Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

lenged, passed and repassed' by Dewayne Davis, sponsored by Le Roy's Cycle Shack, Belvins Paint & Body and West Arkansas Cycles , throughout th e race. Meanwhile Keith Brewer , sponsored by Belvins Paint & Body and Latim ers Cycle Suppl y, wa s p assin g tr affic and barely missed p assing Bernard in the last corner after Bernard ran o u t of gas and lost first pl ace to Davis. Bernard coasted across the finish line in seco n d p lace. Results 8tido-s™ EXTEND-A-BED makes it fit. The practical way to lengthen your truck . . bed. STlELER'STM EXTEND-ABED bolts to the tailgate and folds flat when not needed: It is made of heavy gauge coated steel, and is available in sizes to fit most trucks. STIELER'STM EXTEND-A-BED is the versatile, afforda ble way to make mo st anything fit. Button smokes at Thrasherland MX By Michael Ross AVAILABLE AT BETTER MOTORCYCLE DEALERS NATIONWIDE DEALERS AND DISTRIBUTORS CONTACT . Slope € As_MIa N AnoNAl ' lfl'naNATIONAL P.O. Box 5449 Full erton, California 92635 U.S.A. Tel; (714) 871-9118 PAT. PEN D A . ,. .. ., . . . ,t • • . .. , • • ,1 FOR RIDER COURSE INFORMATION CALL: WM~~:~~?~~~~I~ ~~e~E-' Cycle Service hal in l10ck the ~rts you need. CalftOday I_ """f..' P-8rts or information. o... ~ ~CYCLE~ ' ~so:'t?>t SERVICE.... ~ ~ 1244 N. Gaffey St San Pedro, CA 90731 46 Jimmy Button flew to four moto wins to take overall victories in the 125cc Stock and Modified Amateur classes at Thrasherland Raceway. (213) 5486874 UPS Daily GLENDALE, AZ, MAY 7 Honda's J immy Button sewed up th e 125cc Amat eur class Sa turday ni~ht with co nv incing double mo to W InS in both the Stock and Modified classes during th e fifth roun d o f ra cing in th e Arizona State Moto-X Champ ionsh i p at Th r a sherland . Raceway. The P J - I I AX O I Oakl ey I Belll D unl o p / Youn g C ycle- spo nsored rider bested the 12 rid er Stock class in m o to o ne wi th a co me -fro m beh ind win over h ol esh o t art ist J erry Stuart an d George Morgan. Button took th e lead o n la p th ree and never look ed back. Morgan ended up seco n d at th e checkered flag , whi le Chip Young adva nced through th e field to take third. . MOIO · tw o saw J erry St ua rt 's Yamaha out front again wh en th e fo r w a rd fa lli ng · s ta rt ing ga te dropped, but by lap two Bu tton was leadin g again. . Button bu ilt u p a l -t-second adva n tage over seco nd place Chip Young. J immy went on to victory with Chip taking second at th e fla g alt hough he had to work to hold o ff a determ ined Mark Branson. H onda rider Branson took th ird for third overall . The 125cc Pro class was a Brent Wineland runaway with on ly two riders in one cl a ss. Win el and ' s nem esis , Kyle Kill ebrew; staye d close early in th e moto but Wineland rode hard and fast to th e class win in both m ot os. Erik Anderson was th e man to beat in the 80cc Beginner class. The Yamaha ri der put togeth er a perfect set of m otos to ta ke th e overa ll win from runn er-up . a n d Hondamounted Ted Campbell. Anderson got help fro m Eas tsid e Cycl e to trounce th e eight ri der field. Other Mini action saw Matt Martell trade m o to wins with Deri k Gi est. Giest rode his Arizona Cycle Centersponsored Yamaha to vic tory over Martell in moto one, while th e yo u n g Martell returned th e favor in moto two for th e overall wi n. Tom Johnso n fill ed the la st pl ace on th e victory p odium with two thi rd -p la ce fin ish es. Results 50: 1. Jessie Baldwin (yam ). 60 A : 1. Jason Manhews; 2. B.J . Parri sh (Hon) . 60 B: 1. Justin Cracky (Kaw ); 2. Dylan Guthrie (Kaw); 3 . Travis Williams (Hon). 80 BEG: t . Erik And erson (Vam); 2. Ted Campbell (Hon); 3 . Jason Clark (Vam). 80 NOV : 1. Man Manell; 2. Oeer ik Giesl (Vam): 3 . Tom JOhnson (Yam). 80 NOV MOD: 1. Terry Kennedy (Kaw); 2. Cam Canwrighl (Hon). 80 INT: 1. David Pingree (Kaw); 2. Pal McMullen (Kaw); 3 . Billy DemaSlry (Hon). 80 INT MOD: 1. Pat McMullen (Kaw); 2. Bill Demastry (Hon); 3. David Pingree. . 125 BEG: 1. Judd Denney (Hon ~ 2. Darren Cunis (Kaw) ; 3 . Darren Ecker (Yam). . 125 NOV : 1. Jeff Griffin (Hon); 2. TIm Stuart (Yam~ 3 . Chad Scholz (Hon ). 125 NOV MOD: 1. TIm Sluan; 2. Jeff Griffin (Hon); 3 . Shawn Cisco (Yam). 125 AM : 1. Jimmy Bunon (Hon); 2. Chip Voung (Hon); 3. Danny Tipton (Hon). 125 AM MOD : 1. Jimmy Bonon (Hon); 2. Dan Tipton (Hon); 3. Chip Voung (Hon). 125 PRO: t . Brent W ineland (Hon); 2. Kyle Killebrew (Yam). 250 BEG: 1. Preston Wight (Suz); 2. Mike Stanley (Hon); 3 . Ron Smith (Suz). 250 NOV: 1. Jo e Weber (Kaw); 2. Brent Hunon (Kaw); 3 . Bryan Lewallen (Yam). 250 NOV MOD: 1. Tim Barker (Hon); 2. James Som merv ill e (Hon). 2 50 AM : 1. Ranny McKee (Vam) ; 2. Mark Traversey (Yam); 3. Jim Hale (Suz). 250 AM MOD: 1. Jim Hale (Suz); 2. Ed Heacox (Hon). OPEN AM : 1. Ray Moore (Hon). OPEN PRO: 1. Scott Obercha in (Kaw) . VET NOV:[ 1. Tim Bark er (Hon). VET AM: 1. Cass Morgan (Hon); 2. Bill M eyer (Hon); 3. Dave Burns (Yarn]. McDonald storms Hallet RR opener By Jerry W. Perry H ALLET , OK , AP R. 30 Sam McDonald won two classes as the Hallet Racin g Club ope ned its racing season. .Dw ayn e Davis won Satu rday 's Endurance race, beating 10 teams for th e win. Second .place overa ll an d first place Lightweight. was Dan Ray, sponsored by Honda .of Tulsa. Third pl ace fini sh ers were " Team Sm oke" made up of Luther Lowman an d Mike J ones, a nd sp o n sored by D&D Yamaha. J ason L yuke was th e seco n d pl ace finish er in the Lightweight Endurance class. Sunday's ra ce action began with new lap reco rds set in nearly every race. Sam McDonald ' s K&N, Yamaha an d Bell H elmet- sponsored Yamaha set th e first lap reco rd in th e U n lim ited GP , w h ich he led from th e dr op o f the flag. Throughout the race h e was repea tedly challenged by T ryg Westby, but Westby co u ldn' t get p ast th e hard-charging McDonald for th e lead. McD onald's first lap reco rd stood at I :24.1 for the 1.8 m ile co urse. McD onald 's n ext race, H eavywei ght Superbike wou ld see th e fall o f hi s previous lap record and esta blish a new record a t H allet o f I :22.9; th e fastest lap ever by a motorcycle. In es ta b l is h ing tha t record, McD onald led th e field, and seco n d p lace Westby, sponsored by H onda Prod. Internati onal , once free of traffic co u ldn 't catch th e leader. In th e U n li m ited Su p er Sport race Alfre d Bern ard , sponsored by Farr's Cycle & Becks Au to Bank set a n ew class track record a n d was ch a l- ENDR: 'l . Dewayne Davi s (Suz); 2. Dan Ray (Hon); 3. Luth er Lowman/Mike Jones (Yam). LIW S/BK NOV : 1. Jerry Prost (Vam); 2. Paul Craig (Kaw) ; 3 . Charl es Manin (Hon). LIW S/BK EX: 1. J im Keff er (Yam). U/ L GP NOV: 1. Ashley Peterson (Suz); 2. Kevin Janney. U/L GP EX: 1. Sam McDonald (Vam); 2. Tryg Westby (Hon); 3. Dewayne Davis (Suz). MIW S/SPRT NOV : 1. Greg McK in stry (Suz); 2. Richard Williams. U/L S/SPRT EX: 1. Dewayne Davis (Suz); 2. Al fred Bernard ISuz); 3.1 Keith Brewer (Suz). HIW S/BK NOV: 1. Ashley Peterson (Suz); 2. Greg McKinstry (Suz); 3 . Don Davis (Suz). HIW S/BK EX: 1. Sam McDonald (Yam); 2. Tryg WeSlby (Hon); 3. Tim Morrissey (Suz). MIW S/BK NOV: 1. Dan Ray (Hon); 2. Jerry Carrens (Suz); 3 . Luther Lowman (Yam). MIW S/BK EX: 1. Tryg WeSlby (Han); 2. Brad Peterson (Hon). LIW GP NOV : t. Paul Craig (Kaw); 2. Charles Manin (Hon). HIW S/SPRT NOV: 1. Ashley Peterson (Suz); 2. Greg McKinstry ISuz); 3. Don Davis (Suz). HIW S/SPRT EX: 1. Alfred Bernard (Suz~ 2. DewayneOavis (Suz); 3 . Keith Brewer (Suz). Giammanco grabs . King City ST win By Mike Vancil KING CITY, CA, APR. 30 The first o f a series of short track even ts at th e King City Fairgrounds was kicked off ton igh t with a comefrom-b ehind vict ory b y Anthony G iammanco. In the h eat race Gi ammanco was su m moned to the penalty sta rt line for being a li ttl e over-eager. Into the fir st co rner wi th a n ice lead was J ohn P ack a nd working quickly up to challe nge was G ary Ferravanti on a Bro wn 's Cycle and C & G Truckingsponsored Rotax. By lap two Ferravan ti was permanently in the lead, while G iammanco was ab le to work past four o ther ride rs to take seco nd on h is four-str oke Yamaha. On th e sta rt of th e final , Giammanco had his handlebar s knocked from h is grasp an d was in stantly down. Packs' Auto Import Repairsponsored Yamaha was tangled in Giammanco 's downed m achine and he too tumbled hard, bringing out the red flag. On th e restart it was Kevin Crowley on his two- stroke Yamaha spons ored b y Thompson's Audio/Video Studio who grabbed th e lead. Crowley held tigh tly to the pole an d kept the lead for two laps until Ferravanti took over, but only briefly. Giammanco's 'ap p lied pressure worked and h e got around Ferravanti in turn three. A late charge by Randy Bereman on his Mac Tools/C & G Trucking/Cinderell a Carpets-sponsored Rotax put .him in close touch with G iammanco and Ferravanti. On th e last lap Bereman got th e better drive out of the rutted second corner and took over second place from Ferravanti. Late in th e event Pack again slid out and rejoined th e even t at the back. . Crowley hung on for fourth behind Giamm an co , Beremann and Ferrvanti, Results PIW: 1. Michael Hannas (Suz); 2. Scon Arnold (Vam); 3 . Br ian Gusman (Vam). MINI 80 NOV: 1. Greg M ill er (Kaw ); 2. Gary Miller (Kaw) ; 3. Gary Miller (Kaw) . MINI 80 JR : 1. William luker (Kaw) ; 2. Brian Sgh eiza IKaw); 3. Joey Camacho (Kaw) . 250 NOV: 1. Adam Ent icknap (Hon); 2. Dan Argano (Hon); 3 . Bill McNamara (Bul); 4. George McBee (Yam); 5. Shawn Edwards (Vam). . 250 JR : 1. J im McCaner (Vam); 2. Bob Pack (Hon) . 500 NOV: 1. Danny Oelmenico (Yam); 2. Dan Argano (Hon); 3 . Mark Sheppard (Vam); 4 . Allan Maim (Hon); 5. Kevin Deupser (Vam). 500 JR : 1. J im McCaner (Yam); 2. Patrick Vacchieri (Yam); 3 . Danny Ritchie (yam); 4. Bryan . Dun iven (Vam); 5 . Bob Pack (Hon).

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