Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

w u z w a:: w ~ 9 a:: ex: u ~ >ex: :3 « >ex: a:: :3 I~ e - 0 ... >- 0 CXl ... 0 0 :r l1. :r c, 00 00 Q') ... ;>- ro ~ Kurt Hall won four classes at the WERA Dave Essex Benefit Race held at Indianapolis Raceway Park. The top finis hers were the sam e in both rnot os. After Andris took th e checkers it was Clayton Blood, wh o was the lat e moto challenger tha t gave An dris so me co ncern , a nd Gl enn Har rison. Bo th Matt Arena and Manzon i"DNF th e second moto. Results MIN I BEG: I , James Ptarc in ski (Kawj; 2. Shawn Vuill (Suz); 3. Michael W int er (Han); 4. Rodney Jeter (Kaw ); 5. Ang elo Jacobo (Kaw ). MINI JR: 1. Bryan Noe (Han). MINI INT: 1. Chr is McC all ie (Yam). 1"25BEG 0 -1: 1. Chris Sechiatano (Han); 2. John Romanoff (Han); 3. Chr is Hops (Han); 4 . Zoll i Kish (Han); 5. Steve Humt ich (Yam). 125 BEG 0 ·2 : 1. Leo Salazar (Kaw); 2. Tom Hastings (Ka w~; 3. Dan n y W illiams (Hon); 4 . Rich Thomas (Han); 5. Tyron Farl ey (Kawj. 125 JR : 1. Ja mes Perry (Kaw); 2. Ma rk Kerling (Hon); 3. Ja son Quint ana (Cog); 4. Shawn Dod· dington (Yam); 5. Dean Grant (Han). . 125 INT: 1. Jimmy Clay (Yamt 2. Dave Rogers (Hon); 3. D.J. Noe (Yam); 4. Joe Bruce (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Bren Cohors (Kaw t 2. Todd Hiclcs (Suz). . 250 BEG: 1. Todd Damron (Vam); 2. Edward Kel ly (Hon); 3. At ex McManig ill (Yam); 4. Adam Soder lund (Han); 5. Steve Nicholson (Suz). 250 JR: 1. Sean Hummel (Suz); 2. Bob lodes (Han); 3. John Detwiler (Suz); 4 . Mike Spald ing (Han); 5. Georg e Pritchen (Han). 250 .INT: 1. Phil Doug las (Suz); 2. Scon Schrode r (Suz); 3. Serg io Fern andez (Han); 4. Scon McCoy (Yam); 5. Larry Baker (Han). 250 PRO: 1. Jon Nelson (Kaw); 2. Kelly Andris (Yem); 3. John Oauth (Hon~; 4 . Eric Sandstrom . (Kaw); 5. Ron Day (Han). _ 500 BEG: 1. Dav id Coates (Han) ; 2. Dave Matheson (Han); 3. Karl Selitsch (Han); 4. Layne Castner (Han); 5. J im Burkhan (Han). 500 JR: 1. Tim Fergon (Han); 2. Steven Silvestri (Hon); 3. Jon Nicolaus (Kaw); 4. Gary Jaehne (Han); 5. Randy Gauron (Han). 500 INT: 1. Tim Bodne (Han); 2. Bill McDevin (Han) . OPEN PRO: 1. Kelly Andris (Vam); 2. Clayton Blood (Kaw); 3. Glenn Harrison (Kaw); 4. Bruce Manzoni (Han); 5. Man Arena (Han I. VET JR: 1. George Heare (Han); 2. John Marley (Han); 3. Bern ie Reali (Vam); 4. Paul Flores (Han); 5. Layne Costn er (Han). VET INT: 1. John Schloar (Han); 2. Joe Wytman (Han); 3. Craig W atts (Han); 4. Gary Remmen (Vam). VET MSTR: 1. Phil Doug las (Suz); 2. Steve Lawrence (Hon); 3. Duane Hughes (Hol; 4 . Duane Jo ice (Kaw ): 5. Ph il Gribn au (Yam). OT MS TR: 1. Oon Swe ar ing en (Han). Hall dominates Indy Road Race By Larry Lawren ce CLERMONT , IN , AP R. 10 Kurt Hall won four classes and $1325 at Indianapolis Ra cewa y Park in WERA reg ional spri nt ac tio n. H all raced hi s first roa d race here four year ago and feels right at home on the trick y 2.5 mile circuit. Ohio's T om Kipp was second in winn ings earning $690 for his win in th e Open Formula class aboard his Yamaha, in fact this weekend saw a di stribution of contingen cy dollars like never before. A total of 13 riders shared in the contingency dollars available. In a ~eat show of generosity WERA nders raised $1750 to benefit the family of Dave Essex, the WERA riders school instructor who tragically died in a plane crash last winter. pave will be mi ssed but his memory lives on for th e hundreds of riders who learned from and raced with him through the years. K&:L Racing won the Dave Essex Mem orial End ur ance race o n Sat urday co mpleting 96 laps in th e th ree hour event averagi ng 80 mph. Fritz Kling and Dave Knapp rode a RH Cycle/College Bike Shop-sponso red 600cc Hurrican e to win the event over Hu man Racing and T eam T BA. or the four races that H all wo n duri ng Su nday's fina le o ne was close - C P rod uction. Hall pulled away fro m the field early in the race bu t Fritz Kling came up from fifth p lace to cha lle nge H all on th e last lap. Kling was in a perfect position to draft H all com ing .ou t of the last tu rn, but with a 50 pound weight adva ntage H all pulled away an d won • the race by about two bike len gth s. Tom Kipp's wi n in the Open Form ul a class nett ed Kipp $690 ($500 fro m Ya maha a nd $ 190 from WERA ). Kipp blew up the Yam aha in morning practice but quick work by his crew enabled him to make th e · gri d for th e final. Kipp's I:42.56 o n lap six was the quickest of th e ·weekend. Kipp won by five seconds over J ohn Eidenberger, One of the most exciting races of th e da y was the B Superbike Novice contes t. Local rider Doug Sholty led most of th e first lap until Bob Sandy made an aggressive mov e diving into a hairpin and pushing himself into th e lead. Jeff Ga ynor joined the other two in the tightest racing of ' the I weekend. Sholty dropped back by two seconds in the middle part of , th e race but on th e last few laps Gaynor ran off th e track and Sholty darted back into the lead. On the final turn of th e last lap Sholty tri ed to o ut brake Sandy but went h igh, Sandy saw the op po rtunity and too k the low line pull in g even. Sholty ga thered co ntrol of hi s machine and was back o n th e gas, exiting the tu rn th e two Su zukis colli ded hard but both rid ers stayed on th e gas. At th e lin e it was Sandy taking his second victory of th e da y. Results A PROD EX: 1. David Schmidt (suzl; 2. Scan ZOmpach (Suz); 3. Andy Fenwick (Suz); 4 . Tim Morlessly (Suz); 5. Ray Voder (Suz). A PROD NOV: 1. Jeff Gaynor (Suz); 2. Greg Voung (Suz); 3. Dave Hansen (Yam); 4. M ike Karm (Suz); 5. Ooug Sho lty (Suz). B PROD EX: 1. Kun Hall (Suz); 2. Scan ZOmpach (Suz); 3. Gene Burcha m (Suz); 4. Tim Morr issey (Suzl; 5. Dave Bernad (Suz). . B PROD NOV: 1. Bob Sandy (Suz); 2. Craig Renck (Han); 3. Greg Vong (Suz); 4 . Dave Hansen (Yam); 5. Mike Karm (Suz). C PROD EX: 1. Kun Hall (Han); 2. Fritz Kling (Han); 3. Shawn Nicoloff (Han); 4. J ohn Eiden berger (Suzt 5. Ed Key (Han). C PROD NOV: 1. Craig Renck(H on); 2.Kirk Reviue (Han); 3. Keith Merryfield (Hon ); 4. William Weskick (Han); 5. Gary Hathe rly (Han). PROD EX: 1. Ste ve Penerscn: 2. Brent . Sahuster (Yam); 3. jim St ill (Yam); 4. Craig Newfoth (Yam); 5. Mike Schmner (Yam). B S/BK EX: 1. Kurt Hall (Vam); 2 . John Eidenberger {SuzO; 3. Fritz Kling (Yam); 4. Randy Gaddey (Suzt 5. Tim Morrissey (Suz). B S/BK NOV; 1. Bob Sandy (Suzt 2. Ooug Sholly (Suz); 3. Greg Voung (Suz); 4. Jeff Gaynor (Suz); 5. Mike Karm (Suz). C S/BK EX: 1. Kun Hall (Han); 2. Shawn Nicoloff (Han); 3. Russ Paulk (Suz/; 4. Ed Kay (Hont 5. Cam o Roos. Will McN abb (2 64) grabs the holeshot in t he 125cc C class over J eff Waites (41 7). Brock Bulla rd (8 5) a nd w inner Alle n Ros s (402). C S/BK NOV; 1. Craig Renck (Han); 2. Br ian Pri tz (Han); 3. W illi am Weskick (Han); 4. Kirk Revine (Han); 5. Cary Hatherly (Han). S/BK EX: 1. Cam Roos (Vam); 2. John Eidenberger (Yam); 3 . Stev e Pan erson (Yam). S/BK NOV; 1. Don Field en (Yam); 2. Dan Prob st (Yam); 3. Tracy Doyl e (Yam). . OPEN FORMULA: 1. Tom Kipp (Vam); 2. John Eidenberger (Suz); 3. Fritz King (Vam); 4 . Ed Key (Han); 5. Kun Hall (Suz). F·2 EX: 1. Ed Key (Hon); 2. Steve Taylor (Ra); 3 . Gene Burcham (Yam). F·2 NOV: 1. Dan Probst ; 2. Don Fielden (Yam). F-3 : 1. Nancy M orrow (Due); 2. Tom Exing er (Kaw ). V1NT1: 1. Phil Pumm en (Suz); 2. Ken Baker (Duel; 3. Donald Edwards (Han). . VINT 2: 1. Phil Pummell (Suzl; 2. Gregg Willis (Tri); 3. Brian Morrow (Du e). V1NT3: 1. Ph il Pumm ell(Suzl. V1NT 4 : 1. Phil Pummell (Suzl. VlNT 5: 1. Ric h Graver; 2. Pat Kenney (Yam ); 3. M ike Graham (Yamt 4 . Paul Morris (Yam); 5. Lee Dunba r (Yam). CLBMN NOV; 1. R.H. Tapscott (Yam); 2. Kenn et h ' Tapscott; 3. Stev e Hailman (Hont 4. Jo hn Ouck (Yam); 5. Bill Bu rn e (Yam). o o Beauchamp.:. Ross win Wares ,.erry MX By Gary Crider MO NTGOMERY, AL, APR. 3 A lar ge turnou t of riders, representing five sta tes, were on hand for round two of th e Geo rgia Cycle Sup p ly-s ponsore d G eorgi a- Al a bam a Spring Motocross Seri es at Wares Ferr y Motocross. Louisiana 's Bret Beauch amp too k home th e Super Mini gold while Mississippi resident Allen Ross claimed th e 125cc C honors. Wallace Finch er nailed down th e Open B win while Georgia's Tomm y Martin and David Kell y of Flori da too k a class win each in A di vision actio n. Will Mc Nabb , o f Lo ui si an a , grabbed the hol eshot in th e open ing 125cc C mo to wi th Ross and La nce Bra nnon getting underw ay in the top 10. Gear/ Honda West-backed Ro ss moved quickly to fifth spo t an d, after three laps, was in the lead to stay. Freewh eel in g H onda 's Bran no n moved up to challenge McNabb's hold on second position and they battled all th e way to the finish wi th McNabb holding th e edge in a close finish. Series leader Brock Bullard cam e from th e back of th e pack to finish fourth o n his Marus hi n/EPbacked Kawasaki. A light rain crea ted slick conditions for mo to two but Ross was unfazed and led fro m start to fini sh , earning a perfect score. Said Ros s, " I' m a rea ll y good mud rider, so th e wet mo to was no problem for me. " Brannon managed to get by McNabb this time and held on to post 3-2 for runner-up honors over McNabb's 2-3 tally. Bullard started th ird but a spill set him back to a fifth pl ace finish and fourth overall. Kawasaki of Denam Springsba ck ed Beauchamp came from behind to finish third in th e first Super Mini moto and returned for a wire- to-w ire win in mota two to net top hon ors over Brian Raymond and series leader Matt Sh ue. First mo to winner Ezra Lusk slid down at th e start of th e final and was held to a fifth pl ace finish and fourth overall. L usk returned for a I-I tally in Sen ior Mini action over Sh ue and Beaucham p . In the tough Open B class, Wallace Fincher piloted his Cycle World of Gadsden-b acked XR600 Ho nda to a I-I score over series leader Alle n H a rr ison . T he ir seco nd rn oto , winner-take-all battl e was a thriller as Fincher reeled in leader Ha rrison to eventua lly go by for th e win . In hard-fought 250cc C action, Brannon came away with a perfect score over the 4-2 posted by Kipp Bru le'. J im my Willis carded a 3-5 for third o ver series leader Ru sty Cohen 's 6-3. Kenny Stowe's 2-9 was good for fifth overa ll. Danny Haynes was far o ut front in th e first Junior Mini m oto wh en an improm p tu doubl e-jump attempt p ut him on the grou nd. Haynes reco vered for an event ua l 3-1 ta lly behind Suzuki rider J ason Grier, who claimed the overa ll honor s via 1-2 finishes. Double-class seri es lead er Haynes returned to win th e 65cc division aft er sharing moto wins with runnerup David Dishman. Mason Williams came back from a poor first moto start to finish 22 for th e Pee-Wee class win over series leader J erem y Nevels' 4-1 ta lly. Matt Boone's pair of th ird s netted th ird overall in a tied score o ver Ma tt Walker 's 1-5. iI Res ults ENDR: 1. Norman Dean (Hust; 2. Kevin Browning (M ai t 3. Tomm y Pugh (Kaw). PIW: 1. MasonWilliams (Yam ); 2. Je remy Nevels (Yam); 3. Man Boone (Yam); 4. M an W alk er (Vamt 5. Sean Morgan (Yam ). 65 M INI: 1. Danny Haynes (Kaw); 2. David Dishman (Kaw ); 3. Bryan J ohn son (Kaw); 4. Mitch Dozier (Han); 5. Scan Pinson (Kaw) . JR MIN I: 1. Jason Grie r (Suz); 2. Danny Haynes (Kaw ); 3. James Grier (Suz); 4. Chris McN eil (Yamt 5. Gary Kellum (Kawj. SR MIN I: 1. Ezra Lusk (Kawl; 2. M an Shue (Vam); 3. Bret Beauchamp {Kaw); 4. Bri an Raymond (Kawl; 5. Peanut Ulric h (Suz). S/MINI: 1. Bret Beauchamp (Kaw ); 2. Brian Raym ond (Kaw); 3. Man Sh ue (Yam); 4. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 5. Johnny Dean (Suz). 125 C: 1. A ll en Ross (Han); 2. Lance Brannon (Han); 3. Will McNabb (Hon); 4 . Brock Bull ard (Kawt 5. Sam Gallegly (Kaw). 250 C: 1. Lance Brannon (Han); 2. Kipp Bru le' (Vam); 3. Jimmy Willis (Han); 4. Rusty Cohen (Han); 5. Kenny Stowe (Suz). 125 B: 1. Chance Manhews (Suz); 2. Earnest Harb in Jr. (Han); 3. Ross Johnston (Han); 4. Todd Downs (Yam); 5. Sh ane Pene (Vam). 250 B: 1. E6rnest Harbin Jr . (Han); 2. Jason A lday (Kaw); 3. Nick Pinegar (Suz); 4 . Brad Hayes (Han); 5. Jay Mc Clenan (Vam). OPEN B:- 1. Wallace Fincher (XR); 2. Allen Harrison (Han); 3. John Trissel (Han); 4. Charlie Thompson (Han); 5. Donny Banks (Han). SR (30+): 1. Ray Corroll (Yam); 2. Eugne Goode (Suz); 3. Randy Tillery (Han); 4. Jay McClellan (Yamt 5. Sam Marich (Suz). 125 A: 1. Tommy Manin (Han); 2. Darryl Heisler (Han); 3. Joe Rogers (Han); 4. Tracy Whaley (Varni. 250/0PEN A: 1. David Kelley (Vam); 2. Tommy Manin (Hon); 3. Joe Rogers (Hon t 4 . Darryl Heisler (Hont 5. Dave Robel (Yam ~ 41

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