Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Mike Dries leads the pack of 125cc Experts ~ n his way to the overall vict ory at Frozen Ocean . He also finished third 111 the 250cc Expert class. . Tim Buchli won his second 125cc Pro overall of the year at Berthoud . defeating Stacey Cook and Gil Murray. to tak e over third a nd a lap la ter Pear ce go t by H ale to tak e over second. "H arre ll took th e win , followed by H al e and Sweaney. Results 80 : 1. Kevin Butler; 2. Eric Griffith ; 3. Angie Dowd ing. . 250 PRO: 1. Rick Pearce; 2. Ryan Land; 3. Charlie J orgensen . . 500 A M : 1. Chad Ellis; 2. Scott Creager ; 3. Tim Woodard . 500 PRO: 1. Don n ie Harr ell ; 2. M ike Hale; 3. Sean Sweaney. - VET: 1. Paul Cates; 2. Stan Swea ney; 3. Ma rk Ludvigson . Cahors cops Pro honors at Saylands MX By Mike Vancil FR EMONT, CA, AUG. 21 Brett Cahors made a rar e Baylands a ppea rance a nd wa lked off with top honors in the Open " All Comers" Professional class with a second in the first moto a nd a win in the second round . In moto one Gary R a be appeared his usual smooth self while Cahors had to figh t the course to sta y on Rabes' tail and to keep Gary Fargo at bay. In the second moto the front running rol es were reversed and Rabe found that Cahors had smoothed his riding and was impossible to' pass. Fargo captured ~wo third.s. In 125cc Intermed iate ac ti o n Jerome Smi th took th e overall win. Dave Rogers won th e first mot o and third we~t to Eric Feight. The second moto saw Sm ith push his Honda into a front ru nning position and run there for' the entire di stan ce. Rogers ca me close bu t cou ld not pa.ss Smi th. Feight was a non-start er 111 th e second moto. Rogers cha nge d hi s lu ck in th e 250cc Intermnedi ate class for he was a ble to rid e h is o ther H onda to a pair of wins over Serg io Fernandez, Ken Schroeder a nd Paul Midson. In each moto th ere was a brief side-by-side ba ttle for th e lead betw een Rogers and Fern andez, but Rogers won o u t by the th ird turn eac h tim e. Fern andez hung on in both motos for second p lace. Results 36 MINI BEG 0 -1 : 1. Bill Sayre (Yam); 2. Peter Dunn (Ha n); 3 . Rodney Jeter (Kaw) : 4 . Ji m my Mcn ee (Yam); 5. Casey Hink ey (Yam). MINI BEG 0 ·2: 1. Peter Urf er (Hon); 2. M ar k Gilbert (Yam); 3. Jesse Brown -B entz (Hon); 4. Dave Kopets (Kaw ); 5. John Rom anoff (Han). M INI J R: 1. J eff Gladi eu x (Hon ); 2. Kenny Spen ce (Hon); 3. Ricky Alves (Yam). . 125 BEG. 0 - 1: 1. Pete Baldassi (Hon); 2. Tyron Farl ey (Kaw); 3. David Spence (Hon); 4 . Shane W right (Hon); 5. Gary A rmst rong (Kaw) . 125 BEG 0 -2: 1. Robert Floyd (Suz); 2. Mark Fitzsimmons (Suz); 3. Lance Boll ens (Han); 4. Chri s Sech iatano (Han ); 5. Steve Barthram (Yam). 125 JR: 1. Jason Warren (Hon); 2. Pat Gomm (Han); 3. Scan Schroeder (Kaw ); 4. Tom Ham alainen (Han); 5. J imm y Willi ams (Hon). 12 5 INT: 1. Jerome Smi th (Han); 2. Dave Rogers (Hon); 3. Eric Feight (Hon): . 250 BEG 0 -1: 1. Ken ny Madde n (Kaw ); 2. Bill M aloney (Hon); 3. J ohn Britt on (Hon); 4. Jim Tipton (Yam); 5. Geoff Shenk (Hon). . 250 BEG 0 -2: 1. Todd Thomas (Hon ); 2. Curt W inter (Hon); 3 . Ji m Ske lly [Suz]: 4. Sh awn Mc Dona ld {Suz]: 5. Don Haston (Hon). . . 25 0 J R: 1. Taryl W einrick (Hon); 2. M ,ke Osprinq (Hon); 3. Don Me nde nha ll (Suz); 4. Mark Kerllng (Hon); 5. Dave Zollo (Hon). . 2 50 INT: 1. Dav e Roger s (Hon); 2. SergIo Fern andez (Hon); 3. Ken Schroeder (Suz); 4 . Paul Midson (Hon). OPEN BEG: 1. Steve Hays (Hon); 2. Pat M organ (Han); 3. Pau l Fusco (Han ); 4. J am es Koppenhaye r . (Hon); 5. Scott Wrigh t (Yam). OPEN JR: 1. Jo n Nocola us (Yam); 2. Jeffrey Pow ell (Hon); 3. Greg Kamholz (Kaw); 4 . M ar k John son (Hon); 5. W ade Cobern (Hon). VET J R: 1. Bill M aloney (Hon); 2. Grg Dougl as (KTM); 3. Don Math eson (Hon); 4. Bob Holmes (Hon); 5. Paul Fusco (Hon). VET INT: 1. Gary Jaehn e (Kaw); 2. M ike Osprin g (Hon). _. VET MSTR: 1. Duane Hughes (Hon); 2. Eri k Schaffe r (Yam). PRO: 2. Brett Cahors (Hon); 2. Gary Rabe (Kaw); 3. Gary Fargo (Hon); 4. Craig Port er (Hon); 5. Je ff Tapper (Kaw ). Matthews mauls Frozen Ocean MX By Dave Denman AU BU R N, NY, AUG. 16 Scott Matthews ba ttl ed 10 the front of th e pack in both 125cc Amateur mo ios then held off several challenges fro m the area 's top riders to win th e overa ll with I-I motoscor es in the last leg of th e WPCX-Pepsi Series a t Frozen Ocean Mot ocross Park. Mark Goetz took second with 4-3 scor es and Stuart Platt's 5-5 scor e for third showed how wid e ope n th e action was. In th e 250cc Ama teur class Ka wasaki rid er Bru ce Byler let the victory slip away after pulling both ho lesho ts th en falling m idway through th e mot o. Chris Pecora took th e overa ll with 5-1 mo to scores, picking u p the pace after Byler fell. . In the Expert di visio n Peter Phillips holesh ot both mo tos of th e 250cc class a nd held off Mi ke Dries and Brian Au stin. In th e 125s Ji m Dri es slipped to th e fro nt and got by Phillips in th e second mo to, . t~en cr uised to win .the overall. PhI1hp s pulled both ho lesh o ts in th e 125sa nd finished second overall. Results . . . OPEN EX: 1. Kevin Long (Kaw); 2. Greg Finch (Kaw); 3. M ar k Years (Hon); 4. Ma rc Brown (Hon); 5. Roger Jackson (Kaw ). 2 50 EX: 1. Pet er Phill ips (Hon); 2. Br ian A ust in (Hon); 3. Mike Dr ies (Kaw); 4 . Larr y Fitzge ral d (Kaw); 5. Kevin Long . . . 125 EX: 1. M ike Dries (Kaw); 2. Peter Phillips; 3. Tim Brill; 4. Jeff Rusto n (Suz); 5. John Chart iane (Yam)c SR A : 1. Clifford M ill er (kaw ); 2. Br ian Broadw ell (Hon); 3. Oscar Dejac (Suz); 4 . Thomas Lee (Yam); 5. Dave Right myer (Yam ). 100 -200 NOV: 1. Carl Morse (Kaw); 2. M ike Coast (5 uz); 3. J ohn Carroll (Kaw); 4. Rob Baumgart (Kawl; 5. J ason Scarpulla (Yam). 100-200 INT: 1. J ason Ragan (Suz); 2. Lance Camp (Kaw); 3. Tom Cayia (Hon); 4 . Dave Pecora (Yam); 5. David du n ham (Hon ). OPEN INT: 1. Rich Field (Kaw); 2. Roland Beck (K aw) ; 3. M art in M cDon al d (Hon); 4 . St eve Thompson (Kaw); 5. Tyrone Taaccone. SR B: 1. Paul Carpent er (Hon); 2. Renn Sheperd (M -S); 3. Gary Socia (KTM): 4 . Tom Gh id iu (Kaw ); 5. Randall Turne r (Han). BO MIN I NOV: 1. J im Holl enbeck (Yam); 2. J ason Dunahm (Suz); 3. Dean New ma n (Yam); 4 . Richard Daly (KTM ); 5. J oe W al sh (Suz). MI NI AM : 1. Bill SHvarol e (Kaw); 2. Doanld Schmidt (Kaw); 3. And y Brooks (Yam); 4. Benji Trask (Kaw); 5. Sh ane Lipe (Yam). . M INI INT: 1. Dave Richards J r. (Suz); 2. Ju st!" Berg (Kaw); 3. Todd M cClay (Kaw ); 4 . Scott Gh,d ,u (Kaw): 5. Ben Dressner (Hon ). OPEN AM: 1. Kevin Dej ac (Hon); 2. Dan Morgott (Hon); 3. Timot hy Becht (Kaw); 4 . Niel Baker (Kaw) ; 5. Deen Robert s (Yam). SCHBY: 1. Pet e M alyi (Kaw); 2. Bill Sitvarote (Kaw); 3. J eff Robins on (Kaw ); 4. A ndy Brooks; 5. Steven Thomps on (Kaw). 60 : 1. Scott Ghid iu (Kaw); 2. Gerr i! Kemp (Kaw); 3. Doug Rette rer (Kaw). 125 AM : 1. Scott Matthew s (Suz); 2. Mark Goetx (Kaw); 3. St uart Platt (Kaw) ; 4 . Pete Malyj (Kaw); 5. Kelly O'Hara (Kaw ). . 25 0 A M : 1. Chr is Pecora (Suz); 2. Gralg Lane (Yam); 3. Bob Dahl (Yam); 4. Pau l McN aughton (Kaw); 5. Bruce Byl er (Kaw). . 201 OPEN NOV: 1. Peter Nicol osi (Kaw); 2. Paul Kessel (Hon ); 3. Car l Morse (Yam); 4 . James M urphy (Yam ); 5. Ray Wal k (Hon). VINT & W DS: 1. Tyrone Taccone (Yam);.2. Scott Flohr (KTM ); 3. Scott Rhin ehart (Kaw); 4 . Nte! Baker (KTM); 5. Paul Carpenter (Hon). FROZEN OCEAN SERIES HI-PT: 1. Carl M or se (Kaw); 2. J ason Scarpulla (Yam). Thompson lucky at SerthoudMX By larry Johnson BERTHO UD , CO, AUG_16 Lad y Luck was with Jim Thompson today, a nd, for th e second week , not wit h Dave Newell. Thompson led Newell for three laps in mot o one 'of the O pen P ro s; .rh en Ne we ll motored past and a way to an easy win. Newell, agai n, had 10 pass Thompso n ori lap two of th e s~co n d mo to, then p ulle d away . But hISrea r huh bro ke o n th e next -to-last lap a nd he was o ut. Thompson took the win a nd th e overa ll a hea d of Bob H an raha n. Newell had won 10 stra ig h t o utdoo r m oto s bef ore th e breakdown. Stacey Coo k was anothe r o ne wh o did no t ha ve the cus tomary success he has enjoyed thi s year. It took four la ps for Coo k to pass a hard cha rg ing . Gil Murray in moto one of th e 125cc Pro class . H e won a hea d of Tim Buch li a nd Mu rray. He was leading ro u nd two a head of Buch li and Murray wh en he cra shed on lap six. Although he remounted and finished second Buchli took th e win and the overall '. Mu rray had a n excel l~n t showing, fini shing third for third overa ll. At the start of the fir st 250cc Pro rnoto, Corey Cope, Derek Brown and Buchli all sq ueezed into tu rn one and something had to give. Brown was sandwic hed in the middle and went down. Kip Sandell rode over Brown's head and in to second behind Cope. Cope bai led later in th e lap, giv ing the lead 10 Sandell ahead of Cook and Buchli. Things stabilized until lap eigh t when Buchli took over second. Then Newell moved to third on la p nine. Sandell won a head of Buch li, Newell a nd Cook. Cook led Buchli, Cope and Sandell out of the gate in round two . Positions changed quickly ~or ~our laps, then settl ed with Cope 111 first ahead of Cook, Sandell and Buchli. Sandell tri ed to cut under Cook o n the next lap , and went down when he clipped Cook's rear tire, H e was back up and int o third bv lap eight, then Cope's gear box lo~ked up , This gave the lead and eventual win to Cook ahead of Sandell and Newel l. Sandell wo n the overall with Cook second a nd . New ell th ird. Results 60 NOV: 1. Curt Elworthy (Kaw); 2. Ton y Gilman (Kaw); 3. J oey Kendall (Kaw). 60 AM : 1. Micah M oyes (Kaw); 2. Dan W ienrank (Kaw) . . . BO NOV G-l : 1. Qu ixote Lara (Hon ); 2. Travis . . M ascar enas (Kaw ); 3. John Russell (Kaw ). 80 NOV G-2: 1. Cra ig Ju rgens (Kaw); 2. ChrIs Gagne (Yam ); 3. Jim Lockett (Suz). 80 AM : 1. M att Padgett (Kaw); 2. Phil Stevens (Kaw); 3. Al ex Neir (Kaw ). . BO EX: 1. A n dy A t kin s (Yam); 2 . J eremy M iddaugh (Kaw) ; 3. Scott Fulcher (Kaw ). 125 NOV: 1. John Ramos (Yam); 2. Ma rk Hainey (Kaw ); 3. Troy W ill ban ks (Hon ). 125 AM : 1. Scott Fulch er (Cag); 2. Brett Giln er (Hon); 3. Jeff Nolan (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Tim Buchl i (Yam); 2. Stacey Cook (Hon); 3. Gil Mu rray (Suz). . 250 NOV: 1. Char lie Wolf (Yam); 2. DaVId Wolf (Yam ); 3. Kurt J anz (Kaw) . 2 50 AM : 1. Corey Br in k (Hon); 2. A lle n Chapman (Hon); 3. Dan Tharp (Hon). 250 PRO: 1. Kip Sande ll (Yam); 2. Stacey Cook (Hon)' 3. Dave New ell (Kaw). OPEN NOV: 1. Don Sw ets (Hon); 2. Randy Baird (Honk 3. Blaine Schub arth (Hon). OPEN AM : 1. Br ian Phelps (Yam); 2. Mik e Stan fi ll (Kaw); 3. David Beavers (Hon). OPEN PRO: 1. J im Thompson (Hon); 2. Bob Hanr ahan (Kaw); 3. Jim Eckert (Hon) . VET NOV: 1. Lind say Piers on (Kawf; 2. M ark Bower (Kaw ); 3. Tom W ertz (Yam). VET A M : 1. Mark Call (Hon); 2. Dan Eckhar dt (Su z). 'V ET EX: 1. Jeff Thom as (Yam); 2. M ark Poindexter (Yam); 3. Dwight Catalano (Yam). SR NOV: 1. Glen n Will ems (Kaw); 2. Ted Warner (Kaw ). SR AM : 1. Gary Shiramiz u (Hus); 2. Paul Phelps (Yam); 3 . J ohn Catch (KTM). SR EX: 1. Dave Wo lla sto n (KTM); 2. Vic Barlish (Yam); 3. Ed Parr iton (Hon ) . WMN ; 1. M ary Jo h nson (Yam); 2. Tracy Frydendall (Yam).

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