Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Chuck Whitesell won his heat and was leading the Mini Amateur feature when he got caught by Jim Heyden just as the two headed for the highest jump on the course. They collided and Whitesell took a longer period to gather it all .up and continue, but when he did, he raced hard and finished ninth in the 14 rider field. Heyden recovered to finish third in the race won by Scott Seymour. A sweep was scored in the 250cc Amateur by Terry Hahn, as he tapped rider Bill Kaht. Results 250 AM: 1. Terry Hahn (Yam); 2. Bill Kaht (Kaw); 3. Erik Ezering (Suz); 4. Jeff Way (Han); 5. Steve Blaylock (Kaw). 125 AM: 1. Bo Sands (Han); 2. Gary; 3. Darrin Hill (Suz); 4. Kal Gross (Han); 5. Mike Wiedmedyer (Yam). OPEN AM: 1. Ezerins; 2. Hahn; 3. Roben Spiess (Hon); 4. John Dunne (Yam); 5. Chris Benevides (Han). 125 SEMI PRO: 1. Kevin Popaeko (Suzl; 2. Chris Brasile (Kawl; 3. Eric Feight (Honl: 4. Haold Wikel (Kaw); 5. Wayne Klingler (Kaw). MINI AM: 1. Scon Seymour (Hen); 2. Eric Parker (Han); 3. Jim Heydcen (Kawl; 4. Jeff Godlewski (Kaw); 5. Dean Prochnow (Han), Eddie Arnet captured the Open Pro class win aboard his Kawasaki at Perris Raceway in California. 125 NOV MOD: 1. Keith Noyes (Kaw); 2. Jason Hawkins (Han); 3. Todd Olson (Honl. 125 AM STK: 1. Scon Connelly (Suz); 2. Kyle Killebrew (Hon); 3. Mark Branson (Han). 125 EX: 1. Roben Naughton (Hon); 2. Dennis Hilgendorf (Suz); 3. Jim George (Suz). 250 BEG: 1. Brian Butler (Han): 2. Michaedl Kohner (Han); 3. Brian Gillard (HanI. 250 NOV: 1. Mike Dowell (Kaw); 2. Anthony Caboci (Han); 3. Keith Noyes (Kaw). 250 AM: 1. Kyle Killebrew (Han): 2. Glen Weidxman (Hon); 3. John Montagna (Hon). OPEN NOV: 1. Kenneth Young (Yaml; 2. Brian Goodby (Hon); 3. Willie Giroir (Kaw). OT: 1. Bob Blose (Han); 2. Pons Thomas (Han); 3. lDnny Hager (Han). OPEN AM: 1. Rick Hinchliff (Kaw); 2. Pons Thomas (Han); 3. Ken Harper (Han). Canoy cruises to Perris MX win By Terry Whytal 40 PERRIS, CA, JULY II Honda rider Craig Canoy powered to the 125cc Pro class win at this week's SMX Motocross at Perris. Canoy dominated both motas from the early laps with Kawasaki pilot . Tom Holt giving chase from the number two slot. . Holt was unable to seriously challenge Canoy for the lead but he did hold off charging Honda rider Buddy Morgan, who had to settle for third overall. In 250cc Pro action, Yamaha rider John Posca easily defeated Hondamounted Joe Hopkins for the top share of the purse. R]. Millspaugh managed to win the 250cc Intermediate event despite rear-fender presence of Honda pilot Ulf Johansson. Millspaugh and Johansson easily outdistanced the rest of the field in their one-two finish. Honda rider Ron Lawson held off Richard Calsadillas for the number three position overall. Allan Egbert used two runner-up finishes ta claim the Vet Intermediate win over fellow Honda rider Ron Way. Marino Bastionell did not finish the second mota after a first round victory and second moto winner John White could place no higher than seventh in round one after taking soil samples on his Honda. White's 7-1 score was good enough for third overall. John Tartaglia rode his 500cc Honda en route to a sweep of the Old Timers Intermediate class. Buzz Moeller piloted his Honda ta the number two slot over Suzuki rider Kurt Sofka. Three riders battled for the tap spot in a large l25cc Novice field. Yamaha pilot Nick MOTgan was first to reach the checkers in round one but dropped ta third in the second mota, as Chad Gustine moved his Yamaha to the front ahead of yet another YZ rider Brandon Sperling. The overall win went to Gustine with Morgan taking second and Sperling thild. Road racer Kenny Kopecky powered his Honda to the 125cc Beginner win with a 3-1 score. Angelo Morgan earned the number two trophy on his Honda with Jeff Moore taking third. The 80cc Beginner race was an all Kerry Van Tiernen victary celebration, as the young Kawasaki rider powered to the win ahead of Yamaha-mounted Tim Hallisay. Third overall went to Honda rider . Owen Dickson. Results OPEN PRO: 1. Ed Arnet (Kaw). 250 PRO: 1. John Posca (Yam); 2. Joe Hopkins (Han). .' _ 125 PRO: 1. Craig Canoy (Han); 2. Tom Holt (Kaw); 3. Buddy Morgan (Han). 250 tNT: 1. BJ Millspaugh (Kawl; 2. UII Johansson (Han); 3. Ron Lawson (Han). 125 INT: 1. Doug Dugger (Yam); 2. Ron Mowry (Han); 3. Kit Palmer (Suzl. VET EX: 1. Alan Olson (Suzl; 2. An Olivier (Han); 3. Bob Dahlgren (Honl. VET INT: 1. Allan Egben (Han); 2. Ron Way (Honl; 3. John White (Honl. VET NOV: 1. Alan Kent (Yam); 2. Dennis Cox (kaw); 3. John Richie (Han). OT INT: 1. John Tanaglia (Han); 2. Buzz Moeller (Han); 3. Kun Solka (Suz). 250 NOV: 1. Jim Griffin (Kaw); 2. Will Dickson (Yam); 3. David Fox (Honl. 125 NOV: 1. Chad Gustine (Yam); 2. Nick Morgan (Yam); 3. Brandon Sparling (Yam). 250 BEG: 1. David Harris (Han); 2. Mike Mount (Han); 3. Greg Larkins (Han). 125 BEG: 1. Kenny Kopecky (Han); 2. Angelo Morgan (Han); 3. Jeff Moore (Han). 80 INT: 1. Travis Cory (Han). 80 NOV: 1. Edward Jay(Suz); 2. Brent Utley(Suz); 3. Tim Olson (Suz). . 80 BEG: 1. Kerry Van TIernan (Kaw); 2. Tim Hallisay (Yam); 3. Owen Dickson (Han). Gray's day at Lake Geneva MX By Jack Biddison LAKE GENEVA, WI, JULY 10 Don Gray riding a Kawasaki, extended his points lead in the 125cc Amateur class, as he won his heat and finished second in the feature in Friday night Suzuki Motocross racing at the Lake Geneva Raceway. The combination of the win in the heat and a second in the feature gave him the overall point honors for the night in the class that continues to attract the largest number of riders. Forty-three riders signed up and saw the field split for the heats with nonqualifiers running the consi. Local area favorite Bo Sands topped the 20 riders in the feature and held 0[[ Gray ta prevent a sweep. Burgett, Sun top Washougal MX . By Clay Light WASHOUGAL, WA, JULY 4-5 Kawasaki-mounted Rick Burgett . was among the 36 overall winners that provided fireworks of their own on this Fourth of July double-header at Washougal Motocross Park. Burgelt commanded both 30-40 Pro class moLOS on Sunday; in true former ational Champion style. Ron Sun claimed the 250cc Pro class on Saturday, making for what was one of the most memorable races of recent years. Track operator Ralph Huffman's worst fears became reality on Saturday morning. After grooming the track ta its absolute finest condition, the skies broke loose and dumped nearly an inch of rain on the infamous track, making conditions their absolute worst. It was the same on Sunday. Even HuHman's slick caterpillar work couldn't bring the COUFse to its best, which made for the muddiest Four of July race in quite some time. Over 300 riders were on hand both days. Honda pilot Scott Williams was among the big winners on Saturday. Williams won the first "dry" Open Intermediate mota, then used his mud experience to dominate mota two for a I-I sweep. Second in the overall results went to one-time class dominaLOr Kurt Stevens with 2-3 tallies and Bob Leach was third. Stevens trailed Mitch Kirkpatrick in the first· mota of Up the Hill competition, but got lucky in mota two for a win and the overall via 3-1 performances. Kirkpatrick had his share of problems in mota two and was relegated to third in the overall standings, behind Stevens and Joe Casey. Former Team ·Honda member Ron Sun rode two good moLOS to top a small field of Pros on Saturday. Mike Stahl gave chase, but to no avail. Sun captured top 250cc honors. In the 125cc Pro class, Oregon's Kenny Olsen and David Bailey traded moLO wins. Bailey won the first moto, but his second moLO third would only give him third overall behind Olsen (3-1) and Scott SteHy (2-2). Burgett, 31, .launched his .Kawasaki into sizable leads in both 30-40 Pro moLOS Saturday, showing flashes of brilliance from yesteryear. The former 500cc National Champion gave the majority of spectators quite a thrill. To see him ride brought back memories ta many on hand. Some could still recall seeing Burgett circulating the track on his I25cc CZ or winning all three Pro classes on the then "new" Yamaha monoshock YZS, circa 1975. Anyway, it was just as easy now as it was then for Burgett to take a I-I sweep of the class. Tim Sullivan performed two valiant rides LO seal a win in the 30-40 Expert portion over Ted Tennekeighl. Tony Graves seems LO be in a class of his own. Graves swept the 125cc and; 250cc Intermediate classes both day for' an eight-for-eight mota win tally. It was the only such feat the entire weekend. Graves beat Dana Anderson in the I 25cc class with Jeff Daily taking third on Sunday. Graves beat Sullivan in the 250cc class for his double class win Sunday. Jason McCormick was among the two overall winners, taking wins in the 60cc class both days. McCormick easily won Sunday's events, beating Intermediate winner Eric Burkinshaw, Todd Kibble and Nate Gravelle (all were mounted on Kawasakis). McCormiCk didn't run among traffic until hilling lapped riders late in the molo. Mike Ulven came away with Junior laurels over Doug McKuhnasnd Corey Rassmusen. Results SATURDAY OPEN PRO: 1. Reed Goldman (Han); 2. Mike Stahl (Han). 250 PRO: 1. Ron Suq (Han); 2. Mike Cha.. (Han). 125 PRO: 1. Kenny Olsen (Kawl; 2. Scan Steffy (Yam); 3. David Bailey (Han). OPEN INT: 1. Scott Williams (Honl; 2. Kun Stevens (Han); 3. Bob Leach (Kaw). 2501NT: 1. Tony Graves (Han); 2. Mike Williams (Han); 3. Wayne Dixon (Kaw). 125 INT: 1. Tony Graves (Han); 2. Dennis McConnell (Kawl; 3. David Browning (Honl. 80 INT: 1. Ryan Huffman (Yam); 2. Danny Ulven (Kaw); 3. Rich Browning (Han). 60 INT: 1. Eric Burkinshaw (Kaw); 2. Todd Kibble (Kaw); 3. Nate Gravelle (Kaw). OPEN JR: 1. Keith Cayton (Kaw); 2. Rob Johnson (Hon); 3. Jeff McKinley (Hon). 250 JR: 1. Mark Bennen tHan); 2. Ron Westlake (Han); 3. Dan Matis (Yam). 125JR: 1. Dan Matis (Yam); 2. Mike Crader (Honl; 3. Ken Fuller (Kaw). 80 JR: 1. Chad Brown (Kaw): 2. Rian Gant (Suz); 3. Steve Salmon (Kaw). 60 JR; 1. Mike Ulven (Kaw); 2. Doug McKuhn (Kaw); 3. Kory Rasmussen tKaw). . 3O-4OC: 1. Larry Lacey (Han); 2.JimHarris(Hon~ 3. Rick Hurst tHan). 30-40 $: 1. Bob Leach (Kawl; 2. Reed Goldman (Hon); 3. Dan Summerlin (Kaw). UTH: 1. Kun Stevens (Han); 2. Joe Casey (Kaw); 3. Mitch Kirkpatrick (Kaw). 60 EX: 1. Jason McCormick (Kaw).. SUNDAY OPEN PRO: 1. Reed Goldman (Han). 250 PRO: 1. Scan Tyler (Yam); 2. Ron Sun (Han). 125 PRO: 1. Kenny Ol..n (Kaw); 2. Grayson Han (Kaw). OPEN INT: 1. Frank McKuhn (Honl; 2. Wes Hanson (Kaw). 250 INT: 1. Tony Graves (Han); 2. Tim Sullivan (KTM). 1251NT: 1. Tony Graves (Han); 2. Dana Anderson (Hon); 3. Jeff Daily (Kaw). 80 INT: 1. Jason M~Cormick (Kaw); 2. Ryan Huffman (Yam); 3. Danny Ulven (Kawi. 60 INT: 1. Nate Gravelle (Kaw). OPEN JR: 1. Jeff Wilson (AK). 250 JR: 1. Mark Bennen (Hon); 2. Doug Gravelle (Kaw); 3. Cam Rice (Kaw). 125 JR: 1. Joe Casey (Kaw); 2. Stove Pantich (Kaw); 3. Chad Berry (Han). 80 JR: 1. Travis Berry (Han); 2. Chad Brown (Kaw); 3. Steve Salmon (Han). 60 JR: 1. Doug McKuhn (Kaw); 2. Mike Ulven (Kaw). UTH: 1. Mitch Kirkparick (Kaw); 2. Jeff Wilson (AKT); 3. Mike Pohlen (C-A). 30·40 EX: 1. Tim Sullivan (KTM); 2. Ted Tennekiet (Hon). 30-40 PRO: 1. Rick Burgen (Kaw); 2. Reed Goldman (Han); 3. Mike Holbrook tHonl.. 60 EX: 1. Jason McCormick (Kaw). P/W": 1. Raben Holtgrew (Yam); 2. Mike Spears (Yam). Zampach sets record at Grattan By Larry Lawrence GRATTAN, MI, JULY 5 Scott Zampach rode his Fox/Don & Roy's/Spectro/Michelin/Torque Center-backed Suzuki GSXR750 LO a new track record (1:28.56) in the B Production final, winning $1300 from Suzuki in the process. Zampach also remained undefeated in the 1987 Michigan Gran Prix Series, winning by 10 seconds over second place J Qhn Eidenberger. Georgia racer Mike Harth was the only one ta break Zampach's impressive string of wins. Harth won A Production on a wet track, while Zampach took second in that contest, both riders were on GSXRllOOs. Zampach started his day by commanding the featured Michigan

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