Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Due to a time limit th e 125cc . Ju n iors an d 250cc Beg inner s ran co m b ine d. T he 125cc riders do m inated th e event, led in th e first mota by 'Kawasaki jockey T ro y Fuller, the o nly rider in th e field to a tte m p t a nd clear the treach erous doub le j um p s th at o n ly th e Pros we re cleari ng. Fuller flew to a moto o n e win, bea ting Er ic Rogers a nd top 250cc rid er Mike Dea n . Dean led m ota tw o bu t a fter o ne lap Fu ller had tak en th e lead. Fuller saved severa l n ear get offs o n th e do ubl es 10 ta ke th e o vera ll via I-I pe rfo rma nces. Dea n co u ntered with I- I rides in th e 2S0cc class, beating Rod Comstock . ) Results PRO: 1. Ton y Grav es (Hon); 2. Gray son Hart (Kaw); 3. Darren Rogers (Hon); 4 . Mike Bell (Hon); 5. Dan a And erson (Hon). 250 BEG: 1. M ike Dean (Yam); 2. Rod Comstock (Yam); 3 .Travi s J ohnson (Kaw l. 80 BEG: 1. Ryan Leach (Kaw) ; 2. Doug M cKuhn (Yam); 3 . Bra ndon White (Kawl. 125 J R: 1. Troy Full er (Kaw); 2. Eric Roger s (Hon) ; 3. Bart Brady (Cag). O ~ EN BEG: 1. John Kasper (Kaw); 2. Steve Eveson (Hon); 3 . Ron Strand (Hon) . 125 BEG: 1. Rich Post ma (Kaw ); 2. Gle nda l Hanson (Yam ); 3 . M ar k Seif er (Kaw); 4 . Eric Cumming s (Kaw ); 5 . Trever Levitt (Hon ). · OPEN JR : 1. J oe Nelson (Hon). • 250 INT; 1. Frank M cKuhn (Hon). 80 JR : 1. Wa rren Baze (Kaw) . Goyne grabs win at Bay'ands Motocross By Mike'Vancil FREMONT, CA , OCT. 23 Ka wa saki -m oun ted j an i Goyn e was m ost promi ne nt in th e 80cc Beginn er class to ni ght at Baylan ds Racewa y Park. In the fir st moto it wa s H o ndam ounted Todd H ewi tt who got th e holeshot a nd proceeded to lead the beginners the entire moto, H e was onl y topped by Norman Winter , th e only Ju nior rid er who was a llowed 10 ride with -t he beginners and was inform ed he wou ld troph y if h e . co uld win overal l. H is positions did not interf er wit h the posit ions of th e riders i n the Begi n ner class. Wh en th e moto ended it was Win ter who was a ble to fina ll y get by H ew itt a nd Slay there, Seco nd begin n er behi nd \\' in tn was (;oyn,', who iss po n so red hy.Fox Racin g . PJ - I a nd Mo tor» W"" Ka wa saki . · In th e seco nd moto it wa s aga in a fas t sta rt ing . H ew itt o u t in front but he encou n tere d trou b le a nd was fin a ll y sco red at a sixth pl ace finish which ruined hi s pl an s for a n overa ll wi iI. Goy ne a ssu m ed the lead fairly early and kept i t th e en tire d istance. Winter was able 10 move u p behind hi m for a whi le h u t faded a nd en ded up fourth. T he end result wa s tha t Wi nt er's .five points were not good en ough to bea t G o ynes' three points for th e ov era ll victory. Open Ju nior class action wa s th e an i)' doub le gate event of th e even in g . First off th e lin e were th e four Open Junior ra nk ed rider s with a single -O pen In termed ia te in with th em. The second wa ve, released a few m oments a fter th e fir st wav e cleared th e fir st two turns, wa s th e Open Beg in ner cla ss in which th ere were 10 ent ra nts. By th e seco nd turn Bill Bloomfield had th e o vera ll lead and he was o pe ra ti ng to the p lan tha t he wou ld o n ly w in a trophy if h e co ul d win overall. Gary J aehne had a to ta lly different pl an a nd he put it into ac tion on the third la p by blowing by Bloo m field and n ever loo king back . Bloo mfield tried to keep pa ce but th e ro cker s, part icularl y, look th ei r lo ll o n h im . In the seco n d moto j aehne was o u t in to the lead ea rly a n d ro de so smoo th ly it d id n't a ppear he was goi ng fast but h e was indeed q uick as th e competition began falli ng fu rt her a nd fu rt her ba ck. j aehne a lso finishe d rig h t o n the rear wheel of th e winn in g Vet Master in th e Vet a nd Ol d Timer matos, Early in mo to' o ne Larry Baker fell and m ad e j aehnes' task in ca tch ing leader Dua ne H ug hes a li ttl e eas ier. J aeh ne ca used H u gh es to q u ick en hi s p ace a co u p le of times in eac h of the last few laps o f moto o ne. Because Ba ker was slig htly det u ne d hy his gel·o f!. J ad u ll' was q u i, k 10 grt on t lu - rca r \\'h ( '(' 1 of H u ghes' H on d a ;11 111 was c o nsuun lv a t lncat for th e who le six laps. Hug hes won his cla ss w i t h his doubl e m oto victori es, Results Bra nd New YZ & CR Motorcycles Converted to Provide the Ultimat e in Desert or Woods Play Bikes! * Wide Ratio Gearboxes * Hand Guards & Resevoir Pro tectors * Fork Leg & Disc Protectors * Skid Plate & Exhaust Pro tectors * Alloy Side Stand & Spark Arrestor * 3 .3 Gallon Fuel Tanks All included and inst all ed at a' super low package price Time keeping equipment optional 80 BEG : 1. Janie Goyne (Kawl; 2. Ma rk Gilbert (Yam ); 3 . Todd Hewitt (Hon); 4. James Ptarc in ski (Yam ); 5 . Albert Ini guez (Kaw) . 125 BEG: 1. Steven Boncyk (Hon); 2. J eremy W illiams (Hon ); 3 . J ohn l ea (Kaw ); 4 . St eve Humrich (Yam ); 5 . Chris Pedrini (Han). 125 JR: 1. Scan Schroed er (Kaw); 2 . Ken Nolan (Kaw); 3 . La nc e l ucero (Vam) ; 4 . Pat Gom m {Hon l; 5 . Jeannie Pru itt (Kawl. 12 5 INT: 1. Eric Puc elik (Hon); 2. Kur t Ku hn (Kaw ). 250 BEG: 1. Todd Butlunger (Kaw) ; 2. Sean Large (Yam); 3 . St eve Ni cho lson (Hu s); 4 . Frank Duf ur (Hon); 5 . J eff Mo nt illano (Yam) . 250 JR : 1. John Detw iler (Hon); 2. James Perr y (Han ); 3 . J ason Wa rre n (Ho n ); 4 . G regg Lyo n s (Han); 5. Keit h Tan t i (Yam). 2 50 INT: 1. Eri c Pucel ik (He n); 2. Dave Rogers (Hon). OPEN BEG: 1. Curt W inte r (Hon); 2. Marti n Nepper (KTM ); 3 . Robert Reed (Hon); 4 . Ron A zeved o (Hon ); 5. Rich Kroske (Yam ). OPEN J R: t . Gary Jaehne (Kawl; 2. Tom Conklin (KTM ); 3 . Bri an Dickey (KTM ); 4. Aa ron Hud son (Yam). VET J R: 1. J err y Edie (Yam ); 2. Tim O 'Hara (KTM ); 3. Richar Ham es (Hon ). VET INT; 1. Gar y J aeh ne (Kaw). VET MSTR : 1. Du ane Hugh es (Ho n); 2. Larry Baker (Hon). Smith sai's to Monterey S T win B7 1TZ 2506 S pd. W IR B7 CR 5 0 0 WIR B6 CR 25 0 WI R IN S TOC K! Phone (805) 259-8460 Dick Allen's YAMAHA-HONDA Ro c k Bottom Price s " "", ,. .,:" .... 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R un n in g th ird at rhe ch eckers in the heat rac e was Cory Perrea ult o n a Yamaha . Perreau lt has hr-i-n in t lu: i\I id wi-st co n l"slin g vario us cha m p io ns h ip events so that h e can earn suffic ient points 10 get his Junio r AMA ra nk ing as he p la ns to follow the Ca m el P ro circu it next year. T he fina l of 10 la p s sa w Smit h gra h a n immediate lead o n th e gr een ligh t start wi th Ca hoon , Joh nson and Sa nch ez iii to w. About three la p s into th e final Cahoon was ma ki ng some good moves to lessen the lead, bu t he bailed o ff in turn tw o. Qui ck to lak " O\T' was Johnson . hn t a la p lnn-r Sa nc h,,/ wa s a h k- to g"t hv, T! u: "\"('nl Iinivl u -d wit h Smirh ju.1 in rlu-, ..lwad of S;nllh,'/ w ho h;,d .. sim il.n sli m lead o ver J o hnson. T he tra ck permitted ju st a bo u t any line a ra cer wa nted but no one ran h ig h because th e wa lls a t Mo nterey a re norh ing to mess with. BUI from three quart ers o f th e wa y u p the co urse' to rig ht down on th e p o le rid ers w ere everyw he re. Resu lts P/W (6 -9 ): 1. J unior Alvernaz (Yam); 2. Ju stin St illwell (Yam ); 3 . Mich ael Han na s (Su z); 4 . Craig Gon zalez (Yam ). P/W (3 -5): 1. Jesse Dawson (Yam); 2. Bryon Grie r (Yam); 3 . Robbie M ayf ield (Yam). 60 M INI: 1. J ohnn y M urp hree (Kaw ); 2. Dan Hart (Kaw) ; 3 . Sh aun Russell (Kaw); 4 . Robert Stevenson (Yam ); 5. Held er A lvern az (Ka w) . BOMIN I: 1. Dan Hart (Yam ); 2. Robert Stevenson (Yam); 3 . Tim my A lverna z (Yam ); 4 . Sh au n Russell (Kaw); 5 . Johnny Murphr ee (Kaw) . 80 MINI J R/ EX; 1. Jeff Gabhart (Kaw); 2. Martin M orales (Kaw); 3 . Will iam Luke r (Ka w) . 250 NOV : 1. Perr y Lang (Yam); 2. Tracy Daws on (Yam); 3 . Mi chell e DiSalvo (Yam); 4. Greg Sowl e (Hon); 5. Lonn ie Paul ey (Hon ). 500 NOV 0 ·1 : 1. Dave Drew (Hon ); 2. Lonn ;e Lacy, J r . (Yam); 3. Perr y Lang (Yam); 4. A rm and o Alv erna z (Yam l; 5 . 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