Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

~ ~ > ;;...._...........~ « 1t c:: o o o I- r e, o M > CD o o r <.D I- O"l Cl. 00 ...... ~ O"l C'J ... ro ~ ::3 C ro ~ .. Ro n Watmore (6 4) s lips past G a rth Swee t land a t the AD RA N ew Yea r' s GP in P h o e ni x. Arizona , T he pa ir fini shed 1-2 in t h e two -hour run, c: 125cc 1. J im M oor e (Ho n); 2 , Scot M arv icso n (Ka w) ; 3 . Steve Griffin (Ya m) . 125cc BEG : 1. Lauri e Ha m pshi re (Ka wl; 2. James Esco bio (Hon ); 3 . Eric lerch (Ya ml. 2 5 0cc B: 1. KennyJohnting (Kawl; 2. David M a c ~ Neal (Kaw) . 2 50Cc C; 1. Brian W ood s (Kaw) ; 2. Ban Armbuster (H o n ); 3 . D av id J ay (Y am). O PEN AM : 1. John Wrublevski (Ka w); 2. Mark S h arp (Hon). O PEN NOV: 1. Ron nie Johns (Hon l: 2. Butch Ba n ick ; (Kaw); 3 . M ik e Lee . SR; 1. J ohn Kit sch (Hon); 2. Jim Thoms (Kaw) SDR Scrambles win to Baumes By Larry McBride BINGHAMTON , NY , J A:\'. 5 Dale Ba u mes lapped th e ent ire field with the exception of Bob Hamm to extend hi s string of victories to th ree in a row in ... ,- 36 Square Dea l R id ers Mud a n d Sn o w Scrambles co ntes ts . Honda-mounted Balinit's lOok th e k au 0 [[ Ihl' start line and comple ted ni n e laps , lakin g the win jusl ahead o f H amm . Yamaha-molllll"u H amm won Ih l' [irsl Ihr,',' ra ces o [ th e II -ran ' sl'ril's whil l' Bauml's ha s lakl'nlhl' la sllllll'I'. Th ai p il lS H amm an d Ba llm l'S II<-arlt'\'1'1l [o r Ih .. o vera ll s..ril's ch a m p io n s hi p . T he com p le xion of Ihe 250cc class h a s cha nged considerab ly wilh Ih e entry o f L enn y McBride. l\IcB r ide did n 'l com pele in the [irsl lew races o [ Ih e se ries d ue 10 m echanical di[[i · culties, bUI h e h a s n o w regi stert'u his secon tl class wi n in as manv e[[o n s. McB rid e o Uldis la nced his competitors in Ih e 250cc class from the o nset o[ Ih e race, w hile S iev e Deem ie, Ihe class wi n ner o[ Ih e Ih re e prl'vio us ract's was well ba ck in second pla ce, bUI cl os ing Ih e distance o n ;\IcB r id e w hen Ih e checker ed n a ~ was waved . Ra n d \' Gardner made il six in a row in the E xpert class, whil e Cu rt Blewett lOok his fifl h win in si x a ttem pts in Ihe 100lT class. Resu lts l00ce: 1. Curt Blewett (Kaw); 2. J on Nabin ger (Ka w) ; 3. Le e Burg ess (Yam) . 200cc: 1. Glen Davis (Kaw); 2 . Rus s Baldwin (Kaw) ; 3. Bill M osh er (Kaw). 250cc: 1. Le nny M c Bride (Yaml; 2. St eve Oeem ie (Ho n); 3 . Berni e Hohler (Suz) . O PEN: 1. Dale 8 aumes (Hon ); 2. Bob Ha mm (Yam); 3. Tim Voor hees 1M- 5 1 . SR: 1. Ja mes Spe nce r (Yam); 2 . Ru ss Baldwin (Kaw); 3 . Dave Sa nfor d (M ai ). SUPER SA : 1. Chuck Gardne r (Yam I; 2 . Berna rd Koh le r (Suz). EXP; 1. Rand y Gardner (Hon); 2. Ken Tit us (Kaw); 3. Tadd S a lto ~ (!'aw). Fredette melts Clear Lake ice By Jack St ueve LA PO RTE, IN , JAN. 5 A la rge crowd was treated to sub-zero wind chill and ho t race ac tio n as Na tiona l Ice Race Cha m p io n J eff Fredette wo n Watmore wins ADRAGP By D aryl D . Drake I'IIO E:"IX . :\/. . JA:" . ·1 -:, " Toug h! R ea l rough ;" panted Yamaha pi lo t Ro n \ Va tIllOrl' a fte r crossing the finish lint' a nd taking th e o vera ll a n d fir s t plaCI' ill Ihl' 2,,(kc Expert class .u th « ..h i/ona Dl',,'n R a cill 1-: ASSl"'iali oll's (AD R A) Third An n ua l :" I'W YI~n 's Crallll l'l ix .u CII IH'Il Ra rr -wa v. " Ir's n xkv o u t tlu-n-, :lIid towards the cud, m y Iland staru-d pumping up. Ot her than rluu , l'n 'ry lh in1-: W"1Il gn~1I perlert .': \\'a l m on' llI m l~1 ill a l im .. o[ 2:06: I2 :oI ll'r romp k -t ill1-: 12 la p s o ver rl u - sixmill' G I' rours« a boa rd a Eastsid« Cvcl« P ro Ci rru it z Ll ni n -d Mo w r s,;'lI\S YZ2:,O. Carv D in'ks had u rkeu rlu- lrad Irom ( ::11 los Serrano ( H us ) oy Ilu -end of t hr firSi lap a n d \\~1S dl'arly rlu [aSiI'S! r id..r on rlu - tr:... k, BIll a l t lu OIH'-hourina rk , wi Ih \ \'a tmore Sl'IUIIII a1K11I1 20Sl'("(1I1l1sba ck, Dirck s" Hon da rail 0111 o f luvl fa r hom rln- pits, An ot her Expert . G k-n n Dawson , slOppl'd a nd ga\"(' Di rc ks som« Iu e} , hili Dircks wa s lI...ulv S..\TII mi nutes behind when Il<' 1'1;1 goi ll1-: aga in . Char1-:ing ha rd , D ircks a lmost m ad.. "I' for th« lo st t inu-, ta ki ng third ","('ra II, sl'cod ll 2:,Occ Expert, j u st 0111' minu«- .md II ""-Olllls lx-hi nd \\'al mon-, :'\!t ~lllwhil .., 1986 ADRA n u m lx-r o ne pl.u c-ho lder Canh Sweetland. n"II' :1I a q IIirk bill co nservut in' pan', iliad.. 110 misla k,'Sa lid [i n ish,,1Sl'n lIld o wr: d I. first Op"l1 E Xlx'n 0 11 his Ik Sl'It I IlIsky/ S pt.'lu o O il /Ha ll m all Ra c illg XC" OO, :,0 s..m llds Ix'hi lld \\';11 ilion'. " I did a 10 11"'lIn Iha ll I l'x lx'n,~I : ' said SWI'..ll alld . "( t h l' ra cl' ) K illl~lml' Ih o ll1-: h . h wa s a 10 1 tigl lll'r a III I nlll1-: hn Ihis YI';II_ bUI I lik,~1 il:' C ha p py Bios.. (I l Oll ) wa s rt~lll )' co m illg Oil s lr o llg 1Il~l r Ihl' I'lld bill 1~1I1 0 11 1 o [ g; 1S jusl bdorl' Ihl' wh ilt , lIa g. H .. m allag,-u 10 1-:"1 1-:oillg a g;l ill a lld hllll1-: 0 11 to [ounh o v..ra ll a lltl third 2"Occ EXpIT!. AI fift h "" ,'r~ llI , [ollnh 2:,0.....EXlx'n J o h ll Imbriale (H a ll) balllr~ 1 with S Wl'l' IIa lld [or a [I'W la p s ou l tin-u IIl'ar .11l<' 1'1111 a lltl [adl~1. " I hadll 'l ra n~l sillcl' Ih l' Vllltlln' GP ( 1~ l rl y Non'lllhl'r ), alld I gu..ss I was a lillll' Ollt o f shaIX': ' D""lli s Pa rker was Ill<' olll\' 20(k.. Expt.'rI 10 [illish ill Ihl' lOp 10 ;11 sixth on·rall. FrOll1 hrak.. Irollol..s all thl' S Ull ny s lo p ,' H Ollda /AXO Sport / O akll' y-spollsor,-u CR 125 kl'pl him 0111 or Ih I' top fin'. Jim W"I \"("r (Cm -A m), ;\Iik.. )'ow'TS (11011), R yall A rlllilagl ' (KT M), a lld Pa l DIIII I~11l (1'l lIs) also ("(nllpletl'd 12 1aps to roull d OUll h" lop 10 EXIX'lh. Sl'nano (1I u s) had gra hhl~l Ih,' kad 0[[ Ill<'g rl'l' ll [Jag hil I WI'III 0 11 1in a sp,..-tanJ!ar n~ lS h 0 11 Ill<'st'lolld la p wh ill' n m ll ill1-: Ihi nl. Fl yill1-: 0[[ a h i1-:h gl'ar jlllllp. Sl'na llO I I K ,p,~1 0111 alld panl'd com p:llly w ilh h is h ik l'. Bolh calliI' dow n ha n l. SITr~ I IIO ..st ~II'" ill1-: wi lh mi llor hru ist's. h is hikl' hl ~l r i111-: 1111' hnllll ol Ih I' gl't -0[[ alllll'lId ill1-: his day. ,\ m a l l' lI r s s!;lI ll'd h l' h ill d Ih l' Ex pl' rls , a lld a ftl'l IWO h Ollrs ol ra cill1-:, jllSI fi n ' Sl'lUlH ls sl'para ll'd [i rsl :' lId " 'IHIIlI. \\' ilh I I la p s, 01K'1I Am al l'lI r Roh 10hlhl Oll I< KIk 1111' w ill a ho:ml a S IIIIIIV~ Iopl' Ii ollda S IIII \ ';d l",' A,II O B(" k Ii o llda :,00, w illI KI'ilh i\i ilkr a III I Ih ;' C01l1tl'l 1101ll1a CR2:,O takill1-: Sl'IHIIlI 101 III<' 2:,Olr Am:III'lIr wi n . J' '" J ohn SOli ( 110 11 ) wa s jllSltwo Sl'lU llIls ha ck lUI Ih ird on'ra 11 Amall'lI r. Sl'IUlld th ree class fi nals on Ih e ice al Clear L a ke. During IUne-u ps [o r h is ti tle d e[ense, Fr ed eue , ri d ing a Kawa sak i sponsored by Eagle Cy cles o [ Freep ort, Illino is, foughl o rr p er sislent c ha llenges o [ M ik e Ph isler a nd Bi ll Ma ch er in th e 2001' 'class 10 score w in 1 number o ne [o r Ih e d a y. In the 400 cc class, w il v ve te ra n is Ni ck Bunn ell throttl ed hO Nick 's C ycl e o[ Osceola , Indi an a , H onda [our-slroke 250 10 a n ea rly lead. As traffic cl eared h e wa s join ed b y Fred ette, Th e pa ir h ooked up 10 illustr ate whal good, ti ght ra cing ca n be prod uced when la lented rider s lock horns. In th e fi na l laps, h owever, lapped rider s pl a yed a pan as Fredette, n o w o n his dad's S uzuk i, round Ih e ri ~ h t lines 10 p a ss [or th e wi n. In th e O p en class ru noffs , din track reg u la r J oe Yukon jammed 10 t he [rolli, giving Bu n n el l. 1I0W 0 11 a H o n da 500, a nd Fred ett e , ri di ng a M id wesl Ya m a h a o[ Glen Ellvn, Illi nois, YZ465 little else to do'excep l pla y ca tc h up. Bu nn ell 's ch arge was slowe d in Ih e cl o sin g la p s a s his bikt' developed a ha ndling problem . Fredette chose his l in es ca ref u ll \' a n d stole Ih e wi n w ith a Camel P ro-s lyl e [o un h lurn pass o n Ih e way 10 Ihe checkered fl a ~ . Sideha ck co m p et it io n prosperetl w hen ice raci ng 's e lder stal esman , iOp llls-\l';u -old H a p Da rst. pu lled orr an ex cell elll Slarl wil h his two -sl roke H a rl ey ri~ , b u t shorl gear ing [or Ih e N aliona l-sized Irack p UI h im down 10 lhird p ialI' a l Ih l' fla 1-: a ltl'r J ohll 110" a lld E iso ll 1i 0ldl'Ilu 'ad rail him d o wll. R esu lts 2OOcc: 1. Jeff Fredelle (K 2. Mike Phisler:3. aw); Bi~~~~~er Jeff Fredelle (Suz); 2, N Bunnell ,ck (Han). OPEN: 1. Jeff Fredette (Va m); 2, Joe Vukon; 3. Ni ck Bunne tl (Ho n ). SIOECAR: 1. John Hoss; 2. Elson H oldemead; 3. fiap D arst H.D). • • ••• •• ••• 2: (J.",._ Results 200 EX: 1. Dennis Parker (Ho n ). OPEN EX 1. Garth Sweettand(Hus); 2. Pal Dun: can tHu s); 3 . Rya n Arm itage (KIM). 200 AM . t , Todd Jorda n (Yam); 2. Chr is Spurloct ( Kaw ~ 3 . Bob Henderson (V am). OPEN AM : 1. Rob Johnston I Hon~ 2. K ennyBales (Hon); 3. Mod< Dowell lKaw). 200 NOV, 1. Deano Cowan (Hon); 2, Gregg Salom e (Hon); 3 . D a n ny Ca n ter (H on). OPEN NOV; r . Jim Grandstaff (Hus ); 2. Bill Wat · kins (K TM); 3 . Skip Konst (Hon). 38- SR VET: 1. Bryon Farnsworth (KTM ~ 2. Ger rard Freedman lKawt 3. Ilovd Abball (KlM). 200BEG: 1. M ontySears(Hont 2.Gregg Bacome (Ho n); 3 . Tim Williams (Hon) . 250 EX: 1. Ron Walmore (Yaml; 2. Gary D,rdts (Hon); 3 . Chappy Blose (H on). SR EX: 1. 8 111 M ey er (Ka w l; 2. Jerry Johnston ' (Hont 3. Wayne Deckleve< (Hon). 250 AM. 1. K Miller (Hont 2. Joe Johnson eoth (Hon); 3 . James Stott (KlM). SR AM: 1. Ed Deedler (KTMt 2. Tany Pierce (KlM); 3 . Ph d Teisl (K TMI. 250 NOV: 1. Paul Kellogg (Yamt 2. M ikePutnam (Hont 3 . Scott Stutz tKlMl. 30< SR VET: 1. Randy Devine (Yam); 2. M,ke laBelle (Cag); 3 . Steve Weinstein (Han). SR SPTSMN, I . Olen Webb. Jr. (Vam); Dodway(Hon); 3 . Dan Belisle (Hus). 2. Mark 250 BEG : t . Brian Gilla rd (Ho n ); 2. Jody Sa nde r s (Yam); 3 . J . Crai g York (Hus). OPEN BEG: 1. Jon Paul Potter(Mait 2. T omMon- roe (Ho n); 3 . Ro n Jablonsky (Hon) DINOSAURCLASSIC: 1. BillGrombach (Han); 2, Chris Ro usculp (Hust 3. Bill Lindberg (KTM) . MINI NOV; 1 . B yron May (Han); 2. Roger Bates (Vam): 3. Daryl James (Vam). MINI 60: 1. Mike Shirens (Kaw ); 2. Clay Romo 3 . MI ke Denney (Ka wJ. SIDEHACK EX: 1. Brett W illiams/ Russ Baker (V am); 2. Gwen Ridyard/ Jody Sanders (emil; 3 . M ar gie Neill /Pa ul Lintz (Wasp). OTHG : 1. M urle W illiams (Yam ); 2. Dd Mill ani (Hon); 3 . Mack Garrison (Hus). MINI AM 1. Dennis Hildebrand (Yam ): 2. K.C. ~Kaw); K,rk(Hon). M INI BEG : 1. Cody Romo(Hon).: 2. Danny St ewa rt (Hon); 3 . Jell Kravs (Han). DINOVlNTAGE: 1. RickAJexander (Hust 2. Mike Wadding (Yam t 3. Dale Garst (Yam) LA DIES : 1. Pam M ort on (Yam); 2. M teh el le Bee (Ka w); 3 . A ng le Klaja (Hon). Kaiser kicks at Loon Lake By Unda Blum A:\'TIOCI I, IL, J AN . 5 Venl Browne snowed th e Pros , R icky Gruber dusted th e Pabst 250 Challenge a nd a pair of vict o ries in the 125 a nd 250cc classes .....un..d lOp h onors for Fr.mk Ka iSl'r as hl't:m.. rgl~llh e only douole class willner a mollg the o \'e r 100 com pt'li lOrs contl:s t i n~ round one of the Loom Lake Ice Ra ce Se ries. Kawa saki-mount ed Kaiser a n d Chatl BieriI.' had a ti ght rdCC that put a stretch on the field in the 1251'1' class, Ka ise r held the adV"dntage 10 d sweep both h .... t a nti fina l wins. Ka ise r finish(.-u third in the firs l 250cc heat It.-u by J ay La nger. w h il e Lallce Piekos pickt.-u up th e wi n in d ' h .... ttwoand Don Waldbu(.SSCrclaimt.'{lthe'semi . 'Ttl li ke to thank my sponsors Craig And(''Tson antll-m , w h o helped m ake th is possible," said Kai ser from th.. winn..r·s circle aCrer winnin~ th.. hotly contestt. u 2501'1' [inal. Early It-a,k r Lang er fi nish t.-u S('cond o ver Dan p ..t..rson. The Youth dasS('S sa w Michael Gi bson lOp Br.ld Fl am,'nt a lltl Kye Yb..m a i n Ihe P et. Wet' d iv ision . ' Ya m a h a -m oulll(. u Kart er Busse put a last -lap mo\'e on j .('_ Blum in the 60cc [illa l fo r the wi n, a lld Rob MeGt.'{ · SW .. p l the 80cc class m ·..r Br iall Krom roy a nd Tom Foster. J im Sumner - aboard a sa na Stan M ill a rd BSA - a n d Glt-II Salpaka WOII the O Pt'1I class h '~lIs . Sa lpa ka (750 Ya m ) Glme back wi th a [ull b low lI w in 10 ddl~1I ha rtl-d larg ing J df Pi cha ( Ya m ) ill Ih e c1 osi n~ laps o [ the fi lial. Ri c k ROI insk i was lh ird " h'-dd o f J im Sum ner. H onda-m o llnlt. u Grll lx' r sWI'p l lht., l'aosl250 Challengt."I'~I

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