Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

« 0 :I: 0 w .~ U U w w 0 a: a: CO c, s « 0 Z ..J ~ >CO 0 >- I0 0 I- :I: c, 0 '" :I: c, 00 00 O"l ........ ~ t- ..-... C\.f 0.. < Craig Davis won the 250cc Pro class at DeAnza Cycle Park. Davis scores win at DeAnza MX By Da vid Pro cida SUNNYMEAD , CA, APR. 3 Craig Davis took th e ove ra ll .win in th e 250cc P ro class with a pa ir of rnoto win s a t DeAn za Cycle Park , but it was no ca kewa lk. In mot o o ne. Pro Cy cle / Z Racing 's Todd Campbell wa s th e first rider to mak e turn o ne as Will y Mu sgrave took over th e number two positio n with Davis, Ulf J ohansson a nd Ron Turner taking th e to p five positions. As th e rid ers began to sort them selves out, Ca mp bell began to o pen up a sma li lcad while Mu sgrave and Davis began a do g fight for seco nd. At th e midway point, Campbell began to feel th e hea t o f th e th ree-way d ice for seco nd between Mu sgrave, Davi s and Willie Surratt. Davis found a lin e arou nd Musgrave for second whi le Turner joined ,,'1e party to keep th e ra cin g tight. Campbell wa s th e next rid er to fall prey to th e Davi s' cha rg e, a nd as th e chec kered flag came o ut for Davi s, Campbell was on ly a short di stance beh ind in close co m pa ny with Mu sgrave. Surratt a nd Turner. Wh en th e ga te fell for mota two , Campbell aga in rock eted into th e lead wi th Mu sgr ave br eathing.down his back. As th e rid ers ca me arou nd to co m p lete th e first la p , Campbell wa s holding . o ff Davis; w ho was bein g pressured by Mu sgrave a nd a hard-charg in g Turner . On lap four Da vis took the lead and Mu sgra ve came to a sto p with mech an ica l problem s. Turner cam e up to ch a llen ge Campbell for sec o n d bu t Surratt rocket ed by both to tak e seco nd. Surratt th en went into th e lead a nd began to pu ll a way from Davis w hen his engine went sour. putting Davis into the lead to the fin ish. Campbell , Turner, Mart in Klossner and Ala n Coats ro unded o u t the top five slots. In the 125cc In term edia te ' class Wh itc Bros/O ran ge County Yama ha 's Mike Chamber lain took h is YZ 10 th e win ner's circle with a pair of mot a wi ns . C hris FOI17.o went 2-4 for seco nd overa ll, bea ting out J erem y McGrath , w ho went 5-2 for th e day. T racy Mon terone took his Gear Racewear/ Mo n tclair Yam aha to a pair of moto wins in the 250c c Interm edia te class. Going 3-2 for seco nd overall was Ken n y Mad d u x, Kev in Varnes (9 8) battled w it h Pau l S o uthar d to t ak e the 1 2 5 cc Amateu r m ai n at Linda's Spee dway . a nd ro u ndi ng o u t th e to p three was Ji m Kuntz o n a KX 250. In Vet Ex pert class racin g Gl en Seneca l swapped posi tions wi th Pete Vetra no a n d Bu ster Lawren ce in both rno to s, bu t wh en th e tot al s were a ll add ed up Sen ecal's 2-1 ga ve hi m th e overa ll victory. Lawrence 's 1-3 ea rned seco nd overall over Vetrano 's 3-2 ta ll y. Re sults 80 8EG : 1. Dave Stufkogky ISuz); 2. Steve Al exander (Kaw); 3. Dennis Turner ( Ka w~ 80 NOV: 1. Shane Scarpiello (Suz); 2. Donald Upton (Kaw); 3. Owen Dickson (Honl. 80 EX: I . Jeffr ey Grafton (Suz). 80 INT; 1. Ray Hensl ey (Suz). 125 8EG : 1. Gary Butcher (Yam); 2. Dan iel Peter son (Yaml ; 3 . Robert Laine (Hon). 12 5 NOV: 1. Scon Bristo l (Hon); 2. Chr is Pillow (Hon) ; 3 . Roger Hauptman (Kaw) . 125 INT: 1. M ike Chamberla in (Yam); 2. Chri s Fonzo (Hon); 3. Jeremy McGrath (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Mik e Young ICagl; 2. Craig Davis (Yaml; 3. Gary Sailors IKaw). 250 BEG: 1. John Mee han (Kawl; 2. Todd M anin (Kawl: 3. Chris Nelson (Hon). 250 NOV: 1. Will Dickson (Yam); 2. Bryan O' Neill (Kaw); 3. Greg Coy (Hon]. 250 INT: 1. Tracy M onter on e (Yam): 2. Kenny M addu x (Yam); 3. Jim Kuntz (Kaw) . 250 PRO: 1. Craig Davis (Yaml; 2. Todd Campbell (KTM); 3. Ron Turner (Yam). OPEN NOV: 1. Bryan Richardson (Yam); 2. Greg Keim (Hon); 3. M ike Dougheny (ATK). OPEN tNT: 1. J im Kuntz (Kaw); 2. Bob Nunez (Ho). VET NOV: I . J im Stentz (Yam); 2. John Ritchie (Han); 3. Paul Dw orsaak (Hus). VET INT: 1. Stan Kell er (Hon); 2. Tim Hoole (Hon); 3. Ma rk Matheis (Hon). . VET EX; 1. Glen Senecal (Hon ); 2. Buster Lawrence (Yam); 3. Pete Vetrano (Han). Coleman dominates Frozen Ocean MX By Dave De nman AUB U RN, NY, AP R. 3 Ch ris Coleman ju mped o u t front ea rl y and coas ted to easy wins in th e 125 and 250cc Expert cla sses at th e 1988 season opener a t Frozen Ocean Motocross Park. Coleman worked by Joe Ellington, Peter Phillips and Pa u l Austin th en spent- th e second ha lf of hi s motos doing some spe cta cular tabl etops. When th e d ust had settled Co leman wa s fo ur for four in the 125 and 250cc Expert classes wi th P a u l Au stin pus h ing h is way to second ov erall III bo th classes. In the O pen Expert class Troy Bradshaw wo rked h is way through th e pa ck then ma int ained a 10 second cus h io n over Kevin "Long. th e even tua l second overall finish er. In th e Senior A class Bart Lucas and Cl iff Mi ller had a battle in th e second rnoto that en ded with Lucas winning a t th e finish li ne. th en cra sh in g in specta cu la r fa shio n . Mill er 's 1-2 ga ve him th e overa ll , th ough , while Lu cas's 3-1 got second overa ll. Bru ce Byler j u mped o ut front in th e seco n d m ot o th en held Mark Goetz a t bay th e last two laps to take the overa ll fro m Goetz in th e 250cc Am at eu r class. Bob Dahl put in a solid ride to ta ke thi rd overa ll. Results 201 OPEN NOV: 1. Jeff Warrick (Hon); 2. Steve Mitchell (Kaw); 3. Jeff Lagree (Hon). 125 AM : 1. Charl ie Coleman (Kaw ); 2. Ma rk Goetz (Kaw); 3. Aaron Brush ingham (Han). 100·200 INT: 1. J erry Lasher (Hon); 2. Jim Hollenback (Suz); 3 . Man Smith (Hon). 100-200 NOV: 1. Todd Ainswonh (Hon); 2. Richard Cooper (Hon); 3. Steve Ferr is (Suz). 125 EX: 1. Chri s Coleman (Kaw); 2. Paul A ust in (Suz); 3. Jim Woo lr idge (Suz). SR A : I . Cliff Miller (KTM); 2. Bart Lucas (Kaw) ; 3. George Sheld rake (Hon). SR B: 1. Den nie Trask (Kaw); 2. Tom Ghi du i (Kaw) ; 3. Mark Williams (Yam). 250 AM : 1. Bruce Byler IKaw); 2. M ark Goetz (Kaw); 3. Bob Dahl (Yam). 250 EX: 1. Chri s Colema n (Kaw); 2. Paul Au stin (Suz); 3. Troy Bradshaw IHon). VINT & W DS: 1. Pete Malyj (Suz); 2. Brad Ghidiu (Kaw ); 3. Aaron Bushingham (Hon). SCHBY; 1. Pete Malyj (Suz); 2. Brad Gh idiu (Kaw) ; 3. Aaron Bush ingham (Hon). PLUS 25 ; 1. Roger Jackson (Kaw ); 2. Many Merz (Kaw); 3. Andy Casteuuzee (Hon). MINI NOV: I . Rich Daly (Hon); 2. Joe Walsh (Kaw); 3. Chad Oliver (KXI. 60 ; 1. M illard O' Bryan (Kaw); 2. Doug Renerer (Kaw ); 3. Man Rockwell (Kawl. OPEN A M : I. Dan Morgon (Honl; 2. Tim Becht (Kaw); 3. Dean Robens (Kaw). 201 OPEN INT; 1. John Boseht (Hon t 2. Pete Nicolosi (Kaw ); 3. Randy Wojranik (Hon). M INI INT: 1. Ted Bau mgart (Kaw ); 2. Mark Krueg er (Hon). OPEN EX: 1. Troy Bradshaw (Hon); 2. Kevin Long (Kaw); 3. Roger J ackson (Kaw ). MINt AM : 1. Don Schmidt (Kaw ); 2. Ben Dressner (Hon); 3. Br ian Tyl er (Kaw) . Majeski streaks at Linda's Speedway ST By Len Breech JONESTOWN , PA, AP R. 9 Rob Maj eski kept the fami ly win str eak alive when he held o ff the cha lle n ge of Lew Woods in th e 600cc Expert class, as Linda 's Speedway became th e first new track 10 run short tra ck rac es in this area in a few years. A Maj eski fami ly member ha s tak en every 60!lcc Expert final thus far th is season. The ope ni ng lap of the fina l found two pa cks. Majeski, Lew Woods and Micky R usden battli ng for first with Todd Hurst , Kenn y Mo h ler a n d Ran d y T exter - severa l yards ba ck battling for fourth. Whi le Maj esk i a nd Woods pulled away , Hurst took over third. In the mid laps Woo d s to ok the lead, but Majesk i rega ined it two laps lat er , At th e line Majeski won by a len gth. After bein g so close in both 250cc Expert ra ces th is year Mike Klopp finall y won h is first ra ce as a n Expert by ta king a wire-to-wire win over Randy T exter and Dave Duha in e. While Klopp sta yed severa l yards in front o f th e ot hers , Duhaine a nd T ex ter ba ttled th e entire 10 la ps' fo r seco n d. Duhaine held seco n d on th e eig h th lap, o n ly to have T exter pass o n the following lap and h ol d him orr to fin ish seco nd behind Klo p p. In the 125cc Amat eu r ra ce Kevin Varnes an d Paul Southard ra n sideby-side th e entire eig h t-la p heat. So uthard ran a preci se. tight insid e line, with Varnes able to catch him on th e straights, but never quite able to la ke th e lead. In th e fin al, Varnes managed to slip underneath Southard a few times as th ev swa p ped th e lead back a nd forth. 'Bu t on th e eig h th lap. So uth ar d hi t a rut an d bri efly lost his mome ntu m , giv ing Varnes th e br eak h e was looking for to tak e th e win. Dallas Baer looked lik e he was going to win the 600cc Ama teur fin al as he gr abbed the lead fro m hi s bro th er Darryl a nd Trent Willis a t th e sta rt . But Will is gra bbed th e lead o n th e third lap, and Charles Glantz took second on th e fourth lap as th e tightl y bunch ed pack roa red arou n d the ov al. With two la ps left Baer retook seco nd a nd shot into th e lead as th ev took the whi te flag , a nd pulledaway 10 th e wi n. Res u lts 50 : 1. John W insen (Yam); 2. Paul Lynch (Yam); 3. Dan Halligan (Yam); 4. Josh Young (Yam); 5. Tom Sketh way (Yam). BO EX: 1. Randy Shank (Kaw) . 80 AM ; 1. Roben M ill er (Yain); 2. J erem iah Al exander (Kawl; 3. Todd W insen (Yam); 4. Paul Lynch (Hon). . 125 AM ; I . Kevin Varnes (Yain); 2. Paul Sout hard (Hon); 3. Gary Clark (Hon); 4. Mike Thomas (Suz); 5. Tom M cGu igan (Yam). 250 EX: 1. M ike Klopp ISuz : 2. Randy Texter (H· D); 3. Dave Duhaine ( Suz ~ 4 . Jeff Conr ad (Yam); 5. M ike Varn es (Suz). 250 AM : 1. M ike Rabold (Vii); 2. J im Haldema n (Suz); 3. Ken Yoder (Suz); 4. Rich Skiles J r. IYam); 5. M erv Sensenig (Suz). 600 EX: 1. Rob M ajeski IH· D); 2. Lew Woods (RlX); 3. Todd Hurst (W·R); 4 . Kanny Mo h ler (Yam); 5. Fran k Locka (Yam). 600 AM : 1. Dall as Baer (Yam); 2. Trent Willis (Yam); 3. Char les Lantz (W·R); 4 . Darryl Baer (Yam); 5. Pau l Nen leton (W-R). 750 EX: I . Randy Texter (H-D); 2. Clarence Bull (Yam); 3. Er ic George ITri). SR: 1. Joe Heberling (Yam); 2. Tom Showers (Bul); 3. Dwa yne Funk (H· D). 31

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