Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

• 9/20/ 87 6th Annual FLAT RIVER G.P. 1st 125cc Vince Throckmorton • 9/20/87 AMA D-37 Prairie Dogs M.C. Hare .'N Hound Lucern e Valley, CA - Jerry S teven 5th Vet. 250 Novice • 9/27/87 CMC Trans-Cal Series Round #4 Huron. CA 5th aocc Brad Schultz • 10/4/87 AMA D-37 Dirt Diggers MX Best of the West Series , Kernville, CA 1 ~ Vet. Open Int . Bruce Bailes • 10/11/87 AMA 1).37 HI-Boot Desert Festival 2nd Open Expert Randy Norman 8-Ply Grand Sport GS-780 M ost din b ik es com e equip ped w ith g eneral p u rpose 4 ·ply ti re s tha t a re " O K " for play riding until t h ey w e ar ou t . Bu t. ridi ng in t he desert is different . Our rid e rs (C h artie Morris. M ike S i xbery; JoAnna B rownell . an d many o th ers) demand more than j u st "OK ," W inning in th e desen m eans f inishing . T he n e w GS -780 i s n o w av ai la b le i n 6 -ply and 8 ·ply thickness. SIZES: 5.50.18 8 5.50.188 5.50.18 6 5.50.18 6 ply (Solt! (Hard! ply (Solt! ply (Hard) ply Ava ilable now at y our d eal er. provid ing re al p rotec t ion aga ins t flats caused by rocks. cac tus a nd ab use. Sloan Cooper flew to victory in both 250cc Junior motos at Ca rlsbad and wrapped up the class champio ns hip as well. the overa ll ahead of Ri ce, Warch, Smith and " MX-Mo m" Gal e Webb. Mark Alvarez was the earlv lead er in th e first d i vision of 250cc Beg in ners and was bein g closely followed by Kenny Madden, Rich Q u ick, Frank Sch ettini, and Doug Johnson. Quick, not quite content with th ird , worked hi s way into th e lea d a nd began to form a cus hio n on the pa ck. Alvarez was passed once again and now found himself in thi rd. Wh en th e riders came aro u nd on the third la p , Q ui ck held th e lead foll ow ed by Madden , Schet rin i, Gu y Comer, a nd J ohnson. On the fourt h . lapJ im Gardner had worked his wa y up to fifth, d ropping J ohnson to sixth. At th e che ckers it was Quick, Madden , Schettini , Comer , a nd Gardner. Rich Ban low e holeshot th e second mot o followed by Quick , Ronn ie Brown, Madden , and Gar dn er. On th e second lap Banlowe ' drop ped ba ck to seco nd and ga ve Quick th e . lead. At midrace Brown and Madden started to do some heavy battling, when Madden passed Brown and appeared to be pulling a way. Brown , not enj oying h is stay in fourth, passed Madden and began seek ing Banlow. At th e finish Madden made a spectacular pass as he flew by Banlowe off the finish line jump. Quick too k the win ahead of Madden, Banlowe, Alvarez, arid Johnson. Quick won th e series with 305 points, Comer was second with 270, and Madden th ird with 266. At the start of the 60cc 9-1 1 class , Mike Metzger gated perfectly ahead of Cas ey johnson.rxteve Hengeveld, and J eff Willoh. On lap two Metzger and J ohnson began to pull a way from the pack and have a t it. The race for third began to pick up as Will oh passed Hengeveld and tried to pull away. Hengeveld did not like Willoh 's idea and stayed right with him until the end. Metzger took the mo to win ahead of Johnson , Wi lloh and Hengeveld. Seco nd moto ac tio n saw Johnson take the lead followed by th e hardcharging Metzger and P hil Rich mond. Rich mo nd, who was never a factor in the first moto, became a detriment to H engeva ld and Willoh as th ey couldn 't find a wa y b y. Meanwhile Metzger snaked by Johnson but couldn ' t pull away. Johnson was pers istent and wanted to take the overa ll. The two battl ed inten sely with a lot o f bar banging taking pl a ce. On the third la p Willoh passed H engev e ld a n d Ri chm on d a n d se e me d co n te n t wat chin g th e Metzg er/J o hn son batt le. Go i ng through th e last turn Johnson tri ed to div e underneath h Metzger but Metzger sh u t th e door a nd the two coll ided, a lmos t sending them to the gro und. At th e fin ish it was Metzger wi th th e win a head o f J oh nsc.n, _ Willo h , Hen geveld and Ri chm ond. Metzger claimed the series title with 322 p o i nt s, J o hn so n fi ni sh ed a d ista nt second with 303 a nd Wi lloh was th ird with 288. • Dealers Please Call: USA (800) 284-TIRE CA (818) 898-1402 Results 60 O-S: 1. Robby Hamm ond (Kaw ): 2. Je rry Harvey (Kaw ): 3. Tony Cataldz (Kaw): 4. Adam Swallows (Kaw ); 5. leui-Blu Brand. . 60 -9- 11: 1. Mik e Me tzger (Kaw) ; 2. Casey Johnson (Kaw): 3. Jeff Willoh (Kaw); 4. Steve Hengeve ld IKaw); 5. Phil Richmond (Kaw) . • BO BEG: 1. Billy Felts (Kaw); 2. Kelly Poor (Han); 3 . Greg Schnell (Kaw) ; 4 . Peter Vat er (Han); 5. Scan Buchanan (Suz ). 80 J R 9-11 : 1. Casey Jonson (Kaw) ; 2 . M ich ael Srand s (Kaw ); 3. J eff W illoh (Kaw); 4. Steve Andrich (Suz); 5. Srad Schu llZ (Kaw ). SO J R 12-16 : 1. J ason Kaw ell (Kaw ); 2. Chris Kefalas (Hon ); 3 . Trav is Musselman (Yamm); 4 . Marc Bunch (Suz); 5 . Col in Couto (Han). SO INT 9-11 : 1. Oamon Huff man (y am); 2. M ike Metzge r (Suz); 3. Ken Phalen (Suz). SO INT 12 -16 : 1. Derek Natvig (Kaw); 2. J effery Gralton (Yam); 3. Spud Walters (Han); 4 . Joe y Rodriquez (Han); 5. Jesse James (Suz). 125 SEG: 1. Kenny Sommer (Hon); 2. Syron Walk er (Kaw); 3. Randy Ritchie (Kaw ); 4 . Eric DuCray (Han); 5. Donny Till ery (Kaw). 125 JR 0 -1 : 1. M ichael McClai n (Yam); 2. Richard Al drich (Han); 3. Ty Baber (Han); 4 . Craig Hoyt (Yam); 5. Srad Fletche r (Yam). 125 JR 0 -2 : 1. Todd Sl arks(Yam ); 2. Scott Takacs (Suz); 3 . Trevor Meagher (Yam ); 4 . Ricky Lutz (Kaw) ; 5. Todd Nelson (Suz). 125 INT: 1. Phil Lawrence (Yam); 2. Steve Lamson (Yam); 3. Randy Moody (Han); 4. Kerry Mulligan (Han); 5. Lance Sarn ett (Kaw) . . 250 SEG: 1. Rich Quick (Han); 2. Kenny Madden (Kaw); 3. Guy Comer (Han); 4. Rich Sanlowe (Kaw); 5 . Mark Alvarez (Kaw). 250 JR: 1. Sloan Cooper (Yam); 2. Dannon Surg (Yam); 3. Brett Yahne (Yam); 4. Eric Bush (Suz); 5. Andy Hernandez (Han) . 250 INT: 1. Lance Barn ett (Kaw ); 2. Kerry Mulligan (Hon); 3. Jam es Morabito (Yam); 4 . Jim Kuntz (Suz); 5. Pat Ben nen (Kaw). 500 SEG: 1. J eff Mells (Han); 2. John Leo (Hon); 3 . Mark A lv arez (Hon) ; 4 . Mike Carr (Hon); 5. Ken Kade nbowski (Han ). 500 JR: 1. Scott McCoy (Han); 2. Chuck Sagw ell (Hon); 3. Jo hn Wilso n (Han); 4. Srad Townsend (Hon); 5. Rob Ma rti ndale (Han). 500 INT: 1. Mik e Hooker (Han); 2. David Sagw ell (Han); 3. Alan Coats (Yam); 4. Phil Douglas (Yam); 5 . St eve Pian on i (Han) . WM N: 1. Mercedes Gonzalez (Kaw); 2. Tami Rice (Suz); 3. Sonn ie Warch (Suz); 4 . Mindy Smilh (Kaw); 5. Gale Webb (Han). VET JR: 1. Sob Post (Han); 2. Rex Wh ite (Kaw); 3 . M arlon Folden (Yam); 4 . Kirk Chan dler (Han) ; 5. Mi ke Ronk (Han). VET INT: 1. Sret Leef (Han); 2. John Caper (Han); 3 . Kelly Myers (Hon); 4 . Chr is Burgeson (Yam); 5 . Gary Jaehne (Kaw) . OT 'JR : 1. Tom Sristol (Yam); 2. Gary Doggett (Kaw); 3. carl Ellert (Kaw); 4. 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