Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

u '" a: 1"llillrl"'1 a: ~ a: w ...., >- '" g o :r a.. 00 00 Cook sizzles LakewoodMX By Larry Johnson 0') 1""""1 1""""1 1""""1 Mike Tripes piloted his Kawasaki to a pair of moto wins to take the overall victory in the Pro class at Pearsonville. It was not enough pressure as Heare took his Honda to th e checkers first both times out. . Results MINI BEG: 1. Angelo Jacobo (Kaw); 2. James Ptarc inski (Kaw) ; 3. Rodney Jeter (Kaw); 4. James A lexander (Han ); 5. Paul Epley (Kaw). MINI INT: 1. Danny Nelson (Kaw); 2. Chris McCallie (Yam). . 125 BEG 0·1 : 1. Dave Kopels (Suzl; 2. Leo Salaza r (Kaw); 3 . Danny W illiams (Hon); 4 . Paul Symmons (Kaw ); 5. J erem y Fonh (Kaw ). 125 BEG 0 ·2: 1. Shane Garrehy (Han ); 2. Dere k Ward (Kaw); 3 . Rick A lves (Han); 4 . Kun Nelson (Han ); 5. Chr is Hops (Han). 125 JR : 'l . James Perry (Kaw ); 2. Shaun Doddington (Yam); 3 . Chr is Stille (Han); 4 . Dean Grant (Han); 5. Joe Villa (Kaw). 125 INT: 1. Er ic Pucel ick (Han ): 2. Joe Bruc e (Yam); 3 . Trevor M eagher (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Will ie Miller (Kaw); 2. Todd Hicks (Suz). 250 BEG 0 ·1 : 1. Zoli Kish (Honl ; 2. Sean Large (Yam); 3. Many Walke r (Han); 4 . Glen Hays (Han); 5 . Robert Buoncristiani (Hon) . 250 BEG 0 ·2: 1. Adam Soderlund (Han); 2. Jeff Wright (Han ); 3 . Mark Stepouch (Suz); 4. Troy Olesen (Han); 5 . Steve Nicholson (Suz). 250 JR : 1. Jo hn Detwiler (Suz); 2. John Sicley (Yam); 3. Bob Zades (Han); 4 . Ted Pippin (Kaw); 5 . Gerry Johnson (Han). Z50 INT; 1. Er ic Puc eli k (Han); 2. Sergoo Fernandez (Han); 3. Phil Douglas (Suz). 250 PRO: 1. Kell y And r is (Yam); 2.Jeff Pestana (Yam ); 3 . Eric Sand strom (Kawt 4 . Danny Paladino (Honl; 5. John Dauth (Han). OPEN BEG: 1. David Coates (Han ); 2. Karl Sel itseh (Hon); 3. Chr is McCormick (Hon); 4 . Layne Castner (Hon); 5 . Dave Matheson (Hon). OPEN JR : 1. Tim Fergon (Han); 2. Jon Nico laus (Kaw); 3 . Todd Luksa (Han); 4. Randy Gavron (Han). . OPEN INT: 1. Jo el Christensen (Han); 2. Joe Madison (Han); 3. Bill Gerber (Yam ); 4 . Tim Boone (Honl . . OPEN PRO: t . Kelly Andr is (Yam); 2. Ckayton Blood (Kaw) ; 3 . Man Arena (Han); 4. Sean Conley (Kaw); 5. Bru ce Manzoni (Ho n~ . VETJR : 1. George Heare (Honl; 2. Bernie Reali . {Yam}; 3. Layne Castn er (Hon); 4 . Stev e Sturm (Han ). · VET INT; 1. Gary .Jaehn e (Honl ; 2. John M arl ey (Han ); 3. Kevin Anderson (ATK). VET MSTR : 1. Phil Douglas (Suz); 2. Duan e Hughes (Hon); 3 . Steve Lawrence (Hon); 4 . Duane Jo ice (Kaw); 5. Jerry Caton (Hon ). OT MS TR; 1. Don Swearingen (Han); 2. Jeoffrey Fox (Han). Tripes rips Pearsonville MX By Bria n Dettling 28 250 J R: t . Vince Baioni (Han); 2. Jim Fowler (KTMI; 3. Clint Compton (Han); 4 . Bean ie Boyts (Kaw); 5. Dave Coulumbe (Hon). . 250 INT: 1. Chr is McCauley (Suz); 2. Ron Lew is (Han); 3. John Condon. 500 BEG: 1. J .D. La Vanc il (Han); 2. Stacy Skaggs (Han); 3. Dave W ilson (Yam); 4. Carl Dehaan (Han). 500 JR : 1. Rodney Skaggs (Han); 2. Jim Fowler (Han); 3 . Stephan Sotask i (Yam); 4 . Randy Winslow (Yam). RIDGECREST, CA, APR. 24 Mike Tripes took a decisive Pro class win a t IMI's Pearsonville track. In each moto T ripes blazed to th e lead as Graziano' s Pizza rider J eff Black never let T ripes ge t more th an 30 feet . ahead. In th e second mo to both Black and H o nda-m ounted Eri c Wicker stayed with T ri pes every step of th e way, makin g him work for hi s mo ney. • Mini actio n saw J ay T heys tak e th e win in the 60s a nd a second in th e 80s behind T erry Parsons. Arlen Wyrick and Michael Smith traded seco nd pl aces in the 60s with Smith getting the nod for th e da y. The friendly rivalry in the 125cc Intermediate class continued as David Alford, John Condon, Jimmy Kight and Nick Young battled among themselves. Alford took the lead in both motos while Young and Condon pressured him constantly. In the second moto the biggest battle was for second as Kight and Condon scrapped until Kight fell. Young was right there to swoop by for third. Condon felt Young's pres ence , but stayed wi th it to tak e the checkered ahead of Young. . Bob Johnson and Garet And erson swa pped wins in the 125Junior clas s with J ohnson taking the tro phy for the day. Chris Sm ith won over T erry Parsons and Je ff Del Ga udio in the 125cc Beginner class. The 250cc Intermediate class saw Condon and Chris McCauley dogfigh t all the way th rou gh the first moto. Condon grabbed the holeshot, with McCauley and Ron Lewis right behind him. McCauley stuck hi s wheel in wh enever he co uld, but Condon fought off all of hi s ch allenges until finall y, in an incredi ble move, McCauley out bra ked Condon at the end of the lon g back stra igh t and dove into the left-hand tum to take the lead. In the second mo to, McCa uley rode to an uncontested win as Condon had to pos t a DNF. Action in the 250cc J unior class had Vin ce Bai oni and Ji m Fowl er dieing for the number one spot aft er Baion i took th e hol esho t. Bai oni fell in a corne r and Fowl er was right th ere to grab th e lead . H e then stepped up the pace and pulled away from third pl ace rid er Clin t Compton. Baionigot up quickl y, a nd ca ug ht up to th e front in no time. Fo wler then found himself pi ckin g up his bik e and wa tching Compton a nd Bai oni go by. Fowler again go t by Baioni to co me in seco nd, whi le Compton got first. In the second mo to Beanie Boyts avenged his fifth pl ace in the .first mot o by leading th e ra ce from wireto-w ire. Baioni fini shed second to tak e th e overall for th e day while Fow ler got third to clinch th e second place trophy. Fowl er took' th e win in the first 500cc Junior mot o o ver Rodney Skaggs. In the second moto Fowl er bailed at the start and had problem s with h is clutc h for th e rest of the race, givi ng Skaggs a clear run hom e to take the overa ll win for the day. J.D. La Vancil 'rode an easy race to take home the win in th e 500cc Beginner class over Stacy Skaggs and Dave Wilson. Result s . PRO: t . Mike Tripes (Kaw) ; 2. Jeff Black (Yam); 3 . Eric Wicker (Honl . 60 : 1. Jay Thev s (Kaw); 2. Michael Sm ith (Kaw ); 3. Ar len W yrick (Kaw ); 4 . Keith Bur ley (Kaw) . BO: 1. Terry Parsons (Yam); 2. Jay Theys (Kaw); 3. Hunter Hunbolt (Yam). 125 BEG: 1. Chris Sm it h (Suz); 2. Terry Parsons (Yam); 3. Jeff Del Gaudio (Han); 4. Jeff Panen (Han). 125 JR: 1. Bob Johnson (Han); 2. GaretAnderson (Yam). 125 INT: 1. David A~ord (Yam); 2. Nick Young (Yam); 3 . John Condon (Yamt 4. J im Kighl (Yam); 5. Man Winkel (Han). 250BEG; I .JamosPhillips(Yamt 2. Chris Walen (Yam). LAKEWOOD, CO , APR. 10 Stacey Cook and T im Buchli had on e of th eir classic d uels today in th e 125cc Pro class at Lakewood, with Cook the winner. This du o has won every 125cc Pro titl e du ri ng the past four years, and th ese clashes are no t uncommon. Buchl i ga ted ahea d ofArt DeH off and Cook in moto one. After dropp in g to fourt h, Cook got his rh yth m and moved to second, but Buchli was six seconds ahead. Cook crashed o n lap six , but held his position over 20 seconds behind Buchli. He shaved 15 seconds off that ~pby th e finish , but Buchli won easily . . DeHoff led the pack to turn one of moto two ahead of Buchli, while Cook was start ing fifth. Within two laps Buchli was on top with Cook right beh ind. Nothing cha nged for two circuits, th en Coo k po wered hi s Fay Myers-sponsored Honda to the . lead up the steepes t, longest hill. Buch li sha do wed Cook 's every mo ve for the next four laps, th en th ey swap ped the lead. Once Cook was back in fro nt, he held off every attempt to pa ss' by Buchli and won by a bik e len gth. Derek Brown was the first 250cc Pro to claim more th an one overall this season. Jim Mitchell led ou t of the ga te in moto o ne, with Brown joinin g him soo n after. Corey Co pe and Coo k made it a foursom e a bit lat er. Things sta bi lized until lap seven, th en th e act ion got very hot . Brown too k the lead and Coo k went to second. Mitchell passed both to regain the lead a lap later, then Coo k too k over on lap nin e. At the same ti me , Cope dem oted Bro wn to fourth, but cras hed hard soon after. Coo k held on to win right in front of Mitchell , with Brown off the pace in third. Cook ga ted 'a head of Brown in round two and kept the lead into lap two wh en he had to go to th e pits for repairs. Cope caugh t Brown o n lap th ree and fin all y found a way around onlap six. He slo wly eased away from Brown to event uall y win qu ite easi ly, with Mitchell fini shing th ird. Brown 's 3-2 edged Mitchell 's 2-3 fo r th e ove ra ll, while moto winners Coo k and Cope combined a ninth and 10th, respectively, to put them o ut of th e picture. Resul ts 60 NOV: 1. Nate Lebsack (Kaw) . BO NOV: t , Jake Davis (Kaw); 2. Brad Steinmiller (Kaw); 3 . Jason Rush (Kaw) . BOAM : 1. Des Pii hl (Kaw) ; 2. Alex Neir (Kaw). 80 EX: 1. Andy Atkins (Kaw). · 125 NOV : 1. Tim Scheere (Han I; 2. Mark Bennen (Kawl; 3. Scon Miller (Han). 125 AM : 1. Mike Matheny (Han); 2. Lance Johnson (Kawt 3. Jeff Dressel (Han). 125 PRO: 1. Stacey Cook (Han ); 2. Tim Buchli (Yamt 3. Keith Campbell (Yam). 250 NOV ; 1. Brad Barl ish (Yam); 2. John Mo line (Kaw); 3 . Ken Swets (Suz). 250 AM : 1. Jo hn Ramos (Yam); 2. Tim Miller (Kaw); 3. RustY Latimer (Han). 250 PRO: 1. Dere k Brown (Kaw); 2. J im Mitchell (Suz); 3 . Tim Buch li (Yam). OPEN NOV: t . Frank Rogers (Yam); 2. Dale VanMatre (Han); 3 . Mark Mast in (Kaw) . OPEN AM : 1. M ike Stanfill (Kaw); 2.' Russ Jennings (Kaw) . OPEN PRO : r . Dave Newell (Kaw); 2. Bob Hanraham (Kaw); 3 . Jim Ecken (Han). VET NOV: t . Greg We bb (KTM); 2. St eve Boswell (Kaw); 3. John Davis (Han). VET AM : 1. Pat Christie (Han); 2. Phil Anton uk (Kaw); 3. Randy Loewen (Yam). VET EX: 1. Shawn Smith (Han); 2. Kirk Medina (Han ); 3. Dan Greenwood (Yam). SR NOV : t . Mike Maurer (Han). SR AM : 1. Jim Roberts (Han); 2 . George Chapman (Han). SR EX: 1. Dave Wollaston IATK ); 2. Ed Perr iton (Han); 3 . Byron Wolf (Hon). WMN: 1. Tracy Frydendall (Yamt 2.1lecky Garcia (Yam~ Nielson nails win at Happy Valley MX By Da le Bohm SPRINGVILLE, UT, APR. 23 " I th ink riding in th e mud is fun," exclai med a happy but filthy Scott Nielson after besting Alan Donaldson for th e O pen Pro win at Happy Vall ey. The Honda/ Suzuki of Salt Lake rider rode all three Pro classes, pl acing second in both the 125 and 250cc Pro classes on a day that saw many rid ers stuck in axl e deep mud. Conditions were so bad th at the races had to be called off after the first mo to. Mona rch H onda r ider Corky Maughan was th e big winner in the 250cc Pro class, and Paul Anderson flew to the win in th e 125cc Pro class. In Open Pro actio n Nielson rock eted in to th e lead foll o wed by Yam aha rider Alan Donaldson and Plaza Cycl e' s Ma rk Lundgreen . . Nielson wasted little tim e in pulling out a small lead over Donaldson. Nielson was flying, but Donaldson put on the charge late in the moto and . clos ed th e gap considerably, altho ugh not eno ugh as Nielson took the wiri over Donaldson and Lundgreen. In 250cc Pro action Maugh an was the holeshot king followed by Alan Donaldson, Nielson and Mik e Deuel. . Niel son wa s o n th e mo ve and hounded Donaldson until he even tually went down. Nielson put on a charge and caught Maughan halfway through the race, and the two riders fought for the lead. Maughan managed to hold off Nielson for the win, while Donaldson worked his way back into third only to fall agai n . The finishing order was Mau gh an , N ielson , Deu el , Jeff Lundgreen and Donaldson. In 125cc Pro action Honda rider Anderson spashed into th e lead ahea d of Nielson, Dan Cam and Deuel. Anderso n looked smooth in th e mud and started building a small lead over Nielson. Cam held down a solid th ird until dropping his mount in the mud. Deuel moved into third, well behind Nielson, Ande r- e son continued to lead and took the win after Nielson star ted to slow due to bike problems. Deuel claimed third over Cam and Scott Baldwin. hi 80cc Expert actio n Marlo Painter slithered int o the lead over Matt Sm ith and Chance Maughan. Painter soon went down handing the lead to Sm ith . Sm ith hel d a sma ll lead over Maughan to the finish while Justin Zimmerm an moved in to third. Sellards, Hand top Western Reserve MX By Peggy Adam ic SALEM, OH, APR. 17 Honda-mounted riders Marcus Sellards and David Hand grabbed top honors in th e 125cc and 250/0pen A cla sses when Western Reserve M.e. Club in Salem , Ohio, played host to 250 riders during th e first round of th e Gear Ra ceware/Maxima/Oakley/ Autoli te/CRA Sp r in g MX Series. Sellards holeshot moto on e of the 125cc A class followed by Barney Barnett, J oe Mauer and Rob Yenulonis. Sellards held hi s lead while Mauer routed past Barnett and closed in on the leader. Sellards and Mauer ran a tire-to-tire race through four laps before Mauer took th e lead. Sellards remained in second through the remainder of the race. . Sellards again routed his Honda through the first turn to begin the second moto with Barnett, Yenulonis and Mauer trailing. Mauer

• Cover