Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Craig Johnson (26Z) led at the start of the Junior final at Springfield. Johnson finished second to Kevin.Atherton (second from left). Corey Cope won the 250cc Pro overall at Cheyenne. Jones' four moto sweep started with the Schoolboy class as he rode two flawless races grabbing the lead in the first turn and holding the top spot to the checkered flag. Each time the gate dropped, KTM-mounted Chris Gr.asso was second through turn one and followed Jones thoughout the five"lap moto. Jones ran up over 25 seconds in both motos over Grasso. Steve Woolege and Jason Balas followed the two front-runners with Wooledge finishing inches behind Grasso in heat two. Grasso went on to win both motos of the 125cc C class. Jones remounted his Kawasaki once again for the 125cc B class and duplicated his Schoolboy class finishes with double moto wins. Honda-mounted Tony Boyas gave Jones a run for first as he grabbed the lead in the first tum with Jones and Chuck Adams trailing. However it was Jones passing through the scoring area first to begin the second lap, three seconds ahead of Boyas and Adams. In the second moto, Jones had the lead going into the first turn but lost it to everyone when he landed on the ground. Boyas grabbed the lead trailed by Adams and the rest of the riders. Jones ma,y have been down but he wasn't out as he joined the pack in last place and began picking off the riders ahead of him. Within the first lap Jones was in second behind Boyas. Slick track conditions, caused by rain, began taking irs toll on the riders and Boyas was the first victim. While Boyas picked himself up off the ground, Jones took over the lead followed by Adams and Wooledge. Boyas rejoined the riders but once ·again was victimized by track conditions and took a DNE Jones raced under the checkered flag 16 seconds ahead of Wooledge, Dave Sulecki and Adams. Results 34 P/W: 1. Jesse Atkinson (Yam); 2. Jason Kinley (Yam); 3. Jesse Kinley (Yam). 60 7·11: 1. Michael Bocook (Yam). BO 7-11: 1. Zak Scheefer (Kaw); 2. Ron Boyes (Hon). BO 12-13: 1. Tony Bonece (Hon); 2. Mike Ketin (Hon); 3. Jeff Wooledge (Hon); 4. Jason Huffman (Hon); 5. Joe Gerdes (Yam). BO 14-15: 1. Mike Howell (Hon); 2. Jason Bala. (Hon); 3. Bruce Steinforth (Hon); 4. Tim Conti (Kaw); 5. John Gerdes Jr. (Yam). ' 125 A: 1. Ed Snyder (Kawl; 2. Chuck Nicholson (Hon); 3. Steve Gardiner (Hon); 4. Barney Barnett (Hon). 125 SB: 1. Bryan Jones (Kaw); 2. Chris Grasso (KTM); 3. Steve Wooledge (Hon); 4. Jason Balas (Suz); 5. Eric Jackie (Hon). 125 ~: 1. Bryan Jones (Kaw); 2. Steve Wooledge (Hon); 3. David .Sulecki (Yam); 4. Chuck Adams (Hon); 5. Curtis Stantia' (Yam). 125 C: 1. Chris Grasso (KTM); 2. Kurt Kads. (Hon); 3. Alan Batea (Kaw); 4. ·Jack Steele (Hon); 5. Tom Ashton (Hon). 250 A: 1. Mike Beagia (Suz); 2. Tim Deutsch (Hon); 3. Dale Taylor (KawO; 4. John Oiezic (Yam); 5. Gary Bruce (Hon). 250 B: 1:Ken Frankenbery (Hon~ 2. Jeff Johnson (Yam~ 3. Bob Harrington (Hon); 4. Bob Werschey (Yam); 5. Tom Timchak (Hon). 250 C: 1. Steve Wilmington (Klw); 2. James Wingerter (Yam); 3.·Kurt Kldes(Yam); 4. Ken Frank (Hon); 5. Bryan Kungle (Hen). . OPEN B: 1. Art Jackson (Hen); 2. Jay Kremm (Kaw); 3. Kevin McCann (KIw); 4. Dan Morgan (Hus); 5. Derrick Smith (KIw). SR 0-1: 1. Ken Frankenbery (Hon~ 2. Dan Morgan (Hus); 3. Henry Hauuerstein (Honl; 4. Henry Huffman (Hon); 5. Jim Marucci (Hon). SR 0·2: .1. Larry Myers (KIw); 2. Jerry Boyd (Hon); 3. Torn Ashton (Hen); 4. Dennis L. Zinz Sr. (KTM); 5. Guy Bartoloni (KTM). Cope back on top at Cheyenne MX By Larry Johnson CHEYENNE, WY, SEPT. 6 Corey Cope saw his luck change for the better today when he won the 250cc Pro class when the Cheyenne Cycle Club hosted its last SRAC event of the season. It had been seven , races since he won an overall in the 250cc Pro class. The last six races were won by Stacey Cook, earning five in a row and Kip Sandell, the most recent winner. Cook looked to be on his way to another win and a sweep of the three Cheyenne races this season. He led all but one lap of moto one, while Cope was busy displacing Sandell and Derek Brown to finish second.. Brown finished third with Saridell fourth. Cook took the lead ahead of Sandell and Cope in round two. But Cope Muffed inside Sandell on lap two; knocking him off the track. Three laps later Cope slid underneath Cook for the lead and opened up a four second gap by lap nine. Cook's bike seized at that point, and Cope rolled home far ahead of Sandell and Brown. Brown entered his first Open Pro race of the year and won both motos. He holeshot round one ahead of Dave Newell and the two ran in order all the way to the checkers. Newell was first out of the gate in moto two. Brown was right behind, then Newell's month-long stretch of bad luck grabbed him when he slipped on the dry, slick surface trying to negotiate a right-hand hairpin and went down. Brown took over and won easily while Newell eventually recovered from sixth to finish second ·ahead.of Tom Allard. Cook continued his domination of the 125cc Pros. He won both motos to give him a clean sweep of six moto wins at Cheyerme for. the season. Keith Campbell led both motos early and finished third each time behind ,Tim Buchli. The 80cc Experts saw a new winner today. Every previous overall has gone to Andy Atkins or Scott Fulcher, but ]eremy Middaugh beat them both today. Results 60 NOV: 1. Scott Baxter (Klw); 2. Joey Kendell 3. Tony Gilman (KIw). BO AM: 1. Micah Moyes (Kaw); 2. 'Oan Wie,,,ank (Klw). BO NOV: 1. Lee Swink (Klw~ 2. Corbin Eckhardt (Kaw~ 3. Kevin Wolfa (Yam). BO AM: 1. Mett Pedgett (KIw); 2. Jake Bishop (Kaw). . BO EX: 1. Jeremy Middaugh (Kew); 2. Andy AWns (Yam); 3. Scott Fulcher (Klw). 125 NOV: 1. Mark Hainey (Klw); 2. Malcolm Ypwn (Yam); 3. Oevid Pitner (Kew). 125 AM: 1. Shawn Gregory (Hon); .2. Jared Carlson (Hon); 3. Scott Dege (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Stacey Cook (Hon); 2. Tim Buchli (Yam~ 3. Keith campbell (Yam). 250 NOV: 1. Bjorn Jorgensen (Yam); 2. Kurt Janz (Klw); 3. Eric Baxter (Klw). 250 AM: 1. Chad Anema (Hon); 2. Allen Chapman (Hon); 3. Dan Tharp (Hon). . 260 PRO: 1. Corey Cope (Hon); 2. Kip 'Sandell (Yam); 3. Derek Brown (Kew). OPEN NOV: 1. Mark Lund (Hen); 2. Randy Baird (Hon); 3. Forrest Fridlund (Kaw). OPEN AM: 1. Mike Hainay (Kaw): 2. Dan Shockman (Hen). OPEN PRO: 1. Derek Brown (Kaw): 2. Dave Newell (KIw); 3. Torn Allard (Yam). VET NOV: 1. Mike Jones (Hon); 2. Dave Sletten (Yam); 3. John Davis (Hon). VET AM: 1. Mark call (Hon); 2. Ken Miller (Klw); 3. Kent Bnnberg (Yam). VET EX: 1. Shawn Smith (Hon); 2. Bruee,McGrew (Yam~ 3. Gary Werhonig (Yam). SR NOV: 1. T. Seller (Kaw); 2. Glenn Willems (Klw). SR AM: 1. John Cetch (KTM); 2. Torn Hamm (Suz). SR EX: 1. Dave Wollaston (KTM); 2. Ed Perriton (Hon); 3. VIC Barlish (Yam). WMN: 1. Mary Johnson (Yam); 2. Tracy Frydendsll(Yam). (Kew~ Sprinlfield Regional ST 'a rs to Carr By Dave Hoenig SPRINGFIELD, IL, SEPT. 5 Chris Carr totally dominated the Expert class while Kevin Atherton and Audie Huff used last lap heroics to take the Junior and Pro-Am classes at 'the Illinois Motorcycle Dealers Association Short Track Regional at the Springfield Speedway. . The Pro-Am final started with Todd Bridges in the lead over Huff and Alan Powers. Tragedy struck on lap three as Gary Wielt fell on the back straight while running back in the pack. Wielt was struck by another rider and suffered fatal injuries. The restart saw Bridges back in front with Huff, Powers and Mike Patterson close behind. Bridges looked like he had things under control but Huff moved his Tote Gray/Charlie Gardner/Mom & Dad-sponsored Harley-Davidson around on the outside on the last lap for the win. Bridges was second ahead of David Menser, Powers, Patterson and Steve McCracken. The Junior final also had to be red-flagged on the first lap when Danny Powell fell and Erik Graybeal hit the downed bike. Graybeal made the restart but PowelLdidn't. Craig Johnson grabbed the lead on the restart over Jon Nunez,' Willie McCoy and Kevin Atherton. Atherton slowly started moving throu~h the field, taking second on lap SIX. With one lap to 'go Johnson held the ,I lead with Atherton, Nunez, MccCoy J and Marc Gifford close behind. Once again the win was decided on the last . lap with Kevin Atherton nailing the' WID On his Ron Wood/Perry's H-D/ ArailTsubaki/Carlisle/Hog Wash/ . Northern Elec.lFarver Sawmill! NHI-sponsored Wood-Rotax. Johnson was second with Nunez holding third. Gifford passed McCoy for fourth and Kiser took sixth. Carr positioned himself in front of the Expert final leading lap one ahead of Will Davis, Scott Adams, Charlie Orr and Rick Weir. Adams took over second as Carr pulled tei a subsrantiallead.. Buried deep in thepack was Rich King, who needed to beat Adams to take the Central Regional Championship. At the halfway point Carr held a large lead over a great race 'between Adams, Davis, Orr, King, Hebb and McDowell. McDowell dropped out but the rest of the order stayed the same until lap 133 when Orr took second. Adams was on his way down' the ladder while Kin~ was moving up. The last lap saw King take third from Davis and win the regional title. Carr . had cruised to the win with Oft second. King, Davis, Adams, Hebb, Hill, Gruber, Mertens, Weir and Day rounded out the finishers. Results PRO-AM: 1. Audia Huff (H-D); 2. Todd BriclDn (Rtx); 3. David Menser (Rtx); 4. Alan Powers 1KD); 5..Mike Petterson (H-DI. EX: 1. Chris carr (H-D); 2. Charlie Orr (H-D); 3. Rich King'(Hon); 4. Will Devis(H-D~ 5. Scon Adams (Hon). JR: 1. Kevin Ather10n (W,R); 2. Craig Johnson (H-D); 3. Jon Nunez (W-R); 4. Mere Gifford (H-Dt S. Willie McCoy (HoD). TROPHY DASH: 1. Chris carr; 2. Tim Menens; 3. Tom Colson (Rtx); 4. Don Estep (W-R). Ward walls Washougal GoldCupMX . By Clay Light WASHOUGAL, WA, SEPT. 6 After an impressive finish at the final 125cc National of the season, Yamaha support rider Larry Ward made the trek home to the northwest a successful one. Ward won the 125cc Pro class and took second in the 250cc Pro class behind Scott Tyler at the second round of the Yamaha Gold Cup Series held at Washougal Motocross Park. Capping off a Yamaha sweep o'f the Pro classes was Phil Larson, winner of the Open Pro class. In moto one of the 125cc Pro class, Ward held off a'rally from Steve Oster for the win. Following the duo were Lowell Thomson and Steve Friesen. Moto two also belonged to Warll Ward roosted Friesen and Oster with a heaIthy dose of silt en route to a double moto demolition. Friesen held off Oster's charges to finish second behiild Ward in moto two, but a first moto fourth placed Oster second in the overalls after 2-3 rides. Rounding Qut the top five were Friesen, Thomson and Grayson Hart. ., Ward and Yamaha rider Tyler dueled throughout both 250cc Pro motos. Ward held off Tyler's rally in the first outing to take the win, which was his third in a row. Following Ward were Tyler and Tony Graves. Ward's chances for a four-of-four sweep were down the tubes in the second moto as Tyler rode magnificently. Tyler held Ward at bay to take his first overall win of the series after a crash at the Albany series opener. Ward's 1-3. rides were good for second, and third overall went to Graves. Scott Steffy and Don Bisceglia rounded out the top five overall finishers. Phil Larson won the Open Pro class for the second race in a row. Larson won the overall, despite a first moto third-place finish. Tyler

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