Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

iii Barry Roberts on his new Montesa ~55 dropping only 25 points. is Laverne Bowen cleaned up the > Senior A c.Iass with a 23 point total. ~ A record seven riders competed in the >Beginner class where winner Bob Gl rti.nes piloted his TLR Honda to a ~ 21 point total : ~ Results o ... Gerald Wood (604) and Robbie Taylor (19) battled for tha lead in tile 125cc Pro clna at the Wl'!nl SX. Wood took the win. • mounted Mick Frew to the finish line and the Vintage One trophy. Brian Sanders took the Vintage Two win on his Yamaha Single with PRRO vice president, Andrew Adamick, and Bill McClain in tow. Results NOV: 1. Scott Cusack (Suzl; 2. Alan Lee (kaw); 3. ShMI Jensen {Kawl; 4. Jeff Wilson (Suz); 5. Joseph Gulli (Yem). VlNT 1: ,. John Scott (Tn); 2. Mick frew (Yem); 3. Mike Herecourt (Nor); 4. ShMI Mey (Hon~ 5. Phil Stevens (lav). '. VlNT 2: ,. Brian Sanders (Yem); 2. Andrew Ademick (BSA); 3. Bill Mclain (Hon). . STK PROD LIW: ,. Mark Hensley (Yam~ 2. Rick Blender (Yam). STK PROD MIW: 1. Mike Ross (Yam); 2. Scott Willodc «yam); 3. Mike Howe «yam); 4. Brian ~ (Hon~ 5. Thorn.. Eestmen (Yam). STK PROD HIW: 1. 081e Kieffer (Suz); 2. Jam.. Mueller (Suz~ 3. Chuck foI~~~ U/L STK PROD: 1. Lance (Hon); 2. Marc Sheffer «Yam~ LIW S/BK: 1. Tim IleIIlI gslr"""'Ol" (Yam~ 2. Merc ... ... Sheffer (Y.... t 3. Adrian Brei1hwaite. Ale. LIW SlBK.: 1. Mick frew (Yem); 2. Tam 08h1 (Hon~ 3. Steve Pierce (Hont 4. Bill Mclain (Hon); 5. Andrew Adamick (BSA). MIW S/BK: 1. Henry TlICZlI (Yam~' 2. Glenn Smith (Kawt, 3. Scott Willock (Yam); 4. 081e Kieffer (Yam); 5. Mark Koskinen (Kew). SITW: 1. S,eve Pierce (Hon); 2. John Scott (Tri); 3. Mike Heracoun (Nar~ 4. Phil ShMlns (lav). HIW S/BK: 1. Scott Thomes (Suz); 2. Glenn Smith (Kaw); 3. Willie Adams (Suz); 4. HenryTlICZlI (Vam); 5. Mark Koskinen (Kaw). U/L SlBK: 1. Kye Gunn (Suz); 2. Robert Utley (suzl; 3. Ranctv Barnes (Suz); 4. Jeff Anderson (Suz); 5. Marc Sheffer (Yam). . MIW S/SPRT: 1. James Cox (Yam); 2. Rick Williams (Kaw); 3. Diane Dietzel (Kew); 4. Craig Beecher (Vaml; 5. Eric Liebacher (Yam). HIW S/SPRT: 1. lance Bakar (Hon); 2. Eric Liabecher (Vam); 3. Craig Beachar (Yam). f·l: 1. Kally Byrd'(Yam); 2. Kye Gunn (Suz); 3. David Coons (Suz); 4. Raben Utley (Suz); 5. Willia Adame (Yam). . f·2: 1. Andrew laianer (W-R~ 2. Diane Dietzel (Kaw); 3. Dale Kieffer (Yam); 4. Tam fujibeyashi {Ka~ 5. Craig Beacher (Yam). . f-99: 1. James Cox (~ 2. ShMI Mev «Yam); 3. 08roy Walker (Suz); 4. Phil Calvan (Vam); 5. Jennie Close. Sisemore smokes Gold Country SpeeRIIY By R.C. Jones AUBURN, CA, MAY 15 Jim Sisemore blasted to a win in the Handicap main at Gold Country Speedway in Auburn. Sisemore missed the season opener due to an injury, but was back up to speed this week. Mter finishing third in the first round, and with Bart Bast spinning out on the first lap, Sisemore was able 10 work past the other four riders . to win his semi~final. Joe Leduc worked hard to earn second place by holding off the other transfers, Marc Prince and Mike Parsons. In the other semi-final Rocky Robinson was sent to the 50-yard line' for jumping early and had to watch from fifth as Nick Geranio, Dave Faria, Eddie Ingels and Steve Martin filled out the four transfer spots. In the main a false start put Faria back on the 50 with Ingels and Sisemore, but Sisemore was off and running with the fastest stan. Mov- ing quickly intoliiiJ:tIl""by::tI~::&.btrd lap, Sisemore was teeling in arson and Steve ·Crawford. Meanwhile Leduc's time at the front was running out, starting from the 20 Leduc hung on for a few laps before fading to fourth. It took.a few laps longer, but Sisemore thrilled the crowd by moving into first during the last lap and won another exciting Handicap main. Martin was second and Parsons third. . Once the early jumping and roIling starts slOPped in the money race, the Scratch main, it was John Houston Jr., out of gate one in a flash with Ingels, Robinson, and Crawford chasing. Mter the first corner Houston had no problem winning as he had an open track and the groove dialed in. Resuhl SCRATCH: 1. John Houston Jr.; 2. Rocky Robinson; 3. Eddialn;eIs; 4. ShMI Crawford. HOCP: 1. Jim Sisemora; -2. ShMI Manin; 3. Mika Parsons; 4. Joe ladue. 0.3: 1. SconVaarbrough; 2. John Payton; 3. Tony Margen; 4. Manhew Vulk. SCRATCH CONS: 1. Mike Parsons; 2. Nick Garanio; 3. Paul Orlandi; 4. John Volk. 0-2: 1. Mike Kain; 2. Shawn Ve".blas; 3. Derek Oarresteyn; 4. John Gram. JR: ,. Tammy_. Komerdaims Speeds"ille Trial By George Brinkwart SPEEDSVILLE, NY, MAY 17 Premier Mike Komer took his Montesa through the many off-camber, tight turns at Speedsville, dropping a total of 22 points for the day, to take the top honors of the trial. Fiftyfive riders came out to Speedsville, to try their hand at an Ithaca Dirt Riders' Trial. High temperatures and humidity brought out the bugs which some riders reported inhaling while riding through the damp sections. Although the sections were not extremely difficult, they did require the riders' undivided attention. The sections were long enough to give those who dropped their guard a quick point or two. Dave Reed again took first place honors in the Advanced class, while the Intermediate class was won by Mark Pettit. Good riding on some of the Expert lines helped Pettit secure his first place. Regan Faught took his Beta to a victory in the Novice class with an incredible score of one. When asked how he managed such a low score Regan said, "I just had 10 concentrate on keeping my feet on the pegs." The section giving Regan his single point was number 11. There, riders had to go up a creek full of slippery and loose stones and then over some exposed roots. The Senior B class was won by PRE: 1. Mike Komer (Mon). EX: 1. Greg Bolt (Hon~ 2. Carl Benedict (Yam); 3. Chris Arnold (Yam); 4. Bryan Benjam"ln..(Bul). A11V: 1. 0""" Reed (Yam); 2. Jody BIias «Yam~ 3. Bob foringer (Mon); 4. George Brinkwan lBetl; 5. Rich Jones (Yam). NOV: 1. Regan faught (Bat); 2. Eamon Ma_ (Mon); 3. KandaJ Kam (Yam); 4. frad Wood (Yamt 5. Man Hughson (fan). SR A: 1. laVerne Bowen (Yam~ 2. Bob Schr_r IVem). SR B: 1. Berry Robans (Mon); 2. John KnaPll IVam~ 33. larry Lovell (Vam); 4. Richard Oliver (Mon); 5. Gery Bernes. BEG: 1. Bob Hines {Honl; 2. Lee Parter; 3. Bob lapine (Hon); 4. Jarrod Kaesler (Een); 5. John Hardesty. SPRTMN: 1. Charlie Camin (Mon). Wood, Taylor dash at Georgia SX By Gary Crider WRENS, GA, MAY 8 The grand opening of the Georgia ..5J1percross of Champions at Wrens talrgrounds was highlighted by a thrilling I 25cc Pro main event which saw Gerald Wood and Robbie Taylor swap positions five times during the la-lap race. Despite pain from a broken ankle suffered two weekS ago, Wood was first at the checkered over Taylor. The Georgia Cycle Supplysponsored night event also saw a strong performance by Richie Horton who piloted his 60cc Kawasaki to wins in the 65 and 80cc 7-11 Mini divisions. The 125cc Pro main saw Robby Neeley grab the holeshot with Wood in close pursuit. By the end of the first lap, Taylor had passed Tommy Martin and Seth Tharin to join Neeley and Wood in a three-way debate for the lead. On lap three Wood stalled his bike in a rut and surrendered second spot to Taylor. Wood soon closed on Taylor and reclaimed second after a one-lap dice. On the next lap, however, Wood bobbled in the same rut and again let Taylor go by. . Neeley had built up a five-second lead but a couple of mistakes allowed the Taylor/Wood duo to close and pass. Wood lOok the lead from Taylor only to slide out in the big sweeper a few seconds later. On the next lap Taylor snagged a course marker and gave the lead to Wood. Taylor kept the pressure on Wood until Tommy Martin moved up and kept Taylor busy in a battle for second spot. Wood claimed the victory with a threesecond lead over Taylor and Martin. The 25OcciOpen Pro event again featured Wood, Taylor and Neeley in a lead-swapping brawl. Neeley regained his holeshot advantage early in the race while Taylor and Wood occupied themselves in a backand-forth war over second. Wood later crashed and Taylor moved up to challenge Neeley's lead During the final three laps Taylor made spectacular efforts to pass Neeley over the double-jump, but Neeley held each time and took the win over Taylor. Martin was third over Wood. Wimam Mutimer was sidelined after a first-turn tangle at the start of his qualifying heat left him with a broken leg. In the l25cc B main, Trey Phillips showed the way at the ~tart only to let Brad Jimison get past 1D tum two. Mter two laps of wheelto-wheel action Phillips regained the lead. Jimison stayed latched to Phillips' rear fender until a spill over the tabletop dropped him to a distant third behind Bryan Rice. Rice DNF, however, when his Honda's transmission locked on the last I~p. Phillips won by a good margin while Jimison took second over Tennessee's Michael Fremion. Resultl 66 MINI: 1. Richia Horton (Kaw); 2. Robbia H _ 3. Robby Brown (Kawl· JR MINI: 1. Richie Harton {Kawt 2. Chad Kimlril! (Suz~ 3. Jimmy Brown (Yam). SR MINI: 1. Tracey Beman (Kaw); 2. St8l*Y Barnett (Kaw); 3. Troy Logue (Hon). 125 C: 1. Attdy Thampson (Hon~ 2.. Scotty Thompson (Hon~ 3. Johnny Anderaon (Hon). 125 B: 1. Trey Phillips (Kaw); 2. Brad Jim'-' (Yem~ 3. Michael framion (Hon). 250 AM: 1. Thomas Perkins {Kawt 2. Robby BerllSladt (Suz); 3. Tad Foster lKew~ OPEN AM: 1. S _ Star.... (~ 2. 08niel Connor (Hon); 3. Grilli Abbott (Hon). • 125 PRO: 1. Gerald Wood (Yam); 2. R_TeyIor (Vam); 3. Tammy Manin {Honl. 2~OPEN PRO: 1. Robby Neeley (~ 2. Robbie Taylor (Yamt 3. Tammy Manin (Hon~ (Kaw~ Blanchard wins St.JohnsHS By Diane Buchholz ST. JOHN'S, PA, MAY 17 Brian Blanchard raced his 250cc Husky through tight woods ana dusty trails to take the overall victory at the High Mountain' Dirt Riders second hare sdamble of the season. Honda rider Danny Nenstile blasted through the woods 10 take an early lead with Blanchard and Honda rider Gary Dunkleberger in close pursuit. Blanchard and Nenstiel set a fast-paced race by making 24-minute laps on the eight-mile track. Season opener champ Scott Chapkovich was less than a minute behind the early leaders. Blanchard took the lead on the second lap. Nenstiel was only IS seconds behind and seemed determined to take the lead again. DuD, kelberger and Chapkovich were still in pursuit of the leaders. On the fourth lap Nenst,iel's Honda was slowed due to a flat rear tire, putting Blanchard in the lead by one minute. On the fifth lap, Blanchard took the checkered flag over second place finisher Dunkleberger. Chapkovich and Nenstiel finished third and fourth, respectively, in the fast-paced race. The Open Experts were led by Husky rider Dennis Blanchard, who increased his lead on his class each lap. Honda rider Ty Coleman, in second place, was obstructed on the first lap with a flat rear tire. Husky riders Richard Heins and Cliff Teeney continued the pursuit of Blanchard as Coleman pttted to fix his flat. ) On the fifth lap, Tenney passed Heins to take second place and then opened a 45-second lead. Mter fixing his flat, Coleman climbed from eighth place to finish in fourth spot. Honda rider Brian Simone and Husky rider Donald Lingle rounded out the top six. Honda rider Clarence Wolfe and Yamaha rider Stephen ~ead ran a very competitive race in the 200cc Expert class. Wolfe took the early lead with Read constantly pressuring, only 10 seconds behind. Each lap grew more intense as Read was only seconds behind Wolfe into th'e scoring barrels from lap two through lap four. On the fifth lap, Wolfe pulled slightly away to finish with a 3O-second lead over Read. Kawasaki rider Eric Weaver finished third. Results 0/A; 1. Brian Blanchard (Hus). OPEN EX: 1. 08l!1Pis Blenchard . (Hus~ 2. Cliff Tanney (Husl; 3. Richard Hains {Hus~ 4. Tyson Colaman (Honl; 6. Bryan Simona (Hon). 250 EX: 1. Brian Blanchard (Hus); 2. G"ery Dunkleberger (Hon); 3. Scott Chapkovich (Suzt 4. Danny Nenatial (Hon~ 5. Roy Cook (KTM). 200 EX: ,. Clarance Wolfe (Hon); 2. Stephan Read (Yam); 3. Eric Waa_ (Kaw); 4. Jeff Miller (Kaw); 5. John Wa;;'1e (Kaw). SR EX: 1. Roy fll8llaut (Hus); 2. Ralph WocItarshem (Hus~ 3. Glenn Adama (Hus~ 4. Martin Baluaki (Kaw~ 6. Joseph Galia (Husl. OPEN AM: 1. A1frad Buchholz (Hus~ 2. Allen frei {Kawl; 3. Richard Moyer (Hus); 4. llevid Mealin; (Hon); 6. ~ R.....inger (Kaw~ 250AM: 1. William 5oIloakyJr. (Husl; 2. 5'...... Bowman (Hont 3. David A. Blyema (1CTMt, 4.

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