Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

II: ~ ~ W ...J ...J ;j ::E > II: Z w :I: > al 0 >0 r- :I: Q. 00 Ci') ....... ~ c-r c-r >....... ::s I-'") Brian Austin (3) steals the holeshotjust ahead of Pete Phillips (21 ) during the 250cc Expert race at Frozen Ocean Motocross. . Woolridge tops at Frozen Ocean MX By Dave Denman AUBURN, NY, J U N E 21 Suzuki rider Jim Woolridge dominated the I25cc Expert class at Fro zen O cean Motocross Park with two hol esho ts and impressive lap times. In the firs t moto Wool ridge and Paul Aus tin led th e co m pe ti tive 125cc Expert class around the first tum. Woolridge needed a bout two laps to bui ld an eigh t-seco nd lead and steadily wo rked his way to a 15second win. T he real action was taki ng pl ace m idpack wi th Pro-Am rider Ri ck Pinney, Tim Brill and Bill Denman smoking from near last to fifth, sixth and seventh. Pau l Aus tin, Mike Dries and Brian Austin used their good starts to p lace second, th ird a nd fourt h. T he seco n d mo to Tim Brill rounded the first turn beh ind Wool ridge and took on th e task of trying to Tun h is pace. The two soo n o u tdi stan ced th e pack wi th th e fastest lap times of the da y. Brill 's challe nge faded o n the last three la p s as Wool rid ge upped th e pace. Mik e Dri e' s consistent 3-3 motos earned him seco nd , Bri ll fini sh ed third overa ll and Pinney fourth. Mike Dries, a - first year Expert rider, used a perfect sta rt to captu re th e first 250cc Expert mo to win . T ed nt onucci and Brian Aus tin kept pressure on Dries but as the moto rogressed, so did Dries' co nfidence, roy Bradshaw worked th ro ugh the pack to take the fourth position. Moto two started with Dries fa lli ng on the first tum and Brian Au stin , Antonucci and Peter Phillips bein g the ea rly leaders. Mark Busch er worked by Phill ips and Antonucci to place second. Brian Austi n took fir st overa ll, Anton ucci second, and Mark Busch er third. Results 125 EX: 1. J im Woo lr idge (Suzt 2. M ike Dries (Kaw ); 3. Tim Brill IKaw); 4. Rick Pinney (Han); 5. Br ian Austin (Suz). 250 EX: 1. Brian Austin (Suzk 2. Ted An tonucci (Kaw); 3. Mark Buscher (Kaw); 4. Peter Phillips (Han); 5. Troy Bradsha w (Han). OPEN EX: 1. Troy Bradshaw (Han); 2. Man Levy (Han); 3. Scan Pinney (Han); 4 . Rich We stfall (Han); 5. Roger Jackson (Kaw). M INI AM : 1. Bill Silva role (Kaw); 2. Don Schm in (Kaw); 3. Robert Kelly (Kaw); 4. Benji Trask (Kaw ). M INI NOV: 1. Jim Hollenbeck (Yaml; 2. Eddie Adam azyk (Kaw ); 3. Thad Main (Kaw); 4 . Tad Hin e (Yam); 5. Rich Daly (KTM). M INI INT: 1. Brian Tyler (Kaw); 2. Justin Berg (Kaw); 3. Scan Ghidiu (Kaw); 4 . Ben Dressna r (Honl; 5. Darrell Ston e (Yam). 60: 1. Scan Ghidiu (Kaw ); 2. Millard O'Brya n (Kaw); 3. Doug Ran are r IKaw); 4 . Darr ell Stone (Yam). 100 1200 INT: t . Jeson Regen (Kaw ); 2. Tom Cayia (Han); 3. Lance Camp (Kaw ); 4 . J erry Lashe r (Han); 5. John A nderson (Han). 100 / 200 NOV: 1. Carl Morse (Kawt 2. Tracy Glaub (Han); 3. Doug Brock (Kaw); 4 . Thad Ma in (Kaw ); 5. Joe Horstman (yam ). 250 AM: 1. Ethan Goodr ich (Hus): 2. Chr is Pecora (Suz); 3. Paul McNaughton (Kaw); 4 . Craig Lane (Yam); 5. Mark Goetz (Kaw ). 20 ' OPEN NOV: 1. David Cost e (Kaw); 2. Carl , Morse (Yam); 3. Bill Burg ess (Kew); 4. Je mes M urphy (Yam); 5. Bill Ferr is (Han). SCHBY: 1. Rusty Hess (Kaw ); 2. Bill Silvero le (Kaw); 3. Scan Manhew s (SUl); 4 . J eff Robin son (Kaw ); 5. Jaso n Raton (SUl ). 20 ' OPEN INT: t . Greg Lasher (Han); 2. Tyron e Taccone (Yam); 3. J eff Spada (Han); 4 . Martin McDonald (Han); 5. Patrick Mclaughlin (Kaw ). OPEN AM : 1. Marc Brown (Han); 2. Kevin DeJace (Han); 3. Joe Zim ecki (Han); 4 . Dean Roberts (Yam); 5 . Doug Schopinsky (Han). SR A: 1. Paul Carpenter (Han); 2. Ren Sheperd IM -S); 3. Sonny Kemp (Kaw ); 4. Dennie Trask (Kaw ); 5. Pat Scarpull a (Yam). SR B: t . George Sheldrake (Han); 2. Cliff Mi ller (Kaw); 3. Oscar DeJac (Suzt 5. Dave Rightm yer (Yam). 125 AM : 1. Eghan Goodr ich (Cag); 2. Mark Goetz (Kaw); 3. Greg Smit h (Yam); 4 . Scon Manhew s (SUlt 5. Paul McNaughton (Kaw). V1 NTIWDS: 1. Tyron e Taccone (ya m); 2. Paul Carpen te r (Han); 3. J eff Northrup (Kew); 4 . Bill Laverentz ISuz); 5. David Cali (Kaw). Bertilino jams at Wapella ST By Bill Holt WAP ELLA, IL, J UNE 28 Reed Bert ilino bl asted h is Bertil ino Produce-ba cked H arley-Davidson to th e victory in the 500cc fina l at th e 17th ro und of the DC Cycle/ Super Seer / Banza i Bros-sponsored AMA District 17 Dirt Track Series. Bert ilino went up aga ins t heat race w in ne rs Ri ck Knuth a n d Bart Sch m u lbach in the final, but Bertilin o go t the lead off th e start and wen t on to score th e victory. Knuth chased, but had to settle into a second pl ace finish ahead of Schmulbach . Sch mu lbach came back to battle wit h Danny Carter [or top hon or s in the 250cc fin al. Schm u lbac h and Carter worked th eir way pa st early leader Dana McNeil on lap three and held th e o ne-two spots all the way to the flag , Sch mulbach held off Carter for th e win. wi th McNeil hanging on for th ird. Results 50: 1. Shannon Wr ight (Yam); 2. Randy Sm ith (Yam); 3. Shane Garr isson (Yam); 4 . Jess Robinso n (Yam); 5. Quint Esling er (Ya m~ 12 5/ M INI: 1. Tony Parkhi ll (Han); 2. Shane Landers (Kaw); 3. Bryan Graybea l (Han); 4 . David Stanf ield (Suz); 5. Steve Hall (Han). 200: 1_ Eric Eschmeyer (Yam); 2. Man Colli er (Suzt 3. M ike Collier (Han); 4 . Douglas Smith (Han). 250: 1. Bart Schmulbach (Han); 2. Dan Carter (Han); 3. Dana McNeil (Han); 4 . Peter Barnosky (H· D). . 400: 1. Ma rk Augustein (Bul); 2. Glenn M illeville (Han). 500: 1_Reed Bert ilino (H-D); 2. Rick Knut h (Rtx); 3. Bart Sch mulbach (H· D); 4. Ter ry A dams (Han); 5. Kyle Long (Yam). SR: 1. Gary Brennan (Tri); 2. Les Eslinger (Yam); 3. Larry Gane k (Han); 4 . Terry Simayt is (Han); 5. David St anf eild (Yam). Ingels, Bast win Gold Country Speedway By R.C . Jones AUBU RN , CA, JUNE 27 Eddie Ingels jammed to hi s first handi cap main even t win and number o ne Bart Bast blasted to hi s first scratch main event win at Gold Country Speedway in Auburn. Ingels. sponsored by A & A Racing/ Hi Point , brought two rebuilt bikes to 'Auburn after losing both - Damon Bradshaw sailed his Yamaha to a double-moto sweep in the 125cc B class at Lake Sugar Tree MX in Axton. Virginia. bikes a t Napa last week. He used a fast ga te from th e 50-yard line to get ahead of Bast and J im Sisemore before catching th e rest of the pack at the start of the handicap main. By th e m iddl e of turn one, Ingels had blasted past Steve Martin and Greg Martz. Riding on the inside of Rock y Robinson, In gels moved into th ird before the end of the first lap. Wi th Ingels in p urs uit of J oe Leduc and Dave Coupe, Bast a nd Sisem ore followed throu gh the pack. Bo th Bast and Sise more uti lized th e o utside occasio na lly to kee p In gels wi th in striki ng distance. After two laps, In gels dove pas t Co upe for the lead. Sisemore had fina lly in ch ed past Bast with bo th sti ll chasing Ingels. For the next four la p s Ingels, Sisemore and Bast raced [or th e ch eckered . Rob inson wa s a bike len gth behind but co uld not hook up in th e o u tside groove to get any closer. Ingels was successfu l in holdin goff second p lace Sise more and third place Bast. Steve Crawford was o u t first [rom ga te o ne in th e scra tch main, but Bart Bast, backed by Sierra Products/ Bast Weldin g, used his experience to ge t inside a nd ease into th e lead co m ing o ut of turn two. While Crawford kept Sisemo re a t bay [or two laps, Bast dialed it in and went o n to win hi s first scratch mai n in Aub urn. Results SCRATCH: 1. Bart Bast; 2. Ji m Sisemor e; 3. Steve Crawford; 4. Eddie Ingels. HNDCP: 1. Eddie Inge ls; 2. Jim Sisemore; 3. Bart Bast; 4 . Rocky Robinson . 0 -2: 1. Perry Sherma n; 2. M ike Solis; 3. Joe l eon ard; 4 . Doug Mignano. 0 -3: 1.Mark Squadrito : 2. Bill Thomas; 3. J eff S,eyska l. JR: 1. Tommy Hedden; 2. Dustin Schroeder; 3. Shawn Jackson; 4 . Craig Reed. Kendrick cooks at Lake Sugar Tree MX By Henry Muller AXTON. VA, JUNE2 l Bryan Kend rick had a perfect day at David Bailey's La ke Su ga r T ree MX wi th a do uble moto victory in the 125cc C class. Mi ke an d La rry And rews went 1-2 in the I25cc A class wh ile Mark Spriggle and Ti m my Barnes topped th e 250cc A and Open A classes respec tively. Announcer Mark Ed wards a nd David Bai ley kep t th e cr o wd well informed with Edw ards in th e tower and Bailey mou nt ed on hi s [ou r wheeler with a wireless m icrophon e. Kendrick's fir st moto hol esh ot turned into a huge lead as Todd Marshall j um ped into seco nd on la p two. Shane Temp leto n reco vered [ro m a midpack sta rt to slip into th ird at th e halfway poi n t, Kendrick cruised in [or the win as Marshall slowed o n th e last la p and dropped to fourth with mechani cal prob lem s. T empleton took second over Troy Brewer and Mar sh all wit h Bill y Reel fifth . . Mo to two saw Ken dr ick pulling away to a nothe r strong wi n. wh ile Bill y Reel took a safe second over Temp leton . lac Bradshaw dom in at ed the Pee Wee class with two wins over Tres Bruce and Sh awn Quillen whi le Ben Ricks edged Bru ce for the overall win in the Junior Mini class. Mitc he ll Bai ley's day ended in the first tu rn when he tangled with ano ther rider and su££ered a fractured wrist. " I don 't think it's a bad break, bu t the n again I've never heard of a good brea k," sai d his brother David. MX Fox/Scon/ Ya ma ha-backed Dam on Bradshaw bl istered the 125cc B class wi th a double mo to win over Bobb y Stova ll a nd J oe N o rd er. Brad shaw also had the 250cc B class locked up when he p ulled off wit h a brok en shock halfway throug h the second moto. David Albert pic ked up the overa ll win ahead of Ed San tuk a nd Suz u ki -mo u n te d Walter Wat so n. Mar k Spriggle bl asted from fourth to first in th e first 250cc A moto and wa s pulling away from Mi ke And rews wh en h is front end was hed out and Andrews drove past. On the fin al. lap Andrews bike slowed and then sto pped 100 feet [ro m the finis h line. Wh ile Andrews jumped off and started p ushi ng his bike Spriggle skipped past and took the wi n [ro m Andrews only a few bik e length s [rom the flag, Andrews took h is hardearned second and then collapsed from exha ustion whi le Mike Ryan roll ed in for th ird over Mike H arri s and Timmy Wal ker. Sprig~le wo n the seco nd moto convincmgly over Ryan with Harris besting Walk er [or third. Results PIW: 1. lac Bradshaw (Kawt 2. Tres Br uce (Kaw); 3. Shawn Quillen (Kaw). . • JR M INI: 1. Ben Ricks (Yam); 2. Tras Bruce(Yam); 3. Shawn Quillen (Kaw). SR MINI : 1. M ike Mart in (Kaw); 2. Brian Vick (Kawt 3. Jeremy Hugh es (Han). 125 SCHBY: 1. Greg Erwin (Han); 2. Shan e Kennedy (Yam); 3. Ned Blackwe lder (Yam). 125 C: 1. Bryan Kendr ick (Han); 2 . Shane Templeton (Hont 3. Billy Reel (Kaw ). 250 C: 1. Chad Viers (Yam); 2. Phill ip W ilkerson (Han); 3. Shane Templet on (Han). 125 B: 1. Damon Bradshaw (Yam); 2. Bobby Stovall (Kaw ); 3. J oe Nord er (Han). 250 B: 1. David Albert (Hus); 2. Ed Santu k (Han); 3. Walt er Wa t son (Suz). OPEN B: 1. Danny Mathis (Han); 2. David Ell er (Kaw ); 3. David Albert (Hus). SR: 1. Sonny M it chell (Hon); 2. Kevin W illi ams (Han ~ 3. J eff Carte r (Kaw ). S/SR:; 1. M ike LoPicol o (Han); 2. Buddy Holl and (Yam); 3. Herm an AndreWs (Han). 125 A: 1. M ike Andrews (Suzt 2. Larry Andrews (Suz); 3. Scon Holl iman (Han). 250 A; 1. Mark Spr iggle (Honk 2. Mike Ryan (Han); 3. M ike Harris (Kaw). OPEN A; 1. Ti mmy Barn es (Yam); 2.P e,eShina ult (Han); 3. Edwin Lowerre (Han). . 53

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