Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

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S C 29690 Ern ie Gendron (446) , Rya n Anderson (23) and Tony Renfro blast off the line at the Clark County Arenacross. 500 NOV D ~2 : t , Elmira Alv ern az (Yam ); 2. David Freeze (Yam) ; 3 . Rick Colem an (Yam ); 4 . David Sanchez (Han); 5. Tom Lacy (Yam). OPEN NOV; 1. Lonnie Lacy Jr . (Yam ); 2. David Freeze (Yam) ; 3 . Rick Colem an (Yam); 4 . M ark Sheppard (Ya m ); 5. Doug Tr owbridge (Hon) . 250 JR : t . John Daws on (Yaml . 2. Frank Martin (Yam); 3. Ja me s Lu ker (Kaw ). 500 JR: 1. Anthon y Giammanco (Yam); 2. Ji m McC art er (Yam); 3 . Gary Vin c elet (Yam ); 4 . Chri s Fisc h er (Hon); 5 . Stev e Sull eng er (Yam ). OPEN JR : 1. Ji m McC arter (Yam ); 2. Gary Vince let (Yaml; 3. Kevin Crowley (Yaml; 4. Sl even Gri er (Yam ); 5 . Gar y Ric hi e (Yam ). 500 EX: 1. Rick Sm it h (Han): 2. P.J . Sanchez (H· O); 3 . Craig Jo hn son (Rtx); 4 . Cory Perreault (Yam l; 5. J oe Carrera (Suz). VET: I . Joe Kamm (Yam); 2. Joh n Daws on (Yam); 3 . Tracy Dawson (Yam ); 4 . STeve Sulleng er (ya m); 5 . Art Stillwell (Han). Anderson aces Clark County Arenacross By Derryl Anderson RIDGEFIELD . WA. OCT. 23 Kawas aki -mounted Rva n Anderson went I -I tonight in tlie 80cc C class o f Ihe indoor motocross held a t th e Clark Cou nty Fairgrounds. Opening n ight sport ed a med iocre cro wd as And erso n n arrow ly he ld o ff th e advan ces of Tonv Renfro. In mow one Renfro got th e scrat ch a head o f And erson , Erni e Ge nd ro n. Jim Mun afo , J oe Munafo a nd Travi s Webber. Lap a fter lap Anders on chased Renfro . th en with o n e lap to go And erson went under R enfro in a tight turn . AI th e checkered Ilag i t was And e rs o n . R en fr o a n d G endro n. In m ot o two .Jim Mu na fo ~o t the ho lc sh o t fo llowed h v A nd erso n , Ren fro. Ge ndron , J oe ' :'.ll1na fo a nd Travis \\'d Jber. Anderson was ted no tim e in tak in g th e lead. R ig h t beh ind him ca me Renfro as the twoso me left th e pack a bou t 30 yards be h ind . AI th e chec kered f1 ag ' il was Anderso n. Renfro , Jim Munafo a nd G endron. In th e 125cc cla ss th e B an d C divi si on s wer e run to geth er a n d scored se pa ra tely. Chris Clark a nd' Sco tt Sh eeben hOI h B class rid ers took o ff first w i th Cl ark gell ing th e lead . Sho rt lv th e C class was let loose a nd Ri ck Sm ilh gOI th e hol esh ot follow ed by Trever Levitt , Craig Newb y and .Jim Mcb ryde, In the B c lass C la rk slowly built lip a 35 ya rd lea d on S h eeb ert whi lc g e ll i n g massive a ir over the large cen ter jump. O n la p IwO L evitt and Newb y gOI by Sm ith in th e C class. At th e end of th e fir st rn ot o it was Levin . Newb y, Smith a nd McBr yde. In mot o IWO Clark cru ised to the B class w in as Sh eeh ert Iai led 10 mak e th e sta rt . Mo to two in the C class saw Levitt ge t th e scra tch a head 01 McBr yde, Sm ith a nd Newb y. On la p tw o Smith went under McBrvde. lak in g Newb y with h im . 'AII ;,[ a snd, !lon Sm ith bobb led a nd Ni-wb v p a ssed him . S mi t h and N ewb y ha n led bac k a nd fort h for two laps before th ey h it eac h other in turn five. Smit h was th e first o ne 10 resta rt. a nd McBryde passed Newb y wh ile he was Iryin g to get go ing al so. Meanwh ile Levi tt enjoyed a 50 ya rd lead on Smit h. wh o h ad 40 ya rds o n Mclsryd e a nd Newb y. All posi tions rem ained . th e sa m e right to th e chec kered. Results 50 : 1. Ryan Fisher ; 2. J essica Kirkman; 3 . James Kir km an . 60 : 1. Caby Port er; 2. E.P. Hadler . 80 B: 1. Ja son McCormick. 80 C: 1. Ryan Anderson; 2. Tony Renfro; 3 . J im Munafo; 4 . Erni e Gendron. ' 25 C: 1. Treve r Levitt 2 . Rick Smith.. 125 B: 1. Chri s Clark . 125 s. 1. Dar in Rogers . 250 C: 1. C. Sici lia; 2. 8 . Cald eron. 250 B: 1. K. White. 250 s: 1. Dari n Rogers. OPEN C: 1. S. Cathey . OPEN B: 1. S. Koch . OPEN S: 1. A . Hen man . McUne wins Horn Rapids Hare Scrambles By Esther Kinney RICHLAND , WA. NOV. I R ick McUne. 37, o f Selah . Washington . rod e h is Hu sky 10 victory at th e Fall H are Scra m bles a t H orn Rapid s. i\IcUne got th e ho lesh ot from a dead eng in e m ass s tart. H e lost th e lead 10 H onda rider Bren t R ich a rd so n ha lfwa y through th e seco nd lap. R ich ar dson wa lked into th e pits o n the fourt h la p o u t o f gas. Mc t.In e reg- ined the lead , fini shd in g first overa ll . and first in h is class in tw o hours a nd one m inut e, a verv so lid perform a nce fro m th e vetera n rider. Results 0 / A : 1. Richard M cUne (Hus); 2. Bren t Ricl:lard son; 3 . Tom Carlon. M Sell blasts Salem Arenacross opener By Clay Light SAL E M. O R, OCT, 30 In th e Motonoss Nort hwes t sa urI io ne d a n -nu cross OJleIH'r a t t lu O"'gon S iall' Fairgro unds. Mi ki1\ '11 . lidin g a n 'SS H on da CR 12:,. 1 wo n hlilh 12!icc Pro mo tos. Also jo ini ng Ik-Il in t he win ner's circll' was To nv (;ravl's. winm-r of t he 2!iOcclO p;'n Pill class. Dan a Anderson led th e first 125cc Pro co n test OI l th e d rop of th e ga te with G ra yson Hart, Bell and G raves givin g cha se. T he ac tio n was unbelievab le as th ere were crashes each lap, making for severa l lead cha nges. J USI when Anderson had built up a lead, he took a ' ha rd spi ll. placing H art into th e lead until he 100 bail ed o ff in the doubles. This pl aced Bell. who ea rl ier ra n third , in to th e lead. Graves a lso moved up IWO spo ts 10 lak e an eventua l seco n d place finish behind Bell , a hea d of Darren Rog ers, Ander son and H art. Bell wasted no tim e a t a ll taking th e lead in th e second moto, pushing int o fir st a fter a turn o ne battle with Graves. Bell pushed his Portland Honda-sponsor ed ma chine into th e ewn ing 's hi ggl "t k-ad , leaving A'nderson . Rog,·rs. Hart and G raves 10 bank- fOl S1'o lild . aspol that would 1)(' (;Ia\"('s' in ih « lal e goin g. despi te a midmoto nash. Graves rou ldnt rauh (kll . who la pJll'd up to third p la r« en rouu- 10 a dou bl e mot o b lit zo f th e class, earn ing top cash payoff. Graves ' 2-2 rid es netted seco nd with And erson. Rogers and H art filling th e top five o vera ll. I The co m bin ed 250cc/Open Pro cla ss showcase d Grav es and Hart , both aboard Hondas. Graves found th at hi s 250 worked th e best , laking an uncontest ed win in th e fir st m oto , bear ing H art a nd Ka wa ski rider David Co tter, both aboard bigbore machinery. G rav es demo lished m oto IWO wit h hi s s moo t h rid ing ' s t yl e. H art cras hed, a llow ing COlle r LO move to seco nd in h is dem ise but th en Craves was long gone. ca p p in g o ff a I- I sweep o f th e cla ss. Kaw a sa ki jockey Cory Fuller led a crash marred 60cc pack to th e chec kered flag in both m o tos. good for a w in in th e Intermedi ate p ortion over Cob y Porter. Ru ssell Postma, a lso aboa rd a Ka wasak i, wall oped the 60cc Junior portion with I -I performa n ces. Second LO Postma wa s Cory Lamm foll ow ed bv Kor v Ra sm ussen , Matt Will iams a nd j essv Wi lliams. Co nsisten cy paid off for Kawasakim ounted Chri s C lark. wi nner of the 125cc Jun ior class. Clark fail ed to win either mOIO, but was in the righ t p lace a t th e right time wh en the leaders look sp ills in eac h outing, .good for a 2-2 win. The first mOIO sa w Eri c R oger s a nd John Gregson battling for th e lead , with Rogers taking th e chec kered flag . Yam aha rid er Mik e W es: won m ot o two . bUI much like Roger s, fa iled 10 mat ch

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