Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

labor ed into third ~. -th e en d. 500 PAO: 1. Kaith Williamson (Vam): 2. Auben Felcon (Varni. VET JA: 1. Jose Flores (Kawl; 2. Mick Mistretta (Suz); 3. Jell Herson (H an). VET INT; 1.Andy Tancredi (V 2. Don Wilborn am); (Vam); 3. Bill D ennis (H an). VET EX: 1. Ken A atzloll (H 2. M Heller an); ark (Han). WOMEN : 1. Tina Zahrt (Han); 2. L eilani Emary Results PEE WE E: 1. Er ic Martin (Yam); 2. Ely Hu erta (Suz); 3. Justin St i lw ell (Yam ). PEE WEE6-7: 1. B Sgheiza (Vam), rian : B OVI JA 1. Jake Zemke (Vam). ON 125 NOV: 1. Anthony Giamman co (Yam I; 2. Daven M arasco (Yam). 250 NOV: 1. J ohn Costan za (Yam); 2. Patr ick Vacch er i (Yam). (S uzl; 3. Laura Warnecke . 250JA: 1.Todd Bridges (Kaw);2. GasryMilewski (Vam); 3. M artyAglibot (Suz) . 2 50 EX:-l . J on Nunez (Kaw ); 2. Stev e Raym on d (C-AI; 3. Craig Johnson [S uzl. 500 N DIV 1: 1. Eric Jacobs (Vam); 2. Jim OV Tucke r (Yam); 3. Patrick Vaccheri (Yam). 500 NOV DlV 2: 1. JosephSoto (Vam); 2. Bernie Caban illa (Yam ); 3, Gary Vincel et Jr, (Yam ), 500 JA; 1. Frank N (Vam); 2. Billy Gonzales ye (Han) 3, Francis Shine Jr. (Vam), ; arni: 2. FrankGarcias 500 EX: 1. P.J. Sanchez (V Jr.; 3. Steven A aymond (C-A). VE T/OT: 1. Mark Butler (Varni; 2. Frank Nve (Vam). PRO·AM: 1. Br ad Spencer (Yam); 2. Br uce J ohnson (Rlx); 3. Crai g Jo hnso n (Suz). Tedder, Healey, dice at DeAnza By Cathy Barbacovi Terry Poovey won the Open Pro classes at both the short track and TT events at M ike Kidd 's Boyd Raceway in Texas. rode Kelly Whelchel (Ka w), w hile fou n h a nd fifth we nt to R ob An ne n (Kaw) a n d Mot o -X Fox/S impsonsu p ported C lay L ight (S uz) . R oun d two went to Fox , who pu t in a ma g nificent ride o n a n '84 YZ to win th e m o to by a g rea t m argin over An nen . An nen u sed a 4-2 for the final troph y spo t ( th ird) behind Fo x (2- 1) a n d Graves, who h ad a 1-3 ri de for runner s u p. T rack o perator Bob Lea ch n ea rl y ca me away w ith tw o classes o n a n '86 Kawa sa k i 500 KX, winning three o f h is fou r m ot o s in 30-4 0 A a n d Open B classes. In th e Open B cl a ss, it wa s L ea ch figh ting it o u t with M ike West (Hon). Honda p ilot M ik e Burke took the holesho t bot h m oto s, bu t each time faded , lett ing Leach a nd West into th e top tw o spots . L ea ch topped m ot o o ne over West , Burke a n d Shaw n Mood y ( Hon) . Leach co u ld n' t ca tc h W est th e second tim e o u t a nd lo st o ut in the overa lls to West , who went 2- 1. P ro rider R ich Earle (Hon) led the 30-4 0 class motos, b ut each time fell p rey to L each. Mi ke H o l brook (Hon) fin ished second in moto o ne a fter Ea rle snapped a cha in, wh il e Tom P ilcher (Hon) a n d C ha rles S ta u defo rd (Hon) were fourth a n d fif th. Moto two we nt to Leach a fter catching Ea rle (t wice) a nd took a I- I for fi rst. Beyer (U lven Forging/Kaw). Wood ley a n d Bu ya s ga ted fi rst in a co mbined 125/ 250cc Open P ro contest, lea vin g Kell er (Hon), R o seburg ' s Ri ck y Bault (Hon) a n d lo cal P ro Ea rle (Hon) in the d ist ance. Beyer's smooth style was no m a tch for the a lmos t frightening style of Bu ya s, who a lways seems to be on th e edge o f ba iling . Bu yas foll owed Beyer across the line , wh ile W oodley, Kell er , Bault a n d Ea r le gave chase to en d the m oto. T he sec ond m oto h ad Woodley lead w ith h is consis tent style, w ith Bu ya s taking th e ent ire moto to get by. Woodley sta lled it, which gave Buya s the nod for the win a nd the o vera ll ahead o f h ard-charging Kell er , w ho ca me from a quarter lap ba ck to n earl y ca tch his l25cc rival s a nd take a 1-1 in hi s cla ss, o n lya wheel behind W o odl e y. Bault , Beyer and Earle rou n de d ou t the top six a t th e com pletion o f th e soggy moto. • Results OPEN1250 PRO: 1. Rodney K eller (Han): 2. Rick Bault (Han); 3. Richard Earle (Honl, 125 PRO: 1. Jon Buyas (Kaw); 2. Gary Beyer (Kewl; 3. JohnWoodley (Kawl. 12 5 JR ; 1. Dan Gregory (Han); 2. John Gregson (K 3. Brody Anderson (Han). aw); 1251NT: 1. Tony Gr aves (Honl; 2. Dave Livingston (Yam ); 3. Dennis McConnell (Kaw) . 30-40PRO:1. B obLeach(Kaw);2.Mike Holbrook . (H 3. RichardEarle (Han). an); 30-40 B: 1. Tom Pilc h er (Han); 2. Rusty Gar ri son .. 42 ~ (K 3. Mark Rapoza (Han). aw); ,OT EX' 1. Charles Standolord (Hon), 2. ,Charlie , " .• Harter (M ai ). • ••• • .. SUNN YMEAD, CA, O CT. 13 Ma king hi s return to rac ing after breaki ng h is left fem u r was U .S . Su zu k i-sponsore d Mike Hea ley , kn own as th e OT C: 1. V ic Chu rch (Kaw) ; 2. St ev e Sor en son (Han). OPEN JR; 1. D avidHampton(Han) 2. TodPhibbs ; (K 3. Bruce Kudna (Han), aw); OPEN IN 1. M West (H 2. Bob Leach T: ark onl; (Kaw); 3. Mike Burke (H an). BOJA:1.Bobby Eyman(Yam); 2.Glendall Hansen (Kaw); 3. Aoby Leach (Kawl. BO INT: 1. Ayan Hullman (Varni; 2. Lance Audge (Kaw); 3. John Feeley(K aw). "Stray Cat" of motocross. Hea ley ch o se to race in the 250cc P ro class a t DeAn za Cycle Park, w here h e faced a compe titi ve Mall Tedder (Hon) , T he two eve n ly m atch ed ra cer s tra d ed moto wi ns .but the final rno to decided the outcome, a n d it wa s Tedder w i th the ov era ll wi n, w it h H eal ey in th e ru nner-up posi tion . . Hea ley s ta rted off th e contest by tak ing the lead in the o pen ing rou nd, w hi le Tedder follo wed closely. Ken Za hrt was trai ling in thi rd wait ing for the lead er s 10 make a mista ke . Healey cou ld n 't help b ut feel the pressure applied by T edder. H ealey's arms we re start ing to p ump u p o n hi m but h e n ever did rel inq u is h h is lead . O nce Tedder tri ed to pass H ea ley w hen a lapp ed rid er slowed th em down, but h e failed a nd it was H eal ey wit h the first-m oto win over Tedder. Za hrt remained in th ird a head o f Marc Joh nson. It was Zahrt who spark led a t th e start o f th e fi na l mota. Za hrt took th e lea d over Tedder a n d H ealey. bu t h e for feited h is lea d w hen h e ov ers hot a berm. Tha t m ista ke a llowed ; r ed der and H ea ley 10 adva nce 10 the 1-2 . spots. The co ntest wa s p re tty uneventful from tha t poi nt o n , as Tedder a nd H eal ey h eld thei r p ositions. J oh n son fi nished th ird. Matt Rhoa d es clai m ed th a t Visa / MastcrCard was hi s sponsor, tho ugh i t «is do u btfu l th a t h e 'wa s a b le to charge h is entry fee. Neverth eless , Rh oades ce rtain ly b ui lt u p h is credibilit y by wi n ni n g the 125cc Interrnediate class w ith a 3- 1 score, w hile C ha rlie Brown went 2-2 for the d a y a nd ea rned secon d o vera ll . " T he Kid " Scott Murphy won th e fir st ro u n d bu i di dn ' t fa re as well in th e final for a 1-4 a nd thi rd p lace p o siti on. 250 INT : 1 Dav e Fox (Yam); 2 . Ton y Gr av es (Han) ; 3 . Rob Annen (Kaw). 60 EX: 1. A Hullman (Kawl, yan · · S pencer s h ,nes ,n M on t erey ST By Mike Vancil MO NTER EY, CA. OCT. 26 Brad Spen cer and hi s TT600 Yamah a led a p restigi o us field o f Pro-Am TT riders to the checkered flag a t th e R&D E nterprises -sponsored even t a t the Monter ey Cou n ty Fa irgrounds. At the start o f th e P ro-Am mai n. Spencer j u mped 10 a comma ndi ng lead before the race was red- flagged o n the second la p wh en a n u m be r of riders crashed in turn o ne. After a ll th e dow ned riders br us hed themselves off a nd re turned to th eir mounts on the starti ng lin e, the g reen fla g o nce aga in d rop ped a n d the ra ce was o n . Spencer wa s found leadi ng th e way, but P. ]. Sa nchez (Yam) a nd L a rry S taggs, ri ding a Woods R o tax, were tu ck ed in close behi n d , search ing for a line aroun d Spencer. Spencer slow ly inched h is wa y fu n her a nd furt h er a head of Sa nchez a n d S taggs, as th ey battled o ver second. S taggs adm itted u sing a n erroneo us h igh lin e th at didn 't work a n d d ro p p ed ba ck in th e pack as brothers Bruce a n d C ra ig Johnson m oved into second and third . Lap a fter lap during th e 10-lap fi na l, Sp encer showe d th e J ohnson brothers the h ot line arou n d the track as they n eared th e checke red fla g . On the fin al la p , C rai g m oved in a n d d ov e underneath his bro th er Bruce in a turn a n d 100k over secon d . S p en cer ' took the win , foll o wed by Cra ig a nd Bruce J ohnson. After a num ber of h eat races in the wry p o pula r 500cc Junio r class: th e . I II I mum event was real y to ro . twa s Bill y Go nzales (Hem) leadin g the . I J r- , I way 0 ff tne start, W it 1 01' ~Irrera (S u z) a n d Fra n k N yI' (Ya m) in close pu rsu it. As the race progressed. it was ,., N ye o n th e m ov e wi th stro ng d rives coming ou t o f th e secon d a nd fourth corners. H I' ma st ered th e Io llowi nu ... l'"J straigh ts wit h ease as h e worked hi s . I I d I I .1 w a y m to t H' ea , t 11:n u- ro u t' . smoot h Iy a nd conservatively to tht' '11 . ' checkered fh g kadi ng ( 1 th e. W (I" ' (. , J .~YJ~i:;,I ~v11.tl~}}~;;;~~s Si,rilt!~~n~Jlm · , Results 60 NOV: 1. DavidCooke (Han). BO STK BEG: 1. Aolando Quintero (Kawl; 2.Curt Peters (Kaw); 3. Brian Patr ick (Kaw). BO STK NOV: 1. Joel Tokarsky (Kaw); 2. D erek Natvig (K aw). 80 STK EX: 1. Bubba Erickson (K aw). BO MOD NOV: 1. John Peterson (Kawl. 125BEG: 1.Aat Sul'(Vam); 2.JoeGaliolSuz); 3. Charles Voung (Kawl. 125 NOV: 1. Gary Carivau (Kaw); 2. Larry Laye (Kaw); 3. Dunn Voyor (V am), 125INT:1.MattAhoades(Hon):2.CharlieBrown ' (Kawl; 3. Scott Murphy (Kaw). 125 PAO: 1. Kurt Henrickson (Kaw); 2. J immy Palmer (Kaw). 250 BEG: 1. Mike Michetti (Han); 2. Jeff .eary (V 3. Eric Mitchell(Hon)_ am): 250NOV: 1. Kenneth Neitzel (Suz): 2.Aick Merrill (Kaw); 3, Sloven Skibel(Vam). 250 INT: 1. Doug Allen (Yaml: 2. Steve Coster (Hon); 3 . M icha el Tark ington (Kaw l. 250 PAO: 1. Matt Tedd (Han): 2. Mike Healey er (Su z); 3. M arc J ohn son (Su z). 500 BEG: 1. Wes Aandolph (Honl: 2. D avid H all (Hus); 3.'JimGurney(Yam). . . .' 500NOV: 1.David Bagwell; 2. DaveSimon(Hus); 3 . Todd Boot h (ATK) . .. .r . cYi:lt:,INT;.l. Bre,n p'°JlWI1O('~~· ?ber,T~mpl • Polson, Poovey capture Boyd ST/TTwins By M . Orr BOYD, TX, O CT. 12 T race Pol son ca p tured th e win in Open Am ateur short track co m pe ti tio n, while T erry Poovey prevailed in both Open Pro sh ort tra ck a nd TT classes toda y a t M ik e Kidd 's Bo yd R a cew a y. Polson cap tured the 25 0cc short tr a ck win in the h eat race a head o f Mike H al e a n d Chad McCra ck en , but H al e led the m ain in a w ir e-t o-wire w in over P olson. McC ra ck en had 10 come from be hi n d, m o ving in to third p lace for the fin ish . On the Bill y Orr H ond a , J ames P yl e led the Open Ama teur h eat race fro m t he g reen, a head o f the H arleys of P ol son a n d H ale. P yle agai n took the lead in th e m ain , but the race had to be red-flagged. Th e secon d time to _ the line , eve ryone was so a n x io us to get un der wa y, p enalties were d ra w n b y a ll ex cept M cCra ck en a nd S teve Mill er. Miller led for two laps before P ol son , r iding a m a chi n e borrowed from P oo vey, wen t ins ide in turn four 10 ta ke over th e lea d . On the n ext rou n d, H al e went inside a t th e sta rt/ fini sh line to gra b the secon d position. P yl e moved fro m la st p lace to take o ver third on la p four , then p ressu red Hale for second un til the final lap. P ol son to ok the fla g followed by H ale and P yle , as McCracken ca me in fourth . . G ardner R a ci n g / Shoei H el m et ssponsored P oov ey won th e fir st O p en P ro short tra ck h eat ra ce a head of Gary Kid d a n d Andy West. Ar lington H onda /Gea r Racewea r/Yel vi-Morrissponsored C harlie O rr led Bill y Orr a n d Willie M cCo y to the fla g fo r h ea t two. Charlie led th e mai n o ut of tu rn tw o , bu t P oovey took over o n the inside d o w n the back stra ig htaway. Orr sli d d own goi ng into turn o ne on the secon d la p , lea vin g Kid d to chase Po o vey, wh ile Bill y Orr took over third pla ce . W est wen t inside in turn tw o and gained third from Orr o n lap si x a nd McC oy p a ssed in tu rn four of the fina l la p to fin ish in fourth place. - Kidd captured the win o ver Bubba Bentley a n d McCoy in the first Open Pro TT h ea t ra ce , a n d Poovey led Charli e O rr a nd G ary T ucke r h ome in the secon d h eat. Poovey a n d Orr swap p ed the lead for tw o laps into th e m ain eve nt, th en P oovey got a hea d and held the lead for the win o ver Orr a nd Kidd. P romoter Mike Kidd aga in brought down the fl ag on th e racin g sea so n with a big 25 lap TT Grand Final e. It wa s after midnight when the contestants lined up, a nd the fiel d was made up of the top five finishers in ea ch TT cl a ss, beg inn ing with I25cc, and tho se qualifying from tw o classes cou ld ta ke th eir choice o f equipment to ride. It took 250cc rider S hane Joll y three laps 10 ca tch Ed Meyer's 125 and take ' ov er the lead, as P oovey and Charl ie Orr blasted into third a n d fourth going into the turn a ttheend o f th e front straigh ta way. On lap four, P oov ey moved in to p a ss .loll y in the ri ght-h ander, with Orr hang ing o nto P oovey 's rear fender. All eyes were o n th e tw o leaders n owas rh ey ra ced .w ith n o m ore than a bikeleng th be twecnu hem fo r 12 laps, b uild ing a h alf-lap lead "o ver third • p lac (;a ~ Kldd .'Abo u t th e h alf-way

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