Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

250 NOV : 1. Jay LVlell (Kaw); 2. Jeff Spencer (Suz); 3. Ken Neitzel (Kaw ). 250 INT: 1. J eff Black (Han); 2. Oavid Bagwell (Han); 3. Scott Murphy (Kaw l. _ 250 PRO: 1. Russ Wageman (Yam); 2. Joe Hop kins; 3. Ken Zahrt (Han ). 500 NOV : 1. Dan Stilwell (Han): 2. Tom Smit h (Han); 3. Jeffrey Haas (Yam). 500 INT: 1. Dav id Bagwell (Han); 2. A rt Oliver (Han); 3. Robert Temple (Vam ). 500 PRO : 1. Russ W agem an (Yam); 2. Tim Hanna (Kaw); 3. M ark Nation (M -S). VET J R: 1. A nd y Green (Han); 2. Walt Hard (Han); 3. M ick M istr etta (Suz). VET INT: 1. Tom my Pearl (Han); 2. Bob A lvis (Hus); 3. Roland Tho mpson (Suz). VET EXP; 1. Ken Zohrt (Han); 2. Ken McAlister (KTM); 3. Ronnie Gibson (Han). Fuller, Gregory fast at Albany SX By Clay Light ALBANY . O R . DEC. 29 Troy Fuller conti n ued h is do mination of th e 80cc class at round two of th e AMA O regon Winter Series held a t th e Albany Su percro ss. Fuller used a 1-2 tall y to top th e third largest class o f th e da y whil e Yamaha-mounted Dan Gregory rode 10 a 3-2 overall in th e next largest field , th e 250cc C cla ss. At 22 riders, th e I25cc C class was th e largest event , topped, once again. by Ka wa saki-mounted Lance Rudge. The 80cc riders ran co m bined, sta rt ing in th ree wa ves with th e Ex perts turned loo se first. For th e first time in several races, Paul Winn (Sim pso n / Scou/PJ IIO 'N eal / Yam ) had so me competition. Winn 's two-mote victory laurels didn 't co me without a cha lle nge as T a ra H arrison (T ea m G reen /Bellevue Kaw ) a n d fello w Wa shinglOn rider Rod T apia (Suz) hounded Winn from a few turns back. Harrison carded a 2-2 for seco nd while Tap ia went 3-3 for a third. Yamaha rid er Bobby Eym an won th e B portion , goi ng 1-2 to bea t in credible Jason Pearson (Ha n) a nd Chad Berry (Ya m ). Kawa saki p il ot Dann y Ulven won rno to two, but a DNF in th e first o u ting pu t th e local ace o u t o f th e pi cture in the overalls. Real exciteme nt ca me in th e huge C portion as Fuller rod e well enoug h to bea t Washington 's j on Kuebler (Hon ) and Rob y Leach (Ka w), Mot a two had T ravi s Berry (Yam) take th e win while seco nd went 10 Fuller . good for th e overa ll ahead o f Kuebl er 's 2-3 fin ish es. Honda -mounted Dave Eakin normall y co ntends o n ly th e 30-40 Pro class. but toda y he tried h is lu ck a t a very co m pe ti tive 250cc B class a nd came a way with two im p ressive moto wins. beating class dom in at ors T on y Graves (H o n ) a n d Dave Fox (Ka w) in moto one . Ea kin h eld o ff advances from Kell y 'Vhelch el (Kaw) to nab the seco nd rnoto forthe overall , while third in th e moto fell th e way of J oel J amieson ahead o f Graves, Fox a n d T om Pi lcher (Ka w ). G ra ves' o n ly win s of th e da y ca me in th e 125cc B cl a ss, beatin g Curt Cunningham (Kaw) an d H onda rider Dana Anderso n in moto one. G ra ves led th e seco nd mot a from sta rt 10 fin ish to put Anderson in to th e runner 's-up sp ot wi th a 3-2. while Cunningham took a 2-5 for third. Yamaha p ilot Kevin McCarthy did a su per b job of m anhandling th e first 250cc C outing . g u n n ing down the hi gh h opes o f Ra y Gammon (Han ) a nd Gregory. Things didn 't go as well in mot o two for McCarthy. handing th e win over to Husk y rider David Morton. Morton bea t G regory, C arrion, Ray Bruington (Kaw) and Don Schnieder (Ha n) in th e six-la p moto for third in th e o vera lls with a 5-1 to fini sh behind winner Gregory (3-2). Rudge (Mtn . Vall ey Cycles/Kaw) mad e a killing o f th e 125cc C class. winn in g fo r th e fifth race in a ro w. Onl y T im Wiles (Kaw) co u ld keep R udge in sig h t in mota one. wh ile • , • , . ... i ... . l I . .. ~ \ I. I .... th ird went 10 Gamon (Kaw) , T he seco nd ti me o u t Rudge took a n easy wi n over Ka wasaki rid er Sea n Riesterer . Wiles. G rego ry (Ha n )a nd Chad Egge (Suz). Pro raci ng sa w so me o f th e closest act io n o f la te. Bo th motos were wo n. how ever. by Gary " Bad Boy" Beyer. In th e fir st m ot a . Beyer ca me o ff th e line o n a Ka wasa ki 125 to lead loca l Ken ny Ol sen ( Ka w), J on Buyas (Ka w), Monte H ill a nd Yamaha rider Sco tt Ste ffy. teffv pi cked off severa l ride rs to settl e into second wh ere he wou ld fini sh behind Bever. bu t ah ead o f Olsen , Buvas a nd S~.lluki 250-mounted Larry Brumwell. The seco nd o u ti ng was th e best rnot o of th e day as Olsen and Beyer a rg ued over first in a ba u le tha t went 10 th e fini sh. Beyer took th e lead .for good on th e last lap for the win. o n Iy to be di squal ified for riding a differen t machine (a H ond a ), which gave th e overall to Olsen , via his 3-2 fi ni shes. Buyas took a th ird but SteHy took a 2-4 for seco nd. The 250cc B winner , Eakin . ca me back to sto rm troop bo th 30-40 Pro motos, again mou nt ed on hi s trusty Honda C R250. The o n ly rid er to keep Eakin in sigh t both rnot os wa s Tom Pilcher (Ka w), Eakin 's fell ow Pro riders were well back in th e field. baulin g with th e O ld Timer Money riders. Bill Cook and Kirk Williams gave th e crowd so mething to chee r a bo u t in a spect acular battl e for top mon ey behind Pilcher . wh o took th e 30-40 B portion. Cook took th e Old Timer laurel s with I -I rid es o n a n ew M-Star in a very rar e appearance. "WI NNERS" (,Q 00 O"l - In every area of competition rid ing. whet her it's road racing, Mot o-X, hill climbIng, enduro. drag. hare scrambles, trials. whatever. . . " T HE WiNNERS". .. McClure Waddington Pantalone Skidmore Roloff Vrleke Nitto TDurnabane Caen Szuleckl McMillen Conrad Ouimet Ulizio Mann Lojak Yurejeflc Kirk Peterson Lupkas Melto n's Jones Lazor Wallace Dugu id Brow n Fisher Brown Renz Butler Egloff Bean Moore Elle rsten Clemence Dunfee Wolfe rsberger Trey Trett Shea k Rudlnlckl Sinkoff Mayo SCott Webe r Kelly Bradshaw Driscoll Strobel Stankiew icz Wallace Egan Denton Roe Meenan Stite s Tessier TInney Ross Kurze ja They all use and recommend SPECTRO lubrica nts fOI performance and reliability. For them It's a proven fact that SPECTRO lubrica nts Improve their motorcycle 's performance. Results PRO: 1. Kenny Olsen (Kaw); 2. Scott Steffy (Vam); 3. Jon Buyas (Kaw) . OPEN B; 1. M ike West (Hon ); 2 . Scott Russell (Hont 3. Rocky Jawad (Han). OPEN C; 1. M ike M arkham (Yam); 2. David Ham pton (Hon); 3. Mark Kristoff (Kawl. Lers face it, everyone can't win all races, BUT YOU CAN'T WIN IF YOU DON'T FINISH! You'll never not fi nish with SPECTRO. BE A WINNER USE SPECTRO. 30-40 PRO: 1. Dave Eakin (Hon); 2. Ray Groissant (Han); 3. Gary Eaves (Han). 30-40 B: 1. Tom Pilcher (Kaw); 2. Rusty Garrison (Kaw); 3. Wes Batchelor (Han). OT MONEY ; 1. Bill Cook (M -S); 2. J im Lampkin (Han); 3. Dave Weleber (Hus). OT B; 1. Don Colt (A TK); 2. Gil Ag ee (Hus); 3 . Don Burk in (Hus). 2508: t . Dave Eakin (H('In); 2. Ton y Grave s (Hon); 3. Joel Jam ieson (Kaw). 250 C: 1. Dan Gregory (Yam); 2. Ray Gamon (Han I; 3. David Morton (Hus). 125 B: 1. Tony Graves (Honl ; 2. Dana Anderson (Han); 3. Cun Cunn ingham (Kaw ). 125 C: 1. Lance Rudge (Kaw) ; 2. Tim W il es (Kaw ); 3 . Sean Riesterer (Kaw). 80 B: 1. Bobby Eyman (Yaml ; 2. Jason Pear son (Han); 3. Chad Berry (Yam). SOA : 1. Paul W inn (Yam ); 2. Tara Harrison (Kaw); 3. Rod Tapi a (Suz). 80 C: 1. Troy Full er (Vam); 2. Travis Berr y (Vam); 3. Jo n Kuebler (Han). 60 SI C: 1. Ryan Leach (Hon); 2. Chris Pat erson (Kaw ); 3. Cory Full er (Kaw) . 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