Wh ita ker. Results PEE WEE: 1. Jak e Zukowski (SUll. J R: 1. Br ia n Cook (Kaw ): 2 . Jimmy Mokey ( H on~ 3. Eric Fairleigh (Han ). MI NI BEG: t . Doug Shadd (Yam); 2. Roger Bat es (Vam); 3 . Dan ny Stawart (Han). MINI AM : 1. J . J . Tun nell (Kaw); 2 . M att Lau der· man (Kaw) ; 3. Just in Jaurique (Kaw). MINI NOV STK: 1. Scott Conn ell y (Han); 2. Kevin carpenter (Han); 3. Shawn Cisco (Kaw). M INI NOV MOD : 1. Scott Connel ly (Han). M INI A M M OD: 1. J.J. Tunnell (Kawl; 2 . Justin Jaurique (Kawl; 3. Pete W ickersham (Kaw). 12 5 BEG: 1. M att W eaver (Kaw) ; 2 . Kr is Tower (Kaw) ; 3. Brian Eliasson (Hon). 12 5 NOV STK: 1. Bill Sparpan a (Kawl: 2. Tim Petti t (Han): 3 . J .D. Crawford (Han) . 125 NOV MOD: 1. Stuart Kall ey (Kawl ; 2. Tony Osuck (Kaw ); 3 . Tim Bark er (Hon). 12 5 AM STK: 1. Billy Carl son (Han ): 2. W es Parke r (Ya m~; 3 . David Deremo (Kaw) . 12 5 A M M OD: 1. Bill y Carlson (Han); 2. Dav id M cDermott (Kaw); 3. Chr is Rogers (Kaw ). 125 EX: 1. De nni s Parker (Yam); 2. Paul Bowman (Hon ); 3. J ames Georg e (Kaw) . 250 NOV: 1. Biff Barner (SUl); 2. Stacy M ill er (Yam): 3. Kevi n Kiepe r (Kaw) . 250 A M STK: 1. Steve Davis (Kaw ); 2. M ike Rahm (Vam); 3 . J ohn Van Hook (Yam). OPEN NOV: 1. Tracy Ma llory (Han); 2. John Schroeder (Han); 3. Ron ald Gam ble (Yam). 250 EX: 1. Bobby W hit e (Han); 2. Scott Keys {Kawl; 3. Er ick Kirk (Han). OPEN AM : 1. Je ff Conra dson (Honl ; 2 . Court Guerin (Yam ); 3 . Ken Wood tHon). OLD TIM ER: 1. Bill M eyer (Kew ); 2. W ill ie Giro ir (Kaw) ; 3. Rick M yers (Han). Roloff rules at Willow By Ron MacLain ROSAMO N D, CA, NOV . 3 Ea rl Rol off won all five classes he entered LO totall y dominate th e America n Road R aci ng Association's (AR RA) event at Will ow Springs Raceway. On a clear and cloud less day, Kaw asaki-mounted Rol o ff (Performa nce Machine/ Dunlo p / Sea weed Kawasaki ) ran off a nd hid from the com• petition , taki ng wi ns • _ ' I • ~ 37

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