Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Ptarcinski reeled in Goyne and set about getting a sizeabl e lead by th e checkered flag ti me. Mark Gilbert had to settle for a th ird in th e first rno to a nd a n eigh th in th e seco nd. Gilb erts' poo r second moto performa nce relaga ted him 10 fifth place overall. The 2-1 performa nces of Ptarcin ski gave h im th e overall while second pl ace wen t to Go yne." J on Foga rty was third overall and Albert Iniguez was fourth. J eff Gl ad ieux was also in this mo to; he is a junior. Also a junior and in th e mot o was Scott Sh ad e and interm ediate ·Da n n y Nelson. For Nel son 10 trophy he would have had to beat the beginners. Gl adi eux did and Shade didn't. The Gladieux formul a was to get out front early and stay o ut of trouble. His double moto wins becam e uncontested for the lone trophy up for grabs. Results M INI BEG: 1. Ja mes Ptarcin ski (Varni; 2. J ani Goyn e (Kaw); 3. J on Fogarty (Vam); 4. Alben Iniguez (Kaw): 5. Mark Gilben (Vam). • MINI J R: t . J eff Gladieux (Hon); 2. Scon Shade (Yam). 125 BEG 0 -1 : 1. Shane Wright (Hon); 2. Gary Capurro (Kaw ); 3. Rick Goddard (Suz); 4. J oe Lawwill(Kaw ); 5. Shane Garrehy (Hon). 125 BEG 0 · 2: 1. Jas on Shade (Vam): 2. Al ex McManigili (Vam); 3. Jeffrey Brown lee (Suz); 4 . Staven Boncyk (Hon); 5. Peter Whipple (Yam). 125 JR: 1. Chris Stille (Hon); 2. Stan Finney (Kaw); 3. Ken Nolan (Kaw); 4. Tyler Hummel (Suz); 5. Scan Mallory (Hon). 125 INT: 1. Eric Pucelik (Hon); 2. Kun Kuhn (Kaw). 250 BEG: 1. Shaw n Mc Dona,ld (Suz); 2.Sean Large (Yam); 3. Cun Winter (Hon). 250 JR : 1. Sam Weber (Kaw); 2. Gregg Lyons (Han); 3. Paul Vanloon (Hon~ 4 . John Marley (Hon); 5. James Perry (Hon). 250 INT: 1. Eric Pucelik (Hon); 2. Dave Rogers (Hon). OPEN BEG: 1. Ron Azevedo (Hon); 2. Larry Carini (Hon~ 3. David Davis (Hon); 4 . Jim Wiscarson (Hon); 5. Cliff Hunter (Hon). OPEN JR : 1. Sean Hummel (Kaw); 2. Jeffrey Powell (Hon); 3. Alan loredo (Kaw). . OPEN INT: 1. Steve M iraglia (Hon). VET JR: 1. Steve Allen (Suz); 2. Bill ceetes (Hon); 3. Ken Campbell (Hon); 4 . Richard Kroske (Yam); 5. Joe Garza (Hon). VET INT: 1. Gary Jaehne (Kaw); 2. Bill Ma loney (Hool. VET MSTR: 1. Duane Hughes (Hon); 2. Randy Denton (Hon); 3 . Jerry Caton (Han); 4 . Larry Baker (Hon). Gonzales victorious at San Antonio MX By Warren E. Domke SAN ANTONIO, TX, OCT. 3 The first international race, 'Mo tocross '87, was held a t th e Good Times Motorsports Park and wh en both l25cc Intermedia te rnotos were over Pedro G onz al es from Mon terrey, Mexico, edg ed out T omas Escamilla to win first in th e class. Escamilla , also from Monterrey, had won th e first rnoto to Gonzales' second, but Gonzales reversed th e order in th e second rnot o, winning the co n test. Matt Harlan placed third and Jerry Gibson, Laredo, came in fourth. Keith Schaeffer rod e hi s Honda to an overall fifth place. . Szarek smokes Summit Point RR By Michael Green SUMMIT POINT, WV, SEPT. 26-27 Racing was close , fast and furious at the final AMA/CCS event of the year at Summit Point, West Virginia. . Local rider Glenn Szarek set th e fastest times of th e weekend on his Maryland Yamaha-sponsored FZ750 and pi cked up SlOoo in Yamaha contingency money for h is wins in Unlimited and Heav yweight Superbike. Szarek was challenged by Jeff Atwell in the Unlimited Superbike event until Atw ell 's well-worn Michelin radial slicks started to go away and Szarek took the win by several seconds. For the Formula One event Atwell fitted a fresh tir e to his Suzuki of York /Shoei/MachtoolistlSpectro GSXR750. Szarek led from ttle start but Atwell caught up after two laps and outbraked him ~ 00 c-r l-t V ..0 o ..... u o Jeff Atwell (7 6) and Glenn Szarek battle in F-1 action at Summit Point. Atwell won; Szarek took Un limited and Heavweight Superbike w ins. going into turn o ne. Atwe ll never looked back and took th e checkered . flag with a 20 bike length lead. Atwel l was al so the winner of th e Middleweight Supersport and th e GTU endurance race on his CBR600 Honda. David Murray was his co mpetition in both races and th e exci tement came as th ey carved their way through backmark ers around the tight, two-m ile circuit. Atwell took th e win in th e endura nce race by virt ue of spe nding less tim e in the pits during his refueling stop. Murra y led fro m the flag in th e Middleweight event bu t Atwell was close on hi s heels after two laps: Atwell stayed off th e brakes th e lo ngest as they drag ra ced side-byside into turn one at th e half way mark a nd cl ung on to th e lead fo r th e rest of the race. T raffic brough t th e pa ir closer a nd then separated them. Atwell fin all y came o ut o n top with a fou r bik e length ma rg in at th e flag. RAT S instructor Stua rt Beatson was an easy winner of th e Super T wins race on h is BMW. Beatson 's pupil. J ohn MacFarlane, a lso BMWmounted too k the Novi ce T wins honor s. Results U/S S/BK: 1. Glen n Szar ek (Vam); 2. J eff Atwell ' l Suz); 3. Bru ce Nield (Hon); 4. Joe Nelson (Vam); 5. David Smith (Suz). H/W S/BK EX: 1. Glenn Szarek (Vam); 2. Joe . Nel son (Yam); 3 . Chris Quinn (Yam ); 4 . J im Tribn ou (Yam); 5. David Smith (SUZO. HIW S/BK NOV: ' 1. Charles Elstner (Hon); 2. Randy Hess (Vam); 3. William Harpe r (Vam); 4 . David Clyde (Hont 5. Kyle Jones (Suzl. M IW S/BK EX: 1. John Lowman (Hon); 2. Tony Rauseo (Hon); 3. David M urray(Hon); 4. Chris Bloch (Hon); 5. Donnie Unger (Kawl. MIW S/BK NOV: 1. Duane Francis (Hon); 2. Bill Manin (Kaw); 3. David Clyde (Hon); 4. William Harper (Hon); 5. Mark See (Yam). LIW S/BK EX: 1. Joh n Lowman (YamI; 2. David Murray (Yam); 3. Larry Burkholder (Yam); 4. Bootie Ballard (Yam); 5. Lawrence Oinmore (Yam). LIW S/B K NOV: t . Craig Shambough (Kaw); 2. Andy consiglio (Yamt 3. Tom Stewan (Yam); 4. John Widhalm (Yam); 5. Kirk Demadaler (Yam). F-l : 1. Jeff Atwell (Suz); 2. Glenn Szarek (Vam); 3. Joe Nelson (Yam); 4. Bruce Nield (Hon); 5. David Smith lSud. F-2 EX: 1. David Mu rra y (Hont 2. Jeff Atwell (Hon); 3. Larry Scho ll (Hont 4 . Rob Mowson (Yam); 5. Donnie Unger (Kew). F-2 NOV: 1. David Clyde (Hon); 2. Duane Franc is (Hon); 3. Bill Manin (Kaw); 4. Russ Bazzarr e (Yam); 5. Mark See (Yam). HIW S/ SPRT EX: 1. David Smith (Suz); 2. Chris Quinn (yam) ; 3. Chris Bloch (Hon); 4 . Ma rk Kropp (Yam); 5. Glenn Szarek (Hon). HIW S/ SPRT NOV: 1. Randy Hess (VarnI; 2. Gerald Shenk; 3. Char les Eistner (Hon); 4 . Kyle Jones (Suz); 5. William Harper (Yam). M IW S/ SPRT EX: 1. Jeff Atwell (Honl; 2. David Murray (Hon); 3. J ohn Lowm an (Hon); 4. Steven Nathan (Hon); 5. Chris Bloch (Hon). MIW S/S PRT NOV: 1. Gerald Shenk (Hon); 2. William Shenk (Hon); 3. Duane Franc is (Hon); 4 . David Clyde (Hon); 5. Ed Run kle (Kaw). SITW EX: 1. Stu an Beatson (BMW); 2. Blaine Paulus (M·G); 3. Bill Dietz (Duel; 4 . M ark Butl er (Suz); 5. Pablo Real (Due). . SITW ti OV: 1. John MacFarlane (BMW) ; 2. Craig Shambough (Kawl; 3. Peter Calles (Due); 4. Michael TIberi o (M-G); 5. Luke Mu lry (M·G). 100 M ILE ENDR GTO: 1. Br uce Nield (Hont 2. Chris Quinn (Yam); 3. Glenn Szarek (YamI; 4. Chr is Bloch (Sud: 5. Charles Eistner (Hon). GTU: 1. Jeff Atwell (Hon); 2. David Mu rr ay (Hon); 3. John Lowman (Hon); 4. Chris Bloch (Hont 5. Steven Nathan (Hon). Rice cooks at LACR GP By Terry Rezek PALMDALE, CA, SEPT~ 27 Tami R ice took charge of the Women's Expert race at CRC's Grand Prix a t Los Angeles County Raceway. Rice and Bonnie Warch, both sponsored by Suzuki Country of Norco, dominated the 45 minute event, Rice had a wh eel .over the other riders com ing off the line but Warch pulled even in the first turn and came o u t of it with the lead . Mindy Smith was third Expert and joy Ames led th e No vices off th e line. Warch finished lap one with about a th ree seco nd lead and stretched it out enough over th e next two laps to be able to hold th e lead even after a bri ef cras h. Warch didn 't ha ve enough of a margin 10 afford two crashes , ho wever , a nd wh en she went down agai n o n la p four Rick took over th e lead. From th at point o n it was a lmost a Rice cakewa lk. Rice thought she had built a com forta ble lead wh en Warch ca ug h t fire la te in the race a n d cl osed to stri ki ng di st ance. Going into the last la p , it looked lik e Warch mi ght have a chance to regain th e lead until th e two leaders ran into a .gagg le o f slo we r riders . R ice sli p pe d through and Warch go t trapped, and that was th e race as Rice cru ised in th e win ner. Warch kept second and Sm ith fini shed third. Ames led the No vices all th e way for th e win. In th e GP format, all th e Beginners rid e together, with the 500s starting first, th en 250s, and finally th e 125s. J im Alexander, a 500 rider, got th e holeshot and led for severa l laps. Jeff McAllister worked his wa y up from near last and took the lead in th e middle of the race and went on for the 500cc win. Anthony Alexi made things simple in the 25Oc.c class , leading from th e green to the checkered and eventually taking the overall lead as well. The l25cc class saw a great battle between Jeff Ratzlaff and Rice. Rice, ho t from winning the Women's race, grabbed the hol eshot and led through lap six with Ratzlaff working hard to get around. He passed for the lead and the win on lap seven ; Rice came in second. Results . BO BEG: 1. Ryan Von ' Lossbe rg; 2. v lcrer Banuel os (Kaw); 3. Dale McKee. BO NOV: 1. Jimmy Chamberlin (Hoo); 2. Nick ' Mairose (Kaw) . VET B~G : 1. Don Gossen (Vam~ 2. Mark Neal; 3. Phil Davy (KTM). VET NOV: 1. Mark Lenke (Yam ~ 2. Bob Adam; 3. Bill Andrews (Hus). VET INT: 1. Bob Alvis (Hus); 2. Lowell Spiva; 3. BobbY Hudson (Hon). vet EX: 1. Kenny Zehn (Hon); 2. Gary Scheide< (Yaml. Ronnie Densford won the 125cc Novice class at LACR . SR BEG: t , Roben Linville (Suz); 2. Ed Piazza. SR NOV: t . Dal Calais (Kaw); 2. Edward Subias (Hon). . SR INT: 1. Ron Cole; 2. Jack Allen (Yam). . SR EX: 1. J im O'Neal; 2. Tommy Pearl; 3, Roben Mennell (Hon). 125 BEG: 1. Jeff Ratzloff (Hon); 2. Tami Rice (Suzl; 3. David Moskovitz (Hon). 250 BEG: 1. Anthony Alex i; 2. Joe Bockn er; 3. Todd Clark (Kaw). . 500 BEG: 1. Jeff McAlister (Mai) ; 2. Allen Grant; 3. Mark Kaiser (Hon). 125 NOV: 1. Ronnie Densford (Hon); 2. Eddie Subias (Honl ; 3. Jim Dranow (Hon). 250 NOV: 1. Mark Hammer(Yam); 2. Chris Leiker (Hon); 3. Robbie Dun ham . 500 NOV: 1. Georg e Andrews (Hon); 2. Dean Hunter; 3. Tom Sm ith (Hon). 125 INT: 1. Randy Moody; 2. Tony Oua lls (Hon); 3. Scott Murphy (Kew ). 250 INT: 1. Eric Colben (Suz). 125 PRO: 1. Joe l MacDonald. 250 PRO: 1. Ken Zehn (Hon); 2. Jon Zahrt ; 3 . Mu rray Shackleford (Suz). 500 PRO: t . J eff Hares (Hon). WM N NOV ; 1. Joy Ames (Hon); 2. Janet Matthews ( Hon ~ 3. Ma ry Ann GUSBkow . - WM N EX: 1. Tami Rice (Suz); 2. Bonn ie Warch (Sud; 3. M indy Smith (Kaw). Niemela wins Lone Wolf Enduro By A . Gomez BROWNS CAMP, OR, SEPT. 27 T om Ni emela was first o vera ll and first Open Ex pert in th e IOth and last OMRA ISDE Series of th e 1987 racing season. Gar y Glen was second overa ll an d first 250cc Expert. Doug H eld (KT M) was firs t overa ll in the Amat eur ranks and first Over 30 'Amateur. The co urse was two 50-m ile loops with three special tests. T he firsi test p roved to be very tight and th e second and thi rd test of th e co urse were p erfect a n d ver y fast. Sunshine Welt y, was first overall and first Women in the 50-mile co urse. Resu lts OPEN EX: 1. Tom M iem ela; 2. Dale Demaris (Hus); 3. Rod Morgan (Hon t 4 . James Turner (Cag); 5. Bob Hamilton (Cag). 250 EX: 1. Gary Glenn (Hus~ 2. Dale Warmuth (Suzt 3. Keith Cayton (Kaw~ 4. McCall (KTM~ 5. Curl Brothen on (KTM). 30 EX: 1. AI Fon erly (Hont 2. Bill Johnson (Hust 3. Steve Branstoner (Hon); 4. Chuck Steattly (Suzt 5. Michael Minder (KTM). 40 EX: 1. Joe Barrell (Yamt 2. J im McClellan (Hon); 3. Jim Parks (Hon); 4. Curl Mendenhall (Kaw); 5. Chuck Hodson (YamI. 200 EX: I. Terry Bannen (KTM~ 2. Jim J ohnson (KKaw); 3. Burt Daren (Yam); 4. Clyde Kersl ing (Yam); 5. M ike Perry (Suzl. . 4-STRK AM: 1. Tony Bon gen (Hont; 2. Tom Coy (Hon~ 3. Marc h Herm ans (Vam); 4 . Bob Chastain (Kaw); 5. Rick Harris (Hon). OPEN AM : 1. Dan Hatcher (Hon); 2. Jeff Howell (Hon); 3. Jay Munon (Hus); 4. Tim Mueller (Yam); 5. Rory Foley (Hon). 250 AM : 1. David Latt (Hon); 2. W ill W elty (Yam); 3. Rick Husar l (Kaw); 4. M ike Non (Hon); 5. Eric Raber (Hus), 30 AM : 1. Doug Held (KTM); 2. Steve Ada ms (Hon); 3. Earl Putna m (Hus); 4 . M ark Reaney (Vam); 5. lyon Payn e (Hus). 40 AM : 1. Larry Cole (KTM); 2, Dave Bergeson (Suz); 3. Dennis Mc Carty (Hon); 4. Jay Cayton (Kaw); 5. Roben Buckm eier (Honl . SPTSMN: 1. Cary Solberg (Yam); 2. Richard King (Kawl; 3. SteveHerrin (Kaw); 4 . Chuck Ready (Hon); 5. John Phillips (Hon). 50 AM : 1. William Glenn (Hus~ 2. Len Fahyn (KTMt 3. Ron Kinsfather (KTM); 4. Billy Toman (Yam); 5. Warr en Raber (Suz). BOAM ; 1. Jack Carlson (Hus). WMN: 1. Sunsh ine Welty (V.m~ 2. Cindy Chamberlin (Yaml. . 5,,,,,,, 29

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