Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

w c ~ ~ Z :::J -' Z 0 C a: 0 t-= Cl > al ... 0 0 :I: 00 00 "" C') ~ ~ so ~ .J::::: u 1-l ro ~ Eddie Gerrish (181) gets the holeshot in the 250cc class at the Mudslingers Scrambles. Gerish finished second behind Rudy Smith (43). 125 OPEN: 1. Randy Greenh ill (Kaw); 2. Eri c Hoy (Suz): 3. Kir k Clovis (Hon). 250 EX: 1. Andy Bradshaw (Hon); 2. Mike Bradsha w (Hon). Smith rolls at Mudslingers Scrambles Nick Bunnel won the 25 0 cc Amateur, Senior and Open Amateur classes at KMC's ice races at Brown Deer Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Berry. Berry wo n the Junior portion of th e event beat ing Kawasaki riders Shawn Hi ghland a nd J ason Lewis, second and th ird overa ll after 2-2 and 3-3 pe rforma nces, respectively. Resu lts 250 INT: 1. Rick Bault (Hon); 2. Denn is Roth erh am (Yamt 3. Steve Nelson (Kaw). 250 JR: 1. Kevin Yeager 2. Kyle Brooks (Suz); 3. Soon Lew is (Yam). 2 50 BEG: 1. W ayn e Frampton (Suzt 2. Bob M cKinney (Suzt 3. Bren Vella (Hon). 125 INT: 1. Jell Dail y (Vam); 2. Mon ty Spald ing (Hon); 3. Kip Mas t (Kaw) . 125 JR : 1. J ohn W ill iams (Han): 2. Dalton Jeremi ah (Kaw l; 3. Chad Berry (Han). 125 BEG: 1. Jason Delic ino (Yam): 2. M an O'Connor (Hon); 3. Brian Chamberlain. BO J R/ INT: 1. Ryan Huffman (Vam); 2. Travis Berry (Hon): 3. Shawn Highland (Kaw ). BO BEG: 1. Pat McGovern (Hon ): 2. Aaron Delisino (yam ); 3. Jo Don Ireland (Hon). 60 J R: 1. Doug McKuhn (Kaw) : 2. J ohnny Williams (Han); 3. Man Will iams (Kaw). W /P: 1. Eric W illiams (Han): 2. Travis Robert s (Yam ). OPEN: 1. Kevin Seevers (Yam); 2. Seth Malcolm (Kaw ): 3. Wes A udrean s (Han). . OT: 1. Gary Highland (Hon); 2. Elmer Reimer (Kaw). 30-40 tNT: 1.Gary Bault (Han I: 2. Rick Robert s (Vam). 30-40 JR: 1. Dan Gilkison (Hon); 2. St eve Hartl ey (Kaw); 3. Steve Baze (Kaw ). Bunnel blitzes Milwaukee Ice Races By Gordon Lunde MILWAUKEE, WI, FEB. 6-7 Nick Bunnell won the 250cc Amateur a nd Sen ior classes o n Sa turday a nd th en retu rned Su nday for the honors in the Open Ama teur class a t the Ken osh a Mot orcycle Club's ice races a t Bro wn Deer Park. Bunnel put in solid races, leading by over 10 bike len g th s at the finish of all the events he won. Mark YonjoIf rod e hi s Kawasak i to three stra ig h t wins Saturday in th e 250cc Pro competition. Mart y Bush man put hi s Ron Severso n /S hoe i Helmets/Suburban H -D spo nsored Suzuki in to the number two spot in all the races followed in by Jim Sumner. The combined I25-200cc races saw Greg Dickenson clean up on both days. Dickenson never had a serious cha llenge as he p ut hi s Kawasa ki in front to stay ea rly in each ra ce. The numb er t wo sp o t wa s a battl e between Mike Peters a n d St ev e Giuntoli with th e latter surviving both da ys for the position. Mini clas s races Saturday were won by Troy Johnson with Rick Bretl in seco nd. Sunday's even ts were no challenge for Tracy H oneck who won all th ree races. Results MINI : 1. Troy Johnson (Suz); 2. Richard Bretl (Yam); 3. Tracy Honeck (Yam). 125 -200: 1. Greg Dickenson (Kawt 2. St eve Giuntoli (Hon): 3. Mike Peters (Kaw) . 250 A M : 1. Nick Bunnel (Hon); 2. Manhew Wengreyn (Bul); 3. Dan Grzechowiak (Hon). . OPEN PRO: 1. Mark Vonjoll (Hus): 2. Bob Ybema (Rtx): 3. Terry Vestal (Suz). OPEN A M : 1. Ken Geans (Han): 2. Chris St it h (Kaw); 3. Troy Otto (Han ). 250 PRO: 1. Mark Vonjoll (Kaw); 2. M arty Bushman (Suz); 3. J im Sumner ISuz). SR: 1. Nick Bunnel (Han ); 2. Tom Brell (Suz): 3. Ernie Grill (Kaw ). Espana comes up with Goodti.mes MX win By Warren E. Domke SAN ANTONIO . TX, FEB. 21 Nicolas. Esp ana came to Goodtimes Motorsports Park from Mexico City, and took first in th e 125cc Intermediate class. Javier Coso, also from Mexico City, follow ed Espa na hom e in second overa ll. In the Expert cla ss fir st a nd second pl ace rid es were turned in by brot hers And y and Mike Brad shaw, riding H ondas, Mike Brad sha w ho lesh o t the second mo to ,'leading Coso an d Espa na , who were foll o wed by And y Bradsh aw. As 'the race progressed , Kevin H orton, ridi ng in . th e 250cc Interm ediate class . moved up. The m ixed class mo to turned o u t to be the best race of th e day, as first pl ace was tra ded between Mike Bradsh aw a nd Coso, with Espana even tua lly seizing and holdin g the lead. Randy Greenhill , riding a Kawasaki . gained severa l p laces and eas ily wo n the 125cc Ope n cla ss. Flan agan holesho t bo th combined Mini Sen io r /Juni o r a n d 125cc Beginner motos a nd led th e bi gger bik es all the way. Mu ch of the second mo to he was so far ahead of th e pack th at he was all alone. Results PIW: 1. Dust in Byrd (Yam). MINI MI NI: 1. Tawna Philli ps (Kaw l. MINI SR: 1. Rowdy Flanagan (Kaw) . MI NI J R: 1. Dust in Traylo r (Honl . 125 BEG: 1. David Perry (Hon): 2. Michael Ort ega (Kaw); 3. Lana Ford (Hon); 4 . Todd M oore (Vam); 5. Paul Payne (Vam). 2 50 NOV: 1. Earl Ingr am (Kaw ); 2. Kirk Clovis (Hon); 3. Rob Taiban (Yaml; 4. Al an Zueh l (Han ): 5. Chuck Crouch (Hon). 125 INT: 1. Nicoliss Espana (Han): 2. Javier Coso (Han): 3. Trey Phillips (Kaw); 4 . Randy Greenhill (Kaw ). 250 BEG: 1. Glenn Szostak (Suz): 2. Lu is Garza (Han); 3. Jamie Garn er (Pen): 4. Jack Johnson (Hon). 125 NOV: 1. James Schaef er (Kaw): 2. Chris Ryan (Kaw): 3. Billy Mayes (Kaw): 4 . Cody Mitchell (Cag), . . 250 INT: 1. Nicolas Espana (Hon); 2. Javier Coso (Hon); 3. Kevin Horton (Hon); 4 . Chris Lindell (Han); 5. Tim Spahr (Hon). By Derryl Anderson GRAND MO UNT, WA, FEB. 14 Rudy Sm ith's 2-1 score narrowly held off Eddie Gerrish 's 1-2 to take th e win in th e hotly contested 250cc class of the rough scra mbles held a t the Mudslingers tra ck. The fir st heat race was wi ld as everyo ne tri ed to negotiate the 1800 corner right after the start. Gerrish too k th e lead ahea d of Or in Bray, Ala n Evans, T om Rowl and , Bill J ohnson and Sm it h. Sm ith ins tan tly reacted to h is poor sta rt and passed fo ur r ide rs before everyo ne had started to string o u t. By lap three Gerr ish had taken h is Paulson 's Kawasa ki to a 40-yard lead bu t Smith was slow ly reeling him in . Gerrish rode flawless a nd took the chec kered Ilag with Smith a litt le ways behind. Next was Evans, ' Bray, Pat Schouweiler, Rowland and Bryan Pear son. Perr y T onsgard go t th e ini tia l lead in heat twofoll owed by Ken Ruston, J ohn Wh itmore, Marsh all Faure and J ohn Cla yton. Faure moved up o ne spo t by lap two a nd Rushton fell do wn by th e finish lin e. With two laps to go Faure, wh o had worked his way up to seco nd, took over the lead a nd slowly disappeared from the pac k. At the chec kered flag it was Faure by 100 yards, then Tonsgard, Cl ayto n, Wh itm ore, Erni e Trueso n a nd the othe rs. In the main Gerish go t th e early lead a hea d of Schouweil er, Smith, Bray. Evans and rhe o th ers. mith was in to second by lap two and pushed Gerrish for two more la ps before getting by.' mith a nd Gerrish left th e rest of the pack, a nd at the fin ish it was Smi th , Gerrish , Evans, Bra y, Schouweiler , T on sgard, Trueson and th e o the rs. In th e Fo u r- St ro ke cl ass Del Sch nitz er got the lead a head of Dave Lla p itari, Aaron Waggoner , Rich a rd Delan and Dick Stidha m. Sch nitzer bu ilt u p a 30-yard lead but Lla pitan started to shave that d istan ce to abo ut 10 yards just befor e th e fini sh. At the final flag it was Schnitzer with th e win over Llapitan , W a g~on er, Dick Stidha m , Delan, R.W. Marshall and Jay Col e. . In th e fin al moto Schnitzer got the lead over Llapitan , Wa~gon er, Stidham a nd th e o the rs. Co le go t a bad start but was co mi ng o n strong. Stidha m went down just as Waggo ner came by throwing away hi s th rottle grip in the mud. At th e end it was Schnitzer , Llapitan, Waggoner, Delan, Stidham and Cole, wh o broke his chain just before the finish. Results 50 : 1. Brian M elbou in e; 2. M ike Elwes s. 80: 1. Shawn W aring; 2. A lex Travag lone; 3. Ryan A nderson; 4. Ja son Summer hill . 125 B: 1. Kenn y Haddon ; 2. J ason Summerh ill ; 3. Bryce Agu illard . 125 A: 1. Tom Crew s; 2. Chr is Din een; 3. Donovan Hartwig; 4. Chr is Bail ey. 2 50 B: 1. Dar in Mo r in ; 2. Bill J oh nso n; 3. Ken Rusto n. 2 50 A: 1. Rudy Sm it h: 2. Eddie Gerrish: 3. Ala n Evans; 4. Darrell Gray. OPEN: 1. Rick We idman; 2. Tom Poage; 3. Ken Vener; 4. David Caccanti. 4 -STRK: 1. Del Schn iu er; 2. David Lla pitan; 3 . Aaron Waggoner; 4. Richard Oelan. OTH: 1. Rudy Smit h; 2. Rick Weidman: 3. David Cacanti; 4 . Don SchouweiJer. Tavis doubles in San Jose Scrambles By Bill Spencer SAN JOSE, CA, FEB. 21 John Tavis doubled hi s fun today during speedway winter scra mbles racing at San Jose Fairgrounds. T avi s won both th e Veteran 2 main event and Open Expert final , beating Dave Bostrom both tim es. Rod Lake had what appeared to be th e best lines in th e Vintage classes, having won both heat races, but while leading th e H eavyweight division fin al , he hi ghsid ed h is H o nda and left for th e da y with a crac ked shou lder, hoping it wouldn't a ffec t h is Dayto na V III ta ge performan ce. Bill Ripley took up the slack and wo n both Vintage mains on hi s H ap J o n es/ Shoei /Bult aco West Pur" sa ngs. J eer Gabhart contin ued to domina te the 60cc mini portion of the San J ose program , with Helder Alvernaz ta king seco nd over Shawn R ussell a nd J ari d Banks. Gary Mil ewski led every la p in the Veteran I race wi th Fred Faltersack fin ishing second af ter Lynn George sto pped early, feari ng an emp ty fuel ta nk. Bob Meiring took the thi rd spo t over J ed H ill. Jim Mahoney led ear ly in th e Vetera n 2 final on the Mahoney Motor s/Team Bench Ra cers Honda, but dropped to th ird at the chec kered flag. It was T avi s a board th e Tony Alves Rotax who to ok th e win , followed by Bostrom and Mahoney. Gary Mil ewski claim ed a wire-towire win in th e 500cc Jun ior main eve nt o ver Jim O 'Conner and Armando Alvemaz, while Tavis led all la ps in the Open Expert final wit h Bostrom a close second over the Rev. Fran k Nye. Mark Bakhi t had his hands ' full with Mic hele DiSilva in the 250cc Novi ce round. DiSilva pressured ha rd . but the sli ck track-didn't len d : itself to DiSilva 's two-stro ke Yamaha. Bakhir's little four-stroke XR Honda found more traction. Bakhit came back for mo re in the Open Nov ice race , working around " I

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