Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

~ a ~ r- I; - I ~:.::.6i.~~ 00 0") ,.....; . [iJ ~Experien.ce American Motorc yclist Magazine every month; Tour ing . Rac ing. Technical ~ J o in and unde rstand th e tiqnt : to protect you r motorcycling ri ghts; Road and Ott-Reed ~ Plus: tnsuience, Disco unts. Trip Rout ing. Free Rufe Books and Law Chart s Calf toda y to j oin or requ est information kit. M ike Harth (88) leads Cra ig Gleason (27 1 ) in t he B Production Expert final during the CRRC season premiere at Oak Hill Raceway. dea d last and p roceeded to charge past Maybery on la p two , Shane J ohnson and J onn ie Dereno o n lap th ree a nd Tom Witt on lap four to take over third. P ryo r was then I I seconds behind You ng and closing in . P ryo r cu t Young's lead to seven seconds on la p seven a nd th en five on lap eight whe n the ch eckered flag was thrown. Mo to two was a near replay o f mo d; o ne. Manley too k o ff, You ng rode ha rd in second a nd P ryo r cha lle nged in thi rd. Maybery took fo u rt h after di cing with Deren o , Brundage and Wi tt. Results . AMERICAN MOTORC rCUST ASSOCIATION In onio c all 1-800-AMA'4567 Motorcycles. ATVs • Snowmobiles Complfte Source For Parts Or Carbs Full Une Boyae. Reeds Carburetor Parts Warehouse (216) 524-1599 10am-5pm Cycle News read ers - Ihe firs l 10 kn ow!! .HUGE STOCK - LOW PRICES EXPERIENCED STAFF Why Buy Anywhere Else? BELLFLOWER YAMAHA 10401 AI. lldr• . Belnl.wl<. CA (213) 925-5097 (ROTAX) ENGINES & PARTS D.M. BEST CAN·AM 6 51 5 M c Carl A ve . Fl . Wo rth , Texas 76 133 1('17) 294-8634 1(800) 972-1119 1 1. . . . . SPECIALl '86 LT 250 OUADRACER $1999.00 ·s Foothill Blvd. 900 W. ............ A zusa, CA 91702 50 SUZUKI . (818) 334-1288 I PIW: 1. Isiah Swain (Ita ): 2. Nick Beaver (Yam). JR (6·8): 1. Scon Young. M INI BEG: 1. Steve A nt hony; 2. Tom J oh nson (Hont 3. Dann y Smit h (Yam). M INI NOV STK: 1. Pat M cM ullen (Hon); 2. J immy Oyer (Hon); 3. Br ian Teats (Kaw) . MINI NOV MOD : 1. Craig Decker (Yam); 2. Jacob Swa in (Yam); 3. St eve And r ich (Kaw) . MIN I AM : 1. Pete Wickers ham (SUl); 2. J eremy A lbrecht (kaw ). 125 8 EG: 1. Stefve Schrum (Kaw ); 2. M ike M elvin (Hon); 3. 8 ill Legas (Han). 125 NOV: 1. J eff Korh onen (Hon ); 2. Chip Young (Hon); 3. Doug Hous ton (Han). 125 NOV MOD : 1. Doug Houston (Honl ; 2. J eff Korhonen (Honl ; 3. Dann on Burg . 12 5 A M MOD : 1. T.L Taylor (Han); 2. Richard Saxton (Honl ; 3. Brent Wineland (Kaw) . 125 A M STK; 1. Phil Lawre nce (Yam); 2. Richard Saxton (Hon); 3. Brent W ineland (Kaw) . 125 EX: 1. Br ian Ma nley (Yam); 2. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 3. Chr is Young (Yam). 250+ PRO: 1. Ron Watmore; 2. Bryan Hayes (Yam); 3. Jonnie Deremo (Suz). 250 NOV M OD: 1. Kelly Pichel; 2. Ji m Griff in (Kaw); 3. Michael Hong ley (Kaw) . 250 AM M OD: 1. Chr is Pocino ; 2. Todd Cupp (Han). 250 EX: 1. Brian Manley (Yam"); 2. Brian Pry or (Kaw); 3. Jeff Mabery (Yam). 107 NOV: 1. Jo el Albrecht (Kaw); 2. Pet e Wic kers ham (Kaw ); 3. Jason Carro ll (Yam). OT: 1. Rick Stepanovic (Kaw ); 2. Bill Meyer (Hon); 3. David Nichols (Hon). OPEN NON· PRO: 1. Chris Sparks (Kaw); 2. Ji m Ren ner; 3. Lacey Covert (Hon). 250 NOV STK; 1. Kell y Pichel (Kaw); 2. M ichael Langl ey (Kaw); 3. J im Gr iff in (Kaw) . 250 AM STK: 1. Chris Pocino (Kaw); 2. M ike Olai g (SUl); 3. Todd Cupp (Hon). Komer controls Valois Trial By G. Brinkwart VALOIS, NY , AP R. 26 Mike Ko~er was the top rider at AMA Distri ct 4's Trial at Valois. Great wea ther and great traction was th e order of the day for th e second event held in Va lois. Clerk Cecil H ollien put o n a n enjoyable 16section tri al with excelle nt accessi bilit y for a ll the spec ta tor s. Premi er rider Komer leveled a ll the sectio ns co ming in wit h on ly 3 points for the day. " It was a fun event, but a little easy," sa id Komer. " It would have been just righ t if we wo uld have had a littl e rai n." Novice rider Mik e Koval collec ted his seco nd first pl a ce trophy with 9 po ints. " Ba lance was the secret to the Novi ce sections ," said Ko va l. " Ba la nci n g on my b ike in the basement duri ng the wi nter months ha s really helped me." La vern Bow en cleaned up th e Senior A class with 7 points and Ro n Bors took Senior B class honors with 9 points. Some cra shes were reported in sectio n II whi ch ha d a tricky sus pe nded log. T he log had to be ridden abou t 30 feet from one end to the ot her. As the rid ers go t to the end, there wasn't much log left to ride on and they were slipping off both sides. T he growi ng Begin ner class was won by Robert Kuzneski with a score o f 9 points. J oann Ginder re ki nd led the Ladi es class whi ch had been dormat for severa l years. When asked if she wou ld ride again she rep lied, " I had a great time and I' ll be back." Results PRE: 1. Mike Kom er (M on). EX: 1. Carl 8 ened iet (Yam); 2. Chr is Arnold (Yam); 3. Sam Brow n (Fan ); 4. Bry an Benjamin (8 ul). A DV: 1. J ody 8 liss (Yam); 2. Ted Kellogg (Vam); 3. Bob Fori nger (Mon); 4 . George 8r inkw an (Bet); 5. Rich Jones (Yarn ]. INT: 1. Many Terpstra (M on); 2. M ark Sw an (Vam); 3. Ma rk Pett it (Vam); 4. David Goyer (M on ); 5. Dick Clar k (Vam). SR A : 1. Lavern Bow en (Yam); 2. Wayn e Lar son (SWM) ; 3. Earl 8u ckingham (Yam); 4 . Gerry Bolt (Hon). SR 8 : 1. Ron Bors (Fan); 2. Jo h n Knapp (Yam); 3. Larry Lovell (Yam); 4 . Barry Roben s (Mon). NOV: 1. M ike Koval (Bet I; 2. Regan Faug ht (Bet); 3. Kendal Karn (Fan); 4. Raymond Peters (Yam); 5. St eve VonBors tel (Yam). BEG : 1. Robert Ku zn eski (M on); 2. Jason Kuzneski {Mo n}; 3. Jarrod Deesler (Suz); 4 . Richard Roman (Yam); 5. Gerard Carm ier (Han). WMN : 1. Joann Gind er (Mo n). Polen tops Oak Hill RR By Scott Schaefer HENDE RSON , TX, AP R . 26 Doug Po len took home $3800 in Suzuki and H onda contingencies for h is th ree victo ries a t th e Central Road Racin g Club's season premiere a t Oak Hill Raceway. The biggest crowd in CR RC histo ry wi tnessed Pol en 's wi ns in A a nd B Producti on on his brace o f Suzuki GSXRs a nd in C Production o n hi s H onda 600 H u rrican e. Mike H art h , visi ting from Geo rgia, ga ve Po len his bi ggest th reat, passin g him briefly in A P roductio n befor e ru n n ing off th e tra ck. H e was unhurt , but did not finish th e race. lain Pero, a New Zealander in hi s first seaso n o f Am eri can road rac ing, in he ri ted seco nd followed b y Ma ll Masc h ma n n a nd J amie James, a ll o n Suzuki GSXR IIOOs. In the 750cc class, Harth stayed upright to fi n ish second beh ind Pol en , who broke th e track record three tim es en ro u te to victo ry. His fastest lap o n the 1.9-mile track was 1:27.93. J am ie James took third , follow ed by Craig Gl eason, Pero, and Wesley Winch ester. B.B. Mo n tema yor spoiled Su zuki riders ' chan ces of sev e n th p lace money by . p lacing on h is 600cc Hurricane. The 600cc Producti on class had the first six pl aces swept by Ho ndas, many ridden for th e first time in co mpetitio n by th eir new owners. Polen was first, fol low ed by Montem ayo r, Sco tt R ussell a lso visit in g ' from Georgia, Pero , Cam Roos, and Garry Griffith. Rob ert Tay lor do u bled o n hi s GS X R I IOO in A Superb ik e a nd Fo rmu la One. In Superbike, he sta ved off early challe nges by Craig Gl easo n , and Wesley Winch ester, bo th on GS XR750s , who eventuall y fin ished second and th ird. Form ul a O ne, the last race of the da y look ed like a repea t o f last month with T aylo r a nd Britt T urkington pulling out a n early lead from the rest o f the. pack. By th e halfway mark th ough , T urk in g ton ' s h ea vil y modified GS750E, began souring, a nd Winches ter was ab le to pass him. H is early lead secu red him thi rd. followed by Pat Tharp a nd Dewayne Davis. T hi s Su nday saw th e in augural ru n n ing of th e CR RC Mini Series, sponsored by Yamaha and Sudco, and open to th e new Yam aha and Suz uki road race style 50s. Doug Pol en was entered, but the entrants breathed a co llective sigh o f relief whe n his bike failed to show u pon th e track. Vetera n racer Vernon Davis led fro m wire-to-wire on his YSR . Sco tt Schaefer held o nto seco nd t he who le race unti I th e next to last turn o f t he last lap. Mi ke An thony, recovering from a n early o ff-trac k excursion , caught u p a nd passed Schaefer, o nly to be repassed o n the last turn , and had to set tle for third by 20 feet. Kenny Traylor took the on ly Suzuki to sixth p lace. Alt ho ug h this new class was created to gen era te interest i n new riders , th e first showi ng was filled with old timers h a vin g fu n th e c heapest way possibl e. Results 50 MINI PROD/S/MI NI NOV: 1. Scan Schaeff er (Varni; 2. Mike An th ony (Vam); 3. Mike Whit eley ' (Yaml; 4 . Robert J en kins (Yam); 5. Au dr ey ve rneshita (Yam). F·2 EX: 1. George W allac e (Yam); 2. Michael Garr ett (Yam); 3. Seth Av ant (Hon); 4 . Roben Bradlaw (Han); 5. Harold Peter s (Suzt. F·2 NOV: 1. Chuck Bur nit z (Yaml; 2. Villarrel Gu ill erm o (Yam)); 3. Danny Lowther (Hon); 4. James Learmo nt h (Hon); 5. Steve Cox (Han). A S/ BK EX: 1. Raben W . Taylor (SUl); 2. Craig Gleason (Suz); 3. W esley Winchester (Suz); 4. Rick Delgado (Yam); 5. Doug Carm ichael (Yam). A S/8K NOV: 1. Edwa rd Nevels (SUl ); 2. James Nichols (Sul l; 3. Powe ll Sanders (Yam); 4 . David Clyde (SUl t 3. Donald Lovas (Yam). C PROD/ NOV : 1 Scon Mattison (Hon); 2. Layne Budd (Yam); 3. Danny Sanders (Yam); 4. J ames McGinnis (Han); 5. Warren Kurtz (Yam). C PROD/ EX: 1. Dougla s Polen (Hon); 2. B.B. M ontemayor (Han); 3. Scan Russell (Hon); 4 . lain Pero (Hon); 5. Cam Roos (Hon). CLBMN EX: 1. Robert 8radlaw (Hon); 2. Seth Avant (Hon); 3. Jeff Berglund (Hon ); 4 . Harold Peters (SUl); 5. Kimber ly Day (Hon). CLBMN NOV: 1. Danny Lowther (Hon); 2. Ja mes ' Learmon th (Hon); 3. St eve Cox (Hon ); 4. Carlton ' L Campb ell (Yam); 5. Richard Coker (Han). VINT EX: 1. Ja mes Gardn er (Hon); 2. R.N. Root (Tri); 3. Denn is Leggen (lnd). 8 S/ BK NOV: 1. J am es Nicho ls (SUl); 2. Edward Nevels (SUl ); 3. David W . Clyde (Hon); 4 . Gregg Waheed (SUl); 5. Brad Sawyer (Kaw ). B S/B K EX: 1. Wes ley W inchester (SUl); 2. Jam ie J am es (SUl); 3. Rick Delgado (Yam); 4 . Br in Tarkington (SUl); 5. Cam Roos (Hon). o PROD EX: 1. Grah am F.James (Yaml; 2. Bobby Lewallen; 3. David S. Lauck (Yam). o PROD NOV: 1. A. A ubre y Wr ight III (Vam); 2. Chuck Burnitz (Yam); 3. Villa rrel Guillermo (Yaml; 4. Russell Tucker (Yam); 5. Dan Leathers (Kaw l. F· BD EX: 1. James Gardner (Han); 2. Kimbe rly Day (Hon). F·3 NOV: 1. Kirk Jo rdan (Kaw ); 2. Hugo Balvin (Kaw); 3. Timo t hy Pearson (Kaw); 4 . Chr iss M usick (Kaw) ; 5. Ben Guynes (Hon ). A PRo.D EX: 1. Dougl as Polen (Sull; 2. lain Pero (SUl); 3. M an Ma sch man n (SUl); 4 . Ja mi e J ames (SUl ); 5. Craig Gleason (SUl) . . A PROD NOV: 1. Ja mes Nichol s (SUl ); 2. Edward Nevels (Suz); 3. David W . Clyde (Hon); 4. Donald M . Lovas (Yam); 5. Camer on Petty (Kaw) . BOTT ' EX: 1. Vernon Davis (Yam); 2. A ndre Van denberg; 3. Seth Av ant (Hon). 80TT NOV: 1. J am es Learm ont h [Due]: 2. W ill iam Symons (Vam); 3. Manhew Storm (Due). C S/8K EX: 1. Scon Russell (Hon); 2. 8 .8. M ontemayor (Yam); 3. Cam Roose (Hon); 4. Jeff Reeves (SUl ); 5. Nick C. Engel (Yam). C S/8K NOV: 1. Layne 8udd (Yam); 2. W arden

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