Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

lap times and took the rnoto win along with the overa ll victory. In Vet Expert racing action Kirt Go ldie won both rnotos going away while George Kohler took second overall honors. . In the Vet Intermediate class J im Ashcraft took the overa ll win when moto one wi n ne r Greg Green fell in the first turn o f moto tw o a n d di sabl ed hi s H onda . Yam ah a mounted Norman Schiel took second while Green still managed third overa ll. Results VET EX: 1. Kin Goldie (Han); 2. Georg~ Kohler (Han); 3. Dan Stoner (Vam). VET INT: 1. J im Ashcraft (Han); 2. Norman Sch iel (Yam); 3 . Greg Green (Han). VET NOV : 1. Dayid Pr ocid a (Han ); 2. Greg Erickson (Han); 3. Tom Bro w n (Han). . 250 PRO: 1. Craig Dayis (Vam ); 2. Ulf Johansson (Han). OPEN INT: 1. Larry Nan nenga (Han). 250 INT: 1. Jon Levey (Vam); 2. J ohn McG inn is (Han); 3. David Jenn ing s (Han) . 125 INT: 1. M ike Chamber lain (Vam); 2. Randy Danylo (Kaw); 3. Tim Hodes (Han). OPEN NOV: 1. M ark Brown (Han); 2. Chr is Mi kklos (Han); 3 . John Chambers (Kaw) . 250 NOV: 1. James Canmell (Han); 2. Mik e Conner (Han); 3. Mark Granberg (Han). 125 NOV: 1. Brian Beach (Han); 2. Brad Lisenb e; . 3 . Jeff Ratzlaff (Han). 250 BEG: 1. Rudy Chav ez (Han); 2 . M anhew Kay (Vam); 3. Dan Price (Han) . 125 BEG: 1. Chr is Beach (Han); 2. Shawn Trioh ey (Yam); 3. Jason McGuire. Jones lands Columbus MX win By Susan Willian COLUMBUS, OH, DEC. 12-13 Yamaha-m ounted Mike Jones surpassed all com pe titors to tak e the overa ll wins in both days of ra cing in th e 125 and 250cc Pro classes a t th e seco nd ro u nd of th e Action Spon s /C o or s /B e 1- R a y / AM Asponsored Indoor MX Championship. The first hea t of the 125cc Pros on Saturday. saw Marcu s Sell ards come off th e line in th e front spot. Sellards went out of co n tro l in th e whoops for David Hand to take charge. Hand grabbed th e heat win foll owed by Sellards and David Beckington, Current 125 and 250cc B Amateur Na tio na l cha m p, Steve Childress debuted in his firs t MX since a car acci dent sidelined him. Sti ll a bit sha ky, Ch i ldress crashed in the whoops on th e white flag lap for a no-fin ish in the heat. H eat two of the 125cc Pros saw Brent Blevin the ear ly lead er, as he was hounded by Mike Bias. Bias pass ed Blevins through the wh oops to ta ke the hea t win. Blevins, however , dropped out after a crash in the . whoops. . Andy Michner charged to the front of the pa ck in heat three but was q uickly surpassed by the eventual wi n ner Mike J o nes. A battle for third evolved between Michner .and Thomas Evans. Only the fir st three wou ld transfer to the main. The duo bumped in the final turn as Michner landed the third spot. The first hea t of th e 250cc P ro s saw H and out front with J ones fourth. Jones swiftly glided by ri ders to mov e into seco nd as H and dropped to fourth and Ken ny Kizzar took the lead. Jones hounded Kizzar around the tight tech n ica l co urse taking adva ntage of th e stutter bumps to go by Kizzar for th e win followed by Kizzar and Ha nd wor king h is wa y back to th ird. . Bias led from start-to-finish in heat two of the 250cc Pro despite a ttempts by Cliff Walker to pass. Walker fini sh ed seco n d with Ka wasaki 's Ri ch Halstead taking th ird . Results SATURDAV 65 (7·1 1): 1. Gr eg Rand (Kaw); 2. Patric k McPh ~arson (Kaw); 3 . Brad Ritch ie (Kaw ). 125 PRO: 1. Mik a Jones (Yam); 2. Rich Halst ead (Kaw); 3. Jeff Beckington (Han) . .;B5 ('4·'5): 1. Chr is Cane (Kaw ); 2. Richard NIchols (Yamt 3. Brian Post (Kaw ). P/W; 1. Wes ley G illand (Vam ); 2. Jeremy Berwanger (Yam); 3. Mark Burkhan (Yam ). . '25 B: 1. James Eidel (Yam); 2. Mike Hogan (Han); 3. M ichael Cain (Yam). 250 C: t . James W ilkerkson (Han); 2. Shawn Vern ier; 3 . Je ff Wichaud (Hon) . ' 2 5 C D· ' : 1. Troy Raatz (Han ); 2. Steve W ool edge (Han ); 3 . Kun Kadas (Yam). 250 PRO: t . Mike Jo nes (Vam); 2. Kenn y Kizzar (Yam); 3. David Hand (Han). OPEN B: t . Bill Allen (Han ); 2. Juba l nevls (Han); 3. Rich Rowl and (Han ). SR: t . Denny Swartz (Han); 2. Gary Peak (Yam ); 3 . Dunbar Abston (Han). 250 B: 1. James Eider (Yam); 2. M ike Hoga n (Han); 3. Georg e Mo lnar (Kaw). BO (7 -" ): 1. Ur iah Fisk (Yam); 2. Vincent Vernon (Kaw); 3 . Je sse Th umse r (Suz). 80 (' 2- ' 3): 1. Joe Woodfork (Kaw); 2. Ken ny Sauer (Kaw); 3. J eff Woo l edge (Han). ' 25 C 0 ·2: 1. Steve Gilland (Han ); 2. Todd. Sizemore (Han); 3 . Tim Cassidy (Kaw ). SUNDAV 65 (7 - ' 1): 1. Patr ick McPh erson (Kaw ); 2. Ker ie Fleenor (Kew); 3 . John Kidd (Kaw) . 125 PRO: t , Mike Jones (Yam); 2. Mark Weay er (Suz); 3 . Rich Halstead (Kaw) . 85 (' 4 · ' 5): 1. Chr is Cane (Kaw ); 2. Br ian Post (Kaw); 3 . Craig Albright (Kaw). P/W: 1. Mark Bu r kha rt (Vam) ; 2. J er em y Berwanger (Vam); 3. Wes ley Gilland (Vam ). 125 B: 1. Jeromy Bueh l (Kaw ); 2. Mike Hogan (Han ); 3 . M icha el Mc Dona ld (Suz). 250 C: 1. James W ilkerson (Han ); 2. Cart Fi sher (Kaw); 3 . M ike Jenkins (Kaw) . ' 25 C: , . Steve Gill and (Han); 2. Troy Raatz (Han); 3 . Todd Sizemore (Han). 25 0 PRO: 1. Mike Jones (Vam); 2. Br ian Stan ley (ya m); 3. Cliff Wa lke r (Kaw). OPEN B; 1. Tom Ball ing er (Han); 2. Rich ard Robin son (Han); 3 . Don Passavan t (Hon). SR: t . Phill ip Al denon (Cag); 2. Denn y Sw artz (Han); 3 . GTeorge M ekjian (Vam). 250 B: 1. Rich ard Robin son (Han); 2. Br ian Lapp (Kaw); 3 . Eric Rening (Suz). 80 (7 -1 1): 1. Greg Rand (Vam ); 2. Tomm y Pug h (Kaw); 3. John Kim (Kaw ). 80 (' 2· ' 3): t. J effrey Cur ry (Suz); 2. Lenn y Sauer (Kaw); 3. Joe W oodfork ( Ka w~ . Taylor takes Winter Nationals AX opener By Bob Applegate ASHEVILLE, NC , DEC. 11-12 Am at eu r Nati onal number o ne Robbie Taylo r took th e 125cc P ro class wi n a hea d of J im Chester 's Kawasaki in th e ope n i n g ro u n d of t h e N.A .M.E. Winter National s. Saturday n ight's racin g was a m irr o r ima ge of Frid a y 's w i th Yamaha-mounted T a ylor jumping o ut in front of Che ster. "T he trick to winning here is sta y on your feet , ride hard. a nd don 't make mi stakes," said a sm ili n g T aylor (who cinched an '88 deal with Yamaha with h is win at the Loretta Lynn National). Chester chased both nights to no ava il for two second place tro p hies and a smaller portion of the cash purse. . " I bumped him to let him kno w I was there one time, th en slid ou t the next la p . You can't make m istakes here," Chester said. Local ri der Richard Cope led the pa ck to the flag in th e 250cc Ama teur class, battl ing H o nda-mo unt ed Tim Wi lke nson and aggressive T hadd ' Slaughter. In the tank- ba nging 500cc Amateur class , Brad Mills kep t up th e steam all weeke nd. He now leads the series in points in t hat hotl ycontested class. Chester was ab le to turn it a ro und on Saturday night in th e 250cc Pro class, flying over the start/finish jump with both hands held high, beating o ut Taylor. Hammerin' H a nk Moree pulled one out of th e hat in th e Schoolboy class. H e and hi s Kawasaki swep t the weekend. winning every moto, _ Results S/M INI: 1. Lee W alsto n (Han); 2. Ronnie Varb ro (Suz); 3 . Til den Styron (Kaw) . P/W: 1. J immy Briggs; 2~ Timothy Je nnin gs (Kaw) . 0 -857 - " VRS: 1. J immy Br iggs (Kaw) ; 2. Chr is Carl son (Suz); 3. Bill Cain . 0 -85 ' 2- ' 5 VRS: 1. Lee Walston (Han ); 2. Dayid Dickerson; 3 . Ronnie Yarbro (Suz). '25 AM ; 1. Dayid Reynold s (Suz); 2. Kevin Bowles; 3 . Ot is Ingha m (Vam). '25 NOV : i . Paul Daiton IKaw); 2. St ev e Burdene; 3 . Jeff Muchala (Vam). ' 25 PRO: t . Robbie Taylor (Vam); 2. J im Chester (Kaw ); 3. Mark Sprigg le (Han). 250 AM : t . Richard Cope (Suz); 2. Tim Wil kenson (Han ); 3. Thadd Slaughter (Kaw). 250 NOV : 1. Mitc h McC aner (Han); 2. Mi ke IEdwerds; 3. Scon McClapper (Vam). 250 PRO;' . J im Chester (Kaw) ; 2. Robbie Teylor (Vam); 3 . Ricky Voung (y am ). . 500 AM: t . Brad M ill s; 2. Tim Ungerleit (Kaw l; 3 . Dean Herrin (Han) . SCHBV: t . Hank Moree (Kaw ); 2. Ched Pow ers (Cag); 3. Ronnie Yarbro (Kew). CONGRATULATIONS- KeithB0 _ell First1~~e~~~ Gainesville. FL Winter AMA Keith Bowen dominated the Florida Winter AMA Motocross 125 Pro Class Opener on his Bill West tuned Tuf Racing Prepared Works 125. -. 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