Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Results Duane Veeder (99) topped Rodney Farris (92) in Thursday's 250cc Expert race during the 10th Annual Moto-Rama. held in Harrisburg. consisting of Steve Dukes and Yamaha-mounted Keith Williams, whose 3-3 performance netted third. Williams' hard earned thirds came after sending his Yamaha crashing through the retaining wall and . landing in the pit area. After remounting, the Yamaha pilot ~ot back on track and finished thud overall. Sather and Workman faced each other once again in the Over The Hill class. Sather stormed to a win in the first contest followed by Suzuki-mounted Paul Steun, Eugen e Tom, Workman and Honda rider J eff Lundquist. Moto two was Workman 's, however. Workman turned in a much improved moto two ride, but th e overa ll went Sather's way vial 2 postings. Worksman 's tally was good for seco nd . Sterun took third, while Tom and Lundquist filled the top five overall. On hand tonight were several topnotch local riders for a 125cc Pro sh oo t-ou t. Yamaha-mounted Aaron Shardelman got his share o f the winn er's circle a fter winning both m o to s. Ca giva-mounted David Rhodes ran second to Sh ardelm a n in th e first contest but DNF moto two. Bryan Birkestol wa s second overall with 3-2 ta llies. . Scott Tyler had little trouble topping the 250cc Pro class. Second to Tyler wa s John Hodges, who finished seco n d in both rnotos. In the 250cc Intermediate class Gary Strode flew h is H onda to th e overall win ' over Jeff H offman a nd Tim Doyl e. Results UTH: 1. Ted DeVol (Suz); 2. Casey Raymond (Hon); 3. Mark Murphy (Yam~ 250 PRO: 1. Scon Tyler (Vamt 2. John Hodges (Kaw); 3. Tim Walker (KTM). 125 PRO: 1. Aaron Shardelman (Yam); 2. Bryan Birkestol(Hon); 3. David Rhodes (Cag). OPEN PRO: 1. Dayid Rhodes; 2. Ken Workman (Hon). 250 INT: 1. Gary Strode (Hont 2. Jeff Hoffman (Hon); 3. Tim Doyle (Kaw). . 250 JR: 1. Scon Koch (Kaw); 2. Mark Murphy (Yam); 3. Eddie Isackson (Hon). 250 BEG: 1. Casey Raymond (Hon); 2. John Munson (Hon); 3. Dohn Delarm (Suz). OTH: 1. Rich Sather (Hont 2. Ken Workman (Hont 3. Paul Steun (Suz). 125 BEG 0-1 : 1. Shawn Deglass (Kaw); 2. Jeff Annen (Yam); 3. Eric.Hannan (Hon). 125 BEG 0 -2: 1. Greg Swiboda (Hon); 2. Dohn Delarm (Suz); 3. Dayid Johnson (Yam). 125 BEG 0 -3 : 1. Kenny Pray (Yam); 2. John Sherlock (Hon); 3. Daye Bubar (Hon). 125 JR: 1. Steye Dukes (Cag); 2. Jesse Galle (Kawt 3. Joel Howard (Yam).• 125 INT: 1. Jeff Jacobson (Yam); 2. Jamie Richardson (Hon); 3. Daye Maclean (Kaw). BO BEG 0-1 : 1. Steye Adams (Hon); 2. Bobby Carper (Kaw); 3. Charue Harris (Yam). BO BEG 0-2: 1. Corey Knaeyeisrud (Kaw); 2. Corey Downing (Kaw); 3 . Steve Earnest. BO BEG 0·3: 1. Andrew Danielson (Hon); 2. Oerrik Larson (Han); 3. Jeff Galbway. 30 80 INT: 1. Brian Jones (Kaw). 80 JR : 1. .Sean Waring (Kaw) ; 2. Brandon Bradshaw (Kaw); 3. Chuck Walter (Kaw). OPEN 8EG: 1. Mike Peterson (Hon); 2. Will Hurley (Hon); 3. Casey Tarpley (Hon). . 60 : 1. Billy Binckley (Kaw); 2. Jeff Backus (Kaw); 3. Seth Steun (Kaw). 50: 1. Phillip Johnson (Yam); 2. Man Hadler (Suz); 3. Kase Scan (Yam). Bell blasts to win at Salem AX By Clay Light SALEM; OR, JAN. 2 Mike Bell won the 125cc Pro/Inter- . mediate class at Salem's JackmanLong Expo Arena during Motocross Northwest sanctioned a re n a cro ss. Bell came from behind in th e second moto to take a I-I sweep of the class aboard the Portl and H onda sponsored CRI25. Bell , intermediate Ed J ensen and fellow pro Keith Foidel held down th e top three positions on th e open ing lap of co m peti tio n in th e firs t moto. Adam . West came through traffic after a first tum pileup as did Team Green 's Jeff Dail y. We st nabbed Foidel and set o u t after Jensen, but came up short in the moto. Bell took the win by four seconds, beating a surprisingly fast Jensen, West Foidel and Daily a t the finish. Moto two was by far th e even ing 's best race. Foidel grabbed th e lead at the drop of the gate with J ensen holding down second while Bell was stuck in mid-pack. By the third lap Jensen and Foidel had pulled away from a sensational Bell /Kyle Brooks/Daily swapfest. Bell quickly displaced the Intermediate duo and set his sights on Jensen overtaking him on the fourth lap and setting out after Foidel. Foidel rode smooth and precise but Bell picked him off and soundly proceeded to sail away in search of . the checkered flag. Foidel held on to finish second whil e Dail y, who mounted an incredible charge with two laps to go, took Jensen 's lead and the Intermediate win. Jensen, Brooks, Kip Mast and Suzukimounted Jason Nichols filled the top seven at moto's end. Richard Postma won rnoto one o f the first 125cc Beginner division, but crashed in the second contest, handing the lead over to Honda-mounted . Darren Strunk. Strunk's 3-1 performances were good for the overall win, beating Rob Bross' 2-3 finishes and Postma's. ~-4 rides. . Chris Houdek dominated both division two motos and took wins over Eri c Cummings in both contests in the 10 rider field. But that's where co nsista ncy ended. Tom Warberg took third.in moto one and 10th in the second round while Trever Levitt took third in moto two but DNF moto one. That put Jeff Phillips into third overall. Kevin Yeager took the 250cc Junior class win via 2-2 postings, edging Rick Roberts' 1-3 performances. 125 PRO/INT: 1. Mike Bell (Hon); 2. Keith Foidel (Hon); 3. Ed Jensen (Hon); 4 . Jeff Daily (Kaw); 5. Adam West (Hon). 125JR: 1. Chad Berry(Vam): 2. Dan Kinion (Hon); 3. Jeff Payne (Hon). . 125 BEG 0-1 : 1. Darren Strunk (Hon); 2. Roben Bross (Hon); 3. Rich Postma (Kaw); 4. Roby Leach (Cagt 5. Rueben Schug (Hon). 125 BEG 0 -2 : 1. Chris Houdek (Kaw); 2. Eric Cummings (Kaw); 3. Jeff Phillips (Hon); 4. Man Sisson (Suz); 5. Man Burrell (Hon). 250 JR: 1. Kevin Veager (Vam); 2. .Rick Robens (Yam); 3. Shane Donaco (Hon); 4. Ron Stevenson (KTMt, 5. Chris Howell (Hon). 250 BEG: 1. Travis Johnson (Kaw); 2. Gordon Postma (Kaw); 3. Rod Comstock (Kaw); 4. Mike Dean (Yam); 5. Jesse Dean (Hon). OPEN BEG: 1. John Kasper (Kaw); 2. Steve Eyenson (Hon); 3. Ted Branch (Yam). OPEN JR : 1. Troy McPike (Hon); 2. Doug MacDuffee (Kaw); 3. Joe Nelson (Hon). • . BO BEG: 1. Troy Renfro (Kaw); 2. Monty Harris (Hon); 3. Jeme Gilson (Hon); 4 . Bryan Fisher (Kaw); • 5. Leslie Schellhous (Hon). BOJR: 1. Chr is Panerson (Hon); 2. Travis Berry (Vam); 3. Warren Baze (Kaw). 6OJR : 1. Doug McKuhn (Kaw); 2. Russell Postma (Kaw); 3. Jessy Williams (Kaw); 4. Man Williams (Kaw); 5. Jeff Longie (Kaw). 30-40 JR: 1. Larry Legarra (Hon); 2. Rusty Garrison (Kaw); 3. Steve Baze (Hon). 30 ·40 INT: 1. Rick Robens (Yam); 2. Doug Wiley (Hon); 3. Brad Mikkelson (Suz). or: 1. Mike Hickman (Yam); 2. Bill Naylor (Hon). PP: 1. Janet Deen (Vam); 2. Laurie Stange (Hon); 3 . Lisa Garrison (Kaw). OPEN INT: 1. Mike West (Yam). 30-40 EX: 1. Mark Dickey (Kaw). 250 INT: 1. Frank McKuhn (Kawl . Veeder victorious in Harrisburg STs By Len Breech HARRISBURG, PA, DEC. 17-18 Duane Veeder left with th e lion's sh are of th e purse when he totally dominated the Expert races in both da ys of short track competition at the Trail-Way Speedway-sponsored 10th Annu al Moto-Rama , held in Harrisburg. Veeder topped th e 250 a nd 600cc Expert final s both da ys , Ricky Winsett easily won th e 55cc class both nights , and Joe Heberling topped the Seniors both nights. Veeder 's closest race of the series was the 250cc Expert final on Thursday night. Veeder had the fastest lines on the rough track with National co m p e ti to r Rodney Farris close behind him from the fourth lap on: Mike Klopp took the holeshot, but Veeder passed Klopp as they began the third lap, and Farris went by the following lap. While Farris closed to within two lengths of th e leader , Klopp got into a heated battle with Mike Varnes and Georgie Price over third. Veeder powered his Roosevelt Chevy /Olds-Coons Cam 2Christman 's Honda-Cycle DyneFairway Oil-sponsored Honda across the finish line two lengths ahead of Farris. Veeder's win in the 600cc final was fairly easy. Veeder quickly jumped in front, while Mickey Rusden held se co n d over Lew Woods, Scott Saunders and Kenny Mohler. Saunders took second on the sixth lap, with the others in close pursuit. With mo st of this year's top amateurs moving up to the Expert class, the Amateur divisions were wide open, and Eddie Hidden and Jim Lynch took their first wins in the 250 and 600cc Amateur classes, respectively. Hidden grabbed the lead from Mike Rabold, Dave Gamble and Merv Sensenig when the 250cc Amateurs exited turn two at the start of the final. Rabold stayed close to Hidden and the duo pulled away from the field before Rabold dropped out of th e race at the halfway point. Hidden won by a large margin. Johnny Bowers nabbed the holeshot in the 600cc Amateur class with Steve Smith Sr. , Lynch ' and Walt Bowker following. With the race pretty much in hand, Bowersstalled his Yamaha on lap three, gIVing the lead to Smith. Smith held the point position until Lynch slipped under him in tum one with two laps to go. Veeter again took the 250 and 600cc Expert finals on Friday. The 250cc' Experts had trouble staying upright on the smooth track surface. It took at least three starts before they got uriderway. Throughout it all, Veeder managed to keep away from th e ever-gr owin g pena.lty line, and took the lead from Mike Varnes, Robert Weiss and Paul Crumling. Crumling took third on the second lap. With riders still falling. th e ra ce was called a couple of laps past th e halfway point as the first turn crashes continued. Veeder had an easy time in the 600cc Expert final , grabbing the lead from Richard Foard, Mickey Rusden and Kenny Mohler . Foard bobbled coming out of the second tum on the fourth lap, giving Rusden second; Rusden was running almost a straightaway behind Veeder. In the 600cc Amateur final Gary Foard and Lynch pulled away from Steve Smith Sr. and Walt Bowker in a close battle for the win that went to Foard by a length. It looked like a Foard triple for parts of the Senior1750cc Expert final as Gary' s older brother, Richard, battled for the lead. Joe Heberling took the lead from Foard, Nick Taylor and Mickey Rusden. Rusden moved up to second and briefly took the lead around halfway, only to drop out later. When Rusden .dro p ped out, Foard moved up to challenge Heberling, but came up a length short. Results THURSDAV 55: 1. Ricky Winsen (Yam); 2. John Winsett (Yam); 3. Paul Lynch (Yam); 4. Brady Miller (JR). 65 : I. Paul Lynch (Suz~ 85 EX: 1. M ike Sponseller (Hon). 85 AM: 1. Jeremiah Alexander (Kaw); 2. Roy Miller (Yam); 3. Brian Strong (Kaw~ 4 . Jason Lheureux (Suz). 2ooAM: 1. Kevin Varnes (Yam); 2. Paul Southard (Hont, 3. Gary Clark (Hont, 4. Jill Lautenbacker (Suz~ 5. Tom DuPont (Kaw). 250 EX:I . Duane Veeder (Hont 2. Rodney Farris (Hon); 3. Mike Klopp (Suz); 4. Mike Varnes (Yam); 5. Georgie Price (Hon). 250 AM: 1. Eddie Hidden (Yam); 2. Dave Gamble (Kaw); 3. MerY Sensenig (Suz); 4 . Steve Ryder (Yam); 5. Walt Bowker (Hon). 600 EX: 1. Duane Veeder (Hon) ; 2. Scon Saunders (Hon); 3 . Mickey Rusden (Hon); 4. Kenny Mohler (Rtx); 5. Todd Hurst (Yam). 500-600 AM: 1. Jim Lynch (Rtx); 2. Steve Smith (Vam): 3. Wah Bowker (Yam); 4 . Tom Koch (Kaw); 5. Johnny Bowers (Vam). 750 EX: 1. Mickey Rusden (Hon); 2. Nick Taylor (Vam). • SR: 1. Joe Heberling (Yam); 2. Norm Leviojette (Kaw); 3. Steve Smith (Vam); 4. Roben Layiolette . (Kaw); 5. Glen Miller (Car). FRIDAV 55 : 1. Ricky Winsen (Vam); 2. Brady Miller (JR); 3. Paul Lynch (Vam); 4. John W insen (Yam). 65 : 1. Paul Lynch (Suz). B5: 1. Mike Sponseller (Hon). B5 AM: 1. Brian Strong (Kaw); 2. Roy Miller (Yam); 3. Jeremiah Alexander (Kaw); 4. Robert Miller (Yam); 5. Jason Lheureux (Suz). 200 AM : 1. Gary Clark (Hon); 2. Jill Lautenbacher (Suz); 3. Mike Wahon (Yam); 4 . Paul Southard (Hon); 5. Kevin Varnes (Yam). 250 EX: 1. Duane Veeder (Hon); 2. Mike Varnes (Yam); 3. Paul Crumling (Hont 4. Roben Weiss (Hon); 5. Kenny Dahlin (Hon). 250 AM: 1. Gary Foard (Hont 2. Eddie Hidden (Vamt 3 . Dave Gamble (Kaw); 4 . Steve Smith Jr. (Vam); 5. Steve Ryder (Yam). 500-600 EX: I . Duane Veeder (Hont, 2. Miduly Rusden (Hont, 3. Kenny Mohler (Rtx); 4 . Nick Taylor (Rtx); 5. Todd Hurst (Yam). . 500-600 AM: 1. Gary Foard (Hon); 2. Jim Lynch (Rtxt ·3. Steve Smith Sr. (Yamt 4. Walt Bowker (Yamt 5. Tom Koch (Kaw~ 750 EX: 1. Nick Taylor (Yam); 2. Mickey Ruaden (Hon). SR: 1. Joe Heberling (Yamt 2. Richard Foard {Rtx~ 3. Norm Layiolene (Kaw~ 4 . Robert Laviolene {Kawt 5. Glen Miller (Car). Postma pounds Salem Arenacross By Clay Light SALEM, OR, JAN. 1 Russell Postma brought in the new year by winning a New Year's Day thriller in the 60cc Junior class at Salem's Jackman-Long Arena during arenacross action. Postma dominated both motos to continued his domination of the class at the Oregon State Fairgrounds. Postma's wins didn't come without a battle, however, as fellow Kawasaki jockey Doug McKuhn battled with the local speedster in

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