Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

. :I: IU a: ~ ~ w 0 w :I: a: en m I- z w ...J 0 > ell m > W 0 0 I- ...J a: ::::J :I: :I: c.. ao ao > m 0 0 I- :I: O"l c.. ........ 0 0 ... c-r ..... .... ........ 0. ~ Kent Rogerson (43)' grabbe d the holeshot in front of John Hainline (333), .A nt hony Dyson (115) and Corky Faddis (88) at Montrose MX. At Trail-Way Short Track. winner Jim Lynch (17) is chased by Wayne Franklin (39) and Paul Nettleton (41) in the 600cc Amateur class. Moto one ofthe 125ccIntermediate class brou ght Yam aha-m ounted Chris Niles into th e lead with the holesh ot and Kaw asaki rider J ack Ricks III ri gh t on Niles' rear fender followed by Hond a-mounted Mich ael Lord. Ri cks turned on the gas and made his mov e on Niles to tak e over posi tion one before th e end . of lap one. Ri cks kep t th e gas on to get a comfortable lead for th e rest of th e moto. Lord overtook Niles for four lap s ' til he de veloped bik e problems in lap six. At the chec kered flag it was R icks first, Nil es second and H onda rider Chris Walters third, with Lo rd finishing fourth. . Moto two saw Nil es in position one th e ent ire moto. Ri cks came ou t of th e start a t th e rear of th e pack a nd a fall put him in last pl ace a t the end of lap o ne. Ricks 'again turned o n th e ga s a nd starte d passin g. By lap five Ricks was in second pl ace a nd closing in on Niles. In th e turn before the fini sh lin e Ri cks was ri ght on Niles. Taking the chec kered fir st wa s N il es, giving him th e overa ll win for the da y, Ri cks second and .Walters third . Results . 32 50 : 1. Zac Slater (Yam); Z. Eli Slat er (Yam); 3 . Amy Haner (Yam) . 60 : 1. Ctlnt Lath am (Kaw); 2. Brian Oestrick (Kaw) ; 3. John Haner (Kaw) ; 4 . Joe Mclnt,ye (Kaw; 5 . Jerry Hill (Kaw) . . BOBEG: 1. Heath Wall is (Kaw) ; 2 . Bri an Hoffman (Hon); 3 . Lonnie Holder (Yam); 4 . John Cantres (Hon) ; 5. Mike Shelman (Yam). BO JR : 1. Clint Latham (Kaw) ; 2. John Han er (Kaw); 3. Brian Oestrick (Kawl ; 4 . Jeff Covington (Kaw); 5. J eremy Langston (Yam ). MINI STK: 1. Heath Kirtland (Hon); 2 . J eff Oem ent (Kaw); 3 . Colin Edw ard (Yam); 4 . Jody North (Hon); 5. Willy Bowden (Hon ). MINI NOV : 1. Trey McC arty (Yam); 2 . P.J. Kerr (Kaw) ; 3 . John Heath (Suz); 4 . Chad Plumlee (Kaw); 5 . Doug Boyd (Kaw ). . M INI INT: 1. Jeff Dem ent (Kaw); 2 . Steve Di son (Hon): 3 . Jod y North (Hon ); 4 . Kevi n Blo xom (Hon); 5 . Tommy Lee (Kaw ). MINI EX: 1. Heath Kirtland (Hon); 2. Tim Hodes (Han); 3. Willy Bowden (Han); 4 . Colin Edward s (Yam) . . 125 NOV : 1. Chad Wal ter s (Hon); 2 . Ja son Kr ernp tn (Hon); 3. Fran ki e Ladd (Hon); 4 . Stanl ey Chom er (Han); 5 . J ason M atu s (Han) . 12 5 INT: 1. Chr is Niles (Yam); 2 . Ja ck Ricks III (Kaw); 3 . Chr is Wa lter s (Hon); 4 . M att Har lan (Yam ); 5 . M ich ael Lord (Hon). 125 EX: 1. Clay Hoen shell (Suz); 2. Terr y Tinney (Hon ); 3 . Jason Langfo rd (Kaw]. 4 . Carro ll Rich ard s (Cag); 5. Billy W hitley (Cag). 250 OPEN BEG: 1. Aand y Owens (KTM ); 2 . Ton y Hammond (Han); 3. Tor i Hic ks (Hon ); 4 .- Rich ard Pae (Hon ); 5 . J im Ki nde l (Kaw ). . 250 NOV A: 1. Ch ris Br esler (Hon); 2 . Paul Bisho p (Hon); 3 . Chr is Gu lla ksen (Kaw) ; 4 . Denn is Phelp s (Suz); 5. David Schlitl er (Hon) . 250 NOV B: 1. Jeff Tall ey (Kaw ); 2 . Todd Bat es (Hon ); 3 . Chip Munn (Hon) ; 4 . Scott Nob le (Ho n); 5 . Br ent Sh aw (Yam) . 250 INT: 1. J ack Rick s III (Kaw) ; 2 . Tim Port z (Kaw); 3 . M att Cha pa (Kaw); 4 . M an Har lan (Yam); 5 . J eff Carp ent er (Yam ). 250 EX: 1. Bill y Whitley (Cog); 2 . Terr y Tinney (Suz); 3 . Carroll Rich ardson (Cag); 4 . Tom my Rios (Yam ); 5. Jason Lan gford (Kaw). . OPEN: 1. M ar k Benson (Kaw) ; 2. Chad Clay (Honl ; 3. Aob Ain er (Kaw); 4 . M ar k Ma rs hall (Hon); 5. Daanld Tuckn ess (Hon) . OVER 25 : 1. Tim Portz (Kaw) ; 2 . Steve Aeavis (Kaw) ; 3. Aob Ainer (Kaw ); 4 . Chu ck Davi s (Hon) ; 5. Sanee Talassi (Yam). OVEA 30 NOV : 1. Doug Fisher (Hon) ; 2 .. T.C. Carter (Hon); 3 . James Barnes (Hon); 4 . Ken Martin (Kaw) ; 5 Hayen Smith (Hon) . OVER 30 INT: 1. Emmett Druia (Hon). 2. Darrell Bishop (Hon) ; 3 . Eddie Kaufman (Hon); 4 . Jerry Hill (Suz); 5. Dwight Leat herwood (Hon). OVER 30 EX: 1. Johnny Adams (Hon); 2 . Jeff Jones (Hon); 3 . Stev e McCombs (Kaw) ; 4 . Billy Sm ith (Hon); 5 . Edward Hays (Hon) . 125 BEG : 1. Jon Og letree (Yam) ; 2 . Brian Vandenbout (Kaw); 3. James Williams (Kaw) ; 4. Gary Owens (Hon); 5. Cra ig Brower (Yam). Majeski mastel's TI'ail-Way ST By Len Breec h ' HANOVER, PA ; APR. 2 Despite heavy, overcas t co nditio ns, T rail-Wa y Speedway hosted th eir first night sh ort tra ck of th e season. Only three rid ers manag ed to repea t th eir win from the opening Sunda y race three weeks earlier - J oe Ga tely (Sen iors), Randy Shank (90cc) and Kevin Varnes (200cc Amateu rs). No ·Expert s repeated th eir class win, alt hough T om Cerciell o topped th e 250cc Experts tonight, after winning the 750s on open ing day. And in th e largest, no-h olds barred class, the 600s, th e last name was the same as th e opening, but this time it was o lder brother T om Majeski bea ting hi s bro th er, and 600cc winner ear lier, Rob , by a len gth. T he 600cc Experts had to figh t to mak e the fina l, with four heats, a nd " luck of the draw" had some of last year's winners not making the fin al as two of th e heat s were pa cked wi th many top five riders. Although th e fin al was very fast and close, very few posi tio ns changed. Tom Maj esk i took the lead fro m brother, Rob , Jim Hollister an d T om Cerciello as they exi ted the second turn. After two laps, Georgie Price had wor ked his wa y into fourt h in hi s first ride o n a 600, whi le Scott Saunders, Cerciello and Ra nd y T exter go t into a close h a rd fo u gh t ba ttl e for fifth . Althoug h th ey ha ve compe ted in the same class severa l times in the past two years , th is was the first tim e the Maj eskis had battled for the lead among the mselves. Th is tim e, Tom held on for the win , wit h Rob no more than a length behi nd. . As was th e case in almost every fina l ton ig h t, the leader ou t of turn two wo n on a smooth , sligh tly slick, wid e groove tr ack. In the 250cc Experts , Tom Cerciello took the lead from Mike Klop p , Dave Du haine and Ran d y T exter at th e start. O n th e third lap T exter slipped by Duh ain e on the back stra ight for third. T exter ca me back in the 750cc fin al to take th e lead from H ol lister, Ri chard Foard, and Cerciello. The most pas sing of the night occurred o ver the second position, as H ollister drifted close to the wall, letting Foard into seco nd, regaining it on th e next lap. Clarence Bull caught fire , and moved into second on the fifth lap, while Cerciello took th e position for good as they came off the fourth turn on the seventh lap. Closest of the Am ateur ra ces was the 90s, where Randy Shank figured to easily win, being th e on ly Expert in the field. T rue to form, Shank grabbed th e lead from Ri cky Winsett, Todd Winsett and Jeremiah Alexa nder. Alexander displaced Todd for third as they ended th e second lap. About that point, Winsett moved up to pressure Shank for the lead and stayed pl anted on hi s tail end for the duration, even getting beside him once, but didn 't quite have it to pass on th e ou tside. At the flag , Shank won by a length. After skipp ing th e opening event due to a strange sound in his engi ne, Jim Lyn ch had it back together tonight as he grabbed the lead from Wayne Franklin, Dallas Baer, and Paul Nettleton, as the 600cc Amateurs left th e second turn. Baer took second as th ey h it th e third turn on th e third lap. From then on it was a replay of th e first heat, with th e same results; Lyn ch in first, with Baer two len gths back. Results didn't have as much lu ck, fin ishing th ird behind John Hain line and Anthony Dyson. Rogerson exp loded in the 250cc class, nailing the holeshot in both motos. In the first moto, Rogerson led from start to finish, but It was in round two when he had to do some extra work. Rogerson collided with a nother rider, allowing Manson to slide into the lead. But in the la te stages of th e race, Rogerson shot back into the lead, taking the moto win and overa ll. In th e 125cc Amateur ranking, Matthew Hendrix grabbed the holeshot in the first moto, while Willie Pru it and Craig Barbour pursued. After battling for awhile , Barbour moved into first with Hendrix and Ch arles Todd taking up the wars over second and third. They held th eir posi tions to fini sh in this order. Round two saw Todd take the holeshot and hold it every lap for the ' win . H e was foll owed in by Barbour and H endrix. Barbour, however, wrap ped up th e overall victory. Res ult s P/W : 1. J eff Donaldson (Kaw ); 2. Jonathan Hayes (Kaw) ; 3 . Glenn Cary (Kaw) . SA MINI: 1. Jason Minor (Yam); 2 . Kevin Simpson (Kaw); 3. St eve Conr ad (Kaw); 4 . Chris Sellers (Kaw). 125 NOV: 1. Joh Hainline (Kaw) ; 2. Baima Helge (Suz); 3 . Anthony Dyson (Kaw); 4 . Kent Rogerson (Cag). 250 NOV : 1. Kent Aogerson (Cag); 2 . Hank Mason (Kaw) ; 3 . Chip Hat ley OKaw); 4 . Steve M cKnabb (Kaw). . 125 AM : 1. Craig Barbour (Yam); 2. Charles Todd (Yam); 3. Matthew Hendrix (Yam); 3 . Ned Black welder (Kaw) . PRO: 1. Philip Sheets (Ho n). SA; Evans Bryant (Hon ); 2 . Craig Collie (Hon); 3 . Steve McKnabb (Kaw); 4 . Ma rc Minor (Suz). 250 AM : 1. Jimmy Jo hnson (Hon); 2. Tim Langdon (Yam). . OPEN AM : 1. Shane Kennedy (Yam); 2. Dean Herrin (Hon); 3 . Craig Walters (Hon); 4 . Craig Collie (Hon) . SA : 1. Joe Gately (Tri); 2. Joe Heberling (Yam); 3. Georg e Price (Yam). 600 AM : 1.Jim Lynch (Rtx); 2. Dall as Baer(Yam); 3 . Wayne Fran klin (W - R); 4 . Paul Nettleton (At x); 5. John Sal erno (Yam). 55 : 1. John Winsett (Yam); 2. Paul Lynch (Yam); 3. Josh Young (Yam); 4 . Thoams Skethway (Yam) . 90 EX: 1. Aandy Shank (Kaw) . 90 AM : 1. Ricky W in sell (Yam); 2 . Jeremy Ale xander (Kaw ); 3. Ja son Lheureux (Suz); 4. Todd W in sell (Yem); 5. Paul Lynch (Hon). 200 AM : 1. Kevin Varnes (Yam); 2. Mike W alton (Yam ); 3. Gary Clar k (Hon); 4 . Mike Thomas (Suz). · 250 EX: 1. Tom Cer ciello (Yam); 2. Mi ke Kl opp (Suz); 3 . Aand y Text er (H- D); 4 . Dave Duha in e (Suz); 5. Bob Sweete n IKaw). 250 AM : 1. Rich M ell ing er (Yam); 2 . Jill Laute nbacher (Hon); 3 . Rich ard Skil es (Yam); 4 . Eddie Hidd en (Yam ); 5 . J im Haldeman (Suz). · 600 EX: 1. Tom M ajeski (H-D); 2 . Aob Majesk i (H -D); 3 . Ji m Holl ister (H-D); 4 . Geor gie Pri ce (ATK); 5. Aand y Texte r (H-D ). 75 0 EX: 1. Aand y Text er (H·D ); 2. Tom Cerciello (Tri); 3. Clare nce Bull (Yam); 4. J im Holl ist er (Tri ); 5. Aich ar d Foar d (lri ). Wineland edges Dil'cks at Fil'ebil'd MX By Michael Ro ss Rogel'son hot at Montl'ose MX By Hurley and Dot Short RAEFO RD , N C, AP R. 3 Ca giva -mo unted Kent Ro ge rso n from South Caroli na captu red th e overa ll victory in the 250cc Novi ce class at Montrose Mo tocro ss, beating Kawasa ki riders Ha nk Maso n a nd Chip Hatley. Roger son also competed in the 125cc Novice class but I CHAN DLE R, AZ, MAR. 27 H onda-m ounted Brent W ineland topped the I25cc Expert class dur in g ro und two of the Arizona State MX Ch a mpionship Series today a t Firebird Ra ceway. Winelan d nar rowly defea ted D rey Dircks with a 2-1 tally . Dir cks had a 1-2 fini sh . Despi te tempera tures pushi ng th e 1000 mark du ring a weekend-long heat wave that broke 16-year-o ld records, H onda House/Scott/Young Cycle/ PJ I spo nsored Winelan d took com ma nd of the o pe ning laps of moto one and was dogged by Dir ck 's H onda. David McDermo tt ran in third ahead of Dan Bonha m. Dircks put th e move o n Win elan d on lap two. Dircks close d up u nder braking in a lef t-h an d h a irp in ,

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