Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Yamaha-mounted Wayne Eckert topped the 125cc main Richmond. Virginia. short track over Jeremy Lucy. HIGH POINT A: 1. Devid Pucherich (HuI). HIGH POINT B: 1. Tony Pheipi (Kewl. 2ooA: 1. Dan Fergen (Kewl; 2. Craig Hayes (Husl; 3. Larry Bergquist (Kaw). 250A: 1. Brian Niehaus (Yam); 2. Tom Krivj (Hon); 3. George Tubbl(Hon). OPEN A: 1. Randy Johnson (Hus); 2. Bob Bean IHus); 3. Dave Seyller (C-A). 4-STRK; 1. Terry Flynn (Hon); 2. Don Cerqueville (Hus); 3. Dan Lingenfelter (Hon). SR A: 1. John Shafer (Hus); 2. Dennis Schenk (Kaw); 3. Gele Pitmen (Hus). SUP SR: 1. John Menssen (Kaw); 2. Richard Lenover (Kawl; 3. AI Bergquist (Kew). 200 B: 1. Roger Ford (Vam); 2. Phillip Sander (Vaml; 3. Terry Bender (Vam). 250 B: 1. Gary Halel(Hon); 2. Alan Blahnik (Hus); 3. Bryan Ka'aher (Hon). OPEN B: 1. Bruce Fraser (KTM); 2. Brent Dillman IHus); 3. William Heyde (Husl. SR B: 1. Richard Roth (Kaw); 2. Jesse Huggins (Vam); 3 Douglas Felton (Hus). 1. Mark Brumbaugh; 2. Kurt Baver; 3. Eric Bennett. e: Kelly Getz rode his Can-Am to the Sun-Run Enduro overall win in Illinois, dropping 22 points in the process. McConnell. HANDICAP: 1. Mike Faria; 2. Tuff McBride; 3. Jimmy Gentile. 2ND OIV: 1. Billy Hamill; 2. Chris Martin; 3. Lenny McBride. 3RD DIV: 1. Dave Fallon; 2. Mark Edwards; 3. Don Odom. MATCH RACES: 1 Tuff foIIcBride; 2. Jimmy Sise- more. Getz shines at Sun-Run Enduro By Merle Acord GEORGETOWN, IL, AUG. 3 Kelly Geu's specialty is tight woods and the Salt Fork Din Riders Sun-Run Enduro was tailor-made for the Bike Barn Can-Am rider. Geu charged the first' section, an 18.2 mile tangle of creeks, gnarly hills, dry washes and tight trails and dropped 17 minutes, the be t time of the day through that section. Getl finished the day with a 22point total, one-minute quicker than High Point A rider Dave Pucharich aboard a MCC Husqvarna 250. "The first section will be the test," said Richard Both the club member responsible for laying out the first section. "We have a bunch of stull four or five miles long but the rider who gets through the first section the fastest will probably win overalL" Getl, because of his domination of hare scramble and enduro events in District 17, is often the subject of bench racing at the club grounds after the runs. Gary Peterson, fourth place Cinisher in the 200cc A class, said this about Geu's woods riding: "Kelly caught me in that first woods section so I followed him for a while. And I think one of the reasons Getl rides the woods so well is nothing imimidates him. He never hesitates: uphills, downhills, creek banks, what ever, it's all the same to him." Dan Fargen, riding a MiddlelOwn Kawasaki, dropped 19 minute through the first section and fini hed the run with 25 poims to win the 200cc A class. Fargen, discussing a severely twisted knee he injured in a hare s rambles get-off several weeks earlier, said, "My knee didn't hurt and it's gelling stronger, but I felt like I was all over the trail. I really need 10 get my rhythm ba k." Craig Hayes, on a MCC Husky, wa a few ticks of the second hand late gelling inlO the second check and that point dropped him 10 second in the 200cc A class. Randy Johnson and Bob Bean, both Husky 400-moumed, dropped 25 points each and went to the tiebreaker to decide the winner in the Open A class. Johnson won by two seconds. Dave Seyller and Duane Eller also went 10 the tie-breaker checks for the third and fourth place trophies when they came up with identical score of 28. Seyller lOok the nod. Bean, a member of this year's I DE team, was the second rider off the line. "I wanted an early number," said Bean. "But I didn't want to break trail all day, and they had a lot of new trail in the first section." John hafer dropped 29 points 10 edge out Dennis Schenk in the Senior A class, but John's crowning (crowing) glory was dropping less poims than his son Greg, who rode in the 250 c A class, and his fri 'nd, Open A rider Mark McCrimmon. ''I'm going to bolt the trophy to the hood," said a gleeful Shafer. "Just like in The Wild Ones. Then I'm going 10 tell these guys all about my ride all the way across Illinois." Results OVERALL: 1. Kelly Gett IC-AI. Ward wails at DeAnza MX By Terry Whytal INYMEAD, CA, AUG. 3 Honda pilot Gordon Ward continued his dramatic return to motocross this week as he c1early demonstrated his superiority over the competition by dominating the 125cc Pro class of the SMX program at DeAnza. Ward turned the fast st laps of the day in the middle of the first mota, opening a big lead on the field in the process. Chasing Ward to the finish was Yamaha pilot Keith Williamson who al 0 took the runner-up slot in molO two to claim the second place prize money. Kawasaki rider Aron Martin rounded out the tap three. The 250cc Novice molOS featured the styling Jeb Brock. Brock rode his Suzuki 10 the front in each molO and cruised to the checkers for the wins. Keeping pressure on Brock from the number two position was Yamaha rider Dean Hall, who placed second overall as Ron Hofer danced his Kawasaki 10 third. Tony Moreta traded 250cc Beginner class mota wins with fellow Kawasaki rider Brett Florv 10 earn the overall honors with tlie second molO tiebreaker win. Results OPEN PRO; 1. Martin Klosser {Vaml; 2. Tony Spear (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Chris Heinrich (Kaw): 2. Scott Mapes (Kaw); 3. Gary Sailors (Kawl. 125 PRO: 1. Gordon Ward (Hon); 2. Keith Williamson (Yam); 3, Aron Martin (Kaw). OPEN INT: 1. Mike Schneyder (Kaw); 2. Josh Keen (Yam); 3. Jim Marsh (Hon). 250 INT: 1. Bren Duncan (Vam); 2. Alan Coats (Yam); 3. Billy Champion (Hon). 125 INT; 1. arian Mayer (Hon); 2. Eric Browne (Kaw); 3. Steven Phillips (Suz). 250 NOV: 1. Jeb Brock (SUl); 2. Dean Hall (SUl); 3. Ron Hofer (Kaw). 125 NOV: 1. Howard Tresyille (Suzl: 2. Stan Hase (Kaw), 3. Levin Noble (Hon). 500 BEG: 1. Kevin Handlin (Kaw); 2. John Ritchie (Hon); 3. Manuel Gasper (Kaw). 250 BEG: 1. Tony Moret. (Kaw); 2. Bren Flory (Kaw); 3. Keith Stoner (Va mi. 125 BEG: 1. Jim Nunol (SUl): 2. Steve Abbon (Honl; 3. Jeff Smith (Honl. BD BEG: 1. Joey Prail (Hon); 2. Damon Kemp (Kawl; 3. Gr811 Schnell (Kaw). 60 BEG: 1. Eric Schnell (Kawl; 2. Armando Overoland (Kawl. Eckert nabs Richmond ST win By Joe Kelly RICHMO D, VA, AUG. 3 The "Ride for Liberty" came to the Virginia tate Fairgrounds on Sunday for a day of fun and hort track racing. The early day proceedings were hampered by heavy rain, but the un came out and the track was the best of the season. The I 25cc cia s staned off the activity with qualifying heats. David Nuckols rode his Suzuki 10 the win in the first heal. He was chased the entire distance by Yamaha rider Jeremy Lucy, returning after a jaw injury suffered in New York. Wayne Eckert brought his Yamaha home third. Eckert came back to take the second heat over Nuckols and a hard charging Lucy. Lucy garnered the lead at the start of the 125cc main, but was passed on the back stretch by Eckert. On the third lap Nuckols went down, bringing out the red and losing a lap in the proces . On the restart Eckert returned to the from and tayed there. Lucy finished a clo e econd. Brian Strong, in his first J25cc race, finished third. The first 250cc heat never really got going. On the Cir t lap Mack Edmondson went down, SlOpping the race. The econd lap saw Chri Rickman go down and Lex Nuckols clipped the fence, breaking his hand. After the ambulance returned, the restart saw Billy Ellis on a Honda leading Mark Hartley and Ray West. Hanley went down on the fourth lap, bringing out the checkered and red flags. The second heat start had Billy Ell is out front, but on the second lap he had his hands full as Hartley and Glenn Baar went by on both sides of him. The main event was a good one with Hartley jumping out in front at the turn of the light. On the second lap West charged his Kawasaki by on the inside for the lead. Hartley tried both sides and over the top, but had 10 settle for second. The 500cc class action was some of the best of the day as Hartley and West resumed their battle from the 250cc ranks. Hartley won the first heat over West, and a fast closing

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