Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Suzuki hotshoe Emery Anden and BT Racing's Davey Coombs. Anden also follow ed Blackham home in th e 250cc ranks with local h ero Mark Garrison com in g home in th ird. With 345 rid ers in attendance, th e Steel Ci ty co urse was occu p ied with motorcycles from 9:00 a.m. on , with severa l o f th e larger classes being split i n to tw o se pa ra te g ro u ps . Because th e starti ng gate holds only 42, th e 62-rider 250cc C class saw two , di fferent win ners .o n th e trophy sta n d . Kawa sak i-mounted Ern ie Seech took home th e divisio n one tro phy after LOp p ing Honda riders Rob Black and J eff Elle n berger. In division two rac ing it was Yam aha mounted Bob Ellio u ge ll in g th e better of H onda pilo t Mark Ream and YZ250 rider Chuck Cusik. In th e 125cc C divisio n Curtis Casper took the division one win , whil e Dennis Rowe ra cked up the divi si on two top troph y. Th e Yamaha-mounted Casper bettered KXI25 pilot William Koleno and Pen nsylvan ia 's Michael Bova. Rowe was followed across th e finish by 16year-o ld Craig Jones and West Virginia 's Harold Cogar. In th e Open classes it was G ear R a cewea r/ W iseco -b a cked T im Coombs riding to a two-mote sweep with Honda riders Jim Queen and Jim Young following. In th e 500cc B clas s Ri cky Clem ence scored th e firs t-place honors ahead of Mike Sigmund an d Sco tt Yochum , w hi le CR500 rid er Tim Doan took h ome the Open C win with John Cramer and J ames Chiasson ' ro u n di ng out th e first th ree. In th e 125cc Schoolboy class Eric Arler ca p tu red th e wi n ahead of Rob ert Leone an d Tony Bonace. In th e Su per Mini di vision it was BT Racin~' s Davey Yezek leadi ng th e way with Sa mmy Wi lliams a nd J im Yuratov ich trailing. The Kaw asakimounted Yezek al so p icked up an 85cc 12-13 win , this time ahead o f Honda-m ounted J eff Wooledge and Suzuki p il ot Douglas Fryer. ~~nace rebo.unded from his Super Min i defeat WIth an 85cc 14-15 win , toppin g th e Kawa saki-m ounted William s a n d C R8 0 ri de r Bill y Lamberson. In . th e smaller classes it was Kirk Rogers scorin g th e 50cc Automatic win in front o f fell ow Yamaha riders Chad Fryer and J erem y Swea t wa s th e fastest 65 cc pil ot, bettering Kawasaki rid ers Jimmy Evans a n d Jeremy Ari el. J ason Cancil a push ed his Yamaha to th e 85cc 7-11 win over Evans and Yamaha-mounted H eikki Yeager . In th e I25cc B class West Virginia 's Shane Pini on put th e hun o n Yamaha -mounted Danny Zullo and Suzuki h otshoe Mike McDonald. McD onald rebou nded for the win in th e 41-rider 250cc B class, to p p ing Greg Simmen and Dennis Olliver. Results 125 A: 1. Dan Bladtham (Vam); 2. Emery Anden (Suz); 3. Davey Coombs (Hon). 250 A; I . Dan Bladtham (Yam); 2. Emery Anden (SUl); 3. Mark Garrison (Han). OPEN A: 1. Tim Coombs (Hont; 2,James Queen (Hon): 3. Jim Voung (Hon). 125 B: 1. Shane Pinion (Han); 2. Danny Zullo (Yam); 3. Michael McDo nald (SUl) . 250 B: 1. Mike McDonald . (SUl) ; 2. Gr egg Simmen (Han); 3. Dennis Oll iver (Suz). OPEN B: 1. Rich Clemence (Han ); 2. Mike Sigmund (Han); 3 . Scott Vochum (Han). 125 C 0 - 1: 1. Cunis Casper (Yam); 2. William Koleno (Kaw); 3.Michael Bova (Vam). 125 C 0 -2: 1. Denn is Rowe (Hon); 2. Craig Jon es (Yam); 3. Harold Cogar (Kaw). 250 C 0 - 1: 1. Ernie Seech (Kawl; 2. Rob Bladt (Han); 3. Jeff Ellenberger (Han). 250 C 0 -2: 1. Bob Elli ott (Vam); 2. Mark Ream (Han); 3. Chuck Cosic (Vam). OPEN C: 1. Tim Ooan (Han); 2. John Cramer (Han); 3. james Chiasson (Han). SR: 1. Mar k Garr ison (Han); 2. Norman Bish (Han); 3. Lynn Kirkland (Han). PM 50: 1. Kirk Rogers (Vam); 2. Chad Fryer (Yam); 3. Jerry Sigel (Yam). 65 : 1. J oshua Swe at (Kaw); 2. James Evans (Ka w~ 3. Jeremy Arlet (Kaw). 85 J R: 1. Jason cencila (Yam); 2. James Evans ( Kaw~ 3. HeikJU Veager (Yam). . 86 12-1 3: 1. Oevid Yezek (Kaw~ 2. Jeff Wooledge (Hont 3. Doug Frjw (Suz). RAINBOW AUTUMN PRODUCTIONS PRESE NT 00 00 0') ........ ........ ........ A MOTORCYCLING ADVENTURE Send $2.50 (Credited to first purchase ) check or money order for catalog detailing posters in sizes 18"x24" and 24"x36" up to custom murals.Breathtakingly beautiful full color and typical of the spirit, adventure and challenge in this motion picture. (Prices $7.00 and up) Other items also available. Mail to: RAINBOW AUTUMN PRODUC TIONS P.O. Box 633 Santa Monica, CA 90406 Mark Garrison won the Sen io r class at the Steel City opener. 85 14-15: 1. Tony Bonace (Han); 2. Samue le Will iams (Kaw); 3. Bill Lamberson (Han). S/M INI: 1. David Yelek (Kaw); 2. Sam Williams (Kaw); 3.Jim Yuratovich (Han). SCHBV: 1. Eric Arle! (Han); 2. Raben Leone (Han); 3. Tony Bonaee (Yam). If you would like to be personally informed of nationw ide premiere dates and related ' special events, enclose two (2) separate Se ~ Addressed Stamped Envelopes (Please allow 3 to 8 wee ks for delivery) Young wins at Motosports Park MX By D . Hachmeister BYRON, ILLINOIS, APR. 17 A pa ir o f seco nd place fin ishes was a ll J ohn Young needed LO ace th e overa ll in th e 250cc B class a t Mot osports Park. Young , ridi n g a Kawa saki , stayed with in striki ng di stance o f leade r Blake Traiforos in m o to o ne , but never posed a serious threat, Young 's bid for the overall got a boost a t th e sta n o f rnoto two whe n he got th e hol eshot and T ra iforos gated p o orl y. Whil e T ra ifo ro s st rugg le ~ back i n th e p a ck, Kawa sak i -mounted T erry Hahn moved p ast Young o n lap two to ta ke ove r th e lead. Young pi cked up th e pace a nd sta yed with H ahn LO finish th e moto seco n d and lock up th e overall. Traiforos moved up to fifth but Iin ished third overa ll beh ind Young and seco n d -rno to winner Hahn. Kevin lahn 's consistent 4-3 ea rned him fourth overa ll whil e Mi ke Hinds piloted his H onda to a 3-4 and fifth overall. J eff Mercer struggled early in th e first l2 5cc B rnoto , dropping as far down as fourth before startin g h is run at leader Todd Jedro. David Simnick took the early lead, but jedro a nd Chad Clendenen' got by o n lap two. Mercer moved up to challen ge Simnick th en Clenden en a nd finally , by th e white flag lap, J edro. J edro held on for the win with Mercer seco nd. Steve Marin charged h is Kawasaki from wa y back to fin ish th e rnoto th ird. Simnick held on to fourth a nd Paul Philbrick rod e hi s Suzuki LO a fifth. Mercer wa sted no time bauling for th e lead in th e second rnoto. By th e o f th e first straigh t Mercer had a lead that, in spi te of early challe n ges by j edro a n d Simnick, he wouldn' t rel inquish. Clendenen mounted the fina l cha lle n ge by overco mi n g a 12th pl ace stan a nd moving past both Simnick and Jedro on th e white fla g lap to fini sh the moto second. Mer cer's first p lace finish gave him th e overall. Jedro finished the rnoto third and scored second overa ll, w hile Sirnnick 's pair of fourths neued him third overa ll. Fourth went to Steve Marin with a 3-7 afternoon and 7-6 finishes earned Jason Smith fifth overall. Two-mote sweep s went to Rick Winners choose Steel-Bodied OHLINS for Motocross. Road Race. D.irt Track and ATV. *NEW LOCATION* 2 141 East Philadelphia, Unit T, Ontario, CA 9176 1 (71 4) 947-5773 r w DEnniS KirK. I FREECYCLE'PARTSCATALOG I 800-328-9280 , r CY . CLE SERVICE G, im eea Brake Sysl il ms. fra mes or rolling chassis fro nt spool. quick ch ange rear ~eels. sprockets eams. carbs. Pipes, sPrl ng kIts. ptStons, gla sa, forit s, spa res K&N. Ma rzocch i. 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