Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

ISuz); 3. Jeck C~x'(Kaw); 4. Tye King iV~m); 5 . Steve Hengeweld (Kaw) . 125 MOD NOV : 1. Jeff Griffin (Han); 2. Jeff Moore (Han); 3 . Tony Su lek (Kaw); 4. Shawn Cisco (Vam); 5 . Alan Holcomb (Yam). 500 NOV; 1. Chuc k Bagwell (Han); 2. Dannon Burg (Hon); 3. Ken Beaver (Kaw ); 4. Scon Shults (Kaw); 5 . Dav id Gold IHon). 80 MOD NOV : 1. Sean Pagel (Suz); 2. Brian Tee ts IKaw); 3 . Tye King (Vam); 4. J ack Cox (Kaw); 5 . Steve Hengeweld (Kaw) . Ostbo on top at Horn Rapids HS By E. Kinney Jimmy Button won the Stock Intermediate class. Ty Davis (191) chases Mike Pascarella while on his way to the 125cc Pro win at the Western State Championships at Blythe Raceway. Davis, Gonzalez top Blythe MX By Ken Faught 30 BL YTHEN, CA, MAR. 19-20 Team Suzuki's Ty Davis and Team Gree n's Mercedes Gonzalez were top money wi nners in the inaugural Dobbs TV and Aud io Western Sta te Ch ampionsh ips a t Blyth e Raceway. Davis topped bo th th e 125 and 250cc Pro classes by winning every rn oto he en tered, as did Gonzalez in th e Wom en 's Pro class. At the stan of the first 125cc Pro moto Phil Lawrence, riding in his first Pro race , holeshot Mike Pa scarella, Paul Clach , Robert Naughton and Davis. On th e first lap Pascarella work ed his wa y around Lawrence and began to gain some breathing room. Davis rapidly cu t through th e pack and by th e second lap was in third, looking for a way around Lawrence, wh o soon fell in th e whoops. While Davis was adva nci ng Mike Craig had moved in to fifth after a Ifl th-p lace start, Back up fro m Davis began to cut down Pascarella 's lead and wi thi n a few la ps the two riders began to bang bars. Pascarella swapped sideways off a j ump a nd th at was all the Suzuki pi lot needed to take over th e lead . Pascarella repassed, but once again Davis took the lead and slow ly opened up a comfortab le lead. Davis took the win and $310, his share of th e per rnot o pay bac k, follo wed by Pascarella , Craig, Lawren ce, and Vlach. At th e sta n of the second mo to Lawren ce again hol esh ot J im m y Gaddis, Davis, Scott Bro wn, and Craig. Gaddis bobbled in th e second corner an d almos t too k o ut Craig as Brown slip ped into third. On th e thi rd lap Bro wn cras hed hard a nd dro pped way back, wh ich a llo wed J eff Mabery to br eak into the lOPfive. As th e race con tinued Davis passed La wrence and quickl y pulled away. Lawren ce soo n fell back to fifth after bein g passed by Craig, Gaddis, and Mabery. Davis took th e win and a no ther $310, foll owed by Crai g, Ga ddis, Mab er y and L a wr en ce Davis claimed the overall win ahead of Craig , La wrence, Gaddis, and Mabery. At the stan of th e first Women 's Pro race J eanni e Pruitt got th e holesh ot over Vicky Jackson, T ara Harrison, Sh eryl Federo w and Mercedes Gonzalez. Pru itt q ui ckl y dropped back to fourth a nd Federo w soo n dropped o ut of th e top five when she lost th e from end in a deep rut and took out Tami Rice. A few laps into the race Gonzalez worked her way past H arrison and by the halfway point had caught Ja ckson and began to look for a way into th e lead. Gonzalez passed Jackson and then opened up a comfortable lead. Wh en the checkered flag came out . it was the current Wom en 's Na tio nal Champion Gonzal ez taking the win followed by J ack son, H arri son , Pruitt, and Lisa Pet erson . Second moto action saw J ackson bla st into th e lead ahead of Pruitt, Ri ce, Peterson and Gonzal ez. Gonzalez spen t very Iittle time wor ki ng her way to th e front and by th e co mpletion of th e first lap had th e lead . While Gonzalez was buildi ng up a co mfor table lead , H arr ison ha d wo rked her way into third with Rice close behi nd. With o n ly a few laps remaini ng Rice fell back to seventh, moving Peterson into fourth ahead of Prui tt. As th e race con tin ued the riders started to spread th emselves o ut a nd Gonzalez cruised \0 her second mo to win "followed y J ackson, H arri son , Pet er son , an d P r u it t. Gon zalez topped th e field of 28 rid ers a nd ga thered a nice chunk of the SIOO purse. J ackson was second O overall foll owed by H arriso n , Peterson and Pru itt, At the sta n of th e first Mini Fo ur Stro ke moto Sean Marlan do holeshot Rod ger Dogrell , Ron Wood, J eff Nea l a n d T odd Carroll. Wood qui ckl y p owered h is ult ra- ni ck H on da to th e front of th e pack to lead Marl ando and Neal. On th e second lap Carroll fell while negotiating a rutted turn and too k o u t Kirk Pu ern er. As th e race con tin ued Wood bu ill up more tha n 20 seconds over the field of mo dified XR s and cruised to an easy win foll owed by Ma r land o , Nea l , Carro ll a nd Dog rell. Second rnoto ac tio n saw Wood hol eshot Dogrell , Marl ando, Neal and Carroll. Again Wood opened up a sizable lead·during th e initial few laps while Dogrell soo n started to reel in Marlando and set th e stage for an awesome battle. For severa l laps th e two riders banged bar s in every berm until Marl ando was abl e to stuff Dogrell into a berm. The fin al few laps saw a duel to th e death with both riders willing to do almost anything to take seco nd. As th e riders approached th e checkered flag th ey banged bars several more tim es and nearl y took each o ther out. However, at th e checkers Marlando managed to hold off Dogrell for th e runnerup position. -Wood took the overall followed by Marlando, Ne a l, Dogrell , and Carroll. Results MINI 4·STRK : 1. Ron Wood (Han); 2. Sean Marlando (Kaw); 3. Neal (Han); 4. Roger Dogrell (Han); 5. Todd Carroll (Han). 125 PRO: 1. Ty Davi s (Suz); 2. Michael Craig (Yam); 3. Phil Lawrence (Yam); 4. Jimmy Gaddis (Suz); 5 . Jeff Mabery (Yam). WMN PRO: 1. Mercedes Gonzalez(Kaw); 2. Vicky Jackson (Han); 3. Tara Harr ison (Kaw); 4. Lisa Peterson (Hon); 5. Jeannie Pruitt (Hen). 125 STK INT; 1. J immy Bunon (Han); 2. Jeremy McGrath (Vam ); 3 . Duane Benner (Vam); 4. Paul Cortez (Han); 5. Justin Souza (Yam). BO STK INT: 1. Chris Kefalas (Han); 2. Pat McMullen (Kaw); 3. David Pingree (Kaw ); 4. Jacob Swa in (Suz); 5 . Steve Andrich (Kaw). 250 STK INT: 1. Jeremy McGrat h (Vam); 2. Jim Hale (Suz); 3. Jon Levey (Suz); 4 . David Bagwell (Honr, 5 . Rann y Mc Kee (Yam). SOO INT: 1. Dav id Bagwell (Han); 2. J ason W illiams (Kaw); 3. J ason Benack ia (Kaw); 4. Rick Hinchliff (Kaw); 5. Robert Lovas (Kaw) . VETS: 1. Terry Davi s (Kaw); 2. Thom as Pons (Hon); 3. David Nichols (Ka w ); 4. Tim Kennedy (Han); 5 . Dave Burns (Yam). 125 MOD INT; 1. Paul Cortez (Han); 2. J immy Bunon (Han); 3 . Larry Lawrence (Vam);; 4. M ike Chamberlain (Yam); 5. M ercedes Gonzalez (Kaw). 250 PRO: 1. Ty Dav is (Suzr, 2. Br ian Pryor (Kaw); 3 . Phil Lawrence (Yam); 4. Jeff M abery (Vam); 5 . Russ Wag eman (Yam). 80 MOD INT: 1. Stev e Andrich (Kaw); 2. J acob Swa in (Suz); 3 . Jos h K utc ha (Hon ~ 4. Pat McMullen (Kawl; 5. 'Mike Metzger (Suz). 250 MOD INT; 1. Larry Lawrence (Yam); 2. Dav id Bagwell (Han ); 3 . Jon Lev ey (Suz); 4 . Jason W illiams (Kaw); 5 . Ed Heacox (Ha n). 25-29 VR OLD : 1. Cass Morgan (Han); 2. Steve Garr ison (Han); 3 . Ricky Zeigler (Han); 4 . Ken Beaue r; 5. Greg Groom (Suz). 125 STK NOV: 1. J aff Gr iffin IHon); 2. Peter W ickersham (Han); 3 . Darren Donaldson (Suz); 4 . Ryan Carl isle (Kaw); 5 . Mark Schriner (Hon). 125 BEG: 1. Gary Owens (Han); 2. Jamie Knox (Yam); 3 . Justin McMurrich (Cag); 4. Roger Dogrell (Kaw); 5. Luke Meiser (Suz). 60 OPEN: 1. Phil Richmond (Kaw) ; 2. Drai Nichols (Kawl; 3. B.J . Parrish (Han); 4. Justin Crachy (Kaw) ; 5. Isaiah Swa in (Kaw) . PIW; 1. Nick Beauer (Yam); 2. Jessie Baldwin (Yam). 250 MOD NOV; 1. Ryan Carlisle (Kaw) ; 2. Chuck BagweIlIHon ); 3 . Kevin Geyer (Yam); 4. John Galea (Han); S. Jeff Moore (Han ). 80 BEG; 1. Ted Campbell (Hon); 2. Mike Anche ia (Kaw ); 3 . Mathew Rager; 4. Shawn Copeland (Su z). 250 MOD NOV: 1. Kevin Geyer (Vam); 2. Ryan Carlisle . (Kaw r, 3. Dannon Burg (Vam); 4 . Chuck Bagwell (Han); John Carter (Kaw) . s:- RICHLAND , WA, MAR. 6 Pa ul O stbo was the overa ll win ner at th e first race of th e Washin gton Sta te Off-Road Mot orcycle Ch am pi onsh ip H are Scra mb les Series at H orn Rapids ORV Park. At the sta n H o nda rider Dan Ri chardson gained th e hol eshot an d halfwa y throu gh th e first lap Ostbo was p us hing hard in second pl ace. Twenty seconds later, Brent Rich ardso n po wered over the same terrain while Kawasak i ace J ohn Nielson emerged as another frontrunner. By lap three O stbo , riding hi s ne.w H onda 500 flawl essly, was ou t rn front by two minutes and had a tr ouble fre e run . Mast er ing th e - shi fting sand co urse , Ostbo won th e five-lap event in I:42. Second-p lace Nielson came in two ·m inu tes later o n h is Kaw asaki 500, pushing hard 10 keep his positi on. T he Open A rid ers had the top three position s .when Richardson despite a sp ill in th e sand dunes, came in third. Dan Richardson claimed fourth overall (first 250cc A) ahea d of Tom Carlon, and first Over 30 A rider to claim sixth overa ll. Results O/A : 1. Paul Ostbo (Han): 2. J . Nielson (Kaw); 3 . Brent Richardson ( H o n~ 4 . Dan Richardson (Han); 5 . Tom Carlon (Hon ). OPEN A ; 1. Paul Ostbo (Hon~ 2. J . Nielson (Kawr, 3 . B. Richardson (Han). 250 A : 1. Dan Richardson (Han): 2. Tom Carlon ( H o n~ 200 A; 1. Vonn Jones. OVER 30 A : 1. Rick McUne (Husr, 2. Ed Morse; 3 . Kevin Bise (Hus). 4·STRK : 1. David Rhodes (Husr, 2. Joe Lockhart. OPEN B: 1. Mike Morgan. 250 B; 1. J im NeWlon: 2. Nat Wilder (KTM ). 200 B: 1. Willie Miller. OVER 30 B: 1. Doug McCance. Tresser takes Moilterey ST win By Mike Vancil MONTEREY, CA, MAR . 12 Andy Tresser turned in a spectacular performance to take th e 500cc Expert win over Gary Ferravanti, J immy H iguer a a n d Kevin Crowley at Monterey County Fairgrounds. T he heat race was an indication of how th e fin al m ight go wh en T resser put hi s Ro tax in to an immediate lead, made no mistakes and wo n goi ng awa y on his ABC Body Shop-sponsored machine. The final started the same as the hea t bu t developed into a real baule for second p lace between Ferravanti, on a Bro wn 's Yamaha and C & G T ru ck in g- sp o n sored Rota x , a n d hard rid ing H iguera o n a Va ls' Plumbing and J & J Truckingsponsored H onda. Eventuall y H iguera fell wh ile battl in g wi th Ferravant i, They had swa pped second pl ace severa l tim es up until Higuera's spi ll. There was no slowing T resser and he too k th e win . In th e 500cc Junior .class Gar y Vin celet jumped th e sta rt in both the heat and final and had to start both rac es from th e penalty line. His progress forw ard in the heat ended with a fourth place, but in the 13lap final he tried harder and was able to work by lead er John Pack coming o ut of turn two late in th e race. Pack had ' go ne just a little wide exi ting th e.turn and Vincelet was alongside and then past in a sp lit second. Third in th e fin al wen t to Perry Lang, who

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