Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

OTH C: 1. Dave Eppig; 2. Don Thomp son; 3. Rusty Crist; 4. Gary Backst rom . OTH B: 1. Da n Fitch ; 2 . Phil Pr utsman; 3. John Murphey. OTH A: 1. Ric Burkinshaw; 2. Paul Stuen ; 3. Jeff Creager. . 125 PRO: 1. Larry Ward: 2. Darren Rogers. 250 PRO: 1. Larry Ward; 2. Don Bisciglia. Bean shreds Blackhawks HS By Sharon Bean BURR OAK, IN , NOV, 8 Bob Bean, aboard his Action Cycl e/ Scott Goggles-sponsored KTM 350, left all th e co m pe ti tion far behind 'rig h t from th e start o f th e two-hour Blackhawks Hare Scrambles aro u nd th e all new six mile co urse. Rain the night before left th e loamy co urse in perfect condition for ra cing and th e new co u rse was one that almost all th e riders loved , a lt ho ug h th ere were a few who co u ld n' t handle a few tight brush y sections as broken front fenders littered th e g rou nd in o ne spo t. Bean pulled th e tri gger o n his KTM 350 and shot into th e lead fro m th e dead eng ine sta rt a n d by th e end of th e fir st lap had o ver tw o minu tes o n the res t of th e pack. Greg Cox, Connie Fiest a nd Mike Brarnr nlet were a ll going for it in th e 250cc class a nd Cox ca me o u t o n top with Fiest and Brammlett d ropping back in th e pack . Scott Roberts a nd Pat Flynn push ed th eir wa y to th e front just ahead of Ri ck Wal sworth. At. an h o ur a nd a h alf Bean had a o ne lap lead over second place rider H erman Petti t a nd Ken P iekarsk i, a nd over fo ur minu tes o n Cox, who was leading the 250cc class. " I ran o u t of gas tw ice today," sa id Bean . " O nce I m ad e it to the pits o n reserve, but th e secon d time I ra n o u t co mpletely w ith over two mi les 10 go to th e finish. Eric Muffley sto p ped a nd we h ooked our fuel lines together a n d I had 10 take a co u p le o f minutes to let enough gas £l ow through so I co u ld fini sh. Today's . co urse was th e best ever an d I really felt good, it wa s probably the fastest I have riden in a long time. " In th e 200cc A clas s Tim Carmien and Jeremy G arber pitted Yamaha against Kawasaki for two hours with , Carmien and his Yamaha co m in g out the eventual win ner. 10l . Skipper Ru sch kept his IT 200 at I the front of the 200cc B class despite having exhaust pipe problems and having to ride a very lo ud bike. . Results One Time Engine Treatment • lncfhlsl'o.; ho r s--po wr-r • l m prove s "llqll1f> pc r tcrm.u- .' • R e d u ces hf'dt friction .In 1 t r 1\1 • R e d u c e s t>nqlnp vveae • 111 1 ~H O V f' S q a s rrule a q e: Ask yo ur loca l dea ler fo r Cy cle S lic k or send $19.95 per uni t Cashiers Check. or money order (Ca lif. residents add sal es tax) No C.O .O.'s SLICK PRODUCTS, INC. 1406 Bir ch Avenue Glend ale. Ca. 9 1201 Telaph one: (8 18) 848 ·1 5 9 6 Allen Pit ts (5 3 9 ) and Ted DeVo l di c e in the Up t he Hill c lass at Woodland . Pitts f in is he d second overa ll and DeVo l w a s fourth . Distribut or inquiries welcome Results COMPETITION PLUS (til CaRiva, Duc:ati, usqvama 1988 125 Cag;ra WJlfX In Stock Now!! PIW(5 8. UP): 1. Jesse Dawso n (Yam); 2. Robbie Ma yfield (Yam ); 3. Chr istopher Canepa (Yam). PIW (7 & UP): 1. Junior A lver naz (Vam~ 2. .,. ~ M ichael Hannas (Suz); 3. Cra ig Gonza les (Yam). 60 NOV: 1. J ohnny Murphree (Kaw); 2. Don Hart (Kaw ); 3. Curt is Peebles (Kaw l; 4. Jason Osborn (Yam); 5. Robert Stevenson (Yam) . 60 JR; 1. J eff Gabhart (Kaw); 2.Br ian Sgheiza (Kaw ). 80 NOV: 1. Don Hart (Yam); 2. J ohnn y M urphree (Kaw); 3 . Roben Stev en son (Yam); 4 . Ti m m y Great prices on the few '87 models left in stoc k 510 rx/rc 125 Cagiva 430 Auto WMX or Enduro 430 CR A lvernaz (Yam ); S. Helder AJvern az (Yam). SPECIAL · SimonsAati-Cav Kits $99.00 We..... Alflrcec.paflWy UPS Daily Parl3 "..~ • Gire Us A Call.! 621 Eas1 Saraard An . 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I FREE CYCLE PARTS CATALOG I 30 800-328-9280 , 80 JR/EX: 1. Jeff Gabhart (Kaw); 2. William Lul:er (Kaw); 3. Martin Montes (Kaw); 4. Br ian Sgheiza (Kaw ). 250 NOV; 1. Perry Lang (Yam); 2. M ichelle ' DiSalvo (Yam); 3 .Tracy Dawson (Yam ); 4 . Dan Argano (Han); 5. Adam Enticknap (Han). 500 NOV D·l : 1. Perry Lang (Yam); 2. Lonn ie Lacy. Jr . (Yam); 3. Rick Coleman (Yam);"4 . Tracy Dawso n (Yam~ 5. David Freeze (Yam). 500 NOV D·2: 1. Elmira Alvernaz (Yam); 2. Ar mando Alvernaz (Yam); 3 . Tom lacy (Yam); 4 . Ad am Enticknap (Han); 5. Dan Argano (Han). OPEN NOV; 1. Rick Coleman (Yam); 2. Lonnie Lacy. J r . (Yam); 3 . David Freeze (Yam); 4 . Dan A rgano (Han); 5. Don Canel (Han). 500 J R: 1. GAry Vincelel (Yam); 2. Ji m McCart er . (Yam); 3. John Pack (Yam); 4. J ohn Daw son (Yam); 5. Anthony Giamm anco (Yam). OPEN J R: 1. Gary Vincelet (Yam); 2. Ant hony . Giamm anco (Yam); 3. J im M cCart er (Yam); 4 . Patr ick Vacchieri (Yam ); 5. Gary Falt ersack (ATK). 500 EX: 1. Paullwanago (Han); 2. Craig J ohnson (Rtx); 3. Dan Cahoon (Rtx); 4. P.J . Sanchez (H· O); r Yeo whips ' WoodlandMX By Derryl Anderson WOODLAND , WA, NOV. 7 H onda-mounted Tro v Yeo rode two per fect mot os to ru n 'a way wi th th e o vera ll win in th e Open Beginn er class a t Woodland MX Pa r k. Another wee k with verv littl e ra in made th e track very deep a nd sandy. In rn o to o ne Yeo got the holeshot followed closely by Erin u llivan. Beh in d the m in order was David Nel son. Paul R icht er, R ick johnson . Cha rlie Paska a nd Chris Fi ntics. Yeo a n d S u ll iva n wasted no tim e in leavin g th e mai n pack way beh in d. Su IIivan followed Yeo eve ryw he re but never go t closer than five yar ds. Meanwh ile Ri chter a nd J oh nson got by Nelson. Rex Fish er was ridin g in hi s . fi rs t m oto cross . S lo w ly th e Wes tern Regional Fla t T rac k Cham pi on moved from 12th 10 eig h th . At th e chec ke red Ilag it was Yeo , Sullivan , Ri chter , J ohnson . Nel son a nd Lou Co ll ins . T he seco nd rnot o was a lmost a ca rbo n copy of the fir st exce p t behind Yeo a ll th e wa y was Ri chter. Once aga in th e front running twosome left I he 0 1hers behi nd . Fish er did a good job moving from a l-Ith p lace start to sixth at the end . Su ll iva n made a few mista kes and ended u p ni nt h while the res t ·o f th e pos it ion s remained about the same. At th e end it was Yeo, Ri ch ter , Pi erce, Nel son, J o hnson, Fishe r, Les Benn ett a nd the ot hers. In moro o ne 'o f the Up th e H ill class Da ve Ea kin got th e hol esho t a head o f Alle n Pius, J ohn Christi an , M ike Ka tes a nd Ted DeVol. DeVol a nd Christi an moved up a spot right o rr th e sta rt . On lap three Christian took o ver th e lead and went all th e way with Eakin ri ght behind him. DeVol battled with P ius th e rest of th e moto but wa s unab le to make a pass stick. At th e fini sh it was. Christi an, Eakin ; Pitts, DeVol, Jeff Birkestol, Kates and the oth ers. In moto two Pius LOok th e initi al lead fo llow ed liy Christian. Birkesiol. DeVol a n d Kat es. Christian slid by Pius o n lap three to tak e the lead for good, David H ampton an d Brian Percy battl ed back a nd forth for man y laps with Percy ge tting th e edge a t th e en d. Ea kin had a p robl em a nd had 10 . retire whi le th e rest o f the g ro up seu led int o th eir fin al po silions. At th e checkered [lag it was Christia n, Pitts . Bi r kes to l , DcVol. Kat es a nd Mike Chase. Results . W / PIW: 1.Joshua Knigh t; 2. Kace Scan ; 3 . Mik e Smith. PIW JR : 1. Russell Postma; 2. Ben Stew art; 3. M an Willia ms. PIW SR: 1. Eric Bur kinshaw ; 2. Nat han Gra.... elle . MI NI BEG: 1. Ryan And erson ; 2. Er ic Bur kin shaw; 3 . Cory Bloomberg; 4 . Jimmy Gladdish. MINI J R: 1. Steve Baze; 2. Chris Wyr ick; 3 . Troy Kibble . MIN I INT: 1. Joel How ard; 2" J ason McCormick; . 3. Rian Gant , 12 5 BEG: 1. Tony DuVall: 2. Tom Mar lin; 3. John Bailey; 4. Bry an Cooper; 5. Mik e W oods. 125 J R: 1. Jon Kuebler; 2. Chri s Din een; 3. Joel Howard; 4 . Ed Sant os. 12 5 INT: 1. Jo hn Chri sti an; 2. Ed Jensen; 3. Monty Spald ing; 4 . Scott Hickson. 250 BEG: 1. Dave Eppig; 2. Jay Lounda gin ; 3. Joh n M un son . . 25 0 J R: 1. Eddie Gerr ish: 2. Charl es Drake; 3. Erik Munsa; 4. David Hampton. 25 0 INT: 1. Richi e Lee; 2. Shawn Colange lo; 3. Lar ry Kuebler; 4. Mik e Kate s. OPEN BEG: t . Troy Yeo: 2. Paul Richt er; 3. David Nelson; 4 . Eri n Sull ivan. " OPEN J R: 1. Bill Bailey; 2. Bob Johnson: 3. Mitch Trott er. OPEN INT: 1. Ted DeVol ; 2. Jon Niemi; 3. Don Tyler . UTH: 1. John Chr ist ian; 2. A llen Pitts ; 3. Jeff Birkestol; 4. Ted DeVol ; 5. M ike Kates. OT NOV: 1. Lou Collins; 2. Cliff Kobern ik; 3. Ken Knight. OT AM: 1. Bob Reed; 2. Wayne Kent ; 3. Walt Drake . OT EX: 1. Jim Lamkin; 2. J im Parks; 3. Roger Knigh t; 4. DaYlon Hickson. OPEN: 1. Bob Bean; 2. Herman Petti t; 3. Ken Piekarski; 4 . Bill Burns. 250 A 1. Greg Cox; 2. SCali Roberts ; 3. Pat Flynn; 4 . Rick Walsworth. 200 A: 1. Tim Carmien; 2. Je remy Garber; 3. David Lappin ; 4 . Art Peck. 125 A: 1. Dave Johnson; 2. Joe Subart; 3. Sam Markly; 4.Kerry Pully. 250 B: L Perry Stabt er: 2. Randy Rinker; 3. Jonathan Funknooser; 4 . Gregg Cromer . 200 B; 1. Skip Rusch; 2. M ike Butler; 3. Scott Fribley; 4 . J im Goe tz. 125 B: 1. Brett Dubois; 2. Randy Bells; 3. Rick Roth; 4 . Paul M err ill . SR: 1. Don Rye; 2 . Tim Hoffman; 3 . Lon Walters; 4 . Jim Garber . S/SR : 1. Bob Dorr is; 2. Rick Roth; 3. Roy Maley. MINt : 1. Phil Hardy; 2. Tom Skeet s. Kennedy captures Kenney Memorial MX I By John Spear WALLKILL, NY , ocr. 25 Bill y Kenn ed y didn 't w in ei ther moto, but hi s 3-2 fini sh es ca rri ed him 10 vic tory in 'th e 250cc Am at eur race in th e 3rd An n ua l John Kenney Jr. M em ori al MX . The ra ce .. co spo n so red by th e Wa lden Playboys and CYO Bask etba ll L eague of Washingtonville, is in honor of John . Kenney Jr., who di ed four years ago in a n acci de n t. Kenney was a 250cc Amateur rider who belonged to th e P laybo ys club. Kennedy got off th e line in the top JO in the 'first moto and moved up to third before the finish . Greg ,

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