Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

o Ui (5 ..J « o ~ o u en > CD ~ o :I: 0.. Suppo rted By .., $ American SUZUKI. There 's no need to travel hall way acro ss the country 1 attend a motocross school . Not when the 0 best one win come to you . TON Y D., mum-nme U.S. Motoc ross Champion, Will soon be In you r area to help you sharpen your riding ski lls and show you how 10 make a track wor k for you . He has bee n jOined by a group of fine sponsors to produc e an outstanding senes of ndlng schools and Indoor seminars . Also operating priva te and small group lessons Sign up soo n lor the one nea rest you . Bobby Ott goes around Scotty Brown on his way t o w inning t he Handicap ma in at Ascot. Trinon Cirello finished second. . ATTENTION SUZUKI OWNERS! Suzuki owners can attend any of our schools . " FREE" bystopptng al your local Suzuki dea ler or contacting us for more information . • EKcludlng Unldilla . TONY 0 MOTOCROSS SCHOOLS 428 W . Benner came across first followed by Morabito and Qualls. In rnoto two Benner nabbed the hol esh o t and held it th e whole way. Ken Erb, who p laced sixth in moto one; held on lo second p lace despite the pressure fr om Q u all s, w ho nabbed third to give"lihim seco nd overall . Morabito backed up his first moto second with a fifth in moto two, giving h im third overall. Results 60: 1. J eff Willoh; 2. Er ic Sch nell; 3 . J im my Dodson . 80 BEG: 1. Jarrett A ustin ; 2. Paul Doremus; 3 . ' Eric Haug. 80 J R: 1, Br ian Teets: 2. Dona ld Upton; 3. St eve Henge ned . 80 INT: 1. Cra ig Deck er; 2. Eri c Chav ira ; 3 . Chris Kefa las. . 80 EX: 1. Joel A lbechtt. BIG WH L.: 1. Ryan Taylor; 2. M att Wyckoff; 3 . Rodney Taylor. 125 ·BEG 0 -1: , 1. Christian Hollan d; 2 . John Specht; 3. M att Wyckoff . 125 BEG 0 -2: 1. Daryl Kageyono; 2 . Len Sellers ; 3. Mario Nieves. 125 JR : 1. Scott Takoos; 2. Matt Fost er; 3 . Tra vis eou's INT; 1. Randy Moody; 2. Joel Albl'echt; 3. Duane Benner . 125 PRO: 1. Willie Surratt; 2. Eric Browne; 3 . Joe Merrihew. . 250 BEG: 1. Jim Gangsto n; 2 . Rich M iha lic; 3 . Brian BOnds. 250JR: 1. Jerry Sherer; 2. Scott Takoos; 3 . J ason McCormick. 250 INT: 1. Du an e Benn er; 2 . Tony Qu all s; 3 . Jam ie Morab ito. 250 PRO: 1. W illie Surr att; 2 . Eric Browne; 3. Ken lahrt. 500 BEG : 1. Bill Bin ette; 2 . Tony Faux; 3 . Br uce Richardson. 500 JR : 1. Ron Gi lbe rt; 2 . Eric Flem ing; 3 . Tom Lyma n. 500 INT: 1. Jamie Morab ito ; 2 . Dave Ham mond; 3 . Bob Nunez. 500 PRO: 1. Dan Berg; 2. Greg Sm it h; 3 . joh n Posca. VET J R: t . Rudy Chavez; 2. Dan Swain ; 3. John •Huegel. VET INT: 1. Bob Post; 2. Br ad Shan. VET EX: 1. Ron T urner; 2 . Ross M aeda ; 3 . Bobb y , Tippit. MSTR : 1. Bob Bland. Schwartz, Ott winners at Ascot Speedway By Scott Daloisio GARDE NA, CA, AP R. 28 After two weeks of rain-outs, Chris Agajanian's Ascot South Bay Stadium swung back in to action with Bobby Schwartz and "Showtime" Bobby O n walking o ff with the la urels in Scratch and Handicap . ma ins. Sch wartz, o n the Malcolm Smith/ C.T .I. Bra ce/BiIdwei ser/ STP/K&N Filters Wes lake, rocketed from the pole position on the start into the lead of the Scratch ' main. Steve Lucero , w ho was off the line in second, and his bitter rival O n came togeth er in the second turn . and became invo lved in a ra vagi ng bump ing a nd elbowing COOlest. By the time they rea ched the back chute, Lucero had wrestled seco nd away, bu t they were noi done with each other. L ucero then tried lo chase down the leader but he would h a ve to use the wide line a s Schwartz was glu ed lo the inside pipe. Lucero couldn't find the drive and when th e Roy Ketting checkered flag signalled an end to the four lapper, Schwartz took the win with 20 feet to spare. Oxley took third with On, who fell in the fina l -turn. fourth . In the eight-lap Handicap main . Trinon Cirello, .Greg Hancock and Billy Hamill occupied the top th ree spots at the outset while Bart Bast a nd On were slici ng their way th ro ugh the slower traffic in an effort to ge t lo the fro nt. O il was fire d up and h e wheeled the Bal boa Im p orts/ Cire ll o R a ci n g / ST P Wes lake th ro ugh the field . He split Bast and Hamill on the back chute o n lap four. T hen advanced 111 th e way to second. Cirello had a bul gi ng lead and O il wo u ld h ave had to fly over the last half of the race to catch him, b u t a red flag, due to a tangle J n volvin g D ubb Ferrell and Bast, brought the proceedings to a halt with four laps lo go. . For the restart, Cirello had O il starting alongside of him. Oil commandeered the point position before they reached turn one on the restart • and he quickly rode away for an easy win. Cirello hung onto the second place spot while Oxley clawed his way from the back lo third. Kelcey Gordon swep t .Division Two action and Chris McGee nabbed the Division Three sweep by winning both his hea t and the main. Results SCRATCH: 1. Bobb y Schwartz (Wesl; 2. Steve Lucero (Gdn); 3 . Bred Oxl ey (We s). HDCP: 1. Bobby Ott (Wes); 2 . Tri non Cir ello (GM); 3 . Br ad Oxley (Wes). 0 · 2: 1. Kelcey Gordon (Wes); 2. Steve Russell (W es); 3. Johnny Wa lker (Wes). 0 ·3: 1. Chris McG ee (Wes); 2 . Lou ie Trot echaud (Jaw); 3 . Bob Bech told (Wes) . Barnett romps at MST Motocross By Peggy Adamic MILLPO RT, OH, AP R. 25 Honda -mou nted Barney Barnell swept bo th rnotos of the 125cc A class at MOIO Sport Trails during the second round of the Gear Racewea r/ Oak ley /Maxima / A u to litesponsored CRA Spring MX Series. Barnell rounded the first turn at the start of rnoto one and was clearly the rider to beat as he jumped to a quick seven-second lead within tfie first two laps. G reg Wheeler, Sel lards, Keith Perry and Jon .Again trailed Barn ell thro ugh turn one, Sellards dropped off the pace and Wheeler dropped back to fourth. Agin m ot ored past Perry to begin th e , third lap while Sellards began working h is way back lo th e fro m of the pack. Barnell held an II-seco nd lead Maple St. I Hazleton, PA 18201 1 (7 17) 454·1973 1988 SCHEDULED MX SCHOOLS llill ~ ,TRACKEVENI Blnghampton. NY M idd lebor o. MA Sou lhwick. MA Clit1ord.PA Mt. Moms . PA Terre Ha ute . IN Troy .OH Englishlow n. NJ Oe lmonl.PA M lllvll le.MN Lake Mills. WI M illingt on . MI Buch an an . MI BU 0 ha mpt on . NY 1 Blou tvdle . TN Broome- TIOga Spts C l r Midd lebor o . M X (NE MA) MX338 · 5pecJaIGuest;. BOB HANNAH • Humcane Hills HIghpoint MX ProCallbef Kenworthy G .P. C lub , Racew ay Par k - Special Guest. BOB HANNAH. 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