Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Z . ~ - . g COMPETITION .PLUS ~ w ~ Capl, Ducati, . 13 ; IIIIsqYanaW !iii S.11CtioJI - \!]I ~ >L. AlII. Stock IOWI ~ '87 F_ StrIkes Tl, TE, TC '87 ..... '87 125 WIll er bIIro '87 2SO II1II 430 CIs '87 AIuDrn 650s W 11Ie Leq AniW .... 758 e.cm rOO 0") ...... LiIaiW e-ilcSeM UItiM...,.. arrows or caused them to face the wrong direction. Kawasaki KXI25 rider Donnie Simone, who usually is in contention for the overall at CRC enduros had his' odometer go haywire for the second enduro in a row. Simone eventually dropped out of the event. In the one loop family portion of the enduro, Brian Knapp motoredhis Yamaha IT200 to the overall victory with a 5.31 I. Ryan Stenberg won the Mini A class on his Yamaha YZSO at 5.347, while Allen Nunally took first Mini C (7.304). Results Sea F 758 OVERAll: 1. Rick Deniel (Yam); 2. (Tie) Tom Webb (Hon)/Kurt Butler (Hon); 4. Mike Smith (Yam~ 6. Jerry Russell (Yam); 6. Randy " ' (Yam); 7. St..... Hutchen. (Hon); 8. Tim C r _ (yam); 9. Dan Worley (Husl; 10. Phil William. (Hon); 11. Jordon Chaney (Hus); , 2. Tracy McClell.nd (Vam); , 3. Steve Bebeck (Honl; 14. Rob Pet,," (Vam); 15. John Uhern (KTM); 16. D.ve Sweeney (Hus); 17. Jack Simmerm.n (Vam); 18. (Tie) Greg Kennedy (HonVMark Glasmeier (C-A); 20. Harry Kisast (C-A). FIRST LOOP OVERALL: 1. Brian Knapp (Vam~ 2. Bri.n Dalger (Hon); 3. Ryan Stenbarg (Yam); 4. Allen Hunally (yam); 5. Denni. Kelsay (Hon). Call Us Now - Don't Miss Out" Possible Delivery AVlIileble !07'h T.-ta. 8hd.. G~ TI 3n43 (615) 638-2228 Pfefzing tops Inland Spdwy By Scott Daloisio Don McMamee pilots his Husky up a hill at the California Racing Club's enduro in Lucerne Valley. Rick Daniel took the overall win. a OPEN .' ......,. 5atInQ 10-5 T. . . .'·FrlUJ1G-7 DNIet' Inquiries ",Wlell MOTORCYCLE SAFETY FOUNDATION 800·447·4700 PADDLE TIRES! 17lnd1or 181nd1 ........ $4.... 8 ......... _ . 10 ........ $62.98 12 ............-... 22xll" 8 ........ T......... /South Bey 26023 So. We-... Lornitll. 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Szarck held onto his lead and finished the race four seconds ahead of Atwell. Some of the closest racing of ·the day took place in the smaller classes as old battles were renewed for RZ350 riders. In the D Superbike event, John Lowman got the holeshot on his Yamaha RZ and stayed in front. "I ran my own race," he said. "Everybody was sliding but my slicks were sliding predictably and I felt comfortable with it." The excitement was in second place. Cliff Bigoney was an early contender, but missed a gear exiting tum one and David Murray and Bootie Ballard slipped by, finishing in that order. The next event, Formula Two, saw a three-way battle between John Lowman, Mark Long and Cliff Bigoney, all Yamaha mounted. Lowman and Long traded the lead several times as Bigoney dropped slightly of( the pace. Entering the final tum of the last lap Long drafted Lowman and the pair powered down the straight in a drag race to the flag. They crossed the line side-by-side with neither rider knowing who had won. Long was credited with the win on his Link Cycle Yamaha. Results CLBMN EX: 1. Larry Burkholder (Vam); 2. Forrest Kearns (Vam); 3. David Paller (Vam). CLBMN NOV: 1. Rich Oldakowsi (Vam); 2. Jeff Leinbach (Vam); 3. Nick Nichols (Yam). VINT 1 EX: 1. Brad Morrison (Due). VINT 1 NOV: 1. Ray Sheldon (Bul). VINT 2 EX: 1. Jake Coye (Due). VINT 2 NOV; 1. Ray Sheldon (BSA). VINT 3 EX; 1. Jesse Morris (Tri); 2. Brad Morrison (Due); 3. Mike Bread (Nor). VINT 3 NOV: 1. Ray Sheldon (BSA). VINT 4 EX: 1. Devin Banley (BMW); 2. Jesse Morri. (Tril; 3. Jaka Cove (Due). VlNT 4 NOV: 1. Ray Sheldon (BSA); 2. Karl Myers (BMW); 3. David Maxton (Lav). A PROD EX; 1. Glenn Szarek (Vam); 2. Jeff Dean l(Suz); 3. Tommy Warick (Suzl. A PROD NOV: 1. Randy _ (Y.m~ 2. Kevin KOZlIk (Y.m~ 3. Richard IIotha (Suz). B PROD EX; 1. Glenn S _ (Y.m~ 2. Jeff Dean (SuZ!; 3. Mike Wetko (Suz). B PROO NOV: 1. RandyH_(yem);2. Tom Cason (Suzl; 3. Chuck Elane< CHon). C PROD EX: 1. Chril Martone (Hon); 2. D.vid Murrey (Hont 3. Bob Von N_n (Yem). C PROD NOV: 1. Duane Fr.nces (Hont 2. Febi.n Con.. (Y.mt 3. Jeff Gruzin (Yem). PROD EX: 1. Tom Welah (Y.m); 2. Cassandr. Gooding (Yamt 3. Frad Kalinowki (Yam). PROD NOV; 1. Don willmot (Yam); 2. Craig Shambough (Kaw~ 3. Geoffrey Smith (Y.m). A SIBK EX: 1. Glenn Szarek (y.m); 2. Mike Wetko (Suzl; 3. Lan Hamine. B SIBK EX: 1. Jeff A_II (Suz); 2. Glenn Szarck (y.m); 3. Tony Rausao (Hon). B SIBK NOV: 1. Willi.m H.rper (Suzl; 2. Randy H_ (Vam~ 3. Kevin Kozak (Yam). C SIBK EX: 1. Chris Bloch (Hon); 2. David Murray (Honn); 3. Bob Von N....n (y.m). SIBK EX: 1. John Lowmen (Vam); 2. David Murray (Yam); 3. Bottie Bellard (Y.m). SIBK NOV: 1. Cr.ig Kemp (y.m); 2. Scott Throckmorton (Y.m); 3. Don Wilmot (V.m). F- 1 EX: 1. Glenn Szarck (V.m); 2. Jeff Atwell (Suz); 3. Bruc Nield (Hon). F-2 EX: 1. Mark Long (Yam); 2. John Lowm.n (V.m); 3. Cliff Bigoney (V.m). F-2 NOV: 1. Jeff Lainbach (Yam); 2. Nick Nichol. (V.m~ 3. Ron Gelwicks (y.m). F-3 EX: 1. Jooaph H.lleck (Hon); 2. Fr.nk Beck . (Hon), F-3 NOV: 1. Eugene Di..rro (MBA). o o o o Daniel dominates CRCenduro By Bill Herndon LUCERNE, CA, APR. 12 Yamaha YZ490-moumed, Granada Yamaha-sponsored Rick Daniel narrowly defeated Honda rider Tom Webb to capture the overall victory at the 15th Anniversary California Racing Club Enduro, Sunday. Daniel piloted his big-bore mount toa 4.291 score, while Webb and Kurt Butler tied at 5.291 points apiece. Webb wound up taking the Vet 250cc AA class win with Butler capturing the 250cc AA class victory. The CRCIDis trict 38-combined event drew almost 500 riders to the two-loop enduro, and after riding in the National enduro in Northern California the day before, Daniel post entered the enduro and ended up with a late, 131 number. But that didn't seem to effect Daniel in any way, despite dusty conditions. The only hassle Daniel had throughout the enduro was at check eight in which he burned. But the check was later thrown out when it was discovered that wind may have blown the SAN BERNARDINO, CA, APR. 15 When Robert Pfetzing is making the starts at a speedway race he is almost unbeatable. At John LaDouceur's Inland Motorcycle Speedway, he was making the starts and they powered him all the way to the win in the Cycle Rider, Inc. Scratch main event. After winning his heat race, Pfeuing was placed in a heavy duty semi that also featured "Show time" Bobby Ott, Mike Faria and the defending National Champion Bobby Schwartz. Schwartz had reeled of( five wins in the first five weekly events in southern California and he would be tough to beat, but Pfetzing and Faria held him back and earned . positions in the main. Pfetzing, aboard the One Grandi Valvoline/KNAC/O'Neal USA/ Lifes a Beach/Surf Gear Weslake, carne off the pole in the main and got another launch on the start. l;be battle would be for second. John Sandona, riding his seldom used GM, and Faria had a good fight for the second place spot. Sandona was riding the low side of the track while Faria tried to make the outside hook up. That battIe lasted until lap three when Sandona opened up a small margin. Pfetzing had it in the bag and he collected his first win of 1987 by about six lengths over Sandona, Faria and Steve Lucero. The Handicap main turned out to be a bam burner and the rider who won only led the last three feeL Jeff Johnson, Billy Hamill and Jimmie O'Dell all carne off the 2o-yard line at the start of the eight-lap grind. Johnson was the Leader as the tapes flew up over O'Dell and Hamill. Hamill got by O'Dell at the end of lap one for the second spot and then held on as O'Dell tried to come back past one circuit later. Louis Kossuth shot by O'Dell at the end of the second lap for third while Shawn McConnell and O'Dell had worked their way through the pack. At the front of the pack, Hamill was attacking Johnson with everything he had. First he tried to get past on the outside and when that didn't work he swung low. But Johnson again held him back to cling to the point position. While Hamill was pressuring Johnson he also had to fend of( the determined bids of Kossuth. It looked as though the win was goin~ to be taken by Johnson, but commg of( the final turn young Hamill (JBeJ 'Repair/Sunrise Oil Be Lube/FOM Racing/Monrovia Diesel/Scott Go~-

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