Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Paul Iw ana ga won his fourth 500cc Expert feature and did so in co nvi ncing sty le over Kevin Crowley a nd David H olmes. Dan n y Moore was given the checkers seco nd but wa s d isqua lifi ed for being on a machine different th an that which he competed on in the heat race. Resu lts PIW: 1. Tony Souza (Vam); 2. Adam Miller (Vam); 3. M ichael Hannas (Suzl; 4 . Jesse Dawso n (Vam). M INI 60 NOV: 1. J ohn Daws on (Kaw); 2. A.J . Kirkpatrick (Kaw ); 3. Greg Miller (Kaw ); 4. Curtis Peebles (Kaw ); 5. Shaun Russell (Kaw ). MINI 60 JR; 1. Johnny Murphree (Kaw ); 2. Man Willard (Kaw). . M INI 80 NOV; 1. Jeremy Tw in (Kaw); 2. Robert Rael (Kaw); 3. Don Hart (yam) ; 4 . Dan Hart (Kaw). M INI 80 JR; 1. Jo hnny M urphree (Kaw ); 2. W ill iam Lu nker (Kaw); 3. Man Willard (Yam). 8G· LB: 1. Steve Eklun d (Yam); 2. 8rad Spencer (Kaw l; 3. Dan M oore (Kaw); 4 . A nthony Giam manco (Kaw); 5. Rod Spencer (Kaw). 250 NOV: 1. 80b Pack (Han); 2. Danny Delmenico (Yam); 3. Lonnie Pauley (Yam); 4. M ichell e DiSalvo (Yam). 250 JR: 1. Antho ny Mi tchell (Han); 2. J ohn Daws on (Vam); 3. Per ry Lang (Vam); 4 . Tracy Daw son (Yam ); 5. Pat McDan iel (Yam ). 600 NOV: 1. Dann y Delm enico (Han); 2. Jo hn Pierce (Yam); 3. Greg Sow le (Yam); 4. Sob Pack (Han); 5. JeH Knowd (Vam). 500 JR: 1. John Pack (Yaml; 2. Patr ick Vacchi eri (Vam); 3. Rick Coleman (Vam); 4 . Antho ny Giarnmanco (Yam); 5. Lonnie Lacy (Vam). 600 JR: 1. Patrick Vacchieri (Vam); 2. ·.:John Pack (Yam); 3. Rick Coleman (Vam); 4 . An thony Giammanco (Vam); 5. David Freeze (Vam). 600 VET: 1. 80b M eiring (Rtx); 2. George Sow le (Vam). . 500 EX: 1. Paul lwanaga (Han); 2. Kevin Crowley (Yam); 3. David Holmes (Han). D4C MIN I 80 : 1. Dan Hart (Kaw); 2. W illiam Luker (Kaw ); 3. Robert Rael (Kaw); 4 . J ohnn y Murphr ee (Kaw ); 5. J eremy Twi n (Kaw). D4C NOV: 1. 80b Meiring (RlX) 2. J ohn Pierce ; (Yam); 3. Danny Delmenico (Vam); 4 . Greg Sow le (Yam); 5. Lonnie Pauley (Yam). D4C J R: 1. Patr ick Vacch ier i (Yam); 2. Jo hn Pack (Yam ); 3. Dav id Freeze (Yam); 4 . Rick Colema n (Yam). Smith smokes Sandy Oaks Hare Scrambles By Merle Acord KEITHSBURG, IL, FEB. 28 Dale Smith charged a 250 Norris H onda for two hours over th e 3.2 m ile course of deep' sind whoops a nd ope n wood's tra ils for 17 laps a t Sandy Oak s Motorcycle Park and won overall honors at th e Burl ingto n Valley Dusters annual early spring h are scram bles. Sm ith finished a m inute ah ead of KTM rider Gary Williams. " Sandy Oaks is a tough course," said Smi th. " I t 's all sand a n d who o p s. But I' m not going to . co m p lain ; I' ve overa lled two of their runs. I'v e been running an d worki ng out three times a week doing karate th is winter a nd I' m probably in better shape than most of th e guys. .I was able to pull away a nd pa ss a lot of riders in the last hour. " Mike Burkhart 's Kawa saki ca ught fir e on the first kick from the deadengi ne start and wo n the drag race across the 100 yard com field , used a s the sta rt in g ch u te . Bu rkha rt shaved the first barrel but didn' t fare as well la ter in the rac e. " I center p unched a tree so hard o n th e seco nd lap," said Burkhart, " Tha t I pulled spoke nipples through th e ri m and I destroyed th e fro nt hub. T he ~ood . part was it happened early so I didn't have to fight those whoops for two hours." Steve Su ltzb erger won th e 0-200cc . Ex pe rt class but had to pl ay ca tchu p . " I was rea lly su rp rised wh en the gun went off," said Su ltzber ger. " I fina lly got in beh ind VanZee but he was pullin~ me on a ll th e stra ig h ts and I lost Sig ht o f him. I didn 't even know wh en he broke his chain and dropped ou t. But I think it was ab out the tim e I wipe d ou t o n a tree. I was so ti red and m y ar ms we re a ll p u m ped up that I was having a ha rd .time con tro lli ng the machine. After the wipe-out I slowed down and the n it wasn 't too bad." Results 0 1A: 1: Dale Smith (Han). OPEN EX; 1. Gary Williams (KTM); 2. Larry Crosby (KTM); 3. Mark Martin (Hon); 4. 8rian Tarry (Hus ); 5. Dennis Mesward (Ceg). 0-200 EX: 1. Steve Suuberger (Kaw ); 2. lee Erickson (Han); 3 . Scott Porter (Kaw); 4 . Bill Kovacevich (Kaw); 5. Kelly M ille r (Kaw). SR; 1. 8 i11 Gusse (ATK); 2. Mike Ellis (ATK); 3. TerryWoosley (yam ); 4. Larry 8u rghart; 5. Frankli n. 0·200 8 : 1. Vince Henneberry (Kaw ); 2. Phill ip Ells worth (Kawl; 3. Tom Sharp (Kaw ); 4. J eH Albright (Kaw ); 5. David 8ergquist (Kaw ). OPEN B: 1. 8rin Nordmeyer (Yam); 2. Robb Gr ill (Han); 3. Mark 8u rg hart (Hus); 4 . Jam es Nelson (CI AI; 5. David Peterson (Kaw). Carr on top at .Valentine Trials By Pau la Rae Mizell BOONEVILLE, AR, FE B. 14 Tim Carr and Shan Moor e went head-to-head a t th e Masters O bserved Valentine Trials in the O zark Mt. foothill s, with Carr pressing ah ead to bea t Moore by six points in th e Masters class. Carr dropped a tot al o f 15 poi nts on his Yamaha TY, while Moo re pilo ted h is Ya ma ha to a 21 points score, finishing fou r points a head o f Beta-mou nt ed Ro b Toole. In th e Expert division Ron Lee put in a fan tastic ride to dro p just 13 poi nts. In the co m pe titive Novice class, Rick Robinett balanced hi s Mon tesa to victor y, beat in g Yamaha-mounted David Bo len , 7-9. Third went 10 a no ther Montesa rider Mark Kin slo w with II poi nts, followed by Pa u l Bol en and Curtis Mitche ll. Co ntingency prizes were donated by Lero y's H onda (Ft. Sm ith ) a nd Friddle Cycle (Pa ris, AR l, a nd H ot O ff th e Press fu rnishe d th e trophies. Results MSTR; 1. Tim Carr (Yam); 2. Shan Moore (Vam); 3. Rob Toole (Bet); 4 . Charles Mallow (8el) . EX; 1. Ron Lee (Yam). INT; 1. Dewey Harper (Han); 2. 8art W inters (Man). AM : 1. Tomm y Moore (Vam); 2. Andre LaPan e (yam); 3. Travis Mitc he ll (Fan). NOV; t , Rick Robinen (M ont 2. David Belen (Yam); 3. M ark Kinslow (M ont 4. Paul Belen (Yam); 5. Curt is M itch ell (Yam). Olson destroys Glen Helen 'OTMX By Sam English SAN BERNARDINO , CA, FEB. 27 H onda -mounted Alan Olson T itera lly blew a way th e Master class a fter two da ys of racing to tak e first in all four mot os in what turned ou t to be th e largest tu rno ut ever at th e 9th Annual OTMX an d OTHG Winternat ional s held at G len Helen Racewa y. Mo to o ne had Lars Larson and Ken Retzloff fighting for the ho leshot follow ed by Ri ck Kelly and Ron Wa y. Olson was sq ueezed o ff in th e first turn a nd found hi mself in fifth pl ace after th e firs t lap. By the end of the seco nd la p Olson tu rned it on and blew by the four leadin g riders. H e sett led in a nd was timed a t 1:04 a lap with his closes t competition being Retzloff , who was o ff th e pace by just ove r o ne seco nd. Beh ind Olson and Retzlo ff came the seco nd group o f ri ders led by Robert Fort ier , Larson a nd Way to h it the fin a l flag in that order. Moros two and th ree were much th e same as the first moto with Olson pou ring on the stea m to run away from the competition. After a hor rible start in th e fou rth mot o Ol son -fough t h is way th rough th e pack a nd sai led home for ano ther convi nci ng wi n to be the o nly ri der of th e series to win all four mot os. Ex pe rt class ac tio n was fast and fu rious as George Spearing jumped o u t with the holesh o t in moto o ne and never looked ba ck as he rim a way with the wire-to-wire win . Mo to t wo started with L arry Wesco tt getting the hol esh o t fo llowed by Wayne Co rneli us, Bill Malone and Claude Wright in hot pursuit. Back in midpack after a poor start Spearing go t moving a nd p assed a half dozen riders to nail down th ird place at th e ch eckered flag. In th e third moto on day two Spearing sho t out in front of th e 30- 00 00 0') Ralph Dickson (2 3) leads Ja'ck Allen (40). Hal Grady (4) and David Neal (64) in the Expert class at the OTMX at Glen Helen. rider field. La p-after-la p Spearing was ab le to stay jus t a few bike leng th s in front even though being pressed ha rd by Wesco tt, Cornelius and Ma lone. At the finish it was Spearing, Wesco tt a nd Ma lone. The fo urth an d last mo to of th e day was as exciti ng as th e ot hers when Cla ude W right and G a r y Da gg ett h it the firs t turn wi th Wescott a nd Spearing on their tai ls. Everyone wa s out charging ha rd trying to change the final resul ts , and change the resu lts th ey di d with Daggett getting by Wescott to nail d o wn fir st i n the fi n al m oto . S pearing, Wesco tt a n d Wri ght followed across the line. Resu lts MSTR; 1'. Alan Olson (Han); 2. Ken RellloH (Han); 3. Lars Larson (Hon); 4. Robert Fort ier (Han); 5. Rick Kelly (Han). . EX: 1. George Spear ing I Hon~ 2. Larry Wescon (Han); 3 . Wayne Cornelius (Kaw ); 4 . Fred Sessions (Han); 5. Bill M alone (Han); 6. Claude Wr ight (Kaw). A M : 1. Gary Sheramizu ( Hon ~ 2. Leroy Francard (KTM I; 3. Glenn Cox (Han); 4 . Jim Robert s (Han); 5. Gale Webb (Honl. NOV: 1. David Mell (Han); 2. Don Edwar ds (Kaw ); 3. Fred Parsen (Han); 4. Stan Woods (Han); 5. Bar", Simon (Han). Wilz wins Mabton . DunesMX By Pat Jaquish MABTON, WA, FE B. 2 1 H onda- moun ted Eric Wilz took the . overall victory in th e 125cc C class .with a pair o f firsts a t the season opener at Mab ton Dunes. Wi lz led the first rnoto followed by SCOtt Ditm er, Du st y Kissel , Edd ie J asso and Dave Lah n. Wi lz immediately pulled out to a good lead whi le Kissel moved into seco nd wh en Di ttmer fell and dropped back. Lah n began to make up some ground on Kissel as th e first th ree riders p ulled away fro m the pack. Another battle developed fo r fou rth between Mark Albright, Jamie Wei p pert and David Lewi s with Weippert bar ely hangi ng on to fourth a t th e fin ish . Wil z wo n the race by a few yards over a charging Kissel with Lahn in th ird. T he second mo to was al most a carbo n copy of the first with th e top three posit ions being th e same at th e end. Albright was able to move into seco nd briefly on the uphill section but he cou ldn' t hold it as he dropped back to fourth a t th e finish. Matt Larson led Steve Mitchell, T o m Carlon and Randy McAllister as the 250cc B riders roared onto th e track. Larso n 's lead was never challenged as he pulled away to a n easy win. Carlon passed Mitchell on th e downhill to tak e over second place, a nd soo n a fter Mitchell pulled off the tra ck . Brett Bier ek mov ed up to cha llenge Carlon but eventually fell to the charge of Dan Reyn ol ds, who too k a well earned third. Larson shot into the lead at the start o f the seco nd moto and never loo ked ba ck. Behind him Ca rlo n a nd Reyn olds were battli ng over th e runner-u p spo t when they bo th went down, letting Bierek by. Carlo n got - goi n~ again in third while J o n H am so n moved into fourth. H arrison stayed on the gas to move past Ca rlo n into third. Resu lts 25 0 C; 1. Gary Larsen (Suz); 2. Ji m Larson (Han); 3. Rich Thomas (Han). 250 PRO; 1. Scan Gr im m (Kaw); 2. Doug Miller (Hon). 250 A; 1. Ron Thal hiem er (Han); 2. David Silv estr i (Suz); 3. Dale Holla ndsworth (Han). OPEN A: 1. Chr is HUllelm an (KTM); 2. Bill Kaiser (KTM). 125 C; 1. Eric Wi lz (Han); 2. Dusty Kissal (Han); 3. Dave Lahn (Han). UPH A; 1. David Silvestr i (Suz); 2. Bill Kaiser (KTM); 3. Vonn J ones (Yam). UPH 8 : 1. Gary Larsen (Suz); 2. Doug Homer (Han); 3. Steve M itchell (Vam). OTH A: 1. Chris Hutzetman (KTM ); 2. Dan Fitch (Suz). • . . OTH 8 : 1. Kip Kenyon (Han); 2. Pat Jaquish (Han): 3. Fred Parton (KTM). OT A: 1. Ken 8ail ey (KTM ); 2. Joe Corder (KTM); 3. Everett Waltm ir e (Kaw ), OT 8 : 1. 80b Harr ison (Suz); 2. Ron Hines (KTM); 3. Dan McCarthy (Suz). . MINI 8: 1. Bill Maya (Yam); 2. J eH 8ailey (Han); 3. Shan a Heberlein (Han). 125 B; 1. 8 rad Leslie (Yam); 2. Brett Bierek (Vam); 3. Larry Keller (Kaw). 125 A : 1. Man Worbas (Hon); 2. Vonn Jones (Ya m~ 3. Bart McD an iel (Kaw). 125 PRO: 1. Scon Gri mm (Kaw l; 2. Doug M iller (Vam). VTH 8; 1. Eddie J asso (Han); 2. Raul Jass e (Han). OPEN 8; 1. lenny Schw ab (Han); 2. JeH Denis (Hont 3. Scott Koch (Han). OPEN C: 1. Herb Ford (KTM); 2. Doug Homer (Han); 3. Allan Hammack (Han). 250 8; 1. Man Larson (Hont 2. Bren Bierek (Vamt 3. Tom Cer lon (Han). Mosetick takes Illinois ice win By Hannibal MARSE I LLES, IL, FEB. 21 Charlotte Mosetick rod e her Cycle Craft/Nort h Shore H onda sponsored H onda to the O pen class win a t the Otta wa Ice Racers' P rairie La ke Lodge Ice Race. She led every lap she ra ced. Mosetick .grabbed th e hol esh ot in th e five-lap heat race a nd stayed ou t fron t the entire race. J eff Carner, rid in g a H ill 's Chevro let/G&L T ap/ Shoei / Hal' s Sna p- O n- To o lssponsored Husky, claime d second. Can -Am mou n ted Tom Law sha moved to third on th e second lap and finished th ere. Mosetick, the on ly female race r to co m pe te, got another holeshor in the final and led a ll eig h t laps for th e 45

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