Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

>...J ...J W " W a ..., >a:l a >a ::I: I>. Joey Perdue claimed the 500cc class v ictory at Virg in ia State Fairgro unds Sho rt Track . .Hay tames lake Geneva Motocross By Jack Biddison LAKE G EN EVA, WI,J ULY 311 For th e th ird week in a ro w, Do u!-j Hay topped all cycle riders in Suzuki Motocross Racing at the Lak e Gen eva Raceway. H a y rode his Honda to sweep the 250cc Amateur class a nd beat Terry Ha hn (Ya maha) in both the heat a nd feature. John B1ickel was third in both the heat a nd feature, while Eriks Ezerins, pulled a founh in the heat bu t managed o n ly a seven th in th e feature. Amon Do ll was fifth in th e heat and fourth in the feature as J eff Wav took fifth in the feature. B'lickel started the hea t race in from with H a y in hot pursu it. Wh en Hay shot by, B1ickel stayed close a nd soon found he had a cha llenge for th e spo t from Hahn wh o used a sq ueeze p lay LO move in for the run ner-up spot. Ha y led every lap of th e featur e. J eff Melch er (Suzu ki) sco red a swee p of the 125cc Amateur even ts, In both the heat and feature, Melch er came from far back to win on the final laps. Newcomer to th e Ra ceway actio n, J amie Abbott, took a spill in the 125cc Pro sem i heat, while riding second and was a DNF for the night. Harold Wik el had hi s ma chine stall , and he recovered to finish second. He roared back LO win the feature. Terry Hahn rod e in the Open Amat eu r cla ss a nd scored an imp ressive sweep here over Ezerins in th e hea t a n d L yle Kuklinski in th e feature. Resu lts 0 1A: 1. Doug Hay (Hon ). 250 AM; 1. Doug Hay; 2. Terry Hahn (Ya m~ 3 . John Blickel (Hon); 4 . Anton Doll (Hon); 5. Jeff Way (Hon). 125 AM ; 1. Jeff Melcher (Suz); 2. J eff Blaha (Hon ); 3. Don Gray (Kaw); 4. Brya n Gre lyak (Yam); 5. Scon Stam strad (Hon). MINI AM ; 1. Eron Ezerins (Kaw ); 2. J im Heyden (Kaw); 3. Scon Seymour (Hon); 4 . Jeff Godlews ki (Kaw); 5. Mark Hartman (Kaw) . OPEN AM : 1. Terry Hahn (Kaw) ; 2. Lyle Kukli nski (Yam); 3. Er iks Ezer ins (Hon); 4 . Chu ck M elch er (Hon); 5. Tony Rychl owsk i (Hon). 250 PRO; 1. Steve Judge (Hon). 125 PRO: t . Har old Wikel (Kaw) . Haynes hot at Coleta Valley MX By Toni A nton i 50 TALLA DEGA, AL , AUG . I Ta ll adega Cycles-backed D ann y H ayn es po wered hi s Kawasak is LO wi ns in th e Junior Cycle a nd Jun ior Mini cla sses a t Coleta Valley MX. H a ynes had little trouble in th e Jun ior Cycle class as he LOok th e lead a t th e start o f both m o LOS a n d moto red away. In th e Junior Mini class, H aynes had to overcome a second turn cras h in the first moto but ca me back LO win handily. He added th e second mot o victory to his perfect score for the day. In 250cc/O pen C act io n . Ti m Ha wkin s powered his Suzuki in to the lead at the stan of the first mo to, closely followed by Kevin Brown in g. T hey battled the entire rnoto with Ha wkin s ho ld in g on LO win. Mo ta two saw Browning gra b th e holesh o t with H awkins left LO fight h is way up th rough th e pack. By th e third lap H a wkins had ca ug h t up to Browning but was unable LO pass him. Browning held o n for th e win a nd the overa ll victory. Resu lts PEE WEE: 1. Tony Ker (Hon); 2. Cam eron Belt er (Yam); 3. Jarred Tom lin (Yam). JR CYCLE: 1. Danny Haynes (Kaw ); 2. Scott y Pinson (Kaw); 3. Rob Richard s (Kaw ). JR MINI : 1. DannyHayn es (K aw ~; 2. Br uce Pin son (Kaw); 3. Andrew Richards (Kaw) . 125 C: 1. Kevin Cozadd (Kaw); 2. David Barbee (Hon); 3. Jason Coff man (Kaw ). 125 B: 1. Bill M ath ew s (Yam); 2. Kim Toml in (Yam); 3. Rodney Boyd (Honl . . 250/0PEN C: 1. Kevin Brown ing (Kaw) ; 2. Tim Hawkin s (Su z); 3. David Hill (Kaw) . 250 10 PEN B; 1. Terr y Parham IKaw); 2. Rick Chance (Hon); 3. Lynn Hicks (Hon). SR; 1. Orville Story (Husl; 2. Ray Nix (Suz); 3. Ted Smith (Honl . Perdue wins Virginia State Fairgrounds ST By Joe Kelly RICHMOND , VA, J ULY 29 T he racing at the Virgi ni a State Fai rgrounds in Richmo nd last Wednesda y was the best of the season. Riders were in competition from New Yo rk , Pen nsylva n ia , North Carolina and Virgin ia. Raben Lewis came back fro m North Carolina LO attem p t h is doubl e w ins of th e previous week. It was not LO be. The first 250cc heat was very close . Chris Rickman , rid ing a ' Yamaha, led fro m the line, Lewis and Kawasaki rider, J erry Koris, were all over him. On the founh circui t ' Lewis went down bringing o ut th e red a nd checke re d fl ag. Ri ckm an was declared the winner. Rickman led the first la p of th e seco nd heat, but Lewi s used th e outside to work by and tak e th e lead . Rickman a nd Kar is bo th gave a stro ng run, but co uld not ge t around the Carolina rider. Rickman got th e holesh ot in th e main. Lewi s and he battled as one for se ve n laps. Then Rickman ' bobbled going into th e number one turn giving Lewis th e ope n ing he needed. Jerry Kor is a n d Hondamounted Jay Willliams, were two bike len~ths back battling hard for third. R ickman did everthing in his efforts to get back by Lewi s, but th e Camel Pro contender covered hi s space well to take the victory. As they came for the £lag, off the fourth turn , Williams made all hi s horsepower work to get by Karis for third. The 500cc class was th e crowd pl easer of th e night. J oey Perdue, the on ly ride r that has been in fairgo und's competition every year since racing started the re in 1972, came o ut of semi-retirem ent. He a p pea red a litt le rusty in th e first q ual ifier. Rickman rode his Ka wasa ki to the fro nt, holding off Clayton Ol iver. Ol iver appeared to be quicker in the earl y goi ng, but th e wh ole field was so close th ere was little room to get by. Perdu e wor ked the field, methodica lly, gaini ng second at the flag. T h e second h eat sho we d th e Perdue of o ld, as he shot to the fro nt. He di d not have a n easy ti me of it. Rickman, Lewis, a nd O liver close d wi th all four less than a cycle len gth apa rt, T he main had to be resta rted tw ice for over a nxio us ride rs jumping th e light. Oliver did a good job in taki ng th e front po siti on. Rickman , Perdue and Lewis battled furi ously, but Ol iver kept first . On th e sevent h lap O liver slipped giving Perdue and Rickman th e o p po rt u n i ty th ey needed. On th e eig h th lap Lewi s moved by for th ird. As th e whi te flag fell Rickman went do wn into the n um ber one tu rn fence. The field close d aga in on th e back stretch go i ng fo r t he fl ag. Perdue wa s leading, Lewis was tryin g a n o utsi de pass, Oliver was lookin g to th e insi de of Lewis , and a fast chargi ng Ru sty Gaita was co ming on stro ng for the last half lap. Everyo ne -stayed th e same excep t Gai ta nipped Oliver for th ird a t th e flag . Res ults 250; 1. Robert Lew is (Hon); 2. Chr is Rickman (Yam); 3. Jay Will iam s (Hon). 125 ; 1. Brian Strong (Yam); 2. Ryan Sipe (Suz); 3. M ike Haas (Yam). 500: 1. Joey Perdue (Hon); 2. Roben Lew is (Hon); 3. Rusty Gaita (Hon). 50 : 1. Chr is Copley (Yam); 2. Ben Walters (Suz); 3. Kenn y Long (Suz). 60: 1. Brian Strong (Hen ); 2. M ike Hacker (Kaw ); 3. Roy Gibson (Kaw ). 80: 1. Kevin Varn es (Yam); 2. Brian Strong (Kaw); 3 . M ike Hacker (Su z). Russell, Norris crush OMC Short Track By Mike Thuleen BOI SE, ID , J ULY 29 Al Ru ssell Yamaha/M otion P ro Cab les / Wes te rn Po wer Sportsassisted Jeff Russell was a do mi nant force in Ida ho short track rac ing th is evening, winning the 250cc Expert main and placing second in th e O pen Expert behind Troy Norris, at Owyh ee M.C.'s Peacefu l Cove Shan T rack. Wh en th e gr een flag dropped , Ru ssell pi lot ed hi s 250cc Ya maha LO th e 250cc Expert mai n lead . Todd Peug h dove into second, as Rod Reyno lds and R ick Hen son q uickly put thei r pursuers fa r beh in d. Ou t fro m , Rus sell rode su perbly, whi lest Reyn o lds dice d wi th Peu gh . Reynolds go t rough a nd bumped Peu g h ou t of the way in turn fou r. Hen son. right o n th eir wheels, also LOo k adva ntage of th is to pass Peu gh . Peugh go t back into th e groove quickly eno u!-jh to p reserve fourth a nd not lose hi s sigh ts on Henson. Reyn olds cha rged fan aticall y to sna re Ru ssell , but Ru ssell kept a safe cus h ion between th em for th e win. Peugli was also hurrying to mak e u p ground on H ens on, but the end of th e race cam e too earl y and H en son retained third. Troy Norris exploded to the front of th e Open Expert pack. Triumphmounted Reynolds forced hi s wa y into second, while Russell and Joel Huskey established themselves in the top slo ts. Huskey went down shortly, a nd a freight train consisting of John Colton , Rick H en son a nd Todd Peu gh stea mro llered by as Huskey got back up to gi ve chase. Reyn olds mounted i ncrea si ng pressure o n Norris, then bla sted past Norris exi ting turn four. Suddenl y, Reyn olds coas ted to a sto p. An exasperated Reyn olds co uld o n ly wa tc h he lp less ly a s N orris a n d co mpa ny ra ced by. Afterw ard , it became apparen t th at somehow o ne of the fuel pe tcoc ks o n the T riumph had worked its way sh u t, cost ing Reynol ds a proba ble victory. Now in second, Rot ax-rnoun ted Russell ma de a determ in ed a tte mpt to catch Norris, but Norris was o ut front LO stay , ta king fir st at th e checkers. Hen son wor ked hi s way by Co lton in to thi rd. Colton held off Peugh unti l shortly before the chec kered flag whe n Peu gh sliced by to cap ture fourth. Res ults OPEN EX; 1. Troy Norris (Hon); 2. Jeff Russell (Rtx); 3. Rick Henson (Yam); 4. Todd Peugh (Hon); 5. John Colton (Hon). 250 EX; 1. Jeff Russell (Yam); 2. Rod Reynolds (Kaw); 3 . Rick Henson (Yam); 4. Todd Peugh (Hon). 12 5 EX: 1. Pete Keller (H-K). 125 B; 1. Scott McPherson (Hon). KNOBBY; 1. Tony Murkle (Yam); 2. Trent Howie (Yam ); 3. Travis Howie (Yam) . WM N: 1. Den ise A lter (Hon); 2. Holly Mc Pherso n (Hon); 3. Shauna Pearson (Yam). Tribert triumphs at Idaho ST By Clay Light ST AT E LIN E, ID, JULY 30 Triumphs dominated two o f six classes during liS-mile sho rt tra ck a t Northwest Speedway i n State Line. G reg Triber and Gl en Nickerson finished 1-2 in th e Twins class , which was all . 750cc machines and all Triumphs, with th e excep tion of one Harley-Da vidson. Third in th e T wins class was Gary Hite, while Expert Darrell Triber was fourth ahead of Mik e Allen. Expert Tim Stu lts (H onda) posted a no ther impressive win a fter domin ating the 600cc Expe rt cla ss. Stults got revenge for a loss th e previous night, beatin g Ru ss Ya m a mo to (H o nda) . The du o staged a bru tal battle, but in th e end , Stu lts prevailed. Rich H ayman (H onda) fin ished thi rd with Cor ky J urkovich and rnotocrosser Pat Stults rounding o ut th e top five. Nickerson came ba ck o n hi s trusty T rium ph to lead the 39 and Up clas s, which is sha pi ng u p LO be one of th e most popu lar classes a t Northwest Speedway. Ma ny of the pros fro m years past have reali zed th ey can sti ll twist the th ro ttle at a healthy ra te, suc h as long- time vetera n Nickerson, who was o ne of a dozen or so Idah o/ Mon tana riders to ma ke the trip LO the coas t to rid e the weekly TT. Tonig ht, his mai n cOfnpetition was Denny Lapp and Darrell Triber. Bill y Lenz ( H o n da) norma ll y domina tes the 250cc Expert class but found th e competition a nd the go ing mu ch rougher tha n norma lly so. Len z was relega ted to th ird a t the end of th e main even t, tra ili ng w inner J oey Copp a nd Ju rko vich. Fo r th e th ird race in a row, L.J. . Schaffer topped the co mbin ed Mini class. which staged a good-sized field of 60 a nd SOcc riders. Scha ffer held off a lat e rall y from Ma rk Steeve for the win , wh ile third went to Debbie LeRoy. T he 6Qcc portio n was won by Kasey Copher. Resu lts TW: 1. Greg Triber; 2. Glen Nickerson; 3. Ga ry. Hite. 600 EX: 1. Tim Stu lts; 2. Russ Yamamoto; Rich Hayman. 2 50 EX; 1. Joey Copp; 2. Corky Ju rkovic h; 3. Bill Lenz. 39 · UP; 1. Glen Nickerson; 2. Denn y Lopp; 3. Darrell Triber. 3D-UP: 1. Steve Vol toini; 2. Dicky LeRoy; 3. Scon Coyne. MINI : 1. LJ. Schaffer; 2. Mark Steeve; 3. Debbie LeRoy. Andrews captures Volunteer State MX By Sam R. Gammon BLOUNTVILLE, T N, J ULY 26 The th ird a nn ua l Volu nteer State Motocross Champi o n sh ip , sponsor ed by WQUT FM Radio a nd hosted by Muddy Creek Motocross, saw Fred Andrews go hom e th e big winn er with five Pro moto wi ns. Pro riders from 12 states were on th e lin e as the I 25cc P ro class blasted off th e lin e. Mike J on es, on his Ba rr 's Com petition Ya maha, pulled th e ho lesh ot followed by Ma rk Musselman a nd Gera ld Wood . Musselman fell o n lap o ne a nd Wood move d to second followed by Aaron Bollinger, wh ile Andrews cha rged through the pac k from a 10th p lace sta n. By the end of lap two, Andrews was in fourth a nd o ne lap lat er, he was in second. Andrews paced J o nes for three laps before he found the line to tak e th e lead. Bollinger was also on the move a nd went to second, but o n the last lap, J ones cha rged back to claim the spo t behind Andrews. The second moto, Andrews and J ones were 1-2 off th e ga te but J ones

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