Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

CIl ~ ~ W Z 0 .., 0 ...J W u: -; <.! a: ~ >- >a:l a:l 0 0 I- 0 ~ 0 :z: :z: Q. Q. 00 00 0') .., 00 V ~ ::l ~ Dean Mizdal (322) leads Mike Williams (behind Mizdal) and winner Tom Hickman (600) in the Middleweight Supersport race at Firebird Raceway. Eddie Ingels picked up his third Scratch main event win of. the season when he took the victory at Expo Speedway in Sacramento. California. Expert class, as almost o ne-th ird of th e field dro pped out in th e closi ng laps with engine problems : Mi ke Klopp jumped ou t to a several length margin after a few laps, with MIke Varnes, T odd Ken dig a nd Bill y Bro mley "fighting for second. Cerciello moved into fou rt h by the fifth lap , while the race was red -flagged abo ut halfway as Georgie Price fell in the groove in the firs t tu rn. O n the restart, Varnes got inside Klopp br iefly , but Klop p kicked in th e afterburners, and after a lap had regain ed his same margin back . Cerciell o moved into a close th ird on th e restart. With victory in hand, Klopp disin tegrated his engine as he came off the second turn with one lap left. Cerciell o chas ed Varnes the fin al la p and a half, coming up a length down. Results 55: 1. John Winsen (Yam); 2. Brady Miller; 3. Dan Haligan (Yam); 4 . Josh Young (Yam); 5. Paul Lynch (Yam). ' BOEX: 1. Randy Shank (Kaw ). BO AM : 1. Ricky Wlnsen (Yam); 2. Jason Lheureux (SUl); 3. Roy M iller (Yam); 4. Todd Winson (Yam); 5. Paul Lynch (Han). . 125 EX: 1. Georgie Price (Han); 2. Jeremy Lucy (Kaw). 2ooAM: 1. GaryClark(Hon); 2. Tony Montenegro (Kaw); 3. Mike Thomas (SUl); 4. Harry Schreiber (Yem); 5. Kevin Varnes (Yam~ • 250 EX: 1. Mike Varnes (SUl); 2. Tom Cerciello (Yam); 3. Georgie Price (Kaw); 4. Todd Kendig (Han); 5. Dave Smith (Yam). 250 AM : 1. Richard Skiles (Yam); 2. Chuck Wrecsics (Yam); 3. Randy Buzzard (Hon)~ 4 . Merv Sensen ig (SUl); 5. Mark Skiles (Yam). 600 EX: 1. Tom Cerciello (Yam); 2. Tom Majeski (H·D); 3. Georg ie Price (ATK); 4. Scott Mohan (HD); 5. Todd Kendig (Rtx). 600 AM ; 1. Dallas Boer (Yam); 2. Paul Nenleton (Rtx); 3. Wayne Franklin (W-R); 4. Jerry Hash (Yam); 5. Charles Lantz (W·R). ' 750 EX: 1. Tom Cerclello (Tri); 2. Eric George (Trl); 3. Max George (H·D). SR: 1. Doug Gies (Han); 2. Joe Heberling (Yam); 3. George Price (Rtx); 4 . Chuck Karstens (Bul). . - Ingels tops Cal Expo Speedway By R.C. Jones SACRAMENTO, CA, MAY 18 Eddie Ingels sliced through traffic to pi ck up his third Scratch main win ' and J im Sisemore flew fro m his 50yar d starting position to take the checkered in the H andicap main at Cal Expo Speedway. . Ingels, on the pol e, was first out of th e gate in the Scratch main bu t Bart Bast, ,fro m 'ga te two, moved to th e inside of Ingles as th ey hit turn one a nd took th e lead. In gels and Sisemore did a touch-and-go on th e next la p with Sisemore falling off th e pace to avoid the wall. Ingels, on hi s A&A powered G M, went after Bast while Steve Crawford moved pas t the tro ubled Sisemore into third. Bast was in the groove .but saw the win slip away wh en he bac ked it in turn four. Ingels took advantage of the error to slip in side and grab the lead as the white flag came ou t. At" th e finish it was In gels wit h the win over ' .Bast, Crawford and Sisemor e. . Sise more, sta rti ng alongside of Bast on the 50-yard han dicap line, neatl y sliced to the lead as th e low er handicap riders cou ld .no t hold the inside groove, giving Sisemore an . easy tri p through the pack. By th e time Bast go t a head of steam up "Mike Solis and Bobby H edd en .had sett led into the groove, keeping him away from Sisemor e. By now Sisemore, on his T ruman Bail ey Wes-lake, was long go ne leavin g Bast to tussle with H edden and th en Soli s to finish second. Solis slip ped past H edden to take " third at th e £lag. Ken Wagner ran away with the Division T wo mai n fo r his first win of th e year. Steve Orlandi gave chase through the six- lap race. Mike Kain moved in to challenge O rla ndi for second, keep ing Orlandi occupied for the . last lap and away fro m Wagner. . Dean Newnam too k over th e lead o n lap two in th e Division Three m ain and wen t on to victory wh en Jess Ochoa could not catch h im on the last lap. . Results SCRATCH: 1. Eddie Ingels (GM); 2. Bart Bast (Wes); 3 . Steve Crawford (Wes); 4 . Jim Sisemore (Wes). HDCP; 1. J im Sisemore (Wes); 2. Bart Bast (Wes); 3. Mike Solis (Wes); 4. Bob Hedden (Wes). 0 -2 : 1. Ken . Wagner (Wes); 2. Steve Orlandi (Jaw); 3. M ike Kain (Jaw); 4. Charlie Venegas (Jaw). . . . . 0 ·3: 1. Dean Newham (Jaw); 2. Jess Ochoa (Jaw); 3. Rich Mignano (Jaw); 4 . Steve Martynse (Jaw). . . JR : 1. Dustin Schroeder; 2. Shawn Jackson ; 3 . Tommy Hedden; 4 . Mike Jones. Straight-shooting Gunn, . high-flying Byrd 'at Firebird RR By Naomi Bourne CHANDLER, AZ, MAY 15 Local favorites Kye Gunn and Kell y Byrd fought the desert heat to win in th e GTO/Heavyweigh t classes a t . th e AMA CCS/ Suzuki Nat ional Cup Series races at Firebird Internati onal Raceway. Byrd took an ear ly lead in theGTO class of the IOOKM solo endurance race , but Gunn passed him to pull ahead in the first th ird of th e race. Byrd' s Su zuki fell back for severa l laps, but he regai ned lost ground to tag close ly behi nd G unn. Gunn held his adva ntage for most of the race, but th en rode into the pi ts, allowing Byrd to take the GTO tro ph y. Byrd later thanked his sponsors Custom ATC/Dynoj et/ Arizona Cycle Cen ter /USA Pro-Style Leath er s and Kin etic Research , wh o 'pro vides him with his long-wearing kn eep ads. Carl o Ra o and Mike Lawrence sto le firs t a nd second in th e GTU • class of the 100KM race. At the sta rt , Tom Hi ckm an and J im Cox ba ttled for the class lead, but Cox ga ined on Hi ckman during a yellow £l ag co ndition. Hickma n ' passed under a waving yellow £lag, which penalized his posi tion by a full la p. ,~ao£an d Lawren ce moved up from behirid to domina te th eir class. C ,. Gunn and Byrd met later to fight for a n $800 Suzuki purse in th e He avyweigh t Supersport race. Gunn maintai ned a strong lead throughout th e race, despite some hand l in g problems on th e ho t asp ha lt. California n Ca lvin Rayborn III challen ged Kell y for the $400 second pla ce p r ize. Rayborn and Byrd co n tinued th eir battl e, exchanging positions unti l th e very end. Rayborn took second pl ace, with Byrd close behi nd in thi rd. Hickma n worked" hard every lap to win the Middleweigh t Superbike - race, proving h im self to East Valley sponsors Desert Cycle and Cus tom ATC. Sun Su zu kiiD yn aj etsponsored Mike Willi am s 'ro de aggressively, forcing Hickman to battle for first th rough heavy traffi c in the cur ves: Willi am s drew second pl ace a t the end, and Rao finished th ird. Gunn recovered from a last pl ace start in the Suzuki GSXRllOO Cup, taking second behind winner Scott Cavness. Soo n after the race began, Gunn was forced to coas t off th e track d ue to shifting proble ms. H e surprised the spe ctat ors by returning to th e race with the ailing sh ifter, wh ich he co ntin ued to adj ust during th e race. Cavness won the $500 first pl ace p urse, but Gunn, sponsored by Dynaj et/Desert Kawasaki -Suzuki! Chicago Bar & Grill and Doll Cottage rega ined enough gro und to earn secon d place and $250 fro m Suzuki. Results 100KM SOLO ENDUR GTO: 1. Kelly Byrd (Suz); 2. Marc Shaffer (Yam); 3. Marty Walker (Han); 4 . David Duprey (SUl); 5. Jeff Anderson (SUl). .100 KM SOLO ENDUR GTU: 1. Carlo Rao (Han); 2. M ike Lawrence (Han); 3. Jim Co> (Han); 4. Tom Hickman (Han); 5. Glenn Kerlin (Han). F-50 EX: 1. Adrian Braithwait e (Yam); 2. Lance Howlett (Yam); 3. Tarik AI-Naqeeb (Yam). F-50 NOV: t , Don Jackson (Yam); 2. Br ian Fawks (Yam); 3. Barney Johns (Yam); 4 . Paul Calvert (Yam). HIW S/SPRT NOV: t . John Burgoyne (Han); 2. David Dupr ey (S uz~; 3. Gene Connor (Kaw); 4. Carlos Kimbrough (SUl). LIW S/SPRT EX: 1. Mark Hensley (Yam); 2. Tom Eatman (Kaw); 3. Rich Blander (Yam); 4 . Loren Poole (Kaw ); 5. Bill Edelbrock (Yam). LIW S/SPRT NOV: 1. Tommy Thomp son (Yam); 2. Mark Weiss (Han). ' . HIW S/ SPRT EX: 1. Kye Gunn (SUl); 2. Calvin Rayborn III (SUl); 3. Kelly Byrd (SUl); 4. Scott Cavness (SUl ); 5. Chuck Groves (SU l). LIW A /C S/BK EX: 1. Joe Shelton (Yam); 2. Adria n Braithw ait e (Ya m); 3 . Robbin Bend er (S uz). L/W A /C NOV: 1. Mark Weiss (Han). M / W S/SPRT NOV: 1. Joe Sw ant ek (Yam); 2. Thomas Cooper (Kaw ); 3. Pet er Bern al (Han). M /W S/ SPRT EX: -l . Tom Hickman (Han); 2. Wa lt er Nin o (Han); 3. Joe Serbin (Han); 4 . Car lo Rao (Han); 5. Mike Lawrence (Han). L/ W GP EX: 1. Mark Hen sley (Yam); 2. Daie Whe lan (Yam); 3. Rich Blander (Yam); 4. Bill Edelbrock (Yam). U/ L GP EX: 1. Kelly Byrd (Yam); 2. Steve Ja nsen (SUl); 3. Marc Shafl er (Yam); 4 . Diane Dietzel (SUl) ; 5 . Brian J oder (Su z). S/B K EX: 1. Tom Hickm an (Han); 2. M ike W ail Iiams (Han); 3. Carlo Rao (Hon); 4 . Walter Nin o (Han); 5. Gary Burnham (Han). S/BK NOV: t , Morgan Deegan (Han); 2. Thomas Cooper (Kaw) ; 3 . Peter Bern al (Hen); 4 . David Pull man (Kaw). S/TW EX: 1. Jason Perlima IKaw); 2. Thoams Moore (H-D); 3. Gill Lescarbea u (Due). L/W S/B K EX: 1. Joe Shelt on (Yam); 2. Dale W helan (Yam); 3. Mark Hensley (Yam); 4. Loren Poole (Kaw ). L/ W S/ BK NOV: t . Tommy Thompson (Yam). H/W S/ BK EX: 1. Kelly Byrd (Yam); 2. Dale Kieffe r (Yam); 3. Alan Lee (SUl) . H/W S/B K NOV: 1. John Burgoyne (Han); 2. Dale Duprey (SUl); 3. Gene Connor (Kaw ). M / W GP EX: 1. Mik~ Wi lliams (Han); 2. Joe Se rbin (Han); 3 . J im Cox (ljo n); 4 . David Gibbons (Han). . . VINT GTO EX: 1. Kerry Balog (SUl ). VINT GTO NOV: 1. Ja mes Ferr is (SUl).• VINT GTU EX: 1. Kirk M itchell (BSA); 2. Adr ian Braithw aite (Yam) . • VINT GTU NOV: 1. David Vanderwall (Yam); 2. David Blue (Due). U/L S/SPRT EX: 1. Scan Cavness (SUl); 2. Kye Gunn (SUl ); 3. Curt is Adams (SUl); 4. Kirk Hill (SUl). Diem, McBride score at APE Speedway By Todd Kroh GREENE, NY, MAY 14 Warren Diem and Len McBride both racked up their firs t ma in event wins o f 1988 a t Action P ark Ea st Spe edway . . Scratch racing was build in g up to a Diem-George La zor confronta tion as both Diem and Lazor swept into th e Division One Scratch main undefeat ed. J ohn Lewis and Mark Edwards ro unded ou t the four-man field. Lazor jumped off th e line in turn one first riding down low at the start of the main. Diem followed him out of turn two a nd slid in close going into tu rn s th ree and four. On lap two Lazor ' began moving to th e m iddle of the track where' the smo o thest groove was. Expecting Diem to be on th e outside of him com ing off turn two on lap three La zor slid out even higher. Diem took the opportunity to square the corner off and grab a handful of throttle blasting h is Keech Video /Blenzo /Diem 's Cycl e Godden by Lazo r 's Jawa. Lazor tried closing the gap but to no avail as Diem evened th e season's score with one win a p iece. Edwards ran his be st rac e of the season finishin~ third with Lewis fourth. McB nde gu ided h is Ma lc olm Smith/B& A H ealth Conditioning J awa .to - th e wi n iri th e H andicap main ahead of a host of back yardage riders . McBride, wh ose broth er Tuff rides th e Sou thern Ca liforn ia speedway circ uit, m issed opening n igh t but ma de up for .it with wins in bo th h is Handicap h eat an d semi. McBride would have likely mad e the Scratch main as well had he not fallen in th e sem ifinal. McBri de came ba ck to lead th e Handicap main wire-to-wire with virtually no competition. Lazor made a valian t 1

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