Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

~--------------------------,a: blocked hIS every aavance, slaiiiriiin-g w o a: u > a: « t:) ~ ~ ....~IlII:z: 0.. c..o .00 0") • Mike Fraylick (4) takes the holeshot at the start of the 125cc C moto at Hell Hole Creek MX. Fraylick won both motos for the overall. MINI: 1. Troy Hutson (Yam); 2. Rick Smith (Han); 3. Ryan Anderson (Kaw). 125: 1. Chris Clark (KTMI. 250: 1. Jeff Miles (Yam). 250: 1. Jeff Miles (Yam). 2-WHEEL OPEN; 1. Troy Yeo (Han); 2. Darrell Sexton (Yam); 3. Darrell Staples (YamI. 4-STRK OPEN: 1. Del Schnitzer (Han); 2. Jarry Hicks (Han); 3. Becky Schneider (Yam). Hawkins masters Mansfield By Mark Koon MANSFIELD, OH, MAR. 23 John "Hurricane" Hawkins took the overall win today on the fast 2-mile Mansfield M.e. Course. Hawkins batL1ed with early leader Troy Schlereth for Lhe first 45 minUles, but coming through a check poim, Schlereth's Husky lost its igniLion and Schlereth's race was over. Hawkins then LOok the lead and was never challenged. AfLer the races Hawkins said that he wished Schlereth's race was over since they were having quite a race. In the Open class, Troy Teeter LOok his Can-Am LO the win over Kawasaki-moumed Ken Ladwig. In the Senior class, Troy's dad Ronnie LOok the win with second place going to Louie Harry. Results OVERALL; 1. John Hawkins (SUl). MINI; 1. Curt Dosier (Han); 2. Abel Hininger (Han); 3. Brent Taylor (Kaw). 125: 1. Ryan Markham (Kawl; 2. John Poner (SUl); 3. O.R. Smith (Yam). 250: 1. Craill Coon (KTM); 2. Rod Neel (Yam); 3. Ma'" Whipe (Yam). OPEN; 1. Troy Teeter (C-A); 2. Ken Ludwig (Kaw); 3. John Smith (Yam). SR: 1. Ronnie Teeter (Hus); 2. Louie Harry (Bul); 3. Larry Laffler (Kaw). Burgess, KnoJC KOMedford arenacross By Clay Ught MEDFORD, OR, MAR. 15 Kawasaki-mounted Kevin Knox and Yamaha rider Lance Burgess made their return to the Jackson County Expo Park in 36 Medford to dominate the second night of arenacross racing inside CompLOn Arena. Burgess and Knox, both 125cc moullled, bauled in several classes, with Burgess coming out in frolll of Knox for the Open Pro class only to run second to fellow Californian Knox in the Open A main. lach Rund led a Honda parade in the 60cc A main for first place brass. Local radio stations plugged the airwaves with Lhe annoucemelll that Burgess was LO attempt LO clear eight cars inside CompLOn Arena, which was in addition to Lhe California resident's four-class quest. Burgess cleared Lhe cars and took $500 out of promoter Rich Word's pocket for the feat. Burgess, Lhe "crazy Californian," not only jumped it once, but was so jazzed that he came back to do it again, this time with only one hand on Lhe bars and the crowd wem wild! lach Rund (Hon) opened up the evening by topping Lhe 60cc A main event, much LO the delight ofthe local fans. Rund rallied to the from of the pack to put Joe Don Ireland and Kevin O'Conner in the second and third spots. Brian Guiles won out in an 80cc shootout in 80cc A action, beating Kawasaki riders Bryan "crash" Steele and fellow diminutive speedster Joie DePew. The l25cc A main event saw Burgess and Johnson in a wheel-to-wheel battle that was left over from last night. Johnson looked LO be the one to take the 125cc laurels away from fellow Californian Burgess, but to no avail. The duo did, however, do some heavy duty damage in Lhe race, giving the competition fits in the process of wrapping up the first and second positions. Todd Alter (Hon) continues LO improve with each outing and tonight finished a close third to the AMA Pro duo while Roseburg Yamaha's Monty Spalding guided his Yamaha imo fourth at Lhe checkers behind winner Burgess, Johnson and Alter. In 250cc action, the overflow amount of 250s were trimmed to eight for a single-row, 10-lap finale. Burgess came right back from his 125cc win armed with his trusty YZl 25 and pulled the holeshot over Mike Hamilton and Randy Toreson, both on Yamahas. NorLhern Californians Dave Creech and ex-Pro Mel Sample (Kaw) held down fourth and fifLh throughout the race, but would get no further as getting past both Toreson and Hamilton would be quite an accomplishmem - runaway leader Burgess was again ripping up the track that Word and company spem all day designing. Burgess easily defeated second place Hamilton, who in turn did a marvelous job of holding back Pro Toreson, Creech and Sample, who finished fifth. Knox and Burgess lined up a pair of 125s on the from row in the Open A main event and had a brutal battle for top brass. Burgess wamed a quadruple win badly, which would have gone down in Lhe SOMA record books as the first rider LO accomplish the task. But Burgess again would be denied a four-class win as Knox the door each time the motocross Pro attempted a pass. Knox took a hardfought win wiLh Burgess second ahead of Santa Rosa, California's Dana Bray. Again Pro purse lured many Professionals out from their winter hi bernation and 19 signed up to battle for over $400. Burgess (Yam 125) put himself into his all-too-familiar position (the lead) at Lhe snap of the rubber band which signaled the start of the 20-lap Open Pro main event, Lhe final race of Lhe evening. Burgess was well on his way to a triple rout of the evening and had only Knox (Kaw 125) to contend wiLh as Medford's Mike Zillgitt (Hon), Hamilton (Yam 250) and Kawasaki-mounted Johnson held down the top five posiLions throughout the 10-rider event. Burgess pushed his Yamaha across Lhe line wiLh Knox close behind to cap off his triple while Zillgitt held on to nab third over Hamilton, Johnson and Harsha, who had a rough night with a sixth. Results . OPEN PRO: 1. Lance Burgess (Yam); 2. Kevin Knox (Kawl; 3. Mike Zillgitt (Han). OPEN A: 1. Kevin Knox (Kaw); 2. Lance Burgess (Yam); 3. Dana Bray (HanI. 250 A: 1. Lance Burgess (Yam); 2. Mike Hamilton (Yam); 3. Randy Toreson (Yam). 125 A: 1. Lance Brugess (Yam); 2. Brad Johnson (Kaw); 3. Todd Alter (Hon). 80 A; 1. Brian Guiles. 60 A: 1. Zoch Rund (Han); 2. Joe Don Ireland (Han); 3. Kevin O'Conner (Han). PEE WEE: 1. Brian Frost (YamI; 2. Man Furber (Yam); 3. Justin Dyer (Yam). OLD MAN: 1. Bob Ingle (Hon); 2. Dana Bray (Hon); 3. Jerry Johnson (Yam). Risner tops CalhounMX By Jeff Jacobsen CALHOUN, GA, MAR. 9 The new season started off by challenging a large turnout of riders on the all-new lrack at Calhoun motocross today. One of the most exciting races was the first heat of the Over 30 class. David Caldwell was leading but dropped down to fourLh, giving the top spot to Warner Wilburn, who led until Jeff Risner came up at the last second and passed right at the finish line for the win. Caldwell easily won the second heat, but Risner got first overall. The Novice 125cc filled the starting gate, but Jeff Stewart had no problem with the new track as he led all the way in the first moto. He got off to a bad start in the second moLO and was in Lhe seventh spot alter the first lap, but he consistently passed all Lhe rider except Bob Morgan for Lhe second spot. Morgan, who was fifth in Lhe first lap, sped his bike pa t all the others for the win. Stewart gOt first overall. The I25cc class was super fast with a few crashes, causing changes in po ilion. Lamar Scoggins was being challenged in the first moto by Danny Christy' and Billy Scoggins, but Billy went down on the whoops in the first lap, and Christy went dawn in the second lap giving Lamar Scoggins clear sailing. Things changed in the second 125cc moLO with Sean Dillon taking the lead, but he lost control of his bike in Lhe second lap and Gene Ridings grabbed the lead and kept it with Lamar Scoggins breathing do\\(n his back for second. The Open riders were especially challenged by the new ·area of the. track. Billy ShelLOn won both motos, even though Dalon Pettigrew crashed with Bill Mizelle; Peuigrew recovered fast and continued for the third SpOt in the second moLO, giving him second overall. Results PEE WEE; 1. Heather Mitchell (Yam); 2. Jamie Kendall (yam); 3. Mitzi Mitchell (Yam). PEE WFE: 1. B.J. Myers (Kaw); ,2. John Ownbey (K8w). ··T, r , ............. I C'" rrl # SR MINI: 1. Tim Woodruff (Han); 2.JeIf Dampsey (kaw); 3. Damon Blythe (Yam). NOV 125; 1. Jaff Stewa" (Kaw); 2. Bob Morgan (Yam); 3. Mika Waters (Yam). NOV 250: 1. Timmy Knight (Hon); 2. Jimmy cailaway (Yam); 3. Mike Specio (Yam). 125: 1. Lamar Scoggins (Yam); 2. Gene Ridings (Yam); 3. Dan Shields (Yam). 250: 1. Kippy Ma"," (SUl); 2. Dalon Penigrew (SUl); 3. Ma'" Burrows (Han). OPEN; 1. Billy Shelton (Kaw); 2. Oalon Pettigrew (Kaw); 3. Larry Cline (Hon). ENDURO; 1. Bryan Adams (Kawl; 2. Chris Thomas (Kaw); 3. Danny Bu"'halter (Kawl. OVER 30: 1. Jeff Risner (Yam); 2. David caldwell (Kawl; 3. Billy Scoggins (Kaw). Weir wins Omaha Indoor ST By Dan Feldhaus OMAHA, N]':. MAR. 15 Racing was hot tonight at the Omaha Civic Cemer for the final round of its indoor short track series. The concrete floor surface was sticky and good for traction after coke syrup was spread on the floor. In heat one of the Open Sportsman class Robbie Jones of Chester, South Dakota, blitzed the competition as he led wire-to-wire. Heat twO had several restarts but Omaha's John Schwartz came out Lhe victor. Heat three of the Sportsman had Steve Boggs of Des Moines, Iowa unchallenged as he led from start to finish. In Lhe Sportsman main event Robbie Jones jumped to the lead in Lhe first turn. A mid-race crash set Jones back to fifLh after an instant remount. This left John Schwartz to take command for the major portion of the race unLil Jones poured on the steam and rolled back inLO the number one spot to take the checkered flag. In Lhe Open A first heat Rick Weir of Des Moines, Iowa, took advantage of the holeshot and led wire-to-wire, as he held a commanding lead over '. Lhe second-place finisher by a quarter of a lap. Heat twoof theA had Ray Waddell take command in the first lap, but a restart was in order as two mid-pack riders went down hard. The restart saw Waddell jump the gun and was send back to the penalty line, but he catapulted off the starting line and grabbed the holeshot anyway. Waddell won the heat race wiLh Wade Camelin and Bill Hoffmeister following at a distance. The A main event had Weir blast oU the line after one restart, followed by second heat winner Waddell and Jerry Crabb. However, Weir became a one-man show as he lapped over half the field to take home the firstplace laurels. Results SPTSMN: 1. Robbie Jones; 2. John Schwartz. OPEN A: 1. Rick Weir; 2. Ray Waddell; 3. Jerry Crabb. Houser doubles at He'Hole Creek MX By Gary Crider COLUMBIA, sc, MAR. 2 At Hell Hole Creek's lhird annual Daytona Warm-up MX Bobby Houser came back strong in the second motos of 125cc Youth and B action to edge Joel Grant each Lime. Houser topped Grant for overall honors in both divisions. The first motos of both the l25cc Youth and B classes were controlled by Grant wiLh Houser trailing in second position. During the second motos of both classes, Honda of Winston-Salem's Houser overcame midpack starts and moved to Lhe front, passing Grant both times for Lhe wins and Lhe first place trophies.

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