Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

and four. La te in th e race Mellow m ay have been trying too hard to pre-: vent th e pas s he kn ew Vac chiri wa s a ttem p ting co m ig o ut of th e fo urt h co rner. He d rifted a lillie wid e so as to have Vacchiri expe rience less th an perfect tra cti on a nd have an even longer path a ro u nd . Vacch iri moved th e a tta ck to th e ins id e and made a pass that stuck goi ng in to the num ber o ne co rn er. Except fo r ce lebra tio n whe eI ies o n eac h stra ig h ta way th e remainder o f th e race was no cha llenge for Vacch ir i. Vacc h iri's co nvert ed YZ motocross mach ine is slat ed for ea rl y retirement for h e a n no u nced a t th e awards presen tat ion th at he has a n ew Rot ax sh ort track machi ne ordered . In th e 500cc Novi ce d ivisi o n tw o fin al Vacchiri 's o n lv real battle was with Carmel-ba sed 'Anth o n v G iammanco and hi s hot TrYamah a . Vacch ir i, wh o ca lls Redwood C it y home, got th e ho lesh ot a t th e g reen but worked hard protestin g a slim lead. Lap after lap, Giammanco put o n th e pressure and even though th ey bumped more th an o nc e it was a clean , . h ard-fought victory for Va cchiri . Neith er rider ever a p pe ared in o ver their heads and th e fans were treated to exc i tin g ra cing not often seen from th e Novi ce ranks . Comin g in third in the fin al behind Vacchiri and Giamm an co was Sam Freeze and hi s Spreckl es-bascd Yamaha 'TT. Results PEE WEE: 1. Brian Sghe iza (Vam); 2. Gary M iller (Vam); 3. A.J. Kirkpatrick (Yam). 60 MINI : 1. Jake Zemke (Kaw). 60 MINI : 1. Jake Zemke (Yam). 250 NOV DIV 1: 1. Manuel Ponte (Han); 2. Joe Kamm (Yam) ; 3. Cory Perreault (Bul) . 250 NOV DIV 2; 1. PAtrick Vacch iri (Yam); 2. Antone Mellow (Yam); 3. Pete Gh iglione (Yam). 250 JR: 1. J im Higuera (Han ). 250 EX: 1. Ricky Cremona (Vam). 500 NOV DIV 1: 1. Cory Perreault (Suz); 2. Kevin Perter (Yam) . 500 NOV DIV 2: 1. Patrick Vacchiri (Yam); 2. Anthonv Giammanco (Yam). . 500 NOV DIV 3 : 1. Davi d Falland (Vam); 2. Bill Tiernan (Yam). 500 JR : 1. M ark Butler (Vam); 2. Todd Bridges (Yam); 3. Kevin Crow ley (Yam). HI POINT SERIES PEEWEE: 1. Brian Sgheiza (49) . MINI; 1. William Luker (34). NOV: 1. Pel e Ghiglione (47). JR: 1. Mark Butler (42). _ EX: 1. Paullwanaga (32) . Pritchett tops Pros at Mosier By Marc Jenkins EULESS, TX, AP R, I I Honda-mounted Chris Pritchett go t his first Expert overall payday with strong rides and a little he lp from Lady Luck at the Mosier Valley Night Track today. In rnoto one, Paul York got away first followed by Pritchett and Scott Brodrnax, York and Pritchett pulled away with Pritchett shado wing York's every move, By the halfway point, York showed Pritchett who's the boss and had built up a sizeable lead. With one lap to go, York slowed suddenly after discovering a flat rear tire a nd a gear box stuck in third. York limped across the line in first, Pritchett took seco nd with Tim Sil en ce a distant third. In mota two, York couldn't answer th e bell lea ving Pritchett, Silence and Brodmax battling for the lead. By la p two, Pritchett had got out front with Silence pressuring. With one la p to go Silence went down trying to make th e pass for first and at the checkers it was P ritch ett , Si lence and Brodmax. In the l 25cc Begi nners, a lways a Friday night favorite, moto one saw Mike Ritter out firs t with R o ber t T ayl or and Steve Barto n in pursuit. Meanwhile, th e rest of the pack were bouncing over the track. On lap three, Taylor bobbled heading by Barton and Steve Franks to set the finish order at R i tter , Bart o n and Franks. Second mota action saw Franks m ak e up for hi s p oor ! tart in th e first m ot o by taking the holesh o t in th e second. Bart on was o u t of the ga te seco nd with .Ri u er h olding do wn th ird. Fr anks dom inat ed fro m sta rt to fini sh lea vin g Ba rt o n a nd R i tter 10 fight it o u t for seco nd wi th Ba rron gelling the n od at th e checkers . I twas Fran ks ta kin g th e overall with Barto n seco nd a nd Ri ter third overall. T h e first 250cc No vicernot o saw David Von Ma sch a way firs t wi th J oe McNeel y a nd Mickey Siegl er seco nd a nd th ird. O n lap tw o, McNeel y blew . past Van Ma sch for th e lead and thi ngs sta yed th e sa me for th e rem ain der of th e ra ce. In m oto two , Von Masch ma de it tw o in a row wi th ano ther h ol eshot. McN eel y again was second and looking for a n o pen ing wh ich he fou nd o n lap o ne. / Then o n lap three, Vo n Ma sch whil e tr ying to re pass fo r th e lead cra she d a llo wing Siegler a nd Clifford to go by. With o ne lap 10 go V on Mosch tri ed to move up but to no avai l and at th e ch eckers it was MeN eely taking the o vera ll. Seigler took seco n d a nd Van Mosch settled for thi rd. In th e 60cc class, it was a ll lac Stanfield with a perfect I-I sco re. Results STAGGARD DUAL MUFF LERS ...... Our Rumblers Staggered Du al Mufflers ar e a va ila b le f o r Honda , Vamaha , Suzuk i and Kawa sak i V -Twins . Our new system s gi ve V .Twins the fin ish ing touch i n so u n d , horsepower and st yle th at h ave made T w in s famous . Available in tapered endsor bal on y cu t e nds . Available f rom your loca l dealer f o r a sug g e ste d $135.00, or co ntact : SUMMIT INDUSTRIES, IN C. 1826 DA W NS WAY, FU LLERTON, CA 926 31 . (714) 491-0414 M ICRO: 1. Zac Standfield (Kaw ); 2. Brian Hamm (Kaw ). 80 BEG: t . Michael Gard ner (Kaw); 2. Doug Van Masch (Kaw); 3. Bill Peek (Kaw ). 80 NOV: 1. Michael Lord (Kaw); 2. Brant Summers (Kaw); 3. Jeff Long (Kaw) . 125 BEG: 1. Steve Franks (Kaw); 2. Steve Barten (Sul); 3. Mike Ritter (Vam). 125 NOV: Barr's Competition Complete Engine Modifications. a AU Types Suspension Work t . M ike Oozier (Yam ); 2. Chris Shedd (Kawl; 3. D.J . Ray (Han). 250/0PEN BEG: 1. Warren Terry (Suz); 2. Jay Br iston (Kaw) ; 3. Perry Hisaw (HanI. 250 NOV: 1. Joe McNeely (Yam); 2. Mickey Seigler (Han); 3 ; David Von Mosch (Kaw). COM B EX: 1. C,hris Pritchett (Han); 2. Tim Silence (Honl 3. Scott Brodmax (Han). DASH FOR CASH: 1. Scott Brodmax (Han). Brown smokes NevadaHS • ' 85-' 8 6 HONDA VT -11 00 SHADOW Our Riders' Performance Says It All a-,.., l ol _ April 20 - Uou. P... Glpel T l Slll _ Ilaw_ W_ Mi i Grud Pri. o April 18-20 PHtiK SoIperuo.. April 12. 13 Wl. -sl Jolla1li1Ic. 8Oc< Steale CrDwe 1258 Jeff Sbatao 250 & Op•• i 6Occ, Per. 1lJ.. DeH 8Oc:<. USA T_ .., l los 125.250ee. Per. • Coetrol USA MX Wl~ ClIo.......... IIrac Iollon! 83« S• . • ••. ."reh 29, 30 Jeff 5_ 500ee Pro Wi. ....! Grec~ 80ee Exp. By Moto Depo HUNGRY VALLEY, NV, APR. 6 Nineteen eighty-five ISDE silver meda list Kevin Brown , riding a Yerington Honda/ Hi-Pointsponsored CR500 R, out lasted all comers on a very enduro-ish hare scrambles course in Hungry Valley. The Nevada chapter of the Over the Hill Gang laidouta National-caliber event with on ly th e best prepared to last the gruell ing 100-mile race . In th e Expert ra ce , Brown jumped au! to an early lead, foll owed by en d u ro sp ecia list Duke Dowell an d hi s KTM . First 250 on hi s Nevada Motorcycl e Speci alties /Hi-Point KTM was Da vid Porter ahead o f seco n d 250cc rider R eno Kaw as aki/ Hi-Paint 's Mark Nason. By th e end of th e fir st of six laps, Brown had dropped back to third with Honda rider Lance McPhee (H iPoint ) leading th e wa y, followed by Husqvama rider Eddie Diaz. Things tightened up during th e second lap wh en th e leaders encou n tered a bottleneck through a rock y canyon . The leaders muscled th eir wa y through with Diaz taking o ver th e top spot, while McPhee fad ed wa y behind with a flat tire; Brown was taking it easy in second plac e. 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