Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

won 'the first molO with Hart close behind. In ·moto two, Larson took the win followed by Hart and Tyler, who was third overall after 1-3 performances. In Amateur racing, Ron Sun rode a borrowed Kawasaki to double moto wins in the Up The Hill class. Ted Devol chased Sun in the second moto, clinching second ·overall with 5-2 rides. Third was Mitch Kirkpatrick followed by Kevin Logsdon and Jayme Nickle. Results I OPEN PRO: " Phil Larson (Vam); 2. Gravson Hart (Han); 3, Scott Tvlar (Vam). 250 PRO: 1. Scott Tvler (Vam); 2. Larry Ward (Vam); 3. Tony Graves (Han). 125 PRO: 1, Larry Ward (Vam); 2. Steve Oster (Kaw); 3. Steve Friesen (Han). OPEN INT: ,. Scott Williams (Han): 2. Kurt Stevens (Han); 3. Rick Gunderson (Yam). 250 INT: 1. Mike Wimams (Han); 2. Jack Gabel~ausen (Vaml; 3. Bob Steiner. 125 INT: 1. Jeff Jacobson (Vam); 2. Bruce Johnson (Han); 3. Brett DeVries. . BO INT: 1, Danny Ulven (Kaw); 2. Ryan Huffman (Yam); 3. Jason McCormick. UTH: ,. R n Sun (Kaw); 2. Ted DeVol (Kaw); 3. Mitch Kirkpa rick (Kaw). 30-40 $: ,. Reid Goldman (Han); 2. Eugene Tom (Han); 3. Dave Eakin (Honn). 30·40 INT: 1. Tom Rowland (Han); 2. Lenny Reidenger (Vaml; 3. Jim Harris (Han). 30-40 JR: 1. Devid Holt (Kaw); 2. Rick Howerd (S(,z); 3. Murray Reynolds. OT INT: 1. Wayne Kent (Han); 2. Bob Harris (Suz); 3, Rich Duncan, . OT EX: 1. Everette Waltmire (kaw); 2. Roger KnIght (Han); 3. Da.. Merklin (Suzi. 125 JR 0-1: 1. Mike Crader (Han); 2. Tony Sandstrom (Han); 3. Lee Caps (SUl). 125 JR 0-2: 1. Corey Mcintyre (Han); 2. Chad Berry (Han); 3. Jason Fick.· . 105: ,. Ryan Huffman (Vam); 2. Danny Ulven IKaw); 3. Shana West (Kaw). 250 JR: 1. Ron Westlake (Han); 2. Bill Radcliff (Kaw); 3. Ty Birdwell. OPEN JR: ,. Mike West (Vam): 2. Shawn Colangelo (Han); 3. Todd Allen (Kawl. PIW: 1. Troy Howard (Vaml; 2. Rob Holtgrew (Yam); 3. Larry Johnson. 60 JR: 1. Russ Postman (Kaw); 2. Mike Ulven (Kawl; 3, John Gabelhausen. 60 INT: 1. Eric Burkinshaw fKaw); 2. Cory Fuller (Kaw); 3. Todd Kibble (Kaw). 60 EX: 1. Jason McCormick (Kaw), PP: 1. Tara Harrison (Kaw); 2. Karen Jacobson IVam); 3. Kristen Hannan (Han). lawson awesome atDeAnzaMX By Terry Whytal SUNNYMEAD, CA, SEPT. 6. Top race action at today's SMX DeAnza event was provided by the 250cc Intermediates, most notably Ron Lawson and Brad Simcox. Simcox and Lawson powered to' an early tandem lead in eaclt round under clear skies and excellent track, conditions. With both riders evenly matched in machinery ('87 Hondas) the eventual outcome of both motos was in doubt until the final laps with Lawson ~etting tile advantage and overall WID ahead of Simcox. Suzuki rider Steve Waltman rounded out the top three. The Vet Novice event featured a pair of Honda riders that rode with amazingly different styles and lines on the course while completing near . identical lap times. The overall win went 10 John Ritchie with Michael Hawke taking second. . Michael Novicoff powered his Honda to the 250cc Novice win despite intense pressure from runnerup Mark Fisher. Fisher made several btds for the lead in each round but was unabl.e to make a clean pass and had to settle for second. Bryan Hoffmeister claimed third on a Kawasaki. Kawasaki pilot Richard Curran made short work of the 250cc Beginner class as he swept both motos en route to the overall win. Dennis Boss place his Honda second for the day as Lindsa,y Crosby rode his Yamaha to third. Results OPEN PRO: 1. Greg Blackwell (Han). OPEN INT: 1. Kit Palmer (Honl. 250 INT: 1. Ron Lawson (HanI; 2. Brad Simcox (Honl; 3. Steve Waltman (SUl). VET EX: 1. Frank Sliener (Vam); 2. Marino Bastionell (Han). VET INT: 1. Don Abdella (M-S). VET NOV: ,. John Ritchie (Han); 2. Michael Hawks IHOnl, OPEN I'!OV: 1. Jeff Tony (Han). 250 NOV: ,. Michael Novinkoff (Honl; 2. Mark Fisher (Han); 3. Bryan Hoffmeister IKaw). ... t~ -Q) ..0 o ..... u o Brad Jones won every moto, in three classes at Winterset. 250 BEG: 1..Richard Curran (Kaw); 2. Dennis Boss (Han); 3. Lindsay Crosby (Vam). '25 BEG: 1. Jayson Egenberger (Han) Jones jams to Winterset MX win By Sharon Jones WINTERSET, lA, SEPT. 6 Brad Jones won both· motos to lock up the victory in the Over 25 class roday at the Winterset Motocross. Jones took the hqleshot in moto one on his 500cc Honda as KTM rider Ray Waddell gave a close chase. Three laps into the race Jones stalled his motor and Waddell trIed to sneak by. Jones got going in time to race Waddell to the next turn, then Waddell stalled his motor and Jones kept his lead. Dave Brown moved to second but stalled his motor, giving Maico-mounted Tom J-lager the position. Rick Yarrow came from way back and almost passed Hager on the last lap', but had to settle for third. Waddell had trouble getting his bike going and ended up sixth. In moto two Jones got the holeshot again and ran away with the race. Waddell cruised the moto in second while Yarrow and Scott Hochstein had a good battle over third. Yarrow got second overall with a 3-3 finish and Waddell got third with a 6-2 score. Honda-mounted Dave Huber bolted ou t of the starting grid 10 take a commanding lead in the first 125cc A class moto. Todd Ramsey latched on to Huber's rear fender, but Huber made no mistakes and took the win. In moto two Ramsey took the holeshot with Huber way back as the pack headed around turn one. Huber was. on the move and passed several riders on the first two laps. Huber soon moved into second and ran down Ramsey. Huber drag-raced Ramsey down an off-camber straight and took over the lead and the win. A large Mini Senior class was on hand and Brent Ouellette took the holeshot with Mack VanderBeek in the second position. VanderBeek wasted no time and shot past Ouellette on the doubles to take the win. Moto two was nearly an instant replay as Ouellette took the holeshot and VanderBeek moved by on the first lap (or the win. The two riders outdistanced the rest of the pack by a large margin. Results 60: 1. Jon Miller; 2. Rusty Spencer. SO: 1. Paul Hunter; 2. Eddie Luke. MINI SR: 1. Mack VanderBeek; 2. Brent Ouellette; 3. Paul Thunkin; 4. John AllsoP. 125 B: 1. Kevin Warl; 2. Rick Spencer; 3. John Weber; 4. Chad Spidell. , 250 B: 1. Dave Brown; 2. Mark carey; 3. Joe Doerhoff; 4. Mark Folvag. 250 A: 1. Brad Jones; 2. Dave Huber. OPEN: 1. Brad Jones; 2. Scott·Hochstein; 3. Jim Coyle; 4. Doug Goforth. OVER 25: 1. Brad Jones; 2. Rich Varrow; 3. Ray Waddell; 4. Scott Hochstein. Senior class winner Joe Carter (14) cuts inside of Roger Ambs at Hyman Myers. Ambs finished second in the 25 Plus class. Dean wins Hyman Myers Motocross By Athie Sanders TALLAHASSEE, FL, SEPT. 5 Barr's Competition/HRP/P J - lsponsored Ryan Dean claimed the overall win in the 125cc C class during round three of the Budweisersponsored Southeastern Championship Series at Hyman Myers Raceway. Dean jumped out front at the start of the first 125cc C moto. Russell Grater and Ryan Fenn foll.owed him out of the first turn and the three pulled slightly away. Fourth place rider Wesley Griffin, fighting to hold off Kei th Jones, set the pace for the rest of the pack. Grater [ell, allowing Fenn to move in and put the pressure on Dean.'Dean held it out front until a deep mud-rutted turn took him out. Fenn moved into the lead, leaving Dean struggling to dislodge his bike from the tacky rain-soaked clay. He remounted and got back on the gas before third place rider J ones got around him. Jones closed on Dean but lost it in a set of whoops, forcing him to settle with' an 11th place finish. Fenn cruised to the win well ahead of second place Dean. Kevin Hale steadily moved up throughout the moto and claimed third ahead of Griffin and Preston Tyson. Jared King, who elected not to ride the first moto, pulled the holeshot in moto two then rode out front to the wiri. Grater was second into the (irst turn, but Dean and Fenn worked their way around him before then, and headed down the back straight and took the doubles side-by-side. Fenn lost it and went end-over-end, reentering the race at the end of the pack. Dean settled into a comfortable second place position while Jones worked his way into third. Bike problems caused Grater to drop back to a 13th place finish. Fenn p~c~ed his way up through the pack to fImsh fourth ahead of Tyson. Dean claimed the overall, Fenn nailed second with his 1-4 moto tally and Tyson's 55 score was good enough fOT third. Results 60: 1. Jason Sybert (Han); 2. Kim Sybert (Han). 85 A: 1. Ryan Dean (Kaw). B5 B: 1. Chris Brown (Kaw); 2. Todd Rousseau jVam); 3, Barry Sanders (Kaw). B5 C: 1. Lee Spann (Kaw); 2. Tony Hayes (Vaml; 3. Jason Sybert (Han).• B5 BEG: '. Kim Sybert (Han). 105: 1. Chris Brown. SCHBV: ,. Brian Broussard. ('(am); 2. Justin Jackson ISUl); 3. Rob Cassube (Han). '25 A: '. Chuck Bell (Han); 2. Lonnie Tucker (HanI. '25 B: ,. Chuck Sybert (Han); 2. Rob Cassube (Honl; 3. Jeff Finkhousen (Vam). , 25 'C: 1. Ryan Dean (Kaw); 2, Ryan Fenn (Kaw); 3, Preston Tyson (Kaw). 250 A: ,. Earl May (Han); 2. Chuck Bell (Han); 3, Eddie Wasdin IKaw). 250 B: 1. Lonnie Seav (Suz); 2. Chuck Sybert (HanI; 3. Justin Jackson (Suli. 250 C' 1. Brian Broussard (Vam); 2. Honan Brown (Hon); 3. Dusty Holt (Kaw). OPEN NOV: 1. Bren Singer (Yam); 2. Leon Rawls (Kaw); 3. Steven Richburg (Honl. 25 PLUS: ,. Floyd carter (Vam); 2. Roger Ambs (Vam); 3. Danny Marshall (Vam). SR PLUS: , . Joe Carter (Vam); 2. Paul Hogg (Mai); 3. Jim Polson (Kaw). . Multiple winners at Roebling RR .By Bob Applegate FAULKVILLE, GA, SEPT. 5-6 Three days of constant downpours failed to dampen the spirits of road racers at Roebling Road as Grahapt ]ames,-Bob Green, Mike Smith and Russell Moffitt all picked up multiple wins. The weekend began with an 100mile endurance event with 36 entries braving the weather that va,ried from a light drizzle to a solid downpour. At the 'drop of the green flag, Atlanta's Bob Green jumped out in the lead on his Yamaha FZR750 ahead o( FZRlOOO-mounted Robert Bradley trailed by Bob Rentzell, Rick Shaw and Danny Roberts. Green built a respectable lead on the Don Caison/Team Visa machine and appeared to have the field whipped until pulling in unexPectedly. The bike went behind the pit wall with team members and rider working 10 pull off an exhaust system that had broken at the connection to the header. The stop cost the team at' least one full lap before they were able to reenter the race. Several entries dropped' out early with swamped carburetors, fogged faceshields, and poor performing tires. Both Yokohama and Dunlop tire reps had spent hours prior to race time hand grooving slicks as well as DOT tires for the weekend. By the hal£~ay point, ~rgia's Robert Rentzell had worked hIS way into the lead and began to put serious yardage on the field with Bradley holding on to second, Todd Trumble third and Steve Seaborn fourth, also. on a Hurricane. Trumble began to experience problems and a rash of unscheduled pit stops put Seaborn into the number three spot. The early leader, Green had put on a big push to work his way back into the lead lap utilizing his rain riding experience from his Stricks Cycle endurance racing days (1984 AMA/CCS Lightweight Endurance Champions). In the final laps it was Rentzell, Bradley and Green on the lead lap, with Seaborn, and Stan Dilcher one lap down followed by sixth place Rick Shaw, Hilton Taylor, Danny Roberts, Michael Tiberio and Pennsylvania's Suzanne Brightbill rounding out the top 10. 35

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