Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

r:3 .; . g ~ Chuck Bell (38) tries to hold off 1 2 5 cc A winner Ash ley Epps in the second moto at Hyman Myers MX Park. Epps won both motos. m inute moto Good passed Blan chard a nd had Munson in sight. Munson began to slow with loose cha in adj us ters a nd Good flew by to tak e th e win. Mun son lim ped in for seco n d a head o f Blan chard and Leneave. Results 50 NOV: 1. Pap aya Gonzal ez(Ya m); 2 . Rolf Her iza (Yam); 3. Ann Becker (Yam ). 60 NOV: 1. Jo sh Ramb ur (Kaw) ; 2. Cory Bauder (Kaw); 3. Arwell Schw artz (Kaw) . BO NOV : 1. Scott DeW inter (Kaw); 2 . Gar y Go rdon (Kaw); 3. M ell is Hutchens (Kaw). BO EX: 1, M att Galbraith (Han); 2. Kenny Gordon (Han); 3 . J amey Lewis (Suz). B MAIN: 1. Craig Carli s (Suz); 2 . Mike Reed (Suz); 3 . Edwin sim s (KTM) ; 4 . Brian Tr idw ell (Han); 5 . Wayne Simond s (Kaw) . . A MAIN : 1. J oe Good (SUl); 2 . Erik M unson (Suz); 3.1 Ralph Bla nchard (Kaw) ; 4 . Lance Leneave (Kaw) ; 5 . Bruce St ingley (Han). Sandell dominates Colorado SX C'ship By Larry Johnson GREELEY, CO, SEPT. 19 T he largest cro wd to ever view a SRAC race ca me ou t tonight to see Co lo ra do 's i na ug ural Supercros s Sta te Cha mp io ns hi p . whi ch was dom in a ted by Kip Sa nde ll. T he 3600 spec ta to rs sa w Wh eelie Kin g Doug Domok os set a new world 's recor d, Sande ll win th e night 's m ost important races and National Mini cha m p j eff Em ig mak e hi s Co lorado racing debut. . Dom ok os whee lied over six cars for th e record , Sandell won th e Open Pro overa ll and th e $1500 Race of ' Champions and Emig dropped by to win both 125cc Am ateur mot es. Sandell went into th e fina le with a slim chance of passing point lead er Dave Newell for the Open class ti tle. His cha nces improved when he won rn oto one, whi le Newell pl aced th ird behind Derek Brown. Sandell gated first in moto two, ' with New ell in eig ht. Newell needed to finish second behind Sandellto win the cha m pionsh ip by one point. He had reached fourth by lap five, bu t cras hed o ut of contention. Sandell wo n the moto and the ti tle. -T im Buchli had a precarious point lead in the 250cc Pro class. He finished second behind Brown in moto one, whi le title challengers Corey Cope and Newell came in fifth and sixth, respectively. In ro u nd two, Buchli finished third behind j im Mitchell a nd Stacey Cook. Mitchell , with a 4-1 ta ll y, took th e overall ahead of Cook a t 3-2 a nd Buch li at 2-3. But Buch li had earned his fir st 250cc championship after winning four I25cc tit les in th e last two years . Cook entered the night with a big point lead in th e 125cc Pro class, a nd won the, main event a fter winning his qualifi er. In two weeks, he sho uld eas ily win the 125 and 250cc mo tocross titl es to become th e first rid er in Colorado histor y to claim three cham pio nsh ips in one yea r. Scott Fulcher had to fin ish 10th to win th e 80cc Expert title ove r Andy Atkins. H e won ro u nd one a hea d of Atkins , and the twoso me raced sideby-side in mot o two for four laps before Fulcher bai led. At kins won the moto a nd overall , but Fulcher .finish ed second to ca p tu re hi s fir st SRAC crown. Results 60 NOV: 1. joey Kendall (Kaw) ; 2. Chris Williams (Kaw) ; 3 . Tony Gilm an (Kaw) . 6C AM : 1. Micah Moyes (Kilw); 2. DanWienracnk (Kaw). 80 NOV : 1. Lee Sw in k (Kaw) ; 2. K.C. Cook (Kaw); 3 . Mike J on es (Han). 80 A M : 1. Jake Bishop (Kaw) ; 2 . M att Padgett (Kaw) ; 3 . Shaw n Secr est (Han). 80 EX: 1. An dy At kin s (Yam ); 2. Scott Fulcher (Kaw) ; 3 . Shaw n Mo rgan (Yam). 125 NOV: 1. Nick Cana (KTM ); 2 . Jim Rabb (Han); 3. Mark Sch eere (Yam). 12 5 AM : 1. Jeff Emig (Kaw) ; 2 . Scott Fu lcher (Cag); 3. Darr ell Sharm an (Han) . 125 PRO: 1. St acev Cook (Han); 2. LeeVern Berr y (Han); 3. Ji m Mitchell (Suz). 250 NOV; 1. Floyd Wi lco x (Ha n); 2 . Kev in M ar ion (Yam[); 3 . Russell Holt (Kaw ). 2 50 MA: 1. J eff Bargell (Kaw [); 2 . Aar on Frans on (Kaw ); 3.1 Darrell Sharman (Han ). 250 AM : 1. Jeff Bargell (Kaw) ; 2 . Aaron Fran son (Kaw ); 3 . Darr ell Sharman (Han ). 250 PRO: 1. Jim Mitch ell (SUl); 2 . St acey Cook (Han); 3 . Tim Buchlin (Yam ). OPEN NOV : 1. Rick Ma lan ey (Yam); 2 . Ken Sw et s (Han); 3 . Dale Schacke (Han). OPEN AM : 1. Dan Sha ckm an (Han); 2. Mik e Hainey IKaw); 3 . J eff Barg ell (Kaw) . OPEN PRO: 1. Kip Sand ell (Yam); 2 . Derek Brown (Kaw) ; 3 . Dave Molder (Yam ). VET NOV; 1. Jim Stroud (Yam); 2. Jim Boman (Kaw) ; 2 . Dave Sla tten (Yam). VeT AM : 1. M ike Turn er (Kaw): 2 . Doug Haas (kaw). . VET EX: 1. J eff Tho mas (Yam); 2. Gary We rhanig (Yam); 3 . Bruce Field (Han) . SA A M : 1. Gary Shi ram izu (Hu s). SR EX: 1. Ken Miller (Kaw ); 2. Bill Vick ery (Yam) " . WMN : 1. Tracy Frydend all (Ya m) ; 2 . Terry Tanni ng (Yam). Epps, Fenn fly at Hyman Myers MX By Athie Sanders TALLAHASSEE, FL,-SEPT. 20 Honda-mounted Ash ley Epps and The Cycle Shop-sponsored Rya n Fen n ' nailed double-rno to wins to claim overall wins in their respective classes d uring ro und three o f the Budweiser-sponsored Sou theastern Championship Series at Hyman Myers Mo tocross Park. . Lon nie T ucker jumped out front at the start of the first 125cc A moto, bu t Chuck Bell cut under to take over th e lead as they exited the first turn. Tucker stuck to Bell 's rear fender. and as they entered th e sweeper Epps zoomed up on them and cu t Tucker o u t of his second p lace ride. Epps poured th e pressure on as th ey left T ucker behind th en cut to the inside o f Bell a p proac h ing th e step-up jump a nd flew into the lead. Bell cranked it open, riding o n the ragged edge, not allowing Epps to get ou t of reach . Bell go t sideways in a turn o n th e sticky clay, st raigh tene d it o u t and moved right back in on th e lead er. Epps cr uised past the checkered flag with Bell moments beh in d. T uc ker said, " I rea ll y di dn' t ride like I should have. T he jetti ng was a lillie messed u p a nd I cou ld feel the lack o f power. T hey just got away from me." Be ll h ol esho t rn oto two with Tucker inc hes behind. Epps charged arou nd Tucker then reeled in th e leader during the seco nd la p. He got under Bell in a turn then pu lled away to ride a lone to the win. Tucker gave Bell a good chase but was forced to settle wi th th e th irdnlace finish. Russe ll Grater was fast est off th e line in th e first l25cc C rno to with Fenn a nd Ben Sanders p ushing hi m from behind. Fe nn a nd Sanders c h a rge d side-by-side a nd Fenn jumped into th e second pl a ce po siton, He then reeled Grater in and soo n was ou t front to stay. At the stan of moto two Fenn out rode Sanders throug h the doubles and moved in on Grater. Grater got out of shape, a llowing Fen n to move into the lead and tak e th e win. Results PI W: 1. Br ian Carter (Yam). 85 B: 1. Barry Sand ers (Kaw) . 85 C: 1. Ja mes Broxson (Hon); 2 . David Broxson (Han); 3. Lee Span n (Kaw) . 12 5 A: 1. Ashl ey Epps (Han); 2. Chuck Bell (Han); 3. lonnie Tucker (Han) . 125 C: 1. Ryan Fenn (Kaw) ; 2 . Russell Grater (Kaw ); 3 . Keith J on es (Kaw). 250 A : 1. Chuck Bell (Han). 250 B: 1. Lonn ie Seay (Su z). 250 C: 1. Hann on Brown (Hon ); .2 . Scott Grat er (Kaw) . SCHBY: 1. Lonn ie Seay (5uz); 2. Lon nie Tucker (Han); 3 . Ben Sand er s (Kaw ). 2 5 - : 1. Floyd Carte r (Yam); 2. Donnie Jackson (Kaw) ; 3. Rand y M ur phy (Han). . Berg bags win atAscotMX By Ken Faught G ARDENA, CA, SEPT. 18 Ka wasa ki-moun ted Da n Berg was th e big money winner in th e 500cc Pro class tonight a t Ascot Park. Berg did so b y beatin g o u t Tim Rutherford, In th e firs t mot o it was Tim Rutherford wi th th e ho lesh ot follow ed by Berg , Craig Hofmeister, . a nd Mar c Peters. Ha lfwa y through th e first lap Berg dropped his Kawasaki a nd was for ced to restart ba ck in fifth pla ce. Berg began to pi ck up his pace a nd ca tch the fast moving Rutherford. Whi le Berg was playing ca tch-u p , jim R u therford pa ssed Marc Peters who even tua lly dropped ba ck to seventh. At the end of th e ra ce it was the G ear Racewea rsp onsored Tim Ru therfor d with the win followed by Berg, Hofm eist er and j im Ruther ford. In th e seco nd moto it was Berg wh o grabbed the earl y lead . Berg, who is cu rre n tly leading the CMC points chase for the Dodge tru ck, was fo llowed by Tim Ru therford, Peters, ' a nd Hofmeister. H alfwa y through the race, Tim Ruther ford sta lled h is big bore KX which gave Berg a co m fo rt a b le lea d . Wh il e Ti m Ru therford was starting h is bike, Hofmeis ter passed Peters a nd bega n to pu ll away. At the finish it was Berg who too k the moto wi n ahead of Tim Ru th erford , Ho fm eister and Peters. T he second moto win gave Berg th e overall wi th T im Rutherford second a nd Hofmeister thi rd overall. In th e 250c c Pro class it was Yamaha -mounted john Posca with the first moto h oles ho t closely fo llowed by Bob Kline, Ron Turn er, and Ri ck johnson. O n, the second lap Kline started to p u t the pressure o n P o sca . Poscal fe e li ng the unwanted pressu re, began to increase h is a lrea dy fast pace. On th e third lap Po sca 's fro nt whee l hi t a rock, sending him ou t o f control off of th e dro p-off. Kline, a lrea dy com mitted to the drop-off, land ed on top of Posca and h is bike sending h im lO the grou nd . Turn er who was in thi rd sudden ly found h imself wit h the lea d an d eventually took the win a head of Kli ne, johnson, a nd the very sore Posca. . _ In th e second mo to it was P osca , who was so sore that he al most di dn't make it to the lin e, wi th the holesho t. P o sca led Klin e, joh nso n , a n d Turner around for the first lap. On the seco nd la p Kline a lmos t oversho t a slippery right-hand corner and that was a ll Pos ca nee ded to increase his lead. Pos ca took th e moto wi n a head of Kline, johnson , and Turn er. Kline won th e overall with a 2-2 score, Pos ca was second wit h a 4-1 tall y, and Turner was third. Results 60 : 1. J eff W ill ow (Kaw ); 2. Jason Sh irey IKaw); 3 . Brit J ackso n (Kaw) .. 80 BEG: 1. Aar on W ens trup (Yam ); 2 . Chris Chavez (Kaw); 3 . Keno Deary (Kaw) . 80 JR : 1. Don ald Upt on (Kaw) ; 2. Curtis Gavin (Hon ). ~'Z JO INT: 1. Kurt Rood (Kaw). obi ADULT MIN I: 1. Ken Faught (Yam); 2. Ric h Taylor .i an); 3. Kare l Kra me r (Su z). . 125 BEG: 1. Rick Larcey (SUl) ; 2. Todd Hu sk 'TjI (Cag); 3 . J im Rice (Yam). 125 JR : 1. M arc M at son (Han); 2. Tom Wyckoff (Suz); 3 . Mike W ash ko (Han) . 125 INT: 1. Dan iel Bu sh (Han); 2. Ken Faught (Han ); 3. Kevi n Bussey (Kaw) . 250 BEG: 1. John Yocum (Yam); 2. J eff Gree n (Suz); 3. Tim William s (Kaw) . 0 250 JR : 1. Matteo Cose ntino (Cag); 2. Br ian Nail (Han); 3 . St eve Flynn (SUl) . ~ 25 0 INT: 1. David Ben edett i (Cag); 2. Kelly My er s (Hon); 3 . J im Dom ion ici (Han). 250 PRO: 1. Bob Kline (Han ); 2. John Poses (Yam); 3. Ron Turn er (Yam). 500 BEG: 1. Roy Seam an (Han ); 2. Dean Talaver a (Han); 3 . Don Gran t (Ma i). 500 JR : 1. Keven Lapa (Han); 2 . Bob Wag ner (Han); 3 . Jeff Jon es (Han). 50 0 PRO: 1. Dan Berg (Kaw); 2. Tim Ruth erf ord (Kaw) ; 3 . Craig Hofm eist er (Hon ). VeT JR : 1. Lou is Si ng er (Han); 2 . Ti m Will iam s (Kaw) ; 3 . Chr is Slic k (Yam) . VET INT: 1. Kell y M yers (Han); 2 . Joh n DiCiau la (Kaw); 3 . Kare l Kra me r (Han). VET M STR: 1. Ed W a llesan (Kaw) . VET PRO: 1. Ron Turn er (Yam]. 2. Rick Johnson (Han); 3. Glenn Pags (Han). , ,.1 Hadrich wins ride-off at East Side Trial By Michael Beaudoin RICH MO N D, MI, SE PT. 20 The East Sid e Club he ld th eir second tria l com pe titio n o f th e year tod a y in R ich mond. with Ste ve Hadrich top ping the Intermediate class . Hadrich and Brad Bouch er tied the . Intermed iate divisio n with 16 po in ts each . The win ner was chosen by a tie -breaker which was won by Hadri ch, lea vin g Boucher in seco nd place. Th ird place was aw arded .La Scott DeBolt, with 24, and tied for fourth place were Ron Payne and Mark All ison with 30 points each . Payne was a warded fourth place with cleans. T he Novice class was wo n byTom Baken wi th 10 points. Second place was aw arded to Eri c Morgan with 25, a nd a close th ird p lace was taken by Ron Charron wit h 26. One point behi nd Charron was Rand y Ivela nd with 27 poin ts, good for fourth pl ace. Fifth place was tak en by Gus Littke with 33. T he Senior wi n was awa rded to Bill Decker who tied Martin Med ia with 16 po ints, however, Decker ha d more clea ns. Third pl ace wen t to T ed Mu sco tt wi th 27 points a nd fourth p lace was awarded to Carrol Kin g wit h 58. T he Adva nced class wi n wen t to jim Gawne wit h 48 po ints . Second pl ace was awarded to Brian Ahem wi th 66, Michael Kerr fin ished in th ird p lace wi th 72. Todd Co ffey topped the Expert ri de rs with a score of 14. Brad H o wa rd was awarded second ' place wi th 32. G reg Muscott finished in third p lace with 38. J

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