Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

a ..close for th e and of ethpair remain ed by Riesterer th rest e race. Rogers n a ~ W ~ 5 ~ i;: ffi o ~ o b it ...... ...... .-... . 0. < Richard Burtch took th ird in the 250cc C class at Delta MX. eac h sco rin g one mark. The pressure to ok it s loll on Smith on th e fi na l loop with six marks dropping him back 10 third place. Hesson a n d Weaverling finished tied at 15 marks for th e day . H esson . on hi s T ria ls Centre Beta . took his fir st Novice win with 29 cleans to Weaverling 's 28. Beta-mounted former hare scrambles cha m p io n Andy H anson leads th e co m pe ti tio n for th e coveted Rooki e o f th e Year Award by finishin g eig h th in a cla ss of 23 Novices. The Senior class saw so me new faces as Beta-mounted Ken Owens led th e fir st loop with a scor e of o ne mark. Ron Seiss , on his D&S Cycle Can-Am 320. began to close th e ga p o n th e second loop and fini sh ed th e dav with a 13-mark lead over second place. Results EX: 1. Ryan Voung (Bet); 2. Craig Fish (Yam); 3. Brock Sanelmeier (Yam). INT; 1. Tony DeJ uliis (Bet); 2. Bu nky M iller (Fan); 3. Chr is Bardell (C-A). NOV : 1. Bar ry Hesson (Bet) ; 2. Chip Weaverling (SWM) ; 3. Don Smit h (Yam). SR: 1. Ron Seiss (C·A) : 2. Dave Bardell (SWM) ; 3. Ken Owe ns (Bet). Rogers rips Delta Park MX opener By Derryl Anderson PORTLAND. OR. AP R. 3 On a winning streak is Darren Rogers, who rode his Honda to two perfect mOlDS tonight to claim the overall in th e l25cc B 40 class of th e o pe n in g motocross series a t Delta Park. T he newly designed co urse was in exce llen t shape for th e season opene r. In m oto o ne. Rogers. spo n sored by Moro-X Fox/ Seen U SA/ Bell / N D/and Portland ATV. pull ed the holeshot an ? led a tight pack down th e long strai ghtaw ay to a righ t-h ander. Behind Rogers were David Brownin g. J a y Vice. Duan e R edding . Sea n Ri est erer . J a son Sc h iele. Chad Gra vell e a nd Bob Steiner. The short stra ig hts and tight co rners were ca using th e pac k 10 stri ng o u t. Rogers was looking su per a~ he built a 50-yard lead over Browning. who was barely holding off Country Yamaha /Kawasaki 's Vice. On lap four. Steiner moved under Grav ell e a n d Schiele was pressuring Ri esterer everyw he re but th e lap s ran o ut before h e co u ld find an opening. Taki ng th e chec kered flag in order were Rogers. Browning. Vice and Redding. . G ettin g th e scra tch in mot a two was Rogers . wh o was foll ow ed by Browning . Vice. Anderson . Ri esterer . N ick Bla sdell (who missed th e firs t mala ). Reddin g , Stei ne r, Schiele and Grav ell e. Browning a nd Vi ce fell befo re la p tw o and Blasdell m oved up a notch. On lap three Redd ing went was out to an 80-vard lead and Browning a nd Vice were re-go ing and sta rting to pick off slower rid ers . Vice ca u g h t up with Steiner a nd Riesterer and the trio p rov ided so me u ltraclose racing bu t th ey were already o n the white flag lap. At th e fi nish it was Rogers. wh o was just starting to lap th e slower ri ders . th en Dana Anderso n . Blasdell . Reddin g and the o the rs . In the fi rst mo to of the 125cc P ro class Kawasak i-mounted Kenn y Olsen took th e hol eshor, In no time at a ll O lsen had a -Hl-va rd lead o n Reid Gold ma nn . who had 20 yards o n the pack. Going up hi ll o n the north side o f th e tr ack . most o f th e P ros were hi tt ing th e d rop-off jump a nd clea ring th e next j u m p a nd landing cl ear up o n th e flat . The 125cc Pros never cea se to be a n exce llent cro wd pl eas er at Delta Park. since th e tra ck is a lillie shorter than most. On lap two Kurtis Rog stad passed Bill Holtman a nd then both of them squeezed past Mike Bell. Lap three sa w Hunter pass Davidson and Bell re-pass Holtman . O ut in the middle J on Davidson fell near th e side of a j u m p and was slow to get going again. T he fourth la p had Rogs tad re-passing G lenn Hunter whi le Bell wa s hanging out over the bars a fte r hilling the whoop-de-does on th e west side of th e track . Olsen took th e chec kered flag while doing a neat sp read eag le o ver the tabl e top jump in front o f th e sco ring tower. Behind him in order wer e Rogstad . Goldm ann. Bell , Hunter , Davidson and H oltman. In th e seco nd an d fin al m ota Bell was out front foll owed by Olsen. Goldmann , Holtman . Rogstad. Hunter and Davidson. The whol e pack ran ultra-close for two laps. Bell hit th e big starting line jump a little too far back on his bike and got su p er out of shape. but he saved it by landing with th e rear brake on a nd sla m m ing ba ck forward. On lap two H unter got massive air on th e sa me jump an d used h is momentum to gain two positions. Lap three saw Davidson move past Holtman a nd G oldmann a lm ost lose it over th e west wh oops. On lap four Goldmann go t ultra sidewa ys over th e big jump and made a fantasti c sav e bUI he slow ly p ulled over to the left side of th e tra ck. He probabl y kn ocked th e wind out of himself. Rogstad and Dav idson ran side-by-side for qu ite a way s unti l Rogstad fin a lly pulled ahead going up hill. His spe ed over th e drop off jump carried him wa y up o n th e flat. For three laps th e orde r remained th e sa me . Hunter wa s ge lling supe r air o n th e to we r tabl e la p jump whil e running with 65 yards o n bo th sides o f him. With a la p 10 go H oltman started to have probl em s. as he kept pull ing o ver then re-going. J USI before th e fin ish Olsen h i t a ru t a nd hi gh sided . H e los t abou t 60 vards , bu t was soon up and runni ng wi thout losmg a posi tio n . At th e finish , th e order wen t Bell . Olsen. Hunter. Rogstad. Davidson. H oltman and Gold ma n n . Results W EE PEE WEE: 1. Kevin Eakin (Han); 2. Robert Holtgrew (Vam); 3. Michael Paullin (Yam). PEEWEE SR; 1. Jas on McCo rmick (Kaw ): 2. Ryan Anderson (Kaw); 3. Ryan Leach (Hon ). PEE WEE JR: 1. M ike Ulven (Kaw) : 2. David Barger (Kaw); 3. Joey Garren (Kaw). M INI B: 1. Dan Ulven (Kaw); 2. Jaso n McCormick (Kaw ); 3. Adam West (Vam). MINI C: 1. Larry Kopp (Han ); 2. Roby Leach (Kaw); 3. Jamie Parker (Hon). 125 PRO: 1. Ken ny Olsen (Kaw] : 2. M ike Sell (Han); 3. Kurtis Rogstad (Kaw). 125 B: 1. Darren Rogers (Han ); 2 . Duane Redding (Kaw ); 3 . Sea n Riesterer (Kaw ). 125 C DIV 1: 1. David Hi lton (Kawj; 2 . Ray Grossai nt Jr. (Han ); 3. Paul Rusen ow (Kaw) . 125 C DIV 2: 1. Shaw n Col angelo (Kaw ): 2. Ja son Robison (Kaw l; 3. Brian Burnside ISuz). 2 50 B: 1. Troy Folck (Hon): 2. Dave Fox (Kaw ): 3. Ku rt Steven s (Hon) . 250 C: 1. Char les Drake (KTM); 2. George Fort in (Hon); 3 . Richard Burch (Hon ). OPEN B; 1. Jerry Wilson (Atk); 2. Dave Cotler (Han ); 3. Car l Burkhart (Yam). OPEN C: 1. Ray Grossaint (Hon ): 2. Charles Drake (KTM): 3. David Lyle (Kaw ). OTH A : 1. Dave Eakin (Han); 2. Bob Leach (KTMI; 3. Mike Holbrook (Han). OTH 8; 1. Ray Grossa int (Hon);· 2. Dav id Lyle (Kaw ). OTH C: 1. Gary Eaves (Han): 2. Steve Shindl er (SUl) ; 3. M ilt Harden (SUl ). OT A : 1. Roger Knig ht (Vam): 2. J im Lamkin (Hon); 3. Doug Rhay (SUl). OT B: 1. John Foeckler (Suz]: 2. Carl Waddin gt on (C· A): 3. Walter Drake (KTM). OT C: 1. Paul Buti er (SUl ). Kingsford wins Wasatch trials By Stan McVey PRO VO . UT . MAR. 22 The Wasatch Trials Associa tion held it s tri al in Provo today with absolutel y perfect riding conditions, and taking a d va ntage of thi s wa s Ca n -Am rider Jeff Kingford. Kingsford look yet a no the r Expert win to keep his perfect record so far this yea r intact . In th e Open class , Dean Nielson a nd his Yamaha tota llv dominated. losing on ly seven poi nts, Twentytwo poi nts back in second was Beta rider E. Oldroyd. Mike Hinman and his Mon tesa wer e hal in th e In term ed ia te class. dropping a to ta l of I i points to nab th e win. His closest rival was Kawasaki rider Fred Lambert. who totalled a 2i point score. Novi ce rider T erry Martin. a lso riding a Montesa , rode hi s third trial in th e Novi ce clas s a nd nailed h is third w in . Martin dropped nine points to Beta rider K. Mahn 's 15. Results EX: 1. Jeff Kingsford (C-At, 2. D. Olson (Bet). OPEN: 1. Dean Nielson (Vam); 2. E. Oldroyd (Bet); 3. T. Jorgenson (Fan). A DV; 1. Steve Davis (Vamt, 2. S. Flitton (Fan). INT: 1. Mike Hinma n (M on); 2 . Fred Lambert (Kaw); 3. S. Williams (Fan). • NOV: 1. Terr y Martin (Mont, 2. K. Mahn (Bell: 3. E. Nelson (Han). BEG: 1. Cory Fillmore (Yam). Jones smokes Hickory Hills MX By Larry Bell NEW CASTLE. PA. MA R. 23 Team Green 's Mike Jones o pe ned the motocross racing season at H ickory Hills with wins in the l25cc A and 250cc A classes. Jones. sti ll recovering from a shoulder injury sustained a t Daytona severa l weeks ago. had to pass R od ney Phill ips (Ya m ) in the 250cc class to take the win. In the 125cc A ra ce. Shane Slather h ad a slight edge on J ones and Pat Hoover for severa l laps. But Jones quickly reeled in th e hard-charging Siothei to ba g th e win. Slather and H o ov er fini sh ed 2-3 f or the da y. Slather al so took th e Sch oolboy class o ver Dan Black ham . In o ne 250cc m o to, Philli ps had th e lead for several la p s unt il a broken motor moun t bo lt slowed h im lo ng eno u g h for J ones to slip past o n th e inside o f a berm. Action in th e 125cc B wa s fu ri ous a mo ng J ohn McD eavilt. St eve Crowe and J ohn Bogavi ch. Al l three went at it . with McDea vilt cras h in g several times in rn oto o ne . and th e final class fin ish es had th e three leading th e cla ss. Tony Bonace swept 10 a firs t place in th e 12- 13 cla ss a nd to a seco nd pl ace in th e Super-Mini behind David McD eavitt. McDeavitt a lso had a bi g day by fin ish ing third in th e 14-15 class behin d Dan Bla ckh am a n d J ohn Boga vich . Res ults PEE weE: 1. Ja son Alworth; 2. David Hast. BO (7· 111: 1. David Yezek: 2. Sen Fialey; 3. Tod Applegarth . 60(12 -13) : 1. Tony Bonace ; 2. Erie Arlet: 3. Brad Quear. BO (14 -1 5): 1. Dan Blackham; 2. Joh n Bogovich 3 . Davi d McDeavitt . SCHOOLBOV: 1. Shane Slather; 2. Dan Blackham ; 3. Mike Hardy . SUPER MIN I: 1. David McDeavitt 2 . Tony Bonace; 3. David Yezek. 12 5 A : 1. Mike Jones: 2. Sha ne Slather; 3. Pat Hoove r. 12 5 B: 1. John McDeavitt; 2. Stev e Crow e; 3. Jo hn Sogo vic h. 125 C: 1. Mark Schickel; 2. David Pegh ee; 3 . M ike Hardy . 250 A : 1. M ike J ones; 2. Rodney Phill ips ; 3. Bob Felm lee. 2508: 1. Norma n Sish; 2. Dale Kenne math ; 3. Kel vin Nelson . 250 C: 1. W illia m A ll ison; 2 . Kevin Stewart; 3 . Dan Watson . OPEN A : 1. Craig Ma rt in; 2. Richard Clemence. OPEN B: 1. Ja mes Tot h; 2. Jay Kremm; 3. Kevin Stewart. SR: 1. Harold Oahringe r; 2. John Humphery: 3. Ken Speer . Pyle styles at C.A. T. trial By Daryl Drake AG UA FR IA RI VER. AZ. MAR. 23 National-ran ke d Cali forn ia Fa ntic rider David Pyle cleaned u p at Central Arizona T rial s. Inc.'s South Lake Pleasan t T rial when h e tu rn ed i n an amaz ing 15 clea ns and a to tal sco re of 34 to tak e th e Expert honors. Tria lsmastersjoe Ige, R ick Flowers and Jerry Bridges h ad laid o u t a very technical IO-section loo p among the roc ks and boulders of the Agua Fria R iver bottom. Section T hree was described as "rude" with 10lSof roiling river rock. While most riders earned fives and threes here. P yle was able to manage a one through the treacherous trail. U nsea so nable hot weather also was a factor. causing more than one rider to drop out before co m p leti ng th e assigned three loops. Todd R o pe r was second Expert with a good ride a nd a score of 38 on his Yamaha. Ba ck a ways at 51 was Andy Saum (Yamaha) for third with Greg Jones on a Yamaha and Bob Pen n i ng ton on a Honda filling out the top five at 63 and i3,respectively . In th e Advanced class. Bob Till turned in a 65 for the win over Steve P ressler (6 ), G lenn Wright (8i. 'lI's), Bruce Swarner (87, 2-I 's) and Charles King. All rode Yamahas, Back at 110 was Brian Root o n a n SW M. lo ne Sen ior Adva nced finisher. Intermediate di vision trialers were led by Montesa -mo unted Sha ne Weckerly at 45 wi th Mark Ma karov on a Honda and Jerry Tate and his Yamaha, bo th a t 46, counting Fs, Markarov laking second with II to Ta te's 4. At49wasJim Hunterona Yamaha . and Don Gard scored a 59 for fifth with his Fantic. John Lenon took th e Senior Int ermediates with a 5i an d a 20+ advan tage over George Naidl Sr. Fourteen Novi ces had fun but it wa s Will T errick in first place with a 34 for th e win . Kel sev Manning was seco nd a t 38 a nd Brenden Ro ot third at 45. BeginnerTim H askin had an excel lent rid e o n a n o ld Bultaco. His score o f just 28 points wa s less than half that of the second place Begin ner Tim Turpin. With a turnout of 55 riders. C.AT. co ntin ues to enj oy larger turnouts than last year as the sport experiences a rebirth in Arizona. Results EX: 1. David Pyle (Fan): 2. Todd Roper (Vam); 3. Andy Saum . SR ADV : 1. Brian Root (SWM ). SR INT: 1. Joh n Lenon (SW M); 2. George Naidl Sr. (Vam); 3. Gordon Underwood (Mon ). A DV: 1. Bob Till (Vam); 2. Steve Presslar (Vam); 3Glenn Wright (Yam) . INT: 1. Sha ne We cke rly (Man); 2. Mark M akarov (Han); 3. Jerry Tate (Yam). . NOV: 1. W ill Terrick (Han); 2. Kelsey Man ning (SW M); 3. Brenden Root (SWM). SR NOV: 1. J im Barcus (Yam); 2. Georg e Peace (SW M ); 3. Gary Smith (Bul). J R: 1. Brock Root (Yam); 2. Lee Penn ingto n (Yam). BEG: 1. Tim Haskin (Bul) ; 2. Tim Turp in (Han); 3. Gene Reynolds (M an).

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