Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

mounted Gary Rabe passed h im la te in th e race and the fini shing order was set - Pen n in g to n , Rabe, Fargo . Port er rem ounted to finish fourth. A determined Pennington nabbed th e holeshot in th e seco n d mot o , while Far go was seco nd off th e line. Through out the moto, Rabe tried to ge t his Kawasaki arou nd Fargo , lik e he did in the firs t m ot o , but h e co ul dn ' t get th e job done. Pen n in gton took th e win ahead of Fa rgo a nd Rabe. Porter fi nis hed fourth again. Pa t G omm returned to action with double rnoto victories in th e l25cc J un ior class. In moto o n e ac t io n , H on d a mounted Go mm ba ttl ed briefly with Kawasaki rider Kyle Bro wn th en managed 10 put Brow n beh in d h im before th e first lap was com p lete. In the seco nd rno to , J oe Bruce and Steve Ma tloc k were ea rly threats, but Gomm slowly pulled away from a ll challengers . Bru ce, who wa s a ble to keep Gom m in sig ht, brough t his Yamaha home in seco nd pl ace; hi s 6-2 fini shes earned him fourth o veral l. Bro w n fini s h ed se co n d ov era ll and Matlock claimed third overall. Results 80 BEG: 1. Sh awn Yuill ( S uz)~ 2. Peter Urf er (Hon ); 3 . M arc Burr ell (Yam ); 4. J immy Molica (Yam); 5. Andy Youn g (Yam). 80 J R: 1. Ricky A lves (Yam ); 2. J eff Gladieux (Hon); 3. Seen Shade (Yam); 4. Tom HaS1ings (Hon ); 5 . Ray M claugh lin (Kaw) . 125 BEG: 1. Tyl er Young (Hon); 2. Jason Shade (Yam); 3. Terry Ol mst ed (Kaw); 4 . J oh n Lea (Kaw); 5 . Chr is Sechiatano (Hon). . 125 J R: 1. Pat Gomm (Hon ); 2. Kyl e Brown (Kaw); 3 . Steve Matlocl<(Yam ); 4 . Joe Bruce (Hon); 5. Seen Thompson (Yam). 250 BEG: 1. Tyler Young (Hon); 2. Jo hn Dame le (Hon); 3. Ken Schroed er (Suz); 4. Roben Fest er (Yam); 5. Bill M aloney (Hon). 250 JR : 1. Jim A lwyn (Suz); 2. Dave M acArthur (Kaw); 3 . St eve M atl ock (Yam); 4 . James Perry (Hon); 5 . J erry COS1 i11o (Hon). OPEN BEG: 1. Jeffrey Pow ell (Hon); 2. Dou g Silva (Yam); 3 . Shan non Hum phreys (Yam ); 4. Pat r ick Dunne (Hon); 5. Greg Valent i (Hon), OPEN J R: 1. J on Nicolaus (Yam); 2. Gary Jaehne (Kaw); 3 . Rich ard ' Wilson (Hon);'4. Todd Reedy (Hon); 5. Keith TeS1i (Kaw ). OPEN INT: 1. Kirk Sm it h (Yam); 2. Tim Boone (Hon). VET JR : 1. Bill Ma lon ey (Hon); 2. Paul Fusco (Hon); 3. Bob Holmes (Hon) . VET INT: 1. Gary Jaehne (Kaw) . VET M STR: 1. J erry Caton (Hon); 2. Je r ry Cast illo (Hon ); 3 . Don Sw earingen (Hon ); 4 . Larry Baker (Hon). COM B PRO: 1. Gr eg Penn ington (Hon ); 2. Gary Fargo (Hon); 3 . Gary Rabe (Kaw ); 4. Craig Pon er (Hon); 5. J eff Topper (Hon). Coleman aces AsburyMX By Henry.Muller DAN BURY, NC, J U LY 26 Acme Paint/Yamaha o f Lumberton's R u sty Coleman topped th e Sen ior Min i a nd Super Min i classes a t Asb ury Motoc ro ss Park , despi te su ffering a flat tire in th e seco nd Super Mini rnot o . Promot er Zane Ferguson kept th e program runn ing smooth ly a nd p la ns 10 h old races every other wee k through Novem ber wi th sponsorshi p from Cycle Goo di es and H onda of Win ston Sa lem , as well as G ra nite City Ya m aha a nd Worth H onda of Mt, Airy, Nort h Caroli na. The first Senior Mini rnoto saw R usty Co leman squeeze into th e lead in th e ti ght left h anded first turn wi th Dale Hill d iving into seco nd. Hill drop ped out, as J on Wh etzel look over th e position over Ash ley Watts. H onda of Winston Sa lem 's Wes Cave reco vered from a firs t lap sp ill to ta ke third from Wa tts o n the last lap. T he fini sh orde r was Co lema n, Wh etzel, Cav e and Wa tts. Colem an a nd Wh etzel led the field a t th e sta rt o f rnot o two with H ill dropping Wh etzel to third on lap three. Cave sta rt ed si xth bUI by lap five was ho und in g Wh etzel for third, taking th e poi nt on th e next circu it. Coleman cruised in for th e win over Hill with Cave 's third pl ace fini sh good for seco nd overa ll ahead of Wh euel. Chris Will iam s showed th e way in l 25cc Am ateur ac tio n takin g a d ou bl e m o to wi n o ve r S h an e Kennedy , while Tom my Linvill e rode his H o nda to th ird o vera ll. Kennedy returned to sweep th e 250cc Am at eur di vision ov er R.A, Zigl ar/Hopper Raci n g 's Lee Ma rti n a n d J o J o Brewer. Martin chased Kenned y to th e flag in both mOIOS, wi th R o n n ie J o hn son m oving th rough th e p ack to thi rd in moto one. Mo to two saw Brewer on th e S&M Suzu ki takin g th ird 10 edge J ohnson for th ird overa ll. Lou isiana 's Dam on Min or domina ted the Pro class ac tion wi th four mOIO wi ns in th e l25cc and 250cc Pro classes. Bra d Pro cto r gave Minor a run in the seco nd 125cc rnoto, wh ile Ricky J oyce took ru nner-up ho nors in the 250cc cla ss. Results PIW: 1. Chr is Car lson IKaw); 2. Kevin Joyce (Kaw); 3. Randy M aner (Hon). J R MI NI: 1. Chad lowe (Kaw) ; 2. Brad Boyd (Hon) ; 3 . Jason Baldw in (Hon). SR M INI : 1. Rusty Coleman (Yam ); 2. W es Cave (Hon); 3 . J on Wh etzel (Suz). 125 AM : 1. Chr is W illia ms (Hon); 2. Shan e Kennedy (Yam); 3. Tomm y' linville (Hon). 250 A M : 1. Shane Kennedy (Yam); 2. l ee Ma n in (Yam); 3 . J o J o Brew er (Suz). OPEN AM : 1. J am es Gain (Kaw l; 2.'Brent M ar in (Hon ); 3 . Billy Harr ison (Hon). ENDR: 1. B. Beck (Hon ); 2. Nick All en (Hon); 3 . Chad Mc Can n (Hon ). 125 PRO: 1. Damon M inor (Kaw); 2. Brad Proct or (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Damon M inor (Kaw ); 2. Ricky Joyce (Hon); 3 . Eddy Penny (Suz). OPEN PRO, 1. Kevin W illi ams (Hon ). Coen sweeps South Woods MX By John Spear SOUTH ' WOODS, N Y, JULY 19 Desp ite tough competitio n, Carlo Coen swe p t four Expert m o tos a t a rain-interrupted South Woods MX, claiming top honors in th e 125 and 250cc Expert di visions, Coen's victories came despite the presen ce of such riders as Mickey Kessler from New J ersey, Rob Hayes from District 6 a nd Da ve Andonucci o f Conn ecticut. H ayes p ushed Coe n for most of bo th l 25cc motos u ntil Carlo p ulled away at th e en d, An donucci was third in th e first m o to. In th e first 250cc m ot o, Coen led a lmost th e ent ire wa y with Kessler, An donucci a nd Mik e Spear rai lroadi ng a lon g behi nd h im . Coen had it a lit tl e easier in th e seco n d m o tos , A ndo nu cci a n d Kessler p acked up a nd went home after a n h o u r-long , to rre ntia l rainstorm tu rn ed portio ns o f th e track into a quagmire. But th a t didn ' t sto p Coen's p erfect a fternoo n. H e pulled a way from H ayes in th e seco nd l 25cc m oto a n d stop ped Spear in th e seco n d 250cc rnoto, Spear took th e Open Ex pert di vision with a 2-1 tally. H e led m ost o f th e fir st rnoto , held just af ter th e ra ins torm, a fter passin g Dou g Mitche ll in .the th ird lap. But, wi th a five-second lead over Kessler, Spear slid out in a slow corner and that gave Kessler the opening h e needed. Wh en Kessler chose n ot 10 ri de th e seco n d rno to, Spear ha d little tro u ble ta ki ng the overall. Kyle Ell efsen h ad his. best-ever overall fin ish with a seco nd , com ing via a 6-3 a fternoon, Scott Rickerso n found the South Woods mud to h is liking in th e O pen Am at eu r class wh ere h e p iloted hi s 'Way to a 2- 1 afternoon. Wi th his m ain co mpetitio n swapp in g pl aces ra p id ly behind him , Rickerson had an easy afte rnoon. Da n Alexander 's 4-3 wa s good enough for seco nd. T he re were 38 Sen iors a nd Super Sen iors, the largest-ever tu rnou t for th e over- the- h ill g-,mg. J ohn Leithead took th e Senior Expert class wir h a perfect I - I a ftern oo n to top G eo rge Proch azka 's 2-2. In th e Amateur di vision , Mike Lagomarsino a lso had a perfect I · I da y to top J ohn Corwi n 's 2-2. In the Super Sen ior Expert di vision Rich Strid look th e win, while Eddy Penny (21) and Damon M inor (410) dice in the 250cc Pro class at Ashbury Motocross Park. Minor went on to w in both motos. Bill Ma lone added a nothe r overall to hi s record in th e Su per Se nior Am at eur class. Results 12 5 EX: 1. Carlo Coen (Kaw); 2. Roben Hayes (Suz); 3 . John Ryan (Kaw); 4. Todd Dippel (Suz); 5. Scott Jacob (Hon) . 250 EX: 1. Carl o Coen ( Ka w~ 2. M ike Spear (Kaw); 3 . Scott J acob ISuz); 4. J eff Allen (Kaw); 5. Dan Donov an (Kaw) . O PEN EX: 1. M ike Spear (Kaw); 2. Kyle Elle fso n (Kawj; 3 . Keit h M an n (Yam); 4 . Mike M oor e (Hon); 5. M ike M orga cewski (Kaw) . SR EX: 1. John leithead (Hon) ; 2. George Proc hazka (Yam); 3 . Rich Hamilton (Hon); 4 . Tom M arsh (Hon ); 5 . Rich M ackey (Hon). SR A M : 1. Mike Lagomarsino (Hon); 2. John Corwin (Hen); 3 . Peter Picard (Hon ); 4 . David Sm it h (Hon); 5 . Peter Kuzelka (Hon ). S/S R AM : 1. Bill M alone (Hon); 2. Roben Hayes (Kaw ); 3 . Sal Benant i (Yam); 4 . Radford Miller (Hon). OPEN A M : 1. Sco tt Rickerson (Hon); 2. Dan A lexa nder (Hon); 3 . Mike Riebe (Hon); 4 . Nils Tribus (Kawj; 5. Mike Hoensch (Kaw ). SR MINI : 1. Jody Mitchell (Hon); 2. Chr is Povall (Yam); 3 . Bru ce Calkin (Kaw); 4. J ason linn (Suz ); 5 . Lincoln M oorehead (Suz). JR MINI : 1. Corter Gurnee (Kaw); 2. James Glyn n (Hon); 3. Chr is Robson (Hon); 4 . Gary Brenn an victory 10 back up his number two finish in round one ac tio n. Honda rider Kerr y Soren sen topped the first rnoto, but slip ped to seco n d in ro u nd two an d had to settle for seco nd overa ll. J ames Mi tch ell wa s th ird o vera ll with a 5-3. Yamaha rid er Derek Barnes ea rned the 250cc Beginner class to p trophy. Barnes benefitted from a miscue by first moto wi n ner Darren McMillen 10 post a 2-1 sco re. Results .• PRO: 1. Scon Mapes (Kaw); 2. Chuck Whitmore 3 . M ich ael Galligan; 4. Ricky Bozent ko; 5. J am es M an ganiello . (Suz); 3 . Keit h Williamson (Yam). 250 INT: 1. J im Kuntz (Suz); 2. John Singletary (yam); 3 . Richard Geraghty (Yam ). 125 INT: 1. Mike Otwell (Suz); 2. Mike Brooks (Yam ). VET NOV : 1. J eff Cantwell (Hon); 2. Stan Keller (yam ); 3 . Elliott Iverson (Yam ). 250 NOV : 1. Will Dickson (Yaml ; 2. Fred Conoer (Kaw ); 3 . Tracy McMillen (Hon ). 125 NOV : 1. Johnny Bon nacci (Suz); 2. Kerry Soresen (Hon); 3. James M itc hellIKaw) . 2 50 BEG: 1. Derek Barn es (Yam); 2. Cra ig Car lson (Yam ); 3. J eff Camarigg (Suz). 125 BEG: 1. Chris Del oss (Kaw ); 2. Jos eph Spi na (Kaw); 3 . Edd ie Porr as (Yam). BO INT: 1. Rusty Somers (Kaw ). BO BEG: 1. Ow en Dickson (Hon); 2. B.J . Otwell IKaw); 3 . M ike Nicolas (Hon) . Mapes mauls DeAnzaMX Brown blasts at Bolado Scrambles (Yaml; 5 . Fran cisc o Sie rra (Yaml. . 125 AM : 1. John Wein berg; 2. Tim Nichols; 3. Rich St ri d; 4 . Denn is Dill on; 5 . Denn is Tomp kin s. 125 NOV: 1. Mar k Parrice lli; 2. Steve Ravmond ; By Terry Whytal SU N NYMEA D, CA', J ULY 19 . Kawasaki rider Sco tt Ma pes to p ped th e Pro field at th is week 's SMX event at DeAn za. Mapes victory was n ot a n easy o ne, h o wever, as Keith Willi amson an d Chuck Whi tmore kept th e pressure on from beh ind. Will iamson a nd Ma pes pl ayed a stra tegy race in the first mo to wit h W ill ia m son just mi st imi ng his charge a n d h a vin g to sett le for seco nd. Whitmore provided mOSI o f th e exciteme n t in the seco nd m ot o as he ch arged past Williamson a nd nearly caught Mape s a t th e che ckers. Ma pes took th e overa ll wi n with Whitm ore claiming th e runn er-u p position and Williamson ro u nding out the top th ree. The 250cc Interm edia te h ig hl ights were m ostl y co urtesy o f J im Kuntz. .T he R iverside Suzuki R M ridden by . Kuntz was as crisp a nd flawless as Ku n tz's rid ing as h e dominaed both rnotos, Steadily improvin g Joh n Singletary powered h is Yama ha to double ru n ner- u p fin ish ess beh ind Ku n tz to ta ke seco n d overall a head of Ri ch ard G eraghty. A hot ly co ntested Vet Novice race was wo n by H onda pilot Jeff Cantwell. The 1-2 score posted by Cantwell ga ve him the overa ll win a h ead of Stan Keller with Ellio tt Iverson third. J ohnny Bonacci won th e l25 cc Nov ice class. wi th a seco nd moto By Mike Vancil HOLLISTER, CA , J U LY 18 Yamah a -m o u nted Ro n Bro wn m ade a la te-race pass on Ho nd a rid er Ricky Smith to claim the 500cc Expert class wi n du r in g R &D Enterpris espromoted, Mid-S ta te Champions hip Scrambles racing at Bolado Park. Ya m aha ri der Dean Vincelet too k a n immediate lead at th e.gree n light, b UI quickly cras hed out o f th e 500cc Expert feature ra ce, leaving Smith in th e lea d. Bro wn , who wears a n elabo ra te bra ce on hi s left knee d ue to an early ca reer injury, pressured Smith for th e whole ra ce a nd finally got aro u nd him as th e duo exited th e right-h and infield turn . Bro wn held a slim marg in a t the chec kers, Smith too k seco nd a n d thi rd went to Yamaha-mounted Randy Berman. T h e n igh t' s Amateur success story . was " Big J im " McCar ter. who floa ted home to cha m pio nsh ip victories in the 500cc and Open Nov ice classes. At th e g reen lig h t in th e 500cc Novice ma in event, McCarter fou nd h imself locked into a wheel-to -whee l battle wi th Neil Clifton until Clifto n ba iled o ff in the first turn. McCart er then sett led into a battle of wi ts with Elmiro Al vernaz a nd it was McCarter w ho wo n o ut. H onda -m ounted J erry Peston i fin ish ed beh ind th e leadin g duo. It was a lmost th e sa me sto ry in th e O pen class, wit h McCarter ta king 53

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