Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Poore (H. .t3. nl_l. SR VET (381: 1. Jim ~ Sr. (Hust 2. Dick Milani (Hanl; 3. Gerard ",""man (K8w1. SR SPRTSMAN: 1. Doug seitz (KTMt 2. Mart< Diclway (Hon); 3. Ron Zatlitti II:ton~ 200 BEG: 1. Deatry Abbott (KTMt 2. Frank Pri.(Kawl; 3. Randy Toy (KTM). 250 BEG: ,. Ronald Smith (Hont 2. Kevin Soul_ (Kawt 3. Billy Wofford (Kaw). OPEN BEG: 1. Chris Coleman (Hust. 2. James Jepson (Hon~ 3. Kevin _ (Yaml. OTHG: ,. Joe " ' - (KTMt 2. Louis LeCrone (KTM); 3. - . . Baa (Hual. DINO ClASSIC: ,. Den l.oeIIIer (Yam); 2. Dan Ba~'" (H..t 3. Deved McElyea (HUa~ LADlES: ,. Michelle Baa (Kawl; 2. Angie Kleja (Hon); 3. PIttryka Tachick (Yam). MINI AM: 1. Byron May (Hon); 2. Allen May (Kaw); 3. Denis Hil_and (KTM). MINI NOV: 1. Kevin Lythgoe (Kawl; 2. Jimmy Robbins (Yam); 3. Jeff Kraus (Hon). MINI BEG: ,. Brian Devis (Kawl; 2. Chris Ramaey (Hon); 3. Steve Anthony (Yam). MINI.SO; ,. Clay Romo (Kawl; 3. Ryan Toon (Hon). SIDEHACK EX" 1. Clyde Stewan (Honl; 2.. G_n Ridyard (Hon). Hancock slides to Calhoun MX win By Jeff Jacobsen In moto two pro Gary Hulse mack his presence known. At the start Hulse grabbed the holeshot and began to stretch his lead. Rabe, too, got inspired and pushed hard behind Hulse. Neither Rabe nor Hulse's success early in the moto discouraged newcomer Wenger; by the time he got around Rabe it was practically a foregone cond usion that Hulse would win the moLO. Rabe finished third in the moto and third oveI:all. Results MINI BEG: 1. Kun Nelson (Vam); 2. Eric Wafford (Hon). MINI JR: 1. Jon Niclau. (Kaw). 125 BEG: ,. Ricky Solano (Hon), 2. Rick O'Hulleran (Hon), 125 JR: ,. Scott Mallory (Hon). 125 INT: ,. Titus J. Smith (SUl). 250 BEG: ,. Laon Frank (Hon); 2. .James Perry (Hon). • 250 JR: 1. Paul Midson (Hon). 250 INT: 1. Steven Hunter (Hon). OPEN BEG: 1. Oan Lawson (Hon); 2. Gene CarClella (Vam). OPEN JR: ,. Marc Pennings (Hon). PRO: ,. Jeff Wenger (Hon); 2. Jack Hulse (Han). VET MSTR: 1. Mike Lane (Hon). CALHOllN. GA. ()CT. 26 Double points were given at Calhoun MX today to reward those hardy riders who braved three days of rain to compete in Ihe sloppy cOlldiliolls. The bi~g-est III I"Il 011 I was in I he Senior Mini class and il was a ~ood race'. SCOII Runyun look Ihe holesho( in (.he first mOIO. I>UI fdl in an S cur\'('. p;ivill~ the lead to Palll Han("()("k who 11t('n sl id 011 the lon~down hill. but regained COlli 1'01 10 l"('lak(' the kad by Ihe end of (he first lap. Chris DUllkin, who starred in fifth place made excd kill time around Ihe track 10 take s('cond by the end of the firsl lap. On L1ll' next lap, Runyun gOI bOg~l'tl down in Ihe Illlld and dmpped out. kavin~ Hanu)('k and Dunkin 10 ballk ulllil the last lap. Han("()ck slid down. Ih('n Dunkin rode into him and fdl 100. nOlh riders W('I"(' far l'nou~h alwad 10 reg-aill 11ll' lOp two SIX)ts. In tht, second molO, Luis Gonzakz matk a comeback hy taking-Ihe hokshot, bllt was passed hy Han("(Kk during' I Ill' firsl lap. Howl'ver. Gotuakz zcx:>nwd by Hancod~ in the next circuit alld h'pt his kad. The owrall results saw Hancock, Gonzalez and Dunkin fillillg outlhe lOp Llun'. Jeff· Darland won his second consecutive overall in the ADRA Desert - Championship with his win in the 10th Annual Vulture Mine 100. Darland dynamite at Vulture Mine 100 By Daryl Drake WICKENBURG, AZ, NOV. 2 Jeff "Dynamite" Darland took his second Consecutive overall win in the ADRA Desert Championship Series and moved into 30 the points lead with a good ride in the 10th Annual VuLture Mine 100. He and his Sunnyslope Honda/Din Unlimited-backed Honda CR500 covered the 125 miles of desert rock and sand in 3:28:22 to average 38.01 mph. "Dusty - real dusty off the start," . said Jeff. "I got the holeshot when alongside comes (Mike) Powers and almost passes me. I held him off and was going pretty good when (Jim) Thompson caught me but ran off the track. We then had a good race and he got out front about halfway around on the second lap. I had lO chase him 'til near the end of the tbird lap when he got a flat. "Then it started raining pretty hard· - but I love the rain - it's better than dustY" laughed Jeff. "It was a fast, rough, good race'" Following Darland by seven minutes was Pat Prosser second Open Expert. Eight minutes later Pat Duncan third Open Expert, rolled in ahead of Gary Tuffin, who earned his third consecutive 250cc Expert win despite a lot of crashing. Rounding out the top five was 250cc Expert Tim Leehe six minutes later. Garth Sweetland, who led the points race for much of the year, was prerunning Baja and so dropped to third in the standings. Ken Asch was off the pace but picked up the 200cc Expert win aboard his Westside Cycle Cagiva. Early leader Thompson was a "DNF, and former points leader Powers was seventh overall after pipe and tire trouble. - In the three-lap division, Clint Stephan overcame a flat tire and a broken rear brake lO take the overall and Open Amateur class wins on his Apache Honda West/USA Sports/ Hallman Racing/Team FOF Honda. "It was pretty hairy in spots where you went from high speed wash to rocky trails. I'd just be sliding along on (he front tirel" commented Stephan. Nevertheless, he averaged 35.75 mph to cover the 93-mile run in 2:16: 10. Open amateur Roger Huffman was next in ahead of Senior Expert winner John Kelley, Senior Expert Boyd Abbott and 250cc Amateur winner Bill Johnson. The 200ccAmateur class winner Jeff Rogers said, "There are a lot of people riding fast out there, but a lot breaking down, too, This is the third race "''lie gotten hailed on and I'm gelting used to it finally." Results . PEE WEE: 1. Preston Moon (Kaw); 2. Jamie Kendall (Hon). JR MINI: 1. Preston Moon (Kaw). SR MINI: 1, Paul Hancock(Honl: 2. luis Gonzalez (Hon); 3. Chris Dunkin (Yam). _ NO\!: ,. Billy Ledford (Vam); 2. Greg Clance (Kaw); 3. Billy Clevenger (Vam). 250: 1. Gene Ridings (Vern). ENDURO: ,. Jeff FaristlC-A): 2. Randall Thurman (Vam). Wenger bags Baylands MX win By Mike Vancil FREMONT, CA, OCT. 26 A daytime, long course MX is a, rare event at Baylands as the popular racing venue has be. come famous for its many years ·Results OVERALL: Jeff Darland (Hon). 200 EX: 1. Ken Asch (Cag). 250 EX: 1. Gary Tuffin (Hon); 2. TIm Leehe(KTM). OPEN EX: 1. Jeff Darland (Hon); 2. Pat Prosser (KTM); 3. Pat Duncan (Hus). SR EX: 1. John Kelley (KTM); 2. Boyd Abbott (KTM); 3. Wayne Decldever (Hon). 200 AM: 1. Jeff Rogers (Yam); 2. Randy Killman (Kaw); 3. John 50u (KTM). 250 AM: 1. Bill Johnson (SUl); 2. Paul Kellogg (Vam); 3. Scott StUtl (KTM). OPEN AM: 1. Clint Stephan (Hon); 2. Roger Huffman (Hon); 3. Stacey Poe(Hon). SR AM: 1. Phil Teisl (KTM); 2. Gene Maple (SUl); 3. Neil Christman (Hon). 200 NOV: 1. Keith Williams (Vam); 2. Roben Kinnaman (KTM); 3. 5.... Gallagher (SUl). 250 NOV: 1. John Packardt (Hon); 2. Bob Morrow (KTM); 3. Gnsg Banzen (Honl. OPEN NOV: 1. Randy Putt (Hon); 2. Michael Thorn (Hon); 3. Tom Bryan (Hon). SR VET (30): 1. Robert Chadwick (Hon); 2. Allen I of night moLOcross racing. In keeping with management's new approach to accommodating MXers preferences, including variety, the long course (Trans-Cal design) was groomed and made ready for the day's program. Jeff Wenger, who is sponsored by Coast Honda, elected to try his luck and measure his skills at th~s new Baylands' offering. The combination was succesful and Wenger put together a 1-2 day to capture the overall win in the Pro class. In the first six lap moto, the battle for dominance was between veteran pro Gary Rabeand rookie pro Wenger. Rabe had the early lead but near the midpoint of the moto Wenger was able to motor by for the win. McCullough perfectatftlodena Motocross ,By John Spear MODENA. NY, OCT. 12 Rob McCullough converted two superb starts into a perfect I-I afternoon to capture the 125cc Expert class in the 2nd Annual Modena MOLOfest as the Aces M.e. wrapped up its 1986 season. The Motofest is Ace's end of the year extravaganza, with a van full of contingency prizes, trophies through 12 places for the amateurs, and extra payoffs lO the experts being awarded. The perfect I-I af~ernoon was McCullough 's first in an MSC event this season anqthe transplanted Canadian could not have been happier. In the first molO, he held off Kurt McMillen, the dominant 125cc rider this season, and then took advantage of McMillen's poor second molO start to build a big lead he held LO the finish. McMillen worked his way up lO th ird in the darkness shortened second moto but it was good only for third overall. Kurt Renzland, who finished third in the first molO, held off Kurt's attempt to pass at the finish line and look second overall. McMillen bounced back in the250cc Expert ,for a pair of wins with McCullough's 1-2 good enough for second overall. John Ryan's 2-4 took third o.verall. In the Open Expert class, Mike Spear continued to dominate with an-' other I-I afternoon while Rich ALexander had his best finish in the big bike class with a 2-3 for second. Keith Mann, with a 4-2, took third. Even though he didn't win either molO, SCOlt Nickerson's 2-2 day was good enough lO claim the overall vic- . tory in the Open Amateur class. Frank Pokorny, the fi rst moto wiryner, dropped to fourth in the next moto for second overall. Frank Cornefissen won the second molO after a fifth in the first for third overall. Results 125 EX: 1. Rob McCullougll (Han); 2. Kun Renl- . land (Yam); 3. Kun McMillan (Hon). 250 EX: 1. Kurt McMillan (Hon); 2. Rob McCullough (Hon); 3. John Ryan (!law). OPEN EX; 1. Mike Spear (Klw); 2. Rich Alexander (Kawl; 3. Kltilh Mann (Yaml. 250 AM: 1. Scott Brehens; 2. Scott Spano; 3. Keith Gonsalves. ' OPEN AM: 1. ScOit Nickerson (Honl; 2. Frank Pokorny (Honl; 3. Frank Cornelissen (Varni. SR EX: 1. Wayne Edmonds (Kaw); 2. Anhur Testenero (Han); 3. George Bachmann (Han). SS EX: 1. Buzz Povall(Vam); 2. Rich Gerber (Yaml; 3. Rich Strid (Kaw). SR AM: 1. Steve Welch (Varni; 2. James Delonea (Vam); 3. Warren Rutherford (C-A). SS AM: 1. William Malona (Hon); 2. Rich Golden (Vam); 3. AI Scennepieco (Kaw). 125 NOV: ,. Derek Defonce; 2. Steve Raymond; 3. Mike Kelly. SR MINI: ,. Derek Defonca; 2. Dave 3. Stave Raymond. a-r.

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