Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

; z 0 0 z a:: w :I: > ~ :I: ~ " > '" 0 >- ~ 0 :I: 00 O':i ........ e, ~ ~ l-t Q,) ..0 8 Q,) u Q,) ~ 0 James Boretree rode his Husqvarna to second place in t he Open A A class at the CRC Iron Horse Enduro. Boretree f inished 16th ove rall. JR; Frank Nyu. 85 cts. NOV : Patrick veccrert, 53 pts . M INI : J ake Zemk e. 39 pts. PEE WEE: Justin Stillwe ll. 47 pta. Olson rips up Perris SX By Bob A ll oy PERRIS. CA, NOV. 17 Ala n Olson dominated th e Old Timer Masters class in su percross ac tio n a t P erris Racewa y today. Olson bl asted into th e 22 lead in mot o o ne until Jim Belrnick took over o n lap three. Two laps lat er , Ol son regained th e lead to win th e moto, Belmick h eld seco n d, with Jim Smith in th ird . In moto two , Belmick took th e holesh ot 10 lead th e race for o ne lap, until Ron Wa y took co m ma nd for three laps. Olson started la st but passed eig h t o the r Ma sters to take th e lead on lap five, winning th e moto a nd th e overa ll with a I-I tall v. Marvi n Ol so n , wh o sta rted mid p ack , gassed h is Yam aha into seco nd pl a ce at th e checkered nag, with Smi th agai n fini shing third. Expert Blackie Lewis led nine othe r Experts to th e first turn a nd for five laps , when George Spea ring passed Lewi s an d held th e lead for seven m ore la ps 10 win th e m ot o . Lewi s held second with AI Smith gassin g hi s Honda into third. In mo to two , Lewis put a new 1986 Yam aha in to the lead a nd h eld it there through th e chec kere d for first pl a ce. Spea rin g started m id pack but m oved up to seco nd a t th e fini sh . Bob De Miranda domin ated th ird. Am at eur Bill Misn er bo ught h is way into the Expert class today as h e smoothl y wrapped u p rna lOS one a nd two in fir st p lace with a I- I. for firs t overall. J ack H ur ley took th e ho leshot in mot o one bu t fell back 10 seco nd , and Ed Scheidler (Ya m) ca p tured thi rd . Moto two 's actio n saw Bob Klatt aggressively put his H onda int o seco nd p lace , wi th Da vid Breehwer in thi rd . Resu lt s MASTERS: 1. Alan Ol son ; 2. J im Smith; 3. Jim Belt nick. EX: 1. Blackie Lewis; 2. George Spear ing; 3 . Bob De M iranda. AM : 1. Bill M isne r; 2 . Bob Kl at t ; 3 . Dav id Breehwer, NOV : 1. Don Bourdeau; 2. Ralph Dickson; 3 . Dick Doyle . NOV B: 1. larry Escamilla; 2. Marland McManus. Daniels deadly at CRC Iron Horse Enduro By Bill Herndon RAND , CA, NOV. 10 R ick Dani els towed the California Racing Club's (CR C) Iron Horse Enduro with onl y a 1.125-minutedro p fo r the entire two-l oop run th ro ugh th e Ran d Mounta in s. Seco nd overa ll ca me in a t 3. 166, as Tony Casaga o n a n IT200 took first p lace in th e 200cc A class. Race day dawned refresh ingly co ld, b u t windy. Loop o ne starte d easily th rough th e Slate Min e pit a rea, h eading wes t for 2.8 mi les at 18 mph , th en bumpin g 10 a m or e in teresting 21 mph. At th e five-mi le mark, th e co ur se passed near Galileo Hi ll. At . nine miles, a zeroabl e check-in was follow ed by th e firs t Special T est with 30-m p h speeds. After h ead in g to ward Ca l Citv a nd Park C, th e 10m il e mark er triggered a turn north through th e ro lli ng hi lls, a nd a tiebrea ker chec k-o ut a t 13.5 miles. A short- for- most three-mile reset appea red j ust .down • .sandwash, __.. ._ . . . . _. th e _0- __ . fol- lowed by another eas y-go ing 18-mph spee d change for 2.1 m il es. At 19.6 m iles, the ribbon went across the desert u nt il jumping into southbound san dwas h at24 mph . Com ing off th e top of th e wash ove r th e first hi ll , Mik e Ferro's 24.4-m ile check-i n announced th e day 's to ugher seco nd Special Tes t. It fea tured 36 m ph for 3.6 m iles, with a no the r ti e check-o u t a t 28.0 m iles, but thi s time foll ow ed by a healthy 10-m in u te reset at 28.6 mil es to ge t everyo ne back o n tim e. The coo ldown co nt in ued for 2.4 mi les a t 18 mph. At 37.0 miles, th e spee d wen t to 24 mph a nd contin ued to th e end of loop one . Overall loo p o ne winner was Mik e Bonnett, first Mini B, at 6.358. Eric Cook , in hi s seco nd-ever end uro rid e, too k seco nd overa ll and first in the 125cc C-16 class, a t 6.362. foll ow ed bv Craig Flander 's thumper, a t 6.374. J ohn G orman took fourth o vera ll , first Beginner class, at 8.464. Rounding o ut th e top five wa s Mini B rider J oey Tos t (Yam). T he co ntes t co nt in ued with loop two sta rti ng o ff a t a n eas y 21 mph west for 4.9 mi les, th en northbound a t24 mph unt il the chec k at S,7 mil es, just before Droch ak's Dro p -O ff. Only .8 m ile lat er , th e day 's most technical pe cial Test opened at 42 mph . It included hi gh ly varied terrain: long uphills to wheelie u p; down h ill s to swa llow twice on; sa nd was hes , bo th wide and nar ro w trail s; rock o u tcro p p ings; and cons ta nt change from on e 10 the ot her, runnin g for 4.6 miles. A welcome 10-minute reset was next . th en a fun -puuin' 18-mph slow-down zon e to ured rid ers north th rough scene ry rid ers co u ld tak e time 10 see. Once u p G overnment Peak and ridge run ni ng, th e unsch eduled Spe cial Test was wind. H eadin g north 10 Frem ont Valle y, th e speed bumped 10 21 mph at 23.6 miles, and 36 m p h a t th e 25.7 check-in. T h is 3.6-mi le Specia l fea tu red a ll the u p and do wn hi ll ca n von s a nd slate tra il s most riders co u ld handle, a nd many tires co u ldn 'I. Chec k-o ut ca me a t 29.3 m iles, a nd a 10-mi nute reset. The 36-m p h spee d co ntin ued , a nd th e heavy winds ca ug ht ma ny by sur p rise who look th e libert y to put a wheel or two o ff th e ground, as rid ers were litera ll y bl own o fft he co urse. As th e ribbon wound back to G overn ment Peak th en so u th toward Randsburg, numerous rid ers go t lost . Th e 38.9 m ile chec k ca ugh t many riders by sur prise . The speed dropped to 24 mph heading back to th e pit a rea . Just whe n rid ers th ought th ey had fin ish ed , with ca m p in view , th e co urse tu rn ed eas t toward Red Mountain an d traversed severa l steep sla te o utcro p p ings and severa l extra- lo ng up an d down hills. At the Snider Slat e Min e, riders th is tim e sna red th e real fini sh a t 44.9 mi les. It was not known a t pr ess time wh eth er th e problem in loo p two was a poorl y marked ar ea or th at th e hi gh w in ds bl ew d own-m ark er/ arrow turns. In a nv case, chec ks 10 and II were th row~ o u t 10 co mpensa te th e aff ected co m petitors. . Dan iels zeroed the more difficult seco nd loop, droppi ng h is on Iy point o n loop one. Casaga, sponsored by Bod y Gl ove, was the first o f th e threepoint sco rers . Other class win n ers were Big Bear Trail Rider 's J im Bollingm e, wh o aced th e Open AA Vet class a t 3. 193, co m ing in third overa ll , an d Gr anada Yamaha' s Ra ndy Pr etzer, with a 3.208 sco re th at neued fourth overall a nd first 250cc A class. Will y Kennedy ca m e in a t fifth overa ll , first Open A, wi th a 3.25 1 score . T he Kiduro dr ew 29 entries, sp lit into two classes, th e seven a nd under and the eig h t and o lder gro up, eac h with their own course. There a re n o winners here, just good fun and con tingen cies. Results lWO·LOOP OVERA LL: 1. R;ck Deruets (Hus); 2 . Tony Casaga (Yam ); 3. J im Bollingmo Jr . (Yam); 4 . Randy Pretzer (Vam); 5. W illy Kennedy (Hus ); 6. Jack Simmer man (Yam); 7 . M ike Hastings (KTM); S. Steve Bebe ck (Yam); 9. Ski p Cr;sly (KTM); 10 . Dean McCoy (KTM) . OPEN AA: 1. Rick Daniels (Hus); 2. J am es Bcrtr ee (Husl. OPEN AA VET; 1. Jim Bollingmo Jr. (Yam ). OPEN A ; 1. W ill y Ken nedy (Hus) : 2. Ja ck Sim mer m an (Yam); 3. Mark A nd erson (Yam). OPEN A 4 ·STRK; 1. Skip Cris ty (KTM) . OPEN B: 1. J ohn Uhern (KTM ); 2. Kirk Sm ith (Hon). OPEN C; 1. Joe Tabush (M - S). 2 50 A : 1. Rand y Pretzer (Yam); 2. M ike Hastings (KTM) ; 3. A I Horvath (Yam) . 250 A VET; 1. Dean McCoy (KTM ); 2. Jack Labrum (Yam ). 250 B: i . Dave Twogood (Kaw ). 200 A ; 1. Ton y Casaga (Yam ); 2 . Rob Bush (Kaw) . 200 A VET: 1. Steve Bebec k (Yam). 200 B: 1. Scott Crawford (Vam) . ONE -LOOP OVERALL: 1. M ike Bonn ett (Vam); 2. Erik Cook (Suz ); 3. Craig Flanders (Hon); 4. John Gorman (Hoo); S. Joey Toste (Yam). BEG: 1. John Gorman (Hon); 2. Leon Dent (Yam); 3 . J im Flanders. 125 C-16 : 'l , Erik Cook (Suz) ; 2. Craig Fla nders (Ho n). MINI A: t , Lori Bort ree (Yam). M INI B: 1. M ike Bon nett (Yam); 2. Jo ey Toste (Yem) . MINI C; 1. Kevin Cleland (Yam): 2. Cathy Brown (Vam). Walden wins at Willow RR By M icheal Gree n ROSEMOND, CA. NOV. 10 Since November lath wa s th e lOath birthda v of th e motorcycle , th e eafifornia Vintage Ra cing Group (CVRG) thought it appropria te th at th e la st ro u nd of th eir Championship Vintag e Seri es be held on tha t da le at Willow Springs Ra ceway. Dav id Wa lden o n th e Mill Sta tio n T riu m p h T IO ca me hom e OR th e wi n ner with a na rrow ma rgin of vic tory over Mot orcycles nl im ited 's 350 Manx No rton wi th Craig M cl.ean a t the co n tro ls. Du e to th e 100-year an ni versary, West Coas t British brough t o u t someth in g of interest from it's northern Ca lifornia based shop , th e win n ing m ach in e o f th e 1929 SeniorTTa t the Isl e of Man . The bi ke is a 1929 ExWork s Model-90 493cc Su n bea m. During it's wi nning run, Charlie J .P . Dods on finished a t a record speed, a n d also upped th e lap record to 73.55 mph aro u nd th e 37 and 3/ 4-m ile road co urse. CV RG secretarv Mike Green (an d now number one' pl at e holder for 1985), rode th e Sunbeam for a lap of honor 10 help celebra te th e a n ni versary durin g th e lunch break . And th en th e racing began with 13 ma ch ines lined up o n th e gr id, most tr yin g to finish for th e valuable cha m p io ns h ip points. As the flag dropped, so did Walden 's clutch as hi s Triumph burst from th e sta rt 10 grab th e lead. With Willow Spri ngs being a h orsepow er trac k, th e Triu mph wa s quite a t home, and q ui ckl y pulled a good lead on th e sma ller machines. H ow ever, th e rest o f th e p ack was still bunch ed up th rough th e first fou r turns, then thinning o u t down the backstraight. Not fa r behi n d in th e 250cc cla ss, th e overa ll poi nt leade rs were doi ng battle. Fred Mork o n th e Mork Racing Aermacch i CRTT had p u lled ou t a sma ll lead over p oints lead er Green with the Hap J ones/West Coa st British Du car i, but G reen 's cha rge was short -lived as he had ig n itio n problem s entering tu rn n ine on lap one , giving h im h is first DNF of the year, but still leaving him wi th th e Overall CV RG Championship a nd th e 250cc class h on ors. Michele Bisson, a boa rd th e Mork Racing Du cati Yetman, wa s n ow in hot pursuit o f her spon sor, Mork, and in th e process, was pa ssing other 250 and 350cc mach ines. Soon af ter passing Chris Quinn's Wh eel Works Du cati 250, his fuel ---- --- - ~ .. -- -- -- ...... .

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