Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Jon Agin rounds a corner during 250cc B action at the Braco Great lakes Challenge in Terre Haute, Indiana. F-4: 1. TerryVarger (Yem); 2. Pet Burman (Yam); 3. D.... Johnson (Hon). F S: 1. John Kirk (Hon); 2. Jemes Larer (Vem); 3. John Taylor (Hon). FT·750; 1. Lae Sleinmetz.(No"; 2. An Chembers (Due); 3, Eric Swortzfigure (Nor). F T-OPEN; t. Bud Riddle (Vam); 2. David Troetschier (Mat); 3. Hugh Vanderford (Vam). OPEN SS: 1. Ralph Loera (Kaw); 2. Phil Kress (Kaw); 3. Ken MacNeill Jr. (Kawl. 750 SS: 1. Bob Vangrin(Suzl; 2. Pat Ryan (Suz); 3. Jeff Hagan (Suz). 600 SS: 1. Glen Shopher (Kaw); 2. Tom Aquino (Vam); 3. Jon Hill (Vam). 450 SS: 1. Jon Hill (Yam); 2. Blaine Ida (yam); 3. David Corben (Vam). OPEN MOD PROD: 1. Many Siegle (Suz); 2. Charles Below (Suz); 3. Rick Liukkonen ISuz). 750 MOD PROD: 1. Chris Crew (Suz); 2. Mike Edmonson (Suz); 3. Cra,g Seher (Vam). 600 MOD PROD: 1. Jim Jepsen (Vam); 2. Eric Kondo (Yam); 3. Kevin Crowther (Vam). 450 MOD PROD: 1. Mark McDaniel (Vam); 2. Brad Fa"benks (Vam); 3. Dan Dee (Vam). 250 MOD PROD: 1. Denny Doheny (Kaw); 2. Keith Hams (Kaw); 3. DaVId Pare (Kawl. OPEN STK PROD: 1. Marty Siegle (Suz); 2. Charles Below (Suz); 3. Rick Liukkonen (Suz). 750 STK PROD: 1. Jeff Hagan (Suz); 2. Mike Edmonson (Suz): 3. Bob Vangrin (Suz). 600 STK PROD' 1. J,m Jepson (Vam); 2. Kevin Crowther (Kaw); 3. Ene Kondo (Yam) 450 STK PROD: 1. Brad Fairbanks (Vam); 2. Dean Mizdal (Vam); 3. Daniel Dee (Vam). OVER 40; 1. Art Chambers (Due); 2. Bud Riddle (Vam); 3. Richard Basford (Suzl. VI NT: 1. Craig Mclean(Matl; 2. David Troetschler (Due); 3. Bret Morshead (Due). Spangler grabs Salem MX win By Peggy Adamic SALEM, OH, SEPT. 7 Dale Spangler took the win in the 250cc/Open Ada s in Western Reserve MX action. The Kawasaki Team Green rider Chris Crew won the 750cc Modified Production class on his Suzuki at Sears Point International Raceway in Sonoma, California. Jepsen takes two at Sears Point RR By Roger Smith SONOMA, CA, SEPT. 14 The AFM held another race at Sears Point International Raceway after a season of insurance problems. Jim Jepsen and his 40 Yamaha, had no problem dominating the 600cc Modified Production and 600cc Stock classes. The Modified cia s came first and Jepsen won the holeshot and was never threatened. But the pack of riders battling for second was where the action was. After the first lap, Kevin Crow ther and Eric Kondo crossed the start line wheel-to-wheel, with je(( Hoeppner, Matt McClurg and Todd Kimble close behind. Kondo got the upper hand on Crowther in tum six and refused Crowther's attempts to pass. The race went on with Crowther stuck on Kondo's rear wheel, and a tight freight train less than a second behind Crowther. Skip Gatrell worked his way to the front of the freight train, but couldn't close on Crowther. After laps of trying, Crowther be'dt Kondo to the checkered flag by a few feet, only to have the pass taken away by a red flag due to a crash halfway around the track. The order from the previous lap was the official finish; Jepsen won handily followed by Kondo, Crowther and Gatrell. Jepson ran away with the 600cc Stock class as well, but for Crowther it was a chance to get back the second place finish stolen from him earlier. Once the pack stretched out, Jepsen was out in front. Crowther, Kondo and Gatrell were in a knot a few seconds back. john Fryer, Kurt Marriner and Lindsay Thomas formed a second tight knot behind them. As they all closed in, in tum 11, Thomas found the magic line and came out in second place, closing on Jepsen. But j ep 'en Just turned up tlw wick to a 1.55 pace and moved away. Kondo found his way past Crowther and then Thomas, and after another lap it was jepsen, Kondo, Crowther and Gatrell. Crowther found himself at Kondo's rear wheel again but this time made his move earlier. He found his chance coming out of the esses and slipped past Kondo as they accelerated through turn nine. Kondo fought hard, pulling up to Crowthers rear wheel repeatedly, but at the checkered flag the order was jepsen, Crowther and Kondo. Results OPEN GP: 1. Ken MacNeill Jr. (Kew); 2. Phil Kress • (Kew); 3. Jay Grover (Suz). F-1: 1. Pat Ryen(Suz); 2. Jeff Stern (Suz); 3. Vince Coste (Kew). F-2: 1. Weyne Montoye (Yam~ 2. Lance Tilghman (Han); 3. GonIon H_rtr. (Han). logged 2-1 moLO finishes n route to his victory. Yamaha Support rider Fred Andrew and Spangler raced LO the first turn with Andrews getting the edge through the second turn. The two riders rode 1·2 for the entire seven-lap moLO with Spangler keeping within two seconds of Andrews. In the second moto, Mike Boggia and Spangler were first through the first turn, while Andrews was picking himself up oU the ground due LO a collision with Dave Hand. Spangler passed Boggia and quickly worked up a four-second lead, while Andrews and Hand began their climb to the £ront of the pack. Spangler continued LO increase his lead with each lap, finishing the race with a comfortable 20-second lead. Hand moved through the pack of riders LO take second from Boggia with only a half of a lap to the checkered flag. Andrews lost time when he tangled with Art jackson and had more trouble when he and jeff McCune bumped tires and bars in the fight for fourth, a battle won by Andrews. Rick Boepple and john Diezic each took one of the 250cc C moto wins but Boepple took the overall, finishing 2- I to Diezic's 1-4 moLO finishes. Boepple stormed through the first tum with Henry Havenstein, Bob HarringLOn and Diezic behind. Diezi and Harrington changed places with Diezic routing his Kawasaki around Havenstein and selling his sight on Boepple. The two front runners rode tire-to-tire until Diezic overtook the lead. Boepple finished second followed by Havenstein, Harrington and jeU Kadas. Mike Williams grabbed the holeshot to start the second moto with Boepple at his side. Williams edged out Boepple in the second turn for the lead with Harrington and Havenstein following in third and fourth. Boepple LOok over the lead by the start of the third lap with Diezic taking fourth from Havenstein. Three seconds separated Boepple from the three riders behind as Williams, Harrington and Diezic rode the final lap less than a bike length apart froin each other and jammed LOgether in the final turn with each rider holding their position to the checkered flag. Results 50: 1. Chaz Arnfield (Vam); 2. Karl Scon (Vem); 3. Jesse Atkinson (Yam). 60: 1. Frankie Bitner (Kaw); 2. David Borris (Hon); 3. Brock Sellards (Kaw). BO (7·11): 1. Ben Fraley (Suz); 2. Mike Baker (Yam); 3. Jason Myers (Vam). BO (12-15): 1. Mike Cain (Vam); 2. Mike Howell (Kaw); 3. Tim Boca (Kaw). 125 A: 1. Fred Andrews (Yam); 2. Dale Spangler (Kaw); 3. Joe Maurer (Kawl. 125 B; 1. Marcus Sellards (Hon); 2. Keith Pery (Kaw); 3. Dave Speiegle (Kawl. 125 C: 1. Bill Peniek(Vam); 2. Bryan Jones (Kaw); 3. Chuck Adamis (Hon). 12558: 1. Marcus Sellards (Han); 2. BryanJones (Kaw): 3. Dave Speigle (Kaw). OPEN A: 1. Dale Spengler (Kaw); 2. Dave Hand (Hon); 3. Fred Andrews (Yam). 2508: 1. Brian Doran (Hon): 2. Tim Plzzute (Suzl; 3. Jim Deutsch (Vam). 250 C; 1. Rick Boepple (Hus); 2. John Diez,e (Kaw); 3. Bob Harrington (Yaml. OPEN B: 1. "Bift" Bradner (KTM); 2. Dave Sulecki (Hon); 3. Dave Cox (Han). SR 1: 1. Todd ErvIn (Han): 2. Harold Oahringer (Kaw); 3. Mike Williams (Vam). SR 2: 1 Larry Myers (M·S); 2. Ph,l Andrews (Hon): 3. Tom Ashton (Honl. Agin wins Great LakesMX By Susan Willian TERRE HAUTE, IN, EPT. 7 Pepsi/MJ Racing's Jon Agin executed a pair of moLO wins in the 250cc B to attain the overall win in round two of the Braco Great Lakes Challenge. In moLO one, Agin was. unchallenged as he guided his machine around th well-designed course. Moto two saw a different scenario as Agin was last off the gate. Richard Witzke was the early leader followed by Mark chaaf and Stan Roahrig. But it didn't take long for Agin to move through the pack. By the end of lap one, Agin was up to second and then he made a bid for Witzke in the air LO take over the lead for the win. Witzke, who hada DNFin motoone, finished second while Cullen Page took third after a second place ride in moto one. The lOO-125cc Lightweight class was restarted after a rider LOok a hard crash. The restart saw Yamaha/Dynamic Racing's Miek LaRocco holding his own in front with jeff BeckingLOn, Downer's Grove Yamaha riders jim Randa and Mike Roth playing catch-up. Roth closed in on Randa and went by as Randa fought back. LaRocco stretched out a comfortable lead with Beckington second as riders battled for the third spot. Beckman-Kawasaki's Billy Fosnock moved in on Roth. Fosnock took the inside to move by Roth, but went down allowing Roth to pull away in third. Beckington wired the start in moLO two with john Sier, LaRocco and Fosnock following. Fosnock hit the rear tire of LaRocco to go down on lap one. LaRocco moved by Sier to go after BeckingLOn as the two raced for the lead. LaRocco eventually took the lead and stretched it out for the win. Beckington filed through for second with Roth claiming third. Oh.io's Scott Paul took the lead in the first moto of the 250cc-Open Heavyweight class with LaRocco, Danny Umbarger, Fosnock and Bobby Wagner sLOrming from behind. Lap two saw LaRocco take the lead by making a midair pass around Paul. Fosnock moved into third LO zoom by Paul as Wagner closed in. Paul crashed moving Wagner to third while LaRocco grasped the win followed by Fosnock. LaRocco dominated the second moto with Fosnock going for another second. Results AUTO: 1: Joshua Hatfield (Vam); 2.Boyd Wolff (Yam); 3. Tony Cos.. (Yam). 125 A: 1. Mike laRocco (Yam); 2. Jeff Beckington (Hon); 3. Mike Roth (Vam). 250 B; 1. Jon Agin (Honl; 2. Cullen Pege (Yam); 3. Shawn IGghl (Suz). 250-0PEN HVYWT; 1. Milte laRocco (Yam~ 2. Billy Foanock. (Suz~ 3. Chris Brasile (Kawl.

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