Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

2ND D 1. Gary Hicks (Wes); 2. Steve Lyons IV; (Jaw); 3. Kevin K,ug (Jaw). 3RD DIV: 1. Richard Perkins (Wes); 2. D ana SPECIAL HONDA WAREHOUSE PURCHASE Dumond (Jaw); 3 . Ken Ber ry {Wes ). Woodley, Hall split Salem A X wins 1985 V65 Sabre 1100 6 To Choose From ...... By Clay Ught Factory Warranty From $2498.00 SALEM, OR, MAR. 28 John " Wi ldman" Woodley and Washington 's Eri c Hall (H o n) spl it moto wins in th e 125cc Pro class at th e fir st o f two Easy Finance Available ...... ..... l-. 0.. < .. Ask fo r Tom or AI Seut IfACEWAr H O N D A . 25 1 W . Perris Blvd. ffl Perris. CA 92370 (714) 943-2061 Win n e r Mike Faria lead s third-pla ce fi ni sher Mark Dwyer in t h e Scratc h main at Inland Mot o rc y c le Speedwa y in Sa n Bernardino. California . 5&5 prockeu ·.. 520 PItch .• . 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J a y Mal o tt took both m otos in the second group w ith J eff S mi th and John Capeua taking top three troph ies. Results OPEN A : 1. Richard Bener e (Kawk 2. Cra ig M anin YOSHIMURA HEADQUARTERS -You New Valley StoreHEADERS. CARBS. BOOTS. HELMETS. TIRES. CHAINS.ONE PIECE LEATHERS FREE Mounting w ith ti re purchase. (Wheel off bike) Tlts ;s the NUMBER ONE ,.,,., Stole i Come In AIHI S., Hi! Wrecked Late Model Sport Bikes O n Display BERT'S MOTORCYCLE MAU 17730 Sherman Way, Reseda, California (818)343-0675 tHus); 3. John McConnell(V am). . 250 A: 1. Michael Jones (K ; 2. DaVId Hand aw) ( Ho n~ 3. Rodney Phillips(Yam). aw);2. DaveyCoombs 125A;1. Michael Jones(K ( H o n~ 3. Jeffery Glass (Han). OPEN B: 1. DavidFox(Kawl;2.DougZucco(Han); 3 . James loth (Yaml . 250 B: 1. Stephen Crowe ISuzl; 2. Fred Turjan (Su.); 3. N orman Bish (Han). 125B; 1. StephenCrowe (Su.); 2.Thoma s Mcll· wain (Han ); 3 . John Mc Oeav itt (Kaw) . OPENC: 1. Mark Keible,(Han); 2. Tom Crayton (Vam); 3. K enneth M ack(Han). 250 C: 1. Kevin Stew art (Kaw); 2. Brya n Witchey (Kaw); 3. K Brown (H elly an). olnar(Kaw): 2. Mike 125 CGROUP I: 1. Rodger M Hardy (Kaw); 3. WilHamAllison (Kaw). alott (H 2. Jeffrey an); 125 CGROUP II; 1. Jay M Smith (K ; 3. JohnCappetta (Yam). aw) aben H older. SR: 1. John McConnell(Yem); 2. R baum(Han); 3. Butch Hitt (K ew). INI: SUPER M 1. Tony Bona"" (Han); 2. David Ve.ek (K ; 3. Ch,is Cene (Kew). aw) B5 14-15; 1. Daniel Blackham (Su.); 2. D avid D aavitt (Kaw); 3. Rodger Molnar (Kaw). B5 12-13: 1. Tony Bonace (H ; 2. Eric Arlet an) (Kaw); 3. Chris ConetKaw). 85 7-1 1: 1. Dav id Yezek (Kaw) ; 2. Richard Carpenter(Kaw); 3. Jeff Decker (Suzj. 65; 1. Jason Aiwonh (Kaw); 2. Raben Sanner (Kaw); 3. Brandon Ross (Kaw). PEE WEE; 1. Chris Sako,a (Yam~ 2. Corl Scott (Y.m~; 3. Jessica McConnell (Yam). Faria flies at Inland By Scott Daloisio Dilt ributoD 0' DuIeD C.IlIo, product (213) 944 6361 Got an opinion? Write a letter to the editor! 1985 Yamaha RZ500RN Im mediate Delivery $2.895.00 We Handle Customs Bro ker age and Shipping iI~Ki=t i=IQ). rnot~ 3303 Walker Road Windsor. Ontario N8W 3R9 34 5 minut•• from D IJtrOit _ Info: 519 /966-6035 Ask. for .Bruci SAN BERN A'RDI N O , CA, AP R . 2 For the past few seasons, southern California First Division speedway action has been dominated bv Weslakes and Godd ens. But j awa -r iding Mike Faria is in d ica ting that 1986 cou ld be d ifferent with a siring o f fine perfo rmances. Fa ri a gave evidence th a t th e J awa is indeed back by domina ting th e Scra tch mai n o n ope ni ng ni ght -at J ohn La Dou r c u rs Inl an d Mot o rc yc le Speedway. In five o utings th u s far in 1986 Faria (Shoei / J / O i lza ll/O a kley/ H iPoi n t/ Ka l-Ga rd /Ts ubaki /Geo rge Wen n /Cody P rodu ct s ) has a pair of w ins a nd secon d pla ce fi nishes. Onl y o nce has h e fa il ed to m a k e th e mai n. On Wednesda y, after a h a rd- fought win o ver Mark Dwyer in h is h eat a n d a seco n d -p lace finish 10 Steve Lucero in his se mi , Faria showed who was boss. L ucero jammed hi s Wesl ak e in to th e lead o n the sta n from th e inside s ta rt in g position but Fari a rocke ted a ro u n d himin th e fir st bend and q u ick ly began to build a lead . R o b P fetzin g th en m ov ed up 10 challenge L u cer o for secon d a n d h e gave the 1985 Ca lifo rn ia S ta te C ha mpion a run for h is m onev until h e h it th e d eck o n lap th ree. T hat left Lucero and Dwyer wi th the unenviable tas k o f trying 10 chase dow n Faria a nd o n this nigh t there is n o way a nyone co u ld catch h im. Fa ria took th e wi n over Lucero by a comfortab le m a rg in . Aft er the race , Faria sai d.l' Research and develop men t a re o ver." H e went on 10 add a bou t IM S , "This is th e track o f them a l l. Yo u ca n ride a nywhere o n the track h ere a nd h a ve a chance." J e ff J ones ( L a ze r H elm ets / U p T ime/PJ- IIShell ie Weslake) was just as im p ress ive as Faria o n th e Handicap si de o f the program. J ones worked , from th e 10 all night long a n d won all three o f hi s ra ces, including th e main eve nt which h e led wire-to-wire. While J ones was in front cru is in g there was a ver y entert a in in g show going on behind him with Faria , Shawn McConnell and third-year rider R ich Sweaney. T hey ba ttled back and forth and swapped positions several times with the battle intensifyi ng ea ch lap. T hey closed on J o nes on the fina l revolution but as they came out of turn four for the la s t time it was a p paren t that th ey would be unable to ca tc h the high-flying Jones . McConnell got th e drive and shot across the line 10 take a hard-earned secon d while Faria and Sweaney briefly touched. Sweaney recovered first and ed ged Faria to the line for third in a crowd-pleasing race. Young Gary Hicks (Mi lne Bros. Weslake), whose racing career looked in jeopardy a couple of weeks ago d ue 10 an age requirement. passed Steve L yons on the final circuit to win the season opening Division Two main . H icks cooly picked his way through th e traffic and got inside L yons as they crossed under th e Sid Suttonwaved white flag. As they ca me out o f turn two, Hicks turned on th e throttle a n d sli p ped by for th e lead a n d his first win of 1986 . Ri cha rd P er kin s (3 P Racing /Custom P rinting Wesl ake) turned in a steady p erformance to come OUI on to p o f th e wild Third Division ac tion . R o oki e Bobby Simons pressured Perk ins over th e fir st tw o laps but h e we nt d o wn w he n h e tapped th e leader on la p th ree. Tha t gave Perkins th e un contested w in o ver Dana Dumond a nd Ken Berry . Res ults SCRATCH MAIN; 1. Mike Faria (Jaw); 2. Steve Lucero (Wes); 3. Mark Dwyer (Wes). . HAN DICAP; 1. Jeff Jane. (Wes); 2. Shawn M cConnell (We.~ 3. Rich Swea""y(W.. ~ •• _ consecutive n igh ts of a re nacross ra cing at the O reg on Sta le Fa ir g rounds in Sa le m . H all topped the first m oto , b u t was injured in the second co ntest a nd was una b le 10 fi nish the race won by Wo od ley. J a m ie M unson (H o n) used the duo 's misfortune 10 n ab the ov era ll via his 4-2 r ides; Wa shing to n 's SCO II Tyler (Ya m) took th e 250cc a nd Open P ro classes w ith I-I ri des. H all hol esh ot th e fir st moto in 125cc P ro ac tion a n d q u ietly led th e com peti tion, w hi le Mik e Bell Salem 's Kenn y Ol sen a n d 125cc series leader G a ry Beyer ga ve chase. H all held o n fo r th e wi n, whi le secon d wen t 10 Ol sen , much 10 the delight o f th e spectators. Third we nt 10 Bell , l e~d ing Munso n . Beyer a nd Ca na d ia n Larry Visco across th e fi nish. H all crashed in moto IWO on th e g narly, po unding track, w hi ch p ut Wo odley into th e lea d . Bu t Wo odley h ad trou bl es p u tti ng in two cons is tent m oto s o n hi s Kawa saki a n d was o u t o f th e o verall picture des pi te hi s sensatio n!,1 m ot e- winn in g ri de. Munson rode In second a head of a Bever/Olsen/Glenn H unter configuratio n fo r a 4-2 first over O lsen (2·4) a n d Beyer , w ho w ent 5-3 for a th ird . The 250cc Pro class wa s j ust as thrill ing . Tyler motored into th e lead i n the first rn oto o n h is Yamahasu p port YZ, while Hall and Canadian Darrell Martens (R &M Motocross/Yamaha ) fill ed second and third positions. U p front , National speedsrers Ty ler a n d Hall put on a se':!sational sh o w , whil e Martens, VISCO and Munson ran third through fifth ; well behind T yler, who would go on to victory and gain valua ble points toward his Mr. Motocross quest (the title for the Pro rider with the most series points). Hall was a n o -sho w in rnoto two, wh ich made thi ngs a lot easier for Tyler, who went on to pulverize th e second co ntest over M u n son, Marten s. Vi sco and Nathan P ippert (Hon ). Martens used consistent 3-3 rides for runner-up. Salem 's John Gregson (T ay lo r Kawasaki ) won th e 125cc . C main event, but that was after taking out teammate Scott Garrison . Garrison won heat two in preliminaries and initially holeshot the eight-lap final in the same manner he bl i tzed the heat race. Garrison's holeshot set up a battle between Gregson and Shawn Colangelo for second. G regson kicked in the a fterb u rner and sett led beside Garrison as th e laps ticked away. The battle erupted with th e duo getting much too close and sen d in g Garrison d own in a h eap. wh ich put Gregson merril y o n h is way 10 victory in th e class h e has co ntrolled for th e maj orit y o f th e seaso n . Colangelo h eld o n for a second, whil e G arrison rem ounted in tim e to sa lvage a third ahead of KTM-mounted Chris C la rk and fifthpla ce fini sher Dan Gregory. J oev G a rr ell h a s contro lled th e Pee Wee dass a ll yea r lon g in Sal em a n d tonight th e Yamaha YZing er terror eas ily br eezed to I-I w ins o ver Kevin Eak in a n d Bobby H oltgrew , who p o sted .'2 -2 a n d 3-3 finishes, respectively. Garrett keeps racking up th e wins and will undoubtedl y win a seven-foot-high ser ies championship

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