Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Mabery masters Perris USA finale By Terry Whytal PERRIS, CA, OCT. 12 Jeff Mabery rode his 250 Yamaha to a convincing win today at round six of the Yamaha-sponsored Western USA Champion- Tony Graves won the 125 and 250cc B classes at Roseburg MX, Tim Denardis (445) leads Bobby Mann (16) and Danny Hicks (84) in 250cc B class action from Croom Raceway in Florida; Mann won. McCabe, Reinholt hot at Crooms MX By Athie Sanders BROOKSVILLE, FL, OCT. 5 Jon McCabe claimed the overall win in the 250cc A class at round four of the World SPOrlSspan ored Florida Gold Cup 40 MX Series at Croom Raceway. However, it was John Reinholt who brought his two-year-old Honda through LO nail double moLO wins and claim the overall in the Open A class. Rick Chew slammed into the lead at the stan of the first eight-lap 250cc A moLO with Honda-mounted McCabe, Yamaha's Vince DeVane and Suzuki-rider Alan Cum charging close behind. Chew lost it coming off a jump in lap one, giving the lead to McCabe. McCabe felt pressure from DeVane, but DeVane fell, allowing the leader some space. DeVane got back on the gas and kept jammin' alter McCabe until crashing halfway through the moLO, then retiring. Crum LOok over the second spot as McCabe cruised out front. Reinholt brought his '84 Honda from a ninth place start up LO ride in third. McCabe took the win with Crum, Reinholt, Kevin eidl and Earl May following. Reinholt nailed the holeshot in mota two then ran away as he stretched it out to more than a IO-second lead over second place rider McCabe. McCabe pushed Reinholt at the start, but his front end washed out causing him LO lose his grip on the leader. May held onto third until Crum moved ahC'dd in lap four. Reinholt took the unchallenged win and McCabe, Crum, May and Seidl rounded out the LOp five. McCabe claimed the overall win with his 1-2 moLO wins, Reinholt's 3-1 wins netted him second. Reinholt said, "In the first moLO I came off the line and went to put my foot on the peg, but I hit the shifter and put it into neutral. A real amateur mistake! But in the second moLO I finally gota good start. He (McCabe) was right there. I turned around, and he wasn't there. After that I just rode my race." Reinholt and McCabe battled it out in the Open A class as well. McCabe had LO settle for second overall while Reinholt claimed victory by winning both moLOS. Crum 's 3-2 maLO scores netted him third overall and May and Pat Post round d out the top five. Results 65 7·11: 1. Edward Ray (Kaw); 2. Jesse Sellars (Kawl; 3. Jason Sybert (Honl. 80 7-11: 1. Chris Brown (Han); 2. Edward Ray (Kaw); 3. Man Harrell (Yam). 80 12·15: 1. Daryl Voungblood (Yam): 2. Jared King (Han); 3. Adam Smith (Han). 125 A: 1. Vince DeVane (Yam); 2. Gary Paul (Suz); 3. Eric Varnell (Kaw). 125 B: 1. Bobby Mann (Kaw); 2 Marcus Pedrero (Han): 3. Danny Zullo (Yam). 125 C: 1. Mike Taylor (Kaw): 2. Mike Jones(Kawl; 3. Scan Marvicsin (Yam). 250 A: 1. Jon McCabe (Han); 2. John Reinholt (Hon): 3. Alan Crum (Suz). 250 B: 1. TIm Denardis (Honl: 2. Bobby Mann (Kaw): 3. Danny Hicks (YamI. 250 C: l'-D.L Mays (Han); 2. Todd Williamson (Han); 3. Bill Kasavage (Han). OPEN A: 1. John Reinholt (Han); 2. Jon McCabe (Han): 3. Alan Crum (Han). OPEN NOV: 1. Rick Perry (Vam): 2. Dean Dyess (Yam): 3. Barry Case (Yam). 25 PLUS: 1. Kevin Seidl (Yam); 2. Po. Post (Vam); 3. David h'ldived (Yam). SR: 1. Fred Venucci (Hon); 2. David lndiveri (Yam); 3. Donald J. Leddy (Vam). Roseburg MX wins to Graves By Clay light ROSEBURG, OR, OCT. 12 Tony Graves brought a pair of Hondas down from Cottage Grove and went home with double class laurels at the Clarks Branch MX Championship Race. Graves rode four outstanding moLOS, winning the 125 and 250cc B classes. The eighth and final round of the AMA Summer Series was the largest attended event since the Yamaha Gold Cup C'drlier this summer. Severdl class High Point awards came down to a second moLO shootout, as was the case in the 125cc B class. Class winner Graves pent a great deal of time racing el ewhere and therefore was not in contention for the class championship, but it was a duel for the title between Yamaha rider Monty Spalding and Kawasakimounted Chris Cunningham. The two were a mere point apan with the edge going to Cunningham after placing second to Graves in moto one. MOLO two had Graves out front for a stan to finish win while things were mixing up between Cunningham, Jeff Daily and Spalding for second. Cunningham took second at the finish and the class championship. The dais outstanding rides came from White Brothers-sponsored Graves in the combined 250cc ProlB class. In the first moto, the Pros were unleashed first, which saw northern Oregon's Gary Beyer jump into the lead over locals Mike Harwood and Randy Toreson and Alaska's JeH MacDonald, all aboard Yamahas. The Intermediates were turned loose some six seconds down with Graves leading Ted Perreard. The duo of Graves and Perreard gave the pros fits, passing all but Pro class winner Beyer in moto one. In the second contest, Beyer pulled out a quarter lap lead, only LO be reeled in at an incredible rate by Graves, who in ju t two laps had passed all the pro with the exception of Beyer. Beyer bobbled on the final lap, allowing Graves to take the lead and defeat the pros with a I-I win in the cia over Perreard and Dalton Jeremiah. Beyer won both Pro moLOS for a I-I sweep to beat Toresons 3-2 tally and MacDonald's 2-4. Seventeen riders assembled for the largest class of the championship day, the 125cc C class. In the first round, Troy Coburn sLOle the holeshot, but was quickly overtaken by Todd Alter. Honda-mounted Alter cruised to an easy win over Terry Davis, Coburn, Chad Berry and Dan Beyer. Round two saw Bryan Steel in the lead over Davis. Steel got a lucky break when Davis stalled and used it LO his advantage LO push inLO a comfortable lead for a molO win over Coburn, Berry, Davis, Alter and Beyer. The overall fell LO Coburn with 3-2 rides. Mike Markham rode consistently all season and came away with the High Poilll honors in the Open B ranks. Markham didn't take either mota in the hot, dusty day's program, however, a Rick Bault ea ily breezed LO double moLO wins on his Honda. Californian Darrell Hawkins finished second to Bault in both contests. Results OPEN PRO: 1. Rick Boult (Han). OPEN B: 1. Darrel Hawkins(Hon); 2. Dana Hansen (Han); 3. Mike Markham (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Gary Beyer (Han); 2. Randy Toreson (Vam); 3. Jeff MacDonald (yam). OPEN C: 1. Bob Corlson (Han); 2. Kevin 9eevers (KTM); 3. Allen McCoomb (Han). 250 B: 1. Tony Graves (Hon); 2. Ted Perreard (Han); 3. Oal.on Jeremiah (Kawl. 250 C: 1. Chad Egge (SUl); 2. Rick Roberts (Vam); 3. Fritz Martin (Hus). 125 B: 1. Tony Groves IHon); 2. Curt Cunningham (Kaw); 3. Jeff Daily (Kaw). 80 AlB: 1. Jeff Daily (Kaw); 2. Ryan Huffman (Vam); 3. Chad Berry (Yaml. 125 C: 1. Troy Coburn (Han); 2. Terry Davis (Vam); 3. Todd Aller (Han). 60 AlB: 1. Ryan Huffman (Kaw); 2. Shawn High· land (!

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