Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

200 BEG: 1. John.Simmon, (Han); 2. Rick Morey (Kawl; 3. Judd Denney (Han). 250 BEG: 1. Jeff Kallstrom (Yam); 2. John Aloridge (Han); 3. Doug Cornett (Hus). OPEN BEG: 1. Ron Jabionsky(Hon); 2. Randy Putt (Han); 3. David Stewart (Cag). OTHG: 1. GaryJensen(KTM); 2. Don Underwood (KTM). OINO CLASSiC: 1. C.J. Schilling (Hus); 2. Evan Wallen (KTM); 3. Dan Belisle (Hus). DINO VI NT; 1. Rick Alexander (Hus); 2. Phil Caldwell Jr. (Yam); 3. Mike Waddling (KTM). LADIES: 1. Angie Klaja (Han). MINI AM: 1. Denis Hildebrand (Yam); 2. Oestry Abbott (KTM); 3. Bryon May (Han). MINI NOV: 1. Jason Birdsong (Kaw); 2. Daryl James (Yam); 3. Randy Toy (KTM). MINI BEG: 1. Jason Belisle (Han); 2. Bret Ayers (Kaw); 3. Chris Ramsey (Han). MINI 60: 1. Clay Ramo (Kaw); 2. Mike Shivers (Kaw); 3. Chris Freedman (Han). '. (81 1'1&&& HUSQVARNA HUSQVARNA sales· service· parts 1986 models in stock HUSKY Parts in stock Technical Assistance Ohlins shock speciaJis1 Complete machine shop H.S.lEnd.lMX Equip. 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Reseda, California (818) 343-0675 'M EXIRUDE, Two and Four Stroke A TV • Karts • Jet Skis Snowmobiles. Road Racers 8800 E. Compton Blvd .. Paramount. CA 90723, (213) 531 -2767 Huw:na 8ERNIES EAST VALLE @ W \!JI "nte Europe_ Co... ctJ.M" Full Service. Parts. Apparel UPS O.ily ~4 t. Southern AvtI., M.... AZ 8520:': (602) 835-1420 Free! Catalogue F.81ure MoYHn- Motocross AoadRace-Vintage-MUCH MOREl 36 ... HALMAR VIDEO P.O,Box474.Dep1 F.lewtston.N.Y.14092 Results MSTRS: 1. Ron Miller (Kaw): 2. Hoyt Statham (Yam). EX: 1. Dan Sanchez (Yam); 2. Gabe Gutierrez (Hus): 3. Buzz Moeller (Hus). AM: 1. Bob Coffman (Han): 2. Jack Hurley (Yam). NOV: 1. David Blodgett (Suz); 2. Dean Ray (Yam). NOV B: 1. larry Escamilla (Han); 2. Marland McManus (Yam). Sweetland Claims Salome JOO SALOME, AZ, MAR. 2 Read Cycle News ......"A. Expert's Bob De Miranda had bike problems and had to use Larry Escamilla's Yamaha to compete ·on. De Miranda went out and blew everybody away. Dan Sanchez bauled with De Miranda and eventually LOok second place. BuuMoeller was third. In moLO number two, Bob De Miranda took the lead but once again had problems and gave Cabe Gutierrez the lead, and he crossed the checkered flag in first place. Dan Sanchez zeroed in with second and Dick Frampton smoothly captured the third place position. Bob Coffman found a winning line and went wire to wire wrapping up first overall in the Amateur class. Jack Hurley filled the second spot in moto one, but it was Hal Grady who zapped his way into second place overall. By Daryl Drake BE FIRST! ~~-bY--" Garth Sweetland took his Husky to the win for the second consecutive year at the Arizona Desert Racing Association's Salome 100. Husky-mounted Garth Sweetland grabbed the overall and Open Expert top honors for the second consecutive year at the Arizona Desen Racing Association's Salome 100. Sweetland rode a Desert HusqvamaiSpectro Oil-sponsored 400cc Cross Country at this, the 10th edition of the race, and turned in a time of3:05:37 for his 120-mile run. Off the stan, it was Gary Dircks (Hon) and Mike Powers (Hon) leading the way, with Sweetland working his way up from a second row start. Near the end of the first lap, Powers got off in a sandwash and Sweetland pulled into second. Dircks piued before the home check, but was back on the course ahead of Sweetland. "We ran together mostof the second lap. I caught him in the big wash, passed and led from then on. No falling, no real troubles at all - but it sure was dusty," said the smiling Sweetland at the finish. Dircks finished four minutes behind, but was disqualified for an impound violation. "I don't know how he rides so fast in the dust," Dircks said of Sweetland. Powers was awarded second over- all and the 250cc Expert win, finishing eight minutes behind Sweetland on the Sunnyslope Honda/Premier Cycle/USA Sponswear-sponsored CR250. Jeff Darland (Hon) ran with the leaders until near the end of the last lap when hewentoutaltercatching a rock in his goggles. No eye damage, but he'll have a sore nose. Finishing third overall and second Open Expert was Pat Prosser (KTM), 1:10aheadof Glenn Dawson (Hon) third Open Expert. Just 15 seconds back, Scott Kindler (Hon) rounded out the top five as second 250cc Expert. An old face on a new bike turned out in the 200cc Expert class and won. Kent Miller, former Husky 250 rider, rode a Sunnyslope Honda/ Rosita's Restaurant CRJ25 to a sixth overall finish with a time of 3:24: 19. In the three-lap classes, 250cc Amateurs swept the top four spots, with less than three-minutes separating them. Joe Johnson brought his Sunnyslope Honda 250 in at 2:37:02 for the win with James StOLt (KTM), Allen Nelson (Kaw), and Keith Miller (Hon) all finishing in his dust. Fifth overall was Roger Huffman for the Open Amateur win on a Din Unlimited Honda 500. At ninth overall, Wayne Decklever on the Decklever Construction/ Sunnyslope Honda CR250 was the only Senior Expert to finish, and he was just five seconds ahead of Senior Amateur winner Boyd Abbou on a Dirt Unlimited KTM. Bud Baker (Kaw) came back from an early getoff to take the 200cc Novices. In the early morning Mini race, Denis Hildebrand (Yam) was first overall and Mini Amateur, winning easily, after his main competition, K.C. Kirk, seized his Honda. Overall, 157 ridersoutof207 starter finished. Results 200 EX: 1. Kent Miller (Han); 2. Chris Strang (Han); 3. Ken Asch (Cag). 250 EX: 1. Mike Powers (Han); 2. Scott Kindler (Han); 3. James Dunlap (KTM). OPEN EX: 1. Garth Sweetland (Hus); 2. Pat Prosser (KTM); 3. Glenn Dawson (Han). SR EX: 1. Wayne Decklever (Han). 200 AM: 1. Chris Spurlock (Kaw); 2. Scott Core (Kaw). 250 AM: 1. Joe Johnson (Han): 2. James Stott (KTM); 3. Allen Nelson (Kaw). OPEN AM: 1. Rogert Huffman (Han); 2. Chris Wood ron (M-S); 3. John Casebeer (Han). SR AM: 1. Boyd Abbott (KTM); 2. Bryon Farnsworth (KTM); 3. Jerry Smith (Yam). 200 NOV: 1. Bud Baker (Kaw); 2. Bob Kinnaman (KTM); 3. Sid Nichols (Kaw). 250 NOV: 1. David Foster (Han); 2. Scott Stutz (KTM); 3. Rodney Hayes (Yam). OPEN NOV: 1. Bill Watkins (KTM); 2. Randy Walker (Han); 3. Willy f»pkins (Yam). 30+ SR VET: 1. larry lJoyd (Yam); 2. Steve Weinstein (Han); 3. Dan Post (Kaw). 38+ SR VET: 1. Gerard Freedman (Kaw); 2. Tom Gorman (KTM); 3. Charlie Martin (Hus). SA SPTSMN: 1. Mark Didway(Hon); 2. Doug Seitz (KTM); 3. Ron lallitti (Hon). p mounts. The big winner was Allen Sauerlee, sweeping the 750cc Stock, Modified and Superstreet classes on his new Suzuki GSXR750. The first race for the 750cc pilots was the Stock Production race. The current crop of fast production machines and large contingency purses produced a field of 30 entries. When tbe green flag fell, Daniel Burns shot to the lead, but hal[ of the pack was at his rear wheel. When the leaders emerged from turn six, Mike Glisson had pulled I 0 the£roJ1l on his bright yellow Cycle Imports Suzuki. As they came pa t the start/finish, Glisson and Satterlee were running side-by-side, followed by Craig Seher, Shawn Leopold and Kim Jester. Glisson held the upper hand until the lead 750s caught up to the backmarkers of the Open class; Satterlee got away from Glisson in the traffic. Glisson was occupied for the rest of the race with a continued threat from Seher as they both diced with Open riders. The final order was Satterlee, Seher and Glisson. The same players met again in the 750cc Modified race. Leopold took the early lead with a strong holeshot from the pole position, but Glisson and Satterlee in turn slipped past him. The three bauled for several laps and were soon joined by Seher. The race was cu t short by a red £lag and the final sequence was Satterlee by a wide margin, Glisson, Seher and Leopold. Glisson and Satterlee took their stock machines to battle again in the 750cc Superstreet race. Vince Costa, last year's class champion, took the holeshot on his Kawasaki. Once the bikes had strung out a bit, Costa, Pat Ryan and Satterlee began a dice for the lead. Glisson was in tbe hunt, but had his own dice with Don Canet a few seconds back. The two duels continued untilthecheckeredfiagwhere Satterlee was first across the line, followed by Costa, Ryan, Canet and Glisson. Costa, who also took last season's Formula One trophy, had to fight off multiple challenges to win the Formula One race. The first attempt to get the 40-bike grid away resulted in a false start and a bike down on the grid. The second attempt went more smoothly, and Costa motored into the lead. But after one trip around, Scott Gray had passed Costa as the pack closed in behind him. Gray suddenly pulled off with mechanical problems, and Costa inherited the lead. He also inherited a wheel-towheel dice with Jon Litsey and continuing pressure from Don Canet, Tom Aquino and Paul Gallivan. The two front runners raced wheelto-wheel, lap after lap as they pulled ~away from the field. Those who did

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