Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Mike Crawford (962) led in the early part of the 250cc Pro main at Stepp Mill, but Robbie Taylor (19) took the victory. Carsten and Trey take NYC AX By Davey Combs NEW YORK, NY, FEB. 28-MAR. 1 Bobby Carsten and Team Honda Support rider Teddy Trey split wins at the World Spons/USHRA ational Arenacross Championships at the famous Madison Square Gardens in downtown Manhattan. Carsten took his Saturday opener win with a fine display of stadium riding as he overcame a mid-pack start to card the victory over Suzuki-mounted Dave Diehl and New York's own Mike DePalma. On Sunday, Trey moved into the early Four-Wheel lead ahead of Barry McCarty and Frank Coryell. The Gardens' race, the second World Sports Arenacross held in the Big Apple, attracted more than 31,000 fans, including the Motoworld cameras and two of Europe's top indoor promoters, on hand lO measure the arena talent. Three qualifying heats and a pair of consolation races were needed lO reduce the field down to the final 10. Trey opened the preliminaries with a beat one win over McCarty. Carsten and Sean Cully went one-two in the second heat while Coryell and Ken Porada ruled race three. Diehl and DePalma were consi qualifiers along with Darren Naccarato aDd Ernest LeClerc. When the gate dropped for the main event, McCarty pushed his way through the tum one mayhem to conttol the leaderboard ahead of Trey, Porada, Diehl and Carsten. But on lap two, McCarty cased his machine on the back end of a double just in front of Trey, who had already committeed aDd was on his way down. Trey took a seat on McCarty's stalled backside and both went down hard. With the fronttunners on the infield, Carsten seized the chance to malc.e up some time and shot by Porada for the top spot. From that point on Carsten would control the race, while Diehl stayed on his flank. The second place Suzuki was having a time of it in ttaffic after having been rear-ended early by another pilot and having his rear brake assembly cleaned off. With no back binders, Diehl still managed to notch second place behind Carsten with DePalma, LeClerc, and Porada rounding out the lOp five. Coryell was considered a pre-race favorite going inlO the opener aft~ performing some radical moves over the numerous Garden doubles, but in the final, his hang time was offset by a poor start and trouble in traffic. Coryell opened Sunday's matinee with an impressive take-no-prisoners heat race win that saw Coryell spend most of his time 10 rows high. A recovered McCarty made the grade with a do-or-die consi win after being outtun in his heat race by accaralO and Diehl. Trey also made the Sunday cut and when the card went sideways for the final he was all alone out front in turn one, followed by DePalma, McCarty, Diehl and Coryell. Trey quickly made his pursuit take notice by matching Coryell's double jump feats, and soon he had opened a comfortable margin over new number two McCarty. DePalma dropped back on lap six after finding trouble in the back section, and Coryell quickly situated himself on McCarty's roost and hounded the runnerup to the flag. But when the checkers came out it was still Trey out front with McCarty ranking second. After Coryell came Diehl and Cully. Kawasaki's Eddie Warren sails over the tabletop jump at Perris Raceway. Warren won the 125 and 250cc races at the Double Cross GP. was right there on his fender in the early laps. Doug Je((erson took the 250cc/Open Novice class victory aboard his Kawasaki KX250. David Reynolds piloted his new Suzuki lo a win in the 125cc Amateur race, with Chad Piu in second and Bobby Gilbert next in line. David Dickerson smoked the Senior Mini class on his Kawasaki KXSO, with David Pena putting on an equally smooth show for second. David Cantrell recovered from a first tum fall lo finish third. Results S/MINI": 1. Bryan Heed (Hon~ 2. Jonathan Sentell (Yam). PEE WEE: 1. Jimmy (Kawl; 2. Tommy Boyd {Kaw~ 3. Gene Burdette (Han). JR/MINI: 1. LeGrand Jefferson (Kaw). SR/MINI; 1. David Dickerson (Kaw); 2. David Paha (Kaw); 3. David cantrell (Han). • 125 AM: 1. David Reynolds (Suz); 2. CI\ed Pitt (Hon); 3. Bobby Gilben (Hon). 125 PRO: 1. Robbie Taylor (Yam); 2. Aaron Bollinger (Hon); 3. Brian Justice (Kaw). • 250 AM: 1. Phillip caldwell (Hon); 2. Eric Burrell (Hon); 3. Scon Runyan (Hon). 250 PRO: 1. Robbie Taylor (Yam); 2. Mike Crawford (Kaw); 3. Todd Ulmer (Kaw). 125 NOV: 1. Alan Hall (Hon); 2. Alan Sparks (Honl; 3. Tim Laskis (Yam). 250/OPEN NOV: 1. Doug Jefferson (Kaw); 2. Donnie Gosnell (Hon); 3. Darryl Bollinger (Hon). ENDO: 1. Chris Faust (Husl; 2. James Pitcock. Jr. (Yam). • Br'- Results Mader nabs two at Summit Valley HS SAT: 1. Raben carsten (Han); 2. Dave Diehl (Suz); 3. Mike DePalma (Hon). SUN; 1. Ted Trey (Hon); 2. Barry Mccany (Suz); 3. Frank Coryell (Hon). SALI EVILLE, OH, MAR. 22 Taylor tops Stepp MillMX By Loren and Barbara Williams TRAVELERS REST, SC, MAR. 21 The first day of spring brought out about a hundred motorcycle racers to Stepp Mill's motocross. Everyone seems to . like the re-routed MX ttack, especially Robbie Taylor who claimed two Pro class viclOries. Pro class action found Taylor taking bOlh the 125 and 250cc classes, but not without a fight. Mike Crawford got the jump on Taylor and led for about half of the 250cc main, but once Taylor figured out where the best place was to pass, there was no catching him. A slew of Novice riders emered, 'So the class was divided into 125s and 25Occ/Open. In I25cc Novice action, Alan Hall won both races handily on his Honda, although Alan Sparks By Roy Kays Merle Mader, riding a wellprepped Honda 250, won both the 250cc class race and a special "Dash-for-Cash" at the Summit Valley Hare Scramble. A good turnout of Open and 250cc riders prompted the promoters lo offer a special "Dash-for-Cash" competition, which Mader won by a narrow margin over runnerup Don Bigler, a Senior rider from Carnegie, Pennsylvania, ~ho was riding a 200cc machine. Ted Miller and Scon Braden waged a see-saw baule for 25 laps in the Open class. They swapped the lead back and forth before Miller finally took the lead for good on lap 22. Mader claimed the 250cc class win over Tim Coen and George Case, while Bigley won the Senior 200cc class over Dan Bigley and Tom Davis. In the 125cc class, Brian Croniser took a tough win over Brian Vosi and Ken "what-a-great-name-for-aracer" Speedy. Results OPEN; 1. Ted Miller; 2. Scon Braden; 3. Terry Rosl

• Cover