Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

to th e front. T hey stayed close, but Brown proved to be fa ster and look tile win. The seco nd rn oto wa s a re ru n of th e first as Lough h ol esh ot . a nd Brown passed to lak e t h e wm f or th e overall. Results 1'25 PRO : 1. Eddi e Branch (Su z); 2 . J im Ch est er (Kaw ); 3. Chr is Brewer (Hon). 250 PRO: , . Eddie Branch (Su z): 2. Jim Chester (K aw). \ OPEN PRO: i . Gerald Greene (Yam): 2. Je ff Eads (y am); 3 . Ron Jones (Han). . J R MIN I: 1. Don nie Hensley (Yam); 2. KeVin Adda ir (Vam); 3. 80 Morr is (Kaw). SR M INI: 1. M ;ke Brown (Han): 2. Chad Loug h (Suz); 3 . J ason Tarver (Kaw) . . 125 C: , . Eddie Adda ir (Han): 2. Ene Powell (Han): 3 . Jeff Tester (Kaw). 125 s : 1. M ike Tolliver (Kaw) : 2. Bill Barton (Kaw) : 3. Chr is W ilson (Yaml. 250 C: t . Eddie Addair (Han) : 2. Allen Perry (Cag): 3 . Terry Malone (Han ). .. 250 B: 1. David Perry (Suz): 2 . Tim Jennings (Kaw); 3. David Lester (Kaw) . . . OPEN AM : 1. Charlie Johnson (KTM) : 2. Dave Holton (Hus); 3 . David Farris (KTMI. SR: 1. Bill Lemka (Suz) : 2 . Gary Elswick (Han) : 3 . Ronald Haupt (Hon) . ENDURO : t. Charlie Johnson (KTM); 2. Randall Faris (KTMI : 3 . Wally Bowery (Hus) . ..... Bell flies at Marion County MX Eddie Branch (28) topped the Pros at the Muddy Creek MX. near Bluntville; .larry Harriso~ (~) finished third in the first 250cc Pro moto. . • " ... . t • ," (Han); 3. Bob Petr ick (Han). OPEN B: 1. Doug Zucco (Han ); 2. Michael Sig· mund (Han); 3. John Miller (Han) . . 250 B: 1. Wayne Ar let Jr. (Han); 2. Fred Turjan (Suz); 3. lance Kerr (Kaw). 125 B: 1. Daniel Blackham (Yam); 2 . John Bago · vich (Klw); 3 . Wayne Arlet J r. (Hon) . OPEN C: 1. Matthew Barnhart (Han); 2. Danny Albright (Han); 3 . Tom Crayton (Yam). . 250 C: 1. Mark He iderhise r (Han); 2 . Kev in Stewart (Kaw); 3. Richard Hoover (Yam). 125 c: 1. John Blakey (Klwj; 2 . Ja y Malon (Han ); . 3. larry Kle in (Yam ). SR; 1. John McConnell (Yam ~ 2. David Rocco (Han); 3. Mark Hamihon (Han). SUPER MINI: t . Eric Arlet (Han); 2. Davey Yezek (Klw); 3 . Michael McDonald (Suz). 85 14-15 : 1. Daniel 81ackham (Suz); 2. John Ilogovich (Kawj; 3 . Michael McDonald (Suz). 85 12 -13; 1. Eric Ariel (Han); 2. Harlan Bowser Jr. ( Klw~ 3 . Chris Corte (Klw). 85 7-11 : 1. Dav id Yezek Jr. ( Kl w~ 2. James Parker (Kaw). 65 : 1. Jason AlworIh (Kaw); 2. Robert Sanner (Klw): 3 . Steve Lovedey (KIwI. • Branch cashes in .at Muddy Creek By Sam R. Gam m on 8LUNTVILLE, TN, APR. 13 Eddie Branch topped the Pro racing progra~ today at Muddy Creek as he won three of the four motos he entered. In Ama- 30 leur class aClion, il was Eddie Addair and Charlie Johnson takin~ lWO wins apiece. Chris Brewer staned lhe 125cc Pro class Wilh a clean holeshol followed closely by Branch and Nonh Ca.rolina 's J im Chesler. Chesler qUickly .passed Branch lhen moved by Brewer in lh e whoops. Branch followed, pass· ing Brewer a few lurns laler. Brewer lhen dropped back while making adjuslmenlS 10his bike; Branch closed in on CheSler and passed over lhe doubles a l the scoring tower when CheSler missed a gear. Once in fr0!11. Branch pulled ahead to an easy wm. CheSler finished second ahead of J eff Dodgen , who had moved up lh ro ugh ' lhe p ack . . . Chesler led Branch in lh e second malO Wilh Jeff Gofonh and Brewer cl ose in to w. Branch fell on lap o ne dropping him 10 third ~ h i l~ Brewer mov ed 10 second droppmg Gofonh ba ck. Allhe halfway mark, CheSler's bike seized and Brewer led wi th Bran ch clos ing. Bran ch made h is move on Brew er at lh e doubles agai n an d o nce he sai led to Ih e lead . h e commanded th e moto 10 th e en d. . Bra n ch , Brewer a nd Glen Addair freiRht-trai ned lhe first mota of th e 250cc P ro class. By th e end of lap . three Chester h ad charge d to second 'a nd Larry Harrison follo wed as he worked his wa y -'~. Ijir Vith on e · lap 10go, Chesler dove ins ide Branch ' a nd look over th e lead. That set the finishing order at Chesler , Branch and Harrison. Branch holeshot th e second rnoto followed -b y H arrison an d Chesler. Chesler quickly passed H arrison to ch ase Branch and Harrison fell a short time later, moving Brewer into third. Chesler reeled Branch in and pulled alongside in the whoops, but fell. While Chester recovered, Branch pulled away 10 a comfortable lead ' and look an easy win. Chesler finished . second ahead of a charging Thomas Cumby. Gerald Greene led the first rnoto of the Open Pro class followed by Ron Jones and Jeff Eads, Greene crashed at the bottom of the downhill , leaving Jones with the lead. Jones pulled ahead while David Alben, Jr. moved through the pack 10 second. On the fourth lap, Jones' bike broke the chain and Alben look over the lead and held a fast pace 10 the £lag. Greene had picked himself up andworked his way back to second at the fin~h. Jones, Jeff Eads.and Albert were at lhe front of lhe pack in mOlOlWO, bUl Alben faded wlih a hun back while J ones and Eads moved ahead. Jones look lhe win and Greene passed Eads for second. . Eddie Addair look his firsl class win in lhe l25cc C class. The firsl moto saw Jeff Shuler win n in g ft?llowed by Eric Powell and Addair. Addair ruled lhe second mOlO from stan 10 fin~h gi~ng him the overall. Addair won bolh motos of lhe 250cc C class giving him lhe o verall even lhough h e look an off lra ck excursion lhe second moto. On lap lWO, he ran off lh e lrack and 10Sl lhree places, bUl he p ick ed th e riders off one·by-one until he took th e lead on lhe last lap. Charlie Johnson won lhe firsl malO of th e Open Amateur class afl er swap ping lhe lead with. David Farris. J ohnson holesh ot a nd led lh e firs t lap, bUl Farris passed a n~ led for two laps. Johnson worked hi S way back aro und Farris for lh e win. Dave H al· to n led the seco nd mo ta to th e £lag, but J ohnsqn fini sh ed seco nd giving h im th e overall. J ohnso n 's o ther class win was in th e Enduro class. This tim e o ul h e won both molOS over Randall Farris, wh o fin ish ed with two seco nds . Chad Lough holesh o t the Senior Mini class lh e first tim e ou t. Lough led for'a lap before Mik Brow rr pushed - By Gwen Millan REDDICK, FL, APR. 13 Tallahassee's Chuck Bell (Honda) took a decisive win in the I25cc B class at today's Marion County Motocross. Pro Circuit/SD Racing's Bell dominated both rnotos to claim a class win in second round action of FMC's 1986 Spring Series, . Bell took a good lead on the fir st lap of th e first moto, followed closel y by Dav e Toth , a lso on a Honda . In third pl ac e wa s Yamaha of Brandon/ Gear Ra cewea r 's Wes Keenum , from Wildwood on a Yamaha. Holding fourth was 'anolherTallahasseerider, Lonnie Seay , on a Kawasaki. TJ. Brandy, sponsored by Ka~asakl of Ocala, a recent Amateur rider now running B class, was in fifth . Halfway through the moto, Seay broke and Bell skimmed over the clay surface with ease, lookin g like he was born on the Honda. Bell had a good lead and put some lapped riders between him and Toth by the end of the rnoto , Keenum finished third and Brantley was fourth. Toth took the lead in mala two; Bell wa s second ; Keenum claimed third and Seay was running fourth, On the third lap, Seay saw hischance an~ passed Keenum to lake lhlrd; lhe pair continued 10 baule lhe. reSl of lhe molO . Bell look lhe lead away fr?m TOlh on la p five , and was lh e flrSl rider 10 see lh e checkered £lag. TOlh finished second, and Keenum look Seay for lhird by jumping paSl him on lhe back side of lhe lra ck. Sea y finished fo urt h , an d Brandey was fiflh. . One of lhe da y's besl races was to lh e Mini B class. Mike Poore, out of Da ylOna Beach on a Ka.wasaki , took lh e lead in moto o ne, with T allaha ssee's R yan Feen, on a green m achine, in second. T ravis Blackburn was runnin g in lhi rd , a nd in fourth pl a ce, o n th e o n ly Yamaha in . t~e fiel~ , was Josh Latina . They Ctmshed m lhe sa me orde r as lhey sta rted on th e first . lap. In th e second moto Poore waxed th e cla ss agai n , Fen n was seco~d , La tina lOok third an d Blackburn fm ished fourth . Desp ite trem end ous eHort , Bla ck burn wa s unable to get a hea d o f Latina . Results PEE WEE : 1. Billy Sca n (Vam ): 2. Keith M cQuaig (Yam ). ' . 60 : 1. J osh Latina (Kaw l; 2. Chn s Thoms (Kaw). 3. Donny M ason (Kaw). 100: 1. Ju sti n Jackson (Yam); 2. Ryan Dean (Vam): 3. M ike Poore (Kaw). _ M INI A : 1. J ust i n J ack son (Yaml; 2. Ryan Dean (Yam ); 3 . Ernie M illa n (Hon ). MINI B: 1. M, ke Poor e (Kaw ); 2. Ryan Fen n (Kaw); ... 3. JostW..a stna..(Y-amJ ~ • 4. ~ M INI C: I . Chr is Thomas (Yam): 2. John Gentil core (Kawl: 3. 8rian Poggie (Kaw). . ' 125 A : t . Keith Fox (Kaw): 2 . Tommy R,os (Yam): 3 . Kenneth Elwood (Hon l. SR: t . Ern ie Mi llan (Han) : 2. Kent Hotson (Yaml : 3 . Robert Godfrey (Yam). _ -+-. - 12 5 B: t . Chuck Bell (Han): 2 . Dave Toth (Han): 3. Wes Kee nu m (Yam). . 125 C: 1. Lonn ie Blackburn (Kawl: 2. Dustin Hotson (Yam); 3 . Robert Cassube (Han). 250 A : 1. Keith Fox (Kaw): 2. Mark Peterson (Kaw): 3. Pat Post (Yam). 250 B: i . Ch uck Bell (Han); 2. Paul Caropreso (Ka w); 3. Dan Chr istense n (Hon) . 250 c: 1. Fra nk Barker (Hon) ; 2. Fortson Rumble (Suz): 3 . Scott Ben nett (Han). . OPEN A : t . Ea rl M ay (Yam I; 2. Pat Post (Yam); 3. Ern ie M illan (Hon ). • . OPEN B: 1. M ich ael Sto rma rt " (Hon ); 2 . MIchael M im s (Yaml: 3. Vi ctor Hunter (Hon~. . P P: t . Dean Jo ine r (Sud: 2. Patty M,lIan (Han). .Corre y, Ott s moke 'em at Ascot By Scott Daloisio GARDENA, CA, APR. 10 Ronn ie Correy and "Showtirne" Bobby Ott scored a pair of very popular First Divisio n wins before a'hother large crowd at ASCOI South Bay Stadium on Thursday night. 011 the overwhelming crowd faverite at South Bay Stadium, was the fastest rider from the stan of the quick-paced evening of racing action. Geuing rocket like gales he ."'on both his Handicap heat and semi from the 30·yard line. He then came 10 the Scratch side of the program and placed second 10defending National Champion Alan " Cra zy" Christian in his heal before defeating Shawn McConnell in his semi. That set up a thrill ing duel in the main. Ott (Backstreet Limousine Service/ Jones Goggles Godden) came off the pole and OUI jostled Robert Pfetzing - as they went into the first bend. McConnell got PfelZingon the back chute and shot past Ott on the inside as they came off turn four 10take over the lead. As they crossed the line at the end of one lap McConnelllhen pinched Ott against the wall and almost put him on the din. Ou recovered and the chase was on. McConnell rode the pipe as (Ju blasted around lhroug~ the cushion. O tt was leading most of the way, b ut McConnell would occasionally poke his lire in front. Neither of the lWO former British League riders ever led by m ore than a couple of lengths. As they look the while flag most o f the crowd was on their feel and shouting encouragement 10 O il. The race was nOl decided unlillhey crossed lhe line and il went 10 Otl by aboul a half length. Correy (Fishing BoalS Un.limile?/ Tickel ManialTune Enlerpnses/ Cirello Racing/Oakley _Wesla~e ) balled 1000 on lhe Handicap pornon of the _ program and he hil a sI>C,t:dwa.y ~ome run wilh a very impreSSive wm m lhe Handicap main. Afler taking both h is heal and semi, Correy had to face an all-star field in lhe main including Chrislian, Ou, Mike Faria, Mark Dwyer and Mike Mazzacane. The race lurned OUI all Correy, bUl in the early pan of lhe event he was pressed by Mazzacane. Dwyer l«?Ok Ou for lhird al lhe end of the fUSl lap and pulled up to Mazzacane's rear tire. On lap lwo Correy slaned to edge away and on lap lhree he moved ~way from th e pack and began to butl~ a huge lead . While Correy was provmg his merit by moving away, the ol.her five com pe tito rs became engaged m a -do g fighl for second, bUl it ~as Mazzacane who proved to be the Iro n man the re as h e h eld th em a ll back and fla sh ed across lhe line seco nd; a half a slr ai gh taway behind Correy. Sh a ne H awl ey (T o m McImyre/ Scott Goggles/ Sim pson/ Pa u l J ones/ Brian Weller Wes la ke ) ca me from the ba ck ya rdage tw ice to win.h is Second Division h eal and lhe m am event.,In

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