Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

T wenty-six rider s lin ed up for the fir st I25cc Junior moto , which was the day's largest class. H onda ride r Mike Crader has do m ina ted the last few ra ces here a n d once agai n earned I- I wins. J erem y Skokan p la ced seco nd wi th 2-2 rides, and ro unding o u t the top five overall were Casey Cade , T rov Fu ller and Marc Soren son. . Grayson Hart 's fourth win in as many wee ks in th e 125cc Pro class came at th e m isfortune o f Da vid Bailey. Bailey topped rnoto one , bu t had disaster strike in moto two. Tha t p laced Hart into the winner 's circle via 3-1 performances. Second went to Scott Steffy with 2-2 ri des a nd Brian T hompson was th ird af ter a 5-2 sh owing. Ken11Y Olsen a nd Gary Beyer ro u nded o u t the top five. Steffy swept both mot os of th e 250cc class, bu t o n ly after shaking o ff Kawa saki rider Dennis Swee ten. Sweet en 's 2-2 rides nett ed seco n d pay a n d Brett Taylo r was thi rd (3-4). T he Old Timers ca me o u t in large n umbers today, p utting on q u ite a goo d s ho w. Severa l "old g uys" sh owed th ey ca n still go fast, suc h as th e Money class win ner Jim Park s (Honda). Parks' I-I rid es relegat ed J im " Ko yo te" La m kin to seco nd overall. Other winners in cluded Bill N a yl or (E x pert ), Bill N ewman (In ter media te) and S teve H all (J u n ior), resp ecti vely. Results 250 PRO: 1. Scott St effy (Yam); 2. Denn is Swe eren (Kaw); 3. Brett Taylor (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Grayso n Hart (Kaw); 2. Scott Steffy (Yam); 3. B. Thompson (Yam). 30 -40 PRO: 1. Rick Bu rgett (Kaw); 2. Reid Goldm an (Hon); 3. Gary Roe (Hon). OT $ : 1. Jim Par1ts(Hon); 2. J im Lamki n (Hen). UTH: 1. M ike Mohrbacher (KTM ); 2. Ron Sun (Hen); 3. Scot Bergren (Hon). OPEN INT: 1. M ike Mo hrbac her (KTM ~ 2. Ben Wageman (Yam); 3. D. Eckelman (Yam). 250 INT: 1. Nicky Blasdell (Kaw); 2. J eff M iles ITam); 3. Frank Mc Kuh n (Kaw) . 125 INT: 1. John W oodley (Kaw); 2. Denn is M cConn ell (Kaw); 3. Jere M eeker (Kaw ). BO INT: 1. Rich Brow nmg (Hon); 2. Rian Gant (Suz). OT INT: 1. Bill Newman (Suz); 2. Rich Dun can (Aon); 3. David Galloway (KTM). 30 -40 INT: 1. Vi nce Figoe (Hon); 2. Doug Wiley (~o n); 3. Ji m Harr is (Hon). 60 INT: 1. Corey Fulle r (Kaw ); 2. Eric Burkinshaw (Kaw); 3. Coby Porte r (Kaw) . OPEN J R: 1. St eve Sh epard (Hen]: 2. Rob Johnson (Hon); 3. J im Parks (Hon ). . 2 50 J R: 1. Doug Gravell e IKaw); 2. Terr y ' Hemo ess (Kaw ); 3. Chr is Sicicia. 125 J R: 1. M ike Crad er (Hon); 2. J eremy Skokan (Hon); 3. Casey Cade (Hon). 80 J R 1. Steve Sal mon (Hon); 2 . Rob Bro ss (Yaml . . OT J R: 1. St eve Hall ISu zl; 2. A lbert Hin kley (Yam); 3. Gene Ch itt im (Hon). 60 JR: 1. Russ Post ma ·IKaw ); 2. Doug McKuhn (Kaw l; 3. Brandon Wh it e IKaw) . OPEN PRO: 1. Reid Gold man (Hon). J o h n n y Bo wers, b u t Smi th a n d Bower s both slip ped by Ch a p m an as th ey co mpleted th e seco n d lap. Roy Co ll i ns m o ved u p to challenge Cha pman for third, bu t cou ldn 't ge t by until the sixth la p. Wi th Bower s taking it easy on hi s borrowed from Dale Gi ngrich mach in e, Smith wo n by abou t 15 yards. O ne of th e hardest ea rned wins of th e even in g was G ingrich's in the 250cc Expert class . H e crashed on th e opening lap o f h is heat, and wa s listed as first alternate for th e fin a l. Bu t m isfortu ne befell Lew Woods ' H arl ey as the expa nsion ch a m ber fell off while he was sitting on the line. As he was p us hed off, Gingrich q u ickly joined th e race. Tom Cerciello quickly too k command from Mik e Varnes, Cru ml in g a nd Gingrich . On.the next lap, G ingrich got by Cru m lmg for th ird , a n d spent the nex t three laps tryin g to ge t arou nd the su rp ris ingly q u ick Varnes. After ge tting by Varnes, G ing rich set h is sig h ts o n Cerciell o . Ging rich dov e under Cerciell o as th ey entered th e th ird turn o n th e final lap a nd h eld on to win by a few in ches. After stay mg u p right and winni ng hi s heat in th e 600cc class , Gingr ich start ed th e fin al on th e pol e a nd quickl y took th e lead from Wood s, Eri c G eorge and Cerciello. Cercie llo took th ird o n th e seco nd la p a nd spent the rest o f th e race o n Woods' rear end, p robing a nd looking fo r a n openi ng th at never came a nd had to sett le for third beh ind G ingrich a nd Wood . Results 200 AM : 1. Jill Lautenbacker ( Suz~ 2. Jeff Kehne (Hon); 3. Kevi n Varn es (Yaml; 4. Gary Clar k (Hon); 5. Charl ie Bill s (Hon). 250 EX; 1. Dale Ging r ich (Yam); 2. Tom Cerciello (Yam); 3. M ike Varn es (Yam); 5. Kenny Mohler (Suz). 55 : 1. John W insett '(Yam); 2 . Ricky Winsen (Yam); 3. Jo sh Young (Yam); 4. Ch ris Copley (Yam); 5. Tom Skerhway (Yam). 80 EX: 1. Kevin Varnes(Yam~; 2. M ike Spon seller (Hon). B5 AM : 1. Robert Miller (Yam); 2. Jeremiah Al exand er (Kaw); 3. Roy M ill er (ya m); 4. M ike Hacker (Suz). 65 : 1. Ricky Win sett (Kaw) ; 2. J ason Lord (Kaw) . 250 AM : 1. Dave Smit h (Vam); 2. Harold Dor sey (Hon ); 3. Todd Hur st (Suz); 4 . M ike W alto n (Yam I; 5. Barry Wol fe (Yam). 600 EX: 1. Dale Gin grich (Yam); 2. Lew W oods (Rtxl; 3. Tom Cerciell o (Yam); 4 . Er ic Geor ge (HD); 5. Richard Foard (Rrx). 750 EX: 1. Eri c George (Tri ); 2. Tom Cerciello (Tri); 3. M ax George ( H - D~ 4. Joe Gately (Tri); 5. Nick Taylor (Yam). 600 A M : 1. Dave Sm it h (Rrx); 2. Joh nny Bower s (Yam); 3. Roy Coll ins (H-D); 4 . J im Chapma n (HOI; 5. Gary Foard (Hon). SR 1. Richar d Foard (Rtx); 2. Harold Hillard (Rtx); 3. Joe Heber ling (Yam). Wooten whips Smith, Gingrich scoot at Trail-Way ST MotoSowlMX By Len Breech SAC RA ME NTO , CA, AUG. 14 H o nda -mount ed Shau n "Scootin" Woo ten roosted th e competition in th e co m b ined Pro class tonight at the stadiu m mo tocross races in the Mo to Bo wl at Sacramen to Raceway Park. In the first Pro class moto Tony McG rath banzaied his Honda into th e lead whi le Wooten wrestled his way into the seco nd sp o t. McG ra th wa s intent on wi nning a n d set a fa st p ace wi th Wooten chasi ng. It look ed as th ough McGra th migh t ta ke the victory but o n the last lap , with pressu re fro m Woot en mounting, h e went do wn and Wooten slipped by fo r the win. M cG ra th sa lvaged seco n d a head o f DM C /Fa irfie ld Ka wa sa k i-m o u n ted Da ve Wo o d , with fourth goi ng to Jim In glbrigh t a n d hi s Honda. Ya m aha ace Ton y Branson ro u nded out the top five. Moto two looked to be a repea t o f th e o pe n ing rou n d b u t Woo ten swooped th e lead in th e early go ing an d stayed out front for the win and overall whi le McGrath took another second for seco nd overall. Yamahamount ed " J a m mi n " J ed Green motored to a th ird in th e moto to secure fourth o vera ll, whi le Wood took fourth for third overa ll. Fifth H ANOVER, PA , AU G . 15 Dave Smi th a nd Dal e G ingrich both emerged fro m Trai l-Way Speedway's sixth short track of th e season, with a pair of wi ns. T hey bo th won in th e 250 and 600cc classes, with Sm ith doing the job in the Ama teu r ranks a n d Gingrich in th e Expert divisio n. Wi th Trail-Way h aving trouble runnig two sched u led events in a ro w thi s season, du e to occasionally h ea vy Sa turday thund ersho wers, they have received ap proval fro m both District 6 a nd 7 to add three m ore da tes. T hey wi ll be running Sa turd a y ni gh ts, Se p tem be r 12, Octob er 3 and 10, h oping th e wea ther cooperates. S m ith ben efi tted from a n accide nt ca used red fla g at th e sta rt o f th e 250cc Am at eur fin al , as h e had gated fourth beh ind G ary Foa rd , H aro ld Dorsey a nd Rich Melli nger. On th e restart, he too k charge righ t away from Foard , Do rsey, Edd ie Hidden , Mike Walton and T odd H ur st. Foard slid o ut on th e third lap , givi ng Smith a large cus h io n and the win. J im Chapman surprised many by taking the lead a t the start of th e 600cc Amateur fin al fro m Smith and By Nuklear Neukam :I: U w w a: al z W ...J >- al ... o o :I: 0.. Dave Smith (77) won the 600cc Amateur class at Trail- Way Speedway. Johnny Bowers (94) finished second and Jim Chapman (67) fourth . overa ll went to Mik e's Cycle sponsored " Sin gSong" Sha u n FreiI in g a nd h is Kawasa ki. Results PRO: 1. Shau n W oot en (Hon); 2. Tony M cGrarh (Hon); 3. Dave W ood IKaw) . 25 0 INT: 1. St eve Edward s (Suz); 2. Scott M cCoy (Hon); 3. Gary Gallagher (Suz). 500INT; 1. Allen Nickel (Hon); 2. Craig Bu rt (Hon l; 3. David Boisrose (Hon). ENDR: 1. Sam Soroc co (Hon ); 2. Steve Bacchini (Yam); 3. Peter Critt enden (Suz). 60: 1. Uttle Shawn (Kaw); 2. Ty Kim (Kaw ); 3. Blain Willis (Hon). 80 BEG: 1. Arron Stewa rt (Kaw); 2. Jer emy Watkins (Kaw); 3. Noel Lauthan IKaw). 80 NOV: 1. J immy M echen (Kaw); 2. Ryan Reiger ISuz); 3 . Jake W indham (Kaww). eo INT: 1. M ike Lazano (Hon); 2. Jos h Boykin (Honl; 3. Brian Muscott (Suz). . 125 BEG: 1. Derek M axw ell (Hon); 2. Lee Kirk (Suz); 3 . Steve Bauman (tag). 125 NOV: 1. M arsh all Hodges (Kaw); 2. Judd Houck (Kaw ); 3. Mark W emyss (Han ). 2 50 BEG: 1. Ken Sch roeder (Suz); 2. Jim TIpton (Yam); 3. W ill Van Tassel (Kaw) . 250 NOV: 1. M att Brown (KTM); 2. David St er ling (Hon ); 3. Tim Hunte r (Yam). 500 BEG: 1. Rand y Lewe llen (Kaw) ; 2. Dan O'Bergi n (Hon); 3. Shane Davis (KTM ). VET NOV; 1. Dave Nielson (Hon); 2. W itt iar Robert s (Kaw); 3. Clark Plu mm er (Hon). VETINT: 1. Dan O'Berg in (Hon); 2. Gary M ahon ey (Hon); 3. Den ny Ware (Yam). VET EX: 1. Gary.Gallag her (Suz); 2. Ron Knarr (Hon); 3. Larry M ulock (KTM) . Pauley pulls off Solado ST win By Mike Vancil HOLLIST ER , CA, AUG. 8 Lonn ie Pau ley ea rned the victory in the 250cc Novice class in a n event hosted b y R& D En terprises a nd which is part of a H i-P o int Seri es a t Bolado Par k: Th e ha rd -charging yo u ngs ter has alwa ys tried hard but ca m e up short of a victory until toni gh t. The heat race gave indicatio n th a t Pau ley had a surprise for everyo ne as he struggled to come in fo urth p lace, barel y bea ti ng Evan H o wa rd a t the line. But at th e green ligh t of th e 12-lap fina l it was H o n da mounted G reg Sow le, who h a d already won the fina l for 125cc cla ss ri ders , out in the lead wit h Paul ey ho t o n h is hee ls. Paul ey p ushed what appeared to be a n ol d El sinore H o nda under Sowles' new C R mo to cro ss based machine and took over the lead o n lap three. For severa l la ps Sowle tri ed to recapture first until h is a ttentio n was d iverted to keepin g second as Perry Lang began workin g o n h im. Lang was successfu l in gett ing by Sowle, then set ou t aft er Pa ul ey. La ngs' T& L Cycles/ Pajaro Va ll ey C ycl e Se rvice Ya m a h a so unded a nd appeared fas ter th an Paul eys' H o nd a, but Paul ey just rode hard er . Pauley ro de th e perf ect race and used a ll the pa rts of the tra ck that La ng needed if he were to try a pass a nd flash ed under th e chec kers in first. Lang held to seco nd a nd So wle got th ird, w hi le th e remai nd er of th e seven rid er fiel d tra iled a t a di stan ce. Open Junior class action was a b it sca ry a s Ron Brown crashed heavil y while try ing to pass Gary Ferravanti. Brown was the only ex pert to sign in a nd had to win in the Open J un ior ra n ks if he was to be co nsidered for a payback.-Brown hi t th e rear w heel o f Ferra van tis' Rot a x a nd the bump pitched h im over th e " h ig h-si de" a nd he landed hard , up near th e o uts ide perimeter straw bal es. On th e nex t lap Ferravanti pu lled o ff th e course a nd went to th e aid of Brown as Kevin Crowley went o n to wi n th e even t. Brown was ab le 10 wa lk aw ay after a few m inu tes and was suspected of having j ust sprained an a n kle. Results Pf\N: 1. M ichael Hannas (Suz); 2. Chr is Parr ish (Suz). 60 M INI: 1. Br ian Sghei za (Kaw) ; 2. ·Gary Ferravan t i (Kaw ).; 3. Johnny Murphree (Kaw ); 4. M an W ill ard (Kawl. 80 MINI : 1. Gary Ferravant i (Kaw); 2. J eremy Twitt (Kaw). 125 NOV: 1. Gr eg Sowle (SOl); 2. Byron Davis (Yam); 3. M ichelle DiSalvo (Hon). 250 NOV: 1. Lonnie Pauley ( Hon~ 2. Perry Lang (Ya m~ 3. Greg Sow le ( Hon~ 4. Tony Toldon (Yam); 5. Evan Howard (C-A) . 250 JR: 1. Ji mmy Higuera (Hon); 2. J oe Kamm (Yam); 3 . James luker (Yam); 4. Pat M cDaniel (Yam); 4. Clay Chamber s (Hon). 500 NOV: 1. David Freeze (Yam); 2. Dan ny Del mon ico (Hon); 3. Karl Thoen i (Yam); 4. Lonn ie Lacy (Yam); 5. Tom Lacy (Yam). 500JR: 1. Gary Ferr avant i (Rtx); 2. Kevin Crowley (Yam); 3. Joh n Pack (Hon); 4 . M art y Ag l;botIYam); 5. Sam Freze (Yam). OPEN JR: 1. Kevin Crow ley (Yam); 2. John Pack (Hon); 3. Gary Vince lei (Yaml ; 4. Gary Ferre vanti (Rtx); 5. Ron Brow n (Yam ). Behrens burns Aztalan Motocross By Steve Giuntoli LAK E MILLS, WI, AUG. 9 Ro b Beh rens p u lled o ff two class victories today in a wei Azta la n Cycle Clubground s m oto cr o ss e ve n t. Behren s wo n both th e 125 a nd 250cc A classes in his usu al style. Craig Retzleff was the run ner-up in th e l25cc A class, a nd J eff McLai n took seco nd in the 250cc A event. J im Heyden got first overall in the Mini Senior class aft er a second-moto battle with Brian H olzh a uer. The two rid ers cha nged positions sever l a tim es beforeHeyden got th e advan tage. Eron Ezrins was second overa ll. H ol zha uer fi nished poorly in th e first moto a nd en ded u p fif th overa ll.: In the Senior class Den n is H eberer holeshot both motos , but Wavn e Welzien go t by for the win bo th times. H eberer too k seco nd overa ll ahead o f Mike Gaborsky. Results 125 A : 1. Bob Beh rens; 2. Craig Retzeleff ; 3. Bob Raduenz. 125 B: 1. Don Gray; 2. Tim Reff ner; 3. Doug Van Win kle. 125 C-l : 1. M all Frasch ; 2. J ason W arne r; 3. Clayto n Benn ett . 125 C-2: 1. Eric Horcher; 2. M ike Schern ick; 3. Ji m Behren s. 250 A: 1. Bob Behr ens; 2. J eff Mclain; 3. Joe Keefe . 250 B: 1. Doug Feeney; 2. Bob Pierron ; 3. Jo h n '.' Plickle. 250 C: 1. Scott Guge men ; 2. Tim Hytry; 3. Brian Terry . OPENA: 1. J ami e Schuenke; 2. Jeff lios; 3. Gary Osw alo . OPEN B: 1. Er iks Ezrins; 2. Bob Speiss. 3. Rick Miller . SR: 1. W ayne Walzien; 2. Denn is Heberer; 3. M ike Gaborsky. 41

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