Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Charlie Majeski (31) and Joe White (4A) battle inches apart at Timonium Indoor Short Track. Majeskis master Timonium Indoor ST By Len Breech T IMONIUM . MD . OCT. 3 1 T he Majeski brothers both p u lled off wins at th e open ing rou nd of the II th An n ua l Indoor Short Track Series. Tom Majesk i took th e 250cc P ro fi na l a fter sta rt ing last, as race leader Todd' Kendig crashe d and took o u t sec~)Jl d pl ace rider Rodney Farris tr ymg to remo u n t. Oldest o f th e clan Charlie Maj eski. who retired severa l yea rs ago, ca me back to pi ck up a littl e m on ey in wh at cou ld be ca lle d th e "Timon iu m Sen ior class " o fficia lly kn o wn as th e 360cc c1a~s. Kend ig had a clear len gth o n th e 2.50cc P ro fi~ld as th ey e;llered the fir st turn.. wit h Rodney Farris. Mike Scott, Er ic Rausch a nd Paul Cru mling follo wing. Kendig p u lled severa l len gths in fro m o f th e field. About halfway th rough th e race , Rausch tried to stu ff Sco tt. bu t o n lv succeede d in dropping bot h back' a few p laces. . Wi th th a t, T o m Majesk i mO~'ed lilt? fo u rt h behind Crum li ng, tak ing th u d a few la ps la ter. With ~ bo u t four la p s lef t Kend ig lo st it in th e tu rn three/ fo ur area a nd tried 10 do a donut to rejoi r; without los in g th e lead. Bu t h e pl owed head o n int o Fa rri s, wh o was just en tering th e th ird turn, knocki ng both down . Farris rejoi ned in fo urth spot, but th e crash ga ve th e w in 10 To m " Majeski. . J oe White p u t h is boomin g H arl ev Sp rin t in front of C larence Bull Charlie Majesk i, a nd Van R itten : house at the sta rt o f the 360cc mai n . t~ ft e r stu ffing Bull fo r seco nd o n th e . ftfth lap , Char lie Maj esk i slip pe d under Wh ite,for th e lead before they entered th e first turn o n the sevent h lap . R ittenh o use took o ver seco nd o n the n im h la p as Charlie Majeski pu l led a w ay to a str a ig h taway rnargrn . .Ke\:in Va rn es had an easy tim e ":'l lInlll g the 80cc class as the o n lv rider w ho co u ld bea t him this season. !\,li ke Sp o.nsell t;r, got grou nd ed. ' ames quickl y Jumped in front o f Paul So u thard , Randv Sha n k a n d Ro y Mill er. The top th"ree stay ed th e sa me, while Varnes wa s pullin g o u t a half a lap m ~ rgin by th e lat e sta ges . Sha n k fell with th ree lap s left a nd So u tha rd ' fell in th e sa me SPOI th e next la p , which resulted in so me c~n fus i o n in th e rem aining spo ts. with Robert Mi ller gettin g seco nd. Th e I25c. class was g rea tly a lte red c by ~ve ms .m th e la te laps o f both sem is. National 125cc cha mp G eorge P ric~ wa s easily winnin g . th e first sem i and crashe d into a lapped rider and wa s unabl e to restart. In th e o ther sem i J eff Webber was so ela ted th at he passe~ Steve Broml ey as th ey took th e wh ite fla g th at he p u lled o ff, th inking he had wo n th e ra ce, Bromley was fir st in to th e fir st turn 6 in th e ma.in fo llowed by M ike Klopp, Todd Stit h , And y L esk o and Bill ~roml ey. Stith , w ho go t into th e fm al th anks to Webber's fou l-up, made th e most o f it, ta king second as they en tered the fir st turn. He so lid ified hi s hol d o n seco nd , while S teve Bro ml ey cru ised ou t in front . On the fin al la p riths moun t di ed !n th e seco nd t urn a nd he qui ck ly Jur~ ped o ff a nd started p us hi n g. losin g o n lv two spots wh ile de lig h t. in g the crowd. In th e 250cc cla ss a pair o f indoor vetera ns , ~an n y R.eich ert a nd Larry Sw eeten , Jum ped m fron t of Adam 'Neiss, Ri ch Ro we a nd l\l ike Mester. Whil e Wei s~ and Ro we were p la yin g ~ag o:,er tll1!'d, Mester moved u p to JOIll ~n, tak in g th e pos ition in o ne swoop o n la p 10. As th e lead ers en tered th e first tu rn o n the fin a l la p , S~ee te n exec u ted a good " T imo mum bump-in-run " o n Reichert to lak e th e lead a nd the w in . Results 50 : 1. Ricky W in sett (Yam) ; 2 . Brady M iller; 3 . Arthu r Lynch (Yam). 80 : 1. Kevin Varn es (Yam); 2. Robert Mill er (Yam) " 3. Roy Mill er (Yam). . . 125 : 1. Si eve Bromley (Suz); 2. M ,ke Klopp (Vi i); 3. Bill Bromley (Suz); 4 . Todd Stith (Yam I; 5. Andy Lesko (Suzl. 250: 1. l;-a y Sweeten IKaw ); 2. Danny Reichen rr 3. Mike Mester (Varp); 4 . Adam W eiss (Yam); 5. R,ch Rowe (Yam). 360: 1. Charlie Majeski (Bul); 2. Van Rinenhouse ((Bul); 3. Jo e White (H· D); 4 . Greg Bout well (Yam); 5. Bob Babcock (Hon). 250 PRO: 1. Tom Maj eski (Suzl; 2. Paul Crumling (Hon); 3 . Mi ke Scon (Yam); 4 . Rodney Farr is (Hon) ' 5. Todd Kendig (Honl. • ( B ul~; Sell overalls Cajun Classic 1. 00 Enduro By Sherry Comeaux and Royce Guidry' FOREST H ILL, LA , OCT. 25 Forest Hill was th e site of th e 6th An n ua l cajun Classic 100 Reg io nal Enduro. KTM -m ounted Barry Be ll overall ed th e even t with a sco re o f 12 points. Barry wa s awarded a b.evel e~ mirror o f a 'm o to rcycle and ri der 111 full gea r etch bl asted into th e m irror. • T h e co u rse co n sisted o f th ree loops. T he fir st loop. 33 actua l mil es. was kn own as th e north loop a nd th e seco nd loop, 32.9 act ua l mil es wa s kn o wl~ as Bo y Sco u t Road loop and was ridde n by a ll rid ers, The th ird loo p , kn o w n as the Wood worth loo p , was 30 ac tua l m iles and ridden o n ly by A an d B ride rs. The riders L!lat ro de th is loop were su rp rised to f ll~d a !)()gu~ chec k poi nt co mp lete with li fe s ize a d ve rt ise m e n ts o f Bar~l es a nd James, Mich ael J. Fo x, Elvira , R od n ey Da n gerf iel d a n d p lenty o f m ile markers just befo re t!lat , tl!en a rea l co ntro l che cking th e rid ers IJ1l 0 the last test sec tio n . T he Acad ia na Dirt Rider s C lu b had the specta to rs in mind wh en th e co urse was la id o u t. T here we re five spec ta tor poin ts to view th e ride rs as they ca n~e through . ~h e best spe ct at~r pom t wa s th e jump co n test w h ich wa.s loca ted near th e ca m pg ro u nd. 1 he .win ner wa s determin ed by hei g h t. d ista nc e a nd fo rm in w h ich he. d isp la yed a t tht; jump. Charl es SIZem ore was the wm ncr of th e contest. Results 0 1A : 1. Nolan Knight (C·AI; 2. Dwig ht Rudder (Han '; 3 . Jerry Peavy (Hus); 4 . Johnny Kemp (Kaw) ; 5. Michael Corlen (Hus ). 200 A: 1. Tim Singleton (Yam); 2. Wesley King (Kaw); 3. Larry Ar r ington (Hon); 4 . Howard Juclclett (Kaw ). 250 A: 1. Glenn Hollingshead (KTM); 2. Paul Graha m (KTMI; 3. Michael Staton (C·A); 4. Ed Whatley (C·A); 5 . Tim How ell (KTM). OPEN A: I .George Waller Jr.lKTM I; 2. Fitz Mi ller (Hus); 3. David Jackson (C-A ); 4. Frank Shoenbeck (KTMI; 5. Dan CogdelllKTM). OPEN A INT: 1. Lewis Whatley (C-A); 2. David Beaver s (Hus); 3. Mark Hudson (Hon); 4. Roger Bailey (Hon); 5. Gene Nichols (Kawl. SR A: 1. George Waller (KTM); 2. Bob McKnight (Hon); 3. Don Knight (ATK); 4. Roben Rockco (Hus)' 5. George Spalding (Hon). ' OI A B: Charles Sizemore (C·A). 100 B: 1. Corey Manin {Yam }; 2. Jason Reine (Honl; 3. Chad Tate (Kaw ). 125 B: 1. Roger McKnight lKTM) ; 2. Barry Akins (Hon); 3. Todd Singleton (Yam); 4. Chuck Tate (Kaw); 5. An Deaton (KTMI . 200 B: 1. Greg Peterson (Kaw); 2. Keith Reine (Kaw); 3. Many Howell (Yam); 4 . John Mook (Kaw)' 5 . Alan Prosser (Yam). • 250 B: 1. Steve Moseley (KTM); 2. Glenn Hunt (C' At 3 . Jason Taylor (Honl; 4 . Jeff Pesnell (CA); 5. Donald Stailey (Hon). OPEN B: 1. Robin Davis(M·S); 2. Kenny Knobloch (Yam); 3. Danny Row e lHon); 4. Buddy Hollings· ' w on h (Yaml; 5. Gary Cook (KTM). ' 200 B INT: 1. Buddy Pierce (Kaw l; 2. David Rhea (Kaw); 3. Jody Colema n (Hon); 4. Tom Krag (KaYo I' 5. Gary Taylor (Hon). ' SR 8 : 1. Steve Hudson (Hus); 2 . Richard Herman (K TM): 3 . Charles Bri tt o n (Suz); 4 . Ro na l d Schn eider (Kaw) ; 5 . Ernest Lynch (Yam) 0 1A C: Clint Boyd (C-A). . 125 . C: 1. Donn ie Desadier (Yam ); 2. Chris Choppin (Hon); 3. Fred King [Suz]. 200 C: 1. Randall Ard ; 2. Mar k Faries (Kawl ' 3 Roger Camp (Yam); 4. J ohn Madonado (Yam): 5' W ar ren Rul au (Yam) . • . 250 C: 1. .Keith Lockhan (Kaw); 2. Fred Neal; 3 . Ralph Babin ; 4 . Ken Jones (Hu s); 5. Ed Wesson (Hus). OPEN C; 1. St eve Wahers (Hus); 2. James Fea ~ h e r (C-A) ; 3 . Carol Daguanno (Husl; 4 . Mike Gre rten. 5. John Reed (KTMI. SR C: 1. Jeff Arm s [Hus]: 2. Daniel Konicke lHonl; 3. Walter Boyd (Yam); 4 . John Lemere (Suz)' 5 Woody Kirk (Hus). . . S/ SR: 1. George Hoffer (Husl; 2. Terry Webb (Kaw ); 3 . D~nn is Will ingham (Hu s); 4 . Dick ie Haul (Kaw ); 5. M,ke Menou (KTM). . WMN : 1. .Gwe n Bail ey (Hon); 2 . Carol Jon es (KTM I; 3. Kim Berthef ot (Hont 4. Karen Kemp (Kay" ). 5 . l:lsa Sch exn ayd er (Hon ). JR : 1. Jimmy Ram ir ez (Kaw) ; 2 . Chri s Robert (Hon); 3. Mik e Chri sty; 4 . Stephen Reed (Hon); 5. Bahne Babcock (Hus). 4 -STRK: 1. Andy Hayes (Hon); 2. Phil Breaux (Hus); 3. Gerald Parker (Hon); 4 . Eddie Cannon (Honl; 5. SCOtt Choppin (Hon). A TEAM : 1. CMET: 2. La Trail Riders. 8 TEAM: 1. Sidewinder. Muckelroy, Mulder, Grant top Perris GP By David Procida P E R RI S, CA . NOV. I Robert Mu ckelroy, R icha rd Mulder an d All en Gram were th e 125. 250 and 500cc Begi nner class winners at .rh e C RC Gra nd Prix a t Perris Raceway . Wi lli Zarth put hi s Open class MStar into a n early lead with Honda C R500-mounted M ike T ho mpson and A ll en Grant clos e behi nd. R ich ard Mu lder got th e holeshot on th~ 250cc line with Joe Bu ckner and T im M cAd am s foll owing. Gu s Zielke push ed hard in th e ea rl y going to stay a head o f Matt Eagl eton and R o b e rt Mu ck elro y in the l25 cc Beginner line. At th e en d o f th e seco nd lap things sta rte d to happen quickl y as Thompso n passed Zarth o n th e back sectio n a nd sta rted to open up a lead until a t th e bottom of th c h orseshoe whe n th e b ig H ?nda got st uc k in a deep rut, a llowrng a ll the front runners by before being a ble to ge t underway agarn. Mulder a nd Buckner sta rted wha t tu rned o u t to be a 45-m in u te di ce for th e 250cc lead a nd p ull ed away from th e rest o f th e 250s a nd d roppe d in behind G rant wh o was now pressuring Zarth, , In th e 125s R ob Thornburgh had push ed hi s way into second behind Zielke wi th Muckel ro y holdin g o nto third. Ba ck up fron t ~ ere two separa te battles go rng o n with Grant looking for .a.spot to ge t by a nd fina ll y found a line that offered eno ugh traction to power by Zarth and ir~to th e lead with Mulder taggi ng a lo ng into second o vera ll, It took L WO laps for Bu ckn er L OgeL by G ram, o n ly to have G ran t po,",:er ba ck by in a long muddy stra ig h t a nd hang o n to first to th e end . T he lead ers start~d to ca tch up to th e back m arkers a nd Mul der weaved

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