Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

MINI (10-12): 1. Larry Peevy: 2. Bobby Smith. MINI (0 - 9) : 1 . Cl ay Brun son ; 2. Jo n at han Pl unke tt ; 3 . J ason Hadky; 4 . Pee W ee Domingu e; 5. Jeff rey A lbr ight . Freeman flies at Riverside ST By Loren & Barbara W illiam s TRA VEL ERS R EST , SC, JU LY 24 Green vill e, South Carolina's Cha rles Freema n powered h is 500cc Yamaha to an im pressive win in the Open Pro divisio n o n the high ba nks of Ri versid e's 3/8- m ile oval short track. Freem an led from wire to wire , w hile T ommy Cowan and Kenneth Barr di ced co rner for corner, straigh t for s tra ig h t, l ap a fter lap to r seco n d, w i th Cowan co p pi ng runner-up by a whisker. Until a snap ped chai n nearly put him into th e wall , you n g Chuck Blackm on , on hi s 250cc tracker, was thrilling th e cro wd as he kept pace with th e large-bore bikes. The Co lor Tone/Mike Kidd's Yamaha/Shoei H elmets bike pi loted by jack Surber ke p t in touch with the leaders w hile the Atlas Honda Funkhammer Raci ng mach ine rid den by George Galloway and Typographies' Loren Williams d uked it o ut for last. The co mbined 125/250cc Amate urs put o n a very good race. Strick's Cycle Shop's Paul Firnschild put his 125cc Suzuki in front of the pack at the o~tset and was chased by Blackmon 's 125cc Cagiva, Chuck Linkous's 250cc Yamaha, Allen Garnes on his YZI25 and the 125 YZ of Chris Tucker. All eyes were on Tucker. He moved from fifth to third on the second lap, into seco n d on th e third lap , took first on -th e fourth goaround, th en he wa s gone. Eddie Johnson holeshot the 250cc Novice ra ce and held th e lead the whole way . He was dogged by Craig Ashworth 's Anderson Cycle Sal essponsored YZ. Lam ar Haney's Honda was nipping at their heels for a good while, until he stuffed it and Curtis Urps of Simpsonvill took over the spot. Whi le most class es were ab le to roar through th e first turn wi thout riders biting th e dust, the Senior Mi nis weren't so l u ck y. Dav id " Sq u ig g s" D icker so n and Steve Burdett e ta ngled, p utting " Sq u iggs" o ut of the race and Burdette a lap down . " Rockin " Ronn ie Yarbro got a n unus ually rotten start, a nd m ore bad lu ck put h im into a bum p-u p wi th Nicole Caldwell o n the . front s tra ight, further delaying their progress. Chad Leigh 's Barr's Competition YZ was uncatchable, even for Da vid Cantrell's quick little Honda . and J a m ie Hack ing's EP Performs/ Neeley Ra cing KX. " Hackett" overcame his fifth -p lace start by picking off Br ia n Thomas and Da n n y " Goose" Gravely. He chased down Cantrell but Leigh wouldn 't let him past and he had to be satisfied with seco nd. "Tricky" Trever Levitt got the ju mp on everyo ne in the 125cc Novice rac e, holding his lead until m idrace when Gary Dalton of Highlands, North Carolina , took it and would n ' t giv e it back. Chris Steene's Ca gi va and Rob Bell's Honda barked at his heels, and Rex Barnes, w ho u su a ll y does we ll in this class , co u ldn ' t overcome his unaccusto m ed terrible start and finish ed in th e m iddle of th e pack. Results 50 : 1. Timmy Harr is (Han); 2. Sonn y Stroud; 3 . Bryan Head (Han). J R M INI: 1. Phil Hayes (Han); 2. Jimmy Br iggs (Kaw); 3. Con n M ason (Kaw ). . 125 AM : 1. Ch ris Tucke r (Yaml; 2. Pau l Firn sch ild (Suz); 3 . Chuck Blackmon (Cag). 125 NOV; 1. Gary Dalto n (Kaw) 2. Trever Levin (Han); 3. Chris Steefle (Cag). ENDR; 1. Reggie Yarbrough (Han); 2. T. Scan Wa rd (KTM); 3 . Tommy Chappell (Han). OPEN A M : 1. Jack Surber (Yaml; 2. George Galloway (Han); 3 . Loren W illi ams (Kaw). P/W: 1. Conn M ason (Kaw ); 2. J im my Br iggs (Kaw l; 3. Phil Hayes (Kaw ). SR MIN I: 1. Chad Leigh (Yam); 2. David Cantrell (Han) 3 . Jamie Hacking (Kaw) . 250 AM : 1. Scott Li nko us (Yam); 2. Zane Batte n (Kawl· 250 NOV : 1. Reggi Yarbrough (Han); 2. T. Scott Ward (KTMl; 3. Tomm y Chappell (Hon) . SR: 1. James McWilliams (Yam); 2. Tony Coggi ns (Yam); 3 . Freddie Den ton (Hen). OPEN PRO: 1. Charl es Freeman (Yam l; 2. Tommy Cowan (Han); 3 . Kenneth Barr (Han). R H ~ I~ . ~ .t4 8 Pegram doubles at Dirt Track Nationals By Bill Holt SYCAMO RE, IL, JU LY 17 Larry Pegra m of Baltimore, Ohio, collected two Nati ona l ti tles foll ow ing the fin al ro u nd of th e AMA Am ateur G rand Na tio na l Champi onship Dirt T rac k Ser ies, held in Sycamore. Pegram earned Nation al crowns in both th e 250 an d 500cc Am at eur divi sions. Oth er rid ers taking d oubl e National titles included Georgi e Price of Sicklerville, New j er sey, who topped the 125cc Schoolboy and 125cc Amateur class es, and Brian Strong of Richmo nd , Virginia, who ca me out on top in the 80cc Stock (12-15) and SOcc Modified (12- 15) classes. In a ll, 15 Amateur Grand National Championships were awarded to 12 riders .following a two-race series which incl uded th e short tra ck in Sycamore and-a h alf mile ra ce he ld Ju ly II in Elkhorn , Wisconsin. A National scrambles (TT) had been sch edu led for Jul y 16 in Union Grove, Wisconsin, but th e day before th e event a torrential rain left th e area resembling a swamp. Attempts to resch edule or find an alternate site were fru itl ess. All th e riders in th e 250cc sh ort tra ck fin al at Sycamore knew Pegram was th e rider to beat aft er watching him win th e 250cc m ain a t th e Elkhorn Half Mile over Price a nd David Rabinette of Burton, Michiga n, but none of them were able to do it. Honda-mounted Pegram took th e win with a wire-to- wire rout o f the field. Second went to Clifton St einau er from Renssael ar , N ew York, a nd third wa s claimed by Cory Perreault of San jose, Ca lifornia . Ri ck Knuth ofDowns, Illinois, got the hol esh ot in the 500cc short tra ck mai n event, but the n ig ht bel o nged to Pegram. He shook off a slow start, kn ifed h is way through traffic, took over the lead and held it to the finish to win hi s second Nationa l title of 1987. Gary Morel II of , Saginaw, Michigan, finis hed second and Conrad Parsha ll of At hens, Pen nsylva nia. took third; Knuth finished fourth. Pegram also won th e 500cc half mil e final aboard a Harl e yDavidson, finishing ahead of H arleymounted Steve Beattie of Burlington, Ontario, Canada, and Audie H u ff of Peoria, Illinois. Thirteen- year-old Price held off Indiana sta te Champion P hil Palmer to tak e th e shon track win in th e 125cc Schoo lbo y class at Sycamore, th en topped the 125cc Am ateur division by besting Palmer aga in. Palmer kept th e pressure on but co u ldn' t get around Price in eithe r ra ce. Third in the Schoolboy class went to Bret Beyer of Oshkosh , Wisconsin, while Steinaur took third in th e Amateur rac e. Price finished second in both 125cc classes at th e half mil e in Elkhorn. H e fo llowed Sco tt Huff home in th e Amateur class and' Palmer home in th e Schoolboy division. Third in th e Sch oolboy cla ss went to Huff, while th e show spo t in th e Am a teur ra ce was claimed by Sta n Bauman o f Ri chmond, Michigan. Strong wa s unbeatable on th e half mile ova l. riding his Kaw asaki to victory in both th e 80cc Stock (12- David " Squiggs" D ickerson (64) and Steve Burdette take an off-track excurs ion during the start of the Senior Mini class at Riverside. 15) an d SOcc Modified (12-15) div isions. H e a lso won th e shon track race in th e Stock class, but had to sett le for seco nd in the Modified division wh en Kevin Varn es of Pottstown, Pennsylva nia, powered his Yamaha to victory. Other Grand National Champi ons included: Tracy Honeck of Waukesha, Wisconsin, (50cc); G ary Ferravanti of Pasa Robles, California , (65cc); jake Zemke of P a sa Robles, California, (SOcc Modified , 7-11 ); Kenneth Co olbeth Jr. o f Warren , Connecticut, (SOccStock, 7II ); Tracey Westbrook o f Cro swell , Mi chigan , (200cc Am at eur); Larry Van Valkenburg of Adrian , Mi chiga n , (400cc Am ateur); Mi ch ael H al e o f Ca rrolltown, T exas, (O pe n Am ateur ); G le n Neat e o f Brant ford , Ontar io , Ca na da, (Sen ior); J oe Winsjo n Jr. of Laguna Hills, California, (Su per Sen io r). Resu lts FINAL GRAND NATIONAL STANDINGS 50 : 1. Tracy Honeck (Yam); 2. Brad Flam ent (Yam); 3 . Dan iel Kaiser (Yam); 4. Jeff Gabhart (Yam); 5 . Jenny Hayden (Yam). 65 : 1. Gary Ferravanti (Kaw) ; 2. Charles Fontenot (Kaw); 3 . Randy Shank (Kawl; 4 . Glen Schnabel Jr . (Kaw) ; 5 . Ricky Winsen (Kawl. BOM OD (7 -1 1): 1. Jake 2em ke (Yam); 2. Michael Warner (Yam); 3 . Ryan Ander son (Kaw) ; 4 . Ken Coolbet h (Kaw); 5. Karte r Busse (Yam). 80 M OD: (12-15 ): 1. Bri an Str ong (Kaw): 2. M ar k Bur ch (Han ); 3 . J oel Barrow (Kaw); 4 . Geor gie Price (Kaw); 5 . Kevin Varn es (Yam). BO STK (7- 11): 1. Ken neth Coolbet h J r . (Kaw); 2. Randy Shank (Kaw ); 3 . Char les Fontenot (Han); 4. Jake Zemka (Yam); 5. Ryan An der son (Kaw) . BO STK (12 -1 5): 1. Brian Stron g (Kaw ): 2. Joel Barrow (Kaw); 3 . Lee Eppler {Yam}; 4 . JoeyWinsto n (Kaw); 5 . Rick Breitz man (Suz ). ' 25 A M : 1. Georg ie Price (Hon); 2. Ph illip Palm er (Han); 3. Scon Huff (Yam); 4 . Stan Baum an (Han ); 5. Joel Barr ow (Kaw). 12 5 SCHBY: 1. Georgie Price (Han); 2. Ph ill ip Palm er (Hon); 3 . Br et Beyer (Yam) ; 4 . Br ent A rm bru star (Yam); 5. Bart Schm u lbach (Kaw) . 200 A M : 1. Tracey Westbrook (Yam); 2. Tim Schramer (Kaw); 3. Larry Bergq ui st (Kaw); 4 . Phillip Eppler (Kaw); 5 . Mark Garr en (C-A). 250 A M ; 1. Larry Pegr am (Han); 2. Geor gie Price (Kaw); 3 . Cory Perr eault (5 uz); 4. Clihon Steinauer (Kaw); 5 . Conra d Parshall (Yam ). 400 A M ; 1. Larry Van Valkenburg (Bul) ; 2. Tracey Westbrook (Yam); 3 . Rodney Fabriz ius (Bul ); 4. Leo Faucher (Yam); 5 . Richard Gunby (Bul). 500 AM : 1. Larry Pegram (H- D); 2. Gary M ore l II (Han ); 3 . Conrad Parshall (Yam); 4. Steve Bean ie (H· D); 5. Richard Knu th (Rtx). OPEN AM : 1. Michael Hale (H-D); 2. Harold Dorsey (Rtx t; 3 . Shayne St einauer (Yam ); 4 . Rick Russell (Yam); 5 . Todd Syverson (H· D). SR: 1. Gl enn Neate (Hon); 2. D. Sch immelpfennig (H· D); 3 . Robert Watson (Han); 4. Gary Woll in (Yam); 5 . Gerald Foor (Han). . S/SR : 1. Joe W inston Jr. (Rtx); 2. A I Beyer (Yam); 3 . John Warren (Han); 4. Ray Smit h (Han); 5 . Wayne Franklin (RlX). HALF MILE 50 : 1. Brad Flament (Yam); 2. Tracy Honeck (Yam) ; 3. Daniel Kaise r (Yam) ; 4 . Br ian Wagoner (Yam); 5 . Ricky Winsen Jr. (Yam). 65 : 1. Charles Fontenot (Kaw); 2. Randy Shank (Kaw); 3 . Glen Schnabel Jr. (Ka w) ; 4 . Gary Ferravanti (Kaw) ; 5. Ricky Winsett (Kawl. BO MOD (7·111: 1. Michael Warner (Yam); 2. Ryan Anderson (Kaw); 3. Karter Busse (Yam); 4 . Jak e Zemk e (Yam); 5 . Michae l Sm ith J r . (Yam). BO MO O (12 ·15): 1. Br ian Str ong (Kaw) ; 2. Mark Burc h (Hon) ; 3 . Joel Barrow (Kawl ; 4 . Georgie Price '(Kaw l; 5. Cory Kojima (Yam). 80 STK (7- 11): 1. Kenneth Coolbeth Jr. (Kawl; 2. Char les Fontenot (Hon); 3 . Ryan Anderson (Kawl; 4 . Jak e Zem ke (Yam); 5. flpnky Shank II (Kaw) . 80 STK (12· 15): 1. Brian Strong (Kaw) ; 2. Jo e l Bar row (Kaw); 3 . Lee Eppler (Yam); 4 . Joey W inston III (Kaw l; 5 . Rick Breitzman (Suz). 125 AM : 1. Scon Huff (Yam); 2. Georg ie Price (Han); 3. Sta n Bauman (Han); 4. RA Gre if (Yam); ' 5 . Trav is Mo lesworth (Yam). 125 SCHBY: 1. Ph ill ip Palme r (Han); 2. Georgi e Pr ice (Han); 3 . Scon Huff (Yam); 4 . Br et Beyer (Yam); 5 .,Bren t Ar mbr uster (Yam}. 200 AM : 1. Tracey W estbr ook (Yam); 2. Tim Schr amer (Kaw); 3 . Larry Bergquist (Kaw); 4. Phil Eppler (Kaw); 5 . J eff Chish am (Kaw) . 250 A M : 1. Larry Pegram (Han); 2. Georg ie Pri ce (Kaw) ; 3 . David Rabin en e (Kaw); 4 . Ste phen Bean ie (Han); 5. Derick Whitener (Yam). 400 A M ; 1. Tracey Westbrook (Yam); 2. Larry Van Val kenburg (Bul); 3 . Richard Gunby (Bul); 4. Dean Mc Bri de (Suz). 500 AM : 1. Larry Pegram (H-D ); 2. Steve Bean ie (H· D); 3. Au die Huff (H-D); 4. David Rabiljelle (Han ); 5 . Reed Bert olino (W -R). OPEN AM : 1. Michael Hale (H-D); 2. Todd Syverson (H-D); 3 . Harold Dorsey Jr. (RlX); 4 . D. Schi m melpf enn ig (H -D); 5. Andy Karadontes (Yam ). SA: 1. D. Schirnmelpfennig Glenn Neate (Hon); 3 . Jack Leece (Han ); 4 . Don Herring (Yam ); 5 . Greg Joop (H -D). S/SR : 1. John Warren (Hon ); 2. Dan Crawford (RlX); 3. Joe Winston Jr . (RlX); 4. Robert Russell (Yam); 5. AI Beyer (Yam). SHORT TRACK . 50 : Jenny Hayden (Yam); 2. Tracy Hon eck (Yam); 3 . Jeff Gabhart (Yam); 4. Brad Flament (Yam); 5. Dan iel Kaiser. 65 : 1. Gary Ferravanti (Kaw); 2 . Tommy Hayden (Kaw); 3 . Randy Shank (Kaw) ; 4 . Charles Fontenot (Kawl; 5. Bill y Kennedy (Kaw) . 80 MOD (7- 11): 1. Ja ke Zemke (Yam); 2. Ken Coolbet h Jr . (Kaw); 3 . Tomm y Hayden (Yam r. 4 . M ichael Warner (Yam); 5. Matt Schoonover (Yam). BOMOO (12 -15): 1. Kevin Varnes (Yam ); 2. Brian Strong (Kaw); 3 . Joel Barrow (Kaw); 4 . Georgie Pr ice (Kaw ); 5. Mark Burch (Han \. BO STK (7- 11 ); 1. Bri an Str ong (Kaw); 2. Randy Shank II (Kaw); :l. Jak e Zemke (Yam ); 4. Ryan Anderson (Kaw}; 5 . Charles Fontenot (Han). BO STK (12 -15): 1. Brian Str ong (Kaw) ; 2. Kevi n Varnes (Yarn); 3. Joel Barrow (Kaw); 4 . Ryan Brown (Yam); 5. Joey Winston III (Kaw) . '25 AM : 1. Geo rgie Pr ice (HanI; 2. Phill ip Palmer (Han); 3 . Clifton Stein aur (Kaw); 4 . Joel Bar row (Kaw) ; 5. Brent Armbru ster (Yam) . 125 SCHBY: 1. Georg ie Pr ice (Han): 2. Ph illip Palmer (Ha n); 3 . Br et Beyer (Ya m ); 4 . Br ent Armbru st er (Yam ); 5 . Paul Southard (Ka w) . 200 A M : 1. Mark Garr ell (C-A); 2. Steva Bull er (C· A ); 3 . Larry Bergqu ist (Kaw ); 4 . Ph il Eppler (Kaw); 5. Ti m Sch ram er (Ka w) . 250 A M : 1. Larry Pagr am (Han); 2. Clifton St ein au er (Kaw); 3 . Cory Perr eau lt (5uz); 4 . M ich ael Eadie (Yam); 5. Joseph Brom ley (Suz). 400 A M : 1. Rodney Fabrizius (Bu l); 2. Leo Faucher (Yam); 3. Larry Van Valkenburg (Bul); 4 . Rick Bu nnell (Han); 5 . Chr is St it h (Suz). 500 AM : 1. Larry Pegram (H- D); 2. Gary M orel II (Han); 3. Conr ad Parsha ll (Yam): 4. Richard Knuth (RlX); 5 . Bart Sch m ulbach (H· D). OPEN AM ; 1. M ichael Hale (H-D); 2. Harold Dorsey J r . (RlX); 3. Shayne St ainauer (yam); 4 . Raym ond Garren (Tril; 5 . Rick Russell (Yam ). SR: 1. Glen n Nea te (Han ); 2. Robert Watson (Han); 3 . . Gerald Foor (Han); 4 . St aven Webber (Yam); 5. Ma rt< Davidson (Han). S/ S R: 1. J oe W inston J r. (Rtx ); 2 . Robert Hutson ITri); 3 . Robert Watson (Hon); 4. AI Beyer (Yam); 5. Norm Gruber (RlX). Ingels on top at Gold County Speedway By R.C. Jones AUB URN, CA, J ULY 24 It wa s th e first annua l Ol d Indian ni ght a t Auburn Speedway , as th e ever quick Eddie In geJ s wraps up th e co veted number one pl at e with one week of ra cing left. U pon notifi cation of his accom p lish me nt, Ingles sai d th anks to his two new spons ors, Peteri ch _Cycl es a nd Quak er Sta te Oil, al ong with his yea r long sp onsors, A&A Racing, Hi -Poin t Products a n d Cham pion. Wh en th e Scratch main lin ed up In gels was th ere on th e pol e rea dy to pi ck u p his sixth Scra tch win on the Auburn track. T he four rid ers were the top four in poi nt sta ndi ngs, making th e race th e best line-up of th e season. J im Sisemore was in gate 45

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